Hank Kingsley Posted May 11, 2005 Report Posted May 11, 2005 YEAAAAAAAAAAAH BOYYYYY! It's going to take a serious screw-up for Rob and Amber to lose now.
Hank Kingsley Posted May 11, 2005 Report Posted May 11, 2005 Spoke too soon. I should know by now, I guess.
starvenger Posted May 11, 2005 Author Report Posted May 11, 2005 Don't know what the hell Amber was thinking...
starvenger Posted May 11, 2005 Author Report Posted May 11, 2005 Rob. Horseshoes. Ass. Un-fucking-believable.
starvenger Posted May 11, 2005 Author Report Posted May 11, 2005 Wow. Intense finish. Hats off to the editors for creating more tension than there actually was. And congrats to Uchenna and Joyce for winning!! Hope the baby making works for them.
Exslade ZX Posted May 11, 2005 Report Posted May 11, 2005 Wow. That really was crazy. So that's two seasons in a row the black team comes out on top! Coincidence, I think not! >_> No, but seriously, kudos to Uchenna & Joyce, because, pretty much the WHOLE race, it seemed there was no way that Rob and Amber were going to lose.
Hank Kingsley Posted May 11, 2005 Report Posted May 11, 2005 Not in a row, Freddy and Kendra were between Chip and Kim and Uchenna and Joyce. Also, this "family" Amazing Race could be disasterous. We'll see.
Kahran Ramsus Posted May 11, 2005 Report Posted May 11, 2005 Poor Rob. He was second in Survivor, second in the vote after Survivor (that Rupert won), and second in Amazing Race. The guy just can't close things out. Uchenna & Joyce needed the money more anyways, and they fully deserve. I'm just glad Ron & Kelly didn't win.
Lord of The Curry Posted May 11, 2005 Report Posted May 11, 2005 "What are you going to do with one million dollars?" "WE'RE BUYING A BABY~!" Way to go Uchenna and Joyce. Glad to see that my curse has made it 3 shows in a row. Here's to curse number four!
CanadianChris Posted May 11, 2005 Report Posted May 11, 2005 Congrats to U&J. What a fucking twit Patrick is...did you see him praying for U&J at the finish line? I'm sure he's angry because Romber barely know who he is, even though he hates them so much.
starvenger Posted May 11, 2005 Author Report Posted May 11, 2005 The guy just can't close things out. Wonder if Amber knows that?
LaParkaMarka Posted May 11, 2005 Report Posted May 11, 2005 That was Patrick praying? I thought it was Lynn, out of habit I suppose. That was a very nice ending. Romber didn't win, but it's always about a billion times better when a team you like wins over a team you hate (Freddy and Kendra, Zach and ShutUpFlo). Though, I really had no problem with Ron and Kelly. They were both pretty funny. The Amazing Race people generally do a good job. Maybe the "family" one will work out. At the very least, we can watch them all self-destruct and it'll be entertaining in a car-crash sense.
art_vandelay Posted May 11, 2005 Report Posted May 11, 2005 Uchenna and Joyce annoy the shit out of me. How goody-goody can people get? Staying behind the $1,000,000 finish line to beg for $25 to pay your cabbie? Okay, you're the underdog, minority, good guys with hearts of gold, I get it. You helped the old couple when you weren't supposed to, you felt bad for the orphans, and all that shit. It's just gone to the point of annoyance. If this show proves anything, it's that Bruckheimer is able to work in his sappy characters even under the guise of "reality". This show makes me dislike black people, and I'm ASIAN. Any team who makes it this far deserves the win, but if you're talking about deserving, no one deserves that money more than Rob, who never forgot that this was a contest and ignored all that moral principle-bullshit that "reality" TV producers love so much.
