Tuesday, July 30, 2019

The ridiculous Ninja show

So is this three seasons now that the Australian version of Ninja Warrior has had a final in which no one got through the final course in order to have a go at the final climb?  

I saw some of the first season; none of the second; and bits of the third including last night's final, in which Channel 9 had been putting out hints that someone finally completed the whole thing to "win".

Instead, we got contestants who all found the "swinging doors" impossible - not even able to move past the first one in a row of 4 or 5.   This seems to me, and surely many viewers, pretty ridiculous.  As someone on Twitter said, the show might have more credibility if they showed that the obstacle was actually do-able, as they (apparently) have people who test the different segments of the course.

But these swinging doors looked ridiculous - a smooth metal edge giving no grip to two hands, let alone the one hand that would have to remain while trying to grab on to the other.

Do the international versions have this issue as well? - going several seasons before anyone can even try the final?

6 comments:

Not Trampis said...

I cannot believe you would watch such a show

Steve said...

Come on, Homer. It's not like it's Married at First Sight or any number of other crap reality TV shows about relationships.

Jason Soon said...

I assume you watch other sports, Homer. this is a genuine test of athletic ability which is more enjoyable than watching cricket (but then watching paint dry is more enjoyable than watching cricket)

Not Trampis said...

of course you would not watch cricket Soony it is only for those who appreciate culture

John said...

We get what we pay for. At least those programs test athletic ability in a way that is more entertaining than many sports. With the exception of a few comedy programs I don't watch much TV. Youtube beats free to air hands down. There is even an inexhaustible range of good quality information videos to be found there.

adrian australia said...

Charlie obviously told to do t he course faster. The time was supposedly not an issue....then it was. Should have split the money. But then no "winner"