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Changes Viewers Would Like To See *Are you reading, CBS?*
Don Task:
That's because teams only care about the first or last place. If they know that they aren't first and they aren't last, they actually don't care if they finish on 3rd, 5th or 7th position. Some teams would rather help another team with the hope, that they will return the favor later in the race. It's just the tactics.
Teams need to be motivated to finish higher!
For example: Sometime during the race there will be task where the position from the last leg would play a huge role. For example a roadblock where teams have to find the correct key to the lock. First team will have 100 locks to find from, 2nd team 110 and so on.
All teams would know there is this kind of challenge where the order matters. (Phil would tell them this during his speech at the starting line. He will say: "There is a new twist this season" and camera crane would shoot faces of all teams with shocked faces (slightly affected, of course).) But they won't know when that happens. So they're motivated to finish as high as possible every single leg.
Marionete:
--- Quote from: Platrium on April 21, 2014, 09:31:18 AM ---I don't know if anyone has mentioned this in this thread: I want to see every team's arrival time at all the pit stops.
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I think the reason they don't do this is because last place teams are sometimes not needed to do some or any of the tasks the leg they fall far behind and that would kind of misguide the viewers as to how far behind the team was.
RachelLeVega:
--- Quote from: Platrium on April 21, 2014, 08:24:21 AM ---
--- Quote from: SamualDude on April 20, 2014, 10:59:52 PM ---
--- Quote from: dryedmangoez on April 20, 2014, 10:54:00 PM ---
--- Quote from: SamualDude on April 20, 2014, 10:31:33 PM ---5. If you don't think you can get the cast you need for a All Stars season then push it back or rename. I know that casting can be a logical nightmare especially when casting a returning season but if you are unsure the cast is worthy of being called All Stars then change the subtitle. Unfinished Business was a good subtitle and theme for the season, Redemption would of worked well for this season.
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The thing is, there were plenty other teams who actually were better All-Star worthy teams, yet they decided NOT to invite them.
Bertram and Co: :crazy:
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Which makes it even more blaffling as to why they brought back Cowboys, Globes & Margie & Luke. We could have had the Chippendales, Trey & Lexi, Tim & Marie, Bill & Cathi, Amani & Marcus, Max & Katie, Pam & Winnie, Abbie & Ryan, James & Abba hell I would of been happy to see Joey "Fitness" and Danny return.
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Tim & Marie and Max & Katie were invited, but the two teams declined it. :( I wish they were in this season.
If I'm not mistaken, Amani & Marcus were also invited.
As for the other teams, I don't know what happened, but all of those teams above deserves to return.
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Bill & Cathi couldn't return because TAR24 was filmed during winter season school days and Cathi said she worked as a college instructor in her TAR19 bio on CBS. Plus, they live on a ranch, Bill must take care of livestock and crops during the winter...
Boring Dude:
I have an interesting idea called "The Split-up".
This would would be similar to having a detour made up of two roadblocks, where one team member does one, and the other member does the other. Both team members must finish before continuing, and the no help or encouragement or help can be given until both people are unseparated.
Also, mid-leg transportation and departure times help to give more value to the running positions of teams.
Finally, helping is actually a very strategic tactic, when done correctly. I don't see anyone complaining about the alliance in season 21. Besides, it is their race for their money, so don't complain about how they do it. If you don't like it, don't watch.
Platrium:
--- Quote from: Don Task on April 21, 2014, 12:40:38 PM ---That's because teams only care about the first or last place. If they know that they aren't first and they aren't last, they actually don't care if they finish on 3rd, 5th or 7th position. Some teams would rather help another team with the hope, that they will return the favor later in the race. It's just the tactics.
Teams need to be motivated to finish higher!
For example: Sometime during the race there will be task where the position from the last leg would play a huge role. For example a roadblock where teams have to find the correct key to the lock. First team will have 100 locks to find from, 2nd team 110 and so on.
All teams would know there is this kind of challenge where the order matters. (Phil would tell them this during his speech at the starting line. He will say: "There is a new twist this season" and camera crane would shoot faces of all teams with shocked faces (slightly affected, of course).) But they won't know when that happens. So they're motivated to finish as high as possible every single leg.
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I like the twist. :) I just wouldn't want to have that on a linear leg.
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