Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
The JM Archives is proud to present a segment from Bangumi!!! A Look at Japanese Variety Shows and their Impact on the American Market. This video focuses on the variety show Toki-nin Express and it's American remake: Off the Wall.
This was part of a presentation done by Joshua Murphy for the Greater Japan festival going into detail about the world of Japanese Game Shows, why they're so fascinating and how they have impacted the television landscape.
Joshua Murphy (hence JM) is a Television Historian and Archivist with a focus on Japanese Television Variety and Game Shows. Joshua has interviewed over 100 contestants, producers, distributors, translators who've worked in the game show industry in one form or another.
If you want to learn more about Japanese Game Shows, have any questions or just want to figure out what's up with all this, then please leave a comment or email us.
This is a production of the Spider's Lair Studios © 2024. No portions of this video or presentation may be excerpted and/or republished without expressed written permission of creator. Photos used are under Fair Use.
The JM Archives is proud to present a segment from Bangumi!!! A Look at Japanese Variety Shows and their Impact on the American Market. This video focuses on the variety show Toki-nin Express and it's American remake: Off the Wall.
This was part of a presentation done by Joshua Murphy for the Greater Japan festival going into detail about the world of Japanese Game Shows, why they're so fascinating and how they have impacted the television landscape.
Joshua Murphy (hence JM) is a Television Historian and Archivist with a focus on Japanese Television Variety and Game Shows. Joshua has interviewed over 100 contestants, producers, distributors, translators who've worked in the game show industry in one form or another.
If you want to learn more about Japanese Game Shows, have any questions or just want to figure out what's up with all this, then please leave a comment or email us.
This is a production of the Spider's Lair Studios © 2024. No portions of this video or presentation may be excerpted and/or republished without expressed written permission of creator. Photos used are under Fair Use.
