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Post by Ninja Relaxer on Aug 10, 2020 13:50:59 GMT -5
I would love to have official Sasuke DVDs. Imagine all the cool bonus features they could have. Behind-the-scenes footage and interviews. Audio commentary with the contestants. Information-rich booklets about the filming, auditioning, and obstacle design process, etc.
Seems like an easy way to make money, so why haven't they done it yet? |
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Post by ChiBiJKT48 on Aug 10, 2020 14:05:04 GMT -5
I would love to have official Sasuke DVDs. Imagine all the cool bonus features they could have. Behind-the-scenes footage and interviews. Audio commentary with the contestants. Information-rich booklets about the filming, auditioning, and obstacle design process, etc.
Seems like an easy way to make money, so why haven't they done it yet? They did with SASUKE 30 and it didn't profit much *it was sold only in Japan, probably one of the reasons it failed*. TBS decide it is not worth it and never did it again. |
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Post by LusitaniaAngel313 on Aug 10, 2020 14:29:43 GMT -5
I would love to have official Sasuke DVDs. Imagine all the cool bonus features they could have. Behind-the-scenes footage and interviews. Audio commentary with the contestants. Information-rich booklets about the filming, auditioning, and obstacle design process, etc.
Seems like an easy way to make money, so why haven't they done it yet? They did with SASUKE 30 and it didn't profit much *it was sold only in Japan, probably one of the reasons it failed*. TBS decide it is not worth it and never did it again. won’t lie, if it weren’t for that restriction I’d be all for getting that box set. |
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Post by BigT on Aug 10, 2020 14:58:46 GMT -5
I would love to have official Sasuke DVDs. Imagine all the cool bonus features they could have. Behind-the-scenes footage and interviews. Audio commentary with the contestants. Information-rich booklets about the filming, auditioning, and obstacle design process, etc.
Seems like an easy way to make money, so why haven't they done it yet? The additions you mentioned would be amazing. I would be happy with just seeing decent quality competitions with no extras or navi included. Of course, for a reasonable price.
I suppose what ChiBiJKT48 wrote could be the reason. I suppose not that many people would buy it even if available internationally. I mean how many crazy enthusiasts like us are there?
Maybe they are afraid someone would rip DVD and publish everything online? I imagine that is a possibility with a release that targets a very small minority.
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Post by ChiBiJKT48 on Aug 10, 2020 15:28:24 GMT -5
won’t lie, if it weren’t for that restriction I’d be all for getting that box set. Wahahaha. To remember that Yamamoto Shingo did clear the First Stage for second time in a row *and as now, his last*, I bet you won't miss it. I suppose what ChiBiJKT48 wrote could be the reason. I suppose not that many people would buy it even if available internationally. I mean how many crazy enthusiasts like us are there? You doubt the power of SASUKE fans, mate. Also, by the way, you can call me Alvin or ChiBi to shorten the characters 😁. |
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Post by LusitaniaAngel313 on Aug 10, 2020 16:20:08 GMT -5
won’t lie, if it weren’t for that restriction I’d be all for getting that box set. Wahahaha. To remember that Yamamoto Shingo did clear the First Stage for second time in a row *and as now, his last*, I bet you won't miss it. I mean there's a reason why I value the rebroadcast of SASUKE 30 compared to the first one! SASUKE 30 was also my first live tournament I ever saw so I have some bias towards it. |
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Post by ChiBiJKT48 on Aug 10, 2020 16:41:50 GMT -5
SASUKE 30 was also my first live tournament I ever saw so I have some bias towards it. That would explain some part.... |
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Post by LusitaniaAngel313 on Aug 10, 2020 21:45:15 GMT -5
SASUKE 30 was also my first live tournament I ever saw so I have some bias towards it. That would explain some part.... Haha yeah...  To be fair I left the fandom in 2009 when tourneys slowed down in the USA. Coming back in 2014 just before SASUKE 30 was honestly the perfect wake up call! |
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Post by christianjcona304869 on Dec 4, 2020 14:39:13 GMT -5
G4 PLEASEEEEEE BRING BACK NINJA WARRIOR!!!!
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Post by ArbuthnotBlob on Dec 4, 2020 16:45:35 GMT -5
A number of reasons really, the main one being what's already been said - the number of people willing to buy them, domestically or internationally, is just too small to justify the production cost of 38 (and counting) DVD sets. Especially given the length of the later tournaments, which would mean one tournament per DVD or possibly even 2 DVDs for the 4+ hour crew like 24 and 37.
To release them internationally, I imagine TBS would be required to provide subtitles, which they will not want to spend money on, and they would have to re-edit to remove the unlicensed music tracks (which is basically all of them). So there's a production overhead before you get into physical production and shipping.
In the end, this is a crying shame, as I know I would shell out for anything and everything they put out that I could get my grubby little Northern Irish hands on, but it is simply not to be. As is the fate of most TV shows, to be honest - UK Gladiators was a much beloved staple of the 90s here, in the same kind of vein, but you don't see anyone producing DVDs of that either.
The only small chance we have is that after the show folds for good they decide to make some sort of documentary/retrospective/greatest hits and release that, but given how they have now made things like the Yamada documentary for digital-only, region-locked Paravi, I'm not holding my breath.
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To be fair I left the fandom in 2009 when tourneys slowed down in the USA. Coming back in 2014 just before SASUKE 30 was honestly the perfect wake up call!