Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Ninja Warrior for Amurr'cans

Note the twist in participant demographic there.

"Olympic Athletes, K-Fighters, Pro-Wrestlers..."

In other words, people who aren't you, living your regular lives. (- -_____)

You wanna know the spread in the original?

A sample:
Pub Owner
Sports Instructor
Teacher
Newspaper delivery man
Tokyo University Student
Classical Ballet Dancer
Postal Worker

I'm not saying all of them did well, but I want you to note that the spirit of the show is that anyone can compete. Not just professional athletes of one kind or another.

I wish it wasn't the case but COME ON.
Y U ALWAYS REMAKE THINGS TO SUCK AMERICA?  (سಥ益ಥ)س

On the plus side, when it came to actual participants that wasn't entirely the case. The top contenders were a couple of free-runners. That's basically parkour with an emphasis on acrobatics and tricking.
I do realize though that since the competition takes place in Japan it IS easier for the average person living there to try-out and attend compared to someone living in the U.S. without some kind of financial sponsor.

9 comments:

  1. Plus most americans are fat and lazy and not what you'd call "Ninja Warrior" material!

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  2. re your comment: no, no, sorry. basically all the importance in the definition was at the very end when it said "also figurative". basically it's just a synonym for "illusion".

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  3. what? lol. I'm having migraine! lol

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  4. this is prpobably gonna be awesome :D

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  5. They had that one called Wipeout, I think the contestants were regular joes. I always like that one because it looked like a live action side scrolling video game.

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  6. Money is money, man. That's why. And people don't know any better.

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  7. as I remember, a fisherman and a firefighter hold the record of Ninja Warrior. Many professional gymnasts and athletes cannot win Sasuke lol

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  8. The version of the show that airs of here seems to be Japanese with dubs, I'll have to watch it some time and make sure. I want to see a Japanese salaryman try to be a ninja. Japanese salarymen are like the greatest people evar.

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