(Spoiler Alert: Please do not read this if you have not yet watched Friday’s “The Amazing Race” episode in Indonesia) “The Amazing Race” Season 28 features stars from across social media including Tyler Oakley, “Magic Viner” Zach King and Vine teen heartthrob Cole Labrant globe-trotting around the world for the CBS reality competition. And as the season speeds along at a rapid pace, co-creator and co-executive producer Elise Doganieri answers TheWrap’s questions about the most recent episode. Also Read: 'Amazing Race' Producer on Breakup of Brodie-Blair Showmance, Latest Tricky Team Tasks (Exclusive) (CBS) TheWrap: I...
- 4/23/2016
- by Mikey Glazer
- The Wrap
We're down to just six teams left on this social-media-start-studded season of The Amazing Race. We start this week's episode with a flashback to Team JuicyDad07's elimination, which was full of tears for both teams that made it last to the mat (#Torey beat Team JuicyDad07 to the mat by seconds). The tears weren't just because #Torey was relieved to still be on the mat, but because these two teams knew each other before the Race.
Brodie from Team Frisbee Boys chimes in, too, stating he'll miss Blair but is confident they will reconnect after the Race (#Blodie may still live on!). So, if anything, the fact Brodie's on camera like interest is gone will divert more of his energy and effort towards winning...not good news for other teams, as Team Frisbee Boys has been coming in first for many legs and still hold a coveted Express Pass.
Brodie from Team Frisbee Boys chimes in, too, stating he'll miss Blair but is confident they will reconnect after the Race (#Blodie may still live on!). So, if anything, the fact Brodie's on camera like interest is gone will divert more of his energy and effort towards winning...not good news for other teams, as Team Frisbee Boys has been coming in first for many legs and still hold a coveted Express Pass.
- 4/18/2016
- by Jenni Powell
- Tubefilter.com
(Spoiler alert: Please do not read on if you have not yet watched Friday’s episode of “The Amazing Race” in Dubai.) “The Amazing Race” Season 28 features stars from across social media including Tyler Oakley, “Magic Viner” Zach King and Vine teen heartthrob Cole Labrant globe-trotting around the world for the CBS reality competition. And as the season speeds along at a rapid pace, co-creator and co-executive producer Elise Doganieri answers TheWrap’s questions about the most recent episode. Also Read: Did Tyler Oakley Just Break an 'Amazing Race' Rule? Show's Producer Tells Us (Exclusive) TheWrap: Blair was eliminated last week,...
- 4/16/2016
- by Mikey Glazer
- The Wrap
Last week on The Amazing Race, father and daughter team Scott and Blair were eliminated. The two came in just seconds behind Tyler and Korey but still finished in last place. After a few weeks of boring finishes The Amazing Race is finally heating up in season 28. Hopefully, the upcoming Leg 8 will be no different as the teams head to Dubai. Here are my predictions for which team is the most likely to be eliminated next.
- 4/15/2016
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
[Editors Note: This article and all others in this column Will contain Spoilers. If you have not seen the latest episode of The Amazing Race season 28, it’s highly suggested you do so before you read the below. You have been warned and may Phil Keoghan have mercy on your soul. And for a reminder of the super cool and descriptive nicknames we have for the teams, check out the coverage of Episode 1. You can also find all of our The Amazing Race recaps right here.]
And I thought I was stressed from Last Week's Episode!!!
And I thought I was stressed from Last Week's Episode!!!
- 4/11/2016
- by Jenni Powell
- Tubefilter.com
(Spoiler alert: Please do not read on if you have not yet watched Friday’s episode of “The Amazing Race”) “The Amazing Race” Season 28 features stars from across social media including Tyler Oakley, Magic Viner” Zach King and Vine teen heartthrob Cole Labrant globe-trotting around the world for the CBS reality competition. And as the season speeds along at a rapid pace, co-creator and co-executive producer Elise Doganieri answers TheWrap’s questions about the most recent episode. TheWrap: With Blair’s departure on tonight’s episode, we see the breakup of the showmance with Brodie Smith. Did they get to say goodbye,...
