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Japan also started a Fear Factor and it is known for using just girls to perform crazy, usually naked, stunts like getting tied to a table naked and then surrounded by piglets (which burrow themselves into every crevice looking for milk). Japanese gameshows are always extreme and considering the creativity in some of the stunts, this show is worth noting.
Fear Factor is not a reality show, it is a game show. From the game show article (to which reality game show redirects, btw):
There is no such voting in Fear Factor, and often the winner is in fact quite unpopular. There is certainly no peer voting. The contestants win based on how well they execute stunts; much the same way a Jeopardy! contestant wins by performance in knowledge. Joe Rogan himself said it was not a reality show during an appearance on The Tonight Show sometime in 2004. --Vik Reykja 05:41, 13 Mar 2005 (UTC)
--Andylkl 06:14, Mar 13, 2005 (UTC)
[Indentation reset] I told you when I started this talk page. From the game show article: a competitor's progress through the game is based on some form of popularity contest, usually a kind of disapproval voting by their fellow competitors or members of the public. Success in Fear Factor depends solely on your performance in the stunts. Fear Factor does not involve itself witht the contestants' lives apart from the Who/Where that all TV shows have. I can't think of a single element of reality television in Fear Factor. Also, take a look at reality television's talk page (I don't watch it so don't expect to see me there) --Vik Reykja 08:33, 13 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Ilikefood 14:36, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
It's been one week and it seems the RFC responses agree, so I've changed the article. --Vik Reykja 23:57, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)
It's obvious clear that Fear Factor is a reality show that incorproates stunt/dare elements. If you visit Fans Or Reality TV, Reality TV World, or [3] it's obvious that they're classified as reality shows.
You should do some research before coming to an unfounded conclusion. Cheers. --24.100.186.118 01:57, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Not to be a smartass, but on the FF article itself, there's an external link to this article. "‘Fear Factor’ sued for rat-eating episode". Check the heading at the top of the page... it's filed under Reality TV. In the article's first sentence, it calls FF a gross out stunt show. So reality stunt/dare show is definitely not too far off.
And from the Miami Herald article that has also be linked, I quote:
"Aitken, a 49-year-old part-time paralegal from Cleveland, previously told The Associated Press that he watched "Fear Factor" often and had no problem with past installments where the reality show's participants ate worms and insects in pursuit of a $50,000 prize - but eating rats went "too far.""
Overall, I think ppl need to just to check their facts more carefully. It's already in front of their eyes!
--Madchester 07:35, 2005 Mar 25 (UTC)
See it is a reality show afterall. All the media ouytlets says so, there's no denying it. either WP has done enough research to prove that it's not a reality show, or it is simply going against the actual public belief for some personal agenda. --LeoTheLion 16:08, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)
We have a definition of reality show and FF does not fit it. What is so complicated about that? --Vik Reykja 16:53, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Please revert it back to reality stunt/dare show. Wikipedia is being really hypocritical if it has to use its own definition of a reality show, when the news sources it provides obviously categorizes it as a reality show. --Madchester 17:09, 2005 Mar 25 (UTC)
I'm sorry, but Wikipedia should be a reflection of public concensus as a whole, not the concensus of editors within the Wiki community. The fact is most media outlets, news agencies and reality television fansites/messageboards classify the show as a reality show. I'm dumbfounded as to why Wikipedia is the one going against the grain. I'm not going againast consensus right now, I'm thinking about the bigger picture of public opinion outside of Wikipedia. And I think that the site is taking a silly stand against conventional wisdom right now. It makes th site look uncredible to regular joe and other ppl outside the Wikipedia community, when they're reading an article that contradicts its own references (as provided by some past user about that lawsuit).
If the editors here feel they need to make a point that FF is not a reality show, then they take should take their personal opinions elsewhere, the site should be NPOV, non? I don't get why the people here are so stubbornly clinging to their own beliefs, when it doesn't necessarily provide the best reflection of the actual facts to the general public.
If you feel so uneasy about the show not being a reality show, then make an additional section questioning what type of format the show falls under. I.e., in the UK, it may be classified a s a stunt/dare show, while in the US it is a hybrid of reality and stunt/dare elements.
Think of creative solutions. Don't just simply chain yourself to your own beliefs, without thinking about the greater good.--Madchester 17:21, 2005 Mar 25 (UTC)
Fear Factor is obviously a plain game show. An example of a reality game show would be The Amazing Race, or Oblivious, where the contestants do not know that they are taking part in the game. Fear Factor is no different from The Price is Right or Jeopardy, except that the games are different. -- BRIAN0918 18:00, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)
If anyone's looked actually bothered to read the links provided in the actual Wikipedia Fear Factor article, they clearly indicate that FF is a reality show. I don't understand how it's so difficult to comprehend. All media outlets refer to FF as a reality show. Let's not be delusional here. I'm with the reality dare/stunt side.--24.100.187.253 19:14, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Game shows focus on the game itself. Reality shows focus on the characters, the game/challenges/voting/makeover is just a catalyst for showing a person's growth within the length of an episode or season.--Madchester 19:57, 2005 Mar 25 (UTC)
Has this been resolved yet? I'm still under the impression its a reality game show with stunt dare elements. --LeoTheLion 03:20, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)
I was browsing through the RfC pages when I came across this, and I thought I'd weigh in on the issue (since there's still a ((disputed)) tag on it). Many game shows focus to some extent on the characters. They just do it a lot more now because of the popularity of the reality show genre. I think that reality shows either show the characters interacting with each other outside of the competition tasks, perhaps while living together (such as The Apprentice), or show the characters for most of their waking, and sometimes sleeping, moments (such as Survivor, I would imagine, not having seen more then five or ten minutes of that particular show). By "most", I mean within the confines of editing of the show (since each show typically lasts only an hour with commercials). Based on my opinions, I would suggest that Fear Factor is a game show, since the it clearly doesn't show the characters interacting with each other outside of the competition, nor does it show the characters for the most of their waking moments. The competitors walk in, do their tasks, then walk out, and we never see them outside of their tasks, apart from the interviews. --Deathphoenix 05:46, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)
I can't believe the disputed tag is still on this page, as the solution to this dilemma is blindingly obvious: "Although commonly referred to as a reality show, Fear Factor is more appropriately categorized as a game show." This can be placed in the lead and elaborated on in the article, iff necessary. Johnleemk | Talk 15:46, 4 May 2005 (UTC)
The cancellation paragraph in the beginning is vague. It only gives a month, and not the year that it was cancelled. Other Wiki's on TV shows list beginning and ending air dates for shows. Just tossing that up, hoping somebody with some knowledge on the show has the correct dates. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 207.114.232.98 (talk • contribs) 06:27, May 30, 2006 (UTC).
