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gingerman28:
At last, we're getting down to final nitty-gritty :jumpy:
But, there is always a BUT :lol3:
And the show is so full of questionable events :umn:
So, tomorrow night at nine we will have the finale LIVE from the National Building Museum in Washington, DC. Building is closed to the public at 5:00PM.
BUT, there is that word again, we last saw the three final teams at the Lee works in Baltimore and this was on tape with the title "to be continued". So do we actuallly start off LIVE in the vault of the Lee works? Or do we actually start on tape which was recorded last September? If live, lots of luck since it would take over an hour to drive from Baltimore Harbour to Washington DC.
And if last week were any indication, it would take much more than an hour to drive the 37 miles. Last week we started off at the B&B in Philadelphia, PA and we were told that it was "the morning of the final day". Now morning could be anytime before noon. Then we have them drive the 137 miles to the Library of Congress in Washington DC. This would take at best 2.5 hours. But we see them arrive at the Library after it closes at 9:00PM and well into the night. So leaving at noon it takes the three teams about nine hours to get to the Library?? What did they do travel by the way of New York?
Anyway before they leave the teams are told by our mystery host that "tonight one of you will find the treasure". Yeah, sure. So by the saying "tonight" TPTB reallly mean "tomorrow"
I'm waiting with bated breath to see how they can resume the quest for the final key LIVE in Baltimore and still be LIVE in Washington DC at nine PM. ???
Do they recreate the vault at the Lee factory in the set in The National Building Museum a la Survivor? Watch closely to see if all the clothing and beards and haircuts match from 10 months ago. B:) B:) B:)
s1:
Here is what I think will happen tomorrow night. I think the live finale will be similar to the Survivor live finale with all the eliminated teams brought back. I think the end game is already in the can, edited for our veiwing pleasure. The 10 online game winners will be shown competing for the $100,000. This is already taped also since they flew the 10 to DC about a week ago :tup: Just my opinion though :js: Ask me in 24 hrs. and I'll have a better idea ;)
Slowhatch:
The survivor-style reunion sounds right. And the egyptian-chamber end game, as you said, is already in the can. The interesting part will be the hunt by the online contestants. If it's really live, as the NBC page claims, I'd like to see them pull it off: live tv is always a gamble.
gingerman28:
If I remember correctly, the first several Survivor finales, were recreated with the same set with the same two finalists and jury waiting for the final count to be made so that it was not until you heard the audience screem did the cameras pull back to show that the set had been recreated exactly as seen several months before. But it became patently obvious that this couldn't happen so it was changed so that Jeff was seen going off with the ballots and the audience was told that they would be counted live in the studio in four or five months time.
So do we have the same kind of fiction here which Survivor did away with year ago?
Or do we have another case of "live on tape" tonight? Which seems more practical and workable than starting "live" in Baltimore and finishing "live" in Washington DC.
gingerman28:
WOW - it was live. Yeah, for a total of 15 minutes and 41 seconds! All of the action for both the Treasrure Hunters and the home folk were on tape.
And really 3 million dollars? Read the fine print: "The 3 million dollars is payable as an annuity of monthly payments over 25 YEARS! That's right no one million in hand now, but rather only $3,333 a month for the next 25 years!!! Not bad but not a million bucks for each player in hand now.
Or you could take the present cash value which is usually 58% of the total, or in this case $580,000 for each player, which after taxes would be abcout $340,000. Not bad, but not a million bucks in hand.
Was that a collective sigh of relief I heard echoing through the night? This dog of a show was finally put to rest. Never to be seen again.
Now we can concentrate on the real reality show - the Amazing Race.
Be sure to root for the favorite to win a fourth EMMY this coming Sunday on the channel that brought this lack luster excuse of a show.
And so, a good good night to one and all. See you next on the TAR board.
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