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Des, Fall River, MA — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:18:07 GMT

I havent seen it yet, but I hope its just as funny as MXC.

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Nick, Omaha, NE — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:50:48 GMT

The show was funny for the first minute of each challenge... but then got repetitive. I can't see them having 24 new people do the same challenges next week... it'd just get old.

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Joni Sparkman-Strawn, Odessa, Texas — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:56:59 GMT

I laughed so hard while watching this show that there were tears and snot flying everywhere - it's a MUST SEE!

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Scout Omaha, NE — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:59:55 GMT

Ninja Warrior on G4 is amazing. Athletes from around the world attempt the course and rarely does anyone make it through. It is so fun to watch Navy Seals, Olympic gold medalists, and other elite athletes use their own unique approach to try to tackle the excoriating course. You feel like they are all on one team and it is all competitors vs. the course.

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JC, Scotia, NY — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:13:55 GMT

I watched it last night and thought it was great. It's pretty obvious the show is modeled after MXC, which is funnier because it's not on a major network and doesn't have to consider family values. Think Shrek vs. Austin Powers. That said, the commentary for Wipeout was still rather witty. Jill Wagner (from Mercury commercials & Stargate Atlantis) is a nice break from Jim and John and seems to have a good sense of humor.

Looks like they'll have new obstacles next time, so that should help keep it fresh.

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Allan, Omaha — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:14:57 GMT

I think that MXC is one of the stupidest 'shows' on television. The fact that not one, but TWO new network shows are being released on the same format shows the remaining impact of the writer strike and that television studios are desperate to fill air time.

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Cee Harvard, MA — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:26:15 GMT

I thought Wipeout was pretty funny-much better than the show after it about surviving a Japanese game show. As long as they mix up the challenges every week, it should continue to be watchable.

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Jessica, Southern California — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:32:07 GMT

I love MXC, Ninja Warrior and Most Extreme Elimination Challenge so naturally I love Wipeout. The show is hilarious and without the backstories for every person I am able to watch contestants fall off of obstacle after obstacle. I hope it stays on air for seasons to come! :)

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Kathy, Connecticut — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:46:11 GMT

I would MUCH rather watch Men In Trees...

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Paul, Lansdale PA — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:55:02 GMT

This was clearly MXC in America. Even my wife laughed at this mess and she's not fond of it's japanese original. The narrators have to close their color commentary just a little and Jill Wagner has to show a level of respect towards the vic's, laugh with them, not at them, but otherwise, it's what MXC fans have wanted for a lnog time- new episodes .

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Gil, Scottsdlale AZ — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:07:42 GMT

I watched it last night - it was hillarious. Although i love watching people fall. I like that none of the contestants took themselves so seriously, they were just out ot have good time and it showed! Fun summer time watching!

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JMK — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:16:38 GMT

It's not as funny as MXC, but it was pretty funny in it's own right. The commentary could be a little snappier, but I think they'll grow into it, as the series continues.

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kim wright — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:41:23 GMT

i don't know what this MXC is, but my daughter and i could not stop laughing in the beginning until a commercial aired. then we went back to laughing until the final challenge which was not to be funny. we thought it was great and can't wait until next week to watch again.

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Matt, Tallahassee FL — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:41:54 GMT

I thought it was hilarious. The big red balls and the hosts comments were the best. I also liked "I Survived a Japanese Gameshow."

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Bianca Indianapolis IN — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:42:14 GMT

What makes MXC so hilarious, IMHO, is the commentary, the made-up battles between the porn stars and televangelists, the Captain and Tenelle, Guy LaDouche and the not-for-primetime-network blue humor. Sure, the wiping out is great, which is what "Wipeout" is capitalizing on, but watching it for 40 minutes (thank goodness for DVR) last night got a little boring. Even the slightly funny (Jazz Hands!) commentators got grating. I can't imagine a whole summer's worth.

Plus, the last obstacle course seemed like something lifted from American Gladiators....

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marilyn — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:44:56 GMT

I had to do a double take because this didn't sound like Gael's writing. Yes, I see it was written by a man named Kurt. At the risk of making a generalization, men seem to really enjoy slapstick action like that. Personally, watching people fall makes me hurt and feel bad for how they must be hurt or humiliated. I do not enjoy watching it.

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Joshua, Oxford, MA — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:45:51 GMT

Although funny in it's own right, Wipeout couldn't compare to the classic MXC. The ridiculous obstacles make MXC funny; the voiceovers make MXC hilarious.

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monica, east lansdowne, pa — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:56:44 GMT

I thought it was hilarious. Like you said there is no backstory and the action was great. This show reminds me of Ninja Warrior.

