PILOT REVIEW: Expedition: Impossible

EXPEDITION: IMPOSSIBLE

Hosted by Dave Salmoni
Created by Mark Burnett, Directed by Mike Murray

Expedition: Impossible is a new reality competition on ABC from reality guru Mark Burnett and it is basically The Amazing Race but with teams of three confined to one country. It has the feel of a knockoff and it's not as entertaining as the comparable show but it's decent enough for summer filler. The show starts with 13 teams of three and there are of course the many "storylines" to follow - the city girls, the country boys, the team with the blind man, the gay guy team, the team with the old man, etc. As usual some of these teams are entertaining while others are just plain annoying.

This edition of Expedition: Impossible takes place in Morocco which of course includes the sweltering desert and camel rides. While this is certainly a challenging expedition, there just wasn't enough excitement or drama in this show. They tried to hype the drama of the losing team and they tried to get the viewers to attach emotionally to a few teams but the whole show felt like a bore. It was just hard to stay interested for the whole hour, much less the entire summer. This show is probably just for those who really miss The Amazing Race during the summer. It's nothing special.