- 4/9/2016
- by Mikey Glazer
- The Wrap
Now this is more like it, The Amazing Race season 28! After some so-so to good episodes, the race finally appears to be on and things are actually happening. There are some things that are unavoidably unlikable about this season. For example, The Amazing Race is still trying to pretend #Blodie is a thing and that literally anyone but Blair and Brodie care about it the remotest bit.
Otherwise though, Leg 7 was easily the best leg of this season's race yet. The competition finally got serious and dissuaded my (somewhat) irrational fear that the season would end with the first and second place teams holding hands across the finish line because everyone loves each other and it is all okay.
Otherwise though, Leg 7 was easily the best leg of this season's race yet. The competition finally got serious and dissuaded my (somewhat) irrational fear that the season would end with the first and second place teams holding hands across the finish line because everyone loves each other and it is all okay.
- 4/8/2016
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
And we're back! After a few-week hiatus, the social media influencer extravaganza that is The Amazing Race Season 28 returns. But before we get to the action, it's worth nothing during the show's time off, there's something a lot of fans have been wondering:
I guess the #ExpressPass doesn't exist this season. #AmazingRace
— Chris M (@CoolHandChris55) February 13, 2016
Is there no #ExpressPass in this season?! #AmazingRace
— Vern Mei (@VernMei) February 13, 2016
@PhilKeoghan @travelocity @colombia_travel When will the #ExpressPass show up? #AmazingRace
— Deven Parikh (@DParikh30) February 27, 2016
For the uninitiated, an Express Pass is used to skip all tasks in a Leg and move directly to a Pit Stop. It's a big deal. If an Express Pass were to show up this late in the game and a team were to use it on this ninth leg, it could really shake things up. And shaking things up seems like exactly what the powers that...
I guess the #ExpressPass doesn't exist this season. #AmazingRace
— Chris M (@CoolHandChris55) February 13, 2016
Is there no #ExpressPass in this season?! #AmazingRace
— Vern Mei (@VernMei) February 13, 2016
@PhilKeoghan @travelocity @colombia_travel When will the #ExpressPass show up? #AmazingRace
— Deven Parikh (@DParikh30) February 27, 2016
For the uninitiated, an Express Pass is used to skip all tasks in a Leg and move directly to a Pit Stop. It's a big deal. If an Express Pass were to show up this late in the game and a team were to use it on this ninth leg, it could really shake things up. And shaking things up seems like exactly what the powers that...
- 4/4/2016
- by Jenni Powell
- Tubefilter.com
According to predictions made so far by readers just like you, it looks like Friday's episode of "The Amazing Race" will be the end of the road for Scott and Blair. The father and daughter team, who narrowly escaped elimination last week, have odds of 7 to 5 to be bounced from the race this Friday. -Break- In the first leg, they finished last among the 11 teams and were hobbled by a Speed Bump in the second leg. While they rallied with a ninth place showing, in leg three they were eighth of ten and last week were barely ahead of the bounced Brittany and Jessica. A plurality of our predictors, 41%, are forecasting a last place finish for them this week. Another 28% are predicting that this week's episode, "We’re Only Doing Freaky Stuff Today," will be a non-elimination leg. The teams will be set tasks in Chamonix, France. (Click on the...
- 3/11/2016
- Gold Derby
The Amazing Race team of Erin Robinson and Joslyn Davis — hosts of the Clevver entertainment news hub — share with TVLine weekly behind-the-scenes secrets.
Flag On The Play? | When we arrived at the roadblock, which — no big deal — was on the lawn of the United Nations [Offices in Geneva], I had a major pinch-me moment. Who gets to frolic around on the lawn of the Un?!?! But when you’re on The Amazing Race, magical things can happen. Back to business: When we arrived at the Un, all of the teams ahead of us were still there and it seemed like it was kind...
Flag On The Play? | When we arrived at the roadblock, which — no big deal — was on the lawn of the United Nations [Offices in Geneva], I had a major pinch-me moment. Who gets to frolic around on the lawn of the Un?!?! But when you’re on The Amazing Race, magical things can happen. Back to business: When we arrived at the Un, all of the teams ahead of us were still there and it seemed like it was kind...
- 3/5/2016
- TVLine.com
Where We Left Off or: Moving Forward With A Lighter Load
This week's episode of the "very special" 28th season of The Amazing Race -- in which every team is chock full of YouTube and social media stars -- picks up right where last week's left off: on the Pit Stop mat.
