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Why the Amazing Race has lost its magic
Glamazon Racer:
I've read a lot of this, and I must say for me personally, one of the biggest disappointments is the recycling of countries that have already been visited more times than the fingers on my hand, *cough* India *cough* China *cough*. Those countries might be great and produce some great legs, but there are 300+ countries in the world and I don't enjoy seeing the same ones over and over. It really is like watching a horror movie over and over and over... :cmas12
I also personally don't like many recent winners, but that might just be me. :cmas28 :cmas5
What I want to see above all else is something like TAR3 (a route with NO countries previously visited, more self-driving and a great cast with great challenges). :yess:
I also think TAR15 brought back the drama that was lacking somewhat in previous seasons. Mika & Canaan and Maria & Tiffany quitting and Zev & Justin losing passports were incredible drama. I really hate it when one team is so far behind that it is so obvious who is going to be eliminated in each leg (aka 6/8 TAR14 eliminations, with the exceptions of the first and last elims).
However, the one thing I love above the more recent races are the memory challenges, which are SO great! Too bad TAR15 didn't have one. :groan:
Anyway, I'm done ranting :cmaslol what do you guys think? :cmas5
RichInSydney:
1. Cut the teams down to 10 maximum so we get to know the teams a bit better during the race.
2. No more non-elimination legs when it gets down to 5 teams left. Final 5 teams must be told that in the remaining legs, one team WILL be eliminated.
3. No fast forwards.
4. Visit more remote Islands in the middle of the ocean and less mainland countries.
5. No Taxis allowed in the final leg. No following Taxis when they have to drive themselves.
5. During the editing of each episode, don't give away the result by clues in the post leg interview! (eg. its nightime in the background!)
Kiwi Jay:
--- Quote from: RichInSydney on December 23, 2009, 06:29:08 PM ---1. Cut the teams down to 10 maximum so we get to know the teams a bit better during the race.
2. No more non-elimination legs when it gets down to 5 teams left. Final 5 teams must be told that in the remaining legs, one team WILL be eliminated.
3. No fast forwards.
4. Visit more remote Islands in the middle of the ocean and less mainland countries.
5. No Taxis allowed in the final leg. No following Taxis when they have to drive themselves.
5. During the editing of each episode, don't give away the result by clues in the post leg interview! (eg. its nightime in the background!)
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I don't agree with 1,2 and 3 but do like 4 and agree with 5
RichInSydney:
--- Quote from: Kiwi Jay on December 23, 2009, 06:41:35 PM ---I don't agree with 1,2 and 3 but do like 4 and agree with 5
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Don't you find though that the first couple of episodes are too rushed and you have no idea which team is which due to the 11 or 12 teams competing? I personally would like to see only 8 teams in it from the start but I know thats not going to happen due to the number of legs in each season.
The Fast Forwards are only good if its a hard task or at least 2 teams are going for it.
Non eliminations are too predictable. If teams know they will be eliminated in the final few legs, it would make it more of a race.
Dånooky:
--- Quote from: RichInSydney on December 23, 2009, 06:50:04 PM ---
--- Quote from: Kiwi Jay on December 23, 2009, 06:41:35 PM ---I don't agree with 1,2 and 3 but do like 4 and agree with 5
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Don't you find though that the first couple of episodes are too rushed and you have no idea which team is which due to the 11 or 12 teams competing? I personally would like to see only 8 teams in it from the start but I know thats not going to happen due to the number of legs in each season.
The Fast Forwards are only good if its a hard task or at least 2 teams are going for it.
Non eliminations are too predictable. If teams know they will be eliminated in the final few legs, it would make it more of a race.
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I agree with your first point of reducing the number of teams. If we lost enough airtime in Japan due to the Elimination Challenge, maybe reducing the teams would give enough time both to introduce the teams and have a decent first leg.
I would disagree with your NELs point. They are only predictable when we get the confessionals. Besides teams never know when it's going to be a NEL and IMO teams are always racing like there's an elimination ahead, I think there has never been a case in which a team decided to relax knowing that they'd be NEL'd.
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