Gladiators...

Philly_Q

....rrready!

Who'll be watching tonight?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/meet-the-gladiators

S56035

Is the Scottish announcer still doing it?

munckee

My son loves any show where people are eliminated and there are rules,  so we are going to give it a try. 

JerkMoans

I model my hairstyle on Wolf from Gladiators.

guitars4you

Hard to believe it was so many years ago when many of us fancied Jet and Lightning 

And Hunter was 'glad he ate her' - Ulrika that is 

Fingers657

Definitely not me.
I didn’t watch The Anabolic steroids show the first time round.
More rehashed old television programs because nobody can come up with any decent new ideas.

Philly_Q

S56035 said:

Is the Scottish announcer still doing it?

No.  John Anderson (the referee) is 92, so I doubt he's up to the job any more.  But that phrase of his is one of the things I remember best about the original show. 

I believe the new head referee is Mark Clattenburg and the commentator is Guy Mowbray.

monquixote

Looking forward to it.

Kids are gonna love it

EricTheWeary

I enjoyed that. I’m not sure the Walsh’s would have been my first choice of presenters but once you get past the first bit which is dominated by mini bios it moves along at a lick. 

Other people may remember the original better than I do but there didn’t seem to be a lot of reinvention.

DefaultM

I rewatched the original series on YouTube recently. Still enjoyed it.

the_jaffa

We’ve been revisiting the original series on YouTube with our kids and they’ve really got into it. They also really enjoyed the new one. 

Great fun family entertainment with a fairly positive message

paulnb57

More arse gravy We are seriously considering getting rid of the TV

Offset

Mrs O wanted to watch. Utter shite.

Iamnobody

I’m just thankful it’s not another celebrity based bag of shit, and loosely promotes fitness. I doubt I’ll watch much of it mind you. 

I don’t seem to have time these days. Much rather post drivel on here, exercise, walk the dog, listen to audiobooks, podcasts, music - TV is very much a last choice. 

Fingers657

I didn’t realise it was the BBC in the UK spending more TV license fee payers money on shit TV programs ?

Shrews

I used to like watching the original Gladiators but it got a bit stale and I guess that's why they ditched it. I'm surprised they brought it back, especially on the Beeb.

I watched it for 15 minutes. Boring. And yep, as stale as before. I will give it one series, but as it's the Beeb (who think Mrs Browns Boys is prime Christmas Day viewing) it will probably go on for a decade.

BigMonka

We watched it as a family and thought it was great - real classic Saturday night TV just like the original series was. A lot of fun and doesn’t take itself too seriously.

monquixote

Watched it with my kids and they loved it.

Quality!

Philly_Q

Well, that was... alright.

I'm quite taken aback by just how much of it is exactly like the old show.  The logo hasn't changed, the song is the same (if it's not the exact same performance then it's bloody close).  The set looks the same, the events are pretty much the same, the Gladiators are new but might as well be the same...

Slight reservations about Bradley and Barney as presenters, but they do have a connection with the original show so it's not quite as odd a choice as it seems.  

Yeah, I liked it.

blobb

I remember the original: American Gladiators. Late night stoner tv staple, usually followed by Renegade! and then learning zone.

Never watched the uk version but wasn't Alan Partridge a fan?

Philly_Q

blobb said:

I remember the original: American Gladiators. Late night stoner tv staple, usually followed by Renegade! 

Me too, but there was no stonering... I think in my region Renegade was more like 12.30pm whereas American Gladiators was right in the middle of the night.  I can't remember if it was on the same nights as Raw Power aka Noisy Mothers.  I certainly used to record American Gladiators and something else.