Wipeout accused of ripping off MXC

[Allstar87]

First, a New York Post article:
Copycat Wipeout

Second, a page from one of the executive producers, with the comparison video which was removed from YouTube:
MXC vs. Wipeout

[Matt Ottinger]

[quote name=\'Allstar87\' post=\'191507\' date=\'Jul 21 2008, 02:40 AM\']
First, a New York Post article:
Copycat Wipeout[/quote]
When I saw your header, my first reaction was "Well, of COURSE it is, but that's really not news, is it?"  To me, what moves this story from "shockingly predictable" to "OK, a little tacky" is the Wipeout producer's claim that they never-ever-ever considered Japanese game shows of any sort when developing their show.

And "Fear Factor with comedy"?  Please.

[Jimmy Owen]

I thought "Wipeout" was somewhat similar to Regis' second game show "Almost Anything Goes" of 33 years ago, which was based on a British format, IIRC.

[chris319]

"This is the natural evolution of 'Fear Factor', " says Goldberg. "Only with comedy."

I've always said to myself, "chris319 -- you know, the one thing missing from Fear Factor is comedy".