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Season 16 = Dumbest Cast Ever...?
DeafRacer:
--- Quote from: mswood on May 15, 2010, 05:44:39 PM --- I disagree (read you are wrong, sorry), I have no problem with any aspect of the race that mirrors normal every day experiences people would have with traveling around the world. That includes language barriers, vehicles breakdowns, and bad taxi's.
Its' the artificial interference that I, how should I put it, HATE with a passion. TAR has designed has always been above that until they created the Yield. Any negatives of the race weren't creations of the producers but just the everyday interactions of people.
By the same idea, I never have been a huge fan of the Fast Forward as it allows teams that don't have the ability to succeed over teams that are performing strong on their own.
Heck even with all the travel problems off season 11, I would rather have that problem (which does happen in real life) then a single Yield or U-Turn).
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Just to remind y'all that there are over 2,000 people works on the Amazing Race around the world so to stay on the time/schedule is pretty crucial. They would like to avoid the major screwups in order to stay on the right track.
I'm just glad that I didn't have to deal with the nightmare like Eric & Danielle suffered with a major flight problem on All Stars! Sure, it would make a good show but it wouldn't be good for the production!
For Fast Forwards and U-Turns, it's a nice twist to the Race for sure. It does add the drama to it! If it wasn't for U-Turn then Jaime & Cara or my mom & I probably wouldn't make it to the Final Three with Amanda & Kris stealing our spot! So, I'm grateful for the U-Turn! But, I hate it when teams makes a personal decision about who to U-Turn, not making a strategic move. That bugs me a lot!
mswood:
I have got to disagree with you Luke.
Well I am certain that on your front (as one racing) the U-Turn & Fast Forward increase the drama of your experience. I can also understand that as one racing you want the best possible chance of making it to the finals. But as a viewer that drama never really translated to us at home. Take your season clearly for your team that wasn't even a blip on the radar for moments of drama.
For myself at least, it was the up lifting moments of winning first for the first time (Hell I nearly cried), to your friendship with Jaime & Cara, to your Mom's efforts through the race (great to see) to her collapse from the heat and being tired (Awful to see), to the confrontations with Kisha & Jen. Those were the moments that translated to me a viewer of drama, and none of them were the type that was manufactured by the production.
In fact during the 12 seasons where the production as used the Yield or the U-Turn the only time I have gotten any entertainment out of it was watching Colin and Christie's meltdown. And I still think that shouldn't have been used.
I don't blame the racers for using the tools that the production gives you, I just think it tarnishes the show. I mean we had 4 seasons with plenty of drama in them that had nothing to do with Production trying to fuel the fire of seeing teams react.
Its a race, and for myself I want the best performing team to win (and I don't care who that team is). Not the team that managed to knock out who they thought was their competition.
georgiapeach:
I totally 100% agree. I hate the Uturns.
David:
I think it is OK. I mean, you're doing great, and you're in the lead, so you get a "prize" tht is to use some power against someone you don't like/don't think that should be in the race...
It's not THAT unfair.
Caelestor:
--- Quote from: DavidMV on May 16, 2010, 12:50:38 PM ---I think it is OK. I mean, you're doing great, and you're in the lead, so you get a "prize" tht is to use some power against someone you don't like/don't think that should be in the race...
It's not THAT unfair.
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Have you seen Phil this season and his provocative questions this season about people using the U-turn? Horrible practice.
And when the U-turn automatically eliminates a team (look at the statistics), there's something broken about it.
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