Underplayed Gems

Quest USA, Da Tiao Zhan

Quest USA, Da Tiao Zhan poster
Genre
reality television
Country
United States
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Four teams from different Mandarin-speaking regions compete in a scavenger hunt across the eastern United States. Each team travels from Boston to Miami over one week, completing challenges along the way.

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What happens

Quest USA, Da Tiao Zhan (美国大挑战) 2005 was America's first Chinese-language reality TV show (真人秀). 11 episodes were hosted by David Wu and premiered on May 30, 2005. The show aired on Liberty Media's International Channel Networks (now known as International Media Distribution). The show was produced by House Films of New York. It consisted of four teams, each representing a different mandaring-speaking region (China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the US). representing China, The four teams went on a week-long scavenger hunt from Boston to Miami. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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