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Crazydog

Monday, October 29, 2001 - 11:45 am Click here to edit this post
Just doublechecked that TV Guide listing and it says that each must confront his/her fear of rats, so I guess the whole sacred rat thing is happening this Wednesday. That probably means they stay in India for at least one more Detour. Where else do you think they'll go, or where do you want them to go? There's 6 episodes left, and it looks like they will continue eastward and not backtrack. From the opening credits, it looks like they are going somewhere really cold and somewhere tropical. I highly doubt they will do anything in the U.S. except for the last episode.

India => Siberia => Beijing => Australia/Great Barrier Reef => Rio => Mexico => Canada => NY?

I suppose there could be more than one country per show. I saw some speculation on some fan site that they were in St. John's, Newfoundland and that there were three teams left running up some hill in the pouring rain and they were all guys. Don't know if this means Nancy/Emily and Frank/Margarita go out. The information was speculative (the poster wasn't even sure if it was the Amazing Race) and it could have been a Roadblock and Frank did it, but if this is true, it doesn't look good for Nancy and Ammilee.

Muse

Monday, October 29, 2001 - 02:36 pm Click here to edit this post
I've heard rumors about Hong Kong. But I don't really know why people think that, so I really don't know. :)

Instead of Siberia, the cold climate might be northern Canada or Alaska. But Siberia might be kind of interesting...in any case, I do agree that they seem to be heading east.

Kitt

Monday, October 29, 2001 - 04:21 pm Click here to edit this post
I'm not sure about Beijing! I can see some of the contestants causing an international incident!

Crazydog

Wednesday, October 31, 2001 - 12:49 pm Click here to edit this post
Kitt, I agree! It'd probably be hard to get camera permits there anyhow. I just thought it would be cool to see them at the Great Wall. As far as Hong Kong, I've been there. It's not a very scenic or touristy place. Can't imagine what they'd be doing there.... shopping? There are a lot of islands though, maybe this is the tropical location, although something tells me that they couldn't do this show and skip Australia altogether, could they?

Kitt

Wednesday, October 31, 2001 - 02:40 pm Click here to edit this post
Australia would be good, although the distances between places are a bit prohibitive. Great for some outdoorsy stuff though, as long as they avoid the crocs! I don't know about Hong Kong, perhaps somewhere like Thailand or Bangkok would be more in the theme of the show. I bet you're right about Mexico!

Espen

Thursday, November 01, 2001 - 08:18 am Click here to edit this post
From the previews for next week, the golden temples in the background on some of the last shots seem to indicate a buddhist country, and the shape made me think maybe Thailand. I guess we just have to wait and see..

Muse

Friday, November 02, 2001 - 12:03 am Click here to edit this post
Espen, I agree. Looks like Thailand. :)

Tvduck

Friday, November 02, 2001 - 01:33 pm Click here to edit this post
I agree too Espen. The temples they shown is a famous tourists attraction in Thailand. And the opening credit we see with Drew jumping out of a boat, that's a well known vacation spot in Thailand too.

Hee ... Crazydog, can you imagine if they actually have a shopping challenge in HK, who would win that leg?

Micknrc

Saturday, November 03, 2001 - 03:29 pm Click here to edit this post
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Crazydog

Monday, November 05, 2001 - 08:07 am Click here to edit this post
I was flipping through some magazines before throwing them out, and I saw in the Entertainment Weekly Fall TV preview there was a big article about the Amazing Race. The author was covering the episode where Paul and Amie got lost in the desert. Anyhow, he mentioned that the winners would have travelled 44,000 miles over FOUR continents. This means that they will NOT be going to Australia or South America.

There are five episodes left, here's how they could go: Episode 9: Thailand; Episode 10: Hong Kong; Episode 11: Mexico; Episode 12: Alaska or Yukon; Episode 13: Newfoundland/New York. I am actually hoping that Guido Bill goes rock climbing next episode. I still maintain that the preview scenes of rock climbing and snorkleing are a detour in Thailand. I would find it doubtful that teams would have two very physical tasks in the same episode, thus the detour (if there were, people would complain even more that the race is biased towards strength and men). Unless one of the two is the next day, before leaving for Hong Kong.

Still not convinced about Hong Kong.... on the poster ad for TAR, there is a scene of HK. But there is also a scene of two people on camels in front of the Pyramids, which did not happen. OTher scenes are: bungee jumping (although people are tied by the feet), generic hill scene, camels, a tiger and one of those trucks from Zambia. The people are all silhouettes, but I think I can make out Guido Bill (that wave hair is awful) and Margarita's hair next to a tall bald man. Incidentally, the person in the middle with arms raised in triumph is a woman with shoulder length hair and her teammate is a man. My point is that if the only speculation on HK is this poster ad, it cannot be certain.

But I think it would be a shame for the show to have spent TWO full episodes amidst the squalor of India and yet avoid the excitement and bustle of a metropolis like Hong Kong. I thought again about this, and there's a lot they could do besides shopping! They could start off looking for something in one of the many street markets (but we've scene this), visit the giant gold buddha on Lantau Island (I think the largest buddha in the world?), take a ride up the Peak Tram to Victoria Peak, visit the floating restaurants of Aberdeen, etc. Could be interesting.