For those following along at home, last week turned out to be a non-elimination leg with Team JuicyDad07 saved from being the first team out in exchange for having to face a Speed Bump in the next week. And for the uninitiated, a Speed Bump is a task that only the team it was given to has to complete. It's almost exclusively given to a team in a non-elimination leg to give them a slight disadvantage in the next leg.
Our venerable host Phil Keoghan asks the beleaguered Team JuicyDad07 what strategy they will use to make up...
This week's episode of the "very special" 28th season of The Amazing Race -- in which every team is chock full of YouTube and social media stars -- picks up right where last week's left off: on the Pit Stop mat.
For those following along at home, last week turned out to be a non-elimination leg with Team JuicyDad07 saved from being the first team out in exchange for having to face a Speed Bump in the next week. And for the uninitiated, a Speed Bump is a task that only the team it was given to has to complete. It's almost exclusively given to a team in a non-elimination leg to give them a slight disadvantage in the next leg.
Our venerable host Phil Keoghan asks the beleaguered Team JuicyDad07 what strategy they will use to make up...
- 2/22/2016
- by Jenni Powell
- Tubefilter.com
The cast for the 28th running of The Amazing Race is super-duper social, filled to the gills with YouTubers, Viners, Tweeterers, gamers and other manner of social media mavens.
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Again, these folks are practically living inside the fiber optic lines that snake into your router, so photos are readily Googleable. Here are their names and deets:
Erin White Robinson and Joslyn Davis
Pop culture hosts for YouTube’s Clevver, best friends (photo above)
Tyler Oakley and Korey Kuhl
YouTube stars/”Psychobabble” podcasters, best friends...
Related2016 Renewal Scorecard: What’s Coming Back? What’s Getting Cancelled? What’s on the Bubble?
Again, these folks are practically living inside the fiber optic lines that snake into your router, so photos are readily Googleable. Here are their names and deets:
Erin White Robinson and Joslyn Davis
Pop culture hosts for YouTube’s Clevver, best friends (photo above)
Tyler Oakley and Korey Kuhl
YouTube stars/”Psychobabble” podcasters, best friends...
- 11/11/2015
- TVLine.com
Season 26 was an interesting experiment in The Amazing Race's history. It was a season of "romance" with half of the teams being dating couples and the other half meeting for the first time as blind dates. None of the blind dates hit it off romantically but there were some good and entertainment moments from the new format. It was particularly enjoyable to watch the blind date of Hayley and Blair be tied together because Blair's soul slowly died in his eyes as he traveled across the world. (Blair and Hayley didn't get along particularly well.) In Season 27, The Amazing Race is back to basics with teams of every type and connection. There is no standout team like Hayley and Blair (at least not yet) but it looks to be a promising season. ...
- 9/25/2015
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
After five continents, 35,000 miles and a dozen legs, Season 26 of "The Amazing Race" came to a close Friday night. But who won: one of the three Blind Date pairings -- Blair and Hayley, Jelani and Jenny and Tyler and Laura -- or the last long-term couple standing, Rochelle and Mike? And did You predict the results? -Break- See our users' exclusive predictions of the 'American Idol' finale As you can see, 41% of our users did. They pegged TeamSoCal -- Tyler and Laura -- to be the first across the finish line. Indeed, this temporary twosome had topped our predictions for all but one of the 12 weeks. We underestimated the legal eagles, Jelani and Jenny, who ended up as the season's runner-ups. We had pegged them to be in a fight for fourth with Rochelle and Mike, who ended up being eliminated midway through the last leg. And we...
- 5/16/2015
- Gold Derby
Man, I feel sorry for Phil Keoghan. All he wanted to do was help two nice people find love and CBS forced him to conduct an "Amazing Race" season around it and then nobody found love and he's stuck giving away a million bucks to two people who probably will never speak again. I kid. Phil Keoghan loves "The Amazing Race" and I have no doubt that given a choice between traveling around the world twice per year as "Race" host and hosting a dating show, he'd never host the dating show in a million years. But either he really, really, really wanted to validate the premise of this "Amazing Race" Blind-Dating season or some of the producers really, really, really wanted him to validate the premise of this "Amazing Race" Blind-Dating season. That mean that in Friday (May 15) night's "Amazing Race" finale, Phil was stuck saying things like, "Any...
