Clippers of Nfl Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 no way...that's not cool. I hope fans of the show call/email his boss and give him some hell...not cool at all. So what did you tell his boss? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 So what did you tell his boss? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Congrats Dave & Rachel, what a great team.... and congrats to Brenchel, great race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Congrats Dave & Rachel, what a great team.... and congrats to Brenchel, great race. It's absolutely crazy how Dave/Rachel were able to win tonight. Crazy. But I'm glad it was them instead of Art/JJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 It's absolutely crazy how Dave/Rachel were able to win tonight. Crazy. But I'm glad it was them instead of Art/JJ. I was sure the BP were going to win after Dave & Rachel got sent back at the finish line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Wow, I hope CBS does this 2hr finale from now on...talk about a great ride! Congrats to Private Dave and Rachel...they essentially did the last challenge THREE times, plus they added a 1/2 mile hike, and STILL won...very impressive! I'm so glad that Brenchel didn't win...I've honestly had all I can take of Rachel...I was a fan of hers this last BB, but her whining and biatching these last two hours put me over the top...I really thought Brendan was gonna sock her in the noggon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Wow, I hope CBS does this 2hr finale from now on...talk about a great ride! Congrats to Private Dave and Rachel...they essentially did the last challenge THREE times, plus they added a 1/2 mile hike, and STILL won...very impressive! I'm so glad that Brenchel didn't win...I've honestly had all I can take of Rachel...I was a fan of hers this last BB, but her whining and biatching these last two hours put me over the top...I really thought Brendan was gonna sock her in the noggon. I was pulling for Brenchel to win, but I agree, Rachel was very annoying yesterday. The best team won anyways, so all is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 I'm just going to note that while Dave and Rachel had an at-times contentious race, that's just how it is sometimes, even amongst the most solid duos in any kind of venture. In the heat of the moment, things get said. I can't throw any stones in this regard. I live in a glass house. I have a temper when people do stupid stevestojan that means I need to spend time cleaning up/fixing it. I can go off at times, especially when it's a bad day and this stuff is happening one after another. Do I hate people who can't resist the urge to touch things they have no business touching? Well, hate is a strong word. Put it this way, if people could stick to their core capacities rather than mucking up things they have the first clue about (this is the most dangerous situation because it gives them some confidence. If they didn't have the first clue, they might be too intimidated to do anything) but lack any kind of a second clue... the world would be a much easier place to navigate. Stress levels would go down markedly. But... we don't live in that world. Monkey see, monkey touch. Anyway, tho, their thing was that even tho they did get angry, they seemed to let go of the discrete missteps with each day in "Don't go to bed angry" style. They did not always make very good decisions or put each team member to the best use according to their abilities given a particular task --- see the notes for the hay stack Fast Forward episode for example --- but they managed to be better than other teams. I will also note that they got better as a team as the season went on. And in this last episode, even when they got mad at each other when they missed the bus, they took it in stride after some understandable fuming. Even when Rachel was shouting at him to STFU she did it with a smile, if you look. They've got some issues to work out maybe and have a lot of work to do at reconnecting aft Dave's deployment, but they'll make it. AR is high-stress and it might not have been a good thing to do that right after he got back. My brother is a First Sergeant, has been on IIRC six deployments in Afghanistan and that region. There is roughly an 80% divorce rate within one year of a solider returning from deployment in his unit. It happened to him in 2006. It's a hard thing to go through for everyone involved. There's modern communications, but by that same token there's also modern sensibilities; there's modern selfishness; there's a lot of people who have the idea that if they're doing something, they need to do it hardcore all-or-nothing; there's the modern thought of if it's broken, throw it away and get another. These attitudes permeate our conciousness and infect our thoughts. Wait... where was I???? Sorry for ranting there.... To sum up, it was a decent season with teams that at times showcased the best and the not-so-best of humanity. As long as there are two women racing, there's going to be cat-fighting. There's going to be people who should be able to get through a task that just don't (e.g. the guy twin who strung guitars but couldn't do the harp for his life). There's going to be chest-pounding. There's going to be someone who over-emotes. There's going to be someone who you just don't like. But there's going to be people who surprise you with their ability to overcome adversity (Vanessa, on an injured ankle, running a super fast treadmill and jumping up to grab three rubber chickens) --- it might take them a while, but you're guaranteed on AR to see someone gird their loins and JUST DO IT because they have to. You're going to see teamwork and people who care about each other in ways that will make you question your own friendships and whether anyone in your life would do the same for you (e.g. as has been pointed out, Mark and Bopper represented the highest ideals of America in the way they competed, why they were competing, and in their friendship. They ought to be back in a second chances race). As I watch each season finale, I think back on these bigger things. AR hits you in ways no other show out there does. It is a positive experience all the way around the globe. There's no murder, there's no violence, there's little or no shock value stunts that some "reality" shows have to manufacture to get people to watch their lowest common demominator crap. This is good teevee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clippers of Nfl Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 I've been busy and finally saw the show. I hate to rain on everyones parade. I feel stupid like I did at the close of the show "lost". Hated that ending too. I was rooting for vanessa and "conan". Specially after her toughness on the treadmill. When they were eliminated I was rooting for green team. I hate THAT army guy so much with a passion. I hope she cheats on him over and over over. I know it sounds bad. I still want it to happen. Even though she looks so cool that she wont. I hate that fat @ art could not sled and beat them. I was so happy at one point because I thought either green team or bp would win. Then the worse happens. The team I most wanted to lose, won. Yuck. They also missed a ferry in Japan and still overcame that. I hate that green team messed up at the end. "ON FOOT" LOSERS. Then they are walking towards the helicopters. Freaking losers and quitters. I know it will sound childish. But I'm done with amazing race. I already started disliking the fact that you could have a kick @ lead, but an "open at 9am" crap evens everything out. I will never ever watch this show again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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