What started as 10 would-be reality show stars shipped off to Japan to compete in a staged game show of Double Dare challenges is now down to four would-be reality show stars, facing off in their final Double Dare challenges,... CONTINUE READING I SURVIVED A JAPANESE GAME SHOW: SEASON FINALE»
Posted on August 6, 2008 in Reality TV
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We pick up where we left off last week, with Donnell victorious in the elimination round against Cathy, but furious with Andrew and Justin for breaking their homoerotic "silent alliance." I'm pretty sure Silent Alliance is the name of Gregg... CONTINUE READING I SURVIVED A JAPANESE GAME SHOW: SOMEONE CLEAN ANDREW'S DIAPER»
Posted on July 30, 2008 in Reality TV
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After eliminating Mary in "Big Chicken Butt Scramble" last week, Donnell returns to the green room with his shirt off and his chicken mask on, giving high fives and declaring the Green Monkeys "still in the building." Andrew fires back:... CONTINUE READING I SURVIVED A JAPANESE GAME SHOW: GODZILLA AIN'T GOT NOTHIN' ON ME»
Posted on July 23, 2008 in Reality TV
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After beating out Darcy at the end of last week's show, Meaghan heads back to the green room to rejoin the rest of the castmates. Andrew offers her a piece of cookie because he won the cookies in a bet... CONTINUE READING I SURVIVED A JAPANESE GAME SHOW: THE FART OF SNORE»
Posted on July 16, 2008 in Reality TV
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Last night's episode opened with the castmates waking up to a traditional tea ceremony prepared for them by Mama-San. While I enjoy the clash of cultures that this show offers, I like the clash when it's offered up for my... CONTINUE READING I SURVIVED A JAPANESE GAME SHOW: Y'ALL WANT TO DO DONUTS IN MY SUSHI?»
Posted on July 9, 2008 in Reality TV
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Last night's episode of I Survived a Japanese Game Show solidified it as the show to beat this summer (sorry, Mad Men). It had OUTRAGEOUS games, it had a surprise departure, it had smoke machines, it had Doctor Fish, it... CONTINUE READING HOW DO YOU SAY "I'M LOVIN' IT" IN JAPANESE?»
Posted on July 2, 2008 in Reality TV
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Last night was the premiere of I Survived a Japanese Game Show, and while it's clear that Americans are definitely lacking in the pride and honor department, the 10 contestants chosen to compete are not at all lacking in the... CONTINUE READING I SURVIVED I SURVIVED A JAPANESE GAME SHOW»
Posted on June 25, 2008 in Reality TV
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Both I Survived a Japanese Game Show and Wipeout premiere on ABC tonight. Personally, I'm more excited for Wipeout because I believe in the purity of humiliation, and don't need to be distracted some Hollywood suit's complex conceit. But both... CONTINUE READING HAVE SOME F-ING PRIDE WHEN YOU BOUNCE INTO THE MUD, AMERICA!»
Posted on June 24, 2008 in Reality TV
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Next week, ABC is premiering a new reality show called I Survived a Japanese Game Show, in which a group of would-be American reality stars get on the bus to go to STD Mansion only to find out they're being... CONTINUE READING I SURVIVED A JAPANESE GAME SHOW IS SO YEAR OF THE SHEEP»
Posted on June 17, 2008 in Reality TV, Viral Video
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Carrie Prejean turned the video camera off, put on some clothes, and stepped out of her house. It was a beautiful day outside. The air smelled like apples, and the late morning light hit the world in just such a...
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If you are a sassy and sarcastic young man in an American sitcom who represents the sitcom writer's desire that a nerdy Jewish teenager can somehow be the desirable romantic hero in this world, then eventually you will get a...
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I shouldn't even be here right now. I SHOULD BE GETTING INTO MY COSTUME! If I don't hurry, my facepaint won't be dry before I get to the MOONVIE theater, and everyone will be like "hahah, you look like you're...
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The Challenge: I had to go on a 3.5 hour bus tour of totally random TV and film locations in New York City. Alone, and wearing a specific ridiculous tshirt. And I had to find someone to take my picture...
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Uh. OK. Well, first let's address what this movie did well, like the disappointed parents we are (or at least that I am), recognizing that the negative feedback won't be useful or constructive if it isn't preceded by something positive....
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