American Gladiators is back.
Part of me feels that the title and that first sentence alone are enough to really say all there is to say… and yet, I’m still writing. I’ve always been fond of game shows. Tests of knowledge and physical skill just fascinate me. Backstabbing retarded nonsense and people eating gross things doesn’t. That’s why I’ll watch shows like Jeopardy and American Gladiators, but won’t watch Survivor or Fear Factor.
The new Gladiators is just like the old Gladiators. Normal people compete in events against “trained professionals”. It is silly, and stupid… but also fun background noise that occasionally pulls my attention from what I’m doing to see people hanging from rings and climbing rock walls and poking at each other with big Q-tips.
It certainly won’t save the world… and I probably won’t even be watching it all that long… but hey, if nothing else is on and there is nothing else to do…