Kieran, here. The Cannes film festival is a peculiar animal. Its relation to the Oscar race (it's April, so I'm allowed to mention it again) is nebulous. While the festival raerly fails to deliver at least a few titles that will net multiple nominations, it's hardly the launching pad into awards season in a way similar to Toronto or (in more recent years) Telluride. And truthfully, that's one of the things that makes it so compelling to follow. Regardless of whatever criticisms one can levy against Cannes, it's hard to deny that it clearly has its own rich history and identity with different motives on its mind compared to many high profile festivals.
The lineup for the festival is replete with interesting cinematic offerings. There are certain directors who can always garner a slot on the roster (*uses quiet voice* regardles of the quality of the actual film). Even still,...
The lineup for the festival is replete with interesting cinematic offerings. There are certain directors who can always garner a slot on the roster (*uses quiet voice* regardles of the quality of the actual film). Even still,...
- 4/14/2016
- by Kieran Scarlett
- FilmExperience
First they traveled the world together, and now they'll be taking a trip down the aisle.
The Amazing Race's most-recent winners Kelsey Gerckens and Joey Buttitta were filming a segment for Hallmark Channel's Home & Family on Tuesday when Buttitta surprised Gerckens by getting down on one knee to propose.
The segment won't air until Wednesday morning, but People has the exclusive preview clip of he proposal.
"We've run this amazing journey together and I love you. I can't imagine being with anyone else. Will you marry me?" Buttitta, 26, tells Gerckens, 25, in the clip.
Buttitta's parents Joe and Terry Buttitta...
The Amazing Race's most-recent winners Kelsey Gerckens and Joey Buttitta were filming a segment for Hallmark Channel's Home & Family on Tuesday when Buttitta surprised Gerckens by getting down on one knee to propose.
The segment won't air until Wednesday morning, but People has the exclusive preview clip of he proposal.
"We've run this amazing journey together and I love you. I can't imagine being with anyone else. Will you marry me?" Buttitta, 26, tells Gerckens, 25, in the clip.
Buttitta's parents Joe and Terry Buttitta...
- 12/16/2015
- by Patrick Gomez, @PatrickGomezLA
- People.com - TV Watch
MTV goes retro with classic seasons of The Real World this weekend.
Stay indoors, unless you want to risk catching youself saying, "In my days..."
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The cast of Pretty Little Liars is managing to get even hunkier, according to TV Guide with the addition of Sean Faris as an investigator from outside of Rosewood.
Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson tells EW that he would like to direct an episode of Doctor Who, providing the iconic series is willing to meet his fee — a Dalek.
My Name is Earl alum Nadine Velaquez is joining the cast of Major Crime in its second season, according to Deadline. Velaquez will play a D.A. working on the Phillip Stroh case who clashes with Captain Raydor.
I guess Fox News was having a slow news day. Have there been any national stories they've been trying to ignore this week? Any anniversaries?...
Stay indoors, unless you want to risk catching youself saying, "In my days..."
News
The cast of Pretty Little Liars is managing to get even hunkier, according to TV Guide with the addition of Sean Faris as an investigator from outside of Rosewood.
Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson tells EW that he would like to direct an episode of Doctor Who, providing the iconic series is willing to meet his fee — a Dalek.
My Name is Earl alum Nadine Velaquez is joining the cast of Major Crime in its second season, according to Deadline. Velaquez will play a D.A. working on the Phillip Stroh case who clashes with Captain Raydor.
I guess Fox News was having a slow news day. Have there been any national stories they've been trying to ignore this week? Any anniversaries?...
- 3/22/2013
- by LyleMasaki
- The Backlot
Michael Phelps was on Today this morning, once again being asked if he’s really competed at his last Olympics, making Matt Lauer the latest person to refuse to believe Phelps is not going to go to Rio in 2016. How can Phelps make this any clearer? “I’m done,’’ he said. “I’m finished. I’m retired. I’m done. No more.” Yeah, but seriously. “The biggest thing is I can look back at my career and say I’ve done everything exactly the way I wanted to, and if you can say that, I’m happy. I’m satisfied,...
- 8/7/2012
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW.com - PopWatch
Hey all. Jim here, kicking off the first edition of my weekly entertainment column for AfterElton! Have a burning question concerning your favorite TV show, movie or celebrity? Either tweet me @JimHalterman or shoot me an email at jim@jimhalterman.com. I'll try to track down an answer for you.
Now let’s get started with this week's questions!
I keep hearing about this gay storyline with Will on Days Of Our Lives, but what’s taking so long? – Mike (via email)
Well, Mike, your timing couldn’t be better because Days is finally going to stop talking the talk and start walking the big gay walk. I was hanging out at this weekend’s ‘Day of Days’ event at the Universal City Walk in Burbank and I had a chance to sit down with Chandler Massey himself.
He elaborated on what Freddie Smith told me a few weeks ago,...
Now let’s get started with this week's questions!
I keep hearing about this gay storyline with Will on Days Of Our Lives, but what’s taking so long? – Mike (via email)
Well, Mike, your timing couldn’t be better because Days is finally going to stop talking the talk and start walking the big gay walk. I was hanging out at this weekend’s ‘Day of Days’ event at the Universal City Walk in Burbank and I had a chance to sit down with Chandler Massey himself.
He elaborated on what Freddie Smith told me a few weeks ago,...
