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Title: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: puddin on July 19, 2007, 11:18:14 AM: :dancer:

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program

The Amazing Race • CBS • Amazing Race Productions Inc. and Touchstone Television Productions, LLC in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Television and WorldRace Productions, Inc.
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: georgiapeach on July 19, 2007, 12:31:49 PM: Also nominated in these categories:

Outstanding Cinematography For Reality Programming

Outstanding Picture Editing For Reality Programming

Outstanding Sound Editing For Nonfiction Programming (single Or Multi-camera)

Outstanding Sound Mixing For Nonfiction Programming (single Or Multi-camera)

And the competition??

American Idol

Project Runway

Top Chef

Dancing with the Stars

Notice who's missing?? No Survivor!!
Title: Amazing Race Emmy Nomination
Post by: gingerman28 on July 19, 2007, 04:36:24 PM: TAR has been nominated once again for an emmy for the most Outstanding Reality-Comoetition Program. Also nominated and competing against TAR are:
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Project Runway
Top Chef.

TAR was also nominated for Outstanding Cinematography, Outstanding Sound Editing, and Outstanding Sound Editing.

Awards will be announced in September. Keep you fingers crossed
Title: Re: Amazing Race Emmy Nomination
Post by: puddin on July 19, 2007, 04:59:06 PM: hee :dancer:

Emmy snubs 'Survivor,' Showtime
Some favorites not invited to the party
By JOSEF ADALIAN“Survivor” has been voted off of Emmy island -- and it’s not the only show that’s not feeling the love this year.
For the first time since the TV Academy launched a reality competition category in 2003, Mark Burnett’s CBS skein has not been nominated in the category. Voters appeared to have subbed in Bravo’s “Top Chef,” which is making its first appearance in the competish.

Despite being credited with launching the reality competition boom in 2000, “Survivor” has never won the Emmy for reality competition. Another CBS skein -- “The Amazing Race” -- has snagged the statuette each of the past four years.

Burnett wasn’t alone in feeling jilted by Emmy.

Expectations were low at Universal Media Studios-produced “Friday Night Lights,” with an outstanding drama nom considered a longshot. But the complete snubbing of the cast--particularly leads Connie Britton and Kyle Chandler -- is a major disappointment. Peacock skein did manage to get nominated for helmer Peter Berg’s direction of the pilot.

“It’s incredibly rare for first year shows to get nominated,” said Universal Media Studios prexy Katherine Pope, saying she was happy to see Berg nommed and the show’s casting director recognized.

“I feel confident we’ll get a best drama nomination next year,” Pope added.

Some other Emmy disappointments:

n Showtime’s lavish period drama “The Tudors” didn’t land any major noms, despite good ratings and great reviews. Cabler also had to be bummed that Mi-chael C. Hall didn’t land a nom for his much-praised perf in “Dexter.”

Cabler’s entertainment chief, Bob Greenblatt, said he was happy that of the seven shows his net had in the running, five got some sort of recognition.

“Would we have liked to have more significant nominations for the cast of ‘Dexter’ or the writers of all our shows? Absolutely,” he said. “That said, we’re over the moon about how significantly we’ve been nominated.”

For the second consecutive year, “Lost” -- despite a jaw-dropping finale -- was nowhere to be found among the drama noms. Finale did get a writing nomination, and two cast members (Terry O’Quinn as Locke and Michael Emerson as uber-creepy Ben) got shout-outs.

It was a bad day at FX, which fell to just three noms (down from eight last year). Voters weren’t too impressed with new shows “The Riches” and “Dirt,” and “The Shield”
FX topper John Landgraf said he didn’t view Thursday’s noms as a “snub,” pointing out the rarity of a basic cabler grabbing actor and actress noms in the same year (“Rescue Me’s” Denis Leary and Minnie Driver in “The Riches”).

“My understanding is that FX wasn’t well-represented in the pre-noms -- amazingly I don’t think ‘The Shield was in the top 10’ -- but we did well at the blue-ribbon nominating stage,” he said via email. “This tells me our issue is in the voting process that leads to pre-noms. We are a small network with less than two dozen votes among our employees, so unless you believe that thousands of executive academy members are only voting their aesthetic conscience, we probably start many, many votes behind our larger broadcast, pay and basic cable competitors.”

“How I Met Your Mother’s” producing team were feeling awesome over their show’s first acting nom, snagged by Neil Patrick Harris. But Emmy con-tinues to make the “HIMYM” team wait for it in the outstanding comedy, writing and directing categories.

