Britten will always be THE FIRST AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR in history. It doesnt matter if he didnt win, Isaac did him a favor by going second because nobody can ever take that title away.
shareWell I wouldn't say it was a favor. I don't think Britten would have beat Caldiero's time but with a little more rest I don't think it's unreasonable to say that Britten's time could have improved by 1 or 2 seconds.
shareBritten is also the only competitor to hit the buzzer all six times...which is something Caldiero can't say...he didn't even finish the his city finals course, which Geoff Britten did...Isaac may of gotten the cash, but Geoff Britten is the true first American Ninja Warrior...
"Life is like a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death."
It's too bad the season ended the way it did. I'm sure NBC is thrilled with the contoversies but it would have been better if Britten was acknowledged for his accomplishment and some of the women did better to justify getting ALL the wild cards. It seems like each year the producers do more and more to promote their agenda and sacrifice fair treatment of all contestants.
shareAmen, brother. What Geoff Britten did was extremely impressive. I mean not only did he hit all 6 buzzers but I think he was one of the fastest (maybe top 5 or better) for each of those buzzers! Didn't he get the fastest time on Stage 2?
Isaac Caldiero on the other hand actually looked weak on the body prop.
everyone needs to stop babying around about this, its a competition.
the whole point to the show is a competition to name a 'ninja warrior'. singular. not more than one
its essentially a round robin elimination format from one round to the next throughout the show
in the end if you make it to the final round its about speed. that's just how it goes. what I find hilarious is people overcrediting Britten when Isaac destroyed all of the Mountain
Britten ALMOST didn't finish the third stage of the mountain, Isaac made every part of the mountain look like a breeze in the park
you can say what you want but its clear that no one performed anywhere near Isaac throughout the finals stages of the competition. he never looked tired or in a struggle
If i go crazy will you still call me Superman?
U aint superman
shareAre you saying that Geoff Britten is not an American Ninja Warrior? You may want to clarify what you said in your post!
sharePointing out that Britten hit every buzzer is over-crediting him? How so? If you look at the body of work of Caldiero and Britten throughout Season 7 as opposed to just the Finals, the case for Britten as the superior overall athlete grows more compelling. It's definitely clear that Isaac looked weak on the Body Prop in the City Finals course.
shareExactly....Britten was a ROOKIE, never having competed on American Ninja Warrior...Caldiero has bee there every year, and has FAILED every year up until this year...and guess what? He FAILED to complete his city's final's course, couldn't do it but did "just" enough to get the invite to Vegas....Britten is the ONLY one who hit all SIX buzzers and he was the FIRST one to reach the top of Mount Midoriama (sp??)....Yeah Caldiero got the cash, but he couldn't even complete his city final's....
"Life is like a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death."
That's not true at all. Britten was not a rookie! It was his second year and Caldiero's third year. They both competed before and both failed before.
Britten hit all 6 buzzers, but they competed in different final courses, so that's no indication of who's the better athlete. Also, it was a rainy day when Caldiero attempted the final course.
In my opinion, Caldiero is a better athlete. He completed stage 3 faster and easier than Britten. Yeah, Britten climbed the rope first, but he failed to do it faster than Caldiero. Britten did it first because Caldiero let him. It was not like Britten earned the right to do it first.
"it's essentially a round-robin elimination format from one round to the next throughout the show"
This is just not true.
First of all contestants are not competing against each other in Stage 1-3. Literally all 100 contestants could advance to Stage 4. Also, the reverse is true; which is that all 100 contestants can fail! On the other hand, a round-robin elimination format leads to one champion being declared but in American Ninja Warrior Seasons 1-6 no champion was declared. Furthermore, the contestants are not competing in a round-robin format against the obstacles either. If that were the case each contestant would get at least one try at each obstacle even if they failed a previous obstacle.
Personally, I think they should have split the prize money between the two. I have a gut feeling that they never expected to have two guys make it to stage 4, so they didn't actually have a plan for it. Then, when it happened, they sat down and said "what should we do?" And they decided to award it to the fastest time, but that took away the accomplishment of being the FIRST American Ninja Warrior. If they had split the money, just for that first time, it would have resolved that problem. After all, there will never be another first American Ninja Warrior.
shareBut, here’s the thing. Ninjas were NOT warriors. They were assassins. They cravenly killed people clandestinely. They did NOT confront them in combat. They poisoned and otherwise dispatched their targets remotely. A Samurai would eviscerate a Ninja is single combat. Hollywood chose the glamorize “ninja” because it is 2 syllables and “Samurai” is 3 syllables.
This is just a remake of American Gladiators.