The Amazing Race > The Amazing Race Discussion
Emmy Nominations
kadilahopper:
As much as I love TAR, I was not surprised that it did not win this year for outstanding reality show. I was more surprised that it had won the previous two years for this same category. I watch Top Chef, Survivor, and Project Runway, and this year all three were better than TAR. And TAR is my favorite! But that being said, I am not blind to the changes TAR has made in its casting trend. I don't care what kind of scenery, off the wall tasks, or u-turns or roadblocks that you can come up with, if the cast is not "interesting" and you can't relate to them from your own life then the show is a complete bust. IMO, CBS execs who control TAR don't have the sense God gave a billy goat. Enough said!
Carter:
--- Quote from: georgiapeach on August 29, 2010, 09:44:03 PM ---The episode submitted was born to be an Emmy nominated episode.
--- End quote ---
What? :ascared
I have to say it was the worst episode. Too gimmicky and out of place. I'm really happy that TAR didn't win any award this time. This is positive, and perhaps a wakeup-call to go back to the good stuff again.
slayton:
I wasn't really surprised by the loss.
When Zach from TAR3, who works in the TV industry and has won some Emmys himself, calls episode 5 of TAR16, "One of the weakest episodes we've seen in several seasons," that "This one is not memorable at all," and "It will go down in history as being one of the worst episodes," there's going to be trouble.
I'm just glad that the season responsible for losing the Emmy is one of my all-time least favorites.
georgiapeach:
--- Quote from: Rotten on August 30, 2010, 11:48:32 AM ---
--- Quote from: georgiapeach on August 29, 2010, 09:44:03 PM ---The episode submitted was born to be an Emmy nominated episode.
--- End quote ---
What? :ascared
I have to say it was the worst episode. Too gimmicky and out of place. I'm really happy that TAR didn't win any award this time. This is positive, and perhaps a wakeup-call to go back to the good stuff again.
--- End quote ---
:welcome: to RFF, Rotten!
It was birthed by CBS to be an Emmy nom episode, is what I meant. You can tell by the visuals, and the sheer $$$ investment in this ep as compared to others.
As a fan, of course I appreciated that the episode lost something in terms of the race. It was entirely too linear, there was no chance for anyone to really change positions, the UTurn was flawed, and there was no room to recover from it. But I can also appreciate the cinematic scope of this as well.
Losing an Enmmy is never "positive" though. I would hope that yes, TPTB would take heed of some of the concerns that have been raised by even the most die-hard fans. But there is just as much chance that they can just shrug, cut the budget even more, and let TAR fend for itself.
I'd love to read what Zach said, slayton, is it available somewhere?
slayton:
Check your PM, georgiapeach.
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version