Wipeout 6/24/08

[unicorngoddess]

So did anyone else watch this tonight? I just finished watching my recording. It was okay. I'm a big MXC fan and I was hoping it would be as fun as that. You can tell everything so Americanized. They have to wear life vests! I'm not particularly fond of the hosts. And while it was funny to see some of the wipeouts, can we not have obstacles that are at least possible for the contestents to get through?

[TIVO_GUY_HERE]

Didn't like it as much as I was hoping. Way to much editing for time. They should start with like 12 people and work from there, or eliminate the first 12 a lot quicker.


Liked the other game show that followed it more. ( I survived a Japanese Game Show)

[unicorngoddess]

Liked the other game show that followed it more. ( I survived a Japanese Game Show)

That's good to know. There was a conflict so that one didn't record, but maybe I can watch it online. Japanese game shows are a lot funner IMO anyway. This show just seemed like they were trying to hard to be LIKE a Japanese gameshow but had to follow silly american safety rules.

[vertigo235]

This show was awesome! I haven't laught that loud in a long time.

Jap show was good too, and in HD to boot!

[Waldorf]

This show was awesome! I haven't laught that loud in a long time.

Jap show was good too, and in HD to boot!

Wipeout was okay... John Henson (one of the hosts) used to host 'The Soup' or 'Talk Soup' on E! and is a pretty funny guy.

Liked the second show better... looking forward to that thread. :-) Hopefully will get some more insight and translation from the Maji-Deh segments.

[Bulldog7]

Jill Wagner!!!!!

The show itself was funny enough, an acceptable summer show. And the wipeouts were pretty funny. Big Balls!! Big Balls!! Damn You Mr. Goodyear for
vulcanized rubber.

[Ntombi]

I thought it was funny for summer fare. The second show was more a traditional reality show, which is fine too.

[fmowry]

Liked Wipeout but didn't like the Japanese reality show. I thought it would be a game show, not a reality show. The game show parts were fun.

Frank

[JLucPicard]

I forced myself to watch to the end just to see if there was ANYTHING worth actually watching it for - nope, there wasn't. SP deleted and I rarely am I that quick to pull the trigger on something. It was all just basically more of the same stuff we've seen ad nauseum on home video shows, blooper shows, etc.

More power to 'em if they are entertaining some people, but this was just an hour's worth of my life I will never get back. Serves me right for giving ABC a shot.

[vertigo235]

The first 75% was better than the last 25%, as far as being funny.

[ElJay]

I had fun with it. The "Jazz Hands" nickname really had me cracking up more than anything else.

[LifeIsABeach]

Love MXC. Thought this was awful. Hosts were boring and not very funny which was surprising because I liked skunk boy when he was on Talk Soup. Did enjoy the Japanese show after.

[ONAFan]

Ninja Warrior on G4 seems to be the inspiration for this show.

It starts off with 100 contestants and they proceed through four stages of competition. It usually spans multiple episodes, so it's perfect for TiVo owners.

At any rate, it is much better than Wipeout. They don't pull any punches either; if your touch the water at all, your out & when people fall they usually eat it hard.

[cheesesteak]

Not as funny as MXC but I still enjoyed it. I could watch people getting bleeped up on the Big Balls all day. They need a funnier funny guy announcer. I was hopinig the stripper would win.


I don't like reality shows but the Japanese show that followed was pretty entertaining.

[loubob57]

Is it even possible to get across the dreaded big balls without falling in the water?

I enjoyed it. Not in my top tier of shows but it'll do for summer filler.

[nataylor]

I didn't care for it. It was like the hosts were commenting on a golf game. How about a little excitement in your voices, guys?

[Donbadabon]

I loved it. The commentary was cracking me up, and the face plants - I never get tired of those.
The 2nd show - ehh. I didn't realize it was a reality show. I'll stick with it one more week.

[Jebberwocky!]

I really LMAO - great summer fare.

