The link to the Rob & Amber’s wedding show led me to another link with a possible spoiler:
[spoiler]An offshore betting concern has stopped taking bets on the outcome of The Amazing Race, because one team was getting such a disproportionately high number of wagers, at a time when 8 teams were still in the race and therefore it should’ve been anyone’s game, that it was decided someone was betting on inside information and knew who the winning team would be.
Hard to say, because Ron wasn’t overly concerned and I would think he would have been doing the same thing or maybe even gotten out to help. INstead it looked like he was just reading the clue.n
It’s so hard to say who will win, because every season comes down to some small things, because generally the final leg involves all the teams catching the same flight and then grabbbing a couple of cabs, thereisn’t much separation, so it comes down to something like who finds a cab quicker, or who gets seats at the front of the plane.
Come on. This is Julie the Chenbot we’re talking about here. Do you actually think she might have asked an interesting question? All she did was ask about the time lag and then told them to “get their claws out” because she was going to ask about Romber.
BTW, I didn’t know that Alex’s dad didn’t know. Wow. I guess the cat’s out of the closet now…or something like that.
I saw Alex and Lynn on the Early Show and I thought they were funny. They were exactly the way they were on the TAR. I guess this is an either love 'em or hate 'em thing and I just love them.
watsonwil & Gangster Octopus, you’re probably right. I was just hoping she wasn’t that thick-headed, I guess. It’s just such a horrendously offensive thing to say. Not that I have any problem thinking she could be horrendous - that’s pretty much her SOP. Gah! :rolleyes:
The thing that startled me was she and Ron were the only ones that were sharing a bed on the train in India. Are they at each other’s throats or what? Color me confused about these two. Time for them to detach themselves from Romber’s butt and run their own race - after Screechomatic and Co. are eliminated, of course. And that may take a while, since I’d be willing to bet next week is a non-elimination round…
I don’t think I’ve ever seen camels hitched to a cart. I never thought of them as pulling things; just carrying things.
And I was also surprised to see dromedaries (one-humps), which are native to Africa and Arabia. I though India would be more bactrian (two-hump) territory.
(everything I know about camels comes from watching Lawrence of Arabia.)
I don’t think TPTB will ever put time-stamps on the arrivals, because that would spoil their little Fun With Editing, making things look more tense than they really are.
I was thinking of calling Meredith and Gretchen “Team Popeye”. Meredith is Popeye (old, wrinkled, salty), and Gretchen is the anchor tattooed on his forearm (and with a voice like Olive Oyl). And after screeching at him the whole episode, he gets off his camel cart and calls for her, and she tells him not to yell at her.
When Uchenna and Joyce got to the Fast Forward, and there were two guys waiting there to shave their heads, I wanted to see their expressions when Uchenna took off his bandanna and was already bald. (Did he pack a razor on the trip? Not even any stubble on his scalp.) And when Joyce was getting her hair cut off, he was a class act all the way.
Was anyone else worried that Uchenna was going to get in trouble for not shaving his head? I know he already is, but it said you must have your head shaved by them. I’m glad they didn’t get in trouble for it.
Over all I thought it was a pretty good episode. The last couple of legs should be fun, I just wonder where they are going.
My daughter and I liked Uchenna and Joyce before, after they gave Gretchen and Meredith their extra clothes, but after the hair-shaving scene we totally love 'em. Anyone wanting to be a better spouse can do worse than to watch them together. That is exactly what a strong marriage is all about. They don’t need the TV show, they’re already winners, and they’re going to make great adoptive parents too. She looks fine bald, too, btw - and the barber left enough fuzz that the scalp skin will be covered over before the end of the race.
G&M’s luck has to run out next - they’re up against fitter teams, and all the dumb or unlucky ones are now gone. They’d be gone already if Bitch Queen and Mr. Slave had taken a moment to confirm which palace they were at.
Former POW / Beauty Queen have to be in better shape with their relationship than it looks with the editing. She had to be teasing him with the POW comment - she hasn’t shown herself to be that stoopid.
Romber, what else is there to say? They’re playing the game hard and not screwing up. So what if he has a streak of weasel in him? You have to in this game. Nothing unusual there.
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I don’t think TPTB will ever put time-stamps on the arrivals, because that would spoil their little Fun With Editing, making things look more tense than they really are.
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Since they give specific departure times, I don’t think that’s the reason. From reading other forums, there are apparently time credits and time penalities that are applied after arrival (which affect start times for the next leg). It would be really confusing to the viewer if check-in time/start time varied. Plus, I’m sure they don’t want to ruin the thrill for us with specific details like “sound man needed new batteries, 20 minute credit given.”
OK, well, here’s a question. Let’s say that last night was a footrace to the Mat between Lynn & Alex and Team Weeble. Team Weeble came in LAST, but they are owed a 20 minute time credit because the cameraman forgot to put tape in the machine. How would they do that? Would Team Weeble still be out, or what? And if they owe a team, say 45 minutes in time credits, does that mean that their rest periods are shorted? Am I crazy, or is that just nuts? (I’m not saying it shouldn’t be done - I’m just saying …)
I could understand that if they were showing it live. As we are seeing the show months after the race is completed, why do they have to tell us what the time adjustments were? Just show the official time that was marked. They figure it out within 12 hours anyway, right?
I think the camera/sound person are in constant communication with Phil and the team at the mat (I mean, you don’t think Phil just stands on the mat for hours in case a team just happens to show up?).
The whole TAR process seems highly coordinated to me, I’m sure it would be filmed/edited to look to the viewers like it’s supposed to look.
Scenario - Team 1 is supposed to arrive in 10 min, they have a 25 minute credit (Phil and the product staff know about the credit).
Team 2 is supposed to arrive in 5 minutes, they have no credit.
Team 2 arrives first at 10:05, Phil says something (which may or not be used in the final version). The viewer sees a cut of Phil saying “Team number 2, you are the second team to arrive.” Team 2 is hustled off the mat and is nowhere around when Team 1 arrives.
Team 1 arrives second at 10:10, 25 minute credit is applied - arrival time with credits is “9:45”. Phil says something (which may or not be used in the final version). The viewer sees a cut of Phil saying, “Team number 1, you are the first team to arrive”
I’m sure there is a lot more editing and reshoots than we could even imagine to make interesting television. It does have to be fair as well, a team should not be penalized based on the camera/sound crew.
I don’t know if that’s how it works, but I’ve noticed that Phil does not actually say, “You are the first team to arrive” or “You are the third team to arrive.” Instead he says, “You are team number one” or “You are team number three.” That would allow for things like teams arriving in a different order subject to credits and penalties.
In fact, I only recall him saying “You are the first team to arrive” when it is followed by a “however… [you screwed up and have to go back].”
The exception is that the last time is always told they are “the last team to arrive.”
I’ve kinda wondered about that. I think it would be hysterical if some team just decided to ditch the race and turn it into a personal lark. You know, maybe the race starts in New York, with the first leg going to Rio, and somebody says, “I’m sure we can find a connecting flight in Moscow!”, and off they go. With an unlimited credit card, can you get so lost in the first couple days that even CBS can’t find you?
