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Darrellh
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07-21-2004

Tuesday, February 06, 2007 - 2:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Darrellh a private message Print Post    
LOL! Good ones Roxip!

With Team Federline, Phil can text message them to let them know they've been Philiminated.

Scooterrific
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07-08-2005

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ROTFLMAO!

Allietex
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08-16-2002

Tuesday, February 06, 2007 - 8:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Allietex a private message Print Post    
Federline can't do it. Haven't you heard? He is working in a fast food resturant now. LOL

Reader234
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08-13-2000

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Discussion on Early Show on CBS - they announced that this year they will follow the elimanted teams to "Sequesturville" (sorry about the spelling!!) He said they will have some cameras and show the eliminated teams!!

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Friday, February 16, 2007 - 9:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
I saw that too! I'm all hyped up about the show now! It was great to see Phil!

Wilsonatmd
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01-23-2001

Friday, February 16, 2007 - 9:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wilsonatmd a private message Print Post    
here's the PR about it...

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20070215cbs02

Karen
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09-07-2004

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Top 10 Amazing Locations

The all-star edition of “The Amazing Race” starts this Sunday, featuring some of the most popular teams from seasons past — including frat brothers Kevin and Drew, season seven winners Uchenna and Joyce, and the fabulous gay duo of Danny and Oswald. But while we're thrilled to see some of our favorite teams celebrated as all-stars, we'd also like to take a moment to celebrate the other stars of “The Amazing Race”: the destinations.

From the green hills of Scotland to the golden sands of Namibia, the race has literally taken us around the world and back, showing us some incredible scenery along the way. Out of the dozens of locations where the race has been filmed, we've chosen 10 all-star destinations — one from each season — that stuck out in our minds for their striking landscapes, historical significance or intriguing cultural tasks...

Season One: Alaska
All-Star Moment: As the penultimate destination in the race's first season, Alaska's snowy landscape was the backdrop for a dramatic dog sledding competition between lawyers Rob and Brennan and married couple Frank and Margarita. And who could forget poor Team Guido, still stranded in the frozen tundra while Rob and Brennan won the million-dollar prize in New York City?

Season Two: Namibia
All-Star Moment: The teams had to navigate themselves through the seemingly endless deserts of Namibia en route to the Matterhorn — not the mountain in Switzerland but rather an enormous sand dune. Once there, the teams climbed to the top, grabbed sandboards and took a wild, head-first ride all the way down.

Season Three: Aberdeen, Scotland
All-Star Moment: Wacky hijinks ensued when “The Amazing Race” traveled to Scotland and the teams tried their hand at a few traditional Highland games. One member of each team had to successfully complete a caber toss, hammer throw and shot put before racing to the finish line. Their reward for mastering the ways of the Highlanders? An all-expenses-paid stay at Dunottar Castle, the pit stop for this leg of the race.

Season Four: Amsterdam, Netherlands
All-Star Moment: Dating virgins Millie and Chuck got spectacularly lost — and did some spectacular bickering — as they tried to guide themselves by boat through Amsterdam's famous canals. While Millie and Chuck eventually won the leg by finding the Fast Forward, the other teams faced perhaps the show's stinkiest Detour option yet: searching a 15-foot pile of cow manure for their next clue.

Season Five: Rotorua, New Zealand
All-Star Moment: Dating couple Colin and Christie thrived on this leg's extreme physical challenges, including an exhilarating whitewater ride on a small board known as a sledge. Colin channeled his inner rodent to try zorbing — rolling down a hill inside a giant plastic ball like a hamster in a wheel. Colin and Christie's mastery of these two quintessential New Zealand adventure sports led them to their sixth first-place finish in 10 legs.

Season Six: Xian, China
All-Star Moment: Xian is well known for its famous terracotta warrior figures, but “Amazing Race” viewers will remember this leg for the drama that took place atop nearby Mount Hua — where a frustrating cultural task involving one key and 3,000 locks led to dating couple Hayden and Aaron's elimination. After a day spent haranguing each other, Aaron shocked viewers by dropping to one knee and asking Hayden to marry him. (She accepted.)

Season Seven: Cuzco, Peru
All-Star Moment: The seventh season of “The Amazing Race” kicked off with two hours of llama-herding, basket-carrying and zip-lining through the mountains of Peru. The leg came to a thrilling conclusion with a footrace through the historic streets of Cuzco in which dating couple Ron and Kelly barely edged out affable best friends Ryan and Chuck.

Season Eight: New Orleans, Louisiana
All-Star Moment: The family edition of The Amazing Race visited New Orleans just a few weeks before Hurricane Katrina blew through the area, and in this episode viewers got a chance to see the city — including its legendary French Quarter — as it once was. This episode was dedicated to the people of New Orleans and the surrounding areas devastated by the storm.