- 5/16/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
It seems everything is bigger in Texas, including Friday’s season finale of The Amazing Race, which featured four couples racing to the finish line instead of the usual three. (Something that’s becoming a trend, if these last two seasons are any indication.)
The last leg of Season 26 wrapped things up in Dallas, and before I go any further with this recap, I’m going to cut right to the chase and tell you who won. Ready?
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The first team to arrive at the finish line with Phil was…...
The last leg of Season 26 wrapped things up in Dallas, and before I go any further with this recap, I’m going to cut right to the chase and tell you who won. Ready?
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The first team to arrive at the finish line with Phil was…...
- 5/16/2015
- TVLine.com
Season 26 of "The Amazing Race" wraps up on Friday (May 15) night with an episode that takes the four remaining teams from Peru to Dallas for that climactic rush to Phil Keoghan at the mat. Yes, for the second straight season, it's a Top 4 in the "Amazing Race" finale, as Mike & Rochelle were saved from elimination at the end of last week's episode, but they've been told that one team will be sent home during this closing Leg. This season's twist has been the introduction of a quintet of pairs featuring strangers on a hypothetical blind date around the world. Has that twist worked? Well, it depends on how you look at things. Of the four remaining teams, only Mike & Rochelle were dating previously and they've been quantifiably the weakest of the last quartet. They're going up against Laura & Tyler, Jelani & Jenny and Hayley & Blair, all "blind-dating" couples, though there have...
- 5/15/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Longest blind date ever! As the four final teams on Season 26 of The Amazing Race rush to the finish line in Friday's finale, three of them — Hayley and Blair, Jelani and Jenny, and Laura and Tyler — are wrapping up their three-week long first date. The season began with 11 couples, six established ones and five meeting for the very first time, and although none of them have begun actually dating, the majority of them clearly had enough chemistry to carry them to the Dallas, Texas-set [...]...
- 5/15/2015
- Us Weekly
According to Gold Derby's official odds, it looks like Tyler and Laura will win this season of "The Amazing Race" on Friday. They are one of three Blind Date couples still in contention and lead with odds of 11/8. Their closest rivals, the battling Blair and Hayley, have odds of 21/10 to pull off an upset. At the back of the back with odds of 13/2 are both the newly matched Jelani and Jenny and the lone long-term couple still in contention, Rochelle and Mike. What do you think will happen as these final four race to the finish line one last time. This is your last chance to enter our predictions contest? You could win a $100 Amazon gift certificate and a place of honor on our leaderboards. Do you have what it takes to be the best among the most fervent fans of the "Race"? -Break- Who will win 'Survivor: Worlds Apart'?...
- 5/14/2015
- Gold Derby
Did you see that twist in the road that happened on leg 11 of "The Amazing Race" this week? If you got the result right, why are you not taking part in our predictions contest? Every week, you could win a $100 Amazon gift certificate and a place of honor on our leaderboards. And the ultimate champ will get a chance to chat with the "Race" winners. Do you have what it takes to be the best among the most fervent fans of the "Race"? Spoilers Ahead -Break- 'Survivor: Worlds Apart': Win prizes predicting who'll win Season 30 Only 14% of our users correctly pegged that this would be a non-elimination leg. However, 40% of us predicted that Blair and Hayley would bicker their way to another first-place finish. We overestimated the potential of Tyler and Laura coming in first again as they ended up in third. Three-quarters of us nailed that there would not be a U-Turn.
- 5/9/2015
- Gold Derby
Hey! Look at that! "The Amazing Race" is, indeed, capable of making at least minor corrections. Last season's penultimate episode was, if you'll recall, a bit of a logical mess. Brooke & Robbie, who I've mostly forgotten, finished first, but got nothing for their trouble, because it was a "Keep On Racing..." Leg. Amy & Maya finished last and not only were they not eliminated and not only did they not face a Speed-Bump in the next Leg because it was a "Keep On Racing..." Leg rather than a Non-Elimination Leg, but they went on to win, becoming one of the two or three least dominant "Amazing Race" winners ever. It was stupid. Because the last Leg always begins with travel back to the United States and is usually an Equalizer, Brooke & Robbie didn't win a prize as the winners of the Leg, didn't get a time advantage and basically did a Leg of activities for nothing,...