- 11/7/2011
- by Jim Halterman
- The Backlot
Chad and myself are both fans of CBS' hit reality series Big Brother thus we'll both be bringing you updates all summer long. The first update, of course, is a photo that shows the cast of this season of Big Brother entering the house for the first time. This is the 13th season of Big Brother and you're probably wondering why the cast seems so small this time around. Well, there's a brand new twist called Dynamic Duos that will come in to play and at the moment, none of the current house guests are aware of it. The network plans to bring on three pairs of popular duos from the past, a surprise that is sure to shock the current house guests which are Cassi, Adam, Dominic, Kalia, Keith, Lawon, Porsche and Shelly. The duos being considered are Brendon and Rachel, Evel and Daniele, Hayden and Enzo and of course,...
- 7/4/2011
- by coolcnus@yahoo.com (Jared Owen)
- Reel Empire
Nat Strand and Kat Chang are two of the most adorably non-dramatic reality show contestants ever. The 17th season of Amazing Race had its fair share of squabbling couples (Nick and Vicki! Chad and Stephanie!) and passive-aggressive travel shenanigans, but the team of doctors made an inspirational portrait of courageous amiability under fire. Throw in the fact that Nat’s a diabetic with a fear of heights, and that vegetarian Kat had to devour a gloriously weird-looking sheep’s head in Norway, and you’re left with only one conclusion: These women deserved to win. (Read the full season finale recap here.
- 12/13/2010
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
Here is Sean Furfaro's recap of the Season Finale of The Amazing Race.Sorry for the delay in getting tonight’s post up, especially for those of you who are used to it being up at 9:30 Et. I’m still on the West Coast, so didn’t even get to watch the episode until it aired here. It’s Finale Night so let’s get right to it…
My Random Thoughts:
- The opening recap of the entire race was pretty much a 3-minute segment saying “Remember that Nick and Chad are both bad people.” The nifty little lingo that Phil used saying teams ‘sank, crashed, and clashed’ all showed video clips featuring Chad. And after seeing the watermelon smash one more time (seriously, I never get tired of it, do you?), we wrapped up Phil’s recap with the trademark eyebrow…now with a ‘ding!’ sound effect.
-...
My Random Thoughts:
- The opening recap of the entire race was pretty much a 3-minute segment saying “Remember that Nick and Chad are both bad people.” The nifty little lingo that Phil used saying teams ‘sank, crashed, and clashed’ all showed video clips featuring Chad. And after seeing the watermelon smash one more time (seriously, I never get tired of it, do you?), we wrapped up Phil’s recap with the trademark eyebrow…now with a ‘ding!’ sound effect.
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- 12/13/2010
- by Sean
Last night’s finale of the seventeenth edition of The Amazing Race was not the most dramatic in series history.
Nat and Kat’s victory, while certainly awesome to see, was unfortunately predictable as their lead grew, impressively, throughout the episode.
What the season lacked in drama in the final leg it more than made up for it with an unusually likable cast. Only a handful of contestants were the kind you actively root against and even those were tamed by The Amazing Race standards. Instead we were treated to a cast without a dominant group, but one that was easy to root for.
Take the final three contestants from last night. Most people were likely rooting for either Nat and Kat or Brook and Claire. Does this mean that Jill and Thomas were not likable? Ok, perhaps they were not our favorites, but they were a very deserving team if they did win,...
Nat and Kat’s victory, while certainly awesome to see, was unfortunately predictable as their lead grew, impressively, throughout the episode.
What the season lacked in drama in the final leg it more than made up for it with an unusually likable cast. Only a handful of contestants were the kind you actively root against and even those were tamed by The Amazing Race standards. Instead we were treated to a cast without a dominant group, but one that was easy to root for.
Take the final three contestants from last night. Most people were likely rooting for either Nat and Kat or Brook and Claire. Does this mean that Jill and Thomas were not likable? Ok, perhaps they were not our favorites, but they were a very deserving team if they did win,...
- 12/13/2010
- by tiaradio@hotmail.com (Luke Dwyer)
- TVfanatic
Filed under: Celebrities and Gossip
Want to know what's going on with your favorite TV stars when the cameras aren't rolling? Check out the latest celebrity news from our friends at PopEater.com.
o. 'You saw the proposal on 'The Amazing Race,' but Chad Waltrip and Stephanie Smith have more good news -- they've already wed and are expecting a baby in June
o. 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' star Kim Zolciak has reportedly become engaged to Atlanta Falcons player Kroy Biermann. The couple announced last week they were expecting a baby.
o. Project Runway' judge Nina Garcia gave birth to a son, Alexander, this past weekend in New York City. He's Garcia's second child with husband David Conrod.
o. Chris Noth is being sued by Samuel Hagan, a lawyer who did business with Noth during his days as co-owner of New York City's Cutting Room nightclub. According to Hagan,...
Want to know what's going on with your favorite TV stars when the cameras aren't rolling? Check out the latest celebrity news from our friends at PopEater.com.
o. 'You saw the proposal on 'The Amazing Race,' but Chad Waltrip and Stephanie Smith have more good news -- they've already wed and are expecting a baby in June
o. 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' star Kim Zolciak has reportedly become engaged to Atlanta Falcons player Kroy Biermann. The couple announced last week they were expecting a baby.
o. Project Runway' judge Nina Garcia gave birth to a son, Alexander, this past weekend in New York City. He's Garcia's second child with husband David Conrod.
o. Chris Noth is being sued by Samuel Hagan, a lawyer who did business with Noth during his days as co-owner of New York City's Cutting Room nightclub. According to Hagan,...
- 11/29/2010
- by Elena Cox
- Aol TV.
