Most Extreme Elimination Challenge?

Cafe Society
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Anyone catch this last night? I think, though I may be mistaken, that it was the first night of this show. It looks like a combination of Fear Factor, Iron Chef, and MST3K. I can’t tell whether it’s a genuine Japanese show that’s been intentionally mis-dubbed, or whether the bits were filmed specifically for this purpose.

Either way, I hate myself for considering it one of the funniest things I’ve seen on TV since the Simpsons’ 7th season. I was literally howling with laughter. Am I alone here?

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Justin

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I believe that would be William Mulholland’s quote about being asked to run for mayor of Los Angeles.

“I’d rather give birth to a porcupine backwards than run for mayor.”

As a man, I doubt he used the birthing contrast so often as a scatalogical one. And that would be a Most Extreme Elimination Challenge.

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I saw it too…

It was hilarious for a few minutes…then it got sorta lame. I guess people getting hurt was funny.

The novelty wore off, but I’d watch it now and again (say, once a week for 30 mins or something).

If you haven’t seen it though, check it out. It’s worth a gander. I think it was on TNN.

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I saw this too and I really want to know if it’s a genuine Japanese TV show or a parody. I’m pretty sure the “addicts” and “organ donors” were fake, though…one guy donated his medula oblongata?!? :eek:

Also, the hosts had non-Japanese names…which might have been changed by the translators, who knows.

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I don’t know about the dubbing, but it was broadcast in Japan in the late 80’s/early 90’s as “Takeshi’s Castle”. It was hosted by Kitano “Beat” Takeshi, somewhere in between lighting his assitants’ crotches on fire while trying to spank half-naked schoolgirls on Super Jockey, and receiving the Palme d’Or for Kikujiro no Natsu.

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They just MST3k the dialogue. Honestly you don’t really need to know what they are saying to understand what is going on, but some of the remarks are really funny.