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Title: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: TARAsia Fan on February 23, 2010, 03:01:22 PM
Here's one piece of news I would welcome. Despite the fact I'm against stunt casting and celebrities in the race, I wouldn't mind if this happened. Apparently USA women's hockey captain Angela Ruggiero is pushing to get on the race with US gold medal-winning gymnast Shawn Johnson. It was reported in today's Sports Business Daily. Unfortunately, the story is blocked behind a paywall, but there is this story from my friend, Tom Hoffarth in the Los Angeles Daily News.

Ruggiero's next reality show pursuit: Racing through Antarctica airports
By Tom Hoffarth on February 23, 2010 11:00 AM

She's already been around the world on philanthropic endeavors, including helping the New York Islanders with a program to help China improve its hockey program. And she's been in Donald Trump's boardroom, lasting until the final three on the 2007 season of "The Apprentice."

So a story in today's Sports Business Daily reveals that Simi Valley's Angela Ruggiero has been pitching her agent to get her a spot on the CBS reality show, "Amazing Race," paired up with U.S. Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson, shouldn't be all that surprising.

Both are clients of agent Sheryl Shade, of Shade Global, whose Olympic clients include Paul and Morgan Hamm, Bela Karolyi, Blaine Wilson, Chellsie Memmel plus Mia Hamm and Kristine Lilly.

"The two of them, then nag me constantly (about 'Amazing Race,') Shade told SBJ writer Erik Swanson about Ruggiero and Johnson.

The SBJ story points on that Ruggiero has built up "an impressive endorsement portfolio" featuring Nike, Visa, Coca-Cola, Easton and Qwest Communications. Shade said that going forward, Ruggiero has a focus on expanding women's hockey with young girls.

"Olympic sports sponsorships aren't always about the money," Shade said. "It's the opportunities they can offer and where they can take her. ..."

It's not like you're going to confuse Angela Ruggiero with Angela Lansbury.

"She's got the goods, and she's got the substance behind her," Shade says of her client. "And she's very good with the press and the media. This is a sport where sponsors every day want to make sure that whomever they choose to have an association with their brands can actually talk and do the messaging correctly. And I think that's one of the reasons they look at her."

Source - http://www.insidesocal.com/tomhoffarth/archives/2010/02/ruggieros-next.html
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: theschnauzers on February 23, 2010, 06:06:31 PM
As long as they submit an application and a video like everyone else is supposed to, I wouldn't have a problem with it. They wouldn't been pushing for it as much as it sounds unless they were in fact big fans of the show.
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: almightyblue on February 23, 2010, 06:19:07 PM
I wouldn't be against at, as well, as long as they were fans of the show.  Mike White was great, and I don't think anyone really had a problem with him being cast because he was such a huge fan.  It's teams like Maria & Tiffany, who were recruited, or Jeff & Jordan, who got on through Executive Meddling, who bug me.

I'd probably be for it in fact, as it's one guaranteed (physically) strong female team.
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: georgiapeach on February 23, 2010, 07:32:35 PM
This should all be in speculation...but I will add that I don't think TAR will let an 18 year old on the race. Also doesn't sound from this article as though Shawn will be in any shape for the next season, as she just had knee surgery 2/16.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/22/AR2010022202604.html
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: chill_sd on March 01, 2010, 01:47:04 AM
A report from CBS News Sunday Morning about Blake Mycoskie, TAR 2.

Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: Hooky on March 02, 2010, 02:04:00 AM
A report from CBS News Sunday Morning about Blake Mycoskie, TAR 2.

Thanks, that's really interesting! It's cool to see how being on the Race can motivate someone to help those in need around the globe.
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: Slowhatch on March 04, 2010, 11:13:53 AM
It looks as if a China franchise (http://jobs.studiodaily.com/c/job.cfm?site_id=1947&jb=6493232) is getting off the ground.
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: georgiapeach on March 04, 2010, 11:36:49 AM
Wow Slowhatch!! That is HUGE news!!

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Amazing Race China is looking for a number of production roles to be filled immediately.

The show is a team-based, race-structured competition that follows 10 teams through 12 different cities in China as they compete for first place. Along the way they must complete tasks in each city and battle each other to avoid being eliminated.

Production is scheduled to begin in late April/Early May running through mid-June with post-production scheduled to continue until September. Each episode will involve three day shoots in each city with a day break in between.

Y'all can discuss this further over here:

http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,21744.new.html#new
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: slayton on April 05, 2010, 05:08:28 PM
TAR2's Blake Mycoskie is scheduled to be on E!'s "Chelsea Lately" on Wednesday.
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: georgiapeach on April 26, 2010, 10:21:16 PM
April 26, 2010
Trump: 'Amazing Race' doesn't deserve Emmys
 By Randee Dawn

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It wouldn't be Emmy season without some old-fashioned trash-talking.

Donald Trump is taking aim at perennial outstanding reality competition series winner "Amazing Race," the only show to take home the prize since its inception in 2003.

“It’s a shame that 'Amazing Race’ keeps winning, because it doesn’t deserve to win it," Trump tells THR. “It wins every year because they know how to politic the Emmys."

Just so happens that 'Race' is in competition with Trump's "Celebrity Apprentice," which the Donald believes -- shocker -- is having one of its best seasons ever.


He says he fully expects not just an Emmy nomination in the reality competition category (which would be the series' third, the first two being for non-celebrity cycles) but a triumphant win on Aug. 29.

Well, if that pesky "Race" would just get out of his way.


Trump believes the predictability in the reality competition category has contributed to the recent decline in Emmy ratings (though last year’s telecast was up by more than 1 million viewers from 2008).

“They’ve lost credibility,” Trump says of voters. “Instead of shows that deserve to win, they pick 'Amazing Race.' It’s a very sad commentary.”

Perhaps Trump is sore over what happened in 2004, the first year that "Apprentice" and "Race" faced off. Ever assured, Trump recalls he was halfway out of his seat when the Emmy presenter began announcing "Race" as the winner.

"I was standing up to go down there and pick up the Emmy,” he says. "Incredible. It’s a joke. If the Emmys want their ratings back, they have to pick shows that deserve it."


http://livefeed.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/04/donald-trump-amazing-race-emmys.html
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: Cocoa on April 26, 2010, 11:29:53 PM
For me, Survivor wins the emmy. Apprentice? NOT A CHANCE.  :lol:
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: Coutzy on April 27, 2010, 01:22:58 AM
Granted Celebrity Apprentice is the best cycle they have had (In my opinion, at least) But really, it cannot hold a candle to Survivor and Race. Even American Idol is more entertaining than Apprentice.
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: theschnauzers on April 27, 2010, 01:39:32 AM
I only watched Celebrity Apprentice last night because nothing else was really on except the Hallmark Hall of Fame (not interested) and I wanted to (a) see that Australian chef was still on (he was) and to see if they acknowledged Bret's illness (they did, at the end after the closing credits).

Meanwhile, it appears Jerry, Bert and Elise have a pilot for ABC going with some TAR-like elements: Catch Me article (http://www.thewrap.com/ind-column/exclusive-race-producers-bruckheimer-and-van-munster-land-new-abc-project-16698)
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: kadilahopper on April 28, 2010, 11:30:42 AM
I am not a fan of solicited teams on the race.  It gives the aura of "a set-up".  No matter how you look at it, people will question the legitimacy of a race peppered with "golden ticket" teams.  I loved the globetrotters last season, but I am glad they didn't win.  I wish TAR would just go back to its roots and choose the "average Joe" teams.
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: walkingpneumonia on May 21, 2010, 10:56:09 AM
Sarah Jessica Parker likes TAR, and she likes cowboys...

http://blog.zap2it.com/thedishrag/2010/05/sex-and-the-citys-sarah-jessica-parker-on-amazing-races-perfect-season.html

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'Sex and the City's' Sarah Jessica Parker on 'Amazing Race's' 'perfect season'
By Jay Bobbin
May 20, 2010 5:07 PM ET
Although "Sex and the City" star Sarah Jessica Parker doesn't watch "American Idol" nor "Dancing With the Stars," when it comes to televised competitions, she has a clear favorite.

"I follow 'The Amazing Race,'" Parker tells Zap2it. "I think they were back on their game this past season. It was like the first two seasons, as good as it has ever been, with probably the greatest team that ever competed: the cowboys, because of how they conducted themselves in every country they traveled around.

"I just thought it was the perfect season."

And SJP needs to know what makes a good reality show these days.

The Emmy-winning actress' second sequel to her HBO series hits theaters next Thursday (May 27), and while she's doing bountiful promotion for it, she also has a big stake in a reality-competition show she's executive-producing. She's glad the anticipation for the movie also is letting her bring attention to "Work of Art: The Next Great Artist," which Bravo premieres Wednesday, June 9.

"This is not an opportunity for me to be on screen, nor about money," Parker says, though she appears in the first episode to set 14 artists on the path to the top prize of a museum show and  $100,000. "I want people to know how much they can invite art into their home, and how much they're already surrounded by it every single day."

Parker was able to keep tabs on "Work of Art" while filming "Sex and the City 2" quite comfortably. In fact, she reports that "coincidentally, the first day of shooting on both was the same day.

"Because we were shooting the movie in the streets, I got to finish early enough to stop by the set of the show and watch the first day of taping, which was thrilling. We'd been talking about it for two years or more, so it was a long time coming. It was great to start the day as Carrie Bradshaw, then trot down to the Chelsea area and this wonderful studio that Bravo built and see what was happening."
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: georgiapeach on November 10, 2010, 09:28:51 PM
Republicans like TAR better than Democrats??

Thank you Republicans!! :funny:


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Among entertainment shows, CBS’ “The Amazing Race” leads for Republicans — while Dems favor “Mad Men,” which pulls in just 2 million viewers each week on AMC.




Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/the_right_stuff_aUDbAdefmElIE9lEk8TKqN#ixzz14wNhU8d3
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: Cocoa on November 10, 2010, 09:46:39 PM
I don't know what's the difference between Republicans and Democrats, but thanks Republicans for liking TAR anyway! :hearts: :lol:
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: mswood on November 10, 2010, 09:59:36 PM
Republicans like TAR better than Democrats??

Thank you Republicans!! :funny:


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Among entertainment shows, CBS’ “The Amazing Race” leads for Republicans — while Dems favor “Mad Men,” which pulls in just 2 million viewers each week on AMC.




Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/the_right_stuff_aUDbAdefmElIE9lEk8TKqN#ixzz14wNhU8d3
Apparently my bleeding heart, tree hugging gay ass should not be watching TAR.
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: georgiapeach on November 10, 2010, 10:01:49 PM
That whole article cracks me up.
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: Coutzy on November 10, 2010, 10:04:17 PM
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Apparently my bleeding heart, tree hugging gay ass should not be watching TAR.

You vote Greens? :lol:
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: DrRox on November 10, 2010, 10:28:42 PM

Apparently my bleeding heart, tree hugging gay ass should not be watching TAR.

Well no one is perfect...........but we like you just the way you are!
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: slayton on November 11, 2010, 04:39:30 PM
Here's a more detailed view of what georgiapeach posted about.  