It's a boy for "Project Runway" judge, Nina Garcia and husband David Conrod. Baby Alexander David joined big brother Lucas over Thanksgiving weekend. Something tells us these little boys won't be caught in a fashion faux pas with mommy around. [People]
After five months of dating, Chad Waltrip proposed to Stephanie Smith during filming of "The Amazing Race," and now the amazing couple has announced that they've already tied the knot and have an amazing baby on the way. They had planned for a March wedding, but one seems to have slipped past the goalie and come June, baby will make three. The couple tied the knot at a friend's house in Florida. [People]
"I have the rage!" Pink admits to Billy Bush regarding her pregnancy hormones. The singer was involved in an altercation in a Bed Bath and Beyond parking lot, "This man wanted a parking spot and he honked at...
After five months of dating, Chad Waltrip proposed to Stephanie Smith during filming of "The Amazing Race," and now the amazing couple has announced that they've already tied the knot and have an amazing baby on the way. They had planned for a March wedding, but one seems to have slipped past the goalie and come June, baby will make three. The couple tied the knot at a friend's house in Florida. [People]
"I have the rage!" Pink admits to Billy Bush regarding her pregnancy hormones. The singer was involved in an altercation in a Bed Bath and Beyond parking lot, "This man wanted a parking spot and he honked at...
- 11/29/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Here is Sean Furfaro's recap of The Amazing Race, Episode 10.
With Chad and Stephanie being eliminated last week, the ‘domineering boyfriend count’ was cut by 33%, as the final four teams headed to Hong Kong for a predictable non-elimination leg. Would Jill and Thomas be able to maintain their huge lead on the other teams, or would there be another airport equalizer? Why is Brook dancing like a fool? And who’s puking over sushi?
My Random Thoughts:
- I had wondered for the past couple of seasons about the off-leg rest periods, and what happens to the teams. In the past, Phil always methodically told us that they had “a mandatory 12-hour rest period that allows the teams to eat, sleep, and mingle”, but there has been no mention of that for a couple of seasons now, just the times that the teams depart the Pit Stop. Tonight, we heard...
With Chad and Stephanie being eliminated last week, the ‘domineering boyfriend count’ was cut by 33%, as the final four teams headed to Hong Kong for a predictable non-elimination leg. Would Jill and Thomas be able to maintain their huge lead on the other teams, or would there be another airport equalizer? Why is Brook dancing like a fool? And who’s puking over sushi?
My Random Thoughts:
- I had wondered for the past couple of seasons about the off-leg rest periods, and what happens to the teams. In the past, Phil always methodically told us that they had “a mandatory 12-hour rest period that allows the teams to eat, sleep, and mingle”, but there has been no mention of that for a couple of seasons now, just the times that the teams depart the Pit Stop. Tonight, we heard...
- 11/29/2010
- by Sean
Despite oversleeping by two hours in Russia and stopping for a milkshake in Oman on The Amazing Race, Chad and Stephanie Waltrip don't really take things slow. After dating for only five months, the Ft. Lauderdale-based operations manager, 26, and hair stylist, 23, teamed up for the show and got engaged on camera. Months after their elimination, the couple spoke with People and revealed they already tied the knot and are expecting a baby due in June. Did you know Chad had the ring with him? Stephanie: He was acting funny before we left. We had talked about marriage. We knew...
- 11/28/2010
- by Carrie Bell
- PEOPLE.com
The Amazing Race 17's fifth-place team, Chad Waltrip and Stephanie Smith, got engaged on the race and are now three months pregnant with their first child. Meanwhile, Chad says "people are right" about their criticism of his frequently awful behavior. They got married this weekend, coincidentally (or not), and Stephanie told TV Guide, "I just found out that I'm three months pregnant!" This season taped in June, which means the baby was conceived post-race and...
- 11/22/2010
- by Andy Dehnart
- Reality Blurred
Chad Waltrip, 26, and Stephanie Smith, 23, say they're living the "amazing life" after The Amazing Race. After getting engaged on the race, the two got married this weekend and are expecting their first child. "Things are going great," Stephanie tells TVGuide.com. "We're so excited. We didn't win, but we're still happy with how we did and life is definitely moving on!" Find out their other plans, why they decided to take an ill-timed ice cream break at the airport and more.
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- 11/22/2010
- by Joyce Eng
- TVGuide - Breaking News
On last night’s episode of The Amazing Race, “There’s a Lot of Nuts and Bullets,” we were introduced to a new twist on the U-Turn: the Double U-Turn. I wasn’t sure what to anticipate when I first heard about the idea, but after watching the episode I’m confident the change to the U-Turn was a good one.
Previously, if one of the trailing teams was U-Turned, that was the end of their race. Ok, so some teams have been U-Turned and not eliminated in the past. However, if only one team was U-Turned last night, that team would have been eliminated. The teams were too tight and they were too few teams for anyone to make up for having to do both ends of the Roadblock. In the case of last night, Brook and Claire would have been sent home.
Fortunately for Brook and Claire lovers...
Previously, if one of the trailing teams was U-Turned, that was the end of their race. Ok, so some teams have been U-Turned and not eliminated in the past. However, if only one team was U-Turned last night, that team would have been eliminated. The teams were too tight and they were too few teams for anyone to make up for having to do both ends of the Roadblock. In the case of last night, Brook and Claire would have been sent home.
Fortunately for Brook and Claire lovers...
- 11/22/2010
- by tiaradio@hotmail.com (Luke Dwyer)
- TVfanatic
The Amazing Race has its final four, including two female teams, after a super-intense episode. That dick Chad and his now-fiancee Stephanie were eliminated, thankfully, having gotten lost and falling behind. I will not miss them, not Chad's abusiveness, nor his stupidity ("How's that PhD helping you?" he mocked Nat, and she pointed out later that as a doctor, she has an MD; later, he said, "touche to them," an apparent make-nice concession toward the...
