From Harold Pinter’s The Homecoming to Joe Orton’s What The Butler Saw, the English have a long, storied tradition of pushing the culture forward with their penchant for hypnotic lyricism, sly subversion, and acerbic wit, but none of that’s important right now.
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Anyone looking for an antidote to prestige TV should check out Bromans, a new show out of the UK that throws a bunch of muscly British dudes to the lions, forcing them into all sorts of sadistic scenarios that wouldn’t have been out of place in ancient Rome. You know, this sort of thing:
Here’s how ITV describes the show in their press release:
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They may have the muscles but do these lads have what it takes to go down in history? Cameras will follow eight modern day couples as they’re transported to an ancient world where they’ll live and fight like gladiators did 2000 years ago.
Along the way there’ll be blood, sweat and tears. However, only the very best will make it through to the Emperor’s Games where one of them will emerge victorious and take home the Emperor’s gold (which today works out at ‘approximately’ £10,000!).
Advance praise for Bromans is already hitting a fever pitch:
More steroid abusing simpletons with no morals surrounded by shallow fake bimbos courtesy of ITV coming…called #Bromans – please die.
— TheRawGeek (@TheRawGeek) August 19, 2017
Just saw an ad for a TV show called "Bromans" with the tagline "modern geezers in the time of Caesar" so we're done as a civilization.
— Simonge (@Simonjenkin) August 19, 2017
I've just seen a TV advert for a show called 'Bromans'. Like this year hasn't been bad enough.
— Joshua Banks (@JoshuaJonBanks) August 19, 2017
In advance of Bromans‘ September 14th premiere, we thought you’d like to get acquainted with some standout members of the hyper-jacked cast before they all drown in a pool of their own testosterone. Have at it:
Dino Portelli
Tian Delgado
Brandon Meyers
Glenn Klauber
Jordan Taylor
tham
I would like for them to have maybe 75% less tattoos…but I’ll probably shame watch…at least a couple episodes.
PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
Cor’blimey donnit make’ya proud to come from ol’ Blighty! Salute
Gloria Exercitus
eeebee333
I’m ready for the apocalypse anytime.
Ummmm Yeah
Spartacus on Starz was better gladiator porn and they could show dicks.
Chris
Agree
BGinBigD
Amen!
prarie pup
I wholeheartedly concur.
JamJewel
Play gay gladiators unafraid to mix it up with each other!
Thad
I won’t be watching since I am on the wrong side of the pond. Still, with “reality TV” there’s always hope for a moment of truth, a random act of kindness, a glimmer of humanity. But that was “Celebrity Fit Club,” when Jay was there for Shar when she was at her limits. This show? I wouldn’t count on it.
luvit00
isn’t that david mcintosh in the first clip
Sam6969
I would help for the massage before and after the fights.
jhon_siders
A LOT less ink please The Real roman legions had a tattoo to ID them but not all the ghetto that the guys have now . And be nice to see some natural body hair I call the guys like this see Tarzan hear Jane (EG)