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Raenstorm
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07-16-2004

Sunday, September 26, 2010 - 7:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Raenstorm a private message Print Post    
Thanks :-) -- Just got that last one in before my laptop died on me so sorry I didn't get the previews! See everyone next week for the next leg.

Scubalass
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07-01-2004

Sunday, September 26, 2010 - 7:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scubalass a private message Print Post    
See you all next week!

Mamabatsy
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08-05-2005

Sunday, September 26, 2010 - 7:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamabatsy a private message Print Post    
Thank you Raen. Your spoiling is appreciated way out west.

Slybones
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07-20-2007

Sunday, September 26, 2010 - 7:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Slybones a private message Print Post    
Good night all. See you next week.

Dogdoc
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09-29-2001

Sunday, September 26, 2010 - 7:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dogdoc a private message Print Post    
This is my favorite AR season opener ever!

Nickovtyme
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07-28-2004

Sunday, September 26, 2010 - 7:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nickovtyme a private message Print Post    
Nick and Vicki - are you kidding me? Please tell me that was all an act! LOL!

I was prepared to really dislike Chad but think by the end of the show he might have realized a few things and sincerely felt humbled...as he kept saying.

Ok, Internet Sensation guy...why have I never heard of him?

Mallory - she's just a jar full of sunshine isn't she? I could get annoyed by her real quick.

I'm really impressed with Watermelon girl. I thought for sure she would be knocked out cold or her head woulda been taken clean off her shoulders. "I can't feel my face" Listen, babe, after that its a wonder you could count to 10 for the rest of your life.

FUN, FUN, FUN season opener...So glad TAR is back!

Dogdoc
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09-29-2001

Sunday, September 26, 2010 - 7:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dogdoc a private message Print Post    
Stephanie reminds me of Penny from Big Bang Theory.

Lycanthrope
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09-19-2002

Sunday, September 26, 2010 - 8:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lycanthrope a private message Print Post    
I had more LOL moments during this episode than I've ever had. Keep them coming.

I'm so glad that tattoo team didn't get eliminated. They're good for 2-3 belly laughs per episode all by themselves. The fact that they seem like genuinely nice people tempers my amusement, somewhat. Although, an adult that's never heard of Stonehenge(or "Stonehedge")? And of course it's a "bunch of rocks".

Claire the Warrior Princess takes one in the face and still finishes a difficult task? Gotta love that team. And that Brook is a hoot.

The internet father and son should be good for some laughs, as well.

Looks like a great set of teams...probably the best since the first few seasons. Looking forward to watching it.

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Sunday, September 26, 2010 - 8:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
Thanks, Raen! I got in my car after the play at EXACTLY 9PM, and - wonder of wonders, football and 60 minutes had both finished right on time here -so I didn't see even a shadow of TAR by the time I got home.

Your excellent spoiling has made me able to wait until tomorrow to see it at the library as my little whimpy home system can't handle the CBS posts!

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Sunday, September 26, 2010 - 8:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
Thanks for the wonderful spoiling! Great season opener. Lots of excitement, goofs, laughs and the teams are all pretty likable. Couldn't ask for more.

Brenda1966
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07-02-2002

Sunday, September 26, 2010 - 9:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Brenda1966 a private message Print Post    
Ron and Tony -- so bummed to see them go!

And the tatoo's girl who's never heard of stonehenge? Are you kidding me? What rock has she been living under?!

So glad my favorite show is back. The watermelon in the face was just stunning. Even after seeing it several times in previews it still makes me queasy just watching. So glad she was okay and such a trooper. I'd have been crying for a medic.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Sunday, September 26, 2010 - 9:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
OMG, I can't believe the team I picked actually survived the first round, LMAO. I really like the the father/son team they are way too cute. But that couple that ran around the whole place, Chad and Stephanie, I can't believe they could get so lost! Just amazing.

Kappy
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06-28-2002

Sunday, September 26, 2010 - 10:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kappy a private message Print Post    
Raen ~ Your spoiling is awesome!

Really like all the teams so far and was really feeling bad for Ron and Tony ~ What great guys and such good sports!

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Sunday, September 26, 2010 - 10:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
I thought this was a great opening of my favorite show and I laughed a whole bunch of times (what is it about a sinking boat that seems so funny?). DId you notice no married couples this times?

Beauty Queen girl could get really annoying fast...she's just way too animated...and it scares me that I don't think it's an act.

The two women from the shopping network were better than expected.

I liked the fact that a couple of the teams seemed to be really supportive of one another, despite the fact that there were competing with one another.

Oh and I really liked the two doctors. Pretty courageous to do this with diabetes...the hectic schedule of the race could play heck with her insulin levels.

Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Sunday, September 26, 2010 - 10:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
That was one of the BEST season openers ever!!! Likable teams, awesome challenges, beautiful scenery. This was also the first time I've seen TAR in HD, and you folks weren't exaggerating. BEST EVER!

They didn't have to get caught up in people screaming at each other and drama. They had enough drama with flat tires & car break downs & getting lost. I had never considered how driving on the left side of the road means the stick shift is also on the left! Yikes! I'm ambidextrous and nearly all my vehicles past/present have been stick shifts - but THAT would have been a serious issue for me, I would have kept grabbing for the window crank. Maybe a little easier for someone that doesn't often drive a stick?

Really sad to see Ron & Tony go! Even though I had read the spoiling, I kept hoping the show I saw here on the West Coast would end differently. Even with all the mishaps they encountered & frustration, I don't think I heard a single cross word from EITHER of them.

