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When did The Amazing Race decline, if at all?
TheBayAreaGuy:
Nah, the golden age years of TAR were S1-13 (except 6 & 8 ).
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--- Quote from: Jay33 on December 28, 2020, 06:13:57 AM ---I feel like the editing has declined since TAR 25 or so.
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Me too. I think the Golden Years of TAR were between seasons 12-21.
There was drama pretty much every leg. Flight searching, epic song entrances when a team won a leg.
Those seasons got me emotional.
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claude_24hrs:
TAR 32 became the first season completely edited out of airport drama from the starting line.
LandonM170:
In terms of rating: season 24
In terms of quality: season 30
stunami:
One aspect also that we don't talk enough that changed the race a lot is new technology.
Watching old season, nobody had phones with internet where you could just google something or a place to find. Racers were so much more disconnected of the real world that they had to rely on a bit of luck and lots of skills. Now anyone can go to the airport and print some info, or stop in the street and ask if anyone as a smart phone.
I think Casting is also very important, and a bit lacking in some of the new seasons... I still think there was a shift in the 20's where the only casted 1 or 2 normal team, and the rest were mactors/wannabe celebrity/etc. That's not really what people want to see. we want real people, a team that could be my neighbours or somebody I know
Traveldude1:
--- Quote from: Declive on December 28, 2020, 12:14:32 PM ---
--- Quote from: Jay33 on December 28, 2020, 06:13:57 AM ---I feel like the editing has declined since TAR 25 or so.
--- End quote ---
Me too. I think the Golden Years of TAR were between seasons 12-21.
There was drama pretty much every leg. Flight searching, epic song entrances when a team won a leg.
Those seasons got me emotional.
--- End quote ---
I think The Amazing Race hit its peak during the early teen years and it lasted until the early 20s. With the exceptions of Seasons 20 and 13 (not as bad as I remember it being, but still not great), this was the best run of seasons the show has seen. The intro was fantastic and the tense music during tasks and traveling really made for a great watch. Seasons 1-11 were much more hit or miss
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