The extreme tester
| Television broadcast | |
|---|---|
| German title | The extreme tester |
| Original title | Tomtesterom |
| Country of production | Belgium |
| original language | Dutch |
| Year (s) | since 2008 |
| Production company |
toreador |
| length | 45 minutes |
| Episodes | 15 in 2 seasons |
| genre | Infotainment documentation |
| idea | Tom Waes |
| Moderation | Tom Waes |
| First broadcast | Winter 2009 on ZDFneo |
| occupation | |
|
Tom Waes , Nico Surings, Pascal Braeckman | |
The extreme tester (in the original: "Tomtesterom") is a Belgian Infotainment - TV show based on the station since 2009 ZDFneo can be seen and the company Toreador for the Flemish Broadcasting VRT is produced. The program will be broadcast in Dutch with voiceover in German . In Germany, the second season has been on ZDFneo since September 2010.
concept
The program, broadcast in 45-minute episodes, deals with the increasingly emerging trend of guidebook books . The presenter of the show, Tom Waes , who is well known in Belgium and the Netherlands , sets out with his film team in search of the truthfulness and feasibility of the instructions described in the guides . The titles of the individual episodes are mostly identical to the titles of the advice books, which are "drilled through" in the program with a lot of action and humor . At the end of the program, a conclusion is made about the usefulness of the respective guide.
Episodes
Season 1:
- How do I become a paparazzo ?
- How do I win a boxing match ?
- How do I become a spy ?
- How do I swim the English Channel ?
- How do I get into the Guinness Book of Records ?
- How do you survive in the wild ?
- How do I fly my self-made airplane ?
- How do I find gold ?
Season 2: (will be broadcast in Germany in September 2010 Mon September 6, 2010 | 7:30 p.m.)
- How do I tame a wild horse ?
- How do I hypnotize a shark ?
- How do I become a pop star ?
- How do I manage a dog sled race ?
- How do I become a sumo wrestler ?
- How do I complete a desert marathon? (→ Marathon des Sables )
- How do I win an auto rally ?
Specials: At the end of each season, a special is filmed in which the previous season is summarized.
Web links
- Official website of Tomtesterom (Dutch)
- Official website of Tom Waes (Dutch)