Amazing Race 17: Ep. 1 - They Don't Call It the Amazing Race for Nothin'!

[QUOTE=SeanDaniel;210226]I imagine HD would be a wee bit more expensive when you would have to be covering 15-20 locations at once, at least early on.[/QUOTE] How about Deadliest catch? They pull in about 1/4 the ratings of TAR and film in HD. [QUOTE]Q: How many camerapeople are on each boat? How many cameras are mounted on each boat and where are they located? A: There are two to three camera operators/producers on each boat. We have two fixed cameras mounted on the deck to capture the action at the rail, we have a camera on the captain, and then we may at any given time quick-mount another camera to capture a free-run time lapse or an angle our fixed cameras can't see. Q: How many cameras have been damaged during the course of filming the series, and how have they been ruined? A: Oh god. You should ask the accounting department. We lose almost every one of our cameras that we use out on deck. If they make it through the season, you would never want to use them again anyway. The salt and the moisture are deadly, and there's a good chance that the operator fell on the camera at least once. Do not buy a used camera from us.[/QUOTE] So basically they go through 5 or 6 cameras per boat[I] times[/I] 4-6 boats (depending on how many boats they rig per season + the B-Roll and exterior shot boats, + a camera crew at the coast guard station.) Let's say, they THROW AWAY at least 25-30 HD cameras a year. There is no excuse for CBS not buying a few HD cameras to film TAR...

[QUOTE=SeanDaniel;210237]I think the difference between TAR and DC is that DC has some awesome background that is more often than not a character all its own in the series (i.e. the Bering Sea). I don't watch TAR often but the background never seems that important to the show. [/QUOTE] Clearly you have not seen enough of the show. ;) It is entirely based on sweeping vistas of the sights, cities and sounds of far flung and exotic locations around the world. Every scenario is build upon the background in which the contestants exist in... I can't think of a show that could possibly benefit more from being in HD, that is not already in HD.

Team Glee? Well, clearly that will be molds' favorite team. :D

I haven't ever had to drive a left handed stick. That would be interesting! I'd probably grate the clutch as well...

[QUOTE=molds13;210251]Quite the opposite, actually...[/QUOTE] I don't like Glee either. Down with Glee! Down with Glee!

[QUOTE=fabulous788;210244]I think the mother/daughter team seems a bit awkward. I don't like it. They definitely shouldn't have signed up for this.[/QUOTE] It's awkward, but compelling at the same time.