Originally Posted By chickendumpling Ugh. I am very bummed to see the BQ's go. I get the sense that Bama is gonna win this thing which I'm not excited about. I have never been fans of theirs but more than that I'm kinda frustrated for some of the same reasons that mmrichmondj mentioned. I wish they'd bring back the original Eco-Challenge. (*waves to gadzuux* Welcome home. Hope you had a good trip.)
Originally Posted By gadzuux Beyond wonderful. I experienced actual joy. I'll write something up on the 'community' thread later. Thanks. So I'm guessing that next sunday will be the two hour finale. The two model guys now have my support. Second choice would be the bickering couple. The bama girls just do not deserve to win - they rode the coattails of the cho bros for weeks, and weren't even gracious enough to acknowlege it.
Originally Posted By avromark I'm happy with the results, 1 hour finale, but the teams I wanted to win weren't in the end. I'm very impressed with what the one second place team member said to the other one. February should be All-Stars...
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I was truly bummed about last weeks results, but at least I wasn't disappointed completely tonight.
Originally Posted By avromark You can find out at other websites what's happened, but this website admins me if I name names. It was frustrating watching the teams bunch up, bunch up, bunch up. At the detour one team was so fast!
Originally Posted By mrichmondj Thanks for not naming names! It's just now showing on the west coast!
Originally Posted By avromark I know I'm watching again. It figures how well the team that finished the detour first did at it
Originally Posted By avromark Did any of you just see Kimberly skid into the sign? Funny how both go skydiving... I wonder why. Dive! Dive! Dive! (I'm on west coast feed right now ) Timeshifting is grand.
Originally Posted By avromark 1st Place - Tyler & James 2nd Place - Rob & Kimberly 3rd Place - The 2 Alabama Ladies When they showed the door closing to the air france plane did the paint scheme look like an AA door to you?
Originally Posted By Shooba Man, how annoyed would the models have been if they didn't get on that flight in the end, despite being the first of the three on the wait list. I really find that I get into the final episode, it feels really tense despite not caring in any great deal who wins. The finale episode felt a lot like previous seasons, like there weren't any major opportunities for anyone to take a commanding lead. The footrace through New York was reasonably challenging, but it still felt kind of...anti-climactic.
Originally Posted By gadzuux I expected a two hour finale. Didn't get it. Too bad too, because I think it could have used more challenges. As it was, the final leg was get off the plane and into a cab to the news building, pick up the envelope, then hoof it to the sculpture, pick up another envelope, and take a cab to the check-in mat. With two hours they would have had more time in NY for the contestants to actually "do something". The whole thing felt kind of anti-climactic.
Originally Posted By Shooba I wonder why they don't do a reunion show for the Amazing Race like Survivor does. The contestants seem interesting enough to warrant it.
Originally Posted By hopemax DH, and I think I agree, is getting tired of 6 weeks of challenges, and racing, the race gets decided by a cab driver. This time, "did the cabbie have the electronic pass thing or not." Maybe there were challenges we didn't see, but yeah, it seems like the teams should have to prove their worthiness one final time.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss While I enjoyed the Bama's getting shut out of getting on that final early flight, it would have been great to see them oh-so-close to the finish line and get passed at the very end by either the models or Romberly. LOL.
Originally Posted By chickendumpling I'm glad Bama didn't win. Is that bad of me? Romberly. How do these two think it's a good idea to get married? My lord! lol. DS is very happy the guys won and I'm happy that he's happy. They did make some really good plays though so I'm okay with them winning I guess. Way better than I'd be if Bama had won! lol. Did anyone notice Kentucky at the end? Man, Mary's changed! She looks great. Good for her. I agree with what you guys have said about this being anti-climatic and all. I am kinda looking forward to an All-Star. That could be cool. I wish they'd let viewers pick who we wanted back for face-offs.
Originally Posted By seanyoda The final WAS anti-climactic! It came down to which cab had speed pass, and which didn't. The challenge in NYC was pretty lame. As suggested on the talk back site, why not have the teams look for a stockbroker or a small shop in Chinatown? Even then, in recent seasons, they had a mental challenge before racing to the mat. Oh well. The final was a shame, as this was a pretty good season. I thought that the Intersection was a good idea; I wish that it had lasted for more than one challenge. I liked that the teams traveled west instead of east. I liked the "marked for elimination" after non-elimination rounds. We'll have to see what changes they make for all-stars.
Originally Posted By velo is it **confirmed** that the next series will be an all-star version? That would be a lot of fun!
Originally Posted By seanyoda Yes, it is. During the final, CBS aired an advertisement for Amazing Race All-Stars announcing that it would start airing in February. Several of the racers in the "Return of the Racers" blog at <a href="http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race10/shows/ep13/fans/rotr/" target="_blank">http://www.cbs.com/primetime/a mazing_race10/shows/ep13/fans/rotr/</a> also discuss the all stars edition. Plus there's this report at <a href="http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/cbs-confirms-the-amazing-race-all-stars-will-be-next-race-edition-4430.php" target="_blank">http://www.realitytvworld.com/ news/cbs-confirms-the-amazing-race-all-stars-will-be-next-race-edition-4430.php</a> Beware, spoilers as to some of the teams that are participating and others that are not participating are in the article.
Originally Posted By seanyoda Oh yeah, there are rumors on the "Return of the Racers" blog that if all stars doesn't get good ratings, then the Amazing Race will no longer air on CBS.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss David and Mary should not have been chosen for All-Stars. They may have been popular with fans, but they were terrible racers.
