Did anyone who grew up in the 80s see the new version last night? I used to love that show and watched it recently on some classic sports channel until my cable company stopped carrying it.
The new version is a lot like the old one. Which I’m glad for, I couldn’t really tell much that was different except for the competitors falling into water instead of onto mats.
Well i know they are bringing an Aussie version of it which should be good too also. Wonder what challenges there will be though. 
I didn’t see the new one, did they have tennis ball cannons?? 
I used to love American Gladiators. I meant to watch last night but something came up. I’ll check out this new version of American Dreck one of these days.
Its Frigin awsome!!! haha TITAN!!!
This show rules. I saw the old version and loved it as a kid, and the new version is still as ridiculous.
Best scene from the first episode of the new one was TOA yelling random stuff and dancing/looking crazy and then seeing the camera pan to the contestant who had a look of “ah crap”.
I really want to run through the gauntlet, it looks like a fun course!
p.s. I have a crush on Crush.
p.p.s. I think that my friends and I are going to get together on Mondays and watch this and place bets.
I loved them when I was younger, and watched all of them about a month ago just for fun.
I had no clue the new version already aired. I guess Ill download it later. SHould be sweet to watch.
that show was amazing, i cant wait for more
YES! I love this show.
I didn’t bother watching it because from the commercial I saw at the movie theater it looked like each episode was an hour of people hitting each other with foam cubes, but since you guys say it’s so uber and stuff I’ll check it out I guess…
no, that’s what it is
Yes, yes it is…but it’s done, AWESOMELY.
It was always my goal in life to make it on that show… My dreams fadded away with the remaining memories of the show. Now is my time to shine, hahha. Next time Im near LA…American Gladiators here I come.
The new one seems a bit more fake, tho maybe I was just a little more naive back when.
Yeah, that’s all I got from it too. I played with Nerf toys when I was a kid, but it stopped being cool at about age 9.
The show should be called American Sissypants.
I wanna see real Gladiators with real medieval weapons and no more armor than a leather breastplate and maybe some gauntlets.
How would we make that “American”? Have them be hideously out of shape so they could only swing their mace a few times before they start sweating and wheezing uncontrollably.
Now THAT would be something I would watch.
If there is going to be actual money involved let me know, because I was present for the final eliminator of the season finale and I can tell you who the winner is for the whole season.
That statement is incredibly depressing, Jason. Nerf toys never get old!
They do when you start making your own non-lethal weapons.
The Shoveller: Watch it, Spleen, you’re going to kill someone with that thing!
Dr. Heller: Oh, no, no, no. All these weapons are completely non-lethal.
The Bowler: Wow. How wonderfully eccentric while simultaneously being a complete waste of our time. Good day, sir. I say good day.
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My, Raphael, you know me better than I thought!