Episode 2 Title ~ What Could it Mean?
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Episode 2 Title ~ What Could it Mean?
Alaginger | Sunday, May 25, 2003 - 07:30 am     The title for Episode 2, set for June 5, is "It Doesn't Say Anything About First Come, First Served. And We're Bigger." But there is no summary. Sounds like there are some pushy people in this cast. Mods: Please Change the $ sign in the Title to a 4....Thanks <Done> (22) |
Tabbyking | Sunday, May 25, 2003 - 10:15 am     sounds as if a team shoves their way to the front of a line, perhaps to buy airline tickets or grab a taxi?! or to do a roadblock that involves tennis LOL; do they mean a physically large duo? hmmmmmm |
Alaginger | Sunday, May 25, 2003 - 04:17 pm     The only two guys that are large are the clowns and the Air Traffic Controllers. You reckon it means one of them? |
Tabbyking | Sunday, May 25, 2003 - 05:07 pm     maybe the one BOZO gets shot out of a cannon and he goes so far they need ATCO (air traffic controllers) to assign him a landing area LOL |
Alaginger | Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 07:24 pm     Wilson just said this evening that "Monica and Sheree have burned their FF, so they must do the Roadblock". I just became familiar tonight with FF, and I remember reading somewhere that a roadblock can only be done by one of the team members. I didn't know that a Roadblock had to be done after taking a FF. Is that right? Can somebody explain that please........thanks! |
Lurknomore | Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 07:40 pm     Ala...fast foward and roadblock aren't related. I'll do my best to explain both. There is one fast foward per each leg of the race (show). If a team gets their first and does it successfully then they go ahead to the pit stop and complete that leg of the race. Clearly this is usually used by a team that is far behind. It's also a risk because if a team goes for the fast foward and someone beat them too it then they are really far behind. Now, as for a roadblock, that is another part of the game. One a team using the FF wouldn't have to deal with cause they skipped past all other parts of that leg of the race. A roadblock is a task that only one member of the team can do. They usually give a hint what it is, but won't tell you what and the team has to choose which member before they tell you what they have to do. So clearly, NO, a roadblock wouldn't have to be done after taking a FF. |
Marysafan | Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 07:46 pm     Applause for Lurknomore...that was a VERY good explanation! |
Alaginger | Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 07:56 pm     Lurk......thanks for the explanation. So, that means that everybody playing the game (except a team that used the FF for that particular episode) have to pick one person to do the roadblock? Or, is it a random thing that only 1 or 2 or 3 teams get stuck doing for some reason or other.
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Alaginger | Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 08:08 pm     Oh..........and I finally understand Wilson's Bonus Question for next week. Since Monica/Sheree have used their FF, they are the only ones at this point that would definitely be playing a roadblock if it came up. Any other team just might be the one in the middle of a FF. This game is a bit confusing to learn at the beginning........but I'm getting there! |
Seamonkey | Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 08:17 pm     Very good, Ginger.. that is exactly what Wilson meant (and he'll correct me if I'm way off). |
Mygetaway | Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 10:56 pm     Ala.. There are roadblocks and detours. Detours you saw tonight where they choose between a slow/fast, hard/easy type task and participate together. In a roadblock, only one of them has to do it, and they choose before they know what it is. (like someone said above) Also once a team uses the FF they can never use another one. So teams should try and use it when it's to their best advantage. |
Alaginger | Friday, May 30, 2003 - 07:27 am     Okay guys.......I think I've got it all now. Thanks.......you guys are the greatest!!! This show is fun, but it's a little faster pace than I like, so Survivor and Big Brother are still my favorites......but I think I'm into TAR for the long haul now also!!! |
Readonly | Friday, May 30, 2003 - 07:33 am     Alaginger, in a few weeks, you'll be sitting on the edge of your chair by the end of the show. I love Survivor and Big Brother, but this show is so exciting. I know you'll enjoy it. |
Clp | Friday, May 30, 2003 - 07:17 pm     I wonder if the CBS episode clues can help;
Quote:Next Week on THE AMAZING RACE: While most Teams streak down a mountain on a raft, Kelly & Jon slide down on their butts. Reichen & Chip bully their way to the front of a line and block a door, angering other Teams. Dave's injury grows worse, threatening his and Steve's confidence. In a heart-pounding race to the finish, one mistake could make the difference between staying in the Race and elimination.
