Trevor and I somehow ended up on this topic the other day and we had a delightful time trying to remember the names of the gladiators we remember from the classic TV show. Tower, Lace, Gemini, Nitro, Blade, Laser, Diamond, Ice, Thunder, Turbo, Storm, Viper, just to name a few. (Okay, so I admit that I had to look them up. I think we only came up with like two of those on our own. But we made up a few that were pretty close.) Doesn't this just take you back to the good old days, when reality TV may have been at its peak? Ah, television just doesn't get much better than this.
Friday, April 18, 2008
When's the last time you thought about American Gladiators?
Trevor and I somehow ended up on this topic the other day and we had a delightful time trying to remember the names of the gladiators we remember from the classic TV show. Tower, Lace, Gemini, Nitro, Blade, Laser, Diamond, Ice, Thunder, Turbo, Storm, Viper, just to name a few. (Okay, so I admit that I had to look them up. I think we only came up with like two of those on our own. But we made up a few that were pretty close.) Doesn't this just take you back to the good old days, when reality TV may have been at its peak? Ah, television just doesn't get much better than this.
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What she didn't mention is that we started talking about American Gladiators because Ashley has these "quirks of power," as I'll call them, that remind me of Tower and the gang. By "quirks of power" I guess I mean that she holds herself more like how I imagine a body builder might. I don't know how to describe it, but something happens to her arms, neck, and back, and suddenly Gemini is standing before me. The show might have ended (it did, didn't it?), but its legacy lives on in my marriage.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I'd like to note that even though the gladiators always looked way cooler, I can't remember one show where the gladiators won. This probably contributed to the show being canceled.
Might I also add that Tower is the dumbest name for a gladiator ever. A tower is a building. It is static. Immobile, completely, not to mention lifeless, hollow, and filled with neon lights. It is shelter.
Now, Turbo. There's a name for a gladiator.
Dan and I watched a rerun the other day. My favorite Gladiator was one, Ice. She's tough, and maybe a man.
ReplyDeleteHow about playing the game of "Can you remember the name of one of the hosts?" Why yes I can. That would be my next door neighbor Todd Christensen. I've just been inspired to do my own claim to fame post.
ReplyDeleteok, this show was kicking with a whole new season last year. I think it was a last minute re-make because of the writer's strike, but Scott and I totally got hooked a couple nights.
ReplyDeleteWas one of the old ones really named Lace? What kind of gladiator is that? WIMPY
The only name from this new season that I remember is Wolf. He is one hairy dude. he looks like Saber Tooth on the X-Men.
Yeah Anthony and I love watching the new version of American Gladiator. Hulk is the host now. Let me just say it was a lot better back in the day though.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I guess we're kind of out of the TV loop...or maybe just the American loop.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I agree. I don't know what they were thinking with the name Lace. Maybe because it's close to Mace and still girly? I don't know.