I am a member of the Netflix #StreamTeam and this is a sponsored post and I was compensated. However, all opinions are 100% mine. I hate it when I am wrong! This is especially true if my husband catches me on something! After almost 20 years of marriage, it has become a serious competition. Recently, this has happened with wrestling.
For years, I have made fun of wrestling. I have jabbed at my husband and son for watching it. I thought it was fake, stupid, and a waste of time. They tried to convince me otherwise and I would have no part of it. And then I watched GLOW on Netflix. Are you watching it? If not, you should. It is one of my top favorite Netflix shows!
If you aren’t familiar (I wasn’t either), let me give you some background. G.L.O.W. stands for Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling. The show ran from 1986 until 1992 (see the original ) pilot above.) There have been revivals and events of the show in the years since. The women who were part of G.L.O.W. were were a mixed bag. They were actresses, models, dancers, and/or stunt women hoping to enter show business.
The popularity of G.L.O.W. was a bity of a surprise to many. Viewers tuned in each week to see the colorful characters and strong women. The over-the-top comedy sketches got people hooked! You can see the documentary, GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling on Netflix.
Four Reasons You Need To Watch GLOW On Netflix
Marc Maron: Maron plays Sam Sylvia, a washed up B-movie director. Sam agrees to take on the project with wrestling super fan, Bash. Bash makes a deal with Sylvia. If he brings the female wrestling show to television, he gets financing for his next project.
Sam is a curmudgeon who is a bit sleazy, a bit of a drunk and a whole lot of messed up! What you will see after the layers are peeled away is how smart, intuitive and kind he is. You will find Sam isn’t the hack director many people thought he was. Maron is brilliant!
A Strong Female Cast: Alison Brie plays Ruth Wilder, an out of work actor living in LA. Betty Gilpin plays Debbie Eagan, an actress who has found some success as an actress in LA. Both are diillusioned with the parts available to female actors and yearn for meatier parts.
These two were well placed as the leads of the GLOW ladies. They are wonderful as best friends who have a rift between them that may never be healed. There are times you hope Debbie will punch Ruth right in the kisser! Yes, she can be that annoying!
As amazing as Brie and Gilpin are, they are supported by a strong cast of women. Some of my favorites are Cherry Bang (played by Sydelle Noel) is a former stuntwoman who becomes GLOW’s head trainer. Carmen Wade (played by Britney Young) comes from a professional wrestling family. Her father is the legendary wrestler Goliath Jackson who disapproves of her hopes to become a female wrestler. Others include Sheila the She-Wolf, Tammé Dawson the Welfare Queen and Justine Biagi who joined the team just to meet Sam.
The Music: I am an 80’s girl. The soundtrack for GLOW is as good as it gets. If you love songs from the 80’s, you need this music in your life! You will hear The Warrior by Scandal, Separate Ways by Journey and The Look by Roxette, just to name a few. Here is a complete list of songs, by episode from TuneFind.
The Storylines: It is rare when you find an ensemble story with several strong sub-plots. If you are lucky, you may find a few that grab you. There will inevitably be just as many that you fast forward through. With GLOW, I was as fascinated with the lesser story-lines as I was the main plot. I wanted to see what brought each of the women to the casting call. What was their back story? I truly wanted to know.
Are you ready to see GLOW? Need a little something to wet your appetite for it? Here is the official trailer for you!
OK. Want something fun to do? You can make a GLOW wrestling poster with YOU in it! Just download the Shazaam app on your phone. Then take a photo of the poster found HERE with your smartphone camera. Make sure you are focusing on the Shazaam logo in the bottom left corner. And Shazaam, you are a star! Pretty hilarious right?!
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Have you seen GLOW on Netflix? If so, what did you think? If not, what are you waiting for?! Share in the comments below!
Stacie @ Divine Lifestyle says
June 30, 2017 at 6:18 pmOMG, I MUST watch this! I remember the original GLOW from way back in the day. This looks so good!
Tara says
June 30, 2017 at 6:20 pmI have never heard of GLOW before but it seems interesting. I will have to look it up on Netflix and give it a watch.
Bill Sweeney says
June 30, 2017 at 6:25 pmBoom! GLOW was one of my favorite shows when I was a kid. I was so impressed with the idea of women wrestlers. I have to watch this show.
Barrie says
June 30, 2017 at 7:18 pmI don’t remember this TV show but it sounds great! I love the idea of women wrestlers~
Kristen @ My 3 Little Kittens says
June 30, 2017 at 7:49 pmI love Netflix for such an awesome variety of shows! I haven’t watched Glow, but I can see it being appealing!
Liz Mays says
June 30, 2017 at 7:59 pmMy daughter wanted to watch this one with me. You’ve convinced me! I’m going to check it out!
