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DISCUSSION of TAR 33 SUSPENSION DUE TO COVID (may contain location spoilers)
dryedmangoez:
One thing to consider though is even if the vaccine is approved, obviously TAR won't jump to the front of the line. Or anywhere close to it. Plus, other countries will be at varying levels of COVID transmission and vaccine deployment as well. (Especially now with second waves around the world.) Remember TAR involves lots of local crew and just locals in general who will work together and come in contact with the American cast and crew. Unlike the studio shows, TAR can't stay in production bubbles.
I would bet it will be at least a year before TAR gets back out into the world, at the earliest. I doubt there's appetite from CBS to have a US-only Race, even if it was safe enough. TAR Australia and Canada (of course) will have no problem staying within their borders for possible upcoming seasons. But TARUS is still a looong way into the future.
There is really no reason to force TAR back into production until the whole world, not just one country, gets COVID under control.
lemurio:
TAR US already did The Family Edition (S8) which mainly was a road trip trough the USA. I think they could do a special edition to show Americans their own country which could also be a way to increase national tourism.
georgiapeach:
I think what happens with TARaus wll be interesting. MANY areas in AUS are on strict isolation. Unless they are planning on using remote areas only and avoiding cities completely I still don't see how this will work. SO...TBD
I don't think a US race could possibly work.
1) Highly doubt TAR or the audience would want one
2) With individual states having different guidelines and with the COVID #'s rising it is NOT SAFE.
cerealking:
I could see the US version being able to film one over the summer. The vaccine should be pretty readily available by then. They could always just stick to countries that have the health infrastructure that's needed to get the vaccine out by then. If they can do this, I imagine they’ll turn around and film another one next fall. Imo this whole situation kind of proves the point about how valuable an asset a completed non scripted show to sit on at all times can be.
theschnauzers:
The latest word is that no vaccines in the US is likely to receive approval for distribution until late spring at earliest, and there won’t be enough for everyone for months after that. And there’s no way to know about other countries this far out. They’re going to need 7 billion does worldwide and there will be those who refuse to be vaccinated.
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