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I feel like most Saturday TV from my childhood wouldn't hold up, but in my mind at least Gladiators was the exception! Really hope they don't ruin it.

(17:50, BBC1 for the unaware)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So what you're saying is that you're...

READY!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Idk how whoever they've got shouting that in the new one is ever going to live up to the role.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Update he did not live up to the role

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Wait what, Gladiators is back?!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Do you feel the power!?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I have it on good authority from a total stranger on Mastodon that it's still great, too.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ha, I enjoyed that. Trashy TV of the most enjoyable kind but good clean fun as well. Although I have to agree with whoever it was on Mastodon said that it looked like every round was designed to cater to a very specific kink or fetish!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

The suggestiveness of Hang Tough definitely went over my head as a child!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I must be one of the few who hated it when it was on during the 90's. I know it was insanely popular but I never got why.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's because you could shout "GLADIATORS! READY!" in your best scottish accent and then wallop your brother with a cushion until either one of you got injured or a parent intervened.

I think.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That's fair.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@TeaHands Havent we already reached peak idiot TV?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I have no idea, we mostly only watch TV TV when Eurovision is on!