Oh, and another thing I liked about yesterday's episode--the opening credits! This is the first time I've ever seen them put in shots from the first few legs for each team's introduction, which is a great idea.
Uh, are we gonna fight, or is there just gonna be a monster sarcasm rally?
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Non-Fiction TV: I Reject Your Reality and Substitute My Own
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Kathy A - Mar 09, 2009 7:37:16 am PDT #8358 of 23273
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
SuziQ - Mar 09, 2009 7:47:32 am PDT #8359 of 23273
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
I just found out that the nephew of a friend here is the logistical coordinator for Amazing Race. He can't share any information before it airs, but still - so cool.
lisah - Mar 09, 2009 8:10:52 am PDT #8360 of 23273
Punishingly Intricate
I just found out that the nephew of a friend here is the logistical coordinator for Amazing Race.
WOW! That must be a hard but really fun job!
SuziQ - Mar 09, 2009 8:19:21 am PDT #8361 of 23273
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
I'd love to hear his stories about past races. Like what really happened after the mom and son lost their passports and stuff last season.
I'd be good and not even ask for hints about the current one. At least, I would try to be good.
Will have to find a way to snag an invite next time he is in town.
Jesse - Mar 09, 2009 8:29:11 am PDT #8362 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That would be incredible!
megan walker - Mar 09, 2009 8:36:04 am PDT #8363 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
In previous races were the yields on non-elimination legs?
I felt sort-of bad that they basically had no chance whatsoever. I thought I remembered that it didn't usually have that huge an effect (beyond pissing the team off).
I still wish they wouldn't have stuff like that, unless it was regularly on every leg, like the fast forwards use to be.
Jesse - Mar 09, 2009 8:52:42 am PDT #8364 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
In previous races were the yields on non-elimination legs?
That feels right to me -- I don't remember them being able to actually get a team out of the race with the yield.
Nora Deirdre - Mar 09, 2009 8:59:56 am PDT #8365 of 23273
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
They did in TAR12... the episode in Burkina Faso, Jason and Lorena were yielded by the blonds of that particular season, and got eliminated.
Jessica - Mar 09, 2009 9:08:31 am PDT #8366 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
When the Yield was first introduced, it was almost exclusively used on non-elim legs, which I thought was dumb. Now there's an actual risk involved with being U-Turned.
(And I also like that it's anonymous now - obviously a plot on CBS's part to get it used more, but hey, whatever works!)
Nora Deirdre - Mar 09, 2009 10:01:07 am PDT #8367 of 23273
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
oh, right, Yield v. U-Turn. Also the Speed Bump, which was the downfall of the Goths in India- hard to keep straight!