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Post by RiderLeangle on Dec 6, 2009 17:48:10 GMT -5
So no Americans? There goes the allstars vs. new stars. vs. americans angle. Well I'm sure there were americans, but they had to pay their own way and not G4 sending them I guess. And judging by the fact you posted this and were asking, I guess that means you're not one of them.
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Post by arsenette on Dec 6, 2009 17:48:40 GMT -5
Yeah they got rid of that wording off all of their current stuff.. now it's "New Year's Celebration"! I'm sure more news will come out in terms of entrants in the next couple of weeks.. especially after Tuesday.
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Post by TCM on Dec 6, 2009 18:31:03 GMT -5
Will be interesting to see ANY Americans at this point, G4-provided or not, unless G4's doing a 18-like airing for 24 due to short notice.
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Post by wolf4537 on Dec 7, 2009 1:44:15 GMT -5
I just commented on Lee's page. I hope he does VERY well on Sasuke 24!!!!
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Post by jfeathe on Dec 7, 2009 10:35:23 GMT -5
I'm glad Lee's going- I just hope he can pass the Cliff Hanger this time.
On a side note, how much is JET involved with Sasuke? In other words, was Lee invited directly by M9?
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Post by arsenette on Dec 7, 2009 11:41:10 GMT -5
Seems as if M9 diverted the "picking" to the TV stations though by doing that they gave them spots. I'm sure M9 gave JET 1 spot for Lee and it was up to JET to contact Lee and make the arrangements. We already know what happened on the G4 end of the stick.
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Post by jfeathe on Dec 7, 2009 11:47:04 GMT -5
So M9 gave JET 1 spot (obviously for Lee).
Since the original Sasuke 24 advertisement said something about Americans, is it safe to guess M9 gave G4 a few spots that G4 couldn't fill in time?
If so, that really sucks for Levi and others.
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Post by arsenette on Dec 7, 2009 11:59:37 GMT -5
USA had spots.. but they couldn't fill them because the ones asked had prior commitments. I wouldn't have blown a gasket if we got none.. but M9 did give USA spots. It's obvious when G4's top choices weren't able to go they just gave the spots back to M9...
As for Lee. He updated the message again (putting the bablefish disaster) awee can you go back and figure out exactly what was said?
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Post by Badalight on Dec 7, 2009 12:05:45 GMT -5
G4 did do something right I guess, brought more popularit to a dying show.
Even if the ratings are bad in Japan, it's airing in plenty of other countries for them to b making quite a profit form it.
Anyway as for americasn going.
I messages Levi, and his response was "I can't say anything"
If he wasn't chosen, wouldn't he have just said "No, I'm not going" But instead he gave me that as a reply
Maybe it's just wistful thinking, but I'd bet on Levi being there.
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Post by arsenette on Dec 7, 2009 12:11:23 GMT -5
Levi was just with David this weekend.. check out David's blog and the message David had on the G4 forums. To my knowledge (and I've been wrong before) no one other than Alison is going and she was already gone by Friday. As for what was told to Lee it's partially incorrect. To my knowledge Canada doesn't have Ninja Warrior and Singapore stopped airing it a long time ago. Australia never had it... Some on the list aren't showing Sasuke.. Wait a minute..... what I find strange is that the list they gave him is EXACTLY the list I gave M9 when I said who signed the DVD PETITION.. I wonder if they were talking about that? WOW.. now I wonder..
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Post by davidyko on Dec 7, 2009 15:09:45 GMT -5
My translation of Lee's updated message: 12/7 20:10 - Just ate dinner with TBS staff, they said that SASUKE is being broadcast all over the world, including the US, Taiwan, Canada, France, Spain, Germany, Great Britain, Australia, South Africa, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand...over 100 countries! I was almost shocked to death ( ) This time around the Japanese producers helped me get plane tickets and accommodation; I'm really thankful to them. Also, everyone, please don't envy me, think about it, if you were to participate, which stage would you get to? Would you be able to achieve kanzenseiha? Could you stand the pressure after you fail? Do you have confidence in beating the 1st Stage? To the people who like/support me: Thanks To the people who hate and envy me: What can I say? (the point being "nothing I say is going to be able to change your minds...")
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Post by arsenette on Dec 7, 2009 15:40:42 GMT -5
Thanks David!
Glad TBS stepped up to the plate and paid for him to get there on the 11th hour. I have no idea why anyone would be envious or more importantly hate him... shame he even had to write that... means only that he's gotten hate mail. That's disturbing.
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Post by Ninja Chris on Dec 7, 2009 16:10:05 GMT -5
That's awesome... gonna be great seeing him compete again!
