{"id":7917,"date":"2009-08-05T21:58:21","date_gmt":"2009-08-06T01:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=7917"},"modified":"2009-08-05T23:00:10","modified_gmt":"2009-08-06T03:00:10","slug":"i-survived-watching-i-survived-a-japanese-game-show-8-5-09","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2009\/08\/05\/i-survived-watching-i-survived-a-japanese-game-show-8-5-09\/","title":{"rendered":"I Survived Watching “I Survived a Japanese Game Show” 8.5.09"},"content":{"rendered":"
This week after watching a game involving trampolines and contestants wearing gorilla gloves and popping balloons on the ceiling, the two teams are separated into separate days’ activities.<\/p>\n
The women’s team appeared on the Zoom In morning show.\u00a0 And the guys’ team had to work for a bento delivery company.\u00a0 Watching them ride around on bikes, making a late delivery to an irate customer after getting lost and then accept payment from an old woman of about $70 in change was actually kind of neat.<\/p>\n
The net effect of the show seems to consistently be to make Japan feel a little more real and accessible.\u00a0 Kind of ironic since the gameshow part of the show accomplishes the exact opposite.<\/p>\n
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This week after watching a game involving trampolines and contestants wearing gorilla gloves and popping balloons on the ceiling, the two teams are separated into separate days’ activities.<\/p>\n