I think this may have something to do with the Chip/Reichen blocking the door bit. Remember, the episode titles are said by a racer at some point. I could see C&R blocking a door (and this is shown on the website preview for next week) and maybe Team ATC telling them, "It Doesn't Say Anything About First Come, First Served. And We're Bigger." I'll go see if I can't transcribe the web preview. |
Alaginger | Saturday, May 31, 2003 - 05:39 am     I've got a question for Episode 2....Maybe one of you TAR Old-timers (LOL) can fill us newbies in. Tabby said in another thread when she was explaining the gist of the game, that teams who get to a pit stop before other teams, leave earlier the next day for the next leg. So...I'm assuming that means that Amanda/Chris, Millie/Chuck, and Josh/Steve will get to leave much sooner than the rest for the next challenge.....right? I need to know before I make some of my picks........thanks! |
Lwebster1 | Saturday, May 31, 2003 - 05:53 am     Ala-- you leave exactly 12 hours after you arrive. So, although they didn't show us the arrival times, they will show us that Millie/Chuck are leaving at 3:53am. Sometimes this makes for a huge advantage -- if one team can get to the airport and make an early flight for example -- and sometimes it's just a pain -- if say a team leaves at 2am and the next leg is a museum which opens at 8am allowing all the teams to "bunch up." |
Bobbie_552001 | Saturday, May 31, 2003 - 06:36 am     I am one of the newbies to The Amazing Race and want to thank you all for explaining the "heart" of the show. I taped the first episode and have watched it twice now, picking up something different each time...but this thread pulls it all together for me!! |
Alaginger | Saturday, May 31, 2003 - 07:42 am     Here's a recap as to how the teams showed up for figuring out this "head-start" time thing. 1st Place - Tie - Millie/Chuck, Amanda/Chris, Steve/Josh 4th Place - Monica/Sheree (remember their bus was 2 hours behind the 1st group and they used the FF) 5th Place - Dave/Steve (remember they arrived with the 1st Place winners at the start, and were still beat to the PitStop by Monica/Sheree using the FF) 6th Place - Kelly/Jon 7th Place - Jon/Al 8th Place - Cindy/Russel 9th Place - Reichen/Chip (This was the first team winner from the bus that was 4 hours behind the 1st group) 10th Place - David/Jeff (Even after getting side-tracked they still beat Tian/Jaree) 11th Place - Tian/Jaree Hope this helps someone.......it helps me!!! |
Not1worry | Saturday, May 31, 2003 - 10:17 am     Thanks so much Ginger, it certainly helps me to look at who might use the FF next week, etc. |
Tabbyking | Monday, June 02, 2003 - 06:32 pm     alaginger, it will seem less 'hectic' once we are down a few teams and there is more air time for each activity and/or team. it will always be fairly fast-paced, but there are some great adventures and with more air time allowed for each of the teams once we are down to 6 or 7 teams, it will seem less rushed. there are just some great moments--there was one time the teams had to pick the black sheep out of a pen of dozens of white sheep and put them into a separate gated area. watching these people herd sheep was hysterical. then there are wild things such as bungee jumping from the second highest bungee place in the world or digging for jewels...i think you will really find this is one of your favorites pretty soon! too bad you didn't see the first 3. i keep thinking once they have made 5 or 6 of something, they may stop doing it. you missed some great shows. they should package them up and sell them as they do a season of 'the sopranos' or 'sex in the city'. sometimes a little fast-paced is good. after this, something like 'the bachelor' seems to be barely moving and boring in comparison! |
Tabbyking | Monday, June 02, 2003 - 06:38 pm     oh, and who could forget the harvard law school babes and neither one could drive a stick....they had to deliver cases of wine to restaurants on narrow, hilly streets. they finally hit a post LOL those gals were like jenna and heidi and talking about how they were beautiful and blonde (even dyed, they were neither of them blonde!)--and for two supposedly smart women, they got a penalty for arriving at the pit stop via cab when the directions specifically said to 'walk'. they knew, though; they even discussed what 'walk' meant, and decided it meant to walk once you got out of the cab in front of the pit stop. LOL then there were the teams that put unleaded into their diesel vehicles in europe.....and they all broke down, of course. i loved team cha cha cha shopping as if they were on rodeo drive and were on vacation! and the frat boys were wild and crazy, too! remember talisha and her brother when they fell off the wave runner for the second time and the brother said it was good because he had to pee?! ah, there have been some funny times here! |
Seamonkey | Wednesday, June 04, 2003 - 01:54 pm     Very funny. Another factoid about leaving the pitstop 12 hours later. We never get the times of arrival until they leave so we cannot always know about the spacing of the departures. Someone could be just minutes behind the one ahead of them, or, hours. And also if there is to be a penalty, we won't know that until the departure. |
Not1worry | Wednesday, June 04, 2003 - 05:25 pm     I have a feeling we never know about all the time adjustments unless they directly affect the game. I'm sure that's one reason they don't show us the arrival times, because then they can tinker with the departure times without us knowing. I remember reading some interview that said that because of production problems - broken camera or whatever - they got a time credit, but we never saw it. |
Pamy | Wednesday, June 04, 2003 - 05:55 pm     i also think they don't show us times so they can have more exciting editing toward the end of the episode. Like last week when the were showing the last 2 teams driving to the finish line, it appeared the were neck and neck but I bet they were hours apart. The funniest line ever was the frat boy saying to the other "Swing you fat bast@rd, swing!" I still roll when I think of it!! |
Wilsonatmd | Wednesday, June 04, 2003 - 08:18 pm     Well, the critic from USA Today spilled it....It seems Reichen and Chip bully their way to the front of a line and then block a door to keep others out....my guess is that they say the title of the ep.... |
Neko | Thursday, June 05, 2003 - 02:14 pm     ..These..are the funniest episode titles I've read in while.. Especially Episode 3 (I think) |
Wilsonatmd | Thursday, June 05, 2003 - 03:31 pm     another thing on pitstops, sometimes they have to have extended ones, due to bad weather, or they have gone faster than scheduled and the next set of tasks isn't ready yet. One season because of a one-day airport worker's strike, they kept the teams there for an extra 24 hours. The time difference between the teams is maintained, they just leave later. |
Alaginger | Thursday, June 05, 2003 - 05:16 pm     Wilson......you can't blame USA Today for that one. This clip has been sitting over at the CBS Website with the Amazing Race stuff for days now. Next Week on THE AMAZING RACE: While most Teams streak down a mountain on a raft, Kelly & Jon slide down on their butts. Reichen & Chip bully their way to the front of a line and block a door, angering other Teams. Dave's injury grows worse, threatening his and Steve's confidence. In a heart-pounding race to the finish, one mistake could make the difference between staying in the Race and elimination. |
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