SciFi goes Reality tv


SciFi has made its name in science fiction tv shows like Battlestar Galactia and Stargate. But this are changing at the channel with the addition of two more reality game shows, both based on the SciFi realm. Cha$e is a action-packed adult version of hide-and-seek where a group of men-in-black like hunters try to capture the player in a random play area (the first episode: an abandoned harbour). The players have some tec stuff to help them that might come straight out of a Star Trek episode (phasers, invisibility glasses). It might ask a lot of fantasy from the viewers to 'get' the show, but I surely felt the adrenline rush while watching it.

The same can be said about Endemol USA's newest terror show. After Fear Factor they now have thrown Estate of Panic at us. A group of 7 players have to search through different rooms in an old mansion to find the hidden cash. However, each room contains a panic element. Ceiling come falling down, electrical wires are boobytraps in the garden and the ceiling has the strange habit of getting flooded. Each room sees the player leaving it the latest trapped inside, however just leaving the room to continue isn't an option either. The player who found the least money in the room is also send home.

From what I could tell from the first episodes it are two great addition to the SciFi universe...

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Estate of Panic was as bad as reality tv can be... and I loved it!

Anonymous said...

The second episodes are even better :)