Pugil sticks are better.
Has anything truly bad ever happened in the same room as an oversized foam finger?
How could it have?
The oversized foam finger is a container of dreams.
Yes, youve watched something good lately.
Youve watched the one about the post office.
You watched theNetflix rom-com that left you in tears.
Your emotional reserves are depleted.
All of the previously reliable feel-good shows are now vying to make us cry.
People useStrictlyas glitter-based therapy to get over their husband leaving them, or the death of a loved one.
Where is a TV viewers uncomplicated fun?
Ill tell you where: the Utilita Arena, Sheffield, and every Saturday night on BBC One.
This is TV that lives, like a Buddhist monk, exclusively in the now.
And that now is loud and bright and non-stop excitement.
Its TV in the imperative form Run!
Gladiatorsmay be the only TV show around thats not trying to make us feel anything but entertained.
Good luck worrying about any of lifes problems with a thundering giant chasing you up a wall.
The sweat and stupidity ofGladiatorsis soul-cleansing.
Is there another reason that people watch sport?
Its an innocent protein-shake panto filled with simple heroics, boo-hiss villains, crash mats and Queen songs.
Praise be toGladiatorsfor hanging tough and providing one.
Gladiatorsseason two starts on BBC One on Saturday January 18 at 5.50pm.
