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Even if the basic concept does not change, namely an opposition between two French cities through a series of crazy games, the first information concerning the new format of the game is gradually being revealed. The show will be broadcast over four summer evenings and will be hosted by a duo of presenters, composed of Bruno Guillon and Nagui. The legendary theme song “Shanana” will be replaced by a new anthem, produced by world-famous people. The wall of champions will still be there but in a mixed format and Yoann Riou has been appointed as the new referee.
“Intervilles without the cows, it’s not Intervilles”
Despite these new features, it is above all the absence of the most famous of the tests, that of the cows, which crystallizes the most reactions. If this decision was welcomed by animal rights activists, the Landes municipalities of Dax and Mont-de-Marsan have already indicated that they would not participate. “Intervilles without cows, it’s not Intervilles,” Horizons mayor of Dax, Julien Dubois, told AFP, according to whom it is “false” to say that these animals “would suffer during the game”.
Questioned by AFP, Nagui “simply thinks that these bulls are much happier in nature, riding, than hearing screams and running after young firefighters who also risk being impaled.” “The idea is to find the spirit of votive festivals, the spirit of fairs,” continues the star presenter.
A test in the DNA of the game
In line with this decision, a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, winner of the game in 1970, decided to also decline possible participation. This is Bayonne. “As an elected official from Bayonne, I agree with the position of all the comrades of the South-West to say let’s not distort this beautiful program,” Olivier Alleman, digital assistant for the city, told France Bleu Pays basque from Bayonne.
The elected official, who had also been host of Intervilles between 2007 and 2011, added that “the return without a cow bothers (him) a little since it is obviously not in the very DNA of the program”, recalling that the ORTF (at the origin of the game), “drawn on all the traditions of regional games to be able to create Intervilles”.
A debate on animal welfare
France Télévisions recently decided to ask producers to limit the use of animals on film as much as possible, for example by replacing them with computer-generated images or image banks. At the origin of this decision, the PAZ association contacted all the major channels and welcomes this “step forward”. However, she wishes that this “only incentive” clause […] become binding,” its director, Amandine Sanvisens, explains to AFP.
“I hope that the other channels will follow, the opinion is now convinced that animals have nothing to do on sets,” adds Reha Hutin, president of the 30 million Foundation, to AFP. friends.
With the advancement of technology, part of the film industry is turning to special effects and digital images to avoid using real animals. Like the highly anticipated new opus of “The Lion King”, “Mufasa”, a Disney blockbuster in theaters for Christmas, with images larger than life but 100% virtual.