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/live-feed/right-wing-tv-43558

(I think the whole thing is silly, but you get a better understanding of the scoring aspect of it in the list.  I did notice that the list is not 100% correct because "The Good Wife" is listed at 119 for republicans on the democrat side, but it's missing on the republican side of the list.)

Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: MamaT on November 12, 2010, 11:18:43 AM

Apparently my bleeding heart, tree hugging gay ass should not be watching TAR.

Well no one is perfect...........but we like you just the way you are!

Hell, it makes me like you even more!
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: georgiapeach on December 01, 2010, 08:26:43 AM
Not TAR...but could have an impact?:

New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI) Terming reality TV shows as"shameful"and"not in good taste", BJP today sought curbs on such programmes.

"All these so called reality shows in TV programmes are shameful and distorting our culture. These are not in good taste and affecting people. There are cases of suicide and divorces due to these shows,"BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi told reporters outside Parliament.

There should be effective curbs on such shows, he said, adding,"I have raised the issue in the House and it will be raised again in the Parliament till government takes some action."

Some instances of objectionable and obscene content shown in programmes and reality shows telecast on TV channels have been brought to the notice of the government from time to time and action has been taken as per the existing provisions of the Programme and Advertisement Code prescribed under Cable TV Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 and rules framed thereunder.

The Government has set up an electronic media monitoring Centre to keep a check on the content telecast on private television channels, which sends reports of violation of programme and advertising codes to Information and Broadcasting Ministry.

http://www.indiareport.com/India-usa-uk-news/latest-news/950295/NCR/1/20/1               
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: AmazingRace on December 01, 2010, 08:39:16 AM
Not TAR...but could have an impact?:

New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI) Terming reality TV shows as"shameful"and"not in good taste", BJP today sought curbs on such programmes.

"All these so called reality shows in TV programmes are shameful and distorting our culture. These are not in good taste and affecting people. There are cases of suicide and divorces due to these shows,"BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi told reporters outside Parliament.

There should be effective curbs on such shows, he said, adding,"I have raised the issue in the House and it will be raised again in the Parliament till government takes some action."

Some instances of objectionable and obscene content shown in programmes and reality shows telecast on TV channels have been brought to the notice of the government from time to time and action has been taken as per the existing provisions of the Programme and Advertisement Code prescribed under Cable TV Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 and rules framed thereunder.

The Government has set up an electronic media monitoring Centre to keep a check on the content telecast on private television channels, which sends reports of violation of programme and advertising codes to Information and Broadcasting Ministry.

http://www.indiareport.com/India-usa-uk-news/latest-news/950295/NCR/1/20/1               

 :ascared :'( :groan:
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: Glamazon Racer on December 11, 2010, 10:25:25 PM
Personally I don't know what Donald Trump's problem is.  (:;) I don't know a single person who watches 'The Apprentice'. TAR and Survivor are the two best reality shows, period.
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: ovalorange on December 14, 2010, 07:16:45 PM
http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/television/amazing-races-best-thrills-and-spills/story-e6frfmyi-1225971343461

The season 17 finale is being shown in Australia tomorrow night. This is only part of the article, you can find the entire piece via the link.

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The best, worst and most disgusting moments of The Amazing Race

JUST what would you do for a million dollars?

We’ve seen contestants eat bugs, jump off buildings, get covered in the unthinkable, and all on minimum sleep and without being able to communicate with the locals.

While it’s nice to see the sights of the world, let’s face it, we watch the Amazing Race because we love it when things go wrong - the misread clues, the scheming, the dummy spits, the fights and the stacks.

Here are some of the most memorable and dramatic moments from the show's seventeen seasons.

That's gotta hurt
Never has the phrase “right in the kisser” been more prophetic than when Claire came off second best during a challenge involving a slingshot and a watermelon.

Brook doesn’t really seem like the nurturing type, telling Claire: “You have to finish, they don’t call it the Amazing Race for nothing.”

Guess one million big ones will toughen a girl up, although we reckon she’d have been finding watermelon seeds in her hair for days.
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: AmazingRace on December 15, 2010, 01:49:14 AM
Thank you so much ovalorange for sharing that link!  :cmas20 Brought back some memories.  :cmas9

:hearts: Charla & Mirna are all over the video!  :cmas19
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: apskip on December 21, 2010, 05:22:54 PM
Personally I don't know what Donald Trump's problem is.  (:;) I don't know a single person who watches 'The Apprentice'. TAR and Survivor are the two best reality shows, period.

This is of course a matter of personal taste. I not only watch every episode of The Apprentice, if you check the Apprentice threads (found in Other Reality TV Shows & News) for the past 4 season I have recapped every episode.

As for which reality TV program is the best, I believe the Emmy Awards in 2010 got it right. Top Chef (you can also check my recaps of most season of Top chef and every episode in the Top Chef threads (found in the same place as above) was the best, with the Amazing Race close behind. Those are my personal opinions. Feel free to express your own.
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: Mug Costanza on December 21, 2010, 05:28:11 PM
Well said, apskip. I also don't think TAR15 and TAR16 as a whole were the show's best offerings; it was a bit of a down year for the Race.
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: Prophet on December 21, 2010, 05:34:37 PM
Personally I don't know what Donald Trump's problem is.  (:;) I don't know a single person who watches 'The Apprentice'. TAR and Survivor are the two best reality shows, period.

This is of course a matter of personal taste. I not only watch every episode of The Apprentice, if you check the Apprentice threads (found in Other Reality TV Shows & News) for the past 4 season I have recapped every episode.

As for which reality TV program is the best, I believe the Emmy Awards in 2010 got it right. Top Chef (you can also check my recaps of most season of Top chef and every episode in the Top Chef threads (found in the same place as above) was the best, with the Amazing Race close behind. Those are my personal opinions. Feel free to express your own.

Thank you for the recaps you write, apskip!
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: apskip on February 08, 2011, 10:43:41 AM
Tonight at 9pm on the Travel Channel Andrew Zimmern takes Bizarre Foods to an uncommonly visited place many of us enjoyed during AR10, Madagascar. Included are scenes around Antananarivo, with a different slant than when Dustin/Kandice pulled out the first victory ever overcoming an Intersected FAST FORWARD and where David/Mary allowed themselves to be sacrificial lams to allow Lyn/Karlyn to stay in the race. I bet many of you did not even know that Andrew Zimmern has a wife, but Rishia makes her first appearance ever on Bizarre Foods on the trip to Madagascar. An article in the local Minneapolis/st. Paul newspaper where they live has reported that she is the one typically making family meals starting from about one year ago. Their son is currently 6 years old if I add 3 years from March 2008 when he was reported to be age 3.
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: TARAsia Fan on February 18, 2011, 12:28:40 PM
Former host of CBS.com's The Finish Line, Peggy Bunker, will anchor ABC's World News Now (http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/former-kdvr-morning-anchor-peggy-bunker-set-to-take-over-world-news-now_b6811) for the next two months.

Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: georgiapeach on February 20, 2011, 01:29:07 AM
Oh good for her! Thanks Ken!
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: LoveRocked on February 20, 2011, 03:20:52 AM
http://www.goldderby.com/television/news/1163/can-losing-contestants-win-the-amazing-race-an-eighth-emmy.html

Can losing contestants win 'The Amazing Race' an eighth Emmy?

Last year, the seven-year winning streak of "The Amazing Race" at the Emmy Awards was halted when "Top Chef" won Best Reality Competition Series. That this CBS staple lost was a surprise in itself but that it was not beaten by ratings powerhouse "American Idol" came as the real shocker.  That hugely popular talent show had never won this award but was thought to have its strongest entry ever with the season finale that included a surprisingly touching tribute to departing judge Simon Cowell.
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: georgiapeach on April 10, 2011, 05:49:29 PM
Thanks for sharing....I really appreciate it.

We do too.  :boot:

 :waves: spammer!
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: slayton on September 05, 2011, 03:57:09 PM
Blake Mycoskie is scheduled to be on Tavis Smiley on Friday, September 9.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/tavissmiley/interviews/toms-shoes-founder-blake-mycoskie/
Title: TAR in the Media (non-season specific)
Post by: theschnauzers on December 14, 2011, 03:42:18 PM
If there is already such a thread for articles that concern TAR generally and not a specific season, I couldn't find it, but this article affects how CBS plans TAR scheduling for the next decade:

http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/12/14/2546419/nfl-renews-television-deals-with.html (http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/12/14/2546419/nfl-renews-television-deals-with.html)
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NFL renews television deals with CBS, Fox and NBC
 
The Associated Press

NEW YORK -- The NFL has renewed its television deals with CBS, Fox and NBC for nine years through the 2022 season, the league announced Wednesday.

The current contracts expire after the 2013 season.

The deals will also expand the number of Thursday night games on NFL Network, but the league has not determined how many additional contests will be aired.

"These agreements underscore the NFL's unique commitment to broadcast television that no other sport has," Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. "The agreements would not have been possible without our new 10-year labor agreement and the players deserve great credit. Long-term labor peace is allowing the NFL to continue to grow and the biggest beneficiaries are the players and fans."

Earlier this season, the NFL and ESPN reached an eight-year extension to keep "Monday Night Football" on the cable channel through the 2021 season.

CBS, Fox and NBC will each televise three Super Bowls during the term of the contracts, continuing the current rotation.

The nine-year terms are the longest for NFL television agreements with over-the-air broadcast networks. The previous longest were the eight-year deals with CBS, Fox and ABC from 1998-2005.

CBS will continue to show the AFC package on Sunday afternoons as it has since 1998, while Fox still has the NFC package that it first acquired in 1994.

"Sunday Night Football" will remain on NBC, which picked it up in 2006. The network will add the annual Thanksgiving prime-time game starting in 2012.

Flexible scheduling will stay in effect to ensure quality late-season matchups on Sunday late afternoons and nights. It will be expanded in 2014, with the details yet to be worked out.

Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/12/14/2546419/nfl-renews-television-deals-with.html#ixzz1gY1ItC9Z

Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: georgiapeach on December 14, 2011, 06:55:17 PM
Can you explain how the NFL contracts affect TAR? ???
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: theschnauzers on December 14, 2011, 07:14:19 PM
NFL Doubleheader overruns, Peach. Means CBS will be dealing with those in the autumn through 2022.  :cmas16
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: georgiapeach on December 14, 2011, 08:25:05 PM
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh. :lol:
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: ZouLy on January 03, 2012, 08:07:48 PM
We're in for another nomination guys!!   :yess:

Fresh from the oven : http://www.producersguild.org/news/80252/PGA-ANNOUNCES-THEATRICAL-MOTION-PICTURE-AND-LONG-FORM-TELEVISION-NOMINATIONS-FOR-2012-PGA-AWARDS.htm (http://www.producersguild.org/news/80252/PGA-ANNOUNCES-THEATRICAL-MOTION-PICTURE-AND-LONG-FORM-TELEVISION-NOMINATIONS-FOR-2012-PGA-AWARDS.htm)


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LOS ANGELES, CA (January 3, 2012) – The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today the motion picture and long-form television nominations for the 23rd Annual Producers Guild Awards. The categories include: The Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures; The Producers Guild of America Producer of the Year Award in Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures; and The David L. Wolper Producer of the Year Award in Long-Form Television. The documentary film category and other television category nominations were already announced by the Guild in December 2011.

