WipeOut - Don't cry, run!
| Television series | |
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| Original title | WipeOut - Don't cry, run! |
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| Country of production |
 Argentina , Buenos Aires
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| year | 2008 |
| Production company |
Endemol |
| Broadcasting cycle |
weekly, on Tuesdays |
| genre | Game show |
| Moderation |
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| First broadcast | March 10, 2009 on ProSieben |
WipeOut - Don't cry, run! is one of Endemol produced and ProSieben broadcast game show . So far, only one season of eight episodes has been filmed, which were broadcast from March 10, 2009. WipeOut - Don't cry, run! is based on the US format wipeout .
In the broadcast, a total of 24 candidates compete against each other and have to contest various courses. Four of them make it to the final, only one can win the prize money of 10,000 euros. The program will be moderated by Charlotte Würdig , commented by Matthias Opdenhövel and Werner Hansch .
The German version of Wipeout , like numerous other national editions (see below), is shot on a central site in Buenos Aires , Argentina . The only German season to date was there in the third quarter of 2008. On July 2, 2011 and July 12, 2012, a best-of program of this season was broadcast on ProSieben under the title "Wipe Out - now it goes into full force".
procedure
At the beginning there are 24 candidates who have to overcome a course , whereby not every obstacle has to be crossed, because only the given time counts. Various landscape and water hazards are part of the course. The twelve best climb one round and have to survive the "sweeper". The candidates stand on a small platform a few meters above water and have to jump over a rotating arm. Six candidates advance to the third round, the candidate who has been on his platform the longest receives an additional bonus of 1,000 euros. The candidates who have made progress now have to survive another course after being thrown off balance in a carousel. After this round, the four finalists will be determined who will fight for 10,000 euros on the final course.
Reviews
"[...] If the eight episodes hadn't been shot long ago, one could recommend the words of an exhausted participant to other potential" WipeOut "candidates, which he uttered in one of the countless advance trailers for the show:" Dear children , go to school, have a proper education so that you don't have to do that for money. "[...]"
"[...] At ProSieben they have found a more effective way of setting an example against the mania for savings [...] The striking employees then blended the recordings and underlined them with texts whose amusement becomes apparent from a blood alcohol level of around two per thousand. [...] "
WipeOut in other countries
United States
The first season of the original version of the series opened under the title Wipeout on June 24, 2008 on ABC in the United States . A total of 7 seasons had been produced by June 2014, and the prize money was US $ 50,000. At the premiere, the show achieved the highest ratings for a new show in summer 2008, beating Hell's Kitchen and America's Got Talent , for example .
Great Britain
In the UK , the format aired on BBC One on January 9, 2009 under the title Total Wipeout and is hosted by Richard Hammond and Amanda Byram . The first season consisted of eight episodes, at the premiere the show was seen by 6.5 million viewers.
Other countries
The format has been exported to over 40 countries in total, including France , Spain , the Netherlands , Norway , Australia and Turkey .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d WipeOut: Don't cry, run! at Pro7 ( Memento from March 7, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ English Wikipedia
- ↑ Uwe Felgenhauer: "When candidates are only called" Flitzpiepen ", March 11, 2009 at Welt.de
- ↑ Stefan Niggemeier : "Code name" Wipeout ": Pro Sieben is now on strike too", March 10, 2009 ( Memento of May 5, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) at faz.net
- ↑ Variety.com - Sales no obstacle for 'Wipeout'