CanadianChris Posted May 11, 2005 Report Posted May 11, 2005 Uchenna and Joyce annoy the shit out of me. How goody-goody can people get? Staying behind the $1,000,000 finish line to beg for $25 to pay your cabbie? They didn't have a choice. If they stiffed the cabbie, they'd be breaking the law, which is against the rules. Remember what happened to Colin & Christie and the Bowling Moms a couple of races ago? The producers told all the teams assembled at the mat that the first team had arrived, but would not be checked in until they paid for their cab.
MDH257 Posted May 11, 2005 Report Posted May 11, 2005 Also, this "family" Amazing Race could be disasterous. We'll see. I'd wait to see the teams announced. Phil was on the Early Show when they gave away the money last time. The host mentioned that The Amazing Race was looking for famlies of four, but Phil added that "family" could have a broad definition.
starvenger Posted May 11, 2005 Author Report Posted May 11, 2005 So... we could have "Tony", "Christopher", "Paulie" and "Silvio" racing?
starvenger Posted May 11, 2005 Author Report Posted May 11, 2005 Amazing Race 8: Organazied Crime Battle! They also need to have the Scooby Doobies, Larry's Legends and the Dreadnoks, I think.
art_vandelay Posted May 11, 2005 Report Posted May 11, 2005 Uchenna and Joyce annoy the shit out of me. How goody-goody can people get? Staying behind the $1,000,000 finish line to beg for $25 to pay your cabbie? They didn't have a choice. If they stiffed the cabbie, they'd be breaking the law, which is against the rules. Remember what happened to Colin & Christie and the Bowling Moms a couple of races ago? The producers told all the teams assembled at the mat that the first team had arrived, but would not be checked in until they paid for their cab. Which goes with all the unneccessary drama the producers want to cram into this show.
starvenger Posted May 12, 2005 Author Report Posted May 12, 2005 True, but in this case, had Mr. Cab Driver said "don't worry, no problem", they'd be absolved of that responsibility. The unnecessary drama came from the way they edited where exactly Rob and Amber were in relation to the Finish Line. Clearly, they were quite a bit behind Uchenna and Joyce, so the quick cuts between them and the panhandling team helped rachet up the drama.
MDH257 Posted June 9, 2005 Report Posted June 9, 2005 Game show cable channel wins 'Race' reruns By Kimberly Speight GSN -- formerly the Game Show Network -- said Wednesday it has acquired rerun rights to CBS' reality competition show "The Amazing Race." The deal, which had been expected, includes rights to the first eight editions of the series -- or 110 episodes -- and the option for the next two installments. GSN plans to air all installments consecutively seven days a week starting at 9 p.m. July 11, with encore showings at midnight every night except Fridays, which is GSN's themed "Casino Night," as well as special marathons throughout the year. GSN president and CEO Rich Cronin said during a conference call with reporters that "Race" will serve as a lead-in for the cable network's original programing. Because of the show's growing ratings on CBS, "a lot of people are recent fans and are going to be very curious about the early seasons of the show, while other longtime fans will come back and want to see it again," he said. "We think the show, which has people traveling around the world in spectacular, exotic locations with lots of action, has great potential in repeats." GSN is said to have paid a per-episode fee in the low- to mid-$50,000 range, but the network and syndicator King World declined comment on the price. The show's format makes it easy for viewers to start watching at any time during the competition, said Ian Valentine, GSN's senior vp programing. "Every episode has a winner at the end and -- unfortunately -- a loser, and we think that falls right into the GSN brand," he said. "I believe that the episodes are more stand-alone relative to other reality shows, and hence viewers can drop in and enjoy" the show at any time. Bertram van Munster, the show's co-creator and one of the executive producers, agreed. "I think this is proof that there is an afterlife for reality TV," he said in an interview from an undisclosed location where he's scouting for "Race." "The shows are so originally cast, and the drama is just extraordinary. It's quite obvious they can be shown again and again." The season finale of "Race's" seventh installment aired last month. The series has won two Emmys for outstanding reality-competition program. GSN also has acquired such reality programing as "Dog Eat Dog," "Average Joe" and "The Mole." I'm happy to hear this since I didn't watch the first 5 1/2 seasons of this show.
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