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Jun 18, 2017 · June 18, 2017. By Bill Pritchard. Netflix’s new wrestling themed series GLOW, which is based on the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling promotion from the 1980s, is funny, gritty, emotional and...
Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch ’s new half-hour series, GLOW (short for the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling) feels like a spiritual combination of two other Netflix shows: Orange Is the New...
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Jun 22, 2017 · GLOW —an acronym for Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling —was a syndicated television program in the 1980s that featured, well, wrestling, but also skits, characters, and proto-reality TV bits....
- Ruth Wrestles Herself
- Backyard Wrestling
- Clash of Klans
While we mentioned how much Betty Gilpin deserves an Emmy in the intro, we’ve got to give it up to series lead Alison Brie for going full Fight Clubto explain why she’d make the perfect (and very Russian) heel for Gilpin’s Liberty Belle. She wrestles a convincing match all by herself, hitting moves like the “soon to be famous Rough Toilet Paper,” t...
There’s a lot of real pro wrestling content on the show, from the recreation of Mando Guerrero’s training gym to cameos from folks like John Morrison and Christopher Daniels, but the best might be when Debbie and Ruth seek outside help from Carmen’s famous wrestling family, the “Lumberjacksons,” played by former WWE stars Carlito (Caribbean Cool) a...
As I mentioned in the intro, GLOWalso tackles a lot of serious issues, from infidelity and divorce to sexual identity and abortion. One of the issues it couldn’t possibly shy away from (unless you missed that part about Fortune Cookie and a mad Middle Eastern bomber above) is race.
May 28, 2018 · [Editor’s Note: With all of the attention that Netflix’s take on the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling has generated, we approached wrestler/manager April Hunter to give us some perspective on...
- April Hunter
Jun 22, 2017 · TV News. ‘GLOW’: 5 Things to Know Before Watching Netflix’s Female Wrestling Series. What to expect from Netflix's 'GLOW,' starring Alison Brie and executive produced by Jenji Kohan. By...
Jun 12, 2017 · Much of what seems certain to render Glow a surefire hit for Netflix – the dynamic energy of the mostly female cast, the clever storytelling and the nostalgia-soaked soundtrack and imagery – is obvious. Yet a subtle element of Glow 's appeal is Brie's depiction of an inauspicious scrapper desperate to succeed as an actor.