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Title: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on March 28, 2006, 11:14:36 AM

April 11, 2006: Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes

Episode description

The teams travel to Greece where they compete in an ancient Olympic game in which players take on a Greek wrestler in the mud. Phil Keoghan is the host.

:doh: Greece , also they give away that the title must be an all male team.

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: supsandalee on March 28, 2006, 11:21:32 AM

Quote from: puddin on March 28, 2006, 11:14:36 AM

April 11, 2006: Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes

Episode description not available.

:doh: Greece , also they give away that the title must be an all male team.

Well at least we have a 50/50 chance of getting it right! :jumpy:

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: Kogs on March 28, 2006, 11:26:27 AM

bj and tyler talkin about eric and jeremy

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: Evan_Weinstein on March 28, 2006, 10:42:01 PM

Quote from: Kogs on March 28, 2006, 11:26:27 AM

bj and tyler talkin about eric and jeremy

Or maybe is vice-versa

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: banzai on March 29, 2006, 07:51:26 PM

(http://www.bmoviecentral.com/bmoviecentral/reviews/graphics/herculesinnewyorksm.jpg)

Tyler said it since he's a filmmaker :lol3:

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: claude_24hrs on March 29, 2006, 11:32:06 PM

Finally, teams leave Italy. Is this episode will in Greece?

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: Kogs on March 30, 2006, 01:40:32 PM

Episode description

The teams travel to Greece where they compete in an ancient Olympic game in which players take on a Greek wrestler in the mud. Phil Keoghan is the host.

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on March 30, 2006, 01:51:58 PM

LOL !! Now that sounds like some challenge :jumpy: , thanks Kogs !!

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: Kogs on March 30, 2006, 01:55:46 PM

yw welcome puddin, oh boy cant wait to see fran or barry mud wrestling :lol3: :jumpy: :woohoo:

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on March 30, 2006, 01:56:43 PM

I bet Fran would kick ASS :knuckles:

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: Kogs on March 30, 2006, 02:05:22 PM

if mud wrestling is roadblock lake does number 5?

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: never0102 on March 30, 2006, 03:59:56 PM

Quote from: Kogs on March 30, 2006, 01:40:32 PM

Episode description

The teams travel to Greece where they compete in an ancient Olympic game in which players take on a Greek wrestler in the mud. Phil Keoghan is the host.

Man i wish the Dani's were still around for this!!

And people wonder why girls never win like they can ever be good at a challenge like they are having this season?

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: banzai on March 30, 2006, 04:23:57 PM

They should do the sumo wrestling in Japan :jam:

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on March 30, 2006, 04:32:32 PM

banzai in the house , lol

:sumo:

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: banzai on March 30, 2006, 05:16:16 PM

^^ those are rare smilies and we still have these clips. Mojo, Ray or a demonstrator ???

(http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/4338/corinth20at.th.jpg) (http://img367.imageshack.us/my.php?image=corinth20at.jpg)

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on March 30, 2006, 05:43:27 PM

Sups noticed that Lake wears those hiking boots , not sneakers .

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: banzai on March 30, 2006, 05:49:14 PM

repost

(http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/9173/athens7ib.th.jpg) (http://img50.imageshack.us/my.php?image=athens7ib.jpg) (http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/3382/acropolis3ne.th.jpg) (http://img71.imageshack.us/my.php?image=acropolis3ne.jpg) Parthenon, Athens, Greece thanks to Neobie

(http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/849/express9ld.th.jpg) (http://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=express9ld.jpg) "... Empress or ... Express" ???

Quote from: Neobie on March 03, 2006, 08:49:40 PM

(http://img316.imageshack.us/img316/641/taxi0ks.th.jpg) (http://img316.imageshack.us/my.php?image=taxi0ks.jpg)

Zante Radio Taxi Services
(http://www.zantetaxi.gr/images/pics/yellow-light.jpg)

They're on the island of Zakynthos, off the Peloponnese Peninsula, geographically closer to Sicily than you can ever get. Hellenic Mediterranean Lines (not the boat in the vidcaps though) offers a service from Bridici (on the heel of Italy's boot) to the island. Could this be the link to Greece?

I'm now searching to see if our ferry plies between Zakynthos and the Greek mainland.

Quote from: Neobie on March 03, 2006, 11:52:29 PM

Gut, and pictures, says it's this. Nafplion Harbour, Greece.

http://tec.uno.edu/noctiite/greece/Images/GrWeb03/images/Nafplio46Harbor_jpg.jpg (http://tec.uno.edu/noctiite/greece/Images/GrWeb03/images/Nafplio46Harbor_jpg.jpg)

(http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7871.0;attach=5709;image)

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 03, 2006, 11:30:16 PM

Like other Greek athletes, wrestlers competed naked and were typically slicked down with olive oil (which prevented abrasions but also had a ritualistic significance). They competed atop soft ground; practice sessions were generally held in a mud pit, and formal matches took place on the skamma, a special bed of fine sand. At grand events, the matches might be held in a stadium full of spectators.
http://www.fofweb.com/Onfiles/Ancient/AncientDetail.asp?iPin=GRE0522
:popcorn:

Incidentally, the Etruscan woman wasn't confined to domestic chores; she lead a remarkably free life. The modern feminist would find her a good example, so would mud wrestlers. Etruscan women wrestled men, conduct that scandalized Greeks and Romans whose women occupied a secondary place in society.http://www.castellobanfi.com/features/story_salute.html

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: Kogs on April 03, 2006, 11:34:21 PM

ewwwwwww barry in mud and oil :lol:

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: gingerman28 on April 04, 2006, 12:09:00 PM

Quote from: puddin on April 03, 2006, 11:30:16 PM

Like other Greek athletes, wrestlers competed naked and were typically slicked down with olive oil (which prevented abrasions but also had a ritualistic significance).

Where are the Double Dees when we need them?

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 04, 2006, 02:03:47 PM

TV Guide clues !! TV Guide April 10-16
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Eric wasn't puzzled by an earlier Italian challenge , but will he be able to crack a secret code in Rome involving Da Vinci's Vitruvian man ( inset )this week ?

What are the teams doing this week in Rome ?
" It has a tie-in to 'The Da Vinci Code ," explains Race co creator and executive producer Bertram van Munster. " We'll be using the most famous places in Rome." At the Trevi Fountain , the teams will receive part of an image of da Vinci's Virtruvian Man . Then they'll go in search of the second half of the clue ,which will help them crack a secret code.

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: Boingo on April 04, 2006, 03:08:32 PM

Wow, talk about Van Munster whoring the show to blatent product placement. TAR has already been rated in the top 3 shows for shameless product promotion. We may be "jumping the shark" with this movie tie-in. Oh well. I guess CBS needs the money.

>:(

At least we know how they get from Sicily to Greece next week. Looks like a ferry ride is OUT.

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 04, 2006, 03:21:52 PM

Well the Ferry ride was a good guess , but how do they get fron Sicily to Rome ? banzai's Dago Express or whatever that boat says ? ( Dago still cracks me up , being an Italain and all :lol: )

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: Boingo on April 04, 2006, 03:32:09 PM

Good point, puddin. The pitstop is in Siracusa, which is about as far away from Palermo as you can get in Sicily. hmmmm....need to think about this one.....hmmmmm......my brain hurts....better not to think of such things. :-\

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 04, 2006, 03:35:30 PM

Hey Boingo ............WE GO TO ROME :woohoo: Maybe they have to " finda the Popa in the Pizza ? !" (http://snltranscripts.jt.org/79/pics/79aupdate3.jpg)

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: Boingo on April 04, 2006, 03:45:20 PM

:snics:

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 04, 2006, 04:19:42 PM

A 10 hour train ride is another option

By Train
For train information, contact Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) (PHONE: 848/888088 in Italy, www.trenitalia.it), the Italian State Railways.

There are direct express trains from Milan and Rome to Palermo, Catania, and Siracusa. The Rome-Palermo and Rome-Siracusa trips take at least 10 hours.
link (http://www.fodors.com/miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=sicily@251&cur_section=tra)

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: charlierose on April 04, 2006, 04:41:25 PM

Can I ask a stupid question? Werent we suppose to be in Greece this episode? Now we are going to Rome. What is it then Rome or Greece? I am so confused!!! ??? ???

Sorry if this has been answered already. :-[

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 04, 2006, 05:25:48 PM

I assume this leg starts in Sicily to Rome then the next half of the leg is Greece ? then EP 8 starts in Greece and off to Oman :lol3: this is nuts !

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: charlierose on April 04, 2006, 05:33:58 PM

Thats what I thought. But there is too little time too many places.

Will have to wait and see.

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: Slowhatch on April 04, 2006, 07:07:09 PM

Da Vinci was well known for his "mirror writing." I tried flipping the image, but either there's nothing there (nonsense script) or the handwriting is too sloppy to make out.

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: Boingo on April 04, 2006, 09:25:19 PM

Getting bored waiting for Wednesday's episode, so just wanted to post the usual GE pictures of the Greece spoilers (as we know them, thanks to Banzai). :tup:

Interesting that the Nafplio Harbor and the Corinth Canal are in the Peleponnese, but not too far from Athens. Nafplio is quite remote. Hope we spend some time in a big city. Resolution of GE in Nafplio is useless.

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: gator27 on April 05, 2006, 06:29:14 AM

Thankfully, we will get some more clues for this episode at the end of tonight's episode. :jumpy:

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: gingerman28 on April 05, 2006, 02:06:35 PM

Looking ahead to next week:

The quickest way from Siracusa to Rome is drive to Catania than take one of the early morning Altalia flights.

Schedule of daily flights:

AZ 1734 Lv 6:25AM AR Rome 7:45AM

AZ1736 Lv 7:10AM AR Rome 8:30AM

Az1738 Lv 9:00AM AR Rome 10:20AM

AZ1732 LV 10:55AM AR Rome 12:15PM

If we can assume that all teams arrive at the pit stop before sunset at 4:50PM, all of the teams will be able to drive to Catania from Siracusa and catch the 6:25AM or 7:10AM flght to Rome. BUNCH BUNCH BUNCH here we come :jumpy:

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: gingerman28 on April 05, 2006, 03:09:18 PM

Quote from: puddin on April 04, 2006, 02:03:47 PM

TV Guide clues !! TV Guide April 10-16
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Eric wasn't puzzled by an earlier Italian challenge , but will he be able to crack a secret code in Rome involving Da Vinci's Vitruvian man ( inset )this week ?

What are the teams doing this week in Rome ?
" It has a tie-in to 'The Da Vinci Code ," explains Race co creator and executive producer Bertram van Munster. " We'll be using the most famous places in Rome." At the Trevi Fountain , the teams will receive part of an image of da Vinci's Virtruvian Man . Then they'll go in search of the second half of the clue ,which will help them crack a secret code.

There are several things missing from the TV Guide drawing: The square is in a circle whose center is the man's navel. The head is missing. And the second drawing of the man with legs and arms in a different position is missing. The man's genitals are missing (CBS censorship?) but they are the center of the square. So to find the rest of the Leonardo's (he is never just called "da Vinci") drawing of the Virtruvian Man where do they have to go? Circle in the Square, but tht is a theatre in New York City! Perhaps somewhere in St. Peter's Square, or the Castel Sant'Angelo, or Castelgandolfo, or Piazza Navona and the Fountain of the Four Rivers (the square represents four sides, seasons, elements, etc.) or the Pantheon one of the most perfect examples of balance and proportion in architecture which is what the Virtruvian Man is all about.

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 05, 2006, 03:27:03 PM

VO: Every four years the world gathers for a legendary sporting event , this is not that event .
** Tyler running with Javelin **
Tyler : BANZAIIIIIIIIIIIIII
** Ray throwing the Javelin, Falls **
** Monica throwing a Discus ? **
** JO wrestling **
** Tyler wrestling **
BJ: Hercules man Hercules
** Eric & Jeremy in a taxi **
E&J : woohoo
** Monica crying **
** Monica Jumps ! **
** Lake looks happy **
** Ray Jumping **
** Fran scared to jump **

VO: this Wends. on the Amazing Races new day and time , the original Greek games will never be the same
Fran: I'm scared oh Gawd I'm scared

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Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 05, 2006, 03:27:44 PM

video ( you might have to crank the speakers )

eta a better video

(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/rawalsh/Amazing%20Race%209%20Videos/th_puddinvideo.jpg) (http://s18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/rawalsh/Amazing%20Race%209%20Videos/?action=view&current=puddinvideo.flv)

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: gingerman28 on April 05, 2006, 03:34:24 PM

If this were a re-enactment of the original Olypiad, they all would have to be BUCK NAKID. Where are the Double Dees when we really, really need them?

If this is promo for next week, WHA HAPPEN TO ROME?

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: supsandalee on April 05, 2006, 03:38:17 PM

Quote from: gingerman28 on April 05, 2006, 03:34:24 PM

If this were a re-enactment of the original Olypiad, they all would have to be BUCK NAKID. Where are the Double Dees when we really, really need them?

If this is promo for next week, WHA HAPPEN TO ROME?

Michelle: But what if I have to get neked?
Lake: Oh, yeah, I'll do it.

What is she really hiding? :lol:

Maybe they just do one clue in Rome and get on a plane to Greece? Kinda weird. ???

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 05, 2006, 03:38:19 PM

Maybe Rome is just half the leg ? Just to find a clue ?

lol at the Dee's , I miss them too Gman

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 05, 2006, 05:20:00 PM

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Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: Boingo on April 05, 2006, 05:37:11 PM

Did some quick googling, and it appears from first glance that there is a lot more graffiti in Rome than Greece in the subways. Wild guess that the racers are either running up subway exit stairs, train station, or emerging from a street crossing underground tunnel. Need to look into this further.

The rainy scenes may be in Rome, as Greece usually has better weather. Anyone know what the weather was in Rome at the time? As usual. not a lot to go on. ;)

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What are the racers holding in their hands? GPS? Are they looking at the thingy for directions?

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: banzai on April 05, 2006, 05:52:19 PM

repost John & Scott spoiler until Ray is gone:

http://mediafiends.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=6989
John said probably “The Frosties”, they are 6-foot tall women. Scott liked “The Pinks” [Danielle & Dani]. Scott said he also liked “The Nerds” [couple Dave & Lori]. John said they were cute. Scott said he loved Ray & Yolanda.

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 05, 2006, 06:05:46 PM

I get the feeling that its pouring rain at the Canal / Bungee jump . Sorry the video is low quality .

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 05, 2006, 06:09:42 PM

Quick thought , what if Eric & Jeremy are doing the Fast Forward and the " Da Vinci Code " is their task ? I don't see them in the video clips ? Just in the taxi !

I guess we'll see in ( can you believe ?) less than 2 HOURS :woohoo:

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: charlierose on April 05, 2006, 06:20:25 PM

I dont see Dave and Lori. Could they have been elimintaed today? ???

