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holyphuk		#41	[-]
Posts: 72 (01/14/08 12:04 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Charla would've puked out the rest of her guts if they left early, and then she would be dead.
oakley		#42	[-]
Posts: 39 (01/14/08 12:21 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	bunching does not = "rigging" The hours of operation could just as easily been at the road block vs. finding the building. While the producers don't plan who gets eliminated, they do their best to try and get the teams to race to the pit stop...it provides drama. It's part of the game, get over it. They've actually done a good job of keeping the bunching to a minimum this season.
BillNyeSurvivorGuy		#43	[-]
Posts: 1442 (01/14/08 12:38 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Well if they couldn't predict which teams would be liked/disliked they definitely could not predict a old father and his daughter who initially didn't get along would make it to Taiwan either!
pinkdolphin		#44	[-]
Posts: 6706 (01/14/08 12:40 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Bunching has always been a part of AR. It really does make the checkin with Phil more exciting though when you don't know who it is going to be.
hammerbutt		#45	[-]
Posts: 744 (01/14/08 2:28 PM) I need a hobby Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	It seemed to be an all bunching episode first with the odd 10 am opening time but then there was plenty of time to get to the airport anyway as TK and Rachael seemed to waste quite a bit of time on finding the garden clue but it was left very vague as to what flight they managed to catch but they were luckily saved by the massive immigration lines which they seemed to be ahead of the others in line. The bullet train seemed a little more suspect however as Ron and Christine were able to get on board the 7:15 train at 7:13 but at 7:31 tickets were no longer available for the 7:36 train hmm. And of course Tk and Rachael made it just in the nick of time to get on the 8:00 train wow what suspence!! More likely they rolled into the station at 7:45 after completing their 10 minute speed bump.
Fluffynurse		#46	[-]
Posts: 12339 (01/14/08 3:11 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I posted this in another thread. I could have sworn I heard TK & Rachel say they had to get to the airport to catch the 1:00 flight as they were searching for the floating garden clue. This would have been before they even knew about going to Taipei next. Could it be that production told everyone what they'd be doing & they just threw in the "find the clue" bit as an equalizer? It felt very odd to me. Something was off. Or maybe I just heard wrong.
A Dying Clown		#47	[-]
Posts: 4975 (01/14/08 3:14 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	It wasn't rigged - there's always at least one shitty team in the finals (except for TAR3. And because of that oversight the production team got their revenge by making TAR4 the worst season ever). This was the most poorly designed leg this season, though - including the TAR: Asia one with the octopus detour that took about 2 hours less than the other one. They don't rig toward particular teams, but they will make sure teams will stay relatively close to one another. They do in the sense of being lenient with the rules in certain cases - Romber managed to avoid penalties that I can't imagine an unknown team getting away with, and there's plenty of incidents where it's hard to tell the involvement of production (e.g. Heather/Eve's interviews about the "walk" clue).
Riliss		#48	[-]
Posts: 2989 (01/14/08 3:19 PM) Ugly on the inside Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	A Dying Clown wrote: It wasn't rigged - there's always at least one shitty team in the finals (except for TAR3. And because of that oversight the production team got their revenge by making TAR4 the worst season ever). This was the most poorly designed leg this season, though - including the TAR: Asia one with the octopus detour that took about 2 hours less than the other one. They don't rig toward particular teams, but they will make sure teams will stay relatively close to one another. They do in the sense of being lenient with the rules in certain cases - Romber managed to avoid penalties that I can't imagine an unknown team getting away with, and there's plenty of incidents where it's hard to tell the involvement of production (e.g. Heather/Eve's interviews about the "walk" clue). What happened with Heather & Eve?
RobVanStratus		#49	[-]
Posts: 6908 (01/14/08 3:26 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	With the bullet train it showed them getting on the train at 7:13, but that doesn't mean Ron/Chris bought tickets at that time. They could have got there at 7 and gotten the tickets and gotten to the train at that time. We don't even know how far it was to talk from the ticket counter to the train.
Ben Tucker		#50	[-]
Posts: 1463 (01/14/08 3:39 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	What happened with Heather & Eve? If I recall correctly, Heather and Eve were the team that suffered a penalty because they took a taxi to the Pit Stop rather than traveling by foot.
A Dying Clown		#51	[-]
Posts: 4979 (01/14/08 3:42 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	What happened with Heather & Eve? They're kinda the Stacey Stillmans of TAR - here's an interview about what happened: Heather: Horrible! We were completely shocked - we thought we were on the right track. We got into the cab without reading the clue, and then we realised the instructions. But the cameraman indicated that we didn't have to walk, it was just a safety brief like we had in a previous stop. Eve: He said," Walking was just a safety memo thing…" Heather: That's why we walked into the castle, we didn't run in. It was frustrating, we shouldn't have listened to the cameraman. It's easy to say that was just them trying to save face, but I give them the benefit of the doubt, because I don't know why they'd lie so adamantly to save face when it would obviously make them look like complainers as well as idiots if it wasn't true.
