OK, seriously: How would you go on TAR without being comfortable driving a standard??? I feel like that's such an achievable thing to do ahead of time! Unlike, say, learning to swim or getting over a fear of heights.
Tara: That was funny if you've studied Taglarin mystic rites and... are a total dork... Riley: Then how come Xander didn't laugh?
'Selfless'
Non-Fiction TV: I Reject Your Reality and Substitute My Own
This thread is for non-fiction TV, including but not limited to reality television (So You Think You Can Dance, Top Chef: Masters, Project Runway), documentaries (The History Channel, The Discovery Channel), and sundry (Expedition Africa, Mythbusters), et al. [NAFDA]
Jesse - Sep 26, 2010 4:16:21 pm PDT #15329 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Amy - Sep 26, 2010 4:17:35 pm PDT #15330 of 23273
Because books.
I was just thinking that, Jesse. After all these years, you'd think people would get it: you want to go on Survivor, practice lighting a fire! You want to go on Amazing Race, learn to drive stick!
sumi - Sep 27, 2010 7:55:36 am PDT #15331 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
Also, not realizing that the city London is in the country England?
megan walker - Sep 27, 2010 8:06:59 am PDT #15332 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Also, not realizing that the city London is in the country England?
Wait, what?!? I'm so glad I don't watch this show anymore.
Jesse - Sep 27, 2010 9:10:03 am PDT #15333 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Not like they were even in London! She is incredibly stupid, but again, they seem to be able to do things as a team.
I was sad about the eliminated team.
Amy - Sep 27, 2010 9:12:25 am PDT #15334 of 23273
Because books.
I was sad about the eliminated team, too. They were awesome! Just bad luck, I guess, because they did seem to work together well, and they were incredibly even-tempered.
DawnK - Sep 27, 2010 10:45:41 am PDT #15335 of 23273
giraffe mode
I was sad about the eliminated team, too
Me too, but they seemed to lack a sense of urgency once they got to England. At the outset I had them pegged as going all the way.
quester - Sep 27, 2010 3:10:06 pm PDT #15336 of 23273
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
They always seem to have one team of intelligent people who are eliminated because of something really stupid. *sigh*
Theodosia - Sep 28, 2010 3:43:43 am PDT #15337 of 23273
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
It's a tough race, and with the overnight flight and all, the teams are running out of adrenaline, brains, and any sense of direction and map-reading they may once have possessed.
I was appalled as anyone at Team Tattoo's knowledge of the world, but they seem to have figured out the coracle crossing with little trouble compared to most -- note how they balanced mostly by lying down.
Don't forget the driving task was made more difficult by having everything on the opposite side. (Or are the foot pedals not switched?) Even if you've thought ahead and taken standard lessons, that could be one hell of a challenge.
lisah - Sep 28, 2010 5:04:40 am PDT #15338 of 23273
Punishingly Intricate
Also, not realizing that the city London is in the country England?
Wait, who said that?
And who was eliminated?
Goddamn football effed up the recording AGAIN! ARGH!