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Adventure travel show Expedition Impossible begins tomorrow

by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) on Jun 22nd 2011 at 8:00AM

Fans of reality television and adventure travel shows will want to set their DVR's for tomorrow night's premiere of ABC's Expedition Impossible, the latest creation from Mark Burnett, the man who brought us Survivor. The show looks to be a combination of The Amazing Race and the sport of adventure racing, mixing in puzzle solving and physical challenges while crossing through a remote and exotic location – in this case Morocco.

When the show debuts at 9PM ET tomorrow night, there will be 13 teams of three lining up at the starting line in hopes of winning $150,000 in cash. Judging from their team bios on the ABC website, the show's producers found some interesting, if a bit predictable, characters for the race, including teams of jocks, cops, fireman, and the obligatory "California Girls." Once the starting gun goes off, they'll be racing across deserts, up mountains, and down rivers over ten grueling stages, with teams being eliminated each week until an ultimate winner is crowned.

Will the show be an epic competition that will have us riveted to our seats all summer long? Or will it feel like a made-for-television adventure? We won't know for sure until it begins tomorrow night, but you can get a sneak preview of the show right now. ABC has made the first 14 minutes available online which you can check out below. Post your thoughts in the comments section for this story. Is this going to be a hit or summer let down?

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Bonnie Ketchum Jul 14th 2011 10:06PM

On the show, Snow in Morrocco?, the next to last group, the three guys (country guys) I think, the one fellow was tired and jumped on the burro and rode. The rest of the people walked. How come that group wasn't eliminated right then?
Why should that guy get by with riding instead of walking? Doesn't seem right to us.
We like the show a lot but that burro episode was cheating.

Crystal Aug 28th 2011 12:50AM

I thought the show was great. It was really annoying watching some of the teams cheat. I think if they are just going to follow other teams then they should have the same courses but in slightly seperate places that way they cant take the easy way out and just follow others. The Gypsies and No Limits were amazing teams and people..reallly wish No Limits would have won though:)

cathy Sep 2nd 2011 2:50AM

what happened to the last few shows, Never saw it after it was down to 4 groups any longer. was it axed?

Kraig Sep 2nd 2011 3:42PM

Cathy: The final episode had those four teams racing against one another. One of the teams was eliminated halfway through the leg, and the other three went on to race to the finish line.

If you watched the rest of the show, you can probably guess who won. It was a ratings success however, so it is likely to return for another season, probably next summer. Hopefully they'll bring a bit more variety to it.

cathy Sep 2nd 2011 9:15PM

thanks Kraig, I assume it was the gypsies in first and the team with Eric second, I forget what they called themselves but they were really tough and never stopped they were amazing but injuries got the best of them with the ankle problems. Appreciate your response and I loved the show and hope to see it again Cathy

Kraig Sep 2nd 2011 9:21PM

Yep, it was the Gypsies followed by No Limits, which was the team with Eric. It was a good finish and I'm guessing you'll see another season next summer.