Crix kvelled over HBO’s “Deadwood” and “The Wire,” but Emmy yawned. Former skein got several tech noms, but despite the Academy’s love affair with oaters, the show was snubbed in major categories this year. And “The Wire” once again got zip.

Read the full article at:
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117968824.html

http://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1117968824.html?nav=news&categoryid=1985&cs=1
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: mswood on July 19, 2007, 09:08:05 PM: My question is which of the episodes that were placed as possabilities actually got the nominations? Anyone know?
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: puddin on July 19, 2007, 09:18:27 PM: Quote from: mswood on July 19, 2007, 09:08:05 PM
My question is which of the episodes that were placed as possabilities actually got the nominations? Anyone know?
I know but don't have time to look right now ..sorry!!
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: puddin on July 19, 2007, 09:22:17 PM: try here mswood

http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/07/06/features/web.0706emlistA.php
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: mswood on July 19, 2007, 09:30:01 PM: For reality series it doesn't specify.

But in all three other catagories Sound editing, Direction, and cinematography its all for the vietnam leg of season 10.
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: puddin on July 19, 2007, 11:35:38 PM: The Amazing Race • I Know Phil, Little Ol' Gorgeous Thing! ( :dancer: Good for Mary & David! )

http://galaxygirl76.livejournal.com/18770.html
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: apskip on July 20, 2007, 02:22:34 PM: Quote from: mswood on July 19, 2007, 09:30:01 PM
For reality series it doesn't specify.

But in all three other catagories Sound editing, Direction, and cinematography its all for the vietnam leg of season 10.

mswood, I profess to be quite confused. Those categories are certainly right, but which episode was nominated is in serious debate. puddin's first link to the International Herald Tribune identifies the nominated episode as "Here comes the Bedouin", which I believe to be AR10, episode 11 at Ouerzazate. The other link plus the Newark Star-Ledger identifies the same nominations as for "I Know Phil, Little Ol' Gorgeous Thing", which is AR10, episode 4 in Vietnam. It cannot be both simultaneously.
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: apskip on July 20, 2007, 02:49:00 PM: For those who bemoan the lack of an Emmy nomination for Surivor and the attainment of one by Top Chef in the best reality show category, I have 2 things to say:
1. If you watch both shows, you should know why this happened.
2. What difference does it make since we all know who is going to win this category anyway? Even though the Amazing Race has slipped quite a bit in quality, it still blows away all the other nominees in this category. I just worry about future seasons if the casting doesn't improve back to where it used to be and the tasks don't improve back to where they used to be.
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: KingCrimson88 on July 20, 2007, 02:53:12 PM: "Here comes the Bedouin" is an episode from season 9. TAR won the emmy for that episode last year. TAR10 leg 4 is the nominated episode this year.
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: puddin on July 20, 2007, 05:04:33 PM: Quote from: puddin on July 19, 2007, 09:22:17 PM
try here mswood

http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/07/06/features/web.0706emlistA.php
Sorry about the bad link :-[!!
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: apskip on July 20, 2007, 07:28:01 PM: Quote from: KingCrimson88 on July 20, 2007, 02:53:12 PM
"Here comes the Bedouin" is an episode from season 9. TAR won the emmy for that episode last year. TAR10 leg 4 is the nominated episode this year.

Ah, TAR10 leg 4 won the nomination but the Amazing Race did put two episodes up for consideration. See the Amazing Race Spoilers Media thread, posts #423 by GeorgiaPeach and #425 by Slowhatch copied here:

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Thanks, Peach. Odd choices, don't you think?: the Romber elimination and Halong bay. They may pull it off again, though.
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: georgiapeach on July 20, 2007, 08:05:02 PM: I understand that 2 episodes are initially put up and only one is chosen to be the eventual stand alone.

This year that would be Vietnam, thank goodness.

(Don't ask me who/when/or how one episode is chosen though! :lol:)

Full list of nominations for this year (http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/full-list-of-2006-2007-reality-tv-primetime-emmy-awards-nominations-5529.php)
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: gingerman28 on July 20, 2007, 10:02:09 PM: And, thank goodness, no Big Bother either.

