I could care less for The Bachelorette — give me a life challenge, a goal worth working for, and real people sweating it out on national television for their own greater good and I am hooked. As a fan of The Biggest Loser, I had to catch the premiere of Student Body, a show on The N produced by Reville, the same company who puts on the NBC weight loss show, as well as The Office, Ugly Betty and The Tudors.

Student Body is a reality show in the vein of Loser which provides two teams with professional trainers in hopes of helping the contestants improve their health. The difference is, this show's teams are obese teenagers who are from rival high schools. They are fighting not only for their own fitness, but for the chance to win $25,000 for their schools. And, there will be one overall winner who wins $25,000 for their very own.

Former Dancing with the Stars participant Boxing champ Laila Ali is the host of the show, and she doesn't put up with any crap from the teens, specifically from one girl named Tana who has an "I don't care" attitude from the start. … continue reading

A while back, I told you about the updated version of American Gladiators, set to hit the small screen Jan. 6. At the time, I told you I was waiting with bated breath to see who would be filling the spandex on the women's side of gladiator row. Well, the list has arrived. The 12 new gladiators have been primped, posed and photographed for your viewing pleasure. The cast is led by hosts Hulk Hogan and the beautiful Laila Ali, who could easily be one of the gladiators herself.

The six male gladiators have names like Justice, Mayhem and Militia. But, as you might expect, I'm far more interested in the women. I figured you might be too, so I'll stick with the six women from here on out.

Let us begin with 6'1" bodybuilder and World's Strongest Woman competitor Robin Coleman, known in the arena as Hellga. (Yes, with two L's.) … continue reading