All 2012 Producers Guild Award winners will be announced on January 21, 2012 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. This year, the Producers Guild will also award special honors to Leslie Moonves (Milestone Award), Steven Spielberg (David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures), Don Mischer (Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television), Stan Lee (Vanguard Award), and IN THE LAND OF BLOOD AND HONEY (The Stanley Kramer Award). The 2012 Producers Guild Awards co-chairs are Paula Wagner and Michael Manheim.

The 2012 Producers Guild nominated films and television programs are listed below in alphabetical order by category, along with producers. The producers’ names listed for each nominated production are listed in alphabetical order and are not necessarily the proper order of credits.

The theatrical motion picture nominees are:

Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:
- THE ARTIST
- BRIDESMAIDS
- THE DESCENDANTS
- THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
- THE HELP
- HUGO
- THE IDES OF MARCH
- MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
- MONEYBALL
- WAR HORSE

The Producers Guild Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures:
- THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN
- CARS 2
- KUNG FU PANDA 2
PUSS IN BOOTS
RANGO

The television nominees are:

The David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television:
"Cinema Verite” (HBO)
"Downton Abbey” (Masterpiece) (PBS)
"The Kennedys” (ReelzChannel)
"Mildred Pierce” (HBO)
"Too Big To Fail” (HBO)

*The Long-Form Television category encompasses both movies of the week and mini-series.

In December 2011, the Producers Guild of America announced the Documentary Theatrical Motion Picture, Television Series and Non-Fiction Television Nominations; the following list includes complete producer credits.

The Producers Guild Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures:

BEATS, RHYMES & LIFE: THE TRAVELS OF A TRIBE CALLED QUEST
BILL CUNNINGHAM NEW YORK
PROJECT NIM
SENNA
THE UNION

The Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy:

"30 Rock” (NBC)
"The Big Bang Theory” (CBS)
"Glee" (FOX)
"Modern Family” (ABC)
"Parks and Recreation” (NBC)

The Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:

"Boardwalk Empire” (HBO)
"Dexter” (Showtime)
"Game of Thrones” (HBO)
"The Good Wife” (CBS)
"Mad Men” (AMC)

The Producers Guild Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television:

"The Colbert Report” (Comedy Central)
"The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (Syndicated)
"Real Time with Bill Maher” (HBO)
"Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
"The 64th Annual Tony Awards” (CBS)

The Producers Guild Award for Outstanding Producer of Competition Television:

"The Amazing Race” (CBS)
Producers: Jerry Bruckheimer, Elise Doganieri, Jonathan Littman, Bertram van Munster, Mark Vertullo


"American Idol” (FOX)
Producers: Charles Boyd, Cecile Frot-Coutaz, Simon Fuller, Patrick Lynn, Nigel Lythgoe, Megan Michaels, Ken Warwick

"Dancing with the Stars” (ABC)
Producers: Ashley Edens Shaffer, Conrad Green, Joe Sungkur, Rob Wade

"Project Runway” (Lifetime)
Producers: Jane Cha Cutler, Desiree Gruber, Tim Gunn, Heidi Klum, Jonathan Murray, Sara Rea, Colleen Sands

"Top Chef” (Bravo)
Producers: Daniel Cutforth, Casey Kriley, Jane Lipsitz, Dan Murphy, Nan Strait

The Producers Guild Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television:

"30 for 30” (ESPN)
"American Masters” (PBS)
"Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations” (Travel Channel)
"Deadliest Catch” (Discovery Channel)
"Undercover Boss” (CBS)

**Below are new categories for the 2012 Producers Guild Awards; three television categories and one web category. As such, these programs were not vetted for producer eligibility this year but winners in these categories will be announced at the official ceremony on January 21st:

News Programs:

"Anderson Cooper 360” (CNN)
"BBC World News America” (BBC)
"NBC News with Brian Williams” (NBC)
"The Rachel Maddow Show” (MSNBC)
"60 Minutes” (CBS)

Sports Programs: (*There was a tie, which is why there are six nominees.)

"Monday Night Football” (ESPN)
"Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” (HBO)
"Sports Center” (ESPN)
"30 for 30” (ESPN)
"2010 FIFA World Cup” (ABC / ESPN / ESPN2)
"U.S. Open Tennis Championship” (CBS / ESPN2 / Tennis Channel)

Children’s Programs:

"Dora the Explorer” (Nickelodeon)
"iCarly” (Nickelodeon)
"Phineas and Ferb” (Disney Channel)
"Sesame Street” (PBS)
"SpongeBob Squarepants” (Nickelodeon)

Web Series:

"Ask a Ninja” (blip.tv)
"The Guild” (WatchTheGuild.com)
"Parks and Recreation Presents: ‘April & Andy’s Road Trip’” (NBC.com)
"30 Rock Presents Jack Donaghy, Executive Superhero” (NBC.com)
"Web Therapy” (LStudio.com)

About the Producers Guild of America

The Producers Guild of America is the non-profit trade group that represents, protects and promotes the interests of all members of the producing team in film, television and new media. The PGA has over 4,750 members who work together to protect and improve their careers, the industry and community by providing members with health benefits, employment opportunities, the creation of fair and impartial standards for the awarding of producing credits, as well as other education and advocacy efforts such as promoting sustainable production practices. Visit www.producersguild.org and www.pgagreen.org for more information.
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: ZouLy on January 04, 2012, 02:53:47 AM
barely check out the above for the news again, I guess we're winning the votes..!! well..oh..well..  :lol:


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Official statement :

AmazingRace_CBS The Amazing Race
Congrats to #AmazingRace for winning Best Reality Competition Series in @tvdotcom's Best of 2011! Thanks for voting! bit.ly/uE8C7a
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Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: Plaidmoon on January 12, 2012, 04:43:27 PM
I'm not sure if this is the same as the Producer's Guild, but here's a Director's Guild nomination for TAR for Bertram Van Munster and the team - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs for 2011 .  :hearts:

http://www.dga.org/Awards/Annual.aspx#reality (http://www.dga.org/Awards/Annual.aspx#reality)



Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: theschnauzers on January 12, 2012, 04:46:51 PM
Different organization, different award.
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: Plaidmoon on January 21, 2012, 09:54:38 AM
This is not exactly Amazing Race news, but it is news about Bertram Van Munster and Elise Doganieri.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tnt-great-esape-amazing-race-279208 (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tnt-great-esape-amazing-race-279208)

TNT Orders Reality Series From 'The Amazing Race' Team

Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Bertram Van Munster are among the executive producers of "The Great Escape."


TNT has ordered adventure reality series The Great Escape.

From Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and The Amazing Race's Bertram Van Munster and Elise Doganieri, the series has been picked up for 10 episodes with an eye for a summer launch.

To be hosted by NFL Total Access' Rich Eisen, The Great Escape thrusts ordinary people -- put in teams -- into their own version of a action-adventure film. Contestants will have to try to overcome obstacles, solve puzzles and be the first to get out to win the grand prize.

The series, which is being produced by Fox TV Studios, Imagine Entertainment, The Hochberg Ebersol Co. and Profiles TV Prods., is a big step for TNT as it continues to dip its toe in the reality space.

“The Great Escape is a fast-paced series with all the heart-pounding excitement and nail-biting suspense of a summer popcorn movie,” said the network's executive vp of programming Michael Wright in a statement. “This is exactly the kind of fun, smart, unscripted competition show we've been looking for to complement TNT's entertaining lineup of scripted dramas.”

Executive producers include Grazer, Howard, Van Munster, Doganieri, Francie Calfo, Charlie Ebersol and Justin Hochberg.



Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: georgiapeach on January 21, 2012, 11:26:23 PM
Congrats to the TAR Producers!!

Producers Guild Award winner for Best Reality Television: The Amazing Race
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: slayton on February 23, 2012, 08:33:44 PM
An update to a previously reported story: "Amazing Race" Producer Dead in Africa of Suspected Cocaine OD (http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/02/amazing-race-producer-dead-in-africa-of-suspected-cocaine-od/)
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: snap-on on February 24, 2012, 05:18:20 AM
Assistant found unconscious next to dead Amazing Race producer who'd swallowed cocaine is barred from leaving Uganda

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2105055/Katheryn-Fuller-Assistant-Amazing-Race-TV-producer-dead-hotel-held-Uganda-face-drugs-charges.html#ixzz1nM8FX1PQ
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: georgiapeach on January 28, 2013, 12:19:45 PM
With The Amazing Race at ALIS
We had the honor of presenting the ALIS Innovation Award to Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri, co-creators and executive producers of the CBS hit show The Amazing Race, at the Nokia Theatre at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles.
 
http://www.burbahayes.com/with-the-amazing-race-at-alis/ (http://www.burbahayes.com/with-the-amazing-race-at-alis/)
 
       ‘The Amazing Race’ to be Honored with ALIS Innovation Award (http://burba.com/the-amazing-race-to-be-honored-with-alis-innovation-award/) December 12, 2012 (http://burba.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/ALIS-150.jpg) The Emmy Award-winning reality television series, ‘The Amazing Race,’ will receive the prestigious ALIS Innovation Award at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS), January 22-24, 2013, in Los Angeles.  The award is being presented on the first day of the conference to the popular CBS show for the innovative spotlight it shines on the travel and tourism industry.  Accepting the award on behalf of ‘The Amazing Race’ will be executive producers/co-creators Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri.
“We are pleased and excited to be honoring ‘The Amazing Race’ with the Innovation Award,” said Jim Burba, president of BHN, and chair of ALIS.  “It’s only fitting that the world’s largest annual gathering of the hotel investment community honors this very innovative portrayal of travel and tourism.  Additionally, it is continually exposing its millions of viewers to new and exciting travel destinations around the world.”

http://burba.com/the-amazing-race-to-be-honored-with-alis-innovation-award/ (http://burba.com/the-amazing-race-to-be-honored-with-alis-innovation-award/)
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: ZouLy on January 29, 2013, 09:01:57 AM
(http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BBlwkNiCEAAx4T8.jpg)


@littmanji
Jonathan Littman 26 Jan
The amazing Bert Van Munster with the PGA Award for Amazing Race. Thank you PGA.
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: Oddarane on March 27, 2013, 04:24:03 PM
 News: The Amazing Race Renewed!

Posted on Mar 27, 2013 01:20pm

CBS' Emmy Award-winning reality series The Amazing Race will return with a brand-new season for the 2013-2014 broadcast season! Look forward to more amazing travels, detours, road blocks and more coming your way later this year!

