Archive through October 04, 2002
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Archive through October 04, 2002
Woofy | Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 07:20 am     I am amazed that nobody commented on Zach's hair. What IS with that style? I thought I'd stumbled on a celebrity version of AR featuring Patti LaBelle! |
Tabbyking | Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 08:28 am     i think john vito and jill had the right to mention 9/11 because it is what brought them close enough to be a couple and try out for amazing race. after all, jill had applied with her brother. the brother was good friends with john vito. the brother did die in 9/11 and in consoling each other, john vito and jill got close... all the other teams mentioned how they knew each other and why they decided to go on A.R., so to me, it seems okay (but sad) that jill said what she did about how they got to this point.IMHO |
Calamity | Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 08:32 am     Hi, I hardly know any of their names yet and I'm sure my opinions will change at least three times throughout the game but here goes... It's a bit disappointing that there are only two female teams this year. I'm enough of an emotional wuss that I can't take the nasty comments and overall creepiness of BB but have to admit that I wasn't too sympathetic when one of the Harvard Lawyers cried about the skydiving. (And this better not become a trend because Peach from last year drove me crazy with her constant moans of, "I'm going to be sick".) I'm always concerned about the competitors being obnoxious in foreign countries and the Lawyers' cutting into traffic has already turned me against them. As for the Soccer Moms - they seemed nice enough but enthusiasm can only get you so far in this game. At first I thought the Twins were cocky, then I thought they were kinda dumb, and finally I concluded they were pretty good sports. They better come up with SOME type of strategy though. So far I like the Father/Son duo and the Brothers. I'd be concerned about them already having used the FF but didn't Rob and Brennan also get it in episode one of AR1? Not sure about the Police officer & Firefighter team yet. I was having enough trouble telling the couples apart that I couldn't really draw any conclusions about most of them yet. I definately like the Brother and Sister. The wife in the older couple seems nice but I wasn't that impressed by her bossy husband. And like Julieboo, I'm a bit apprehensive that the show might exploit Jill losing her brother on Sept. 11th. I think I like the Best Friends and the Long Distance Lovers but can't remember enough about them. Mmm, who's left? Oh yeah, the Flirting Friends. Guess I don't have an opinion on them yet. |
Hummingbird | Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 09:07 am     I am confused between the lady lawyers and the soccer moms. Are they the same? If not, which was eliminated and which had one team member afraid to sky dive? I was interruped several times while watching last night. Next week I'll tape the show. |
Pottedplant | Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 09:14 am     well so far I like most of the teams. But I hate Zachs hair. I really dislike the Lawyer chicks....I hate beggars, & are they so money hungry that they have to flash their teeth & other 'assets" to get 50 cents or a dollar bill? I hope they go next. Thought the twins & the siblings were cute. |
Fruitbat | Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 09:32 am     It is early still but Tramel and Talicia struck my fancy as did the cop and fireman. I agree with Superfan for the rest of the bunch. Glad to see the soccer moms go. They were my least favorite. |
Tabbyking | Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 09:56 am     i would not be rooting for someone just because of their affiliation with 9/11. i ended up liking jill and john vito as i watched the show. from just reading about the teams on cbs and other sites, i did not even have them on my media game as one of my teams; and had them to come in pretty much last last night, be the first to have an argument, etc. also, the 9/11 tragedy does not give them a leg up on this racing game, as i feel it might ken, the cop on surviiivor, where the others actually vote someone off. the amazing race is truly a game of wits and luck and skill and 9/11 will not help john vito and jill if they aren't good enough to get somewhere on their own. all i know of my first impressions on the others is that i could be married to ian for about 10 seconds! he may be a retired police commander, but he would not command or order me around! the wife must have the patience of a saint! |
Katlady53 | Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 10:06 am     Woofy, I kept wondering about that hairdo, too! ROFL |
