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Alaginger | Saturday, May 24, 2003 - 07:31 am     Aware.......yep!!! I give you full credit for wetting my whistle. You made me start reading up on what it was all about. Meanwhile, I had a couple of other buddies from Survivor 6 pump me up, and then my daughter told me AR was my son-in-law's favorite reality show........so, here I am. I've read rumors on other sites that this may be the last one. It's not listed in the CBS Fall Line-up anywhere. Will have to watch for more information on that. |
Cba79 | Saturday, May 24, 2003 - 12:36 pm     I have a feeling that CBS will use the Amazing Race as summer programming in the future (mostly as a month's worth of filler in between Survivor and Big Brother). If they are not careful they will pull an ABC and nearly ruin the show (pulling it midseason like The Mole or The Family). |
Alaginger | Sunday, May 25, 2003 - 07:19 am     40,000 MILES OF THRILLS Around the World with CBS's Enthralling Race By Matt Roush It takes all kinds to play The Amazing Race. And for CBS's fourth edition of TV's most exciting and gloriously scenic reality adventure series, the 12 new teams of two again come in a fascinating array of sizes, ages and backgrounds. NFL wives and boisterous circus clowns. Aggressive models from Miami and out-of-shape air-traffic controllers from Chicago. Tennessee virgins who've dated for 12 years and a married gay couple from Beverly Hills. Many start the round-the-world competition full of bravado. And then there's 46-year-old Steve, one of the air-traffic controllers, who pledges, "We're going to do our darnedest to run the entire Amazing Race without breaking a sweat." Little does he know what's in store, and how deeply his and teammate Dave's resolve will be tested, in just the first 90-minute episode (May 29, 8 pm/ET).
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Alaginger | Sunday, May 25, 2003 - 07:27 am     Excellent post today at RealityTVPlanet.com Click Here |
Alaginger | Monday, May 26, 2003 - 05:38 pm     "Entertainment Weekly"... “THE AMAZING RACE 4 (CBS) Survivor’s masterful last season notwithstanding, The Amazing Race has been TV’s most consistently excellent realty series. And it’s all here for round four- the frantic sprinting through airports, the spectacular miscalculations, the...circus clowns? Yes, circus clowns. They’re just one of the teams competing, along with two models (above), a married gay couple, and a pair of virgins who have been dating for 12 years. (12 years!) The duos have barely left the starting point of Dodger Stadium when the backstabbing, bad directions, and vehicle breakdowns begin. The first episode also sets some sort of record for most instances of people literally falling on their faces. Like we said, excellent. |
Alaginger | Monday, May 26, 2003 - 05:41 pm     People Magazine I find it hard to work up so much enthusiasm for the schemers on Survivor, the singles on The Bachelor or the singers on American Idol. But I'm ready to stand up-or at least sit straighter on the couch- and cheer for Stever Meitz and Dave Cottingham, the unabashedly out-of-shape air traffic controllers who form one of the 12 teams pursuing a $1 million prize on this reality series' fourth go-round After Steve and Dave, I go for the ebullient circus-clown tandem of Jon Weiss and Al Rios. Others may back Monica Ambrose and Cheree Buchanan, both married to pro football players and determined to prove that NFL wives are tough too. The 90-minute season premiere, airing May 29, introduces a nice mix of competitors who should stir rooting interest as they race around the globe using all manner of transportation. The last team to reach the weekly pit stop gets eliminated, and the first leg of the journey goes from Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles to an inn in Italy's Dolomite mountains. Like other reality shows, this one has its irritants. I'd love some relief from the Mission Impossible-style music, and I don't need the repeated reminders that contestants Millie Smith and Chuck Shankles are still virgins after 12 years of dating. Does that mean they have lots of pent-up energy? Bottom Line: Travel along" So who's car breaks down? |
