Flashjeff
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- 28 Dec 2003
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I used to think we depraved Americans put some crazy s@#$ on TV (i.e.: the reality show craze), but our good friends over in Japan have us beat six ways to Sunday, thanks to a couple of imports currently seen on Spike TV: MXC (Most Extreme Elimination Challenge) and Hey! Spring of Trivia.
MXC is the goofiest of the two, it's a show where people brave all sorts of insane obstacle courses: like trying to crash through one of five doors which is made of paper, the other four are solid wood, watching them bounce off the wooden doors is funny; riding a mechanical bull while trying to zap a pink rubber bat with a water gun (the game's called "Buck Off") and my favorite where contestants have to swing over a muddy pool on a rope and land on a pylon. That game's called "Dope on a Rope". Another funny part of the show are the hosts dressed in shogun costumes with loopy English dubbing throughout.
Hey! Spring of Trivia is another dopey show where celebrities watch film clips of perfectly ridiculous trivia and vote which one is their best. The premiere episode this past Thursday saw toddlers in China wearing crotchless pants and doing a number two ON THE STREET; using bottle rockets to propel a man into the air; crayfish who piss through their face and other nutty stuff. I'll definitely tune in for more fun filled insanity from both shows!
Watching those shows makes me wonder what other crazy stuff the Japanese are producing for their viewing public!
MXC is the goofiest of the two, it's a show where people brave all sorts of insane obstacle courses: like trying to crash through one of five doors which is made of paper, the other four are solid wood, watching them bounce off the wooden doors is funny; riding a mechanical bull while trying to zap a pink rubber bat with a water gun (the game's called "Buck Off") and my favorite where contestants have to swing over a muddy pool on a rope and land on a pylon. That game's called "Dope on a Rope". Another funny part of the show are the hosts dressed in shogun costumes with loopy English dubbing throughout.
Hey! Spring of Trivia is another dopey show where celebrities watch film clips of perfectly ridiculous trivia and vote which one is their best. The premiere episode this past Thursday saw toddlers in China wearing crotchless pants and doing a number two ON THE STREET; using bottle rockets to propel a man into the air; crayfish who piss through their face and other nutty stuff. I'll definitely tune in for more fun filled insanity from both shows!
Watching those shows makes me wonder what other crazy stuff the Japanese are producing for their viewing public!