I want to like this show, interesting premise but it is so fake. "Oh we get into a car crash right away." lol what.
"Oh this one car looks suspicious let's pull it over."
"Oh look a camera crew, hmmmm."
Plus, why didn't that one couple keep driving, haha. Oh take the bus instead.
The bus apprehension bit was among the low points of a show filled with low points. Anyone that has ever made an arrest of a fugitive (I think 3 of the 4 people on the field teams were former law enforcement) knows you do not give the fugitive a head start for a foot chase. You put the arm on them as soon as the step off the bus.
I agree this is very fake, they pump it up for ratings, just like TV cops saying Hey you! and then getting into a foot chase. Real cops do not do things like that.
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Yes, if it had been real fugitives the bus would've been pulled over long before it ever made it to Atlanta. No staged chase scene needed. I almost wonder if the producers paid this couple off to get caught right away just so they could show it on the premiere episode. How stupid to use the ATM at the bus station, but maybe they have never given any thought to the idea that ATM transactions are tracked like that. The smartest idea is what the first team did, using the nearest ATM to your starting location so that you don't give away your initial direction of travel. Oh, and don't write down your itinerary on a gigantic desk calendar.
shareOr if you do, at least bring the rest of the calendar with you... hahaha
shareNot fake, just more desensitization to the surveillance and police state. Move along folks.
shareThis has to be the worst show ever lol. They didn't even try to make it look real. It is pretty much impossible to do with cameras following people. No one would be stupid enough to use the ATM at the bus station. Using such a terrible disguise that makes you stick out more. Fake car crash.
They knew they were going to be on the show. They would have looked up things not to do if running from the police. I could hide out so easy for 28 days as I think most could. If there was a rule you could only stay at 1 friend's house for a day it would be tougher but still with time to plan I don't think it would be very hard.
Looking at the rules of the UK version of this show that aired a couple years ago, there were rules that the contestants had to follow, including that they were required to keep moving and not stay in one place for too long. It seems like the best strategy if this rule were not in place would be to have an acquaintance who you have no connections with on social media pick you up and take you to their house, then just hang out there for 28 days in exchange for a pre-arranged amount of your quarter million dollar prize. Of course, this wouldn't exactly make for great TV so they have to put in artificial rules that the audience is probably never told about in order to make it more 'exciting'.
shareAs a UK resident who has watched two series over here, it isn't 'fake' as such but obviously some of the powers of the state are replicated, for example the 'CCTV' actually comes from the cameras following the contestants (and edited to look like CCTV quality), but there are rules in place for the Hunters too so they only get the footage and/or location of the fugitives a certain period after the event (again to try and replicate what would happen in a real world situation)
It is more a documentary on the powers of law enforcement than a reality / game show to be honest, if you look at it that way it isn't a bad little show although by Series 2 over here the premise did get a bit thin as they did try and turn it into a game show at that point!
> They didn't even try to make it look real. It is pretty much impossible to do with cameras following people.
It's a hybrid of real and recreated. I assume that they are using the same rules that the UK version did. So, what happens is that the camera crew is in constant contact with the producer. He -- and only he -- knows exactly where each couple is at every second. The investigators are at a separate location and really do have no knowledge of where these people are.
But, they do typical investigative stuff. So, they will say, "We put a trace on their ATM card." When a couple uses the ATM card, the producer tells the investigative team the location of the machine. It's up to them to figure out something to do. They could say to the producer, I want video from that location. The producer says, "Okay. That would normally take 15 minutes to get," waits 15 minutes, and says, "The video shows them leaving the building via the north exit and getting into a black Honda."
Then, when the show is done filming, the show goes back and gets the actual footage and edits it into the final cut. The audience thinks that they are using real-time footage, but they are not. And, for footage they can't get, they pay the contestants to go back and recreate important moments.
But, the hunt is completely real.
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I don't know how "real" you can call it when the contestants can only withdrawal $100 a day from a known account before the hunt even starts - not always the case. Why wouldn't they be able to withdrawal all the cash in the 48 hour prep? If someone eluded the hunters for an extended time, they are forced to give up their location if they need more money. Whatever "distance" they put between themselves and the hunters is lost. I wouldn't be surprised if there was a rule prohibiting them from creating false leads, too.
Hunt real? Those wigs make me think otherwise.
> If someone eluded the hunters for an extended time, they are forced to give up their location if they need more money.
Remember that, while the hunt is absolutely real, it is just a game, not a real criminal investigation. Criminals don't have to obey any rules and can shoot and kill people and take their money and cars. We, however, see players playing a game. They have rules they have to follow to make the game more exciting for the home audience and safe for everyone.
As you note, anyone really going underground would grab hundreds or thousands of dollars and then just go and hide deep in the forest for a year. But, that makes for a boring show. So, the game creators make rules that force the hunted couples to surface every once in a while to give the hunters a fighting chance at finding them.
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[quote]As you note, anyone really going underground would grab hundreds or thousands of dollars and then just go and hide deep in the forest for a year. But, that makes for a boring show. So, the game creators make rules that force the hunted couples to surface every once in a while to give the hunters a fighting chance at finding them.
Yes, you need rules on the people trying to hide, otherwise it's too hard to be discovered, especially with the manpower limitations of the hunters.
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if you are a criminal whose crimes fall under the purview of the FBI, surely you are wise enough to have more than $500 in your 'go bag'.
shareInteresting that the Muslim contestants are shown as having non-Muslim friends, contrary to verse 5:51 of the Koran.
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