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Sassynegal
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01-21-2005

Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 10:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I have to say I like Rob and Amber too. I don't know that I want them to win - let someone else win a Million but I'd like to see them stick around for awhile as they definitely entertain me. I think he is smart for some of the stuff that he comes up with and if the other teams are mad it is only because they didn't come up with it first. How is bribing the security guard lying? I applaud them for finding someone to escort them around and help them and for him thinking of asking around for which bus was better and for thinking of bribing the bus driver. IT's a competition and he is putting the odds in thier favor. Much rather see that kind of stuff then have to suffer through another John and Victoria season!! Not to mention there are other teams pulling the same kind of things but it's not such an issue - because they are not Rob and Amber. Look at the 2 crying foul hardest, the same 2 girls that told teams the better time was the 7 o'clock pile in last weeks episode when there was an earlier one!

GO ROB & AMBER

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 10:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Sassy, I don't think anyone is saying that the bribing is lying. (Read the 7:05 and 7:43 posts.)

Karuuna
Member

08-31-2000

Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 11:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I don't think Rob and Amber are playing it very smart at all. It's one thing to be sly, but only if you can not be so obvious about it. Rob is playing to the audience so much, he's not being quiet and is getting caught too easily. Pretty soon, no one will believe a word he says, and what's more they will lie in return and yield him when they get the chance. It's just not smart to make so many enemies so early on.

I thought this leg of the race was light on challenges myself. Only two? Don't they usually have 3 or 4?

Jimmer
Member

08-30-2000

Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 11:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
The “reality” is (sorry couldn’t resist) that most of the teams are going to automatically be against Rob and Amber anyway and will do whatever they can to ensure they don’t win, regardless of how “nice” Rob and Amber were to play.

Hobbs
Member

08-05-2002

Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 12:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Karuuna, you can't be yielded if you get to the yield first!

And where/when did Rob learn Spanish. I love hearing Spanish with a Bostonian accent! I wonder if he took courses when he learned he was going to be on the show. If I knew I was going to be on TAR, I would learn a little Spanish and have my partner learn something else like German or Russian. Then I would learn how to drive a standard transmission if I didn't already know how.

I liked Rob in Survivor and I like him now. And I like Amber (she is easy on the eyes). I hope they win.

Karuuna
Member

08-31-2000

Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 12:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Personally, I believe Rob and Amber could have gone a long way toward winning them over if they had played it differently. They chose to just cement whatever ideas the other teams might have had about them.

Hobbs, you're right, but the likelihood that they will be first to *every* yield is not very good.



Seamonkey
Member

09-07-2000

Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 12:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Scout.. nope.. just made it up on the spot

And I already said somewhere and agree that Rob should turn it down a notch at times, but clearly he's being interviewed (as are all of the teams) and he is giving interviews that warm the cockles of the producers' and editors' hearts and so we are seeing more of Rob's cocky comments. I'd be willing to bet others are making their own cocky comments to the cameras, but we don't always see them.

However he should be careful about what he says in front of the other teams.

I'm not sure he cares if anyone believes him and he's smart enough not to believe without verification what any other team tells him.

The only fly in the ointment is the yield but that will only be significant if they are behind in an elimination leg and the half hour (or whatever the time is) makes the difference..

And, believe me, I wasn't a fan until I watched the first episode and had to admit to myself I was enjoying Rob and Amber far more than most of the other teams. I like Lynn and Alex too and several other teams..

Calamity
Member

10-18-2001

Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 12:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
*Shrug* I thought last night's episode was pretty awful. Only bright spots were the lovely scenery, the funicular ride, and those kind & helpful produce sellers (especially that one short fella).

The tasks weren't that exciting or interesting and it was kinda puzzling why so many teams were short on money (all I could guess was they had high travel costs this leg).

While they disappointed me in the first show by impulsively choosing a random sand pile without bothering to check the posted times, I quite liked Heidi & Megan during last night's show and so was a little sad that they were eliminated. But I would have missed Brian & Greg too. Gretchen gets on my nerves a bit too but I'm trying to cut her some extra slack. I'm already thoroughly tired of Rob's scheming and winking at the camera. I give Rob & Amber credit for running a strong leg but they're just so slick & tv savvy that I feel like I'm watching TAR - The TV Movie instead of a race.

Maris
Member

03-28-2002

Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 12:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Calamity you raise a very interesting point about Rob and Amber being television savy. They know what sells and with their performance they can stretch out their fifteen minutes some more. So far in my book they will have earned their million if they keep me as entertained as they have so far. What will be interesting is to see how the other teams use their resentment of Rob and Amber against them. The team that will be successful will be the one that learns from Rob and Amber and not the team that just whines about how unfair they are. Rob is very adaptable to situations and is very manipulative.

Native_texan
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08-24-2004

Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 1:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
"The team that will be successful will be the one that learns from Rob and Amber and not the team that just whines about how unfair they are."

Maris, you hit it on the head.

