The Amazing Race International Versions > TAR Asia
Michael McKay (TARA Producer)
georgiapeach:
Michael McKay says: 11/22/08
Thank you to everyone for supporting TARA3. The series has been a huge success and I thank you for watching.
To some folks on the forum: I'm sorry if we could not fulfill all of your expectations :(
I do hope you have enjoyed the three series of TARA and found them entertaining, exciting and informative.
It has been a great adventure for the production team and an exciting addition to the Asian TV landscape.
I hinted at the beginning of the season that we would not be traveling far and wide, focussing instead on short sharp hops that put the Racers under maximum pressure.
I was also interested to see if our viewers preferred to see themselves / their countries on TV. It is funny that people want the show to visit their particular country in Asia but when we do we are criticized for not traveling far enough.
Congrats to the final three teams. Once again Geoff and Tisha proved how important your cab driver can be. They raced well and should be forever proud of their effort.
Ida and Tania were a good flight connection off winning (that was the crucial element for them). Sure they had some luck on the double elimination but, in the end their luck ran out on the flight connection.
Sam and Vince: To come back from that 4 hour penalty on the road block was a superb effort and they deserved their victory.
To all of the other teams, congratulations. You join a small and exclusive club. To be a part of the TARA family is a special gift indeed.
Thank you to the sponsors who make this mega expensive series possible. They are not only sponsors but true supporters.
And a personal thank you to Ricky Ow, Frank Sutera, Jack Lim and the team at AXN. They are marvelous people to work with.
Thank you to ALL the team at activeTV who have worked so hard to make TARA3 a success. Three production members ended up sick in hospital during the making of this race and I had to argue with them to get them to stop work. The dedication of our production team is unbelievable.
The heroes of the series are the camera and sound crews who run with the Teams and share 26 hour bus trips and all the other things we put the Teams through. Well done guys. You are world class.
Thank you to the entire post producton team who don't get to travel to all of the exotic places the rest of the team go to and hardly see daylight for months.
Thank you to Control Risks for keeping an eye on us on the Race. And to ISOS for helping out the walking wounded.
Thank you to the hundreds and hundreds of people we worked with on the ground. All of the hardworking local crews in Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan, Macau, Hong Kong, India and Oman.
And speaking of Oman, that is one cool place. If you get the chance to go there, take it!
And finally, a huge thank you to the families of the production teams. The absence from home for weeks on end is difficult and we appreciate your support.
georgiapeach:
2 hours ago, Michael_McKay says:
Thank you to everyone for their feedback. I will discuss TARA merchandise with AXN. Maybe for purchase online.
Re the Sony ads featuring Sam and Vince, the less I say about that the better, suffice to say I was not involved in that decision.
Dragoon, thanks for the suggestions, we would try to do less back to back countries if we do TARA4.
A TARA4 is not confirmed so no call for contestants at this stage, sorry.
We would, of course, be only too happy to produce a 4th series as it is a pleasure to make the series for AXN.
georgiapeach:
2 weeks ago, Michael_McKay says:
I guess they were referring to Sam and Vince being the underdogs by virtue of coming into the race late when another team had to drop out). I would say AD and Fuzzie were the underdogs this season and look how well they did.
2 weeks ago, Michael_McKay says:
Hi Folks, sorry i've been away (no not TARA4). (**TAR Israel**)
Re merchandise, we will look at what we can do prior to a new series but I hasten to add there is no confirmation of TARA4 at this time.
Christian, yes, non eliminations are worked out well in advance. Except for a team not being able to go on for some medical reason, NEL's are planned well in advance. It has to be this way because of the massive logistics involved. But, I tend to agree with Mik-Mik that an unintended consequence of the double NEL is that, in TARA2 and 3, a team has come in last on both occasions so has twice escaped elimination. I'm not keen on this either and will keep this in mind for any future seasons.
Thank you tara3fan, I am pleased you liked this series. Sam and Vince were a great team and a delight to have on the Race, as were A.D. and Fuzzie.
Folks, we have no plans for a teenage edition - sorry.
20 hours ago, Michael_McKay says:
Just to let you know that TARA2 won the Asian TV Award for the Best Adaptation of an International Format.
All associated with the production are very proud to have won this award.
georgiapeach:
In hindsight, that 11/22 post probably means that TAR Israel had wrapped by then...
TARAsia Fan:
Michael McKay has agreed to do another interview with me. I'll talk with him about TARA3. If you have any questions, I will be glad to ask them (none about TARA4, he cannot talk about that). Please write your questions in this thread and I'll try to get to as many as I can.
Here is my first interview with him that I conducted last year.
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