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 05, 2006, 06:22:56 PM

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(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/rawalsh/TAR9_Promo2/TAR_Promo7/pudrff0039.jpg) Barry watches Fran Jump
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/rawalsh/TAR9_Promo2/TAR_Promo7/pudrff0042.jpg) better picture of L&M carrying her " Italy" book
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/rawalsh/TAR9_Promo2/TAR_Promo7/pudrff0037.jpg) Lake watches Michele jump
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/rawalsh/TAR9_Promo2/TAR_Promo7/pudrff0019.jpg) Fran
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/rawalsh/TAR9_Promo2/TAR_Promo7/pudrff0036.jpg) Tyler

(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/rawalsh/TAR9_Promo2/TAR_Promo7/pudrff0040.jpg) Michele

then above we see Ray & Fran jumping , no Frat Boys !

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: Chateau d If on April 05, 2006, 06:48:31 PM

Heavy Rains in Athens on November 17th (http://www.wunderground.com/history/station/16716/2005/11/17/DailyHistory.html). Clear before that.

Since they ended the Segesta Leg on November 14th and the Eastern Sicily Leg is one day, that means there was a Pit Stop extension in there.

Or, this leg is a really long one.

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 05, 2006, 08:11:23 PM

thanks Chateau :yaya:

vidcaps for now untill we get better ones

not much new

Phil: on the next episode of the Amazing Race teams travel to Greece and compete in some Ancient Greek games
** Monica under partly sunny skys whipping a discus **
** Tyler tackles a wrestler **
** Locals Laugh at Tyler from the sidelines **

Corinth Canal
** FRAN suited up to Bungee jump **
Fran :On My GAWD
Phil: and Fran faces her greatest fear
Fran: the one thing I dont want to do is Bungee
" Oh Gawd I'm Scaredddddd "
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Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: Pedaler on April 05, 2006, 08:12:19 PM

With Brotas, Brazil being the last 36 hour pitstop, it's probably time for the next one.

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: charlierose on April 05, 2006, 08:18:23 PM

So when is Rome happening? ??? Could it be just a brief stop before getting on a plane to Greece.

I am so sad, I wont be able to watch the episode next week. :gaah:, I am going to the beach for Easter vacation. I will not have access to internet so I will miss you guys.

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 05, 2006, 08:22:06 PM

charlierose my spec is Eric & Jeremy take the FastForward/ Rome da Vinci Code task

( enjoy your vacation charlierose :yaya:)

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: supsandalee on April 05, 2006, 08:31:12 PM

Quote from: puddin on April 05, 2006, 06:09:42 PM

Quick thought , what if Eric & Jeremy are doing the Fast Forward and the " Da Vinci Code " is their task ? I don't see them in the video clips ? Just in the taxi !

The only problem is that the tv guide article uses plural the entire time describing the task.

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: musicman85 on April 05, 2006, 08:34:42 PM

What if they are doing a 2 hour special next week. The first hour would be in Rome, and then it would be another TBC with the teams traveling to Greece. This is a really good possibility.

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 05, 2006, 08:37:16 PM

its only listed for one hour musicman , at least my schedule is ? ........maybe Bert didn't want to give it away Sups ? it's my theory and I'm sticking to it :lol:

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: supsandalee on April 05, 2006, 08:45:46 PM

Quote from: puddin on April 05, 2006, 08:37:16 PM

its only listed for one hour musicman , at least my schedule is ? ........maybe Bert didn't want to give it away Sups ? it's my theory and I'm sticking to it :lol:

Good for you. If we all swam in the same direction it would be a boring world. :hearts: And if you are right you get to say I TOLD YOU SO!! :neener:

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 05, 2006, 08:57:53 PM

lol Sups , thanks for the support
we see all but E&J at the Detours & Roadblock , this has to be a NEL right ? and we haven't seen the Fast Foward yet so I guess we wait for more evidence .

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: banzai on April 06, 2006, 12:17:29 AM

(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/rawalsh/TAR9_Promo2/TAR_Promo7/pudrff0056.jpg) I saw the muppet cheated (:;) bad role model for the kids

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: Boingo on April 06, 2006, 12:22:18 AM

Quote from: puddin on April 04, 2006, 04:19:42 PM

A 10 hour train ride is another option

By Train
For train information, contact Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) (PHONE: 848/888088 in Italy, www.trenitalia.it), the Italian State Railways.

There are direct express trains from Milan and Rome to Palermo, Catania, and Siracusa. The Rome-Palermo and Rome-Siracusa trips take at least 10 hours.
link (http://www.fodors.com/miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=sicily@251&cur_section=tra)

Come to think about it, we are about due for the required "TAR train ride". This would kill a lot of time and allow the racers some extra rest time. Might even give TPTB an opportunity for some "up close and personal" confessionals of the teams. Looks like a full schedule in the combined Rome/Greece episode. B:)

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: Pedaler on April 06, 2006, 09:29:13 AM

Quote

Come to think about it, we are about due for the required "TAR train ride". This would kill a lot of time and allow the racers some extra rest time.

I believe the first train from Sicily to Rome is early in the morning. That would also allow the racers to bunch up.

The Fountain task could then be something the racers perform on the way to the Rome airport from the Rome train station.

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 06, 2006, 09:45:31 AM

Lamo clues ~
Racers are taken back to ancient times and compete in games that include a grueling bout in the mud with a Greek wrestler.
One racer is paralyzed with fear when they face a 240 foot bungee jump into a canal.
A lack of focus and confusion plagues several teams who get lost driving.

(http://i2.[banned image hosting site].com/t5m492.jpg)

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: gator27 on April 06, 2006, 09:50:18 AM

Quote from: puddin on April 05, 2006, 08:22:06 PM

charlierose my spec is Eric & Jeremy take the FastForward/ Rome da Vinci Code task

The FF angle is interesting. The FF would be really risky if it takes place in Rome while the other teams head to Athens. If 2 teams went for the FF, the team that does not get the FF would be eliminated (or lose all their belongings in non-elim) because of the distance to make up.

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: supsandalee on April 06, 2006, 09:51:17 AM

To start collecting pics for this leg, here is one of MANY photos of the Trevi fountain. FWIW I agree that E/J do snatch the FF but I don't think they'll get the opportunity until they get to Greece.

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 06, 2006, 10:00:24 AM

Quote from: gator27 on April 06, 2006, 09:50:18 AM

Quote from: puddin on April 05, 2006, 08:22:06 PM
charlierose my spec is Eric & Jeremy take the FastForward/ Rome da Vinci Code task

The FF angle is interesting. The FF would be really risky if it takes place in Rome while the other teams head to Athens. If 2 teams went for the FF, the team that does not get the FF would be eliminated (or lose all their belongings in non-elim) because of the distance to make up.

Early hinkies , Lake & Michele try to go for the FF and miss out ;D ( GUESS )

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: Kogs on April 06, 2006, 10:02:59 AM

Quote from: puddin on April 06, 2006, 10:00:24 AM

Quote from: gator27 on April 06, 2006, 09:50:18 AM
Quote from: puddin on April 05, 2006, 08:22:06 PM
charlierose my spec is Eric & Jeremy take the FastForward/ Rome da Vinci Code task

The FF angle is interesting. The FF would be really risky if it takes place in Rome while the other teams head to Athens. If 2 teams went for the FF, the team that does not get the FF would be eliminated (or lose all their belongings in non-elim) because of the distance to make up.

Early hinkies , Lake & Michele try to go for the FF and miss out ;D ( GUESS )

Lake and MEEEEEEEEEEEEEESHAL would deff do something stupid as that knowing it was prob taken

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 06, 2006, 10:52:59 AM

Video is up , it's what was already posted above , no sense putting up more caps , the quality isn't much better .
I assume the teams have to knock the wrestler out of the circle ?
web promo
http://cgi.cbs.com/vplayer/timeplay2.pl?type=ram&id=19508
aftershow promo
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4006880086109648005&q=tvshow%3AAmazing_Race9&pl=true

(http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/4701/pudrff00031ie.th.jpg) (http://img119.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00031ie.jpg) lightened a bit
(http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/3867/pudrff00053zz.th.jpg) (http://img123.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00053zz.jpg)Michele with her blue italy book

(http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/451/pudrff00091ue.th.jpg) (http://img123.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00091ue.jpg) Mo-Jo

(http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/7850/pudrff00089ur.th.jpg) (http://img123.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00089ur.jpg) ?
(http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/5236/pudrff00113lk.th.jpg) (http://img376.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00113lk.jpg)(http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/8018/pudrff00122pd.th.jpg) (http://img376.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00122pd.jpg)(http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/9522/pudrff00139ls.th.jpg) (http://img156.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00139ls.jpg)

(http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/7250/pudrff00151bm.th.jpg) (http://img376.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00151bm.jpg) (http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/6835/pudrff00162zg.th.jpg) (http://img123.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00162zg.jpg) (http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/6033/pudrff00179ym.th.jpg) (http://img123.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00179ym.jpg) (http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/6033/pudrff00179ym.th.jpg) (http://img123.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00179ym.jpg) (http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/3613/pudrff00148so.th.jpg) (http://img376.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00148so.jpg) 5 Javelins each?

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 06, 2006, 12:40:46 PM

I think E&J are under a bridge or going through a tunnel ?
(http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/4701/pudrff00031ie.th.jpg) (http://img119.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00031ie.jpg)

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: banzai on April 06, 2006, 02:27:54 PM

http://www.savefile.com/projects/447144

video are up

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 06, 2006, 09:35:39 PM

thanks banzai

Traforo Umberto I E89 (http://www.italycyberguide.com/Geography/cities/rome2000/E89.htm)

This tunnel under Quirinal Hill was built in 1902-1905 to connect two new important roads: Via Nazionale and Via del Tritone. It is 347m long and 16m wide. The project belongs to engineer Viviani. The latter was one of the most important personalities who projected the rearrangement and adaptation of Rome to its new role as a Capital of Italy. The front part of the tunnel facing Via Nazionale was realized by project of P.Piacentini and Guido Podesti; the one at Via del Tritone is by Tommasi.

(http://i2.[banned image hosting site].com/t6pfeh.jpg)(http://i2.[banned image hosting site].com/t6pfnp.jpg) (http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/4701/pudrff00031ie.jpg)

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: gingerman28 on April 06, 2006, 09:40:08 PM

First network promo is on Survivor (as usual) and is pretty much what has been posted above with one or two new shots. Curious thing is that everything is aimed at Greece with no mention of Italy at all (only the shot of Michelle with her Blue Italy Guide Book - but I wouldn't put it pass her to try to use it in Athens!) Rayolanda, Hippies, MO/JO, The Old Timers, The Evil Ones all accounted for. No word on the Beach Boys. Except TV Guide has that strange message about Eric and the Da Vinci Code and Trevili Fountain in Rome. Shot of pair in taxi may be in Rome.

This is leg 6 so a Fast Forward and a NEL can be expected to show up. But keep in mind that in both TAR3 and TAR4 the first NEL did not come until Leg 8. In all other TARs it has come in Leg 4 (TAR6), Leg 5 (TAR5, 7, 8) Leg 6 (TAR1, 2)

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 06, 2006, 09:57:10 PM

for the fun of it ( lol Gman @ Michelle with the book )

according to the futoncritic we have 14 episodes TAR9 ( with EP1 counting as 2legs and the finale as 2legs )

TAR3
TAR4
TAR5
TAR6
TAR7
(dang)

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 06, 2006, 10:16:22 PM

well my theory was worth a shot :inocent: , still we cant rule out E&J snagging a Fast Forward ( its my story and I'm sticking with it :lol: )

Da Vinci Code Themed Challenge Highlights Next Episode of The Amazing Race

TEAMS PARTICIPATE IN A SPECIAL "DA VINCI CODE" -- THEMED CHALLENGE WHICH STARTS IN ITALY AND SENDS THE TEAMS RACING TO ATHENS, GREECE, ON "THE AMAZING RACE 9 "
"Herculean Effort For Some Herculean Dudes" --
Teams participate in a special "Da Vinci Code"-themed challenge in which teams are given a portion of Da Vinci's famed "Vitruvian Man" and must find the other half in order to solve the clue.
While Racing through Greece, teams return to ancient times and compete in Olympic games that include a grueling bout in the mud with a Greek wrestler.
During a roadblock, teams face a 240-foot bungee jump off the Corinth Canal bridge and one racer becomes paralyzed with fear.
Several teams make a crucial mistake when they fail to follow the clue's directions correctly.
Meanwhile, a lack of focus and confusion plagues several teams who get lost while driving, and their frustration fuels an emotional breakdown for one team. UH OHHHHHHH FloooooooMooooooooooo

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 06, 2006, 10:41:50 PM

amazing

(http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/4858/152324911znrtehfs4mg.th.jpg) (http://img384.imageshack.us/my.php?image=152324911znrtehfs4mg.jpg)(http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/9022/94468924qvmrscph2kp.th.jpg) (http://img384.imageshack.us/my.php?image=94468924qvmrscph2kp.jpg) (http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/5108/487749157hguiuofs6su.th.jpg) (http://img46.imageshack.us/my.php?image=487749157hguiuofs6su.jpg) Parthenon, Athens

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: gingerman28 on April 07, 2006, 01:06:37 PM

So it looks like they just may start off by driving to Catania and all bunching up and getting on the first Altalia flight to Rome AZ1734 which leaves at 6:25AM and arrives in Rome at 7:45AM. If my estimates are anywhere near correct (Chateau we need your help here to determine from all those nice shadows at the Fonte Atelusa the team arrival times at the pit stop) of between 10:30AM and 2:00PM they all should have plenty of time to get to the Catania airport in time. The next flight AZ1736 leaves at 7:10AM and arrives in Rome at 8:30AM

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: banzai on April 07, 2006, 01:10:35 PM

(http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/1461/book4iw.th.jpg) (http://img119.imageshack.us/my.php?image=book4iw.jpg) I got the vhs resolution :( Lake is behind Michelle

(http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/5458/mojo9ey.th.jpg) (http://img119.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mojo9ey.jpg) I get it now. 2 racers against 1 wrestler. And I thought the muppet cheated. 'doh to self.

edit:

(http://img416.imageshack.us/img416/2396/raymojo9qe.th.jpg) (http://img416.imageshack.us/my.php?image=raymojo9qe.jpg) mojo is in the background so Ray caught up; the green guy near Monica is the cameraman

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: gingerman28 on April 07, 2006, 01:37:54 PM

I don't know where they will find the second part of the puzzle relating to The Vitruvian Man,but I believe the answer will be to travel to Athens, Greece and locate The Octaonal Tower built by Andronicus of Cyrrha This is a prime example of all the theories expressed in the drawing of the Vitruvian Man.