- 11/22/2010
- by Andy Dehnart
- Reality Blurred
Chad & Stephanie have become the latest team to be eliminated from The Amazing Race. The couple, who became engaged in Oman on last week's episode, had started this week's leg in first place but finished bottom at the pitstop in Bangladesh following a chain of events including a flight to the country evening out the running order and being forced to complete a second detour after being U-Turned by Nat & Kat. This week's leg opened with the teams trying to get to Dhaka, Bangladesh from Oman. They were also pre-warned that they would face a double U-Turn (for the first time in Amazing Race history) at some stage during the leg which stepped up everyone's desire to get to Bangladesh first. Chad & Stephanie were the first to depart and decided that they would U-Turn Nat & Kat if they had the chance. Jill & Thomas were next, followed (more)...
- 11/22/2010
- by By Lara Martin
- Digital Spy
Filed under: TV Replay
On 'The Amazing Race' (Sun., 8Pm Et on CBS), Team Kat/Nat were neck-and-neck with Chad and Stephanie. Nat and Kat reached the U-turn first and naturally chose their direct competitors to do the U-turn, forcing Chad and Stephanie to go back and complete the other Detour task. Once they'd carried 100 bricks in a basket on their heads to a shop owner, the couple -- who became engaged in Oman in last week's episode -- were the last team to arrive at the pit stop in Bangladesh. Their amazing race was over.
"Even though we didn't win the million, I still feel like a very, very rich man. I really did get the greatest prize of all," said Chad. "I'm getting to come out of this engaged to a wonderful, wonderful woman." And don't forget about that free trip honeymoon to Belize.
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On 'The Amazing Race' (Sun., 8Pm Et on CBS), Team Kat/Nat were neck-and-neck with Chad and Stephanie. Nat and Kat reached the U-turn first and naturally chose their direct competitors to do the U-turn, forcing Chad and Stephanie to go back and complete the other Detour task. Once they'd carried 100 bricks in a basket on their heads to a shop owner, the couple -- who became engaged in Oman in last week's episode -- were the last team to arrive at the pit stop in Bangladesh. Their amazing race was over.
"Even though we didn't win the million, I still feel like a very, very rich man. I really did get the greatest prize of all," said Chad. "I'm getting to come out of this engaged to a wonderful, wonderful woman." And don't forget about that free trip honeymoon to Belize.
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- 11/22/2010
- by Aimee Deeken
- Aol TV.
Here is Sean Furfaro 's recap of The Amazing Race, Episode 8.
When I saw last week’s preview of the Double U-Turn coming up in this episode, I braced myself for the invariable whining and complaining from the team that gets U-Turned. As readers of my Amazing Race Recaps from previous seasons may remember, I am a big proponent of using the tools that are available to you to win the game. It’s the same concept as a stolen base in baseball…it’s not unethical or ‘dirty’ to do it, even though the name ‘stolen base’ itself is a connotation of wrongdoing.
In previous seasons, we’ve seen teams get riled up over being U-Turned, but if you’re not willing to use the U-Turn with only 5 teams left in the Race, then you don’t really want to win. As I stated last season when Brent and Caite U-Turned Carol and Brandi,...
When I saw last week’s preview of the Double U-Turn coming up in this episode, I braced myself for the invariable whining and complaining from the team that gets U-Turned. As readers of my Amazing Race Recaps from previous seasons may remember, I am a big proponent of using the tools that are available to you to win the game. It’s the same concept as a stolen base in baseball…it’s not unethical or ‘dirty’ to do it, even though the name ‘stolen base’ itself is a connotation of wrongdoing.
In previous seasons, we’ve seen teams get riled up over being U-Turned, but if you’re not willing to use the U-Turn with only 5 teams left in the Race, then you don’t really want to win. As I stated last season when Brent and Caite U-Turned Carol and Brandi,...
- 11/22/2010
- by Sean
Our remaining teams start out flying to Dhaka, Bangladesh. Phil tells us it is the most densely populated city in the world so, naturally, their first clue will be within a big crowded market. Hot, sweaty, fun. In the Sundarban Square Supermarket, they must use a sugar cane press to press out some sugar cane juice for one team member to drink. I wonder what it tastes like? Probably not as good as I think it might.
So, The Amazing Race is debuting the Double U-Turn tonight and Chad and Stephanie want to use it on Nat and Kat (who are starting out last, by the way). Do Stephanie, Vicki, and Jill have some sort of oppressed hairdressers' alliance? It must be working, all three hairdressers are still in the game! Oh, it's because Chad doesn't want to lose to girls.
So, The Amazing Race is debuting the Double U-Turn tonight and Chad and Stephanie want to use it on Nat and Kat (who are starting out last, by the way). Do Stephanie, Vicki, and Jill have some sort of oppressed hairdressers' alliance? It must be working, all three hairdressers are still in the game! Oh, it's because Chad doesn't want to lose to girls.
- 11/21/2010
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
On this week’s episode of ‘The Amazing Race’, teams departed Russia for the Middle East and raced one of the longest stages in the show’s history.
“The leg was over 16 hours and that’s not even counting the flight,” Mallory, 25 told us exclusively.
As teams got their clues and headed off to make their travel arrangements to Oman, the newly dating Chad and Stephanie were accidentally sound asleep in their hotel room, clueless they had missed their “Pit Start” time. The lovebirds started a full two hours late but got a lucky break when they caught a flight just ten minutes behind the other teams.
“That’s the only leg of the race where they could have gotten away with that,” says Mallory.
Once the teams arrived in Oman, they were almost neck-and-neck but had to wait their turn to climb up a tower to fetch their next clue.
“The leg was over 16 hours and that’s not even counting the flight,” Mallory, 25 told us exclusively.
