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DIRECTV's The 101 Network Takes More Than 17 Million Viewers on the Journey of a Lifetime with New Television Series Odyssey: Driving Around the World, Premiering Thursday, June 5 Jun 2, 2008 - 12:56:51 PM New 13-Episode Series Takes Viewers through 26 Countries and Across 41,000 Miles to Raise Money & Awareness for Parkinson's Disease The 101 Network, DIRECTV's original entertainment channel, takes its viewers around the world in 13-episodes with the new original series from Defiance Entertainment LLC, Odyssey: Driving Around the World. The series makes its U.S. debut exclusively on The 101 June 5 at 8 p.m. ET, and chronicles a team of seven adventure seekers as they traverse across four continents and two oceans, all to raise money and awareness for Parkinson's disease. "Odyssey is a unique project that integrates extreme adventure travel with social responsibility. DIRECTV viewers will enjoy experiencing the excitement as well as the frustrations of this global expedition from the comfort of their own living room," said Patty Ishimoto, vice president, DIRECTV Original Entertainment and general manager of The 101 Network. "It's been our focus at The 101 to bring innovative and thought-provoking entertainment to our more than 17 million subscribers and Odyssey is just the right mix of culture and adventure our viewers have come to expect from the network." Airing every Wednesday night in HD, Odyssey will take viewers on a worldwide journey with team leader Nick and his six cohorts Neil, Rolf, Todd, Chanda, Nancy and Justin as they explore the different terrain and cultures of 26 countries. Throughout the 13-episodes of unprecedented television adventure, viewers will get to ride shotgun, watching the team as they: * Descend into the jungles of Costa Rica, soak in the majestic views of Macchu Picchu, and visit End of The World in Argentina * Spend New Year's Eve in Guayaquil, Ecuador where they explode effigies with the locals and run out of gas in the Atacama Desert in Chile * Dive the Great Barrier Reef in Cairns, Australia * Are the first to cross Myanmar East to West in over 50 years and get detained in India, deported from China and sent back into Pakistan * Meet the Dalai Lama at his Indian home in exile where he wishes the team luck on their journey. Shot with an eye for adventure and excitement, the series will give curious and adventure-hungry audiences an action-and-cultural-packed window to the world. The trip raised more than $100,000 for Parkinson's research and was supported by Michael J. Fox, James Caan, and the Dali Lama-all of whom signed the three SUVs to be auctioned off to raise additional funds. Learn more about the team, vehicles and expedition at the show's website www.odysseyshow.com. The series was produced and directed by Adam Burgess of Burgess Productions, Inc. British radio personality Gareth "Gaz" Wesley narrates the series. Rayilyn Brown Board Member AZNPF Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn