There hasn't been TAR since I moved, so I've had a lot of DVR rebuilding to do.
I'm so evil and... skanky. And I think I'm kinda gay.
Willow ,'Storyteller'
Non-Fiction TV: I Reject Your Reality and Substitute My Own
This thread is for non-fiction TV, including but not limited to reality television (So You Think You Can Dance, Top Chef: Masters, Project Runway), documentaries (The History Channel, The Discovery Channel), and sundry (Expedition Africa, Mythbusters), et al. [NAFDA]
Jesse - Feb 23, 2014 4:13:54 pm PST #21769 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
meara - Feb 23, 2014 6:15:08 pm PST #21770 of 23273
Just getting started and seeing who the teams are on TAR--OMG I cannot WAIT for some people to get eliminated. But NOOOOOOOO, not Bopper and Mark out before it starts!!!!! I do not know who this chick is.
I hate the You Tubers and "Brenchel" or whoever. Also not excited about the country singers, or the stupid surfer and his GF.
I'm a little surprised/annoyed at how many of the teams are from super recent seasons? I guess it makes sense both practically (the farther ago it was the less likely they are to still be together/willing to both do it/etc) but also ratings-wise (less history to go back to).
People I don't know and would like some backstory on: Globetrotters, mom and Deaf son, cowboys?
brenda m - Feb 23, 2014 6:22:24 pm PST #21771 of 23273
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Globetrotters are awesome, but prone to mistakes. Cowboys are as you see them - smart, low drama, tend to go their own way. Which can backfire. Deaf kid is or was kind of an asshole sometimes, but they're all right for the most part.
brenda m - Feb 23, 2014 6:24:26 pm PST #21772 of 23273
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I hate the You Tubers and "Brenchel" or whoever. Also not excited about the country singers, or the stupid surfer and his GF.
Any of these can go home at any time. And likely will, though Rachel and Brendon are pretty tough competitors, most of the time.
meara - Feb 23, 2014 6:57:14 pm PST #21773 of 23273
Yeah, sadly for all that they're horribly annoying, Rachel and Brendon do pretty well.
Thoughts during:
So wait, some took a cab and some took metro? Was that an option? I kept expecting teams to be told "you took a cab, timeout!" Also, somehow Afghanimals and the Twinnies working and failing together is so perfect and so wrong.
That bubble thing would scare the shit out of me.
I love that Phil signed "team number 4". Aww.
OK, I'm perfectly fine with Twinnies being first eliminated.
Jessica - Feb 24, 2014 3:37:23 am PST #21774 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
somehow Afghanimals and the Twinnies working and failing together is so perfect and so wrong.
Poor Twinnies - this is exactly how they got eliminated their first time out, but I was surprised they fell apart that badly in ep 1!!
Jesse - Feb 24, 2014 4:09:32 am PST #21775 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Against my will, I kind of admire Brendan and Rachel for making a living at reality TV for so many years.
brenda m - Feb 24, 2014 4:33:05 am PST #21776 of 23273
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
He's also doing or has a PhD in like molecular physics or something.
Lee - Feb 24, 2014 7:05:13 am PST #21777 of 23273
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Against my will, I kind of admire Brendan and Rachel for making a living at reality TV for so many years.
Even though I find especially her extremely annoying, I couldn't help but notice last night that when they announced that one of the Kentucky team wouldn't be racing, she immediately broke the line and went over to the other other Kentucky player, which seemed like a really decent thing to do.
meara - Feb 24, 2014 7:13:23 am PST #21778 of 23273
she immediately broke the line and went over to the other other Kentucky player,
They were the same season, right? So they've raced together before/spent time together? (I seem to recall her wailing about not wanting to shave her head for a fast forward because she spent money on extensions, vs. them being like "heck yeah, shave our heads!"). I'm very sad about Kentucky, because I really liked those guys. But I suppose it would've been worse to have them get one or two legs in and fall apart for health reasons.