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Lurknomore
Member
07-07-2001
| Sunday, May 06, 2007 - 3:54 pm
Maybe it's only 1 hour because there's no left to root for?? I feel like I do in most elections...supporting the lessor of the evils. Since I will toss my cookies all over myself if the couple who are faking being a couple, with connections to CBS to make it even more revolting wins, that rules out Eric & Danielle. Plus they don't even like each other, why should we like them? Then we have Dustin & Candice...couldn't stand them their season, enjoy them as much now. They are rude, superior, feel entitled and are overall annoying in just about everything. And if you ever slip and like them for 2 min, they start getting all upset that they can't flirt their way to use someone or talk about how much prettier they are than the rest of the world and I can't help but want them to lose. Which leaves me with Charla & Mirna...a team you want to like and cheer on. But then they do all their annoying things, top o the list using an accent to communicate in every country, Mirna constantly saying how hard SHE has it (guess it's been easy for Charla do things most fully able bodied people couldn't), and have tunnel vision about their manipulations. They are good and kind, no matter what lies they tell, because they say they are. So based purely on hating them less than the others, I'll be rooting for Mirna and Smerna. That said, the actually be rooting for are all gone . Another wonderful finale in realityland. And FWIW I'd be cheering loudly for Rob & Amber!!!!
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Sunday, May 06, 2007 - 3:56 pm
Shame on me. Once during the '70s when I was sitting in my hotel lobby in Madrid, Spain an obviously American asked me if I spoke English. Thought to myself, "Hmmmm, I look foreign?" I gave a quizzical look like I didn't understand. Shame on me.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Sunday, May 06, 2007 - 4:14 pm
FWIW, my preference for tonight's results: 1. BQs 2. E/D 3. C/M I find Mirna, in particular, VERY irritating.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Monday, May 07, 2007 - 5:51 am
I find it amusing that Charla spoke with "the accent" to Mirna last night in the taxicab, so obviously it is their normal speech pattern to one another in times of stress. Maybe that's why Mirna speaks so deliberately when she's addressing the camera (she always sounds like she's talking to someone she considers stupid because she speaks so slowly). She's trying to cover up her normal accent. Wanted the BQs to win it. Wasn't happy to see Eric and Danielle's girls win the Race, but they deserved it by running the best last leg.
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Monday, May 07, 2007 - 10:53 am
I've only seen Dustin & Kandice joke about it when flirting wouldn't help them - never saw them "get upset". Nor did I ever hear them talk about "how much prettier they are than the rest of the world".
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Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Monday, May 07, 2007 - 10:57 am
I'm getting a little sick of the "whoever gets the best cab wins"....I know they want to design the last leg to make it close in the final city, but why aren't they letting them drive and/or run alot more? Plus the final task was interesting to a point, but only haivng a 10 minute limit?
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Spear
Member
08-06-2001
| Monday, May 07, 2007 - 11:30 am
I don't like the cabs either but I think it might be a little too dangerous having the teams drive themselves when they're that close to the $1M. At least Colin in TAR5 had the bright idea of improving his chances by reserving a limo in the final leg (even though it didn't work). I'm speculating that a lot of running might be too tough on the cameraman and soundman who have to lug more stuff than the racers. I've read comments from former racers about getting stuck with slower crew members. I believe they assign their best crews on the final legs but it might actually be worse if the race were decided by who was assigned the faster crew. There'd be even more accusations about producers' manipulating the race.
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Vickie
Member
07-16-2004
| Tuesday, May 08, 2007 - 4:23 pm
If you recall U & Kims season they were at least an hour ahead of the other two teams. U wouldn't go in and claim the win till he paid the cabbie. I was freaking out for them to get in there and win. They later on stated how long it was they were out there trying to get the money. I forget what season number that was On this race if the beauty queen hadn't changed the second question from saying R & A they would of been a lot quicker and it could of changed the outcome.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Tuesday, May 08, 2007 - 4:49 pm
I was impressed - as I have been by a LOT of things about the BQ's - that they kept so well to their agreement to have discussions/arguments only at pitstops! I doubt that I could have done that so well - and I am a HECK of a lot older and wiser than they!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, May 09, 2007 - 4:30 am
why did the BQ change that answer??? E/D were on Regis and Kelly and said they both were dating other people and Regis brought them out at the end.
