Meet the new teams on The Amazing Race [Archive]

jonesz

08-19-2008, 10:02 AM

USA TODAY
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An ex-NFL player and his estranged wife, a former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader and her actor brother, recent divorcees, a pair of Southern belles and fraternity brothers are among the 11 two-person teams hurrying for the finish line — and the $1 million grand prize — on the upcoming 13th edition of CBS' The Amazing Race.
"I love the fraternity brothers because they're so young and such a contrasting team," host Phil Keoghan recently told The Associated Press. "One takes his time to think things out. The other one loves to rush and go at a million miles an hour. There's definitely tension between the two of them while they're making decisions during the race."

Another team competing is geeky best friends Mark Yturralde, 41, and Bill Hahler, 42. The Comic-Con treasurer and student aid administrator from San Diego have been pals for over 20 years and have auditioned for The Amazing Race since the long-running reality series' third season. The superhero and gaming aficionados said they left their toys at home during the race.

"We've got really teeny backpacks," said Hahler. "They are small. We wanted to make sure that there wasn't anything to prevent us from putting that pack underneath the seat in front of us when we got on a plane. We didn't want something to happen where we got delayed because of our luggage. We thought that would help us go faster."

"We did extensive research on what to wear — what was lightweight and would help us move the fastest," added Yturralde. "I think it was the longest I ever went without wearing a logo on my T-shirt. If you see me on the street, I'm usually wearing a Superman, Bizarro or Batman T-shirt on a constant basis, but we had to utilize more multi-use clothing for 'The Amazing Race."'

Married beekeepers Anita, 63, and Arthur Jones, 61, from Eugene, Ore., are the oldest — and perhaps most colorful — team on this season of The Amazing Race. Among the self-described hippies' mottos: "Don't worry, be hippie" and "The hokey pokey is what it's all about." Before the race, the Joneses worked out in hopes of keeping up with the other teams.

"We both tried to do some training, along the lines of going down to our little gym, but that was pretty much it," said Anita. "We have an emerging farm, so we do a lot of work out there, splitting wood and taking care of the horses. We're pretty physical, so we thought, 'Hey, we can be in there with everybody else. It'll be fun."'

Ken Greene, a former St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Chargers defensive back, now 51, will race with estranged wife Tina.

Starting at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the 13th season of the Emmy-winning reality competition (premiering Sept. 28 at 8 p.m. ET) will follow the teams as they travel over 30,000 miles in 23 days to countries such as Brazil, Bolivia, Russia, India and Kazakhstan. It's the first time the series visited the landlocked country lampooned by Sacha Baron Cohen in "Borat."

"We shot most of that episode in the capital," said executive producer Bertram van Munster. "People were a little afraid we were going to pull a Borat on them. I told them we weren't doing Borat, but what happened there is very, very funny. It's not easy to shoot in places like that because they practically have no television industry."

Van Munster, who is currently scouting locations in Asia for the 14th season, promised the 13th season will include a series of firsts for the reality competition, including a mistake that ultimately prohibited one team from joining their fellow racers at the finish line, as well as a memorable first-ever stop for The Amazing Race in Cambodia.

"The teams have no idea how to get from Point A to Point B there," said van Munster. "They don't know the language. It's very difficult to get through this country. They get so stuck, but they find so many fascinating solutions of how to get through everything. One of the things the teams do there is go to a real-life floating village. It's insane."

Viewers shouldn't expect to witness the around-the-world shenanigans in high definition, according to van Munster. While the upcoming Gabon-set season of CBS' Survivor will be broadcast in HD for the first time, The Amazing Race co-creator said the network hasn't decided on a similar stance for the often on-the-bubble show.

"I don't think it's a priority," van Munster said. "We're just happy to continue making the show as it is."

MJ4H

08-19-2008, 11:20 AM

Mizzou B-ball fan

08-19-2008, 11:31 AM

After rediscovering how good the mole is as a reality show, I heard several comparisons with how The Amazing Race is a good one, too. Can anyone sell me on this? I don't even know what the basic premise is (aside from it's a big race, I guess).

It's won the Emmy for best reality show several years running. Great production value. Obviously, it's a lot of fun if you love to see new places and are big on traveling. They show some of the old races on Game Show Network. There's some strategy involved along with some well-done challenges.

jonesz

08-19-2008, 12:21 PM

After rediscovering how good the mole is as a reality show, I heard several comparisons with how The Amazing Race is a good one, too. Can anyone sell me on this? I don't even know what the basic premise is (aside from it's a big race, I guess).

I honestly felt that The Mole was actually a cheap imitation of the Amazing Race. Amzaing Race has much crisper editing and is a lot more entertaining IMO.

Basically the premise is that teams travel around the world in legs. During each leg they have to reach a series of checkpoints and at each checkpoint they get their next clue. One checkpoint usually has a challenge called a Roadblock that one of the two team members must complete before getting their next clue. Another has a "Roadblock" which is a choice between two tasks that the team must complete together before getting their next clue. First team to reach the end, or Pitstop, wins a smallish prize. Last team to reach the Pitstop gets eliminated. There are three or so predetermined "non-elimination" legs where no one gets eliminated. It is not known if a certain leg is a non-elimination leg until the last team gets there. In that case the last team is not eliminated, but must start the next leg with no money at all. Rinse and repeat...that's the jist of it.

They always introduce a new wrinkle or two every season however. They used to make the last team to check in on a non-elimination leg everything but the clothes on their back for the next leg. But during the second season they did this, teams caught on and when they knew they were last they basically put all of the clothes in their backpacks on in the event it was a non-elimination leg. Pretty humorous to see, but it pretty much defeated the purpose.

Pumpy Tudors

08-19-2008, 12:34 PM

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EagleFan

08-19-2008, 12:47 PM

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Thank you Pumpy, that made my night.

wade moore

08-19-2008, 12:48 PM

I can never enjoy the Amazing Race until the take out the Catch Up Code.

