Author Topic: The Amazing Race Asia (Read 10502 times)

indie boi · « **Reply #60 on:** Nov 23, 2006 at 09:55 PM »

God, what an end. Two successive episodes! I feel like a doormat right now.

alcobobaz · « **Reply #61 on:** Nov 23, 2006 at 09:58 PM »

UGHHH!.

That is all.

Mr. Hankey · « **Reply #62 on:** Nov 23, 2006 at 10:07 PM »

Kakahiya! Back-to-back Pinoy eliminations!

But seriously - this is going to turn into a boring show. The driven alpha team is gone, the comedy relief bimbos are gone, and the Rob & Amber wannabes break a leg next week. Who's left to keep viewers' interest?

Funktopuss · « **Reply #63 on:** Nov 23, 2006 at 10:16 PM »

it doesnt matter as long as the bimbos are out, im gonna miss those boobies.

AshKetchum · « **Reply #64 on:** Nov 23, 2006 at 10:36 PM »

hahahaha to the bimbos, who left us with one last quote of the week:

"We're taking the 2 hour penalty"

Quote from: Mr. Hankey on Nov 23, 2006 at 10:07 PM

Who's left to keep viewers' interest?

um...maybe a fight between the himbos and the Malaysian couple? heh.

qwerty765 · « **Reply #65 on:** Nov 24, 2006 at 07:04 AM »

Yehey! I can sleep early na during Thursdays

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Since both our teams are already out, I'll just keep myself posted by watching a rerun or browse this thread.

keilu · « **Reply #66 on:** Nov 24, 2006 at 07:07 AM »

darn! back to back eliminations - haay! baka ang matira pa sa ARA are the expats

indie boi · « **Reply #67 on:** Nov 24, 2006 at 07:39 AM »

The worst thing about it was that they were starting to grow on me. The bimbo antics were so obviously an act. I think the producers wanted to bring in stereotypical characters so they were encouraged to ham it up for the camera. But then they were also the only team that was actually having fun throughout the race. All of the other teams were just too serious -- particularly the Malaysian couple. The guy looked like he is perpetually about to bust a vein. The other two all-girl teams are just too dry. I always get surprised when they cut to the Malaysian all-girl team because I constantly forget that they are in the race. they were that forgettable.

demented_angel · « **Reply #68 on:** Nov 24, 2006 at 12:39 PM »

sayang, i kinda liked them na nga, oh well, back to regular programming

dni · « **Reply #69 on:** Dec 03, 2006 at 01:50 PM »

boring episode... $:-\$

indie boi · « **Reply #70 on:** Dec 08, 2006 at 05:34 PM »

guys, when are the scheduled replays for the show? I missed the airing last night and then missed the replay again this afternoon!

Mr. Hankey · « **Reply #71 on:** Dec 08, 2006 at 05:45 PM »

Have you guys noticed the musical scoring of the show is severely lacking? It's like they have only two or three pieces of canned music they play as background music to help create the mood of the show. It's so repetitive throughout each episode. A far cry from the US counterpart where the music cues are actually more in-sync with on-screen occurences.

Ah, the things you notice when the teams you want to win are already gone...

indie boi · « **Reply #72 on:** Dec 08, 2006 at 06:24 PM »

Hey thanks so much for the info!

jayps · « **Reply #73 on:** Dec 08, 2006 at 07:25 PM »

Medyo bland talaga tong editon na to.

Episode 5 na there's still no major drama and conflicts among the teams and within teams. Plus ang dami ng nagquit on different episodes. The casting was uninspired, most of the teams are mehh and blahh..

qwerty765 · « **Reply #74 on:** Dec 09, 2006 at 07:01 AM »

So who got eliminated this time?

Sensya na ha, ala na talaga ako gana manuod, but I'm still interested on who will win. I'm hoping this thread will fill me with info. Unfortunately, it seems that halos lahat dito nawalang ganahan na

AshKetchum · « **Reply #75 on:** Dec 09, 2006 at 11:49 AM »

^^The Indian himbos were eliminated--they actually arrived ahead of 3 teams, but were slapped with a 1 hour penalty because they hitched a ride in a private car. ha-ha!

Sharon & Melody (the girls from Singapore) arrived last, but were told that they were still in the race.

I still watch this, I like it better than the USA version now, as I hate all the teams remaining in TAR10 and stopped watching it. Just don't understand why this Asian edition has a lot of high jumping and climbing tasks--can't they be more original?

Mr. Hankey · « **Reply #76 on:** Dec 09, 2006 at 02:09 PM »

Quote from: AshKetchum on Dec 09, 2006 at 11:49 AM

I hate all the teams remaining in TAR10 and stopped watching it.

I haven't seen a single episode of that since the Cho Brothers were eliminated.

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Just don't understand why this Asian edition has a lot of high jumping and climbing tasks?

So we can mock the gay guy as he cries every week. I mean, come on! If you're gong to cry and/or quit at every single difficult task, why the hell did you join The Amazing Race in the first place?

indie boi · « **Reply #77 on:** Dec 09, 2006 at 02:31 PM »

Sirhan is the most limp wristed Amazing Race contestant I've seen.

I won't say he is the most limp wristed reality show participant though because the gays at Project Runway takes that crown -- oh, and Jay Alexander in Top Model.

qwerty765 · « **Reply #78 on:** Dec 09, 2006 at 03:47 PM »

Quote from: Mr. Hankey on Dec 09, 2006 at 02:09 PM

So we can mock the gay guy as he cries every week. I mean, come on! If you're gong to cry and/or quit at every single difficult task, why the hell did you join The Amazing Race in the first place?