I too could watch them bouncing off the Big Balls for an extended time. Some of the players were so out of shape I though they were going to keel over. The woman who slid down the ramp holding the rope and straight into the water - :D

[fmowry]

Loved how the stripper chick was talking smack to the black guy when he got knocked off the knock-off wheel and the she forgot to jump and got drilled and carried over 3 platforms. It looked like mouth of the south had problems swimming back to the start after he fell on the trampoline section. He should have jumped down to the lower tramp and bounced up to the upper one in one motion like the first guy. The winner made the same mistake.

Frank

[unicorngoddess]

Ninja Warrior on G4 seems to be the inspiration for this show.

It starts off with 100 contestants and they proceed through four stages of competition. It usually spans multiple episodes, so it's perfect for TiVo owners.

At any rate, it is much better than Wipeout. They don't pull any punches either; if your touch the water at all, your out & when people fall they usually eat it hard.

I LOVE Ninja Warrior, but I don't think it was the inspiration for this show. I think its more inspired from MXC...and I know MXC is the Amercanized voiceover for the actual name of that gameshow, but I can't think of what its actually called right now. For those that like Wipeout or didn't like it because of the lame hosts or something, try MXC (http://www.spike.com/show/21908) over on SpikeTV. Kenny and Vic are MUCH funnier!

The only comparison I see to Ninja Warrior is the amount of contestants that start and the number of stages. Wipeout is all just a big joke, Ninja Warrior is taken VERY seriously by the majority of the contestants.

[nataylor]

MXC, Ninja Warrior, and Unbeatable Banzuke are all way better than Wipeout.

[danterner]

I actually found myself laughing out loud at parts of this, despite the sheer stupidity of it -- or maybe because of it. So glad to see Jill Wagner back in something longer than Mercury commercials. RIP, Blade. And John Henson is always entertaining.

[Waldorf]

...MXC is the Amercanized voiceover for the actual name of that gameshow, but I can't think of what its actually called right now.

Takeshi's Castle [Wikipedia] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeshi%27s_Castle)

[ClutchBrake]

As stated, anyone who found this REMOTELY entertaining should watch MXC on G4 and/or Spike. Everything about it is funnier.

The Japanese just have an... enthusiasm... that Americans don't have when it comes to their gameshows. A kamakazi spirit, if you will.

[WhiskeyTango]

The Japanese just have an... enthusiasm... that Americans don't have when it comes to their gameshows. A kamakazi spirit, if you will.

I read that this is because they have a more conservative society so shows like this are a real chance to escape reality and break out, they do it more for the fun while in the US it's about the money.

[unicorngoddess]

I read that this is because they have a more conservative society so shows like this are a real chance to escape reality and break out, they do it more for the fun while in the US it's about the money.

That's a good point. It kinda takes away some of the fun of the show because then it gets too serious...its about winning $50k. When its just something to do for fun then its just more entertaining.

[tivoboyjr]

I'm a big MXC fan and was really disappointed in Wipeout. Not funny and just a poor imitation of MXC. Though I do like seeing Jill Wagner without having to watch a Mercury commercial. I thought the 2nd show, ISAJGS, was better, though I could do without the big-brother reality show aspect of it.

[LlamaLarry]

Is MXC the name of the show to search for so I can add a Season Pass?

[tivoboyjr]

The name of the show is Most Extreme Elimination Challenge, but it's abbreviated as MXC, and I believe that is the way it shows up in the listings. It was shown on Spike TV for a long time, and as far as I know, it still is.

Also, FYI, the first couple of seasons are available on DVD.

[RichardHead]

I found Wipeout to be virtually unwatchable. Terrible hosts, horrible game format (except for the Big Balls) and the competitor casting agent should be publicly stoned.

I did enjoy "I Survived a Japanese Game Show".

[unicorngoddess]

Is MXC the name of the show to search for so I can add a Season Pass?

Yes. Our Tivo picks it up as MXC. It comes on Spike. Its usually on weekday mornings and a lot during the weekends. To give you a taste, you should also be able to search for MXC on youtube for a preview of what you'll be getting yourself into. I just remember laughing non-stop when I saw my first episode of MXC.

