Treasure Hunters
 

Anyone watch this show tonight? I thought it was an Amazing Race copycat, it didn't grab me as much. Or maybe it's because Phil isn't around. Gosh I miss his voice! Anyone knows when the next Amazing Race is?

Heard this show was a Amazing Race knockoff, next Amazing Race should start this fall.

Ya know, I was really excited to watch this show because I thought it would capture what the Amazing Race (and I LOVE the AR)is lacking and that is~that the teams have to actually solve clues.....however, and maybe it is just because it is still new and we don't know everyone yet, but I like the Amazing Race better. So, I would say that I am a little disappointed so far.
But, I will say that the Wild Hanlons are a little off kilter, and hopefully will go soon, I don't think it will be too hard for them to lose! Don't really have a favortie team, guess I'll go for Air Force since I'm an AF brat! :D

that show was a total disapointment! i was psyched and let down.

Glad to hear I wasn't the only one that was disappointed. You have to admit the idea of searching for clues around the world was fun. My kids always sit with me to watch AR. With this new show, they were interested after seeing all the previews and hype, but walked away after the first commercial break.

Oh, Treasure Hunters was such a substandard knock-off of AR. None of the groups were really likable - more often than not, they were intensely dislikable. And, no Phil.

Guess I will stick with AR on GSN until the fall season.

I watched it last night and didn't think it was too bad. Of course I had heard nothing about it and had not seen it advertised-so no expectations. I just happened upon it after my husband finally pulled himself away from the golf channel (poor Phil).

I'm hoping that it will grow on me as the season progresses. I too am an Amazing Race junky and this just doesn't replace it.

I will be interested to see how technology plays a part in the show. There certainly seemed to be a fair amount of it used last night.

I bet the AR racers would have loved to have those motor coaches from last night's episode!

I thought it was awful. It all seemed staged to me. And the host --and that robotic delivery of his-- almost made me turn it off.

It is better than the awful AR Family Edition.
AR doesn't become entertaining until you actually get to know the racers and their personalities. The host of Treasure Hunters is robotic but one could hardly call Phil on AR expressive and full of personality.
I predict that the Fogal's will become the team everyone will hate. Anyone who is a pastor but has no hesitation to lie and cheat to win is a complete hypocrite. The way the Fogal pastor father stole the clue while snorkeling from the team of women was despicable.

Also, I found it amusing that the "Genius" team were so idiotic. They were the only team that misinterpreted the Mount Rushmore clue and went to the wrong place. This was after one of them stated that it was difficult for them to not act intelligent when they are so smart.

I actually kind of enjoyed it. I didn't watch AR Family (it didn't hold my attention). What I liked most about THunters was when they paired two teams and made them work together. I hope they do that more as it seems to create interesting situations both personality and strategy wise.

What channel is this show on? I looked for it, but couldn't find it.

June 26th starts the regular day and time. http://www.nbc.com/nbc/header/TV_Sch...-20060626.html

Mulletman cracks me up - he's so sure with all his wrong answers.

I am in the "didn't think it was so bad" group...I liked that for half a second til they gave you the answer, I could at least think what I would do or try and figure out the challenges, I was agast when the pastor took the clue from her, bad form in my opinion and amused when the "geniuses" took the wrong trek and once they got there STILL thought they were right, yikes...My favorite so far is ex-CIA..and the Wild Hanlons, funny, they leave no stone unturned, literally, I hate to say I think their days may be numbered, but who knows. The irony of them wearing shirts that said in huge letters ASK.com and they were struggling on how they could get help was humorous. Seems more about puzzle and location that team bickery like AR, just my opinion.....did any of you ever watch "THE MOLE"...of these types of shows it was my favorite because you could try and guess yourself, and Anderson Cooper of course....:-)

Wednesday, I LOVED the Mole. Wish that was still on. Didn't they end it mid season due to 9-11? I think they should bring that back for sure!

I was a little bored with it but it might get better. I am not sure that Treasure Hunters will focus as much on locations as they will the clues. On AR I like that the roadblocks, etc usually tie into the culture of the location. Not so sure that this show will do that. But I am willing to give it a chance since there is not much else on during summer. I also think 2 hours was too long so maybe the one hour shows will be better.

I liked Celebrity Mole. I especially liked the one with Tracy Gold in Mexico.

vegasnative, yes, they just never brought it back...we will never know who it was that season :-)

2 seasons of The Mole with Anderson Cooper. Second season was pulled during regular run, but shown in summer.