Lovejonze		#52	[-]
Posts: 4614 (01/14/08 6:55 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	The bullet train seemed a little more suspect however as Ron and Christine were able to get on board the 7:15 train at 7:13 but at 7:31 tickets were no longer available for the 7:36 train hmm. And of course Tk and Rachael made it just in the nick of time to get on the 8:00 train wow what suspence!! More likely they rolled into the station at 7:45 after completing their 10 minute speed bump. I think Christina may have told them to not sell them any tickets for that train - just like she did at the airport. They just chose not to show it - does that mean she's a winner and they don't want her to look bad (even though it is acceptable, in my eyes - it's a race).
holyphuk		#53	[-]
Posts: 74 (01/14/08 8:36 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	For those saying the HoO was totally rigged, scroll down a bit: http://www.skybldg.co.jp/garden/e/01.html Last Edited By: holyphuk 01/14/08 8:39 PM. Edited 2 times.
florida		#54	[-]
Posts: 424 (01/14/08 9:14 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	^^^ lolz. Silly paranoids.
wakwakwak		#55	[-]
Posts: 19 (01/14/08 10:54 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Yah. I definitely agree to the thread starter... Really really bad. But well, it was fine for me to see Jen and nate go... They are like the most desperate teams in the race... And also, they were like the reason why Kynt and Vyxin was eliminated... I terribly miss them... I really thought that they will make it to the final 3 but not... Ok ok!!! Go Ron and Christina!!! Prove that brains is over physical strength!!!
croakrqueen		#56	[-]
Posts: 131 (01/15/08 4:23 AM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	maximillian wrote: Lovejonze wrote: I thought this was going to be about the fact that Christina speaks Japanese and Chinese. Me too. I don't think it's a coincidence that the producers put the hour of operation task before getting to Taiwan just to bunch the teams up. They probably scouted for many locations prior to the race and there'd be some tasks they use and don't use in the real race. Had TK/Rachel arrived at the pit stop the leg before around all other teams, there would be no "search for building" task and the first clue would instruct teams to fly to Taiwan. What most of the people bitching about "hours of operation" have failed to realize, is that when they pick these places, they have no idea what times they racers will check into the pit stop 12 hours before. So really, it's just bad timing from the day before. Look at TK and Rachel, by the time they were allowed to leave, the place had already opened. I'm sure there are many places they go to that have hours of operation, only they all make it there in time so we aren't shown that.
Fusili Jerri		#57	[-]
Posts: 272 (01/15/08 7:22 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	What most of the people bitching about "hours of operation" have failed to realize, is that when they pick these places, they have no idea what times they racers will check into the pit stop 12 hours before. So really, it's just bad timing from the day before. Look at TK and Rachel, by the time they were allowed to leave, the place had already opened. I'm sure there are many places they go to that have hours of operation, only they all make it there in time so we aren't shown that. But the HoO sign was just hanging from the doorknob - it ccould have been added by the producers at any time?
holyphuk		#58	[-]
Posts: 75 (01/15/08 7:34 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Fusili Jerri wrote: What most of the people bitching about "hours of operation" have failed to realize, is that when they pick these places, they have no idea what times they racers will check into the pit stop 12 hours before. So really, it's just bad timing from the day before. Look at TK and Rachel, by the time they were allowed to leave, the place had already opened. I'm sure there are many places they go to that have hours of operation, only they all make it there in time so we aren't shown that. But the HoO sign was just hanging from the doorknob - it ccould have been added by the producers at any time? Did you LOOK AT the website for the floating gardens by any chance? It says the business hours are between 10:00 am and 10:30 pm. The answer is three posts above yours and people are still complaining about this retarded conspiracy crap.
izad		#59	[-]
Posts: 4359 (01/15/08 7:50 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	croakrqueen wrote: What most of the people bitching about "hours of operation" have failed to realize, is that when they pick these places, they have no idea what times they racers will check into the pit stop 12 hours before. in other words.. the logistics team weren't doing their jobs.
djakev		#60	[-]
Posts: 2 (10/10/41 3:00 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	maximillian wrote: Lovejonze wrote: I thought this was going to be about the fact that Christina speaks Japanese and Chinese. Me too. I don't think it's a coincidence that the producers put the hour of operation task before getting to Taiwan just to bunch the teams up. They probably scouted for many locations prior to the race and there'd be some tasks they use and don't use in the real race. Had TK/Rachel arrived at the pit stop the leg before around all other teams, there would be no "search for building" task and the first clue would instruct teams to fly to Taiwan. Agreed!

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