As teams got their clues and headed off to make their travel arrangements to Oman, the newly dating Chad and Stephanie were accidentally sound asleep in their hotel room, clueless they had missed their “Pit Start” time. The lovebirds started a full two hours late but got a lucky break when they caught a flight just ten minutes behind the other teams.
“That’s the only leg of the race where they could have gotten away with that,” says Mallory.
Once the teams arrived in Oman, they were almost neck-and-neck but had to wait their turn to climb up a tower to fetch their next clue.
- 11/16/2010
- by HL Intern
- HollywoodLife
Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction.
Or, as I like to say, if the story was a movie, no one would believe it because it’s so improbable.
Isn’t that kind of the case with Chad and Stephanie getting engaged and winning the eighth leg of The Amazing Race on the same day? If The Amazing Race was not a reality television show, we would roll our eyes and waive our hands because it was a lame ending. But, this is reality television and despite some deserved skepticism about how “reality” these shows are sometimes, we’re constantly reassured that nothing is manufactured.
Certainly the moment wasn’t manufactured. There’s almost no way for the producers to get Jill and Thomas to illegally pay a cab to let them follow it to the Pit Stop. However, I’m a bit skeptical about how the editing process went to...
Or, as I like to say, if the story was a movie, no one would believe it because it’s so improbable.
Isn’t that kind of the case with Chad and Stephanie getting engaged and winning the eighth leg of The Amazing Race on the same day? If The Amazing Race was not a reality television show, we would roll our eyes and waive our hands because it was a lame ending. But, this is reality television and despite some deserved skepticism about how “reality” these shows are sometimes, we’re constantly reassured that nothing is manufactured.
Certainly the moment wasn’t manufactured. There’s almost no way for the producers to get Jill and Thomas to illegally pay a cab to let them follow it to the Pit Stop. However, I’m a bit skeptical about how the editing process went to...
- 11/15/2010
- by tiaradio@hotmail.com (Mr. Probst)
- TVfanatic
Gary & Mallory have become the latest team to be eliminated from The Amazing Race. The father-and-daughter duo finished bottom at the pitstop in Oman on Sunday night after struggling with directions en route to the first challenge and never managing to make up the time. Nevertheless, the pair said they were "proud" to have shared the experience and enjoyed their time together. The episode had opened as the teams were told to fly more than 4,000 miles from St. Petersburg to Muscat, Oman and find a man who was holding tokens. They immediately headed to a nearby ticket office where Nat & Kat and Brook & Claire nabbed seats on the first flight to Oman, while Gary & Mallory, Jill & Thomas and Nick & Vicki booked a flight that landed two hours later. Chad & Stephanie were missing at this point having missed their pitstart time because they had slept (more)...
- 11/15/2010
- by By Lara Martin
- Digital Spy
Filed under: TV Replay
Chad decided about a month ago that girlfriend Stephanie was "the one." With a ring he'd been carrying across the world in 'The Amazing Race' (Sun., 8Pm Et on CBS) competition, Chad popped the question in Oman.
"You've come into my life and done so many amazing things and taught me so much. I couldn't see spending my life with anybody else other than you," Chad told her. He knelt down, asked Stephanie to marry him, and she gave a hearty, "I will!"
But that wasn't all their good news. The couple later nabbed first place at the Al Alam Palace pit stop and won a trip to Belize -- honeymoon destination solved!
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Chad decided about a month ago that girlfriend Stephanie was "the one." With a ring he'd been carrying across the world in 'The Amazing Race' (Sun., 8Pm Et on CBS) competition, Chad popped the question in Oman.
"You've come into my life and done so many amazing things and taught me so much. I couldn't see spending my life with anybody else other than you," Chad told her. He knelt down, asked Stephanie to marry him, and she gave a hearty, "I will!"
But that wasn't all their good news. The couple later nabbed first place at the Al Alam Palace pit stop and won a trip to Belize -- honeymoon destination solved!
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- 11/15/2010
- by Aimee Deeken
- Aol TV.
With its perplexingly absent Speed Bump and its Leg-determining litany of penalties, last week's episode of "The Amazing Race" left more than a few viewers scratching their heads in confusion or annoyance. Sunday (Nov. 14) night's "Amazing Race" may also have perplexed a few fans. This week's "The Amazing Race" was preempted so that CBS could bring you "Extreme Relationship Makeover: Chad & Stephanie" edition or, perhaps, the Hallmark Original Movie "The Most Wonderful Day of Stephanie's Life." Click through for a full recap of Sunday's vaguely romantic, but not even slightly suspenseful, "Amazing Race"... The "Amazing...
- 11/15/2010
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Here is Sean Furfaro's recap of The Amazing Race, Episode 8.
Last week I pointed out that Nick and Vicki were not forced to do a Speed Bump. One of the commenters here explained that the reason this happened is because the previous week, in the Piano Detour, apparently they gave the correct answer but were told it was wrong. So they ended up being last, even though they should have arrived at the mat much earlier.
While I understand the logic, I think that it was inexcusable that CBS did not offer an explanation for this situation instead of assuming they could sneak this by their loyal, regular viewers. This was all anyone was talking about last week, and it’s insulting that it wasn’t addressed on the show.
For this week’s episode, the teams were off to Oman. Would the long-awaited proposal from Meathead Chad finally happen?...
Last week I pointed out that Nick and Vicki were not forced to do a Speed Bump. One of the commenters here explained that the reason this happened is because the previous week, in the Piano Detour, apparently they gave the correct answer but were told it was wrong. So they ended up being last, even though they should have arrived at the mat much earlier.
While I understand the logic, I think that it was inexcusable that CBS did not offer an explanation for this situation instead of assuming they could sneak this by their loyal, regular viewers. This was all anyone was talking about last week, and it’s insulting that it wasn’t addressed on the show.
