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Post by evan on May 27, 2015 17:04:21 GMT -5
Heath ran after me and he was the second to last walk on (last one was his gf) after 5 am. Much respect. I was super tired and failed the silk slider, I felt I was dreaming the whole thing.
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Post by evan on May 27, 2015 17:19:55 GMT -5
Jesse (forgot his last name) one of the best athletes of the walk on line (according to me) was ready to go right after along with two others but didn't get to run, and it was still nighttime. It was so wrong.
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Post by deathalo on May 28, 2015 18:25:46 GMT -5
Not sure if I remember correctly but I think he retired from ANW to do parkour full time maybe??? Something like that. Well that's too bad, he was one of my favorite competitors. Then again Levi did the same thing pretty much. I still miss Levi  |
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Post by Oti on May 28, 2015 21:41:41 GMT -5
Levi quit to be a farmer.
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Post by Philip on May 28, 2015 21:45:26 GMT -5
^ Can confirm.
He's on Facebook from time to time talking about pigs and fermented vegetables. I wish he'd come back one day though
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Post by penguincatfish on May 28, 2015 23:01:45 GMT -5
He was last seen grazing in a forest... |
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Post by green on May 29, 2015 9:08:17 GMT -5
He failed first obstacle in ANW4, so he never returned.
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Post by 2D2Will on May 31, 2015 0:30:32 GMT -5
Just finished watching the episode. There are less ads on the Esquire website version, so it's a faster watch. Here are some of my notes:
1) I noticed some of the shots with Matt and Akbar are done in front of a green screen. It really takes away from the narrative that ANW is a sport when there are segments that are obviously shot after the fact.
2) I'm not a fan of the Hourglass Drop. I was afraid someone was going to hit their head on the support for the second board and the fact many were DQed instead of failing was a bummer.
3) Some of the bios were nice but when almost everyone has a story, it negates the specialness of most of the stories. Look, we all have had hardship, but I don't need to hear everyone's sob story.
4) This show had 10 commercial breaks. With only 19.5 full runs being shown that means this episode had less than 2 runs per segment. But that's only part of the reason why this show feels so slow this season.
5) I really wish they would go back to filming during the day. Everything about the night runs feel super serious and it doesn't make me excited to watch the show. Most obstacle course shows I've watched try to keep the mood upbeat and fun. As a result, the show feels faster paced, regardless if it actually is. They say time flies when you're having fun. I wish ANW would try to have fun again.
6) They should put cut runs on their YouTube channel. Could get them a little extra promotion and a little extra cash.
7) It was great to see Jessie Graff again and I'm glad she made the finals. In fact, most of the runners were actually pretty great and should be commended for their best efforts. Except for that goat lady. She annoyed me.
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Post by Amber on May 31, 2015 9:57:17 GMT -5
2) I'm not a fan of the Hourglass Drop. I was afraid someone was going to hit their head on the support for the second board and the fact many were DQed instead of failing was a bummer. Huh... never really thought if it that way, but you have a point. Yeah, if people could skip the 2nd trampoline then it's waaayyy too bouncy. |
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Post by evan on Jun 1, 2015 2:09:44 GMT -5
5) I really wish they would go back to filming during the day. Everything about the night runs feel super serious and it doesn't make me excited to watch the show. Most obstacle course shows I've watched try to keep the mood upbeat and fun. As a result, the show feels faster paced, regardless if it actually is. They say time flies when you're having fun. I wish ANW would try to have fun again. 6) They should put cut runs on their YouTube channel. Could get them a little extra promotion and a little extra cash. I really like these two points man. Also they should end the submission process (application/video is nonsense imo) and just let all walk ons run, even if it's 200 of them. Just show up if you wish to try the course, sign a consent form in case something bad happens, and be willing to wait for your turn. Start filming from sunrise and end at sunset, and don't even edit to change the order of the runs, that's so unnecessary and nobody cares. Those who finish or qualify should then provide with more info, be interviewed, etc. |
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Post by evan on Jun 1, 2015 2:34:15 GMT -5
Oh and instead of having 6 regions there should be like 20 regions. America is a big country. Someone from Alaska shouldn't have to come to Venice to compete lol
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Post by evan on Jun 1, 2015 2:35:37 GMT -5
It's probably a lot easier though to start a new competition altogether than change ANW.
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Post by narcissus1916 on Jun 1, 2015 3:17:23 GMT -5
I imagine setting up all the walk-ons would be a logistical nightmare. There's enough people running the course, I just want to see more runs.
Ninja Warrior UK got creative with montages and it sped up the pace exponentially.
Also, I really missed seeing more people fail early obstacles. Its fun and also demonstrates that even the "easy" obstacles can take people out.
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Post by higeboshi on Jun 1, 2015 10:34:02 GMT -5
Ninja Warrior UK got creative with montages and it sped up the pace exponentially. I've only seen part of one episode, but if you're talking about montages like the firefighter one, then yes, ANW absolutely needs something like that. |
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Post by evan on Jun 1, 2015 16:20:49 GMT -5
I imagine setting up all the walk-ons would be a logistical nightmare. There's enough people running the course, I just want to see more runs. Ninja Warrior UK got creative with montages and it sped up the pace exponentially. Also, I really missed seeing more people fail early obstacles. Its fun and also demonstrates that even the "easy" obstacles can take people out. people can just get a number first come first served, there's nothing to set up It wasn't very exciting to watch ~70% failure rate on the second obstacle. |
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Post by brockriebe6 on Jun 1, 2015 17:55:10 GMT -5
Yeah but they won't show all 70% of those fails. They will show as many as they feel like they need to show. I also heard somewhere that they want the obstacles to be hard enough for about only 20% of the competitors to pass.
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Post by vaughngk on Jul 13, 2015 16:25:46 GMT -5
I decided to make another thread just for tonight's final the other Venice thread was getting a little crowded.
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Post by TCM on Jul 13, 2015 16:39:53 GMT -5
Better off just updating this one since this year, all the discussion has happened in their respective threads as opposed to making individual threads of all the airdates in the past.
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Post by thatoneuser on Jul 13, 2015 17:32:11 GMT -5
Agreed. Might as well keep all the talk in one place.
As a reminder, tonight's broadcast will be significantly better than the ones in years past. All the "inspirational stories" have already failed the qualifiers. If they plan on killing two hours with only 30 people, they're basically forced to show the people that we most care about. Sure, the Kacy Count is going to go back through the roof but at least Kacy takes this show someone seriously.
EDIT: Dammit NBC...
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Post by zero on Jul 13, 2015 20:09:03 GMT -5
So would Jessie's city finals run on YouTube get as much views as Kacy's or would she get ignored because she didn't complete it?
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