MikeVic

08-19-2008, 12:51 PM

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What the hell. I don't even watch this show. I go in the thread and I see this funny gif. Please someone tell me what the hell is going on here.

BrianD

08-19-2008, 12:52 PM

One thing to keep in mind (so you aren't disappointed) is that this isn't one big long race, but a series of individual sprints. At least once in every episode people will reach a destination in the early evening to find that the location doesn't open until the next morning. This ensures that there is a point every show where everyone is even. Don't expect any giant leads or amazing come-backs.

BrianD

08-19-2008, 12:54 PM

What the hell. I don't even watch this show. I go in the thread and I see this funny gif. Please someone tell me what the hell is going on here.

One of the seasons had a "little person" (is that still the right way to say it?) on one of the teams. The challenge was to get dressed in full medieval armor and lead a horse to a destination. There are usually restrictions about people doing a certain amount of individual challenges during the season, and the challenges aren't well described before participants are chosen. This can lead to some interesting situations.

MJ4H

08-19-2008, 12:57 PM

I honestly felt that The Mole was actually a cheap imitation of the Amazing Race. Amzaing Race has much crisper editing and is a lot more entertaining IMO.

Basically the premise is that teams travel around the world in legs. During each leg they have to reach a series of checkpoints and at each checkpoint they get their next clue. One checkpoint usually has a challenge called a Roadblock that one of the two team members must complete before getting their next clue. Another has a "Roadblock" which is a choice between two tasks that the team must complete together before getting their next clue. First team to reach the end, or Pitstop, wins a smallish prize. Last team to reach the Pitstop gets eliminated. There are three or so predetermined "non-elimination" legs where no one gets eliminated. It is not known if a certain leg is a non-elimination leg until the last team gets there. In that case the last team is not eliminated, but must start the next leg with no money at all. Rinse and repeat...that's the jist of it.

They always introduce a new wrinkle or two every season however. They used to make the last team to check in on a non-elimination leg everything but the clothes on their back for the next leg. But during the second season they did this, teams caught on and when they knew they were last they basically put all of the clothes in their backpacks on in the event it was a non-elimination leg. Pretty humorous to see, but it pretty much defeated the purpose.

What makes the mole great is the game. Production values don't matter all that much to me. For me, it is hard to top the mole in terms of gameplay. The mole has been around longer, I think, but I'm not positive. A quick wikipedia makes it 99 for the mole and 2001 for the amazing race. That doesn't matter too much to me. They do probably spend more money on The Amazing Race. I might check it out. It sounds alright.

MikeVic

08-19-2008, 12:58 PM

Ahahahaha.

EagleFan

08-19-2008, 01:27 PM

One of the seasons had a "little person" (is that still the right way to say it?) on one of the teams. The challenge was to get dressed in full medieval armor and lead a horse to a destination. There are usually restrictions about people doing a certain amount of individual challenges during the season, and the challenges aren't well described before participants are chosen. This can lead to some interesting situations.

I actually don't know how much the limitations came into play that season. I remember that bitch of a partner she had seemed to make her do almost every one of those individual challenges. I think the only challenge the bitch would have tried is if it was to jump the host.

tyketime

08-19-2008, 06:03 PM

The "little person" in question provided one of my all time favorite reality moments when she was on the first time (I think the clip above was when they returned for the All-Star version). She grabbed a 50-lb slab of beef and hauled it down the road (the slab was as big as she was). I give her all the credit in the world for that challenge (she was a tough sob), but it was a helluva visual.

But Bobby being carried on a wheelbarrow on this season of The Mole took the gold medal away from Charla. I laugh hysterically everytime I see that pathetic physical display. And for him to even mutter "hello" to a passerby while seated in the wheelbarrow is the icing on the cake.:lol:

MJ4H

08-19-2008, 06:10 PM

haha it was actually "hola"

Bobby was brilliant. 5:00 in.
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sorry for mole hijack.

I will try out the amazing race i promise. sept 28th is the premier? long ways away :(

MJ4H

08-31-2008, 09:09 PM

MJ4H

08-31-2008, 11:51 PM

OK I just finished the season. Two things really bother me about this show.

1) stop not eliminating teams that finish last.
2) stop having them furiously race each other and then bottlenecking them onto a flight or ferry and making the previous race segment meaningless because they are all even again.

Lathum

09-01-2008, 02:16 AM

OK I just finished the season. Two things really bother me about this show.

2) stop having them furiously race each other and then bottlenecking them onto a flight or ferry and making the previous race segment meaningless because they are all even again.

this frustrates me also but I think it is necessary for obvious reasons.

I was almost done wit hthe show the season they turned the airplane around after it had already left the gate, essentialy screwing Rob and Amber who wold have had a huge lead.

Raiders Army

09-01-2008, 06:11 AM

So I caught a lot of the amazing race all-stars marathon on fox-reality channel today and I really like it. Not nearly as much as the mole, but I do like it. I find it incredibly annoying that a team can arrive last and not be eliminated, but I guess I will get used to that. I had fun watching and I'm recording the last couple of episodes (so don't spoil me).

Cool.

We caught the last two episodes yesterday. FWIW, most people didn't like the All-Stars season. I liked it a lot, especially since I was rooting for the beauty queens. So if you like it based on that season, you'll probably like it more in the upcoming season.

BrianD

09-01-2008, 09:11 AM

2) stop having them furiously race each other and then bottlenecking them onto a flight or ferry and making the previous race segment meaningless because they are all even again.

This is the one that bothers me the most. If I remember right, the first season ended up with the winners finishing before one other team (2nd? 3rd?) finished the preceding stage. The team finished their stage and were told not to bother moving on since the race was over. I'm guessing the producers decided never to let that happen again and now there is always a "catch up" point in every segment. The point is usually pretty obvious when the first scheduled flight lands at 6:00pm and the museum (or wherever they are going) is open from 8:00am to 5:00pm.

