THE AMAZING RACE 15, ~Season Premier~ 09/27/09 pg 64!

[ZephyrHawk]

I was thoroughly disgusted by the winners (not with them as people and not, generally, with them as players). I felt the producers really gave them a huge advantage by not only sending the teams to China (bad enough, especially since they probably knew this before they selected this team) but then having Road blocks, etc., that depended on Chinese language skills (the Chinese restaurant scene for example).

The itineraries are planned before the contestants are finalized. That being said, no one could predict Tammy and Victor would last until the final leg. Other teams might have been fluent in other languages, they just radomly didn't go to those countries. Finally, why should Victor and Tammy be punished for being smart? Would you say it was unfair to have the "Chekov" task because some people may have had a course in Russian literature while others haven't? I'm sorry, the race is for the best world travelers, they proved themselves to be that. They raced most of the way around the world in coutries where they didn't speak the language, and they left China on the same plan as the other two final teams. I fail to see how knowing Chinese gave them any sort of an advantage. They raced smart, not hard. They were polite, they were friendly, and they kicked behind.

 

[liesel]

One of the brothers also lived in Maui, which might have given them an advantage had they made it to the final leg.

 

[Doctor P]

The itineraries are planned before the contestants are finalized. That being said, no one could predict Tammy and Victor would last until the final leg. Other teams might have been fluent in other languages, they just radomly didn't go to those countries. Finally, why should Victor and Tammy be punished for being smart? Would you say it was unfair to have the "Chekov" task because some people may have had a course in Russian literature while others haven't? I'm sorry, the race is for the best world travelers, they proved themselves to be that. They raced most of the way around the world in coutries where they didn't speak the language, and they left China on the same plan as the other two final teams. I fail to see how knowing Chinese gave them any sort of an advantage. They raced smart, not hard. They were polite, they were friendly, and they kicked behind.

I agree that language skills, per se, should not be punished. However, this is the first time, to the best of my knowledge, that they made those language skills an actual test in the race. In addition, they (seriously, not jokingly) used their ethnicity as a reason for other Chinese to sabotage the other teams so that they would get ahead and win (check the tapes--it was disgusting). They were rewarded for their ethnicity, not their world travel skills.

How fair would people have found it if they had had a challenge where the skill was to transmit the food order via American Sign Language?

 

[declansdad]

I agree that language skills, per se, should not be punished. However, this is the first time, to the best of my knowledge, that they made those language skills an actual test in the race. In addition, they (seriously, not jokingly) used their ethnicity as a reason for other Chinese to sabotage the other teams so that they would get ahead and win (check the tapes--it was disgusting). They were rewarded for their ethnicity, not their world travel skills.

How fair would people have found it if they had had a challenge where the skill was to transmit the food order via American Sign Language?

The other teams were never sabotaged; no one helped them because they looked and spoke Chinese (Mandarin). Even in the food waiter challenge, the sisters said it only took them 15 or 20 minutes to complete the orders.

 

[Tumblwd501]

Luke had the 2nd last clue wrong.
His mom ate the exotic food, and he could not get that one right.
It was nice that his mom told him to work with the girls and he gave them the right answer. In the end, did the other girl not want her to help Luke, but she said, "she has too?"

I think Cara told Jaime she she "had to" help Luke since he helped her, and Jaime replied she was planning on it even before Cara told her too. (And if I've mixed up Cara & Jaime, sorry, I've done it all season long. lol)

I do agree with others, the finale seemed rather anti-climatic. At least, team I was rooting for won! Although, it certainly looked like Luke & Margie were going to coast to a victory after handily passing the other teams at the lau and getting off to a seemingly great start at the surf board challenge.

I was a little surprised that only Luke & Margie realized the easiest way to carry the pig was to put the pole on their shoulders. I know they showed Tammy saying she couldn't lift it up to her shoulders when Victor asked. How hard is to squat down and have Victor help her!?

