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Season 16 = Dumbest Cast Ever...?
mswood:
I can't rationally understand why anyone would be supporting of this. Seriously.
The idea if you don't like the U-Turn just race better is rubbish. No team, not even the best teams the race has ever had manage to be first at every single route marker of every single leg. And this year to add salt on the would the have a U-Turn on a leg that didn't have a point of equalization. And more salt on teh wound, the team that got first in that earlier leg finished first but didn't actually race best (thanks to random chance the teams that managed to get the earliest flight got an over hour delay). That allowed Michael & Louie to finish first without that they wouldn't have (nor did they even complete the tasks fastest that leg). So clearly just race faster wasn't the factor that allowed another team to use the U-Turn.
I mean why do they have rules about not hindering teams, when they do this? Whats the real point? Why can't the bribe people to take them the wrong direction. If you've saved the money and can get it down, why not? The way is because it turns the race into something it wasn't created as. A mean spirited race.
I mean if you have kids and are at a track game, do you want the kid who gets the first lap done first able to point out another kid an say oh you get to race an extra lap? I mean seriously.
As over the years the race as improved several things. The design of their final leg (thank you about time), the rules about not being able to buy objects off of people, not being able to hire cabs to direct you. All have been great moves to make the show and the race itself better.
The creation of the Yield, The U-Turn, the begging / and or taking possession away from the racers is utter garbage.
There is a reason the industry thinks TAR is a better show then most Reality shows, and its just not where it goes or who it casts. Part of that is that it doesn't sink itself to as base a level as many a show. But those elements do make it worse.
mswood:
--- Quote from: georgiapeach on May 16, 2010, 01:20:28 PM ---But see...that's the point. If you ARE a good racer, that puts a target on you. I don't think anyone should be put at risk for racing well, by another team. ESPECIALLY when there has been no recovery from the Uturn recently.
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I don't even care if every team managed to recover from the U-Turn. The idea of having a race, and then putting an aspect to punish racers who are actually doing well is ludicrous.
mswood:
--- Quote from: DavidMV on May 16, 2010, 01:31:52 PM ---I have to say that, if Phil doesn't like the U-Turn, he may say something to Production... :lol:
I feel that if the U-Turn is there, you should know how the game works, and make a strategy so as not to be U-Turned.
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Obviously I don't blame any of the racers for using it (I might question why they picked who they did).
And of course as a huge fan of Eric & Jeremy I fully support the idea of going from point A to Point be as fast as you can manage it at all times. I mean seriously look at them when they finish 2nd on any leg they did that in? They hated it. You see them leaving Moscow by themselves and know they have hours of lead over other teams and they are still running for the train and running to the next marker.
I love that attitude.
But ever team is going to have events that aren't their's no control that will allow others to pass them by. You can't just say race faster or plan better. Their isn't a way for any teams to fully control what happens to them.
MamaT:
I'm not a fan of the U-Turn and wish it wasnt a part of the game, but as long as it, I have no problem with a team using it.
As to the topic of this thread: I dont think this cast of racers was particularly stupid (ok, there are a few exceptions to that), I just think that many of them didnt know much about the show which led them to do stupid things. I mean there are quite a few racers in this cast who admit to having never seen the show prior to being cast. And that bugs me more that the U-turn ever will.
georgiapeach:
But to their credit, those recruited teams did do their homework, and extensively reviewed previous TAR's.
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