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"Searching Tasks Are Getting Old"
Seana 5044 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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03-29-06, 01:26 AM (EST)
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"Searching Tasks Are Getting Old" |
OK, so how many searching tasks are there usually? So far (and this is only Episode 5) we’ve had the Racers searching through:- 1500 nesting dolls (Detour) - field of Travelocity Gnome parts (Roadblock) - wine bottles by breaking them over teammate's head (Detour) - 2400 pieces of laundry (Detour) Surely the great minds behind this program can come up with something else besides "looking through a lot of things to find the clue". Well, it’s not as if Italy has any culture or history for them to draw on when making up these Detours, right? No, of course not. I had this all typed up and ready to post even before BJ and Tyler pointed out that they had already done a lot of searching.
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vince3 17341 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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03-29-06, 03:47 AM (EST)
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1. "RE: Searching Tasks Are Getting Old" |
You forgot ransacking 3 various office buildings for hidden clues (Leg 1 Detour, Helicopter Choice)
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Seana 5044 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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03-29-06, 09:47 AM (EST)
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4. "RE: Searching Tasks Are Getting Old" |
*smacks self*You're right. I remember reminding myself to add that. This is why I thought the list needed another item. Good grief. Also: I agree with both tvgeek and realitybites: these tasks rely too much on luck, and bring on the gross food! Anything but more searches.
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tvgeek401 1615 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Peanut Festival Grand Marshall"
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03-29-06, 03:51 AM (EST)
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2. "RE: Searching Tasks Are Getting Old" |
I was thinking the same thing last week. I can handle one searching task, maybe two, but four (already) is excessive.IMO, these searching tasks put too much stake on luck and not enough on racers' abilities. A good team could run into some really bad luck while a mediocre team could end up winning. Not fair. But I suppose one could argue that three of the four were detours, so teams could have opted for the other task, but it's still not very exciting to watch. --gotta love Tribe and his awesome siggies! stupid glorified easter egg hunts.
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realitybites 1174 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Politically Incorrect Guest"
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03-29-06, 05:57 AM (EST)
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3. "Needle in a haystack" |
I call this general group the "Needle in a haystack" searches. While a few are OK, they've definitely overdosed this time around. Much as I don't like them, at this point I'd prefer a gross food eating challenge.
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Earl Colby Pottinger 2597 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Survivor-themed Cruise Spokesperson"
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03-31-06, 00:22 AM (EST)
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5. "RE: Needle in a haystack" |
While Italian tends to taste good - does anyone know if they still eat the same Roman food sauce today as in the past? You know the one made from rotten ungutted fish? That sounds nasty.
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Lisa0116 688 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Reality Show Commentator"
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04-04-06, 12:50 PM (EST)
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9. "RE: Needle in a haystack" |
>I call this general group the >"Needle in a haystack" searches. > While a few are >OK, they've definitely overdosed this >time around. Much as >I don't like them, at >this point I'd prefer a >gross food eating challenge. Me, too!! I can never forget the caviar or the hugarian soup challenges. And what about (puke-they annoy me) Romber and the meat thing. Bring on the gross food!!!
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Karchita 4483 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Jerry Springer Show Guest"
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03-31-06, 04:05 AM (EST)
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6. "RE: Searching Tasks Are Getting Old" |
I kinda liked the statue assembly project, and I thought the extra pieces were a nice, diabolical twist.
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Deekeryu 136 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Blistex Spokesperson"
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04-01-06, 01:27 AM (EST)
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8. "RE: Searching Tasks Are Getting Old" |
Wow, till you listed that, there is lots of searching tasks this time around. I didn't know there were 2400 laundry pieces. It looked a lot less.But yeah, they need more physical, or doing stuff type tasks.
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cahaya 19891 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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04-20-06, 00:31 AM (EST)
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10. "RE: Searching Tasks Are Getting Old" |
And now searching a bunch of dirt mounds for dinner, with background music provided by an obnoxious camel (Grrrrrrrrnt!).Geez, if they're gonna have search tasks, make them before the bunching points, not just before the pit stop! It would be unfair for a leading team to get Philiminated due to sheer randomness, as BJ & Tyler almost did this week, being saved by the NE round. An Arkie Asian creation, with Foo dog images by Bob.
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bullzeye 5030 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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04-20-06, 11:25 AM (EST)
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12. "RE: Searching Tasks Are Getting Old" |
I thought of this thread as I was watching last night - yet another searching task allowing randomness to risk a strong team. Thank goodness it was a non-elimination round.
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Seana 5044 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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04-20-06, 12:29 PM (EST)
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13. "RE: Searching Tasks Are Getting Old" |
Thank goodness it was a non-elimination round. Agreed. I really just felt so badly for BJ. How awful to be stuck searching pile after pile and everyone else just come and go. I wondered if it was going to be a Lena/Kristy* type Philimination. I didn't think much of the Tower-searching task. The camel thing was good, though. Every time there's a search task, I wonder what other types of things they could do in the country they're in. I have no thoughts about a local-type task for Oman, though. *For those who don't know/can't remember, L/K were from TAR6. They had to search through rolls of hay in a field for an RB. Whoever did the task had a very hard time of it. Eventually, Phil had to come out to the field to eliminate them. They never even made it to the Mat.
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vince3 17341 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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04-26-06, 11:32 PM (EST)
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14. "Our newest searches...." |
The sea part of the detour: 50 crawfish cages only so many had an actual crawfish. Both teams must present a crawfish to the fisherman for a clue.At the Roadblock, Scavenger Product Placement Hunt Tour! First find Duracell flashlight and batteries. Then find the hidden tunnels. Take a tour of the tunnels until you find a clue. Does that put our total up to 10 searches now? Or at least very close to 10?
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Earl Colby Pottinger 2597 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Survivor-themed Cruise Spokesperson"
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04-27-06, 02:37 AM (EST)
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15. "RE: Our newest searches...." |
Yes, but on the plus sides.1) You can open your eyes underwater and look into the cage before you reach it, it may even be possible to view the inside of more than one change at a time. 2) Unless I saw it wrong each team member must get crawfish. Not one person with all the work. 3) Were the cage close enought that diffirent members could search diffirent cages at the same time?
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byoffer 15947 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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04-27-06, 08:56 AM (EST)
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16. "RE: Our newest searches...." |
No plus side. They were still searching. There seemed to be a natural line of the cages in the water, so Eric & Jeremy, by getting there first, had the advantage of finding the closer full traps. MoJo had to swim further out to find their lobsters.Sure, each person had to get a lobster, but that doesn't mean it wasn't another boring / lucky search challenge. I don't like the search challenges. But they are the opposite of the bunching challenges because first come gets an advantage over those who come later.
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vince3 17341 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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04-27-06, 09:08 PM (EST)
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17. "RE: Our newest searches...." |
LAST EDITED ON 04-27-06 AT 09:10 PM (EST)I think ECP meant we are now over 10 searches for the race at this point. Because 3 Vinces are better than one.
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