Russ Smith said:
We could have used Jeff Probst there - he would have goaded them into quitting.
Rolly is ok - the mom and kids are textbook examples of the dangers of home-schooling.....
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We could have used Jeff Probst there - he would have goaded them into quitting.
Rolly is ok - the mom and kids are textbook examples of the dangers of home-schooling.....
Rolly is terrible.
When they were driving on the mountain road, he leans out of the window and tells the bikers "You wish you were Lance Armstrong!"
They are all hypocritical people. Every other team enjoys what is around them. The Weavers do nothing but complain and make fun of everyone and everything. Then they have the audacity to call themselves Christians.
Yeah, what a freaking oxymoronic family that is.
When they were driving on the mountain road, he leans out of the window and tells the bikers "You wish you were Lance Armstrong!"
They are all hypocritical people. Every other team enjoys what is around them. The Weavers do nothing but complain and make fun of everyone and everything. Then they have the audacity to call themselves Christians.
Yeah, what a freaking oxymoronic family that is.
Finally the Linzes are in first place. I don't know what it is about them that makes me like them, they are not spectacular racers. It took them this long to actually make it to the pit stop first and win a prize vacation to Jackson Hole, yet here I am rooting for them to win the million dollars.
This leg teams raced around Utah, my apologies to those Utah-ites that were offended by the Brats disparaging remarks about Utah—I have hiked some of your canyons and after AZ (native prejudice) they are some of the most beautiful I’ve seen. Teams stopped along the way take a helicopter ride, met a live bear named Bart, and rappel 200 feet down a rock wall or take a side bike trip.
When the Weavers were yielded, you just knew it was over them---yippee! Ready to go home everyone is surprised, not pleased, that this is a no elimination round. Cue the whining about their inability to make friends. I do wish I could speak through the TV screen and explain that there is a reason why no one likes them and Christianity has nothing to do with it.
With the way these editors have been working this "us against them" angle, I'm thinking that team Florida may be taking that oversize check to the bank. So listen up Linzes; prove me wrong and hold onto the lead.
This leg teams raced around Utah, my apologies to those Utah-ites that were offended by the Brats disparaging remarks about Utah—I have hiked some of your canyons and after AZ (native prejudice) they are some of the most beautiful I’ve seen. Teams stopped along the way take a helicopter ride, met a live bear named Bart, and rappel 200 feet down a rock wall or take a side bike trip.
When the Weavers were yielded, you just knew it was over them---yippee! Ready to go home everyone is surprised, not pleased, that this is a no elimination round. Cue the whining about their inability to make friends. I do wish I could speak through the TV screen and explain that there is a reason why no one likes them and Christianity has nothing to do with it.
With the way these editors have been working this "us against them" angle, I'm thinking that team Florida may be taking that oversize check to the bank. So listen up Linzes; prove me wrong and hold onto the lead.
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I couldn't believe it when they were calling Utah ugly. It is one the most beautiful states around, especially compared to freaking Florida.
I have been on that road that the Weavers took through the mountains, I knew they were screwed when they took that "short cut". It was especially funny because there was no way they were ever going to be able to turn around.
I have been on that road that the Weavers took through the mountains, I knew they were screwed when they took that "short cut". It was especially funny because there was no way they were ever going to be able to turn around.
To be continued……
Does this race seem never ending? This half-leg teams traveled across Utah (never saw the Great Salt Lake before, so desolate but pretty in it’s own way--odd tree thing but hey we also visited a really big chair in an earlier leg) to meet up with Phil in Wyoming, taking a balloon ride, working on the railroad, rustling up some cattle and visiting Yellowstone along the way, only to be told them that there was no pit stop.
Except for the hot-air-balloon ride, this leg didn’t seem like much fun. Even seeing Old Faithful blow wasn't all that inspiring ---teams other than just wanting to get out of there spent their time waiting sniping at each other rather than taking in the shear beauty of the Park—you have to stand around for 92 minutes you may as well enjoy yourself---. Working on the railroad really looks like lot of hard-*** work and to think they spanned a continent like that, impressive. We didn’t get to see too much of the cattle drive but was anyone else wishing that someone’s cow would take to the hills?
