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TaniaJPS
My stomach hurts to find out that Rob and Amber were eliminated...
Mar 11 2007, 11:58 PM EDT | Post edited: Mar 11 2007, 11:58 PM EDT
because I franatically searched my DVR for any signs that it had recorded my episode! Due to some unexplainable glitch (perhaps having something to do with the nasty DST problems or some Dish DVR bug) I missed the episode. Outraged at having completely missed viewing it, I came to the CBS site to check on the status of The Amazing Race. To my absolute shock and horror, I found out that Rob and Amber were elimated only as the site was updating its various forums, sections, pages and blogs. Now that almost 45 minutes has passed, most of the info has become available.

I strongly believe that ther are MORE people that watched this show because of the inclusion of Rob and Amber than there are viewers of the show because they are simply Amazing Race Fans. I am willing to BET that ratings have gone UP because of the inclusion of Rob and Amber. I also think that most people won't take the time of day to post to a message board like this and state what they truly feel. I feel so stongly that I could spit nails at the execs and producers of this show. Are you out of your mind? With as much decorum as I can muster, I hope I speak for a large population of the TV viewing public in saying that Rob and Amber simply should NOT have been eliminated on this leg. For goodness sake, I haven't even seen the episode and now I likely won't watch anymore episodes because frankly, everyone else is BORING and these folks are supposed to be all-stars. I think you, as producers, need to find a way to reinstate them into the race, simply because it is ridiculous to eliminate your front-runners of the first 3 legs of this race. It's as if to say Michael Jordan shouldn't have played in the Playoffs with the Bulls since one game during the normal season, he didn't achieve his average of baskets. Ridiculous. You MUST know that Rob and Amber make this show come alive for so much of the TV public. I cannot believe that I took time out of my day to post this, but I believe it necessary. 82  out of 93 found this valuable. Do you?    
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mewba
1. RE: My stomach hurts to find out that Rob and Amber were eliminated...
Mar 14 2007, 5:38 AM EDT | Post edited: Mar 14 2007, 5:38 AM EDT
I disagree with most of what you say. I am very glad to see them off the show. I Do agree that there are more competitive teams that could have come back. I think it takes a number of different skills to win The Race --one of the non physical ones being literacy. I have serious doubts about Rob's. Also, I'm not sure they would do so well without deceit in their repertoire. 4  out of 33 found this valuable. Do you?    

TaniaJPS
2. RE: My stomach hurts to find out that Rob and Amber were eliminated..
Apr 19 2007, 12:03 AM EDT | Post edited: Apr 19 2007, 12:03 AM EDT
"I disagree with most of what you say. I am very glad to see them off the show. I Do agree that there are more competitive teams that could have come back. I think it takes a number of different skills to win The Race --one of the non physical ones being literacy. I have serious doubts about Rob's. Also, I'm not sure they would do so well without deceit in their repertoire."
Literacy and spelling are two markedly different things. I am a Linguist, so I'll take credit for that statement.

After many weeks of the competition airing and playing out on the TV, I continue to stand by my first statement. I wish the the execs and producers would find a way to reinstate the front-runners of this competition. Those front runners are: Rob and Amber. 29  out of 30 found this valuable. Do you?