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Quatermass
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 Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:23 pm Post subject: 'Wipeout' under siege by 'Takeshi's Castle' |
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Now, after seeing ads for Wipeout (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wipeout_(2008_game_show)) on Channel 9 here in Australia, I was pretty certain that it was a rip-off of Takeshi's Castle, having seen that on Pay TV.
It turns out that the Japanese, coincidentally, agree with me.
http://www.bigpond.com/news/entertainment/content/20081008/2384893.asp
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Shayne
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| Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:09 pm Post subject: |
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thats nothing unique. networks do this constantly.
it may not even be appropriate to go as far as calling it a rip-off as there is a likelihood that it's the same people selling it.
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tweety_fan
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| Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 2:11 am Post subject: |
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yeah, i noticed that too,
apparently the aussie version will use the exact course the americans did. |
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ExcellentDriver
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| Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 8:22 am Post subject: |
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| We get both of these in the U of K and all I can say is, the more mad Japanese game shows, the better. Bring 'em all on ! |
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Douglas_MacNeill
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What do they do for an encore, ban MXC (Most
Extreme elimination Challenge) on the cable channel
Spike TV (US and Canada)? |
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tweety_fan
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| Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 9:06 pm Post subject: |
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| they won't ban MXC i don't think because MXC acknowledges the fact in the credits that the footage is from Takahashi's castle (i assume they pay royalties to use it) |
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Tim_Tex
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| Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 10:18 pm Post subject: |
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I haven't seen MXC in ages. It's one of my favorite shows!
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tweety_fan
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| Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 4:02 am Post subject: |
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| i like it too, haven't seen it in ages. |
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slowmutant
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| Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 10:10 am Post subject: Re: 'Wipeout' under siege by 'Takeshi's Castle' |
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| Quatermass wrote: | Now, after seeing ads for Wipeout (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wipeout_(2008_game_show)) on Channel 9 here in Australia, I was pretty certain that it was a rip-off of Takeshi's Castle, having seen that on Pay TV.
It turns out that the Japanese, coincidentally, agree with me.
http://www.bigpond.com/news/entertainment/content/20081008/2384893.asp
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anna-banana
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| Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 3:46 pm Post subject: |
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I love Takeshi's Castle, it's hilarious. I seriously think that it's going to loose a lot of it's entertaining value if you take away the funny language.
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