Thursday Movie Picks: TV Edition - Adapted From Non English TV Series
Wanderer is making it difficult for me this week. We're talking about shows that are adapted from Non-English series. I watch exactly one TV show (Attack on Titan) that didn't originate in the English language. Only one other thing came to mind right away, and the rest I had to dig for. 1) American Ninja Warrior Ninja Warrior, or as it is known in Japan as Sasuke came to mind because I used to watch the Japanese version all the time on G4 (remember that channel?) It was great, The American remake has cool courses but makes us sit through every single competitor's back story which really brings the watchability down. 2) Iron Chef America Based off a Japanese cooking show, I watched one season of this, and it was only because I recognized a bunch of the competitors from Chopped . I liked it, but I'm still confused on what purpose Mark Dacascos serves? It's just awkward. 3) Fear Factor Apparently this was based off a Dutch show called Now or Neve...