Tuesday, March 30, 2010

JUST NOT ROB AND AMBER AGAIN: Buried deep in Daniel Fienberg's amusingly post-Seder recap of a strong episode of Chuck -- much like I'm burying the point of this sentence here -- is a fun game. Fienberg, realizing that he would love to see Chuck's Jeff and Lester on The Amazing Race (Fienberg-suggested chyron: "co-workers/stalkers") muses on other fictional character pairings who he'd be thrilled to watch bald-snarking and killer-fatiguing their way all over the globe.

This is a great exercise. Who would you like to see? Dan and Casey? Kima and Bubbles? Sydney and Sloan? Alf and the Small Wonder robot? Help me out here.

35 comments:

  1. Heather K5:07 PM

    Barney and Lily!!!

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  2. Rory and Lorelai--Mother/Daughter
    Abby and McGee--Forensic Analysts/Coworkers
    Mal and Kaylee--Captain and Crewmember
    Andy and Ephraim--Father/Son

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  3. Bunk & McNulty (though they would probably find a bar on the 1st leg and be kicked out immediately)

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  4. Pembleton and Bayliss
    Addison and Hayes

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  5. Michelle5:38 PM

    Leonard and Sheldon
    Abed and Troy
    Josh and Donna (or Toby and anyone)

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  6. Heather K5:46 PM

    Abby and McGee would kick ass!!  Also exs!

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  7. Steph5:47 PM

    Going old-school since I was watching old episodes this week...Hanson and Penhall from 21 Jump Street.

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  8. Matt Hunter5:47 PM

    Turk & JD
    Adam Savage & Jamie Hyneman

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  9. Squid5:48 PM

    Hawkeye & Trapper John (Surgeons/Bons Vivants)

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  10. calliekl5:49 PM

    House and WIlson (before this season I would've said House and Lucas, but now Lucas ig's me out, so no)
    WIllow and Tara
    Hurley and his Mom

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  11. Maggie5:58 PM

    Jack Donaghy/Liz Lemon
    Ron F'ing Swanson/Andy
    Zach & Slater

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  12. GracieGirl6:05 PM

    Mulder and Scully (Co-workers/Truth-seekers)
    Leslie Knope and Ron F'ing Swanson (Public Servants/Breakfast-lovers)
    Stefan and Fabio (Chefs/BFFs)
    Emerson Cod and Olive Snook (Crime Solvers/Fans of pie)
    Eric and Tammy Taylor (Married/Awesome)

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  13. GracieGirl6:07 PM

    Love the Everwood team, Matt, but I think I'd rather see the Abbott boys on the race.  Harold and Bright take on the world!

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  14. Or how about Harold Abbott/Andy Brown (Doctors/Quasi-In-Laws)?

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  15. Tony and Carmella

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  16. isaac_spaceman6:22 PM

    Wouldn't that be "bons vivant"?

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  17. Adlai6:40 PM

    Goren and Eames.

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  18. slowlylu6:41 PM

    I'd like to see Cat Deeley and Tim Gunn compete together in a cross reality programme cast. Or Adam Shankman and Tony Bourdain.

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  19. bad dad8:15 PM

    Twofer & Lutz, only because Lutz would be killed HILARIOUSLY before the first leg was over.

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  20. bill.8:22 PM

    Ken Jennings and Cliff Claven

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  21. bill.8:23 PM

    Francis the talking mule and Greg the Bunny

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  22. Meghan9:05 PM

    Benson and Carter

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  23. bill.9:06 PM

    cliff clavin and Ken Jennings

    Mr. Ed and Greg the Bunny

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  24. Heather K9:07 PM

    I think Jamie would murder Adam before the first couple of legs finished.

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  25. Ross and Monica, because when they do things as siblings it is always terrible and wonderful.
    And I applaud the Sloane and Sydney idea.

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  26. I wonder if Ross and Monica would consider winning the Amazing Race more or less of an honor than bringing home the Gellar Cup...

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  27. Maggie10:18 PM

    Totally agree about Ross & Monica - the episode with their New Year's Eve dance is hilarious awkward and awesome all at the same time....

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  28. Hannah Lee12:28 AM

    Totally sign me up for Dan and Casey.
    And I'd also like to see -
    Conan O'Brien & Jay Leno:  Comedian/Talk Show Host ...I'd like to see the gloves really come off when the tension builds during a navigation or "needle in a haystack" task
    Dana Scully & Kate Beckett...that would be a female team with a real chance at winning
    Alton Brown & Mike Holmes...how to reality guys put to the test, they could compete the same season as Cat Deeley and Tim Gunn

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  29. Emily1:39 AM

    CJ and Sam could be fun, too.

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  30. Kenny9:46 AM

    Locke (original recipe) and Ben

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  31. Goghaway9:50 AM

    Those are some serious dream teams- and the quality of banter with Emerson and Olive would be AWESOME.

    I also remember someone online did one of these and came up with the brilliant idea of Dumbledore and Harry...Dumbledore takes Harry on the race, but won't tell him why.

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  32. bella wilfer1:42 PM

    Zach & Slater FTW.

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  33. Genevieve3:20 PM

    Dan and Casey would be the most fun, absolutely.  CJ/Josh, also (better yet, CJ/Annabeth).
    Others not yet suggested:
    Harriet the Spy and Janie
    Jo March and Laurie/Teddy Laurence
    The Ninth Doctor and Donna
    Rob Gordon and Laura (High Fidelity) would be more typical of the AR couples I wish would shut up

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  34. Squid3:52 PM

    I looked it up, and the magic book said "bons vivants."  Looks wrong to me, too, but who am I to argue with the magic book?

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  35. Kirk & Spock? Or Spock & Scotty?

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