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Post by adamclark52 on Sept 26, 2014 20:17:14 GMT -5
Anyone else find it funny that of all the teams guiding their dingy from Blackbeards ship to land that the only team that managed to sink their boat (or their *ship*) was the team from TNA?
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Post by El Cokehead del Knife Fight on Sept 26, 2014 20:39:00 GMT -5
Cruel irony
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Post by Stu on Sept 26, 2014 23:31:09 GMT -5
Was going to start this thread. I don't really follow TNA, but I'm a huge Amazing Race fan. On the flipside, I know a lot of you know Robbie and Brooke, but don't follow Amazing Race. Anyway, for those of you who are interested: {Spoiler}{Spoiler}They came in fourth and will continue racing next week. They also came off as likable, but only time will tell if that changes.
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Post by adamclark52 on Sept 26, 2014 23:38:44 GMT -5
I've never seen them before since I don't follow TNA but I thought they (he especially) came off as douches.
At least someone here likes the show still. I started an Amazing Race thread on another board I post on and most of the posts have been me at the beginning of the season giving my predictions and at the end of the season giving my thoughts. I can already see some problems this season.
1. the show's been bumped to Friday nights which is usually a death knell for TV shows. Because really, what kind of losers stay home and...watch TV...on...Friday's...:eyes:.
2. did they have to go to a modeling agency to cast every competitor? I really don't like beautiful people that much. So having one or two beautiful teams every season was bearable. But I'd say there are only one or two ugmos this season. No one stood out. No one seemed like they had any character quirks or personality. A lot of really nice boobs though. Thank god they went to the Virgin Islands before the realtors got eliminated.
3. instead of having the teams "titles/descriptions" as just words they've social media'd it up. So instead of "housewives" or "dating" under the peoples names it now says "#housewives" or "#dating". I f***ing hate social media. It's a little thing but I threw up in my mouth every time I saw it.
I've hated past seasons at the beginning only to end up enjoying them as time went on. But this one started out especially bad. Being on Friday's now and with what I've heard the show being on the block I wouldn't be surprised to see it come to a close soon. I can't say I care. It's run it's course but I'll still watch. There's a Canadian version of the show that finished up last weekend and I actually really enjoyed it. The people were more "real" and it was a little less "big network". But, boobs.
My pick for the winner is the girl with one arm (I think she's the girl they based that surfer movie on a few years ago) and her boyfriend. My wife picked the dentists.
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Post by Captain Patren Fenderbaum-X on Sept 26, 2014 23:39:37 GMT -5
I thought I would go into this season absoloutley dispising the Dentists but they came off pretty awesome and the male dentists navagation skills were pretty awesome. {Spoiler}{Spoiler}Brooke and Robbie got handed the lucky slate this leg....because they were pretty much done for untill everyone else pretty much gave up when it came to navagating , something tells me this will be their thing for the season they somehow keep making it due to other teams incomptences but eventually all the bads run out and thus their luck.
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Post by adamclark52 on Sept 26, 2014 23:47:41 GMT -5
I thought I would go into this season absoloutley dispising the Dentists but they came off pretty awesome and the male dentists navagation skills were pretty awesome. {Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Brooke and Robbie got handed the lucky slate this leg....because they were pretty much done for untill everyone else pretty much gave up when it came to navagating , something tells me this will be their thing for the season they somehow keep making it due to other teams incomptences but eventually all the bads run out and thus their luck. Yeah, at first the guy looked like a total musclehead from an Adam Sandler movie but the way he owned that navigation things was pretty good. We will see what happens though. {Spoiler}{Spoiler}Really, all three of those teams at the end should have been eliminated. There should be no penalties. You either do it or you go home. and for old times sake:
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Post by Stu on Sept 27, 2014 0:10:00 GMT -5
2. did they have to go to a modeling agency to cast every competitor? I really don't like beautiful people that much. So having one or two beautiful teams every season was bearable. But I'd say there are only one or two ugmos this season. No one stood out. No one seemed like they had any character quirks or personality. A lot of really nice boobs though. Thank god they went to the Virgin Islands before the realtors got eliminated. 3. instead of having the teams "titles/descriptions" as just words they've social media'd it up. So instead of "housewives" or "dating" under the peoples names it now says "#housewives" or "#dating". I f***ing hate social media. It's a little thing but I threw up in my mouth every time I saw it. Eh, teams have always been labeled with unofficial names. TAR is simply doing what every other show does (including WWE) and giving them hashtags to see what trends on Twitter. If anything, I'd be surprised if they didn't do it. My only issue is that the teams themselves or the fans tend to come up with better names for each other. As for casting, that's been a problem for the past few seasons. People are sick of hot, young people or crossovers from Survivor or Big Brother. We want or regular joe schmoes back! Anyway, there's definitely a handful of TAR fans around here. Unfortunately, the threads don't last long. We'll leave this one here for now just in case people stop by to discuss Robbie and Brooke. Otherwise, I may eventually move the thread to Off Topic.
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Post by Captain Patren Fenderbaum-X on Sept 27, 2014 2:01:20 GMT -5
Thats part of the reason why season 5 is my favourite.
It was filled with ordinary folk...of course u had your pretty people but I miss a team like chip and kim.