In all the other Reality-Competition nominees including American Idol and Dancing with the Stars (each a much bigger and more popular series than TAR) the competitors are eliminated by votes of fellow participants (Survivor, Big Bother), judges, or viewers at home (and there is very little control on the number of votes cast). In TAR the teams are eliminated by their own mistakes or lack of skill and no "voting" takes place. This makes TAR a much more realistic reality competition and leads to their string of Emmy wins.
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: georgiapeach on September 09, 2007, 04:30:34 AM: TAR Creative Arts Emmy's!

Hopefully just the beginning!

WON:

Outstanding Picture Editing For Reality Programming --"I Know Phil, Little Ol' Gorgeous Thing"

Outstanding Cinematography For Reality Programming -- "I Know Phil, Little Ol' Gorgeous Thing"

(didn't win sound though....) :(
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: mswood on September 09, 2007, 12:21:18 PM: Well we lost two so far (and that better be it).

Sound Editing went to Planet Earth (which in all fairness is an exceptional program) Pole to Pole.

We also lost Sound Mixing to American Master: THe House that Ahmet Built (oof which I hve no knowledge on).
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: apskip on September 09, 2007, 04:22:42 PM: "The House that Ahmet Built" was an American Masters special about Ahmet Ertegun just after he died. He was the cofounder of Atlantic Records. The Atlantic Sound, which sprang from the small record label Ertegun co-founded in 1947, "was a revolutionary new genre, single-handedly influencing the future direction of contemporary music."
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: mswood on September 09, 2007, 05:09:37 PM: Quote from: apskip on September 09, 2007, 04:22:42 PM
"The House that Ahmet Built" was an American Masters special about Ahmet Ertegun just after he died. He was the cofounder of Atlantic Records. The Atlantic Sound, which sprang from the small record label Ertegun co-founded in 1947, "was a revolutionary new genre, single-handedly influencing the future direction of contemporary music."

Thanks apskip, I really had no idea. It actually sounds very interesting.
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: RudyRules on September 09, 2007, 07:09:33 PM: Quote from: georgiapeach on July 19, 2007, 12:31:49 PM
Also nominated in these categories:
Outstanding Cinematography For Reality Programming
Outstanding Picture Editing For Reality Programming
Outstanding Sound Editing For Nonfiction Programming (single Or Multi-camera)
Outstanding Sound Mixing For Nonfiction Programming (single Or Multi-camera)

And the competition??

American Idol
Project Runway
Top Chef
Dancing with the Stars
Notice who's missing?? No Survivor!!
I'm not surprised about Survivor since it's never won.
American Idol nommed? I wouldn't have thunk it.
On the other hand...DWTS? No surprise! Will be rooting for that great show!! :jumpy:
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: RudyRules on September 09, 2007, 08:06:30 PM: Quote from: gingerman28 on July 20, 2007, 10:02:09 PM
And, thank goodness, no Big Bother either.

In all the other Reality-Competition nominees including American Idol and Dancing with the Stars (each a much bigger and more popular series than TAR) the competitors are eliminated by votes of fellow participants (Survivor, Big Bother), judges, or viewers at home (and there is very little control on the number of votes cast). In TAR the teams are eliminated by their own mistakes or lack of skill and no "voting" takes place. This makes TAR a much more realistic reality competition and leads to their string of Emmy wins.
gingerman, love your spelling of Big Bother!! :lol: :lol: At the moment, it fits my feelings about BB8!! (but I'll see it thru and, as usual, promise myself I won't Bother with it next summer!!) ;)

I hadn't really thought of it, but you are so right about TAR compared to most of the other reality shows & why it gets takes home the wins.
However, the vote-off format creates a lot of drama! And I love havign the chance to vote for my favorite singers/dancers!
Each of these shows have certain appeals, but TAR most definitely is the most appealing and the best OVERALL! :jumpy:

Rudy
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: swimmer12 on September 10, 2007, 03:17:51 PM: i think thats if tar wins outstanding reality competition again it has a good chance of being renwed and if it doesnt win well.... i dont want to even think about that lol
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: Slowhatch on September 13, 2007, 10:39:16 AM: By way of Realitytvwatch, this article (http://www.spokesmanreview.com/breaking/story.asp?ID=11500) on an emmy winner; some interesting crew stuff.
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: gingerman28 on September 16, 2007, 09:30:14 PM: High Fives everyone, its Five for Five :yess: :jumpy: :yess: :jumpy: :yess: :jumpy:
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: Kogs on September 16, 2007, 09:31:34 PM: Quote from: gingerman28 on September 16, 2007, 09:30:14 PM
High Fives everyone, its Five for Five :yess: :jumpy: :yess: :jumpy: :yess: :jumpy:

:wohoo: :wohoo: :wohoo: :jumpy: :jumpy: :jumpy: :yess: :yess: :jam: :jam: bite it AI lovers
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: puddin on September 16, 2007, 09:32:00 PM: :jumpy: :wohoo: Yeah BABY!!

