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| Flight Time and Big Easy |
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14 | 19.72% |
| Bopper and Mark |
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4 | 5.63% |
| Caroline and Jenn |
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0 | 0% |
| Dave and Connor |
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6 | 8.45% |
| Margie and Luke |
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2 | 2.82% |
| Natalie and Nadiya |
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3 | 4.23% |
| Brendon and Rachel |
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2 | 2.82% |
| Jessica and John |
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1 | 1.41% |
| Jet and Cord |
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21 | 29.58% |
| Joey and Meghan |
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1 | 1.41% |
| Leo and Jamal |
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17 | 23.94% |
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That was the worst finale ever. I haven't watched TAR in a long time until this season, and after that finale I don't plan on watching another season any time soon.
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May 20, 2014 23:16
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Riptor posted:drat you're right, didn't even think of that. So the winner was settled pretty ridiculously early. I agree there should have been some sort of challenge within the racetrack It would have been a great place to do a memory challenge. I was expecting something with hats, too, or at least something with the greeters; I think every pit stop had only one greeter this season. Maybe they cut the task because it was the middle of the night? I don't know. The helicopter jump is the worst task ever. It wasn't even a task, really - they didn't have to do anything, just get suited up and attached to someone else who determined where they would land. The team mate didn't have to do any puzzles or figure out where they were going, just stand and wait. There was 0 challenge to it. Especially for an all-star season, it was pathetic. I'm all for the final cities being ones that require public transport, subways especially. No way to get a time advantage (or disadvantage) with those.
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May 20, 2014 23:20
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GaussianCopula posted:Self-navigation in an US city would be pretty bad, as some teams might have a big advantage because they lived for some period of time in that city. Team should probably learn that it's wise to invest 1-2min into choosing the right cab driver in the last leg. You could quickly judge that brenchels driver was awful and just take the next cab. They've done it in the past. I'd prefer it to 'the winner is decided because their cabbie has randomly been to site/attraction_003 recently and knows the best path.' Besides which a team who has lived for some period of time in the city has an advantage with a cab driver as well. Whether Rachel was just stupid in this case (or more likely the employee entrance of the Mirage has been moved since she worked there) meant it wasn't an advantage here though. That or just always have the finale in a city with decent public transport and force them to use it. Toast fucked around with this message at 00:46 on May 21, 2014 |
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May 21, 2014 00:44
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I think they're afraid of public transport because they don't want the Final Three being seen and leaked. Notice how this leg took place entirely in the dead of loving night, first in the desert, then in a sound stage, then in a back area of a casino that the public's not allowed in, and finally in an empty race track.
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May 21, 2014 02:51
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I found this because I'm a nerd. Boy, do I miss this music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfClQVzt9xA
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May 21, 2014 16:51
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Poque posted:I found this because I'm a nerd. Boy, do I miss this music. Now can you find a supercut of that one loving train horn sound? The one that gets played seventeen thousand times every episode that involves train travel?
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May 21, 2014 16:54
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pokeyman posted:Now can you find a supercut of that one loving train horn sound? The one that gets played seventeen thousand times every episode that involves train travel? Wait which trBWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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May 21, 2014 16:56
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I just powered through TAR:Canada and was duly impressed. Especially for a domestic edition, they really didn't drop the ball anywhere. I mean, it's fun seeing them race through all kinds of places I've lived/visited, but it wasn't stupid crap like 'drive to REI and buy camping supplies!  'Besides, the teams were almost universally very, very likeable, especially towards the end with all the nice Canadians declining to U-turn anybody  Also, I think the handicaps (Parkinson's, no legs) made mention of their issues appropriately and when relevant, unlike deaf achilles cancer stateside.
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May 21, 2014 17:31
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Propaganda Machine posted:Also, I think the handicaps (Parkinson's, no legs) made mention of their issues appropriately and when relevant, unlike deaf achilles cancer stateside. This reminded me, I 100% loved the camera shot of Margie and Luke as Phil was congratulating Dave/Connor on being the first parent/child team to win. 
