Nu Vibez and Roleplay Guide Magazine - October 2014 | Page 42
REVIEW
FANTASY WORLD COMES TO LIFE
ABC takes reality TV competitions to a whole new level
with its new fantasy adventure show The Quest
BY DESMOND MILLER
In this day and age, you can't turn
on the television without seeing a
reality competition show. They
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are the new norm
and it looks like
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they are here to
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stay. Even so, television producers
continue to find new and interesting
ways to package this very simple
concept.
ABC's new show "The Quest,"
created by the executive producers
of "The Lord of the Rings" and the
producers of "The Amazing Race," is
no different. Though there is one thing
that separates it from the rest of the
herd — the setting.
The concept of the show is built
around the creating a fantasy world for
the contestants to compete in. Twelve
people from our world have been
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chosen to compete in a series of trials
to determine who will be the one true
hero to defend the land from an ancient evil. Sounds cool, huh? Imagine
the opportunity to act out the fantasies that you read about as kids: fight
monsters, meet Kings, Queens and the
Fates, to be the hero of the land.
The thing that sells the series is the
complete immersion into Everealm,
the name of fantasy kingdom. The cast
never breaks character, making it feel
like a real place.
In the pilot episode, a scroll is delivered each contestant inviting them on
a grand and epic journey. Then they
walk thr