Amazing Race starts tonight.

[xmas74]

None of that family crap-just racers.

Over 63,000 miles in less than 30 days. Sounds like a good season.

[snacker]

1. Thanks for reminding me. n/t

[xmas74]

4. You are quite welcome.

Team Nerd and Team Stoner seem to be good for comic relief this season!

[Scout1071]

2. Yahoo! I can't wait.

One of my favorite shows on TV.

[xmas74]

5. Mine too.

I hated TAR-FE. I'm glad that there will be no obnoxiously cute kids this season!

[LostinVA]

3. Yay! One of the best shows on TV

[xmas74]

10. Yet another thing we agree on!

My best friend teaches social studies. She tapes the show and airs it for her class every Friday. She gives them handouts of maps for each area they are travelling to before the watch the show and randomly picks a student to mark it on the classroom map.

She said that since she started doing this her classes geography grades have gone up.

[LostinVA]

13. It's very interesting -- and No Rob and Ambah this time

What else do we agree on?

[xmas74]

15. Who was your favorite racer?

BTW-I hated Romber!

[LostinVA]

17. Of all time? Charla and Mirna

They cracked me up for some reason. Charla: "Oooh, caviar! I love caviar!" And tucks into it, while Christy and wahat'shername just sit there looking sick. *giggle*

[xmas74]

19. I would have been just like Charla on that race.

She said things to pysche them out on purpose. She cracked me up.

I also loved the Bowling Moms. They are the only all female team to make it to the final four.

[LostinVA]

20. If the flight hadn't been screwed up.....

[xmas74]

21. I think they could have won that race

by a few hours over the other teams!

It would have been a fantastic "Nyah, nyah" in Colin's face. Even Phil talks about Charla being one of his all-time favorite racers. I'm sure it helps that Mirna obviously had the hots for Phil.

[LostinVA]

22. It was so funny how she would always hug him

She's a smart cookie... and know what,? She was right about Colin being, "A crimmmmmminal." (said with an Armenian accent).

They would have been top two, I betcha.

[xmas74]

24. Colin was an ass, pure and simple.

He was nasty to the other racers and nasty to his girlfriend.

They would have been top two and, if it had been against C/C would have won. Why? They were good w/ flight schedules and C/C were not.

[LostinVA]

25. I couldn't believe when that ass yelled at the cop in Tanzania (?)

I'm telling you, if the camera hadn't been there, he would have been beaten up and thrown in a cell, and she would have been raped. Those guys were scuzzy... at least Christie got it that time and told him to shut up...

[xmas74]

34. Exactly.

And he should have been thrown in jail. He has no respect for anyone-not even himself.

[LostinVA]

45. But, just remember: He didn't win! HAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!!!

[xmas74]

46. Best part of the show was him losing!

So, have you looked at the teams yet? I wonder about Team Nerd and Team Stoner.

[LostinVA]

47. I Know!

[xmas74]

48. Can't wait-

just a few more hours until we get to rate and/or trash the newest teams!

[LostinVA]

49. HAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHA

Everyone in my family watches it -- we (me, mom, sister) often call each other up during commercials.... and we all live in different states.

[xmas74]

50. My brother hates reality tv

but still seems to know all of the teams on TAR. I'm terrorizing his butt right now into applying w/ me. If they would accept us it would be tv gold.

We'd kill each other w/in the first two days of the race.

[LostinVA]

64. My sister wants us to apply -- I would kill her in THREE days

[xmas74]

66. I've got him half interested in it right now.

We'd either kill each other or win the whole thing.
He's unemployed for the moment so the money is tempting to him. And spending two years stationed in Germany would help us if we went to a Germanic country. Plus, he has friends all over Europe who would probably try to help us cheat if they could.

[LostinVA]

67. I can ask for a beer in five languages...

[xmas74]

68. I bet he could too.

If nothing else we could always do the race together. It would be a big twist-two posters online who have never met in RL or even spoken to each other on the phone.

Damn, they'd take us on the spot!

[LostinVA]

70. Hahahaha! They actually probably would!

I can drink beer in every country...

[xmas74]

73. What a great idea.

Beer in every country.
That's a good enough reason to audition!

