World's Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji

All I needed to see was the name Mark Burnett for my interest to be piqued. The legendary producer behind Survivor, Amazing Race and other shows has created another hit series!

The show is not necessarily about the race. The show may seem like it is about the rugged terrain, harsh landscape or unbearable climate, but it is an emotional story at heart. There are teams racing for the LGBTQIA+ community, people afflicted with Alzheimers and disabilities to prove that anyone can do this. I myself was inspired to see these emotional stories.

I love Bear Grylls as well. I have long thought he has an iconic voice and he provides an energy, a zest that adds to the exciting feel of the show. Grylls interacts with the contestants and motivates them to keep pushing, to dare to dream.

He talks to all of these different countries from all over the world. I felt as if I was watching the Olympics, seeing the variety of diversity onscreen. I was amazed by the camaraderie and friendships that began as well. The show is heartwarming as it focuses on relationships, which is more heartfelt during this time of social isolation.

I definitely suggest the show. The series is able to capture human grit and what it takes to survive. I do not want to test myself in that way, but I respect everyone that did so. Watch the show and experience Eco-Challenge Fiji!!!

It is still one of the best competitions but they focused a lot on few teams and put aside the sporting event. They never showed general leaderboards nor did they show 50% of the top 10 teams. I could never know in which position the Colombian team arrived because they never showed them even in a single shot

I love Survivor, the Amazing Race, and Man v. Wild. In some ways I feel then this show was tailor made for me! Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, adventure focused reality TV shows have declined. In comes World's Toughest Race. If you enjoy any of the above shows, you'll find something to enjoy here. Exotic locations, high production value, unique teams and dynamics, and arduous tasks, this is a great show to satiate that reality TV show itch I've been craving these past few months.

To start with this show is super entertaining and is a lot of fun ... Fiji is just beautiful and the show displayed the island in a beautiful way. The camera work is amazing and the hosting by Bear Grylls is Good too. All the challenges put forth seemed to be very demanding and it was interesting to see the participants conquer every task at their own pace and intellectual level. Any person who likes even a little bit of adventure will love watching this show. None of the episodes seemed boring however the last 3 episodes became a little less interesting as the winner of the race was announced on the 7th episode itself.

The only thing that i didn't like about the show is the amount of screen space that the American teams occupied. The backstories of certain teams were inspirational I agree but all the teams with an inspiring back story happened to be American and they ended up getting most of the screen time and to be honest, even certain American teams with not much of a backstory ended up getting more screen time than the other teams. The irony is that none of the American teams made it to the top 10 but despite the positions, all the American team got enough Screen time than any other. For example, there is a team called "The Able Abels" and this team quit in the middle of the race for no profound reason and still, you could see more of this team on the show than certain teams that made it to the top 10 and this is unfair. One could say that this is an American show and that's why the show was focused on the American teams but I would not agree because it doesn't make sense to invite teams from all around the world and keep focusing on the American teams just because the makers are Americans. If the makers wanted to display the American teams so badly then they might as well invited only the Americans to participate in the race.

having said this, The Worlds Toughest Race has every potential to become on the best adventure racing showers to be ever made and it all depends on if the makers are able to find a common ground from the next season and display teams irrespective of the country of origin in a fair manner. Looking forward to more of this show.

Hey guys, just as a heads up the first episode is very American-centric with the stories being told. However, toward the middle chunk of episodes we do hear from other teams a lot more. Spain. Estonia, New Zealand, Australia, Fiji and even Guatamala are given time on-screen and the perspective is a lot better balanced.

Early on though there's definitely a big American slant but seriously, stick it out, it's worth it!