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11 Dec 2006
A Is for Ah, Gitu Doang?!

Warning: spoiler, what else?

All right, so my fav team won The Amazing Race -- with me still being unable to tell the who from the other who. But somehow the ending wasn't satisfactory. Or rather, the final episode wasn't.

For one, it was only an hour long, what's with that? Even my morning run lasted longer, geez!

For another, there wasn't really anything amazing about the ultimate leg. While the bunching all the way had been expected, the tasks were really lame. Skydiving was cool, as always, but having it on the last leg? Might as well get the team members performing the Roadblock to sit on carousel horses, hold on tight, and wait until the full round has been completed.

And the Detour; dressing a mannequin or carrying a painting? My indomi-cooking process is trickier than that, you know. The lady, who might or might not be a fashion designer, tried her best to salvage the 'amazingness' of the task by keeping saying no. But how many times could one really say no?

In the end, it was all decided by the cabbies and little else. Yes, again. Then, at least, Uch&J begging sequence, uncomfortable to watch as it was, made it exciting until the end.

Sorry to badmouth my fav show like this, but dude, come on! Didn't you guys win some Emmys?

That said, there was this memorable scene on the finish mat where Phil told Tyler and James they got to tell their family members of their winning there and then. I -- and I think so were many of the contestants -- was fully expecting the family to show up from behind bushes à la Survivor. But no, Phil simply produced a phone. I could almost swear I saw a what-the-fish look on Tyler's face.

Incidentally, that was one rare occasion where I could tell Tyler and James apart -- by virtue of Tyler telling his mom that he and James had just won The Amazing Race.

Oh well, that's one more season concluded. Still can't wait for the next one. Executive producer? Jerry Bruckheimer, still.

BTW, the last shot -- a frozen frame of Tyler and James celebrating -- got me half-expecting an epilogue. You know, like this:

Current music: KLa Project - Satu Kayuh Berdua
Current mood: happy

Posted by FXRBDS at 9:56 PM WIB
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Comments

Can't agree more. It's indeed, a disappointing ending.

No footage of Lyn and Karlyn taking the second flight to New York, either.

Posted by IndraPr on Dec 12, 2006 1:55 PM WIB

Gw lebih tertarik baca epilogue-nya ;)

BTW.. gw baru ngeh bahwa executive producer AR sama dengan executive producer CSI ;)

Posted by -mayanoto- on Dec 12, 2006 6:07 PM WIB

Hello.. :)

I agree, it's not really a big ending, but that's better Tyler&James could catch up Rob&Kim on the flight incident, if not, that would have been even worse...

Well, I do hope Lyn&Karlyn could also catch up, the Paris' Race was really neck to neck, and that's pretty exciting to watch that.

Posted by Zilko on Dec 12, 2006 7:02 PM WIB

wah, jd yg menang mrk? *pdhl baru nonton sampe yg ke berapa yaa..*

Posted by bondol on Dec 12, 2006 7:45 PM WIB

Yah, gua cuma mikir mustinya final itu ya yang tugasnya lebih menantang gitu. Musim sebelon ini bagus tuh desain finalnya: sebelon finish musti mecahin 'teka-teki' dulu. Jadi masih ada kesempatan ngejar. Biarpun hasilnya tim favorit gua jadi kalah :P

Namun biar bagaimana, sebagai cowok setia B-) gua akan tetap setia menonton TAR-TAR selanjutnya. Hidup TAR!

Posted by FXRBDS on Dec 12, 2006 10:44 PM WIB

Ehm ehm ehm ... ambil suara ...

Selamat ulang tahun kami ucapkan ... selamat panjang umur kita kan doakan .. selamat panjang umur .. sehat sentosa!!!!!! *ehm ehm* selamat ulang tahun kapan mamam mamam ....

Posted by Pangeran Panda on Dec 20, 2006 9:31 AM WIB

AH Keduluan! Sebal...
Biarin, gue pake gambar.. :D *hahah niat!*

btw, seudah dipreview, ijonya kok tetep belang? katanya RGBnya segitu?

Hmm...

Posted by okke on Dec 20, 2006 10:45 AM WIB

Klo gw sih emang gak ambisi ngasih selamat ultah sebelum Okke. Rasanya gak pantes aja kalo partnernya blum kasih kecup [virtual] di pipi *eh.. itu gambarnya pipi atau bibir sih ;)?* terus gw udah kasih selamat ;)

Berhubung Okke udah kasih selamat... sekarang gw bisa dengan tenang bilang:

SELAMAT ULANG TAHUN YA, DODOL... :)
SEMOGA MAKIN DODOL [baca: manis] DI USIA INI.. ;) Panjang umur, murah rejeki, .. kalo enteng jodoh gak perlu didoain kan? Jodoh loe kan udah enteng... hehehe... *Kke, loe beratnya berapa? Enteng kan ;)?*

Ssst... ultahnya deketan lho sama "partner" gw.. ;)

Posted by -maynot- on Dec 20, 2006 4:23 PM WIB

Selamat ulang taun ren, panjang umur banyak rejeki :D.

Posted by wongiseng on Dec 20, 2006 5:23 PM WIB

Wah ... saya gak nyangka ada antriannya ngasi selamat .. maap maap .. lain kali tidak akan menghalangi jalannya lawan .. eh "teman" :) ....

PS: Abis kirain udah di cipok beneran :)

Posted by Pangeran Panda on Dec 20, 2006 9:17 PM WIB

Makasih ya, Teman-Teman (dan Pacar) -- semoga kalian semua juga panjang umur dan banyak rezeki jadi taon-taon berikutnya masih bisa bilang met ultah ke gua.

Posted by FXRBDS on Dec 21, 2006 11:41 AM WIB

Sekali lagi, selamat ulang tahun. Ditunggu mamam-mamam-nya. :) :)

Ucapan selamat dari rekan-rekan Indo-Sing bisa dilihat disini.

Posted by IndraPr on Dec 22, 2006 4:19 PM WIB

Yah gw kagak mau ketinggalan.
Selamat Ulang Tahun sekali lagi, waktu itu hanya SMS.
Seperti kata Kang Indra, di tunggu makan-makannya.

Posted by Huda on Dec 22, 2006 11:36 PM WIB

Sekalian ah, Selamat ulang taun lagi, selamat Natal dan Tahun baru sekalian.

Pokoknya selamat deh ren :D

Posted by wongiseng on Dec 23, 2006 1:03 AM WIB