Here are the 5 parts video of The Amazing Hunt: All-Stars. Enjoy watching!
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TAR19: FOLLOW-UP
Yes, this season of The Amazing Race is not at all impressive and it sure make some avid fans feel that it is not “Amazing” as it should be. While a reality TV analyst Andy Dehnart wrote a post about his decision of breaking up with The Amazing Race, CLICK HERE, many viewers still decide to watch the show not because they love the show but because there is no other reality TV show to watch on a Sunday night.
Andy pretty much stressed all the important points about why The Amazing Race is no longer “Amazing”. I as a producer of the replica of the show totally agree the problems that The Amazing Race has for the past several seasons. That’s why “The Amazing Hunt” is constantly coming up with new twists to change the dynamic of the race itself to make it feel fresh and surprising. We are not a TV show but it seems we are putting much more effort to improve ourselves than the actualy TV show.
The U.S. version currently has the worst production quality in comparison to all other spin off such as “Asia”, “China Rush” and “Australia”. But, on the other hand, these spin offs do not have to put on a season every year like the U.S. version. So, it does feel like The Amazing Race in U.S. does require a recharge in order to make it better. Yes, the logisitic of the race is something an outsider like us won’t have a grasp on, but we can still sense whether the effort is being put in to a show or not. Now, I can officially say, I will be looking forward to its 20th season since it is a big two-o after all. A serious revamp is definitely needed and The Amazing Race production can just look at how “The Amazing Hunt” is doing. Our twists may not be a total new and original concept, but it sure creates more dramas than the fake and frantic editing is trying to accomplish.
Lastly, it is only the second episode of The Amazing Race, apparently, the production team does try to change a few things about the race by not using the traditional red and yellow stripe markers as it has never appeared in the race so far. Also, they remake some signs and look like they do spend some money to change a few things this season.
TAR19: MEDIOCRE PREMIER
As always, 11 teams of two embarked on another race around the world. The promo is all about this season being extreme, extraordinary and exciting. Apparently, the premier doesn’t live up to it at all. With an entire episode focus on a new Hazard penalty, a team losing a passport, and the teams have all been in a very competitive situations in their life, not much is going on. The tasks were interesting but not unique. The locations were boring and typical. We don’t get to know much about the teams or they just don’t stand out. Seriously, the casting on The Amazing Race is just so stereotypical and not impressive.
In one of the previous entries, I mentioned about The Amazing Race is being on and off with their quality. The odd number of seasons are not doing as good as the even number of seasons. For the avid fans, we can’t really stand the unstable production. Seriously, I would love CBS to hire me to give a complete overhaul for The Amazing Race. It is desperate in need of a facelift. In my opinion, this could be the worst season premier ever in The Amazing Race history.
TAH SURVIVOR: STANLEY PARK
Almost 7 years ago, from here, Brockton Oval at Stanley Park, teams of 2 with existing relationships embarked on an urban adventure, Since then, more than 160 teams compete in 28 races across the Greater Vancouver region. So, we have selected 6 memorable teams to compete in our all-stars. However, what they don’t know that this time, they are going to start another new chapter in urban adventure. These 6 teams of all-stars will now become 12 castaways to force to work together to outwit, outplay and outlast as they begin the first ever The Amazing Hunt: Survivor.
TAR18 IS SO MUCH MORE THAN EXPECTED!
I haven’t commented on TAR18 until now because I am very into this season so much.
First, even though the casting is returned teams, but how the show introduced them in the “unfinished business” style and with additional footages from their previous seasons, certainly makes them interesting to watch again. In addition, since they all have raced once, these teams are definitely more cut-throat and aggressive making decisions whether they are good or bad. It is definitely great TV.
The racecourse setup is so much better than previous seasons. All the locations are exotic and the challenges are culture related. With two To Be Continued legs, even though TAR didn’t come up with any new aspect to spice up the race, it makes the race very unpredictable. In addition, with the upcoming Double U-Turns, the race is pushing teams’ limit to the max.
The HD presentation certainly widens the view for the race and it also brings so much drama into one screen. What I have also noticed, the editing this season is actually better and put in a few different editing styles. Also, with new intense background music to support all the conflicts, every moment is heighten.
It is only the fourth episode of TAR18 and it is doing better than ever! The Amazing Race is certainly on its way to claim its 8th Emmy Award.
“MAKE” OR “BREAK” IN 2011
The Amazing Hunt won’t be The Amazing Hunt without doing something new and different every year. Take that, The Amazing Race!! So, we would like to tell the oldies and the new comers that this year’s race may not be an easy ride. With this original and never-before-seen new element, it can either “make” or “break” the teams.
What is your prediction on this new element and how is it going to affect the race? What is this element called? All details will be revealed at our first race on July 9 2011.
UPDATE: As the race was cancelled this year, this new twist has never appeared in the race. So, it will make its first appearance sometime in 2012. On the other hand, this element was first identified and posted on our Facebook page known as “Hazard” back in March 2011 before the actual filming of TAR 19. We are glad that The Amazing Race thinks “Hazard” is such a good idea and they also featured their version of “Hazard” in the premier of TAR19. However, it was just an extra task like a speed bump. The Amazing Hunt’s version of ”Hazard” is not a brand new concept but we definitely give a more interesting twist to it.
