Chris Brown & Julia Morris for hosts!
No. They need to go with someone new. Not the same host of a version that was failing on another network by the time it ended. I think that Scott Tweedie would be perfect for this.
Well Travel Guides was extremely popular on Nine so they must be thinking that travel is in which might give it some potential.
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It didnāt fail because of the host. Season 3 bombed when Seven bloated the runtime, started it post 9pm and stupidly added an Australia v New Zealand twist.
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Yes but what Iām saying is that if you a rebooting a show thatās been done before on another networkā¦ going with the same host is a backward step. This needs to be a new race with a new host.
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As far as Iām concerned Ch10 did ok with the reboot of DWTS so I think theyād be alright doing a reboot of TARA.
Grant Bowler was great on The Mole, but on TARA he seemed a bit contrived, although perhaps he was told to try to be more like Phil Keoghan.
Obviously this show is very expensive to make so perhaps if theyāre able to get support from Virgin again then perhaps it would work.
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Iām more worried that it seems too rushed to air it before the end of the year if they really do intend too. They havnāt even really given much opportunity for people to apply, with most of us only hearing about it now and applications supposedly closing tomorrow. It would need to be airing by about September to fit into the year (well depending how many nights they show it but not much later than that) so that only leaves 3 months or so to cast, plan, film, edit and promote? I hope itās not rushed.
Applications extended until 10th June.
I think the Aussie version will not return until Q1 2020, perhaps up against Married at First Sight and whatever reality show Seven has scheduled.
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I think this would be the smart decision.
Iām assuming 10 will air this Q1 possibly with survivor coming forward as well.
Yeah Q1 would be better. The Amazing Race would definitely be a better show to fill the hole in Tenās schedule once Iām a Celebrity finishes. I think itās more likely to retain Celebs audience more than anything else.
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Youāre so right. They should just strip Family Feud at 7.30 weeknights and maybe go with Studio 10 Evenings at 8.30!
People will talk about them. They wonāt watch but they will talk. 
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From the Mediaweek article, it certainly sounds like they are trying to get it to run by the end of the yearā¦ unless they have ANOTHER franchise (I doubt it).
āThe other thing, a franchise I canāt talk about yet, will be huge for us too. We are finalising the contract at present.ā
McGarvey said 10 will have to move quickly on the new franchise to get it up for the very end of Q4.
As much as I would love to see it, I agree itās too rushed. Unless of course theyāve been planning this all year and just need the contestants.
It could only be possible if they had like 4 weeks filming and edited the eps as they go so editing the final ones while it goes to air.
Itās interesting thought how I saw the ad for this and they didnāt mention what it was now people know its Amazing Race a lot more will apply, so maybe they did them a favour?
Survivor has only just started filming and presumably this would air after Survivor. So I donāt think its unrealistic.
If they started filming by the end of June and wrapped up by August surely that would give them plenty of time to edit before an October launch.
Iām really enjoying this US season. Itās a great cast and Iām always so much more into the race when there are a few less teams. The double episode last week was great and so was the return of the head to head. Although it seemed that practice made perfect when it came to the head to head. Every team that lost a round then won it at the second attempt, so the Big Brother girls didnāt have much of a chance. I was relieved to see Rachael scrape through thoughā¦ she is so entertaining and funny to watch. Other than that Iām a big fan of Tyler and Korey but like most of the teams left. Chris and Brett seem to have improved as the race has gone on. I didnāt expect them to last.
I agree that Rachael is funny to watch but Iām still not really a fan. Seems her sister is the stabilising one, the one who tries to calm down Rachael when she has one of her mini breakdowns.
I know that so far only TAR teams have won the legs so far but I wouldnāt be surprised if Chris and Brett win one at some stage. Theyāre getting stronger because theyāre starting to understand how the race works. That said, I still love Tyler and Korey, Colin and Christie and Team Fun.
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Agree, the Big Brother teams are all pretty annoying (with the exception of Nicole & Victor). Maybe Iām being biased but I have really loved the Survivor teams - Chris & Bret especially. All The Amazing Race teams have been fantastic, canāt say I like Team Fun at all - too loud and obnoxious.