Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Flagging but still popular: TV's risky extreme-adventure shows

The show "Utopia", created by the Dutch billionaire John de Mol (pictured), brings together a cast of people in a remote location to live together and try to create their own society In the reality TV universe, extreme-adventure shows such as "Survivor" or "The Amazing Race" -- or France's now disaster-hit "Dropped" -- are like former sports stars: a little worn out but still popular. With their exotic locales, high-end production values and faded celebrities in search of a second wind, various programmes of the genre have been made for more than a decade. Audience interest in them is flagging to different degrees in different countries, as talent-related shows like "The Voice" and manufactured celebrities like Kim Kardashian steal the limelight. "Survivor" was the first of the type.








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