I don’t know if it’s the cheesy gladiator names or the overly pumped and enthusiastic competitors that I like the most - but the new American Gladiators has managed to capture the spirit of the old in a way that I was worried that they wouldn’t.
No longer do we have Zap and Laser or Turbo - no, now we have Wolf and Toa and Justice. I love that each gladiator is like a character, from Wolf howling at every chance he gets to Toa walking and moving like he we just pulled him out of the jungle - it cracks me up.
And then you have the competitors who seem to be the most positive and enthusiastic people in the world, even as they’re being mashed and beat up and tossed around by the giant gladiators. As much as I would love to compete on the show I’m sure that at some point Hulk Hogan would come up to interview me saying something like “Well dude, it looked like you were going to get some points there until Militia threw you across the ring like used banana peel” and I would probably start cussing about his mother and how I’m probably just going to kick him in the nuts next time I saw him.
Well, maybe people will get tired of listening to these happy people and want to see somebody get their ass kicked and get angry about it. Maybe.
I think Buddha says it best on the show when he says “Drama is better than sex for New York.” No kidding. This girl is a drama queen. I think I would shoot myself if I had to put up with all her crap. I mean she’s constantly testing the guys - yeah, I know it’s a reality show and that’s what she’s supposed to do, but I mean she’s testing with head games. Read more… »
VJ, the inexperienced ’smart’ model, and Andre, still representing the Soviet Union, are set to do battle on the final episode of America’s Most Smartest Model on VH1.
Today Angela was eliminated from the competition. It’s surprising to see her go since she was so good at everything they did. Being a veterinarian, a doctor, a musician, a mother (at least to her little brother who she raised), a mechanic. She’s amazing - she really can do anything. Oh wait, what about modeling? Nope.
In the finals VJ and Andre have to give a 5 minute power point presentation about why they are America’s Most Smartest Model. In the edge challenge photo shoot that Andre won, he won a cell phone which Mary Alice said he could use for the presentation. I have a feeling he’s going to be calling the other models to say something about VJ. I think that would be a smart move - hopefully he can pull it off.
I believe that VJ is probably going to win, but I’m rooting for Andre because he’s makes me laugh every time he opens his mouth about the Soviet Union. And he just says whatever he’s thinking - it’s pretty funny. VJ is a smart competitor, but I like Andre more, so we’ll see next week which of the models comes out on top.
Here’s the commercial that’s been running for the upcoming return of the series “American Gladiators.”
One of the things that I thought made that show really great was how cheese it was. I hope that the new show somehow captures that same cheesiness in the retelling - if they take themselves too seriously - than it might not be as fantastically awesome as the original.
Looking at this commercial I think it’s safe to assume that they’ve captured the original’s flavor - so hopefully it’ll be worth it. Maybe I’ll start training now since it was always a dream of mine to be on that show.
I just finished watching the third 2-hour block of the mini-series “Tin Man” on the Sci Fi Channel. The mini-series enjoyed a heavy marketing campaign leading up to it’s premier last Sunday which may have contributed to my disappointment upon watching the full series.
I felt as though there was a huge amount of potential to remake L. Frank Baum’s classic “Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” But with that potential, there was also a good chance that it could bomb in shadow of such a fantastic story. Read more… »
Like his coach on the Ultimate Fighter 6, Tommy Speer is a strong wrestler who grew up on a crop and dairy farm in Elgin, Minnesota. His coach, Matt Hughes, one of the most decorated UFC fighters ever, grew up on a farm as well. Hughes credits much of his success to the hard labor of the farm which developed a natural strength that overwhelms many of his opponents.
Tommy Speer has similar strength. So far on this season of The Ultimate Fighter, he looks like he is one of the strongest guys living in the Ultimate Fighter house. In his last match in the quarterfinals against Ben Saunders, Tommy Speer overwhelmed Saunders taking him down to the mat and holding him there where he pounded Saunders into submission.
Tommy has a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) record of 9 wins and 1 loss, and he’s only 22 years old. Upon graduating high school in 2003, Speer immediately began training in mixed martial arts in Rochester, Minnesota at Fourth Street Boxing. He also trains in Jiu Jitsu at Mario Roberto Jiu Jitsu. Read more… »
One of the favorites from the beginning of The Ultimate Fighter, George Sotiropoulos has established himself as a dangerous fighter after taking out Jared “J Roc” Rollins and Richie Hightower.
Matt Serra, the current UFC Welterweight Champion and coach of Sotiropoulos on The Ultimate Fighter 6, picked George to be on his team because of his talent and mixed martial arts abilities. George Sotiropoulos is a superbly well rounded fighters, probably one of the most well rounded on this season of The Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV.
George grew up in Geelong, Victoria in Australia and spent much of his time growing up looking for different thrills. He describes himself as a thrill seeker, and his quest to fight in the UFC probably ranks right up there with the other thrills he has experienced. Read more… »
Today on “America’s Most Smartest Model” the competition was narrowed down to the final 3 models. The models that are still left in the competition are Angela, V.J., and Andre. Of the three, Angela has been performing strongly the last few competitions, but V.J. still has to be a favorite to win the title of America’s Most Smartest Model.
Two models were eliminated today, Aussie Rachel and Brett. Of all the models I liked Brett the most, but perhaps he was too nice. Maybe Andre will be able to upset V.J. in the finals.
I’m guessing that V.J. is going to win - he’s been the strongest throughout the whole competition, so I see it as his to win or lose. He’s definitely one of the smartest competitors on the show. Next week is the final show between the final three, so we’ll see who wins.
I’ll admit I’m not a very big fan of Angela. She’s one of those know it alls. She does look good, but her personality is annoying. Every week it seems as though she knows everything. One week she used to be a vet, another a doctor, another a mechanic, you get the picture. We’ll see if she knows enough to pull out an upset in the competition.
“American Gladiators,” the show that ran from 1989 - 1996 featuring muscle strapped ‘Gladiators’ squaring off against your neighbor and other ‘everyday’ people in various forms of physical combat and competition, is set to return to T.V. in January on NBC. Read more… »
It’s too bad that Ben lost his fight tonight against Tommy on the Ultimate Fighter 6. I was rooting for Ben, mostly because I imagine if I were a cage fighter, I’d be like Ben.
I think he described his style as Jeet Kun Do. Awesome. I loved Bruce Lee growing up, always wanted to be like him. Read more… »
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I believe that VJ is probably going to win, but I’m rooting for Andre because he’s makes me laugh every time he opens his mouth about the Soviet Union. And he just says whatever he’s thinking - it’s pretty funny. VJ is a smart competitor, but I like Andre more, so we’ll see next week which of the models comes out on top.