Make sure you are caught up on all things The Amazing Race by watching the latest full episodes, secret scenes and more here!

http://www.cbs.com/shows/amazing_race/news/1000501/
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: Alenaveda on December 03, 2013, 02:42:03 PM
CBS Tweet ‏@CBSTweet 23min

Congratulations #BigBangTheory and #AmazingRace on Producers Guild Award Nominations!! #PGAAwards
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: Cheesefeet on January 15, 2014, 11:58:13 AM
I am going through Amazing Race withdrawals. Here is a little tidbit of information to help with the lull. Season 24 is set to premiere February 23rd at 8/7c
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: georgiapeach on January 15, 2014, 12:56:41 PM
Thanks! You can see the whole story here:

http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,29688.msg968489.html#msg968489
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: theschnauzers on February 13, 2014, 12:08:59 PM
An ultimate shout-out for TAR:

According to an Access Hollywood interview with creator Ryan Murphy, Glee is casting two of its characters, Sue Sylvester and Holly Holliday (played by Jane Lynch and Gwyneth Paltrow as a team that tries out on a fictional season of TAR. (Supposedly they'll be seen on Glee's 100th episode; but it could be used to deal with Sue's character for the balance of the show's current season as the story forcus shifts from Lima to New YorK)

http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/GLEE-Spoiler-Find-Out-Which-Two-Characters-Will-Team-for-The-Amazing-Race-20140213 (http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/GLEE-Spoiler-Find-Out-Which-Two-Characters-Will-Team-for-The-Amazing-Race-20140213)

Original Ryan Murphy interview on Access Hollywood:
http://www.accesshollywood.com/ryan-murphy-on-gwyneth-paltrows-return-to-glee-its-really-fun_video_2017437 (http://www.accesshollywood.com/ryan-murphy-on-gwyneth-paltrows-return-to-glee-its-really-fun_video_2017437)

Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: theschnauzers on March 25, 2014, 09:41:33 PM
An ultimate shout-out for TAR:

According to an Access Hollywood interview with creator Ryan Murphy, Glee is casting two of its characters, Sue Sylvester and Holly Holliday (played by Jane Lynch and Gwyneth Paltrow as a team that tries out on a fictional season of TAR. (Supposedly they'll be seen on Glee's 100th episode; but it could be used to deal with Sue's character for the balance of the show's current season as the story forcus shifts from Lima to New YorK)

http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/GLEE-Spoiler-Find-Out-Which-Two-Characters-Will-Team-for-The-Amazing-Race-20140213 (http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/GLEE-Spoiler-Find-Out-Which-Two-Characters-Will-Team-for-The-Amazing-Race-20140213)

Original Ryan Murphy interview on Access Hollywood:
http://www.accesshollywood.com/ryan-murphy-on-gwyneth-paltrows-return-to-glee-its-really-fun_video_2017437 (http://www.accesshollywood.com/ryan-murphy-on-gwyneth-paltrows-return-to-glee-its-really-fun_video_2017437)



This was a true leak from Ryan Murphy, in fact it was seen in the "teaser" of the episode tonight before the credits, including an audition video of Sue and Holly.

Best shout out for TAR on any show in years!
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: Alenaveda on March 25, 2014, 11:47:54 PM
http://www.youtube.com/v/Q_mKrhwCkH8?version=3&hl=es_
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: georgiapeach on March 27, 2014, 06:40:05 PM
LOVE this!! :hearts:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/samstryker/things-that-happen-on-every-season-of-the-amazing-race (http://www.buzzfeed.com/samstryker/things-that-happen-on-every-season-of-the-amazing-race)

86 Things That Happen On Every Season Of "The Amazing Race"

Eleven teams, several continents, and more taxis than you will take in your lifetime.

March 27, 2014 at 2:32pm EDT
Sam Stryker  BuzzFeed Staff 

1. You’re going to see the credits and hear the theme music 12 times, and each time is going to be AWESOME.

2. If the producers changed the credits from the previous season, you’re going to be thrown for a serious loop.

3. If it’s the fall season, you’re never actually sure when the episode is going to start because of the NFL game airing earlier in the day.

4. Phil Keoghan will introduce the contestants in his AMAZING New Zealand accent.

5. Half the teams will be from L.A./some part of Southern California.

6. There is always a team of doctors. They will do really, really well.

7. There will be an old, married couple as a team. They will shock everyone and do amazingly well.

8. There will be one team who clearly does not have their **** together and YOU KNOW they will be eliminated in the first episode.

9. One team will have some amazing job that will give them a leg up on the competition — they are on the Harlem Globetrotters, ice hockey players, mountain bikers — because life just isn’t fair.

10. One team will have a job you could only dream of, like “YouTubers” or QVC hostesses.

11. Another team will be from a rural location in America. They will either be eliminated in one of the first episodes or exceed everyone’s expectations.

12. Yet another team will be dating, and talk about how they want to get closer and think the race will be a perfect experience to do so. This is complete and utter bull**** and they will fight like gamecocks.

13. There will be at least one team of D-list celebrities, most likely from another reality TV show.

14. There will be an insanely attractive team and they will look good for every challenge, even during the one where they are covered in mud.

15. One of the teams will make incredibly bold and asinine comments in their team intro, like “We’re not here to make friends” and “We’re here to win the million dollars” as if the rest of the teams are looking to sit around and make friendship bracelets together.

16. You’ll wonder why you didn’t apply to be on this season of The Amazing Race because honestly, you could beat at least half the teams without breaking a sweat.

17. The teams will give each other nicknames. Some of these will be cute and creative like “Afghanimals,” some will be incredibly boring like “the Cowboys,” and others will be sexist, like “the Bunnies.”

18. The teams will first convene in a remote and completely arbitrary location that under no circumstances would you ever travel to, like a ghost town, an abandoned oil field, or a high school football stadium.

19. You’ll finally get to see all the matching outfits the teams are wearing. Most of them will be smart and wear some sort of athletic clothing, like Nike or Under Armour.

20. For some reason, at least one team will always wear jeans. Don’t ask why, they just do.

21. At least one team will wear a unique clothing item like bedazzled shorts or a cowboy hat to “stand out” and you really have to just let them do their damn thing.

22. Phil will explain to the contestants how the race works, as if this show hasn’t been on TV for 20+ seasons and we all could recite the rules in our sleep.

23. Phil will do that weird thing where he arches his eyebrow for the first time of many times all season.

24. The race will start, and it will be complete and utter chaos. Some teams will run, some teams will jog, and others will do this weird galloping thing where it looks like they’re walking and running at the same time.

25. There is going to be a first flight and a second flight, and also a healthy dose of drama.

26. Even though the first flight will be across an entire ocean or continent, it’ll seem like no time has elapsed at all, setting a trend for the rest of the season. Yay editing!

27. The teams will be on the FIRST LEG and already there will be talk of alliances forming, despite the fact these will last for at most two episodes before someone stabs someone else in the back.

28. In the confessional one team will talk about how, even though it’s the first episode in, they’ve already developed a foolproof strategy that will carry them all the way to the final three. Three episodes later, they will be eliminated.

29. There will be insane building challenges and you will suddenly have a proper appreciation for your parents for assembling all your toys as a child.

30. It will seem as if half the season is spent in taxicabs, because it probably is.

31. At some point during the season, one contestant is going to suffer an outlandish injury, like a sprained ankle or a watermelon to the face.

32. At least one contestant will cry because a challenge like shaving their head or going down a water slide is “too difficult.”

33. Through the powers of editing, every episode will seem like a down-to-the-wire footrace, even though you know halfway through the episode who is going to be eliminated on this leg of the race.

34. You will develop a sixth sense as to when an episode is a non-elimination leg.

35. There will be a food-related challenge that at first will make you very hungry, but after watching a dozen contestants stuff their face with cake, frogs legs, or whatever, you will question whether you will ever want to eat a meal again.

36. At some point, the teams will have to drive a car with stick shift. This happens every season, yet there is always at least one team who is totally and utterly unprepared to do so.

37. Lots of hugs will be given on the Pit Stop mat. Some hugs will involve Phil.

38. Teams will perform a local dance, and will fail miserably.

39. A lot of screaming will happen in taxicabs.

40. Somehow, one team per leg will end up with the absolute worst taxi driver in the city they are in and end up hopelessly lost.

41. One team will defy all logic and forget to pay their taxi driver.

42. Half the destinations the teams travel to will be places you’ve never heard of.

43. Several of the teams will talk about how other teams underestimate them and to watch out, as if they’re Cinderella on the night of her ball.

44. Somehow, every team will be able to open up the clue envelopes without ripping them. Every. Single. Time.

45. Also, the sound of the envelope being ripped open is magical.

46. A team will walk right past the clue box as if they’re wearing a blindfold; meanwhile, you are screaming at the television because they need to open their damn eyes.

47. Someone will leave behind a backpack or bag, and the thought of wearing the same underwear for three weeks in a row is so cringe-inducing they will go back to retrieve said bag, despite the protests of their teammate.

48. You will roll your eyes at the punny names the producers gave to each episode’s Roadblock and Detour.

49. Someone will have an emotional breakdown over something trivial like making cocktails or building a model robot.

50. Many, many tears will be shed.

51. One team will make an entirely illogical travel decision, like booking a connecting flight with a 15 minute layover, and you will want to scream at them for making such a boneheaded move.

52. You will swallow your words because against all odds, their decision paid off.

53. The over/under on times someone screams “I can’t DO this!!!” during a Roadblock is eight, and the betting man definitely takes the “over.”

54. Phil will ALWAYS wear a button-down shirt, jeans, and a large belt at the Pit Stop mat. If it’s sunny out, he may also wear a hat. This will NEVER change.

55. Some of the challenges will be mind-boggling simple like shooting a bow-and-arrow, while others will be absolutely insane, like finding a clue in one of 400 sand castles. The contestants’ pain is your pleasure, though.

56. At several points during the season, you will question how “authentic” the cultural challenges are.

57. Randomly, one team will be fluent in like, seven different languages.

58. You will want to travel to EVERY country the teams travel to.

59. At least one challenge will seemingly involve a near-death experience (scorpions! sharks!) that seems way crazier than it could possibly be in real life.

60. You will see the Travelocity Roaming Gnome. A lot.

61. There will be product placement, and a lot of it.

62. Contestants will say ridiculous things like “I don’t do yolks,” which out of context are used as episode titles and sound even more insane when you actually hear it come out of their mouths.

63. At least one flight will be delayed at some point, and everyone will collectively lose their ****.

64. Also, someone will miss their connecting flight.

65. Many teams will think about U-Turning another team, then think better of it.

66. At some point during the race, one team will oversleep and barely make it to the starting point on time.

67. Teams will have to take an insanely long bus ride at some point — like, 24 hours — that you would never wish upon your worst enemy.

68. Teammates who are not performing a Roadblock will cheer and/or scream at their teammate who actually is doing the challenge, which nine times out of 10 will only drive said teammate more insane.

69. Some teams actually will U-Turn another team, and look like complete assholes while doing so.

70. Contestants will travel on forms of transportation you never knew existed.

71. One Roadblock or Detour will involve some degree of public nudity, and you as a viewer will be OK with this.

72. You’re ALWAYS going to stay after the commercial break to see the preview of next week’s episode.

73. The preview ALWAYS will contain a clip of one team melting down and another team falling off something (like a bicycle) or breaking something they were supposed to build.

74. An insane vacation will be given away at the end of every episode and you will be salivating at pictures of the hotels contestants will be staying at.

