The thing I loved most about the japanese version of the show was how serious it was. Everyone acted like it was the biggest fucking deal on the planet. You'd think the chefs were trying to disarm nuclear bombs, while in reality all they're doing is mixing fish with rice, seaweed, and hot bean paste.
William Shatner takes it too seriously, but other than that they were having way too much fun with it. Everything Bruce Vilanche said (that wasn't edited out) was a really awful joke that barely made sense and couldn't possibly have been found funny by anybody, no matter what the excuse. The other judges were all d-list celebrities like him though. I think the guy from Party of Five was there lol.
And the announcers were wearing yellow blazers like the announcers on Monday Night Football used to wear, and they called it like it was a football game. And they didn't even try to be funny. Cunts.
