Spoiling for TAR4 Finale -- 21 August 2003 **
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Spoiling for TAR4 Finale -- 21 August 2003 **
Ric_Munoz | Thursday, August 21, 2003 - 11:28 pm     To the gay viewership, this had to WAY more satisfying that Richard's win on Survivor 1--these guys were so much nicer (and cuter!), minus the Machiavellian machinations! And, except for Chip's occasional, unfortunate hissy fits, they were exceptional, admirable champions! |
Ocean_Islands | Friday, August 22, 2003 - 05:45 am     I saw the presentation of the 1,000,000 to Chip and Reichen this morning live outdoors at the Plaza on my way to work. Of course I forgot my camera today. Kelly is much taller than you'd think. She looks so small on the show. In any case she had on super high heels and came to almost six feet. I was going to congratulate the winners but suddenly couldn't remember which was Reichen and which was Chip! So I just smiled. They all seemed to be there with their moms. I also saw Agassi this morning at the Early Show. |
Prisonerno6 | Friday, August 22, 2003 - 05:49 am     I'm not what you'd call an avid fan of TAR. I would watch when I remembered it was on, but didn't go out of my way to see it. That said, I did watch enough to develop a complete loathing of Jon and Kelly, and I was thrilled when they came in second -- i.e. almost first but with no pay off, or as we like to call them, LOSERS. The fact that they were saved *twice* by non-elimination rounds speaks volumes to me about their luck factor. Kelly does get some points for figuring out the clues in Sun Devil Stadium, but that's about it. I liked Chip and Reichen, especially in the last show. They really planned ahead as much as possible, going to Quantas domestic when they knew everyone else would go international, getting the seats closest to the front of the plane, and getting someone with a cell phone to get the exact location of the anchor. I personally feel they won by playing the game well, not by lucking out more often than not. |
Cinder | Friday, August 22, 2003 - 06:44 am     Chip and Reichen certainly did some plannin during the last leg- which is what separates the winners from 2nd place. Sometimes they lucked out- but not this leg. O_I LOL about about knowing which was which. I think I just learned in the last two legs. I never learned Rob and Brennan or Jon and AL, or Kevin and Drew- but Chip and Reichen had very distinct features- so I thought it was time I learned. Did you also tape it to see if you could see yourself on TV? |
Sbw | Friday, August 22, 2003 - 07:32 am     I am happy Chip and Reichen won. I admired the way they stuck together even when one of them would make a mistake and that doesn't seem to happen with any of the "couples" and rarely with any team. I wanted the clowns to win, I assumed the goats would win since they didn't get much air time at the beginning. I agree with Cinder, they did their "homework" on the last leg of the race. |
Seamonkey | Friday, August 22, 2003 - 08:09 am     Planning was huge last night.. Not only the difference of getting the exact address, because both teams did plan and also had saved money and could "encourage" their cabbies But also, in reverse, not planning hit the Goats.. when they went to Sydney they assumed they could fly out but we heard Kelly whispering that they knew there would be no more flights out of Sydney that day, so that info was available to the Goats as well. In the past there were more teams for the Goats to draft on. Ocean, that is amazing that Kelly is that tall!! That simply never came across to me. Ric, Ocean.. is Reichen as adorable in person as he looks on camera? Andre Agassi, even more impressive to see. They just now promo'd it and said they are sitting on the plaza, said all friends.. but it showed the goats and Chip.. Reichen's chair empty and Kelly and Jon not there yet either. Julie Chen just mentioned Jon getting naked and said.. "there is good naked and bad naked, put your clothes back on!" LOL Julie!! They just now flashed the plaza and all six are in place, all look good.. Reichen is ADORABLE and Chip has shorter hair I think. |
Seamonkey | Friday, August 22, 2003 - 08:19 am     So.. Rene Syler doing the interview outside. Showing the road race, and spinout.. Jon cackling, Kelly calling them the Chippendales, on the place, crazed animals (I've been to Sky Harbor airport!!).. Shows them winning!! R/C looking good in jeans.. Kelly says they were the most unfriendly guys in the race.. jokingly. Reichen said at first it was jusst make it thru the first round. Chip, so intend, he's laughing. Chip says he goes off and on, still learning to loosen up in LA, worked in Europe for three years. Chip said Kelly was amazing, like punching those boards in Korea. Jon said when they came up to the finish they saw the bicycle tracks.. but in the stadium there were still three clues so they couldn't be sure. Kelly says the beginning of the end was in Japan. Goats.. what happened?? Dark haired goat says "we just got home yesterday" blonde goat says can't say on TV what they thought. Rock diving.. Jon going naked. Jon says it was his last clean pair of underwear.. all laughing. Kelly on names for people.. she says got more trouble for Millie the Mole and the wherewolf. REichen talking about breaking stereotypes. Phil shows up with the big check. Chip and Kelly kissed after the check presented.. oh Reichen just kissed Chip on the cheek. Phil talking.. no predicting on TAR, no "seedings" Oh. All teams in background.. Ocean, too bad about no camera and not having a TVCH sign to hold up --LOL Well they really didn't say much.. but they all looked happy. |
