The Amazing Race > The Amazing Race Discussion
Why the Amazing Race has lost its magic
apskip:
--- Quote from: Neobie on November 03, 2009, 09:48:28 PM ---D'oh, how far was that drive from Phoenix to Billings? :lol:
(I see everyone has washed TAR 8 out of their heads...)
--- End quote ---
Neobie,
Who cares, as it was not one continuous segment. It was broken down into these segments:
Phoenix to Glen Canyon/Lake Powell
Lake Powell to Monument Valley
Monument Valley to Moab UT
Moab UT to Park City UT
Park City to Salt Lake City UT
Park City to Bonneville Salt Flats UT
Bonneville Salt Flats to Yellowstone N.P., Old Faithful Geyser
Yellowstone N.P. to Dubois WY
Dubois WY to Cody WY
Cody WY to Red Lodge Mountain MT
Red Lodge Mountain to Green Meadow Ranch MT
So, the longest segment on this trip is Bonneville Salt Flats to Old Faithful Geyser. The part from Bonneville back to Salt Lake City is about 100 miles depending on precisely where it was. From Salt Lake City to Yellowstone southern entrance is 369 miles. From the southern entrance to Old Faithful is about 30 miles. Add it all up and you get 499 miles. That's certainly enough to put it on this list, but not enough to win the prize.
Neobie:
--- Quote from: apskip on November 04, 2009, 07:38:35 AM ---Neobie,
Who cares
--- End quote ---
Apskip, always the charmer. :lol:
I thought we've been having some good tasks this year that were both somewhat culturally-relevant and difficult (gold-counting, hookah-building), though I feel that all tasks should be that way. They managed to do it in the early seasons, why not now?
We're still pandering to the ADD audience that demands that debased excitement and wackiness we see now: let's make them cross-dress and strip to their underwear! let's put them on a Japanese game show! let's rehash the haybales just because! let's put them on a theme park ride for no good reason!
It's becoming more of a wacky game show and less of an adventure...
Jobby:
I do care that we've forgotten about TAR 8 and mostly left that season out of most TAR talk. Was Family Edition that bad?
Besides NOT flying out of North America, the teams were good, tasks were interesting and overall, the season was enjoyable, wasn't it?
Caelestor:
I never watched TAR 8, but from what I've heard:
We want exoticness! 40 people starting a competition also gets out of hand.
Coutzy:
I
--- Quote from: Neobie on November 04, 2009, 09:07:39 AM ---
--- Quote from: apskip on November 04, 2009, 07:38:35 AM ---Neobie,
Who cares
--- End quote ---
Apskip, always the charmer. :lol:
I thought we've been having some good tasks this year that were both somewhat culturally-relevant and difficult (gold-counting, hookah-building), though I feel that all tasks should be that way. They managed to do it in the early seasons, why not now?
We're still pandering to the ADD audience that demands that debased excitement and wackiness we see now: let's make them cross-dress and strip to their underwear! let's put them on a Japanese game show! let's rehash the haybales just because! let's put them on a theme park ride for no good reason!
It's becoming more of a wacky game show and less of an adventure...
--- End quote ---
I thought doing the haybales again was a good idea...
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version