[Tyrone Slothrop]

31. I can't believe that someone actually liked them

Those two were about the most annoying people I've ever seen on a reality show.

And that's saying something!

[xmas74]

40. Really?

I thought Jonathan was more annoying. And a good half of the teams on Family Edition were much worse than them.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

43. Ahhhh...see I forgot all about Jonathan

Was his wife Victoria? He was the one who came close to beating her in several episodes, right?

He was actually the reason I stopped watching that show. Such an ass...

I haven't seen it since the season he was on, so I never saw a single episode of the Family Edition.

[xmas74]

44. Yep-Victoria.

I'd say he wins for the most annoying, most hated of all racers.

And FE had a few annoying kids on there, a RR family, etc.
The only bright spot in FE was Marion Paolo. Yelled at her kids, told them to be polite, smacked one of them in the back of the head, etc.

She was brilliant and she is a huge fan of the show. When she realized that FE was only in N. America she yelled out something about how that sucked and she wanted to go to New Zealand.

[bullwinkle428]

30. Not a Romber fan, but there certainly have been worse teams -

several religious hypocrites certainly come to mind. Colin and Christie could contend for the worst; he was a scumbag and she wasn't really any great prize either. He is responsible, however, for perhaps the most memorable line uttered in TAR: 'MY OX IS BROKEN!"

[bullwinkle428]

29. COOLEST. TEACHER. EVER.

:toast: :applause:

[xmas74]

35. It gets her students to learn.

She teaches spec. ed. and most have no interest in geography. Grades in geography have risen because of her doing this.

She also tapes some episodes of Survivor-usually the first one and one where there is interaction w/ a native of the region. They get another lesson in geography, culture, history and even psychology from a tv show.

Anything she can do she will.

[In_The_Wind]

6. I've never seen that show. Is it new?

[Scout1071]

7. New season, but shows been around for several years.

It's on CBS tonight. I highly recommend. It starts with about a dozen teams of two and they go on a month long kind of scavenger hunt that takes them all around the world. It's great fun. Highly recommended.

[In_The_Wind]

8. I rarely watch TV so I'll have to check the schedule for tonight.

Thank you. :hi:

[xmas74]

14. It's on CBS.

http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race9/

[Frank Cannon]

26. By all means, do. It's great. It's not like the other reality shows.

It's very fast-paced and exciting, and you learn a lot about interacting with cultures around the world. The stunts they have the couples do usually have some sort of local flair to them (e.g., in Germany, making bratwursts vs. serving beer at a beer hall). It's just a lot of fun.

[xmas74]

11. It's been on a few years.

It used to air only during the summer but became so popular they started airing it in the fall and the spring.

Yes it is reality tv but it is the best of the genre. 11 teams of 2-the people on each team have a prior relationship such as husband and wife, best friends, exspouses, father and daughter, etc-race around the world and complete tasks that are based on popular or famous activities in each country they are in. They are given a set amount of money for each leg of the race and the last team to arrive at each pitstop (rest stop) is eliminated.

The prize for the first time to finish the race? A million dollars.

[derby378]

9. A great show

My personal favorite racer? Charla, the Syrian-born dwarf who pushed herself and cousin Mirna through the race with a level of determination and willpower that totally amazed me.

IIRC, Charla's married, and she and her husband run a sporting goods store.

[xmas74]

12. I loved Charla, as did my daughter.

But most of the TAR boards hated her.

The team that made me feel the best when they won was Uchenna and Joyce. They needed the money since they had both lost their jobs and they wanted to either adopt or try in-vitro one more time. I read recently that they have both been popular choices on the lecture circuit and plan on trying for a baby in another year.

[LostinVA]

16. I love Charla! and Mirna!

[xmas74]

18. They were smart racers.

Strength and size were not their advantage, as it is w/ some teams. Charla was always willing to work hard and Mirna spoke a few different languages. She was also excellent w/ juggling around flight schedules.

I was extremely pissed whenever I heard Colin yell crap about targeting the "midget" or when Christie blocked the doorway at the airport to keep them from getting a cab. Charla showed Christie-she ducked under her arms and got out.

