slight hijack - I don’t watch much TV, but for how long has “tits” been a staple of 8pm network television?
same hijack - I also found it mildly surprising they did use the subtitle “married” for the gay couple.
I don’t have any problem with either of these, but for CBS (whose audience skews older) I was a little shocked at both of these.
/hijack
Anyway - this show rocks.
There was a similar mistake in the first season. In the first leg teams had to go from New York to South Africa. There were three flights, only one of which was direct.
One of the teams on the first flight went for the Fast Forward. (Actually, one of the later teams did too.) It did them no good since everyone got pulled together by an opening time the very next episode. Of course, the team that used it went on to win the race, but it was still wasted.
I’m in the same boat as you. Survivor fan watching this for the 1st time. Don’t you usually have trouble keeping track of the names early on in Survivor, too? There’s always a Jen and a Mike and whatever. I just go by personaliity or characteristics (like the 24 thread). Grouchy older guy, hot bonde with fake tits, Gay guy, etc.
I can alraedy see: S.D. white trash couple. Clown guys. Ditzy NFL wives. Virgin suicide couple. etc.
And I agree, the “married” guy couple-- wow, aren’t we liberal! Anyone who hasn’t already figured out that these guys are gay needs to have his gadar recalibarted at the next pit stop. Besided just being pretty obvious in and of itself, we all know that there’s always a gay preson/couple on these shows.
Also in the first race, Joe and Bill, the team everone loved to hate, got the fast forward, and were almost eliminated. They figured they’d have a huge lead on other teams, and took their time in following the directions it had. They ended up in second last for that leg, as I recall. I think they might even have been last, but the second last team skipped a detour and received a 24 hour penalty.
I too was surprised by “tits,” not having heard it on TV before. Not that it bothered me.
I wish the gay couple would just shut up about being gay. Talk about something else, please. And if you think the others don’t know, you’re probably kidding yourselves. Okay, you’re gay, you’re married, cool. What ELSE is interesting about you?
I liked the couple that got eliminated, but I didn’t think they’d get very far and was not surprised to see them go.
This is my first time watching this, so it ought to be fun.
Man, you think SDMB is addictive … this stuff is telecrack.
Was there any explanation of why there was no “only one person completes this task” element? (I’m forgetting my terminology – and I’ve been watching since the first show ever – is that the roadblock?) That is often leads to an interesting glimpse into the relationships – and can lead to problems. (Remember when Wil screwed up the slang thing in Australia and had to go redo the whole course?) I hope they haven’t dropped that element.
Yeah, it’s a bit much. Don’t be too quick to blame them, though. The editors can’t paint whatever picture they want.
I noticed the lack of the ‘one person’ task, too. Also, am I confused or did the last group get to take a taxi to the end when the other teams didn’t?
I have an early liking for the clown team, which means they won’t win. I bet they go pretty far, though. For some reason female-female teams never get to the final 3, and neither do parent-child teams. It seems to be couples and male-male teams that do the best.
Also my favorite reality show, I’m glad it’s still on. Maybe it will get more of a following in this time slot.
There has not been a Roadblock (the “one person task”) on the first leg of any Race previously either. Not sure why.
Thanks tanstaafl – I guess they’re usually trying to jam all the intros, etc., plus the first leg into an hour, so they didn’t do one – then were given an hour and a half for the show. Yay! I love roadblocks.
This (i.e., next) week’s Entertainment Weekly, Dalton Ross’s “What to Watch” (my single favorite feature every week. His one-line entry for Amazing Race: “My week revolves around this.”
Amen, brother! Preach it!
I absolutely loved AR the other night. I wish all nights were an hour and a half. However, I miss seeing team Guido (sigh…). They were my faves for some reason.
As a slow fat cow myself, I’m screaming at the screen when the older married couple chooses the mountain-climb-rope-bridge-sliding-then-hike “rescue” rather than the walk-in-snow-then-snowmobile-out "search.
“RESCUE? Fat people don’t rescue! You’re too out of shape for that. Search SEARCH Bloody Hell Why didn’t you SEARCH?”
The annoying redhead chick has got to go - and the passive/aggressive couple “He just yells when I stand still.” Good Lord. And the models? ick
I like the clowns.
Sure, Debra and Steve could not be considered strong competitors for the million. However, I wonder if it was right to make the first segment so physical. It would be a much more interesting race if they eliminated one of the brainless groups first, rather than the out of shape crowd. A competition where significant brain power is required and maybe, I don’t know, TEAMWORK, could really separate out the weak teams.
If they favor the more athletic so early on, this could make a team similar to Jenna/Heidi and their shared brain from Survivor to be winners in a competition.
I guess the moral of the story is if you are older and not in shape, go for the fast forward on the first episode.
The Clowns are my favourite team right now but I also doubt they’ll win. I like the father/son team too; I love the way the kid calls him “pops” all the time. Its kinda funny.
I can’t stand the bitchy NFL wives team. They can’t compete; just hurry up and lose why don’t they.
One thing I noticed that another poster mentioned was the lack of diversity in these teams. I would’ve liked maybe some sibling teams, etc. As for the subtitles, the teams themselves submit them. Hence why some are labelled as “friends” vs. “best friends” and other interesting “facts” are shown…
Bwahahaha - love it!