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Posted Mar 9th 2009 2:07AM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, The Amazing Race, Episode Reviews
(S14E04) In the promos for this week's
The Amazing Race, they promised us Siberia and a Blind U-Turn. Well, I know a bit about Siberia -- it's very cold. The plain old U-Turn on this show has its own coldness, too. But a "Blind" one? What could that be? Do they don blindfolds and pick a team at random like in pin the tail on the donkey? Nope. It's something even colder than Siberia itself.
Continue reading The Amazing Race: It Was Like a Caravan of Idiots
Posted Dec 7th 2008 11:21PM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, The Amazing Race, Episode Reviews
(S13E11) It's down to the finish line for
The Amazing Race. Which team will win the million dollars? Could it be Team Dandrew, the Bumbling Dunderheads? They have the dubious honor of being the most inept team ever in the final three. Or, will it be Nick and Starr, the siblings with the record for first place finishes at the Pit Stops? Maybe it will be Ken and Tina, the ex-NFL player and his um ... loving wife. Well, not so loving all the time, mind you. Will they find true love back together? Read on past the jump.
Continue reading The Amazing Race: You Look Like Peter Pan (season finale)
Posted Nov 23rd 2008 11:30PM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, The Amazing Race, Episode Reviews
(S13E09) Oh my. We're really getting down to the wire for this season of
The Amazing Race, aren't we? Four teams remain going into this leg and we all know the big finale is between the final three teams. It seems like the season just started! But then I think of the teams who have been long gone -- Arthur and Anita as well as my early favorites, Mark and Bill (the comic book guys). I'm definitely satisfied with two of the teams going into tonight's episode. One team, not so much. But one team really shouldn't be there. Read on!
Continue reading The Amazing Race: That is Studly
Posted Nov 16th 2008 11:17PM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, The Amazing Race, Episode Reviews
(S13E08) "Moo! Moo!" - Dallas, the happy cow.
Well, not all happy cows come from California. However, one particularly angry cow stomped through the streets of Kazakhstan in tonight's episode of
The Amazing Race. Some teams on the show are a joy to watch and make for happy cows. Some are just cranky. Yet others are bumbling dunderheads. A few teams are a mix. But I have my favorite team for the win. Moo-ve along to past the jump for my review of tonight's show.
Continue reading The Amazing Race: I'm Like an Angry Cow
Posted Nov 9th 2008 11:02PM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, The Amazing Race, Episode Reviews
(S13E07) Dazed and confused in both New and Old Delhi, it's time for
The Amazing Race teams to step up to the plate and prove they want the million dollars. Sure, it's a confusing place. But standing in the middle of the street looking lost probably isn't the best approach. Ah, but some teams whine, some get to bickering, some wimp out when the times get tough. Then again, others go all out and go for the gold. Or -- in tonight's episode -- the gold, the green, the pink, and more! Read on for my full review of the show.
Continue reading The Amazing Race: My Nose Is On Fire
Posted Nov 3rd 2008 12:05AM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, The Amazing Race, Episode Reviews
(S13E06) Moms, don't let your boys grow up to be non-ironers. Let 'em by cowboys, let 'em be frats. But, whatever you do, make sure they know the basics of laundry. It's a life skill which may come in handy if they're ever on
The Amazing Race. The remaining teams headed off to India for this leg of the race. India is one of those countries which always provide teams with frustration on the roads, but some had their own frustrations with each other. Read on for the full review of tonight's show.
Continue reading The Amazing Race: Please Hold Me While I Singe My Skull
Posted Oct 26th 2008 10:20PM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, The Amazing Race, Episode Reviews
(S13E05) "His haircut makes him look like Teen Wolf." - Either Kelly or Christy about Dallas.
Kelly and Christy's impressions of Dallas not withstanding, I think that Dallas and Toni are the best son and mother team ever to be on
The Amazing Race. Of course, the only other mother and son I can think of was a few years back and they had issues. Dallas might not know where New Zealand or Cambodia are, but he's got a great relationship with him Mom. I'm cheering on Teen Wolf and the Wolf Mother! But how did they make out tonight? Read on!
Continue reading The Amazing Race: Do It Like a Madman
Posted Oct 19th 2008 11:57PM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, The Amazing Race, Episode Reviews
(S13E04) "Okay, Fidel. Are you done now?" - Ty to AjaBefore I get into my review of tonight's
The Amazing Race, I ask that you please bear with me as I must go into an atypical anti-sports delaying my show rant. CBS, you do this to me every Sunday night. Knock it off. If it's not golf, it's football. If it's not football or golf, it's baseball. Enough already. If shows are going to be consistently delayed, just go ahead and schedule them an hour later. That way DVRs could be set, the CBS scheduling won't interfere with other networks, and I could actually watch a show in the 8 PM block if TAR isn't expected until 9 PM. None of this fifteen or forty-five minute stuff, delay to the hour if you must. And change those schedules around! Thank you.
