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The TVClubHouse: Amazing Race ARCHIVES: Amazing Race VIII: Show Spoilers: *** Transcript *** Oct 25th Show: Archive through October 27, 2005 users admin

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Spitfire
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07-18-2002

Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 10:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Spitfire a private message Print Post    
I got the best laugh of the night when Phil said something like "did you know it's illegal in this country to wear underwear on top of underwear on top of pants."

I thought those ladies looked great standing there praying that they got to stay. They are not my favorite team by any means but I also liked that one of them took a stand and told that boy to be nice to his mother

Eeyoreslament
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07-20-2003

Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 12:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Eeyoreslament a private message Print Post    
LOL Tish

Stopjustwatchin
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08-19-2005

Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 12:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Stopjustwatchin a private message Print Post    
Twinkie...Binghamton -- well, in the hills of Binghamton; hence the 7" of snow, the loss of power since last night, and no television stations before the power did go out.

Auntie...IMO, the Weaver "hate" could be just because some people think a year is enough time to "move on", especially if you are going to be in a race that is on national television. Some viewers don't want to see that much emotion out in there in the open. They want their competitors focused on the race, and the race alone. I'm not saying that's how I feel (even though I'm finding it harder and harder to root for them), I'm saying that I know some people who are that way.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 12:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
I just don’t enjoy watching people grieve on a Reality Show. That about sums it up for me.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 1:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
I just love reading Reality Blurred's synopis of each week's show!!

Carissa Gaghan explains it all and becomes The Amazing Race's breakout star

As The Amazing Race 8 teams climbed into cabs, it almost felt like a real episode of The Amazing Race. Then they had to, um, search for a guy. And for their Detour, they had to look at wooden birds through binoculars or pick up instruments; the Roadblock had them playing baseball. At least the Fast Forward involved bungee jumping.

Once again, here are some memorable quotes from the families, the only interesting part of this race:

It’s impossible to just not love Carissa Gaghan, unquestionably the race’s breakout star, especially when she -slaps the producers for the very reason that many of us have been irritated with the show. Upon learning that they were heading to Panama, she said, “I’m excited finally that we’re getting out of the US.”
Tragically, the college-educated Linz boys aren’t quite as bright as she is. After reading the route information, one of them said, “I love high school spring break. I hope we can check out 16-year-old girls.” His sister asked, “That’s the wrong Panama City, isn’t it?” Then their senior-senior citizen cab driver gave them the answer: “Not Florida.”
Before the race began, mom Paolo basically started crying and told the camera, “My ideal situation by the end would have DJ put his arms around me and say, ‘I love you, Ma’.”
Later, one of the Godlewski sisters came to mom Paolo’s aid. “He’s just absolutely cruel to you. What are you doing? Be nice to your mom,” one of the sisters said to her.
“Dad, shut up,” one of the obnoxious Paolo kids said to their dad after he finally said his first word on the whole race.
Rolly Weaver asked his cab driver to drive fast by saying, “el speedo,” even though all he really had to do was add an “o” to the end of “rapid” and say “rapido” like all of the other “Spanish-speaking” teams.
“Lord, please lead us to Ricardo Diaz,” mom Weaver said.
Later, a Weaver asked another team’s boat driver to drive slowly. Apparently God wasn’t available to smite the other team.
The Godlewski sisters had a debate about what constitutes an island. “It’s surrounded by water, you guys,” one said. Another excitedly agreed, “This is an island, that’s right, there’s no other way off, this is an island, we knew that.”
When DJ finally bungee jumped at the Fast Forward, I’d say he screamed like a little girl, except that’s sexist and insulting to Carissa, who’d never scream like that.
Dad Bransen called a parrot “it’s one of those, like, talking birds.” For a moment I thought he meant Big Bird.
One of the Godlewski sisters wanted to see some skin at the Roadblock: “Sharon, flash ‘em while you’re running to base.”
Before Rolly Weaver hit a ground ball that rolled through a players legs, the other teams tried to psyche him out, prompting his mom to non-ironically tell them, “You guys hush. We’re encouraging everyone.”
After his dad hit the ball at the Roadblock, Billy looked at the camera, pointed, and said, “That’s what I’m talking about.”
Phil told the last-place team, the Godlewski sisters, that they weren’t eliminated, but that he needed to collect “everything except the clothes on your back.” While he said this, he was basically laughing, because they’d put on all of their clothes in multiple layers, circumventing the rule. He also joked that, and I’m paraphrasing here, it might be illegal in Panama to wear underpants on top of underpants on top of pants.
http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/the_amazing_race_8/2005_Oct_26_episode_quotes

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 1:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Thanks Annie, that was great!