[LostinVA]

23. I know -- smart cookies

[Frank Cannon]

27. Plus, Joyce had to have all of her hair cut off

And she was devastated, but she made it through. That right there had me rooting for them to the very end.

[xmas74]

36. She was devastated, but they

really wanted the money for overdue bills and invitro. They said that if invitro did not work they would adopt.

I rooted for the all the way.

[derby378]

28. I was very happy for Uchenna and Joyce

Proof that nice guys do finish first once in a while.

[xmas74]

37. You nailed it on the head.

That doesn't happen very often.

[Scout1071]

32. Uchenna and Joyce. Ahhhhh, the memories. I loved them and couldn't

have been happier when they won. They played the game the right way and won. A rarity.

[xmas74]

38. And they didn't fight w/ everyone

That was a rarity in its own right. Nearly all of the teams were quite happy to see them cross first.

[Frank Cannon]

41. Uchenna helped the older couple move their boat

He absolutely had no reason to do that whatsoever, other than the fact that he was simply a nice guy. I couldn't have been happier than when they ran across that finish line.

[xmas74]

42. Same here.

For once, there was a near perfect ending to a show of that type.

[Tracer]

33. Mirna always cracked me up ...

... when she spoke in a weirdly-accented English --- as though that would help the "natives" understand her better.

The worst, the absolute worst TAR contestants were Jonathan and Victoria.

I always had a soft spot for Drew and Kevin.

[xmas74]

39. Jonathan-the abuser.

I hated him! Victoria was stupid to stay w/ him.

I would have dumped him in some country and have been glad for the loss.

[WolverineDG]

51. This is the only reality show I ever wanted to be on

I'm so glad it's back in the original form. I tried to watch the Family Edition, but just couldn't. I wonder which team will be the Romber team (you know, the one that got all the prizes for coming in first while most of the other teams got hosed with "Sorry, you're not Romber, so you don't get a prize?")

dg

[xmas74]

52. I have the odds

but won't post them for fear of someone calling it a spoiler. It's made me decide what team not to like already.

[WolverineDG]

53. Please don't!

I have to tape it tonight so I won't be able to watch the show until later this week. But oh, how I'd love to be on the show (I'd be the whiny drama queen everyone would hate, but really, I'd be loving every second of it!)

dg

[Misunderestimator]

55. Just post "SPOILER" in your subject line...

I'd love to see them.

[xmas74]

56. I'll pull them up and send you a pm.

Check in a few minutes.

[Misunderestimator]

58. Thank you.

:thumbsup:

[xmas74]

59. You're welcome.

[Misunderestimator]

54. My favorite reality show

Except for last season with the 4-person family teams. That really sucked. I just set the DVR... thanks for the reminder!

[xmas74]

57. You're quite welcome~

It's my favorite of them all.

[Lorien]

60. Ewww! I can already spot two Freepers among the teams!

"Ken and Barbie" (not their real names) who jeered at two long haired male contestants as "hippies who are probably too high on pot to drive". And a dentist and his wife; the dentist is incredibly arrogant and the wife lives to serve him.:puke:

I'm rooting for all the OTHER teams so far!

[xmas74]

61. I don't care for the two young girls.

Their only contribution to the show so far was "We like boys."

I'm hoping for more time out of the nerds and so far I like the stoners. I'm interested in the single mother/daughter team too.

[Lorien]

63. Yeah, the girls seem like lightweights-as do the two clean cut

beach slackers. I like the teams you mentioned-and I always pull for the oldest team as well.

[xmas74]

65. I tend to pull for the older teams too.

I love all women teams that are serious about the race. One of my favorite teams a few seasons ago was the Bowling Moms.

[Lorien]

69. I'm loving the nerds and the hippies right now

they're just so excited to be there. That's great to see. :-)

[Frank Cannon]

71. I like the nerds, the hippies, and the mom and her daughter

Can't stand the dentist and his wife. They'll be the Jonathan and Victoria for this season.

Great episode last night. This show's back to its great old self again.

[xmas74]

72. And they are playing

for the experience and the love of travel.

[qanda]

62. I love the Amazing Race

It's good to see so many fans on DU. You guys should come on over to the Entertainment Forum or the TV Chat Group.