ANW 2 runs at the same time for the qualifiers and semis?

[sackeshi]

So what I was thinking since they have 100 in each qualifying round, if they simply had them running side by side, not against each other just as the same time, it would allow for them to show all the runs and make things more exiting if it gets to a point of first to get to said obstacle gets in the top 30.

[Ben Baker]

I kinda like the idea. But I think it needs to stay with ninja vs ninja. I don’t see the point in that format if your not racing one another

[sackeshi]

Mar 16, 2019 22:50:06 GMT -5 Ben Baker said:

I kinda like the idea. But I think it needs to stay with ninja vs ninja. I don’t see the point in that format if your not racing one another

It would allow for literally every run to be shown, though full or fast forward. Since they only have to show 50 "pairs" instead of 100 individuals.

[GlobalNinjaFan]

Nah... this helps no-one. People with already little attention have to share their runs with someone else, and those people DO wanna see and are hyped up also have their runs watered down.

[DeAndre]

I don't really understand what your talking bout lol, but if it's to have two runs going at the same time then definitely no. It doesn't really work TV wise, it's not aesthetically appealing, when someone falls dramatically all the attention has got to be on them or it doesn't really click.

[TCM]

The amount of work that goes into the regionals would double doing two runs at the same time, which would just extend production and filming time.

[kunnai56]

Mar 16, 2019 21:35:55 GMT -5 sackeshi said:

So what I was thinking since they have 100 in each qualifying round, if they simply had them running side by side, not against each other just as the same time, it would allow for them to show all the runs and make things more exiting if it gets to a point of first to get to said obstacle gets in the top 30.

It's an interesting thought, but if they're running at the same time, it'll be hard for viewers to keep track of both runs at the same time, it would be a logistical headache on the production side of things due to needing to double their course, and if there's a shocking fail, the impact is minimized. For example, it was a pretty huge shock to watch J.J Woods failing the Floating Stairs in Ninja vs. Ninja, but the impact was minimized by Paul Kasmir blowing past him, and a lot of the shock value disappeared. The same would occur on the course if the runs were doubled up.

[Kane-Not-Kosugi]

The pacing for ANW Jr. is SO MUCH BETTER than the pacing for ANW as it is right now. They get right to the action with maybe some brief bios. I'd love to see a regular season format, but honestly showing 2 runs at once is not the best looking if they're both running just to run and beat the course.

In my opinion, if you're gonna do that, you need to use the Stage 1 format from...

I'm gonna say it, I'm sorry...

Kunoichi 8.

That's the ONLY way it'd be aesthetically pleasing. It's a good compromise between racing the clock and each other and I could see something happen like that in the future. Stage 2 and 3 would be individual runs (and no, the dumb Stage 3 wouldn't be the same as K8) and then Stage 4 is a mini tower.

[tyler]

I don't think it is a good idea because people compete at different speeds. When someone runs as themselves they have their own pace that they do. Some are more methodical while others are pretty much sprinters. The course for Ninja vs. Ninja was designed mostly to be a sprint. I don't want to say that the obstacles were easy but certainly easier. Just imagine people racing on obstacles 8 and 9 in the city finals, if they even get to it.

[gamer2k4]

Mar 18, 2019 12:37:17 GMT -5 tyler said:

I don't think it is a good idea because people compete at different speeds. When someone runs as themselves they have their own pace that they do. Some are more methodical while others are pretty much sprinters. The course for Ninja vs. Ninja was designed mostly to be a sprint. I don't want to say that the obstacles were easy but certainly easier. Just imagine people racing on obstacles 8 and 9 in the city finals, if they even get to it.

This is the reason it would never happen. NBC can edit runs right now so we don't see resting time, etc., but I've heard that some competitors took WAY longer to run the course than their displayed time indicated. By putting more than one runner on the course at a time, it's clear who's fast and who isn't.

Besides, any improvements in efficiency would really only apply to the live audience. For the broadcast, they can already edit and digest runs, so I doubt you'd see much of a difference.