lekkin I don't watch many reality shows, but I have really enjoyed this one, largely because of the immersion of the contestants into the fantasy realm. For many of the contestants, this show is like a dream come true: getting to live in a castle, practice the medieval arts, and fight to save a kingdom.The set design is absolutely fantastic, and there are so many wonderful pieces of costume and little details sprinkled throughout the show that really help pull in the characters and the audience. Unfortunately, I think the acting of the most of the non-contestants is often a bit stilted, especially toward the beginning of the season. I'm about half way through, and it seems to be getting a little better. Furthermore, the story is quite generic and unoriginal so far, but I don't think this is a bad thing so much as simply drawing from all the familiar clichés of fantasy in order to be true to the genre. That said, the reality show aspect is written in quite well with the story, and I love how the rules are explained without breaking character at all. And I do have to say, they did an excellent job with the Fates!Overall, a wonderful show that I hope will only get better if it continues on for more seasons!

Judith Dahmen When I first stumbled upon a Trailer to "The Quest" (by accident, because there was hardly any advertisement for this show!), my first thought was: "Oh no, not another reality show! Reality shows always have the same concept: Making stupid people do stupid things so that the stupid audience has something to laugh at the expense of the contestant's dignity. And then there are always those bitch-fights and a lot of defamation going on. Man, I hate reality shows, why can't they leave their hands off my favorite genre, the fantasy? I know exactly how this is going to be: They will take the worst nerds there are, put them into cheap costumes, let them battle each other in stupid LARP-combats, and most likely they will film all of that in front of cheap scenery along with bad, non-credible actors that will cost the show the last bit of authenticity!" What shall I say? I have never been so happy for having been entirely proved wrong and this is the first time ever I'll give 10 of 10 points to a show in the IMDb. Since "The Lorf of the Rings" came to cinemas in 2002, I have never been that enthusiastic about anything anymore.Funny fact: The producers behind "The Quest" actually ARE the producers of "The Lord of the Rings", and they got the idea for "The Quest" even 12 years ago when they thought it was unfair that only the actors got into horse-riding and sword fighting workshops, and they imagined how great it would be to give "normal" people the chance to experience such an adventure.However, the thing that most distinguishes "The Quest" from other reality shows is not even the fantasy setting (which by the way includes high quality armor, real weapons and most notably a REAL European castle which was bustling 24 hours a day for an entire month by countless extras and four extraordinary convincing actors who did an awesome job improvising 80 % of their actions and dialogs!) but the interpersonal acquaintance on set AND off set.There was no backstabbing, no cat-fighting, no intrigues. The contestants ("The Paladins") didn't fight against but alongside each other. They grew together strongly, became friends, comrades, they helped each other out and watched each other's backs. They didn't vote out the strongest competitors but knowingly always kept the one they believed could become "the one true hero" to save the magical world of Everealm. There was no prize money in the end, it was really all about the good deed of helping the residents of Everealm become a free people again.Even the producers didn't try to defame anybody. On the contrary. Best example maybe: One of the contestants has the habit of grunting while laughing. What would be the usual way for a reality show to deal with it? They would repeat every grunting sound twice in slow motion to give the stupid audience a stupid reason to laugh. What is The Quest's producer's way of handling it? They let the cutters cut out every single grunt so that the contestant wouldn't be embarrassed! Isn't that nice? Isn't that the sort of acquaintance between people we all want to see more on TV? This way, "The Quest" emphasizes completely different values than other reality shows. Without having a single boring moment, the show is exciting and entertaining for every family member between 6 and 92 and teaches everybody a lesson in loyalty, bravery and moral along the way. Since nudity, violence and abusive language are no subject of this show, I really MEAN it when I say: There's finally a show that you can watch with your entire family, and every one who has kept himself a sense of adventure and wonder will enjoy it! (This review used to be a lot longer, but there's this restriction on 1000 words, so I had to crop the parts out where I talked - all spoiler-free of course! - about the cast, the soundtrack, the contestants and so on. If you are interested, here is the link to my full version review:)

Joff Brown Everything about The Quest screams love.It is a beautiful show, greater than the sum of its parts; every person involved loved their role in its creation. This was clearly a labor of love for cast, crew, contestants, writers, graphic and sound designers, visual effects artists, makeup, costume, challenge crews and—especially— executive producers. Everyone involved in The Quest clearly enjoyed what they were doing.Touted as a fantasy-based, immersive-reality adventure/competition, The Quest revolved around twelve heroes, summoned by the mystical, ethereal Fates from the real world—Paladins— who pit them against each other as individuals and teams in recurring events and challenges as a means of finding the One True Hero. It is often physically and mentally grueling. The challenges are never easy.The show, like its creators, laud positive qualities while giving consequence to the more selfish, base ones; The Quest promotes the merits of being a better person and striving to improve oneself. There is no cash prize. The reward is the experience and journey.The cast of non-player characters are fantasy-tropes and brilliant because of it. I love Sir Ansgar, the Grand Vizier, Queen Ralia and Crio (the Brave) because of their role in the over-arcing story. The Paladins are immersed in this other-world reality and come up against an ogre, hag, dragon and other monstrous terrors all on the path to a final confrontation with the demonic Verlox. The monsters are incredible—makeup and visual effects are used spectacularly to promote the immersive experience, both for the Paladins and us, the audience.A glorious show; one deserving another season, if not another twelve.

lordofhonor I stumbled across this show somewhat on accident and I'm really glad I did. This is the best reality show and probably one of the best shows in general that I have ever seen.The fact that it is not your typical reality show is what first piqued my interest. The show is set in a fantasy realm complete with characters and creatures that would be perfectly at home in any fantasy tale. However, twelve people are summoned from the real world to this fantasy realm to aid its citizens in defeating evil. Another reason I really like the show is that it emphasizes positivity and the good in people. Yes, the contestants or "Paladins" as they are called are whittled down one by one as is the case in most reality shows but these "banishments" do not include much of the backstabbing and politics that seem to be inherent to so many reality shows. The Paladins seem to truly care about each other and just want to do what they believe is for the good of the Quest not worrying about their personal feelings towards each other.