Three episodes of the new show is more than enough for me to pass judgment. Note that I grew up with the original version of the show and am judging the revival in comparison with the original.
What I Like
- Events that stayed true to the spirit of the original: Joust, The Wall, Pyramid, Gauntlet, Hang Tough
- The water pit in play for many of those events
- Gladiators with their own personalities or gimmicks (especially Wolf and Toa), rather than carbon-copy bobybuilders
- Gladiator Crush -- gorgeous!
- Hit-and-run, a fun new event
- Better gladiator uniforms
What I Dislike
- Five events instead of seven
- Men and women participate in different events
- Eliminator doesn't involve gladiators, at all
- Eliminator is too grueling and is often decided by who can surmount the course-ending travelator
- The referee who insists on channeling Michael Buffer
- Between the disembodied play-by-play commentary and glorified sideline reporters Hulk Hogan and Laila Ali, the show is presented less as a sporting event and more like theater. Where's Mike Adamle when you need him!
- The audience singing "Another One Bites The Dust" or "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" when someone gets thrown into the water on Joust or Assault
- Assault now requires you to load your own ammunition, making it difficult to complete the course in 60 seconds
- The Powerball canisters are bigger and the court is fenced in by boards
- The new theme song (or lack thereof)
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