I am not ashamed to say that I was a fan of the original American Gladiators back in its heyday of the late 80's and early 90's. So, I'm pretty excited that NBC is airing a new version of the program shortly after the new year begins. Granted, that excitement may fade very quickly if the producers of the show decide to muck it up royally to fit into the genre that is 21st century reality television. I mean, if they make it more like WWE than an actual competition between professional athletes and regular people, then I'll be turning the show off very quickly.
Having said all of that, it will also be up to the contestants to determine if the show will be a success or just another filler show being aired until the Writers' Strike is over in 2012. Matt over at the site AmericanGladiatorsBlog lists all of the 24 contenders that will go up against Crush, Fury, Justice, Larry and Curly.
The contestants range in professions from lawyer and professional chef to New York firefighter and radiation control technician. They also vary in age, with the youngest contender a 23-year-old engineer at Boeing and the oldest being a 46-year-old high school teacher and mother of two. Seeing how high schools are today I'm guessing that she is in top physical condition.
The blog site features short bios on each of the contenders as well as information on which week the contenders will be competing against each other. For more information on the Gladiators and contestants, including photos, you can also go to the show's main website over at NBC.com.















Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
12-24-2007 @ 3:48PM
The Tuesday Night Tech Show said...
Oh thank GOD we found this information out. With the TV strike and all going on, I have been eagerly licking my TV screen waiting for this very show to rescue all of humanity from the lack of quality programming. I feel that this rehashed version of a very bad show from the 70's (or whenever the hell it was on last) will lift my mind and body to a new level not reached since I began to experiment with mind-altering drugs. Thank you TV Squad, this is better than the best Christmas present I could ever want this year (besides the vibrating thong I have had my eye on).
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12-24-2007 @ 4:19PM
Sam said...
Why is there an America Gladiators blog?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!????
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12-25-2007 @ 5:41AM
Rebecca said...
I'm looking forward to the Australian version early next year. I was a huge fan of the old Australian version in the early-mid 90s.
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1-07-2008 @ 11:21AM
keri said...
The show was awesome! What an inspiration those ladies were up there looking so sexy and being so tough!
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1-12-2008 @ 1:49PM
keri said...
Gladiators rocked!
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