Amazing Race 6-official thread - Page 4

amber · #46 12-22-2004, 02:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

From zap2it.com....

'Amazing Race' Producer Told Contestant to Cool It

Unpredictable behavior by contestants is the lifeblood of unscripted TV series, and producers are usually pretty happy to document it, edit it and show it to the viewing public, without intervening.
On the current edition of "The Amazing Race," however, executive producer Bertram van Munster says he felt compelled to talk to contestant Jonathan Baker after an incident that shocked fans of the show and sent message boards buzzing.

During last week's (Dec. 14) episode, Baker shoved his sobbing wife, Victoria Fuller, as they finished a leg of the race in second place, behind engaged couple Freddy and Kendra. He had dropped his backpack in an attempt to run faster, yelling at Victoria to do the same. Fearing the pack would be taken, she picked it up and carried them both to the finish line.

After host Phil Keoghan told them they had finished second, Fuller walked off camera, still crying. Keoghan told a still-fuming Baker to "go talk to your wife." Message boards devoted to "The Amazing Race" lit up, with a number of posters calling for Baker to be disqualified (the show was taped earlier this year).

Van Munster also talked with Baker about his behavior. "I told him you've got to tone it down, you have to stop this kind of stuff, it's not cool -- until then, I'd never given advice to a reality show player before to chill out," he tells the New York Post.

The producer says he told Baker, who owns a day spa in Los Angeles and is also credited as an executive producer of the popular "Dorf on Golf" video, "over and over again" that his actions -- he and Fuller have also engaged in several shouting matches during the show -- wouldn't put him in a very positive light.

"[B]ut if he doesn't want to listen, there's nothing I can do about it," van Munster says. "I told him the camera can be used in many ways -- it's a dangerous instrument, and there comes a point where you can't change [what it sees]. I've been very fair with him."

After the episode aired, Baker wrote an apology on his and Fuller's website.

"I do not abuse Victoria. What you see is a heighten[ed] version of stress and obsession mix[ed] with medication for a sickness called Sarcoidosis. What was started as a Publicity Stunt turn[ed] in to an obsession to race and be first at any cost. This is a GAME and I set out to be the Villain to others not to Victoria. ...

"I am deeply saddened by the storyline that CBS went with. I am sorry for my actions, I am sorry to Victoria. Most [of] all I am sorry to the fans."

"Don't worry, I am fine," Fuller, an artist and former Playboy playmate, wrote a few days later. "It's a TV show and not a true reflection of our relationship. We both over reacted."

Van Munster says there were no more physical confrontations between Baker and Fuller after the Berlin incident. "I had a very firm talk with him that night," he tells the Post. "But he keeps on being Jonathan."

Whoa!!!!
also "Dorf on Golf"
Whoa!!!
TFP (thanks for posting)

Livia · #47 12-22-2004, 11:32 AM

We got robbed! LOL I was also watching the clock, thinking, "They haven't gotten the pit stop clue yet, what's going on?"

Kudos to the cab driver who threw them out! Good for him! "Get out of my f*cking cab, you ugly Americans."

And Jonathan had NO right to berate Gus and Hera for getting "his" tickets. If he knew anything about the travel industry, he would know that blocks of seats are held for various travel agents, online booking, and even other airlines. Dipsh*t. Hasn't he watched the show enough to realize that getting the best flight at the beginning of a leg means nothing when you still have road blocks and/or detours to perform? And crappy cars to drive? And hundreds of other variables involved in the game?

I don't believe Jonathan or Victoria in that article - he's verbally abusive, and she lets him be that way... how fitting that last night's episode title was, "They could use some counseling..."

Can you imagine going to their day spa for relaxation? With Jonathan screeching, "VICTORIA, I NEED MORE TOWELS, NOW!!!!!" LOL

Next week's preview - Freddy was yelling something like, "When I find out who did this, I'm going to break someone in half." I think Freddy and Kendra get the yield used on them. But it looked like they were all bunched up again somewhere, not necessarily at the pit stop, so maybe the yield did nothing....

***ThePenguin*** · #48 12-22-2004, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by wondergirl9847

Yep, Phil and his white pants...what a show, eh?

I am so mad, I deleted it from Tivo already. Somehow the 'white pants' escaped me!

I am embarrassed to admit I usually notice stuff like that.
-Lis

ontheEdgeof17 · #49 12-23-2004, 12:31 AM

Rob and Amber from Survivor are suppose to be on the next season. That should be interesting.

Johnny Stew · #50 12-23-2004, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by ontheEdgeof17

Rob and Amber from Survivor are suppose to be on the next season. That should be interesting.

Yeah, I'm looking forward to that.

Johnny Stew · #51 12-28-2004, 11:16 PM

T'was a highlights episode tonight for the holidays, but I just wanted to say....

"The President of Synagogue is here!"

ontheEdgeof17 · #52 12-28-2004, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

T'was a highlights episode tonight for the holidays, but I just wanted to say....

