Why ‘Total Wipeout’ Series 2 is Peak Light Entertainment

Why ‘Total Wipeout’ Series 2 is Peak Light Entertainment We all have those nostalgic TV shows. Those shows that define our formative years, and were maybe some of the first media properties we ever got “into”. If you're a cartoon fan maybe it was ‘Ed, Edd, and Eddy’, ‘Ren and Stimpy’, ‘Courage’, or for my friends, things like ‘Ben 10’, ‘Chowder’, ‘Regular Show’, or ‘Fosters Home…’. If live action is more your thing, maybe you watched classic CBBC shows like ‘Tracy Beaker’, ‘The 4 O’Clock Club’, ‘Sam and Mark’, ‘Trapped!’ or many others. For me though, the apex of entertainment TV for me from about the ages of 6 to 10, was the Saturday night, BBC type gameshow. Think 6pm, prime family entertainment. They might have been absolutely preposterous in some cases with their premises, but I gravitated to them like a moth to a flame. It’s a love I’m actually proud to say I still hold to this day, with my enjoyment of the joyfully ridiculous ‘First and Last’ presented by comedian Jason Manfo...