Travel around the world in pairs, and each week the slowest pair is eliminated as they arrive last. There's a million dollars on the line, with all sorts of stunts and tasks awaiting the pairs at every stop, not to mention prizes at different stops for the fastest team each stop. Yes, this is a popular show, and it's had local spinoffs filmed by Canada and Australia. What's this incredible show's name?
"That's Incredible" was a show with scenes composed of video clips of people doing allegedly incredible things. IIRC, the first episode included early bungee jumpers (before that was a thing), and another early episode (or possibly the same one) showed a martial artist punch through a thick ice block. Another showed a man jumping a car, then jumping 2 cars. Personally, I felt it was set up to compete with "Real People", which was less fantastic and more human-interest, and started a year earlier.
So, no, this round's description is nothing like "That's Incredible." It's a different remarkable show.
Depends on your point of view... or possibly your thesaurus.
To a handful of people, it would neither be considered Excellent (20), nor Remarkable (30), nor Incredible (40.) I'll be shocked if anybody else on this board can rattle off what that would mean. But to those people, "spectacular" would be all right as a descriptor, mainly because it lacked a numerical value to them.
To some other people, "Spectacular" would be a RELATED word, but not EXACTLY the word called for as a descriptor here.
For a show where speed is definitely a factor, I'm surprised this is taking so long.
AFAIK, this is a current show in its original format, and has had more than 30 seasons in that format so far. One season was interrupted by Covid lock downs while the season was in progress- but they resumed as soon as it was feasible.
It IS "The Amazing Race." Have none of you guys ever seen it? We've seen about 24 seasons of it in my house. Of course, each season is a race, and there's around 11 episodes a season, but still.
BTW, the cryptic comments about "spectacular" were because the show has the word "amazing" in the title, and "The Amazing Spider-Man" and "Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man" are related comics.
As for the numbers, they're references to the Marvel Super Heroes Role Playing Game. In the MSH RPG, (basic), all characters had stats with number and description, and the same applied to their powers. So, their attributes were Fighting, Agility, Strength, Endurance, Reason, Intuition, and Psyche. All of them could be rated Feeble(2), Poor (4), Typical (6), Good (10), Excellent (20), Remarkable(30), Incredible(40), Amazing(50), Monstrous(75) or Unearthly(100). When necessary, there was also higher numbers, Shift X, Shift Y and Shift Z, and those related to cosmic characters. Anyway, each power had one of those ratings, also. An incredibly average person may have FASERIP scores ALL of "Typical (6). The numbers become important when doing calculations. Health score is the sum of FASE, and initial Karma score is the sum of RIP. If you throw a simple punch, you deal damage the same as your Strength rating. And so on, Armor has a rating, and will prevent standard damage equal to its rank (Incredible armor will pass along zero damage if an Incredible punch is delivered,) And so on. For the curious, Spider-Man has Amazing Agility and Amazing Spider-Sense, but the Incredible Hulk doesn't have any "incredible" stat.
If anyone's still awake after all that, it's Raf's turn.
The characters on this hourlong dramedy sometimes appeared to be aware that they were fictional characters in a TV series. "Cue the music," one character says.
“You should have included me in that conference. I’m a good actor. I won an Emmy.”
"Don't fall for her. She's just a guest star."
"This is a sweeps episode..." "I'm NOT kissing you!"
And so on.
Although it is a spinoff of a prior, established series, it makes very few references to it. A recurring guest star made her first appearance on the parent series, and the ringtone on her phone was the theme music of the parent series.
Like Boston Legal, Ally McBeal was a show created by David Kelley, featured lawyers, and tied into The Practice. But while Boston Legal was actually a spinoff of The Practice, Ally McBeal was retconned into being in the same "universe" after both shows had already premiered (on separate networks).
Regardless, people who played characters in The Practice (Rene Aberjonois, John Laroquette) played completely different characters in Boston Legal, because shut up. The exception was Betty White, who had a guest role in the final season of The Practice. Her phone's ringtone on Boston Legal was The Practice theme music.
