Gladiators (2024 version)

[8ball]

I can’t believe how much I’m enjoying this.

 

[stavros]

I've not watched today's episode yet, but based on the others Viper seems to be a bit shit at the events. I get the characterisation thing, and Wolf was never the most feared athletically, but at least Legend backs up at least some of his braggadocio.

 

[DotCommunist]

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

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Love how wolf still looks like he'd batter ya at 71

 

[stavros]

I liked the placard someone was holding up on yesterday's episode:

Bring back Jet. Hello Diamond.

I'm inclined to agree.

 

[stavros]

Is Legend overdoing it ever so slightly? And do you reckon all the Gladiators if they wanted to be "characters", and just him and Viper took it up?

Also it's good to see that Mark Clattenburg has now perfected judging when a line has been crossed.

 

[stavros]

Good final, both for the women and the men. That cargo net seems to be the killer on the Eliminator.

Apparently it's been a big ratings hit, and is getting a second series.

 

[Nine Bob Note]

Most watched show on TV with 8m per week supposedly. I guess I'm gonna have to rewatch S1-6 of the original on YT now that it's over for 9 months

 

[stavros]

8m is not far off Strictly numbers.

I still haven't found out why they haven't brough Atlaspheres back.

 

[Nine Bob Note]

8m is not far off Strictly numbers.

I still haven't found out why they haven't brough Atlaspheres back.

They've ruled out my favourite classic event 'Pendulum' as the building isn't big enough, so I'm guessing Atlaspheres is out for similar reasons. I don't buy H&S as they've not only kept Power Ball (which I think has taken out more Gladiators and contestants over the years than all other events combinded) but insist on using it every fucking week.

 

[stavros]

They've ruled out my favourite classic event 'Pendulum' as the building isn't big enough, so I'm guessing Atlaspheres is out for similar reasons. I don't buy H&S as they've not only kept Power Ball (which I think has taken out more Gladiators and contestants over the years than all other events combinded) but insist on using it every fucking week.

Yeah, Powerball and The Ring test similar attributes, and the latter is better.

There's an imbalance in terms of contender success in different events. Almost all of them get through Gauntlet, but hardly anyone stays up on Duel.

 

[Nine Bob Note]

hardly anyone stays up on Duel.

How it should be, but they should each be facing the same gladiator, and it should be on last

 

[stavros]

Probably worth starting a new thread for the forthcoming new series, but there's a celebrity version on at 6pm tonight.

 

[Nine Bob Note]

Why did I have it in my mind Chris Ramsay was gonna be in this? I'd been looking forward to seeing him in lycra for months Anywayz, January is always shit, but Gladiators and Traitors are back!

 

[stavros]

I think I mentioned it before, but I think it's unfair that contenders face different gladiators on Duel.

And Viper appears to be only there to be a character. He looks crap in all the events, and just got flattened on Gauntlet. Legend pulls off the panto stuff much better.