For this week’s episode, the teams were off to Oman. Would the long-awaited proposal from Meathead Chad finally happen?...
- 11/15/2010
- by Sean
The No. 1 rule of The Amazing Race is to always read your clue. Kevin, 20, and Michael Wu, 58, failed to do so twice — illegally having a cab lead them to a location and then taking a cab — causing them to incur a one-hour penalty, which led to their elimination in Russia. "When we got to the Pit Stop, we had no idea we broke two rules," Kevin tells TVGuide.com. "That's why we were smiling walking up because when Chad and Stephanie had to go pay their taxi, we thought we were safe." See what else the father-son duo and YouTube sensations had to say about their time on the race, if Michael's heat exhaustion in Ghana was a factor and more.
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- 11/8/2010
- by Joyce Eng
- TVGuide - Breaking News
In the middle of the Detour task Nat and Kat selected, Nat said "it's like painting by numbers but with accordions." This episode of The Amazing Race was similar: familiar elements, lots of screw-ups, nothing special. The best part was the suspenseful ending: Chad and Stephanie checked in before Michael and Kevin, but were told by Phil they had to go get their bags and pay their cab driver first. Kevin and Michael showed up,...
- 11/8/2010
- by Andy Dehnart
- Reality Blurred
Here is Sean Furfaro's recap of The Amazing Race, Episode 7.
Last week’s episode of the Amazing Race featured no real progression in the Race itself since it was a non-elimination leg. Essentially Chad got frustrated at Stephanie, Thomas was condescending to Jill, and Nick and Vicki sucked at anything and everything they tried. Sounds like every other episode so far this season. What would the second leg in St. Petersburg bring?
My Random Thoughts:
- Jill and Thomas started the leg out in first place, and on the obligatory ‘Leaders talking about their great teamwork’ on-camera confessional: Jill declared that “Our main issue is Thomas talking at me and not to me”, while Thomas explained “We work very well together. I hope that continues.“ Yep, they sound like they’re on the same page.
- Brook and Claire opened their clue to find that they were heading off to the circus,...
Last week’s episode of the Amazing Race featured no real progression in the Race itself since it was a non-elimination leg. Essentially Chad got frustrated at Stephanie, Thomas was condescending to Jill, and Nick and Vicki sucked at anything and everything they tried. Sounds like every other episode so far this season. What would the second leg in St. Petersburg bring?
My Random Thoughts:
- Jill and Thomas started the leg out in first place, and on the obligatory ‘Leaders talking about their great teamwork’ on-camera confessional: Jill declared that “Our main issue is Thomas talking at me and not to me”, while Thomas explained “We work very well together. I hope that continues.“ Yep, they sound like they’re on the same page.
- Brook and Claire opened their clue to find that they were heading off to the circus,...
- 11/8/2010
- by Sean
Filed under: TV Replay
On 'The Amazing Race' (Sun., 8Pm Et on CBS), being faster than a competitor doesn't really work if you've broken rules along the way. Two teams battle to reach host Phil Keoghan in sixth place and avoid elimination from the competition.
Chad and Stephanie's strategy is to leave their luggage behind. But Keoghan makes them turn back, retrieve their bags and pay the cab driver. He also penalizes them by a half-hour.
Meanwhile, Michael and Kevin also (unintentionally) break the rules on this leg of the race, using cabs instead of walking. They're forced to wait an hour as penalty. Who will make it, and whose journey is over?
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On 'The Amazing Race' (Sun., 8Pm Et on CBS), being faster than a competitor doesn't really work if you've broken rules along the way. Two teams battle to reach host Phil Keoghan in sixth place and avoid elimination from the competition.
Chad and Stephanie's strategy is to leave their luggage behind. But Keoghan makes them turn back, retrieve their bags and pay the cab driver. He also penalizes them by a half-hour.
Meanwhile, Michael and Kevin also (unintentionally) break the rules on this leg of the race, using cabs instead of walking. They're forced to wait an hour as penalty. Who will make it, and whose journey is over?
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- 11/8/2010
- by Aimee Deeken
- Aol TV.
Since this is my first Amazing Race post on Spoiler TV, let me take a minute to give you some background. My name is Sean Furfaro and I've been writing a blog for just over 2 years. It's called Sean's Random Thoughts, and some of you may recognize that name from the Lost recaps I did during the sixth season, which were featured on DarkUFO. I am presently recapping the current seasons of Survivor and The Amazing Race, and my recaps will be up within 30 minutes of when the show finishes airing on the East Coast. I hope you enjoy them. (Feel free to head to the site to catch up on the recaps for earlier episodes.)
With all of the sheep-head eating completed (presumably) for this season, the Amazing Racers found themselves on the way to St. Petersburg, Russia. In this “city full of culture”, why are the teams dealing...
With all of the sheep-head eating completed (presumably) for this season, the Amazing Racers found themselves on the way to St. Petersburg, Russia. In this “city full of culture”, why are the teams dealing...
- 11/4/2010
- by Sean
As and ye shall receive!
Last week, I ripped episode five of The Amazing Race, calling it boring and too controlled. I pined for the days of multiple forms of travel, difficult challenges and frequent changes to the race standings.
Apparently all I needed to do was ask for a return to the more interesting days of The Amazing Race’s past and we would get that. This week we were treated to a difficult leg filled with drama, second guesses and a dynamic feel to the entire episode. I joked that “Tastes Like a Million Dollars” would not be sent to the Emmy committee.
If “Run Babushka, Run” were submitted for judgment, The Amazing Race would retake the Emmy for Outstanding Reality Competition from Top Chef.