75. If it is a non-elimination leg, Phil will shock a team by telling them they are not eliminated. They will be very, very happy.

76. Two of the final three teams will be insanely competitive. Like, you could have called it from the first episode of the season.

77. One of the teams will be a complete underdog. They’ll spend most of the season finale out of breath and talk about how happy they were just to make it this far.

78. Within the first five minutes of the season finale, you will be able to tell who is going to win the million dollars.

79. And yet again, through the magic of editing, the producers will try and trick you into thinking the whole season will come down to the wire on the last leg.

80. One of the final tasks will involve a memory challenge from all the previous destinations of the season. This ALWAYS happens and yet only one team will have the foresight to write important details down as the season goes along.

81. One team will run to the final Pit Stop, scream a lot, and jump up and down as the other eliminated contestants cheer them on.

82. Phil will tell them they have won the Amazing Race!

83. More importantly, one team wins a million dollars.

84. The second and third teams to arrive to the end of the Race will smile, but their eyes will say it all — they are PISSED to not have won the million dollars.

85. All the contestants will hug, as if the previous few weeks where they wanted to strangle one another never happened.

86. You will sit on your couch as you watch three teams make it all the way around the world, and be insanely jealous for every minute of it.
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: nosyrabbit on March 27, 2014, 10:25:08 PM
The buzzfeed article <3
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: Oddarane on March 28, 2014, 12:45:20 PM
This could also be added to the list:

- Some teams always get frustrated with the locals because they don't understand or speak English
- Teams and viewers always underestimate how hard the Race is.
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: Mattjimf on May 14, 2014, 08:30:57 AM
TAR moving to a Friday night

Quote
FRIDAY
8 pm The Amazing Race
9 pm Hawaii Five-0
10 pm Blue Bloods

http://tvline.com/2014/05/14/cbs-fall-tv-lineup-2014-the-big-bang-theory-monday/
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: purefluff on May 14, 2014, 09:07:32 AM
Yes, TAR Friday nights at 8:00 pm.  Is this the end?
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: georgiapeach on May 14, 2014, 09:36:22 AM
Let's take the discussion of the new time to here please?

http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,30000.new.html#new

Thanks everyone!
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: Mattjimf on May 14, 2014, 10:13:12 AM
To be fair, we did beat you to it  :yess:
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: georgiapeach on May 14, 2014, 01:21:54 PM
That's why I love you keeping me UTD! Just needed it's own thread...this is big news. :thankyou:
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: georgiapeach on June 18, 2014, 08:14:18 AM
'Amazing Race' Producers Leave a Lot Up to Fate'
 
June 18, 2014 | 06:00AM PT 

Andrew Bloomenthal
   
 
In 2001, Bertram van Munster stood at a crossroads. His syndicated nature show “Wild Things” had come to an end, and the Dutch-born filmmaker and television producer was on the lookout for a new project to sink his teeth into. His partner Elise Doganieri — then an advertising executive with Ogilvy & Mather — proposed an idea for an unscripted show.


“You get eliminated if you come in last — not because someone does something against you,” explains van Munster, a concept that bucked the trend of hit shows like “Big Brother” and “Survivor,” in which plotting to eliminate fellow contestants was the point. Van Munster and Doganieri joined forces with film producer Jerry Bruckheimer, whose first venture into TV was CBS hit “CSI,” and “CSI” producer Jonathan Littman. Together, the foursome hammered out the finer points of the “The Amazing Race,” which van Munster successfully pitched to CBS president Leslie Moonves soon after.

CBS last month kicked off the show’s 25th season with a sneak peek of the cast. “Race” boasts an average 10 million viewers.

“We hoped ‘The Amazing Race’ would be something exciting and stimulating to make, but we were really going off into the unknown,” says show host Phil Keoghan.
 B.J. Averell, who won Season 9 with teammate Tyler MacNiven, explains: “You’re part of this grand production, kind of like ‘The Truman Show,’ that you don’t know the extent of … and Bertram van Munster is like the Christof (the Ed Harris character), pulling the strings of each day.”
Littman is a firm believer of dispensing information on a need-to-know basis only.

“It is a very slippery slope, once you start telling teams what to do,” he says. “We tell them the rules and ways to conduct themselves to get around the world, so they don’t end up in jail, and we have to remind them: ‘You’re bound by the laws of the countries you’re in, and you are not immune just because you’re on a TV show.’ But outside of that, we try not to interfere, because that’s when you get the best material. They’re wild cards.”

And if this means racers sustain vehicle breakdowns, navigationally challenged cab drivers and canceled flights, such real-life pitfalls are just part of the game — something Season 21 racers Mark “Abba” Abbattista and James LoMenzo know all too well.

The entertainment lawyer/heavy-metal rocker duo were enjoying first place standing when things suddenly went awry for them in Moscow.

After taking a taxi cab to a challenge on the Luzhkov Bridge, the cab driver ignored instructions to wait by the banks of the Moscow River, and drove off with their backpacks — passports and all, ultimately costing them the race.

“We hadn’t paid him yet, and I guess he made a decision that whatever was in those backpacks was more valuable than the money we owed,” Abbattista says. “In reality, he didn’t get anything except laundry.”

“This is where the real world will come and bite you in the ass,” Keoghan says. “Your passport shouldn’t be in a bag. It’s the one thing you need to strap to your body, under your clothes, and it should never leave your side, no matter what. It’s your ticket around the world and it’s your ticket to a million dollars, and it’s essential to finishing ‘The Amazing Race.’”

The producers is constantly implementing changes to keep the production fresh.

For one thing, teams are now kept apart during the mandatory 12-hour rest periods between legs. Not only does this keep players in the dark as to the finishing order of the other teams in the previous leg, but it prevents them from bonding, thereby ensuring they remain cutthroat and competitive.

In a similar vein, sound and cameramen are all routinely rotated to different teams in order to eliminate the appearance of collusion.


“We’re always asking what we could do to shake things up, because our contestants watch the show, and we’ve been on for a very long time,” Littman says. “A lot of them come on thinking they know how it’s going to play, and whenever you throw a wrench into that, it completely throws them off.”

But not all modifications pan out. Season 8, “The Amazing Race: Family Edition,” with 10 families of four competing, fell flat as critics felt that the challenges seemed watered down, and that setting the majority of legs within the continental United States robbed the show of its exotic intrigue.

“We were not greatly enthused about ‘Family Edition,’ ” concedes van Munster, who explains that the larger number of racers competing made it difficult to properly tell each of their stories. “It didn’t quite feel right,” he adds.

The “Family Edition” was widely embraced overseas, he adds. “People outside of America responded to it, because America is a beautiful country. But we won’t do it again.”

So how long can the “Race” go on? According to Chris Castallo, executive VP of alternative programming at CBS Entertainment: indefinitely. “It’s hard to imagine a world without ‘The Amazing Race,’ ” says Castallo. “We have parents who grew up on the show now watching with their kids.”

As the casting director of “The Amazing Race” since its inception, Lynne Spillman has a unique perspective on what it takes to make a great contestant.

 There is no formula for casting, she says, “just the best teams and diverse relationships. Meaning, not all married couples or brothers, etc. We try to find something for everyone (in the audience).”

Spillman says they also look for great talkers as well as people who will make great racers, and rise to the challenges. She notes that Season 24’s winners Dave and Connor O’Leary, a father-son team that came back for the all-star edition, exceeded her expectations. “After the way they went out the first time, I didn’t think they would last very long. To go on to win was unbelievable.”

She’s come across partners who met in line at an open casting call and others who came with folks who were married but not to each other.
 And unlike other reality shows, looks aren’t a part of the process. “Humor and knowledge of the show, in other words, being a fan, outweigh beauty by far,” she says.
 
http://variety.com/2014/tv/awards/amazing-race-producers-leave-a-lot-up-to-fate-1201221435/ (http://variety.com/2014/tv/awards/amazing-race-producers-leave-a-lot-up-to-fate-1201221435/)
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: theschnauzers on July 24, 2014, 05:05:58 PM
Interview with Phil at the CBS Press Tour Red Carpet on July 18:
http://www.enstarz.com/articles/42251/20140724/amazing-race-season-25-spoilers-phil-keoghan-reveals-the-secret-ingredient-teams-need-to-win-1-million-prize-video.htm (http://www.enstarz.com/articles/42251/20140724/amazing-race-season-25-spoilers-phil-keoghan-reveals-the-secret-ingredient-teams-need-to-win-1-million-prize-video.htm)
‘Amazing Race’ Season 25 Spoilers: Phil Keoghan Reveals The ‘Secret Ingredient’ Teams Need To Win $1 Million Prize? [VIDEO]
 By Lauren DuBois, EnStars
on Jul 24, 2014 04:43 PM EDT

The Amazing Race won't begin airing it's new season for nearly two months yet, and even though he knows which team will walk away with the title of season 25 champions, even he can't explain what makes certain teams win over others.
At the CBS Press Tour Red Carpet on July 18, he revealed that if there's a secret ingredient to success on the show, he doesn't know it.

"I don't know if anybody really knows what the secret ingredient is," he said. "...so I think part of the success of The Amazing Race is that it's unpredictable."

Bethany Hamilton & Adam Dirks Make Final Three?

He even revealed that he and the producers of the show all bet every season on who they think will win the whole thing-but so far, no one has ever gotten it right.

"Here's the thing, the show's been on 25 seasons...we all take a little wager at the beginning 0of every season, I'll be totally honest with you, and we've been doing it for more than a decade," he said. "None of us have ever gotten it right, Not once. So that shows you how unpredictable the show is...Nobody ever wins the money. We all just end up throwing it all in and having a beer at the end of the race."

And while he couldn't give away too much information about season 25 specifically, he did reveal that there's so much left for them to see and do before the shoe ever comes to an end.

"There's so many places to go. You know by the time we get around the whole world, we'll be ready for space exploration. We will travel to other planets and beyond," he said. "...There's still a lot to see. We have not been to Nepal, we haven't been to Antarctica. There's so many places we haven't gone."

He also expressed how excited he was that they did things a little differently this time around, opening up the starting line to fans for the first time, and officially revealing the cast months ahead of the premiere.

The cast racing for $1 million in season 25 is:

1. Bethany Hamilton and Adam Dirks: married surfers from Princeville, Hawaii

2. Kym Perfetto and Alli Forsythe: urban bike racers from Brooklyn, N.Y.

3. Amy Dejong and Maya Warren: food scientists from Madison, Wisc.

4. Lisa and Michelle Thomson: Realtor sisters from Miami, Fla.

5. Michael Ward and Scott Strazzullo: firefighters from Boston, Mass.

6. Brooke Adams and Robbie E. Strauss: dating pro wrestlers from Houston, Texas , and Woodbridge, N.J.

7. Tim Tsao and Te Jay McGrath: College sweethearts from Pasadena, Calif.

8. Isabelle Du and Dennis Hour: model and accountant from Tustin, Calif.

9. Keith Tollefson and Whitney Duncan: engaged couple from Nashville, Tenn.

10. Misti and Jim Raman: married dentists from Columbia, S.C.

11. Shelley and Nici Porter: mother/daughter from Detroit, Mich.

Season 25 premieres on a new night, Friday, September 26, at 8 p.m. on CBS

video interview:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04lloA9lR0s (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04lloA9lR0s)
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: georgiapeach on September 18, 2014, 01:25:24 PM
Hollywood studios are urged to take extra precautions filming abroad amid rising global security issues



By  Hollie McKay
·Published September 18, 2014·
FoxNews.com



Growing hostilities and security problems abroad have prompted industry and intelligence experts to caution Hollywood studios and filmmakers to take extra security initiatives when filming in remote or hostile regions.

