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Posted 2/18/2013 3:39 PM (GMT 0)
Are any of you Amazing Race fans?

It's the only reality show that I really like.
Guess it's because I love to travel and have been to some of the countries the contestants visit.
Posted 2/18/2013 3:43 PM (GMT 0)
Hi there, I watched last season and was very, very pleased with the winners. Loved Josh and Brent!

I watched part of last night's premiere, our TiVo was in overdrive last night, recording Downton Abbey and something my husband wanted recorded.

I can catch the full premiere on Hulu Plus or the network.

I enjoy the AR however my favorite reality show is still the grand-daddy of them all, Survivor.
Posted 2/18/2013 3:58 PM (GMT 0)
I used to like Survivor but now I can't imagine where they "dredge up" some of the creepy/nasty people who appear.

Also, they have the same characters returning. Boring!

I liked it when Boston Rob (and Amber) were on because he's from Boston, MA.
Eliz Hasslebach (now on The View) is also from MA. I think she was on the season in Australia.

The best (most memorable) speech was Sue's speech to Richard Hatch.....was it season 1? Not too many memorable moments to rival that one. :-)
Posted 2/18/2013 4:08 PM (GMT 0)
While I share your dismay of returning former players, I personally want a new season in a non-tropical climate with brand new players unconnected to Survivor, I think this is what Mark Burnett and Jeff Probst find exciting.

Boston Rob is one of my favorite players, when he finally won a few seasons ago, I was incredibly happy for him. He deserved it, there's that scene where he's so ill they had to bring in medics but Rob refused to leave the game, saying how much he loved and breathed Survivor (paraphrasing) and I was crying right beside him, but he remained and then won! He also has the unique Survivor feat from going from villain to hero (although he wasn't a villain like Russell or despicable Colton, Rob was never like that).

I adore Elisabeth H. too, except for her political views but she played an excellent game her season, Australian Outback.

My favorite player/winner remains Tom Westman. I'm sure the name rings a bell with you too - I believe he's from Boston?

So yes Sue Hawk's jury speech is legendary but each season, Mark Burnett/Jeff P. manage to bring more exciting moments. Even if the players might be people we've met before. So I'm in it for the long haul, until the final Survivor moment airs.

This season we have a player from my area, Cincinnati, so that's very exciting.
Posted 2/18/2013 7:36 PM (GMT 0)
I love the amazing race!!! Hate Survivor, they overkilled on that show (26 Season's BS)...

I love the amazing race because it's the only way I get to travel the world lol!
Posted 2/19/2013 3:38 AM (GMT 0)
Love both Amazing Race and Survivor, but prefer AR. Survivor is getting a bit old.

Just watched the first AR episode of the season. Already have formed some dislikes but no team that I am strongly rooting for yet.
Posted 2/19/2013 3:47 AM (GMT 0)
FYI, 26 seasons are 13 years. Just saying....the only problem Survivor has it keep returning previous players. Fans are tired of this approach. But I'm not tired of watching Survivor.
Posted 2/19/2013 7:23 AM (GMT 0)
Ya, I know Marsky that 26 seasons are only 13 yrs....that's my point...overkill and it's always the same boring challenges, and for a while now, many "familiar faces" which adds to the boringness of it...especially when they bring back people I couldn't stand the first time around. I also really hate when it gets near the end and they do the "reflection" show....snooze-fest IMO.
Posted 2/19/2013 2:35 PM (GMT 0)
With all due respect and I mean that sincerely, this is a constant complaint about long running shows. If there's an interest in that said show and it's not in danger of cancellation, just because it's run for a long time, should we willy nilly cancel it? Because it's long past its prime?

Best example - ER. I watched ER faithfully all fifteen - yes 15 - seasons. Every single episode and loved this show. Should it have ended after a certain point too - 5, 6 or 7 seasons? No, it did just fine running 15 seasons, truly that show was like a real hospital, in which the staff does change (internships, fellowship, attending doctors, they often move away).

I honestly don't see the need to criticize Survivor because it's still on for 13 years. As stated above, I do wish and I'm not alone in this, they would give us a new season with all brand new players, no one we've seen before (even famous actors/athletes, etc.). I want everyday people playing again. From all walks of life.

Anyway, that's my TV show related rant. Some shows sadly don't even make it past the first or two seasons - Arrested Development, Freaks & Geeks (an awesome show if you ever get a chance to watch it, this IMHO was Judd Apatow's best creation). So that could be the flip side to our convo, long running shows that should be cancelled vs shows barely given a chance?

But back to the AR, I do really like this show too and it's format, trouble is Sunday nights are busy nights for our TiVo - hubby's got it all tied up usually. Sigh......
Posted 2/19/2013 2:54 PM (GMT 0)
My friend was on the past season, Will Chiola. He and he's friends always wore the MICHIGAN shirts! Eliminated after the fourth show :(
Posted 2/19/2013 7:32 PM (GMT 0)
Back at ya with all due respect Marsky, I don't have anything against long running shows, as long as they continue to be interesting...to me survivor is not and hasn't been since they went overboard putting it on so many times in a year. I used to enjoy watching it, but too much of anything isn't good and IMO, survivor isn't good anymore, it's like groundhog day with that show now....snoozer.
Posted 2/19/2013 7:54 PM (GMT 0)
Although IMO the phrase "jumped the shark" applies to Survivor, I agree with Marsky that the show needs an infusion of totally new contestants.

I think the intended audience has shifted to a younger demographic. The participants in earlier seasons seemed to be more of a cross-section of relatively sane, normal people.
Now it's mostly young girls who look good in bikinis and are not averse to "hooking up" on camera during the first episode.
Plus the "crazy" factor has become more common. (Sorry if that's not politically correct.)

Also, the main concept of "survivor" seems to have disappeared. Don't see anyone visibly starving or losing their hair from vitamin deficiency like Elizabeth did in the Australian season. I think they are fed off-camera to reduce the show's liability.

Just my thoughts......:-)
Posted 2/19/2013 8:06 PM (GMT 0)
But remember, Elisabeth ended up finding out she had celiacs disease after she was done on the show...apparently she was really sick before the show and then started to feel better due to no gluten and wheat while on the show...but since she was sick with a disease, it's likely the reason she had hair falling out.
Posted 2/19/2013 8:13 PM (GMT 0)
I remember Elisabeth's hair falling out and I did eventually read her book - The G-free diet. I believe she implies she was probably always was sensitive to gluten but just didn't realize it. She said she felt great over all while playing Survivor because they were existing on fish and white rice. She joked she might have been allergic to a Western Diet. Upon returning home after playing Survivor, she went back to her old diet and her stomach/GI woes began again. I imagine she's so glad she played Survivor, not only for the chance of a lifetime to do but also she determined she shouldn't eat gluten ever again. I always thought she was one of the kindest, sweetest players to ever play the game. Jen from Palau is another, but sadly she died from cancer a few years ago.
Posted 2/19/2013 8:42 PM (GMT 0)
Well she might have been a sweetie on Survivor but she's an annoying little Chihuahua on "The View" and I cannot stand her personality on that show, she's obviously gotten too big for her britches.

Regardless, this post isn't about Survivor thank goodness, it's about The Amazing Race and I'm happy to see it back.
Posted 2/20/2013 2:06 AM (GMT 0)
Once again, I agree with another opinion, Elisabeth - now - is very annoying. But when she played on Survivor, she was the opposite.
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