William Shatner and James Spader ended every episode smoking cigars on Shatner's balcony. In one episode, that scene came at the beginning of the third act instead of after the end. Shatner saw Spader on his balcony and said "Is the episode over already?"
The following shows all ran on the USA Network for at least three seasons. Name one to win the round.
Ex-spy Michael Westen uses his skills to aid crime victims in Miami. Aided by former Seal Sam Axe and IRA operative (and girlfriend) Fiona Glenanne.
Federal Marshals Mary Shannon, Marshall Mann, and Stan McQueen work in the Witness Protection Program.
Dr. Hank Lawson starts a concierge medical practice in the Hamptons with his business-degreed brother Evan and Physician's Assistant Divya Katdare.
Forger and con man Neal Caffrey had been captured by FBI agent Peter Burke. Burke recruits Caffrey to help solve crimes in exchange for early release. Caffrey's con man friend Mozzie often helps but is more inteested in helping himself.
CIA traineee Annie Walker is abruptly promoted to field work. Her cover is working in Acquisitions in the Smithsonian. Her handler is Auggie Anderson, a tech whiz who had been blinded in Iraq.
A very good chance, actually. "Sam Axe" was played by perennial favorite Bruce Campbell.
In order,
Ex-spy Michael Westen uses his skills to aid crime victims in Miami. Aided by former Seal Sam Axe and IRA operative (and girlfriend) Fiona Glenanne. BURN NOTICE
Federal Marshals Mary Shannon, Marshall Mann, and Stan McQueen work in the Witness Protection Program. IN PLAIN SIGHT
Dr. Hank Lawson starts a concierge medical practice in the Hamptons with his business-degreed brother Evan and Physician's Assistant Divya Katdare. ROYAL PAINS*
Forger and con man Neal Caffrey had been captured by FBI agent Peter Burke. Burke recruits Caffrey to help solve crimes in exchange for early release. Caffrey's con man friend Mozzie often helps but is more inteested in helping himself. WHITE COLLAR
CIA traineee Annie Walker is abruptly promoted to field work. Her cover is working in Acquisitions in the Smithsonian. Her handler is Auggie Anderson, a tech whiz who had been blinded in Iraq. COVERT AFFAIRS
*Royal Pains kind of reminded me of my step-family. One stepson is an MD; his brother is an accountant; and his wife is an Asian PA.
Ok, some competitions this round. Name ANY to take the round.
A) In this competition, dog owners/dog trainers run obstacle courses with their dogs, and take challenges with them finding things by detecting scents. Often there's a part where the trainer and dog travel together on a zipline or down a wall.
B) Surprise! You're not here to audition for a cooking show. You're here to participate in a cooking competition! You will now go head-to-head against a professional chef in making a dish around a selected ingredient. A panel of average people will judge the results. If you get at least ONE vote (from a panel of 6), you win the money.
C) The best of the best Food Network chefs face off one-on-one in a randomized competition with a random ingredient, random kitchen tool, random heating element, random style, and random time limit. The dishes are presented by 2 other chefs/ food blogger experts, who inform the expert judges what was made (to make it a blind judging.) The winners move on, and the overall winner gets money and a big victory belt.
No, the contestants on that know what they're trying to do when they arrive, but with (B), it is truly a surprise and their opponent changes every episode.
Ok, some competitions this round. Name ANY to take the round.
A) In this competition, dog owners/dog trainers run obstacle courses with their dogs, and take challenges with them finding things by detecting scents. Often there's a part where the trainer and dog travel together on a zipline or down a wall. The winning dog is that episode's champion, referred to by the show's title.
B) Surprise! You're not here to audition for a cooking show. You're here to participate in a cooking competition! You will now go head-to-head against a professional chef (a different chef each episode) in making a dish around a selected ingredient. A panel of average people will judge the results. If you get at least ONE vote (from a panel of 6), you win the money.
C) The best of the best Food Network chefs face off one-on-one in a randomized competition with a random ingredient, random kitchen tool, random heating element, random style, and random time limit. The dishes are presented by 2 other chefs/ food blogger experts, who inform the expert judges what was made (to make it a blind judging.) The winners move on, and the overall winner gets money and a big victory belt, having proven to be the best of the best of the best.