In the "Criticisms" section, should we put in something about the declining quality of Fear Factor? I mean, it must be a general consensus that its quality is declining, because its popularity began to go down after Season 3, and now it's being taken off the air. If someone can find reasons why people don't like it anymore -- it's boring, the stunts are bad, the people are annoying, etc. -- can you please add them and cite the source?
Also, maybe we should do an Amazing Race thingy for the Tournaments of Champions -- what the stunts were and who got eliminated where. I can TiVo the Season 3 Tournament of Champions when it comes on Channel 9 in, like, two weeks, and get stuff from there.
Also, there was a Comeback episode for winners who didn't win the Tournament in Season 5 or 6, I don't remember which. There was also a "$1,000,000 Heist" episode in Season 6 (after which I stopped watching Fear Factor). Can somebody add those please?
Also, did they really have a "Twins" episode where each twin played for themselves after the first stunt?
In fact, did they ever have a "Twins" episode before Season 4? I don't remember one, and I saw every episode in the first three seasons.
Just suggestions.:) ~Ellie
Hi. I sort of renovated the article, since it wasn't really up to standard -- I made the tone more formal, took out extraneous information, and added things as necessary. Someone else also made more corrections and additions -- thanks, whoever did that. Anyway, I hope you guys all like the article. BTW: NEVER put contractions in a Wikipedia article. This one had, like, a million. Bye. ~Ellie
Yo, should we mention that Fear Factor may be faked in the article? I know of one show where a stunt is fake, at least. In one episode, they claimed that people were swimming with piranha, and the fish were, in fact, pacu that were uninterested in eating the meat they threw into the tank (pacus are vegetarians; my mom owned a pair of them and they used to eat canned peas, in fact!). One woman on the show also claimed that one of the fish bit her. I don't think so, lady. ^ _ ^. Fiction Alchemist 14:32, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
What animal's have gotten hurt or killed besides worms and cockroaches? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.169.60.41 (talk • contribs)
Speaking of eating animal parts...I have to ask myself, are they sanitary? I mean, one episode involved eating animal guts from the "Road Kill Cafe." Now the plate was full of who knows what and maggots. I find it hard to believe that that's FDA approved. I'm sure the show is not liable for anything, but what's the point of winning $50,000 if you have to spend it to get a tapeworm or whatnot removed? Eridani 1110 9 Oct 2006 (EST)
Admittedly there are a lot of various animal "parts" on the show but that doesn't mean that animals have been slaughtered for the show. Your local butcher, for example, could give you an assortment of hearts, livers, kidneys... As for the, er, more delicate items, they are parts that would otherwise be incinerated after the animal has been slaughtered for meat, leather and other by-products. (Anishta77 18:24, 6 March 2007 (UTC))
I found an article about the 'sanitary factors' and added it to the 'external links' section.
Sorry, everyone. I think it was me who accidentally screwed up the talk page (back in the day before I was a registered user! :) ). Now I know what I did wrong, however, so that won't be a problem anymore. Just so you all know. :0 *embarrassed* Ellie041505 13:17, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
The information about the "Home Invasion" is wrong. It was not "included in a lot of episodes in each season." They only did the "Home Invasion" in the last season. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 143.166.255.42 (talk) 01:36, 22 March 2007 (UTC).
Why has there not been a page created for the live attraction in universal studios? (JW)
I can't locate references offhand for this. If someone could help me out and find one. I remember a contestant had to transfer electric eels from one tank to another. She claimed (after the fact) that her skin was burned by the shocks and she was traumatized and I believe there was some sort of lawsuit filed over that. I'm sure it was settled out of court. Gigs (talk) 04:49, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
I think the summaries of the episodes should be moved to their own page. They don't belong on the main page for the show, and all of the other pages about television shows have them on a separate page. Not to mention there are only summaries for the first three seasons. 97.84.161.230 (talk) 02:17, 16 September 2010 (UTC)
I was wondering if the "History" subsection should be added in the article. I feel that the intro section is a bit long, and I wanted to put part of the intro section into the History subsection (given parts of the intro actually should not be part of the intro, since it does list the years of broadcast and development history). CHAK 001 (talk) 05:33, 5 July 2011 (UTC)
Does anybody have any information on why they're airing two more episodes? It was announced it was cancelled but you don't usually see new episodes two months after it was cancelled and five months after the last new episode was aired.--Astros4477 (talk) 03:08, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
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