Challenges, Twists, Etc. http://www.survivorsucks.com/topic/48323/t/Challenges-Twists-Etc-.html en-us Copyright 2006, Yuku feeds@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:09:30 GMT Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:04:12 GMT Yuku Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Yuku http://static.yuku.com//feed/bypass/images/button-yuku.png http://www.survivorsucks.com/topic/48323/t/Challenges-Twists-Etc-.html Yuku - free hosted forums and profiles 88 31 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ <![CDATA[ Re: Challenges, Twists, Etc. ]]> http://www.survivorsucks.com/reply/4279341/t/Challenges-Twists-Etc-.html#reply-4279341 i like the yield, although eric and danielle survived that leg... uchenna and joyce really screwed up/// They beat Danny/Oswald that leg too, so would have survived regardless.
]]> feeds@yuku.com (A Dying Clown) http://www.survivorsucks.com/sreply/4279341 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:04:12 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Challenges, Twists, Etc. ]]> http://www.survivorsucks.com/reply/4279149/t/Challenges-Twists-Etc-.html#reply-4279149 i like speed bumps, although they eliminated good teams like christie and jodi and kynt and vyxin...
i like the yield, although eric and danielle survived that leg... uchenna and joyce really screwed up///
i like the needle in a haystack detours, the racers show their true colors there...
]]> feeds@yuku.com (papapago) http://www.survivorsucks.com/sreply/4279149 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:42:14 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Challenges, Twists, Etc. ]]> http://www.survivorsucks.com/reply/4251217/t/Challenges-Twists-Etc-.html#reply-4251217 ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Apprentice Talker) http://www.survivorsucks.com/sreply/4251217 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:43:06 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Challenges, Twists, Etc. ]]> http://www.survivorsucks.com/reply/4247994/t/Challenges-Twists-Etc-.html#reply-4247994
]]> feeds@yuku.com (ImANewUser) http://www.survivorsucks.com/sreply/4247994 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:41:15 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Challenges, Twists, Etc. ]]> http://www.survivorsucks.com/reply/4231998/t/Challenges-Twists-Etc-.html#reply-4231998 oh ehm gee wrote:
When you say that multiple teams can go for it.. do you mean like the Guidos vs Nancy/Emily in TAR1? That was my favourite fast forward of all time. It was nail biting, you were on the edge of your seat... so if that is what you mean, then yes, I agree.


Indeed (and holy shit that was a damn good episode). I was immediately thinking of the eating-based... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (lawnmunchkin) http://www.survivorsucks.com/sreply/4231998 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 22:33:06 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Challenges, Twists, Etc. ]]> http://www.survivorsucks.com/reply/4229835/t/Challenges-Twists-Etc-.html#reply-4229835 TimmyTAR wrote:
Anyway, back to twist time. I hate any twist that has any of the Teams using a power to cripple other Teams. *coughYieldU-Turncough* It's supposed to be a race between each other, and it's not fair when another Team has to force another Team to stop racing or make up a crapload of time with another Detour option.
X This. Dear sweet GOD... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Will) http://www.survivorsucks.com/sreply/4229835 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 08:32:04 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Challenges, Twists, Etc. ]]> http://www.survivorsucks.com/reply/4227367/t/Challenges-Twists-Etc-.html#reply-4227367 lawnmunchkin wrote:
When you say that multiple teams can go for it.. do you mean like the Guidos vs Nancy/Emily in TAR1? That was my favourite fast forward of all time. It was nail biting, you were on the edge of your seat... so if that is what you mean, then yes, I agree.
<3 That FF but also sad that Nancy/Emily didn't get it! Such a sad episode feeds@yuku.com (platinumtlc) http://www.survivorsucks.com/sreply/4227367 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:00:02 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Challenges, Twists, Etc. ]]> http://www.survivorsucks.com/reply/4226812/t/Challenges-Twists-Etc-.html#reply-4226812 When you say that multiple teams can go for it.. do you mean like the Guidos vs Nancy/Emily in TAR1? That was my favourite fast forward of all time. It was nail biting, you were on the edge of your seat... so if that is what you mean, then yes, I agree.


Indeed (and holy shit that was a damn good episode). I was immediately thinking of the eating-based FFs and the plate-smashing one. But definitely stuff like that (which is culturally relevant... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (oh ehm gee) http://www.survivorsucks.com/sreply/4226812 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:29:42 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Challenges, Twists, Etc. ]]> http://www.survivorsucks.com/reply/4226793/t/Challenges-Twists-Etc-.html#reply-4226793 ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Apprentice Talker) http://www.survivorsucks.com/sreply/4226793 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:25:24 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Challenges, Twists, Etc. ]]> http://www.survivorsucks.com/reply/4226762/t/Challenges-Twists-Etc-.html#reply-4226762 I dislike the finding of a small item from numerous items, like a red apple hidden among the orange apples as I can't seem to do it if we are in that place...
]]> feeds@yuku.com (bryanpasa) http://www.survivorsucks.com/sreply/4226762 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:17:08 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Challenges, Twists, Etc. ]]> http://www.survivorsucks.com/reply/4226618/t/Challenges-Twists-Etc-.html#reply-4226618
As for the Speed Bump I like it. It's probably the best twist they've come up with. There *needs* to be a penalty for being saved during a non-elimination round, and I hate watching them beg for money - especially in... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (lawnmunchkin) http://www.survivorsucks.com/sreply/4226618 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:37:58 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Challenges, Twists, Etc. ]]> http://www.survivorsucks.com/reply/4224509/t/Challenges-Twists-Etc-.html#reply-4224509 unduli clone wrote:

