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Game Show Imports Like 'Wipeout' are a Study in Orientalismnew
Poking fun at the insanity of a Japanese game show isn't new. But now that mockery is being married with a shrewd commercialism as the very concepts that were once gently derided are Americanized.
Willamette Week |
Daniel Carlson |
07-09-2008 |
TV
Striking Outnew
Are you happy the writers' strike is finally over? Well, I most certainly am ... NOT!! When networks get desperate, some really funny, dumbass ideas get to shine.
The Portland Mercury |
Wm. Steven Humphrey |
02-21-2008 |
TV