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Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: georgiapeach on September 16, 2007, 09:32:37 PM: WE WIN!!!

:wohoo: :jumpy: :wohoo:

:cheer: :conf: :cheer: :conf: :cheer:
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: swimmer12 on September 16, 2007, 09:34:03 PM: yaya we won i smell a renewell for season 13
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: georgiapeach on September 16, 2007, 09:35:24 PM: ooohh thank you puddin!

Oh my--tears of joy from this girl! Wheeee!
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: mswood on September 16, 2007, 09:38:42 PM: :jumpy: :yess: :happy: :happy: :bunny :pickle: :rat?: :yikes :nana

Thank you god..

And to all those other reality shows. :crazy
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: michael on September 16, 2007, 09:39:28 PM: YAY!
i'm so happy it won again :wohoo:
Hopefully this brings on more seasons.
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: puddin on September 16, 2007, 09:39:37 PM: As if we had any doubts :elvis: :partie: :party: :hfive:
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: swimmer12 on September 16, 2007, 09:43:56 PM: Quote from: puddin on September 16, 2007, 09:39:37 PM
As if we had any doubts :elvis: :partie: :party: :hfive:

i plead the 5th lol but im so happy we one again can i get a woot woot :yess:
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: mswood on September 16, 2007, 09:47:07 PM: Well it certianly makes the show look good, so here's praying for season 14. :pray:.

And here's hoping :killme:, that several of CBS shows :badhorse: get cut early this season. :boot:.

And to the producers of the show enjoy tonight. :partie: :hosed :partie:
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: patlini on September 16, 2007, 10:14:32 PM: can't believe I spent 2.5 hours waiting for that award - chewing my nails

but the race won AGAIN
and they received the award from Kanye.

v. v. v. happy

:jam: to more seasons (surely)
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: Kogs on September 16, 2007, 10:36:57 PM: from usa today

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'Amazing Race' wins reality Emmy
Rainn Wilson took on Kanye West in an amusing karaoke-type lyric contest -- and beat the rapper, singing a Kanye song. The two then gave the Emmy for reality competition to The Amazing Race. Again.

Backstage, Jerry Bruckheimer, The Amazing Race producer, was asked if it ever gets old to win. “Never,” he said, smiling. - Bill Keveney
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: puddin on September 17, 2007, 12:05:55 AM: :hearts:

(http://i17.[banned image hosting site].com/6cpddti.jpg)(http://i17.[banned image hosting site].com/53jjmur.jpg)
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: RudyRules on September 17, 2007, 03:38:27 AM: Quote from: mswood on September 16, 2007, 09:38:42 PM
:jumpy: :yess: :happy: :happy: :bunny :pickle: :rat?: :yikes :nana

Thank you god..

And to all those other reality shows. :crazy
:lol3: :rotf: Amen Sistuh Wood! But can we keep Survivor puhleez? And Beauty n' the Geek? :lol3: :lol:
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: RudyRules on September 17, 2007, 03:57:51 AM: :wohoo: :jumpy: :dancer: :bunny :hearts: :ninja :rat?: :nana :cheer3: :party: :elvis: :conf: :monk3: :dance: :) :beer: :ron:

(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a383/Rudaaay/Congrats/Congratulations0.jpg)

Phil, you sexy thing you, (http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a383/Rudaaay/Congrats/waytogo.gif) :yourock:
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: apskip on September 17, 2007, 09:49:10 AM: Quote from: mswood on September 16, 2007, 09:38:42 PM
:jumpy: :yess: :happy: :happy: :bunny :pickle: :rat?: :yikes :nana

Thank you god..

