Summertime….when all of the good television programming goes on hiatus and we are stuck with reality tv and reruns. Months spent daydreaming about what will happen to our favorite characters come fall (or winter in some cases) when primetime shows return. While summer is usually a dreary time for television programming I have found one summer show that has managed to bring me a few laughs…Wipeout. Wipeout is a game show of sorts, which puts it contestants through a series of physical obstacles. Most of the contestants do not have the slightest prayer of making it to the end and even the ones who show promise usually have difficulty completing most of the tasks. The purpose of the show seems to be to cast people who will do very poorly while bringing a lot of laughs and the show delivers.

I can hardly explain what is so funny about seeing someone bounce off a giant red ball and fall into muddy water, but each and every time it happens I find myself laughing, even the hosts of the show are laughing most of the time. I’m not saying I could do any better, in fact I am pretty sure I couldn’t, but I would never sign up for a show like this so we will never know!

If you are bored with reruns and Netflix rentals check out Wipeout. It will make you laugh, it won’t make you cry, it will keep you entertained until Grey’s Anatomy comes back.

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