Alaginger | Monday, May 26, 2003 - 05:49 pm     TORONTO STAR Article The way I read this, the show has already aired there???????? Interesting!!! "COUPLES TAKE AMAZING PLUNGE It should be called The Amazing Relationship Race. Back for a fourth, adrenaline-filled installment, The Amazing Race is as much about the dynamics between the 12 pairings of friends, lovers, co-workers and family members as it is about racing around the world for a shot at a $1 million (US) prize. Which is exactly why some viewers call this reality series their favorite. This time around, however, it seems from the outset that there are definitely some personal issues that need to be worked out. And fast. Okay, maybe Dr. Phil doesn't need to be there to give each duo one of his reality checks, but it wouldn't hurt if he was on call. Tonight's season premiere is only the first of 13 shows, and some issues were already apparent before the 90-minute episode was over. Millie, 29, and Chuck, 28, have been dating for 12 years but are still virgins. She says there are at a crucial point in their relationship. “We need to get married or move on with our lives.” He’s afraid of commitment. Reichen, 28, and Chip, 36, are a married gay couple from California. Reichen says he holds a grudge for all the times he’s been made to feel inadequate because he’s gay. When they meet up with best friends David, 32, and Jeff, 37, the couple wonders if it’s too early to reveal their sexual orientation and decides not to say a word, though Debra, 49, and Steve, 40, who describe themselves as “fat, forty and fun,” have already figured it out. Kelly, 30, and Jon, 28, are engaged, and in their introductory bio, Kelly says they’ll get married after the race…"hopefully." Later, she compares the task of walking a tightrope-like zip line high up in the mountains to marriage, and Jon doesn’t know why she linked the two. Steve, 47, and Josh, 21, are father and son who haven’t spent a lot of time together because of dad’s job as a bootcamp leader at a jailhouse. They want to bond. There are also friends, such as Sheree, 31, and Monica, 29, who have spent enough time cheering on their football player husbands that they now need to get game. Models Tian, 30, and Jaree, 33, say they are adrenaline junkies, but they lack speed as well as patience with each other, just like air traffic controllers Steve, 46, and Dave, 43. Jon, 40, and Al, 43, are clowns who, go figure, want to have fun. And Russell, 32, and Cindy, 39, are sort of friends, sort of more than friends. She wants romance; he says he’s not looking for a relationship. Amanda, 25, and Chris, 28, who are dating, seem to be the ones to beat. Their issue? She’s oversensitive and he’s overcritical. But they’re fast and they work well together – even when they’re arguing. As with the previous three series, The Amazing Race 4 begins with all the contestants at the starting point, this time at Dodgers Stadium in L.A. From there, the teams must race (and figure out how to get) to the airport, and on one of three flights to Italy, which leave at different times. Once in Milan, it’s off to the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele to search for tickets for one of three bus trips (leaving at various times) to the mountains. Several of the teams form alliances to help each other out and get to the first pit stop. A few others just look like they want to dump their partner and call it a day. Someone once said a road trip was the true test of a relationship. How about being on The Amazing Race? 8 p.m. on CBS and CTV. By Tanya Workman" |
Llkoolaid | Monday, May 26, 2003 - 07:45 pm     The show was definately not on CBS tonight. The Toronto Star must have screwed up. |
Alaginger | Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 06:03 am     It looks too informative to be a screw-up, but I went through Google.com to Toronto Star and looked under all the names of their columnists and there was not a Tanya Workman listed. Sure looks like a genuine article though.......hmmmm? |
Spitfire | Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 07:16 am     Definately a screw up. This is my favorite show and I have to wait till Thruday to see it here in Ontario. I can see why you would think this has already aired....but no so. |
Happymom | Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 10:01 am     Alaginger, thanks so much for all the info! Can't wait to hear how you like the show! It's great! |
Alaginger | Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 05:11 pm     By TOM DORSEY tdorsey@courier-journal.com The Courier-Journal Steve and Debra Carmody are competing in "The Amazing Race.'' "Come on, girl," Steve Carmody urges his wife, Debra, as the Indiana couple dash through an airport. Steve and Debra are off to the races — "The Amazing Race 4," which begins a new, round-the-world trek from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday on CBS. Steve, 40, is the news director at WFPL Radio. Debra, 49, is the director of the Mary Anderson Center for the Arts in Southern Indiana. They're one of a dozen teams competing in a mad dash around the globe in pursuit of a $1million first prize. What else