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Are there any explicit information about the ratings. They must have been very bad, because they axed it during the series. So I guess France is the first country to do so.

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28/Aug/2009, 5:44 pm   
 
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Are they playing the series out or has it been pulled completely?

Wipeout seems very hit and miss across the world - it's certainly not replicating the success of the original wherever it goes. and unfortunately the effort put in doesn't really make a difference, hence UK stays and Aus goes.

Not found a whole episode of the French version, but from the numerous clips made available it's somewhere between the UK and US version. I think presentation wise they remained rather faithful to the original, but when it came to varying the obstacles week in week out they really were Total Wipeout by name and nature. Obviously the French are more sophisticated than us and wouldn't put up with it!

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28/Aug/2009, 7:37 pm   
 
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With a bit of help from Google and it's translation service, it was pulled immediately, but all episodes had been shown anyway. Only six regular episodes had been filmed, with the seventh being a best of show, which is the one which has been pulled.


A shame - still hope we get their graphics package though.

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29/Aug/2009, 11:45 am   
 
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Ah, just like Australia then.
30/Aug/2009, 7:22 am   
 
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Quite surprising but a second series is on the cards, but with a few tweaks to make it "less repetitive".

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Ftele.premiere.fr%2FNews-Tele%2FTotal-Wipeout-saison-2-le-retour-sur-M6%2F%28gid%29%2F2079992&sl=fr&tl=en&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

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Total Wipeout: Season 2 returns on M6?

According Program tv.net, Total Wipeout, the game presented by M6 Stéphane Rotenberg and co-hosted by Sandrine Corman and Alex Goude, deprogrammed this summer for lack of adequate hearings, would get a second chance. A Season 2 is currently in preparation.

Aired in prime time on M6 every Friday, the game Total Wipeout, sort of Intervilles crazy, presented by Stéphane Rotenberg and co-hosted by Sandrine Corman and Alex Goude, allows anonymous 24 candidates to cross an obstacle course of more impressive and crazy. The aim is to avoid bowls ( "wipeout" in English) which will be obviously be many!


After a summer start of the most promising (3.3 million viewers), the game of the crazy events M6 has seen its audiences decline in premium premium (minus 1.3 million). This significant reduction has been due to the issue which, even before the release of the final Wipeout Golden, rewarding the best candidates, has been canceled in favor of the series flagship chain NCIS.

The 2 co-facilitators Sandrine Corman and Alex Goude, which is found soon on M6 to issue commands to France's an incredible talent, admit that a second season, less repetitive, is currently in preparation but it is currently not yet assured.



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30/Oct/2009, 11:57 pm   
 
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They should axe the extra crusher then. But I can't imagine that a season 2 is less repetive. The US season 2 lacked a bit of variation, which was only less obivous, because they changed the production order and mixed both halfs of season 2.

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31/Oct/2009, 10:39 am   
 
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They did copy Washout though, which is why it was so repetitive. That's what you get for being stupid enough to copy such a bad version. Hopefully they'll follow America for their second series.
31/Oct/2009, 11:37 am   
 
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Not a complete episode, but a decent clip giving a decent idea of how the show felt, tracking one contestant from the Qualifier through to the Wipeout Zone.

DailyMotion - Total Wipeout France


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11/Nov/2009, 10:37 pm   
 
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That really IS Total Wipeout, with a replay on EVERY wipeout (even on the bloody start ramp). Though, it's still better than Washout as it has the Combo Towers and single, proper, Wrecking Ball Dreadmill. Which even has an evil face.
12/Nov/2009, 6:50 pm   
 
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Though unlike us, it looks like they realised their mistakes and should series 2 arrive, changes will be made.

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