Dumbest Show in TV History to be Dumbed Down by Fox

Fox has ordered 13 episodes of an Americanized version of the Japanese game show Brain Wall, more popularly known as “Human Tetris” on YouTube. Here’s a clip if, by some stretch of fortune, you haven’t seen the show in the last 15 minutes:

Fox reality executive Mike Darnell—the brains behind “salacious” yet incredibly boring Moment of Truth, leaden shlockfest Don’t Forget the Lyrics, and cultural low point-setting Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?—will be applying his creative juices toward the Brain Wall remake. According to a Hollywood Reporter story on the series pickup, Darnell’s juices are already flowing:

Overseas versions were often played by contestants for fun, but American audiences respond stronger to unscripted shows when there’s tangible stakes. Darnell also is toying with the idea of increasing the height of the platform, so players will fall a greater distance into the water (and he might switch what substance the players fall into for each level). [Emphasis added.]

Expect the words “poop-like consistency” to be uttered at some point during the show. You can also look forward to an excess of pre-show spoilers and relentless slo-mo “Will they fit through the million-dollar hole? Find out…after this!” moments, both Darnell trademarks. And I’m sure there are plenty more surprises in store as the world’s stupidest show joins forces with the TV industry’s least creative man.

In case I haven’t been clear, I’m not looking forward to the premiere of this program.

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"Dumbest Show in TV History to be Dumbed Down by Fox" was originally published on May 21, 2008.

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