Thomkal

09-01-2008, 09:39 AM

yeah thats what makes me drop Amazing Race a rung or two down on my favorite reality game shows. I understand why they have to do it, so they don't have a team take a big lead on stage 3 say and not be threatened the rest of the way, but it is unfair to the leading teams and annoying to see them all bunch up again. They should give a bonus to the leading team when they do that, like give them an hour head start on the others to reward them for getting to that point first before they bunch them all up again.

Flasch186

09-28-2008, 07:05 PM

"GO"

Jas_lov

09-28-2008, 08:03 PM

The old liberal hippies are delusional. It wasn't a good run and they didn't give it their all. The old grandpa finished 3rd last year so it can be done with a little effort. The creepy brother sister team is good. The big guy will be hampered by his slow mom. The Southern Belles should win this.

TazFTW

09-29-2008, 01:04 AM

Go Starr! :banana: Starr Spangler - Bio (http://www.dallascowboyscheerleaders.com//squad2005/squad_StarrSpangler.cfm)

Also rooting for the comic book guys.

So there is one newly dating couple, one long distance dating pair, one married but seperated, and one recently broken up but now dating again pair. Excellent. :devil: :popcorn:

Mizzou B-ball fan

09-29-2008, 07:25 AM

I think the newly dating couple should do well as long as the guy can tuck his ego away at some level. However, I seriously doubt that they'll survive as a couple.

EagleFan

09-29-2008, 09:35 AM

Raiders Army

09-29-2008, 09:59 AM

The creepy brother sister team is good.

When I saw them, I thought "Eurotrip".

Mizzou B-ball fan

09-29-2008, 10:43 AM

When I saw them, I thought "Eurotrip".

Best. Movie. Ever.

law90026

09-29-2008, 09:08 PM

Thoughts:

1) Ken/Bitchwife: OMG. No wonder he had an affair >.>

2) Brother/Sister: Yes, definitely creepy. She's hot though.

3) Frat Boys: One of them is waaaaaay too emo. I felt like smacking him... repeatedly.

4) Newlydating: It's odd that the introductory snippet showed the guy as cool and relaxed but he seems to have a lot of insecurities. I mean seriously, bitching that your gf is talking to other people during the rest period?

5) Geeks: I like them and hope they win! I especially liked how they said to the other team to pass them on the cargo net coz "we're taking a break".

Raiders Army

09-29-2008, 09:40 PM

4) Newlydating: It's odd that the introductory snippet showed the guy as cool and relaxed but he seems to have a lot of insecurities. I mean seriously, bitching that your gf is talking to other people during the rest period?

During the introductions, it seemed like he was the bitch in the relationship since she had the regular job and he was flaky...I think he taught runners or something?

I'd be insecure if my girlfriend made a lot more money than I. Also, that haircut screams that he's 19.

law90026

09-29-2008, 09:45 PM

During the introductions, it seemed like he was the bitch in the relationship since she had the regular job and he was flaky...I think he taught runners or something?

I'd be insecure if my girlfriend made a lot more money than I. Also, that haircut screams that he's 19.

Yeah, I figured that he was one of those really cool, relaxed guys that doesn't conform to what society expects, ya know? Turns out I might be wrong. It was entertaining to watch him bitch though.

Lathum

09-29-2008, 10:14 PM

I'd be insecure if my girlfriend made a lot more money than I.

why?

Mizzou B-ball fan

09-30-2008, 07:23 AM

why?

+1

MJ4H

09-30-2008, 04:44 PM

Starr is hot. I enjoyed episode 1. I'm on board.

mauchow

09-30-2008, 08:18 PM

+1

+2

I'm not ashamed to admit my wife makes nearly twice as much as me.

Raiders Army

09-30-2008, 09:41 PM

why?

Call it old-fashionedness, but if I'm going to take out my girlfriend, I'd like to pay for everything. It's the old mating ritual where you're the man. It's hard to do that if she makes a lot more money than you do.

Raiders Army

09-30-2008, 09:42 PM

+2

I'm not ashamed to admit my wife makes nearly twice as much as me.

When you were dating, was it that way? Just curious.

Lathum

09-30-2008, 09:47 PM

Call it old-fashionedness, but if I'm going to take out my girlfriend, I'd like to pay for everything. It's the old mating ritual where you're the man. It's hard to do that if she makes a lot more money than you do.

why is that hard?

Unless you are are total deadbeat you should still be able to take her out and pay for it. And if you cant afford that you may have bigger problems.

Just because a woman does well for herself doesn't make you less of a man, if anything I think the fact that you wouldn't be intimidated makes you a bigger man.

When I met my future wife she was making more money then me and still does. I never once felt threatend by her. I had a good job and paid on dates, etc... It was never an issue, she had a life before she met me and did well for herself, why should I let it effect our relationship

mauchow

09-30-2008, 10:02 PM

When you were dating, was it that way? Just curious.

Always actually. I'll eventually surpass her, maybe five years down the road.

Raiders Army

09-30-2008, 10:25 PM

why is that hard?

Unless you are are total deadbeat you should still be able to take her out and pay for it. And if you cant afford that you may have bigger problems.

Just because a woman does well for herself doesn't make you less of a man, if anything I think the fact that you wouldn't be intimidated makes you a bigger man.

When I met my future wife she was making more money then me and still does. I never once felt threatend by her. I had a good job and paid on dates, etc... It was never an issue, she had a life before she met me and did well for herself, why should I let it effect our relationship

If she makes considerably much more than you (as in the example of the team above...the way they depict it, she's a "professional" and he's a wayward soul type) then you couldn't afford what she would be used to doing.

This isn't a black and white type thing. Obviously if I made say, $60,000 a year and she made $65,000 a year I wouldn't feel inadequate....but if I made $10,000 a year and she made $100,000 a year I might.