Seamonkey | Friday, August 22, 2003 - 08:23 am     Bbfanatic, I know what you are saying about it not being because they are gay, but to be honest for me, part of the excitement IS because they are gay and had to deal with some teasing even on the race (pretty boys, don't let the gay guy beat you, etc. no big deal unless that tends to be an underlying issue in your life). |
Lslb | Friday, August 22, 2003 - 10:58 am     Neither of them (Chip & Reichen) had on their wedding rings on the CBS interview this morning. Reichen kept his hand hidden most of the time, but good views of Chip's hand throughout. Towards the end Reichen's hand was clearly seen without a ring. They both had them on throughout the race. That makes it look like they aren't married anymore. Makes me sad. |
Cinder | Friday, August 22, 2003 - 11:27 am     I was thinking the same thing about Ocian. Should have had a TVCH sign to hold up. Reicehen put his arm aroung Chip at one point. It is still strange for me to watch Julie do the news. I kept waiting for her to say"lets check in on the houseguests) I know she has been doing news longer than BB- but I only watch it when someone from a reality show will be on there. |
Azriel | Friday, August 22, 2003 - 11:42 am     Well, from my remark right after the show everyone knows that I'm not thrilled with Chip and Reichen winning. From the start I have not been able to stand their personalities. I understood totally why Narita airport was so hard to get around in. I have a stopover there everytime I enter or leave Singapore. What always makes me craziest is the Arrival and Departure screens. For about 5 seconds it flashes the flights in English then it switches to Japanese for a much longer interval. Now in most any language you could make out one city from another because they aren't spelled that much different between the languages, but the Japanese alphabet is made up of totally different characters and just looks like scribbles to someone with no knowledge of the language. I have had to ask for directions there before and it was also very hard to get anyone to understand what I was saying even if they did speak English. |
Zami | Friday, August 22, 2003 - 12:43 pm     Ric_Munoz, I read your last post to my partner (regarding watching the finale and clinging to your boyfriend) and we laughed. We did the same thing! And the whole, "I hope they don't screw up" was what we kept saying as well. We just love those gay boys, and know they have a tendency to make stupid mistakes when it counts (anyone remember - that's not faiiiirr!!) I wonder how far behind Kelly and John were from Reichen and Chip? I know they make it look like they zoomed up right behind them, but as we never saw the teams pass each other at each route marker, I'm assuming the gap between them was larger than it appeared. |
Spot | Friday, August 22, 2003 - 04:42 pm     Just have to have one lonely voice in the crowd saying that I was rooting for Kelly and Jon. Well, at least Kelly. She truely was a trooper, and Jon turned out to be her biggest fan. It was great to see how he openly admired her tenacity and her ability to confront her fears when faced with challenges. She was spunky, funny, tenatious and a real fighter. Yea, she bad-mouthed some of the other teams, but, come on - Chip and Reichen were soooo unfriendly throughout the race. Very passive aggressive in most situations. Kelly is just openly aggressive - LOL! Anywho - my congrats to Kelly and Jon. (But I would have REALLY been happy if the Clowns and pulled it off...) |
Ric_Munoz | Friday, August 22, 2003 - 07:26 pm     Seamonkey: YES to your question about Reichen -- he's definitely MORE beautiful in person; I was totally shocked by that (more shocked by how friendly he was). And here in WEHO (West Hollywood) there is a huge billboard for a nutritional supplement company and Reichen's face/torso fill up about 80% of the billboard space(naturally). Zami: Glad to see we were NOT alone in our frenzy of worry that the boys would drop the ball one last time--what a relief they didn't break our hearts. We were estimating that Kelly and Jon couldn't have been too far behind because R/C knew K/J were in the taxi not far behind them at the Phoenix airport. I think where they gained the time advantage was in knowing EXACTLY where the USS Arizona anchor was located (K/J had to stop the cab and ask someone where the anchor was). R/C knew their lead was pretty slim because R beseeched C to clear the Row 33/Seat 11 area, obviously concerned that K/J might be close enough to see them grabbing the clue. What a great season this was!! CBS better not blow it and deprive us of TAR5. I'll drive down to CBS headquarters (just 2 miles from my apartment) and wreak some (to be determined) havoc if they mess with this precious show! |
Pirate | Friday, August 22, 2003 - 09:01 pm     I wanted the goats to win, but they were so stupid this last round they deserved to lose. My second choice was Chip and Reichen because I couldn't stand Jon and Kelly. Oh well, I hated the way last season wound up too. But TAR is exciting to watch and I'll be tuning in if it's around next year. |
Spear | Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 07:30 pm     Jon says they were they had to wait for a cab at the Phoenix airport 7 minutes after Chip and Reichen got theirs (remember they came out of the terminal just as Chip and Reichen were leaving). He thinks they finished the race 10-15 minutes behind. Pretty good interviews with the final three teams (actually most of the teams) are here. |
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