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Chy
Member
07-19-2003
| Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 8:24 pm
Please some one spoil the after one, I can't stay-up that late! Those owl hours are for Summers only!
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Stopjustwatchin
Member
08-19-2005
| Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 8:30 pm
Well, I finally got here and through 12 pages of archives. That's what I get for actually watching the show and not being able to have a TV in front of the computer. But, with all that said --- YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy the Linzes won. They definitely ran the best race and deserved it the most. They made so many little, stupid mistakes along the way and always battled their way back. It was great! And, the Bransens a close second with the Weavers a distant third. I LOVED IT! I couldn't have been more excited if I had won the million -- oh, wait, I would have probably enjoyed that as much or maybe a little bit more. And, did anyone else notice when Phil was doing his "mat chat", there was a great exchange between the Bransens and the Linzes and they were very complimentary of each other, etc. But, when the Weavers showed up; it was the Weavers about the Weavers. Me thinks editing couldn't find anything that could have been put on TV. However, I wanted answers!!!! Oh, well, I did set my VCR to record The Early Show...maybe Julie can get some answers out of the Linzes about the Weavers. Oh, wait, what am I thinking? Julie never probes. I loved the Bransen comment (Lauren, maybe..I get them confused)..."well, you could share it with us" that was great.
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Stopjustwatchin
Member
08-19-2005
| Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 8:32 pm
Go Bransens...win some more cars!!!! Completely shut the Weavers out. Isn't it some sort of challenge where they need to remember where they were and what happened? That's gotta give advantage:Bransens.
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Chy
Member
07-19-2003
| Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 8:37 pm
I agree with you Bastable. Nothing against the Linz, but of course they'd win. They are all in their prime, strength, youth and all that, even pleasing for the eyes. The Bransens has an out of shape Dad and three young girls. Weavers has an older woman and three teenaged kids who are still warping between hormons and milk. My fav Gaghens, did not stand a chance against a team like Linz. I hope they never do a family edition again either. Or better yet, I now will have the wisdom to stay away from another.
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Stopjustwatchin
Member
08-19-2005
| Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 8:41 pm
Chy, I agree with you...However, I do have to add this (mostly with tongue planted fully in cheek): They may have been the strongest and mostly the fastest (save Megan); however, they had the biggest disadvantage of any team - they kept making DUMB mistakes. Running by clue boxes, not reading clues carefully enough, etc. They needed to be strong and fast to make up for their stupidity. And this was my favorite team. (After the Gaghans, of course; even though, the Linzes were my favorites in week 1).
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 8:45 pm
Anyone catch whose arms the little Gaghen girl lept into when they all charged the stage? I later saw her hugging one of the Linz boys, but not sure if it was one of them she ran to first. She was soooooooo cute! ETA: I can't believe the race was so close to me when in Toronto, Niagara Falls and Lewiston! Sheeesh...couldn't it have been one of many mini vacations to the falls so we could have run into them.. ummmm...esp. to see Phil up close?!!! I always find these things out after.... since Phil was actually at one of our hockey games when he was granting those wishes for people to fulfill and the guy turned out being someone I graduated from HS with! Phil........so close..... still not close enough! LMAO
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Stopjustwatchin
Member
08-19-2005
| Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 8:49 pm
I think she actually went for one of the Weavers first. Maybe only because no one else was there? Based on where the Weavers were in relation to Phil and the direction Carissa ran. I think that's where she went first...I think. Anyone wanna give that a better shot?
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Backgammonjane
Member
02-27-2004
| Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 9:01 pm
i live in montreal i was so thrilled ...at least they went to great spots ....a stuiped taxi driver was on one of the radio stations last week and told everyone it was in montreal and he was the weavers taxi driver ted...omg i feel a lawsuite coming up...hahahah
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 9:30 pm
LOL Backgammonjane!
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Woofy
Member
08-09-2001
| Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 9:55 pm
I want an all gay male edition. Except how many teams would end the race with the same partner they started with?
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 11:11 pm
i think she went to the linz brother in the navy shirt. when they showed everyone later, he was the only one who had on a black or navy shirt. that's my guess for who little gaghan cutie leapt for.
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 11:11 pm
i have posted the race and winner of the car on the post game thread.
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Iheartkaysar
Member
08-16-2005
| Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 11:39 pm
Watching 2, I also noticed Carissa run up and give Nick a big hug. Even at such a young age, she has great taste! I loved the Linz boy who said this would be a way to pay back their parents. They obviously value family so much. I was worried at the beginning of the show when the Weavers were being shown in such a positive light and the Linzes in a negative one. But, all ended perfectly. This is the first time EVER my favourite team/person has won a reality show! To the Linz family (okay, to Nick): we have a few great curling rinks in the city I live in; if you need a place to stay while you learn to curl. . . I love how much they enjoyed that challenge. As soon as I heard the last challenge was geography, I know the Weavers had no chance. I just wish we could find out how long it took the Weavers to complete the task. And weren't the Weavers lucky to get Ted as a driver; with all the religious references in that segment, I was surprised his name wasn't Jesus (pronouned Hay-seus, of course). A great end to what I thought was a good season. I liked the family dynamics, but only when it got down to the final few families. Congrats Linz family!
