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Ritfie
Member
05-09-2006
| Monday, August 21, 2006 - 6:15 pm
Lurk, National Building Museum was the final answer after all! Great show, lousy finale.
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Lurknomore
Member
07-07-2001
| Monday, August 21, 2006 - 6:42 pm
Ritfie...wasn't sure what I was about to say, but your post summed it up perfectly!!! Will add just a couple random thoughts; Another awesome show that just needs a few tweaks not a complete overhaul. Better editing, less RoboLaird, less repetition in the show with EVERY clue/answer, and mostly less jumpy camera and editing that shows how folks put together seemingly completley random clues. But sure was a ton of fun...would love to do again and really play from get go (and so much for my thought that there would be a twist on the answer lolol--you guys had it nailed! WTG!). But dang that was one of the worst finale's I can recall...no suspense, didn't build up or explain internet game, didn't even introduce everyone that I saw beyond flash of names and well you all saw...very disappointing. But enjoyed this show a lot. Hope they give it another whack with some improving tweaks!
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Monday, August 21, 2006 - 9:04 pm
Well I enjoyed the show a lot. And for once we have some winners who don't want to go to Hollywood, sit on their butts and become stars. I was happy that the Genius's won!! I enjoyed the people doing the live search. I am not sure they could have made more of that piece since internet play doesn't play on TV with all the non internet watchers. Great show, and what a great prize. Everyone is going to want to play this game again. I hope they have another season.
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Willsfan
Member
09-04-2000
| Monday, August 21, 2006 - 9:32 pm
I would never have guessed that final clue. LOL Nice to see all the teams there at the finale and we got to view some clips that weren't shown before. I hope they do another Treasure Hunt. I like The Amazing Race but this takes both brains and brawn and is exciting too. I like Laird just as much as Phil on TAR but that's just me.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Monday, August 21, 2006 - 10:58 pm
Ok, I have to admit I cried when the geniuses won. I have a soft spot for nerds. LOL And I loved what they want to use the money for. No big houses or boats or trips. Money for med school and to help grandparents retire. Ya gotta love those boys. I sure hope there's going to be another season of this show. I really enjoyed it, plus its a learning experience.
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Spear
Member
08-06-2001
| Monday, August 21, 2006 - 11:01 pm
I thought the final puzzle was just too random and was neither a test of brains nor brawn. Maybe I just missed the clues that would have led to "FSKEY" but if they were there, the teams clearly missed them, too. It seems like they spent many hours just sleeping and trying random words. I suppose it's a little better than a task that depends on finding the best cab driver.
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Starshine40
Member
07-30-2002
| Monday, August 21, 2006 - 11:56 pm
I have thoroughly enjoyed the tv show as well as the online game and the interaction here. I would have been happy with whichever of the final 3 teams would have won. Congratulations, Geniuses! Thanks to all of you for the help in the online game and for all the wonderful friendship and companionship we share here. I spend more time on this site than anywhere else on the net, except maybe pogo.com, LOL!
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Madelane
Member
08-20-2001
| Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 4:55 am
Well I enjoyed the finale, except for that fact that I actually thought the live Laird was annoying. He did appear to have a good personality but he was obsessed with sticking with the script and wouldn't allow people to talk. Especially at the beginning, he was literally pulling Charles' arm off trying to get the geniuses to stop hugging people. Three Million Dollars! Dang! No wonder family members starting pouring onto the stage from every nook and cranny. The corporate sponsorship noise was really on my nerves, but I guess three million dollars ought to buy you some air time. I liked the finale, I liked finding out the winners early, and I had no idea what was going on with the internet game because I hadn't followed it on here. Nice to see real people win both prizes.
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Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 5:41 am
The $3million isn't quite $3million...it's a 25-year annuity (or they can take the present amount as a lump sum for about half that)
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 6:27 am
That still works out to about $40,000 a year - nothing to sneeze at!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 7:27 am
I liked the finale, and I really liked finding out the winner early, and then having the reunion immediately after. All within an hour. (The long and drawnout finale/reunion shows of Survivor are just, well, too long and drawn out!) I'm glad the Geniuses won. I think they were somewhat at a disadvantage during the physical challenges. And yeah, didn't they always JUST MAKE it to the next leg? I am pretty sure I'd never have gotten F-S-K-E-Y as the final cryptext. And one last thing... the Fogels? Still annoying as ever.
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 7:33 am
I woke up this morning still thrilled for the guys. To think how close they were to being eliminated how many times! Right from the beginning they made mistakes (one of two teams that didn't go to Mount Rushmore) and put themselves behind the eight ball, but they never gave up. They just barely squeaked by in Philly by two seconds (yikes!), and finally they lose their 2 1/2 hour advantage...and still they hung in there and persevered. They never gave up even when all hope seemed lost. I loved Mrs. Air Force comment about the Geniuses looking like they had been "beaten with a stick". There were a lot of funny comments during the finale that showed the various personalities. I loved the comment about the Sam, the Eagle Scout, who couldn't read a map, and of course Francis being the guy who couldn't find his way around his home town. And the Southie boys telling each other to "Shut up" And Mrs. Air Force making the comment about the "robots" reproducing. They all could have a little fun with themselves as well. I especially liked that the negative components were kept to a minimum. Because it wasn't a race, teams could work together until crunch time so there was less backstabbing and betrayal. People didn't vote each other out so the lying and demonizing weren't necessary. Instead we got to see demonstrations of qualities such as loyalty (coming back for the third member), co-operation, patience, dilligence, teamwork, appreciation for an individual's talent, humor in the face of adversity, and good old fashioned reward for a job well done. If anything, the show was a valuable lesson in never giving up. I hope they do it again next year. They did a great job casting this show. My hats off to them. Oh and I should mention, I enjoyed the puzzles too. I disagree that they were random. Hubby says to me, "The clue isn't a 5 letter word. It's something else. Maybe two words Like "Oh say." Once again you had to think outside the box. I loved that! Way to go Francis! It was an exercise in stretching the boundaries. Darn! I'm going to miss this show. And one more thing that I would like to mention, because I think it deserves recognition. You know how much I enjoyed Tabby Lavalamp's blog. Well, apparently I wasn't the only one. Tabby got an invitation to the finale from Tonny Brown. She couldn't make the trip as her finances wouldn't allow it, but the fact that Tonny Brown invited her a gal from Edmonton whom he never met, says something about the quality of people we had on the show. I sure am going to miss these folks!
