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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 3:08 am
WOW! Bastable, we should mark this on the calendar. We finally agree on something. LOL I never thought this day would come. Everyone except Rob and Amber read their full letters in the CBS site extra clips. They are all nice letters except Mirna's and Charla's. I'm still curious to know what Romber's letter said.
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Lateeda
Member
12-01-2006
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 4:58 am
I have to echo what Prisonerno6 said about Rob and Amber. They did go out w/class. And as for them being arrogant - I see it more as confidence. I loved how Amber told Rob to just admit what she already knew, and he sheepishly smiled and said, "Yea, I wanna be in first." Too cute! They are definitely united as a couple and stronger because of that. And my stars!! Could C&M harp more on the lie??? What are the other teams supposed to do? Grease up and bend over for them? HELLO?!?! It's a race! For a million bucks! I think misleading another team in order to stay in front is a given. Name calling, however, is never appropriate (um, Rosie and The Donald could heed this rule as well, but I digress). Can you say "Jr. High?"
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Dfng
Member
08-04-2005
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 5:00 am
I will miss Amber and Rob... I loved how they played the game....hard and clean as you could be and with confidence and humor. GO BQ's
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 5:10 am
Rob and Amber are supposed to be on CBS morning show; I hope I don't miss it, if it was on first hour I will have missed it because my local station doesn't release to the national feed until 8 AM EST.
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 5:11 am
Well, I've been keeping my nose out of this thread but the Happy event of Romber leaving brought me here to read. Surprised to see so many who will miss em. I liked them on Survivors and the other Amazing Race. However, I was disappointed to see them so cocky! They truly seemed prepared for this comp. I was constantly amazed how they'd have things all figured out before getting to where they needed to go. Amber suggesting to look on internet, for instance. Rob was always the weak link as per comps and I am so glad that he was the one going thru the letters. I can imagine that his personality would have caused more strife if they continued on the show. Amber definitely looked peeved a few times and they were as close to bickering as I've ever seen LOL It's interesting to me how their relationship has developed, and how Amber speaks up more than she did previously. I liked that! I did Too! In some ways I will miss em on the show, however I am glad we didnt witness a further breakdown of their persona. Now Charla and Mirna crack me UP!! If Mirna wasnt in such a frenzy and disorganized Charla might have a chance at succeeding. Anyone Catch Charla's Tshirt?? Boyfriend? Husband?
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 5:34 am
I think I did miss Rob and Amber on the Early Show....did anyone catch it?
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 6:06 am
Rob without cockiness just wouldn't be Rob, but I have never seen Amber gloats quite as much. Yet, I will miss them for their competitiveness and humour. If Charla and Mirna had been eliminated, I wouldn't have flinched. Ah well, there is always next time. Having missed Chachacha's season, I am really enjoying them now, but am not sure they are tough enough to beat the die-hard competitors like Joyce and Uchenna, the BQs, the Guidos or even the geezers. In any case, I hope they hang on as long as possible, for entertainment value alone.LOL
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 7:06 am
It fascinates me how people can watch the same show and see completely different things -- perception is everything. Rob and Amber cocky? I guess I might be a little cocky if I came in first three legs in a row, and every team seems to be more concerned with what I'm doing than with what they are doing themselves. I'd much rather watch two people like Rob and Amber who are racing balls out and staying rather civil to each other than teams who barely squeak through and whine the whole time. But then I'm big on personal responsibility, and that affects my perception. When Rob and Amber came in last they said they ran a really bad leg. They didn't blame it on anyone else, they didn't complain about friends screwing them over, they didn't whine about competitors lying to them. They did a bad job on that leg and they admitted it. well said, Prisoner! I like people who compete, understand that it is a race, and treat each other respectfully. It's why I like U and J too. I was also surprised by the hostile tone from the former competitors in some of those letters. Nothing like holding a grudge for past behavior, but look at all the posters here who are doing the same thing. 
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Loremma
Member
04-25-2004
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 7:37 am
I never thought Rob and Amber were good racers in the sense of accomplishing tasks. They were great at getting others to help them get from point A to point B. And last nights show proved it. The legs last night were all about how they could perform the tasks and they failed--happily for me! I don't think the mail bags were rigged. Each team could pick a bag. Some picked through the letters from the top and other teams dumped the whole bag out. I don't see how you could rig that for one team to win.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 7:42 am
Who's holding a grudge? Just because I dislike someone? I've been consistent and haven't liked either of the two who got kicked off last night since their first (separate) appearances on reality TV. I wasn't happy to see them compete on TAR the first time, wasn't impressed that they managed to get a bunch of folks to pay for their televised wedding (which I didn't watch)l, and wasn't happy to hear that they would be on TAR All Stars (really, how were they "stars?"). There are many other competitors who understand it's a race and have fun with their teammates. The Team Formerly Known as Team ChaChaCha as well as the Beauty Queens come to mind, and also Uchenna and Joyce. Of course, now that the two I didn't wanna watch are gone, I'll see how the other teams are. I wasn't a Guido fan back in their season, swear I cannot remember Eric and Danielle at all, for some reason confuse Teri and Ian with another couple, and don't recall Charla and Mirna being as irritating as it sounds they are this time 'round. (Really, it sounds like both C and M are doing a lot of whining. Did they whine that much during their original season? I remember Charla yelling at Mirna to wait while they were running places, but that's all I remember.)
