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Trueheart
Member
09-12-2006
| Monday, October 02, 2006 - 9:36 pm
I've only been watching since season 5. But I did see season 3 on the gameshow network.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Monday, October 02, 2006 - 9:39 pm
Really!!!! LOL I pretty much agree with most of what's been said already...so my one question to all of you is, did you think the tasks were rather lame on this leg of the race? I guess especially, selling flowers. When it was time for the pitstop, I felt like there should have been another road block or something!
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Trueheart
Member
09-12-2006
| Monday, October 02, 2006 - 9:45 pm
I AGREE! I felt a little underwhelmed. But the first episode was so OFF THE HOOK with them eating fish eyeballs and climbing that wall. With this episode, I definitely felt like...."That's IT?" Is it just me or have they been putting the pit stop a LOT closer to the final challenge this season? It has seemed like they finish the task and the pit stop is a hop skip and jump away!
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Trueheart
Member
09-12-2006
| Monday, October 02, 2006 - 9:49 pm
Laneesmom...I don't think there is anyplace to watch a WHOLE episode online. I'm sure if it were available the CBS website would offer it. Sadly, they only provide small clips of the show. I believe it is stuff not aired on TV.
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Laneesmom
Member
05-12-2005
| Monday, October 02, 2006 - 9:56 pm
thanks true....getting spoiled on the ABC site, i guess.....
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 12:12 am
I hope this comes through okay. But the whole show is on youtube here: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=JTF72
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 12:31 am
One more reason I don't like Sarah and Peter: I watch the extra clips on CBS Innertube. In episode 2 there is a clip called "Peter Ticks Off His Fellow Racers" where they are all gathered at a ticket window as it is opening. Tyler and James are first in line but Sarah is on one side of them and Peter is on the other side of them. The agent asks for their passports and while the boys are getting theirs out Sarah shoves theirs down in front of them and Peter shoves them through the slot putting them the head of the line. Then in the clips from episode 3 there is a clip titled "Peter & Sarah Dish the Dirt on Dustin & Kandice" where Peter is talking about the "Barbies" being pretty sly and out to win. He says they are always sneaking around and won't share information. Then Sarah pipes in with her 2 cents about seeing their behavior at the ticket counter with the other team and how the girls justified in their head how they were right to cut in front of Tom & Terry. She said they know how ruthless those girls are playing and that the Barbies are definitely using their sex appeal to get ahead but its a game and you should use what you can. Peter says they use Sarah's prothesis to get ahead and the girls use their bottled blond hair. I took it that they thought it was wrong for the girls to jump in ahead of Tom and Terry but they definitely thought it was okay when they did it.
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Azriel
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 3:01 am
About the two moms saying they help people. The one talking started out by saying they weren't 'fair weather' friends. After that was the remark about Southerners helping people and I think they meant not turning your back on your friends and neighbors. Unlike most here, I don't have any problems with Peter. I think he is just trying not to treat Sarah like she has a disability. He might appear to be going too far the other way, but I think he is doing it because he really cares about her feelings and he has probably been chewed out by her for helping too much before. Of the two of them, she is the one that irritates me. Last week, when she said she was finding things out about Peter that she wasn't sure she liked, I was thinking to myself that Peter could probably say the same thing about her and I wouldn't blame him.
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Biloxibelle
Member
12-21-2001
| Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 6:16 am
My grandkids were here so I didn't get to pay as much attention to the show as I wanted. I don't like TAR on Sundays. What was the deal with Duke and Lauren taking the local lady with them. I know Duke thought she was going to help them. Did she? Or did she just slow them down and use them for a ride?
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 6:50 am
Biloxibelle, yep, basically that is what happened. Poor Duke - I think he thought he was going to use his considerable good looks and charm to get ahead of the competition, and instead it backfired on him. I'll bet Lauren did some serious eye-rolling.
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Biloxibelle
Member
12-21-2001
| Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 6:56 am
Thanks Roxi. I saw them at the airport, where they had to wait on her. Then I caught part of the cab ride. I thought I might have missed the part where she helped them.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 8:08 am
Pdx, I totally agree with your comments about how Peter may have left Sarah alone because that was what she wanted. Having dated a blind man, I know that his disability is *always* there, even if we don't acknowledge it. And he *always* tried to be more independent than he needed to be. Almost to a fault. And Az, I think what bothers me most about Peter is his sometimes condescending attitude towards Sarah. I have seen him be supportive and let her do what she needs to do, but other times, not so much. I really like how Mary is enjoying the ride. I still cannot stand her voice, though, and I truly cringe when she screeches at hubby. But she seems so open to learning new things and meeting people outside of her life. That accent though... sorry! I was sorry to see Duke and Lauren go. I think they would've really benefited from spending more time together. That said, it was a stoopid move of Duke's to keep that local woman with 'em. If someone had kept me waiting, I'd have left 'em. And as soon as she said "half hour" to drop her off at her brother's first... and it didn't appear she gave them anything for that other than sharing their cab ride AND making them pay for the entire thing... Nope. Dumb move. I was glad they caught up, but truly, dumb move. And it may be mean of me, but I thought the penalty for Tom and Terry was too light. In fact, I was really hoping that they'd be eliminated. I'm not sure how they could miss that important tidbit of info (due to safety concerns...) on their clues. They should've been kicked off for violating safety rules. (Yeah, OK, it is mean of me!) Unfortunately, it appears that everyone is closely stacked again at the pit stop (didya notice how close everyone left this episode? or rather, most of 'em?).
