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Takeshi's Castle: Funny, Silly or Dangerous?

Funny
13
36%
Silly
3
8%
Just Downright Dangerous
2
6%
Hunh?
18
50%
 
Total votes: 36
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Anyone else think this is the funniest gameshow on TV?
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Would we rebellious yanks know this one?
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I don't think we get it in its actual form...we get it in the form of "Most Painful Eliminations" (with humorous, off-color, American voice-overs)...and in that form, it's hilarious!

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Redwolf wrote:I don't think we get it in its actual form...we get it in the form of "Most Painful Eliminations" (with humorous, off-color, American voice-overs)...and in that form, it's hilarious!

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Thanks, Red. Before reading your post I was going to cast my vote as "Hunh?" Now that I realize it's something I've seen, I would have to split my vote between funny and just downright dangerous . Although "Hunh?" still resonates in the back of my mind for why someone would actually go through that kind of thing. I guess, "masochistic" comes to mind, also. :boggle:

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I would rather watch the World Series!
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I've had the dubious honor of seeing this programme in two countries - I think it's all the same except for the voiceover. Makes me wonder what is said in the Japenese-presented version!
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:boggle: :boggle:

http://www.count-takeshi.tk/

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Post by peteinmn »

What Redwolf said!

My son and I watch this with the American voice-overs and think it's very funny!
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Tell us something.: I play whistles. I sell whistles. This seems just a BIT excessive to the cause. A sentence or two is WAY less than 100 characters.

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avanutria wrote:programme
OH NO!!!! They have taken over your brain!!!!!!!!
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It's funny and dangerous. How do they do it? Aren't there any lawyers in Japan? In the U.S. they would be lined up by the ambulances.
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Tell us something.: I play whistles. I sell whistles. This seems just a BIT excessive to the cause. A sentence or two is WAY less than 100 characters.

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Father Emmet wrote:How do they do it?.
Waivers are WONDERFUL tools in the hands of lawyers that protect business.
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Waivers don't seem to prevent lawsuits, not here in NY anyway. Fear Factor must have some good lawyers.
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Redwolf wrote:I don't think we get it in its actual form...we get it in the form of "Most Painful Eliminations" (with humorous, off-color, American voice-overs)...and in that form, it's hilarious!

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izzarina wrote:Is this that weird show that's on Spike TV?
Yeah. The contestants get all dolled up in more padding than you'll find in the NFL and make a head-long banzi charge into these obstacle courses (usually over the water) and end up getting the bejeez busted out of them. All-in-all, it makes for some very entertaining television . . . if you like that sort of thing, of course. :)

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[Note: maybe I'm mistaken and they don't wear padding, though that's hard to believe. It's been so long since I've seen the show.]
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Post by MarkB »

Oh woe is me! I don't have cable or satellite television, just plain old what you can grab out of the air but it's freeeeeeeeee!

So on most days, I haven't clue what my coworkers or you guys are talking about most the time. They think that I'm aloof or a snob, I'm just in a fog of not knowing.

So I voted Huhh

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