Hamster to get own bbc 1 show

[Matt2000]

I remember wipeout as a dodgey midday show with Bob Monkhouse. Read about it here.

 

[iam-nobody]

I was wondering if they will have to change the name because of the Paul Daniels/ Bob Monkhouse show.

 

[drnick]

doesnt quite have the brutality & sheer pain factor, nor the mysifying premise, that Takeshi's Castle had.

I liked the fact that i had no frickin idea what was happening when watching TC, just that people were getting hurt, and there was some evil emperor laughing along with me.

 

[Karoug]

I have signed up for the swedish version of wipeout..

 

[chitownjeff]

So the 4th episode of Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections has aired and still no comments about it?

I think it's been interesting so far...




edit: never mind, found the shows thread...

 

[La Chaton]

Ug no.

Wipeout is just a shameful rip-off of Ninja Warrior and similar shows. I think, even with one of the TG3 hosting it would still fail at life. :/

 

[matiboy95]

I hope his show has the big balls in it!!!

 

[Editor]

I didn't think I would enjoy this (being European and having a sense of humour), but this is absolutely amazing. Makes me laugh like a drain.

 

[upyourego]

If they remade the Crystal Maze, though, I'd be all over it.

That's got James May written all over it

 

[Jos J.]

when will this show air? Looks like something i would like 2 watch

 

[vanderwater]

Richard on Moyles said he thought it would be Jan

 

[alihaig]

Looks like it starts on the 3rd of Jan:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/2009/wk2/sat.shtml#sat_wipeout

Please note: Total Wipeout begins in BBC Week 1 on Saturday 3 January.

Looks like a lot of hammond on that day - there is also a kids science show in the morning:

Richard Hammond's Blast Lab
Saturday 3 January on BBC TWO

Life's a blast as Richard Hammond presents a new science-based game show for children, set in a fictitious underground laboratory

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/2009/wk1/feature_blastlab.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/2009/wk1/sat.shtml#sat_blast

 

[Dogbert]

Smacks severely of a generic "nobody will bother to watch, will do poorly, will silently cancel, become short blurb on Wikipedia" show.

 

[TBoneUs]

Honestly I would rather watch ninja warrior.

 

[MH07]

They showed the US version in Australia for ages, was popular with kids.


Sounds like Brainiac.

 

[tone76]

I forget where I read it, but I heard/read somewhere that the Hamster was also going to host the Australian version of Wipeout (again, made in Argentina, only with Aussie contestants). I think it might have been in one of the quality Murdoch papers we enjoy here in Australia ...

 

[Sarnya]

I forget where I read it, but I heard/read somewhere that the Hamster was also going to host the Australian version of Wipeout (again, made in Argentina, only with Aussie contestants). I think it might have been in one of the quality Murdoch papers we enjoy here in Australia ...

Nah, ours are going to be hosted by these two

 

[vanderwater]

James Brayshaw will be great at that. It might even make me watch it...almost anyway!

 

[Originalrules]

Wipeout is fast food TV. If the commentary is smart and biting like the US version then it'll be consumed with ease and little regret by the TV public. It's nothing special but it works as something to occupy your mind for an hour and make you appreciate things on TV that take a little more effort. Good luck Richard, hope it goes well for you.

 

[veyya]

Haha. Hope I can find this on the net somewhere, I loved the American version, it made me laugh so hard. Big balls ftw!