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Sunday, September 26, 2010 - 10:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
I didn't care for Tony's comment that his college degree(s) would pretty much mean they'd get ahead of everyone else -- and win? So NOT.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Sunday, September 26, 2010 - 11:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Thanks to all the spoilers.. and RAEN, you ROCK as usual!!!

I like almost every single team. Bummed that Ron and Tony didn't last longer. Hope they have a REALLY cool sequester house to enjoy together.

Interesting that of the three teams on the first flight, only one of them maintained a lead, in fact first place. And the team laughed at for being last to Logan.. now in third place.

Chad too intense for me, but hopefully he actually saw the light. It is difficult to make a big change quickly, especially under this pressure. Always figures that the person who knows it all and criticizes isn't up to driving for some reason..

Love the father and sone!!

The home shopping girls.. one was rather free throwing the B word toward other females.. hope she settles in. But she is the one calling others nerds, Tinkerbelle and Pan.. snarky! Glad they gave props to Claire after she took the watermelon inthe face anc kept going.

Some of the bios.. like the two docs supposedly live in two states, yet seem to work together.

The bio mom and daughter stated they live in different states, but their bios have them both in Georgia. I think it is nice they are running the race together, but I guess hope there is no one else in either family who would have loved to have run it..

Nick/Vicki seem incredibly uninformed but I like them and that dispite his hairdo!! Bunch of Rocks! Country of London!! Kindergarten directions!! How did Medieval Flag become .. lol asking each person "are you a battlement?" ROFL! and there are no boats over there.. uh.. yes..

But NO ONE that brings out instant dislike!! YAY!!

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Sunday, September 26, 2010 - 11:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
09/25/2010 Leg 1 Glouster, Mass to London, England (Stonehenge)
team123456789101112avgRBSBISU
turn
FFprizesE
Jill(27)/Thomas(30)
hair:long blonde/dark wavy bangs)
Marina del Rey CA
dating couple
01           1.000J0
T1
    EXPRESS PASS1 
Nat(31)/Kat(35)
hair:long blonde/long dark)
Scottsdale AZ Santa Monica CA
doctors/friends
02           2.000N1
K0
      
Connor(22)/Jonathan(22)
hair:
Chesterton OH Cranford NJ
friends
03           3.000C1
J0
      
Brook(27)/Claire(30)
hair:long blonde/brown)
San Diego CA Reno NV
co-hosts
04           4.000B0
C1
      
Katie(23)/Rachel(24)
hair:longer blonde/shorter blonde)
Rahway NJ Moorestown NJ
teamates
05           5.000K0
R1
      
Gary(53)/Mallory(24)
hair:gray/short blonde)
Morganfield KY Lexington KY
father/daughter
06           6.000G1
M0
      
Michael(58)/Kevin(20)
hair: dark/darker)
Sugar Land TX
father/son
07           7.000M0
K1
      
Chad(26)/Stephanie(23)
hair: dark/short blonde)
Ft Lauderdale FL
dating
08           8.000C1
S0
      
Andie(43)/Jenna(21)
hair: darker/dark)
Atlanta GA Athens GA
birth mom/daughter
09           9.000A0
J1
      
Nick(26)/Vicki(26)
hair: fauxhawk/coppery)
Henderson NV
boufriend/girlfriend
10           10.000N1
V0
      
Ron(45)/Tony(42)
hair: hair/bald
short/tall
Los Angeles CA Tucson AZ
best friends
11           11.000R1
T0
     01


--1{1} EXPRESS PASS allows a team to skip or abandon any task at any one time through the 8th leg of the race.

Spear
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08-06-2001

Sunday, September 26, 2010 - 11:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Spear a private message Print Post    
Elimination Station is in Cancun:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLv-m11LLgI

Lycanthrope
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09-19-2002

Monday, September 27, 2010 - 12:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lycanthrope a private message Print Post    
I forgot to mention that my very favorite team is the Doctors. They're both gorgeous and smart, but they genuinely don't seem to know it.

I beleive it's Nat that I'm thinking of, the diabetic...she has the brightest, most beautiful smile I've seen in a while...I must admit, I'm smitten.

Allietex
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08-16-2002

Monday, September 27, 2010 - 12:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Allietex a private message Print Post    
Yeah, Tony probably didn't know there were two doctors, a guy from Notre Dame and two guys from some ivy league college, and I imagine several others are college grads. Education is helpful, but common sense is even better.

I had to laugh at the tatto team. Not having heard of Stonehenge is one thing, but when Phil asked her what country she was in she said London. Yeah, these two should be good for some laughs. Good natured, of course, because they do seem like nice people.



Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Monday, September 27, 2010 - 1:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
Nat stays safe She uses an insulin pump.

http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race/video/?pid=OZ3_AzhUVjW_BujvSgTk8HdYk9yJntn3&vs=Default&play=true

This was interesting, as to how she manages and it shouldn't hold her back.

Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Monday, September 27, 2010 - 1:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
After the smash describing what happened with the watermelon

http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race/video/?pid=PKGcdyssGbCAlv_P2Aq1_SwK4qDz0b_x&vs=Default&play=true

If you check lower on the screen, after watching, there's all these extra clips & interviews from TAR. I'm up to Pg5 and all fun watches.

Dogdoc
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09-29-2001

Monday, September 27, 2010 - 4:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dogdoc a private message Print Post    
Did Ron say Isla Mujeres for Elimination Station?

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Monday, September 27, 2010 - 6:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
Sign me up for Elimination Station!

Also, loving the two shopping network girls...their ability to laugh at themselves really is endearing.