Season Nine: Sicily, Italy
All-Star Moment: The teams spent two legs racing through the sunny island of Sicily during season nine, stopping in ancient amphitheaters, medieval towns and modern-day markets. Sicily boasted some of the season's prettiest scenery as well as one of its most memorable tasks: a Detour option known as "Big Fish" that led to a tearful meltdown within team "MoJo" (dating couple Monica and Joseph) when Monica couldn't handle carrying a 32-pound swordfish.

Season Ten: Hanoi, Vietnam
All-Star Moment: With a million-dollar prize on the line, it's no surprise that the racers rarely stop to linger and appreciate the places they visit along their journey — no matter how beautiful the destinations may be. But in Hanoi, the racers took a moment to pause and reflect at the infamous "Hanoi Hilton," where John McCain and other American soldiers were held as prisoners during the Vietnam War. Dave (of married couple Dave and Mary) said, "I'm just really honored to be here for my dad."

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Friday, February 16, 2007 - 4:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
I had a chance to do the white water thing at Rotorua - and declined!

Sugar
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08-15-2000

Friday, February 16, 2007 - 5:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sugar a private message Print Post    
Found this:

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Sheilaree
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07-19-2002

Friday, February 16, 2007 - 7:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sheilaree a private message Print Post    
I find that interesting even the people who are racing against Rob and Amber don't like them.

Supergranny
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02-03-2005

Friday, February 16, 2007 - 7:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Supergranny a private message Print Post    
I am so excited about this show starting again. And it doesn't conflict with Desperate Housewives or Brothers & Sisters. What more can you ask for!!

Lizziedi
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10-05-2005

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I too, love this time slot. Look forward to Sundays!

Kc103
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07-13-2004

Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 12:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kc103 a private message Print Post    
Maybe I will enjoy the race more on Sundays this go around. I did not like it in the fall due to the football season. I'm new to DVR use..so maybe I didn't know how to fix it for different start times, but I often missed parts of it due to games running over, etc. I think that's why I wasn't into it as much last season. I always seem to be busy doing other things on Sundays around that time so mostly rely on taping and watching later. :-(

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

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I can't wait!!!



Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 3:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
Between the premiere of TAR on Sunday night and my departure for ten days in Brazil on Monday morning, I probably won't sleep a wink that night!

Wilsonatmd
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01-23-2001

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just a FYI, there will be an ep next week, but the Oscars don't start til 8:30, so you won't miss too much... (If you watch in Canada, it'll air 9pm Monday IIRC)

Sherbabe
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07-28-2002

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In the beginning, The Amazing Race host Phil Keoghan admits he "wasn't so keen" on the idea of having an all-star edition for the long-running CBS reality competition series.

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"Over a period of time, as we got more and more really good teams, it just seemed like [an all-star edition] had to happen," Keoghan told TVGuide.com in a recent interview.

And happen it will, as The Amazing Race: All-Stars is scheduled to premiere on Sunday, February 18 at 8PM ET/PT on CBS. But once the decision was made to have the series' eleventh installment be an all-star edition, the process of creating it was only just beginning.

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"The big question was, 'Who would we pick?' Because after 10 seasons we just had such a great range of teams," Keoghan told TVGuide.com. "I was asked to submit a list of teams, so I put forward 15 teams. Ten of those that were picked were on my list. That's a good sign."

He said the one team he didn't pick was Eric Sanchez and Danielle Turner -- who competed against each other on The Amazing Race's ninth edition -- because "I didn't think of that new combination, which actually is a really good one." However he was onboard with "the very fresh-faced innocent racers" -- like David Conley Jr. and his wife Mary, who finished sixth on the series' tenth season -- to "the old and cunning" Joe Baldassare and Bill Bartek, who finished third on the first season of The Amazing Race.

"I would say of all the racers ever on The Amazing Race, [Joe and Bill] are the biggest fans who are ex-racers," Keoghan told TVGuide.com. "I get emails from them all the time about whether they like my wardrobe, whether they like a particular eyebrow raise, if a certain team is bugging them... they aren't shy."

Also returning from The Amazing Race's first season are fourth-place finishers Kevin O'Connor and Drew Feinberg, and Keoghan said viewers will "be interested to see what happens to them."

"They aren't exactly the same size they were before, they've got a few years on them, they're married now," he told TVGuide.com. "They are a lot of fun to watch, and I think you'll get a kick out of seeing what's happened to them since [Season 1]."

Keoghan also elected to have Uchenna and Joyce Agu return, despite the fact they won Season 7. "It is an all-star show, so it is not about who won or who did really well or if you were eliminated early," he told TVGuide.com. "The whole premise of All-Stars wasn't to pick the best racers, otherwise we could have done all the winners and teams in the top three. The goals was to pick the teams that have earned the most attention over the last 10 seasons."

