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Originally posted by jridi323:
i hope you were kidding when you said 'hungary'. in case you haven't noticed the dozens of other postings on the boards...tony was in romania, not hungary.

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snarly touristy attitude that makes America despised in Europe.

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Originally posted by rcianci:
I hope next season Travel Channel runs a two hour Romania Special. In the first hour they could re-broadcast the Romania episode and in the second hour Tony could read the comments from this site. Comedy Gold, baby!

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Originally posted by coco:
<<<The debate may continue on the Travel Channel boards and beyond. However, as the head of the network, we stand by Zero Point Zero, the Romania episode, the No Reservation series, and of course Tony – as he is the reason all of us tune in each and every Monday night.

For those of you reading this response out of context, tune in for the repeat broadcast on Monday, March 10th at 8PM E/P, to see what all the fuss is about.>>>


Why bother to watch that travesty yet again?

Wow, very shocked that the President of the Network is getting involved. Since you are reading the posts Sir, maybe, MAYBE, I might be able to explain what the uproar is about. At first I wasn't going to respond, but for two days now I just can't seem to let it go.

Zero Point Zero did not do their homework on planning this trip. I wouldn’t jump so fast in standing by their integrity, blah, blah, blah. If they had done their homework, they would have scraped the show – “nothing to eat or see in this hellhole of a country”. Instead they went in unprepared, they brought along a DRUNKEN MONKEY for a guide, and when things went wrong they blamed a country as primitive, and a people as a-holes because they had nothing to show at the end of the day.

A pathetic party at Halloween, a 30 year old car, and a freak show restaurant does NOT make a country or a people. When things fall apart, go for the old stand by: your prejudice. All they knew about Romania was “blood sucking Dracula” and never even tried to get past that stereotype. The only thing missing were the Gypsies picking fleas out of their hair and making a meal out of them.

I can assure you Sir, that there is plenty to see in Romania, I am from there, have been living in the United States for 25 years, and have recently made a visit there last June, so imagine my shock when watching the episode.

I will also be the first to raise my hand and say, it is not a perfect country, any population that has suffered the abuse of power and shortages that it has suffered, will not be a walk in the park, but again, IT IS NOT, the hellhole depicted in this episode.

I live vicariously through the Travel Channel and with each episode that I watch, I am ready to pack my bags and travel. I have read Samantha Brown’s blogs, and the troubles she had while filming her Rome episode. Did she portray Rome as a wasteland? Nope, she did her job as a professional, and by the end of the show, as usual, I wanted to travel to Rome and be her b.f.f. forever.

Tony and the crew knew they made a mistake and turned around and dumped it all on a country, and for you to come and “stand by them” is really another insult. None of you seem to “get it”. The one episode done on this country on your channel, was an absolute farce, it was shameful, short sighted and downright prejudiced. But somehow it’s all OK with you. Doesn't your audience deserve better?

BTW, please do not send Tony back, there is no point, you and his producers have made your point loud and clear.