Here is the site for everything you ever wanted to know about the Vitruvian Man:

http://lionardodavinci.blogspot.com/

Here's more:

The Octogon Tower built by Andronicus of Cyrrha is better known as THE TOWER OF THE WINDS. This remarkable Tower of the Winds is set within the ruins of the Roman Agora. Constructed of marble in the 2nd century BC, it was bult as a combined weather vane and water clock . The name comes from the external friezes, personifying the eight winds. Sundials are etched into the walls beneath each relief. The tower is well preserved standing today at over 40 feet high with a diameter of 26 feet. Still simply called Aerides ("The Winds") by Greeks today. It is located just at the bottom of the Acropolis.

So there you have it. This is the link between Rome and Da Vinci and Athens, Greece. And just if you might be interested. Whirling dervishes (remember them from TAR7?) used the tower as a monastery in the mid-18th Century and became a popular attraction for visitors on the Grand Tour.

Depending upon how long it takes for the teams to get this clue, they may have trouble getting to Athens in daylight, some flights leave as follows:

Olympic Airways #234 LV 11:00AM AR 2:00PM

Altalia # AZ720 LV 2:00PM AR 5:05PM

Olympic Airways #240 LV 7:15PM AR 10:15PM

Altalia #AZ 722 LV 9:20PM AR 12:25AM +1

There a bunch of other flights that conncect in Munich, Milano, Frankfurt and Paris and all take many, many hours from 7 to 12 to reach Athens. These seem to be the only direct two-hour flights.

So what may happen is another great BUNCH waiting for the Tower of the Winds to open. The advertised hours are from 8:30AM to 2:45PM. And it is closed on Monday like most museums in Europe.

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: banzai on April 07, 2006, 02:03:50 PM

(http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/7408/yolanda4ks.th.jpg) (http://img376.imageshack.us/my.php?image=yolanda4ks.jpg) I think it's Yolanda. She also wears red. And I think it's a camouflage and not real plant leaves.

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: Chateau d If on April 07, 2006, 03:20:59 PM

Quote from: Chateau d If on December 31, 2005, 04:01:13 PM

He also took a mini video:

The bungy jumping is a commercial establishment.

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 07, 2006, 06:59:09 PM

Nice site Gman , i have the book but maybe I'll get around to reading it this weekend :tup:
( not much to go on this week so I'll put something together , in the works )
thanks to banzai's video

Rome Leg
Teams participate in a special "Da Vinci Code"-themed challenge in which teams are given a portion of Da Vinci's famed "Vitruvian Man" and must find the other half in order to solve the clue,
per TV Guide
Eric wasn't puzzled by an earlier Italian challenge , but will he be able to crack a secret code in Rome involving Da Vinci's Vitruvian man ( inset )this week ? /" It has a tie-in to 'The Da Vinci Code ," explains Race co creator and executive producer Bertram van Munster. " We'll be using the most famous places in Rome." At the Trevi Fountain , the teams will receive part of an image of da Vinci's Virtruvian Man . Then they'll go in search of the second half of the clue ,which will help them crack a secret code.

http://lionardodavinci.blogspot.com/ ( link thanks to Gman )

(http://img344.imageshack.us/img344/2461/pudrff01148oj.jpg)
(http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/6650/trevifountain4rt.th.jpg) (http://img130.imageshack.us/my.php?image=trevifountain4rt.jpg) Trevi Fountain ( thanks Sups )

Greece Leg
(http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/9173/athens7ib.th.jpg) (http://img50.imageshack.us/my.php?image=athens7ib.jpg) (http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/3382/acropolis3ne.th.jpg) (http://img71.imageshack.us/my.php?image=acropolis3ne.jpg) Parthenon, Athens, Greece ( thanks to Neobie )
:bar:
Detour ( We don't see the other option )
teams return to ancient times and compete in Olympic games that include a grueling bout in the mud with a Greek wrestler
[missing Lake & Michele Eric & Jeremy ]
(http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/8312/pudrff00005hw.th.jpg) (http://img158.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00005hw.jpg) (http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/5343/pudrff00010ew.th.jpg) (http://img158.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00010ew.jpg) (http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/4287/pudrff00020tl.th.jpg) (http://img158.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00020tl.jpg)(http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/6510/pudrff00092pu.th.jpg) (http://img158.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00092pu.jpg)(http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/8338/pudrff00100oa.th.jpg) (http://img158.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00100oa.jpg)(http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/5089/pudrff00404tu.th.jpg) (http://img158.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00404tu.jpg) (http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/3084/pudrff00468ha.th.jpg) (http://img220.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00468ha.jpg) Tyler & BJ
(http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/8735/pudrff00038lz.th.jpg) (http://img158.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00038lz.jpg)(http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/8638/pudrff00042bz.th.jpg) (http://img158.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00042bz.jpg) (http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/6514/pudrff00057wa.th.jpg) (http://img158.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00057wa.jpg) (http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/3637/pudrff00068da.th.jpg) (http://img383.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00068da.jpg) Ray

(http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/2474/pudrff00371eo.th.jpg) (http://img383.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00371eo.jpg)(http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/2462/pudrff00382tp.th.jpg) (http://img158.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00382tp.jpg) (http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/6100/pudrff00077oc.th.jpg) (http://img383.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00077oc.jpg)(http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/3083/pudrff00084bk.th.jpg) (http://img383.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00084bk.jpg) MOJO
(http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/9167/pudrff00399od.th.jpg) (http://img158.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00399od.jpg) banzai spots Mo behind Ray
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RoadBlock/zulu bungee jumping
During a roadblock, teams face a 240-foot bungee jump off the Corinth Canal bridge and one racer becomes paralyzed with fear

(http://s18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/rawalsh/TAR9_Promo2/TAR_Promo7/more/th_pic-4-big.jpg) (http://s18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/rawalsh/TAR9_Promo2/TAR_Promo7/more/?action=view&current=pic-4-big.jpg) zulu bungee /Corinth canal ,Greece ( found way back in Dec by Chateau d if ) (http://www.aroundgreece.com/zulu-bungy/)

(http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/4162/pudrff00233hb.th.jpg) (http://img376.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00233hb.jpg)
(http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/9870/pudrff00259ls.th.jpg) (http://img228.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00259ls.jpg)(http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/7963/pudrff00283pj.th.jpg) (http://img228.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00283pj.jpg)(http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/1002/pudrff00289st.th.jpg) (http://img228.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00289st.jpg) I think this is MoJo running on the bridge over the canal

(http://img482.imageshack.us/img482/7333/pudrff00122vi.th.jpg) (http://img482.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00122vi.jpg)(http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/9688/pudrff00323xc.th.jpg) (http://img228.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00323xc.jpg) Monica

(http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/8247/pudrff00212oi.th.jpg) (http://img208.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00212oi.jpg) (http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/3850/pudrff00229zw.th.jpg) (http://img208.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00229zw.jpg) Michelle

(http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/4277/pudrff00160yd.th.jpg) (http://img228.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00160yd.jpg) Lake looks pure evil watching Michelle

(http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/1322/pudrff00494vo.th.jpg) (http://img225.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00494vo.jpg) Yolanda & Ray running near the canal ( thanks banzai )
(http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/392/pudrff00187kn.th.jpg) (http://img228.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00187kn.jpg) (http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/3773/pudrff00200ne.th.jpg) (http://img208.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00200ne.jpg) Ray

(http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/2081/pudrff00334nt.th.jpg) (http://img208.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00334nt.jpg) Tyler

(http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/8339/pudrff00349yu.th.jpg) (http://img208.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00349yu.jpg) (http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/5599/pudrff00417fm.th.jpg) (http://img376.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00417fm.jpg) (http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/1071/pudrff00431yz.th.jpg) (http://img204.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00431yz.jpg)(http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/4116/pudrff00445xt.th.jpg) (http://img376.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00445xt.jpg) Frans ascared

(http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/2046/pudrff00359rh.th.jpg) (http://img208.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00359rh.jpg) Barry watches
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whatever
(http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/8313/pudrff00479dv.th.jpg) (http://img142.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00479dv.jpg) the Frats in a Taxi :" woohooo "
(http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/9701/pudrff00511wj.th.jpg) (http://img221.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00511wj.jpg)(http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/5645/pudrff00480sk.th.jpg) (http://img389.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00480sk.jpg) Michelle & Lake ( Italy subway ?)

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extra stuff from the introflashcaps
(http://img316.imageshack.us/img316/641/taxi0ks.th.jpg) (http://img316.imageshack.us/my.php?image=taxi0ks.jpg)

(http://www.zantetaxi.gr/images/pics/yellow-light.jpg) Zante Radio Taxi Services

They're on the island of Zakynthos, off the Peloponnese Peninsula, geographically closer to Sicily than you can ever get. Hellenic Mediterranean Lines (not the boat in the vidcaps though) offers a service from Bridici (on the heel of Italy's boot) to the island. Could this be the link to Greece?

Gut, and pictures, says it's this. Nafplion Harbour, Greece.

http://tec.uno.edu/noctiite/greece/Images/GrWeb03/images/Nafplio46Harbor_jpg.jpg (http://tec.uno.edu/noctiite/greece/Images/GrWeb03/images/Nafplio46Harbor_jpg.jpg)

(http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/5147/index2ni.th.gif) (http://img361.imageshack.us/my.php?image=index2ni.gif)( thanks to Neobie )

Getting bored waiting for Wednesday's episode, so just wanted to post the usual GE pictures of the Greece spoilers (as we know them, thanks to Banzai).
Interesting that the Nafplio Harbor and the Corinth Canal are in the Peleponnese, but not too far from Athens. Nafplio is quite remote. Hope we spend some time in a big city. Resolution of GE in Nafplio is useless.
(http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/5223/greece13ng.th.jpg) (http://img208.imageshack.us/my.php?image=greece13ng.jpg)(http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/4016/greece26gd.th.jpg) (http://img131.imageshack.us/my.php?image=greece26gd.jpg) ( thanks Boingo )

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WEBClues ~
Racers are taken back to ancient times and compete in games that include a grueling bout in the mud with a Greek wrestler.
One racer is paralyzed with fear when they face a 240 foot bungee jump into a canal.
A lack of focus and confusion plagues several teams who get lost driving.

Press clues ~

Da Vinci Code Themed Challenge Highlights Next Episode of The Amazing Race

TEAMS PARTICIPATE IN A SPECIAL "DA VINCI CODE" -- THEMED CHALLENGE WHICH STARTS IN ITALY AND SENDS THE TEAMS RACING TO ATHENS, GREECE
"Herculean Effort For Some Herculean Dudes" -- Teams participate in a special "Da Vinci Code"-themed challenge in which teams are given a portion of Da Vinci's famed "Vitruvian Man" and must find the other half in order to solve the clue
While Racing through Greece, teams return to ancient times and compete in Olympic games that include a grueling bout in the mud with a Greek wrestler.
During a roadblock, teams face a 240-foot bungee jump off the Corinth Canal bridge and one racer becomes paralyzed with fear.
Several teams make a crucial mistake when they fail to follow the clue's directions correctly.
Meanwhile, a lack of focus and confusion plagues several teams who get lost while driving, and their frustration fuels an emotional breakdown for one team.

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: banzai on April 07, 2006, 07:40:42 PM

Quote from: banzai on April 07, 2006, 02:03:50 PM

(http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/7408/yolanda4ks.th.jpg) (http://img376.imageshack.us/my.php?image=yolanda4ks.jpg)

I see a blue bridge in the upper left corner similar to the bungee bridge

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: banzai on April 07, 2006, 07:53:24 PM

(http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/6360/olympia8nl.th.jpg) (http://img228.imageshack.us/my.php?image=olympia8nl.jpg) Athens or Olympia, the birthplace of Olympic games?

Maybe Nafplion Harbour is for episode 8? ???

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: banzai on April 07, 2006, 08:04:17 PM

(http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/134/canal15sa.th.jpg) (http://img84.imageshack.us/my.php?image=canal15sa.jpg) (http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/9427/canal017bj.th.jpg) (http://www.galenfrysinger.com/corinth_canal_greece.htm) clearer photo

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: Boingo on April 07, 2006, 09:04:14 PM

Quote from: banzai on April 07, 2006, 07:53:24 PM

(http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/6360/olympia8nl.th.jpg) (http://img228.imageshack.us/my.php?image=olympia8nl.jpg) Athens or Olympia, the birthplace of Olympic games?

Maybe Nafplion Harbour is for episode 8? ???

Ancient Olympia (http://www.greeceathensaegeaninfo.com/destinations_greece_olympia.htm) Greece is in a very remote western area of the Peloponnese. According to the web site, it is arguably one of the top three most important archeological sites in Greece. It remains today an enchanting spot set in the middle of undulating hills and is made, due to official ineptitude, somewhat unnecessarily difficult to find driving your own vehicle or rental car.

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: Boingo on April 07, 2006, 09:32:27 PM

Some nice pictures of Corinth Canal (http://www.galenfrysinger.com/corinth_canal_greece.htm)

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 07, 2006, 10:24:19 PM

just to add this to Neobies theory
(http://[banned image hosting site].com/t85ilk_th.jpg) (http://www.abiyoyo.com/grecia/continente/varios/grecia.htm) 17(http://img316.imageshack.us/img316/2231/road7jr.th.jpg) (http://img316.imageshack.us/my.php?image=road7jr.jpg) Nafplio Harbor or GALAXIDI

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: Boingo on April 07, 2006, 10:51:27 PM

(http://www.boostdam.net/2003GREECE/tn_20030521-NAFPLIO-quays.jpg) (http://www.boostdam.net/2003GREECE/20030521-NAFPLIO-quays.jpg) Nafplio Greece (http://www.boostdam.net/2003GREECE/20030521-NAFPLIO-quays.jpg) outer promenade.

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 07, 2006, 11:08:41 PM

Nice find by Neobie don't you think? Maybe our pitstop :) ?

(http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/5826/bourtzi0cf.th.jpg) (http://img376.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bourtzi0cf.jpg) ;D

(http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/919/985max0yb.th.jpg) (http://img301.imageshack.us/my.php?image=985max0yb.jpg) Nafplion: The Bourtzi Castle

(http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/9951/2832472060083840480zirmnbph2um.th.jpg) (http://img162.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2832472060083840480zirmnbph2um.jpg)

(http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/6672/154486018stbzooph5nt.th.jpg) (http://img407.imageshack.us/my.php?image=154486018stbzooph5nt.jpg)

(http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/3159/pudrff00619vb.th.jpg) (http://img115.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00619vb.jpg)
fwiw

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: banzai on April 07, 2006, 11:57:30 PM

(http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/1380/canal0di.th.jpg) (http://www.alkyonsailing.gr/photos2.php)

I found 1 blue bridge in the canal. Maybe that's the one ???

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 08, 2006, 12:08:00 AM

Do you think some teams went to the wrong bridge banzai :lol: ?

(http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/2854/pudrff00515vk.th.jpg) (http://img221.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00515vk.jpg) (http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/4494/newmetro6ep.th.gif) (http://img54.imageshack.us/my.php?image=newmetro6ep.gif) Directions: On Metro Line A, get off either at Spagna or Barberini and walk to the Trevi Fountain.
Line A

Cipro Station: This station is very close to the Vatican Museums, a couple of blocks closer
than Ottaviano Station.