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tiffany, goodyear, az — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:00:06 GMT

The show sounded horrible in theory, but like with a car crash, I couldn't turn away... It was pretty hilarious. Worse yet, I want to know how I can be on the show. I'm pretty sure I could have taken some of those people down.

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Greg, Springfield, MA — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:01:35 GMT

I can't remember the last time my wife and I laughed that hard at a people falling flat on their rear ends. Funny, funny, funny. I agree with Joni from Texas, I had to wipe down the TV screen after each segment to clear it from tears and snot, yuk...

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Lynette, Dallas, TX — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:03:42 GMT

I laughed my you-know-what off. The "announcers" were annoying in the beginning, but their material got better as it went on....

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DARRYL WILLIAMS — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:20:18 GMT

I LOVE THE SHOW, I WAS ON THE FLOOR WITH LAUGHTER
PLEASE BRING THIS SHOW TO CHICAGO

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Anne, Madison, WI — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:03:19 GMT

For those people who do not know what MXC is, it stands for Most Extreme Elimination Challenge and is a show that took an old 1980's japanese game show called Takeshi's Castle and dubbed over the japenese commentators with new funny english commentary. Wipeout is definitely an off-shoot of this show, and I thought it was almost as hilarious. I am glad to see a fun show during the summer that can appeal to the whole family.

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Laura, Omaha NE — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:04:30 GMT

Wonderful,mindless summer fare! My husband and I were just cracking up! The "Mouth from the South" was the one that had me crying! I'll continue to watch!

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Dana, Sandy, Utah — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:08:07 GMT

Absolutely loved this show...too funny! I laughed so much my cheeks ached afterward. Can't wait until next week, looks like from the previews they change the challenges a bit.
On the other hand, "I Survived a Japanese Game Show" not so funny. It did remind me of the old Soupy Sales show called "Anything Goes". Now that was funny!

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Cindy, Hackensack, NJ — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:09:08 GMT

I thought the show was hilarious -- I liked the commentary, the contestants and of course, the balls.... the japanese thing after was kinda funny. Although that Staten Island girl made me want to pluck her nose hairs out one at a time -- what an annoying child!

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Tom Wendland, Bethlehem, Pa — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:12:24 GMT

I love this show and MXC. No games, no scripts, no plotting, no acting. One person immediately reacting to a situation. When they make the wrong decision and screw up, it's halarious.

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Natalie — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:29:02 GMT

My four year old and I watched this show together, and if you don't have a four year old to watch the show with you, GET ONE. It makes it that much more enjoyable. We loved it. I really enjoyed the part where that Go Go Dancer wasn't paying attention and that sweeping arm took her out. Oh yes, I am a 33 yo woman, but a kid at heart.

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Chrissy, Edmonton, Alberta Canada — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:34:24 GMT

Sorry, I strongly disagree. I DON'T find it funny to watch people potentially hurt and/or humiliate themselves and I find it disturbing that so many people do find it so amusing. For the record, I have a great sense of humour. It's just that this sort of "humour" panders to the lowest common denominator...I'm better than that, and I'm hopefully raising my children to think so too.

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Leslie, Albuquerque — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:35:41 GMT

I'm going to stick to Ninja Warrior, and Unbeatable Banzuke (G4) and MxC (Spike). I tried watching Wipeout and it felt strangely reminiscent of the whole U.S. anime knock-off wave that hit Cartoon Network a few years ago. Or Iron Chef America. *gag*
This brings up a question though...how many of our cliched entertainment conventions do other countries run with? I know we've taken novellas from Mexico and just about everything Japanese and tried to re-produce it sometimes successfully, sometimes not. But what of ours is going abroad and being remade?

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Lloyd, Mpls, MN — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:02:30 GMT

I don't agree with Paul, Lansdale PA, "Jill Wagner has to show a level of respect towards the vic's, laugh with them, not at them,". I found that very refreshing that she was doing what everyone else was doing, "Laughing" without the PC police watching over her.

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Mike, Springfield, MA — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:03:37 GMT

Yeah, Chrissy, you sound like you'd be a ton o'fun to hang out with.

My 3 year old and I laughed hard for the first 45 minutes. The last challenge was very anti-climatic.

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Keri, New Orleans, LA — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:06:42 GMT

I thought Wipeout was hilarious, my 19-year-old though it was hilarious, my 8-year-old thought it was hilarious, my 3-year-old thought it was hilarious. Finally something all of us could watch at one time. "Jazz Hands" was priceless. Sure I encourage them to watch the History Channel and Discovery Channel quite a bit, and I tend to stick to the more cerebral stuff when I get a chance to watch TV, but there's always room for a little bit of classic slapstick.

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Mike Taylor, Odessa, Tx — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:06:46 GMT

I guess I'll just have to rent movies. I'ts obvious
that the only thing worth watching on TV will be the
"news" and sporting events.

