China Rush/Amazing Race
jamestheron
August 07, 2010, 11:02 PM posted in General DiscussionUnless I missed a recent announcement for our local TV celebrity, this show starts very soon.
http://www.chinarush.tv/index.html
http://www.chinarush.tv/ContestantsDetail.aspx?team=molly_sarah
bababardwan
August 08, 2010, 10:23 AMis that link above:
http://www.chinarush.tv/index.html
...the best place to watch it online?
..I presume you can watch it any time after 8pm right?
Also, it had a countdown to 8pm ...and now it is counting down another 24 hours...I guess that's an error.
Also it was counting down to 8pm...but it was counting down to 8pm here, and Shanghai is 2 hours behind. Any explanation?
bababardwan
August 08, 2010, 10:36 AMhttp://www.icshanghai.com/
bababardwan
http://www.chinarush.tv/HighlightsIndex.aspx?key=video
bababardwan
funny thing is there is a link on the ics home page:
http://www.icshanghai.com/
to ics live...right under the schedule but clicking on it does nothing for me. Anyone got any tips?
bababardwan
August 11, 2010, 12:47 AMI never managed to watch the first episode on Sunday night live as I couldn't find a website that I could do it on. Does anyone know where you can catch the video of that first episode now?
danchao
I hope Sarah's ok with me sharing this link.
http://www.smgbb.cn/2010/tv/live.html?220-1281306600
bababardwan
dan..you're an absolute legend...got it...thanks so much :)
suxiaoya
Haha, thanks Dan :-p
bababardwan
I'm stoked. This is brilliant. All subtitled in zhongwen too and the very first task is so relevant to the recent "wrong way on the subway" lesson:
http://chinesepod.com/lessons/wrong-way-on-the-subway
..and predictably at 8m30s a team does go the wrong way.
Love the mix of teams too...including Masai warriors, and of course our very own suxiaoya. Jiayou !!
bababardwan
zaogao. that link doesn't seem to be working anymore. Luckily I saw all of the first episode but I wanted to still be able to view it again and also I don't seem to be able to access anything that will give me the second episode. Is this a problem with the site, or are they blocking it to outsiders now? Can't watch it live either now. The China Rush site still hasn't uploaded any full episodes ..it still says "coming soon". Also the ICS channel link to watching it live still doesn't work. Any tips anyone? I thought I had this sorted and nothings working anymore.
bababardwan
hey dan, don't worry about that above message. I think I've just worked out why I can't watch it live anywhere or get that link to work. It seems that public entertainment is being suspended for a day of mourning for victims of landslide in Gansu.
jen_not_jenny
Any chance of a link to Episode 2?
jen_not_jenny
...and I hope all those dwelling outside Shanghai thoroughly enjoyed the Expo song at 11:50...oh my goodness am I tired of hearing that "music"!
suxiaoya
Jen_not_jenny,
Episode 2 was indeed postponed for the reason bababardwan gave. They plan to do a double whammy this coming weekend, apparently, with an episode on both Saturday and Sunday evenings...
bababardwan
yeah, it looks like everything is back up and running today...except that link seems to take you to the last 7 days only [which means just follow that same link next time to watch it live or within 7 days..I hope] so episode 1 seems to be no longer available there. Anyone have a link to where episode 1 can still be seen?
bababardwan
thanks for letting us know it was postponed to Saturday. Loved the first episode btw. Jiayou !
suxiaoya
Haha, good to know you enjoyed it!
I was actually a bit disappointed. There was just too much going on to follow it all fully. Not that this is a big problem for me: Molly and I spent the first half of that episode running around like headless chickens; we were soooo hyped-up and had no idea what we were doing. Thankfully, this didn't get too much attention in the final edit ;-)
Anyway, I've been promised by the main Editor that the show gets a lot more exciting and engaging as the weeks goes on, with fewer teams left in the race...
bababardwan
too much going on to follow it all fully
..yeah, but TAR is always like that, particularly at the start when there are a lot of teams and you're not so familiar with who's who and the relationship in the team [so you're trying to read that as well].
running around like headless chickens
..hehe, yeah, it's always like that too. I think it's filmed/edited the way it is so as a viewer you're sharing the headless chook feeling. We're right there with you Sarah, hehe ;)
..Yeah, I'm sure it will get better and better. Cheers
suxiaoya
August 08, 2010, 03:51 AMHey jamestheron,
You didn't miss an announcement; I guess I just don't feel comfortable about self-promotion, especially when I've not seen any of the show myself yet!
For the premiere tonight, and the rest of the series, I will be doing my best not to take anything too seriously and to just enjoy the show for what it is. If you watch it, I hope you find it entertaining at least! :-)