Treasure Hunters

I just needed to write a quick update on last night's finale of Treasure Hunters.

I stuck with this show from the beginning. Even when the critics panned it. Even when the host of the "Longest running reality TV podcast on the internet" refused to cover the show saying it should be canceled and the remaining episodes would be aired on NBC's website. Even when Global TV aired episode 4 before episode 3. However the finale was just painful.

The most ironically named team in reality TV, the "Geniuses", somehow pulled out a win. After sitting in a crypt for 8 hours with the other two teams, Genius Francis figured out the code, winning himself and his two goober friends 3 million dollars. So much of the game depended on luck and dumb luck at that. It would have been just as good for the teams to play a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors on the first episode and get it over with.

The live reunion show was the most painful part to watch. Host Laird "Motorola" Macintosh proved he has a body and isn't just an animatronic bust by walking out onto the stage. After spending the season trying to act like Phil Keoghan from The Amazing Race, he tried to channel Jeff Probst from Survivor for this reunion. He asked all the contestants questions about what they learned and how they enjoyed the game. Except he was reading from cards in his hand and randomly skipping from one group to another, completely ignoring everything they were saying.

The funniest part was when his programmers snuck in the Julie Chenbot "But first..." algorithms from Big Brother. The first time he did it, I smiled at Amber, but by the 6th time or so it was just sad.

I don't think I've ever looked forward to Survivor and Amazing Race more.