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May 21, 2014 18:25
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SteveVizsla posted:It would have been a great place to do a memory challenge. I was expecting something with hats, too, or at least something with the greeters; I think every pit stop had only one greeter this season. It was only in the middle of the night because that is when the producers wanted it to happen. They stopped doing the 12 hours between legs a long time ago and all we saw was the teams opening the first clue and then running through the airport in Las Vegas. So, anything could have happened to cause a strategic delay. Also, none of the tasks would have really worked during the day.
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May 21, 2014 22:42
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Propaganda Machine posted:I just powered through TAR:Canada and was duly impressed. Especially for a domestic edition, they really didn't drop the ball anywhere. I mean, it's fun seeing them race through all kinds of places I've lived/visited, but it wasn't stupid crap like 'drive to REI and buy camping supplies! the complete lack of any suspense on travel killed it for me... everyone is going to get killer service from Air Canada since they're the primary sponsor etc etc
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May 23, 2014 01:26
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Interesting: http://www.ctv.ca/TheAmazingRace/ar...-breakinge28099 Confirmation that getting to the last clue box first was basically "you win the race" unless you were blind. Such incredibly lame leg design  Has the second place money ever been revealed before? I always thought it was probably more like 100k for second place, 50 seems really chintzy.
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May 27, 2014 04:18
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Toast posted:Interesting: http://www.ctv.ca/TheAmazingRace/ar...-breakinge28099 According to the link, second place was $25,000!
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May 27, 2014 04:30
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Rusty Shackelford posted:According to the link, second place was $25,000! Yeah you're right, not sure why I doubled it heh.
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May 27, 2014 04:32
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Toast posted:Interesting: http://www.ctv.ca/TheAmazingRace/ar...-breakinge28099 Getting a 404. Anyone navy a cached page?
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May 28, 2014 06:33
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Here's a new link: http://www.ctv.ca/TheAmazingRace/Articles/News/Amazing_Race_Caroline_Jennifer.aspx I was pretty disappointed that the finale was decided by a cab driver passing another one. They should be putting in the toughest challenges in the finale. I wanna see people rolling over bales of hay for 7 hours to get that million dollars, damnit!
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May 28, 2014 06:48
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If anyone of you lives in NY and wants to see next season start. Check this out. http://www.cbs.com/shows/amazing_race/news/1002571/ 3am start. I wonder if they are going for a celebrity edition cause they want now fans to be there to set them off.
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May 29, 2014 23:14
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Nexal posted:If anyone of you lives in NY and wants to see next season start. Check this out. This just came up on my twitter feed,  I don't seem to recognise anyone but I'm not exactly in tune with celebrity culture.
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May 31, 2014 15:37
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Macklemore, bottom right.
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*** Bethany Hamilton and Adam Dirks: Married Surfers from Princeville, Hawaii % *** Kym Perfetto and Alli Forsythe: Urban Bike Racers from Brooklyn, N.Y. *** Amy DeJong and Maya Warren: Food Scientists from Madison, Wisc. *** Lisa Thomson and Michelle Thomson: Realtor Sisters from Miami, Fla. *** Michael Ward and Scott Strazzullo: Firefighters from Boston, Mass. *** Brooke Adams and Robbie E. Strauss: Dating Pro Wrestlers from Houston, Texas and Woodbridge, N.J., respectively. *** Tim Tsao and Te Jay McGrath: College Sweethearts from Pasadena, Calif. *** Isabelle Du and Dennis Hour: Model and Accountant, respectively, from Tustin, Calif. *** Keith Tollefson and Whitney Duncan: Engaged Couple from Nashville, Tenn. # *** Misti and Jim Raman: Married Dentists from Columbia, S.C. *** Shelley and Nici Porter: Mother/Daughter from Detroit, Mich. % a shark bit off her arm # Survivor contestants
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May 31, 2014 18:55
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Dr Tran posted:
  So much in that sentence that just makes me want to kick a baby in the mouth and vomit.