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 11:55 pm
I totally concur I Kaysar!!
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 4:56 am
The three families were just interviewed on the Early Show. The Linz boys looked great. The Weavers are still stand-offish. The one Linz boy said he is dating a Bransen girl. I get all their names mixed up.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 5:21 am
I wonder if they didn't show the Weavers doing the geography puzzle on purpose. That would have been a major struggle!
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 5:39 am
Ohhhhhhhh how cute - A Linz and a Bransen!!! I hope they post that interview on their site. I had to take my son to school and missed it.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 5:58 am
They don't have the video up yet, but here's the article they have regarding the Linzes. TISH!!! There's THREE MORE BROTHERS!!!! Maybe they'd race shirtless for you?!!! Linzes Land $1M 'Race' Prize NEW YORK, Dec. 14, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CBS) Competing for 25 days in 50 cities and being together for 600 hours paid off for the Linz family of Cincinnati, as four Linz siblings made a mad dash for the finish line Tuesday to beat two other teams and cop the $1 million top prize in "The Amazing Race 8" on CBS. It was the first time teams in the reality show consisted of families. Nick, Alex, Tommy and Megan Linz have three other brothers, but were the only Linzes to take part. They pick up their huge check on The Early Show Wednesday from "Race" host Phil Koeghan. The plan is to give half the winnings to their parents, and split the rest among all seven siblings. Also on hand on The Early Show will be the two teams the Linzes edged out: the Bransens, who finished only minutes behind the Linzes in Niagara Falls, N.Y., and the Weavers, who were also right there at the end, finishing third. The Bransen team, from Park Ridge, Ill., featured Walter, the father of daughters Lindsay, Elizabeth and Lauren. The Weaver team was made up of a recently widowed mom, Linda, her two daughters, Rachel and Rebecca, and their younger brother, Rolly. They're from Ormond Beach, Fla. Ten family teams started the race, in New York City. Nick Linz says his team got the winning edge because, "We were playing it cool. We didn't let the little downs get us down. There were obstacles in the back of our head. We were trying to have fun." The close-knit Linzes are so deeply rooted in Cincinnati that they have over 50 first cousins living in or near city. Megan says she's very close with her brothers, even though she's outnumbered, six-to-one. After the race, the Bransens and Weavers went at it again, this time seeking to win a new SUV. The Early Show
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 6:23 am
You know, I like the Linzes even more. They are gonna give their parents half the mil, and then split the rest seven ways? These kids were really raised well! I am seriously impressed! I also love that one of the Linzes is dating one of the Bransens! These two teams really deserved their wins. They embodied pretty much all of what I like about TAR... they overcame some challenges (like making stupid mistakes) yet they persevered. And they had a lot of fun doing it. The Linzes really took the time to enjoy the game and their surroundings, too. And think of this... didn't the Linzes come in first only once? But second like most of the time? <grin>
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 6:48 am
Yep, our little frat boys have pretty good priorities! LOL I am so impressed with them. I would love to sit down and talk to their parents! I bet you could get some great parenting advice from them.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 6:51 am
Well heck. The Linzes were recruited! From the Cincinnati news this a.m. ( Linz Kids Take $1 Million): quote:All 10 members of the Linz family – parents Tom and Terri, their seven children and daughter-in-law Liz – attended the Tuesday night two-hour finale in New York with the nine other teams at CBS. Mrs. Linz insisted that all 10 attend because they were together in a Cancun airport, on Christmas vacation last year, when a casting director asked if they would consider auditioning for a reality TV show.
I still like 'em though!
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Stopjustwatchin
Member
08-19-2005
| Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 7:05 am
The one Linz boy said he is dating a Bransen girl. I get all their names mixed up. Well, I didn't see that one coming or anything. LOL I wouldn't have been surprised if all three Linz boys ended up with all three Bransen girls. If I remember correctly, they're all just about matching ages (or within a year or so of being). And, YAY BRANSENS! I still love these two teams. Definitely made it worth watching to the end. If it had been say the Weavers, Paolos and Godlewskis racing in the final three - would anyone have watched? LOL :-) Well, maybe only to see who killed whom.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 7:55 am
Yay Linzes!!
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Stopjustwatchin
Member
08-19-2005
| Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 8:00 am
OK, I've done some TVCH research and am revising a couple of my statements from last night. (1) I think it was actually Beth Bransen who made the comment to the Linzes that I loved (about sharing the money). (2) I retract my statement about liking the Linzes since week 1. I didn't jump on their bandwagon until week 3 or 4. They were No. 3 at the start then moved neck-in-neck with the Gaghans when I bailed off the Weaver ship without a parachute (or life jacket). OH, and yes, I couldn't believe no one brought up the Weavers cab driver until this morning. That was just fanning the flames right there.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 8:09 am
A couple of things I just noticed... The Weavers were having fun as long as they weren't responsible for completing a task. When Ted was driving them to and fro, they thought they were having the best day ever. When they had to do something on their own (find the charter ticket, find the flag using the binoculars), they suddenly were not having fun.
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