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Scoutmom
Member
01-19-2006
| Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 8:51 am
I also agree with the above comments about the kinda weak challenges this time; however, it did look like it may get a little tougher next week. Hopefully will be more interesting.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 8:53 am
Chiliwilli, thanks for posting the youtubes. I missed about 5-6 minutes of the show (the flower shop) and thanks to you I got to go back and view what I missed.
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Bbfanatic
Member
08-14-2000
| Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 9:49 am
thanks chilliwilli for the youtube link. I was away sunday night, but used my dvr. well, 1/2 of the show didnt record because of a football game. Yay, I will just finish it on youtube.
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Vsmart
Member
02-10-2003
| Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 11:03 am
So far this season I felt that I was watching from habit rather than enjoyment.
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Suzsmarmie
Member
07-26-2005
| Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 11:15 am
Chili's the best!!
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Bbfanatic
Member
08-14-2000
| Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 2:46 pm
I dont really care for any of the teams yet. Usually I have a fave pretty quick. If I had to pick one right now, I would go with Erwin and Godwin. But, if they got kicked off, I wouldnt miss them. That sarah girl grates on me. I also get annoyed by the southern gal w/ the bad teeth. Ohhhh her voice. I would like to see the beauty queens go soon. They are just too boring for me.
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Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 2:55 pm
Well the "toss all the auditions into the CBS reality show pool" idea strikes again...Lauren said in an interview that she actually applied for Survivor, and got on TAR instead...
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Laneesmom
Member
05-12-2005
| Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 6:45 pm
Thanks Chili
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Wednesday, October 04, 2006 - 12:26 am
I got the youtube link from Chy so thanks so very much to Chy from all of us. I just reposted it as it looked like someone missed it. Lauren too, huh? David and Mary said that too. Mary said David was in second round qualification for Survivor when TAR called for both of them. It seems they tend to recruit a lot also. It would be interesting to find out what their criteria is for who they want. My daughter-in-law and I were going to apply a couple of years ago and then she got pregnant. Who knew she'd rather have a baby than race? Go figure. My favorite was Tyler and James until I saw Godwin cry when Balil and Sa'eed were eliminated and the compassion Erwin showed him. Also, the fact that they haven't said or done anything against anyone else. Now I have a tie for favorite team.
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Lizziedi
Member
10-05-2005
| Wednesday, October 04, 2006 - 3:55 am
Thanks to Chy for posting very interesting memories, and to Pdx & Costa for their insights on independence. I really enjoy reading posts which add to our general knowledge of the issues. I thought this episode did a remarkably good job with Vietnam. David's comments were important, because they reflected the ambivilance & pain so many still feel about the past, and Mary balanced him out with her enthusiasm and joy in being there. I also felt my heart sink when I heard "Hanoi Hilton", because of accounts I heard firsthand from a returning soldier years ago, yet when Erwin & Godwin made the choice to pause in reverence, it was a wonderful moment. Vietnam is still a hard topic, and very personal for many of us who lived through it. I don't want to get political about it, and I'm so glad the show didn't either! Something about Mary (lol)--it's not the accent for me, but the tone of the accent. As someone pointed out earlier, it's very similar to Sissy Spacek's in Coal Miner's Daughter. I find the accent itself soothing, but Mary's voice can get on my nerves. And I like many things about her! One of the things I like most about her, is that she is always very courteous to people, and takes a moment to thank each person who helps or gives them a clue.
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Necie
Member
09-07-2006
| Wednesday, October 04, 2006 - 9:17 am
There's something about Mary! LOL! I love her! She seems to be a very sweet lady! I don't think she means to sound as whiny as she comes across, I think she gets excited and her tone is just that way, a little nasally. My voice is quite whiny sounding even when I am not trying to whine! I can not stand the sound of my own voice. It drives me insane. I think to myself, how can people stand to listen to me? I was born in Texas but have lived in Oklahoma since I was 6 years old. People in Oklahoma do not think I have an Okie accent, so I don't know if I sound Texan to people or not. Anyway, I like Mary. I think it is funny how they showed the clip in Episode 1 about the men being the boss of the family and she has been the boss through the whole show so far. He may think he is the boss at home, but I think she just lets him think that.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Wednesday, October 04, 2006 - 10:46 am
I have to add that I, too, cringed when they went to the Hanoi Hilton. I read Sen. McCain's book, so I know a little of the suffering that took place there. I think some might easily have found it offensive to visit that place in a TV game show, but I was pleased to see that at least some of the racers took a moment to reflect on the meaning of the place.
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