My favorite aspect of this week was the Detour. Two very difficult choices, but each could be completed quickly. Classic Cinema could have...
Last week, I ripped episode five of The Amazing Race, calling it boring and too controlled. I pined for the days of multiple forms of travel, difficult challenges and frequent changes to the race standings.
Apparently all I needed to do was ask for a return to the more interesting days of The Amazing Race’s past and we would get that. This week we were treated to a difficult leg filled with drama, second guesses and a dynamic feel to the entire episode. I joked that “Tastes Like a Million Dollars” would not be sent to the Emmy committee.
If “Run Babushka, Run” were submitted for judgment, The Amazing Race would retake the Emmy for Outstanding Reality Competition from Top Chef.
My favorite aspect of this week was the Detour. Two very difficult choices, but each could be completed quickly. Classic Cinema could have...
- 11/1/2010
- by tiaradio@hotmail.com (Mr. Probst)
- TVfanatic
In the fifth episode of The Amazing Race 17 and a somewhat simple leg of the race, team positions barely changed and beach volleyball partners Katie and Rachel both started and ended in last place.
Shown on last week, four teams were able to make an earlier flight from Ghana to Sweden, securing them the top spots. That advantage carried over to this stage since there wasn’t much travel involved, making it near impossible for the other teams to pick up any ground.
“If we had gotten on that first plane, we would have been positioned great” says Rachel. “This leg was a straightforward race.”
Starting in first place, Nat and Kat were able to use the season’s first Fast Forward, allowing them to do a special challenge and after completion could go straight to the pit-stop. The challenge had the doctors eating a cooked sheep’s head, a Norwegian Christmas tradition,...
Shown on last week, four teams were able to make an earlier flight from Ghana to Sweden, securing them the top spots. That advantage carried over to this stage since there wasn’t much travel involved, making it near impossible for the other teams to pick up any ground.
“If we had gotten on that first plane, we would have been positioned great” says Rachel. “This leg was a straightforward race.”
Starting in first place, Nat and Kat were able to use the season’s first Fast Forward, allowing them to do a special challenge and after completion could go straight to the pit-stop. The challenge had the doctors eating a cooked sheep’s head, a Norwegian Christmas tradition,...
- 10/25/2010
- by HL Intern
- HollywoodLife
Somewhere after the less than spectacular family edition of The Amazing Race (season 8) the show has become more controlled. Gone are the days of the specific twelve hour rest period at the Pit Stop. No longer do we see teams with one or two hour leads on the competition.
Most of the time the result of these changes has been that teams are bunched closer together making for more drama on the final race to the Pit Stop. What is also possible is what we witnessed last night on “Tastes Like A Million Dollars,” a leg where virtually nothing happens.
During the early seasons the legs were longer and more stretched out. Navigation played a much bigger role in each leg. This created two scenarios. First, if a team had a lead and avoided mistakes, it was very difficult to catch them. The second, however, was that if a team made a mistake,...
Most of the time the result of these changes has been that teams are bunched closer together making for more drama on the final race to the Pit Stop. What is also possible is what we witnessed last night on “Tastes Like A Million Dollars,” a leg where virtually nothing happens.
During the early seasons the legs were longer and more stretched out. Navigation played a much bigger role in each leg. This created two scenarios. First, if a team had a lead and avoided mistakes, it was very difficult to catch them. The second, however, was that if a team made a mistake,...
- 10/25/2010
- by tiaradio@hotmail.com (Mr. Probst)
- TVfanatic
Katie & Rachel have become the fourth team to be eliminated from The Amazing Race. The beach volleyball players were the last team to arrive at the pitstop in Norway on Sunday evening's episode of the CBS competition after starting the leg in bottom place and never managing to make up the time. "It was a great experience," said Katie. "We saw so much that we haven't seen before and I'm happy we did it together." Rachel added: "I wanted to race forever." The episode opened as the teams were told to cross the border into Norway and drive themselves to the town of Narvik, where they had to find a gondola station and ride to the top of a mountain to receive the next clue. The order of departure was Nat & Kat, Gary & Mallory, Brook & Claire, Michael & Kevin, Jill & Thomas, Chad & Stephanie and Katie & Rachel. (more)...
- 10/25/2010
- by By Lara Martin
- Digital Spy
This week’s episode of The Amazing Race, “We Should Have Brought Gloves and Butt Pads”, reminded us that competition on the race is a team effort more.
Despite individual challenges such as the Roadblocks, the ability to work with your teammate and know their strengths and weaknesses is as important as your own ability to carry the team.
Sure, sometimes what the race throws at a team and how that plays into their strengths and weaknesses has a large element of luck to it. This week’s Detour challenged teams to cruise down a snow track on a new Tech Sled or complete a tedious native tent build.
As Vicki said, “We’re more of a physical couple than mental” and their experience skiing and riding enabled them to nail the Sled course in one try and pass three teams in the process. Knowing they were a better physical...
Despite individual challenges such as the Roadblocks, the ability to work with your teammate and know their strengths and weaknesses is as important as your own ability to carry the team.
Sure, sometimes what the race throws at a team and how that plays into their strengths and weaknesses has a large element of luck to it. This week’s Detour challenged teams to cruise down a snow track on a new Tech Sled or complete a tedious native tent build.
As Vicki said, “We’re more of a physical couple than mental” and their experience skiing and riding enabled them to nail the Sled course in one try and pass three teams in the process. Knowing they were a better physical...
