As a TV critic, I often feel that good shows don't have a big effect on me. Obviously, the great ones do. But I also find that the ones that I initially dislike are also the ones that I end up thinking about the most, long after they're over, wondering why they touched a nerve for me in the first place. How can something that inspires such a strong opinion possibly be all that bad? I thought about that question a lot while watching the new episodes of The Comeback. When it first premiered in 2005, I didn't love The Comeback,...
- 11/9/2014
- by Melissa Maerz
- EW - Inside TV
Vulture is holding the ultimate Reality Rumble to determine the greatest season of the greatest reality-tv shows, from The Real World on. Each day, a different writer will be charged with determining the winner of a round of the bracket, until Vulture’s Margaret Lyons judges the finals on March 25. As round one continues, Vulture reality recapper Brian Moylan pits The Amazing Race’s fifth season (with Mirna and Charla) against the second season of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, when the usual RHoA craziness happened.Comparing dramas and comedies is one thing, but presiding over a debate about two shows in the reality-television genre — which has more variations than Kim Kardashian has selfies — is a tall order indeed. Take perpetual Emmy winner The Amazing Race and The Real Housewives of Atlanta, the jewel in Andy Cohen’s tiara of aspirational douchebaggery. They’re so unalike that it’s not...
- 3/12/2014
- by Brian Moylan
- Vulture
CBS played an exciting promo for "The Amazing Race's" next season, coming your way in the spring. It's another All-Stars edition and the clips certainly teased some fan-favorite (and maybe not-so-favorite) teams.
It's been a while since "Race" did All-Stars -- Season 11 was the last one, which featured teams like Teri/Ian, Charla/Mirna, Uchenna/Joyce, Boston Rob and Amber Brkich of "Survivor" and Dustin and Kandice, the beauty queens.
The cast hasn't been announced yet, but we're sure you noticed Brendon and Rachel of "Big Brother" in the promo -- there's some pretty good evidence out there that they did indeed compete in Season 24 of "Race," so get excited (or not) for that one. Heh. Brenchel.
What do you think, gang? Which teams do you hope to see return? "Amazing Race: All-Stars" Season 24 premieres in February on CBS.
It's been a while since "Race" did All-Stars -- Season 11 was the last one, which featured teams like Teri/Ian, Charla/Mirna, Uchenna/Joyce, Boston Rob and Amber Brkich of "Survivor" and Dustin and Kandice, the beauty queens.
The cast hasn't been announced yet, but we're sure you noticed Brendon and Rachel of "Big Brother" in the promo -- there's some pretty good evidence out there that they did indeed compete in Season 24 of "Race," so get excited (or not) for that one. Heh. Brenchel.
What do you think, gang? Which teams do you hope to see return? "Amazing Race: All-Stars" Season 24 premieres in February on CBS.
- 12/9/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
When Charla Faddoul and Mirna Hindoyan were a team on The Amazing Race 5, the show was at its peak, and they were basically a perfect team. They were not the best players, necessarily, especially their first season (they came in sixth during their original season, but improved significantly for all-stars, placing third), but they exemplified what makes (made?) the race so great: two people with a complex, pre-existing relationship navigating a whole lot of...
- 12/17/2010
- by Andy Dehnart
- Reality Blurred
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