Lycanthrope | Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 10:19 am     Just on the first episode, I like John Vito and Jill & Trammell and Talicia....No team has yet made me dislike them. I liked the soccer moms, too bad they lost. Least favorite is those goofy twins, but they're still a little likable. Kudos to that law school girl who sky-dived. I didn't think she had it in her. That took courage. I like the old couple, too. ---Lyc |
Cliotheleo | Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 10:21 am     I like the lawyer girls (sorry lawyer girls, don't remember your names, I don't mean "girl" as an insult) but can someone explain to me ONE thing? HOW do you go on a show like this not fully prepared to jump out of a plane???? I'd rather eat a bug than jump out of plane so that's why you will NEVER see me on this show! I also like the long distance couple, John Vito and his g/friend and the father and son from KY. |
Ariasmum | Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 10:22 am     It sounds like I missed the first few critical moments of AR last night as I was setting my VCR to tape the Bachelor. I'm disappointed but not surprised that the soccer moms were eliminated. I would have liked to see the bonus of the free cruise awarded to the first team eliminated as a consolation prize. I was thinking the same thing last year when the mother/daughter team was the first to go. Not that I have anything against the brothers, it would just be a nice gesture. Especially when the only reason they were the first team to arrive was because they used the fast forward. (P.S. I think I'd like the John Vito team better if his name was just plain old John without the Vito!) |
Tabbyking | Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 11:03 am     my golden retriever is named vito so he likes it when john vito goes by his full name;>) i don't really care for the name 'vito', but he was named when we got him. also my fave movie is 'my cousin vinny' and marisa tomei's name in there was mona lisa vito. so i guess it has to grow on you! what was funny was every time my dog heard someone say 'vito' on the tv he got up hoping someone was calling him for a snack! |
Squaredsc | Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 11:14 am     ms bat, once again we are on the same page. there was no particular couple that i disliked, but i wasn't feeling the soccer moms, don't know why though. and the twins were cute but ditzy. |
Fruitbat | Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 11:20 am     |
Pamy | Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 11:39 am     So far I like all the teams this year, looks like their will be a couple of funny ones. The last 2 race winners were disappointments to me cuz they were the most boring, I don't see a team like that this year. The twins irrated me a little, but they could grow on me. I like the soccor moms and thought they were very good sports when they lost, I wish them well. |
Wendo | Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 11:53 am     First time watching TAR and I LOVED it! My favorite based on the first episode were Aaron and Arianne. Don't know why, just liked their attitude. I have no idea how far they'll go, but I dug them. Laughed at the twins, couldn't believe they left their bags in the car. Liked the brother and sister, the two brothers who came in first, the lawyer women (I LOL at them begging for money), and the soccer moms (sorry to see them go.) Overall, no dislikes as of yet...give me time. LOL! (Thanks to those who encouraged me to check the show out and post here.) |
Fflur | Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 12:28 pm     Every time I looked at Zach's hair I kept thinking of Isaac Mizrahi! He like to wear those bands around his head too. |
Fanny | Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 01:22 pm     My first impressions are.... The Good: 1. Love Tramel & Talicia, mostly based on their arrival at the checkpoint. Tramel said "our walk of shame is about over" and they appeared completely defeated. They were so psyched when they learned they'd not been eliminated. Made me LOL (seriously! and I was all by myself). 2. Cop/fireman. Gotta love those boys in uniform. They're used to sizing up situations, making decisions & acting instantly and that's a skill that will be useful. I think they'll do well. Can't see them making dumb mistakes or having meltdowns or behaving like jerks. Yet, anyway. 