ETA: Here's a good youtube clip that gives you an idea of the format of MXC:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdPWfFsrgf4&feature=related

They always make up "teams" and its always really wacky kind of groups pitted against each other.

[Ment]

I like how in the challenge with the spin wheel the big guy was trying not to get dizzy by swiveling his head to focus on one target thinking 'Oh yeah I got this' , but when the wheel stopped he still staggered around like a drunk.. funny stuff!

[gschrock]

Jill Wagner!!!!!

Only redeeming quality of the whole show. Although it did take me a bit to realize that's who it was.

[troydf]

With Wipeout, I was hoping for something like Ninja Warrior, but got something completely different, but I still loved it.

I am a big fan of the Soup, and in a way it reminded me of that. On the Soup they basically make fun of everyone in Hollywood, which is funny, because they have it coming. On Wipeout, they would let the contestants talk trash about how great they were going to do, and when they wipeout, the commentators make fun of them. All 3 of the commentators were hilarious. I have not laughed as hard as I did last night in a long time.

Did not like I survived a Japenese Game show. It is basically just a reality show. While I like some reality shows, this did not do it for me.

[vertigo235]

Based on the previews, I'm glad they seem to be changing the course, that will help keep this fresh, I loved the show last night, but if it's the same stuff each episode, I would probably loose interest.

[Jebberwocky!]

Based on the previews, I'm glad they seem to be changing the course, that will help keep this fresh, I loved the show last night, but if it's the same stuff each episode, I would probably loose interest.

I just want someone to get past the big balls

and I like typing Big Balls :D

[etsolow]

Did I miss something? Fastest qualifying times move on to the next round, but you don't have to complete the obstacles? Why not just run past them? Seems like the first lame attempt and subsequent wipeout is just a waste of time??

[unicorngoddess]

Did I miss something? Fastest qualifying times move on to the next round, but you don't have to complete the obstacles? Why not just run past them? Seems like the first lame attempt and subsequent wipeout is just a waste of time??

I wasn't understanding that either. I couldn't understand why they got to keep going. Then I thought well surely they're penalizing them for not completing the obsitcal. Like add 20 seconds to their overall time or something. But I didn't see any punishment for not finishing a tasks, so why not just swim your way through it???

[vertigo235]

You probably have to at least attempt it, but at least one lady knew she was goign right into the water.


She held her nose, the comentators even joked about weather she even tried.

[Cainebj]

I forced myself to watch to the end just to see if there was ANYTHING worth actually watching it for - nope, there wasn't. SP deleted.

I'm with you Jean Luc -
Man that stunk.

[DevdogAZ]

Wipeout was okay... John Henson (one of the hosts) used to host 'The Soup' or 'Talk Soup' on E! and is a pretty funny guy.
While I liked him on The Soup, I thought he was really bad at narrating this. I thought Jon Anderson from Sportscenter did a better job.
Liked the second show better... looking forward to that thread. :-) Hopefully will get some more insight and translation from the Maji-Deh segments.
I also preferred Japanese Gameshow. I didn't realize it was going to be a reality competition show, but that's actually a good thing, IMO.

[IndyJones1023]

This is the greatest show ever.

We laughed our asses off. I had to turn on the ceiling fan because I was sweating from laughter. Not only is the action hysterical, but Jon Hensen is brilliant. I loved all his comments about the tall sherriff. 6'9", 12'3", 18'13", sasquatch.

A buddy popped over during the Japanese show and we watched Wipeout again for him and laughed just as hard. The first two women to try the swing were beyond funny!

[mattack]

Is it even possible to get across the dreaded big balls without falling in the water?

WAY too much editing, like someone else said. Just show some people's "complete" runs. (In quotes because I realize you're not really going to show a whole 5 minute attempt.. but at least show one person at a time, except for *some* "funniest falls" or something I could accept.)

