DISCLAIMER: the following entry contains references to the television show "amazing race 8" that you may or may not want to read...
ok, i think mike is home... unless he was blown away by a cyclone. not funny...
so, i'm going to talk about the new amazing race.
i'm not sure about this family concept but i'm going to give it a chance.
quickly. my initial observations:
the gaghans (mum, dad, 2 obnoxious kids): the kids are kind of obnoxious. they are non-entities so far. hopefully, they'll have challenges for them to do like lick ice cream cones. first challenge that involves reaching for something really really high they are toast. gone within first 3 shows.
the schroeders (dad and step family): dad is kind of funny in an obnoxious kinda way. 2 kids are larger than previous family. daughter is kinda cute... not sure of finishing order. middle of the pack?
the aiellos (father and 3 sons-in-law): geezer dad-in-law will be the weakest link however that will be balanced with the slow-talkin' sons-in-laws. dunno. top 5 if they can keep the ol' neurons firing...
the rogers (normal family from louisiana): southern people's dumb? don't matter. the daughter's really hot. enuf said. will fair ok if type A father can keep it together and not implode. dunno. middle of the pack?
the blacks (token black family): ok, their funniest line was "we're a proud family". if you watch saturday morning cartoons, the "proud family" are black as well. biggest anchors: them lil' kids. that's why the other white family with youngens are toast soon, as well.
the weavers (widow and kids): my advice in life is to look both ways before fetching stuff off a race track. this team is loud. mother's religious references are rather grating. mother's line of the night: "pennsylvania's a state?". top 5 finisher?
the linz's (3 bros and 1 sis): they're amusing but dense. they failed the physical tasks. got lost. blah blah blah. you'd think they'd be better. i forecast an early departure for this folks if they don't shape up.
the bransens (father and 3 pert daughters): i can go on and on about their incompetencies but it comes down to one thing. man, those chicks are hot... my brain says middle finishers but something else is sayin' "hang in there girls!!!!".
the paolos (the eye-talians): plain obnoxious... bickering is gonna kill them. may be outta there on the second show. the white family with the 2 kids might outlast these people... can't believe father doesn't intervene when 2 punks are wacking their mum with verbal abuse. aren't these folks from the old country?
the godlewski's (4 pink sisters): the youngest is hot...but she's outta my league, fer sure... they've got to bone up on their map skills. it's gonna kill them eventually.
my predictions for final 3: 4 pink sisters, father and 3 pert daughters, father-in-law and 3 stooge-like sons-in-law...
i forgot. the first item in my xmas 2005 wishlist...
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
amazing race 8...
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I was nervous about the concept too. I don't understand people bringing their 10 year olds on this race... seems insane and a guaranteed way to get yourself out of there sooner rather than later.
All in all, I was not impressed. None of the teams (yet) do I find interesting.
And the shrieking. Dear god. The shrieking. We almost shut off the TV. That needs to stop.
Let's hope things get better next episode.
i think the inclusion of kids really handcuffs the producers in terms of "exotic" places (eg. africa) where the race can go. maybe i'm wrong. we'll have to see where the race takes us.
none of the teams have made an impression on me either. there are many new faces that i have to get use to...
i feel the contestants haven't yet encountered anything worth shrieking about. they should maybe focus their energies on the race itself. that ought to mitigate the boneheaded mistakes they've been making.
i miss the race since we dropped our cable but it sounds like i'm not missing much. maybe i'll catch it on DVD later.
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