TAR18: UNFINISHED BUSINESS
TAR 18 official teams list announced today at CBS website. As previous post indicated, these 11 teams will race once again for another shot at 1-million dollar prize. In addition, TAR will finally be shown in widescreen HD format on Feburary 20 2011.
TAR 18 IS ANOTHER ALL-STARS
Continuing the previous entry about “TAR is failing big time… in ideas”, the decision of having TAR 18 as another all-stars season sort of further ensure that TAR is going nowhere but down yet again.
Here is the list of teams on TAR18: All-Star (or they might call it redemption since no teams has won the race and some of them are close to winning in their respective seasons):
- Kynt and Vyxsin (Season 12: Finish 5th Place)
- Ron and Christina (Season 12: Finish 2nd Place)
- Amanda and Kris (Season 14: Finish 8th Place)
- Kisha and Jen (Season 14: Finish 4th Place)
- Jaime and Cara (Season 14: Finish 2nd Place)
- Margie and Luke (Season 14: Finish 3rd Place)
- Mel and Mike (Season 14: Finish 6th Place)
- Flight Time and Big Easy (Season 15: Finish 4th Place)
- Zev and Justin (Season 15: Finish 9th Place)
- Jet and Cord (Season 16: Finish 2nd Place)
- Gary and Mallory (Season 17: Finish 6th Place)
But, just to make sure I got the facts right, there might be a few logistic after another all-star season after all… First, with the production in High Definition, having the all-star teams will lower the cost on casting. Second, Phil’s schedule apparently doesn’t coincide with the regular TAR 18 production schedule so TAR has to quickly whip something up so that the viewers will still get to see Phil in another season of TAR. Some people commented that some teams weren’t worth it to be on the all-star list. Just to be fair, some teams may have turned down the chance of racing around the world second time. Personally, I agree that it is a very season 14-heavy selection which they should replace some with Nathan & Jennifer (Season 12) and Toni & Dallas (Season 13).
When I hear about the show is filming in HD, I was thinking… finally… after The Amazing Race Asia, The Amazing Race: China Rush and The Amazing Race Discovery Channel. The Amazing Race is the last TAR-series production that finally commit to high-definition filming. This could be the perfect opportunity for TAR to break its mold and start with some fresh new ideas. However, TAR still chooses to stay with the old predictable concept. The dud twist in TAR 17 called “Express Pass” is back again. So, we might also see “Double U-Turn” soon.
TAR IS FAILING BIG TIME… IN IDEAS!
Seriously, another U-Turn alternation?
“Express Pass” is good but it has a lame presentation as a prize in the first leg which we only see it once throughout the entire season. TAR could just use the same idea to reinvent “Fast Forward”. It was a nice opportunity to make the race refresh but was wasted!
Now, a “Double U-Turn” replaced the stupid “Blind U-Turn”. In theory, it is a great idea cause it makes two teams battle out for last place. However, as we learn from the history of The Amazing Race, what looks good on paper doesn’t necessary transcribe into interesting dramas on TV. Couldn’t the show come up with something brand new instead of keep going back to fix something that is not working well?
Honestly, having Phil explaining things like “an Amazing Race first” to make something horribly wrong into something wonderful is such a joke… For example, a Switchback where teams have to go through hay barrels in Sweden (poor task design or the producer just like to see racers get frustrated in a pile of hay), an Intersection that comes with a Roadblock in Season 16 (due to budget cut), a double Roadblocks in one leg in Season 16 (either there were production issues happened on the spot or a so-so concept that most people could come up with).
Whoever is responsible for coming up with these ideas should be fired!
OUR UNIQUE VISION IN COMPETITION
The Amazing Hunt is to set out to be the most authentic version of The Amazing Race. I believe we have achieved what we try to do for the past 6 years because we don’t put out easy challenges and use them as cheap ploy just to make the participants feel good about themselves.
Unlike most of the urban adventure series in British Columbia, we deliberately design the activities to take people out of their comfort zone. Yes, we understand that participants may feel discouraged and frustrated sometimes. However, by overcoming all the difficulties either mentally or physically, it makes the participants appreciated more of their accomplishment and it makes the experience more memorable.
Regardless, this is still an adventure that everyone can be a part of. Looking back to our winners, we have people in all ages, up to almost in their 60s both males, females and co-ed teams. In addition, these people have different types of pre-existing relationships that demonstrate their bond can carry them all the way to the finish line.
As we enter to our 7th year, the race will stay true and its authenticity based on the original reality TV show. At the same time, we will always bring new twists and surprises to make the race unpredictable as the year goes on.
With that said, we will bring the similar vision into our new competition, The Amazing Hunt Survivor.
This is a game that people need to outwit in strategy, outplay in challenges, and outlast in social interactions. Unlike The Amazing Hunt which requires two people to work as a team, The Amazing Hunt Survivor focuses on individuals about how they can dominate in one or possible more aspects in order to win the title of sole survivor. As we take on this new challenge, this is one more opportunity for us to take you to embark on another journey in reality TV competition.