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Post by adamclark52 on Sept 27, 2014 9:06:11 GMT -5
2. did they have to go to a modeling agency to cast every competitor? I really don't like beautiful people that much. So having one or two beautiful teams every season was bearable. But I'd say there are only one or two ugmos this season. No one stood out. No one seemed like they had any character quirks or personality. A lot of really nice boobs though. Thank god they went to the Virgin Islands before the realtors got eliminated. 3. instead of having the teams "titles/descriptions" as just words they've social media'd it up. So instead of "housewives" or "dating" under the peoples names it now says "#housewives" or "#dating". I f***ing hate social media. It's a little thing but I threw up in my mouth every time I saw it. Eh, teams have always been labeled with unofficial names. TAR is simply doing what every other show does (including WWE) and giving them hashtags to see what trends on Twitter. If anything, I'd be surprised if they didn't do it. My only issue is that the teams themselves or the fans tend to come up with better names for each other. As for casting, that's been a problem for the past few seasons. People are sick of hot, young people or crossovers from Survivor or Big Brother. We want or regular joe schmoes back! Anyway, there's definitely a handful of TAR fans around here. Unfortunately, the threads don't last long. We'll leave this one here for now just in case people stop by to discuss Robbie and Brooke. Otherwise, I may eventually move the thread to Off Topic. I just f***ing hate hashtags and young people. Maybe it wouldn't be a bad idea to move it. I just started it as a dig at TNA but if there are other fans maybe the General Chat section is best. Probably a new title too.
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Post by Sephiroth on Sept 27, 2014 10:19:53 GMT -5
The boat just couldn't support the weight of Brooke's godass
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Post by thetower52 on Sept 27, 2014 21:10:34 GMT -5
Eh, teams have always been labeled with unofficial names. TAR is simply doing what every other show does (including WWE) and giving them hashtags to see what trends on Twitter. If anything, I'd be surprised if they didn't do it. My only issue is that the teams themselves or the fans tend to come up with better names for each other. As for casting, that's been a problem for the past few seasons. People are sick of hot, young people or crossovers from Survivor or Big Brother. We want or regular joe schmoes back! Anyway, there's definitely a handful of TAR fans around here. Unfortunately, the threads don't last long. We'll leave this one here for now just in case people stop by to discuss Robbie and Brooke. Otherwise, I may eventually move the thread to Off Topic. I just f***ing hate hashtags and young people. Maybe it wouldn't be a bad idea to move it. I just started it as a dig at TNA but if there are other fans maybe the General Chat section is best. Probably a new title too. #getoffmylawn
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2014 22:01:17 GMT -5
Just finished the episode. I don't really get the criticisms of Robbie and Brooke. Someone said they came off as unlikable douches, but I didn't see that at all. They seem like a couple with good chemistry, and Robbie especially seemed like a calming influence. He didn't wrestle the other teams over the pen, and when they sunk the boat and Brooke freaked out, Robbie kept his cool under pressure. And for the idea that they only survived thanks to luck... I mean, luck always comes into play, but I don't see much here. Yeah they hit the beach last, but Robbie beasted that treasure hunt (thanks to a little help from the mom) and the other teams struggled. It wasn't really luck that he finished the challenge so quickly while the others stunk it up. If the race were solely decided by running through airports and having the fastest taxi driver, it wouldn't be much of a show. So while they were initially in last, they made it up and finished near the top, thanks mainly to treasure hunting skills.
If anyone came off badly, it was the 3 teams who gave up in the first damn challenge. Quitting that early doesn't give me confidence in their drive to win the show. And the firefighters and real estate agents especially looked bad for all their petty arguing. If I had to make an early pick to win, I'd go with the cyclists.
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Post by Hawk Hart on Sept 27, 2014 22:17:19 GMT -5
You sure do hate a lot of things, bro.
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Post by "Gentleman" AJ Powell on Sept 28, 2014 4:25:27 GMT -5
You sure do hate a lot of things, bro. I HATE YOU BATISTA!
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Post by Emmet Russell on Sept 28, 2014 5:03:32 GMT -5
Never seen an episode of the show before, but I really enjoyed it. I thought Robbie and Brooke did a great job being "wrestling representations" - whether they wanted to be or not. Robbie in particular came off as smart, calm and funny.
6/10. Will watch again.
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Post by adamclark52 on Sept 30, 2014 15:49:34 GMT -5
I forgot to mention how hilarious it was when the last three teams couldn't find their treasure and they put a graphic of an arrow on the screen pointing out how they were all a meter off. That saved the segment.
And yes, I hate a lot of things. The only thing I like? Hate.
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Post by Freddy BooJangles on Oct 1, 2014 8:49:46 GMT -5
Brooke TesASSmacher is the only reason for me to watch The Amazing Race.
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Post by Stu on Oct 3, 2014 16:31:13 GMT -5
Just a reminder this is on tonight
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Post by adamclark52 on Oct 3, 2014 21:30:48 GMT -5
I didn't really get anything out of tonights episode. It seemed too easy to get the Express Pass for the Soul Surfers, or anyone else who had of gone for it. In fact, the whole leg seemed way too easy for them.
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Post by Captain Patren Fenderbaum-X on Oct 4, 2014 10:00:41 GMT -5
I didn't really get anything out of tonights episode. It seemed too easy to get the Express Pass for the Soul Surfers, or anyone else who had of gone for it. In fact, the whole leg seemed way too easy for them. Pretty much. Was not impressed by anyone on this leg but alot of mistakes were made...specifically choosing a clearly more difficult task over the quick and rather simple task of running and flipping a pancake on a 1:15 little run.
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