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Save The Amazing Race!
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Posted by: appleye1

Sign the petition! :up:

Posted by: TiVoJedi

I've never heard of any of these online petitions actually working to sway the minds of network executives. It's too easy for anyone to plug in e-mail addresses and names. I think a hand-written letter snailmailed would be more effective because it takes more effort to do so. Just my 2 cents...

Posted by: Michael R

Since The Amazing Race has now become Fear Factor I say ash can it.

Posted by: ADent

918 signatures so far.

Posted by: steelcurtain

quote:
Originally posted by Michael R
Since The Amazing Race has now become Fear Factor I say ash can it.

While TAR has gone down the "eat disgusting food" road, I think there's a major difference between TAR and Fear Factor. Fear Factor makes people eat (what they percieve to be) gross foods just for the shock factor. TAR has people eat things that locals would generally eat. I don't have a problem with that; it just gives them the opportunity to "taste" the local flavor before they take off--pun intended.

Posted by: BBQ Chicken

I don't really like the show much, I have watched every episode, but it hasn't drawn me in and it could be a lot better. I am indifferent as to it getting cancelled.

Posted by: Rangers4me

quote:
Originally posted by TiVoJedi
I've never heard of any of these online petitions actually working to sway the minds of network executives. It's too easy for anyone to plug in e-mail addresses and names. I think a hand-written letter snailmailed would be more effective because it takes more effort to do so. Just my 2 cents...

Actually, I read in an interview with Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane, that because of an online petition, Family Guy was kept on for an additional year.

Posted by: Todd

I signed it. It's now up to 983 sigatures...

Posted by: TheDewAddict

So this season, what disgusting "Fear Factor" food, beside the live octupii, were the contestants made to eat?

Posted by: Fleegle

quote:
Originally posted by Rangers4me
Actually, I read in an interview with Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane, that because of an online petition, Family Guy was kept on for an additional year.

That was before every show that's on the bubble or cancelled got an Internet petition. It's almost automatic. Networks are paying less and less attention to them.

Posted by: zyzzx

Is TAR really that close to being canned? First The Mole and now this? That sucks.

Posted by: c3po33

Up to 1510 signatures now!

Posted by: rhuntington3

Blah. All reality shows should be cancelled.

Posted by: smak

Fyi:

http://www.showbizdata.com/contacts...ws.cfm?id=33258

May be good news as far as the ratings...

-smak-

Posted by: DancnDude

quote:
Originally posted by zyzzx
Is TAR really that close to being canned? First The Mole and now this? That sucks.

Well The Mole isn't cancelled yet. They actually did just shoot another run of Celebrity Mole: Yukatan which will be airing in a few months (no release date planned but it has already been filmed).

Posted by: speedy4022

A reality show getting axed I can't say I feel sorry after seeing the cancellation of most of the shows I watched to make room for one more.

Posted by: Dromomaniac

quote:
Originally posted by DancnDude
They actually did just shoot another run of Celebrity Mole: Yukatan which will be airing in a few months (no release date planned but it has already been filmed).

Did Celebrity Mole actually do better ratings-wise than regular Mole? Even if AC can't return, I'd love to see the "old" Mole come back, instead of another lame version with D-List celebrities. :rolleyes:

Posted by: cello

(why are all of these anti-reality show people reading this topic? :rolleyes: )

Posted by: speedy4022

quote:
Originally posted by cello
(why are all of these anti-reality show people reading this topic? :rolleyes: )

I can answer this most of the anti-reality show people saw their shows like firefly, John doe and others canceled after online petitions it is good to see a reality show being canceled :) So maybe this is beginning of no reality shows on TV.

Posted by: cello

I was a Firefly fan myself, but I don't see why people who hate reality shows read threads about reality shows, and post negative comments that have no interesting content. I guess the urge to troll about things you don't know much about is too strong...

Posted by: speedy4022

I will admit I have watched the amazing race a few times and as reality shows go it is far from the worst but the anti reality show people like me who are commenting are just venting nothing more.there have been a lot of shows that have gotten canceled this summer that people on this forum like I have canceled 5 or 6 season passes myself and to me if there is room for shows like performing as in the schedule there should be room for firefly or even the amazing race.

Posted by: askewed

This is a post from director Kevin Smith from his web site. www.viewaskew.com

It's Kevins reply to a poster who wants people to sign an online petition to make actor Jason Lee Fletch in Kevin's new movie 'Fletch Won'.

I just thought it was an interesting view on this topic from someone who may know more that us...

<start>
Current voting taken from the Yahoo Upcoming Movies Site.

: Jason Lee 28% (1650 votes)

Okay, so these 1650 people pay to go see "Fletch Won" with Jason Lee (I'd be one of them),
and the movie has an opening box office weekend of about $16,500 - which makes "Gigli"
look like a hit by comparison.

The problem with any interne polling is how marginalized the studios feel the 'net audience
is. For example, if the studios took the 'net audience seriously, Bruce Campbell would be
playing Fletch. And Superman. And he'd be in the new "Star Wars" flicks. And every other
movie.

The fact of the matter is, no matter how vast the 'net audience may seem, it's actually only a
small percentage of the potential audience a movie has when released into the marketplace
(I mean, based on this site, you'd imagine our flicks would gross one hundred million bucks;
but alas, we hit thirty and it's all over). There are a world of folks out there who, believe it
or not, have never heard of Lee. But they've heard of Will Smith, Ben Affleck, etc, etc. And
while having a big name in your picture is no guarantee the studio will even make its money
back (witness the aforementioned much-maligned "Gigli"), historically, it's better insurance
that the movie will earn, based on the following any particular actor has.

So this polling stuff or signature campaigns (and internet signature campaigns are even
more specious, because there are ways for one guy to stuff produce as many names as he
can think up, if it's a name-only document) will mean very little to any studio, unless you
can produce not just one, but TWO million unique, individual signatures with valid contact
information of people who are willing to swear on the lives of their children that they will
absolutely stay away from any "Fletch" movie WITHOUT Lee in it.

Or, y'know, y'all could've went to see "A Guy Thing", or "Stealing Harvard" and powered them
to blockbuster status.

Regardless, there are 74,447 registered users at this site (some of whom are folks with
multiple handles). So let's be generous and round that off to 60,000 folks who would kill or
die to see Lee play "Fletch". Get all their signatures and info, and you've only got 940,000
more people to get before you're halfway to making Harvey Weinstein MAYBE think twice
about casting Lee.
<stop>

Posted by: hookbill

I don't get it. Who said AR was cancelled? What's all the panic about?

Posted by: rasheed

quote:
Originally posted by hookbill
I don't get it. Who said AR was cancelled? What's all the panic about?

Well, it hasn't been renewed yet...so the assumption is being made.

Rasheed

Posted by: DancnDude

quote:
Originally posted by Dromomaniac
Did Celebrity Mole actually do better ratings-wise than regular Mole? Even if AC can't return, I'd love to see the "old" Mole come back, instead of another lame version with D-List celebrities. :rolleyes:

I am actually not sure about the ratings. The celeb version did at least well enough for them to order another run, and if it continues to do well we may see another real version.