- 5/9/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Did you know which of the five couples still competing in "The Amazing Race" was going to be sent packing in this week's episode? If you got the result right, why are you not taking part in our predictions contest? Every week, you could win a $100 Amazon gift certificate and a place of honor on our leaderboards. And the ultimate champ will get a chance to chat with the "Race" winners. Do you have what it takes to be the best among the most fervent fans of the "Race"? Spoilers Ahead -Break- 'Survivor: Worlds Apart': Win prizes predicting who'll win Season 30 An impressive 42% of our users foresaw that Matt and Ashley would never recover from the Speed Bump and end up being eliminated. And 34% of us predicted that Blair and Hayley would bicker their way to another first-place finish. We overestimated the potential of Tyler and Laura coming in first again as they.
- 5/2/2015
- Gold Derby
I've been reflecting on Friday (May 1) night's "The Amazing Race" for nearly 20 minutes now and I have to admit this: I have basically nothing to say. So... Kudos, "The Amazing Race," for cutting together an episode so full of redundant, deja vu moments that I have very little desire to rant or rave or analyze. Another episode built around awkwardly wedged in product placement? Sure, why not? Yeah, we've been steadily plugging FitBit all season long, but why not throw in literally the least visually stimulating challenge built around the little fitness bracelets? Yes, tonight's math equation challenge was dull, but it was still less cringeworthy than what "Amazing Race" did with Ford and Travelocity this season. Whatever grace the show once had with product plugs has vanished and now I just cringe whenever a brand name is mentioned. But that's not new. It's been happening all season long. Another...
- 5/2/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
I want Hayley from "The Amazing Race" to be my new Waze voice. Is that so much to ask? Fox keeps teasing me with Waze voices from their shows -- Terry Crews, Tom Mison, Will Forte -- and then pulling them for no good reason. Right now I'm using Vlade Divac and as funny as Vlade has been at times over the years, his directions aren't amusing me and he bumbles "left" and "right" in ways that leave me a bit perplexed, which would cause a real problem were it not for the reality that I rely on Waze to give me a few major points, but I often ignore the little things, like when Waze tries to get me to take left turns onto crowded intersections without lights. I want Hayley from "The Amazing Race" as my Waze voice so that she can keep telling me the correct way...
- 4/25/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
This season of "The Amazing Race" is just struggling with producing drama. Although yes, two teams have started Legs in first and ended them in last, the more frequent result this season has been teams starting Legs in last and stumbling along for an hour without ever really coming in contact with anybody else and then going home. It happened with Libby & Cj. It happened with Harley & Jonathan. And it happened again in Friday (April 17) night's double-episode that could just as easily have been titled "You Know The First Hour Is a Non-Elimination, But At Least The Scenery Is Beautiful." Indeed, Friday's Namibia episodes were probably "The Amazing Race" at its most beautiful. There were boundless deserts, bounding wildlife and some of the best photography the show has utilized. At no point did I ever feel like Friday's episodes were anything less than gorgeous to gaze upon and thus I...
- 4/18/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Who do you think will be eliminated on this Friday's double episode of "The Amazing Race"? Last week, only 2% of our users correctly pegged Jackie and Jeffrey as the most likely to be axed this week. Likewise, just 5% of our users foresaw that first win for Blair and Hayley, who were rewarded with a trip to South Africa for their efforts. If you got those results right, why are you not taking part in our predictions contest? Every week, you could win a $100 Amazon gift certificate and a place on our leaderboards. And the ultimate champ will get a chance to chat with the "Race" winners. Do you have what it takes to be the best among the most fervent fans of the "Race"? Remember: this week, you have twice the chances to win as there are Two episodes to predict. -Break- According to an overwhelming majority of our users,...
