Amazing Race and Survivor

Well, I know I am behind...I have just watched the first episode of Amazing Race. I love this show...

Anyways...The recording I had started just after they began introducing the teams...so I missed Rob and Am-bah's little autobiography...which I suspect would have turned me off instantly.

As it is, the first opportunity I had to see them was when they were all lined up and listening to Phil remind them of the rules. I must say, for an instant, I thought, "You know, it is kind of cute that they were lucky enough to meet on a show like Survivor and fall in live and have this opportunity..." Yes, I admit it, for an instant, I softened toward them and they actually had a chance to win my respect and not automatically want them off my wonderful show...

Of course then the race began and they opened their mouths and, well....nope. They bug me. Want them off...

Here is the problem with them so far. Rob has a mouth...its cute and funny at times, but overall it comes of as dumb-cocky. Sigh.

And poor Amb-ah is such a little girl. She really is so clueless. For example, when the other couple was chasing down the bus in the airport parking lot and Rob and AMber were like "go, go, go..." and then the couple got on and Gretchen says, "I bet you were like 'go, get going' huh?" Amber goes, "Not neccesarily..." Which to me is about as weak and little girl as you can get...like "Uh oh, Mommy and daddy caught me in a lie and I am not able to lie convincingly about it, nor am I able to just laugh off the truth...so I give a luke warm answer..." Sigh.

But the saddest thing overall (besides the fact that I am going to be late for work again...)

Is that Rob and Am-bah just have a general distrust for people. They feel that people are always against them and trying to bring them down...and so they treat people back in a sneaky way becasue that is how they percieve others treating them. Now, granted, a lot of other teams DO want to bring them down...but besides them knowing that Rob and Amb-ah have already won Survivor, coulddn't it also be a bit like selg fulfilling prophesy? I mean here's the cycle...they expect people to want to bring them down, so they are sneaky and rude back, which in turn makes people want to bring them down more.

If people are friendly, others attitudes towards them will change...

But have you noticed that they are totally seperate from the group? Thus far,t hey seem to have done little socializing with the other teams...It comes across as stuck up...

Oh well, we'll see as I catch up watching the shows!!!

Gotta go, so all ill say about Survivor is at least it is shaping up to be a good seasobn...finally! There is hope for the show...


Sorry bout all the typos!