Rome Kandi: Host with the most!

A smattering of weird things you should read/watch/think about:

1.) “I Survived a Japanese Game Show”: The first entry is the most recent: I just found it 5 minutes ago! Sure, it has a lot of stupid American “reality” junk on it, but in its defense it boasts a.) the host from “Unbeatable Banzuke,” b.) lots of hypercolor graphics and audience shouting; and c.) some pretty bizarre games. The one I just watched was called “Squishy Squid Face;” the one embedded below is an elegantly simple challenge called “Bonk.” (Rest of the best after the jump.)

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In case you haven’t seen this yet, and in case you seriously think that they’re truly “Fair and Balanced.” This is something that would get your can kicked right out of journalism school, trust me. See if you can spot alll the differences! Answers below. (Note: I’ve linked a Media Matters video, although I think that organization is a bit biased itself, simply because I couldn’t find an embeddable version of the piece from MSNBC, where I initially found out about this.)

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ANSWERS: In picture 1, the eyes have been darkened, teeth yellowed, the chin has been enlarged, as has the nose, the eyebrows thickened slightly. In picture 2, the eyes darkened, teeth yellowed, hairline receded and head enlarged.