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Extreme adventure

Apollo Flight of the Hawkz is a challenge series where nothing
Apollo Flight of the Hawkz is a challenge series where nothing is too dangerous for its 12 contestants

Extreme car racing is an adventure sport where drivers nudge close to the precipice without actually falling. Nothing is too dangerous for them. The more the risks the more the thrills. Apollo Flight of the Hawkz on Monday at 9 p.m. on the National Geographic Channel is an extreme adventure challenge series involving 4x4-wheeled vehicles. Driving through difficult terrain, the chosen participants go through gruelling rounds of extreme adventure, which gets tougher with every step. Thrilling, edgy with mind games, obstacles, challenges and dares is what the TV series is made up of. A one of its kind show with a stunning combination of mental and physical adventures juxtaposed with scenic beauty. In the show 12 contestants start their dangerous journey that will take them to the very edge.

Return of the bombshell

It is Charlie’s Angels and Remington Steele rolled into one. Yet it manages to retain its originality and appeal. V.I.P. from Friday to Sunday at 11 P.M. on Star World revolves around American bombshell Pamela Anderson, who stars as Valery Irons, a hotdog stand worker, who accidentally saves a celebrity from a murderous fan. The celebrity quickly covers up the embarrassing situation saying that his beautiful saviour is his bodyguard. Valery’s pictures are printed in every newspaper and magazine. Taking advantage of her instant fame, she forms a real detective agency called V.I.P. (standing for Vallery Irons Protection). She is picked up by a leading bodyguard agency, which is looking to hire a well-known face as head of a team of highly professional private detectives, which include former members of the CIA, KGB, FBI, a female computer expert, a karate master, a former law officer and a street boxer. Valery’s utter lack of skills become her greatest asset and she manages to outsmart the bad guys with her out-of-the-box thinking. The series uses a mixture of action and comedy with Anderson often poking fun at herself much to the mirth and merriment of her team. — NF

 





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