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May 31, 2014 19:52
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Poque posted:
Of all the people they could have got, they went for those two? I don't get it
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May 31, 2014 20:00
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Can you explain further, for the sake of those (like me) who don't watch Survivor? 
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May 31, 2014 20:42
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Mikl posted:Can you explain further, for the sake of those (like me) who don't watch Survivor? Me too. Are they worse than the Brenchels?
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May 31, 2014 20:52
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Mikl posted:Can you explain further, for the sake of those (like me) who don't watch Survivor? Summed up below. Septimius fucked around with this message at 22:11 on May 31, 2014 |
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May 31, 2014 20:54
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Dr Tran posted:Me too. Are they worse than the Brenchels? They're two of the most irrelevant people from one of the most irrelevant seasons. There's no reason for either of them to ever be on TV again. e: I had to Google them to remember who they were
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May 31, 2014 20:54
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They're not worse, but... They were just entitled brats. Whitney was engaged when she went on the show, and then cheated on her husband with Keith while they were on Survivor. They were insufferable twats when things didn't go their way and treated a member of their tribe (former SA goon Cochran) like absolute dirt. When he inevitably flipped on them because they were terrible, she got in his face and told him "you disgust me" which was hilarious since she was literally cheating on her husband on reality television at the time.
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May 31, 2014 20:55
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I was gonna, but Poque nailed it. Anyway, yes. Worse than Brenchel's.
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May 31, 2014 21:43
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Kind of fitting since Rachel is supposedly on the next Survivor.
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May 31, 2014 22:43
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SteveVizsla posted:Kind of fitting since Rachel is supposedly on the next Survivor. Oh my god kill me now
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May 31, 2014 22:45
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SteveVizsla posted:Kind of fitting since Rachel is supposedly on the next Survivor. I'm actually ok with this, since she's going to think it's Big Brother V2, but she is so, so mistaken I look forward to many glorious tears and breakdowns
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May 31, 2014 22:52
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SteveVizsla posted:Kind of fitting since Rachel is supposedly on the next Survivor. A small part of me looks forward to the next season of Survivor.  Especially when one of those 3 days of continuous rain and misery hit the island.
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Jun 1, 2014 05:32
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Dr Tran posted:
Oh hey, you got your lovely, second-tier pro wrestling in my Amazing Race. Also fun fact, Robbie E. Is in a tag team with Jessie of Big Brother fame(?).
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Jun 1, 2014 08:07
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In case you don't already hate Rachel enough, check out this interview. The best part of it? "RR: I would never do The Amazing Race again."  
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Jun 3, 2014 08:51
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Wow, Rachel came off like a total petulant little poo poo.
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Jun 3, 2014 12:07
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quote:And they called us aliens, why because Brendon is a Mexican? So they are racist. And I don’t like how nobody addressed that fact that Caroline and Jen are racists. Didn't Rachel win Big Brother? How does Big Brother work in the US? Over here the public get to vote for the winner, I can't imagine what kind of people were left for Rachel to be the best choice. Tea Bone fucked around with this message at 13:47 on Jun 3, 2014 |
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Jun 3, 2014 12:22
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Andorra posted:In case you don't already hate Rachel enough, check out this interview. A reality tv show edits stuff to increase drama? Well I never quote:BV: [goes on and on for two full paragraphs] It’s about these self-entitled rich white people who think that we are different from them. lol God they were the most horrible people with the most favorable edit.
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Jun 3, 2014 15:19
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Ahhh, people didn't like Rachel because of her....race. Mm, okay.  Seriously, what the gently caress.
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Jun 3, 2014 15:44
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Andorra posted:In case you don't already hate Rachel enough, check out this interview. That's an embarrassingly bad interview for everyone involved. Poorly transcribing the entire voice memo from your phone is not "interviewing".
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Poque posted:Ahhh, people didn't like Rachel because of her....race. Mm, okay. She's Mexican, you racist
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