Gladiators (2024 version)

[stavros]

It starts in about half an hour on BBC1, hosted by Bradley Walsh and his son. I think a lot of the old events are in there, although I'm not sure about the Atlaspheres.

As far as I know the only returnee from its original 90s ITV run is referee John Anderson.

 

[blairsh]

Isn't John Anderson in his 80's is he really ready?

 

[Elpenor]

Awooga

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I thought the original was shit. Too much talking, games were shit. I doubt they have fixed that.

 

[Steel Icarus]

No, it's still shit.
And I am HERE for it

 

[May Kasahara]

Gladiators on a Saturday night. I feel like I should be mainlining vodka, smoking a massive spliff, covering myself in glitter gel and dithering between two almost identical micro-dresses as I prepare to hit those 90s clubs

 

[DotCommunist]

is there a Wolf equivalent new Gladiator.

 

[Silas Loom]

is there a Wolf equivalent new Gladiator.

Yes. He’s called Viper.

 

[Silas Loom]

That was worth watching out of nostalgia because it was so eerily unchanged. I don’t think that there were any TV formats from 1960 which could have been resurrected in 1992 like that.

Can’t imagine why anyone would want to see more than one episode, though.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Powerful thighs?

 

[moomoo]

We loved it! Turns out that my son in law spends much of his free time watching old Gladiators episodes on You Tube.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

My nearly 9 year old lad proclaimed it his “new second favourite tv show”. High praise indeed, although I have absolutely no idea what’s at number one

 

[neonwilderness]

If it’s not a barn dance at Yeovil Aerodrome then I’m not interested

 

[ElizabethofYork]

My nearly 9 year old lad proclaimed it his “new second favourite tv show”. High praise indeed, although I have absolutely no idea what’s at number one

Well now I just NEED to know!

 

[Orang Utan]

I only ever watched American Gladiators, stoned, when it was on a 3am. Loved it.
But doubt I’ll watch this

 

[skyscraper101]

Where’s Jet??

Fuck this.

 

[stavros]

I thought the original was shit. Too much talking, games were shit. I doubt they have fixed that.

I thought the Walshes kept things moving pretty quickly. We didn't hear a load of needless stuff about the contenders' back stories, and the interviews were fairly swift.

Most importantly, no ad breaks.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Most importantly, no ad breaks.

Are you sure?
Pretty sure it had ads. Why would they not put ads in their most popular show. ITV were desperate for money at the time.

 

[A380]

Bloody hell, that was absolutely tacky, shit and poorly executed.

I fucking loved it and won't miss an episode!

 

[Orang Utan]

Are you sure?
Pretty sure it had ads. Why would they not put ads in their most popular show. ITV were desperate for money at the time.

It’s on the Beeb this time round

 

[stavros]

Yeah, what Orang Utan said; I was referring to the new version, which is on BBC1. The two previous iterations were on ITV and Sky, which had ad breaks.

 

[A380]

Where’s Jet??
...

Trained psychotherapist and married to a woman she met in the supermarket apparently.

Where are the original Gladiators now? From Jet to Wolf and Hunter

With a revamped series about to land, we take a look back at the original Gladiators from the 90s

inews.co.uk

 

[Orang Utan]

Trained psychotherapist and married to a woman she met in the supermarket apparently.

Where are the original Gladiators now? From Jet to Wolf and Hunter

With a revamped series about to land, we take a look back at the original Gladiators from the 90s

inews.co.uk

Warrior looks like he became a character in GTA Vice City - weird photo!

 

[A380]

Warrior looks like he became a character in GTA Vice City - weird photo!
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Well, apparently he was banged up for trying to bribe a bent copper in a drugs trial.

 

[Orang Utan]

Well, apparently he was banged up for trying to bribe a bent copper in a drugs trial.

Well there you go. Not the only one who got banged up either - Shadow looks like he made a lot of mistakes and doesn’t look too healthy either

 

[Steel Icarus]

John looks like Limmy

 

[A380]

This is class again.

I often wondered who held the world record for pulling a 1.5 ton van for 24 hours. And now I know.

 

[seeformiles]

Bit disappointed with the quality of the Gladiators this time. They’re a bit shit (or the calibre of the contestants has improved) but I would like some more mock theatrics and revenge threats like Wolf used to do.

I say this as someone who started watching “American Gladiators” at 2am in the early 90s when I got back from the late shift and needed to wind down before bed. It’s always been kitsch and very silly

 

[seeformiles]

I think they need some better Gladiator names too

 

[A380]

I think they need some better Gladiator names too

Satelite ?