***** Spoiler Episode One *********
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Aussiedeb | Monday, March 11, 2002 - 08:05 pm     Ok no one had started a thread yet.. wow I love that show. But I messed up my vote. Oh well, at least now I have a better understanding of the teams. I figured out I dont like Blake & Paige. But did you all see the promo for next week, seems one of the twins hurts himself. It was a great show. |
Wilsonatmd | Monday, March 11, 2002 - 08:08 pm     Yes good show...they made some good improvements. Best new improvement, the fact that first one in the pitstop got a bonus prize (Tara and Wil won a trip to Hawaii)...I wonder if they are going to have a prize for every leg? Sorry for the mom and daughter, but sometimes the longer rought can be just short enough to win.... |
Aussiedeb | Monday, March 11, 2002 - 08:11 pm     Ya I thought it was cool how first place got a trip once the race is over. Phil seems to look different too. I felt for the players who are afraid of heights, thats me. But I would probably do it though. |
Muse | Monday, March 11, 2002 - 08:21 pm     I guess I'm going against the grain here, but I didn't like how they had a bonus prize for the first team to arrive. Seems like product placement. Leave that to Survivor, please. But that was pretty much my only complaint about the first episode. Well, except for the fact that Deirdre and Hillary got eliminated. *sniff* And I liked Paige and Blake. I probably would've been pretty neutral about them, actually, except that Blake had that argument with Wil, and I think Wil is a jerk. And that Tara's a little annoying, but mainly I dislike Wil. Oh, and I don't like Team Rev a whole lot, either. As for the other teams...I like Deirdre and Hillary, Shola and Doyin (yep, they're in trouble next week), Team Granny (speed it up, ladies!), and Hope and Norm (but really dislike Norm's haircut). I'm pretty neutral about the other teams so far. All in all - looks like we're off to a good start! Can't wait 'til Wednesday.  |
Hippyt | Monday, March 11, 2002 - 08:35 pm     The race is ON!!! I wasn't so excited to see the free trip,but doesn't bother me. I can't stand Team God! Just my opinion,but God isn't really interested in helping people win on a reality tv show. And,me, I'm not really interested hearing God on reality tv. The preachers have sinners at home to save! I was glad to see the slow Grannies make it through the first round. I think Peach and her sister are funny,interested to see how far high maintenance girl will go. Giving up food is always a good idea when you're doing physical challenges,not! Did anyone notice,they don't show any of the teams in the opening like they did last time? No spoiling on the opening sequence this time,only landmarks!Crafty Bas##ds! |
Seamonkey | Monday, March 11, 2002 - 11:07 pm     I'm just praising the lord that the God Team didn't win the trip to Hawaii.. Way too smug for my taste, they are.. Sorry to lose mom and daughter so soon but if it brings them together, then it's all good, I guess. I don't want the twins out.. If Phil is the host, he looks different, but not better, IMO. I also think Wil sucks, what a whiner. |
Whoami | Monday, March 11, 2002 - 11:28 pm     I thought the whining at the hotel ticket counter was stupid too. From what I could tell, Wil and Tara walked away, thus getting out of line. What were the rest supposed to do, wait til they figured out they made a mistake, and let them back in line? I don't think so, and I'm certain they wouldn't let anyone back in line if the situation was reversed. The Grandma's don't have much of a sense of urgency, and one was already talking about how they just can't compete with those young kids. Unfortunatly, I don't see them lasting long. But at least they weren't the first ones out. I liked how the daughter was so supportive of Mom. Did you catch how she said, "I took a long time coming down too Mom." Sounds like a classy young lady to me. I have the impression she was crying more at the end for her mom more than over being eliminated. |
