Season 4's Villains

One thing I learned in "The Apprentice", Donald Trump rarely pays attention to the attitude of the contestants. His concern always is performance - if you delivered what is expected from you - then you're on Mr Trump's side.

In TARA, I guess, as long as the racers do not cheat to complete a task ahead of the others, that's fine with me. If they're not friendly with other racers, it's fine with me also.

I agrre Mai. I remeber the former President of our company (who was an American by the way), he always say, I don't care how you do it, just do it.

Mai-Siomai wrote:

One thing I learned in "The Apprentice", Donald Trump rarely pays attention to the attitude of the contestants. His concern always is performance - if you delivered what is expected from you - then you're on Mr Trump's side.

In TARA, I guess, as long as the racers do not cheat to complete a task ahead of the others, that's fine with me. If they're not friendly with other racers, it's fine with me also.

Well, I read a blog of one contestant of The Apprentice. He said that everything went under heavy load of editing before it finally made it to the airing. Sometimes, it is not the work the contestant has/hasn't done which causes him/her to get fired, haha...

Anyway, yeah. In TARA, the basic rule is that no cheating allowed. BUT, when they try to outsmart other teams using some sneaky strategies, that's kinda "sneaky" and that's probably what makes them "villains",

Z-1988 wrote:

Mai-Siomai wrote:

One thing I learned in "The Apprentice", Donald Trump rarely pays attention to the attitude of the contestants. His concern always is performance - if you delivered what is expected from you - then you're on Mr Trump's side.

In TARA, I guess, as long as the racers do not cheat to complete a task ahead of the others, that's fine with me. If they're not friendly with other racers, it's fine with me also.

Well, I read a blog of one contestant of The Apprentice. He said that everything went under heavy load of editing before it finally made it to the airing. Sometimes, it is not the work the contestant has/hasn't done which causes him/her to get fired, haha...

Anyway, yeah. In TARA, the basic rule is that no cheating allowed. BUT, when they try to outsmart other teams using some sneaky strategies, that's kinda "sneaky" and that's probably what makes them "villains",

Well Z, all TV shows, regardless if its genre is reality or not are under the mercy of the producers and director. They edit the show so that it will head towards the direction of the storyline that they wish. Anyway, I guess that also happened in TARA. Some of the racers were made to look bad, while some where made to look nice. So the reality show....isn't really real! hehe

Mai-Siomai wrote:

Well Z, all TV shows, regardless if its genre is reality or not are under the mercy of the producers and director. They edit the show so that it will head towards the direction of the storyline that they wish. Anyway, I guess that also happened in TARA. Some of the racers were made to look bad, while some where made to look nice. So the reality show....isn't really real! hehe

Ironically, that's the reality of reality shows

Mai-Siomai wrote:

Z-1988 wrote:

Mai-Siomai wrote:

One thing I learned in "The Apprentice", Donald Trump rarely pays attention to the attitude of the contestants. His concern always is performance - if you delivered what is expected from you - then you're on Mr Trump's side.

In TARA, I guess, as long as the racers do not cheat to complete a task ahead of the others, that's fine with me. If they're not friendly with other racers, it's fine with me also.

Well, I read a blog of one contestant of The Apprentice. He said that everything went under heavy load of editing before it finally made it to the airing. Sometimes, it is not the work the contestant has/hasn't done which causes him/her to get fired, haha...

Anyway, yeah. In TARA, the basic rule is that no cheating allowed. BUT, when they try to outsmart other teams using some sneaky strategies, that's kinda "sneaky" and that's probably what makes them "villains",

Well Z, all TV shows, regardless if its genre is reality or not are under the mercy of the producers and director. They edit the show so that it will head towards the direction of the storyline that they wish. Anyway, I guess that also happened in TARA. Some of the racers were made to look bad, while some where made to look nice. So the reality show....isn't really real! hehe

Indeed, that was my point It's not that "real".

haha! Yeah!