It's understandable that as we get closer to the final pit stop, the competition would get fiercer but frankly it is getting harder and harder to watch. The animosity between these teams and within the teams is out of control.
I used to cringe at the Godlewski screaming now the internal just plain mean bickering increases the cringe factor. The Weavers still, in my opinion, are beyond help, they aren't enjoying their race, the sites or the companionship, even within the competition, that usually develops in a race. My little Linzes went from first to last because of a dead battery but since I also enjoy the Bransons I wasn’t too unhappy about their lead and them getting to the mat before the Weavers even with that little toad Rolly's plan to trip up poor Wally was priceless.
Does this race seem never ending? This half-leg teams traveled across Utah (never saw the Great Salt Lake before, so desolate but pretty in it’s own way--odd tree thing but hey we also visited a really big chair in an earlier leg) to meet up with Phil in Wyoming, taking a balloon ride, working on the railroad, rustling up some cattle and visiting Yellowstone along the way, only to be told them that there was no pit stop.
Except for the hot-air-balloon ride, this leg didn’t seem like much fun. Even seeing Old Faithful blow wasn't all that inspiring ---teams other than just wanting to get out of there spent their time waiting sniping at each other rather than taking in the shear beauty of the Park—you have to stand around for 92 minutes you may as well enjoy yourself---. Working on the railroad really looks like lot of hard-*** work and to think they spanned a continent like that, impressive. We didn’t get to see too much of the cattle drive but was anyone else wishing that someone’s cow would take to the hills?
It's understandable that as we get closer to the final pit stop, the competition would get fiercer but frankly it is getting harder and harder to watch. The animosity between these teams and within the teams is out of control.
I used to cringe at the Godlewski screaming now the internal just plain mean bickering increases the cringe factor. The Weavers still, in my opinion, are beyond help, they aren't enjoying their race, the sites or the companionship, even within the competition, that usually develops in a race. My little Linzes went from first to last because of a dead battery but since I also enjoy the Bransons I wasn’t too unhappy about their lead and them getting to the mat before the Weavers even with that little toad Rolly's plan to trip up poor Wally was priceless.
Ugh - I hate the Weavers. They might be a likeable if they weren't always trying to play the poor-persecuted-angelic-Christian card, then act like a-holes the rest of the time.
Sucks the Linzes had "production problems", and went from first to last.
Sucks the Linzes had "production problems", and went from first to last.
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Dback Jon said:
So as usual I'm probably overthinking, but that whole dead battery thing makes no sense.
We see the Linzes drive off, one of them says we have to turn around and go back, and then we don't see them again until Phil explains they had production problems that drained their battery. First, this is SECOND time we've had that happen with a team how dumb are the production people this year?
Second, unless I'm missing something the battery WAS working because we saw them drive off, all a battery does is start the vehicle and run the electronics, if it's got enough juice to start, you're almost always ok because as you drive the alternator charges the battery. So I can only assume that while the batter was sufficient to start the vehicle, once they hooked up all their camera equipment etc, they didn't have enough juice?
So did that kill the battery and they couldnt' start it again, or did they say hey we can't have the first place team running around with us unable to film anything, so we have to stop and charge the battery or get a new one? My assumption is the reason the Linzes had the problem is they were the first to arrive and thus any drain on their battery by the camera crew would have been the greatest since they had the most time with the vehicle engine off?
I guess it's the lack of explanation that makes me suspicious, I assume that's why no pitstop, they knew it was totally unfair to eliminate the Linzes because of production error and there was no easy way to allow for that and not punish the other 3 teams, so they had no pitstop.
At this point I really hate the Weavers, and I really hate the Godlewskis, although I could sympathize with the one trying to back the trailer up. I've been towing my boat for 6-7 years now and it's still not uncommon for me to ask my dad to take over when I get screwed up(usually just trailer it's much easier to back with the boat on the trailer). She clearly wasn't told the trick, put your hand on the bottom middle of the steering wheel, get your wheels straight, and then if you want the trailer to go left, move your hand left, want it to go right, move hand right. Once you get jacknifed like she was you have to pull forward and straighten out. For me usually the problem is with the boat in the water the trailer is much lighter and reacts faster to any turn, and there's a point at which my trailer becomes invisible going down the ramp even in the mirrors until the Tahoe starts going down, so if you're not straight at that point, you can easily get in trouble. I often open my rear hatch when doing that so I can turn and see the trailer. With a trailer like theirs, you can always see it. If she'd been smart she would have put it in park, got out and handed the keys to one of her sisters and said her you do it if it's so easy.
