You'd think news anchors would know better | May 16, 2008

Fun video of the day: WNBC anchor Sue Simmons yells at a co-worker/crew member/herself (?) on the air. (Thanks to my in-the-know colleague, Grant, for alerting me to this.) She obviously thought she was no longer on the air, but you'd really think a news anchor would wait a little longer to start screaming, wouldn't you? (If you're offended by the f-word or if you're at work, you shouldn't watch; she does say it.)

Anyway, enjoy and happy Friday!

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Thank you, ABC, for I Survived a Japanese Game Show | May 15, 2008

We could never have a show like this in the U.S., right?

Yeah, that's what I thought until ABC totally made my day with this crazy press release about the craziest show ever, I Survived a Japanese Game Show:

May 15, 2008

“I SURVIVED A JAPANESE GAME SHOW” HAS BEGUN SHOOTING FOR A HYSTERICAL PREMIERE, JUNE 24 ON ABC

“I Survived a Japanese Game Show” has begun shooting in Japan and will premiere TUESDAY, JUNE 24 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) on ABC. This unscripted reality/game show takes an eye-opening, behind-the-scenes look at 10 Americans – many of whom have never traveled outside the United States -- who are whisked away to Japan and compete in the ultimate Japanese game show… with hilarious results. The final winner will take home $250,000.

Guiding the American players through their stay in Japan will be host/interpreter Tony Sano (“Touch Wood,” “Beating Vegas”), an American actor fluent in Japanese; a house mother and resident pot-stirrer, Mamasan; and the witty game show host Rome Kanda (“Pink Panther,” “Saturday Night Live”), who leads the contestants through all of the zany challenges.

Some of the games/challenges will include:

WHY IS THIS FOOD SO HARD TO EAT? -- Why? Because the food is attached to the head of a teammate who must run in place on a fast-moving treadmill, while the first teammate leans over a platform and tries to eat from the moving dish.

CRAZY CRANE FINDS FLUFFY BEAR -- This takes the American arcade game to the next level, as blindfolded teammates must operate a moving crane while another teammate precariously dangles trying to collect as many stuffed animals as he/she can.

CHICKEN BUTT SCRAMBLE -- The contestants create their own version of Japanese scrambled eggs as they attempt to smash goo-filled oversized eggs with only their butts… while wearing chicken suits.

The executive producers are Arthur Smith and Kent Weed (A. Smith & Co., “Kitchen Nightmares,” “Hell’s Kitchen”), David Sidebotham, Karsten Bartholin and Tim Crescenti, from a concept by Babyfoot APS Denmark.

OK, seriously? Those games sound so ridiculously delightful and hilarious. Is it wrong that I sort of can't wait for this? Can you?

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The Amazing Race 13 wrapped up in Portland | May 15, 2008

I'm not readingThe Amazing Race spoiler boards anymore (you can feel free to, though, here or here), but I will tell you where it apparently ended:

Continue reading "The Amazing Race 13 wrapped up in Portland"

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The last of my stalking of The Amazing Race | May 13, 2008

I promise I'm done now, but I went back to the lot one last time. I posted about it here.

I guess four posts in one day is probably enough, since lately I've only been posting that often in a month. Anyway, enjoy my day of crazy stalking of The Amazing Race 13. I promise I won't reveal any big spoilers or even try to find them, though.

One last thing, they're casting for season 14 now, for those interested.

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Photos of a parking lot, or stalking The Amazing Race | May 13, 2008

(I am a TAR spoiler phobe, but if you're more of one even than me, you might not want to read this. It doesn't give anything away, but tells you locations, etc.)

The things I do to track down more information about this obsession of mine baffles even me -- at least it did today.

Anyway, here are the photos I took with my cameraphone. I took three exactly like this one, but they really are all the same. Just a bunch of minivans and caution tape and signs saying "Tow Zone," "Lot Closed" and "Reserved Parking."

Next, this is an Xterra that had a sheet of paper on the dash that said "WRP," which I took to mean "World Race Productions," the production company of The Amazing Race.

Here is the "WRP" sign, or my attempt at taking a photo of it while the lady guarding the lot in the car next to it kept glaring and turning her car around to glare at me. I was too chicken to get too close. I think you can see there is a sheet of paper here, but probably not that it says "WRP." You're going to have to trust me on this.

Larger versions start here in my Flickr account.

Also, there's a full account of all of this from a colleague. She and I are big fans and worked to track this together.

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The Amazing Race stalking | May 13, 2008

So, I am working on getting photos from my cameraphone into this blog, but in the meantime, you can read the forum post I wrote about my stalking experience today.

It's seeming that the show is definitely here, although I'm not sure why yet. But I want to stalk them and find Phil.

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Is The Amazing Race in Portland?! | May 13, 2008

Willamette Week says so. That would mean: My favorite show ever, The Amazing Race, might be in my city. Right this very minute.

That also means, Phil Keoghan (that's him, right over there to the left), best reality show host ever, would be here.

I am so torn between my desire to find him and my desire to remain unspoiled on the outcome (because this might be the end, and I would not want to see who crossed the finish line for TAR 13.

So, tell me: What's a crazy, obsessed fan to do? I have two options:

I can keep hunting this down, by going to the underpants store mentioned in the story and asking about this leak. Looking into the parking blocked off in that area, since he said it's blocked off.

Or, I can CALM down and just watch past seasons again -- which I've been doing anyway. I'm on season 5 now. If you don't remember, it has all of the awesome that is Colin, including this:

and this:

So ... any advice on how I can stalk find them other than the options mentioned above? And, yes, you guessed right: I'm going with option No. 1.

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