I'm hooked. Well, we're hooked. My 10-year-old and I have found some common ground. We're into Ninja Warriors on G4. We've cleared out about 10 of them on the DVR. You can also keep up with Ninja Warrior podcasts. (must have iTunes).

I just read a TV blogger say that she didn't like I Survived a Japanese Game Show because it seemed the Japanese were being condescending toward Americans and that "it seemed as if they were thinking ..."Look what they are willing to do for $250,000."

Duh. That's the whole point.

Ever since the late Chris Farley was tortured on a Japanese game show on a Saturday Night Live sketch, I've been interested in wacky Japanese game shows.

I've watched every second of AMC's Breaking Bad. I thought I'd seen the best show going with AMC's Mad Men ... until this show came along.