Reasons to watch ABC's "Wipeout" (8 tonight) and "I Survived a Japanese Game Show" (9 tonight): Nothing else on. These shows also could be breakout hits.
In "Wipeout," 24 people without any sense of shame go through various obstacle courses en route to a $50,000 prize.
Ten Yanks shot "Game Show" in Japan in early spring. Various competitions are culled from actual Japanese game shows. The winner gets $250,000.
ABC hasn't provided much in advance to watch, but there were some clips for "Wipeout," and they were (seriously) hilarious. I also spoke with "Game Show" producer Art Smith ("Hell's Kitchen"), and he insists the whole affair's a spoof. I'm sold. Both look and sound like a lot of fun.
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