And to all those other reality shows. :crazy

mswood, I think a better wish is that all those other reality shows just keep on doing what they have been doing.
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: gingerman28 on September 17, 2007, 03:33:33 PM: A very interesting but overlooked fact:

The Amazing Race was the ONLY program that won an Emmy for CBS :dancer:

So think again about cancelling future TARs :dick
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: patlini on September 17, 2007, 04:54:59 PM: Maybe we should start bombarding them a la Jericho

"we want TAR"...
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: puddin on September 17, 2007, 07:30:42 PM: This ABC/ Disney (http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20070917abc03) thing always strikes me as odd --

DISNEY-ABC TELEVISION GROUP CAPTURES 15 EMMY AWARDS
Released by ABC

ABC Studios Captures a Record 11 Emmys, Including the Fifth Straight Win for "The Amazing Race" in the Reality-Competition Category
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: Kogs on September 17, 2007, 08:56:22 PM: Quote from: puddin on September 17, 2007, 07:30:42 PM
This ABC/ Disney (http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20070917abc03) thing always strikes me as odd --

DISNEY-ABC TELEVISION GROUP CAPTURES 15 EMMY AWARDS
Released by ABC

ABC Studios Captures a Record 11 Emmys, Including the Fifth Straight Win for "The Amazing Race" in the Reality-Competition Category

ABC is bruckheimer who works with disney so in essance they can take credit since its under abc television group.
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: puddin on September 17, 2007, 08:58:10 PM: The first time I told my bf about this I had to show him the wiki to prove I was right.

Remember when everyone speculated that TAR8 was going to Disney? :lol3:
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: mswood on September 17, 2007, 09:20:13 PM: Quote from: RudyRules on September 17, 2007, 03:38:27 AM
Quote from: mswood on September 16, 2007, 09:38:42 PM
:jumpy: :yess: :happy: :happy: :bunny :pickle: :rat?: :yikes :nana

Thank you god..

And to all those other reality shows. :crazy
:lol3: :rotf: Amen Sistuh Wood! But can we keep Survivor puhleez? And Beauty n' the Geek? :lol3: :lol:

Not to worry Rudy, Survivor can stay. And so can Beauty and the Geek. Hell, I on occassion do watch other reality shows.
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: banredbeans on September 18, 2007, 08:08:13 AM: Quote
Remember when everyone speculated that TAR8 was going to Disney?

Puddin - If that was only true we would have dominated :tup:
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: georgiapeach on September 18, 2007, 02:07:30 PM: Blog from Mr Lynne Spillman on being at the Emmy's (http://blogs.ktla.com/news_custom_eric/2007/09/emmy-night-stor.html)

No TAR news though...
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: puddin on September 18, 2007, 03:01:17 PM: Quote from: banredbeans on September 18, 2007, 08:08:13 AM
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Remember when everyone speculated that TAR8 was going to Disney?

Puddin - If that was only true we would have dominated :tup:
I forget how that rumor surfaced Tammy :lol:? But supposedly Disney was the rumored starting like :rotf:. Could imagine!? First team to ride through its a Small World without getting wet wins the first leg!!
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: TARAsia Fan on September 20, 2007, 03:51:06 PM: I know that Touchtone Television (Disney) has a stake in Amazing Race (if you look at the closing credits from the earlier TAR's on GSN, you'll see their logo) so it wouldn't surprise me if ABC picked it up in the future.
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: Kogs on September 20, 2007, 04:46:58 PM: Quote from: TARAsia Fan on September 20, 2007, 03:51:06 PM
I know that Touchtone Television (Disney) has a stake in Amazing Race (if you look at the closing credits from the earlier TAR's on GSN, you'll see their logo) so it wouldn't surprise me if ABC picked it up in the future.

thats why cbs is holding a stake in it. abc also has a stake in scrubs and nbc kept it and would pick it up the minute nbc drops it. sort of like what happened to jag going from nbc to cbs
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: Slowhatch on September 20, 2007, 05:31:49 PM: Touchstone is the distributor. They recently changed their name to ABC studios (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_Studios). They distribute ABC, NBC, CBS, the WB...anybody. They don't have the direct connection to production that CBS does, but they still get to put the Emmys on their resume. :lol:
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: georgiapeach on September 22, 2007, 05:59:31 PM: This was interesting--one of the Emmy Award winning producers is the security guy:

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the award recognized Mr. Parr’s work on safety, security and production logistics for the show, which has a global audience of more than 100 million.

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As a producer on shows including The Amazing Race, Mr. Parr MBE brings experience from a 25-year career with the British SAS, which saw him deployed in over 50 countries.

Extensive travel with the Special Forces gave him an eye for identifying potential security risks and crisis management, he said.