As mauboy's situation illustrates, there's also the factor of future earnings. I guess the bottom line is that I would personally want to be an equal (or near equal) in the relationship or I would want to be the provider. I don't think I could do the homemaker role...although I am lazy enough to do that. ;)

Lathum

09-30-2008, 10:30 PM

just because you make less wouldnt mean you are the homemaker.

I think as long as both are ok with the situation it shouldnt matter how much each person mkes, as long as they are both happy.

mauchow

09-30-2008, 10:31 PM

My wife is a nurse, so she makes a good 55-60 a year. I got out of a sales job that was driving me up a wall and switched over to a desk job that pays less than what I did make; but both made less than wife either way.

We'll see how the career turns out... She's going to make the same until she gets her Master's Degree, which then I'll have my work cut out for me again.. lol

Mizzou B-ball fan

10-01-2008, 07:34 AM

Call it old-fashionedness, but if I'm going to take out my girlfriend, I'd like to pay for everything. It's the old mating ritual where you're the man. It's hard to do that if she makes a lot more money than you do.

It's not hard at all. You pull out the debit card for your joint bank account and pay the bill. It's not like the waiter asks if you were the one to make the money.

I look at it this way. Previous generations of men were so worried about being the man of the house that they often weren't as in-tune with their family as they should be due to long hours at work. I may not make as much as my wife, but I more than make up for it by being a very positive and ever-present influence on my child, which is something I wouldn't be able to do if we didn't have a good dual-income household.

Raiders Army

10-01-2008, 07:49 AM

just because you make less wouldnt mean you are the homemaker.

I think as long as both are ok with the situation it shouldnt matter how much each person mkes, as long as they are both happy.

True. Last night I was writing down thoughts quickly before I went to bed and blurred the lines a little bit. What I meant was that in our relationship, my wife is the homemaker. I was taking my situation and putting myself in the reverse role for that specific situation. That was where the comment came from.

Raiders Army

10-01-2008, 07:52 AM

It's not hard at all. You pull out the debit card for your joint bank account and pay the bill. It's not like the waiter asks if you were the one to make the money.

I look at it this way. Previous generations of men were so worried about being the man of the house that they often weren't as in-tune with their family as they should be due to long hours at work. I may not make as much as my wife, but I more than make up for it by being a very positive and ever-present influence on my child, which is something I wouldn't be able to do if we didn't have a good dual-income household.

Again, I blurred the lines somewhat last night. The conversation was about girlfriend and boyfriend, not husband and wife. Maybe it's me being old-fashioned again, but do most girlfriends and boyfriends have joint bank accounts?

I applaud your decision to provide a positive influence on your child. We made the conscious decision that my wife would stay at home at least until the kids were in school to provide that positive influence.

Mizzou B-ball fan

10-01-2008, 07:57 AM

Again, I blurred the lines somewhat last night. The conversation was about girlfriend and boyfriend, not husband and wife. Maybe it's me being old-fashioned again, but do most girlfriends and boyfriends have joint bank accounts?

I applaud your decision to provide a positive influence on your child. We made the conscious decision that my wife would stay at home at least until the kids were in school to provide that positive influence.

I think that accounts are separate more often than not. I'm sure we're in the minority.

I agree with your decision to have your wife stay home. Mixing your children with the Raiders could be cancerous. :p

Raiders Army

10-01-2008, 08:00 AM

I would guess that the accounts would be separate in most cases as well but I wasn't sure. In that respect then, it wouldn't be easy to pull out a debit banking card and pay for the meal, etc.

MJ4H

10-01-2008, 08:11 AM

So how about that race.

gstelmack

10-01-2008, 08:38 AM

So on the newly dating couple, I love that she's the type of friendly-huggy person that turns into a complete b*tch if you're not friendly-huggy back. Jeckyll/Hyde type.

Mizzou B-ball fan

10-01-2008, 08:40 AM

So on the newly dating couple, I love that she's the type of friendly-huggy person that turns into a complete b*tch if you're not friendly-huggy back. Jeckyll/Hyde type.

She actually seems to be a really nice person. Very driven and competitive too.

TazFTW

10-06-2008, 02:50 AM

There must have been more stupid mistakes/decisions in this episode alone than in most seasons.

"Do or do not. There is no try." Go Geeks!

Raiders Army

10-06-2008, 05:51 AM

It was funny watching those girls dig in the sand for a container. I'm surprised that no other team stopped to ask them what they were doing. Maybe it's more cutthroat this season as shown by the creepy brother saying, "Let's work together...no fuck it." and "I'll let you know if I get it" to the frat boy.

Ajaxab

10-06-2008, 09:48 AM

When are these contestants going to realize a couple things? 1) You only have to beat one other team to stay in the race. It is not life and death to be first in line on a flight. 2) They speak Portuguese in Brazil and not Spanish. :-)

sachmo71

10-06-2008, 10:21 AM

2) They speak Portuguese in Brazil and not Spanish. :-)

That was my favorite part of the whole show. My wife threw a pillow at me when I wouldn't stop saying "not their language" every time someone tried to speak to a Brazilian en espanol.

Butter

10-06-2008, 10:37 AM

I thought so far the 2 clearly worst teams lost. The guy in the losing couple last night just had no sense of urgency about himself at all.

Ajaxab

10-06-2008, 11:00 AM

I thought so far the 2 clearly worst teams lost. The guy in the losing couple last night just had no sense of urgency about himself at all.

But it was reassuring to know that he can be thankful he still has his looks.

jonesz

10-06-2008, 12:53 PM

This is beyond a doubt the most annoying group of teams of any season. There is not one team I genunely like a lot. They all seem like cheaper versions of previous teams on previous seasons. I don't know what was more annoying, the QB wife actually thinking she caused the airline to change planes, her preceeding to tell EVERYONE she did it, or the fact that no one called her out for it...that is except the runner dude who may actually be a girl. In previous seasons there would have at least been some sort of an entertaining fight. There is not one team that I'm actually rooting for at this point.

