'Fear Factor Indonesia' new program on 'RCTI'
'Fear Factor Indonesia' new program on 'RCTI'
Following success reaped from airing NBC's Fear Factor, private television station Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia is challenging local participants to take part in a thrilling Fear Factor Indonesia (FFI) competition.
The first episode of FFI will be aired on Saturday Nov. 19, 2005, at 10 p.m. Six beautiful models, contestants for the first episode, competed in three games to select one winner -- the most fearless -- who would bag the Rp 50 million cash prize.
Actor-cum-model Agatsya Kandau will host the program.
In a statement made available to The Jakarta Post, one of the contestants, Devina, said her initial reason for taking up the offer to compete was that she was simply curious about the program.
She was a huge fan of NBC's Fear Factor. and has long wanted to conquer her own fear within.
One of the challenges in the first episode was to be buried with worms. Devine clocked the best time, although she admitted, "I didn't know how I did that because I'm afraid of worms."
RCTI said that those interested in taking up the challenges must enroll via its website www.fearfactor-indonesia.com.
"After we select the participants, we shall have an audition here. Six people who make it to this phase will go to Malaysia to shoot the program," said the station's media relations official Hafni S. Damayanti.
Participants are expected to have at least one thing that he or she fears, like a fear of heights, vehicles, water, speed, insects, or certain animals because the games will not only be about physical but also mental stamina.
Program production will be done along with that for Fear Factor Malaysia and Fear Factor India.
Getting the license from Fear Factor International, which is produced by Cross Media Service, RCTI claimed the program would be the most expensively produced program ever by the station -- and in Indonesia.
"The expatriate team, standardized properties from Fear Factor International and stunt coordinators Francois Grobelaar and H.B. Naveen are with us to guarantee the safety of the participants," Hafni said. --JP
Fear Factor Indonesia is aired on RCTI every Saturdays at 10 p.m.