Ottaviano Station: You can walk to the Vatican Museums and St. Peter's from
here very easily (about four blocks). See my Vatican area map.

Flaminio Station: This station brings you out at Piazzale Flaminio. If you walk back through the
Aurelian Wall, you are in Piazza del Popolo. Santa Maria del Popolo is to your right and
across the piazza are the 'twin' churches.

Spagna Station: This one should be obvious. This lets you off at Piazza di Spagna and the heart
of the designer district. This station is particularly long because going to the other exit puts
you on the Via Veneto in the expensive posh part of Rome near Villa Borghese.

Barberini Station: This is also obvious because here you are at Piazza Barberini. Nearby sites
include the American Embassy (on Via Veneto), Palazzo Barberini, Planet Hollywood,
the downtown airline offices (up Via Barberini), and the macabre Santa Maria della
Concezione (right at the beginning Via Veneto) which contain four chapels in the Capuchin
portion beneath decorated with the bones of some 4,000 friars -- a must see in my
opinion. It sounds gruesome, but it is amazing. Check out my Churches and Basilicas
section for pictures of this remarkable set of chapels. This Metro station is also not far
from the Presidential Palace, which is open for free tours to the public every second and
fourth Sunday of the month.

Repubblica Station: This station brings you out at Piazza della Repubblica and is near Termini
Stazione and is close to the Museo Nazionale Romana and Santa Maria degli Angeli.

Termini Station: This station brings you to Termini Stazione. It is also where Lines A and B
cross. You are not far from Santa Maria degli Angeli, and Santa Maria Maggiore.

San Giovanni Station: This is as far as I have gone on the subway. There are only three
must-see sites this far out in my estimation: San Giovanni in Laterano (the Cathedral
of Rome); Scala Santa (the Sacred Steps); and Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, which
holds the relics of the cross Jesus was crucified on.

This Line continues with the final stop quite a ways out at Anagnina.

map link (http://www.stuardtclarkesrome.com/metromap.htm)

Underground (http://www2.uniroma2.it/studenti/erasmus/infostranieri/generalguide03.html)
Rome's underground system is made up of two separate lines that intersect at Termini, the main train station. Both lines run from 5:30 am to 11.30 p.m., with a frequency of 5 minutes.
Line A - Links the area of Cinecittà-Quadraro in the south-east of the city with Termini rail station, the historic centre of Rome and the area of Prati to the west.

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: banzai on April 08, 2006, 12:29:33 AM

(http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/9348/corinthcanalfromdeckoflp0wz.th.jpg) (http://www.longpassages.org/images/Corinth%20Canal%20from%20deck%20of%20LP.jpg) another blue bridge

(http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/9870/pudrff00259ls.th.jpg) (http://img228.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00259ls.jpg)(http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/7963/pudrff00283pj.th.jpg) (http://img228.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00283pj.jpg)(http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/1002/pudrff00289st.th.jpg) (http://img228.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00289st.jpg) I think Mojo went to the wrong one so the cameraman pans over to the bungee area

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: banzai on April 08, 2006, 12:59:58 AM

Quote from: banzai on April 07, 2006, 07:53:24 PM

(http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/6360/olympia8nl.th.jpg) (http://img228.imageshack.us/my.php?image=olympia8nl.jpg)

(http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/6325/segesta7xd.th.jpg) (http://img112.imageshack.us/my.php?image=segesta7xd.jpg) I think it's Segesta ;D ; recycle

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 08, 2006, 01:03:57 AM

lol banzai ( hoping for some good PIP's tomorrow!! )

its hard to find pictures of subway passages , I cant find the wording
I guess it doesn't matter because it sure looks like Rome ( thanks Boingo )

(http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/8688/pudrff00624ns.th.jpg) (http://img129.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00624ns.jpg)(http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/810/pudrff00526rf.th.jpg) (http://img301.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00526rf.jpg) (http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/6209/lepantostation8lz.th.jpg) (http://img301.imageshack.us/my.php?image=lepantostation8lz.jpg) LEPANTO station

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: Slowhatch on April 08, 2006, 01:20:18 AM

Urban Rail (http://urbanrail.net/) is a world database and a good place to start; not much of a photo gallery but it does have some links to each local site. If all you want is a schedule, Subway Navigator (http://www.subwaynavigator.com/subway_site/eng/accueil/fset_subway.htm) should do.

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 08, 2006, 01:25:38 AM

thanks Slowhatch

just found one
:jumpy:

http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/rom/roma2.htm

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 08, 2006, 01:45:02 AM

note how TPTB blackened out any hopes of finding the right station

(http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/8688/pudrff00624ns.th.jpg) (http://img129.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00624ns.jpg)(http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/882/mbarberinism6oy.th.jpg) (http://img111.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mbarberinism6oy.jpg) example

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: Chateau d If on April 08, 2006, 01:52:49 AM

That stinks. (:;)
I wonder if it will still be rubbed out for the show or if the name has been spray painted.

But Rome is certainly is.

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: banzai on April 08, 2006, 08:13:17 AM

since they have to do something in Rome before they head to Athens, maybe they have to do something in the Nafplion Harbour before they go to Oman. So Nafplion Harbour is for episode 8.

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: gingerman28 on April 08, 2006, 12:12:03 PM

This is to get all you fine people started on putting the Da Vinci Puzzle together:

After spending a mandatory 12 or 36 hour rest stop at the Grand Hotel Ortigia Siracusa in Siracusa, Italy, teams leave the pitstop at Fonte Aretusa between the hours of 10:30PM and 1:30AM.

They must drive to Catania and find the airport and then fly to Rome, Italy. When they arrive in Rome at Fiumicino (Leonardo Da Vinci) Airport they must make their way to the fountain made famous in the 1954 movie, and do what the title of the movie tells them to do. When they have done it correctly, they will receive their next clue, but not from Dorothy McGuire nor Clifton Webb. They have $120 for this leg of the race.

The teams, if they do not get lost on the way from Siracusa (all they have to do is retrace their drive on S114), should be able to catch the first Altalia flight No. 1734 leaving at 6:25AM and arriving at Fiumicino Airport outside Rome at 7:45AM. Sunrise is at 6:39AM and all of the teams should get on this flight. BUNCH POINT NUMBER ONE.

In Rome, first, of course, they must proceed to find Fontana di Trevi (made famous in 1954 by the film "Three Coins in the Fountain.")

The easiest and quickest way fromn Fiumicino Airport into the center of Rome (especially in the morning rush hour traffic) is to take the dedicated train which goes directly to the Central Train Station, Stazione Termini (usually just called Termini) a trip that takes about 30 minutes. Trains leave every half hour beginning at 6:52AM.

When they arrive at Termini Station, they should proceed downstairs to the Metro system which crosses beneath the train station. Here they want to get on Line A and travel toward Battistina, getting off at the second stop, Barberini, the closest station to the Piazza Fontana di Trevi. Here is perhaps where we see Michelle and Lake coming up out of the underground station. It is a short three block walk from the station to the Trevi Fountain.

After throwing their "Three Coins in the Fountain" the teams receive their next clue which is just part of Leonardo's famous sketch of the Vitruvian Man. This sketch showing a man with extended limbs inside a triangle, inside of a square, inside of a circle is the key to "Da Vinci's Code."

The code when solved revolves around the spacial relationship of the circle and the square which relies on Pells Progressions to solve. In short, it demonstrates the value of the Octogan as demonstrated by Andronicus of Cyrrha in the building of his Octagonal Tower in Athens, Greece.

To secure the various parts of the sketech, puzzle and the final solution of the code, teams are probably sent by cab on a wild trip around ancient Rome hitting various historical and famous landmarks such as the Arch of Constantine, the Catacombs, the Colosseum, Galleria Borghese, Palatino, Pantheon, Roman Forum, Trajan's Column, the Spanish Steps and Via Appia Antica (the Appian Way).

When they have completed the task and figure out that the answer to Da Vinci' Code, they will realize that they have to return to Leonardo da Vinci Airport and arrange the earliest flight possible to Athens, Greece.

If they are lucky and finish their trek around Rome early they might be able to catch Olympic Airlines flight No. 234 at 11:00AM which arrives in Athens at 2:00PM (and it has been shown so far in TAR9 that some tasks are done very quickly). If a team is able to catch this early flight they would be able to reach Andronicus of Cyurrha's tower known locally as the Tower of the Winds or simply "Aerides" which is located in the ruins of the Roman Agora before it closes to the public at 2:45PM (although TPTB seem to be able to arrange opening and closing times to suit their own needs). If a team is this successful they would then end up at least a good 18 hours ahead of tlhe pack. It has happened before in Munich. And, terrible thought, perhaps this is why we do not see The Beach Boys after Rome. I'll add that in any case I think Eric and Jeremy reach the Tower of the Winds first, and find the Fast Forward which they will take. That is why we do not see them either first at the roadblock bungee jump nor later at the Ancient Olympic site of the olympic game detour. They have done some task and gone directly to the pit stop in Nafplio

But more likely this will be BUNCH POINT NUMBER TWO, as teams take longer to complete the task and will not be able to catch a flight to Athens until Atlitalia flight AZ720 leaving at 2:00PM arriving in Athens at 5:05PM or Olympic Airlines flight OA240 leaving at 7:15PM and arriving at 10:15PM. There are other flights but these are the only direct non-stop flights listed. Other flights leaving between noon and 7:00PM all are connecting flights through Milan, Munich, Frankfurt, or Paris and take from 6 to 10 hours.

At the airport in Athens, teams will pick up specially marked cars and make their way to the Tower of the Winds in the Roman Agora ruins situated just below the Acropolis and The Parthenon Temple. However, the advertised open hours are from 8:30AM to 2:45PM. So it looks like BUNCH POINT NUMBER THREE and a cool, overnight, (even perhaps rainy) camp out waiting for the Tower of the Winds to open the next morning.

And here, I must leave you, as I must now go finish contemplating how to complete my Form 1040 for 2005!

Chiao, baby!

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 08, 2006, 02:20:23 PM

thanks Gman , do I even need to watch the show Wends? :lol: Oh OK I'll watch just to see the sights of Roma & Greece :jumpy:
later :waves:

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: Boingo on April 08, 2006, 08:55:11 PM

OK, getting bored waiting for new previews. Found Trevi fountain and Metro Stations on Google Earth. Barberini Station is about .31 miles away, and Spagna Station is approx. .36 miles. Streets look like a maze, though.

(http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:O61SdDcOq9H2BM:http://www.liveinrome.com/bb/by-area/img/trevi.jpg) (http://www.liveinrome.com/bb/by-area/img/trevi.jpg)

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 08, 2006, 09:58:22 PM

I'm bored too , I watched Golf all day and did not see one pip for TAR
fwiw~ one of probably many Spagna entrance/exit's whatever
(http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/3277/184154143nvvjneph7xd.th.jpg) (http://img111.imageshack.us/my.php?image=184154143nvvjneph7xd.jpg)

and a few useless ones that have no specific details
(http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/123/metro9lm.th.jpg) (http://img162.imageshack.us/my.php?image=metro9lm.jpg)(http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/8366/214123340umvqfpph6ru.th.jpg) (http://img162.imageshack.us/my.php?image=214123340umvqfpph6ru.jpg)(http://img476.imageshack.us/img476/3350/fili8ux.th.jpg) (http://img476.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fili8ux.jpg)

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: Kogs on April 08, 2006, 10:06:16 PM

Quote from: puddin on April 08, 2006, 09:58:22 PM

I'm bored too , I watched Golf all day and did not see one pip for TAR
fwiw~ one of probably many Spagna entrance/exit's whatever
(http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/3277/184154143nvvjneph7xd.th.jpg) (http://img111.imageshack.us/my.php?image=184154143nvvjneph7xd.jpg)

and a few useless ones that have no specific details
(http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/123/metro9lm.th.jpg) (http://img162.imageshack.us/my.php?image=metro9lm.jpg)(http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/8366/214123340umvqfpph6ru.th.jpg) (http://img162.imageshack.us/my.php?image=214123340umvqfpph6ru.jpg)(http://img476.imageshack.us/img476/3350/fili8ux.th.jpg) (http://img476.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fili8ux.jpg)

wow puddin is a golf fan!!! :lol: teal=sarcasim

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 08, 2006, 10:12:14 PM

I like golf because of the scenary but today Kogs it bored me to death, beleive it or not basketball is more interesting to watch :-\ , I cant beleive I admitted to that !! Also I recorde CBS all day , I'm rechecking to see if I missed anything " Needs a life "

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: Boingo on April 08, 2006, 10:14:34 PM

No, i'm more bored than you! (:;)

Might have located the stairs to Barberini Station shown in this photo. Rotated GE image to match photo's perspective. Note there are two sets of stairs (larger forground and a distant background set.) I'm guessing that these structures are stairs to the Metro. Not many trees elsewhere near the Barberini Station.
(http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/882/mbarberinism6oy.th.jpg) (http://img111.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mbarberinism6oy.jpg)

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 08, 2006, 10:29:55 PM

Well I was so bored that I was looking for that darn "Dago Express " or whatever the heck that stupid boat says !!

I guess the times of day are out at the Canal ? darn rain :knuckles:

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: banzai on April 08, 2006, 10:55:26 PM

just uploaded a clearer version. This time it's from cable TV source; no vhs; similar to the web promo
http://www.savefile.com/files/6347690

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 08, 2006, 11:07:45 PM

nice banzai

hey do you think Mo is on a train ?
(http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/3341/p2xo.th.jpg) (http://img210.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p2xo.jpg)(http://img430.imageshack.us/img430/2658/pudrff00969gq.th.jpg) (http://img430.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00969gq.jpg)(http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/7639/pudrff00977va.th.jpg) (http://img469.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00977va.jpg)

www.boostdam.net/.../ TrainAthensNafplio.html

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: Slowhatch on April 08, 2006, 11:25:16 PM

I thought the producers just improvised a playing field for the games (like they did with the tipi task), but the building may be something we can find.