MJ4H

10-06-2008, 01:01 PM

If he was a girl it would explain why the other dude kissed him on the cheek. WTLF

Butter

10-06-2008, 01:24 PM

There is not one team that I'm actually rooting for at this point.

Not even the Geeks?

Thomkal

10-06-2008, 02:28 PM

have to say I'm sorry to see that team go last night if for no other reason than I predicted they would be in the Final 3 when the season began. :( The divorced women clearly deserved to lose for their stupidity-like making a vow to read the clues completely and carefully, then right after that forgetting to keep their taxi as the clue said.

Right now the nerds and the mom/son are the only ones I've actively rooting for.

MJ4H

10-06-2008, 04:36 PM

Sorry I root for Star because she's hot.

law90026

10-06-2008, 09:06 PM

Runner guy is such a wuss, backing down the moment irritating woman's husband talks back to him. If you want to raise your voice to a woman, at least have the balls to stand up to her man too.

Right now, I'm rooting for the geeks. I do like how the pageant girls were all like "We may be slow but we're not stupid!".

Lathum

10-06-2008, 09:21 PM

so who got booted?

henry296

10-07-2008, 09:59 PM

so who got booted?

Anthony and Stephanie one of the dating couples who weren't sure if they wanted to get married.

TazFTW

10-13-2008, 01:04 AM

I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of geeks suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened. :(

Starr and the Divorcees need to work out that anger. :devil:

Thomkal

10-13-2008, 05:26 AM

yes this season is going to be pretty boring now with the geeks gone. :( The divorcees escape another week they should have been eliminated.

Thomkal

10-13-2008, 05:27 AM

Oh I missed the very beginning-what the heck was all that with the sports bra being thrown over a ledge?

henry296

10-13-2008, 07:17 AM

Oh I missed the very beginning-what the heck was all that with the sports bra being thrown over a ledge?

The divorcees accused Starr of throwing one their bras over a ledge when she was cleaning it. This allegedly happened during the first pit stop. Thus, the conflict between those teams.

Jas_lov

10-13-2008, 07:26 AM

Too bad about the geeks as I thought they were one of the best teams. The divorcees should have been gone and noone would have cared. They did have the funniest part of the show though when one of them crashed the bike into the curb. That was hilarious.

Raiders Army

10-13-2008, 08:23 AM

Did anyone else think the wrestling idea was great? I would've loved to do that Roadblock. Anyhow, it seems as if there's more in-fighting amongst the teams especially at the pit stops this season.

Also, I noticed Starr's brother doing some cheer when they show the teams i the beginning of every episode. I wonder if he's a cheerleader too?

Lathum

10-13-2008, 10:01 AM

I thought the wrestling thing was stupid

Raiders Army

10-14-2008, 04:12 PM

I thought the wrestling thing was stupid

boo!

Butter

10-29-2008, 07:19 AM

So, who lost this past week? My local TV station decided to go off the air from 8:40 - 9:15 on Sunday night, so my DVR gave me a blank final 20 minutes of this week's episode.

sachmo71

10-29-2008, 07:21 AM

So, who lost this past week? My local TV station decided to go off the air from 8:40 - 9:15 on Sunday night, so my DVR gave me a blank final 20 minutes of this week's episode.

The long distance couple; Ty and aja

Thomkal

10-29-2008, 07:21 AM

the black couple lost

Butter

10-29-2008, 07:21 AM

I figured, since they were pretty much behind the whole way, and it seemed like the editing was trying to make it appear closer than it actually was.

Thomkal

10-29-2008, 07:22 AM

well posted at the same time, but its been a few days so I don't think the spoiler is necessary

sooner333

10-29-2008, 09:40 AM

Klinglerware

10-29-2008, 09:46 AM

That was my favorite part of the whole show. My wife threw a pillow at me when I wouldn't stop saying "not their language" every time someone tried to speak to a Brazilian en espanol.

I don't watch this show regularly, but I thought I heard some of the contestants address Cambodians in Spanish.

Really now, Spanish in Cambodia? It's as though, "Oh, we can't understand the language in this country, so therefore they must know en Espanol."

Mizzou B-ball fan

10-29-2008, 10:04 AM

I don't watch this show regularly, but I thought I heard some of the contestants address Cambodians in Spanish.

Really now, Spanish in Cambodia? It's as though, "Oh, we can't understand the language in this country, so therefore they must know en Espanol."

My wife and I noticed that as well. Pretty funny stuff. I guess anything's worth a try when you're lost on the other side of the world.

jeheinz72

10-29-2008, 11:01 AM

I wouldn't be surprised if they were a whole day behind. But I guess we can let the "CBS controls everything" because they might have held up the frat boys. But, Ty and Aja were pretty far behind to start the day, so I guess they had it coming.

Ha, i made that joke while watching. When the frat boys were trying to get on that flight, when the airplane lady was on the phone I figured she had to call the producers to make sure it was ok they got on the flight.

I love the show though. I was actually hoping for a non-elimination leg for Ty and Aja, they seemed to get things together a bit this last ep (which is of course easier when you have like no pressure from being so far behind)

jeheinz72

10-29-2008, 11:05 AM

The frat boys have got to go by the way. They are just horrible at the Race.

Butter

10-29-2008, 11:15 AM

Yes, they are horrible. And they know it.

Raiders Army

10-29-2008, 02:56 PM

The frat boys have got to go by the way. They are just horrible at the Race.

The frizzy red-haired one must be a liberal arts major because he sure ain't an engineer. He didn't know how to put the sailcars together and he couldn't figure out how to get the gas.

This past episode when they were searching for the room, I expected Starr's brother to break out Frommer's.

jeheinz72

10-29-2008, 02:57 PM

Haha, yeah, they're terrible. I was about to think the frat guys were ok when they talked themselves onto the earlier flight, but other than that...GUH.

gstelmack

11-07-2008, 10:48 AM

One interesting observation this season: has anyone noticed the marked lack of "opens in 12 hours" catch-up points in the middle of a leg? Looks like the catchup points are usually the initial flights of the leg, which is making for a better race than past seasons.

