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monta
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Now, now, go easy on her...she's got issues... 
But you'll be amazed at the repercussions of this littlle indiscretion!!! |
finished the first episode of Brothers&Sisters. love it. it's just the whole package, it's got everything. well except for the spicy scandalous sex stuff it doesn't have unlike other series. the problems are the touchy serious type.
But out of all the series i've seen, this must be the 'weirdest' ending; not a cliffhanger. it's like no strings attached. as if the series actually just ended. but i definitely wanna know what happens next with the Walkers
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 not a single dvd rental in this town has the season 2 episode >6 of Brothers&Sisters. the Jericho dvd doesn't seem to be working 
anyway, it's goood, like, reaally good.
i hate this Lina girl though | Spoiler (highlight text to read): | | why does the badgirl always have to be a blonde |
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Japanese Game Shows Coming to AmericaBy MATT HURWITZ, For The Associated Press
Mon Jun 23, 6:40 PM ET
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.
"It's going to be like nothing that American audiences have ever seen on network television," says "I Survived" host Tony Sano.
Indeed, Americans, accustomed to such family-friendly game shows as "Jeopardy!," "The Price is Right" and "Deal or No Deal" will likely find the new shows somewhat jolting. Then again, that's the idea.
"There is a great desire to shock over there," notes "Hole in the Wall" executive producer Stuart Krasnow. "Ironically, we're more puritan over here. But the Japanese will shock to any extreme."
Popular around the world, "Hole" pits contestants against solid walls coming at them with odd-shaped openings. They must mimic those shapes with their bodies to allow them to pass through the walls, lest they get knocked into a pool of water.
Physically challenging, for sure. But for sheer zaniness, "I Survived" executive producers Arthur Smith and Kent Weed have gone all-out weird.
"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.
"I Survived" moves two teams of five unsuspecting American contestants — who, by the way, didn't know they were going to Japan — into a house in Tokyo. The teams compete in bizarre games, with the winning crew in each round getting a "reward," such as a VIP tour around Tokyo, while the losers suffer a "punishment," such as having to haul rickshaws around Tokyo. They then vote their two worst teammates into an elimination game, such as "Splat On a Windshield."
By now, you're probably picking up that the most consistent themes in Japanese game shows are humiliation and embarrassment — sometimes to the point of sadistic — which oddly enough can serve as stress relief for conservative Japanese. "It's one of the only avenues they have for release, where they can actually let go and not be conservative anymore," notes Weed.
Krasnow agrees. While U.S. game show contestants are in it for the cash and prizes, he says the motivation is far different for the Japanese player.
"It's true escapism," he notes. "It allows them to really not be that proper person who just fits in all the time. Their culture is really about not being the loud one in the room and not being noticed. So for them to stand out is funny in and of itself."
To make it through such torture also reflects well on one's family, Smith says of the Japanese. "Their games are all about saving face. When you don't do good, you've harmed your family — you don't look good in your family's eyes."
All this is very different from American game shows, where players are generally treated with respect, no matter how goofily they behave.
"Treating our contestants well is our bread and butter," says "The Price Is Right" executive producer Syd Vinnedge. "For us, the contestants, and therefore the audience, are the stars of the show."
Hosts of U.S. game shows, such as Drew Carey, laugh with nutty contestants, not at them. The American host, Krasnow explains, "is there to comfort the losing contestant, to put a silver lining on a contestant who feels bad. In Japan, it's not like that — it's shock for shock's sake. If they feel bad, who cares?"
And unlike Japan, U.S. game show contestants are typically chosen for their likeability. "We place a lot of emphasis on casting," says David Goldberg, president of Endemol Entertainment, which produces "Deal or No Deal" and the upcoming "Wipeout." "We think it's really important to have people playing the game that we relate to and have a genuine interest in seeing them win."
One thing that's true in both the U.S. and Japan — there doesn't seem to be a shortage of people who are willing to do just about anything in front of a camera.
"Ninety-five percent of the world are voyeurs, and 5 percent of the world are exhibitionists," says Krasnow. "Thank God for the 5 percent." |
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| gaijinmark wrote: | | Japanese Game Shows Coming to America |
Don't bring the Game Shows, bring the Dramas... With subtitles!!! 
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| I watched "I Survived a Japanese Game Show" on ABC on Tuesday and I found it to be interesting. It amazes how many people have not traveled outside the US, let alone their home town. |
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watched 3 episodes of Weeds last night.
Liked it 
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By posting this, you have made my potential hard drive space a little smaller...
I never got around to finishing this, but I was avidly following the first few seasons. This started out so strong... did it end up the same way it started? |
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| runpup wrote: | | Wipeout is Takeshi's Castle/ MXC |
We have MXC here and it's absolutely hilarious! Mind you, they dub the voices, but even this adds to the humour.
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| FarOutFreak wrote: | By posting this, you have made my potential hard drive space a little smaller...
I never got around to finishing this, but I was avidly following the first few seasons. This started out so strong... did it end up the same way it started? |
The story never concluded, unfortunately... And it got a lot darker and more lurid...
According to Wiki, there were plans to finish the story, but no financial backing...  
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I'm hooked on Burn Notice this summer. I came across it online at Hulu.com, where I usually catch up on The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. I find it to be a fun, witty spy show. Reminds me a bit of MacGyver since Michael Westin, the main character (played by Jeffery Donovan, who I've read was on The Pretender for a few episodes) makes up eavesdropping devices from cell phones, bombs from store-bought items, etc. His voiceovers throughout an episode are nice as well. There's a tinge of sarcasm, but it's usually funny.
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Anyone watch so you think you can dance? It seriously pissed me off that Will had to leave!
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| adylma wrote: | | Anyone watch so you think you can dance? |
I was watching my lawn grow instead... Very exciting.
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| bmwracer wrote: |
I was watching my lawn grow instead... Very exciting. |
Very funny.
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But come on, you really don't enjoy watching them dance?
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| adylma wrote: | Very funny.
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But come on, you really don't enjoy watching them dance? |
Nope... I don't watch any of that reality crap.
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Nope... I don't watch any of that reality crap. |
I usually don't either.. Well I don't even have a tv so I couldn't even if I wanted to. But so you think you can dance I really enjoy. It's very entertaining watching them dance. I like dance.
Well... it was until America stupidly voted, or rather, didn't vote for Will, who should have won the whole show, but instead didn't even make it to the finals. 
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| adylma wrote: | | I usually don't either.. Well I don't even have a tv so I couldn't even if I wanted to. But so you think you can dance I really enjoy. |
If you don't have a TV, how can you watch it?
Online?
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| adylma wrote: | | Anyone watch so you think you can dance? It seriously pissed me off that Will had to leave! |
OMG I KNOW! I was totally shocked to find Will and Twitch in the bottom. I was sure that Mark was going home!
I can sorta see why Will got voted off. I mean, he was a brilliant dancer, but he didn't have the personality that they others have.
Personally I'm cheering for Katee! 
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