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Recap from July 14th Episode

Frank Lofton — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:38:50 -0400

Tatum's really cute - shame she didn't qualify. Don't forget to watch the next episode on Monday night.

Phoenix Leg Crusher

Frank Lofton — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:57:57 -0400

Here's a great video of Phoenix (aka Jennifer Widerstrom) leg-crushing some poor competitor on "Hang Tough" on "American Gladiators".

Phoenix Flexing Photos

Frank Lofton — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:11:51 -0400

Phoenix Flexes: Wow!TV.com has a bunch of photos of Phoenix from "American Gladiators" - who is played by Jennifer Widerstrom - mislabeled as being Valerie Waugaman, who plays Siren. In the photo at right, Widerstrom flexes one those amazing arms - look at that bulging biceps! Wow!

Phoenix has probably got the most amazing body on a show full of people with amazing bodies. She's obviously solid as a rock but still manages to be shaped like a pin-up. If there was a co-ed version of the show, I'd train and try out for "American Gladiators" just in the hope of getting banged around by Phoenix (but since there's not I'll just stay comfortable here on my couch).

I've noticed that Phoenix has rapidly become the most popular gladiator on this site and on the web, so hopefully that popularity will translate into success for Jennifer Widerstrom.

Here are the two TV.com galleries - one and two - they completely confused Widerstrom and Waugaman.

Hellboy Promo with Wolf

Frank Lofton — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:25:32 -0400

I wish they did a Gina Carano one. [Pouts.]

American Gladiators Recap

Frank Lofton — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:05:30 -0400

Here's the most recent two-minute summary of "American Gladiators".

Gimmick Contenders

Frank Lofton — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:04:22 -0400

I'm really very annoyed with "American Gladiators" this season, because many of the competitors are "gimmick" competitors. Tonight it was twins, next week it will be two married couples, etc. What does it mean that there are gimmick competitors? It means they passed by the most able potential contenders in order to find ones whose personal storylines seemed sufficiently novel.

TV concerns are obviously going to intrude into any program like "American Gladiators". For example: everyone on the show is going to be at least a little bit pretty. However, for the second season of the show the requirements are approaching the freakish. It's interfering in the quality of the competition and more importantly the credibility of the competition.

Next season the producers should just try to find the best jocks, and ignore all the Jerry Springer crap.

Gina Carano Sexy?

Frank Lofton — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:00:30 -0400

Crush: Gina CaranoI loved this article from Yahoo! Sports, wherein we learn that

...Carano, who had a 12-1-1 record as a Muay Thai boxer before transitioning to MMA and compiling a 5-0 mark, doesn’t get the whole sex symbol thing.

“All the attention has helped me, but it’s also hurt me,” she said. “Sometimes, you get portrayed the way you don’t want to be portrayed. People start thinking about you a certain way. I’m like, ‘What’s everybody talking about with this sex appeal thing?’ I don’t get it. I’m not that way. I’m not that person and I’m never going to be that girl, because it’s not in me to get people’s attention sexually. But that’s what people are saying out there now.

Where to begin? There are a hell of a lot of female martial artists out there, why did Carano think "American Gladiators" wanted her for the show? (The black corset and cleavage-forming top should have been dead giveaways.) And the name "Crush" - what did she think that was about? Do they not have double-entendres in Texas?

Anyway, make sure to tune in to Gina Carano and the rest of the girls tonight on "American Gladiators".

Hellga Goes Swimming

Frank Lofton — Tue, 27 May 2008 19:42:05 -0400

Hellga goes swimming, courtesy of competitor superwoman De Day. Day is 5'3", 115 pounds and somehow knocked 6'1", 205 pound Hellga into the drink. I love Hellga (Robin Coleman), but damn! Go De!

Fury in Flex and the City

Frank Lofton — Tue, 27 May 2008 19:30:39 -0400

Jamie "Fury" Kovac is featured in Sex and the City promo video Flex and the City. It's reasonably humorous stuff - very "meta".

Epic Fail: Episode Two of American Gladiators

Frank Lofton — Tue, 20 May 2008 13:39:05 -0400

I don't normally comment on the men's part of the competition, because shyeah, whatevs, but those two guys last night were the worst ever. I don't think there's been a single female competitor in season one or two who completed the Eliminator course slower than these two. I have no idea what the casting criteria has been for "American Gladiators", but athleticism seems to take a distant second in a lot of cases.

If NBC wants the show to stay interesting, "American Gladiators" needs to look more like "Ninja Warrior" and less like "American Idol".

Also, Skytrack is stupid.