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TAR 32: Bitch, Moan, Squeal Here! (Filming and pre show Spoilers)
elthemagnifico:
--- Quote from: dryedmangoez on December 10, 2020, 07:33:34 PM ---Think about it this way. The show comes up with all these tasks, has to worry about logistics and making sure everything's working well. We all know the effort, blood, sweat and tears that goes into putting the Race together. Then here comes a team that finds a shortcut, exploits a loophole or somehow doesn't perform the task completely on their own. Would you be willing to pay the winner of that Leg $10,000 when they didn't even do every single thing required of them as you laid out?
Yes, they're not breaking any rules. But if you value the Race as a competition, would you like to see this be the norm moving forward? The top contenders are the ones that game the system the best?
Again, it's partly on the task design, which Bertram and Co. will have to address moving forward. No question. But it's also on the Racers for trying to find a shortcut. Which, I believe, is different from figuring out the best way or right way to complete a task. I'm sure someone else can explain what I'm trying to say in a much better way. But I hope I got the basic point across.
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My take is the one who take the advantage of the loophole(s) isnt the one to blame, but the creator/designer is. 32 season of TAR, and many moments when team helped each other in some tasks even before this season, they should have know better, they should have thought those better. Yes, it is partly because of racers study and research the race too, but honestly, with how many seasons of TAR they have been produced, they should have thought to prevent the loopholes
georgiapeach:
--- Quote from: elthemagnifico on December 10, 2020, 09:37:07 PM ---
My take is the one who take the advantage of the loophole(s) isnt the one to blame, but the creator/designer is. 32 season of TAR, and many moments when team helped each other in some tasks even before this season, they should have know better, they should have thought those better. Yes, it is partly because of racers study and research the race too, but honestly, with how many seasons of TAR they have been produced, they should have thought to prevent the loopholes.
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I think it goes deeper than that. I just listened to three exit interviews with Gary and DeAngelo.
IMO this is a casting failure.
You have two celebrities who come to a Live Casting Call and say we want to do the race. Neither has SEEN a season.
They are personable and fun and you decide to snap them up. Probably excited to think you will bring in a new crowd of Football Fans. Gary proceeds to binge 10 seasons. DeAngelo does not.
SO you have one team member who literally thinks he is going to see the world.
Is this the Team's fault when things fall apart? Or was this a Casting mistake??
I personally think it was Casting. There are thousands of TEAMS out there waiting to be chosen INCLUDING ATHLETES WITH MAJOR FOLLOWINGS who also BOTH know and understand the RACE. AND who would be funny and charming and delightful to watch.
DeAngelo got into something he didn't understand. For most of the race he did stick it out and try his best. BUt they never should have been chosen.
You have fans who appreciate every second of the show. PICK THEM.
/rant
alecbaldwin:
--- Quote from: RachelLeVega on December 10, 2020, 09:07:56 PM ---I really would love to see Michelle & Victoria's reaction to them getting the news of the finale taking place in their home state. :funny:
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"So freaking charming!" :barf :funny:
dryedmangoez:
--- Quote from: georgiapeach on December 10, 2020, 10:32:35 PM ---
You have fans who appreciate every second of the show. PICK THEM.
/rant
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:amen:
I really refuse to believe that there are not at least 8 applicants (let's say 8 so the show has room for their precious influencer recruits) who are:
1. at least familiar with the show, if not fans of the show already
2. ready and willing to compete
3. excited to travel the world
4. have great, fun, interesting personalities
It's really simple. Of all the teams that apply, they can't find 6-8 pairs like that?
theschnauzers:
The winners of most seasons after the first two had seen the show before they Raced. In some instances, like Cody in season 30, it had been a long time before, and his situation (had not watched in 10 years and with being in the Big Brother house until six days before racing, but he still managed to at least watch episodes. And it isn’t hard to find prior seasons, you can buy every aired season between ITunes and Amazon. Then you have Will and James, who clearly had the entire library to watch and rewatch and apparently paid attention to everything’s teams did that worked, or didn’t work, and the social dynamics involved.
So, if the producers want fresh meat that knew nothing about the game of TAR, then do a whole cast that way. If they’re finding that “super” fans or better stated as”highly observant” fans to race, then cast that way. But there’s only so much a team is going to be able to do if they’re not familiar withTAR, and even when they are, it still takes a bit of good luck and fortune to win final three or win it all.
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