and they had this long-ass ford commercial starring the survivor guy talking about how glad he is that he has ford suvs to drive while he makes his amazing race rip-off show and i swear it made the whole show seem like an infomercial for ford.
― scott seward, Friday, 24 June 2011 20:00 (twelve years ago) link
It was pretty weak, and chock full of annoying stereotypes to boot.
― Gukbe, Friday, 24 June 2011 20:04 (twelve years ago) link
Also the winning team gets $150,000. At $50,000 a piece, they might as well have played Wipeout for an afternoon.
― Gukbe, Friday, 24 June 2011 20:05 (twelve years ago) link
So, does "Vegas showgirls" = topless?
― foxes freud (Leee), Wednesday, 12 October 2011 04:54 (twelve years ago) link
omg the Maradona look-a-like at the Buenos Aires pit stop
― stay in school if you want to kiw (Gukbe), Monday, 27 February 2012 20:41 (twelve years ago) link
Phil seemed pretty irritated with the teams that took the four-hour penalty.
― pun lovin criminal (polyphonic), Tuesday, 19 February 2013 00:58 (eleven years ago) link
Haven't watched in a couple seasons, should I get back on?
― Margaret Vegemite Sanger (Leee), Tuesday, 19 February 2013 02:21 (eleven years ago) link
It's the same show you quit watching, so it depends
― pun lovin criminal (polyphonic), Tuesday, 19 February 2013 03:45 (eleven years ago) link
watching old seasons on hulu. can't stop myself. watching backward too. can't remember when i stopped with the original show. watched season 22, 21, and watching season 20 now. i have such nostalgic feelings for that first season.
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frank and margarita!
― scott seward, Friday, 31 July 2015 19:03 (eight years ago) link
33rd season premiere was last night. A wrinkle is that they made it three episodes before covid cancelled things in 2020, so I guess when they got the all-clear they just picked up where they left off. The season premiere is therefore all pre-covid, but I think after the next episode it's ... well, not post-covid, but some months later. Curious how that plays out. Like, what if a couple broke up in between?
Speaking of couples, the teams this season lean kind of hard on novelties - a lot of youtube/reality people - but there are some compelling pairings. For example, two best friends, one of whom was wrongfully imprisoned for a decade. Or the guys that stopped that terrorist on a train in France. And some other folks, too.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 7 January 2022 02:58 (two years ago) link
OK, this is kind of interesting, in a time capsule sort of way. At the end of the second episode there is a *19 month* leap forward. Some teams do not return to resume the race (with no explanation), some previously eliminated teams get to come back, some people have lost their jobs, some have had family members die of covid, travel going forward is on chartered flights but otherwise generally avoiding public transportation in favor of driving, people are wearing masks, we suspect challenges were re-considered with social distancing in mind ... kind of surreal.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 21 January 2022 02:35 (two years ago) link
i can't believe i've been watching this show for 20 years.
― scott seward, Monday, 18 March 2024 02:20 (three months ago) link
I'm finally watching a new season while it's airing. Highlight is still probably Maya and Rohan getting their car stuck Austin Powers style.
― willips brighton the quorners (geoffreyess), Wednesday, 1 May 2024 19:55 (one month ago) link