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Post by supersheep on May 5, 2011 23:17:23 GMT -5
Ok let's say I win.
Before I go, I'll make sure I contact either Nagano via his company or Yuuji via Shinya or Kouji to see if I could get on their guest list as an insurance policy. If I could'nt, well I'd just have to hope for the best.
In Sasuke 20 they sent Michael Milner home as soon as he was done, why would this be different? They have made it very clear that you are NOT part of G4's team or ANW.
That's just the way it works, just because you're a competitor does not mean you get to stay as long as you want, you have to still must either be in the competition or be on someone's guest list who is still in (or someone big like an All Star) in order to stay.
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Post by Badalight on May 5, 2011 23:34:48 GMT -5
Ok let's say I win. Before I go, I'll make sure I contact either Nagano via his company or Yuuji via Shinya or Kouji to see if I could get on their guest list as an insurance policy. If I could'nt, well I'd just have to hope for the best. In Sasuke 20 they sent Michael Milner home as soon as he was done, why would this be different? They have made it very clear that you are NOT part of G4's team or ANW. That's just the way it works, just because you're a competitor does not mean you get to stay as long as you want, you have to still must either be in the competition or be on someone's guest list who is still in (or someone big like an All Star) in order to stay. I realize that, however if you could possibly get in with the G4 crew, you might not be sent out. Just a possibility. Plus, that was back when the americans were just starting to get sent. Michael probably hardly talked to them. G4 as you know if fine with having guests, as they let Aaron hang out with them. Just depends on if M9 would let the american competitor stay with the other americans. It's possible especially because the americans mean a lot more than they did in the past.
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Post by arsenette on May 6, 2011 0:20:46 GMT -5
Bada you are missing the point. G4 implicitly is saying that they will not have the winner of the auction as part of their competitor list. Anyone outside of that is out of their jurisdiction. TBS is the only one to change that for this particular winner but it's doubtful given their almost 14 year history. Only getting past Stage 1 will allow you to stay. G4 has dibs on their own and whoever they are a part of. Especially since your BADGE will say who you are.. it's going to be a dead giveaway that you are not affiliated with G4. Given also that the rules are implicitly separating themselves from the liability of the person.. you are on your own. There's nothing to stop TBS saying "thanks for playing" and send you to the parking lot with the dozens of other guests that didn't make it past stage 1. It's just as simple as that. Gone are the days of what Aaron did flying. Especially in this specific set up. Just because you flew 6 thousand miles hasn't stopped TBS from kicking people out after they failed the first stage.
P.S. Guest of the winner is also bound by this. Winner passes first stage then they stay to cheer them on.. winner loses they are escorted to the parking lot as well.
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Post by thebra on May 6, 2011 3:51:45 GMT -5
I personally think it would be a little bit cold blooded to make someone who donated money to help out Japan, to be told to get off of the premises right after their run.
"Hey, thanks for donating a couple thousand dollars for an extremely good cause, but you failed the 2nd obstacle so you need to get out now."
I would hope that you would at least get to stay for at least a little bit longer than that. But yeah, they're still a guest and ultimately subjected to TBS's rules so no point to really even argue that.
But either way, whoever does win the auction, good luck and kudos for supporting a good cause.
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Post by mikessssssss on May 6, 2011 5:09:12 GMT -5
How much advertisement is this getting? I would assume that if there isn't much advertisement then not many people will know about it, ergo low bids. Plus, those who would seriously believe they could get through ANW wouldn't bother paying for a run at the course. You'd have to be a huge fan who is quite rich just to go and if you have no chance of getting past stage 1 then why bother?
And if G4 just ignores that person then that's cold.
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Post by Badalight on May 6, 2011 7:00:19 GMT -5
Bada you are missing the point. G4 implicitly is saying that they will not have the winner of the auction as part of their competitor list. Anyone outside of that is out of their jurisdiction. TBS is the only one to change that for this particular winner but it's doubtful given their almost 14 year history. Only getting past Stage 1 will allow you to stay. G4 has dibs on their own and whoever they are a part of. Especially since your BADGE will say who you are.. it's going to be a dead giveaway that you are not affiliated with G4. Given also that the rules are implicitly separating themselves from the liability of the person.. you are on your own. There's nothing to stop TBS saying "thanks for playing" and send you to the parking lot with the dozens of other guests that didn't make it past stage 1. It's just as simple as that. Gone are the days of what Aaron did flying. Especially in this specific set up. Just because you flew 6 thousand miles hasn't stopped TBS from kicking people out after they failed the first stage. P.S. Guest of the winner is also bound by this. Winner passes first stage then they stay to cheer them on.. winner loses they are escorted to the parking lot as well. No I completely get the point. I'm saying there might be a chance of staying regardless of all that because of the circumstances. Not that it's likely, or even close to likely, but that it is possible.
