The Amazing Race Philippines on AXN Fan-Made Concept Season 1: “Leg 2/EPISODE 2 (India → Thailand)” [PILOT EPISODE NO. #2]

The Amazing Race Philippines on AXN Fan-Made Concept Season 1: “Leg 2/EPISODE 2 (India → Thailand)” [PILOT EPISODE NO. #2] - “Power of the Yield”

PIT STOP: Golden Temple

HOST: “This is Amritsar, India. And here at Amritsar lies the Golden Temple. This ‘Golden Temple’ or in Hindi ‘Harmandir Sahib’  meaning the ‘house of god’  will serve as the start of the 2nd leg of ‘The Amazing Race Philippines’ .”

HOST: “Teams will move to Bangkok, Thailand from India for the ‘pit start’  ...”

PIT START: Wat Niwet Thammaprawat (Bangkok, Thailand)

HOST: “... at Wat Niwet Thammaprawat. Because the team was the first team to arrive, that team will depart at this required time.”

CLUE: “ROUTE INFO: Welcome to Thailand! Make your way to Bo Ngoen Pla Pao Restaurant to find your next clue.”

PROCEED TO: Bo Ngoen Pla Pao Restaurant

HOST: “Teams must travel by taxi to Bo Ngoen Pla Pao Restaurant where they’ll find their next clue.”

HOST: “A ‘Roadblock’ is a task that requires one team member to perform, ...”

ROADBLOCK: “Who’s got a taste for adventure?”

HOST: “... in this Roadblock that team member must eat a bowl of one of Thailand’s after-school activity: ‘stir-fried crickets and grasshoppers’, ...”

HOST: “... once they finish a bowl of fried insects, they’ll receive their next clue.”

PROCEED TO: Golden Mount Temple

HOST: “Teams must make their way to Golden Mount Temple where they’ll have to search for a ...”

HOST: “... 30-minute or 60-minute (1 hour) digital timer, their digital timers will give teams the power to stop another team racing for 30 or 60 minutes when they encounter a ‘Yield’ during the Race: ‘the power of the Yield can be used to stop a team in their tracks, dramatically affecting the outcome of the Race’; once they find the timers they needed they can get their next clue.”

CLUE: “DETOUR: ‘Bacon’ or ‘Eggs’. ...”

HOST: “A ‘Detour’ is a choice between two tasks each has its own pros and cons. ...”

HOST: “... In this Detour, teams must choose between: ‘Bacon’  or ‘Eggs’ .”

DETOUR: “Bacon”

HOST: “In ‘Bacon’, teams had to find marked tuk-tuks on Larn Luang Road and then direct their tuk-tuk drivers to drive them to a nearby Pig Monument ...”

HOST: “... to get their next clue (teams were allowed to seek directions from locals but could not get assistance from the driver).”

DETOUR: “Eggs”

HOST: “In ‘Eggs’, teams had to travel to Pak Khlong Talat, find an egg store on Asadang Road, and deliver 20 trays of eggs by using a wheeler to a nearby egg stall without breaking the eggs to receive their next clue.”

PIT STOP: Wat Pho

HOST: “Teams must make their way by taxi to the pit stop at ‘Wat Pho’, ‘Wat Pho’ is best known for Thailand’s largest ‘Reclining Buddha’ which is 46 meters long and 15 meters high, and it’s now the 2nd Pit Stop of the Race. The last team to check in here may be eliminated.”

BEHIND-THE-SCENES:

Well, way back in Season 32 of “The Amazing Race (USA/US)” we have the Yield back since it was last seen in Season 11 (All Stars) ...

... so I’m making new twists for the Yield in my design leg rather than hourglasses, I was thinking of digital timer clocks for the upcoming Yield with 30 minutes or 60 minutes (1 hour) digital timers instead of 10 minutes or 20 minutes hourglasses.

The “eating fried crickets and grasshoppers” Roadblock task (“Who's got a taste for adventure?”) was actually ...

... a recycled task from Season 9 of TAR: USA/US’ Fast Forward task: “Eat Crickets & Grasshoppers” at the same restaurant in “Bo Ngoen Pla Pao Restaurant” ...

... I also featured Tyler MacNiven as a cameo (not really, it’s actually made up for this fan-made design leg concept) in this Roadblock task as part of the “eating fried crickets and grasshoppers” thing, the Roadblock question title: "Who's got a taste for adventure?" is named after a Roadblock task from Season 14, Leg 10.2 of “The Amazing Race” in Beijing, China at Donghuamen Night Market where they have to eat exotic Chinese street food (“Eat Street Food”) which is: *grasshoppers, *beetle larvae, *scorpion, and *starfish.

