I truly believe that there is nothing funnier than Japanese Human Tetris (or any of those crazy Japanese game shows).
With that said, I was looking forward to ABC’s I Survived a Japanese Game Show. After the hour, I wasn’t sure what to think of the show. I admit that, yes, it’s poor reality-summer-programming and the whole competition/Survivor-esque thing they’ve got going on is not helping them. (Honestly, the show reminds me of that Simpsons episode where our favorite family from Springfield were mere guinea pigs being exploited for entertainment.)
But, the actual game show was effin’ hilarious, it brought me to tears. Conveyor Restaurant? Laughed out loud! Smashed bug on windshield? Loved it!
Tivo through the commercials and “reality” part of the show and you’ve got a winner.
Btw – does anyone think that Judge Bob is Ciaran Hinds’ Japanese counterpart?
June 26th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
We watched this show as well. And we watched it for the same reasons. Without hesitation we added this show to our Tivo season pass list.
Here is another crap reality show recommendation for you. Check out “Flipping Out” on Bravo.
http://www.bravotv.com/Flipping_Out/season/2//index.php
It is pretty entertaining.
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