Mr. Parr returned to New Zealand last month after spending eight weeks traveling around the world on the twelfth series of the show

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0709/S00186.htm
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: georgiapeach on September 22, 2007, 07:58:27 PM: Nice! yummm...

here is an audio interview: (Windows Media Player)

http://www.hokonuigold.co.nz/breakfast/bobparr310806.wma
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: Chateau d If on September 30, 2007, 12:38:01 PM: We need a picture:

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Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: georgiapeach on September 30, 2007, 12:52:21 PM: Love it! Let's frame it!
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: puddin on October 13, 2007, 12:11:46 PM: I'm posting this because I thought it was interesting and I don't know where else to post it---
Really we don't give the cameramen enough credit :jam:

Journey to Emmy nothing short of amazing
Local cameraman won for 'The Amazing Race'
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Kevin Graman
Staff writer
September 13, 2007

You think chasing meth-crazed, shirtless criminals through backyards is tough? Try keeping up with yuppie fitness freaks for 40 blocks through Manhattan after you've been up all night at the Paris airport.

Freelance cameraman Bob Good says filming the hit CBS reality show "The Amazing Race" is even tougher than the Fox show "Cops." He knows. He's worked on both.

Good, who lives near Nine Mile Falls and got his start shooting for KXLY, won an Emmy for outstanding cinematography for reality programming on Saturday night along with nine other camera operators and the director of photography for the 10th season of "The Amazing Race." The show also won an Emmy for editing.

"It's by far the most physically demanding job I've done," Good said of the globe-trotting adventure series in which couples compete for $1 million.

Whether it's racing camels by remote control in Kuwait or navigating a sampan through a Vietnamese waterway, whatever you see "Amazing Race" competitors doing, a camera and sound crew is right there with them carrying their own clothing and equipment. Good, 47, is in pretty good shape after filming four seasons of the show.

The crew wants the team to do well, he said.

"If they run 50 blocks out of the way, you run 50 blocks out of the way," Good said. But if the team takes a wrong turn, all the crew can do is keep the tape rolling. Helping the team is strictly forbidden.

For this reason, producers rotate the crews through different teams on different legs of the race. A leg can go on for two or three days with little rest in between them. A season, 13 episodes, takes four or five weeks to produce.

"They don't want the crew with one team for too long," Good said. "They don't want us to become too friendly."

As the teams are whittled down, so are the freelance camera and sound crews. Sometimes, they are reassigned to "zone" cameras, waiting for the action to come to them. During one such assignment, Good got 18 hours to himself in Egypt, during which time he saw the pyramids at Giza and the temple at Luxor – nice work if you can get it.

"Otherwise, you sleep when the team sleeps, if they sleep," Good said. If the team has to book a flight, it has to book two extra seats for the crew. If it books a hotel, it has to book a room for the crew.

Last season, he spent the entire race assigned to teams. The race began in Seattle and passed through China, Vietnam, India, Kuwait, Mauritius, Madagascar, Finland, Ukraine, Morocco, Spain and France, among other venues, before winding up in Manhattan.

Good finished with the second-place team, Rob and Kimberly, an athletic couple from Los Angeles.

Then unexpectedly about four weeks ago, he got a letter from the Academy of Arts and Sciences saying, "Congratulations, nominee."

Last Saturday in Los Angeles, he won his first Emmy – well worth the trip.

link (http://www.spokesmanreview.com/local/story.asp?ID=209509)
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: apskip on October 13, 2007, 03:26:13 PM: The press may not give enough credit to the cameramen, but I believe that Betram van Munster certainly does. He knows that athletic, strong cameramen are absolutely critical to the success of the Amazing Race. I cannot cite exaclty where he has said so, but I think he has done so multiple times over the years.
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: RudyRules on October 14, 2007, 12:42:29 AM: puddin
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Really we don't give the cameramen enough credit :jam:
I've thought of that in regard to SURVIVOR as well. I think they also have a great camera crew and I'm in awe the scenes they capture of nature & wild life! Kudos to both TAR and Survivor cam crews! :jam:
Title: Re: Emmy Nominations Unveiled;
Post by: georgiapeach on October 16, 2007, 09:56:56 PM: hey guys! :jumpy:

TAR online videos are up for a TV Guide Online Video Award for best TV Reality Webisodes!

You can VOTE HERE! (http://www.tvguide.com/Special/OnlineVideoAwards/videoplayer.aspx?maven_playerId=ovalargeplayer&maven_referralPlaylistId=06a95b847cc7966a68d38242286210cef6bb7403&maven_referralObject=fdc12155-6edd-47b3-a02a-a3cbce8f4d96)

This one wasn't my favorite by any means--I liked the one with Mary learning to swim better--but still! Let's give TAR a hand!