Some of the recycled locations and the Detour task options in Bangkok are actually from Season 1 of “The Amazing Race Asia” (Leg 7/Episode 7: “New Zealand → Singapore → Thailand”): ...

... Bangkok Buddhist Temple (Wat Niwet Thammaprawat) for the Pit Start ...

... Golden Mount Temple (Wat Saket – Golden Mount) for the task's location on finding digital timers for the upcoming Yield ...

... same tasks and same locations for the Detour from Season 1 of TAR: Asia (*NOTE: This is one of my favorite Detour of TARA 1!) ...

... and also TARA1’s Leg 7 pit stop: “Wat Pho” as a recycled Pit Stop location for my Season 1 fan-made concept for “The Amazing Race Philippines on AXN”.

Well, I'm not sure if I will make more episodes/legs for “The Amazing Race Philippines on AXN” 1st Revival Concept in the future because these are just two pilot episodes with Amritsar, India for Leg 1 and Bangkok, Thailand for Leg 2 ...

... and also I'm working on a new TAR project concept called: “The Amazing Race: Pinoy Rush” in association with GMA Network (GMA 7) and AXN next year, which focuses on teams from all over the world and The Philippines (host) to “race across The Philippines” for US$100,000 (for international winning teams) or ₱1,000,000/₱1 Million (for Philippine winning teams) and more; ...

... this is actually based on a format in China called

“The Amazing Race: China Rush/极速前进：冲刺！”, ...

... well I didn't like TV5’s version of “The Amazing Race Philippines” because of its over-recycled tasks, its horrible TARP/TARPH envelope logo/text design, and the host Derek Ramsay was not suitable or perfect as host

for TAR: Philippines; ...

... for the concept for "The Amazing Race: Pinoy Rush", I want something to be like or influenced/inspired by “The Amazing Race Canada” that has 100% original/self-made tasks based on our culture and facts here in The Philippines but not recycled task(s) in other versions of TAR (because TARCanada has 100% self-made tasks based on their culture in Canada) while TARCR a bit

50%-75% inspired. ...

... I'm not sure if I'm making more episodes of my concept: "The Amazing Race Philippines on AXN" in the future, but I'm giving you a preview of my upcoming legs for this concept in the future: Vietnam for Legs 3-4, South Africa for Leg 5, France for Leg 6, United Kingdom for Leg 7, Germany for Leg 8, Italy for Legs 9-10, Japan for Leg 11, and finally The Philippines for the final leg (Leg 12).

*ADDITIONAL NOTE: Originally this episode’s title was supposed to be “Power to Yield”, but changed to “Power of the Yield” instead to explain how the "Yield" is used in the game.

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The Amazing Race Philippines on AXN Fan-Made Concept Season 1: “Leg 1/EPISODE 1 (India)” [PILOT EPISODE]

The Amazing Race Philippines on AXN Fan-Made Concept Season 1: “Leg 1/EPISODE 1 (India)” [PILOT EPISODE] - “We’re Not In The Philippines, Anymore!”

HOST: "This is Amritsar, India. A population of 1,480,000 people. ..."

STARTING LINE: Wagah Border Park (Amritsar, India)

HOST: "... ‘Wagah Border Park’. This will serve as the starting line in a ‘race around the world’ and ‘The Amazing Race Philippines’. ..."

HOST: "... In just a few minutes you will embark on the first time in Philippine history: ‘The Amazing Race’. ..."

HOST: "... Hidden throughout the ‘race’ is three ‘Express Passes’, now the ‘Express Pass’  gives you the advantage to skip a task you don't want to complete. To win the ‘Express Pass’  you must complete an Express Pass task, and then you'll be rewarded with it. ..."

HOST: "... Is everybody ready? The race begins. Good luck. Race safe, race well. ... GO!!!"

CLUE: "ROADBLOCK: Welcome to India! Who wants to cross between borders?"

HOST: "A ‘Roadblock’ is a task that requires one team member to perform ..."

ROADBLOCK: “Who wants to cross between borders?”

HOST: "... In this Roadblock, that team member must perform a synchronized march for the ‘Attari-Wagah Border Ceremony’ by the Border Security Force here at Wagah Border Park which borders India and Pakistan. They must pick one of the mentors to teach one team member how to perform a march, then perform it in front of a Pakistan Ranger, if the Ranger is satisfied with the performance, the person must shake hands with the Ranger and be rewarded with a clue."

