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Double-Episode Finales
Alenaveda:
And you can see decoys in action here:
http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,27206.msg765720.html#msg765720
http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,27206.msg765740.html#msg765740
http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,27206.msg765754.html#msg765754
http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,27206.msg765769.html#msg765769
http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,27206.msg765968.html#msg765968
couchracer:
I love the double finale. It keeps 4th place exciting. I can watch TAR for hours. I really wish opening episode was 2 hours or at least 90 minutes. I would like to get to know teams better on the first show.
Ryan:
--- Quote from: Alenaveda on January 23, 2014, 02:42:34 PM ---And you can see decoys in action here:
http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,27206.msg765720.html#msg765720
http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,27206.msg765740.html#msg765740
http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,27206.msg765754.html#msg765754
http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,27206.msg765769.html#msg765769
http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,27206.msg765968.html#msg765968
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That is hilarious and genius, thanks for sharing! And on the photos with the Twinnies, that just means some more lucky customers get free pizza, I guess! Pretty cool to still be apart of the leg.
So in terms of shooting, does that mean the final cut scene with getting to the finish line is sliiiiightly staged? I always thought most aspects of Amazing Race compared to other shows never needed to really re-film too much since the reactions are very genuine and the whole point is to catch people off-guard in strange environments with stressful tasks. It would make sense to decoy away from the finish line though for sure, but since all the teams are usually present in that shot, do the 4th-6th place teams run the final leg a couple hours before or something?
--- Quote from: couchracer on January 23, 2014, 02:56:25 PM ---I love the double finale. It keeps 4th place exciting. I can watch TAR for hours. I really wish opening episode was 2 hours or at least 90 minutes. I would like to get to know teams better on the first show.
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I totally agree - I would love a non-elim in the first episode or two to get to know every team a bit better and because it would be fun for them to stay in the race a little longer :) Either way, a 90 minute premiere and inserting rough challenges right from the get-go would be great and thrilling.
Jimmer:
TAR should do more 2 hour premier episodes with the first leg or two legs and the first is an NEL. If they were given a 2 hour timeslot for one week (well not that they control the TV schedule of CBS, but anyways), they should make it the premier rather than the finale in my opinion. I would love to get to know the teams more in the beginning.
georgiapeach:
--- Quote from: RyanBres24 on January 23, 2014, 02:57:59 PM ---
So in terms of shooting, does that mean the final cut scene with getting to the finish line is sliiiiightly staged? I always thought most aspects of Amazing Race compared to other shows never needed to really re-film too much since the reactions are very genuine and the whole point is to catch people off-guard in strange environments with stressful tasks. It would make sense to decoy away from the finish line though for sure, but since all the teams are usually present in that shot, do the 4th-6th place teams run the final leg a couple hours before or something?
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Def NOT. The final 3 are RACING. The decoys will be redirected by production when teams are getting closer to the finish line.
Some seasons, decoys are not all over the finale, so it remains on a case by case basis. In Atlanta, for example, I think they were only utilized at the airport. I def did not see any racing near the final 3.
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