the amazing race-related stories
Posted Nov 9th 2009 1:47AM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, The Amazing Race, Episode Reviews
(S15E08) This week we revisited one of the toughest roadblocks ever on
The Amazing Race. Back in season six, the same farm with the same roadblock did in one team. Kristy and Lena spent eight hours searching for a clue they never did find. Phil Keoghan came out to them after dark in the field and called an end to their search. If I'm not mistaken, this is the first time the show has repeated a roadblock. And what a doozy to choose! While looking for a clue in a haystack is easier than looking for a needle, there are so many haystacks -- how would our five remaining teams fare? Read on.
Continue reading Review: The Amazing Race - This Is the Worst Thing I've Ever Done in My Life
Posted Nov 8th 2009 12:15PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
- At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, then new episodes of The Amazing Race, Three Rivers, and Cold Case.
- NBC has a new Football Night in America at 7, followed by the Cowboys vs. the Eagles.
- FOX has a new Brothers at 7, then new episodes of American Dad, Family Guy, Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show, and The Cleveland Show.
- Cartoon Network has a new Ed, Edd, 'N Eddy at 7.
- At 7:30, ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos, followed by new episodes of Extreme Makeover, Desperate Housewives, and Brothers & Sisters.
- At 8, PBS has a new Nature, then a new Masterpiece Contemporary.
- At 9, HBO has a new Curb Your Enthusiasm, followed by the season finale of Bored To Death.
- Showtime has a new Dexter at 9, then a new Californication.
- Food Network has a new Next Iron Chef at 9, then a new Iron Chef America.
- Syfy has 2012: Startling New Secrets at 9.
- At 10, AMC has the season finale of Mad Men.
- Discovery has a new Storm Chasers at 10.
- At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Titan Maximum.
- At midnight, Cartoon Network has a new episode of The Venture Brothers, followed by a new Metalocalypse.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Nov 2nd 2009 12:41AM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, The Amazing Race, Episode Reviews
(S15E07) Poor Ericka. In tonight's episode of
The Amazing Race, she didn't look quite like Miss America. Stress will do that to you. It seems each week a team or two make what might be a fatal error in the game. Oh, not something that could kill them -- just one which could lead to being Philiminated. This leg wasn't only tough on Brian and Ericka. One of the Globetrotters had to don a dress. Thankfully, it seemed to be specially tailored to fit him.
Continue reading Review: The Amazing Race - This is Not My Finest Hour
Posted Nov 1st 2009 12:11PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
Syfy is showing V: The Final Battle all night.- At 7, ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos, followed by new episodes of Extreme Makeover, Desperate Housewives, and Brothers & Sisters.
- CBS has a new 60 Minutes at 7, then new episodes of The Amazing Race, Three Rivers, and Cold Case.
- NBC has a new Football Night in America at 7.
- At 8, FOX has Game 4 of The World Series.
- Food Network has a new Challenge at 8, followed by new episodes of Next Iron Chef and Iron Chef America.
- Nickelodeon has a new Dora The Explorer at 8.
- At 9, PBS has a new Masterpiece Contemporary.
- There's a new Curb Your Enthusiasm on HBO at 9, then a new Bored To Death.
- Also at 9: Showtime has a new Dexter, followed by a new Californication.
- At 10, AMC has a new Mad Men.
- VH-1 has the series premiere of Sex Rehab at 10.
- At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Titan Maximum.
- At midnight, Cartoon Network has a new episode of The Venture Brothers.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Oct 25th 2009 12:10PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
Nickelodeon has a marathon of The Nanny all night.- Travel Channel has a Man vs. Food marathon all night.
- At 7, ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos, followed by new episodes of Extreme Makeover, Desperate Housewives, and Brothers & Sisters.
- CBS has a new 60 Minutes at 7, then new episodes of The Amazing Race, Three Rivers, and Cold Case.
- NBC has a new Football Night in America at 7, followed by the Giants vs. the Cardinals.
- At 7:30, FOX has Baseball Playoffs, the Yankees vs. the Angels.
- At 8, PBS has a new Nature, then a new Masterpiece Contemporary.