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 7:58 am
Rob and Amber were just on Regis and Kelly. They took total responsibility for losing their leg of the race. When asked what they are doing now, they joked, but also acknowledging the truth of it said 'we are professional reality show contestants'. Amber went on the say 'we are living a fairy tale'.
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 10:06 am
I too was genuinely startled by the nasty tone of some of those Roadblock letters. Were they supposed to be funny? Jeez, if those poor sport ex-Racers couldn't think of anything nice to say, why not simply decline writing the letters? And it was disappointing of TAR too. I just don't get into the friction and fighting between teams. *Yuck* and *Yawn* But *Yea* to Blake & Paige (one of my all-time favorite teams), Flo & Zach (one-half of one of my all-time favorite teams), and Lyn (for letting bygones be bygones). I wasn't sure what to make of Frank's letter. But then, Frank was a puzzle to me during his season too; sometimes I thought he was a great guy and sometimes I thought he was an absolute jerk. I've said before how I feel about the b-word so I won't go into that again. Not the most thrilling tasks this episode but the scenery made up for that. The End of the World. How cool was that? Never been a fan of Rob & Amber but they were definitely a strong, smart team with media savvy. If only they could have taken Charla & Mirna with them. Oh my gosh, are those two getting on my nerves. Btw, on the first episode, Phil (still love him!) said something that made me think there may not be any non-elimination legs this season. But since then he's back to saying "may be eliminated".
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Happygal
Member
11-15-2004
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 10:25 am
I enjoyed the show last night (even tho my favourite team was eliminated). I had the good fortune to travel to South America last January and from the opening shots of the rising sun shining on Mt. Osorno near Puerto Montt, to Puenta Arenas, to Ushuaia and the closing shots at Tierra del Fuego National Park... it all brought back such wonderful memories. It's fun to watch the show and think "I was standing in that exact same spot"! I'm curious, since all the competitors had a long layover in Puenta Arenas, if the producers took them out to the Otway Penguin Reserve.... it would have been a shame to travel all that way and not have a "once in a lifetime" experience of walking around with hundreds of penguins. I'm sure most of the competitors and production crew will not get to travel there again any time soon. Anyone know where they are headed to next?
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Bastable
Member
07-09-2002
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 10:34 am
Entertainment Weekly wrote today that Rob and Amber were bad TV because everything they did was only for the cameras. Lots of winking at the camera, lying and snickering about it, etc. They really didn't care if they won. They just wanted to be "good TV" and they wanted to extend their fame. I have to agree. I'm sick of my favorite reality TV shows being destroyed by smug contestants who don't act naturally because they want to make "good TV." People who don't get caught up in the moment and the excitement have no use for me as a viewer. Then again, that's mostly a problem with All-Star editions in general, isn't it?
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Cricket
Member
08-05-2002
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 10:43 am
Entertainment Weekly wrote today that Rob and Amber were bad TV because everything they did was only for the cameras. Lots of winking at the camera, lying and snickering about it, etc. They really didn't care if they won. They just wanted to be "good TV" and they wanted to extend their fame. I have to agree. Do you have a link to that article, Bastable?Those words go against everything that has come out of Rob & Amber's mouths, as well as everyone who competed against them. They were in the race to win. Flirting with the cameras had nothing to do with wanting to win.
