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"Future Switchbacks?"
Posted by Estee on 11-09-09 at 04:57 PM
Now that the series finally reached into the vault to pull out a little piece of Prior Hell, which tasks (Roadblocks, Detours, and Fast Forwards all included) should they revisit in seasons to come?

Looks like having the whole world to choose from still isn't enough to let the design team come up with a new task.

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"Hungarian Rhapsody."
Posted by Estee on 11-09-09 at 04:58 PM
But only if they also brought back the band.

The greeter can also take another turn.

"Only if"
Posted by vince3 on 11-09-09 at 05:01 PM
They bring back the Caviar Chowdown with it on the next leg.......
"RE: Future Switchbacks?"
Posted by Starshine on 11-09-09 at 05:35 PM
S1 - Victoria falls and "find the village"

S2 - Bungee jumping in New Zealand, Robben Island and the Smiley, or the sand surfing

S3 - Heaves fave with the donkey cart

S4 - Swimming under the ice

S5 - My Ox is broken!

S6 - The roller skiing, or Xian

S7 - Eat the Meat - Not eating it means disqualification

Season that shall not be mentioned - Talladega speedway

S9 - The flag task

S10 - The only task I remember is the throwing tomatoes one

S11 - I liked the ice hunt

S12 - Milking a camel

S13 - The festival of colours

S14 - Cheese rolling!

After thinking on this I must say that the tasks in the first few series are a lot more memorable than the more recent ones

Arrrr Cap'n!


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"RE: Future Switchbacks?"
Posted by Seana on 11-09-09 at 05:37 PM
S12 - Milking a camel

I was just going to say this one!


"RE: Future Switchbacks?"
Posted by CTgirl on 11-09-09 at 06:30 PM
I will second milking a camel too! Whhhaaaa!

"RE: Future Switchbacks?"
Posted by trigirl on 11-09-09 at 09:49 PM
Gee...an overwhelming favourite. I was thinking of milking the camel too!

Of course....I really like the "cut your hair" ff as well.

"RE: Future Switchbacks?"
Posted by Belle Book on 11-09-09 at 10:00 PM
I'd like to see the donkey task from Season 12. The donkeys were priceless -- especially Nate & Jen's donkey!

"RE: Future Switchbacks?"
Posted by Max Headroom on 11-10-09 at 09:45 AM
Not camel milking again! My ears are still ringing from the last time.

"RE: Future Switchbacks?"
Posted by sittem on 11-09-09 at 06:35 PM
Very easy! Fly into Dakar in the middle of the night. Catch a cab at one of the worst airports in the world and go to the Catholic cemetary and find Senghor's grave. Then off to Goree Island for some memorable quotes and then meander around town on the way to a fishing village to fish or sort fish and finish up with harvesting salt at Lac de Rose. What a perfect day. Mix in some extremely ignorant and insulting remarks from Freddy and Kendra to top it off. Need help finding your way around? I'll be glad to help!

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"4 words..."
Posted by ARnutz on 11-09-09 at 10:08 PM
"MY OX IS BROKEN!!!"
"RE: Future Switchbacks?"
Posted by Max Headroom on 11-10-09 at 09:46 AM
Tasks, schmasks. I think they should bring the Weavers back.


another nifty agman creation

"RE: Future Switchbacks?"
Posted by LibraRising on 11-10-09 at 06:04 PM
Bring back the "unscramble the Russian writer's name" challenge, but instead of Chekhov, make them unscramble Fyodor Mikhaylovich Dostoyevsky.


"RE: Future Switchbacks?"
Posted by Molaholic on 11-11-09 at 12:37 PM
You mean this?

Фёдор Миха́йлович Достое́вский

"RE: Future Switchbacks?"
Posted by Molaholic on 11-11-09 at 00:54 AM
What about putting gasoline into a diesel powered vehicle?
"RE: Future Switchbacks?"
Posted by fleaismycat on 11-11-09 at 10:29 AM
Camel Milking was great.

I wish they'd bring back some of the more physically difficult challenges. Like that climb that the soccer moms had to do up the cliff. Big climbs, long rows, swimming (like when they had to dive for the clue). Or that one on top of the incredibly tall building where they had to walk around outside. Or the one where Chip (I think it was Chip) had to walk on the bridge.
I have a difficult time remembering all of them. They start to blur.

I really got a kick out of the duck herding from this year. Nearly anything with animals pleases me.

They should go to hemingway's home and museum and count the toes on the polydactic cats. It's in key west florida. That would be a funny one I think.

"RE: Future Switchbacks?"
Posted by Estee on 11-11-09 at 10:42 AM
Key West would actually be a great stop, especially if the producers invoked the Conch Republic (attack the Coast Guard ship!) and had the teams trying to navigate Duval Street at night. But it's got a few problems as a TAR leg, starting with:

1. Access. There's an airport, but you get relatively few flights in and out compared to most locations. The land/sea drive in and out is one road. Ship access to points rarely occurs.

2. Navigating the key. Taxis? Try renting a bike plus prayer...

3. The show may be the least odd thing Key West sees that year.

"RE: Future Switchbacks?"
Posted by fleaismycat on 11-11-09 at 11:27 AM
LAST EDITED ON 11-11-09 AT 11:28 AM (EST)

Wow.. attacking a coast guard ship. That would be exciting.

How about the helicopter them in? Might get some of the wussy people to drop out early. (said the girl afraid of heights)

What about mopeds for travelling around? And I secretly love it when they get lost. GPS units maybe for that leg?

"RE: Future Switchbacks?"
Posted by Estee on 11-11-09 at 11:57 AM
Wow.. attacking a coast guard ship. That would be exciting.

I think the current tradition is to use fruit.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conch_republic

"RE: Future Switchbacks?"
Posted by shimane22 on 11-11-09 at 01:20 PM
I think they should definitely revisit the roadblock on Mount Hua in China (with the locks) from season 6.

... Or that scintillating task in season 9 where teams ran around a field in Germany looking for the Travelocity gnome :p