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I'm waaaaay to lazy to make a fancy OP with all the cast and whatnot...but welcome to the thread for.....THE AMAZING RACE Season 30 is an all newbie season, though there is a team of Big Brother alumni  Good luck, travel safe......POST!
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Jan 5, 2018 00:27
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I thought that was a pretty good premiere, especially because it didn't have any of the gimmickry like the first legs of recent seasons (express passes to hand out, instant eliminations, etc). Random thoughts: My first thought when I saw Team Indy: "Well, they should be able to handle manual transmissions." That yoga team got really mad, really fast on the first leg. If they survive, I can't imagine they'll start doing better. The finish was very exciting, that would have been an agonizing way to lose.
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Jan 5, 2018 01:09
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Yeah, overall a pretty good premiere. Always nice to see Iceland. Not looking forward to the gimmicks teased in the preview though
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Jan 5, 2018 04:11
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I'm so glad team Basketball escaped that. They are my favorite
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Jan 5, 2018 04:47
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Really emphasized how little you can trust the editing in this show, unless there's a clock or countdown timer.
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Jan 5, 2018 05:03
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jivjov posted:Really emphasized how little you can trust the editing in this show, unless there's a clock or countdown timer. Editing in reality shows is for excitement, not accuracy. Much like AI in Mario Kart is for challenge, not fairness.
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Jan 5, 2018 05:39
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The Bloop posted:Editing in reality shows is for excitement, not accuracy. Much like AI in Mario Kart is for challenge, not fairness. Oh I'm not complaining too hard. I just personally sometimes lose track of how long a challenge or travel is "supposed" to be taking due to the edit. But, as you say, the presentation and excitement is the goal.
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Jan 5, 2018 06:01
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I always love The Amazing Race. Great to see it back. I'm hoping the gay musical guys go far. Mind you, did anyone else watch the Season Preview? Head to Head challenges? Yeah, okay? Swapping partners? That's maybe a bridge too far.
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Jan 5, 2018 12:18
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jivjov posted:Really emphasized how little you can trust the editing in this show, unless there's a clock or countdown timer. It's like Survivor, they choose a story arc and and work that weeks episode around it. ie someone who goes home might get a heroic immunity challange edit(it appears they were the final 2 left standing when they were actually out in 4th etc, theres a handful of cast interviews where they talk about it)
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Jan 6, 2018 11:51
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bigE posted:That yoga team got really mad, really fast on the first leg. If they survive, I can't imagine they'll start doing better. They got me mad too. I can’t wait to see them eliminated.
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Jan 6, 2018 20:11
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The Fuzzy Hulk posted:They got me mad too. I can’t wait to see them eliminated. 
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Jan 9, 2018 16:05
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The head to head thing is kinda fun but doing it right at the pit stop is lovely imo
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Jan 11, 2018 02:58
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Yeah I was fine with how it ended but that wouldnt have been cool if that team had lost all the way down from second place or whatever. Plus Phil's commentary was terrible haha.
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Jan 11, 2018 05:17
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bagrada posted:Plus Phil's commentary was terrible haha. I thought the same thing. They need to fly in Probst
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Jan 11, 2018 05:33
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It would be better if they implemented the head to head thing at the start of the leg instead at the end. Just imagine if the last place would be 3 hours behind everyone else then beating the second last team at the pit stop head to head due and sending that team home.
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Jan 11, 2018 07:53
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I liked the head to head as well but also agree with everyone else that the implementation could have been better. OTOH I'm glad that basically the only team I instantly didn't like (who did nothing in this episode to change that) is also gone because of it. Other thought: watching Alex destroy the course was hilarious
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Jan 11, 2018 16:03
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Nexal posted:It would be better if they implemented the head to head thing at the start of the leg instead at the end. Amazing Race has always stood out because the competitors get tested on multiple fronts; you can be not the fastest or strongest but compensate by keeping your heads under pressure and acing the mental challenges (of which there's always a lot) and using that to build a lead so you never have to get in a foot race. To go "haha nope we're testing just on speed now and also gently caress your lead" was such an antithesis of the show's appeal.
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Jan 11, 2018 18:18
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Nexal posted:It would be better if they implemented the head to head thing at the start of the leg instead at the end. poo poo imagine if a team had got a penalty along the leg...
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Jan 12, 2018 03:58
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The other thing I don’t like is, let’s say you are the next to last team and you get to the H2H within 30 mins of the first team checking in, but the last team is like 4 hours behind. You shouldn’t get hosed at the start of the next leg for that.
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Jan 12, 2018 06:33
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I haven't watched this in like 10 years, decided to record this season. I miss the early seasons before they had eliminated cheating. It was more fun to watch people find ways around the rules.
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Jan 12, 2018 08:16
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I haven't seen this season at all. How are the petulant assholes from Big Brother doing?
