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TAR 35 (formerly 36) General Pre-Race Speculation
Jro:
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--- Quote from: elthemagnifico on January 04, 2023, 01:29:58 AM ---it might or it might not be related to this, but a Japanese game show "Sasuke Ninja Warrior" allowed Non-Japanese contestants to participate in their 40th season. It probably indicates that Japan is more open to tourists, especially to reality game shows. hopefully, this season will visit Japan again.
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Now would be a good time. To task designers, Japan essentially = Shibuya Crossing and game shows. The country is so much more, and maybe Covid era TAR will help push them out of Tokyo to show a fresh side of it.
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Ok I agree with no shibuya crossing but, maybe an unpopular opinion, but I enjoy the game show tasks LOL. I thought the season 31 japan leg was sub par but like....season 23 japan detour, that game show, i enjoyed lol
redskevin88:
--- Quote from: cerealking on January 06, 2023, 07:17:23 PM ---I agree. Japan is such a diverse place with so much to offer but they’ve never really gone outside of Tokyo and it’s all the same genre of tasks. Maybe the new way they do it where they try to stay out of cities and keep stuff outside as much as possible will get the creative juices flowing again. I get it makes sense to stay close to Tokyo because they usually use it as an entry or exit point but things have changed. I’d argue the same to a lesser extent with Korea and Seoul. I don’t believe they’ve ever even been to Busan.
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They visited Osaka in TAR 12 and 20, Hiroshima in 20 and Nagano in Season 26. But agree with you on the task's genres. Admittedly, in TAR 18 they when to the countryside and they had a good leg for once.
cerealking:
--- Quote from: redskevin88 on January 07, 2023, 05:59:00 AM ---
--- Quote from: cerealking on January 06, 2023, 07:17:23 PM ---I agree. Japan is such a diverse place with so much to offer but they’ve never really gone outside of Tokyo and it’s all the same genre of tasks. Maybe the new way they do it where they try to stay out of cities and keep stuff outside as much as possible will get the creative juices flowing again. I get it makes sense to stay close to Tokyo because they usually use it as an entry or exit point but things have changed. I’d argue the same to a lesser extent with Korea and Seoul. I don’t believe they’ve ever even been to Busan.
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They visited Osaka in TAR 12 and 20, Hiroshima in 20 and Nagano in Season 26. But agree with you on the task's genres. Admittedly, in TAR 18 they when to the countryside and they had a good leg for once.
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Yeah, I probably should have said urban areas in general, but I also agree that 18 is the only good leg they've ever done there. I don't think it's a coincidence it's the only really rural leg they've ever done.
cerealking:
Do we even think they'd go to Taiwan with all the stuff going on politically? I don't see them going back to Mainland China for the indefinite future (even without the pandemic, though supposedly they're getting ready to open borders back up by the summer) and that may help them decide to go there. I think the rich countries in North East Asia should be back on the table now that they're re-opened for tourism but Idk if they'd be willing to splurge on a 767/A330 for just Japan and South Korea. Singapore is out of their range from somewhere on the West Coast.
Parasparopagraho:
--- Quote from: redskevin88 on January 05, 2023, 06:20:29 PM ---
--- Quote from: cerealking on January 05, 2023, 11:48:49 AM ---Theoretically all they need is a 767 or A330 to go a more typical pre-pandemic route of Northwest US- Northeast Asia- Middle East- Europe- US or the opposite way without having to stop to refuel all the time. Most of Africa that's in the accessible range is probably not where they'd like vaccination wise and Oceania would require lots of fuel stops or a bigger and therefore much more expensive plane. Maybe some stops in the Caribbean or Central America too. All things considered, that would be about as close to normal as imaginable.
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I looked at several leasing websites and the cheapest rate I saw was at least $20,000 an hour. It would get expensive fast.
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Seconded, the budget alone or lack thereof would preclude two seasons filmed per year after blowing through it in 2022.
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