3. Jill/John. Starting out as sentimental favorites for me because of 9/11. Don't know as I would have particularly taken notice of them had 9/11 not been a factor. But I will wave my flag for them and cheer them on. The Bad 1. Those lawyer chicks. I'm probably just showing my age but that little chick-speak accent of theirs is like fingernails on a chalkboard. And what was up with that begging bit? Just to make a point? Give me a break. One of my pet peeves is Americans behaving like The Ugly American outside of the US. And pointless begging in front of the cameras is ugly ugly ugly. I don't like them. No sympathy here for the skydiving thing. If you're going to play the we-are-tough-and-smart-and-beautiful-and-will-show-you-how-to-kick-some-serious-butt routine, just shut up & jump! Yuck. 2. Twins. Too pretty. Too perfect. Watching the bald brothers go up against the twins reminded me of Drew & ___? vs. the Guidos, except I'm assuming the twins aren't gay and they didn't have the Guido attitude, although they had the matching...everything. They did gain some points with me when they admitted they weren't doing well. 3. Soccer moms. Outlasted, outplayed, outwitted. Down there on the bottom of my "like" list. The Ugly 1. Whoever that babe was who bared her boobs in the preview......I hate her. Blech. You're on the wrong show, honey! Go audition for those wild drunken flashing chick programs. The other teams are Under My Radar so far. |
Bbfanatic | Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 01:26 pm     john & jill have got to go. she is irritating and i do not want to hear about 9-11 all this season. dont get me wrong, but this is suppose to be my escape. ken & gerard--- they think they are funny, i find them repulsive. lawyers-- reminds me of the grannies. whine, cry, whine cry. get rid of them. father & son-- too early to comment twins--- did someone turn out the lights? bbbzzzzzz. soccer moms--too early & too late to form an opinion on them fireman & police officer--- seems pretty cool zac & ?---- i picture hair, but cant remember anything else. the little bit older couple-- divorce court, please! he would not last long with me. but, maybe she likes it. trammel & telicia (?spelling)--- i like them the bestestest!! go get'em!! ???----cant remember the rest right now. |
Calamity | Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 01:39 pm     Kevin & Drew were the Frat Boys from season one. Weren't they great? |
Corriecat | Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 03:13 pm     We commented a lot on the hair last night Woofy. My husband has dark naturally curly hair and he needs a haircut. I kept teasing him that if he didn't get one soon he was going to look like Zach. I have old photos of my husband modeling with hair much much worse than Zach and that's scary. I'm not sure who I like the best so far. This is one show where it takes a few episodes and some miles to show the true colors of the teams. I started out liking the Guidos and then didn't care for them at the end. I like the Talisha and Tramel so far. His comment about driving more like dad and less like mom was a riot. I understand why John and Jill talk about 9/11 and I am happy that she was able to get on the show and play in her brother's memory but I hope that it doesn't continue througout the game. It bugs me when any show keeps bringing up something about a contestant over and over and over again no matter what it is. I didn't like how the cop and the fireman cut in front of the line at the airport. It may have worked but actions like that may cost them when they need help from the other players. I admire the way the twins decided to run to the check point and not act like sore loosers when they thought they had lost. The older man and woman bug me. I don't like his attitude and her comments about winning is everything. I have no strong feelings about the others so far but I am sure that will change. |
Lycanthrope | Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 04:10 pm     I must have missed the bare boob thing, but I have to admit I'm a fan of the bare female breast... |
Wendo | Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 06:18 pm     Fanny, didn't the lawyer chicks beg while in the Florida airport? That's what I thought. Not that it changes anything, of course, only I thought they did it here and not in Mexico. |
Hippyt | Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 07:04 pm     I love Zach's hair!!!! He reminds me of Isaac Mizrahi too,Fflur.They are my favs so far. I think Ken And Gerard are funny and cool.(Hope I got their names right.) I don't think cops and firemen should be running lights and cutting lines,but the team seems nice enough. The twins are beautiful doofs! I hope they enjoy the game while they're in it! The lawyer chicks,double yuck!! Wendo,I believe they were begging in the Mexican airport,but I could be wrong. |
Marysafan | Friday, October 04, 2002 - 01:42 pm     Overall, I am very pleased with this years contestants. It looks like a good group...and I am looking forward to having a lot of fun with them...but ...they still can't hold a candle to my "Mole" people! I STILL miss them! |
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