The Producers Guild of America issued a warning with guidelines in "Staying Safe When Shooting Abroad" on its website. Director of Communications Chris Green said the Guild was disturbed to learn of a recent violent attack on its members filming overseas. He said foreign budget incentives have made international productions attractive, but they have also paved the way for more serious risks.


“Producing can be a dangerous business, particularly on less friendly turf. We felt it was important to get this information out,” Green told FOX411, adding that there are numerous factors producers must consider in today’s global production industry.

“Be sure to check State Department alerts, research local customs and cultural expectations, hire a reputable company to provide security and, once on location, register with the U.S. embassy.”

Tony Schiena, CEO at MOSAIC – Multi Operational Security Agency Intelligence Company – agreed that security measures are too often a second thought for Hollywood honchos. He said a major studio recently called him at the 11th hour after hearing warnings directed at talent starring in a film they were preparing to shoot abroad. Just this week, he said he had to advise a studio executive shooting a big-budget movie in an extremely anti-American environment not to jump between regional borders without operational security steps in place.

“Are Hollywood stars a threat? Absolutely,” Schiena said. “They represent everything many fundamentalists or Sharia law are opposed to.”

The State Department remains concerned about the continued threat of terrorist attacks, demonstrations and other violent actions against U.S. citizens and interests overseas; earlier this year it issued a "Worldwide Travel Alert" for Americans doing business abroad.

Immediately after 9/11, the FBI issued warnings to Hollywood studios that they could be targeted, but industry and intelligence experts say the reins have been relaxed.

"More so than ever, celebrities or other high-profile public figures are an attractive target to extremists and terrorists," said Del Wilber, a former government intelligence and counterterrorism operative. "They will generate a large amount of news media attention and publicity if they are attacked or taken hostage, which is one of the things terrorists covet."

Last year, director Michael Bay suffered minor injuries in one of two extortion attempts on the set of "Transformers 4" in Hong Kong. Filming was interrupted when two men demanded $12,900 from the filmmakers and one of the men attacked Bay after police arrived to control the situation. A second incident occurred when four men approached a female crew member and demanded money.

But a greater concern is that prominent individuals are attractive targets for abduction and attack, experts say.

"Just imagine the media storm if a big star was kidnapped. If 19 Middle Easterners can come into our country and hijack our planes, they can easily take a famous person's car," said Tim Clemente, founder of the film consulting firm X-G Productions and a former terrorism/tactical operations special agent for the FBI.

Experts warn that it’s only a matter of time before something sinister happens to celebrities. Dom Raso, a former Navy SEAL and founder of the tactical training/defense firm Dynamis Alliance, said that when it comes to foreign on-location security, very few plans are put in place and production companies rely on local law enforcement to keep them informed.

“Hollywood takes the path of least resistance,” Raso said, adding that there have been recent concerns about foreign hotels being cased and information being obtained regarding high-value targets. “One of the biggest threats is technology – emails and geographic locations being traced.”

But Bertram van Munster, co-creator and executive producer of the globetrotting reality series “The Amazing Race," said the best security tactic Hollywood can take is to avoid a hot zone in the first place.

“There’s no reason to go to a war-torn zone while we are doing entertainment,” he said. “The world is still a very safe place to travel, contrary to what you might see on television. Of course there are certain hotspots you shouldn’t go to, places with war or certain diseases or what have you.”

But Wilber says studios are having problems determining which locations are “hot spots” these days.

“Unless filming at the South Pole, production companies must assume they are under threat wherever they film,” he said. “Even tourism travel by well-known, well-recognized celebrities is presenting serious concerns behind the scenes.”

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/09/18/hollywood-studios-are-urged-to-take-extra-precautions-amid-rising-global/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fentertainment+(Internal+-+Entertainment+-+Mixed (http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/09/18/hollywood-studios-are-urged-to-take-extra-precautions-amid-rising-global/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fentertainment+(Internal+-+Entertainment+-+Mixed))
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Post by: georgiapeach on October 22, 2014, 07:33:42 PM
Emmy winner honored: Michael Norton, a longtime producer for “The Amazing Race,” receives “I Love MB” award from mayor


Manhattan Beach’s Michael Norton took home nine Emmy Awards as a producer for ‘The Amazing Race.’ (photo by Jacquelyne May)



 
Posted: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 9:09 am |  Updated: 4:59 pm, Wed Oct 22, 2014.   

   Michael Hixon  |   
 
 
 

Michael Norton has nine Primetime Emmy Awards holding court on his mother’s old work table that she used when she was a book binder. The longtime Manhattan Beach resident took home the trophies for being one of the producers for the hit reality competition show, “The Amazing Race.”
 
Norton took home another honor this week when Manhattan Beach Mayor Wayne Powell presented him with the mayor’s “I Love MB” award at the City Council meeting Tuesday night.
 
Norton said he was thrilled by the recognition and Manhattan Beach has been “deeply embedded” in his heart since he moved to the city in February 1995.

“I have been to so many places during the past 20 years because of my jobs,” said Norton, a native of Switzerland. “The amazing thing is that every time I come back to Manhattan Beach, I would not want to be any place else in the world. It’s just such an incredible place to come back to between the ocean, the people and all the things that are nearby, the deserts and the mountains.”

Since 1997, Norton has traveled the world for producer Bertram van Munster, who hired him for the wildlife show “Wild Things” in 1997. Van Munster and his producing partner and wife Elise Doganieri came up with the concept of “The Amazing Race,” a show where teams of two people, related in various ways, compete against other teams in a global fight to the finish for a hefty prize. Norton was recruited to join “The Amazing Race” and began scouting locations in October 2000 for the show’s first season, which debuted on Sept. 5, 2001.

“The Amazing Race” is currently in its 25th season and Norton has already started scouting exotic locations for the show’s 26th season. Norton keeps his travels secret due to the nature of the show.

“For the audience and the contestants, you want to keep it a surprise where they are going,” Norton said. “For it to be a true challenge each time before they get the clue, they really don’t know what the next step is. Imagine yourself in that position, opening an envelope and it could tell you to go to the barber shop in the town that you’re in right now or it could tell you to go to the top of the Eiffel Tower.”

As a supervising producer on the show, another part of his job is to make sure each planned competition is actually doable.

“Once Phil (Keoghan, the host) has said ‘go’ and the contestants are running, it’s on and it’s live,” Norton said. “What you see on the screen is what happened. So we have to make sure on our side that everything holds together and that everything can be played out truly and the contestants have the ability to run the course freely. We want to make sure that happens and it’s a great challenge ... every country, every mode of transportation, has its own gremlins and you have to make sure you ferret them out and deal with them.”

Norton travels about eight months a year, but during past hiatuses he has been able to work on shows like National Geographic’s “21st Century Warship” and the first season of “Ax Men” on the History Channel.

“It’s not easy living, logging is hard work and it’s dangerous,” said Norton of “Ax Men.” “But to see what these people do first-hand and how it affects their families and how they pull together, is unbelievable.”

“The Amazing Race” has won 13 Primetime Emmy Awards during its 13 years on the air. It has taken home the “Outstanding Reality-Competition Program” almost every year from 2003 to 2014, but lost out one year to “Top Chef” and “The Voice.”

“We want to win and we’re proud to be part of that competition,” Norton said. “It’s not something we take for granted and every time it did happen we were over the moon.”

http://tbrnews.com/lifestyle/emmy-winner-honored-michael-norton-a-longtime-producer-of-the/article_c6917808-5a05-11e4-8313-4b911b3ddb75.html (http://tbrnews.com/lifestyle/emmy-winner-honored-michael-norton-a-longtime-producer-of-the/article_c6917808-5a05-11e4-8313-4b911b3ddb75.html)
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: Alenaveda on May 04, 2015, 10:50:26 AM
Anybody saw this?

Will Forte Wants To Compete On The Amazing Race With Val Kilmer

By Jessica Rawden 16 hours ago

Will Forte’s Last Man on Earth has been a solid success over at Fox, but if Forte had his way, he might be on another network right now. The actor recently revealed that he and his MacGruber co-star Val Kilmer are both obsessed with the idea of competing on The Amazing Race. That’s right, they would love to team up and be one of the celebrity teams to travel around the world competing for a million dollars, according to the comedian.

Forte recently revealed that he and Val Kilmer hung out on the set of MacGruber and became fast friends. Kilmer eventually crashed with Forte for a while, and spent a good chunk of their leisure time watching CBS’ hit travel-based competition series. For a while, they decided they would apply, but Forte tells Vulture things haven’t worked out yet. 

"We checked with our agents to see if they would let us do it and they were both wildly against it. We almost said, ‘Oh, screw them.’ But then we both got too busy."

If the fates ever align and Will Forte and Val Kilmer do eventually appear on The Amazing Race, they won’t be the only celebrities to have ever popped up on the show. Actor and writer Mike White has appeared on the show before, and the show has also hosted famous athletes and more. Athletes, including former NHL player Bates Battaglia and professional poker player Maria Ho, have also appeared on the long-running series. In the music realm, New Kids on the Block’s Jonathan Knight appeared on The Amazing Race this season before being eliminated at the end of the fourth leg. Obviously, Val Kilmer and Will Forte signing on would be a much bigger team-up on the show, and that just makes us want it to happen even more.

It has been five years since MacGruber was released, and clearly the two men haven’t popped up on The Amazing Race in the time since, which means it may not ever happen. However, the idea of bigger celebrities appearing on The Amazing Race is certainly appealing for fans of the show. The unscripted program has tried a lot of gimmicky concepts over the years, but there hasn’t been a celebrity season, yet. It would be hard to coordinate the schedules of a bunch of different celebrities, but if Dancing with the Stars can do it, I have no doubt The Amazing Race could figure it out.

While we wait for Forte’s potential reality appearance, you can catch him when The Last Man on Earth airs on Sunday nights at 9:30 p.m. ET.

http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Forte-Wants-Compete-Amazing-Race-With-Val-Kilmer-71671.html
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: Oddarane on May 11, 2015, 01:53:29 PM
'Amazing Race' renewed for another season

http://www.hitfix.com/the-fien-print/good-wife-amazing-race-odd-couple-lead-cbs-renewals
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: TARloveit on May 11, 2015, 01:55:47 PM
'Amazing Race' renewed for another season

http://www.hitfix.com/the-fien-print/good-wife-amazing-race-odd-couple-lead-cbs-renewals
Finally confirmed!  :)
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: Keepcopz on May 11, 2015, 08:15:01 PM
'Amazing Race' renewed for another season

http://www.hitfix.com/the-fien-print/good-wife-amazing-race-odd-couple-lead-cbs-renewals
Finally confirmed!  :)

Yayy <3333  :hearts:

So it's mean we still got 1 in fall 2015 and another 1 in spring 2016, right?
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: georgiapeach on August 11, 2015, 05:38:40 PM
Quote
I wanted to talk with Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri, executive
producers of "The Amazing Race," about the future of the show and found them
easily. When I told them fans had been concerned that CBS had lost faith in the
show, they said that wasn't their impression at all. And in more good news, they
said they had just met with the network and were casting another season to
follow the one airing in the fall. 