- 10/18/2010
- by tiaradio@hotmail.com (Mr. Probst)
- TVfanatic
Connor & Jonathan have become the third team to be eliminated from The Amazing Race. The a cappella singers from Princeton finished bottom in Sweden after a tight race to the pitstop against volleyball players Katie & Rachel. They had struggled with this week's speed sledding detour - as did many of the teams - opting to switch to the other option of tent building at the last minute. The episode opened as the nine remaining teams returned to the children's school from the previous leg's challenge to help with rebuilding work, before learning they would be traveling 4,500 miles from Ghana to Kiruna, Sweden. Because of limited flights from Accra Airport, every team was given a ticket on the same flight although they didn't have to use it. Connor and Jonathan were the first to leave, followed by Gary & Mallory, Chad & Stephanie, Katie & Rachel, (more)...
- 10/18/2010
- by By Lara Martin
- Digital Spy
Michael & Kevin were the bottom-placed team on this week's episode of The Amazing Race, but the father-and-son duo were saved when Phil revealed that that it was a non-elimination leg. The pair had started third in Ghana but fell behind during the challenges, with Michael needing medical help on the detour. He told Phil that it was his fault the pair finished last, saying that his body "gave up", although Kevin insisted that he was "proud" of his father and the duo would be even more motivated on next week's leg. This week's instalment opened with the remaining teams traveling from the market to Jamestown in search of the Akotoku Boxing Academy and the next clue. Brook & Claire were the first to depart, followed by: Katie & Rachel, Michael & Kevin, Chad & Stephanie, Jill & Thomas, Connor & Jonathan, Nat & Kat, Nick (more)...
- 10/11/2010
- by By Lara Martin
- Digital Spy
From Eastnor Castle, the teams will fly to Accra, Ghana. They will find their next clue at Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park. Jill and Thomas, who won the Express Pass last time, head out first and Jill is ready to prove she can do things. The doctors, Nat and Kat leave second, followed by Gleeks Connor and Jonathan, who wait for Brook and Claire. Mean Girls Katie and Rachel leave next, and accompany the Gleeks and the Home Shopping Hosts. Brook uses her sexuality to find their way to the airport. Why, Brook, why. Gary and Mallory, who are impossible to hate, leave next, followed by Michael and Kevin. The unforgettable Chad and Stephanie leave next, followed by Andie and Jenna. Nick and Vicki, who are just lucky to be here, bring up the rear.
The leads any teams got mean nothing, however, because there's only one flight to Accra, which will even everything out.
The leads any teams got mean nothing, however, because there's only one flight to Accra, which will even everything out.
- 10/3/2010
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
L.A.-based director and choreographer Ron Kellum, 45, and Tony Stovall, 42, a doctoral student in Tucson, blame a lack of highway signage and a medieval boat for their last-place finish on the season premiere of The Amazing Race. The best friends of 22 years spoke with People about their short-lived journey and which team will be the biggest threat. - Carrie BellYou went from first at the airport to last. What went wrong? Ron: We had directions to Stonehenge. We were on the motorways as they call them in England. They don't really give you a lot of warning for...
- 9/28/2010
- PEOPLE.com
The 17th season of "The Amazing Race" kicks off with a bang, as the racers have to perform a road block where they slingshot watermelons. Unfortunately for home shopping host Claire Champlin, the watermelon comes straight back at her head. Ouch.
These 11 teams of two are racing around the world for a grand prize of $1 million. "The Amazing Race" premieres Sunday (Sept. 26) at 8 p.m. Et on CBS
The teams are as follows:
Relationship: Home Shopping Hosts
Brook Roberts
Age: 27
Hometown: San Diego, Calif.
Occupation: Home Shopping Host
Claire Champlin
Age: 30
Hometown: Reno, Nev.
Occupation: Home Shopping Host
Relationship: Dating
Nick DeCarlo
Age: 26
Hometown: Henderson, Nev.
Occupation: Bartender
Vicki Casciola
Age: 26
Hometown: Henderson, Nev.
Occupation: Hair Stylist
Relationship: Best Friends
Ron Kellum
Age: 45
Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.
Occupation: Director/Choreographer
Tony Stovall
Age: 42
Hometown: Tucson, Ariz.
Occupation: Doctoral Student (University of Arizona)
Relationship: Father/Son
Michael Wu
Age: 58
Hometown: Sugar Land,...
- 9/26/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
CBS announced the 11 new teams competing in the next installment of The Amazing Race, which premieres with a special 90-minute debut on Sunday, Sept. 26 (8:30-10:00 Pm, Et/Pt). Phil Keoghan is the host.
This season's cast of Racers will travel over 32,000 miles, covering four continents and 30 cities, with first-time visits to Bangladesh, Ghana and the Arctic Circle. Additionally, for the first time in the history of the Race, the Team to finish in first place during the premiere episode will be awarded a surprise, game-changing advantage.
The new season features Racers from all walks of life, including a Team of Home Shopping hosts, newly dating couples, an Internet entertainer, Ivy League a cappella singers and a birth mother/daughter Team who were recently reunited after the mother gave her newborn daughter up for adoption over 20 years ago.
Following are the 11 teams, listed in no particular order:
Brook Roberts
Age: 27
Hometown: San Diego,...
This season's cast of Racers will travel over 32,000 miles, covering four continents and 30 cities, with first-time visits to Bangladesh, Ghana and the Arctic Circle. Additionally, for the first time in the history of the Race, the Team to finish in first place during the premiere episode will be awarded a surprise, game-changing advantage.
The new season features Racers from all walks of life, including a Team of Home Shopping hosts, newly dating couples, an Internet entertainer, Ivy League a cappella singers and a birth mother/daughter Team who were recently reunited after the mother gave her newborn daughter up for adoption over 20 years ago.
Following are the 11 teams, listed in no particular order:
Brook Roberts
Age: 27
Hometown: San Diego,...
- 9/26/2010
- by noreply@blogger.com (realitytvnews)
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