Hmm, should I watch Treasure Hunters? Maybe I'll give it a try.

Darn, I missed it. Wonder if they are reshowing the first episode some time this week?

Keith

Keith, from the link posted above, it looks like they are re-airing the season premier prior to the second episode on Monday the 26th.

My husband and I are great fans of Amazing Race and so we really looked forward to Treasure Hunters. We were in Paris last September and as we were crossing the Place de la Concorde 3 young guys came running by followed by several people with cameras, mikes and clipboards. As we watched one of the contestants approached me and asked for help in finding their next location...a bridge trimmed in gold and a statue of someone who'd be considered a friend to Americans. Now I know that it was Team Genius; don't know if they win at the end but at least I can say they make it as far as Paris, whatever episode that's on.

My understanding is that on next Monday (the 26th) they'll do another two hours, the first being a recap of the first episode, followed by a new one. But that was just from the ads.

A lot of my misgivings of the show is that it seems to be staged, rather than being really "reality." When the teams all came face to face at the capitol, it was so obviously choreographed. If I were running this race, and told to go to a statue, I sure wouldn't stop and pose halfway there just because I saw a bunch of other people <g>!


So, Baker .... did you have any good info to give them to help them on their way?

I think there is a new one on tonight, I am going to give it another shot.

Wednesday, me too, I'll give it another shot also.

LOL. Watching this for the first time with my sons. The Wild Hanlons are a hoot. :D

I'm enjoying this show. I like how they are mixing the physical with the mental. Not liking the Fogal Family but this is a game. Oh well!

Any idea if they leave the US?

I will probably watch the show if I happen to be home on Monday nights, but this isn't apointment RV.

Keith

The Wild Hanlons are driving me CRAZY!!!!!!! Seriously, they should have been looking under the rock that was shaped like their brain!!
The previews for next week show the Brown family that got eliminated last night, does that mean that the team with the girl on crutches left?

That was our conclusion, vegasnative. Too bad, I give those girls a lot of credit -- they used their brain. I feel bad for the young Wild Hanlon, he seems to have a brain that's lost on the rest of his family.

I am afraid the two most entertaining teams-the Hanlons and the Browns will soon be history.

Air Force is very impressive. The Fogels remind me of that other self righteous team from AR Family. Felt so bad for the team (Grad Students?) whose member was injured. What a bummer. But I loved the way the girls pulled together and made the best of it.

The concept of integrity seems to be lost on the Fogels. I can't wait to see them get their just reward. The Hanlons don't deserve to be there anymore. It's only the Brown's physical problems and the girls' injury that let them stay last night. They will be gone soon.

I watched the last two episodes finally and I cannot believe the Wild Hanlons luck. They were in that mine for 11 hours and then they went to get a burger on another challenge and still didn't get eliminated. I blame it all on the "Geniuses" who gave them the number code. After they looked under every rock and crevice my husband and I groaned when they got to that mine.

You're right about this show looking too staged rather than "real". When we got filmed in Paris helping the Genius team it wasn't ever stopped so we could do another cut but cameras and mikes were everywhere. And, yes, we did help them...they asked if I knew where they were because they couldn't find this spot on the map; it was Place de la Concorde. They also had their map upside down which didn't help. Then they needed a bridge with lots of gold on it so I suggested it was the Pont Alexandre and pointed it out through the trees. As to a statue of "someone who could be called a friend to Americans" I didn't know specifically but I did tell them there were a few statues near the Pont Alexandre. it turned out to be one of Lafayette presented to France by the schoolchildren of America. we had walked along behind to see if they did indeed find the next clue; the filming there was kind of fake as they had the Geniuses approach several times pointing and saying, "There it is!". They also had them break open some object to find the clue; maybe it didn't film properly because they repeated that also. Then they filmed them running across the bridge as they went on.

My husband suggested we could have some fun by looking for other teams and saying, "We know where your next clue is!" but I reminded him that on AR the teams are often wide apart time-wise.

Anyway, whether or not we actually make it onto the screen it was a great story to come home with.

I haven't been watching this show quite as closely as I do the AR. However, the short time I watched during this week's show looked so dramatic, that it seemed suspiciously staged. How much longer does it run?

Hey baker, looks like your encounter with the Treasure Hunters will be shown next week!

baker, did you watch tonight's episode and were you on it? I would love to hear more about your experience with the show.

ummmmm, treasurequest...

Maybe you should read baker's posts in the other active TH thread tonight.