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Old 06-24-09 | 12:07 AM
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Anybody watch this tonight?

Thought it was kind of cheesy, but then again so was the Wide World of Sports version in the 80s. Still, I remember it fondly.

Glad to see Joanna and Owens leave first. As unsympathetic as they portrayed Krupa it's still really hard to feel sorry for TO, and most of the stuff she said was true anyway.

Also, that's the first I've seen of Estella Warren since the Cooler. Talk about an "it girl" that went nowhere. While it would be unfair and inaccurate to say she got fat, she's certainly not the hard body anymore.
Old 06-24-09 | 12:11 AM
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I watched it. It was weird since I expected TO to be a jerk based on the promos, but instead it was Krupa that was a bitch and TO being a good sport about it. At least she's hot.
Old 06-24-09 | 12:17 AM
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I thought it was pretty dull. I had no idea who most of those "celebrities" were.

I think it would be more entertaining if they had celebs do the Wipeout course.
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Man, Krupa was a bitch. TO was a good sport. I would have been more pissed off with Leslie, who actually ran the course in the wrong direction at one point.

The thing that I remember about Estella Warren will always be that Anthony Anderson saying that she couldn't act her way out of a paper bag after being in Kangaroo Jack with her. I mean, if he didn't think her acting chops were enough for Kangaroo Jack, what else can you say?
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Also, that's the first I've seen of Estella Warren since the Cooler. Talk about an "it girl" that went nowhere. While it would be unfair and inaccurate to say she got fat, she's certainly not the hard body anymore.

She's definitely put on some pounds.

With Joanna's elimination, now Ali Landry is the only eye candy left.

The teams should all be male athletes and female hotties. Or go back to the original Superstars concept from the 70s, although that would be difficult to do with current sports contracts.
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I liked how Landry and Kent interacted with each other. Hope their team does well.
Old 06-24-09 | 08:44 AM
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It was so cheesy and over produced fake drama that I couldn't help but really like it.
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It was so cheesy and over produced fake drama that I couldn't help but really like it.
Like cutting to commercials right in the middle of kayak heat. Very annoying. If I didn't DVR it, I wouldn't watch it.
Old 06-24-09 | 08:58 AM
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Like cutting to commercials right in the middle of kayak heat. Very annoying. If I didn't DVR it, I wouldn't watch it.
Completely annoying and soo many commercials. It would have been impossible without the DVR.
Old 06-24-09 | 09:14 AM
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I sort of dug it. I like that aside from sideline/post-challenge drama, it stuck to the competition and isn't all about the celebs living together and getting on each other's nerves. I also like the elements of strategy in the bike competition. It makes things more interesting. It's not outstanding, but it's a decent summer show.
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Originally Posted by Red Dog
Like cutting to commercials right in the middle of kayak heat. Very annoying. If I didn't DVR it, I wouldn't watch it.
I had the misfortune of watching it in real time. Almost unbearable. Commercials every 4 minutes, plus do we really need a recap after each commercial of what just happened 2 minutes ago? And why was the TO team even in the elimination round - they beat the 5th place team by 20-30 points and yet had to face them in a head to head overtime round? Why - what's the purpose of bothering to finish fourth?? And there were two teams that tied for 5th, why was one of them not allowed to be in the overtime kayak race? Another nitpick, John Saunders is a terrible host. Now that TO is out, I probably won't watch much more. The other athletes are so bland/boring.

Finally, not that I REALLY care, but when did Dan Cortese's last name go from sounding like "Cortez" to rhyming with Scorcese?
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I also like the elements of strategy in the bike competition.
I did like that race too - I thought it would make for a good Amazing Race challenge.
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Originally Posted by Jadzia
I think it would be more entertaining if they had celebs do the Wipeout course.
Exactly what I said to the wife.

I saw the last half-hour of this - it was lame as hell.
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Wasn't this taped just as TO signed with Buffalo? If so, I would expect for him to be the one a bit tempestuous, and not his partner.
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Wasn't this taped just as TO signed with Buffalo? If so, I would expect for him to be the one a bit tempestuous, and not his partner.
Well, he did have a bit of a tantrum after the Kayak run off, and he refused to talk to the "reporter" so we could get his thoughts. I think that was part of what Joanna was referencing when she called him out at the end.
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Originally Posted by mwbmis
Anybody watch this tonight?

Thought it was kind of cheesy, but then again so was the Wide World of Sports version in the 80s. Still, I remember it fondly.

Glad to see Joanna and Owens leave first. As unsympathetic as they portrayed Krupa it's still really hard to feel sorry for TO, and most of the stuff she said was true anyway.

Also, that's the first I've seen of Estella Warren since the Cooler. Talk about an "it girl" that went nowhere. While it would be unfair and inaccurate to say she got fat, she's certainly not the hard body anymore.
She was so "Got damn" hot when PLANET OF THE APES remake came out.
I was shocked to see her look like this.
How old is she now?
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I liked how Landry and Kent interacted with each other. Hope their team does well.
I'm sure the t.v. execs would want a romance to blossom.
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Completely annoying and soo many commercials. It would have been impossible without the DVR.
What brand DVR do you have? I'm thinking of getting a new one.
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I got around to watching this off the DVR. Got thru about half of it and realized that I didn't know who most of the people were nor did I care about any of them.

1/2 an episode and out.
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I forgot this was on and never adjusted my season passes to catch it. It is sounds like though I didn't miss much.
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Watching TO get ripped a new one was worth watching it.
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Originally Posted by innocentfreak
I forgot this was on and never adjusted my season passes to catch it. It is sounds like though I didn't miss much.
Just hot Aly Landry and not so hot Estella Warren.
Old 07-01-09 | 05:30 PM
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at TO and Krupa getting to come back. I'm not complaining - we got to see Joanna soaking wet.

And fortunately, Ali Landry survived.
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Man, this is trash but I kinda like watching it.
Old 07-01-09 | 06:43 PM
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I like the trash talking with the long jump one.

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