I want the Riches to be like Marc and Rovi....alpha-males who are nice and funny at the same time. You don't actually have to be a bad person just so you could be successful, right?

Mai-Siomai wrote:

haha! Yeah!

I want the Riches to be like Marc and Rovi....alpha-males who are nice and funny at the same time. You don't actually have to be a bad person just so you could be successful, right?

exactly, and racers don't have to be a "villain" to get the camera in front of them, lol. Sure, it is the easiest way to get it, but still, there are still other plenty chances

But let's admit it, the villains are the most talked about and watched. People seem to watch every thing they do lol

The_Siege wrote:

Actually, I love TARA's perceived villains. I just got tired of the goody goody winning I want "evil" to shine once in a while

hehe. I don't really care. I just hope team pinas will bring home the bacon this time around.

The_Siege wrote:

But let's admit it, the villains are the most talked about and watched. People seem to watch every thing they do lol

hahaha, it is 100% true But do you want the "villain" image to be attached with you after the show (if you were in the race)?

The_Siege wrote:

Mai-Siomai wrote:

Well Z, all TV shows, regardless if its genre is reality or not are under the mercy of the producers and director. They edit the show so that it will head towards the direction of the storyline that they wish. Anyway, I guess that also happened in TARA. Some of the racers were made to look bad, while some where made to look nice. So the reality show....isn't really real! hehe

Ironically, that's the reality of reality shows

in contrary, that's how fake reality shows are... hahaha...

Z-1988 wrote:

The_Siege wrote:

But let's admit it, the villains are the most talked about and watched. People seem to watch every thing they do lol

hahaha, it is 100% true But do you want the "villain" image to be attached with you after the show (if you were in the race)?

because, every one of us, in a way or another, had experienced being with a villain in our life...

inan_kewl wrote:

The_Siege wrote:

Mai-Siomai wrote:

Well Z, all TV shows, regardless if its genre is reality or not are under the mercy of the producers and director. They edit the show so that it will head towards the direction of the storyline that they wish. Anyway, I guess that also happened in TARA. Some of the racers were made to look bad, while some where made to look nice. So the reality show....isn't really real! hehe

Ironically, that's the reality of reality shows

in contrary, that's how fake reality shows are... hahaha...

yeah

inan_kewl wrote:

The_Siege wrote:

Mai-Siomai wrote:

Well Z, all TV shows, regardless if its genre is reality or not are under the mercy of the producers and director. They edit the show so that it will head towards the direction of the storyline that they wish. Anyway, I guess that also happened in TARA. Some of the racers were made to look bad, while some where made to look nice. So the reality show....isn't really real! hehe

Ironically, that's the reality of reality shows

in contrary, that's how fake reality shows are... hahaha...

Yeah, that's another way of saying it.

inan_kewl wrote:

Z-1988 wrote:

The_Siege wrote:

But let's admit it, the villains are the most talked about and watched. People seem to watch every thing they do lol

hahaha, it is 100% true But do you want the "villain" image to be attached with you after the show (if you were in the race)?

because, every one of us, in a way or another, had experienced being with a villain in our life...

hahaha! But I don't want to be identified as the villain even if I am one!

Mai-Siomai wrote:

inan_kewl wrote:

Z-1988 wrote:

The_Siege wrote:

But let's admit it, the villains are the most talked about and watched. People seem to watch every thing they do lol

hahaha, it is 100% true But do you want the "villain" image to be attached with you after the show (if you were in the race)?

because, every one of us, in a way or another, had experienced being with a villain in our life...

hahaha! But I don't want to be identified as the villain even if I am one!

that's it. Probably we need to think of this IF we are in a reality show (Inan should think of this since he is the most likely to be in TARA now, hahahaha)

Do you still remember how Andy was depicted as the villain in season 1?? Well, not fun of course, hehe

if reality shows are fake, then can we still call it REALITY?... now I'm confused...

