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Changes Viewers Would Like To See *Are you reading, CBS?*
Hooky:
I have a fairly simple list:
* Bring back the Fast Forward as a legitimate strategic opportunity. In other words, feature it more than on just one leg in the Race. If possible have at least 3 Fast Forwards during every Race, so teams have to strategize about when it really would be best to go for it.
* Fix the soundtrack. There has been way too much in the way of music featuring the cultures of the places visited, and not enough of the dramatic and suspenseful music that has made the Race feel like a race. Take Seasons 5 or 6 as an example.
* Eliminate the Pit Stop with no rest period. To me, this is just a no-brainer. It's not really a pit stop if there is no rest period! A rest period is the very definition of "pit stop."
* Don't make every U-turn a double U-turn. Does it really need to be called a "Double U-turn" anymore if EVERY U-turn is a Double U-turn?
* Also, keep the number of U-turns right where it's at. No more than two, but at least one every season.
* Quit casting celebrity wanna-be teams. Cast some very ordinary folks (keep them diverse though), and watch REAL TV magic happen! Think of what happened in Season 1.
* Allow teams more freedom to take their preferred form of transportation. Don't force them to take the same flight more than maybe once or twice during the entire Race. We like to see the drama of teams strategizing about what the best form of transportation would be!
* Don't overdo it with twists that try to encourage drama. If the cast is truly dynamic and lovable at the same time, this kind of drama will just happen on its own. Think of Tim & Marie and the drama they have created (so far) in TAR 23. This drama didn't come from unnecessary twists. It came from having dynamic personalities among the contestants. Do that every season!
* Bring back the two-hour premiere episodes, and have them feature only the first leg. There is simply not enough time to get to know the new teams with only one hour for the first leg.
* Finally, if it is not possible to cast some of the most memorable and fan-favorite teams for an All-Star season, just don't do an All-Star season at all.
Mister RC:
Total respect toward your list, Hooky. FF is a must. Even two wasn't too bad, but it's become a disaster where one was a complete bust of a FF. Now, I'm not sure if there were two in TAR23, but if not, that one that Jamy had was pathetic.
Yeah, the U-Turns are at a point where, after 7 seasons, they can drop the "Double" from a U-Turn. No need for a single, as it's been proven that it had a perfect boot record (especially when you include an impossibly task).
AmazingRace:
--- Quote from: Hooky on November 30, 2013, 10:39:20 AM ---I have a fairly simple list:
* Bring back the Fast Forward as a legitimate strategic opportunity. In other words, feature it more than on just one leg in the Race. If possible have at least 3 Fast Forwards during every Race, so teams have to strategize about when it really would be best to go for it.
* Fix the soundtrack. There has been way too much in the way of music featuring the cultures of the places visited, and not enough of the dramatic and suspenseful music that has made the Race feel like a race. Take Seasons 5 or 6 as an example.
* Eliminate the Pit Stop with no rest period. To me, this is just a no-brainer. It's not really a pit stop if there is no rest period! A rest period is the very definition of "pit stop."
* Don't make every U-turn a double U-turn. Does it really need to be called a "Double U-turn" anymore if EVERY U-turn is a Double U-turn?
* Also, keep the number of U-turns right where it's at. No more than two, but at least one every season.
* Quit casting celebrity wanna-be teams. Cast some very ordinary folks (keep them diverse though), and watch REAL TV magic happen! Think of what happened in Season 1.
* Allow teams more freedom to take their preferred form of transportation. Don't force them to take the same flight more than maybe once or twice during the entire Race. We like to see the drama of teams strategizing about what the best form of transportation would be!
* Don't overdo it with twists that try to encourage drama. If the cast is truly dynamic and lovable at the same time, this kind of drama will just happen on its own. Think of Tim & Marie and the drama they have created (so far) in TAR 23. This drama didn't come from unnecessary twists. It came from having dynamic personalities among the contestants. Do that every season!
* Bring back the two-hour premiere episodes, and have them feature only the first leg. There is simply not enough time to get to know the new teams with only one hour for the first leg.
* Finally, if it is not possible to cast some of the most memorable and fan-favorite teams for an All-Star season, just don't do an All-Star season at all.
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OMG. Love this! :hrt:
theamazingracer21:
--- Quote from: Hooky on November 30, 2013, 10:39:20 AM ---
* Eliminate the Pit Stop with no rest period. To me, this is just a no-brainer. It's not really a pit stop if there is no rest period! A rest period is the very definition of "pit stop."
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I like these but I hate it when they to a TBC leg when there is a chance to rest and (worst of all) bunch.
This season's Norway-Poland was a bad way to do a TBC leg. (Everyone ended up on the same ferry where they could sleep and rest. It would have worked better if it was a mobile Pit Stop)
As much as I love the TBC legs have to be done perfectly. They should only be done when they stay in the same city or they go to another place where there is plenty of transport options.
Other then that and the U-turn (I would say 3-4 u-turns a race), I agree with Hooky's list.
Side-note from your premiere episode request:TARAU did 2 hours premiere episode (and then in season 1, I think they did two or three 90 minutes episode). That is the way it should be done, CBS.
Mister RC:
--- Quote ---This season's Norway-Poland was a bad way to do a TBC leg. (Everyone ended up on the same ferry where they could sleep and rest. It would have worked better if it was a mobile Pit Stop)
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Sounds like the staff phoning it in. Maybe not, but they forgot the art of the TBC leg, and just threw it in just because. JMO.
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