Most Extreme Elimination Challenge (otherwise known as MXC) aired in primetime and on Sunday afternoons during its 4 year run (2003-7). Most of the footage was taken from the Japanese series, Takeshi's Castle, and was presented as a parody of "reality" competition shows dating all the way back to the 70's. At least one episode was recorded here in the US, at Universal Studios' theme park in Florida, with special guest Tony Hawk.
Anyway, the only reason MXC isn't still on the air may be because they ran out of Japanese footage to dub over and/or declining ratings.
Here's a sample clip:
Rating: C-.
Rating: C-.
2 comments:
On a trivial note, the Takeshi of the original title is Takeshi Kitano, who moved on from game-show hosting to become an acclaimed actor and director of crime movies. An American counterpart for that is very hard to imagine.
As I said, Sam, this was a parody. It wasn't meant to be accurate, and I think the concept was different from the original.
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