- 4/17/2015
- Gold Derby
I know that sometimes teams are going to get lost on "The Amazing Race" and that every once in a while, getting lost is going to get a team eliminated on "The Amazing Race." But if you're going to get lost on "The Amazing Race" and that's going to be your undoing... Try to make it dramatic. Ask 50 people for directions and get increasingly more flummoxed. Fight and throw your maps in the air in outrage. Bang your head against your car horn repeatedly. Go the wrong way and end up in an ocean or accidentally steer yourself into a foreign country, through a hostile border, forcing armed guards to shoot out your tires. Oh and don't get so horribly lost that you get eliminated from "The Amazing Race" when you're in one of the smallest countries in the world. Sigh. More on Friday's (April 10) "The Amazing Race" after the break.
- 4/11/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
It's always a bit surprising when "The Amazing Race" is making its first appearance in a particular country, but Friday (April 10) night's episode will be the initial visit to Monaco for Phil Keoghan and company. [Actually, I can't say with any certainty that this is Phil Keoghan's first visit to Monaco. I just know it's his first visit with "The Amazing Race."] Check above for a HitFix exclusive clip of the couples dangling high above Monaco in a task that features both ziplining -- It feels like we've done that at least once already this season -- but also precarious wire-balancing. Do not watch if you have vertigo! Check back later tonight for my full recap of Friday's episode, which is titled "Smells Like a Million Bucks." And this seems like a fair time to check in to see your thoughts on Season 26 of CBS' Emmy-winning favorite... For me, I'm appreciating the relative parity of the season. Jelani & Jenny may have won the first two Legs, but they've been middle-of-the-pack for the past few Legs. Mike & Rochelle...
- 4/10/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
"The Amazing Race" returned on Friday (April 3) night and while I didn't exactly forget that the Emmy-winning series was back, I realized almost immediately during the pre-credit recap that I barely remembered anything about where we'd left things several weeks back. Bergen & Kurt won the last Leg? How the heck did that happen? Was anybody especially good? Was anybody especially bad? I know CBS had to air the Ncaa Tournament, but "The Amazing Race" isn't a hit anymore and this season has been a wobbly, albeit sometimes amusing, experiment. And pulling a struggling show in a unsteady season is a pretty dismal way to maintain momentum. Fortunately, most of what I was and wasn't liking about the season came back pretty early in Friday's episode, which was funny and entertaining in moments, but also exposed the absolutely worst case scenario for this blind dating season. [Full recap after the break...] I suppose one might think...
- 4/4/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
The last episode of The Amazing Race took us for a wild ride in Bangkok, Thailand. Eight couples remain in the competition, and stress took a toll on several couples. Blind date couples Jelani Roy and Jenny Wu clashed for the first time, and Hayley Keel and Blair Townsend continued to spar.
The final team to reach Phil, Harley Rodriguez and Jonathan Knight, were eliminated after they were unable to catch up to the other teams after completing a Speed Bump. So who will take the lead on this leg of The Amazing Race? Let's find out!
The final team to reach Phil, Harley Rodriguez and Jonathan Knight, were eliminated after they were unable to catch up to the other teams after completing a Speed Bump. So who will take the lead on this leg of The Amazing Race? Let's find out!
- 4/3/2015
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
After a three-week hiatus for the Ncaa basketball tourney, "The Amazing Race" is back this Friday to continue a season that has seen long-term couples pitted against blind date pairings. On the most recent episode (March 13), our savvy users correctly pegged Harley and Jonathan as the most likely to be axed. This long-time couple never recovered from starting the leg in last place. -Break- One of the blind date duo -- Bergen and Kurt -- surprised even themselves by winning that leg. However, according to our predictions, they are unlikely to make it to the mat first again this week. Indeed, we have them as the second likeliest team to be eliminated with odds of 4/1. Only another random pairing, Blair and Hayley, have better odds of being axed at 13/8. Who do you think will falter at this stage of the game? Make your predictions now and you could win our...
- 4/2/2015
- Gold Derby
I liked a lot of Friday (March 13) night's episode of "The Amazing Race," but maybe I didn't like it as an episode of "The Amazing Race," if you know what I mean. No? I really did find myself getting a kick out of all of the bickering couples, but I may just have been amused by how silly they made this season's twist/theme look. I enjoyed some of the things the pairs were getting to do, even though they didn't feel like "Amazing Race" kinds of things to do. And I found myself really rooting for the team that went home, even though I never felt for a second like they had any chance of cheating their fate again... More after the break... So for the third consecutive episode, the team that started the Leg in last ended the Leg in last and, for the third consecutive episode, that...
