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The Amazing Race Finland 2023
kyleisalive:
--- Quote from: Maanca on October 02, 2023, 02:25:32 PM ---If you read any fan board, you get the sense a lot of TAR fans don't particularly care about casting celebrities.
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Are there a lot of Finnish 'Amazing Race' fan boards? My guess is that foreign networks aren't making these shows to appeal directly to TAR super-fans, but their own general audience.
Xoruz:
--- Quote from: kyleisalive on October 02, 2023, 02:29:05 PM ---Are there a lot of Finnish 'Amazing Race' fan boards? My guess is that foreign networks aren't making these shows to appeal directly to TAR super-fans, but their own general audience.
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There are Finnish fan boards that discuss TV and weren't thrilled about the celebrity casting back when the show was first announced. Plus there was the whole plane carbon controversy. Also to note, the episode was added to Nelonen's streaming service Ruutu on Saturday morning before airing on TV.
ianthebalance:
--- Quote from: Xoruz on October 02, 2023, 02:38:14 PM ---
--- Quote from: kyleisalive on October 02, 2023, 02:29:05 PM ---Are there a lot of Finnish 'Amazing Race' fan boards? My guess is that foreign networks aren't making these shows to appeal directly to TAR super-fans, but their own general audience.
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There are Finnish fan boards that discuss TV and weren't thrilled about the celebrity casting back when the show was first announced. Plus there was the whole plane carbon controversy. Also to note, the episode was added to Nelonen's streaming service Ruutu on Saturday morning before airing on TV.
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What was the plane carbon controversy?
Xoruz:
--- Quote from: ianthebalance on October 02, 2023, 11:31:10 PM ---What was the plane carbon controversy?
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Finland is a very green country and is set to become Europe’s first carbon neutral country by 2035. The politicians on the show have advocated for larger cuts to accelerate this process. People were outraged that politicians who want greenhouse gas cuts went on a show that uses planes.
Maanca:
I watched the first episode last night.
Seems like a solid start for the first new franchise in 9 years! It's funny to see Bangkok used as a first leg twice in the same week, but this one gets extra points for fitting more tasks into its 2 hours.
The language barrier wasn't too bad to follow. It was nice how once they got out of Finland, they were speaking English to locals half the time, which makes things easier.
A couple of teams stand out so far - Bakari & Samuel (the rappers), and Marcus & Timo (the rally car drivers). The latter reminded me so much of TAR1 Joe & Bill, right down to the fisherman hats.
Heikki seems like a great host from the start. Knowing he has a ton of experience in Finnish TV, I expected as such.
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