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 08, 2006, 11:34:38 PM

(http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/4470/pudrff00982mj.th.jpg) (http://img210.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00982mj.jpg) lightened

(http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/4180/pudrff01003av.th.jpg) (http://img210.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff01003av.jpg)(http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/6249/pudrff01022lc.th.jpg) (http://img210.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff01022lc.jpg)(http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/5644/pudrff01041zc.th.jpg) (http://img240.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff01041zc.jpg)

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: banzai on April 08, 2006, 11:56:56 PM

I think Mo cries near the bungee area :(

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 09, 2006, 12:02:04 AM

Quote from: banzai on April 08, 2006, 11:56:56 PM

I think Mo cries near the bungee area :(

watch banzai it looks like shes not moving but the scenary is , and the rain drops are on glass

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: Boingo on April 09, 2006, 12:11:58 AM

Quote from: Slowhatch on April 08, 2006, 11:25:16 PM

I thought the producers just improvised a playing field for the games (like they did with the tipi task), but the building may be something we can find.
(http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=8073.0;attach=6264;image)

Those may be ruins. Look like partially reconstructed Greek columns or something. Could even be in ancient Olympia (but I doubt it). :-\

(http://www.farhorizon.com/europe/images/images-greece/temple_sm.jpg) some ruins in ~~Olympia~~ ancient Corinth :angel:

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: banzai on April 09, 2006, 12:31:28 AM

that makes sense puddin
(http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/756/italy3gv.th.jpg) (http://img123.imageshack.us/my.php?image=italy3gv.jpg) Italy is confirmed; I can read it now

(http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/6669/eric5da.th.jpg) (http://img123.imageshack.us/my.php?image=eric5da.jpg) I got the tv preview that has this shot; it's clearer; from cable tv source

http://www.filewire.com/download.php?id=ff8160d91c65b96a539bf48

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: banzai on April 09, 2006, 12:37:03 AM

(http://www.tourtripgreece.gr/media/corinth_canal.gif) there's a train station near the bungee area

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: banzai on April 09, 2006, 12:44:53 AM

http://www.boostdam.net/2003GREECE/TrainAthensNafplio.html

I see now. The train goes from Athens to Corinth and to Nafplio. So the pitstop could be in Nafplio. Good job puddin

Quote from: puddin on April 07, 2006, 10:24:19 PM

just to add this to Neobies theory
(http://[banned image hosting site].com/t85ilk_th.jpg) (http://www.abiyoyo.com/grecia/continente/varios/grecia.htm) 17(http://img316.imageshack.us/img316/2231/road7jr.th.jpg) (http://img316.imageshack.us/my.php?image=road7jr.jpg) Nafplio Harbor or GALAXIDI

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 09, 2006, 12:45:49 AM

You've been a busy Buckaroo !! :jumpy:

so tunnel or night time ?

(http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/7447/pudrff01098ld.th.jpg) (http://img301.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff01098ld.jpg)(http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/4338/pudrff01108sa.th.jpg) (http://img301.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff01108sa.jpg)(http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/8964/pudrff01113ua.th.jpg) (http://img206.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff01113ua.jpg)

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: banzai on April 09, 2006, 12:50:18 AM

^^ because the muppet calls out my nick again :jumpy: He gave me an energy boost. :woohoo:

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: banzai on April 09, 2006, 01:01:49 AM

Quote from: puddin on April 08, 2006, 11:07:45 PM

nice banzai

hey do you think Mo is on a train ?
(http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/3341/p2xo.th.jpg) (http://img210.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p2xo.jpg)(http://img430.imageshack.us/img430/2658/pudrff00969gq.th.jpg) (http://img430.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00969gq.jpg)(http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/7639/pudrff00977va.th.jpg) (http://img469.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00977va.jpg)

www.boostdam.net/.../ TrainAthensNafplio.html

(http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/3676/tornedcap2my.jpg) her cap is torned and I don't know if it is after or before the bungee jump. I have to check tomorrow.

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 09, 2006, 01:05:39 AM

:lol: lol , your funny ( thanks again banzai , i didn't realize my train link was broken )

some sort of wall ( those are my white lines )
(http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/6381/pudrff01179tr.th.jpg) (http://img301.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff01179tr.jpg)

real telephone poles ?
(http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/2424/pudrff01204wf.th.jpg) (http://img222.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff01204wf.jpg)

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: banzai on April 09, 2006, 01:13:59 AM

(http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/3676/tornedcap2my.jpg) (http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/9554/mojo26ad.th.jpg) (http://img92.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mojo26ad.jpg)

this clue is very important. If her jacket got torned after the bungee jump, it means they take the train to the pitstop

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: Boingo on April 09, 2006, 01:17:39 AM

Look at the first four cities in this Classic Greek Tour (http://www.gate1travel.com/greece-travel/maps/8DClassic-Greece-l.gif). Athens, Corinth, Nafplio, Olympia, etc. hmm...coincidence?

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: banzai on April 09, 2006, 11:29:54 AM

(http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/134/canal15sa.th.jpg) (http://img84.imageshack.us/my.php?image=canal15sa.jpg) I think there's a bus on the bridge. I don't know if it's a tourist bus or the crew bus

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 09, 2006, 11:35:15 AM

do you guys think there could be an Elim Leg with a Fast Forward ? ( What I'm tryimg to figure out is if Oman might be the NEL or not ? Can you imagine begging in the desert ? )
anyway lets look at the clues again

Were almost sure of a few things ,
Rome ( DaVinci Code task by all teams , I assume so)
Teams go to Athens ( detour in Athens ? not sure of the other option )
Fran is ascared at the Roadblock ( Corinth Canal Bungee )
TPTB are hiding Eric & Jeremy from the Detour & Roadblock ( it just maybe they are light years ahead of the other teams , we know that in at least one preview a week they hide at least on team for whatever reason ?)

the clues sure sound like they are in order
I know last leg we had " One Duo gets lost on the way to the Roadblock and ends up at the Pitstop instead, will this mistake jeopardize their position in the race?" and they did , what the show didn't show us was that MoJo came to the pitstop before the Roadblock as well as L&M but much later ,which made the clues in order .

TEAMS PARTICIPATE IN A SPECIAL "DA VINCI CODE" -- THEMED CHALLENGE WHICH STARTS IN ITALY AND SENDS THE TEAMS RACING TO ATHENS, GREECE

"Herculean Effort For Some Herculean Dudes" --
1)Teams participate in a special "Da Vinci Code"-themed challenge in which teams are given a portion of Da Vinci's famed "Vitruvian Man" and must find the other half in order to solve the clue

2)While Racing through Greece, teams return to ancient times and compete in Olympic games that include a grueling bout in the mud with a Greek wrestler.
3)During a roadblock, teams face a 240-foot bungee jump off the Corinth Canal bridge and one racer becomes paralyzed with fear.
4)Several teams make a crucial mistake when they fail to follow the clue's directions correctly.
5)Meanwhile, a lack of focus and confusion plagues several teams who get lost while driving, and their frustration fuels an emotional breakdown for one team.

to note I see some of the teams have their gear in tow , MoJo running around the Canal and it looks like Rayolanda has theirs at the detour .
Several teams make a crucial mistake when they fail to follow the clue's directions correctly
Do some teams have to return to whatever they didnt do correctly ? Like Uchenna & Joyce & Meredith & Gretchen ( to name a few ) that arrived at the pitstop .....

BIG MISTAKE
Arriving on the mat in third place, Uchenna & Joyce were shocked to learn they hadn’t completed the Roadblock correctly. They had to return to finish it before Phil could check them in. While driving back into the bush, the couple realized that Uchenna had grabbed only the flag marking the post rather than the post itself. Because of their sizable lead on the back three Teams, the married couple grabbed the post and returned to the Pit Stop retaining their third-place slot.

Arriving at the Pit Stop in fourth place, Meredith & Gretchen also had to return to the Roadblock because they had not taken a clue directing them to the Khwai River Lodge. As the panicked Meredith & Gretchen jumped back in their car, Lynn & Alex finished the Roadblock and headed to the Pit Stop. Believing they were in last place, Alex put on layers of clothes in hopes that this would be a non-elimination leg, but the boyfriends received a pleasant surprise of a fourth-place finish.

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: gingerman28 on April 09, 2006, 01:03:54 PM

Taking out time from Uncle Sam and his g. d. taxes:

Time Line so far:

In the early morning since all teams arrived at the pit stop before sunset at 4:59PM in Siracusa.

Drive to Catania Airport - 42 miles more or less along state highway S114.

All teams get on the 6:25AM flight from Catania to Rome

Arrive in Rome at 7:45AM and take Rapid Direct Train to Termini station; get on metro Line A and go two stops to Barberini Station.

Walk to Piazza Fontana di Trevi. Get clue to solve Da Vinci's Code.

Travel around Rome by Metro or Taxi in search of clue.

Eric and Jeremy somehow get way ahead or figure out the clue before the others and take cab back to the Airport (they are seen in a cab, pumping up with joy (Jeremy holds blue route clue) in area that looks like the departure area of the airport (note underground parking behind them) and they catch the early 11:00AM flight to Athens .

Other teams muddle through and catch later flights to Athens.

In Athens, teams pick up marked vehicles and drive to Tower of the Winds location in the Ancient Roman Forum. BUNCH POINT SINCE IT DOES NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC UNTIL 8:30am But The Beach Boys have come and gone

Clue here leads them on a 60mile drive to the Corinth Canal. Teams should take route E94 for the most direct route.

ROADBLOCK: Bungee Jump from the highway bridge over the Corinth Canal. We see the following team members jumping:

Ray, Tyler, Michelle, Monica, and Fran. Missing, of course, Eric and Jeremy.

Teams now have to drive along E65 another approximately 150 miles to Ancient Olympia. Some teams, as usual, get lost on the way.Here they find the DETOUR. One of the tasks is to perform the events associated with the ANCIENT PENTATHLON:

Sprinting
Wrestling
Javelin Throwing
Discus Throwing
Long Jump.

Not clear is whether team members must both do each task, or they can alternate but end up with both team members working together to throw the "professional" wrestler out of the marked circle. I think this is the case since we see BJ throwing the discus, and Tyler throwing the javelin, and both working together to nail the wrestler. We see Ray, BJ, Tyler, Joseph, and Monica doing these tasks.

No idea of what the other task is. This task may be done by The Old Folks, and The Evil Ones and entail some more intellectual task at the Olympia Museum.

Then the teams go on to the pit stop. Not clear where this is. It could be still in Ancient Olympia at the Temple of Zeuz or at the Temple of Hera, Or they may have to drive back 150 miles to the town of Nafplio and find either the Palamidi Fortress which could require a climb up the cliff which takes 935 steps, or find a boat to reach the fortified Isle of Bourtzi.

In any case, I am sure that The Beach Boys have reached this location many hours ago. They had to perform some Fast Forward task along the way, but I doubt that they had to shave their heads!!

And the last team to reach the Pit Stop WILL BE ELIMINATED. On CBS Sunday Morning, they did promo the fact that "the next team to be cast off from The Amazing Race woulld be on the Thursday morning TES program."

Now back to Uncle Sam

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: Boingo on April 09, 2006, 02:55:46 PM

Quote from: banzai on April 09, 2006, 11:29:54 AM

(http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/134/canal15sa.th.jpg) (http://img84.imageshack.us/my.php?image=canal15sa.jpg) I think there's a bus on the bridge. I don't know if it's a tourist bus or the crew bus

Bus? There's a bus? Heck, I don't even see a bridge :lol3: was this taken on a moonless night? LOL :snicker:

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 09, 2006, 03:13:05 PM

could we find out waht time there were heavy downpours around the canal?
I was asssuming the Detour came before the Roadblock ?
Also if the teams are driving all over the place why are they lugging their gear around , why not leave it in the car ? thats why i think they take some other transportation ? bus/train whatever .

(http://img487.imageshack.us/img487/7484/pudrff01226sz.th.jpg) (http://img487.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff01226sz.jpg) lightned

this could be Rays backpacks and stuff (http://img487.imageshack.us/img487/720/pudrff01172ld.th.jpg) (http://img487.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff01172ld.jpg)

(http://img328.imageshack.us/img328/8684/pudrff00939vd.th.jpg) (http://img328.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00939vd.jpg)
(http://img487.imageshack.us/img487/1077/pudrff00945nm.th.jpg) (http://img487.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00945nm.jpg) MOJO with gear

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: Boingo on April 09, 2006, 03:42:40 PM

Quote from: puddin on April 09, 2006, 03:13:05 PM

could we find out waht time there were heavy downpours around the canal?
I was asssuming the Detour came before the Roadblock ?
Also if the teams are driving all over the place why are they lugging their gear around , why not leave it in the car ? thats why i think they take some other transportation ? bus/train whatever .

(http://img328.imageshack.us/img328/8684/pudrff00939vd.th.jpg) (http://img328.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00939vd.jpg)

FWIW, I see (on the video) what appears to be Greek writing on the wall. A-T-T-A-(gamma)-O-P..... which is pronounced "ATTAGOR..."

Heck if I know :dunno:

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: Boingo on April 09, 2006, 03:59:18 PM

Just another aerial view of three bridges crossing the Corinth Canal (2 steel, 1 concrete).

(http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:51Z0hWHUy8A6xM:http://www.theodora.com/wfb/photos/greece/isthmus_of_korynth_greece_ert.jpg) (http://www.theodora.com/wfb/photos/greece/isthmus_of_korynth_greece_ert.jpg)

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: banzai on April 09, 2006, 04:10:36 PM

I'm with you puddin. They take the train & Nafplio is the pitstop.

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: gingerman28 on April 09, 2006, 07:50:14 PM

Quote from: puddin on April 09, 2006, 11:35:15 AM

do you guys think there could be an Elim Leg with a Fast Forward ? ( What I'm tryimg to figure out is if Oman might be the NEL or not ? Can you imagine begging in the desert ? )
anyway lets look at the clues again

Were almost sure of a few things ,
Rome ( DaVinci Code task by all teams , I assume so)
Teams go to Athens ( detour in Athens ? not sure of the other option )
Fran is ascared at the Roadblock ( Corinth Canal Bungee )
TPTB are hiding Eric & Jeremy from the Detour & Roadblock ( it just maybe they are light years ahead of the other teams , we know that in at least one preview a week they hide at least on team for whatever reason ?)

the clues sure sound like they are in order
I know last leg we had " One Duo gets lost on the way to the Roadblock and ends up at the Pitstop instead, will this mistake jeopardize their position in the race?" and they did , what the show didn't show us was that MoJo came to the pitstop before the Roadblock as well as L&M but much later ,which made the clues in order .

TEAMS PARTICIPATE IN A SPECIAL "DA VINCI CODE" -- THEMED CHALLENGE WHICH STARTS IN ITALY AND SENDS THE TEAMS RACING TO ATHENS, GREECE

"Herculean Effort For Some Herculean Dudes" --
1)Teams participate in a special "Da Vinci Code"-themed challenge in which teams are given a portion of Da Vinci's famed "Vitruvian Man" and must find the other half in order to solve the clue

2)While Racing through Greece, teams return to ancient times and compete in Olympic games that include a grueling bout in the mud with a Greek wrestler.
3)During a roadblock, teams face a 240-foot bungee jump off the Corinth Canal bridge and one racer becomes paralyzed with fear.
4)Several teams make a crucial mistake when they fail to follow the clue's directions correctly.
5)Meanwhile, a lack of focus and confusion plagues several teams who get lost while driving, and their frustration fuels an emotional breakdown for one team.

