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Original Post: Distraction: Always the worst TV moves continents
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I enjoy T.V. shows from the US and the UK (among other places). What really blows my mind is how the utter tripe manages to make it across the ocean.
I know that 95% of T.V. is awful, so the odds are that some of it will mistakenly be moved over. Soap Operas in the US and painful, fake, and the long pauses really get me. Soap Operas in the UK are so depressing that you want to kill yourself.
However, there are some shows which really need to be seen all over. A show called Only Fools and Horses is a CLASSIC comedy from the UK. Why not show that instead of Benny Hill, Are you being served, or Monty Python (not that I don't like Python.. just not every second).
The latest travestry which has me writing all of this, is a show on Comedy Central.
DISTRACTION: A Game Show
It is very bizarre. It comes from the UK, and it even looks like the host is the same.
How is it bizarre? Picture the techniques in which you have to ring the buzzer and get answers:
1. As a contestant you have to pee in a tin. When you STOP the buzzer goes off
2. As a contestant you have your hands tied behind you, and have to charge over to a large naked person who has the answers stuck to their body. You have to get them off with your teeth.
Why are we getting this? Why are we turning into Japan? :)
I happened across your forum when I did a search for reviews for the show "Distraction". Many of your points are correct.
Slightly off topic-I can tell you for a fact that the "buzzer" to answer questions when you were peeing into a studio toilet went off when the water in the bowl moved (NOT when you stopped). How do I know this? I was on the show, and I won a car. So did a girl friend of mine on another episode. Many of the stunts are outrageous, and I refused to sign off on a number of them. The people working the show were incredibly nice and classy, but let's face it- many of the stunts are particularly insulting and ridiculous. I wrapped rubber bands around my face, drank hot sauce, and got stuffed in a phone booth with nudists. Pretty mild stuff considering what other people had to go through. Then again, I won a car so who the heck cares?
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