Board 8 > CBS Reality Show topic: Two years late is better than never

(+) Yeah! (+)

It's truly one of those things that only Ian would be creative enough to come up with.

It also occurred to me that, theoretically, he could have watched Big Brother this way.

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...huh

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If Hung & Chee get eliminated this will be the first all-all-male F3 ever, right?

Remember when we all thought they were locks to win?

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They got kinda hosed by a bad cab this leg.

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Oh my GOD.

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Read the clue you absolute idiots

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Fuck that shit. Fuck this alliance. Fuck this season.

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This does not feel good at all

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Looks like Hung/Chee and Will/James would've been 1st/2nd regardless of the alliance.

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How do you still not read the clue at this point? Ugh and alliance helping crap.

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Okay DeAngelo super sour grapes is making me feel less bad slightly

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Yeah at first I thought he was joking, but that was a really ugly way to go out.

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Save us, Hung and Chee
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The Mana Sword posted...

Okay DeAngelo super sour grapes is making me feel less bad slightly

He's well within his right to feel sour grapes. That trio have been exclusionary assholes for a while, and they were utterly blatant about it this leg.

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1. TAR5 - Colin & Christie
2. TAR2 - Oswald & Danny
3. TAR1 - Kevin & Drew
4. TAR3 - Teri & Ian
5. TAR9 - BJ & Tyler
6. TAR13 - Nick & Starr
7. TAR12 - Ron & Christina
8. TAR7 - Rob & Amber
9. TAR11 - Oswald & Danny
10. TAR6 - Gus & Hera
11. TAR10 - Dustin & Kandice
12. TAR8 - Paolo Family
13. TAR4 - Jon & Al

This season actually kinda caught me off guard, I wasn't sure how much I was going to like it, but by the finale I found myself really enjoying it. The route isn't spectacular - thought I was thrown for a loop at it being a reverse-route season, going to South America first usually signals a west to east route - but I liked most of the teams pretty well. I can't quite explain why I ended up liking Nick and Starr so much. They're not like super dynamic or anything, but it was nice to see a strong, smart, competent team that wasn't a pair of psychos or drama magnets. They're both really well spoken and have good heads on their shoulders for their age. Dan & Andrew were a close second. They're they total opposite - complete idiots who bungled their way to the final 3, but it was hilarious watching them do so. They have to hold the record for worst placement average of any team to make the finals, right? And they really did get screwed by a bad cab out of the airport in Portand. Not that I think they had a chance to beat the other two teams in the end if they had a good cab, but still.

After seeing this season I'm also...kinda shocked that Ken & Tina nor Toni & Dallas were on Unfinished Business. Toni & Dallas especially were basically made for that season. Surely they could have trimmed one of the season 14 teams to make room? I was also surprised they just let them keep running the leg they lost the passports. I assume they would have been told they couldn't check in a pit stop once they got there anyway, right? Unless they decided to change how they planned on handling that situation before it happened to Zev & Justin. I did notice they weren't at the finish line, which makes sense. Maybe they're still stuck in Russia to this day and that's why they weren't on season 18. I'll also give a minor shoutout to Terrence & Sarah, which after episode 1 I thought were going to be a total Jonathan & Victoria redux. Terrence still kinda sucks, but he ended up being sorta funny in a pathetic way rather than unbelievably grating.

And I can't finish writing up this season without mention #SportsbraGate, the greatest controversy in Amazing Race history.

Time to get acquainted with half of the Season 18 cast. Goodbye original TAR opening credits. Hello HD finally.

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Just faux HD opening credits. 18 was the first season that was actually filmed and presented in HD.

Season 13:

1. Terrence & Sarah
2. Toni & Dallas
3. Ken & Tina
4. Kelly & Christie
5. Andrew & Dan
6. Nick & Starr
7. Mark & Bill
8. Marissa & Brooke
9. Aja & Ty
10. Anthony & Stephanie
11. Anita & Arthur

No outright bad teams in that season, IMO.

And since I never posted my full lists...

Season 10:

1. Dustin & Kandice
2. Peter & Sarah
3. Duke & Lauren
4. Bilal & Sa'eed
5. Kellie & Jamie
6. Vipul & Arti
7. Lyn & Karlyn
8. Tyler & James
9. Erwin & Godwin
10. Tom & Terry
11. David & Mary
12. Rob & Kimberly

That was a shitty season with an even shittier boot order.

All-Stars '07:

1. Oswald & Danny
2. Dustin & Kandice
3. Uchenna & Joyce
4. Joe & Bill
5. Rob & Amber
6. Teri & Ian
7. Kevin & Drew
8. John Vito & Jill
9. David & Mary
10. Eric & Danielle
11. Charla & Mirna

Doesn't get any worse than this one though. Boot order was slightly better and I can't believe I'm saying that when two all-time bottom-10 teams were in the final three, but the entire race was a fucking mess and Eric & Danielle and Charla & Mirna being in every episode made it a million times worse. Apparently Eric has said in the time since (I think maybe on Sucks?) (and I'm paraphrasing his own words so sorry if they sound harsh) that Danielle was so utterly useless as a partner that the fact that he won with her means that he could have won with any partner he was given.

Season 12:

1. Ron & Christina
2. Lorena & Jason
3. Kynt & Vyxsin
4. Shana & Jennifer
5. Nicholas & Donald
6. Azaria & Hendekea
7. Mariana & Julia
8. Kate & Pat
9. Ari & Staella
10. TK & Rachel
11. Nathan & Jennifer

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Underleveled posted...