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Spear
Member
08-06-2001
| Wednesday, May 09, 2007 - 11:08 am
There's a link to an interview posted in the finale thread: Reality TV World: I thought you had initally answered Rob and Amber Mariano to that question but then changed it to one of the other teams? Dustin: Yeah you know what's really interesting about that, I put the answer in the Guidos [Joe Baldassare and Bill Bartek] the second time. But the first time that I went to put the clue in the safe, it didn't accept it. It didn't lock the clue in. So I actually thought I was trying to guess the popular vote... and realized I was trying to think like Kandice would. Like, "What would the popular vote say." So when I didn't get it right the first time, I tried a different team.
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Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 5:21 am
Some good news...TAR got picked up for another run, but probably not till midseason...
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 5:57 am
That is great news Wilson. Thanks for making a Wednesday morning just get a lot better...LOL!
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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 1:37 pm
Just a comment. I have been rewatching some of the older seasons and Phil almost always says, they must solve clues to get to the next red and yellow marker. That is what I would love to see next season, that they really have to solve clues to get to the next marker. In some of the earlier ones they did seem to have to solve some puzzles, figure out where a destination was etc. Now they seem to be told exactly where to go and they just complete a task. I want it to be harder, I want them to have to figure out where they have to go. I want them to have to use maps and guide books. And I want them to be penalized for following cabs!!
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Cousin_jake
Member
07-04-2002
| Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 7:11 pm
CBS announced it's Fall line up today. "In addition to the new series for Fall, the network announced the pick up of three programs for midseason, including the four-time Emmy Award-winning The Amazing Race, the comedy The New Adventures of Old Christine, starring Emmy Award winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and the provocative new drama Swingtown." Looks like there WILL be another Amazing Race!
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 8:10 pm
and double yah about Christine!
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Thursday, May 17, 2007 - 3:54 am
So when they say midseason, does that mean it won't be on until next January or February????
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Thursday, May 17, 2007 - 4:25 am
yes, usually Feb start and May finish so they hit both sweeps months
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Thursday, May 17, 2007 - 9:28 am
That is 9 months away. It is totally unacceptable.
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Cousin_jake
Member
07-04-2002
| Thursday, May 17, 2007 - 3:24 pm
LOL Lexie_girl! (I feel ya!)
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Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Monday, July 23, 2007 - 9:53 am
Here's something about next season... -two fewer eps -because there are NO NON-ELIMINATIONS!
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Monday, July 23, 2007 - 10:25 am
Wow... really!? Could you really make my day, Wilson, and tell me there are no Yeilds or Intersections, either?? Please, please, please...
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Monday, July 23, 2007 - 3:41 pm
Do we have a start date for next season? MY TAR withdrawals are terrible.
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Kc103
Member
07-13-2004
| Monday, July 23, 2007 - 5:37 pm
I miss it too! Looks like a couple other posts here already found some of this same info, but I'll post this anyway. It's from Wikipedia..so don't always know how accurate that is! The Amazing Race 12 will be the twelfth installment of the popular four time Emmy Award winner reality television show, The Amazing Race. The Amazing Race 12 will feature several teams of two, with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world. Applications were due on January 16, 2007. Semi-finalist interviews were expected to be held sometime in February or March of 2007 and final casting interviews took place in April 2007. Filming is expected to take place sometime between June to December of 2007. [1][2] CBS has confirmed The Amazing Race will be picked up for a 12th season, to be broadcast in the upcoming 2007-2008 TV midseason.[3] The Amazing Race may be moved from its current Sunday night airing based on other shows announced by CBS, but this is not known at this time. Jonathan Littman, executive producer for The Amazing Race, said that this season will reduce the number of episodes by 2 and drop non-elimination legs "to create more excitement."[4] Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amazing_Race_12 Personally, I'll be happy if they move it from Sundays to another night. I always seem to be busy doing one thing or another on Sundays. Then I don't get to truly focus on the race!
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Tuesday, July 24, 2007 - 3:29 am
Thanks KC. Sounds like we will have to wait until after January 2008 to see the next season if its a midseason replacement.
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