Fruitbat
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08-07-2000

Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 2:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Fruitbat a private message Print Post    
Jimmer, the Weavers lost their dad/husband a year ago. Mom said they had moved out of the pain and depression stage. They miss him and still have feelings but we are not watching heavy grieving. They would not be able to do this show if that were true.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 2:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I just finished watching last night's show and...

I really don't like the Weaver family at all. They seem to just take themselves so seriously, and do not seem to really be enjoying the game. It *is* a game after all. And I do think they are quite rude to the other contestants.

I also don't like the Gaghans. I think they think they deserve to win, for some reason. And the way the mom yells makes me cringe.

And although I've not liked the screeching of the four Godlewski sisters, I did totally LMAO as they were putting on almost every single piece of clothing they owned. I'm sure that bus driver had no clue what the heck they were doing!

I liked the Paolo's much better this time. They showed less of the bickering, and more of the real family dynamic. That poor mom, though. She really seems to be quite needy. And I'm not sure that's a result of constantly being badmouthed by the boys or what. But I really enjoyed watching them with the FF challenge (which was the most daring of all challenges so far).

I'm still liking the Linz and Bransen families the best. There seems to be an innate "fun-ness" with them. They are having a great time running a race, and not getting all freaked out if they don't get to place as they want.

Oh, and Auntimike. If they couldn't handle the race, they shouldn't have applied. If they couldn't handle the stress of the race, they shouldn't have applied. OK, so they are grieving. But it's not like they lost their father/husband a month ago. It's been a year. It's not a fresh wound. I just don't have a lot of sympathy for them. They could really be enjoying this game, and all the bits of sightseeing, and instead they seem to purposely be outcasts.

LOL... I just read back thru the posts on this page, and I guess I'm jumping on the same bandwagon as Tish and Eeyore!

Landi
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07-29-2002

Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 2:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
holly and i were talking last night. we would have soooooo done that bungee! and you'd have had more fun watching us than those weavers or that crying girl last week!

Madelane
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08-20-2001

Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 3:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Madelane a private message Print Post    
OK, so all I heard the kid saying to the Weaver boy as he was up to bat was, "Hey, Batter Batter Batter, saaa-wing, batter!"

Which, and I'm no big baseball fan, I always thought was supportive? You know, like "yay, swing the bat, good for you, hey, swing it batter, go for it!"

Have I been confused at every baseball game I've attended?

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 3:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
It's an attempt at distracting the batter... So I guess you have been confused!!! :-)

If it makes you feel better, for a long time (in basketball) I always thought that "rebound" was what you shouted out when you wanted the free-throw guy to score!

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 3:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
Madelane, you usually say it to an opposing team's batter, hoping they swing at anything.

Madelane
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08-20-2001

Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 3:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Madelane a private message Print Post    
OK, this is very embarassing!

I will now reflect on all the things I thought people were yelling about at the football games I go to. "Deeefense" is supportive of your own defense, right?

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 3:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
You got that one right!!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 5:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
LOL @ Madalane!

But still... the "swing batter batter batter" thing is pretty standard. In Little League as in major league. So the fact the Weavers got all twitchy about it just rubbed me the wrong way. (Kind of like, oh, we are mourning so you must be nice to us.)

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 6:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
When DJ finally bungee jumped at the Fast Forward, I’d say he screamed like a little girl, except that’s sexist and insulting to Carissa, who’d never scream like that.

ROFLMAO!!! How true! DH and I both said -- He screams like a girl, but your comment about it insulting Carissa is SOOO true. She was chomping at the bit to get out there and jump.