TazFTW

11-10-2008, 12:05 AM

You almost had to feel bad for the divorcee doing the paint thing. Almost.

Terence - Who's My Girl?
Sarah - You are.
Sarah - Oh I am.

:lol:

Peregrine

11-10-2008, 04:38 AM

That paint thing was the funniest thing I've ever seen on the show - I loved how these whiny contestants were just getting pelted insanely with paint.

Thomkal

11-10-2008, 06:49 AM

Well thank god the divorcees are gone. That's the fourth clue they misread and they deserved to be gone a long time ago. The frat boys should be right behind them given how badly they play. Loved how Tina and Ken told them where to look for the numbers.

law90026

11-10-2008, 07:16 PM

Man, Terence is sooooo the man ...

telling Sarah where to look for the clue coz he had a "feeling" and asking her to put her hands into the bird feed (or poo) to find it.

sooner333

11-17-2008, 12:16 AM

Hard to believe that Dandrew has managed to stay on this long. Somehow they keep lucking themselves into second-to-last place. They are really bad at the race, yet one team always ends up making a worse decsion (today, it was a greedy bad decision with Terrence and Sarah going for the fast-forward).

I think you have to favor Nick and Starr at this point--they seem to "get it" as far as competition. Ken and Tina I think could rival them if they can get their act together and if the competition doesn't get too physical the steady team of Dallas and his mom could be up there. You have to favor the Frat Boys/Dandrew to go, but at this point, you wonder who will make the bigger mistake than them in the next leg as well.

Jas_lov

11-17-2008, 07:26 AM

Too bad for Sarah. Her partner made a really stupid decision and it cost her the race. They had to figure their chances of beating the frat boys were better than beating Nick and Starr in the fast forward. Terrance is an idiot.

Thomkal

11-17-2008, 09:00 AM

I think this season's teams are the worst ever in Amazing Race history. Here we are in the Final Five and we have two teams misreading clues still and one team not reading the clue and going after a fast forward they never should have gone for. Nick and Starr and Dallas and his Mom are the ones who deserve to win here, I'm hoping bad fortune with a cab/car problems doesn't knock one of them out before the end.

And of course there was the obligatory "lets let everyone catch up doesn't open till next morning holdover" They really should give some kind of time advantage in cases like that to the teams that arrive so many hours before it opens.

Loved how Dallas and his mom had fun with the cow challenge instead of bitching like Ken and Tina and the frat boys.

gstelmack

11-17-2008, 09:27 AM

And of course there was the obligatory "lets let everyone catch up doesn't open till next morning holdover" They really should give some kind of time advantage in cases like that to the teams that arrive so many hours before it opens.

They've done a good job with keeping this to the start of the legs rather than in the middle, though. I don't mind having everyone start off together at the beginning of a leg; they give prizes as the incentive for first place.

Dandrew are only in this thing still because two weeks in a row they've had Tina tell them what to do when they were completely lost.

sooner333

11-17-2008, 09:43 AM

Dandrew are only in this thing still because two weeks in a row they've had Tina tell them what to do when they were completely lost.

Do you think Tina is just nice or knows that if she helps them, they are better off for having some other team leave?

gstelmack

11-17-2008, 09:56 AM

This week she chided herself after she helped them...

Raiders Army

11-17-2008, 11:46 AM

TazFTW

11-17-2008, 11:12 PM

Although they had Spangler on their shirts before, I didn't realize Nick and Starr's last name was Spangler. They said they were Spanglers when they won the Fast Forward. Starr can't be her real name.

Starr Spangler? Really????

Starr Spangler - Bio (http://www.dallascowboyscheerleaders.com//squad2005/squad_StarrSpangler.cfm)

Starr loves her sheep ass. :bowdown:

I would not have done well at the fast forward. Mystery meat, eating/hurling in front of a couple of strangers (people volunteered for that?) while surrounded by belly dancers.

We're a Dandrew elimination away from having 3 pretty good teams in the final. There's probably a non-elim leg next week, so if Starr and Nick or Dallas and mom screw up it'll save them for another leg.

Peregrine

11-24-2008, 12:26 AM

I wouldn't have believed it possible after all the stuff that's happened before - but Dandrew's worst episode ever this week! Losing their shoes? Failing to follow directions for the Nth time? The mind-searing lameness of Dan's attempts to march? Ouch ouch ouch.

TazFTW

11-24-2008, 12:30 AM

"I'm sorry to say, you're still in the race." :lol:

Phil rocks!

Raiders Army

11-24-2008, 09:20 AM

LOL at Dallas ripping on Nick doing the 50 lb bag Roadblock.

gstelmack

11-24-2008, 09:29 AM

I want to know how they got away with stiffing the cabbie...

Thomkal

11-24-2008, 12:19 PM

And it looks like it will get better for DAndrew next week as apparantly their extra task is doing some kind of native dance...

Raiders Army

11-24-2008, 03:43 PM

I want to know how they got away with stiffing the cabbie...
Seriously there should have been some sort of penalty for them for making the USA look bad.
And it looks like it will get better for DAndrew next week as apparantly their extra task is doing some kind of native dance...
Did anyone else think that the producers saw how bad Dan (or Andrew) was at marching and give them a coordinated related roadblock to make it funny?

law90026

11-24-2008, 04:15 PM

OMG.... could anyone be less coordinated than the Dandrew that was trying to march? It's like his limbs were moving in completely independent fashion. It was hilarious but pathetic at the same time. It's truly amazing that they're somehow still in this race.

With the way things are going, maybe they'll win it because it sure does seem like someone is looking out for them.