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Post by awee1975 on Dec 7, 2009 16:29:10 GMT -5
david's translation is perfect! hey, either david knows chinese or he got a great translation software! arsenette, actually Lee had said on his blog that he had some people say he is cocky & arrogrant. It seems to affect him enough for him to actually try to clear his name. i never met Lee in person so i don't know if he is an arrogrant person or humble one but hate mail is to be expected because ( warning: lengthy preaching ):- Sasuke is very popular in Taiwan. I believe many guys there are dying to participate. JET held a selection trial before 17 & Lee won the single spot to sasuke. However since then, Lee got automatic selection by JET to go. I suspect JET never held any more trials after sasuke 17 & no one apart from Lee got selected. I am not saying that these haters are right but their envy & negative actions are to be expected. Imagine if Japan or US stop holding trials & keep sending the same 1 & only guy to go. what do you expect? Go to any kindergarten & learn human nature. Actually i think Lee is probably a nice guy, not his fault really but maybe JET or TBS. But then again, i think there will never be enough spots for all. It is not Lee's fault but these things happen. guys, please forgive me for being slow with my replies, I lived in a different timezone from US or UK or Europe. Regards
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Post by arsenette on Dec 7, 2009 16:39:19 GMT -5
Hey no problem awee I know your time zone so I understand When you explain it that way I understand but still.. b**** at JET (meaning them not you LOL) like I do with G4. It's not the person being sent's fault. One positive thing is that Lee has been doing spectacular and has only not gotten out of the 1st stage once in the 5 times he's gone! I feel sad he feels he has to hold the burden for the problem with JET TV. I also again am glad that TBS stepped up to the plate and paid for Lee to come since it was obvious JET has no money to send him.
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Post by awee1975 on Dec 7, 2009 16:52:54 GMT -5
my guesses:_ 1) If JET has no money to send Lee to go, they probably cannot afford to hold another selection trials again even if TBS give Taiwan more slots. 2) If TBS is the one that paid for Lee's trip, this probably explains why Lee got such a late last minute invite. JET probably didn't want to invite him & tried to pass the "bucks" to TBS. 3) hope the late invite does not affect his physical or mental preparations. Hope all these hate mail does not give him too much presure, that is a worry. 4) Surprised by TBS/M9 sponsoring Lee. He must be popular in Japan to cause them to do this. Probably the ratings got something to do with it. They could easily have left it all to JET, like they did with G4. Lee is lucky this time
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Post by davidyko on Dec 7, 2009 18:53:20 GMT -5
No problem. I'm half-Japanese, half-Chinese, grew up in the States, and living in Germany, so I can do Japanese/Chinese/English/German translations. As many have said before, it's understandable that some are envious of the fact that Lee has gotten the sole Taiwan spot for so long. But the fact of the matter is that he's done better than over 90% of the participants there, on a consistent basis. 3/4 (? correct me if I'm wrong) on Shin-Sasuke First Stage is amazing; better than Nagano actually. He deserves to be there. And this whole suddenly having Sasuke in December thing has probably thrown all of the other TV stations (G4, JET) off, so perhaps for some reason they couldn't arrange for Lee to be sent to Japan? Who knows.
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Post by Badalight on Dec 7, 2009 21:00:32 GMT -5
Well sorry Arsenette, I didn't even know David has blog and when I posted that he didn't have the video up on youtube >_>
It was just speculation...
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Post by arsenette on Dec 7, 2009 21:07:15 GMT -5
Well sorry Arsenette, I didn't even know David has blog and when I posted that he didn't have the video up on youtube >_> It was just speculation... Uhm.. David doesn't have a blog.. blog.. wait.. I wrote that.. wtf is up with my writing these days.. gah.. he posted on the G4 forums.. sorry about that it was my fault.. /bangsheadonwall.. I'm being pulled into too many directions.. gah
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Post by Badalight on Dec 7, 2009 21:08:06 GMT -5
Levi was just with David this weekend.. check out David's blog and the message David had on the G4 forums. To my knowledge (and I've been wrong before) no one other than Alison is going and she was already gone by Friday. As for what was told to Lee it's partially incorrect. To my knowledge Canada doesn't have Ninja Warrior and Singapore stopped airing it a long time ago. Australia never had it... Some on the list aren't showing Sasuke.. Wait a minute..... what I find strange is that the list they gave him is EXACTLY the list I gave M9 when I said who signed the DVD PETITION.. I wonder if they were talking about that? WOW.. now I wonder.. Oh yeah? You say otherwise.
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