1. CBS announced on CBS Sunday Morning during promo for TES that the next team castoff from TAR would be on the show Thursday (included visual of racers and title card)

2. "teams get lost while driving" sort of indicates that they drive at least somewhere.

3. Think Roadblock comes first at Corinth Canal. Then Detour in Ancient Olympia. Pitstop in either Ancient Olympia or Nafplio

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Post by: puddin on April 09, 2006, 08:26:14 PM

I'm starting to think like " no Fast Forward and no NEL " Gman , I'm in Olympia now and cant find anyplace yet that matches what little we see of where they are , telephone or powerlines seen running through as well as that huge ODD tree , i'm still looking aroung :yaya:

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Post by: banzai on April 09, 2006, 08:31:58 PM

but the Olympics 2004 is in Athens and not in Olympia so the detour doesn't have to be in Olympia.

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Post by: Kogs on April 09, 2006, 08:35:11 PM

Quote from: banzai on April 09, 2006, 08:31:58 PM

but the Olympics 2004 is in Athens and not in Olympia so the detour doesn't have to be in Olympia.

'
isnt the original olympic site 2 hours away from athens? then had shotput there in 2004 olympics

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Post by: gingerman28 on April 09, 2006, 09:06:21 PM

Quote from: Kogs on April 09, 2006, 08:35:11 PM

Quote from: banzai on April 09, 2006, 08:31:58 PM
but the Olympics 2004 is in Athens and not in Olympia so the detour doesn't have to be in Olympia.
'
isnt the original olympic site 2 hours away from athens? then had shotput there in 2004 olympics

The site of the original Olympic Games in 776BC was at Ancient Olympia about a five and a half bus or car trip from Athens. The games were forbidden and cancelled in AD393 by Emperor Theodosius I since the Christians considered them to be a pagan ritual!

The modern Olympic games were revived by Baron Pierre de Coubertin in Athens in 1896. This was the site used again for some events in 2004.

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Post by: puddin on April 09, 2006, 09:07:12 PM

Quote from: banzai on April 09, 2006, 08:31:58 PM

but the Olympics 2004 is in Athens and not in Olympia so the detour doesn't have to be in Olympia.

I'm leaning towards the detour being more around Athens too banzai , the pictures matchup better but I can't find a sure thing :knuckles:

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: Boingo on April 09, 2006, 09:18:53 PM

Quote from: puddin on April 09, 2006, 09:07:12 PM

Quote from: banzai on April 09, 2006, 08:31:58 PM
but the Olympics 2004 is in Athens and not in Olympia so the detour doesn't have to be in Olympia.
I'm leaning towards the detour being more around Athens too banzai , the pictures matchup better but I can't find a sure thing :knuckles:

I always had my doubts about ancient Olympia, being just too far out of the way. Just for kicks, try ancient Corinth. The Temple of Apollo ruins there kinda-sorta-almost-maybe look like some structure in the previews. (The terrain is not so good a match, though). But, it's close to the canal and on the road to Nafplio. Just a guess.

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Post by: puddin on April 09, 2006, 09:35:53 PM

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/site_1q.html

follow the ~ Next stop on the Tour for more Quicktime videos at the bottom of the page

.

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Post by: banzai on April 09, 2006, 10:50:59 PM

(http://img476.imageshack.us/img476/4239/streets6ja.th.jpg) (http://img476.imageshack.us/my.php?image=streets6ja.jpg) only a few new frames :(
(http://img476.imageshack.us/img476/8490/bluebridge0rf.th.jpg) (http://img476.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bluebridge0rf.jpg) blue bridge

edit:

I uploaded the preview here: http://www.savefile.com/files/5840204

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Post by: puddin on April 09, 2006, 11:01:31 PM

I thought I caught a glimpse of new stuff , thanks banzai .
No pip's for you too? I didnt even see one for Survivor.dumb boring golf :meow:

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: banzai on April 09, 2006, 11:15:23 PM

(http://s18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/rawalsh/TAR9_Promo2/TAR_Promo7/more/th_pic-4-big.jpg)
(http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/1322/pudrff00494vo.th.jpg) (http://img420.imageshack.us/img420/9053/jump3re.jpg) I think this colorful area is where they jump

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Post by: Slowhatch on April 09, 2006, 11:19:16 PM

There's some ruins at Corinth, but the temple of Apollo (source (http://www.cornellcollege.edu/classical_studies/reviewgreek/greekculture.shtml)) isn't close enough to call a match.

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dumb boring golf

:popcorn: So much to choose from today: Nascar, a pile-up on lap 1 of the Grand Prix, and Lefty at Augusta.

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 10, 2006, 12:34:37 AM

this and that
(http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/5701/pudrff01385px.th.jpg) (http://img211.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff01385px.jpg)(http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/6169/pudrff01370kw.th.jpg) (http://img45.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff01370kw.jpg)
(http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/4861/pudrff01336ih.th.jpg) (http://img211.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff01336ih.jpg)

(http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/5793/pudrff01484fj.th.jpg) (http://img211.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff01484fj.jpg) it would seem to me that BJ & Tyler are one of the first teams to wrestle , we see maybe robed wrestlers in the middle of the circles waiting there turn?

(http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/1338/pudrff01454sb.th.jpg) (http://img211.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff01454sb.jpg)

( Slowhatch , I had Biffle & Kurt Busch on my Nascar Fantasy team :-\ )

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: banzai on April 10, 2006, 12:50:46 AM

^^ good catch puddin

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Post by: puddin on April 10, 2006, 01:03:07 AM

at least four for sure banzai :) , we have to keep the Hippies safe or all the fun is gone :bjtyler:

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Post by: Chateau d If on April 10, 2006, 02:05:59 AM

There is better weather data for Athens Eleftherios (http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/LGAV/2005/11/17/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA).

It says that the rains came from 6:50 am to 1:50 pm and from 3:50 to 7:50 pm. But, since it is not Corinth there may be a delay for the storm cell to reach there.

Is it raining for all of our jumpers?

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 10, 2006, 09:37:43 AM

For sure Fran n Barry , its pouring
the film is really dark when Tyler is jumping so I can't say .
Ray is hard to say , I'll see what I can do for raindrops .
Mo-Jo are seen running on a canal bridge towards the zulu bungee and its a downpour .
Lake has his orange hood up over his head while watching Michele .
of course we dont see Eric & Jeremy .

(http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/4454/pudrff01517xf.th.jpg) (http://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff01517xf.jpg) we think this is Yolanda also running on a path /bridge near the canal, hood up?
(http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/2272/pudrff01548xx.th.jpg) (http://img206.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff01548xx.jpg) (http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/4967/pudrff01567uk.th.jpg) (http://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff01567uk.jpg) Tyler

(http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/4397/pudrff01588na.th.jpg) (http://img206.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff01588na.jpg) Mr Evil

(http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/3020/pudrff01608rz.th.jpg) (http://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff01608rz.jpg)(http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/6562/pudrff01605go.th.jpg) (http://img212.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff01605go.jpg)

(http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/5324/pudrff01627jc.th.jpg) (http://img225.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff01627jc.jpg)(http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/8052/pudrff01575an.th.jpg) (http://img225.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff01575an.jpg)

(http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/4084/pudrff01641wb.th.jpg) (http://img212.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff01641wb.jpg)(http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/5103/pudrff01646pd.th.jpg) (http://img212.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff01646pd.jpg) (http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/4061/pudrff01667zz.th.jpg) (http://img225.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff01667zz.jpg) when Ray is throwing the spear Monica is throwing the disc ,it doesnt look like its raining ( thanks banzai)

(http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/6361/pudrff01674fg.th.jpg) (http://img212.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff01674fg.jpg) you can see the rain when BJ & Tyler are wrestling

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Post by: supsandalee on April 10, 2006, 09:55:39 AM

Quote from: puddin on April 10, 2006, 09:37:43 AM

(http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/4397/pudrff01588na.th.jpg) (http://img206.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff01588na.jpg) Mr Evil

Make that DR. Evil! :lol: :help:

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: gingerman28 on April 10, 2006, 10:16:09 AM

Quote from: puddin on April 08, 2006, 11:07:45 PM

nice banzai

hey do you think Mo is on a train ?
(http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/3341/p2xo.th.jpg) (http://img210.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p2xo.jpg)(http://img430.imageshack.us/img430/2658/pudrff00969gq.th.jpg) (http://img430.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00969gq.jpg)(http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/7639/pudrff00977va.th.jpg) (http://img469.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00977va.jpg)

www.boostdam.net/.../ TrainAthensNafplio.html

But if it is a train, why is she wiping a tear off from beneath her eye? And why does she still have the hood of her parka still up? Finally, it looks more like a bus than a train window.

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: gingerman28 on April 10, 2006, 10:24:30 AM

Quote from: puddin on April 06, 2006, 12:40:46 PM

I think E&J are under a bridge or going through a tunnel ?
(http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/4701/pudrff00031ie.th.jpg) (http://img119.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00031ie.jpg)

Don't think they are driving through a tunnel. In the live video of this scene you can spot what looks like cars parked under a bridge abutment out of the window over Jeremy's shoulder. This could be at a bus station in Athens, perhaps Terminal A, 100 Kifissou Street, from which the KTEL intercity buses leave. Regular bus service to Corinth every half hour from 6:30AM to 5:30PM a 1 hour 30 minute trip. And to Nafplio every two hours from 6:00AM to Noon, a 2 hour and 30 minute trip. Or to Olympia at 9:30AM and 10:45AM a 5 hour and 30 minute trip.

Or they could be arriving or leaving the lower level of the Rome or Athens airport.

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: gingerman28 on April 10, 2006, 10:28:52 AM

Quote from: Slowhatch on April 09, 2006, 11:19:16 PM

There's some ruins at Corinth, but the temple of Apollo (source (http://www.cornellcollege.edu/classical_studies/reviewgreek/greekculture.shtml)) isn't close enough to call a match.
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dumb boring golf
:popcorn: So much to choose from today: Nascar, a pile-up on lap 1 of the Grand Prix, and Lefty at Augusta.

Another place to check is Ancient Nemea where the Three Doric columns of the Temple of Zeus stand out in an isolated rural valley and are readily visable from afar. Ancient Nemea is about half way between Ancient Corinth and Nafplio and is easily reached by car via highway E65.

Are we sure that the team go to Nafplio? Have I missed a pix somewhere?

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Post by: supsandalee on April 10, 2006, 11:01:44 AM

Quote from: supsandalee on April 10, 2006, 09:55:39 AM

Quote from: puddin on April 10, 2006, 09:37:43 AM
(http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/4397/pudrff01588na.th.jpg) (http://img206.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff01588na.jpg) Mr Evil

Make that DR. Evil! :lol: :help:

Couldn't resist! :lol3:

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: banzai on April 10, 2006, 11:11:08 AM

^^ lol

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: amikino on April 10, 2006, 11:36:16 AM

I just couldn't resist because The Vetruvian Man is such a Seraphaem-like clue. So, I looked into it using a different approach and found that The Vetruvian Man is an example of the Golden Ratio. Mathematicians use the greek letter "phi" to represent the Golden Ratio in honor the the Greek sculptor, Phidias, who utilized the ratio in his work. Phidias is most famous for the statue of Zeus in the Temple of Zeus. This temple played a key role in the Panhellenic games and is located in Nemea. The person who just mentioned the ruins in Nemea may be on the right track.

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 10, 2006, 11:55:16 AM

Why is Monica crying ? maybe they think they are in last place or really screwed up, sure it could be a bus too.
LOl @ Dr Evil :lol:

Several teams make a crucial mistake when they fail to follow the clue's directions correctly. Meanwhile, a lack of focus and confusion plagues several teams who get lost while driving, and their frustration fuels an emotional breakdown for one team.

bump for Gman

Quote from: puddin on April 07, 2006, 11:08:41 PM

Nice find by Neobie don't you think? Maybe our pitstop :) ?

(http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/5826/bourtzi0cf.th.jpg) (http://img376.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bourtzi0cf.jpg) ;D

(http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/919/985max0yb.th.jpg) (http://img301.imageshack.us/my.php?image=985max0yb.jpg) Nafplion: The Bourtzi Castle

(http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/9951/2832472060083840480zirmnbph2um.th.jpg) (http://img162.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2832472060083840480zirmnbph2um.jpg)

(http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/6672/154486018stbzooph5nt.th.jpg) (http://img407.imageshack.us/my.php?image=154486018stbzooph5nt.jpg)

(http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/3159/pudrff00619vb.th.jpg) (http://img115.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff00619vb.jpg)
fwiw

Quote from: Neobie on March 03, 2006, 11:52:29 PM

Gut, and pictures, says it's this. Nafplion Harbour, Greece.

http://tec.uno.edu/noctiite/greece/Images/GrWeb03/images/Nafplio46Harbor_jpg.jpg (http://tec.uno.edu/noctiite/greece/Images/GrWeb03/images/Nafplio46Harbor_jpg.jpg)

(http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7871.0;attach=5709;image)

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Post by: puddin on April 10, 2006, 11:58:13 AM

Quote from: amikino on April 10, 2006, 11:36:16 AM

I just couldn't resist because The Vetruvian Man is such a Seraphaem-like clue. So, I looked into it using a different approach and found that The Vetruvian Man is an example of the Golden Ratio. Mathematicians use the greek letter "phi" to represent the Golden Ratio in honor the the Greek sculptor, Phidias, who utilized the ratio in his work. Phidias is most famous for the statue of Zeus in the Temple of Zeus. This temple played a key role in the Panhellenic games and is located in Nemea. The person who just mentioned the ruins in Nemea may be on the right track.

I was in Nemea and had no luck , i'll try as different seach engine .
( Sera :sera: I sure miss him )

(http://img486.imageshack.us/img486/7500/templeofzeus4np.th.jpg) (http://img486.imageshack.us/my.php?image=templeofzeus4np.jpg) (http://img486.imageshack.us/img486/8341/224996512ybqmguph8ri.th.jpg) (http://img486.imageshack.us/my.php?image=224996512ybqmguph8ri.jpg)(http://img484.imageshack.us/img484/9000/18607813qrknekehrsph5sa.th.jpg) (http://img484.imageshack.us/my.php?image=18607813qrknekehrsph5sa.jpg)(http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/4880/nemeasanctuarylarge5fg.th.png) (http://img218.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nemeasanctuarylarge5fg.png) heres the Temple of Zeus

(http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/1935/delphi2db.th.jpg) (http://img234.imageshack.us/my.php?image=delphi2db.jpg) Delphi

(http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/9190/apollontempelinkorinth4cs.th.jpg) (http://img234.imageshack.us/my.php?image=apollontempelinkorinth4cs.jpg) Apollontempel in Korinth

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Post by: puddin on April 10, 2006, 01:12:12 PM

fwiw a detailed map of Athens

(http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/1803/athensmap0ng.th.gif) (http://img206.imageshack.us/my.php?image=athensmap0ng.gif)

http://www.cretetravel.com/Athens/Athens_mini_guide/Athens_map.htm

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Post by: supsandalee on April 10, 2006, 01:22:54 PM

I like the possibility of Nemea. If it is the Temple of Zeus in the hippies pic then that could be the museum in the background. This overhead shot is titled "Santuary of Zeus from the South with museum in foreground 1990" so it is old. It looks like a field in the northwest corner and is bordered by shrubs (matches with Ray background??). There is also a road that might match one of Ray's backgrounds. The road runs along the shrubs and you can see a parked vehicle to the left of a large cypress tree in one of Ray's pics.