I like Speed Bumps as the best variation of NEL's, personally. The money-loss was generally not a big deal and didn't make for very entertaining television. The 30-minute penalty unless you arrived first was hard to get behind as suspenseful, and if the NEL'd teams survived it was more on someone else's failure than their own merit. The Speed Bump forces the NEL'd racers to really... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (oh ehm gee) http://www.survivorsucks.com/sreply/4224509 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:26:30 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Challenges, Twists, Etc. ]]> http://www.survivorsucks.com/reply/4224078/t/Challenges-Twists-Etc-.html#reply-4224078 platinumtlc wrote:
The only time I liked the needle in a haystack type challenge was when Rob/Amber lost to Charla/Mirna. <3
fuck you and your bias against romber. Sorry I was a tad angered when they won the first 3 legs in dominating fashion only to get owned by a retarded task

]]> feeds@yuku.com (Sasuke11) http://www.survivorsucks.com/sreply/4224078 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:42:08 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Challenges, Twists, Etc. ]]> http://www.survivorsucks.com/reply/4216858/t/Challenges-Twists-Etc-.html#reply-4216858 Don't know where else to put this unoriginal brainfart, but... there should be no eliminations. All 11 teams should race from start to finish.

]]> feeds@yuku.com (Iku) http://www.survivorsucks.com/sreply/4216858 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:25:46 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Challenges, Twists, Etc. ]]> http://www.survivorsucks.com/reply/4216637/t/Challenges-Twists-Etc-.html#reply-4216637 ]]> feeds@yuku.com (platinumtlc) http://www.survivorsucks.com/sreply/4216637 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:51:47 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Challenges, Twists, Etc. ]]> http://www.survivorsucks.com/reply/4216471/t/Challenges-Twists-Etc-.html#reply-4216471 I like Speed Bumps as the best variation of NEL's, personally. The money-loss was generally not a big deal and didn't make for very entertaining television. The 30-minute penalty unless you arrived first was hard to get behind as suspenseful, and if the NEL'd teams survived it was more on someone else's failure than their own merit. The Speed Bump forces the NEL'd racers to really prove they deserve to be in the race and work faster at every element of the leg.
... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (unduli clone) http://www.survivorsucks.com/sreply/4216471 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:27:21 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Challenges, Twists, Etc. ]]> http://www.survivorsucks.com/reply/4216315/t/Challenges-Twists-Etc-.html#reply-4216315 meatball77 wrote:
Sasuke11 wrote:
meatball77 wrote:
I don't mind chance tasks if it's a one in 10 chance thing. The task with the paint throwers where they had to look through a bunch of clues last season was fine. Ones where it could end up taking hours and hours (like the lock... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (TimmyTAR) http://www.survivorsucks.com/sreply/4216315 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:59:23 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Challenges, Twists, Etc. ]]> http://www.survivorsucks.com/reply/4216287/t/Challenges-Twists-Etc-.html#reply-4216287 Sasuke11 wrote:
meatball77 wrote:
I don't mind chance tasks if it's a one in 10 chance thing. The task with the paint throwers where they had to look through a bunch of clues last season was fine. Ones where it could end up taking hours and hours (like the lock task in china) and a team could go from first to last I hate.
Ya great... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (meatball77) http://www.survivorsucks.com/sreply/4216287 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:52:46 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Challenges, Twists, Etc. ]]> http://www.survivorsucks.com/reply/4216207/t/Challenges-Twists-Etc-.html#reply-4216207 ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Apprentice Talker) http://www.survivorsucks.com/sreply/4216207 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:29:33 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Challenges, Twists, Etc. ]]> http://www.survivorsucks.com/reply/4216122/t/Challenges-Twists-Etc-.html#reply-4216122 ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Mooyou) http://www.survivorsucks.com/sreply/4216122 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:10:27 GMT <![CDATA[ Challenges, Twists, Etc. ]]> http://www.survivorsucks.com/topic/48323/t/Challenges-Twists-Etc-.html
Out of everything The Amazing Race (the U.S. version of course) has added/implemented/removed/adjusted/whatever, what do you personally like the best, and even if you don't particularly like something, what do you think works the best?

The list is as follows - Roadblock, Detour, Fast forward (1 per leg (minus 1st/last legs) or the sporadic 1/2/sometimes 3 per race), Non-Elim (just... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Sasuke11) http://www.survivorsucks.com/topic/48323 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:09:30 GMT