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Tiger Beer
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
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 Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:35 am Post subject: Japanese game shows going to America |
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080623/ap_en_tv/ap_on_tv_japanese_game_shows
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LOS ANGELES - A grown man wearing a diaper is spun around until he can barely stand, then is made to try an obstacle course carrying pitchers of milk without spilling any. Another man, dressed like an insect, flings himself onto a giant-sized "windshield" with a giant-sized "splat."
Is American television going crazy? No � American television is going Japanese.
With the increasing popularity of YouTube clips from Japanese game shows such as "Endurance," "Hole in the Wall" and "Human Tetris," U.S. networks � never shy about imitation � are bringing similar antics to their prime-time schedules.
On Tuesday, ABC is airing back-to-back premieres of "Wipeout" (8 p.m EDT) and "I Survived a Japanese Game Show" (9 p.m. EDT), with a domestic edition of "Hole in the Wall" coming this fall on Fox.
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| "We watched hundreds of hours of Japanese shows and looked for all of the consistent themes," says Smith, "whether it's being dizzy, use of treadmills, falling into water. We took those elements and then designed new games around them," with a little help from Japanese game show producers to make the stunts more ... well, Japanese. |
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Quibby84
Joined: 10 Aug 2006
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Location: Japan
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| Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 3:35 am Post subject: |
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| My parents are watching it on their satellite. They go on and on about how good it is...AHHA! |
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stevenbhow
Joined: 13 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 7:41 am Post subject: Game shows |
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| Oh man, this is the final sign that America has truly slipped over the edge. Now I have to undure crappy TV in both countries. How do I apply for Canadian citzenship again? |
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dove
Joined: 01 Oct 2003
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Location: USA/Japan
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| Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 10:14 am Post subject: |
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| But doesn't Canada import TV programs from the USA? |
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