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 / 4 STARS are the new norm and it looks like THE QUEST THURSDAY AT 8PM they are here to ABC, TV-PG 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 RICK ROWELL, ABC STUDIOS 42 ROLEPLAY GUIDE MAGAZINE 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