Yeah, most of the various obstacles seemed IMPOSSIBLE to get completely past. The balls by far the most. One or two people got to the third one.. Most people got to the first and bounced off the second (that was funny admittedly).

I don't quite get what happens in all cases when someone inevitably fails at a particular task. It SEEMED like with the 'rectangular cushion like things', they would try to go from one pile to another.. wherever they fell off, they'd then move the takeoff stand UP to the next one?

for other ones, it seemed like you could essentially just GO PAST IT.. so e.g. why not get punched into the water RIGHT AWAY if you then get to keep going?

[mattack]

As stated, anyone who found this REMOTELY entertaining should watch MXC on G4 and/or Spike. Everything about it is funnier.


I admit I haven't watched more than a few minutes of the show on Spike (at most)..

But from what I remember seeing, and the Wikipedia entry confirms, what we see in English is essentially a spoof, due to the voiceover.

Wipeout itself was at least a "real" game show.

From the bits I've seen of MXC, I wish there were accurately subtitled or dubbed uncut versions shown here.

[MasterOfPuppets]

I thought that Wipeout was really pretty funny.
Everybody loves an epic fail. :p

The second lady they showed...the big, black lady who had trouble keeping her pants on at the end, that was an epic fail. The laying down, final rope swing was great.

I dislike MXC. I think that the overdubs are stupid, and the announcers are too over the top.

I like Anderson and Henson's more reserved, sarcastic style.
Probably because that's a lot like my kind of humor. Except I don't have an audience. :p

[DevdogAZ]

I don't quite get what happens in all cases when someone inevitably fails at a particular task. It SEEMED like with the 'rectangular cushion like things', they would try to go from one pile to another.. wherever they fell off, they'd then move the takeoff stand UP to the next one?
No, there were two segments. Take off stand, three toppling towers, take off stand, three toppling towers. Therefore, they had to basically make two attempts at the towers, one from each take off stand.

I agree that if they were truly going for speed, you just make a halfhearted attempt at the obstacle and then just cruise past it.

[omnibus]

We loved it.

I'm with IndyJones on this one. We just watched it and laughed, did'nt try to analyze or second guess it.

What's gained by comparing it to other shows?

[Jebberwocky!]

tried to watch the Japanese reality show and whoever said it was better then Wipeout is on a different comedy plane than me. Very hard to watch, very hard to stay awake while watching and overall a BBOS

[JLucPicard]

Not that it really matters, but aside from when they get to the Big Balls, isn't most of that water (a) shallow enough to not be able to really swim through and (b) covering a mire of muck that is not a piece of cake to just walk through. Don't know if there are any rules about how much of an attempt must be made for an obstacle, but I don't think it's necessarily a given that attempting to circumvent it is any guaratnee of shaving off time.

[MikeekiM]

My issue was all the editing, corny commentating, and sound effects...

It wasn't as good as I expected... Still some entertainment value... But the above issues are distracting...

[mtnagel]

Overall I enjoyed it. I definitely had some LOL moments. I'm pretty sure in the commercials you see someone cross the balls, unless I'm mistaken. I think most people tried to step on them and it seems you should try to bounce with both feet from each. Not saying it's easy. And that one would definitely be faster if you could actually make it across because there was a ladder at the end of it if you didn't. Plus it seems like most people were winded by then, so climbing up the ladder soaking wet isn't trivial. And in the beginning, with the blocks it was thick mud, so it definitely was faster to cross on top like the 1 or 2 people did. I mean did you see the guy that had to take his track pants off because they were covered in mud and slowing him down?

I couldn't find "MCX" in the directv online guide. It sounds like something I'd be interested in.

[fireman9302]

Overall I enjoyed it. I definitely had some LOL moments. I'm pretty sure in the commercials you see someone cross the balls, unless I'm mistaken. I think most people tried to step on them and it seems you should try to bounce with both feet from each. Not saying it's easy. And that one would definitely be faster if you could actually make it across because there was a ladder at the end of it if you didn't. Plus it seems like most people were winded by then, so climbing up the ladder soaking wet isn't trivial. And in the beginning, with the blocks it was thick mud, so it definitely was faster to cross on top like the 1 or 2 people did. I mean did you see the guy that had to take his track pants off because they were covered in mud and slowing him down?

