If you were the producer of Sasuke . . .

[chackpop]

Where would Sasuke be? Japan, U.S.A., England, other?

What would the stages be like; long or short, what would be the time limit? What would be the difficulty?

Which people would you invite to partake in Sasuke? Comedians, athletes, celebrities?

What original obstacles would you have on your course?

How often would you have the competition? When would you have?

If you were in charge of Sasuke, would you have fun?

[TCM]

Where would Sasuke be? Japan, U.S.A., England, other?

I'd probably have in US, or stay in Japan

What would the stages be like; long or short, what would be the time limit? What would be the difficulty?

1st Stage will be fairly long (130-125 sec.), 2nd Stage fairly short (65-55 sec.), 3rd REALLY long, 4th almost impossible (35 sec.).

Which people would you invite to partake in Sasuke? Comedians, athletes, celebrities?

10 each, so about 15-20 "joke/not likely to succeed" competitors, 75-80 "serious"

What original obstacles would you have on your course?

Just names for now: Final Rings, Monster-Salmon Ladder, Angled Cross

How often would you have the competition? When would you have?

Every 5-6 months is ideal with the show, with occassional different episodes (still tourney but more specific competitors)


If you were in charge of Sasuke, would you have fun?

YES! I would want all kinds of emotion (sadness when the expected people fail, happiness when theirs a comeback, content when a decent number pass/fail, anger/impressed when someone conquers all 4 stages.

[quasikoz]

I would have Sasuke rotate between Japan and USA. If the audience expands, then I'd add more locations.

I like how the stages are set up now so I wouldn't make any drastic changes. But...see below.

I'd give anyone that's made Stage 3 in the previous tournament an automatic bid to return. After that I'd give the All-Stars and Olympic athletes automatic bids. After that I would chose people based on a combination of athletic prowess and if they can draw an audience. I'd be curious to see how former American Gladiators or participants from RW/RR Challenges would do.

I would bring back the Tackle Box they used in Stage 2 in Sasuke 6. I'd also include a 40-yd dash as the last obstacle in Stage 1.

I would do 2 tourneys a year. One would always be in Japan, and the other tourney would go to the USA or another international site.

I'm used to the logistical challenges of live events so I imagine once all the red tape was taken care of and the contracts signed, I'd have a blast running the event.

[lars072]

Sorry, but the tournment stays in Japan folks. Take it out of Japan and it no longer becomes SASUKE but G4's 'toy'.

[Oti]

Don't let G4 try to control it, then. Make new contracts that tell them how it's gonna be. If they're not interested, fine. It's free. ABC or Spike TV would probably take it. ESPN may, too.

Where would Sasuke be? Japan, U.S.A., England, other?
- U.S.A.

What would the stages be like; long or short, what would be the time limit? What would be the difficulty?
- Probably about the same, probably about the same, insanely hard. On a scale of 1-10 for difficulty, I give Sasuke a 7. I would aim for 11.

Which people would you invite to partake in Sasuke? Comedians, athletes, celebrities?
- Everyone is welcome, but I would extend a special welcoming hand toward the All-Stars of the current Sasuke.

What original obstacles would you have on your course?
- Not many. Maybe the Jumping Spider, Slider Jump and Salmon Ladder. I may also keep the Cliff Hanger and Jumping Bars. All these would be made harder, though.

How often would you have the competition? When would you have?
- I think I would have it every month. I'm not sure. I want to have it more often than it is held now, but doing it too often takes the pressure off. If it were every day, there's the thought of "Oh well, I can always try tomorrow".

If you were in charge of Sasuke, would you have fun?
Probably not, believe it or not. I would love to compete on my obstacle course with everyone else, but if I did, people would probably think that's unfair. I mean, I have 24/7 access, I know the obstacles better than anyone else... It's not fair. So no, I don't think I would have fun.

I've actually thought about all these points before.

[joemello]

May 23, 2009 10:37:18 GMT -5 lars072 said:

Sorry, but the tournment stays in Japan folks. Take it out of Japan and it no longer becomes SASUKE

This.

If you want to do something truly international, then do it. You can feel free to carbon copy Sasuke (or perhaps do this), but it's not Sasuke; it's something different.

When American Gladiators leaves the US, it's no longer American Gladiators.