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Post by: gingerman28 on April 10, 2006, 01:25:26 PM

Speaking of temples, here is something to ponder. From the beginning we have been assuming that the temple shown at the beginning of the latest promo over which the titles "Every Four Years" etc.are place was the Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens. But checking closer I find that this temple (also in ruins) only has SIX DORIC columns on the front end of the temple. The Parthenon has EIGHT DORIC columns. So this is some other temple some other place. Perhaps if we can locate this particular temple, we will also find the location of our Olympic tryouts!

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 10, 2006, 01:39:47 PM

maybe so Gman

(http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/623/pudrff01688js.th.jpg) (http://img209.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff01688js.jpg)(http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/1221/pudrff01697re.th.jpg) (http://img53.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff01697re.jpg)
(http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/9510/toursegesta5pq.gif) I'm sure now banzai is right , the reused Segesta

(http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/7497/pudrff01711bw.th.jpg) (http://img53.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff01711bw.jpg) this shot matches the introflash of the Parthenon

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 10, 2006, 01:59:46 PM

I have to run but heres one , maybe someone can look around Agora !

(http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/7497/pudrff01711bw.th.jpg) (http://img53.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff01711bw.jpg) maybe its not Parthenon ! Gman may have solved the mystery !

(http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/3879/tar9intro809sz.th.jpg) (http://img206.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tar9intro809sz.jpg) actually this is the original from the introcaps

Hephaistos Temple above the ancient Agora (marketplace)
which formed the centre of social and civic life in ancient Athens

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: banzai on April 10, 2006, 02:15:22 PM

^^ lol, the trees and the bushes are almost the same. I have to recheck.

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Post by: Boingo on April 10, 2006, 02:27:00 PM

FWIW, everything you ever wanted to know about ancient Nemea in a RealPlayer Movie (http://teles.berkeley.edu:8080/ramgen/2002/special_events/classics/nemea.rm)

UC Berkeley Nemea website (http://www.nemea.org)

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Post by: puddin on April 10, 2006, 02:35:56 PM

collecting some Athens Agora pictures
(http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/9210/mk01a0311qv.th.jpg) (http://img206.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mk01a0311qv.jpg)

(http://img461.imageshack.us/img461/5764/dsc003663eh.th.jpg) (http://img461.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc003663eh.jpg) Temple of Hephestus
(http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/3618/04nagora154yk.th.jpg) (http://img53.imageshack.us/my.php?image=04nagora154yk.jpg) Une autre photo d'Agora

it would be great if we could tie this in (http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/4875/pudrff01324wf.th.jpg) (http://img223.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff01324wf.jpg)
some pictures
http://www.domnik.net/topoi/commons/GR/attica/athens/agora/

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: banzai on April 10, 2006, 02:37:59 PM

^^ good catch puddin

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: gingerman28 on April 10, 2006, 04:33:18 PM

This is starting to make some sense, if that is possible.

When the teams arrive in Athens at the new International airport, the arrivals are on the lower level where taxicabs can be found. After clearing customs, teams take taxies to the Tower of the Winds. But when they arrive they find that they have to camp out and wait for the opening hour of 8:30AM (However, the Beach Boys may have arrived in time the afternoon before and are now on their way to the pit stop possibly using the Fast Forward).

The teams have to locate a particular "wind" facade (there are eight of them) to receive their next clue. This clue is the DETOUR. One task is to proceed to the Ancient Agora which is a short distance away where they have to participate in an Ancient Pentathlon which consists of five events with each team member doing one by him/herself (Sprinting, Throwing the Javelin, Throwing the Discus, or Long Jump.) Then both team members must throw a "professional" Greco/Roman wrestler out of a marked circle. There seems to be enough open space around the Temple of Hephaisteion to do this as seen in the video. Since they have to walk (or run) from the Tower of the Winds they will have their backpacks with them.

The other part of the Detour is to proceed to the ancient Panathenaic Stadium, also just a short way from the Tower of The Winds. The stadium was originally built in 330BC to host the Panathenaic Games. It was rebuilt in 1896 to host the first of the modern Olympic Games. It was refurbished again in 2004 for the Olympics. No idea what the task here would be, but it probably will not be physical since the Pentathlon would be the physical part.

Upon completing the Detour, teams would proceed to KTEL Bus Terminal A, 100 Kifissou Street, and catch a bus to Corinth and eventually get to the Corinth Canal for the Roadblock bungee jump. They still have their backpacks.

Afterwards, they may then pick up cars to drive to Nafplio, with half the teams getting lost on the way!

This scenario would keep the Detour before the Roadblock which is customary in previous TAR eps.

Can anyone find some aerial views of he Ancient Roman Agora so we can detemine better whether there is open space so the above can happen?

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Post by: supsandalee on April 10, 2006, 05:56:37 PM

Quote from: gingerman28 on April 10, 2006, 04:33:18 PM

The teams have to locate a particular "wind" facade (there are eight of them) to receive their next clue. This clue is the DETOUR. One task is to proceed to the Ancient Agora which is a short distance away where they have to participate in an Ancient Pentathlon which consists of five events with each team member doing one by him/herself (Sprinting, Throwing the Javelin, Throwing the Discus, or Long Jump.) Then both team members must throw a "professional" Greco/Roman wrestler out of a marked circle. There seems to be enough open space around the Temple of Hephaisteion to do this as seen in the video.

Gman I'm confused. Are you referring to the video link Boingo provided? If so, that is ancient Nemea -- not Agora and further up I posted an aerial photo which to me could easily match the backgrounds in the olympic events.

If not, nevermind -- it's been a long long day. :groan:

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Post by: banzai on April 10, 2006, 06:38:12 PM

(http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/4322/rayyolanda31fn.jpg)

lol, I got it wrong. 10:36AM. Can't be that early. Chateau, SOS :jam:

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Post by: gingerman28 on April 10, 2006, 07:14:04 PM

I was referring to the video of the CBS Promo which has been running ad nausium. It seems from the look of the sky (blue patches) and weather reports that the rain starts later, that the Detour Olympic Games come before the Roadblock in Corinth. By staging the Detour in Athens, it gives them more reason to run around the city instead of just arriving, cabbing to the Tower of the Winds, and then back to the bus station and out of town. If the Detour takes place first in Ancient Nemea, the teams would have to travel by bus through Corinth, and then back to Corinth, then back through Nemea to Nafplio. Logically, it seems to me that the Detour should take place in Athens first, then have the Roadblock in Corinth, then drive to the pit stop in Nafplio.

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Post by: puddin on April 10, 2006, 07:36:42 PM

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Can anyone find some aerial views of he Ancient Roman Agora so we can detemine better whether there is open space so the above can happen?

I'm trying Gman but I'm not good at that google earth thingy ( told you i can't read maps )
above makes the most sense to me Gman :clap:
whats left ?
I'm going to take a wild guess and say E&J come in first NEL or not Fast Forward or not .
Who's last ? Who gets mugged ? Who gets Eliminated ?
Doesn't a team normally get eliminated before heading to a new continent ?
The plugs for the Early show are hard to ignore , but then again we were fooled when they threw us for a loop TBC Moscow to Germany :groan:
What do you all think ? And fwiw my last place team is RaYolanda with MoJo coming in 5th ..I think that both teams mess up reading the clue incorrectly and thats why Mo is crying in the bus/train/whatever .
E&J team #1
BJ & Tyler #2
Frankenberries #3
Dr Evil #4
MoJo #5
Rayolanda dead last .

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Post by: Slowhatch on April 10, 2006, 07:40:51 PM

If it is Nemea, there's a tie-in (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Herakles/lion.html) to the episode title, but I'm sure it's coincidental.

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Post by: Kogs on April 10, 2006, 07:45:51 PM

from TES website

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Tuesday, 4/11: Carmen Electra on “Scary Movie 4” | Age-appropriate gifts
Wednesday, 4/12: Financial advice | New York Auto Show
Thursday, 4/13: Latest "Amazing Race 9" losers | Five-Minute Cooking School
Friday, 4/14: Regina Hall on her role in “Scary Movie 4" | Latest "Survivor" catoffs

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Post by: puddin on April 10, 2006, 07:59:19 PM

Yeah Kogs but thats how it was listed for the TBC/Uber leg , I wont beleive it untill I see it on Wends. scoop .

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Post by: Kogs on April 10, 2006, 08:07:08 PM

ohhhhhhhhhh

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Post by: puddin on April 10, 2006, 11:07:42 PM

from Yahoo ~

The Amazing Race 9
08:00 PM ET -CBS-
Teams participate in a special "Da Vinci Code"-themed challenge in which they're given a portion of Da Vinci's famed "Vitruvian Man" and must find the other half. Later, during a roadblock, teams face a 240-foot bungee jump off the Corinth Canal bridge in Greece, and several pairs make a crucial mistake when they fail to follow a clue's directions correctly.

another " ruins " site *yawn*
http://www.5x5productions.com/vienna03/pics/Sam/Greece/

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Post by: puddin on April 10, 2006, 11:19:07 PM

lol TPTB took the picture off the net?
(http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/7497/pudrff01711bw.th.jpg) (http://img53.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pudrff01711bw.jpg) from this weeks EP promo

(http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/5002/templeofhaphaestuslocatedinthe.th.jpg) (http://img88.imageshack.us/my.php?image=templeofhaphaestuslocatedinthe.jpg) The net (http://community.webshots.com/photo/yahoo/547968682/2282905370078847891sfydwO)

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Post by: Chateau d If on April 11, 2006, 03:27:49 AM

Holy crap Banzai! You put me out of business! :'(

But now I can do my taxes!

BTW, run that thing at a spot where you can check it out for real. Envious here!

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Post by: gingerman28 on April 11, 2006, 10:52:09 AM

Something must be wrong here. Ray and Yolanda were the last to leave the pit stop in Segesta at 6:34AM and faced about a 3 and a half hour drive to Catania and hunt for the Roman Ruins which would put them there about 10:00AM; they had to find the fish seller on Via Alessi, then carry the two swordfish one-third mile to the Fish Market on Via Girabaldi. Then back up Via Etnea to the Roman Ruins to pick up their car. Then find their way out Catania and drive 40 miles to Siracusa. Find the Kayak Polo location, score a goal (and it seems to take Ray awhile to do this) then walk to the Fonte Aretusa and jump on the mat/mpa. When they do so the fence shadows are now fairly long and have reached South America on the map. Going back now to the First team (The Beach Boys) who were at the Roman Ruins when they opened at 8:30AM, if they took as much time as R/Y to complete the tasks and get to Siracusa they would be arriving about 10:30AM and when they do the shadow of the fence has not even reached the map/mat. But if the time for R/Y is correct then the Beach Boys should be on the mat at about 8:00AM before the Roman Ruins even opened in Catania! My gut estimate for R/Y to arrive at the Siracusa pit stop is about 12:30PM at the earliest.

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Post by: rmax on April 11, 2006, 02:21:16 PM

puddin, my gut (beware: often wrong) thinks RayLonda will be last, especially if getting lost is an issue, as it appears to be. 2d choice would be Lake/Michelle, though they seem to be doing better. Was there a spoiler placing R/Y in Australia, or has that been debunked?

The other thing (and again, I'm counting on CBS, not a good thing) is that ever since the FFs have been reduced to 2 per race, the previews for the episode in which they appear have announced it. Since we don't have that, and we have an Early Show teaser for an eliminated team, I'm thinking no FF this week. The format of this race has definitely changed, so delaying the NELs would play into that (it also cuts down on expenses, having fewer teams run the 2d half of the race).

That's my gut...

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Post by: puddin on April 11, 2006, 03:05:42 PM

I don't know that the Aussie spoiler form Turt at IMDb is to believed , time will tell but my gut tells me Ray & Yolanda are next to be eliminated if not this week then next week . Same goes for the Fast Foward , it just maybe TPTB are hiding E&J as they do one team a week so no FF this week.
I pick RaYolanda for obvious reasons , they are strong , yeah but not map/directions smart ..theres no team left "behind " them to come in last ...strength won't help them this time , anyway they are my pick for the boot .
Since we really can't know untill tomorrow whether or not its an NEL or not I'm treating this as an Elim right now .

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Post by: rmax on April 11, 2006, 04:19:45 PM

As with last week, the online TV guide says the latest team eliminated from the Race will be on Thursday's CBS Early Show.

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Post by: shanghilill on April 11, 2006, 06:20:21 PM

Fwiw...I'm thilking it's an elimination race tomorrow with Ray & Yo hittin the magic carpet last...sadly no more rides for them :(

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Post by: gingerman28 on April 11, 2006, 08:34:03 PM

Any updates on approximate arrival times at the Siracusa pit stop at the Fonte Aretusa? Chateau? Getting a better idea of the arrival times, will tell us what time the teams leave Siracusa and which flights they may be able to catch to Rome. I still do not think that the estimated time of 10:30AM for the arrival of Ray and Yolanda (next to last) is correct since that would mean that Eric and Jeremy would have arrived before the Roman Ruins opened in Catania.

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Post by: puddin on April 11, 2006, 10:47:37 PM

Quote from: banzai on April 10, 2006, 06:38:12 PM

(http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/4322/rayyolanda31fn.jpg)

lol, I got it wrong. 10:36AM. Can't be that early. Chateau, SOS :jam:

(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/rawalsh/TAR9_Promo2/extra/pudrff0215.jpg)(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/rawalsh/TAR9_Promo2/extra/pudrff0216.jpg)(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/rawalsh/TAR9_Promo2/extra/pudrff0217.jpg)(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/rawalsh/TAR9_Promo2/extra/pudrff0218.jpg)

(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/rawalsh/TAR9_Promo2/extra/f0b1cf8a.jpg)(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/rawalsh/TAR9_Promo2/extra/c0cfd669.jpg)(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/rawalsh/TAR9_Promo2/extra/a19e9f3d.jpg)

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Post by: banzai on April 11, 2006, 11:09:34 PM

^^ do you think they're in the morning? I got the program but don't know how to use it (:;)

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Post by: puddin on April 11, 2006, 11:41:50 PM

I'm clueless banzai :lol:

btw , cool program !!

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Post by: Neobie on April 12, 2006, 06:48:40 AM

Most probably not in the morning, it's more likely to be in the late afternoon. Fonte Aretusa faces the bay around Siracusa on the west, and since that's where the sun is...

