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Thursday, April 9, 2009
Flotsam & Jetsam

Is This The Japanese Version Of The Biggest Loser?

7:22PM Jess McGuire | I wish there was a channel on Australian television dedicated to broadcasting every single crazy and confusing Japanese television program out there at the moment – and without subtitles. Then I would do nothing but huff bongs all day and eat cheese and laugh in a delirious manner at everything occuring on my small screen. More »
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Friday, August 29, 2008

Is This Bizarre Show Fox’s Ace in the Fall ‘Hole’?

7:00AM Defamer Hollywood | There was a time when the aesthetic of the Japanese game show was thought to be too bizarre to translate to America, but the times, they are a-changin’. Hot on the heels of the summer hit Wipeout comes Hole in the Wall, a Fox remake of the Japanese show in which contestants contort their bodies to pass through a strangely-shaped hole in an advancing wall, lest they be knocked backwards into a pool. Sound simple? It is — gleefully so, as you’ll see from this clip. We could have used some more J-pop songs or cute, lightning-spouting rat/dogs watching from the sidelines, but otherwise, we think we’ve found the crown jewel of the fall lineup. It’s bold for Hole in the Wall to premiere on the anniversary of September 11, but if this show can’t heal America’s wounds, what can? [Fox] More »
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