Mygetaway | Tuesday, March 12, 2002 - 12:44 am     >>I liked how the daughter was so supportive of Mom. Did you catch how she said, "I took a long time coming down too Mom." Sounds like a classy young lady to me. I have the impression she was crying more at the end for her mom more than over being eliminated. << I agree Whoami.. I liked them, and it's too bad they didn't get a little more time together. The Grannys need to get a move on. I think it would be funny if they won the whole thing, but don't think that will happen. AS for the product placement.. I didn't even look at it that way, until it was mentioned. I just thought it was kind of a nice extra, for the first team coming in. Kind of an added bonus for doing well. I think there will be a lot of competition between Blake and Paige and Will and Tara. I thought their whole fight was stupid too. It ended up making no difference. I thought Rio was beautiful. So far, we're off to a good start.. |
Kizz | Tuesday, March 12, 2002 - 03:57 am     I thought Wil was a jerk too, looks like we have another case of "oh, THAT'S why they are separated"! But unlike last time it seems as if he's much more desperate to get back together with her, and she's not that up for it. |
Judy | Tuesday, March 12, 2002 - 04:00 am     I agree 100% about Hillary. What a sweet girl she is! I was blown away by her kindness and compassion. Very sorry to see them go I agree about team Rev- when they got on the faster boat - and explained it by saying God helped them to do it--I screamed at the TV--"That wasn't God...that was DUMB LUCK!!!!!!!!!" Wil & Tara are so much like Frank & Marg. to me!! So competitive and judgmental of how others play- but blind to their own tactics. BTW I will have my shades handy on Wed.--for Blake's smile. Left those whitening strips on a little too long , pal |
Kizz | Tuesday, March 12, 2002 - 04:14 am     ROTFL Judy!! I thought the same thing about Blake!! It was like Ross on Friends! He'll have to be extra careful of blacklights!! |
Aussiedeb | Tuesday, March 12, 2002 - 04:18 am     LOL Judy, I was thinking the same thing about Blake, wonder how much his teeth cost to be done. Maybe he is looking to be famous for white teeth hehe.. I was so proud of the mom/daughter team, they really should have gone far. It will be interesting to see what Rosie has for them today on her show. I was hoping that the preacher team got ousted, but gee god didnt see it that way lol. Im in agreeance here, it was dumb luck not god that they got there when they did. Yippee its on again tomorrow. |
Fruitbat | Tuesday, March 12, 2002 - 04:24 am     Good show. I agree with all that has been said about Team God. How arrogant and obnoxious. I noticed that Hillary's Mom was having trouble showing affection. Maybe she is just very reserved but it tugged at my heart to see Hillary leaning so far in the boat to hug her without Mom leaning toward her at all. I also wondered why she was not a part of her daughter's life growing up. Dad did a great job raising that child. Sweet and loving, that one. I don't have a favorite yet but I like them all except Team God. (Will is in question too) |
Julieboo | Tuesday, March 12, 2002 - 08:37 am     I didn't like how they made the whole fight/scene with Will and Blake so confusing. I would have like to see how the whole thing really happened. but I guess this way it keeps everyone guessing who was "right" or "wrong". Does anyone think that Paige looks somewhat like Heather Locklear? |
Grooch | Tuesday, March 12, 2002 - 08:56 am     The Grannies annoyed me (well at least one of them does) and I wished they came in last instead of the mon and daughter team. I really liked them and would have enjoyed watching them as the show continued. I almost did a double take when I saw the daughter. She looks like a younger version of Margarita from TAR1 to me. Anyway, most of the teams annoy me, esp the God team. I hope they are out next. They are to arrogant for my tastes. I just looked at the CBS site and their popularity is 73%. Ugh. Right now I am rooting for Oswald and Danny. But I am allowed to change my mind later. I think having identical twins on the race is fascinating for some reason. |
Wink | Tuesday, March 12, 2002 - 09:01 am     Blake and his teeth remind me of Silas. That's not a good thing. |
Neko | Tuesday, March 12, 2002 - 09:11 am     I didn't hear what they were saying all night. I had to have the TV turned down to almost nothing so Koneko could sleep. If I had heard the "God helped us do it" part, I would have screamed at the TV too. Hilary, in her looks, reminded me of Margarita. I was having flash backs. |
