Going Straight is a New Zealand television reality programme by Touchdown Television that aired on TV3 in 2003. The show also aired on the United Kingdom cable channel Challenge.[2] The programme was hosted by New Zealand actor Manu Bennett, where contestants had to continue moving in a straight line, no matter what the obstacles in the way, to compete for prize money of $NZ10,000.
| Going Straight | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality |
| Presented by | Manu Bennett |
| Country of origin | New Zealand |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Auckland[1] |
| Production company | Touchdown Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | TV3 |
| Release | 2003 |
Format
The format of the programme challenged five contestants, wearing location monitoring equipment, to get to the end of a specified "virtual lane" across a landscape by completing three separate straight-line challenges. Contestants were eliminated each round. There was a $10,000 prize for the winner.[3]
By 2005, the show's format had been licensed to international television channels and production companies.[2]
Fire stunt accident
In 2004, an investigation was launched into the programme after a contestant suffered severe burns following a retake of a stunt.[4] The production company was fined $65,000 in district court for the incident.[5] Charges were to be put to either Touchdown Television or its Warkworth District Court representative.[6]
Reception
Local media called Going Straight a show similar to Fear Factor[1][5] on a sickness benefit.[7]
References
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