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''Endurance'' is an American reality television children's program, previously shown on the Discovery Kids cable network in the United States and also on networks in other countries. The show's format is somewhat similar to the CBS television series ''Survivor'', though with a teenaged cast (however, there are more elements of the U.S. version of ''Big Brother''). ''Endurance'' contestants live in a remote location and participate in various mental and physical challenges, although ''Endurance'' contestants compete as pairs (one boy and one girl), and the outcome of the competitions determines which pair of players is eliminated. In its six-year run between 2002 through 2008, each season began with a new slate of contestants, who were gradually eliminated as the season progressed until the remaining two teams competed to get all of the ''Endurance Pyramid'' pieces. The winning boy and girl received an all-expenses paid vacation package with their parents to an exotic location as the prize. Production ended with the final episode of the sixth season, first aired on June 28, 2008. Reruns of ''Endurance'' continue to be televised in the U.S., on Hub Network, Discovery Kids' successor until July 22, 2013. Spanish-dubbed reruns also air on weekends on Azteca America. Three seasons of ''Endurance'' (''Hawaii'', ''Tehachapi'' and ''High Sierras'') were each nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in the category of "Outstanding Children's Series", however the show never won. ==Production== The show was produced by 3Ball Productions. Its co-creator, former actor and children's game show presenter, J. D. Roth, is the executive producer and on-screen host. Roth received a Daytime Emmy nomination in 2006 as "Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series" for ''Endurance: Tehachapi'' but did not win. Contestants ages 12–15 were chosen each spring from five-minute audition tapes sent in by more than 12,000 teens to the show's production team. Twenty players were selected to participate in each of the first five seasons of ''Endurance''; this was reduced to sixteen in Season 6. In a 2004 newspaper interview, Roth revealed that he looked for as diverse a group as possible.〔("Kauai film project battled adversity", Honolulu ''Star-Bulletin'', June 28, 2004. )〕 Shooting of the series took place each summer over a three-week period and began with the selected teenaged contestants arriving at a secret remote location in late July. Each season was taped in a different location, including California, Hawaii, Mexico, and Fiji. In a January, 2007, interview with the Boston ''Globe'', Connor Finnegan recalled his experience as an ''Endurance: High Sierras'' player the previous summer: "At first it was weird being filmed all the time. You'd be talking and suddenly there would be a camera or microphone shoved into your face. The big rule with reality TV is never to look at the camera."〔(Nancy West, "An Acton boy is among the competitors on a TV survival show", Boston ''Globe'', January 11, 2007 )〕 As part of the show, host J. D. Roth and the players sometimes discuss the interpersonal drama occurring among the teams. Roth has said that many participants have become close friends while the series was being shot, learning tolerance for people who were different from themselves.〔 However, the Boston ''Globe'' reported that there was friction among the players on ''Endurance: High Sierras'' following the controversial break-up of teams. Finnegan's mother said, "There was definitely some nastiness", complaining that the producers and writers, "deliberately put the kids in situations that are designed to increase the drama and tension".〔 But, Taylor Sico-McNulty, another ''Endurance: High Sierras'' contestant from Massachusetts and Finnegan's partner, said that when she returned home following the show's California taping, she "really missed seeing all the other kids in the cast every day", adding that a number of player reunions have since been held.〔(Nancy West, "Determined Boxford teen stakes her claim on TV show", Boston ''Globe'', January 18, 2007. )〕 Another player from the fifth season, Dakota Fisher of Eliot, Maine, echoed the feeling, saying that his appearance on Endurance left him with relationships he will never forget. "You should have seen me a week after the show, it was depressing", said the 15-year-old who had been trying for two years to get on the Emmy-nominated teen reality program.〔(Steven Gintz, "Teen finds 'Endurance' to compete", Foster's ''Daily Democrat'' (Maine), March 13, 2007 ).〕 Roth said in a 2007 news release, "Being on ''Endurance'' is a life-altering experience for every kid who is selected. With only the sun, moon, stars and each other, these kids have no choice but to get to really know each other. They learn to dig deep within themselves when someone says they can’t do something. They learn to overcome first impressions and prejudice and they build tremendous self-confidence by tapping into skills they never even knew they had."〔("Must-see TV: Beaverton teen rocks the small screen in ‘Endurance: Fiji’", ''Beaverton Valley Times'', October 12, 2007. )〕 ''Endurance'' is the successor to ''Moolah Beach'', a show created by Roth which was not renewed after its single 2001 season, when a change in ownership of Fox Family Network (now ABC Family), opened up a new offer from Discovery Kids for a reality series. For four seasons (2002–2006), ''Endurance'' was also broadcast on the NBC network as part of its Saturday morning ''Discovery Kids on NBC'' block of programs. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Endurance (TV series)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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