Twiggyish | Tuesday, March 12, 2002 - 09:13 am     I thought the Granny's were great, too. I was pulling for them in the end. I also like the nerds..they are soo funny. The twins seem like good sports. (keeping my eye on them) My favorite couple has to be either the brother and sister team or the married couple. I think if it was me hanging down the side of a mountain, I would find religion, too.. They seem to have a good marriage and make a good team. (Just my opinion)
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Seamonkey | Tuesday, March 12, 2002 - 09:15 am     Grooch, I also like Oswald and Danny!! I missed the teeth but will be looking for them tomorrow night. I like the twins too. |
Grooch | Tuesday, March 12, 2002 - 09:48 am     Does anyone know what is going on with the airplanes this season? I'm sure they had to change it because of 9/11,but what are they doing? Are the tickets already prepaid and they don't have to figure out what plane route would get them there fastest? Or can they still plan their routes? |
Julieboo | Tuesday, March 12, 2002 - 09:52 am     seems to me that american airlines is the only choice they have so far.... |
Grooch | Tuesday, March 12, 2002 - 10:00 am     OK. I answered my own question. Here's an article about their traveling. Very interesting. To bad about Argentina and I wish they went to Chile. New travel realities add tension to 'Amazing Race' By Bill Keveney, USA TODAY By Tony Esparza, USA TODAY The Amazing Race 2 faced a challenge its globe-trotting predecessor couldn't have imagined: travel in the post-Sept. 11 world. The CBS reality/adventure series pits 11 two-person teams who race between destinations, facing physical and mental challenges along the way. The team to arrive first at the final destination wins $1 million. This time, random inspections in airport lines delayed some teams as they attempted to board planes. Connecting flights through some countries, as determined by producers, were out. Europe was dropped as a competition destination, because of concern about possible terrorist activities in the weeks after Sept. 11. In tonight's premiere of the second edition of the series (10 ET/PT, before moving to its regular slot, Wednesdays at 9 ET/PT), some teams are stopped by a security officer wondering why people with backpacks are sprinting toward the Las Vegas airport. "You will see moments where you go, 'Before 9/11, this would not have happened,' " says Ghen Maynard, CBS vice president of alternative programming. After the terrorist attacks, CBS and Amazing Race producers decided to pause and rethink the second version, although there wasn't a serious move to cancel it. Taping that would have taken place in the fall didn't happen until January. Many foreign hot spots were off-limits before Sept. 11, but other places were excluded shortly after the attacks, when the world situation was at its most uncertain. Producers decided not to let teams change planes in places such as India, Israel and Nigeria. Fear of terrorism wasn't the only consideration, either. The Amazing Race 2 dropped plans to go to Argentina because of unrest brought on by its imploding economy. That still left plenty of exotic locales for the 13-episode competition. In addition to Rio de Janeiro, where the teams compete tonight, destinations include Brazil's Iguacu Falls, Namibia, Thailand, Hong Kong and Cape Town, South Africa. The show's security efforts, which included consulting the State Department, paid off, as everyone got home safely. Contestants, including some who had safety concerns before the start of the 30-day, 55,000-mile race, had a great time, says host Phil Keoghan, a veteran world traveler. "This show opens people's eyes to the rest of the world, different cultures and different ways of thinking," he says. The most noticeable travel difference between the second Race and the critically praised inaugural version, taped before Sept. 11, was increased security at U.S. airports. Many international airports already had stricter enforcement. "If anything, America has played a little catch-up," Keoghan says. Contestants, often buying one-way tickets and traveling lightly, sometimes were pulled from lines for inspections. They learned that some tactics, such as running in airports, could slow their progress. Despite the extra planning and glimpses of increased security, the post-attack atmosphere does not hang heavily over the series, Maynard says. He says the competition shows that travel can be safe, enjoyable and not too burdensome. "You can travel to all sorts of exotic places and have the adventure of a lifetime. It's going to make (viewers) want to travel," he says. |