Karen
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09-07-2004

Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 6:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
It's obvious when you watch the Weavers that Dad was the focal point of their family life. It seems (understandably!) that life as they knew it stopped that day at the race track, and they're still trying to figure out how to go about this new life they find themselves living without him. I find it admirable that they thought TAR would give them new legs -- a way to reconnect with each other and find the strength from each other that they know they need. When you lose a family member -- especially one as pivotal to family life as Pa Weaver seems to have been -- everyone left behind suddenly finds themselves looking for a new pair of shoes to fill, whether you want to step up to that role or not. Had they been far enough along in the grieving process, I think they would have been fantastic for TAR, or even more so, perhaps, TAR would have been fantastic for the Weavers. That said, however, I don't think this family was quite ready to be ripped from their safety and comfort zone and thrown into such a high-stress situation.

I'm trying to like the Weavers and I haven't stopped rooting for them yet. I don't think that things like asking the driver to slow the boat or ignoring the Aiello's question in the airport justify the amount of hate we're seeing from the other teams. If this were a regualar TAR as opposed to Family TAR, the nasty actions we'd be seeing would be twofold and the complaining about it would be about half. Having said that, I do agree that there has to be more to what we're seeing to amount to all this hate, or maybe it is just as simple as "everyone needs a scapegoat" and because this team keeps to themselves, it's difficult for the other families to understand why they do what they do, hence all the hate.

As for the Paolo's... these guys are growing on me in a "they're-dysfunctional-just-like-MY-family!" kind of way. Ever since my epiphany last week that Ma and DJ are one in the same and just want to feel appreciated by the other, the whole dynamic makes more sense, and comes across as much more entertaining, much less abrasive. He just wants his Mom to respect him and treat him like an adult, she justs wants her son to respect her and treat her like a Mom. All in all, I think this family is going to be OK.

Phew! I really didn't mean to write that much!

Stopjustwatchin
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08-19-2005

Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 6:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Stopjustwatchin a private message Print Post    
LOL Annie....I love the line about Carissa. She really has become the star of this show, probably unknown to her.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 7:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
I’m astonished at how much I’m enjoying the Gaghan’s. I thought that I wouldn’t like the teams with little kids at all but they are a lot of fun to watch. The Bransen and Linz families are great too.

(I also must confess that I find the Paolo’s entertaining as well. I was happy when they finished first this week)

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 10:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
Hey Twinkie and Stopjust - I'm kinda sorta in the middle (ok, not really - way closer to Twinkie!) here in Rochester! I heard you got a nasty amount of snow Stop. Can I just say YUCK?!!!!!!!!! I am not liking winter coming so soon or should I say, it feeling like winter so early. They did say we might get a bit of wet snow, but it's mostly in higher elevations. I'm too close to the lake right now but later one, I pay for being close to the lake. :-)

Fruitbat
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08-07-2000

Thursday, October 27, 2005 - 3:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Fruitbat a private message Print Post    
Jimmer, I agree.

Kep421
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08-11-2001

Thursday, October 27, 2005 - 6:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kep421 a private message Print Post    
The Schroeder Dad and daughter were on a local radio morning program here, and they mentioned the Weavers. They said no one really liked them much because they didn't appear to actually WANT to be racing. The dad made the point that all the families (even the Paolo's) were pysched to be on TAR, but the Weaver's simply didn't want to be there, and kept complaining, and saying they wanted to go home. They said it got old FAST.

He also stated that their favorite family (and the one he hopes wins it all) are the Gaghans...


Wilsonatmd
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01-23-2001

Thursday, October 27, 2005 - 10:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wilsonatmd a private message Print Post    
It sounds like some misdirection on that kep.....unless they're breaking with tradition, The Schroder dad would have been at the finish line cheering on the winner.....

Karen
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09-07-2004

Thursday, October 27, 2005 - 12:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
...but he wouldn't be able to say, "And the team he's disappointed didn't win is..."

It's kinda like me with the spoilers. I can't help but read the show transcript two hours before the show airs. So even though I know who's been eliminated tonight, my BF doesn't want to know so I go through the show saying, "Please don't let the Gaghans' go home tonight", even though I know full well they don't.

Kep421
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08-11-2001

Thursday, October 27, 2005 - 1:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kep421 a private message Print Post    
Well the dad was asked who would he like to see win AR.... and he stated the Gaghans...because they really were such a nice family.

I wondered the same thing... but the question was who would he LIKE to see win... doesn't mean they did or didn't...