Would you pay to watch a real life Battle Royale?

Potential-Monke

I know this will be a non-runner in real life, because too many people care about other people who they don't know to make this viable. At least not in this country (pretty sure North Korea could get away with it!). But, let's say that it was brought into law, and the Battle Royale fight to the death with 1 winner became a thing. The contestants are made up of voluntary death row inmates and any civilian willing to participate. Max 100, 3 days, very similar to the Battle Royale films.

Let's say Sky get the rights to it. It's €100 for the full event. Would you pay it? Is this something you would support or even like to see?

I think I would pay it. If time travel was a thing, visiting the Gladiatorial Arenas back in ancient Rome would be something I'd love to go see. Not because I like to see death, but it looks like good entertainment! We're ok with boxing, UFC and other contact sports which can result in death, but we draw the line at that, and don't condone fighting to the death.

A company from Singapore and another from Australia are trying to create a similar Gladiator Experience using carbon fibre bodysuits and dulled weapons, with sensors to detect if a hit was a kill or injury (see Unified Weapons Master).

So, would you be up for watching real people fighting to the death in a Battle Royale style, or even something akin to the Gladiatorial Arenas in Rome? Would the modern society even allow this at some stage, or even future societies? I would also like to see events like Death Race for the automotive aspect of it!

Odhinn

I'd certainly watch armed combat - be interested to see German longsword and so on, without people being killed.

Grayson

Watch people die? Eh no.

Potential-Monke

Grayson wrote: »

Watch people die? Eh no.

That's putting it a bit too simple. You're technically watching someone survive! It's like survivor, but with no respawns.

Definitely not

For Forks Sake

If it came with a guarantee of the untimely demise of James Corden, then I'd consider it....

OldMrBrennan83

If it's all inmates then fire away, they're worthless anyway. They said, I'm not huge into reality TV.

Ten of Swords

Nah, hunger games was crap, can't see this being any better!

Potential-Monke

Ten of Swords wrote: »

Nah, hunger games was crap, can't see this being any better!

Ah but Hunger Games was too long and the area was too big. Put 100 people into an area the size of, ah, Cobh. Nice and small so loads of action!

Outlaw Pete

Yes, it's called MMA.

mad muffin

If it was free? Sure. I ain’t paying no money to see retards kill each other.

BBDBB

I nominate Piers Morgan and for his weapon I choose........a daffodil

mad muffin

For Forks Sake wrote: »

If it came with a guarantee of the untimely demise of James Corden, then I'd consider it....

Actually… I’d pay good money to see his little bitch face pummeled into moosh.

s8n

For Forks Sake wrote: »

If it came with a guarantee of the untimely demise of James Corden, then I'd consider it....

You know it would be presented by James Corden !!

Blazer

People I want to see in it.

James Cordin
Donald Trump
Boris Johnson
Piers Morgan
Putin- probably win it
Kim Jong
Assad
The people who came up with the idea of love island and big brother and all that other ****e.
The kardashians
Bruce or whatever he’s calling himself now Jenner.
Connor McGregor


Christ there’s so many people I’d want to see in it.
It would be a ratings winner..Celebrity Battle Royale etc.

^ Prime candidates for removal from the gene pool.

BBDBB

Barry Scott to commentate

"Bang! and the dirt is gone!"

Pyr0

Odhinn wrote: »

I'd certainly watch armed combat - be interested to see German longsword and so on, without people being killed.

You can already do that with youtube, there are a number of sparring videos out there that use old sword fighting techniques from the Middle Ages (I'm not referring to the armoured MMA with swords and shields you see going on in Eastern Europe)

corner of hells

Seems like Tyrone GAA are trying to do something similar at the moment.

wexie

I've been proposing this for years as a solution to prison overcrowding and getting some economic use out of some of the islands.

eeepaulo

Blazer wrote: »

People I want to see in it.

James Cordin
Donald Trump
Boris Johnson
Piers Morgan
Putin- probably win it
Kim Jong
Assad
The people who came up with the idea of love island and big brother and all that other ****e.
The kardashians
Bruce or whatever he’s calling himself now Jenner.
Connor McGregor


Christ there’s so many people I’d want to see in it.
It would be a ratings winner..Celebrity Battle Royale etc.

Good list, just let me add one, a terminator.

Well I have paid to watch a Royal Rumble, so I suppose I could be swayed...

SEPT 23 1989

Celebrity Deathmatch was a great aul show in the last century

Your mother and myself used to settle down of an evening and watch it on the Mteevee

Atoms for Peace

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uzdc-0Q45wM

Franz Von Peppercorn

Potential-Monke wrote: »

That's putting it a bit too simple. You're technically watching someone survive! It's like survivor, but with no respawns.

When you look at back at history why do you see yourself as spectator in the colosseum? Why not emphasise with the fighters. Because were you there you’d be a fighter.

Potential-Monke

Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »

When you look at back at history why do you see yourself as spectator in the colosseum? Why not emphasise with the fighters. Because were you there you’d be a fighter.

I'd imagine I would be a Lanista!

riffmongous

Deleted User wrote: »

Well I have paid to watch a Royal Rumble, so I suppose I could be swayed...

Rumble is usually more fun, although the opening chaos of a Battle Royale is grät craic if you can follow it

deco nate

I'd watch it on kodi

Noveight

Presidential Race battle royale.

At 77 years old, 5'3 Higgins would surely be the first to bite the dust. Bitta foxy boxing between Freeman and Ní Riada to keep us happy. Would surely boil down to Casey or Gallagher?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXFSK0ogeg4

To decide President of Ireland? Yeah, baby!

Noveight

Noveight wrote: »

Presidential Race battle royale.

At 77 years old, 5'3 Higgins would surely be the first to bite the dust. Bitta foxy boxing between Freeman and Ní Riada to keep us happy. Would surely boil down to Casey or Gallagher?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXFSK0ogeg4

Looks like my girl friend

wexie

Deleted User wrote: »

Looks like my girl friend

your girlfriend looks like Micheal D?

fair enuff, as my mother used to say : there's a lid for every jar

Capt'n Midnight

Ten of Swords wrote: »

Nah, hunger games was crap, can't see this being any better!

The Battle Royale film was much better than hunger games.