I couldn't find "MCX" in the directv online guide. It sounds like something I'd be interested in.


Look for "MXC"

[mtnagel]

Look for "MXC"That would be why. Doh! :o

Thanks

[latrobe7]

I liked it - like others have said, I particularly like watching people eat it on the big balls. I'll keep watching just to see if anyone ever makes it, I don't think it's possible.

[JYoung]

I forced myself to watch to the end just to see if there was ANYTHING worth actually watching it for - nope, there wasn't. SP deleted and I rarely am I that quick to pull the trigger on something. It was all just basically more of the same stuff we've seen ad nauseum on home video shows, blooper shows, etc.

More power to 'em if they are entertaining some people, but this was just an hour's worth of my life I will never get back. Serves me right for giving ABC a shot.

That's pretty much my feelings on it although I may give it one more chance.
But I found the hosts and the editing mostly annoying and fail to see the appeal of this show in this form. (Although I never "got" Jackass either.)
If it wasn't the summer doldrums, I wouldn't even give this a second look.


I just want someone to get past the big balls

and I like typing Big Balls :D

I had been wondering if it was even possible to do the Big Balls and I think that the only way to do them is to not try landing on your feet but jump spread eagled and essentially belly flop from ball to ball.

[jlb]

Watched Wipeout. I enjoyed it, but I would rather they played it stright as opposed to all the sophmoric humor attempts. But yes, I can watch the big balls all day long.

Here's my theory on how to get past the BBs......it seems you need to minimize any downward forces which would get bounch right out. At least for the platform to the first ball, I would think almost a dive where you try to be going as perpendicular to the ball as possible would minimize any outward pressure from the ball. But then the key is hoping you can generate enough friction between your body surfaces and the balls to stop your movement. I think it is doable in this fashion.




We did not remember to record ISAJGS. Will try that one next week.



[EDIT] Just watched a few clips of ISAJGS on ABC's site....I think I like that more. I hope they re-air it (I don't have any torrent client setup right now).

[Jebberwocky!]

I had been wondering if it was even possible to do the Big Balls and I think that the only way to do them is to not try landing on your feet but jump spread eagled and essentially belly flop from ball to ball.

My theory is to jump and land on your butt on the first ball, bounce up and then land on the next one on your feet, repeat.

[jlb]

....I had been wondering if it was even possible to do the Big Balls and I think that the only way to do them is to not try landing on your feet but jump spread eagled and essentially belly flop from ball to ball.


Looks like we were thinking the same thing at about the same time.

[JYoung]

My theory is to jump and land on your butt on the first ball, bounce up and then land on the next one on your feet, repeat.

Is a big butt an advantage or a disadvantage here?

[cheesesteak]

I thought the only possible person who wouldn't like this show would be Dick Cheney. I was wrong.

[Jebberwocky!]

Is a big butt an advantage or a disadvantage here?

If I could try it I could let you know :D

[unicorngoddess]

My theory is to jump and land on your butt on the first ball, bounce up and then land on the next one on your feet, repeat.

My theory is to go at the first ball with a big bearhug type approach. Latch on to it. Then pull yourself up and make a lunge for the next one with the same approach. Rinse and repeat.

[MasterOfPuppets]

My theory for conquering big balls...heh...is to keep your knees locked, legs straight, and hope that momentum and balance lets you make it across.
You shouldn't really have to jump off of them.

Of course, I've never done it, so I could be completely wrong.

[IndyJones1023]

I was laughing today when I remembered the karate guy. "He received his rainbow belt from the Bob Fosse dojo."

[JFriday]

quit watching after 15 minutes, BORING.

[MikeekiM]

My issue was all the editing, corny commentating, and sound effects...

It wasn't as good as I expected... Still some entertainment value... But the above issues are distracting...

