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Best Amazing Race Season to Date
Hooky:
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--- Quote from: georgiapeach on November 22, 2009, 12:50:31 AM ---I think it took me about 4 months to get up the nerve to start a new thread. :lol3:
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But I think it took you less than 4 months to reach many many many, countless posts? :funny: :hearts:
EDIT: Off-topic again, bleargh. :lol:
Does anyone agree with Phil that TAR 1,3,5,7 and 14 has a magic to it and is very different from the others? I completely agree with him!
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I don't either. I certainly didn't feel that way about 5 or 14. I did get that vibe from 7 and 9, however.
Caelestor:
The early seasons deftly combined game show with travel documentary. Especially noticeable in TAR 1 with the leisurely pace and the little background music.
Now, it's just a game show around the world.
slayton:
--- Quote from: Joab on November 22, 2009, 07:53:09 AM ---Does anyone agree with Phil that TAR 1,3,5,7 and 14 has a magic to it and is very different from the others? I completely agree with him!
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I don't always agree with Phil, especially concerning teams, but I definitely agree with him about favorite seasons.
theschnauzers:
I agree with Phil with the ones other than 7. I wasn't happy with the unfair stunt casting of Rob abd Amber, since the other teams that season didn't have the advantage Rob had of being identified by viewers all around the world due to his then recent Survivor appearances, which no other team had.
Wadsy:
As a huge fan, (or was) I judge Seasons 5 and 6 to be the best, followed by Seasons 3, 7 and 9 respectively. Before I begin, I reckon the show lost it's charm around Season 11 (All-Stars). Every season thereafter has been terribly flawed and just.. different.
Best seasons (my opinion):
Season 5 -- Awesome & memorable teams such as Chip & Kim, Kami & Karli, Jim & Marsha, The Bowling Moms, Colin & Christie, Charla & Mirna and especially Brandon & Nikki. This season also introduced the Yield along with a new non-elimination penalty as well as a decreased number of Fast Forwards (X2).
The suspense was high, wonderful times, hilarious moments such as Colin almost being thrown in jail, Taxi problems, wicked task design (Chocolate task in Argentina, Dogs or Tango Detour, Egypt archeology, strolling along the Auckland harbor bridge, the Ox challenge in Manila, the Dubai tasks etc) Marshall & Lance quitting the race, and much more. They visited sensational locations (Despite no Europe if you forget the visit to Russia) like southern Argentina, Uruguay, Egypt, Tanzania, Dubai and Auckland, NZ (My city & country). Extremely hilarious watching the taxi drivers rip off a few of the contestants this season, which also featured heavily during Season 6.
Lastly, Chip & Kim winning -- all I'll say to that, they deserved it. Excellent edition and a large improvement over the previous season.
Season 6 -- My favorite season. It is rather similar in many aspects to the season both before and directly after this one. A nice selection of teams through Kris & Jon, Hayden & Aaron, Lena & Kristy, Gus & Hera, Lori & Bolo (pro-wrestlers) and the bickering Jonathan & Victoria. I disagree with people when they state the high annoyances from the cast this season, but found the bickering to be nothing but hilarious. There are various flaws; the first two teams to go out were terrible, and Kendra could very well be the most awful winner of the race to date... Kris & Jon should have won.
However, I can't argue that I've never watched an Amazing Race season with as amazing locations as this; Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Hungary, Corsica, Sri Lanka, Shanghai and Xian. Also, this edition contained the most suspense: Non-elimination legs were greatly placed, it was the first season with a double-length-leg brought up out of no purpose at all, 3 Yields, 2 Fast Forwards, and I can say it was the most entertaining edition of the race to date. I also judged TAR 6 to have the best task design through examples like, all Roadblocks and Detours on the Scandinavian legs (the hay bales, Count It Or Build It, Endurance & Accuracy, Tree Trunks or Elephant Trucks and the locks task in Xian, China). So many great aspects this season.
Worst seasons were 4, 8, 13 and 14.
And now my best to worst ranking:
6-5-3-7-9-10-12-15-2-1-4-11-13-8-14
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