From the CBS TCA Party! Thanks Gail!

http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/television/gail-pennington/tca-chatting-with-colbert-corden-and-more-at-cbs-party/article_b15cee47-e4df-5a19-9fdb-45248206070d.html (http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/television/gail-pennington/tca-chatting-with-colbert-corden-and-more-at-cbs-party/article_b15cee47-e4df-5a19-9fdb-45248206070d.html)
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: georgiapeach on November 02, 2015, 07:49:10 PM
Bill Murray loves TAR!

What reality show would be best for Bill?


Quote
Flavor Of Love. The idea that he had some of the most, would I consider maybe
not the most desirable women in the world, they were really nutty. I mean really
crazy. I'd think The Amazing Race. It was like a show I watched in Paris,
similar to that. One episode I saw, they had to fight their way to the top of a
hotel in Singapore, and answer impossible questions. I used to watch it just to
see people completely fall apart. They would try to answer, and it would kill
them. But The Amazing Race looks like a lot of fun. You get to go to a bunch of
places. It calls on all your skills. I tell people, if you want to get married,
travel around the world first. Cause then you get to know people better. Its a
test of wills to travel. I think The Amazing Race would be fun
.

 
http://www.vulture.com/2015/10/bill-murray-rock-the-kasbah-reddit-ama.html (http://www.vulture.com/2015/10/bill-murray-rock-the-kasbah-reddit-ama.html)
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: georgiapeach on June 18, 2016, 02:46:23 PM
Interesting read on the Cartagena Filming of TAR 28!




Cumbia Films production served for two chapters of the hit reality The Amazing Race



Friday, June 3rd, 2016


 

             

One of the reality shows most successful US, winner of 15 Grammys, The Amazing Race , first visited Colombia. World Race Productions, the production company responsible for the show with more seasons in the history of television in the United States, chose the production company based in Cartagena, Cumbia Films, to be the local fixer two episodes. It was three months of working with a team of 460 people , including technical equipment, production, extras, security personnel, transportation, etc., where the results exceeded all expectations and reaffirmed the quality of Colombian audiovisual industry.

 

The Amazing Race is a reality show that has several teams who undergo an arduous career watching around the world, contesting for a million dollars. It is currently broadcasting the season 28 by the giant US television network CBS , adding about 330 episodes broadcast on schedule prime time . These have earned 15 Emmys, of the 68 times that earned nominations.

The project began in August 2015 when World Race Productions, producer of reality , the Film Commission expressed its interest to record the second and third episode of the season 28 in Cartagena. Subsequently, Cumbia Films submitted a proposal to show that led to a process of scouting several weeks to get the perfect locations in the city. In September, different tests on selected sites to ensure that conditions were given at the time of participation of the different contestants were performed. For the month of October, it began the process of recruiting human talent, which was quite demanding by the size of crew production required. Being a reality show consisting of a race observer, production must move to the rhythm of the participants who had a camera and sound equipment traveling with them from the beginning of the season. Among other services provided, Cumbia Films also supported with sound and camera location at fixed points.

November was the month of shooting. Pre-production took place during the 10 days prior to the shooting that took place on 17 and 18 of that month. It worked in more than 12 locations in Cartagena which highlights Manzanillo del Mar, the volcano Totumo, the Historic Center, Castillo San Felipe de Barajas, shuffleboard Ciracari, bus route Zaragocilla, and key points around the city . During the process involved extensive local participation, where besides the construction equipment locations and many extras, he had the support of the police in Cartagena, paramedics and local civil defense and Corpoturismo.

World Race Productions expressed satisfaction with the services provided by Cumbia Films, which in addition to providing services in Cartagena, Colombia, does the same in Los Angeles, United States. Cumbia Films is comprised of an interdisciplinary team of professionals in areas such as audiovisual, art, communication, photography, among others; united by their love to tell stories visually. His work includes music videos for artists like Kali Uchis, Palenke Soultribe, Petrona Martinez, LAORA and Ricky Martin, for which they made local production. He has also made documentaries short films and advertising spots, among other productions.


http://locationcolombia.com/?p=40213
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: Pi on July 04, 2016, 10:39:52 PM
Not exactly "the media", but TAR popped up on reddit today (https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/4r7elb/people_who_have_been_on_reality_tv_shows_whats/d4ywr58?st=iq8v8q14&sh=51e178a2).

Quote
You know, it really depends on the type of show you are on because they vary so wildly in style. I've worked on a number of reality shows as a lighting technician, the ones I can remember the most are the amazing race, the great escape, kitchen nightmares, and twinning.
...
Shows like the amazing race and the great escape on the other hand are pretty dang real. Because of the obstacles and challenges they are interesting enough without the producers interfering that much. On the great escape because of the style of the show, we would go back the next day and reshoot key moments in a cinematic way to push that style. While it was "fake" it was still pretty dang real.
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: georgiapeach on August 11, 2016, 05:30:19 PM
Not exactly TAR news...

But these are several articles from TCA 16 that could possibly have some bearing on TAR.

$$: http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/tca-cbs-nina-tassler-monetize-1201566576/

New stuff: http://www.tdogmedia.com/2015/08/tca-cbs-readying-for-2015-16-season.html

Diversity: http://deadline.com/2016/08/cbs-diversity-glenn-geller-tca-1201801476/

Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: georgiapeach on November 05, 2016, 04:15:19 AM
Wow!
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: Marionete on November 05, 2016, 08:40:30 AM
I'm surprised tbh.... :lol:
What was TAR against?
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: Plaidmoon on November 08, 2016, 06:49:32 AM
From realitytelevisionawards.com:

For the Overall Show Award, TAR beat out

America Ninja Warrior
Big Brother
Deadliest Catch
Hell's Kitchen
Master Chef Jr.
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Shark Tank
Survivor

TAR was also nominated for Editing, Competition Show and Bad Ass Crew, but lost those. I'm surprised to see 10 nominees from 9 shows for Best Host, but none of them were Phil.

I'm also surprised to see 8 nominees for Best Reality TV Website and none were RFF. The nominees were
MediaTakeout.com
PerezHilton.com
RadarOnline.com
RealityBlurred.com
Realscreen.com
RealitySteve.com
RealityTea.com
TMZ.com

TMZ.com won.

There is a link on their website labeled "VOTE" that goes to a page saying voting has ended, so it may have been a public vote.
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: Marionete on November 08, 2016, 08:40:24 AM
Well, I would have been surprised if RFF had been nominated, because we're only a forum as opposed to the other nominees and we don't publish our own articles, or stuff like that. :)
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: georgiapeach on November 16, 2016, 08:45:25 PM
Thanks docol!! Great news!!


TAR got nominated for "Best Reality Competition Series"...here's the link  :conf:

http://deadline.com/2016/11/television-nominees-for-2016-critics-choice-awards-unveiled-1201853806/ (http://deadline.com/2016/11/television-nominees-for-2016-critics-choice-awards-unveiled-1201853806/)
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: georgiapeach on November 22, 2016, 01:48:15 PM
The California On Location Award! 2016

LOCATION MANAGER OF THE YEAR – REALITY TELEVISION

WINNER

Deven Chierighino

“Amazing Race: Season Finale” – CBS Television Studios/ABC Studios

http://www.californiaonlocationawards.com/winners2015-1.html
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: georgiapeach on December 26, 2016, 10:27:48 AM
We are WAY off topic here. This is the NEWS thread. Moving the great separating teams Discussion over to the Discussion Thread so please continue it there.

http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,22643.msg1186092.html#msg1186092
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: georgiapeach on June 01, 2017, 04:58:03 PM
excerpt:

Elise: Something that’s really incredible, over the last 29 seasons of The Amazing Race, we’ve traveled over 1 million miles in the air, and we’ve visited nearly 100 countries. I think, if you ask anybody who was a contestant on The Amazing Race or anybody that’s worked on the crew, people just can’t wait to get back on the show and do it all over again.

So, you’ve won 10 Emmys for Outstanding Reality-Competition Series out of 14 nominations. What does that feel like for you as producers?

Elise: We’ve been nominated in the category every year since its inception in 2003. The first that the category existed was one of the most amazing moments of our career. It meant so much to be noticed by and nominated by our peers. We never feel like we’re going to win again. Every time we’ve won, it’s always a shock. It’s pretty spectacular and special. The people that we work with, our crew, are some of the best producers, cameramen, and storytellers. The cast is always amazing. We’re just so fortunate to work with some of the best people in the business.

Bertram: We have this wave of enthusiasm for our colleagues who work on the show here in the States. They’re so enthusiastic to work on it because it’s so original and so much fun to do. We are humbled by the Emmys each and every time, but we also set a very high standard. It’s so nice to be recognized by our peers in the Academy.

How are you keeping The Amazing Race fresh after 29 seasons?

Bertram: We try to keep it fresh by being really original through the creative process. Elise and I work very well together. We have plenty of back and forth between us, but we work well together. She is incredibly creative as a person, and I know the world really well, what to do, and what to anticipate. That’s not something you can improvise.

Elise: Keeping it fresh is also a matter of casting too. Are there little tweaks that we can do in every season that still stay true to the show and what we do? Bertram always says that the world is a very big place, and there are so many places we haven’t been yet that we still want to go to. We introduce new countries, new cultures. The backdrop forever changes. Even if we return to a place that we might have been to before, it looks a little different every time you go back.

What about Season 29 excites you?

Elise: We tried something new with this cast because they didn’t know each other going into it. It really became a social experiment of relationships. Putting people together that didn’t know each other turned out really interesting. We got to cast really strong solo people and put a team of two together. Sometimes when we’re casting, you have a great team, but one person is much stronger or maybe has a bigger personality. But when you can cast single people and put them together, you can cast people that have incredible personalities across the board. When you put that together, you get pretty explosive casting.

Bertram: It also has drawbacks. I feel very strong about the original format. Casting gimmicks I’m generally not crazy about. I feel the original concept is very strong, but I may be fully in the minority on that one.

Elise: No, I agree with Bertram on that too, but it’s nice to switch things up. The other thing I love about Season 29 is all the continents that we hit. We go to Panama, Brazil, Tanzania, Norway, Italy, Greece, Vietnam, and South Korea.

Anything exciting planned for Season 30?