PROCEED TO: Gobindgarh Fort

HOST: "Teams must make their way to Gobindgarh Fort and search the grounds for their next clue."

HOST: "Teams may have the opportunity to win an ‘Express Pass’ or ..."

HOST: "... or move on. ..."

EXPRESS PASS REWARD: Unlock the Past (Unlock the Chest from a 4-digit Lock to retrieve The Express Pass)

HOST: "... To win the Express Pass, teams must unlock the chest from a 4-digit lock to retrieve the Express Pass, they must figure out on ‘what year did the British first occupy India’ (correct answer: ‘1858’), once they got the correct code ..."

HOST: "... they'll win the Express Pass reward."

PROCEED TO: Heritage Street

HOST: "Teams must make their way to Heritage Street and find the statue of Ranjit Singh; it's here that teams will find their next clue."

ROUTE INFO: Drink Lassi

HOST: "Teams must make their way to Giani Punjabi Lassi and drink a local dairy beverage known as a ‘lassi’ before receiving their next clue."

HOST: "A ‘Detour’ is a choice between two tasks each has its own pros and cons. ..."

HOST: "... In this Detour, teams must choose between two tasks where chess originated here in India, their choice: ‘Make Your Move’  or ‘Make Your Piece’ ."

DETOUR: “Make Your Move”

HOST: "In ‘Make Your Move’, requires teams to make their way to Amritsar Chess Club, where two people recreate one of the famous chess games between Eugene Torre and Vishy Anand during the Dubai Olympiad in 1986, ..."

HOST: "... here they must observe one of the chess moves and recreate them in a separate chess table ..."

HOST: "... by one team member is on the white side while the other team member is on the black side, once they get the correct chess moves ..."

HOST: "... they will receive their next clue."

DETOUR: “Make Your Piece”

HOST: "In ‘Make Your Piece’, requires teams to make their way to this chess factory where they make chess pieces for the FIDE chess tournaments, and there they have to learn to make and sculpt a chess piece ..."

HOST: "... before receiving their next clue."




ROUTE INFO: Figure Out Your Next Destination

HOST: "Teams must figure out the clue written in Hindi (हरिमन्दिर साहिब) on their ‘trophy’ or ‘chess piece’ is leading them to the Pit Stop at ..."

PIT STOP: Golden Temple

HOST: "... ‘Golden Temple’. Used as a spiritual site for Sikhism, it is now the first Pit Stop for this leg of the Race. The last team to check in here ..."

HOST: "... maybe eliminated."

HOST: "... As the winners for this leg of the Race, you have won an additional +₱10,000 to share with your team. You can use it after the Race."

BEHIND-THE-SCENES:

The reason why I had to start with Amritsar, India (rather than Mumbai, Kolkata, Jaipur, or New Delhi) is that one of the Detour challenges/options has to do with ...

... the true origins of chess here in India known as “Chaturanga” or ...

... where chessmen/chess pieces are made for the FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs/International Chess Federation/World Chess Federation) World Chess Championship in a factory at Amritsar, India (this one is for the “Make Your Piece” Detour task). ...

... I remember playing Chessmaster PC Video Games when I was a kid way back in the 2000s, ...

... this is where I learned how to play chess correctly with Chessmaster 9000 ... 

... until now I still (almost) play (one of my Uncle's games) Chessmaster II ...

... on (not) PlayStation (PlayStation 1/PS1/PSX), ...

... back then before I learned how to play chess I usually watched my father playing Chessmaster 7000, ... 

... Chessmaster 9000, or this game “Cyber Chess”; ...

... but now he currently plays Chess (or Chess.com) on his mobile or iPad. ...

... Well we never have a task involving Western-style Chess

for “The Amazing Race” ...

.. except the Chinese Chess theme Detour task: “Make Your Move” (also inspired for the title of my TARPH design leg Detour task) where the task involves: ...

... “by selecting four chess pieces from a Chinese Chess board as references and they must match the shape and color to their human counterpart ...

... and place them on its human-sized chessboard.”; well I really wanted a task that involved in Western-style Chess rather than Chinese Chess for a long time now or until now, ...

... I discovered how chess pieces are made for FIDE Chess Tournaments in Amritsar, India on YouTube.

If I'm going to make a leg in Amritsar, India because of the “Make Your Piece” Detour task in a chess factory in Amritsar, I have to watch a video about or on Amritsar in India like this one: “10 BEST Things to do in Amritsar Punjab in 2024 🇮🇳” by Nomac Guides.

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