- 3/14/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
I guess I can accept that some warm-fuzzies are an acceptable way to compensate for yet another drama-free episode of "The Amazing Race." I wouldn't want to trade emotion and sentiment for tension and excitement very often, but at least Friday's (March 6) "Amazing Race" Leg got something out of what is normally a situation that leaves me frustrated, so... Let's skip to the recap after the break so I can get to spoiling... So Friday's "Amazing Race" episode was a Non-Elimination Leg and it always had the feel of a Non-Elimination Leg, because the process of escaping from Nagano in Japan to Phuket, Thailand proved absurdly difficult and "The Amazing Race" usually doesn't like to send teams home as a result of travel circumstances that are totally unavoidable. And this was a situation in where there were at least four flights departing Japan at wildly different times and even with an attempted equalizer in Phuket,...
- 3/7/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
"The Amazing Race" returns to Thailand on Friday (March 6) night's episode and it looks like things are going to be getting a little strange. The trailers for the episode have mostly concentrated on the zip-lining and subsequent drama, particularly with blind-daters Hayley & Blair, who are seemingly headed for an epic blow-up. However, it appears that a challenge in Thailand is going to make the pairs take part in a Thai nightclub act of some sort. Normally, I'd think that would be good news for Jonathan & Harley, since what are the New Kids on the Block if not a glorified Thai nightclub act. But this season has already demonstrated Jonathan's insecurity when it comes to choreography. So instead, this may be a chance for Vegas showgirl Jackie and blind-dating partner Jeff to take control? Check out the pictures below and check back tomorrow night for my full recap.
- 3/5/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Ooops. Somebody forgot to include the drama in Friday (February 27) night's episode of "The Amazing Race," which was edited with less of an exclamation point and more of an unconcerned shrug. Starting a whopping 29 minutes into the episode, teams started popping up at the Pit Stop and I expected Phil Keoghan to say something like, "Really? We're done?" Instead, Phil was asking people things like, "Is there any romantic connection do you think?" Ladies and gentlemen... Season 26 of "The Amazing Race." There were good moments in Friday's episode, titled "I Got The Smartest Dude," but they didn't add up to anything, because by the time the eliminated team reached the Pit Stop, they'd been in last for the entirely time and they were just smiling and laughing and happy and ready to go home. And if they don't care, why should we? Let's get down to recapping business after the break.
- 2/28/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
"The Amazing Race" giveth and "The Amazing Race" taketh away. Following a season that saw ratings drop on Fridays, "The Amazing Race" got a special Wednesday showcase after the "Survivor: Worlds Apart" premiere and with both long-running favorites instituting format twists this season, CBS was able to spare 90 minutes apiece for the two launches. Longtime readers know that I'm pretty insistent that you need to have at least a 90-minute premiere for "The Amazing Race," because the effort to establish 11 teams of 22 players while also giving the necessary exposure to navigating around international locations and for various challenges is almost impossible in only 60 minutes. I don't think "The Amazing Race" has ever had an entirely satisfying hour-long premiere. And the 90 minutes given to Wednesday's (February 25) "Amazing Race" premiere were enough to help me see some of the merit to the Blind Dating twist that gave us six teams of established couples,...
- 2/26/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
With 25 seasons and 15 Emmys under its belt, The Amazing Race is now letting love lead the way.
For its 26th season, the CBS reality competition has recruited 11 dating duos for its next race around the world.
The catch? While six of this year’s twosomes have been dating for quite some time, the remaining five teams have been paired up as “blind date” couples, meeting for the first time on the race and hoping that their instant chemistry (or lack thereof) can carry them to the finish line.
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For its 26th season, the CBS reality competition has recruited 11 dating duos for its next race around the world.
The catch? While six of this year’s twosomes have been dating for quite some time, the remaining five teams have been paired up as “blind date” couples, meeting for the first time on the race and hoping that their instant chemistry (or lack thereof) can carry them to the finish line.
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- 2/26/2015
- TVLine.com
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