Cathi Crismon says
June 30, 2017 at 8:19 pmI’ve not heard of GLOW. We love Netflix at our house and we’re always looking for new fun shows. We’ll definitely be checking at GLOW. Thanks!!
Olivia Douglass says
June 30, 2017 at 8:29 pmThis sounds like something that I would enjoy!! Thanks for convincing me to check it out.
Sarah says
June 30, 2017 at 9:42 pmI have heard so much about this show, but I haven’t watched it yet. There are so many things on my Netflix bucket list for this summer, that I don’t know how I’ll ever have enough time to watch them all.
Heather Johnson says
June 30, 2017 at 10:37 pmGlow showed up on my list of things to watch on Netflix a few days ago. I am currently finishing up the most recent season of Orange is the New Black while catching up on Pretty Little Liars.
Claudia Krusch says
June 30, 2017 at 11:03 pmI am always looking for new shows to watch. Netflix has such a great selection. I will have to check out Glow this weekend.
Lisa Bristol says
June 30, 2017 at 11:04 pmI need to check out Glow. I have been hearing great reviews for it. I just finished watching a season of Travelers.
Sinisa says
June 30, 2017 at 11:35 pmGreat topic and a great show. This is highly recommended.
tara pittman says
June 30, 2017 at 11:44 pmFunny how women are into wrestling. It is cool to know that these women are so strong
mycraftingworld says
July 1, 2017 at 6:46 amI used to was wrestling in the 90s with my sons. (I watched everything they did so we would have something to talk about). The show was just an early version of fixed reality show. But it was entertainment.
Donna Ashworth says
July 1, 2017 at 11:58 amWe just finished it and loved it! it’s such a great show the casting and writing is excellent!
Heather says
July 1, 2017 at 12:39 pmOkay it sounds really funny. I just might have to check it out to see if it’s really as funny as it sounds. My husband and I have that same competition between us. It’s maddening sometimes.
Emily Morton says
July 1, 2017 at 1:31 pmI’ve seen this all over my netflix recently. I think I’m going to have to break down and watch it now!
CJ says
July 1, 2017 at 5:52 pmWhat a coincidence to find this article on your blog, my best friend told me earlier this week that this was a show that I had to watch. I was skeptical because wrestling so isn’t my thing, but he really praised it. I was born in the 80’s so the music is right up my alley! 😀
Lana simanovicki says
July 1, 2017 at 6:56 pmI have never heard of glow I gotta work check it out
Mary Songer says
July 2, 2017 at 4:42 pmI haven’t seen it but after reading this I’m going to give it a try. If only for the music. I do remember the original. Campy fun. I think it was on Saturday afternoons.
chen says
July 2, 2017 at 5:35 pmThis looks very interesting. I will definitely give it a try. Thanks for sharing with us.
Margot C says
July 2, 2017 at 9:07 pmThus now seems like something I might watch. the advertising and trailers did nothing to explain what it actually was.
Corali says
July 3, 2017 at 1:27 amThis looks like a funny show. I am not sure how I haven’t heard of it before. I will have to check it out.
Alayna says
July 3, 2017 at 12:08 pmAll of my friends have been telling me to watch this! We all love campy fun and this definitely fits the bill.
Eileen Kelly says
July 3, 2017 at 3:50 pmThis looks like a great show. I have a list of shows I must watch and I am adding GLOW to that list. I remember the original show, this looks just as fun!
Missy says
July 4, 2017 at 12:36 amI’m almost done with OITNB, so I need a new show to watch. I’m glad I found your post because it sounds like Glow should be next on my viewing list.
Dana Rodriguez says
July 4, 2017 at 11:45 amWe watch a lot of Netflix but I haven’t seen this yet. Looks like a great show!
Jeanine Carlson says
July 5, 2017 at 2:10 amI did’t realize this show was about wrestling. I thought it was a singing show… It does sound like fun though!
Edna Williams says
July 5, 2017 at 2:53 amOMG! I have to check this show out! I used to watch wrestling with my kids when they were younger.
Renee Rousseau says
July 5, 2017 at 5:49 pmFirst I’ve heard about Glow! Definitely adding Glow to my must watch Netflix list!
Mary Songer says
July 7, 2017 at 5:54 pmWe haven’t tried this series yet but we do have Netflix and are always looking for new series. I’m so used to being able to binge now that when I watch a regular season show I find it irritating that I have to wait until the next week to see the next episode. How spoiled is that?
mycraftingworld says
March 29, 2018 at 7:26 amI keep thinking we will get Netflix but just have not. I think my husband has been just about fed up with cable now and we will switch soon.