And my wife and I wondered how much time had elapsed between Victor completing the surf board challenge and the two remaining teams agreeing to help each other. Because in their cab rides to the finish line, both of those two teams seemed pretty resigned to the fact that they were not going to win?

 

[Kycha]

Luke had the 2nd last clue wrong.
His mom ate the exotic food, and he could not get that one right.

The 2nd to last clue was the torturous foot massage not the exotic food.

 

[KSchwagg86]

I agree that language skills, per se, should not be punished. However, this is the first time, to the best of my knowledge, that they made those language skills an actual test in the race. In addition, they (seriously, not jokingly) used their ethnicity as a reason for other Chinese to sabotage the other teams so that they would get ahead and win (check the tapes--it was disgusting). They were rewarded for their ethnicity, not their world travel skills.

How fair would people have found it if they had had a challenge where the skill was to transmit the food order via American Sign Language?

Yea it was just annoying to me because there were like 3 legs where they had an up because of the language...if it was one-ok, 2 is pushing it, but 3? come on...

 

[ZephyrHawk]

And pretty girls get by because they're pretty and Rob and Amber got people to help them because they were already famous and Myrna and whatever the heck her cousin's name was used Myrna's being short to try and get benefits from people. I have no problem with V&T using either their knowledge of languages or their enthicity to get ahead. If you've got it, flaunt it. One could just as well claim that the gymastic competition was designed to favor the cheerleaders and stuntmen, or that any of the physical tasks were geared against the older racers. What about putting in a swimming task when they know one of the racers is deathly afraid of water, or bungee jumping when they know some racers are terrified of heights?

 

[wowsmom]

And pretty girls get by because they're pretty and Rob and Amber got people to help them because they were already famous and Myrna and whatever the heck her cousin's name was used Myrna's being short to try and get benefits from people. I have no problem with V&T using either their knowledge of languages or their enthicity to get ahead. If you've got it, flaunt it. One could just as well claim that the gymastic competition was designed to favor the cheerleaders and stuntmen, or that any of the physical tasks were geared against the older racers. What about putting in a swimming task when they know one of the racers is deathly afraid of water, or bungee jumping when they know some racers are terrified of heights?

Oh yeah, Charla and Myrna milked her dwarfism for all they could. They even got the ferry, which had already pulled the gangway, to put it back so they could get on. They claimed she was going to see a doctor (or doctoro, I think they said?).

And then there was the Hippie team from a few seasons ago...they went to Japan and the one of them spoke Japanese and had lived there. The detour was to deliver a person to a teahouse or a package to some building and he knew exactly where the building was since he had worked there at one point.

 

[minniecarousel]

I don't see the language advantage being THAT much of an advantage. After all, the great "equalizer"= all three teams were on the same flight leaving China.

 

[Kristineamb]

Season Premiere Sunday, Sept. 27 8:00pm ET/PT

 

[momrek06]

Season Premiere Sunday, Sept. 27 8:00pm ET/PT

WICKED COOL!!!!!!!!!!




Thanks, Kristineamb...I am going to change the title of this thread!!!!

 

[chirurgeon]

Season Premiere Sunday, Sept. 27 8:00pm ET/PT

Or whenever the football game and 60 Minutes is over.

Kim

 

[momrek06]

Or whenever the football game and 60 Minutes is over.

Kim

Oh ya, Kim.....I forget THAT happens during the Fall TAR's!

 

[of the seas]

It's not to long away! Hope it's a good season.

 

[Nancyg56]

I can't wait!

 

[java]

I am really missing it this summer. It was our favorite summer time show. September seems so far away.

 

[Kristineamb]

Has anybody watched The Great American Road Trip this summer (Monday nights on NBC...) kinda reminds us of TAR Family

 

[tevagirl]

Love TAR!

 

[momrek06]

Has anybody watched The Great American Road Trip this summer (Monday nights on NBC...) kinda reminds us of TAR Family

Oh no, YES, I watched the first epi but this past Monday night did not tape.... I watched the CT family go home last week. Who went home this past week? I do like it. Yes, it does remind me of TAR!!!!!!