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Non-Elimination Legs
Caelestor:
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--- Quote from: mswood on March 12, 2010, 09:43:34 PM ---I think one the huge time difference in that leg due to the complete collapse of the flight plan (for the show, I think the largest the show's ever had) just really makes that instance seem highly suspect. While I love that teams had to scramble for flights (and not be spoon feed them) this and the air problems of the next episode really hurt that season as a whole.
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I actually thought that made that season a lot more entertaining. Those legs would have bored me if not for the insane flight problems. :lol:
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The flights (along with the selection of a few teams) are the main reason that season wasn't very good. Maybe it's because the troubles eliminated two of my favorite teams, but really, luck-based flight searching basically knocked out them out with no chance to catch up. Not to mention the ramifications it had for the Poland legs.
We're off-topic aren't we?
DeafRacer:
--- Quote from: mswood on March 13, 2010, 02:49:47 PM ---Yeah, for the most part what I think are "favorite" or "unique" teams haven't been saved that often in the race. The team that did manage to catch both that I thought was certainly popular with people and the Producers was BJ & Tyler, but breaking down the seasons the legs were very much typical placement for where non elimination legs would be.
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Didn't BJ & Tyler came in non-elimination legs twice? I met them and wow, they're reallllllly kooky. They acted like I could hear when they talked to me. Starr was like, "Luke's DEAF!" :lol3:
mswood:
I hate to judge people from footage (because it's just not a lot to judge), but I would have strangled them.
And yeah they got saved twice by non elims. The only other team that has happened to also won Flo & Zach. But I never thought of Flo & Zach as being fav's of the producers.
And yeah, both non eliminations happened on legs they normally do, so I never felt it was rigged.
DeafRacer:
--- Quote from: mswood on March 13, 2010, 03:14:59 PM ---I hate to judge people from footage (because it's just not a lot to judge), but I would have strangled them.
And yeah they got saved twice by non elims. The only other team that has happened to also won Flo & Zach. But I never thought of Flo & Zach as being fav's of the producers.
And yeah, both non eliminations happened on legs they normally do, so I never felt it was rigged.
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I wanted to strangle BJ & Tyler and Eric! They're just lucky to be not on my season or I'll try to find a way to sabotage them.
There's a back to back non-elimination legs on Flo and Zach's season - the one that saved Jill & John then Flo & Zach right? I'm surprised they haven't done that for a while. I think producers miiiight be able to switch non-elimination legs on earlier seasons since they got a lot of rooms with the budget before the world took a nosedive into recession.... who knows.
Hooky:
--- Quote from: Caelestor on March 13, 2010, 03:03:11 PM ---
--- Quote from: Hooky on March 13, 2010, 11:54:17 AM ---
--- Quote from: mswood on March 12, 2010, 09:43:34 PM ---I think one the huge time difference in that leg due to the complete collapse of the flight plan (for the show, I think the largest the show's ever had) just really makes that instance seem highly suspect. While I love that teams had to scramble for flights (and not be spoon feed them) this and the air problems of the next episode really hurt that season as a whole.
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I actually thought that made that season a lot more entertaining. Those legs would have bored me if not for the insane flight problems. :lol:
--- End quote ---
The flights (along with the selection of a few teams) are the main reason that season wasn't very good. Maybe it's because the troubles eliminated two of my favorite teams, but really, luck-based flight searching basically knocked out them out with no chance to catch up. Not to mention the ramifications it had for the Poland legs.
We're off-topic aren't we?
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Wow, I'm surprised everyone thinks the flights killed All-Stars. In my opinion, the unprecedented nature of that event made up for the lack of unpredictability it brought into Legs 6-8. For me it was a few of the teams chosen (but thankfully most fell out early), the three final four legs which were too boring without any eliminations, and the not-so-epic route (and tasks sometimes) that brought AS down. Oh yeah, and the Antarctica promise that didn't come true (it was really us taking false bait, but still not so nice of BVM). Not the best season, but upper-middle I'd say.
I LOVED BJ & Tyler. Loved them from the first moment I saw them. Truly fun-loving, fascinated with the world goofballs who made the final legs much more entertaining. Put almost any of the eliminated teams into the Final 3 in place of the hippies and what would we have? A snoozefest. BJ & Tyler made Season 9 great (or killed it, I'm sure, for those who hated them). But I honestly have no clue how you could hate them. They may have hogged the camera a little, but the editors were gracious and kept things balanced (thankfully).
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