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Alyssasmugga
Member
06-13-2005
| Wednesday, June 22, 2005 - 5:43 pm
Starting July 11, 2005, The Amazing Race will be on every night at 9 p.m. on the Game Show Network.
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Thursday, June 23, 2005 - 2:04 am
Great, so we get to see classic reality and they pit it against Big Brother.. I'm looking forward to seeing the early seasons again..
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Icesk8er
Member
05-30-2005
| Thursday, June 23, 2005 - 12:30 pm
I am going to have to tape AR. DH hasn't seen the early episodes and is clueless when I say team Guido...I can't wait for him to watch them!
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Thursday, June 23, 2005 - 2:01 pm
can't wait to see the 'frat boys', 'team cha, cha, cha' and a few of the others! at least it has been long enough that i don't remember all the elimination orders, so some of it will seem 'new' to me! i only missed one episode of one race in the entire time it's been going and that's because my sister's vcr screwed up while we were at dinner. man, were we sad!
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Icesk8er
Member
05-30-2005
| Thursday, June 23, 2005 - 5:19 pm
I love the frat brothers from NY....Eat you fat custard (you know the real word)....oh my god that was hillarious...
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Friday, June 24, 2005 - 7:58 am
i remember "swing you fat 'custard'" too! those guys were a hoot. i loved how team cha cha cha went shopping...
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Icesk8er
Member
05-30-2005
| Friday, June 24, 2005 - 6:15 pm
Oh the pink shirt that that guy from team Cha Cha Cha my word was that a bright color or what...LOL I just can't wait!
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Geri
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 6:33 am
i just finished watching the first episode of the first AR. What great memories. The production values have really gotten better and Phil looks so much younger. What a great way to get through the summer since there won't be an AR till fall.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 6:47 am
Darn, I missed it! Hopefully I have that channel and they will rerun the first episode again.
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Kimmykm
Member
08-26-2003
| Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 7:26 am
I tried watching the darn thing twice last night and couldn't stay awake....it's just too "all over the place". I now remember why I didn't watch the first TAR.
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Sue
Member
06-02-2005
| Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 11:14 am
Wow, this was the only season I have not watched and was so surprised at the difference in the camera's, Phil not greeting teams etc....seemed very different. can sure tell how far they have come thru the seasons....was almost boring for me in the first half, hard to keep track cause it seemed to jump around alot....with all that said i still love this show..
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Kellsma
Member
08-28-2002
| Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 11:52 am
I have watched all seasons of TAR and I watched again last night and was also amazed at how different it looked. It has come a long way but Season 1 is a great season. Can't wait for Season 2, loved Team Cha Cha. Just thrilled to get to see it all over again. The editing was pretty crazy, difficult to follow, that is for sure.
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 7:23 pm
Yeah it was different and they sure didn't have the advantage of knowing stuff like how important it is to get the early flights.. Phil was there for Matt and Anna when they came in last.. I'd forgotten that it was the fatter frat boy yelling "Swing, You Fat B*stard, Swing!" I like that they aren't all so savvy about the game itself, but still, you CAN see how far it has evolved. The Game Show network sure crashes in with the commercials with no warning.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 7:18 am
I agree with everything Seamonkey said...but it is kind of interesting to watch it with hindsight...the game is much more intense now and the players are much better versed in how to play the game...and that red-haired girl was SUPER annoying! (I liked how the other team called them the cute little couple...LOL). Phil being at the finish line is a LOT better.
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 1:15 pm
In that season, seeing Phil was the final blow, at least you knew you were last, but now they never know. Also interesting that there really was lots of dysfunction and quarreling within and between teams, even on season one.
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Csnog
Member
07-18-2002
| Thursday, July 14, 2005 - 6:19 am
I am just sooooo happy that they're in reruns. I watched every season but season 1 was so pure because it was filmed before 9/11. Wish they had FF in every episode now instead of 3. Love how they had to figure out clues but now have to spoon feed them where to go. Flags are different colors and that they sometimes yelled at their camera crew, I forgot that. DVD of season one with behind the scene information will be released in late September.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, July 14, 2005 - 8:21 am
I watched last night! It was funny to see the old contestants because I had forgotten quite a few of them.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Thursday, July 14, 2005 - 8:43 am
Oh those two gay guys (Guido?) are really getting on my nerves. They are really quite snaky, aren't they - and that one guy's dyed hair - OH MY!
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Jimmer
Member
08-30-2000
| Thursday, July 14, 2005 - 8:58 am
This is fascinating to watch and real eye opener. What I mean is that I think a lot of us had fond memories of how the show used to be and thought that the game had developed a nastier edge as the seasons progressed. But some of these original couples were pretty edgy themselves. My goodness this is fun to watch though! 
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, July 14, 2005 - 9:02 am
I had even forgotten who had won the first one until I saw everyone last night.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Thursday, July 14, 2005 - 10:44 am
Please don't say because I don't know!
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Thursday, July 14, 2005 - 11:52 am
Oh yes, there's always been squabbling teams - more noticeably with the couples and family teams than with the friends pairs (although they've had their share of spats as well). And there's always been some "mean" teams too - some of them really unexpected. Remember the Grannies from TAR2? I got to see a bit of the Tuesday and Wednesday's shows and was reminded of how I so enjoyed TAR1's more freewheeling & casual attitude. Times change though, and TAR had to change with them. I do wish they still had more FFs though, dumped the Yield, were a little trickier with the clues, and more harsh with the penalties. Oh and yea, Phil !
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, July 14, 2005 - 6:46 pm
Roxip, I would never say a thing!
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, July 15, 2005 - 7:00 pm
I'd forgotten just how really sweet Kevin and Drew were!
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Friday, July 15, 2005 - 7:40 pm
Boo...Team Guido! I hope they go first! (actually, I seen season 1 and I still wish they went first! Even in re-runs! LOL!)
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