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Woofy
Member
08-09-2001
| Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 7:34 am
I thought Laird was terrible. He appeared uncomfortable making transitions ... even though he was reading (at times, barely reading) from a teleprompter. Now I know why we only saw him on motorola messages: "retakes!"
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Konashark
Member
06-13-2006
| Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 7:41 am
I felt the finale was very anti-climatic. I would have rather seen an entire hour devoted to talking to each of the teams about the hunt (kind of like the Survivor live show after the finale). I hope they do another treasure hunt and correct some of the issues that have been discussed here (like the host and the repeating of clues/messages for every team). I am still waiting for an amazing fear factor survivor race to see who ends up in the big brother house complete with a hell's kitchen. hehehe
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 8:44 am
Great summary Mary! You covered just about everything I like about the series. They could do some tweaking of course to make it better (they made some changes to TAR after the first season) but all in all it was very enjoyable! LOL Kona over your suggestion about amalgamating all the reality shows.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 9:08 am
I want to know if someone with a lot of influence was involved in this show. They got to go into a lot of places people wouldn't normally be allowed to roam free in (the Library of Congress!!) and THREE million dollars?! That's a lot of money for a show that wasn't well advertised and might not have been a hit. I thought it was a bit weird! I wasn't that keen on the geniuses winning, mostly because of the blond one who was so rude. Did you see when the one with the beard opened the cryptix and the blond one snatched it away? But I did like how they intended to spend the money. And I didn't notice until the end but none of the teams seemed to be wanting fame, they just wanted to win the hunt, so that was refreshing.
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Tiernet
Member
06-07-2004
| Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 9:16 am
Kitt, you are right. They did have a lot of freedom in certain places but did you notice the time of day for a lot of those moments. I would like to see a better produced finale. The sound was terrible. I dont think the overall show was not that far off. Like Lurk mentioned above this show just needs some tweaks. With the involved history story that was contained within this first contest, where do they go from here? That will be the challenge for this show.
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 9:20 am
I know that there were some rules and regulations that weren't broadcast to the general public, but helped to keep things honest. Melissa of TeamMissUSA said that there was a penalty for going over the speed limit for example. If you got caught going over the speed limit...you got parked for an hour! She also claimed that they never got parked, but they knew people who did. lol! I can imagine that there may have been a rule a that said that they had to solve the cryptex puzzle before allowed to attempt to find the entrance to the treasure. I could just see the Southie Boys pounding on the walls and ignoring the cryptex altogether if that were not the case. (Something they may have learned after the water/map deal.) I sure hope they do this again!
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 10:33 am
I wondered that too Mary. What if someone had noticed the unusual setting of the star and just poked it and found the hidden room without the cryptex? I think they had to have been told they had to solve the clue before they could exit the room.
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Ritfie
Member
05-09-2006
| Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 1:12 pm
I, too would have liked an hour long show for the final episode, and then another for the reunion. The online live hunt turned out well and could have been fitted in like it was last night. I just thought I had one more hour of the show before it was over. Sigh!
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Starshine40
Member
07-30-2002
| Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 6:04 pm
It seemed that the Southie's and Air Force were in that last room for about 8 hrs and the Geniusus were there for about 2 hrs before that... I wonder what did they do if they had to go to the bathroom? LOL!
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Vsmart
Member
02-10-2003
| Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 6:47 pm
I loved the creative problem solving, but did not see the need to make the challenges like Fear Factor (which I don't watch). Since they forgot to introduce the on-line contestants, it was impossible to root for anyone. Better to spend more time interviewing all the teams.
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 7:16 pm
It's over? I lost interest after the 4th show or so. Maybe I'll check it out next season....again.
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Konamouse
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 7:43 pm
Hmm, some teams were parked for an hour? That could explain why some teams appeared to have left first and arrived last during some of the driving legs. I think during the live hunt they must have had a "must walk" rule also. I would have been jogging to each clue (no matter how humid & hot it is in DC in August). 'squeek'
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 3:19 pm
One thing that really bothered me, both times I watched, in the Library of Congress was the lack of respect the remaining teams showed for the books. I realize that teams were stressed and in a hurry, but THUNK! if the book hit the ground they just stepped over it didn't even bother to pick it up. Or if the bunch of books started toppling as they yanked the packet from behind on the shelf, didn't hardly bother to keep them from falling. One of the books clearly looked split in the binding but the team just started whipping through the pages. I was expecting to see the pages start ripping out. Come on TH Folks, these may be old and historical antique documents, not some fakey Tiki God replicas like in Survivors. Hopefully I'm wrong and the books they were slinging around WERE replicas - anybody know if that might be the case?
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