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2011 7:53:33 GMT -5
Question: Why do they make unknown competitors leave after their runs? Does that mean that back in Sasuke 7 and 8 Nagano had to leave after failing the first stage? If they are there as competitors, shouldn't they get to stay for the whole thing if they want to?
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Post by jfeathe on May 6, 2011 10:59:13 GMT -5
Question: Why do they make unknown competitors leave after their runs? Does that mean that back in Sasuke 7 and 8 Nagano had to leave after failing the first stage? If they are there as competitors, shouldn't they get to stay for the whole thing if they want to? It doesn't make sense to me either. I can't think of a single thing wrong with having spectators and competitors watching the rest of the competition.
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Post by quasikoz on May 6, 2011 11:11:48 GMT -5
Question: Why do they make unknown competitors leave after their runs? Does that mean that back in Sasuke 7 and 8 Nagano had to leave after failing the first stage? If they are there as competitors, shouldn't they get to stay for the whole thing if they want to? It doesn't make sense to me either. I can't think of a single thing wrong with having spectators and competitors watching the rest of the competition. information leaks. too many people to keep track of late at night. take your pick.
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Post by supersheep on May 6, 2011 11:17:57 GMT -5
Yes All-Stars before they were known have been sent home before.
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Post by arsenette on May 6, 2011 14:44:57 GMT -5
The answer is yes to everything. To give you an example. Bunpei got to the 2nd stage. He brought over 15 people with him (all senior citizens he takes care of at the place he works). When he fell off the obstacle there was an announcement saying that TBS will start taking care of the citizens as they returned to their car.. yes.. as he's in the water.
Nagano in Sasuke 7 when he made it. Took 24 RL hours to get to the course since he drove and took an overnight ferry with his family (children and all). He was cut from the show and sent home immediately after his fail.
Only stars they know have a history of not leaking information are the ones asked to stay. Everyone else, especially unproven, are sent home. Sasuke is a closed set and they do not tolerate leaks so they send everyone home at the very least right after their run and at the most right at the end of the first stage. Anyone tied to celebrity or a television company can stay since the liability (and ultimately the penalty) falls on their host (TV Station like G4 which has an extensive NDA).
So yes if G4 has gone out of their way to explain language in great detail that they are NOT part of G4 or TBS.. they will be asked to leave after they fail. Simple as that. Welcome to television.
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Post by arsenette on May 8, 2011 21:55:12 GMT -5
$2,025.00 currently.
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Post by scnoi1217 on May 11, 2011 23:02:51 GMT -5
Less than a day to go, auction is at $2075.
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Post by arsenette on May 11, 2011 23:07:14 GMT -5
Blistering pace! LOL I think the ones that did the auction are doing a mental calculation on how much it is to fly to Japan in July...
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Post by arsenette on May 12, 2011 15:26:44 GMT -5
US $2,175.00
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Post by thebra on May 12, 2011 15:56:08 GMT -5
Wow, this is definitely not getting as high as I expected.
Then again there's a lot of factors working against it.
There's probably only a very small amount of people that meet very specific criteria: 1. fans of Sasuke 2. Have over $5000 to spend on auction, flight and hotels. 3. Able to take a week off work and travel to Japan. Must be flexible and ready at a moment's notice too. 4. U.S citizen (except for people in Massachusetts, Maine, or Alabama)
I fully expected for this to get out of my price range but honestly it's right at the cusp of it right now. I'm a teacher so I have summers off, but I think that I'd much rather earn my spot to Japan rather than buy it. If they really wanted to make money for charity, it should've been open to anybody around the world.
Also, it would've been nice if they did it a few weeks ago so I could have tried bidding and if I didn't win then I could go through ANW. Instead, I got my flight for ANW expecting this auction to get crazy expensive. Still time I guess, but I don't think it'll get as high as a lot of fans felt it was worth.
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Post by scnoi1217 on May 12, 2011 16:19:05 GMT -5
Less than 2.5 hours to go and it is at $2325. I guarantee it will go up more from here especially in the last hour and last few minutes of the auction.
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Post by arsenette on May 12, 2011 16:35:35 GMT -5
Heh I'll win the bet then since I said it would be around 5k tops.. Though I'm sure G4 is disappointed they didn't think this through. The Feed thing with the Playmato is over 7k.
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Post by jams on May 12, 2011 18:55:29 GMT -5
Winning bid of 3,050. I would have bid if there was a guarantee you could stay the whole night to watch.
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Post by arsenette on May 12, 2011 19:57:54 GMT -5
Yeah.. that's the sneaky thing with TV and specifically this show. Given that TBS does everything over there and G4 was washing their hands of it .. it wasn't a sure thing as to how long someone could stay. That said I was surprised it was as low as it was. Hope the winner is courteous and we get to see who it was. Beside that point the $3k is a nice amount to give to charity. Especially this one. Even if I'm still a bit on the fence tying the 2 things together..
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