Mindyrama | Tuesday, March 12, 2002 - 10:15 am     LMAO!! Ok, it was mentioned already, but I came here just to comment on Blake's teeth! The first thing I thought was Ross! I'm cracking up that ya'll caught that too! |
Fruitbat | Tuesday, March 12, 2002 - 10:20 am     Thanks Grooch. Last night it looked like reservations had been made ahead. Though it wasn't mentioned in the article it seems to be the case, even with the boats. Maybe they are streamlinning the process a bit to ease some of the strife for filming. Must have been difficult for the crews too. They need to keep the employees happy or they won't be able to find anyone willing to do it. That almost happened with Survivor. |
Twiggyish | Tuesday, March 12, 2002 - 10:50 am     Good article Grooch. I wondered about the security issue. |
Guinevere | Tuesday, March 12, 2002 - 11:29 am     I really liked Hillary (Deidre seemed sort of millstone-y, ala Nancy from last season) and was really sorry to see her go. Would much rather have gotten rid of the grandmothers, who probably won't be around long anyway (whereas I think Hillary and Deirdre could maybe have rebounded). The grandmothers seem whiny and don't really seem to have their hearts in it from the get-go; I find that annoying. Wil came off as a spoiled creep. So far all I am holding against Tara is that she married him (but at least she has the sense to be separated). Blake and Paige are cute, as are the twins. I agree that the religious couple are irritating. Everyone else is sort of a blur now. |
Jewels | Tuesday, March 12, 2002 - 01:30 pm     It seems like a couple of times last season they had pre-booked flights. I remember it for sure on the first show at least leaving from NY. It gives the racers a little push so that at least get out of the first airport! Did anyone see Chris & Alex, Mary & Peach or Danny & Oswald do the detour. I don't remember seeing them do either option. I was wondering if only the Grannies did the short one. Like, Guinevere said, it's all kind of a blur. I know I did not like Wil at all, his relationshiop with Tara seems odd. Did I hear them say they have been married for 3 1/2 years and for 2 of those years they have been seperated? The brother and sister weren't bad, she has a little spunk and they seem to get a long well, but I agree on the teeth, I noticed it right away! The God couple is going to get old real quick, but I can't tell the difference between them and the other married couple yet. Both of the women have blonde hair. I don't think the Grannies are going to last very long, the one sure does have a great outlook on it though, the other was negative from the beginning. I felt bad for mom and daughter...they seem to have a great relationship after being estranged for so long. They have a strong bond and that was great to see. I liked last nights show, but I miss Kevin and Drew. The nerds just aren't going to cut it for me. |
Grooch | Tuesday, March 12, 2002 - 01:35 pm     Jewels, I thought they said they've been together for 3 1/2 years. So I thought it included time that they dated. |
Juju2bigdog | Tuesday, March 12, 2002 - 02:46 pm     Now I want to go to Rio! Sigh. And I already wanted to go to Iguacu Falls. I love the twins! |
Muse | Tuesday, March 12, 2002 - 07:58 pm     I personally didn't think Deirdre was sulking. I think she was just really disappointed, and felt that she was the reason they were eliminated. So she felt guilty, and didn't feel like she deserved all of Hillary's praise/comforting words. But of course I'm giving her the benefit of the doubt - it's entirely possible that she was just pissed. Grooch, I think you might be right about Wil and Tara. That is, that they've only been together three and a half years - not married that long. That's the way I interpreted what they said, at least. By the way - I'm officially claiming the twins as my reality TV boyfriends. Pretend reality TV boyfriends, of course. And yes, both of them. Because I'm greedy like that.  |
Neko | Wednesday, March 13, 2002 - 10:22 am     Then Muse, you must not be liking that one of them seems to get stung by a scorpion tonight?? Hmmm? I noticed Blake's teeth and though Ross too! It seems we all had the same thinking pattern. No offense to anyone, but I wanted to push Team God into the water. |
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