8 seasons and 96 issues, ＂Extreme Challenge＂ is also an ＂Extreme Challenge＂

In the eighth season of "Extreme Challenge", Dragon TV is using its own "challenging spirit" to meet the challenges of program iteration.

Author: West Asia

An "infinite loop" sightseeing bus, carrying the members of "Extreme Challenge" to their destination.

The number 8 in the eighth season is similar to the infinite symbol "∞". The show not only cleverly uses the setting of the hit drama "Beginning" at the beginning of the year, but also symbolizes the beginning of the new season, which still hides infinite possibilities…

On June 26, the eighth season of "Extreme Challenge", an inspirational variety show on Oriental Satellite TV, was broadcast. The new season invited Wang Xun, Yue Yunpeng, Jia Nailiang, Guo Jingfei, Huang Minghao, Huang Jingyu, Yang Chaoyue, and Gong Jun to form a new extreme challenge group to jointly start a journey full of joy and challenge.

As a comprehensive N-generation, what kind of "extreme challenge" is behind the eight-season and 96-episode programs?

In the midst of challenges, see laughter and see life

"Pie in the sky", using durian as a bowling ball, throwing golden eggs to those who want to be punished…

The first episode of the program walked into Wuzhizhou Island in Hainan. On this small island full of tropical vacation style, through fun games and faction battles between members, the new and old members embarked on a happy "ice-breaking journey".

"Welcome to the eighth season of Extreme Challenge, you have been eliminated!"

Under the challenge, reversals happen from time to time. The seemingly comfortable safe house has become a reward for the "bad guys", and the members who enter it will be eliminated. In the game "Who is Undercover 008", some members turn against their teammates, and some members forget the mission. Under the rules, some guests give up voting from beginning to end, and use the anti-routine gameplay to lead their teammates to win the "Sharing Good Brothers Combination Award" and complete the challenge together.

Transmitting happiness in the challenge also prompts thinking. It is precisely because member Gong Jun resisted the temptation throughout the process and did not vote for others to be eliminated that the group members finally won together, which also conveys the theme of this season’s "Challenge Together, Toward the Future" – on the basis of passing happiness, we also call on everyone to create a better future, and make the right choice in the face of life choices or temptations.

In the seventh season of "Extreme Challenge", the program combines topics such as the Beijing Olympic Winter Games, poverty reduction, and fire protection that the public cares about to convey the happiness of ordinary people and reflect the social picture of prosperity and development.

In this season, "Extreme Challenge" still draws inspiration from the times and life, and integrates marine protection, rural revitalization, cultural tourism development, seed industry innovation and other topics into a joyous game, enriching the form and content of the program while expanding the expression space of social value.

For example, in the first issue, in addition to the game, the island’s intelligent vacation experience is also impressive, demonstrating the flourishing attitude of Hainan’s cultural tourism industry. At the end of the collective thanks section, the audience was also introduced to the importance of marine ranching.

The content extended by the theme of "the future" is also a major attraction. In the challenge, the show presents a new era by showing the emerging lifestyle, the new development brought by the new business model, etc., and leads the audience to peek into the future – both the future life and the future era.

At the same time, from the perspective of young people, the program not only shows the current young people’s favorite camping, role-playing tabletop games, racing and other topics, but also focuses on strugglers from all walks of life, tells how Chinese wisdom solves global challenges, and shows a vivid "future in progress" through the positive mental outlook of today’s young people.

"Extreme Challenge" of 96 episodes in 8 seasons

"Extreme Challenge has become a part of my life." "This time I’m going to fight back!" "Let go and play, do my best, and try to be the best!" "I’m also that thorny rose!"…

At the beginning of the eighth season, the speeches of several new and old guests made many audiences emotional. As a show that has accompanied the audience for 7 years, from "Extreme Challenge, This is Love", to "River Running, Walking on the Waves", "Together, We Will Sure Win", "Let’s See Happiness", and then to "Challenge Together, Towards the Future", the slogan and theme of "Extreme Challenge" have been changing.

What is constant?

"The spirit of challenge," said Shi Jianing, associate director of the Oriental Satellite TV Center and general director of "Extreme Challenge." "Although there are some small changes every year, we have been trying to keep pace with the times. By combining the current hot topics, the audience can see the beauty and changes of life through walking and challenges, and inspire everyone to have a spirit of extreme challenge."

Eight seasons and 96 episodes are also an "extreme challenge" for the main creative team. Shi Jianing introduced that during the special period, this team, which was nicknamed "Extreme Challenge" and "Drifting Team", did not return home for several months, overcame difficulties and traveled to various places to shoot, worked hard to record the beautiful moments of life, brought laughter and laughter to the audience, and also outlined a corner of the production of domestic variety shows under the epidemic, showing the tenacity and challenging spirit of radio and television people.

In addition to the external "challenges", as a comprehensive N-generation, "Extreme Challenge" also has internal "challenges" – how to maintain long-term vitality and continue to go both ways with the audience?

"None of the content is repeated, and in terms of production difficulty, this is the most difficult show I have ever done," Shi Jianing said. The changes in "Extreme Challenge" have created many problems such as building new members and balancing new and old audiences. As society develops, so does the audience. It is in this process that the show develops and iterates, which means that more current content needs to be injected.

"Every generation of viewers has a constant liking – from grand propositions to new things, what moves them is what resonates with life."

Constant multi-dimensional innovation, adhering to the "spirit of challenge", and continuous attention to society, striving to balance fun and meaningful, may be the source of the vitality of this show.

Shi Jianing said that the challenge at the next stop may be the future.

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