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The Reason for The Siren in the Finale
« on: Sep 29^th, 2004, 1:53pm »

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Here you go: http://franklinavenue.blogspot.com/2004/09/final-word-on-this-amazing-ra ce.html

Monday, September 27, 2004

The Final Word on this 'Amazing Race'

I know, it's been almost a week... but here's one last word on the fifth season of Franklin Avenue's patron reality show, The Amazing Race.

Emmy winner "The Amazing Race" pulled strong ratings last week, as auds watched Chip and Kim narrowly beat rivals Colin and Christie, crossing the finish line first to collect a cool $1 million.

But the circus behind "Races" fifth season finale wound being up more thrilling than what actually appeared on screen involving Dallas police, local TV news helicopters and a big, white Cadillac floating down the Trinity River.

The pandemonium began when "Race" exec producer Bertram Van Munster and then-CBS reality exec Ghen Maynard showed up to the finish line at a remote Dallas park in a big, white Cadillac. As cameras focused on Chip and Kim racing toward the finish line, the Cadillacs brakes gave way and the car flew into the nearby river.

Believing Van Munster and Maynard were still in the car, staffers panicked and called 911 all while still trying to shoot the show.

"They didnt know which one was the priority," Van Munster says. "Everyone thought we were in it."

As the Cadillac began floating down the river and right behind the stage set up for the finish line Van Munsters and Maynards driver dove in and recovered some items. It also became apparent that no one had been in the car.

The cops then arrived (sirens can be detected on the show as Colin and Christie arrive), followed by the local news helicopters.

Worried that their secret was about to be blown, "Race" producers quickly rolled up the shows logo which had been plastered across the finish line in case the choppers moved their cameras off the floating Cadillac and on to the "Race" finish line.

The newscopters eventually moved on and it took three weeks, but the Cadillac was eventually pulled out of the river muck. And, much to Van Munsters relief, the "Race" winners remained a secret until last week.

In other race info, after talking to Van Munster I can confirm reports that the season finale left at least one challenge on the cutting room floor: A road block in Banff, Canada, in which teams had to build a teepee. Here's a pic of Chip and Kim finishing the task (with cameraman and soundguy in the back) from website The Practical Nomad, which somehow took some recon photos of the challenge:

Van Munster said the challenge was stuck on the cutting room floor -- as was footage of a jaunt through Banff, where the contestants first picked up their winter clothes -- due to time restraints.

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Re: The Reason for The Siren in the Finale
« Reply #1 on: Sep 29^th, 2004, 5:55pm »

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... They could have extended TAR into two different episodes -- one for leg 12 and one for leg 13... The more TAR, the better, right? Wink

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« Reply #2 on: Sep 30^th, 2004, 2:01am »

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Maybe CBS didn't have the room for that as another show started the week after that so had to squeeze it into that one day. I don't watch the show on CBS so I don't know.

Similar things happen on my local tv channels, but they cut unimportant parts of shows and show the important bit only. I realised this first when I watched a show, then bought the show on vcd and found those cut parts.

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Re: The Reason for The Siren in the Finale
« Reply #3 on: Oct 3^rd, 2004, 7:56am »

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woah. if i were a part of the TAR crew, i would be FREAKING OUT! that must've been so stressful.

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« Reply #4 on: Oct 8^th, 2004, 12:17pm »

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Yeah, I can't imagine the stress over that one!

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« Reply #5 on: Oct 8^th, 2004, 10:39pm »

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LOL... and there was me, hoping those sirens were Dallas PD after Colin and Christie flying down the right hand side of the interstate... darn... Sad

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