ANW14 | ANW Family Championship - Sept 5th

[Ninja Warrior Ryan]

Well, at least the special is the week after the finale.

[Ninja Warrior Ryan]

So, this happened Monday lol

[penguincatfish]

The bulk of the show was otherwise kind of boring, especially airing right after Vegas, but these types of relay / head to head formats usually end up feeling that way.

I don't know how they could make it better. Even if it was a multi part special, it feels like it would still end up with the same bunch of families.

It was nice seeing a wide range of ages taking on obstacles.

The little tea girl almost flying over the bar on Weight For It was funny. It's one of those things I'd imagine would turn into a classic fail that gets replayed in all the promos if it happened on Sasuke.

Austin and Nate reacting to things was more fun to see than the Loonies.

Good sendoff for Jimmy Choi, getting up the wall and being able to compete with his family.

Power Tower relay made it look really cramped.

[tyler]

I pretty much agree with others. This felt small after Vegas. The biggest highlight was Jimmy Choi. The rest was pretty just small feeling. There were teams with no ninja experience, 19 year olds counting as teens. Relays just aren't too interesting. Especially in this format.

Going from Vegas to what is essentially a qualifying course is really underwhelming. The only specials that really work after Vegas is USA vs. The World and All-Stars.

Use something like this or the woman's special to launch the season. But I'm just happy this got aired and not at some super random Sunday in the middle of winter or spring.

[Homeslice]

From the looks of it, I think this tournament was probably filmed after season 13 (and not 14), as season 13's qualifying round took place in the Tacoma Dome. I don't believe I heard anything referencing season 14 during that telecast either. So if that is true, not sure why they waited till this year to air it. Ah well.