Rob is playing TAR just like he played Survivor and he did come in second on Survivor with his TAR partner winning the game. I hated it then, but I'm loving it now.

When watching Survivor, I would scream at the TV asking these people why they couldn't see Rob for sly, manipulative, sneaky SOB that he was, and the other contestants never got it. He's doing the same thing on TAR.



Maris
Member

03-28-2002

Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 1:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yep and Native if they dont get it now, shame on them.

Csnog
Member

07-18-2002

Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 2:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
It can take a long time to get through the Santiago Airport and they make Americans pay $100 per person to enter the country. That would leave them with a little over $200 for the rest of the leg. The time constraint may have forced them to shorten the tasks.

Rob and Amber checked onto the mat at around 9:35 last night so the remaing minutes were of the other teams.

Padivius
Member

08-21-2003

Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 3:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hating Rob more and more. I've always liked Amber, so no problems there, but I want that team to go down. He need to learn to be mroe discrete with his conniving and unfair practices.

I would much prefer to see a team win that didn't have to push the other teams down into the mud on their way to the top. It's one thing to propel yourslef ahead; it's quite another to push others further behind. (As Rob did with the front door bribe, for example)

Watching2
Member

07-07-2001

Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 4:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I did like that Rob and Amber were helping a couple of other teams last night. It made them seem more likable and not just sneaky. First, he told a couple of teams about the bus, then they grouped together to keep the back door closed on the bus. They also seemed just fine with Kelly and Ron getting on the same gondola as them. Rob was smart about doing the books, so I can't really begrudge them from getting there first. I did think when they won the trip that it would have been nice for some of the others to win a trip like that, but who really knows about all of their financial situations except for the couple who revealed how they had lost almost everything.

Makays
Member

07-12-2001

Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 8:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
People..all the negativity towards Rob and Amber! Get a Grip.....if it wasn't allowed in the rules as to what they are doing then they would be penalized. They haven't even had a warning from Phil. So it must be ok.
Let's be honest here. You are not going to win by being nice. I noticed that almost every team racing would cut Rob and Amber's throat in a heartbeat if they have the chance. So for that reason alone, I am rooting for them.

When it first started I was going for Ron/Kelly. After last night.....Rob/Amber.


Kappy
Member

06-29-2002

Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 10:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
"To not watch the Amazing Race because Rob and Amber is sad."

It's a tv show! Get a grip.


Starshine40
Member

07-30-2002

Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 12:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I am truly enjoying Rob and Amber in this show. He reminds me of how Dr. Will played in Big Brother...he let the audience in on the tricks he was pulling which Rob is also doing, lol. wink, wink

Spear
Member

08-06-2001

Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 2:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Jonathan's abuse of Victoria wasn't penalized so I guess that was okay too, huh?

I don't have a big problem with Rob's tactics in TAR but I don't find him remotely likable. It's okay to lie as part of the game. It's even okay not to admit to other teams that you're lying. However, it's clear from his reactions and his interviews that he really doesn't believe he's lying! That seems pathological. Rob also pulls all sorts of completely unnecessary crap like calling Tom's son in All-Stars a "dumba$$" behind their backs. That's supposed to be acceptable behavior because the rules don't prevent it? Sorry, I disagree and I think my grip is just fine.


Resortgirl
Member

09-23-2000

Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 6:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I've liked Rob and Amber from the get go. Rob may be conniving and a liar, but he is also smart. He is the only one that managed to get all the books over to the library in one trip. Maybe not rocket science, but he thought it through in a calm manner and executed it perfectly. I also like the fact that they are so calm. And so far treat each other respectfully. I think Rob knows he's lying... he winked at the camera after he told one. Anyway, it should be an interesting season, and so far I wouldn't have any problem with Rob and Amber winning the million!

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 6:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Spear, I totally agree with you. The only thing I do like is that he treats Amber very nicely. But that's how it should be.

It's just that cuz some of the past players were so mean to their partners, that it makes the "normal" seem "above normal." Does that make sense?

(Kinda reminds me of "About Last Night," when after Rob Lowe tells Demi Moore that he never cheated on her, she then tells him something like "Well I didn't know you should get a medal for that.")

Jimmer
Member

08-30-2000

Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 8:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Wow! So we've all NEVER told a lie in our lives? Not even a little one? I'm so impressed!

It's just a game. Rob knew he told a little lie and unless the other teams are stupid, they know as well. It was a half-hearted attempt at lying.

Moderator
Moderator

06-30-2002

Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 8:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Okay, everyone, please stop telling other people what to think. Feel free to post your OWN thoughts, but don't judge other people's reactions - they are entitled to theirs as you are to yours. Telling other people their opinions are "sad" or that they need to "get a grip" borders on bashing other posters.

Thanks. RA.

Ruditoo
Member

01-23-2005

Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 9:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
We have the best MODS! Thanks RA

Jimmer
Member

08-30-2000

Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 9:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I think that the Mods are great too and I'd say so, but we're not allowed to comment on moderating.

Bob2112
Member

06-12-2002

Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 10:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
<...thinks the mods may be lying...>