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Jan 12, 2018 16:30
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Propaganda Machine posted:I haven't seen this season at all. How are the petulant assholes from Big Brother doing? Too well for my liking. And they aren't even acting like assholes so I can keep hating them. The turn around time from Big Brother to The Amazing Race must have been pretty drat quick though. Like probably less than a month between shows. Not sure how long it takes to film a season of The Amazing Race and get it ready for TV.
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Jan 12, 2018 16:35
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SLICK GOKU BABY posted:Too well for my liking. It usually takes around 26-30 days to film it.
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Jan 12, 2018 23:53
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Seeing Shawn Marion and Cedric Ceballos get beat by Big Brother house dude is hard to watch even if there's like a 25 year age difference.
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Jan 17, 2018 07:33
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Rick posted:Seeing Shawn Marion and Cedric Ceballos get beat by Big Brother house dude is hard to watch even if there's like a 25 year age difference. Their height was a pretty big disadvantage as well to be fair
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Jan 17, 2018 17:26
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IcePhoenix posted:Their height was a pretty big disadvantage as well to be fair Definitely. I'm not going to complain if there's a sequence later where being tall is beneficial because moving that thing while bending over on top of it had to be hard.
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Jan 17, 2018 22:04
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Man, that roadblock seemed soul-crushing
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Jan 18, 2018 02:39
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jivjov posted:Man, that roadblock seemed soul-crushing Yea, that seemed like a truly brutal leg. Not only did they have to do that crazy road block, but then one of the detours had them dragging food all around the city too... I am glad team NBA made it through another week. Guess I will spoil next weeks preview segment... Speed Bump (for NBA) with a Head to Head, like even if you take forever you still get a chance to stay in it
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Jan 18, 2018 04:26
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SLICK GOKU BABY posted:Yea, that seemed like a truly brutal leg. Not only did they have to do that crazy road block, but then one of the detours had them dragging food all around the city too... I am glad team NBA made it through another week. Looks like a head to head that heavily favors a skillset of being able to throw a small round object accurately at a target as well This episode seemed kind of off to me, not sure why. I didn't feel much tension I guess, even before it became obvious that it was a non-elimination leg.
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Jan 18, 2018 15:52
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That Roadblock is one of the coolest challenges they've ever done, I think. Such a good blend of physical, mental, and endurance testing. Plus it seemed really fun; run all around the city like lunatics chasing gnomes and going over obstacle courses! Amazing Race is at its best when you just sit there wishing you could be on the show doing something so unique and unreal in a beautiful exotic location.
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Jan 18, 2018 18:43
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This is a very good season so far
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Jan 18, 2018 18:58
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The basketballers are my favorite team based on personality but man are they bad at this game
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Jan 18, 2018 19:36
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SLICK GOKU BABY posted:Yea, that seemed like a truly brutal leg. Not only did they have to do that crazy road block, but then one of the detours had them dragging food all around the city too... I am glad team NBA made it through another week. I think next week is a double episode, so maybe the Speed Bump and the Head to Head are on different legs? Wouldn't put it past them to have both in one, though.
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Jan 21, 2018 18:03
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Fuckin love this show, cast this season so far is cool (even BB team, definitely better than Brenchel or whatever the gently caress that abomination was called.) Anybody else notice the quick shot of the dude who cried through his whole season at the start of first episode?
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Jan 22, 2018 17:56
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Sad to see Team NBA not make it through, they were enjoyable to watch even if they weren't too good at most of the challenges.
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Jan 25, 2018 23:56
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You can tell the eaters never saw the show before coming on here. They just had no concept of what to look for with any of the challenges.
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Jan 26, 2018 03:16
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Once again head to head was put before the pit stop so that Phil could narrate it. Otherwise the episode was great and the preview for next episode FRANZ is making comeback!!! It has been great season so far and I honestly don't mind having double episodes when it's covering 1 country such as France which we clearly have seen enough.
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Jan 26, 2018 03:54
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SLICK GOKU BABY posted:Sad to see Team NBA not make it through, they were enjoyable to watch even if they weren't too good at most of the challenges. I was definitely rooting for them but they were basically falling into the same pattern in every episode so I'm also kind of glad they're gone, I think the teams left are all more entertaining. Also am I blind or did Evan not have her nose ring in before this episode? Because I saw it and was like "wait what?"
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Jan 26, 2018 17:20
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IcePhoenix posted:I was definitely rooting for them but they were basically falling into the same pattern in every episode so I'm also kind of glad they're gone, I think the teams left are all more entertaining. I hadn't noticed it either, I guess she went to a combo Piercer-Dentist?
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Jan 26, 2018 18:32
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Nexal posted:Once again head to head was put before the pit stop so that Phil could narrate it. It's probably to add some tension so that a straggler team doesn't get dryfucked with a bad taxi/directions or a needle in the haystack detour. They just get dryfucked for not knowing how to play bocce ball 
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Jan 26, 2018 19:15
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