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Post by hydra48 on Aug 12, 2020 20:11:50 GMT -5
REALLY bummed about the format. The way of determining the winner doesn't seem to be in the spirit Sasuke/Ninja Warrior at all. Unfortunately, this format sounds EXACTLY like something Drew would be well suited for. I feel terrible for the producers/editors if he ended up going far. If the finals course is anything like a city finals course its a lot more likely that he didn't make it as far as he would on courses similar to Stage 1 in recent years
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Tico
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Post by Tico on Aug 12, 2020 20:57:48 GMT -5
recent promo link. Theres a less HD version on Youtube that was shown last week after the Titan Games like this one at the finale and is about the same but it featured Drew in it with part of a interview and on the course, while the reedited promo fully cut him with different scenes now. did you happen the capture the promo with Drew in it?
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Post by GlobalNinjaFan on Aug 13, 2020 4:00:52 GMT -5
Aaaaand the cat is finally out of the bag.
While not AS bad as I thought it would be (Ninja vs Ninja doesn't seem baked into the format until the very end), this is still gonna be a far cry from what we know and expect.
I really don't see the point of this. European Spinoffs have proven you can fit decent four stage courses in an indoor venue. Why change things this drastically?
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Post by sparky930 on Aug 13, 2020 7:30:36 GMT -5
Aaaaand the cat is finally out of the bag. While not AS bad as I thought it would be (Ninja vs Ninja doesn't seem baked into the format until the very end), this is still gonna be a far cry from what we know and expect. I really don't see the point of this. European Spinoffs have proven you can fit decent four stage courses in an indoor venue. Why change things this drastically? My thoughts exactly. Considering the venue they used is pretty enormous, it seems like they could have definitely fit a reasonable 4 stages in there. After watching Australian Ninja Warrior though, I do wonder if most indoor and smaller courses lend themselves to being too easy for what American competitors have come to expect over the years. You can make a small course crazy difficult, but nothing but a grip gauntlet isn’t fun for anyone.
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Post by GlobalNinjaFan on Aug 13, 2020 7:59:56 GMT -5
Aaaaand the cat is finally out of the bag. While not AS bad as I thought it would be (Ninja vs Ninja doesn't seem baked into the format until the very end), this is still gonna be a far cry from what we know and expect. I really don't see the point of this. European Spinoffs have proven you can fit decent four stage courses in an indoor venue. Why change things this drastically? My thoughts exactly. Considering the venue they used is pretty enormous, it seems like they could have definitely fit a reasonable 4 stages in there. After watching Australian Ninja Warrior though, I do wonder if most indoor and smaller courses lend themselves to being too easy for what American competitors have come to expect over the years. You can make a small course crazy difficult, but nothing but a grip gauntlet isn’t fun for anyone. I agree that indoors the course would be... limited compared to what we expect ourdoors, but IMO they could still do it. Even a 5 obstacle Stage 3 could be made pretty tough: 1) Floating Boards (maybe one extra board) 2) Ultimate Cliffhanger + 2 Crazy Cliffhanger Jumps (remove ANW 11's nerfs) 3) Curved Body Prop 4) Cane Lane (make it 2 transitions instead of 1) 5) Flying Bar Something like that would be perfectly serviceable without upending the entire format.
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Post by Messup434 on Aug 13, 2020 9:44:35 GMT -5
Aaaaand the cat is finally out of the bag. While not AS bad as I thought it would be (Ninja vs Ninja doesn't seem baked into the format until the very end), this is still gonna be a far cry from what we know and expect. I really don't see the point of this. European Spinoffs have proven you can fit decent four stage courses in an indoor venue. Why change things this drastically? Because the spirit of this year seems to be to change everything possible in general, even when the "old normal" could be very feasibly done. Hope this all ends soon!
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Post by Hlav on Aug 13, 2020 10:29:20 GMT -5
recent promo link. Theres a less HD version on Youtube that was shown last week after the Titan Games like this one at the finale and is about the same but it featured Drew in it with part of a interview and on the course, while the reedited promo fully cut him with different scenes now. did you happen the capture the promo with Drew in it? Not mine, but
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Post by Ninja Warrior Ryan on Aug 14, 2020 2:32:48 GMT -5
Everyone complaining seems to forgot that right before production of the first city is when covid hit. That means the entire plan had to be re-done. All things considered, this is far better than I expected (which was no ANW). Next year they'll be prepared and back bigger than ever.
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Post by Ninja Warrior Ryan on Aug 14, 2020 2:34:34 GMT -5
As a side note, so glad to see the power trio back in the booth!!
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Post by GlobalNinjaFan on Aug 14, 2020 3:48:13 GMT -5
After rewatching the promo a few times... the obstacle action this season does seem decent. Even if the format is jarringly different, I'm sure I can have some fun watching this. I just really hope this doesn't become the "new normal" for ANW.
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Post by sparky930 on Aug 14, 2020 5:22:22 GMT -5
As a side note, so glad to see the power trio back in the booth!! They brought Alison Haislip back?
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Post by Ninja Warrior Ryan on Aug 14, 2020 9:50:58 GMT -5
As a side note, so glad to see the power trio back in the booth!! They brought Alison Haislip back? No lol. Matt, Akbar, Zuri.
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Post by Hlav on Aug 14, 2020 15:05:42 GMT -5
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Post by Hlav on Aug 14, 2020 15:13:40 GMT -5
and to get into the whole teams thing although its still not really all clear yet, the people these top 50 ninjas pick can be a existing ninja or a rookie. For example, Sean Bryan has revealed his picks on Instagram as {Spoiler} Father Stephen Gadberry and David Womelsdorf.
Just to gather based on these twos previous stats and possibly wondering how other ninjas picks may be like {Spoiler} Stephen failed the 3rd obstacle in ANW 10 and was a featured run, while David qualified for city finals in ANW 10/11 but failed the 5th obstacle each time, being cut both times in qualifier and digested both times in city finals. Both are religious as he is too.
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Post by DeAndre on Aug 14, 2020 23:02:55 GMT -5
I am really excited for this bar the drew thing tbh some of the obstacles look wack and wild, some of the stuff reminds me of what i see when i dream of ANW lol. that surreal style is nice af
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Post by GlobalNinjaFan on Aug 15, 2020 5:38:02 GMT -5
I am really excited for this bar the drew thing tbh some of the obstacles look wack and wild, some of the stuff reminds me of what i see when i dream of ANW lol. that surreal style is nice af Agreed, the different "aesthetic" this year is gonna be interesting haha
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Post by Ninja Warrior Ryan on Aug 16, 2020 12:24:50 GMT -5
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Post by casuallystranded on Aug 16, 2020 14:36:47 GMT -5
So much wasted space. AuNW and NWUK were much more resourceful with their amount of space.
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Post by Ninja Warrior Ryan on Aug 17, 2020 18:41:14 GMT -5
So much wasted space. AuNW and NWUK were much more resourceful with their amount of space. I believe the photo isnt a completed setup btw
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Post by edrider5 on Aug 17, 2020 20:09:26 GMT -5
Well it has been confirmed by Brent Steffensen he will not be in this season as he never got a call back. Plus he did announced he will no longer be on the show.
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