"The President of Synagogue is here!"

I missed it. I didn't want to watch extra clips of John yelling. I played Stevie instead.

GardenStateGirlie · #53 12-28-2004, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

T'was a highlights episode tonight for the holidays, but I just wanted to say....

"The President of Synagogue is here!"

I SAID THE SAME THING

I was like, where does he think he is...Israel??

I feel incredibly sorry for his wife but I want them out of there. I don't think I can stomach too much more of his ridiculous and outlandish behavior. Did you see the look on the faces of the sisters when he went off about how proud he was of himself? Jeeze...take it down 12 notches buddy.

Johnny Stew · #54 12-28-2004, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ontheEdgeof17

I missed it. I didn't want to watch extra clips of John yelling. I played Stevie instead.

I hear you. It was a good episode though... gave us some more insight into some of the "under the radar" couples.

I've been liking Jon & Kris more and more each week, and some of the clips they showed tonight cemented that.
They've become my favorite team, alongside Gus & Hera.

Oh, and if Rebecca is truly through with Adam... I'll take 'em!

amber · #55 12-28-2004, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ontheEdgeof17

Rob and Amber from Survivor are suppose to be on the next season. That should be interesting.

What?! Those bi*ches already have a million dollars!

ontheEdgeof17 · #56 12-28-2004, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

I hear you. It was a good episode though... gave us some more insight into some of the "under the radar" couples.

I've been liking Jon & Kris more and more each week, and some of the clips they showed tonight cemented that.
They've become my favorite team, alongside Gus & Hera.

Oh, and if Rebecca is truly through with Adam... I'll take 'em!

I like the long distance relationship couple...is that Jon and Kris? If so, they are awesome! They are my fav. Gus and Hera are bland...they can leave and I wouldn't care.

Adam is dog ugly. Sounds like he is still breastfeeding, too. Whiney and childish.

Johnny Stew · #57 12-28-2004, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by GardenStateGirlie

I feel incredibly sorry for his wife but I want them out of there. I don't think I can stomach too much more of his ridiculous and outlandish behavior. Did you see the look on the faces of the sisters when he went off about how proud he was of himself? Jeeze...take it down 12 notches buddy.

I'm convinced Jonathan is a megalomaniac. It's all about him, him, him. How brave he is. How he's testing himself and proving himself. How impressed he is with his own abilities.

Notice how he never really listens to anyone when they're talking? He only half-listens... like he's waiting for their lips to stop moving, so he can talk again.

I laughed when the African fella told him his screenplay was about a little girl, and Jonathan replied, "So, it's about a dog?"

The Senegal/Synagogue thing was another instance of that. They're IN Senegal... their guide tells him "the President of Senegal is own this road"... and Jonathan hears "Synagogue."

He's a nut-case.

wondergirl9847 · #58 12-28-2004, 11:52 PM

President of Synagogue...is the funniest shiz I've evah heard.

What a dipsh*t.

Johnny Stew · #59 12-28-2004, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ontheEdgeof17

I like the long distance relationship couple...is that Jon and Kris? If so, they are awesome! They are my fav. Gus and Hera are bland...they can leave and I wouldn't care.

Yes, Jon & Kris are the long-distance dating couple.

Gus & Hera are bland in that they don't exactly make for compelling TV, but they seem to be good people... they're working together, they get along with the other teams... and I respect that.

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Originally Posted by ontheEdgeof17

Adam is dog ugly. Sounds like he is still breastfeeding, too. Whiney and childish.

I think Adam is pretty cute actually. Not "gorgeous," but cute in an impish sort of way.
And, yeah, he's a bit of a mama's boy... but that's kind of endearing actually. Of course, it would be rather problematic to someone who's actually dating him. Though I tend to think that if he wasn't dating someone as uptight and harsh as Rebecca, he'd be ok. If he had someone who played to his strengths and compensated for his weaknesses, he'd be just fine.
Relatationship clashes are born from people trying constantly to change each other.

Livia · #60 12-29-2004, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

I'm convinced Jonathan is a megalomaniac. It's all about him, him, him. How brave he is. How he's testing himself and proving himself. How impressed he is with his own abilities.

Notice how he never really listens to anyone when they're talking? He only half-listens... like he's waiting for their lips to stop moving, so he can talk again.

I laughed when the African fella told him his screenplay was about a little girl, and Jonathan replied, "So, it's about a dog?"

The Senegal/Synagogue thing was another instance of that. They're IN Senegal... their guide tells him "the President of Senegal is own this road"... and Jonathan hears "Synagogue."

He's a nut-case.

WORD! Considering he was in the majority of the previously unseen clips, it's even more apparent that he is not being edited to be an ass. He just IS one.

I adore Kris and Jon even MORE now! They are too cute together, and are good racers. And major kudos to Kris for making the comment about how she won't tolerate Ugly American behavior. Too bad she wasn't around to put Kendra in her place re: the Africa comments.