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vbob99 t1_j8xekx6 wrote

I feel like this could never work in North America, as the personalities wouldn't be willing to put it on the line and lose.

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Sada_sama t1_j91sjau wrote

Yeah I feel like there wouldn't be as much respect. One of my favorite parts about the show is the sportsmanship and respect everyone has for one another. I was really disappointed when >!miracle!< pushed the guy in front of him. Really felt like it tarnished the idea of the competition for me

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Popular-Departure222 t1_j9dg4v6 wrote

I watched it a few times and I realised he didn't really push the guy. He was diving for the torch. Split second race and he already planned when to leap for the torch. Which ended up looking like he was pushing

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Sada_sama t1_j9di7fe wrote

Think you need to rewatch the scene, it was 100% a push and not a dive. He's directly behind him with both arms out aiming for his lower back, it was a deliberate sabotage of the competition

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LiveAd4073 t1_j9yrqrv wrote

yup, in that moment I was like....well that pretty much is the difference between Westerners and Easterners. Collectivism vs Indivisualism. Miracles Western fight to be the winner above all took over in that moment

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Brodie9jackson t1_j9jy9kh wrote

It also wouldn’t work in NA because every major proffesional sports organization or first responder division (military, navy, and even fire etc.) wouldn’t allow their athletes or active members to participate. It would just be a shit mix of IG influencers and cross fit junkies.

The Beauty of the show being in Korea is you actually got ex-Olympians, MMA fighters, pro athletes and active serving machines, which offered a way more enjoyable experience. A North American version would just be trash TV IMO

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vbob99 t1_j9jzwn3 wrote

> It would just be a shit mix of IG influencers and cross fit junkies

I agree completely.

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commanderchimp t1_ja1oigf wrote

North America you would probably get some fake natty YouTuber, some Bodybuilder, maybe some MMA people not from the big organizations and maybe some BJJ people.

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Wazzoo1 t1_j950r71 wrote

The Challenge is the American version, essentially.

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vbob99 t1_j95r5ol wrote

The Challenge has people you learn about for being on The Challenge, not people you would think beforehand when you hear about a show like that. So for instance, you wouldn't see Terry Crews, really buff guy, on a show like this as he wouldn't risk the hit to his image of losing. (sorry... Terry Crews is an incredibly nice guy it seems, his name just popped into my mind immediately).

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Wazzoo1 t1_j97w42p wrote

The Challenge literally had multiple seasons of their own contestants going up against professional athletes.

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vbob99 t1_j98l04x wrote

Select athletes. It's like having an exhibition chess world championship, but the top players not coming out because they have nothing to gain and everything to lose.

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hazyyy1 t1_j9hrmxm wrote

His point was that with Challenge 100, it was an collection of famous people whether they were athletes/personalities/fitness throughout korea. The challenge is mostly people who were famous through real world or road rules that evolved into "the challenge"

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hazyyy1 t1_j9hrf5x wrote

Not at all. The Challenge is mostly people who've become famous for being on the challenge. While 100 is about famous athletes/personalities/fitness people in korean are collected. If they continue with further seasons and invite previous 100 contestants back and after 20 years then yeah maybe we can make the comparisions.

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