You may return to your regularly scheduled review now ...
Continue reading The Amazing Race: I Wonder If They Like Blondes in New Zealand?
Posted Oct 12th 2008 10:26PM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, The Amazing Race, Episode Reviews
(S13E03) "I know she pushed my sports bra off the ledge!" - Christy about Starr
While the sports bra debacle wasn't the only drama on tonight's episode of
The Amazing Race, it played a role one and off throughout the show. And, I'm sure we haven't heard the last of it. while the animosity within the teams seemed to dwindle some this week, the animosity between a few of the teams is amping up. That's a good thing as far as I'm concerned. I find racers who constantly bicker with their partners really annoying. But when teams are contentious with other teams, it gives them more of a spirit of competition. Read on for my review!
Continue reading The Amazing Race: Did You Push My Sports Bra Off the Ledge?
Posted Oct 6th 2008 8:01AM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, The Amazing Race, Episode Reviews
(S13E02) "He's a ball of emotion." - Sarah about TerenceSure, Terence could very well be a "ball of emotion." But this week's episode of
The Amazing Race might be better titled a "Ball of Confusion." I'm not talking only about the inevitable airport fiasco we're privy to each week. I'm talking about so many errors made by so many teams. Tonight's drama within the teams stepped up a bit more than what we saw last week.
Continue reading The Amazing Race: Do You Like American Candy?
Posted Sep 29th 2008 12:25AM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, The Amazing Race, Episode Reviews
(S13E01) "The bees are much calmer than all of this!" - Anita to Arthur
Well,
The Amazing Race has won yet another Emmy and tonight we were treated to the premiere of the new season. I've decided this is never a show to watch just before retiring for the night. The pace on the viewers might not be as frantic as for the racing teams. But as the music builds and things get frantic, it's better than a caffeine rush! Read on past the jump for the skinny on the show.
Continue reading The Amazing Race: Bees Are Much Calmer Than All This (season premiere) - VIDEO
Posted Aug 20th 2008 8:02AM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, The Amazing Race, Casting
The fall season of
The Amazing Race is set to premiere on Sunday, September 28, at 8 PM ET/PT. Although it seems to be a bit early, CBS has already announced the teams. Looking at them, it seems
my pre-season spoilers were indeed spot on. The aged hippies exist!
Phil Keoghan returns as the host of this Emmy-winning race around the world and I'm looking forward to another season of whirlwind excitement. You can check out the new teams in the gallery below and read on past the jump for more about them.
Continue reading The Amazing Race: New teams announced
Posted Jan 20th 2008 10:45PM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, The Amazing Race, Episode Reviews
(S12E11) You know, it's tough to actually like all three teams racing for the finish line on
The Amazing Race. Other seasons there have always been teams I so didn't want to win the million dollars. This year, what can I say?
The three teams in the run for the win include a father and daughter team, a grandfather and his grandson, and a rather offbeat mellow new-agey, yet throwback couple who get along together amazingly well.
My favorite team coming out of the gate this season was Kynt and Vyxsin, but they're long gone. It's been the Ronald and Christina show the past few weeks. Was it tonight? Finale spoilers after the jump!
Continue reading The Amazing Race: The Final Push (season finale)
Posted Jan 13th 2008 10:55PM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, The Amazing Race, Episode Reviews
(S12E10) Ohh ... it's the penultimate episode of
The Amazing Race, determining which three teams will race to the finish on next week's season finale.
Now, I've been rather vocal about one team in particular I really want off of my TV set and out of my nightmares -- Jennifer and Nathan. I'm so adamant that I want them gone that I declared them my favorite team last week (and encouraged readers to join in with me) in an effort to jinx them.
Did our valiant efforts and chanting work? After all, it's rare that I enjoy all three teams in the finale. Could it be...? After the jump.
Continue reading The Amazing Race: Sorry, Guys, I'm Not Happy to See You
Posted Dec 31st 2007 11:31AM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, The Amazing Race, Episode Reviews
(S12E08) Sometimes when things seem so perfect, that's when all goes kerflooey. That's often how it goes when I watch reality television shows. I've learned over the years not to become too attached to the teams I'd like to see win. Or, to try not to cheer a team on too much, to be just a bit more realistic about the matter.
Tonight's episode of
The Amazing Race brought me back to my vows with a crash and burn I didn't see coming. And I'm not talking about the propane tanks featured on the show. After all, had they crashed and burned ... well, there would be some honest to gosh news, right?
Continue reading The Amazing Race: Honestly, They Have Witch Powers or Something
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