would tempt sane people to endure a 40,000-mile ordeal that exposes their flaws for the entire planet to gawk at? The Carmodys aren't allowed to utter a word about "The Amazing Race" until they're out of it, or until it's all over. That could be 12 weeks from now, or tonight if they're unlucky enough to be the first team sent back home. "We're fat and 40," Steve tells the camera. "But we're fun," chimes in Debra. "We're not going to beat other teams athletically, we're going to have to beat the other teams mentally," he says. The show pits two-person teams against each other as they frantically race from one country to the next. The last team to reach each week's finish line is eliminated. In a preview tape provided by the network, we see that the run for the money this time begins at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, where the teams get their instructions and sprint to cars to find the airport and get on one of several flights leaving at different times for Milan, Italy. The first four there get the first flight, leaving the others to fume and wait for the next plane. Steve's in the driver seat and promptly takes a wrong turn. "Oh, well," he sighs. Other teams get lost in Los Angeles too. They arrive at the ticket counter just in time to hear someone say: "No more seats." "There are bad feelings here," Steve says. "We are up against four young teams." Their competition is, indeed, tough, ranging from a gay couple who look like ads for the local gym to two wives of NFL players who are in pretty good shape themselves — not to mention the team of models. A couple of middle-aged, overweight air-traffic controllers are about the only kindred souls for the Carmodys. It's going to be tough sledding, but the Carmodys aren't the only ones with troubles. One young woman calls her male partner an idiot in a moment of frustration. Another pair, who have been dating for 12 years, announce they're still virgins. Talk about tension. He says marriage "scares him." She says that "if he doesn't ask me to marry him soon . . . this relationship will be over." Don't bet on a race to the altar. It's hard to believe the network didn't cast these couples with soap-opera plots in mind. Yet another long-term dating twosome finds the woman "hoping for romance" on the trip, while he says he's "not looking for any relationship right now." They may split before they even come close to getting kicked off the show. Once in Milan, Steve and Debra encounter their first literal pitfall. While he's cheering her on, she stumbles in a passenger tunnel and sprawls, backpack and all, flat on her face. "I wish I could say I was tripped, but I wasn't," she says. Later, the Carmodys, having missed out on a hotel room, are invited by the gay team to share a bedroom. Steve is depressed by his failure to get accommodations and gets teary-eyed. Debra comforts him and looks on the bright side. "It's not exactly the way I intended it," she says, "but I get to sleep with three guys, so maybe in the long run this worked out OK," she jokes. She needs her sense of humor and a lot more the next morning, when they find themselves heading to the top of a snow-capped mountain, knee-deep in the white stuff and running behind. They're faced with a high-wire walk and a terrifying cable ride over a deep ravine to get to the finish line. It's a real feat of courage for a woman afraid of heights. Debra would have closed her eyes on the tightrope trek if she hadn't needed to see where she was going. It's clear the Carmodys aren't going to come in first, but do they beat at least one other team to stay in the hunt? Not even this TV critic knows, because CBS cut off the preview tape in what can only be described as a real-life cliffhanger. It's actually pretty exciting. Tune in Thursday to find out if age and gumption can keep up with youth and orneriness.
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Crossfire | Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 06:00 pm     Dang, I think I got a couple of MW questions wrong already. |
Alaginger | Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 07:53 pm     Does a vehicle cut another vehicle off leaving Dodger Stadium??? These two shots came from the commercial vidcaps.
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Alaginger | Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 08:16 pm     I found these pictures from the snow challenge interesting since they are all different. The first one is walking in air on ropes, the second is swinging from ropes, the third is probably just riding up to the "jumping-off" place (Amanda and Chris) and the fourth one is one up and one down in the snow (supposedly Steve and Debra).