D) This defunct cooking show was a one-on-one contest between 2 professional chefs, more for bragging rights, and for the odd trophy. The show's title made it sound like it was a battle to the death, not a cooking competition.
E) This is the game show that Saturday Night Live used to make fun of, often. The show's host has changed hands quite a bit in the last few years.
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I'm not clear what your point is then. I don't think I'm much older than anyone here. I thought the whole point of this game was to stir memories ,and realize-'oh yeah-I do remember that show !' I'm
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In the "Jump the Shark" episode of Batman B&B, they go through all of the ways to JTS listed on that website, including having Ted McGinley on! :lol: George
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C) The DC/Fawcett character must be Captain Marvel, now known as Shazam. I think the show is Beat Shazam George
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That actually sounds familiar.
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Thia show is pretty well-known.
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Travel around the world in pairs, and each week the slowest pair is eliminated as they arrive last. There's a million dollars on the line, with all sorts of stunts and tasks awaiting the pairs at every stop, not to mention prizes at different stops for the fastest team each stop. Yes, this is a popular show, and it's had local spinoffs filmed by Canada and Australia. What's this incredible show's name?
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"That's Incredible!"?
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"That's Incredible" was a show with scenes composed of video clips of people doing allegedly incredible things. IIRC, the first episode included early bungee jumpers (before that was a thing), and another early episode (or possibly the same one) showed a martial artist punch through a thick ice block. Another showed a man jumping a car, then jumping 2 cars. Personally, I felt it was set up to compete with "Real People", which was less fantastic and more human-interest, and started a year earlier.
So, no, this round's description is nothing like "That's Incredible." It's a different remarkable show.
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Is it spectacular?
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Depends on your point of view... or possibly your thesaurus.
To a handful of people, it would neither be considered Excellent (20), nor Remarkable (30), nor Incredible (40.) I'll be shocked if anybody else on this board can rattle off what that would mean. But to those people, "spectacular" would be all right as a descriptor, mainly because it lacked a numerical value to them.
To some other people, "Spectacular" would be a RELATED word, but not EXACTLY the word called for as a descriptor here.
For a show where speed is definitely a factor, I'm surprised this is taking so long.
AFAIK, this is a current show in its original format, and has had more than 30 seasons in that format so far. One season was interrupted by Covid lock downs while the season was in progress- but they resumed as soon as it was feasible.
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Well color me amazed.
As in The Amazing Race
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It IS "The Amazing Race." Have none of you guys ever seen it? We've seen about 24 seasons of it in my house. Of course, each season is a race, and there's around 11 episodes a season, but still.
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BTW, the cryptic comments about "spectacular" were because the show has the word "amazing" in the title, and "The Amazing Spider-Man" and "Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man" are related comics.
As for the numbers, they're references to the Marvel Super Heroes Role Playing Game. In the MSH RPG, (basic), all characters had stats with number and description, and the same applied to their powers. So, their attributes were Fighting, Agility, Strength, Endurance, Reason, Intuition, and Psyche. All of them could be rated Feeble(2), Poor (4), Typical (6), Good (10), Excellent (20), Remarkable(30), Incredible(40), Amazing(50), Monstrous(75) or Unearthly(100). When necessary, there was also higher numbers, Shift X, Shift Y and Shift Z, and those related to cosmic characters. Anyway, each power had one of those ratings, also. An incredibly average person may have FASERIP scores ALL of "Typical (6). The numbers become important when doing calculations. Health score is the sum of FASE, and initial Karma score is the sum of RIP. If you throw a simple punch, you deal damage the same as your Strength rating. And so on, Armor has a rating, and will prevent standard damage equal to its rank (Incredible armor will pass along zero damage if an Incredible punch is delivered,) And so on. For the curious, Spider-Man has Amazing Agility and Amazing Spider-Sense, but the Incredible Hulk doesn't have any "incredible" stat.
If anyone's still awake after all that, it's Raf's turn.