Just faux HD opening credits. 18 was the first season that was actually filmed and presented in HD.

Oh really? That's disappointing.

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Yep, we're still at a point where fewer than half of TAR seasons have been filmed in HD (Survivor tipped in favor of HD seasons back at MvGX).

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I could have sworn 15-17 were in HD when I watched them at time of airing. Just goes to show how bad my memory is.

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Wasn't the first HD season TAR14?

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No, it was 18.

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The Mana Sword posted...

They have to hold the record for worst placement average of any team to make the finals, right?

Amazingly, there's one team to have an even worse average, and they didn't even finish last on the final leg.


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Mewtwo59 posted...

Amazingly, there's one team to have an even worse average, and they didn't even finish last on the final leg.

Off the top of my head this has to be Josh & Brent right?

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Underleveled posted...

Off the top of my head this has to be Josh & Brent right?

They're the worst winners, but no. It's Sheri & Cole.

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Oh that makes sense too.

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After the TAR finale on Wednesday I will post my list of all contestants from S39/40, TaN1, BB22, and TAR32. I was going to do a full ranking with write-ups and even had a decent chunk of them done, but then I looked at the list and literally 19th out of 79 was going to be the first one I had more than, like 60% good things to say about and I was like nah I'm good.

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Underleveled posted...

Apparently Eric has said in the time since (I think maybe on Sucks?) (and I'm paraphrasing his own words so sorry if they sound harsh) that Danielle was so utterly useless as a partner that the fact that he won with her means that he could have won with any partner he was given.

It just pisses me off that Eric & Danielle weren't even a real team and yet managed to win the all-star season.

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Underleveled posted...

After the TAR finale on Wednesday I will post my list of all contestants from S39/40, TaN1, BB22, and TAR32. I was going to do a full ranking with write-ups and even had a decent chunk of them done, but then I looked at the list and literally 19th out of 79 was going to be the first one I had more than, like 60% good things to say about and I was like nah I'm good.

Only one of those shows doesn't make have any entrants in my top ten, and it's almost shameful that that's the case.

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Inviso posted...

Only one of those shows doesn't make have any entrants in my top ten, and it's almost shameful that that's the case.

Same. But I dunno what you mean by shameful because I'm perfectly fine with nobody from that particular season making top 10 in my case.

I'm almost tempted to post it now because I doubt the finale will change any TAR teams beyond a spot or two but I will wait to make it officially official.

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I would say post the bottom ten as a tease, but I suspect one of the teams still racing is in it.
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I suppose I could do this:

79. Island of the Idols
78. Island of the Idols
77. Island of the Idols
76. BB22
75. Island of the Idols
74. BB22
73. TAR32 (tentative)
72. BB22
71. Island of the Idols
70. Tough as Nails

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I missed the numbers at first and wondered what a Tough as Nails contestant did to be worse than Dan.

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79. IotI
78. IotI
77. BB22
76. WaW
75. WaW
74. TAR32 (tentative)
73. TAR32 (tentative)
72. BB22
71. TAN
70. BB22

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I guess I'll also tease, since none of them landed in the bottom 10, that my bottom from Winners at War is next at 69. Just, even the worst person in that to me wasn't as bad as the shits from IotI and BB22.

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I'm probably being too harsh on the WaW and TAN entries in my bottom 10, but they just irritated me.

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TAN is weird because there is a pretty clear choice for worst and yet they weren't a bad person like a lot of the other people in my bottom 10, but they did everything in their power to suck the fun out of the season and turn yet another show into "let's figure out how to game the game."

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Yeah, honestly, only my bottom 2 are what I would consider irredeemably awful. Everyone else is either someone who injected unpleasantness into a season and helped create a situation of horrible television...OR they're a terrible human being who provided a slight amount of entertainment, in comparison to those awful contestants in my bottom 2.

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Yeah my bottom 2 were the two people who disgusted me for reasons that went beyond entertainment.

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guessing elizabeth makes it there along with [redacted]?

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Skupin didn't play in Island of the Idols...

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bwburke94 posted...

Skupin didn't play in Island of the Idols...

I don't think anyone will disagree that Mike Skupin and Richard Hatch are objectively the two most despicable people to ever play on Survivor, but they are only ranking the most recent seasons I believe.

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Troyzan posted...

I don't think anyone will disagree that Mike Skupin and Richard Hatch are objectively the two most despicable people to ever play on Survivor, but they are only ranking the most recent seasons I believe.

I'd say Silas.

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What happened with the Silas accusations anyway?

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bwburke94 posted...

What happened with the Silas accusations anyway?

Wow, that last comment aged badly. He just got another one.

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Well, the TAR finale is tonight. I'm going to try to enjoy it, because it's the last TAR we'll get for a long time(and maybe ever).
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Yeah, it would REALLY bite if this is the last hurrah, especially since 29 and 30 were both top 5-worthy seasons and 31 and 32 were... not.

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It's a real shame, because TAR25-30 is a GREAT stretch of seasons (and even 28, as weak as it is, is still only slightly below-average). But then TAR31 was a disappointment, and TAR32 has been a mess.

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25, 27, 29 and 30 are all in my top six seasons. I was really hoping this trend would continue.

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Randomness tasks in the final leg



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They filmed Tough as Nails 2 already?

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