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Fox is turning Japanese with Hole

By Tim Surette - TV.com
February 13, 2008 at 02:47:00 PM | more stories by this author

Gameshow from Nippon to be remade in US; program features human Tetris, hilarity.

Now this is a reality/game show that we can finally get behind.

Fit in the hole or break your tibia.

Fit in the hole or break your tibia.

Fox is continuing its reality-laden lineup by finally making what looks like a good decision. If a network is going to remake a gameshow, it's best to get your source material from Japan, where they know how to do it right.

The network is remaking Hole in the Wall for US audiences, according to Variety. But this isn't one of those answer-a-question-for-cash types of game shows. In Hole in the Wall, contestants attempt to contort their bodies to fit through a cutout in a moving wall; if they fail, they're knocked into a small kiddy pool of water.

Fox has ordered a pilot and will decide whether or not to make it a series at a later date.

Clips of this game of human Tetris have been a hit on YouTube, and the game has moved over to other countries, including France, Russia, India, and Australia.

Japan has a long history with awesome gameshows, and G4TV has capitalized on the fad lately with its block of programming dedicated exclusively to the genre.

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14 Comments

 
marvinhood
omg!!! this is awesome!!!! those videos on youtube are dabomb!!! hahahahaha i love them!!!! now this is a show I'm really excited about!
Posted 03/13/2008 2:09pm
white_roses_975
Ellllen - she already did this and i liked it on there but im not so sure ppl would watch it if it was a real show...
Posted 02/15/2008 12:18pm
mammalazz
intresting
Posted 02/14/2008 4:57pm
Tru_Slayer
I love Japanese television, but I have no desire to see American versions of their shows.
Posted 02/14/2008 3:18pm
DabbleDone
Never did like reality shows. Waste of time if you ask me, but , then you really didn't! Heh
Posted 02/14/2008 3:17pm
tennisrobe26
this was on the ellen degeneres show.
Posted 02/14/2008 12:02pm
Canuck703
um...ok, maybe Michale Jackson will play !!!!
Posted 02/14/2008 10:10am
linkthehero82
Takeshi's Castle also known as Spike TV's Most extreme Elimanation Challenge (MXC) is great especially the improvatational voice overs by The Groundlings comedy troupe members Vic Romano and Kenny Blankenship(not their real names BTW) and guys Guy LeDouche(yes TimSpot I see your avatar!) and who can forget Captain Tenneal. All the cahracters are voiced by four actors Victor Wilson, Christopher Darga, John Cervenka, and Mary Scheer.
Posted 02/14/2008 5:51am
meg_gara
Haha... Takeshi's Castle would be pretty funny. I also love the game show of Do Not Laugh and Silent Library. Look it up on YouTube. XD
Posted 02/13/2008 7:54pm
ocgirl10582
The clips of this look hilarious(!) cuz that's one of the things Japan does best -- game shows. And their game shows are really just about having fun and not demeaning people like other shows do (American Idol anyone?) BUT, knowing how tv is here in the US, then I wouldn't be surprised if it did get adapted and made, and then turned out to be completely horrible, mean, and not to mention dispirited.
Posted 02/13/2008 7:40pm
MistaC87
Freakin' sweet! Hope it's just as good as it is in Japan
Posted 02/13/2008 6:53pm
killcoyle
why
Posted 02/13/2008 5:10pm
tainted_elf
I've seen that show in youtube, it's pretty dumb...
Posted 02/13/2008 3:04pm
TimSpot
Takeshi's Castle FTW!!!
Posted 02/13/2008 2:53pm

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