Comments on: Japanese Game Show “Hole in the Wall” Coming to America

By: Thomas

Thomas — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 05:07:43 +0000

I’ve been watching this show on youtube for months now, and I agree, the US networks would screw it up.

By: DOJ

DOJ — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:19:54 +0000

Ugg, I just saw commercials for two more Japanese imports. It would be hooray if i had any faith in the networks.
Simmy, i agree, bios suck.

By: gnarley

gnarley — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:38:35 +0000

They have to get more Japanese TV shows over here. They have so much more fun on their’s. With snakes and animals and ninjas… c’mon…

By: Simmy

Simmy — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:31:41 +0000

American television doesn’t know how to do this sort of show. They’ll spend half the show doing bio pieces on every contestant, showing their kids at home, etc.
Plus the contestants won’t know how to just have fun. They’ll take every game way too serious.
And I agree with DOJ…the producers will do crap like that to over-dramatize it.

By: Me

Me — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:55:48 +0000

Yeah, I think we have the Ellen DeGeneres show to thank for this. I think the Japanese contestants in ballgowns and heels really made it, though. I hope it’s as great as the original.

By: Chad Cloman

Chad Cloman — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:18:17 +0000

Fantastic! That is a great show.

By: DOJ

DOJ — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:25:15 +0000

Japanese version: reveal wall -> move wall at man -> man jumps -> man is knocked into pool

American version: reveal wall -> move wall at man -> man jumps -> cut to commercial

By: Tempscire

Tempscire — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:41:25 +0000

Japanese game shows have such…pizazz. An American version would try to make it seem dramatic or otherwise ruin it.

By: LiLimint

LiLimint — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:03:19 +0000

Hi!
… the last Saturday TV.Azteca television (Mexico), broadcast a new program called “Cuidado con el muro” (Be careful with the wall). It was funny… and I guess that was the very first american-version of Hole in the Wall.

By: Ratz

Ratz — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:02:19 +0000

Where some variety of sadomashochism is just a way of life for Japanese game shows (how could we forget the show where a guy is locked in a room for over a year, videoed, forced to eat dog food he’s won in a competition and not given any clothes..) I can’t imagine this will translate well for an american audience. The translation of RedDwarf caused GrantNaylor to pull the plug and the US version of the office was “so bad I think it gave me cancer”.

By: Geekazoid

Geekazoid — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:58:14 +0000

No one does game shows as fun and wacky as Japan. But leave it to the American studios to always mess things up. Anyone even watch Iron Chef America?

By: kid_icarus

kid_icarus — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:39:54 +0000

i doubt the show will last too long. someone will get hurt and sue the show….

By: CheeseDick

CheeseDick — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:29:19 +0000

The American version would require bigger holes to accommodate the fat-assed contestants no doubt.

By: OddNumber

OddNumber — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:27:22 +0000

The one where the wall falls down is by far the best!

By: CheeseDuck

CheeseDuck — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:52:22 +0000

WOOOOOOOOOOO! Hole in the Wall is awesome.

By: Leech

Leech — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:45:30 +0000

It started this year in Argentina too.
Hehe, pure bullsh1t.

By: Aar000n

Aar000n — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:42:29 +0000

YYESSS!

By: jean

jean — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:31:06 +0000

they did this on the ellen show

By: LoveZombie

LoveZombie — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:18:26 +0000

Ha ha that is great! I would watch it but I am sure it would be no where near as good as the Japanese version!