> Loren Pechtel wrote:

>> On Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:52:23 -0500, Rich Piehl
>> NOSPAMcharter.net> wrote:

>

>>> Martin Phipps wrote:

>>>> There were a few teams that were awfully weak on yesterday's TARA and
>>>> a few teams that seemed pretty strong.  One of the things that
>>>> surprised me was the swearing: the words were beeped but we could hear
>>>> "f**k" and "f**king" and "s**t" a lot.  I know it was a tough race
>>>> but, boys and girls, please watch the language because everybody knows
>>>> what you're saying.  The cameramen are there to catch drama after all
>>>> and aren't going to look away when you have a hissy fit!  TARA is
>>>> different from TAR because people are representing their respective
>>>> countries.  You'd think that would be enough for them to behave with a
>>>> degree of decorum!

>

>>>> Martin

>

>>> I've already picked out which teams I figure will be eliminated in the
>>> early rounds and which teams, barring getting lost or having problems
>>> with a task, are going to be around in the later legs.

>

>>> I was surprised so many went for the rice task - I'll take driving over
>>> pounding any day.

>

>>> I couldn't believe the one chickie is already "tired."  They've just
>>> begun.  What did she expect?

>

>> Yeah, that amazed me.  It's not like it hasn't been on TV before, they
>> can see what they are getting into.

>

>> At times I have wondered if the race would go better if there was one
>> more leg that's not aired at the start.  Add say 3 teams, the first
>> leg eliminates 3 of them.  Weed out the people in way over their depth
>> before the show starts.

>
> Related - it's interesting that they only started with 10 teams.  Is
> that the lowest number for the start of any TAR?  And there's going to
> be 3 non-elim with that few number of teams.  I'll be interested to see
> whether this builds the drama...or deflates it.

> This is also the first TARA that the first leg wasn't a non-elim.