Hasta La Creative!

It seems almost impossible that I would thoroughly dislike NBC's revamp of "American Gladiators." The fighters throw each other in the water. They tackle, snort and prod. They shoot stuff. This was my early adolescence. Sadly for lapsed teens and junk-sport aficionados alike, NBC has chosen to weigh down "American Gladiators" with manufactured emotion. As opposed to the campy, syndicated version of the show that aired in the 1990s, in which Nitro, Lace and the rest presented themselves as human cartoons, NBC's reinvention gives its warriors and contestants feelings.