Gladiators, ready!
When Sky One brought back Gladiators this summer my first thought was “Amazing! Hot men in lycra. What’s not to love?”
Unsuprisingly the updated version failed to live up to expectations. (Rubbish presenters, too modern, no sign of Rhino anywhere)
Why was I interested in the return of this programme?
Well, as a child I wasn’t allowed to watch Gladiators and had to resort to sneaking in episodes at friends houses (It was deemed too ‘common’, as were burgers, monster munch, pot noodles and shell suits, to my utter disappointment) which elevated the programme to unattainable levels of glamour and excitement.
Which is why the anticipated return of The Krypton Factor to ITV makes me nervous because I desperately don’t want to be let down again!
Date yet to be confirmed, ITV is to bring back The Krypton Factor in its biggest ad-funded programming deal. The series ended in 1995 after an 18 year run and was dubbed “television’s toughest quizshow”. ITV said “The Krypton Factor will be given a 21st century makeover that will see the stakes become bigger, the competition harder and the pressure higher”.
Auditions are open now if any one fancies the challenge……
http://www.itv.com/Games/Gameshows/TheKryptonFactor/ApplicationForm/default.html
October 14th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
I wasn’t allowed to watch EastEnders as it was too common……..men in tight pants were fine though!
October 14th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
On my street Grange Hill was deemed to dangerous for the kids to watch. So they came round my house to see it where my Dad delighted in telling everyone how real school was much worse than anything in Grange Hill - he was a comprehensive teacher in inner city London so may have had a point. Didn’t make the first day at ‘big school’ any easier for us though.
October 16th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
at about 12 years old i was banned from watching south park as my mum thought it was too rude when it first came out…
however my neighbours - a 4 yr old girl and 5 yr old boy who i used to babysit… were allowed to watch it??!!
October 16th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
I love pot noodles – particularly the beef and tomato ones.
And what’s wrong with Monster Munch? Pickled Onion rock!
October 16th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
So it wasnt just me then! Wonderful news!
October 17th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
My Mum tried to put a neighbours stopper on me and my brothers - it was actually devastating - made up for lost episodes by watching it twice a day at uni though
October 17th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
i used to wear a shell suit…. ha ha!
with my hair crimped too - that look is coming back in by the way girls!! (the crimping nit the shell suit ha ha)
October 17th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
Nothing was really banned in my house as I was such a good girl and my mum trusted me fully of course - However, this meant that I stumbled across an episode of Taggart at the age of 7 and had nightmares for weeks
October 17th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
I was also banned from “eating on the street” (ice-creams were an exception to this rule), wearing heels and using nail varnish.
Suffice to say, by the time I was 14 I was a Kickers-wearing, black nail varnish using, waistcoated goth who liked Rage Against the Machine.
This phase didn’t last too long thank goodness…