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There is a 2026 American Gladiator on Prime

Posted on 4/17/26 at 9:31 pm
Posted by 3nOut
I don't really care, Margaret
Member since Jan 2013
32324 posts
Posted on 4/17/26 at 9:31 pm
It’s absolutely awful, woke, and I’m fairly confident 50% AI.

But I am entertained. 90s nostalgia through the roof. Love it.

Crush to the moon.
This post was edited on 4/19/26 at 9:21 am
Posted by LSU4ever2002
Member since Sep 2009
720 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 1:44 pm to
How is American Gladiators woke?
Posted by 3nOut
I don't really care, Margaret
Member since Jan 2013
32324 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 2:33 pm to
On the first episode every contestant was black or Hispanic. Second episode had 2 white women and another black and Hispanic guy.

On the men’s side:

35% of the country had 0% representation.

6% of the population had 75% representation.
This post was edited on 4/18/26 at 2:37 pm
Posted by LemmyLives
Texas
Member since Mar 2019
15596 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 3:41 pm to
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On the first episode every contestant was black or Hispanic

You must be really upset and the outsized minority representation in CFB, the NFL, and MLB.

Enjoy it for what it is. There is at least one game in there that seemed mostly useless (run across the bridge while the gladiators swing from above and try to knock you down.)

And ain't nothing wrong with Dani Speegle's legs, either.
Posted by BamaSaint
Moh-beel
Member since Mar 2013
3958 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 8:35 pm to
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On the first episode every contestant was black or Hispanic. Second episode had 2 white women and another black and Hispanic guy.

The Horror! The Horror! I can't imagine sitting down and watching American Gladiators and letting something like this bother me.
Posted by LemmyLives
Texas
Member since Mar 2019
15596 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 8:43 pm to
The dudes are actually getting destroyed when the gladiators get to them. The gladiators are not holding back to create highlights and cause the contestants to re-think their choices.

I'd like a new Pros vs. Joes, too.
Posted by vilma4prez
Lafayette, LA
Member since Jan 2009
6651 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 8:57 pm to
Saw this and watched one episode.

I mean... it feels pretty true to the original.

Soo.. im down. Question, do they bring back the tennis ball shooting game?
Posted by 3nOut
I don't really care, Margaret
Member since Jan 2013
32324 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 10:30 pm to
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You must be really upset and the outsized minority representation in CFB, the NFL, and MLB.


I was asked what made it woke. I said that it has high overrepresentation of minorities.

Then I said I liked it.

You can point out that something is done for political purposes but still enjoy the product.
Posted by 3nOut
I don't really care, Margaret
Member since Jan 2013
32324 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 10:31 pm to
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Soo.. im down. Question, do they bring back the tennis ball shooting game


I think that is the final elimination. They are doing quarters and semis.

I was looking for that as well.
Posted by biglego
San Francisco
Member since Nov 2007
84456 posts
Posted on 4/19/26 at 12:10 am to
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The Horror! The Horror! I can't imagine sitting down and watching American Gladiators and letting something like this bother me.


Y’all ask him why it’s woke. He says bc it omits white men. Then y’all get mad at him for caring that it omits white men. You shouldn’t have even asked then. But you were looking to be triggered.
Posted by BamaSaint
Moh-beel
Member since Mar 2013
3958 posts
Posted on 4/19/26 at 12:59 am to
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triggered.

He was the triggered one by calling it "woke". But continue with your victim complex
Posted by theGarnetWay
Washington, D.C.
Member since Mar 2010
27387 posts
Posted on 4/19/26 at 8:43 am to
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Soo.. im down. Question, do they bring back the tennis ball shooting game?


As a kid, I could never decide if being the gladiator or the contestant would be more fun in that game.
Posted by TheRuins
Member since Mar 2026
396 posts
Posted on 4/19/26 at 9:01 am to
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BamaSaint



someone from atlanta who enjoys less white people. Checks out
Posted by 3nOut
I don't really care, Margaret
Member since Jan 2013
32324 posts
Posted on 4/19/26 at 9:20 am to
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He was the triggered one by calling it "woke". But continue with your victim complex


It’s ok to call things woke. I’m not triggered, I continued watching, not even hate watching. Saying something is woke doesn’t mean I hate it or it’s evil. I actually tend to avoid calling things that.

It’s not like I called it Nazi propaganda or something.
This post was edited on 4/19/26 at 9:23 am
Posted by CocomoLSU
Inside your dome.
Member since Feb 2004
156334 posts
Posted on 4/19/26 at 2:57 pm to
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Question, do they bring back the tennis ball shooting game?

You better put some respect on Assault’s name.
Posted by WaydownSouth
Stratton Oakmont
Member since Nov 2018
11098 posts
Posted on 4/19/26 at 4:27 pm to
Just watched the first episode. Didn't see an issue with it. I mean you have to be looking for something to be upset about if you didn't enjoy it.

I actually thought it was anti-woke. They were beating the shite out of the dudes during the powerball competition
Posted by putt23
Pingree Grove, IL
Member since Oct 2010
5370 posts
Posted on 4/19/26 at 6:00 pm to
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They were beating the shite out of the dudes during the powerball competition


100%

I watched the first episode because of this thread. They were not fricking around in powerball, men and women.

I'm gonna watch more, but everyone screaming constantly is aggravating to me.

I do want to see if they do assault. That was my favorite growing up.
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