I'm happy with Tammy and Victor winning but I do agree that there was really no reason why they shouldn't have been driving in Hawaii!
Saffron: You just had a better hand of cards this time. Mal: It ain't a hand of cards. It's called a life.
'Trash'
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]
sumi - May 11, 2009 5:04:30 am PDT #8955 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
Theodosia - May 11, 2009 6:41:42 am PDT #8956 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"
I give props to Luke & Margie for suspecting that they'd get a memory challenge right near the end -- which makes for good TV because you have a built-in reason for short clips of flashback.
All three teams were so competitive, and had played such a good game overall.
(Of course, sometimes just finishing the game without having =deliberately= killed your teammate counts as a triumph. I'm looking at YOU, Cara.)
Yeah, could have used some more drive-yourself-to challenges, but that's produced teams driving two hours in the wrong direction twice that I can remember....
Jessica - May 11, 2009 6:46:39 am PDT #8957 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
but that's produced teams driving two hours in the wrong direction twice that I can remember....
Sure, but the same thing happens with taxis. I'd much rather teams lose time driving themselves in the wrong direction than be at the mercy of incompetent cab drivers.
SuziQ - May 11, 2009 7:02:17 am PDT #8958 of 23273
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Wonder what the insurance issues are when it comes to the teams driving themselves.
megan walker - May 11, 2009 7:22:18 am PDT #8959 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Regardless, I think they should have more self driving or public transport and fewer taxis, so that the race is more about competence than luck.
Sigh. I long for the days when they actually had to make decisions and figure things out. Which season was it when they had to get to Lands End in Portugal and some people took a bus, others took a train, and money actually came into play? Or the first season, when meeting a local on the train to the South of France meant that some teams were able to take a shortcut.
Stephanie - May 11, 2009 2:42:15 pm PDT #8960 of 23273
Trust my rage
Yeah, that flexibility was one of the things I liked about TAR. It was so open. Gambles paid off. I miss the days of haranging the airline employees at random offices to get tickets
Liese S. - May 11, 2009 8:47:34 pm PDT #8961 of 23273
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah, I agree with that assessment. I can see how the producers would want to control the risk, but I think it was so much more interesting when those were decisions available to be made and mistakes mattered.
meara - May 12, 2009 10:22:31 am PDT #8962 of 23273
Dana reported in Natter that the first season of ANTM is being rerun on Oxygen on Sunday, for those who want some Adrienne/Elyse goodness. Some "paaaaasion", some Shannon, some holier than thou bible thumping, etc etc. See how it all began!
Stephanie - May 12, 2009 10:23:20 am PDT #8963 of 23273
Trust my rage
meara, I got sucked into a ANTM marathon a few days ago and it was all your fault! (but it was hilarious. totally loved it)
megan walker - May 12, 2009 10:29:02 am PDT #8964 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I got sucked into a ANTM marathon a few days ago
Me too, except it wasn't meara's fault.
I liked it way more than I thought I would, although Tyra is really not a good host. And the bow tie thing is whack. I liked many of the challenges though. I wish we could see more of the photos.