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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #75 on: May 27, 2016, 05:15:19 AM »
Let's hope that there'll be less or even no more product placement from sponsor task. :lol:
Call me crazy but I love TARA's product placement in almost in a "it's so bad it's good way". It is SO over the top, so much so that I think TARA without product placement is like Christmas without presents.

I just can't watch an episode of TARA without listening to a man in a very American-Asian accent say "This program is brought to you by Air Asia, Ford, Bintan Lagoon Resort, Nokia N-Series, Sony HD World, Caltex, Standard Charted Bank, MSN." (am I forgetting any?)


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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #76 on: May 27, 2016, 05:42:11 AM »
Let's hope that there'll be less or even no more product placement from sponsor task. :lol:
Call me crazy but I love TARA's product placement in almost in a "it's so bad it's good way". It is SO over the top, so much so that I think TARA without product placement is like Christmas without presents.

I just can't watch an episode of TARA without listening to a man in a very American-Asian accent say "This program is brought to you by Air Asia, Ford, Bintan Lagoon Resort, Nokia N-Series, Sony HD World, Caltex, Standard Charted Bank, MSN." (am I forgetting any?)

Don't forget the "Sony Bravia" and the ICONIC "Hilton Hotels and Resorts"!  :funny: :funny: :funny:

(I love watching teams carry a random rubber duck around for no discernable reason though alol <3)


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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #77 on: May 27, 2016, 05:43:47 AM »
Yeah, I don't really mind the product placement since without them we won't even get the season. And some of those tasks are just so over the top to the point that it's so bad it's good. <33

- Went all the way to Singapore just to WASH A CAR. <33333 :lol:
- ATM Code Breaking <33333
- Searching through zillions of CD LOL <333333

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #78 on: May 27, 2016, 05:47:08 AM »
Yeah, I don't really mind the product placement since without them we won't even get the season. And some of those tasks are just so over the top to the point that it's so bad it's good. <33

- Went all the way to Singapore just to WASH A CAR. <33333 :lol:
- ATM Code Breaking <33333
- Searching through zillions of CD LOL <333333
They also went to Hong Kong in TARA2 to just count money for the bank(before flying all the way to New Zealand)
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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #79 on: May 27, 2016, 07:13:19 AM »
Yeah, I don't really mind the product placement since without them we won't even get the season. And some of those tasks are just so over the top to the point that it's so bad it's good. <33

- Went all the way to Singapore just to WASH A CAR. <33333 :lol:
- ATM Code Breaking <33333
- Searching through zillions of CD LOL <333333

I still cry over the last one eliminating Mai & Oliver... and then I smile again when I realized Ida & Tania would have gone if they didn't and I smiled again! :P


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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #80 on: May 27, 2016, 10:24:07 AM »
https://twitter.com/axnasia/status/736022049227952129

I don't know if this means anything (since it shows a U-Turn but the Tweet says Yield), but this means we might see both Race obstacles on this season like TARA4.

I hope TARA does a Double Yield board though, imagine how that would look!
The TARA Facebook has the Yield sign instead: https://www.facebook.com/theamazingraceasia/

But yes, it would be awesome to see a Double Yield.

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #81 on: May 27, 2016, 11:53:16 AM »
Yeah, I don't really mind the product placement since without them we won't even get the season. And some of those tasks are just so over the top to the point that it's so bad it's good. <33

- Went all the way to Singapore just to WASH A CAR. <33333 :lol:
- ATM Code Breaking <33333
- Searching through zillions of CD LOL <333333

Although that the tasks are memorable in not a good way, I have to agree that those kind of tasks were the one that made the season went on.

BUT definitely the tasks were not RFF design challenge standard and that kind of tasks would directly make their designers on the bottom of my list. :P
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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #82 on: May 28, 2016, 08:41:11 PM »
Let's hope that there'll be less or even no more product placement from sponsor task. :lol:
But the sponsors definitely helped TARA with its budget.  Hehe, I don't mind a Caltex or Sony task as long as they go to great places and have good tasks for the rest of the Race.

 It's a wonder how TARA was able to travel as far as Europe and to at least 8 countries each season while TAR Canada has so far kept to only a few intl Legs each season lol

It's not money thing in my opinion.

