History Series / Chase2008

* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: All episode titles ended with "1.0" (with the intention that there would be a "2.0" if a second season was ever made and they decided to return to a previous format) and all episodes except [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers the last one]] followed the naming format of "The [Location]". (The last one was titled "Twins in the City 1.0".)

''Cha$e'' was a short-lived reality game show that aired on the [[Creator/{{Syfy}} Sci Fi Channel]] between November 11 and December 16, 2008, based on the Japanese show ''Series/RunForMoneyTousouchuu''. It was paired with the spooky game/reality show hybrid ''Series/EstateOfPanic''. While never officially canceled, both shows seemed to just drop off the network and were never spoken about again.

For a recap of all episodes of this show, see [[Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki's]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chase_(2008_TV_series)_episodes episode list article.]]

''Cha$e'' was intended to be a "real life video game", in which contestants, or "runners", are supposed to run around inside a set area, while "hunters", which are the paid actors, chase them. If the hunters tag a runner, that runner is removed from the game and loses all their earned money. The hunters are supposed to be the video game enemies, and can only chase people when they are in line of sight, and breaking line of sight for a while will make them give up the chase. The runners are also equipped with video-game like weapons, such as the "Sonic Stunner" which makes hunters freeze in place, or the "Deflector", which makes them stop, turn around, and walk the other direction.

* RealLife: The theme of the show is a video game that takes place in real life, where the runners are the players and the hunters are the computer-controlled enemies.

* TheStoic: With the exception of guest hunter Ricky Ortiz, all hunters were always serious. They also showed no emotion, with the exception of Hunter Icey, who before being released from her cage, showed anger at contestant Haben for blowing a kiss at her.

* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: All episode titles ended with "1.0" (with the intention that there would be a "2.0" if a second season was ever made) and all episodes except [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers the last one]] followed the naming format of "The [Location]". (The last one was titled "Twins in the City 1.0".)

* OptOut: Used as a gameplay mechanic. Once per game, players are given the option to opt out of the game, receiving a much smaller but guaranteed bonus ($2,000 or so as opposed to $25,000 for winning), but only one player per game is allowed.
* PermanentlyMissableContent: Players only have a limited amount of time to complete the optional side missions, and once that time has passed, any reward that went unclaimed is gone forever. In addition, if no one makes it to the Goal before the 60 minutes is up (the goal opens with only a few minutes remaining), then ''no one wins''.
* RaceAgainstTheClock: The players have only one hour of game time, and they have to not only avoid the hunters but also make it to the exit point before time runs out to be able to win.

* TooDumbToLive: The "Nerds vs. Beauties" episode. Probably by and far the quickest the runners have been caught. Near the end of the game, one of the clues was to not hang around a certain area. One of the Nerds, thinking himself smart, does the opposite. While he avoids being caught, since he is in the wrong area, he is too far to reach the Goal gate when the time runs out, plus he was the only player left in the game. It was the only episode where there was [[DownerEnding no winner]] (although one contestant did OptOut, leaving her as the only one who won any cash at the end).
** There's also the fact how, in that same episode, several players completely forgot they had a Freeze Ray weapon to use against the hunters.

[[caption-width-right:350:The "Hunters" from left-to-right: Vazquez, Amazon, T-Bo, Icey, Kim, grant, Scott, and Wong. Not pictured: Professional wrestler and guest Hunter in episode three, Ricky Ortiz.]]

* OptOut: Used as a game play mechanic. Once per game, players are given the option to opt out of the game, receiving a much smaller but guaranteed bonus ($2,000 or so as opposed to $25,000 for winning), but only one player per game is allowed.

* RaceAgainstTheClock: The players have only one hour of game time, and they have to not only avoid the hunters, but also make it to the exit point before time runs out to be able to win.
* RealLife: The theme of the show is a video game that takes place in real life, where the runners are the players and the hunters are the computer controlled enemies.

* TooDumbToLive: The "Nerds vs. Beauties" episode. Probably by and far the quickest the runners have been caught. Near the end of the game, one of the clues was to not hang around a certain area. One of the Nerds, thinking himself smart, does the opposite. While he avoids being caught, since he is in the wrong area, he is too far to reach the Goal gate when the time runs out, plus he was the only player left in the game. It was the only episode where there was [[DownerEnding no winner]].

If you came looking for a crime drama about US Marshals, that's ''Series/{{Chase|NBC}}'' (NBC). Also has nothing to do with the British daytime quiz show show ''Series/{{The Chase|GameShow}}''.

!!GameShowTropes in use:

* GameShowHost[=/=]TheAnnouncer: Trey Farley.

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!!This show provides examples of:
* GracefulLoser: Many of the players who don't win count as this. It's most evident in episode 2, as Tyler, who was a {{Jerkass}} throughout the episode, recognized why he lost and Dianne won, while Paul pointed out how the smallest player ended up winning and this showed how much fun the game could be.
* HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: The entire premise.