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TAR Australia Cancelled? (2011-2022?) UPDATE: Nope!
Maanca:
--- Quote from: gamerfan09 on October 06, 2022, 05:12:26 AM ---Already hopping in before the inevitable smart-ass response from other people in this forum who have done nothing but complain and complain and complain about 10 TARAUS to say that that's not happening because this season flopped and is apparently the worst thing ever to happen to TAR as a worldwide franchise, etc. etc. etc.
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One of those "other people" checking in ;)
It's more like, I wanted to like it. I praised the Salvage & Sabotage highly as a replacement for the Speed Bump, the routes were good and so was Australian casting for sticking with the "average people" US fans are always pining for. The Israeli version showed how a lengthy course can work if the tasks are done well.
The main problem was making it too much about Beau and his repetitive, sometimes borderline culturally offensive dad jokes, it showed when the 4 legs with Scott actually felt like an improvement. What also brought down the ratings was running against some of Australia's most unbeatable shows in the timeslot.
I accepted the writing was on the wall when the Covid cases piled up. The network would have just looked at that and seen a giant liability. This could have been a great revival if production got the message last year that people didn't like them "going big" the first time, instead of doubling down on it. A normal, 12-leg race and cast would have sufficed :'(
Lmh1988:
Haven’t started this season yet (was watching TAR Canada instead), and I’m still eager to watch, disappointed that it looks like the show is done in Australia again. While I’ll always choose any Amazing Race over none at all, I do think the first three seasons on 7 were undoubtedly better, and I would love to see it return to that network (unlikely, I know)
gamerfan09:
--- Quote from: Maanca on October 06, 2022, 10:31:45 AM ---
--- Quote from: gamerfan09 on October 06, 2022, 05:12:26 AM ---Already hopping in before the inevitable smart-ass response from other people in this forum who have done nothing but complain and complain and complain about 10 TARAUS to say that that's not happening because this season flopped and is apparently the worst thing ever to happen to TAR as a worldwide franchise, etc. etc. etc.
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The main problem was making it too much about Beau and his repetitive, sometimes borderline culturally offensive dad jokes, it showed when the 4 legs with Scott actually felt like an improvement. What also brought down the ratings was running against some of Australia's most unbeatable shows in the timeslot.
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I've enjoyed Beau's unseriousness and laid-backness this season.
Scott was incredibly dry. I do agree that production should have not forced the hotel room footage during the scenes where he was out of commission, but Scott's hosting was seriously nothing to write home about either (miss you Grant Bowler). Maybe if they let him do the entirety of the Turkey and Colombia legs I would have seen him get past the growing pains.
If anything, I feel like a big chunk of what went wrong with this season COVID-wise was production refusing to take a break from their hectic filming schedule. During spoilers we had a mini pause during the Greece 3 outbreak, and yet production didn't pause to wait for Scott in Izmir. We had 5 teams in isolation after Turkey which honestly feels connected to this. We literally saw all teams in Belize 3 a mere 5 days after the Colombia leg was filmed - waiting a week to resume could have honestly avoided us the mess of the second iso.
--- Quote from: Lmh1988 on October 06, 2022, 10:43:26 AM ---disappointed that it looks like the show is done in Australia again
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They did six continents. Only the final three legs are in Australia.
BourkieBoy:
This is extremely disappointing, but hardly surprising! The ratings for this season were woeful and obviously, the catch-up numbers for the season weren't good enough for us to get renewed for a Season 7!
I suggest everyone enjoys Sunday night's finale, because that's probably gunna be the last episode of TAR Australia we ever see! :'( :'( :'(
georgiapeach:
Is this a definite thing? Or is there a possibility it is being revamped?
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