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The problem is that most people who watched the original "American Gladiators" were kids aged 5-15 who want to remember the steroids and low-production values of the original. The gladiators are fine (they'll get better, too), and the contestants are ok, but everything else seems overdone.
In Powerball, I want to see the whole field with occasional close-ups when something happens, not the other way around; you can't tell what is happening. In the Eliminator, I want the gladiators involved, whether it is throwing things or blocking the exit like before, or something completely new.
And, you have the ridiculousness that is Hulk Hogan.
"ANTHONY! YOU'RE A NEW YORK CITY FIREFIGHTER!"
*points the mic at the guy*
*GREAT! SNAP INTO A SLIM JI-SORRY! WRONG CHARACTER!"
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"Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen."
--Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun
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