Review: Wipeout

New episodes of your favorite shows are usually hard to come by in the summer. ABC challenges that with a new season of last year’s hit, Wipeout.

The premise is simple: 24 contestants compete to win $50,000. What’s not so simple is the infamous Wipeout course. First the 24 contestants compete in the qualifying round in which they go through an obstacle course suspended over water that makes it nearly impossible to not fall in.

The contestants with the top 12 times move on to the next round, where eventually they are reduced to four. The final four compete in what is called the “Wipeout Zone”.

In the “Wipeout Zone” all four contestants compete on a gigantic obstacle course and the contestant with the fastest time wins.

What’s great about this show is simple: It’s entertaining seeing people make fools of themselves.

The most famous part of the show is the “Big Balls” where contestants have to move across four gigantic inflatable balls. It’s rare to see a contestant make it across all four.

What also makes the show fun is SportsCenter host John Anderson and former Talk Soup host John Henson’s cheesy but funny commentary as the contestants try and usually fail at navigating through the obstacle course unscathed.

It’s plain and simple, people getting hurt is pure comedy.

See other Kansan reviews updated throughout the summer

— — Edited by Brandy Entsminger

 

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