If you only gave it 15 minutes, you might want to give the whole thing a try... I was also turned off by it in the first few minutes... But I watched the whole thing, and it got better...

I will keep my SP and try again next week :)

[Jebberwocky!]

If you only gave it 15 minutes, you might want to give the whole thing a try... I was also turned off by it in the first few minutes... But I watched the whole thing, and it got better...

I will keep my SP and try again next week :)


I was too busy laughing my ass off to notice :D

[TeighVaux]

Just watched the rerun of Tuesday's show. I had never seen a show like it, so had no preconceptions. I was just laughing out loud to the point of tears at some point.

I got a kick out of the falls and I liked a lot of the ad libs from the announcers.

Do they get to practice at all beforehand?

$50,000 did not seem like much of a prize though.

[MarkofT]

$50,000 did not seem like much of a prize though.That's the normal prize from Fear Factor. And they make you eat bugs! :eek: :D

[TeighVaux]

That's the normal prize from Fear Factor. And they make you eat bugs! :eek: :D

Wow! Heck, on Deal or No Deal, you could take home more than $50,000 just for picking a few cases. And they only offered $1,000 for surviving that whole jump the crane contest.

[MikeekiM]

50,000 is not much of a prize? Really?

I have to admit, Deal or No Deal sort of spoils it for other shows... Seems you can get a quarter-mill easy with Deal or No Deal... Greed is your enemy on that show...

[TeighVaux]

I thought most game shows give away more than $50,000. Although I suppose you have to get up many levels to get there, Who wants to be a Millionaire, 1 vs 100, Deal or No Deal.

I always get a kick out of Family Feud's big prize being $20,000 to be split among all five family members.

[bicker]

My issue was all the editing, corny commentating, and sound effects...That was the best part!


I watched it online... Is it broadcast in HD?

[IndyJones1023]

Yes.

[mgk]

show was great. Could not stop laughing.

[JYoung]

That was the best part!


I watched it online... Is it broadcast in HD?

Yes.

It's on a HD signal but the show didn't appear to be shot in HD.
Looked like upscaled SD to me.

[MikeekiM]

I am glad that they aren't going to do the same thing each week... This should be fun...


This week's previews show the use of the "dreadmill", a treadmill that people seem to have a hard time staying on...

[IndyJones1023]

It's on a HD signal but the show didn't appear to be shot in HD.
Looked like upscaled SD to me.

My bad. For some reason I was thinking of I Survived a Japanese Game Show.

[unicorngoddess]

Yeah, it was on the HD channel but it wasn't HD. I remember having to double check to make sure I was on the HD channel when it came on. I don't know why they wouldn't have it in HD.

[JYoung]

Cost.
I'm pretty sure that this program is being made on the cheap.

[Jebberwocky!]

Goes to show you don't have to spend millions to make a show that cracks up most of America.

[JLucPicard]

Goes to show you don't have to spend millions to make a show that cracks up most of America.
I am SO glad you didn't say "... to make a good show".

[martinp13]

My theory is to go at the first ball with a big bearhug type approach. Latch on to it. Then pull yourself up and make a lunge for the next one with the same approach. Rinse and repeat.Why waste the time? You don't "win" by getting to the other platform. Just jump in the water and start swimming.

I could summarize this show in three words: God Bless TiVo. If I had to watch the whole slow thing I would have gouged out my eyes. The final obstacle course was the only thing worth watching.

[5thcrewman]

It's like a game show with Max X narration!

[uncdrew]

This is the greatest show ever.

We laughed our asses off. I had to turn on the ceiling fan because I was sweating from laughter. Not only is the action hysterical, but Jon Hensen is brilliant. I loved all his comments about the tall sherriff. 6'9", 12'3", 18'13", sasquatch.

A buddy popped over during the Japanese show and we watched Wipeout again for him and laughed just as hard. The first two women to try the swing were beyond funny!

Same with us.

Freakin' hilarious. We were rolling.


We missed it (Drew forgot to set it on the TiVo) but luckily the pilot was re-aired a few days ago.