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ThommosBucket
09 Apr 15 14:15
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Just seen this advertised - on ITV Saturday night.

Chris Kamara and Ben Shepherd presenting members of the public trying to display Ninja skills.

Sounds brilliant - what could possibly go wrong.....CryCrySad
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Report Crisp77 • April 9, 2015 2:47 PM BST
Sounds rubbish. Likely to get the chop.
Report Zazu • April 9, 2015 3:42 PM BST
Absolute garage. Like wipeout without the comedy value
Report naydam • April 9, 2015 5:25 PM BST
Well, if it's anything like the Japanese original series it'll do for me. It's not supposed to have any 'comedy value'. Far from it...but I doubt that it will be on anything like that level of difficulty.
Still, we can only hope. We'll know soon enough by how many can complete the first course.
I think that only one or two men ever achieved Ninja Warrior status by completing all the challenges. One of them did it twice! Shocked
Report ThommosBucket • April 9, 2015 5:27 PM BST
Cannot believe people say the quality of TV is going downhill - this has got BAFTAS written all over it. Throw in some judges, say Sharon Osborne and some unknown edgy comic / singer and find a way of involving a public vote and I reckon the sky is the limit.

As you can tell - I can't wait...
Report naydam • April 9, 2015 5:45 PM BST
If you've got 'people trying to display Ninja skills', then it's a long way from Ninja Warrior, which spit out almost all-comers...including plenty of Olympic medal winners in gymnastics etc.
This should be a brutal competition between the challengers and the courses. Plenty beat the opening course. A few beat the second course. But nobody beat the third test, apart from, perhaps, two men.
I just hope they haven't diluted it...but God knows where they'll find serious challengers in the UK.
Report ThommosBucket • April 9, 2015 6:08 PM BST
naydam - you sound like a fan of what sounds like a proper programme in its original form.

I'm afraid you are going to be very disappointed!

This looks like members of the public trying to get across a swimming pool by bouncing on inflatables while Chris Kamara wets himself as they fall in...

Bring on the Wall / Total Wipeout / Soccer Saturday / GMTV.......!
Report naydam • April 9, 2015 7:57 PM BST
Oh, dear! SadSadSad
Report theres only one best tonic • April 10, 2015 12:33 PM BST
will stuart hall be providing commentaries live from strangeways?
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