Branson's or Linze's for me, like both teams.
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Didn't they used to give people catch up bonuses when production errors occured?
I don't understand why they get penalized?
I don't understand why they get penalized?
Amazing Race Production Errors Drawing Criticism
The link is to a blog discussing the production problems.
The link is to a blog discussing the production problems.
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"mention of Blake & Paige’s jeep breaking down in Amazing Race 2 and says Blake threatened to sue"
I always hated that girl Blake and her brother Paige.
I always hated that girl Blake and her brother Paige.
Sorry the Godleweski's got the boot - I was hoping the cop would throw the Weavers in jail
Dback Jon said:Sorry the Godleweski's got the boot - I was hoping the cop would throw the Weavers in jail
Yes, and I was hoping they would run out of gas!
Are the Weavers allowed to go get gas during the mandatory rest period or do they have to stay at the ranch? And what time did they get in? If they have to stay and they got in at 5 p.m. they might have a hard time finding a place to get gas at that hour.
I really don't like that team. For a while I thought that maybe the producers were just painting them as they are, but really all those Weavers do is complain about how no one likes them. Well, maybe it's cuz you bitch so much! Geesh!
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Jersey Girl Cards Fan said:
they are obnoxious and I take back my earlier comment that Rolly is ok. Last night they're building the teepee and he's dancing around doing a mock Indian chat with the chief standing a few feet away. To be fair his family told him to shut up but god talk about completely missing the point.
But I sure won't miss the godawful whining and yelling from the Godlewskis. The one sister in blue I realized last night almost never said a word, it was the other 3 that were awful.
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I got drunk last night and thought the blonde Weaver girl was good lookin'...........
The Amazing Race Continues After the Finale
Source: CBS
December 8, 2005
For the first time ever, the teams who finish in second and third place during the two hour season finale of The Amazing Race 8 on Tuesday, Dec. 13 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) will have one final chance to win a very special prize, a brand new 2006 GMC Yukon XL. Video footage of the entire bonus mini-race will be streamed exclusively on CBS.com, the official website of the CBS Television Network, immediately following the West coast broadcast of the finale (11:00 PM, PT).
In the exclusive CBS.com bonus challenge, the second and third place winners of The Amazing Race 8 will compete in a mini-race that will require teams to recall specific challenges and locations from this past season. The team who's first to complete the challenge correctly will drive away in their very own 2006 GMC Yukon XL.
Source: CBS
December 8, 2005
For the first time ever, the teams who finish in second and third place during the two hour season finale of The Amazing Race 8 on Tuesday, Dec. 13 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) will have one final chance to win a very special prize, a brand new 2006 GMC Yukon XL. Video footage of the entire bonus mini-race will be streamed exclusively on CBS.com, the official website of the CBS Television Network, immediately following the West coast broadcast of the finale (11:00 PM, PT).
In the exclusive CBS.com bonus challenge, the second and third place winners of The Amazing Race 8 will compete in a mini-race that will require teams to recall specific challenges and locations from this past season. The team who's first to complete the challenge correctly will drive away in their very own 2006 GMC Yukon XL.
So glad the Linzes won! And the Bransons were second.....
Poor Weavers
Poor Weavers
On the Early Show, they had the Linzes on giving them their check. They are going to give half to their parents, and split the remaining money among all seven of the kids - very cool.
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I wonder when the new reality show starts with the 3 Linz brothers dating the 3 Branson sisters.
Russ Smith said:I wonder when the new reality show starts with the 3 Linz brothers dating the 3 Branson sisters.
LOL - Shh, talk to loud, it might happen.
The preview clips look like the next season will be back to normal. 
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krepitch said:The preview clips look like the next season will be back to normal.
Thank jesus... oops been watching the Weavers too long.
Yeah I read something that basically said CBS has decided the family idea was a complete bomb.
Russ Smith said:
I didn't pay any attention to it. Not just that it was families with kids, but from what I saw, it was all US/Canada. Boring!