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Bastable
Member
07-09-2002
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 10:56 am
They wanted to win out of ego, but they didn't have the same fire other, slower teams have. link "Romber were very mellow about losing, which was in keeping with the calm way they ran this race. And yet there was something a little too calm about it. In fact, their behavior in this leg of the race made even a fan like me happy they to see them go. Midway through the episode, the couple got in a little spat in the airport, with Amber trying to calm Rob down and wanting him to admit he was pissed they weren't in first place. You could tell by their demeanors that it was all for show; I was unfortunate enough to watch the first episode of their Fox Reality series, Rob and Amber: Against the Odds. It was a laughably contrived premise about Rob becoming a professional gambler, and since he didn't have any competitors to psyche out, he and Amber had to squabble to give the show some tension. But it was clearly acted for the cameras. I got the same feeling when I saw them ''fighting'' in the airport, especially when it ended with Rob smiling to the camera. So when they arrived at the mat and calmly accepted their defeat with a pronouncement of love, I realized the problem: They had nothing invested in this. It was all for show. They would have been happy to win, yes, but the money mattered less than continuing their TV career as ''Rob and Amber, cutthroat reality lovebirds.'' So all the cool they exhibited in dominating this race was due less to their being great players than to their not caring if they won or lost. I can't have that in my Amazing Race. I think most all-stars are lured back as much by the promise of more TV fame as by the million-dollar prize, but at a certain point, the excitement of the game takes over, and they end up acting nutty. And it is those moments that keep me tuning in. So a team like Rob and Amber, who have no freak-out tipping point, are useless to me. Charla and Mirna, on the other hand, are solid gold. So in the end, I guess if someone had to bounce Romber, I'm glad it was the Schmirnas. To paraphrase Mirna, as a television viewer, I can tell when someone's insane. And that's why I like keeping them around. ..."
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 10:57 am
Rob and Amber admitted this morning on the Early Show that some of their chest pumping, playing it up, etc, was precisely to be showy. I don't have a problem with that. They were also in it to win, absolutely. They were very disappointed (esp Rob) that they didn't make it further. Amber said she really enjoyed the time in Acapulco though at Elimination Station. So I think both are true.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 11:00 am
Happy, I would venture to say that they are working their ways towards the Antarctic. Was anyone else as annoyed as I was when Chmirna kept confronting Amber about lying when Amber said "I got it?" Personally, I thought it was a brilliant move on Amber's part. OMG Chmirna... its a freaking competition - they didn't sign up to run this race so they could give you clues!!! This is the one team that has the potential to be more annoying than they were the first time around.
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Bonbonlover
Member
07-13-2000
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 11:25 am
quote:Did they whine that much during their original season?
YES!
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Trini
Member
07-06-2004
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 11:29 am
I love Boston Rob...thanks for the link Bastable I saved the picture.
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Kep421
Member
08-11-2001
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 11:35 am
I find it interesting that people who actually KNOW Rob/Amber appear to not really care for them. I had to giggle at Uchenna's sarcasm dripping from the "old friend" when refering to Rob....Then the letter from a former fellow racer was not at all "nice"...funny coincidence eh? We viewers form our likes and dislikes based on our perception of what we see, but those who have actually had to deal with Romber to me are a truer indication of their likability... My perception of Uchenna is someone who not speak ill of anyone on purpose, yet even he could not keep a positive tone when mentioning that he would be in the skiff with Rob. That speaks volumes to me about Rob's true nature and not this plastic hollywoodized version he presents to the camera... I'm glad they are gone.... I would now like to start the boot the BQ/charla/Mirna bandwagon...
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Bastable
Member
07-09-2002
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 11:52 am
Keep that picture safe, Trini. Boston Rob's 15 minutes are finally up, and that's probably the last you'll see of him.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 12:05 pm
Kep, where is this information about people who know Romber not liking them? I agree with most of what Prisoner said. I will miss Romber a lot because they are entertaining and they are great competitors. They played the game well, didn't whine, and took their loss with dignity. I didn't see the Early Show but a friend told me Romber said they have something big coming up, so I hope this means they will be back on my TV screen soon. I guess I have to start rooting for team Cha, Cha, Cha
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 12:08 pm
Mygoodnessgracious, I certainly hope you are right, Bastable! I've always felt that Rob's first and foremost focus was making "good TV" so that he would be asked to be on TV again and again. What he doesn't seem to realize is that enough is enough at some point. When people start to see through his antics and realize they are being played (the winking at the camera), people start to lose interest. And another point from that article... quote:It was all for show. They would have been happy to win, yes, but the money mattered less than continuing their TV career as ''Rob and Amber, cutthroat reality lovebirds.'' So all the cool they exhibited in dominating this race was due less to their being great players than to their not caring if they won or lost. I can't have that in my Amazing Race.
THIS is why they bug me so much. They just want to be on the show so they can be on TV. Instead of letting someone else come on. And honestly, I think Phil's "they'll bring in viewers" backfired a bit this time. I think there are far more people who are tired of those two than ever before. Maximum saturation, y'know?
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 12:46 pm
I was trying to be tactful when I called it "media savvy" in my post above but, yeah, Rob & Amber's playing to the cameras annoyed me. Just as it had before. But I didn't like it when other teams fixated on them either. *Grumble* Stupid All-Stars concept and professional reality show players... That would be too much if the teams go to Antarctica!!! I've gotten to talk on the phone to people stationed there but can only dream of visiting it myself. Oh and I always love it when people share tales of their own travels here. Jealous, but love it, lol!
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