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Tony, Ardmore, OK — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:39:03 GMT

Wow. The American public will sit in front of the boob tube and watch just about anything. No wonder we have leaders who can lie to us day in and day out and get away with it. No wonder we have an obesity problem and a diabetes epidemic. We have some pretty weird things that pass for entertainment in this country. No wonder the rest of the world considers us a bunch of bozos.

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Paul, Mukilteo WA — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:43:38 GMT

I have to agree with most of the other posts. Me, my kids had a good laugh. I particularly liked the nicknames the announcers gave the contestants, "jazz hands", "candy man", etc.

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Dee, Long Beach, NY — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:54:42 GMT

When my 10-year-old & I saw an advertisement for Wipeout several weeks ago, we marked the date on our calendar -- so glad we did!! Not only was it hilarious, but it's a show I can watch with my children w/o having the remote ready in hand.

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Ben, Elk River, MN — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:08:01 GMT

I don't see what could be better than sitting with your family and laughing! This show is not focused towards the uptight, suburban chic, Ultra PC, do-rights of our country. Simple, blue collar, everyday people who can't drive their gas-guzzling SUV to the lake house on a Tuesday will watch the show. If you don't like it, don't watch it! In the meantime, I'll sit on the couch after a long days work, play a board game with or read a book to my kids, all while catching a "funny" new TV show that we can all laugh at. Loosen up people! Laugh! Show uptight people like CHRISSY that there's a little more to life when you can laugh a bit.

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Jill M. Eagan, MN — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:28:06 GMT

It was great to watch Wipeout. We laughed so hard...which was wonderful. The combination of regular folks getting beat up and the quick wit of the annoucers and shots of the field reporter laughing, was fabulous.

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EZ, Tacoma, WA — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:31:41 GMT

Of course you laughed at Wipeout. It's MXC with a different title. So naturally, I made a point of not watching.

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Robyn Winterville NC — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:21:29 GMT

Loved it, laughed through 1/2 a box of tissues, and can't wait until next week. How about the Brit who wimpered "Mommy" when she hit the mud in the first chalenge? It's just regular, out of shape people trying to grab the brass ring, and having it snatched away.
Love the commentary, love the challenges, love the show

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Joni - Odessa, Texas — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:27:54 GMT

Gosh people - RELAX!! If you don't like it, don't watch it!

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Joni - Odessa, Texas — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:46:44 GMT

And to the rest of you that laughed like I did - look me up if you come to Texas - you're my kind of peeps!

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Not laughing in Washington St. — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:29:11 GMT

Just try to remember the next time you take a tumble in front of a crowd that it's funny to see people get hurt. That should make you feel MUCH better on your way to the emergency room.

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Donna Cheshire, MA — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:34:00 GMT

I agree - lighten up people - it's a mindless bit of fluff posed as entertainment. AND it had us laughing out loud for an hour. Nowadays anything that can make me laugh that hard has to be a good thing. Keep it coming ABC; I'll be there.

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Tiffany, Cincinnati, OH — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:49:43 GMT

If it's such an awful form of entertainment- why did you read the article and why did you bother watching the show. I'm quite sure the promos gave you enough information as to what the show was about. If watching one hilarious show on tv is going to make me a obese diabetic, well- so be it, but it probably means that a steady diet of News-show watching will lead to bleeding ulcers, so really- what difference does it make. You uptight hypocrites are probably the same car wreck rubber-neckers that cause all the traffic jams in the morning.
I thought it was the greatest show since MXC. The commentators were Kenny Blankenship and Vic Romano back in action. Can't wait for next Tuesday!

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Ted, Little Rock, AR — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:16:55 GMT

"Wipeout" was a funny show. "I Survived a Japanese Game Show" was stupid.

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Megan, Des Moines — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:36:23 GMT

I don't usually find these kinds of shows entertaining, but the commentators cracked me up. Personally, I'd love to see an hour of people just trying to jump across those balls. And the contestants on these shows know they're going to be laughed at and humiliated, so we might as well watch it. Yes, it's not the most stimulating show, but after a long day of work, I just want to kick back and relax. If you don't like it, change the channel.

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Joni - Odessa, Texas — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:29:21 GMT

Not laughing in Washington: I'm sure the contestants are made fully aware of the potential hazards and as adults they choose to do it anyway. And most people who stumble in front of a crowd don't have the benefit of helmets, teeth guards, padded obstacles, etc. And the only injury I saw was the girl with the broken nail. Which yes can be painful but hardly worth a visit to the emergency room.

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Pam Whitmore Lake Mi. — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:18:20 GMT

I still have not heard the answer to many question How many people get hurt while playing that game in Wipe out. Or does not Wipe tell that side of the show.