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Phil in the news ..
Jobby:
I don't believe it's time for an all-stars yet?
Or a contestant racing with their favourite racer from past seasons? Something like fans VS faves in Survivor just that this time it's fans & faves?
Okay, reading too much into it too.
puddin:
Phil was biking last time I heard
http://twitter.com/PhilKeoghan
georgiapeach:
I think when he is on the road, as in with TAR 16, he very well could have deadline issues.
And I think filming in November is POSSIBLE. Note possible...not confirmed by any means. Just....possible.
Re the MS footage...he was puzzling over what to do with all that footage back right at the finish line. Was asking for ideas...web show? Documentary? Too good to waste...
theschnauzers:
I believe that when the TAR 16 appps first wsent live there was some boilerplate about applicants being aware rhat filmimg might be in the November-December timeframe. I personally suspect filmimg will be just before or just after TAR 15 finishes airing. But that also depends on how CBS is going to program the Vancouver Winter Olympics in February.
puddin:
FROM THE INSIDE LOOKING OUT: "Amazing Race" host Phil Keoghan is not surprised his seven-time Emmy-honored show is now in its 15th season, and firmly expects it to remain on the air for years and years. And years.
He credits the program's longevity to the fact "We've never had a malignant element to our show." And he compares it to other series of its genre, which, he says, "have had ratings erosion because they've indulged in shock treatment. For instance, have a contestant eat the grossest thing you can imagine ... do stunts that humiliate someone so badly, the person is embarrassed to go out on the street."
He goes on, "For a while, reality shows seemed to specialize in who could come up with the most insane train wreck. By that, I mean if you drive by a train wreck, you slow down and look; but the next day, if you see the same sight, you don't slow down as much; and by the third day, well, you've become numb to it. "
He says an object of "Amazing Race" is to give the impression of danger, while the production team works overtime to be sure contestants are safe. The most dangerous moments, he notes, don't come when contestants are engaged in seemingly dangerous tricks, but when they're driving a car or are in a taxi -- and the production team has no control. When someone is driving recklessly, a member of the crew will call the person on it -- "and I'll give the contestant a penalty when they reach the mat."
http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_272628261.shtml
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