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Alaginger | Wednesday, May 28, 2003 - 06:24 am     I've got a question? Having never watched the show before, I don't know if this is something or not. There are several pictures at ARSucks showing some of the contestants in the back seats of vehicles, and a couple in driver's ositions and these seem to be leaving Dodger Stadium. I was about to capture these pictures to post here to try to help us figure for now and later, not who might have formed an alliance on this first leg, but those that probably didn't since they could not have been together. However, I remembered that each couple has 2 crew members with them. So my question is......when they originally leave the starting point, do they normally each have a vehicle to themselves as a couple??? |
Spygirl | Wednesday, May 28, 2003 - 06:41 am     Good question...there are parts of the previous races where the racers have had to have a driver and then there were many more parts where they drove themselves. I wouldn't imagine they would have a driver leaving Dodger Stadium, though. Usually the drivers are in various countries. But, regardless, I can't think of any time where they were required to share a vehicle with another couple - they always get their own (unless they share a taxi or something). Also, I've not seen anyone form an alliance before even leaving the starting point, either, so that would be weird, too. Some help I am! |
Alaginger | Wednesday, May 28, 2003 - 06:51 am     No, Spygirl.........that was exactly what I wanted to know. Now I will not waste my time zapping pictures of Josh (of Josh/Steve) and Steve (of Steve/Dave) driving SUV's. And, couples in the backseats of SUV's --- Millie/Chuck, Cindy/Russel, and Jon/Al (I think). Plus two couples getting out of the backs of SUV's - Monica/Sheree and Tian/Jaree. I thought I might be onto something here with 5 couples from the back, and two from the front showing that more than likely none of those in the backseats would be in the alleged alliances formed to help each other during this first episode......but the help must come later in the show........Thanks for responding! I'm looking forward to much more speculation on this thread as the show continues! |
Pamy | Wednesday, May 28, 2003 - 07:08 am     Thanks for all your spoiling efforts Alaginger!! You are really getting us in the spirit of the game..before it even starts!!! |
Alaginger | Wednesday, May 28, 2003 - 07:33 am     ON WITH THE RACE |
Spygirl | Wednesday, May 28, 2003 - 09:10 am     Alaginger, you are doing a great job considering you've never seen the show!! It does make me wonder, though, why some of the couples would be in the back seat of the SUVs if they were required to drive themselves. Maybe they did have drivers....or maybe they did form alliances early on. I think after we see the first episode, we'll be able to understand a lot more. Plus, maybe we'll glimpse if they have changed anything significantly in the game from the last 3 seasons. Keep up the good work, AG. More people will start participating as the show starts....plus, your enthusiasm is contagious  |
Grooch | Wednesday, May 28, 2003 - 09:13 am     I remember on some shows, they could hire a driver if they want to. But remember, they only have a limited amount of money, so some couples don't want to spend it on a driver. I believe they can't share a car at any time, because they have to fit all the camera people in it also. |
Juju2bigdog | Wednesday, May 28, 2003 - 10:30 am     I was gonna say, wouldn't the extra people in the cars no doubt be the camera crew? |
Tweety | Wednesday, May 28, 2003 - 10:37 am     FYI The article in the Toronto Star is actually from the weekly TV guide the paper produces, which is distributed on Saturday. It is beside the listings for Thursday as a way to promote to readers what is on that night. From the way it is written, I am assuming that TV critics were given some kind of advance preview of the first episode or so of the show. We're all as anxious as everyone else for The Race to begin! |
Alaginger | Wednesday, May 28, 2003 - 10:52 am     Oh, Tweety..........that's perfect!!! That's It! There was an advance copy of the show sent out that was cut off. In the article above about Steve and Debra, the writer said, "Not even this TV critic knows, because CBS cut off the preview tape in what can only be described as a real-life cliffhanger." That's why the other article sounded like the show had already aired in Canada. Good Catch!!! |
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