#159 - MAJIDE!

so tv has been pretty crappy since christmas. i was actually enjoying a pretty regular weekly schedule of tv shows last fall, heroes, terminator, plus the office and 30 rock. then that writers strike pretty much killed the after christmas time (good thing for american idol huh?) and now the summertime is likewise crappy. and although i really don't enjoy the bludgeoning of reality shows on network tv, one clear winner has emerged...

MAJIDE!!!

this is the most awesome show, but not for the american part of it. what i like most about it is that it's kinda like going backstage at a real japanese game show, like challengers of fire, shows with crazy obstacle courses or funky human video games. because, of course, i'm a child of nintendo and so naturally i'd be completely drawn to full-grown human versions of video games. for example, today's first game was like a stuffed animal crane game when a person was hanging as the crane and they had to pick up giant stuffed pandas. then the second game (this was really cool and i absolutely wanted to do it) was like this huge wind tunnel that the contestants had to walk down to deliver packages in slots. it looks so fun, i love it.

plus the audience is SO ridiculous. they all have noisemakers and they go crazy at all the super lame jokes of the host and everything. and they do this hand motion and yell "majide!" all the time, it's so annoying, but you know i'll end up doing it all day tomorrow.

MAJIDE!!!