He described Uchenna and Joyce as the "most popular team" that has won The Amazing Race because "people fell in love with them." But Keoghan was quick to point out that "a balance of the heroes and the antagonists, and the people who are fun" was the goal when casting All-Stars. "You can only imagine how difficult it was to leave out teams like the bowling moms, the clowns and the gutsy grannies, Lynn and Alex... there are so many great teams."

Survivor veterans Rob and Amber Mariano, who finished second behind Uchenna and Joyce on Season 7, were also among those brought back for All-Stars. Keoghan said "a lot of people have already expressed that they are upset" about including Rob and Amber, but he thinks "there would be more of an outcry" if they were left off the roster.

"Either way, we knew it was going to create some kind of controversy, or at least get a reaction from people," Keoghan told TVGuide.com. "[Rob and Amber] had to be there. You can imagine that they elicit the same kind of reaction not just from fans, but from people who are actually in the race. People talk about them and what they think from the get-go."

Echoing the comments of Bertram van Munster, The Amazing Race creator and executive producer, Keoghan said since the format and rules of the series remain the same, the only true twists come from casting. "The twists really come from the mix of people," he told TVGuide.com. "For David and Mary, the biggest reality fans that you could find, to be racing alongside all of their heroes, people that they love, that's part of the twist. Do they stay enamored with these people, or do they think, 'We are in this race, and we're all-stars and can win this as well.'?"

"They're are definitely some interesting dynamics. There are a lot of individual teams there, but there are also teams that have a history of following, or forming, alliances," Keoghan told TVGuide.com. "They've had a chance to see themselves on TV and reflect on what they did right or wrong. The question is, will they take the same approach? Will they try a new approach? You'll see it all, I promise you."

With All-Stars taking the racers to Africa, South America, Europe and Asia, Keoghan said "we've got a great course lined up."

"We're wanting to push things a little harder because they've done it before," he told TVGuide.com.

Keoghan said he thinks the challenges on All-Stars "are definitely more difficult," but added "we never take it easy on them. Every challenge that we've put on any show has been really designed to test people."

"Cars will break down, things will break down, and people will break down... people will miss flights," Keoghan told TVGuide.com. "Some interesting things beyond our control will happen."

Chiliwilli
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09-04-2006

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I really would like to know why they didn't choose the hippies for All Stars. I think they belong here much more than some of the teams chosen. I'd be curious to hear what Phil has to say about it.

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 7:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
We don't know that the Hippies - my favorite team EVER - weren't asked. I can certainly see them turning it down in favor of going on with their lives -

Kappy
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06-29-2002

Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 8:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kappy a private message Print Post    
While I won't be watching because it's my tiny itty bitty way of sending a message that I never want to see Romber on my tv screen ever again, I will be rooting from a distance for Kevin and Drew. And should Romber be eliminated early, I will rejoice at then being able to tune in and root for the rest for the remainder of the season - even teams I didn't particularly care for the first time around. Watching the team videos at the CBS site made me realize how much I would enjoy seeing any of these teams win with the exception of the one where the guy has such a strong need to put down others before the competition has even begun. You're really sad, Rob - just my opinion.



Chiliwilli
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09-04-2006

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My hippie boys weren't asked and they were very upset about it. I think they even posted several rants about it somewhere. They didn't understand why they weren't asked either.

I wanted to see the BQs and the hippy boys racing to the finale mat against each other. But I wanted the BQs to win. After all the hippy boys have already won once.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

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Yeah, why no hippies??? They were so wonderful! Barf on Romber... Oh please let them go early...

Chiliwilli
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09-04-2006

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My DIL's sister's boyfriend supposedly knows one of the hippy boys. When I see him at the end of this month I'll try to remember to ask him if he knows any more info.

Jan
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08-01-2000

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Elimination Station online show will follow Amazing Race 11’s contestants in sequester

The all-star contestants who are eliminated from The Amazing Race 11 will face another twist after they’re evicted and sent to sequester: They’ll be followed by cameras for an online reality show.

After being Philiminated, teams travel to a sequester location somewhere in the world where they wait for the race to conclude, when they reassemble to stand by the final mat and pretend to be happy for the winners. Now, they’ll be followed by cameras at that location.

Elimination Station shows “what happens when Teams are eliminated from the Race and sent to a secluded sequester house where they must try to cope with the disappointment of being eliminated while living alongside their fellow eliminated All-Stars,” according to CBS.

The web-only series will have 13 episodes, and will be broadcast on CBS’ Innertube site. The show “will be streamed … immediately following the West Coast broadcast of each episode,” according to the network. The first episode/webisode debuts Sunday at 9 p.m. PT.


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Mamapors
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07-29-2004

Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 9:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamapors a private message Print Post    
So tonight??? I wonder if we get the link on the CBS website. That sounds like fun!!! Now if only BB would put feeds at sequester.