Same question I had. Everybody knows that Amazing Race involves climbing, jumping and swimming. If you can't bear these tasks then don't join the race. Kaya I'm really dissapointed when our teams got eliminated. They were more enjoyable to watch (biased

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qwerty765 · « **Reply #79 on:** Dec 09, 2006 at 03:49 PM »

Quote from: AshKetchum on Dec 09, 2006 at 11:49 AM

^^The Indian himbos were eliminated--they actually arrived ahead of 3 teams, but were slapped with a 1 hour penalty because they hitched a ride in a private car. ha-ha!

Sharon & Melody (the girls from Singapore) arrived last, but were told that they were still in the race.

I still watch this, I like it better than the USA version now, as I hate all the teams remaining in TAR10 and stopped watching it. Just don't understand why this Asian edition has a lot of high jumping and climbing tasks--can't they be more original?

Yehey! I hate those guys, feeling gwapo

. Though I don't watch ARA anymore, I'm rooting for Sharon and Melody

jayps · « **Reply #80 on:** Dec 09, 2006 at 04:14 PM »

Quote from: Mr. Hankey on Dec 09, 2006 at 02:09 PM

I haven't seen a single episode of that since the Cho Brothers were eliminated.

Mr Hankey You like the Cho brothers? I hate them. They are the reason for the existence of the dragging and useless 6 pack alliance. For someone so smart (both of them have graduate degrees right?), they cannot seem to grasp the idea that it's just a game. They kept on moralizing every single thing. I prefer the healthier perspective of the beauty queens regarding the competition. Nothing was personal, it was just a game.

But anyway Season 10 seems to be dividing the show's fans, some say it's one of their best seasons (including me), some say it's a medocire season

keilu · « **Reply #81 on:** Dec 09, 2006 at 05:15 PM »

yay! eliminated na yun indian models

anyone else noticed that they are sore losers? didnt see any interview at the end of the episode - and how many times does show always cuts to the other teams saying " no, we cannot hitch a ride in a private car, its against the rules" - then the sourgraping of the eliminated team that they were not aware that such a rule existed!

just proves to show....very low reading comprehension

Mr. Hankey · « **Reply #82 on:** Dec 09, 2006 at 11:19 PM »

Quote from: jayps on Dec 09, 2006 at 04:14 PM

Mr Hankey You like the Cho brothers? I hate them. They are the reason for the existence of the dragging and useless 6 pack alliance.

I was rooting for them purely on the basis of Asian pride, but they really deserved to be eliminated when they did. It was not an intelligent game they were playing, and I really dislike Bama, so I couldn't get the logic of the six pack alliance. I like the hicks, they entertained me with their syaning-ness.

Mr. Hankey · « **Reply #83 on:** Dec 14, 2006 at 09:59 PM »

Quote from: AshKetchum on Dec 09, 2006 at 11:49 AM

Just don't understand why this Asian edition has a lot of high jumping and climbing tasks--can't they be more original?

Yeah, they actually had TWO high jumping tasks this week. In the States, there are usually only one or two at the most for the entire season. The New Zealand leg of TAR-USA was also more fun - with White Water Rafting and Zorbing!

The rules also seem rather mandatory for TAR-Asia. For a rule violation, the Indians lost time from the time they stepped on the mat last week. This week, Andy & Laura also had a rule violation, but their penalty will be applied at the start of the next leg. I'm not a fan of the Indian Models and I find Andy & Laura fun to watch, but that's just unfair.

Reuven Malter · « **Reply #84 on:** Dec 14, 2006 at 10:43 PM »

They must have designed the entire race for Sirhan to come up with all the dramatic tension for this edition.

At the rate it's going, this could give the Family Edition a run for its money as the most boring TAR edition ever... and I saw that till the end.

Complaining but still watching, hehe. Tagal pa ng February.

indie boi · « **Reply #85 on:** Dec 15, 2006 at 08:21 AM »

I also did not understand why Andy and Laura's penalty will be imposed at the Pitstart of the next race. Going into this episode, I was getting the feeling that there are certain teams that the production wants to keep for as long as possible.

And is Sirhan the whiniest and the most yellow- bellied TAR participant in its history? I was hoping someone would throw him out of the bungie platform without attaching the bungie cord.

Mr. Hankey · « **Reply #86 on:** Dec 15, 2006 at 09:15 AM »

Quote from: indie boi on Dec 15, 2006 at 08:21 AM

I also did not understand why Andy and Laura's penalty will be imposed at the Pitstart of the next race. Going into this episode, I was getting the feeling that their are certain teams that the production wants to keep for as long as possible.

Yeah. My jaw actually dropped when Sharon and Melody were eliminated, since because of the Andy & Laura "start of the next race" penalty, I had assumed last night was a non-elimination leg. I thought they still wanted to penalize them despite it being non-elimination. It turns out they wanted to save them. The show lost credibility points with me.

Boring na, incredible pa.

When I think about it, though - when Colin & Christie were in the Philippines, they told their taxi driver they needed to be fast, and he complied, saying "I have no choice but to break the law," to which they said, "Good." They didn't receive a time penalty for that at all. Still, imposed penalties whould be uniform to be fair. From the way he stammers, you get the feeling Allan Wu is just making up the rules as teams hit the pitstop. Maybe he has a crush on Laura.

Or Andy.

indie boi · « **Reply #87 on:** Dec 15, 2006 at 12:18 PM »

Or both. Maybe they've got some sick menage a trois going on behind the scenes.

qwerty765 · « **Reply #88 on:** Dec 15, 2006 at 01:06 PM »

Whaaaaat??!! Sharon and Melody were eliminated? The three teams I'm rooting for are all gone. Sayang!

keilu · « **Reply #89 on:** Dec 15, 2006 at 01:33 PM »

verrryyyy bad feeeling na expatriates nga ata matira $:-\$

at least andun pa si M & M