- Food Network has a new Challenge at 9, followed by new episodes of Next Iron Chef and Iron Chef America.
- Also at 8: TCM has The Blob, then Die, Monster, Die!
- At 9, HBO has a new Curb Your Enthusiasm, followed by a new Bored To Death.
- Showtime has a new Dexter at 9, then a new Californication.
- History Channel has a new, two-hour MonsterQuest at 9.
- Animal Planet has Werewolves: The Dark Survivors at 9.
- Hallmark has the movie Always and Forever at 9.
- Retro TV has two episodes of the original Mike Hammer at 9, followed by The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.
- At 10, AMC has a new Mad Men.
- At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Titan Maximum.
- At midnight, Cartoon Network has a new episode of Venture Brothers.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Oct 12th 2009 12:40AM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, The Amazing Race, Episode Reviews
(S15E04) You'll have to bear with me tonight. You see, I'm cranky. Yes, I'm cranky about tonight's episode of
The Amazing Race. Perhaps I'd be a bit less cranky had the show started anywhere near on time. No, it's a Sunday show and here in the NYC viewing area, any sport played during the day can run over and delay the entire Sunday evening primetime line-up. On a night like tonight, delayed 45 minutes, it wreaks havoc with other shows I'd like to watch and my review writing time. But that's not the only reason I'm cranky.
Continue reading The Amazing Race: Sean Penn Cambodia Here We Come
Posted Sep 27th 2009 12:09PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 7, ABC has the two-hour season premiere of Extreme Makeover, followed by the season premieres of Desperate Housewives and Brothers & Sisters.- CBS has a new 60 Minutes at 7, then the two-hour season premiere of The Amazing Race and the season premiere of Cold Case.
- NBC has a new Football Night in America at 7, followed by the Colts vs. the Cardinals.
- At 8, FOX has the season premiere of The Simpsons, then the series premiere of The Cleveland Show and the season premieres of Family Guy and American Dad.
- TBS has The Wizard of Oz at 8.
- Nickelodeon has a new Nick News Special Edition at 8.
- Also at 8: Food Network has a new Challenge, followed by a new Iron Chef America.
- At 8:30, ESPN has the Red Sox/Yankees game.
- At 9, HBO has a new Curb Your Enthusiasm, then a new Bored To Death.
- Showtime has the season premiere of Dexter at 9, followed by the season premiere of Californication.
- Cartoon Network has a new Total Drama Action at 9.
- Hallmark has the movie Mrs. Washington Goes To Smith at 9.
- At 10, AMC has a new Mad Men.
- At 10:30, HBO has a new Entourage.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Sep 21st 2009 7:03PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: The Amazing Race, Survivor, Celebrities, Awards, Emmys
Survivor host Jeff Probst won Best Reality Host last night, but the big news was when he told reporters that
The Amazing Race has already won for Best Reality Competition Show seven times and
should take itself out of the running!
So, is this just sour grapes or does Probst have a point? Maybe Probst should go on
The Amazing Race and Phil Keoghan should go on
Survivor and see who can last the longest.
Posted Jul 23rd 2009 7:08PM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, The Amazing Race
It was inevitable: the stereotype of the poker player is being tested on another reality show. First there was Jean-Robert on
Survivor. More recently America watched Annie Duke shrewdly translate her poker prowess as business savvy on the
Celebrity Apprentice.
Now rumors are
flying in that two poker players will be on
The Amazing Race. Poker players Maria Ho and Tiffany Michelle have been spotted around LAX's airport ready to race around the world. What is it about poker players that are so appealing? Can the ability to bluff succeed with foreigners?
Continue reading More poker player reality stars?
Posted May 21st 2009 11:03AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, The Amazing Race, American Idol, The Apprentice, Survivor, Dancing With The Stars, So You Think You Can Dance, America's Got Talent
With the latest seasons of
Survivor,
The Amazing Race, and
American Idol wrapping up, fans patiently have to wait until the fall or spring 2010 for their favorite shows to return. But why wait? Several reality TV shows debut in the summer both as lighter fare than fall shows and a way to test for target audiences.
