Hunted (Channel 4)

[hhyftrftdr]

Others been watching this? Thoughts so far?

Was a shame to see the Doctor nabbed last week. He was always one step ahead of them, but I think it was a lapse in judgement and too big a risk to take the train all the way to London.

Anyone reckon they could evade capture for the full 4 weeks?

[baldock92]

Love watching it, I actually had a phone interview to go on the show but didn't fancy being cut off from the world for a month! 

The doctor was great fun, needling them at every opportunity. I was willing him to get off the train at a smaller station on the way as he had originally planned.

I reckon very very few people could actually do it. 2% of people maybe?

[scotty2hatty]

Love it

[scotty2hatty]

Others been watching this? Thoughts so far?

Was a shame to see the Doctor nabbed last week. He was always one step ahead of them, but I think it was a lapse in judgement and too big a risk to take the train all the way to London.

Anyone reckon they could evade capture for the full 4 weeks?

I reckon it would be easy.

They've obviously done it with a couple of hundred people with loads managing it so they've filmed others.

[hhyftrftdr]

Love watching it, I actually had a phone interview to go on the show but didn't fancy being cut off from the world for a month!  

The doctor was great fun, needling them at every opportunity. I was willing him to get off the train at a smaller station on the way as he had originally planned.

I reckon very very few people could actually do it. 2% of people maybe?

Was discussing the train aspect on another forum (the none football area of Blue Moon of all places). Couple of people thought he was unlucky to get caught, whereas I thought the mental strain of being on the run and whatnot probably led to him making a poor decision to go to London. He was pretty sharp, so I'm surprised he didn't realise that if there was even just a tiny chance they know he's on that train, he needs to get off at a stop en route to the capital.

Whatever stop he got off at the net would've closed in on him with CCTV at all the stations, but he might have had chance to go to ground again before it was curtains.

I guess an ideal applicant is someone without children? Or dislikes the children they have And not particularly close to their family or is close but has the mental toughness to not cave in and contact them? As that seems to be the biggest weakness of the people involved.

[KarmaDope]

I actually had a phone interview for this and got through but couldn't get the time off work (which ended up being in Vegas so no big loss) to film it so withdrew at the next stage (video submission).

I think Dr Allen gave in. The press release tactic they used kinda did him in tbh. He probably knew that his mates car was tagged as you'd expect him to remember that he used the damn car to get cash out of a cashpoint and they are all CCTV'd up. If he'd hiked over to Glasgow he'd have been able to go through to MK without any issues. His biggest mistake though was leaving that phone behind to taunt them.

Others been watching this? Thoughts so far?

Was a shame to see the Doctor nabbed last week. He was always one step ahead of them, but I think it was a lapse in judgement and too big a risk to take the train all the way to London.

Anyone reckon they could evade capture for the full 4 weeks?

I reckon it would be easy.

They've obviously done it with a couple of hundred people with loads managing it so they've filmed others.

They didn't. They literally took about 16 or whatever the total was. Put it this way, my phone interview was at the beginning of April so they wouldn't have had time to film a couple of hundred people, edit all the footage, and get the show ready for now.

Love watching it, I actually had a phone interview to go on the show but didn't fancy being cut off from the world for a month! 

The doctor was great fun, needling them at every opportunity. I was willing him to get off the train at a smaller station on the way as he had originally planned.

I reckon very very few people could actually do it. 2% of people maybe?

I don't think many could at all. I know I'd have struggled wanting to contact Julie. The best tactic IMO would have been to load up on food/water, grab a tent, get away from your place, leave a false trail and stay in one place for two weeks with no contact from anyone except your cameraman. But, that would make shit TV, so I would expect they are "encouraged" to move around.

[Nakor]

It's a very good show. Think its rehash of a show shared in Belgium and Holland that they used to play live, and the public were the Hunters. Think it stopped over there a couple of years ago.

[pleno1]

Cliffs?

[KarmaDope]

Cliffs?

Bunch of randoms get an hour to run after being told they're a fugitive. Some of the best in the world have to find them. They have to evade capture for 28 days. All they get is a debit card with £450, a cameraman to follow them, and whatever they can grab from their place.

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=46750.msg2084556#msg2084556 - better explanation here.

[pleno1]

is there any way to watch this online? apart from 4od, can't use vpn because of poker.

[mulhuzz]

is there any way to watch this online? apart from 4od, can't use vpn because of poker.

Try smartDNS from overplay.net

I'm 99% sure this won't affect your poker sites as it just edits for certain sites, not *all* your internet traffic like a VPN does.

If in doubt, ask them though.

[Ironside]

i am struggling to remember the name of it but it reminds me of a show quite a few years ago
where the contestants had to complete tasks every days while being chased then during a live broadcast
where highlights of there day was shown they had to stay in a phone box while the team hunted them down
the public also phoned in clues

got to say i think this new show would have a bit more too it if they had the element of having to preform a task
everyday otherwise just camping out for a couple of weeks would be so easy

[hhyftrftdr]

Cliffs?

Bunch of randoms get an hour to run after being told they're a fugitive. Some of the best in the world have to find them. They have to evade capture for 28 days. All they get is a debit card with £450, a cameraman to follow them, and whatever they can grab from their place.

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=46750.msg2084556#msg2084556 - better explanation here.

I'm guessing one of the rules was that they couldn't leave the country? Catching a flight might have been tricky with the waiting around in an airport but a ferry or train out of England might have been feasible.

Load up on food, water and camping gear and head deep into the countryside. And try not to go stir crazy.

[hhyftrftdr]

Last episode has just been repeated on 4 so watched it again.

Easy to think/say with hindsight, but what if the doctor stayed on the train to Euston but didn't get off and hid in the bogs or w/e? These trains usually hang around for a while whilst being cleaned/change of staff, so he stays on whilst stationary at Euston, the hunters hang around for a bit and don't see him amongst all the other passengers vacating so wander off back to going on the assumption he's got off en route, and now the Doc is completely under the radar in London.

Or am I overthinking shit?

[pleno1]

Love this!