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Pékin Express 2012
Plaidmoon:
--- Quote from: Дussie Бabushka on February 05, 2012, 03:34:54 AM ---OMW I know all these places! It's a shame I went up to the Sunshine Coast instead of the other way today.
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Yeah, too bad. It sounds like the teams weren't keeping a low profile, so you might have found them. Also, with the teams hitch hiking, you could have gotten some air time. :hoot:
It looks like you're a few hundred km away, but if you get tempted, you know the general area where they are going to be for the next 10 or 12 hours. :)
Plaidmoon:
Good find, LoveRocked! They really didn't leave much out of that story, did they? :wohoo:
LoveRocked:
--- Quote from: Plaidmoon on February 05, 2012, 04:17:03 AM ---Good find, LoveRocked! They really didn't leave much out of that story, did they? :wohoo:
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I think few news here.
http://mb.com.ph/articles/348586/belgium-s-version-amazing-race-films-phl
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is fast becoming a shooting destination for international entertainment projects, the latest of which is “Peking Express,” considered as the Belgian counterpart of the hit US reality show “The Amazing Race.”
Shortly after cameras rolled in Manila for the Hollywood spy thriller “The Bourne Legacy,” and “American Idol” singer-songwriter David Archuleta started shooting for the TV5 mini-series “Nandito Ako,” a contingent of 61 crew members and talents has flown into the country to shoot five out of 12 episodes of “Peking Express,” reported Interaksyon.com.
Shooting for “Peking Express” is scheduled from Jan. 18 to Feb. 2.
The contestants—composed of eight French couples—will traverse various tourist sites in Luzon. According to Interaksyon, the itinerary “is expected to go through Manila-Bagac-Cervantes-Bontoc-Angeles-Pinatubo Volcano-Quezon-Candelaria-Talisay,” and back to the country’s capital.
The show, which began in 2004 and already in its seventh season, sends couples to hitchhike from one country to another, testing their skills and spirit as teams while learning about a culture different from their own. Competition in the current season began in Seoul, South Korea, and will culminate in Sydney, Australia.
As part of the challenge, each of the contestants are given merely one euro a day (about P56 pesos as of this writing), and must devise resourceful plans in order for them to reach their destinations and fulfill their tasks, with the production team following their quest.
One team will be eliminated per episode until two couples remain to battle it out in the finale.
“Peking Express” has also been adapted in other European territories such as Germany, Scandinavia, France, and Spain.
http://www.spot.ph/the-feed/50271/belgian-travel-adventure-show-filming-in-ph
Belgian travel adventure show—akin to Amazing Race—filming in PH
Interaskyon.com reports that "61 crew members and talents of the Belgian Zodiak Media Group have flown into town to film five out of 12 episodes of the travel adventure program Peking Express, which is reportedly similar in format to the popular American reality competition, The Amazing Race." Shooting started on Wednesday, January 18, and will last until February 2.
The report explained the mechanics of the travel adventure show: "Eight couples are sent on a trip: a hitchhike race from Seoul to Sydney, then travels through South Korea, the Philippines, and Australia. The contestants will receive only 1 euro/day per person and with this meager budget, they must find free transport and accommodation to reach their destinations, with the camera teams filming their actions every step of the way. With every episode, one couple is eliminated. Only two couples will reach the final destination, Sydney, where an exciting finale will determine the winning couple of Peking Express."
According to the report, "the Philippine itinerary is expected to go through Manila-Bagac-Cervantes-Bontoc-Angeles-Pinatubo Volcano-Quezon-Candelaria-Talisay and back to Manila before proceeding to Australia."
LoveRocked:
I read wiki of Pekin Express that saying "during filming, Stéphane Rotenberg was the victim of a car accident in the Philippines but this has not affected the continuation of the adventure."
??? that's true?
ZouLy:
--- Quote from: LoveRocked on February 05, 2012, 04:35:46 AM ---I read wiki of Pekin Express that saying "during filming, Stéphane Rotenberg was the victim of a car accident in the Philippines but this has not affected the continuation of the adventure."
??? that's true?
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yeah, that's true :tup:, I think we have it somewhere here...
ETA: owh! here
--- Quote from: freds on January 23, 2012, 01:35:04 PM ---The host of Pékin Express, Stéphane Rotenberg, is injured during the filming of the race. He was the victim of a side car accident and he got a trausma head, leg bruise and wounds on her face. He is safe and the filming is stopping. Some informations here: http://www.purepeople.com/article/stephane-rotenberg-victime-d-un-accident-de-la-route-dans-pekin-express_a94840/1
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