Elise: It’s going to be big. Bertram and I have a lot of ideas, and that is to be seen! [Laughs]


More here:


http://www.awardsdaily.com/2017/06/01/interview-amazing-race-producers/
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: Marionete on June 01, 2017, 07:16:55 PM
I sincerely hope that by "it's going to be big", they mean the route/tasks/variety of the cast and not another gimmick or All-Stars season.. :/
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: Washingtonian on June 06, 2017, 10:34:32 AM
Tara was the CBS Affiliate in DC on the night of the finale.

http://www.wusa9.com/entertainment/amazing-race-finalist-tara-carr-talks-before-season-finale/444910121
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: Pi on June 06, 2017, 02:55:15 PM
Don't think this article has been posted:

http://nypost.com/2017/05/31/amazing-race-crew-reveal-their-craziest-behind-the-scenes-tales/
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: georgiapeach on June 07, 2017, 10:22:40 PM
Amazing Race WINS Realscreen Award for BEST REALITY Competition Show!

Huge congrats to the whole TAR team!!
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: BourkieBoy on June 08, 2017, 01:30:17 AM
THIS IS WHAT WE NEED!!!

Well doen TAR!!!  :conf: :hoot: :bunny
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: gamerfan09 on August 24, 2017, 08:58:35 AM
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2017/08/teaching_geography_using_the_amazing_race.html

Very interesting article about a professor using TAR to teach Geography and others!
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: Plaidmoon on September 14, 2017, 03:17:14 PM
I stumbled upon this tidbit on Twitter earlier and I'll put it here because I'm not sure where else to put it. 

Jessica Bray‏
@kycountrymusic
Rafael Calderon reflecting on when he and Troy Gentry contemplating entering the Amazing Race.
9:51 AM - 14 Sep 2017


Troy Gentry was a part of the country music duo Montgomery Gentry. Troy died in a helicopter crash last week and the funeral was a couple of days ago. This tweet was from a series of tweets describing either the funeral or more likely at a celebration of his life being held today at the Grand Old Opry in Nashville. Raphael Calderon was apparently a long time friend and mentioned the possibility of them appearing on TAR during his eulogy for Troy.

There's no mention as to when this happened but I thought it would be interesting to RFF to know when a celebrity was considering being on the show.
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: georgiapeach on September 15, 2017, 11:00:27 PM
69 second TAR Q&A with BVM and Elise!

Guess where Elise wants us to go?? Clue: My most wanted too!

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2017/09/14/69th-emmy-awards-bertram-van-munster-elise-doganieri/#
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: TARUSAFan on September 18, 2017, 08:45:08 AM
69 second TAR Q&A with BVM and Elise!

Guess where Elise wants us to go?? Clue: My most wanted too!

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2017/09/14/69th-emmy-awards-bertram-van-munster-elise-doganieri/#


Me too, I love that country. I really do hope it gets visited next season!!!  :conf: It has been a long time since it was last visited. There's a reason why it's called "Africa's Playground" and it was ranked this year as the safest and most peaceful African country.
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: Slowhatch on October 06, 2017, 01:33:31 AM
A Youtube video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57ZkubS5cM8) about the NYC start from a videographer's point of view.
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: georgiapeach on October 06, 2017, 03:55:31 AM
NICE!! :tu
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: georgiapeach on October 08, 2017, 01:17:07 PM
Awesome Interview with TAR DP Peter Rieveshl on TAR camera filming:

https://blog.sharegrid.com/blog/how-the-amazing-race-dp-travels-the-world-with-one-bag-of-gear
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: Pi on October 17, 2017, 07:35:44 PM
Clue on tonight's episode of Jeopardy (Not exactly sure where to put this :lol:)

(https://i.imgur.com/j3xFPR9.jpg)
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: georgiapeach on October 17, 2017, 07:47:26 PM
That's a riot!! Thanks!
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: Palperro on October 17, 2017, 08:50:05 PM
Clue on tonight's episode of Jeopardy (Not exactly sure where to put this :lol:)

(https://i.imgur.com/j3xFPR9.jpg)

The sad part was that no one buzzed in- they had no idea what TAR was. :(
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: DavidJunior on October 17, 2017, 10:27:16 PM
The ending was crazy!

The winner won with just $1
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: Plaidmoon on December 14, 2018, 02:25:21 AM
April 26, 2010
Trump: 'Amazing Race' doesn't deserve Emmys
 By Randee Dawn

Quote
It wouldn't be Emmy season without some old-fashioned trash-talking.

Donald Trump is taking aim at perennial outstanding reality competition series winner "Amazing Race," the only show to take home the prize since its inception in 2003.

“It’s a shame that 'Amazing Race’ keeps winning, because it doesn’t deserve to win it," Trump tells THR. “It wins every year because they know how to politic the Emmys."

Just so happens that 'Race' is in competition with Trump's "Celebrity Apprentice," which the Donald believes -- shocker -- is having one of its best seasons ever.


He says he fully expects not just an Emmy nomination in the reality competition category (which would be the series' third, the first two being for non-celebrity cycles) but a triumphant win on Aug. 29.

Well, if that pesky "Race" would just get out of his way.


Trump believes the predictability in the reality competition category has contributed to the recent decline in Emmy ratings (though last year’s telecast was up by more than 1 million viewers from 2008).

“They’ve lost credibility,” Trump says of voters. “Instead of shows that deserve to win, they pick 'Amazing Race.' It’s a very sad commentary.”

Perhaps Trump is sore over what happened in 2004, the first year that "Apprentice" and "Race" faced off. Ever assured, Trump recalls he was halfway out of his seat when the Emmy presenter began announcing "Race" as the winner.

"I was standing up to go down there and pick up the Emmy,” he says. "Incredible. It’s a joke. If the Emmys want their ratings back, they have to pick shows that deserve it."


http://livefeed.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/04/donald-trump-amazing-race-emmys.html


OK, after 8 1/2 years, this may be the most delayed follow up in the history of RFF, but I thought it was interesting. Thanks to Peach for pointing me to the quoted post.

Somebody is still annoyed about the 2004 Emmys.

“The Apprentice” was on the president’s mind as he explained why he thought he wouldn’t be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for his work with North Korea.

“Well, they’ll never give it to me. We should have gotten the Emmy for ‘The Apprentice,’ you know?” Trump said. “I had the No. 1 show, ‘The Apprentice.’ Arnold Schwarzenegger blew it. Big movie star. It was dead in two nights. I had it for 14 seasons.”

Trump recalled being at The Emmys after “The Apprentice’s” first season in 2004 when the show lost to “The Amazing Race.” It lost to “The Amazing Race” in 2005 as well.

“So they’re saying he’s done a magnificent job, this show has gone to the top of the heap … and the winner is, and I stood up … and they said ‘Amazing Race’ and I said, ‘You’ve got to be kidding?’ That show was terrible,” Trump said. “ ‘Amazing Race’ got it because ‘Amazing Race’ was the establishment.”


https://nypost.com/2018/11/28/trump-says-hes-done-with-the-apprentice-after-schwarzenegger-blew-it/ (https://nypost.com/2018/11/28/trump-says-hes-done-with-the-apprentice-after-schwarzenegger-blew-it/)
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: BourkieBoy on December 14, 2018, 04:01:18 AM
Old mate Trumpy doesn't like TAR, because it visits countries he doesn't like!  :funny:
Title: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: HenryTam on March 12, 2019, 12:39:39 PM
WTF Im sick of The Amazing Race being late EVERY week because of football They should just cut 60 minutes short and air TAR at 8 60 minutes attracts the elderly - those arent quality viewers I am unimpressed.
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: Plaidmoon on March 12, 2019, 07:35:03 PM
WTF Im sick of The Amazing Race being late EVERY week because of football They should just cut 60 minutes short and air TAR at 8 60 minutes attracts the elderly - those arent quality viewers I am unimpressed.

OK, I've been dethroned. This is probably the most delayed follow up post ever.

TAR hasn't been on Sunday nights for a while now. The last few seasons (and the upcoming one) have been on Wednesday nights. No more football delays.

By the way, welcome to RFF, HenryTam!

 :bigwelcome
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: georgiapeach on March 12, 2019, 10:54:40 PM
Damn spammers are getting creative....

Thanks Plaid but he is :boot:
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: Theo on March 13, 2019, 10:54:35 AM
LOL
Title: Re: Amazing Race In The News
Post by: Genius on March 13, 2019, 11:11:19 AM
April 26, 2010
Trump: 'Amazing Race' doesn't deserve Emmys
 By Randee Dawn

Quote
It wouldn't be Emmy season without some old-fashioned trash-talking.

Donald Trump is taking aim at perennial outstanding reality competition series winner "Amazing Race," the only show to take home the prize since its inception in 2003.

“It’s a shame that 'Amazing Race’ keeps winning, because it doesn’t deserve to win it," Trump tells THR. “It wins every year because they know how to politic the Emmys."

Just so happens that 'Race' is in competition with Trump's "Celebrity Apprentice," which the Donald believes -- shocker -- is having one of its best seasons ever.


He says he fully expects not just an Emmy nomination in the reality competition category (which would be the series' third, the first two being for non-celebrity cycles) but a triumphant win on Aug. 29.

Well, if that pesky "Race" would just get out of his way.


Trump believes the predictability in the reality competition category has contributed to the recent decline in Emmy ratings (though last year’s telecast was up by more than 1 million viewers from 2008).

“They’ve lost credibility,” Trump says of voters. “Instead of shows that deserve to win, they pick 'Amazing Race.' It’s a very sad commentary.”

Perhaps Trump is sore over what happened in 2004, the first year that "Apprentice" and "Race" faced off. Ever assured, Trump recalls he was halfway out of his seat when the Emmy presenter began announcing "Race" as the winner.

"I was standing up to go down there and pick up the Emmy,” he says. "Incredible. It’s a joke. If the Emmys want their ratings back, they have to pick shows that deserve it."


http://livefeed.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/04/donald-trump-amazing-race-emmys.html


OK, after 8 1/2 years, this may be the most delayed follow up in the history of RFF, but I thought it was interesting. Thanks to Peach for pointing me to the quoted post.

Somebody is still annoyed about the 2004 Emmys.

“The Apprentice” was on the president’s mind as he explained why he thought he wouldn’t be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for his work with North Korea.

“Well, they’ll never give it to me. We should have gotten the Emmy for ‘The Apprentice,’ you know?” Trump said. “I had the No. 1 show, ‘The Apprentice.’ Arnold Schwarzenegger blew it. Big movie star. It was dead in two nights. I had it for 14 seasons.”

Trump recalled being at The Emmys after “The Apprentice’s” first season in 2004 when the show lost to “The Amazing Race.” It lost to “The Amazing Race” in 2005 as well.

“So they’re saying he’s done a magnificent job, this show has gone to the top of the heap … and the winner is, and I stood up … and they said ‘Amazing Race’ and I said, ‘You’ve got to be kidding?’ That show was terrible,” Trump said. “ ‘Amazing Race’ got it because ‘Amazing Race’ was the establishment.”


https://nypost.com/2018/11/28/trump-says-hes-done-with-the-apprentice-after-schwarzenegger-blew-it/ (https://nypost.com/2018/11/28/trump-says-hes-done-with-the-apprentice-after-schwarzenegger-blew-it/)

TAR stays winning!  :clap2: