BBC making version of human tetris (hole in the wall)

[cool110]

the BBC is making a celebrity version of this called hole in the wall info wikipedia

got to go it's on in 5 minutes

EDIT: this weeks mystery guest was the cheeky girls

[marioGP87]

yea, that's already on here in the U.S. I prefer the Japanese one though because it has a lot more retarded shapes and their expressions make me laugh x3!!!

[cool110]

but with celebrities playing for £10,000 for charity. come on dj spoony and vic reeves

[welsh_girl]

I remember watching the Japanise one on Youtube, then before going out with the better half seeing the one on BBC.

Looked fun, but nothing like the Japanise one. Plus I'm sick of everything on TV for some reason NEEDING these " celebrities " to play the games or shows. So much funner when it was normal folk.

[y0ttabyte]

Yeah, It happened here in Australia too. Initally it rated surprisingly well (lots of idiots watch TV here) then I think people get over it after like 2 episodes. The concept can only go so far.

[Relambrien]

I don't know exactly how the BBC is handling the show, but over here in America, they screwed it up horribly.

Yes, they still do the exact same thing as in the Japanese show. But it's not done correctly.

If you look around YouTube for Japanese game show videos, you'll find that they're primarily supposed to be sources of entertainment, both for the contestants and the viewers. Many shows seem to focus on humiliating the contestants for the entertainment of the audience (and the contestants themselves, because apparently they can actually laugh at themselves).

However, in America, most game shows are for the contestants to -win- something. As such, they tend to have a serious overtone (see Who Wants to be a Millionare, Deal or No Deal, etc.) rather than a casual, let's-have-fun overtone.

The American version of "Hole in the Wall" took the original Japanese game and put it in an American game show environment, which causes it to fail horribly. Spotlights, a dark room, serious hosts, etc., which is not how the game was supposed to be played. The end result is a feeling of discordance that turns you off from the show.

[rpgamer55]

I agree with you, Relambrien; I watched the Japanese version a long time ago and it was funny and enjoyable. I happened to be watching TV when the American version came on and it was a whole different story. It just seems so game-showy and lame. There is a commercial break after each attempt, though I don't know if this is normal or not because the Youtube version of the Japanese show is edited of course. The contestants are so annoying and idiotic (at least from the first episode- I didn't bother watching it again). The show didn't draw me in at all. They messed up, I really don't see this version going anywhere.

As for the BBC version, maybe they can do better. But it seems to be hard to make a decent version of this show.

[welsh_girl]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWWJRz-FTpI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWDrNkiKIJ4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-so-N...eature=related

There's versions of the British one, nothing like the Japanise one, and they use these things called " Celebrities " which buggs the **** out of me.
Could be better if it was normal people.

[SethSquall]

BBC version was a joke. Anything with Vanessa Felts is as default but the show didn't need her for the fail. It already was.

Get your own Ideas you unimaginative jakeholes.

Now get those celebrities on Takeshi's Castle and I'd watch that.

[Demidetirus]

Originally Posted by SethSquall

Now get those celebrities on Takeshi's Castle

And put hot tar in all of the pitfalls.

[Moogle-master]

Alot of people would be ****ed in the rice bowl downhill.