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Post by: puddin on April 12, 2006, 09:14:03 AM

so far ~ ( Inside Scoop is pretty accurate )

inside scoop 4/12
THURSDAY MORNING ON THE EARLY SHOW

You may not know this man's name, but he was the first man in space… and he got there by jumping out of a balloon! The story of his remarkable life. Plus, every child is different…we've got advice on picking the best sport for your kid's personality. And The Amazing Race castoffs!
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1999/10/04/broadcasts/main64925.shtml?CMP=ILC-SearchStories

nice to see you Neobie :yaya:

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Post by: gingerman28 on April 12, 2006, 11:07:46 AM

However, on TES this morning only the plug for the man in the balloon! No mention of any castoff from TAR.

Also not a single plug for TAR until Hannah and Julie mentioned it at the very end of the show. And did they blow it by saying that the winner of the Travelocity/CBS/Early Show contest was going to and I quote""Rio, Greece"? No name any where close to Rio anything can be found in the atlas for Greece.

And is CBS thinking of dumping TAR?

Promos are drying up. And the Nielson Ratings are sinking fast. This week on the move to the earlier hour on Wednesday had 2 million fewer viewers, a total of only 8.2 million. That's the lowest of the reality shows: Survivor with 16.2 million leads the way, followed by Deal or No Deal with 15 and the Apprentice with 10.5.

Do we have any word on TAR10 actually filming??

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Post by: Kogs on April 12, 2006, 11:19:10 AM

late june early july its believed to be filming. tar10 will air cause be orderd, and its already on the fall schedule. tar11 hopefully there is a tar11 should be held off until the summer. and put together again with BB to give it a rebirth

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Post by: gingerman28 on April 12, 2006, 11:37:51 AM

Since TAR9 has spent so much time in Europe, perhaps TAR10 will spend time elsewhere. And then TAR11 can go back to Europe again which is where I will be during October this year. Will keep my camera at the ready as we trapse through Holland, Germany and Austria!!!!!

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Post by: puddin on April 12, 2006, 11:50:38 AM

I'm bringing the disposable undies Gman !!

speaking of ratings ...AI starts at 8:30 tonight :( , of course I dont watch AI aften just when nothing else is on but the ratings for TAR will surely bomb :'(

I did see a commercial during The Price is Right and they did say the latest castoffs will be on with the clips and all .
Cool about Rio Greece Gman !

Hotels in Athens - Greece
Hotel Rio
GREECE - ATHENS CENTER, 13, Odysseos str., Karaiskaki sq, Zipcode 10436
http://www.kayukay.co.uk/greecehotels/rio.html

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Post by: supsandalee on April 12, 2006, 01:12:05 PM

Here's another Rio in Greece - the Porto Rio Hotel and Casino in Patras.

http://www.portoriohotel.gr/1/?data=&preview_mode=&definition_id=00378&Group=10&current_menu_language_id=1&gui_language_id=1

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Post by: puddin on April 12, 2006, 02:05:21 PM

pretty cool bridges Sups !!

more from the inside scoop ( still waiting on my Julie Chen email for TES )

Last Updated at 1:50 PM … APRIL 12, 2006
AMAZING RACE CASTOFFS: It's a dream come true to travel around the world, and what's better than doing it on national TV? The Amazing Race is one reality show that most Americans would love to be on, and contestants are determined to win. Thursday morning, we'll talk to the latest team eliminated from the contest and what exactly went wrong.

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Post by: gingerman28 on April 12, 2006, 02:17:55 PM

I've been looking at the tape from last week, mainly because the estimated finish times did not jibe with what the sun and shadows were telling me. Now it looks like some of the tasks are taking a lot longer than I estimated at first. And it must be in the afternoon when the teams are doing the Kayak Polo gig since the shadows get longer as each team arrives at the Ponte Kayak place. If it were morning the shadows would be getting shorter as it approached noon, so it must be afternoon approaching sunset. Also, the Kayak gig must take a lot longer than it looks. For instance, when MO/JO arrive he looks directly into the sun as he looks to the West (must be afternoon) and MO starts off wearing her light tan windbreaker. A shot or two later she has taken it off and is wearing a long sleeve pink shirt; and later still she is down to her blue sports bra and pink chamise! So considerable time must have gone by.

As The Beach Boys are looking for the pit stop, Jeremy is adjusting his watch and with just a quick look it appears that hands are at 12:15.

So my rough guess at the finish times has been revised as follows:

The Beach Boys - 12:30PM
The Hippies - 1:00PM
MO/JO - 2:45PM
FranBerry - 3:00PM
The Evil Ones - 4:00PM
Rayolanda - 4:20PM
The Nerds - 4:30PM. When they arrive you can spot the low sun about 10 degrees above the horizon. Since sunset is at 4:56PM this seems about right.

With this in mind, it may be that all of the teams do not get to Catania in time to catch the 6:25AM Alitalia flight to Rome.

And here is another thought. We have seen the reference to "some of the teams get lost while driving" and we have assumed that this referred to their time in Greece, but perhaps it refers to teams getting lost driving to Catania and thus miss the early flights and are now falling further and further behind. This seems to fit in with the look that teams are travelling by air, metro, train and/or bus from Rome to Athens to Corinth (and to Ancient Olympia or Ancient Nemea) and on to the pit stop in Nafplio!

Looks like there will be a loser tonight; funny, Puddin, but they use the same bit almost word for word each week.

I'll try to put this all together in the usual WWKAWWDK, if I can find some time away from taxes. Oh, hell, taxes can wait, TAR waits for no man.

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Post by: puddin on April 12, 2006, 04:15:05 PM

Here ya go !! :bny4: that's official enough for me .

^NN-amtiein13-EARLY SHOW
Below is THE EARLY SHOW Lineup for Thursday, April 13, 2006 as of 5:00PM
Wednesday.

I'm Hannah Storm. I'm Harry Smith. Tomorrow (Coming up) on THE EARLY SHOW...
You may not know this man's name...but he was the first man in space -- and he
got there by jumping out of a balloon! The story of his remarkable life.
Plus, every child is different...we've got advice on picking the best sport for
your kid's personality. And The Amazing Race castoffs! Tomorrow (Coming up) on
THE EARLY SHOW...

8:31 SEGMENT NINE- AMAZING RACE CASTOFFS: It's a dream come true to travel
around the world, and what's better than doing it on national TV? The Amazing
Race is one reality show that most Americans would love to be on, and
contestants are determined to win. Thursday morning, we'll talk to the latest
team eliminated from the contest and what exactly went wrong.

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Post by: cinni on April 12, 2006, 04:19:11 PM

wow, sure could be some serious mugging coming up? better go update my game picks.

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Post by: puddin on April 12, 2006, 04:25:37 PM

sorry no sneak peeks this week for next week, I figured it was a flub last week because of the time change ..still looking though :bny8:

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Post by: banzai on April 12, 2006, 04:43:42 PM

so look like we got a free spoiler from John and Scott.
http://mediafiends.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=6989

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John said probably “The Frosties”, they are 6-foot tall women. Scott liked “The Pinks” [Danielle & Dani]. Scott said he also liked “The Nerds” [couple Dave & Lori]. John said they were cute. Scott said he loved Ray & Yolanda.

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Post by: Boingo on April 12, 2006, 11:32:32 PM

Those evil people at CBS did block out the name of the Metro station in the previews, as the scene of Dr. Evil (Lake) and The Ice Queen (Michelle) shows them exiting the subway at the Barberini station. The sign above them is not blocked out in the episode. (:;) Evil, evil, evil........ :groan:

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Post by: Slowhatch on April 13, 2006, 12:32:20 AM

You can see the product placement below. It really wan't much of a "code," was it? You could call it a puzzle, but just barely.

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Post by: puddin on April 13, 2006, 08:53:34 AM

Phil has 33 photos
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race9/shows/ep07/phil/photos/?id=0

speaking of photos, poor Fran :lol:

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Post by: gingerman28 on April 13, 2006, 11:54:52 AM

Hey, guys, we had most of the option choices covered; all except the train from Siracusa to Rome. What a long way to go and notice no coverage on the train ride. Boring.

Why even go to Rome? Blatant product endorsement. Not much of a code or puzzle for that matter. About a total of two hours in Rome and not much time to see much (so much for the plug that "we would bring in all the historical landmarks." Yeah, sure just in the quick intro to the city.

We had the Ancient Roman Agora pegged. But I think it would have been better to have some kind of connection with the Leonardo Da Vinci between Rome and Athens - such as the Tower of the Winds which was designed based on Da Vinci's formula depicted in the Vitruvian Man.

Also had the FF going to The Beach Boys on the option. Figure they may have finished with the plate smashing by 8:30AM then it is about a two and a half hour drive (141 miles) to the Fortress of Rion near the town of Rio which is near the city of Patra. The gals on TES yesterday morning did blow it big time by saying that the woman LAST week won a trip to Rio, Greece instead of Siracusa, Italy!!!! If you noticed as soon as Hannah said it, there was a very long awkward pause and then she and Julie sort of stumbled along at the end. Probably an irate producer was giving her the you know what through her IFB earpiece!!

Had the Olympic games gig pegged right in Nemea (o.k. we had that as one of the options) But how come MO and Yolanda were still wearing clothes!!!! And we did have some kind of intellectual bit as the second task of the DETOUR.

Now I have a real problem with the announced arrival times at the pit stop in Siracusa. I think TPTB are trying to fool us by moving the arrival times back to 10:30AM until 1:02PM. Just no way do the shadows support this. As you approach noon shadows get shorter as the sun gets higher in the sky, not longer as they are shown in the video. And you can see the sun almost on the horizon (about 10 degrees elevation) when the Nerds arrived so that puts it just about one hour before sunset which was at 4:59PM; and they were close on the heals of Rayolanda, not almost four hours behind. So I still think that the arrival of the Beach Boys was nearer to 12:30 rather than as early as 10:30AM. Have a feeling that TPTB added a longer rest period, so that when the teams left they would have a better chance of bunching up at the railroad station.

And, finally, speaking of BUNCHING we go quite few episodes with one or two teams running away from the crowd with no bunching points, so last night we had THREE BUNCH POINTS in the first fifteen minutes: (1) Siracusa Railroad Station (8:00AM train) (2) Rome Airport (7:35PM plane to Athens, (3) Ancient Agora (8:00AM opening)

And last but not least, I estimate that The Beach Boys arrive at the Fortress of Rion at about 11:00AM. The last teams to arrive Franberries, the Hippies and The Evil Ones (gone at last!) all arrived way after sunset (4:55PM) so it looks like The Beach Boys have a huge lead on the opposition. But don't worry , I am sure we will see a bunch point at the Athens airport waiting for a flight to Oman.

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Post by: Pedaler on April 13, 2006, 12:47:03 PM

Quote

Blatant product endorsement. Not much of a code or puzzle for that matter. About a total of two hours in Rome and not much time to see much (so much for the plug that "we would bring in all the historical landmarks." Yeah, sure just in the quick intro to the city.

G'Man, At least they didn't have to go into the McDonalds at the Spanish Steps :snicker:

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Post by: supsandalee on April 13, 2006, 01:09:22 PM

Quote from: gingerman28 on April 13, 2006, 11:54:52 AM

Had the Olympic games gig pegged right in Nemea (o.k. we had that as one of the options) But how come MO and Yolanda were still wearing clothes!!!! And we did have some kind of intellectual bit as the second task of the DETOUR.

:waves: I tried to sell it but no one was buying (reply #156)
(please excuse my shameless pat on the back) :lol:

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Post by: puddin on April 13, 2006, 01:15:49 PM

You were right Sups :jumpy: , actually I wasn't buying Argos either ..not enough evidence . Speaking of evidence ..Roadblock before Detour sure through us for a loop ...the sky when MOJO are at the olympics as well as RaYolanda shots / partly sunny skies . Then when the Hippies were at the olympic site /RAIN . See we missed alot , but learned alot too . The webclues are not to be trusted .. :meow:

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: gingerman28 on April 13, 2006, 04:20:49 PM

Quote from: gingerman28 on April 10, 2006, 10:28:52 AM

Quote from: Slowhatch on April 09, 2006, 11:19:16 PM
There's some ruins at Corinth, but the temple of Apollo (source (http://www.cornellcollege.edu/classical_studies/reviewgreek/greekculture.shtml)) isn't close enough to call a match.
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dumb boring golf
:popcorn: So much to choose from today: Nascar, a pile-up on lap 1 of the Grand Prix, and Lefty at Augusta.

Another place to check is Ancient Nemea where the Three Doric columns of the Temple of Zeus stand out in an isolated rural valley and are readily visable from afar. Ancient Nemea is about half way between Ancient Corinth and Nafplio and is easily reached by car via highway E65.

Are we sure that the team go to Nafplio? Have I missed a pix somewhere?

Hey, Sups who mentioned the idea of Ancient Nemea first :bny6:

And who brought up Patra as a possible pitstop instead of Nafplio? :jumpy:

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: supsandalee on April 13, 2006, 05:24:27 PM

Quote from: gingerman28 on April 13, 2006, 04:20:49 PM

Quote from: gingerman28 on April 10, 2006, 10:28:52 AM
Quote from: Slowhatch on April 09, 2006, 11:19:16 PM
There's some ruins at Corinth, but the temple of Apollo (source (http://www.cornellcollege.edu/classical_studies/reviewgreek/greekculture.shtml)) isn't close enough to call a match.
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dumb boring golf
:popcorn: So much to choose from today: Nascar, a pile-up on lap 1 of the Grand Prix, and Lefty at Augusta.

Another place to check is Ancient Nemea where the Three Doric columns of the Temple of Zeus stand out in an isolated rural valley and are readily visable from afar. Ancient Nemea is about half way between Ancient Corinth and Nafplio and is easily reached by car via highway E65.

Are we sure that the team go to Nafplio? Have I missed a pix somewhere?

Hey, Sups who mentioned the idea of Ancient Nemea first :bny6:

And who brought up Patra as a possible pitstop instead of Nafplio? :jumpy:

Gman, sorry I didn't go back and see who first said to look at Nemea. Someone else thought it was a good idea so I persued it. I never claimed to come up with the idea but I did do some work and felt strongly that Nemea matched our vid caps. Since no one else jumped in it kinda got tossed. Boingo responded so he must have thought it had merit.

Of course, I give credit where credit is due. Thanks for mentioning Nemea! :jumpy:

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: gingerman28 on April 13, 2006, 08:51:04 PM

You're welcome. Now off to Oman :bny5:

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: puddin on April 13, 2006, 09:35:09 PM

Kudos to Gman :jumpy:

I got a few things right although it was a guess , Trains & Fast Forward :bny8:

Title: Re: EP7 Title : 'Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes '
Post by: banzai on April 22, 2006, 02:46:58 PM

http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/389430/page/0/vc/1

Google Earth placemarks are up