Entertainment (noun) Definition, Takeshi's Castle (Takeshi's Castle)

Member Name: doodle-dum

Product:	Takeshi's Castle
Date:	09/08/09 (31 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Really funny, and a great quality show

Disadvantages: It is only shown onSky.

Japanese game shows are usually on the same basis as things like You've Been Framed, being that you laugh at other peoples pain. Which is apparantly great in Japan, so long as the person in pain is happy and is doing this at their own free will. Takeshi's castle is no exeption. Since this show is aired on Challenge, a channel on Sky and I dont have Sky, I usually go round to my cousins house, if I feel like watching it. Luckily though, you do get some clips on Youtube.

Takeshis Castle is a show where between 100 and 150 contestants are put through some slightly stupid, and I must say HIGHLY entertaining physical challenges to try and win one million Yen.The equivalent to about £5,000. They must battle against everyone alse taking part to try and be in the last 4 contestants, when they get to drive around in little tanks and try to shoot the enemy with some lasers in their weak spot, a little light sensitive bit.

CHALLENGES
Quake, a game where the players go into a room with a wig on, sit on cushions and try to balance for about 30 seconds. But as this is a Japanese game show you know that there will be a twist. The room shakes. A surprisingly simple game with surprisingly funny results.

Wet Paint where players have to try and draw something with a calligraphy brush, but they are on a slippery uphill slope!!! sometimes they will get hilariously immpossible ones, like the Mona Lisa.

My personal favourite Brat Sack, which is a game only played in the parent and child version of the game. The children are put in a bag and their parents have to find them. One catch though, they are not aloud to look in the bags!

I love Takeshi's castle, and I would reccomend this programme to ANYONE. I will continue to watch it whenever I can.

Summary: Great show.