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hulkster:

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--- Quote from: hulkster on January 10, 2008, 11:39:12 am ---i for one thought the new AG.....SUCKS!  im obviously a huge hulk hogan fan, and he did alright....but the show sucks horribly.  they took the olympic feel out of the events, and so much of it looks staged.  i watched the first episode, but ill never watch another.  :soapbox:

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Maybe you have yoru nostalgia glasses on, but the original Ag was incredibly cheesy as well.  There wasn't any "olympic quality" to be had back then either, but you were young at the time so you probably didn't notice. ;)

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Sadly, I think that is pretty true.  I LOVED the original American Gladiators, but less so as the series went on.  Thinking about it now, it's probably because I was getting older and that, in it of itself, is kind of depressing.  There is something about this new version that seems really different from the older version and yet I can't seem to put my finger on it.  As time goes on, I'm beginning to think that it's because I'm just getting older and don't have the same view on life and my surroundings as I did when I was 12 years old. 

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well im not so sure....i still watch the old AG on espn classic and enjoy it.  yes it was a little cheesy, but the events were very real.  not to say the events now arent real, but it just seems like nbc is really trying to FORCE drama into the show that doesnt need to be forced.  they add dramatic music, the contenders falls look staged and fake, the contenders taunt way too much which serves no purpose.  i dont know, the old one just had an olympic "may the best man/woman win" type of deal that wasnt THAT campy. 

hypernova:

--- Quote from: Cakemeister on January 10, 2008, 09:09:38 am ---
--- Quote from: hypernova on January 09, 2008, 06:02:04 pm ---Heh, I remembered Atlasphere as I was writing, but forgot it when I was listing.

I mentioned the upside down pyramid.  That's the one with bungee cords and balls.

I remember the upside down track.

I'm looking these up.

So we have:

Atlasphere
Human Cannonball
Whiplash (a glad and contestant grab a "bone" and try to yank it from each other, or the cont. gets the glad out of the ring while holding it.)
Breakthrough and Conquer (the football thing with a wrestling match afterwards.
Sky Track (upside down race)
Swingshot (pyramid, balls, bungee)
Huh....what do ya know.  Maze (just like it sounds)
Tug of War
Snapback-this is listed on the wiki, but there's no video on youtube of it that I've found.  I've found keywords associated with it...bungee cords.  Was this one where they ran with a bungee attached?  I can't remember the object of the game if it was.



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Are you making a list? Don't forget Assault, the wall climbing event, the rings, the eliminator, I'm sure there are others I'm forgetting.

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Already did in a previous post.  These were the ones we couldn't think of the name, or just downright forgot about.

Jdurg:
Sadly, it looks as if NBC told ESPN that they no longer have the rights to show the old American Gladiators shows.  Ever since the new version came on the air, ESPN Clasic quit showing the classic, older series.  So this gives me one more ultimate reason to hate the new series.   :hissy:

shardian:
Who all is still watching? We look forward to it every week, the wife is a bigger fan than I am I think. ;D Wolf is a riot to watch. They should just put him in every event...which they almost did last night.

Anyways, There is no way Evan can lose in the finals. It doesn't even matter if the other guy has a 20 second head start. The guy is a freak. I thought he was gonna have a heart attack on the show during his interviews. I didn't catch a word he said they came so fast. He so totally has to be hopped up on something. 1:23 in the eliminator? Good Lord!

Oh and if you haven't watched the show, catch this clip of pwnage. You have to be in super shape to even finish the eliminator.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qo_rGV1AxE[/youtube]

Jdurg:
I also see that ESPN Classic is showing American Gladiators again like they normally did.  Phew!  I thought NBC told them they couldn't play it anymore.  Thank god that's not the case.  Just two or three weeks of no AG!

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