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TAR 32; WHEN will it air?? FALL 2020 +(Emmy SPEC HERE PLEASE)
cerealking:
If there's a writer's strike I'd guess they'll try to get 34 scheduled pretty quick bc that means 33 will probably air this time next year and they always like to have one in the can.
georgiapeach:
--- Quote from: theschnauzers on January 30, 2020, 01:28:40 AM ---As I pointed out on different media, a WGA strike this spring wouldn’t affect anything airing anything before fall, and if a show has been renewed or given a series order scripts are already being written for filming. Whether filming would be delayed is hard to say, shows can start filming earlier so something is available in case of a strike. The one reason the contract expires in June this time is because the last strike left the networks trying to fill time from late fall into early summer. It was a long strike, and programming was a mess until the following season. This was why Big Brother had a winter season during that strike, and TAR was definitely needed with some extra episodes but not extra legs.
If a strike occurs it’s possible TAR 32 might air later than in early summer, TAR 33 might be needed in the fall and CBS would possible order a returning racer season of some kind (I.e. returning champions) as the on the shelf product since casting would likely be faster and sped up production. We’ll just have to monitor things. Once those strike start one never knows how long it’ll take to settle.
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Always good insights! Thanks!
cerealking:
--- Quote from: theschnauzers on January 30, 2020, 01:28:40 AM ---As I pointed out on different media, a WGA strike this spring wouldn’t affect anything airing anything before fall, and if a show has been renewed or given a series order scripts are already being written for filming. Whether filming would be delayed is hard to say, shows can start filming earlier so something is available in case of a strike. The one reason the contract expires in June this time is because the last strike left the networks trying to fill time from late fall into early summer. It was a long strike, and programming was a mess until the following season. This was why Big Brother had a winter season during that strike, and TAR was definitely needed with some extra episodes but not extra legs.
If a strike occurs it’s possible TAR 32 might air later than in early summer, TAR 33 might be needed in the fall and CBS would possible order a returning racer season of some kind (I.e. returning champions) as the on the shelf product since casting would likely be faster and sped up production. We’ll just have to monitor things. Once those strike start one never knows how long it’ll take to settle.
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I'm sure they probably don't want to do two returnee seasons so close together but if there's a strike, idk how they have another option.
georgiapeach:
There is NO evidence for a returnee season.
And a writers strike would have NO effect on who could be casted.
Please guys. You are welcome to speculate until the cows come home.
But PLEASE do not present your own SPEC as FACT.
If you have strong reason to believe something, spell out why you think that.
If it is private you can always message me.
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amazing race fan:
--- Quote from: kyleisalive on January 28, 2020, 07:47:27 AM ---
--- Quote ---Seeing the cast, Bertram, Elise and Phil having to possibly wait longer than 2 years to be able to talk about their castmates, their journeys, and receive their prizes is beyond maddening.
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Bertram, Elise, and Phil have been doing this job for nearly twenty years. I'm confident they're not chuffed about having to wait to talk about a cast/race. It's literally their job to produce the show, and when this shows up, they will produce more. They aren't chomping at the bit, and to be worried about them is just displacing your own anxiety over not having 11 or 12 new episodes of the race. It will air. If it's longer, then so be it.
Being concerned about the cast is also a bit weird. They are fully in the know about their prizes being dispensed upon airing. They've signed contracts for that. The race is done and the winners know they are getting money. It's not like they're on the edge of their seats; they just need the same patience. I get people wanting more episodes, but turning this around and being concerned for people that-- if not for spoilers-- we haven't even seen is a bit bonkers.
CBS has had a huge internal shift and with that comes new people with new ideas. If they want to take a chance on Love Island (which is a major ratings hit overseas) then that makes a lot of sense. The ratings for the U.S. version were fine for a summer show if not consistent on top of which it's cheap to make. TAR is in the can; it will air when it airs. And production is confident they're making a 33rd.
--- Quote ---their flippant decision to place it on the Friday death slot in the mid-2010s strained the ties they had with the show.
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Sorry to ask, but 'huh?' If those were strained that badly, we wouldn't have had seasons beyond those. CBS puts the show where they need to. The show never died. In fact, it's moved from Fridays since.
Everything in this post is a diatribe against CBS over mistreatment of a property that the network has been handling for 19 years and continues to. You flip back and forth between worrying about players and crew (which means you want episodes) and crying out that CBS is a bad home for it (which means you'd rather CBS not air it?). I promise I'm not some sort of CBS shill or something, but this is literally just a TV show. Life goes on. TAR isn't going anywhere, but to have literal outrage for the network making the show demanding that they air it is insane. The show isn't ours-- it's theirs. They are not beholden to us. Frankly, if they decide not to air it at all, that's well within their means. Then what? It's all good because they'll have given their answer and spare the cast and crew the worry? They won't have to mishandle it anymore? Phew. Problem solved.
I know this is taking things to a bit of an extreme, but frankly, this overwhelming disdain, finger-pointing, and worry for the cast and crew over the inevitable airing of a reality TV show is equally extreme. There's so much more to worry about in life. Not to mention episodes of TARCAN, TARAU, and others continuing to be produced. Last year had more TAR than a typical year. And still it's not enough.
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I think this is a very unnecessary response.
I don't know why fans shouldn't be upset with how the show has been treated by CBS. TAR has won CBS Emmy's many times and is nominated every year since 2003. The show has aired for 18 and a half years now. The ratings over that time have been extremely consistent, except for a few seasons.
It is true that the ratings have lost some steam since season 23. I don't know how you couldn't say thats in large part due to when it's aired. In season 23, it kept its normal time slot on Sunday's at 8PM, but not once that season did it actually start at 8PM. I don't believe that had ever happened for a TAR season where it aired later than scheduled every episode of the season. That certainly effects the ratings of a TV show when it doesn't start on time, and often you don't know in advance when it will start. In Season 24, the ratings were the exact same as 23, but neither season the ratings were that significant of a drop from what it was in 22. Following that season, CBS switched its time slot and it saw a significant drop. The time slots have varied since, and the ratings have been worse since. Has the show lost its fan base? I don't think it has, given it has maintained a very steady range over various time slots since. What the show has lacked is the casual network television fans. It's a lot easier to get better ratings in that regard when you are in one of the best time slots as opposed to some of the worst time slots.
You are right that its CBS show, but I think the show's performance over the years for the Network should've garnered it more respect in how CBS has dealt with it the last 10 seasons. That goes towards how they deal with those who work on the show and its fans. New management at CBS should not have any impact on how those two groups are treated. If the company does not know they need to show some basic respect for those two groups, they aren't running their company very well and their reign of success will be a very short one, in my opinion.
I don't think its unreasonable to give the show a consistent time slot twice a year. I don't watch that much network television, so I can't tell you exactly which shows it should replace, but I've watched enough network television to know that many of these shows do not last and there are new shows every television cycle. To think that there is no room for TAR to have a reasonable and consistent time slot twice a year is something I simply don't agree with.
I would rather have the show air than not air, so I'm not suggesting they need to give into the demands of the fans, but I also think the show should expect better than how the last 10 seasons has went from CBS's standpoint. If the production staff of the show was upset at how CBS has dealt with them and didn't want to produce the show anymore for CBS, I couldn't blame them. I would expect more respect from CBS for giving them such a successful show on their network for nearly 20 years.
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