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The characters on this hourlong dramedy sometimes appeared to be aware that they were fictional characters in a TV series. "Cue the music," one character says.
“You should have included me in that conference. I’m a good actor. I won an Emmy.”
"Don't fall for her. She's just a guest star."
"This is a sweeps episode..." "I'm NOT kissing you!"
And so on.
Although it is a spinoff of a prior, established series, it makes very few references to it. A recurring guest star made her first appearance on the parent series, and the ringtone on her phone was the theme music of the parent series.
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Ally McBeal?
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Close.
Ally McBeal was not a spinoff. But there is a connection. [Lots of connections, actually, but only three significant ones].
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Boston Legal?
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Yes!
Like Boston Legal, Ally McBeal was a show created by David Kelley, featured lawyers, and tied into The Practice. But while Boston Legal was actually a spinoff of The Practice, Ally McBeal was retconned into being in the same "universe" after both shows had already premiered (on separate networks).
Regardless, people who played characters in The Practice (Rene Aberjonois, John Laroquette) played completely different characters in Boston Legal, because shut up. The exception was Betty White, who had a guest role in the final season of The Practice. Her phone's ringtone on Boston Legal was The Practice theme music.
William Shatner and James Spader ended every episode smoking cigars on Shatner's balcony. In one episode, that scene came at the beginning of the third act instead of after the end. Shatner saw Spader on his balcony and said "Is the episode over already?"
In any event, you're up.
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The following shows all ran on the USA Network for at least three seasons. Name one to win the round.
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Any chance the first one is "BURN NOTICE"????
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A very good chance, actually. "Sam Axe" was played by perennial favorite Bruce Campbell.
In order,
*Royal Pains kind of reminded me of my step-family. One stepson is an MD; his brother is an accountant; and his wife is an Asian PA.
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Ok, some competitions this round. Name ANY to take the round.
A) In this competition, dog owners/dog trainers run obstacle courses with their dogs, and take challenges with them finding things by detecting scents. Often there's a part where the trainer and dog travel together on a zipline or down a wall.
B) Surprise! You're not here to audition for a cooking show. You're here to participate in a cooking competition! You will now go head-to-head against a professional chef in making a dish around a selected ingredient. A panel of average people will judge the results. If you get at least ONE vote (from a panel of 6), you win the money.
C) The best of the best Food Network chefs face off one-on-one in a randomized competition with a random ingredient, random kitchen tool, random heating element, random style, and random time limit. The dishes are presented by 2 other chefs/ food blogger experts, who inform the expert judges what was made (to make it a blind judging.) The winners move on, and the overall winner gets money and a big victory belt.
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Is (B) Beat Bobby Flay?
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No, the contestants on that know what they're trying to do when they arrive, but with (B), it is truly a surprise and their opponent changes every episode.
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My ex-wife loved cooking shows. She would probably know.
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Ok, some competitions this round. Name ANY to take the round.
A) In this competition, dog owners/dog trainers run obstacle courses with their dogs, and take challenges with them finding things by detecting scents. Often there's a part where the trainer and dog travel together on a zipline or down a wall. The winning dog is that episode's champion, referred to by the show's title.
B) Surprise! You're not here to audition for a cooking show. You're here to participate in a cooking competition! You will now go head-to-head against a professional chef (a different chef each episode) in making a dish around a selected ingredient. A panel of average people will judge the results. If you get at least ONE vote (from a panel of 6), you win the money.
C) The best of the best Food Network chefs face off one-on-one in a randomized competition with a random ingredient, random kitchen tool, random heating element, random style, and random time limit. The dishes are presented by 2 other chefs/ food blogger experts, who inform the expert judges what was made (to make it a blind judging.) The winners move on, and the overall winner gets money and a big victory belt, having proven to be the best of the best of the best.
D) This defunct cooking show was a one-on-one contest between 2 professional chefs, more for bragging rights, and for the odd trophy. The show's title made it sound like it was a battle to the death, not a cooking competition.
E) This is the game show that Saturday Night Live used to make fun of, often. The show's host has changed hands quite a bit in the last few years.
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Is (E) Jeopardy! ?
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