The Official Production Order Thread

[The Ancient Warrior]

Umm, not quite.  I said "The Lion-Slashed Jacket of Sacagawea" was Episode 88, but I guess it's Episode 86 instead.  Thanks for pointing it out, I'll change that on my site.

[TBombMadeEZ]

After reading Renegade's site, I'm going to guess that "The Smashed Printing Plate of Frederick Douglass" is tomorrows episode on Nick.

Predictions for Thursday & Friday?

[The Mandarin Hand]

It IS Thursday, dude...

3x32 - Melted Head
3x31 - Taj Mahal Turban
3x30 - Egyptian Queen
3x29 - Egyptian King

[TBombMadeEZ]

It wasn't Thursday on the West Coast. ;-D

So did they only record four episodes a day, or five? I thought I read somewhere it was five.  Did it depend on the season?

[The Mandarin Hand]

Season-dependent.

[nicklegends]

Season-dependent.

Well, one would suspect so, but there're still unanswered questions that need to be confirmed though the actual numbers. I'm most interested personally in seeing how they taped the six-episode layout 1-5. Could the crew really have survived taping 24 straight rounds of the show, with 72 contestants in the studio simultaneously?

[The Mandarin Hand]

You also have to remember, Ed, that one of those six is just the Temple Run for Belshazzar.  So really, it was five episodes with another Temple Run tacked on.

[nicklegends]

You also have to remember, Ed, that one of those six is just the Temple Run for Belshazzar.  So really, it was five episodes with another Temple Run tacked on.

That's a good point. Of course, the irony of taping six temple runs on that day is that none of them were wins.

[The Mandarin Hand]

Hey, I'm right again!

The only basis for me putting King before Queen is just that, in common speech, that's usually how it's done.  People don't say "Queen and King".

[Notundercovercop327]

I just realized this disproves our metal beard temple run is filmed on a different day theory.

[The Mandarin Hand]

This isn't worth anything yet, but for Season 2, whatever filming day it was, Applewood Amulet was the first run filmed that day.  Atocha was definitely second.

I am 100% sure about this.

[The Ancient Warrior]

I just realized this disproves our metal beard temple run is filmed on a different day theory.

I don't know what's with the footpaths over the Moat during the run, then.  Awkward editing?

This isn't worth anything yet, but for Season 2, whatever filming day it was, Applewood Amulet was the first run filmed that day.  Atocha was definitely second.

I am 100% sure about this.

What's the evidence, may I ask?

[Purple Parrots Fan]

I don't know what's with the footpaths over the Moat during the run, then. Awkward editing?

Well during the moat for that taping day, if you look carefully, right below the green tubes both players have to stand on, are these bridges/footpaths. Maybe when all the moats were over (over to the point where all the temple runs would be filmed), they got rid of the fog, ropes, and green tubes and just left the footpath?

[The Ancient Warrior]

Oh, good find! I'm wondering then, maybe the "slippery footpath" day could've been the one immediately before it?

[The Mandarin Hand]

I just realized this disproves our metal beard temple run is filmed on a different day theory.

I don't know what's with the footpaths over the Moat during the run, then.  Awkward editing?

This isn't worth anything yet, but for Season 2, whatever filming day it was, Applewood Amulet was the first run filmed that day.  Atocha was definitely second.

I am 100% sure about this.

What's the evidence, may I ask?

During some of the Atocha games, you can see both the Amulet in the Viper's Nest and the Medallion in the Mine Shaft.  The way the runs go for those episodes, Ty HAD to go through the Viper's Nest, but Olivia-Emma didn't have to go through the Mine Shaft.  (The placement of the Guards indicates that Guard #3 was in the Crypt.)  Thus, they left the Medallion in the un-entered Mine Shaft during the Amulet run.  Applewood Amulet #1, Lucky Medallion #2.