RaG@zZo wrote:

if reality shows are fake, then can we still call it REALITY?... now I'm confused...

come to think about it, probably the closest show to a "reality" is a documentary show, hehehe

RaG@zZo wrote:

if reality shows are fake, then can we still call it REALITY?... now I'm confused...

Yes, technically. Because the "contestants" act and speak naturally, they do not follow a script. They do not portray a character, but themselves only. It's hard to act like someone you're not, most especially if there's a camera that captures your moves 24/7.

It's really the producers and director who edit the show....and make some people look bad or nice. They are the ones who set the "story line". They may not have the influence on the winner....but they will definitely make it an intriguing show!

Z-1988 wrote:

RaG@zZo wrote:

if reality shows are fake, then can we still call it REALITY?... now I'm confused...

come to think about it, probably the closest show to a "reality" is a documentary show, hehehe

So true! Like the ones shown in NGC, History Channel and Discovery. Also, a reality show can be those shown in CNN and other news channels!

Mai-Siomai wrote:

Z-1988 wrote:

RaG@zZo wrote:

if reality shows are fake, then can we still call it REALITY?... now I'm confused...

come to think about it, probably the closest show to a "reality" is a documentary show, hehehe

So true! Like the ones shown in NGC, History Channel and Discovery. Also, a reality show can be those shown in CNN and other news channels!

LOL, yeah, those shows are waay more "real" than a reality show, LOL

RaG@zZo wrote:

if reality shows are fake, then can we still call it REALITY?... now I'm confused...

we can call it whatever we want. REALITY is just a proper name to categorically distinguish these kinds of shows on TV from all others.

They probably called it as such because it depicts actions and interactions in a seemingly REAL way... Granted the feelings and emotions are real, the whole concept is not...

A simple example, a team is riding a cab, it shows they will ride a cab, but the reality is they have to take the "riding the cab" scene in 4 or 5 shots, one while flagging the cab, another while the camera is inside the cab looking at the team, another with the camera zooming on one member of the team talking to the driver, another while the team is getting inside the cab and the final shot: the cab zooming away... but wait, the cameraman is not omnipresent, he has to be in the proper positions to be able to capture the shots flawlessly...

inan_kewl wrote:

RaG@zZo wrote:

if reality shows are fake, then can we still call it REALITY?... now I'm confused...

we can call it whatever we want. REALITY is just a proper name to categorically distinguish these kinds of shows on TV from all others.

They probably called it as such because it depicts actions and interactions in a seemingly REAL way... Granted the feelings and emotions are real, the whole concept is not...

A simple example, a team is riding a cab, it shows they will ride a cab, but the reality is they have to take the "riding the cab" scene in 4 or 5 shots, one while flagging the cab, another while the camera is inside the cab looking at the team, another with the camera zooming on one member of the team talking to the driver, another while the team is getting inside the cab and the final shot: the cab zooming away... but wait, the cameraman is not omnipresent, he has to be in the proper positions to be able to capture the shots flawlessly...

yeah, exactly. That's the reality of a reality show, haha

inan_kewl wrote:

RaG@zZo wrote:

if reality shows are fake, then can we still call it REALITY?... now I'm confused...

we can call it whatever we want. REALITY is just a proper name to categorically distinguish these kinds of shows on TV from all others.

They probably called it as such because it depicts actions and interactions in a seemingly REAL way... Granted the feelings and emotions are real, the whole concept is not...

A simple example, a team is riding a cab, it shows they will ride a cab, but the reality is they have to take the "riding the cab" scene in 4 or 5 shots, one while flagging the cab, another while the camera is inside the cab looking at the team, another with the camera zooming on one member of the team talking to the driver, another while the team is getting inside the cab and the final shot: the cab zooming away... but wait, the cameraman is not omnipresent, he has to be in the proper positions to be able to capture the shots flawlessly...

Wow! We've got insider info from a mactor! j/k Inan!

Of course, we have an idea how it's done.....Z and I were just posting messages for the sake of posting one. hehe