American Gladiators (2008)

Directed by

J. Rupert Thompson

Genre

game show

Country

United States

Length

2 seasons, 20 episodes

Rating

4.4 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Amateur athletes compete in physical challenges against professional gladiators. Hulk Hogan and Laila Ali host the contests of strength and endurance.

energeticcompetitiveloudphysicalnostalgicpumpedflashyfast-paced

What happens

American Gladiators is an American competition television series that aired on NBC and Citytv in Canada. Hosted by Hulk Hogan and Laila Ali, the show matches amateur athletes against each other and the show's own "gladiators" in contests of strength, agility, and endurance. It is a remake of the original series of the same name which ran from 1989 to 1996, with elements of the British version of the 1990s. The show was refereed by Al Kaplon, a former American League umpire, who can also be seen as the referee in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. Play-by-play narration was handled by Van Earl Wright. Two seasons were produced by Reveille Productions and MGM Television, both of which were aired in 2008. The first season was taped at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California. The show moved to the Los Angeles Sports Arena for season two. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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