Peregrine

11-24-2008, 10:27 PM

I think next week is their last week for sure. Having to deal with the extra challenge will finish them. At least the other teams left are all heavy hitters, so really I could see any of them winning it.

Butter

11-25-2008, 06:02 AM

They're maybe the worst team ever to make it this far. Just awful.

On second thought, that midget made it pretty far that one time.

gstelmack

11-25-2008, 08:43 AM

With the way things are going, maybe they'll win it because it sure does seem like someone is looking out for them.

Tina kept them in it the prior two weeks. Now that they've made it to four, it was a guaranteed non-elimination leg (and they'll probably have the last one once down to 3).

Rich1033

11-25-2008, 09:17 AM

Tina kept them in it the prior two weeks. Now that they've made it to four, it was a guaranteed non-elimination leg (and they'll probably have the last one once down to 3).

We have already had 2 non elimination legs, I thought that was it?

Thomkal

11-25-2008, 10:00 AM

yeah that should be the last non-elimination leg. They usually let the final 3 race for the prize

gstelmack

11-25-2008, 10:50 AM

We have already had 2 non elimination legs, I thought that was it?

I have apparently forgotten one. Unless it was the one episode I missed.

TazFTW

11-25-2008, 11:26 AM

I have apparently forgotten one. Unless it was the one episode I missed.

Ken and Tina were non-eliminated earlier.

Racer

11-30-2008, 08:54 PM

Wow. Team Dandrew makes it to the finals.

Jas_lov

11-30-2008, 08:58 PM

Dandrew deserves to win. They ran a very good leg coming from behind and they even had to dance to do it. I always thought it would be Dallas' mom that would cost them, but it was Dallas that ended their hopes. I don't know who dumber, Dallas or Terrance. At least Terrance might have known who Stalin and Lenin were.

I wouldn't mind seeing Ken and Tina win, just anybody but Nick and Starr.

sooner333

11-30-2008, 09:04 PM

I was impressed that Dandrew was able to beat two teams on that race. We all knew that Dallas and his mom were out, but Ken and Tina lost to them on an even playing field...taking the non-trolly bus was a mistake any team could have made (and honestly, I thought Dandrew might).

Thomkal

11-30-2008, 09:17 PM

what a bummer to have Dallas and his mom go out like that. They made very few mistakes during the game and the one time they make a big one, its enough to knock them out of the game. Meanwhile Dan and Andrew make mistake after mistake and luck into a non-elimination leg when their time finally should have been up.

Not rooting for either of the teams that should have been eliminated. Nick and Starr have dominated this season of the Race like no one else I can think of and really deserve to win it all. Especially over the likes of one of the worse teams ever.

Raiders Army

11-30-2008, 09:18 PM

I can't believe that Dandrew made it. What a travesty.

Jas_lov

11-30-2008, 10:18 PM

law90026

12-01-2008, 07:04 PM

Dallas and his mom absolutely deserve to go. Who loses their passport and money with a million dollars on the line? Not even Dandrew lost something that important. Dandrew is in the final 3 and they deserve to be there.

Dan didn't know who Stalin and Lenin were either so he used his head and asked a Russian tourist. What was with the Russians being so friendly, just handing Dallas and his mom money out of their pockets?

I suspect there was a lot of editting there. It seemed like it was easy to get money but, based on how long it took them to get to the 2nd last trainstation and how dark it looked, it was probably a long affair.

Re Dandrews: Told ya someone is looking out for them. They're so lucky it's unbelievable.

Raiders Army

12-01-2008, 07:07 PM

I wanna see me another marching detour.

mauchow

12-01-2008, 07:34 PM

That marching is so hilarious. Seeing the soldiers even laughing cracked me up even more.

I was sad to see Dallas and mom out though, too. :(

Pumpy Tudors

12-01-2008, 08:13 PM

I hope Dan and Andrew fall into a ditch and break their annoying faces.

jeheinz72

12-02-2008, 10:00 AM

I suspect there was a lot of editting there. It seemed like it was easy to get money but, based on how long it took them to get to the 2nd last trainstation and how dark it looked, it was probably a long affair.

Re Dandrews: Told ya someone is looking out for them. They're so lucky it's unbelievable.

Frankly, the editing is the only thing I don't like about this show (on the whole though, I love it). They made it seem like Dallas/Tony were coming out of the station as Ken/Tina were just finding the clue box, but that was clearly not the case.

Too bad about Dallas/Tony. I really liked them but yeah, you just can't can't can't make that kind of mistake. Overall, they ran a good race though.

I'm rooting for Nick and Star now, they've run the best race so far. Dandrew have had a lot of luck (though I'd agree they were excellent on this past leg). If I hear one more thing about ken/tina's RELATIONSHIP I might puke. Nice people, but good gravy, does every single cut to one of them talking have to talk about their RELATIONSHIP. We get it, he cheated on her, she's mean sometimes, let's move on.

sooner333

12-02-2008, 10:07 PM

I know the editing makes the show somewhat not true to the events as they happened. But, I get the feeling that if they didn't edit like that, each week would get pretty boring with the team making a mistake getting behind. I mean, the week where the long-distance dating couple got eliminated because they missed the flight, it was pretty anticlimactic because we knew they were losing. If it got too boring, people would stop watching, and I wouldn't want to lose the show.

gstelmack

12-05-2008, 11:14 AM

Dandrew does NOT deserve to be here. They are there because Tina got them through 2 separate legs they had no clue on; based on their own skills they should have been gone LONG ago. Dallas' losing the bag should not have mattered at all in this episode, as he was stupidly going to stand and wait 10 minutes and just keep guessing new numbers without going back to check if Tina hadn't helped him.

Nick and Starr are the only team left that deserve the million, and I hope they get it.

Butter

12-05-2008, 11:40 AM

It was smart of Tina to help them though, because they are the weakest remaining team. Although I don't really think she considered that.

sooner333

12-05-2008, 03:23 PM

It was smart of Tina to help them though, because they are the weakest remaining team. Although I don't really think she considered that.

