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Re: New season of Wipeout starting April 1st!!!
https://ew.com/tv/wipeout-tbs-return-what-to-know/
12 teams! It's gonna go 12 - 6 - 2. In this, we also see that the Snowblowers are making a return as the first half of Sucker Punch 5.0. There's also a new Rumble Room variant. We can also see a ladder on Poundacarnage's third pedestal so that's interesting. We also know that it's 10 episodes, a mid season finale, and then 10 more episodes. This perfectly fits the theory that they're filming another block after Holey Moley wraps. It could be starting fairly soon as Holey Moley doesn't take very long to construct/film.
Judging by what we've seen so far, the starter lineup is
5 episodes - Sideways rumble + Mashmallows
2 episodes - Sweepers + Nutcracker
2 episodes - Snowblowers + Sucker Punch 5.0
1 episode - Double Bubble Trouble
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2/Mar/21, 8:46 pm
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Re: New season of Wipeout starting April 1st!!!
Everyone else getting no sound on that video?
The bare bones are there for a half decent course, but as mentioned before a few signs which raise concerns too. Also can't help but think if the middle round is over two pools why didn't they just keep it to two rounds in two different pools anyway - 6 to 2 is quite a big cut and would be better being 6 > 4 > 2.
Had also forgot they cut the jackpot in half.
Interesting they've confirmed the season will be split as we kind of guessed, although surely if they have filmed on two courses they'd have done them both before resetting for Holey Moley as even if changes it's easier to do so from the basic structure of a Wipeout course rather than taking it all down, doing something completely different, then putting it up again. The suggestion they'd had a six month shoot suggests everythin has been filmed - think they've pretty much had the course from Sept-Feb.
Really liking the look of the graphics too.
P.S. They're not trolling us are they with the start date and on April 1st viewers will tune in to find out it's a redubbed version of Washout! 
Edited by Brekkie, 2/Mar/21, 11:59 pm
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Re: New season of Wipeout starting April 1st!!!
Yeah, there's some exciting stuff in these, but always some troubling stuff too.
It feels like it might be a decent show in its own right but not really feel like Wipeout. That'd the impression I get anyway.
The thing where it showed the contestants intros (I assume) with the green-screen looked weird. Can you not just introduce them with an interview?
Also, looks like it will be pretty repetitive. I think the Snowblower-esque thing is actually just one where you hop across the wheels - I don't see the trampoline path underneath it and the spinners are nowhere as big as they used to be for that obstacle.
It seems like the starting obstacles might often have one thing leading into something completely different? At least that kind of makes it so the Qualifier has five obstacles every week. But, if your count is right, why repeat one obstacle five times and only show the others once or twice?  Especially the one we essentially saw in season 7.
Clearly they haven't learned from their Smackwalls obsession either as almost everything they show is people getting smacked. Seems like they're writing the Poundabout obstacle out of the trailers just like they did the show in season 5! And have we seen one Big Balls attempt where the Motivator isn't activated? 
Seems there's a smackwalls that knocks you towards the finish platform in the Rumble Room so it takes an element from the Winter Kitchen.
Yeah, the middle round decision was stupid. Don't wow us with a giant, endless middle round - just stick to the usual four! And even use the other pool so you can have an alternate third round. The all-teams decision also baffles me too.
And this is not the toughest Wipeout Zone. It looks (relatively) simple and there will probably be some faster times on it. Not a bad thing at all, but don't make claims like that! All shots of the Wipeout Zone show no variety which sucks. Why did they decide the Zone can never be changed?
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Re: New season of Wipeout starting April 1st!!!
Not sure how LS6 came to that episode count conclusion.
Yes, the Zone is a shame. It's odd how they changed up the structure for one course in season 3 with the Spin Cycle/Triple Threat/Rib Rage but other than that it has been the same basic structure year after year. I was hoping actually with the all-team format they might have teams compete together, perhaps with a "decision point" along the way in which one person does one thing and one another, but no, it looks like it'll be individual time trials again - although to be fair by the looks of it they all compete together for the other rounds.
Just really hope they use the proper rules in the Zone - if it's the Washout rules then the revival is dead on arrival.
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Re: New season of Wipeout starting April 1st!!!
I'm sure that they won't use washout again cause Matt knows everyone hated washout in Season 7. Also not really sure how LS6 got to that conclusion, but it might be pretty accurate. The starters are looking not that bad for me, The smackwalls might get a bit repetitive, but they have much more impact than the og series, they spring out much faster and have more mmph to them.
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Re: New season of Wipeout starting April 1st!!!
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Not sure how LS6 came to that episode count conclusion.
I'll give a quick explanation. 
We've seen 5 themes for the Sideways Rumble + Mashmallow combo. The rest is a bit of speculation. I'm giving the Sweeper + Nutcracker combo and the Snowblower + Sucker Punch 5.0 combo 2 episodes because it's 2 obstacles that come as a pair like the Faulty Bridge and Twister Mill. As of right now, I'm speculating that the other half of Double Bubble Trouble is more Double Bubble Trouble so they'd be less willing to bring it back. Again, apart from the themed start, this is purely speculation.
Messup brought up something that I've been wondering since this reboot was first announced. I get wanting to differ it from the original, but these aren't positive improvements. The Gauntlet looks absolutely insane, but I'd really prefer the old format.
As for Washout rules, those are gone. We've seen Pamela fail the Snowglobe after pressing the button and right at the final jump.
It also looks like we're getting a bit of variation in the zone because it looks like one of the hexagons is swapped out for a square. I'd prefer it if they changed the turntable because that's what desperately needs it.
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Re: New season of Wipeout starting April 1st!!!
If anyone has the time a thread of stills from the trailers highlighting the different obstacles would be appreciated. I think we've pretty much seen the whole course now, and not just in blurry obscure shots either.
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Re: New season of Wipeout starting April 1st!!!
I'll try to get to a thread of that nature soon, Brekkie 
The starting smackwalls having greater impact isn't really a plus though, as it just makes them more unbeatable  Although, that being said, they seem about the same to me anyway 
Glad to hear we have evidence that the season 7 Zone rules are gone, and also of a variation! Yeah, they really need to change up the third obstacle, but the fact that they changed the last one is exciting and makes me feel much more optimistic of more variation down the road.
I also notice now that they've given Round 2 such a generic name, it seems like (no matter the course), they may plan to always give the second round that title. I don't know why, but the fact that they put it as the title of the round in the same way they put "Qualifier" and "Wipeout Zone" implies to me that they want each round to have its own constant name. And even worse, suggests that they only want to use a course of this format as the middle round. Which sucks as it eliminates the chance of time trial or last-man-standing rounds. Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but I hope you see my logic. I think they should let the middle round(s) be independent and have a more fun, specialized title ("Dizzy Dummy", "Bruiseball", etc.).
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I'm nervous about the middle round not changing enough between courses. Like you said, middle rounds are better when they feel independent. Hopefully each gauntlet is fairly different from the last and at least feels different.
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Even though it is a fairly generic non-specific name I'd much rather a round like that with a constant over arching name than a round where they change the name each week to fit the theme (although to be fair i think they stopped doing that the last couple of series).
5 out of 10 episodes starting with basically the same thing would be awful. 5 out of 20 would be less of an issue, but still a bit on the repeat heavy side. They had the balance right in the early years with basically 3 new opening obstacles for every 4 episodes. Under that rule we'd be looking at 15 opening obstacles, but I doubt that'll be the case. It needs to be at least 10, but ideally 12, with a maximum of 3 times for any obstacle, and ideally the 3rd time seeing see variation to the obstacle.
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