is it just me?

If you have not watched the return of American Gladiators, you should. I got very excited when I saw the ad for this on tv. Very excited. I have very fond, nostalgia-fueled memories of watching this show while wasting late morning hours in the summertime. I knew all the gladiators, probably had a crush on at least one of them, and would get heart pumpingly involved in every episode. I am extremely happy to report that it is just as good as it always was. From the cheesy forced smack talking, to the Gladiators' lame-o signature moves, to the excitment of watching physical battle, it's all there. They have not ruined it at all. And let me tell you something - it looks hard! So, I am not really very strong, and not especially athletic. For most of the events it would go something like this "Eek! Sploosh!" Since it now seems that losing almost every challenge involves falling in water. When Laila Ali interviewed me she would say "So, Lizard, another tough event with no points. What are you going to do to get back in this match?" And I would have to say something like "Well, Laila, I'm a fighter. I mean, I don't want to fight you or any other real fighter, but still. I didn't get here by giving up. So I am just going to give it my best shot." Even though everyone would know I was in for another half hour of getting my ass kicked, perhaps culminating in a show ending injury when some other poor soul would have to take my place and get my zero points. So I have decided that perhaps it is not wise for me to try to go on the show, but I am going to try to convince every single physically fit person I know to do so. My sister-in-law is really strong. She should do it. I would totally help her pick her name.

One sad thing was there was a contestant who had been trying to get on the show since it was on the air last time. Fourteen years ago. Seriously, it seemed like this was his big dream for the last 14 years. He was supposed to be on there in te 90s but got stuck in traffic and missed his chance, and finally got the opportunity to live out his dream. Unfortunately, in the end he got schooled by this tiny asian dude and had to cry about it on national tv. Oops. So much for that dream. Better luck next time.