No, if she was considering that, no way she helps Dallas.

TazFTW

12-07-2008, 11:57 PM

w00t! :party:

"It's so hard"

That's what she said. :devil:

I wonder where Dandrew were when Nick and Starr crossed the finish line. They probably had one of the producers tell them where the end was.

It also looked like Toni and Dallas were still in Russia. :(

Peregrine

12-08-2008, 01:00 AM

Congrats to Nick and Starr - they definitely deserved to win, as they pretty much dominated the race from start to finish.

Also that zipline over the river looked fun as hell.

Butter

12-08-2008, 06:21 AM

Was there ever a world in which that was not the order of the finish? That's exactly how it should've finished.

And while it seemed deserved, it was also pretty boring.

Racer

12-08-2008, 06:54 AM

I wonder how far behind Ken and Tina were behind Nick And Starr. I don't mind the editors making it to look closer then it was, but I wish they would show what time each team arrived.

EagleFan

12-08-2008, 07:07 AM

Damn, does this mean no Playboy shoot for Starr?

bob

12-08-2008, 07:24 AM

Was there ever a world in which that was not the order of the finish? That's exactly how it should've finished.

And while it seemed deserved, it was also pretty boring.

Agreed - the two guys were out of it from the beginning of this leg, and after Nick and Starr passed Ken and Tina on that challenge with all those clue boxes, it never seemed close.

bob

12-08-2008, 07:26 AM

Also, just as a FYI, the 14th season of the Amazing Race starts February 15, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.

Mizzou B-ball fan

12-08-2008, 07:45 AM

Also, just as a FYI, the 14th season of the Amazing Race starts February 15, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.

Excellent! Thanks for the heads up. I'm wondering if we might finally get to see this series in HD?

MJ4H

12-08-2008, 09:15 AM

Damn, does this mean no Playboy shoot for Starr?

:( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :(

Thomkal

12-08-2008, 09:54 AM

It also looked like Toni and Dallas were still in Russia. :(

I wondered about that-didn't see them there I thought at the finish line, and they certainly could have come back home with Phil and the staff I thought so they could be there at the finish line. I wonder if Dallas losing the passports had something to do with it?

But cheers to Nick and Starr they certainly deserved it over "do everything I tell you to do or shut up" Tina and Ken and totally clueless Dandrew. I loved it that they didn't even show them trying to do that last challenge. But I did feel a bit bad for them when their bad luck with cab drivers continued. I wonder if the final results would have been any different if Ken and Tina had done the log walking over the river instead so they didn't have to deal with her fear of heights?

I think it had to be pretty close between the top 2 couples at the end there. Probably 5-10 minutes behind I'd guess. Can't believe the new season starts in Feb-would have thought the next one would be in the summer. Hope the teams are more competitive and smarter than this group.

Thomkal

12-08-2008, 09:57 AM

Oh and my favorite comment from last night's episode was Starr with:

"I'm glad that guy liked donuts." lol

MJ4H

12-08-2008, 09:58 AM

Well, I made it through my first season of Amazing Race. It was better than I expected. Very enjoyable, and the weird quirks seemed to not matter to me as much as I thought. I thought I would hate it when there was a non-elimination leg, but it seemed to be made up for by punishing the heck out of the team in the next leg (I think they overcame it at least twice this season?). I also thought I would hate the bottlenecks at the airports or places that don't open until x time. Well, ok, I did hate that, but it wasn't as frequent as I thought it would be.

Still pretty good show, and I will definitely be watching out for it again in the future.

Butter

12-08-2008, 10:34 AM

They did a better job this year of not having as many tasks be "X doesn't open until 9 AM, so let's all wait here!" I remember one of those, the chicken place.

Jon

12-08-2008, 12:07 PM

w00t! :party:
It also looked like Toni and Dallas were still in Russia. :(

I read somewhere on the web that they were still in Russia. Apparently, the cab driver turned their passports into the US Embassy and they had to go get them the next day and wait for visas.

Pumpy Tudors

12-08-2008, 12:11 PM

i heard that after toni and dallas returned to the us, dallas and starr were about to start dating, but then toni ended that because she wanted starr to herself. starr and toni will be doing a dual playboy spread in the april issue

i dont remember where i heard that but maybe it was in my head

Toddzilla

12-08-2008, 02:31 PM

Didn't realize Starr is a former Dallas Cowboy's Cheerleader. She's got the body for it, for certain, but her face is pretty banged up - the bikini picks making the rounds are rough.

tyketime

12-12-2008, 08:17 AM

I wonder how far behind Ken and Tina were behind Nick And Starr. I don't mind the editors making it to look closer then it was, but I wish they would show what time each team arrived.

I read a few interviews with all of the finalists last night. According to Ken & Tina, they were 5-6 minutes behind. He's chiding himself for not offering the dude in the 1st taxi all of the money in his wallet. Since they were headed to the finish line, they didn't need the money anymore.

Dandrew were pretty bummed that they got so little screen time in the finale. According to them, they were an hour or so behind.

Someone else mentioned that Dallas & Toni were stuck in Russia another day as his passport was turned into the US Embassy.

Dallas & Starr have supposedly been dating now for 6 months or so - but it is currently a long-distance thing. They plan to do some travelling (gee... Starr won enough trips... and how many times does she want to go to romantic vacation spots with her bro???).

I have to admit that Nick & Starr must rank as one of the all-time great teams on the show. I think they won 7 out of the 11 legs. They were always gentle with each other... Nick was the perfect calming factor for Starr's emotional outbursts. But I don't recall them ever saying bitter words to each other. VERY few other teams can say that (except for 1st team eliminated each season...).

This is still our favorite reality show. Looking forward to new season in February.

PS: Here is link to interviews: http://www.buddytv.com/articles/the-amazing-race/the-amazing-race-now-casting-f-13863.aspx (you can click to each team's interview from this page)