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #83 on: June 04, 2016, 01:19:20 AM »
AXN has tweeted both a Yield and a U-Turn picture. (And a Fast Forward!)

We're definitely gonna see all on the Race course :)

Also, is ActiveTV out? They haven't been mentioned at all during TARA5 news...

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #84 on: June 04, 2016, 12:54:57 PM »
All the images and videos say "An AXN Production"
I don't remember them saying that before? Plus no mention of TARA on any ActiveTV social media.  If so, then maybe ActiveTV is out.


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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #85 on: June 04, 2016, 09:43:22 PM »
All the images and videos say "An AXN Production"
I don't remember them saying that before? Plus no mention of TARA on any ActiveTV social media.  If so, then maybe ActiveTV is out.

Season 5 may be produced by different production company based in Singapore.

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #86 on: June 04, 2016, 11:24:49 PM »


Season 5 may be produced by different production company based in Singapore.

Source please?
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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #87 on: June 06, 2016, 04:37:12 AM »


The AXN Twitter tweeted this.... does this mean potentially only Asia? :(

(I might also be overreading so :lol:)

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #88 on: June 07, 2016, 07:06:25 AM »
Staying within Asia wouldn't be a surprise, but they've been posting random travel-y and sporty-type photos.  So probably nothing to read into here.

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #89 on: June 07, 2016, 08:20:34 AM »


The AXN Twitter tweeted this.... does this mean potentially only Asia? :(

(I might also be overreading so :lol:)

I'm okay with only Asia
Look at TARA 4, it's one of the best TARA Seasons

And looking the picture, is Jakarta gonna be the new destination?  :funny:
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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #90 on: June 08, 2016, 02:18:51 AM »
Based on the post on AXN Asia Facebook Fan Page here, it's clearly shown that Wonderful Indonesia is one of the sponsors.

So I think we might see Indonesia as both Starting Line and Finish Line this time. :cheer:
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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #91 on: June 08, 2016, 02:46:35 AM »
Ooo! Look at that Asia-only Mat! hehe



Doesn't look like the actual Mat they'll use on the show, but it might be a clue lol
I don't mind an Asia-only route as long as it's all fresh Legs and tasks. Brand new locations and tasks even if the same usual countries. No recycling from other TARs.

And I think TARA can do that.  After all, it was TARA that came up with one of best Detours of all time (Pig or Jig lol) and the inexplicably repeated Trendy Connections RB lol

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #92 on: June 08, 2016, 02:54:04 AM »
This isn't a wishlist or anything, but if they went to Kuala Lumpur, I really think they could recycle the TAR24 Detour at the Petronas Towers.

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #93 on: June 12, 2016, 03:27:41 AM »
Last day to apply!
Or not! lol
Pretty awesome seeing Zabrina in that new promo video: https://www.facebook.com/theamazingraceasia/videos/vb.119596574744348/1041317602572236/?type=2&theater
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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #94 on: June 27, 2016, 02:39:56 PM »
So insanely excited that Amazing Race Asia is finally returning. They had four really great seasons and I'm looking forward to seeing the fifth one so long in the making!


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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #95 on: July 02, 2016, 08:00:42 AM »
I just hope that TARA5 doesn't just stay in Asia! I hope it goes to Europe. Has it gone before? What about North and South America? Please don't just stay in Asia. Start and finish in Asia and that's it. I will enjoy it either way, but it would be better if it branched out.

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #96 on: July 02, 2016, 08:05:28 AM »
I actually hope it stays in Asia but it visits different locations. Great places would be Uzbekistan, Laos, Israel, Bangladesh, Maldives, Jordan, Brunei, Mongolia, East Russia and MAINLAND CHINA! why hasn't MLChina been visited?

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #97 on: July 02, 2016, 08:31:15 AM »
That's actually a good idea. New locations=more viewers like me! Would LOVE a visit to those 'forgotten countries'

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #98 on: July 11, 2016, 05:07:07 AM »
AXN has started uploading some audition clips: http://www.axn-asia.com/videos/series/amazing-race-asia

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #99 on: July 11, 2016, 12:34:43 PM »
Guess they want to see who is popular, since this seems to have a "social media" component. Twitter has tons of app vids up too!
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