Total Wipeout

As the line up of the "celebrity" version of this show has been announced in the past few days I thought it fitting to submit a review on the Saturday night version of this game show. Presented by Richard Hammond and Amanda Byran the show reminds me of a cross between "Its a knockout" and the obstacle course of "Krypton Factor" it features 20 contestants who compete against each other, the clock and the ever increasingly bizarre and difficult stages to end up with the winner who goes home with £10,000. Heat winners in the 2009 series were invited back for a "champion of champions" round where the winner was crowned the ...  Read the complete review

Total Wipeout is a game show on every Saturday night on BBC one. It contains commentating by Richard Hammond as he is the host of the show. Initially, there are 20 contestants who you are introduced to. It's rather like Takeshi's Castle (the Japanese game show), but in my opinion it's a bit better. The 20 contestants are narrowed down to just a few who try their wits at the final to win the £10,000 cash prize. First up is an assault course where the contestants slide down and then run across big blocks over water as well as a slippery narrow pipe. They must also go along a boxing wall, where boxing gloves come out and hit the contender off into the mud. They ...  Read the complete review

Presented by Richard Hammond, this makes for the kind of Saturday night viewing that has you cringing and cheering people on all the same. As i'm sure is the same for alot of you out there, I'm accustomed to seeing Hammond playing an active part in a role - Top Gear and Brainiac to name 2. His hair seems to have taken a life of its own, especially in yesterday's show - it was semi slicked back, giving the impression of a weasel trying to balance on his head - not a good look! Amanda Byram plays more of an active role by being out there in the thick of it with the contestants. Her credentials include being a model and a host on The Big Breakfast back in 2001. ...  Read the complete review

Simply put this is silly and hosted by the 5 foot 7 Richard Hammond. For those wanting to know more read on... Total Wipeout is a game show (not quiz show) in which 20 contestants start and only 1 wins the prize (£10,000) after going through 4 stages of humiliation, water and dirt. For those of you familiar with Takeshi's Castle this will fit right into your TV viewing at it's scheduled hour slot (19:20-20:20 on a Saturday evening) as it takes a similar idea (silly games and people flying about) and Westernises the idea. The show starts with an assault course concept for the contestants with the first 12 (of 20) qualifying for the next round. This ...  Read the complete review

Total Wipeout is a highly entertaining programme the first few times you watch it, unfortunately after that it all becomes very similar and repetitive and once youve seen a fair few people fall off the assault course it becomes less and less funny. The game starts with a large number of contestants trying to complete the total wipeout obstacle course which features a large slide, a boxing wall which knocks many a contestant into a large pile of mud, large red balls which the contestants are supposed to jump across (but rarely do) and then a rope swing or something similar at the end as this sometimes changes. The 12 contestants who complete the course in the ...  Read the complete review