If one recalls, several summer reality TV shows have eventually moved to prime real estate in the fall or spring. If rumors are true the summer favorite
So You Think You Can Dance will be the next to move, airing in the summer and fall.
Here are some alternatives for your favorite reality TV shows.
Continue reading Summer reality TV alternatives
Posted May 10th 2009 4:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 7, ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos, followed by new episodes of Extreme Makeover, Desperate Housewives, and Brothers & Sisters.
- CBS has a new 60 Minutes at 7, then the season finales of The Amazing Race, Cold Case, and The Unit.
- NBC has a new Dateline at 7, followed by the season finale of Celebrity Apprentice.
- FOX has a new Sit Down, Shut Up at 7.
- At 8, FOX has a new Simpsons, then new episodes of King of the Hill, Family Guy, and American Dad.
- TCM has Bunny Lake Is Missing at 8.
- HBO has a new No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency at 8, followed by The Alzheimer's Project.
- At 9, PBS has a new Masterpiece Mystery!
- USA has a new Law and Order: CI at 9, then a new In Plain Sight.
- GSN has a new High Stakes Poker at 9.
- Nickelodeon has a marathon of The Nanny starting at 9.
- Also at 9: Showtime has a new episode of The Tudors, then a new Tracey Ullman's State of the Union.
- At 10, AMC has a new Breaking Bad.
- At 11:45, Cartoon Network has a new Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Apr 27th 2009 6:19PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Reality-Free
First of all, shame on you for the dirty things that popped into your mind after reading that headline.
Second, if you wanted to have a sandwich for lunch today that was named after a CBS character, who would it be? CBS has the answer with their Sandwich Central. Not really sure what made them think of this (beyond a promo deal with Hellman's), but you can have
The Melinda (which they describe as "ghostly egg salad"),
The Amazing Race ("ham and Gruyere cheese"), The Barney ("Italian cured meats"), and
The Mentalist ("turkey breast, avocado, and melted brie"). You'd think there would be red onions or red peppers in a
Mentalist sandwich.
Now, what would a
Harper's Island sandwich have in it? Let us know in the comments.
Posted Apr 25th 2009 9:00AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, The Amazing Race, American Idol, The Apprentice, Survivor, Celebreality
One of the best things about reality shows for me is watching people succeed or crash in a fiery abyss. While watching
Grey's Anatomy, I caught the commercial for all the summer shows and was excited to see the return of
I Survived a Japanese Game Show. Last year was heavily underrated. All the contestants were likable, everyone learned about Japanese culture, and the biggest thing everyone came off learning something.
While I wait for summer and hope for a new season, this week started off MTV's
The Phone. I was nervous about Justin Timberlake being the executive producer, but the show surprised me. Any fan of
The Mole,
The Amazing Race,
Cha$e, or
Treasure Hunters should probably consider. Now on to the weekly awards.
Continue reading Weekly Reality Awards
Posted Apr 18th 2009 10:04AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, The Amazing Race, Survivor, Celebreality
As the numbers continue to dwindle on the competitive reality shows, tension is starting to rise and I want a front seat. The one thing I appreciate about network reality programs compared to scripted shows is that there are new episodes every week (I'm looking at you,
Grey's Anatomy).
I'm going to make a prediction that next week Coach will say something stupid, Frenchie will say something that needs subtitles, the cast of
The Biggest Loser will sweat, and Adam will regret singing "Play That Funky Music" a few weeks too early. This week's awards after the jump.
Continue reading Weekly Reality Awards
Posted Apr 4th 2009 2:03PM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, The Amazing Race, American Idol, Survivor, Dancing With The Stars
This week, reality television maintained some normalcy. The outliers in
Survivor,
Dancing with the Stars, and
Hell's Kitchen went home. Although I'll lament the loss of Mel and Mike in
The Amazing Race, I believe that all the remaining teams deserve to be there.
Speaking of teams, the
Survivor Secret Alliance still has the numbers. With the merge inevitable, we'll see if one of the best alliances ever created will stick together. As long as Coach goes home, I'll be satisfied. More analysis after the jump.
Continue reading Weekly Reality Awards
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