The Fall TV Season presentations for all the new network shows take place this week with the fourth announced today. Here's a full breakdown of which concepts have made the final list over on CBS.
The king of the networks easily remains in charge despite "Elementary" being their only fresh hit of last season's new shows. The network's line-up remains fairly stable with only a few key moves such as Thursday being expanded to include two hours of comedy programming, and "Hawaii Five-0" moving to Fridays.
Several other pilots didn't make the cut this week including the series sequel to the "Beverly Hills Cop" movies, a TV version of the comedy "Bad Teacher", the "NCIS" mobile spin-off "NCIS: Red," a procedural based on Leif G.W. Persson's literary homicide detective Everett Backstrom, the Frank Marshall-produced political thriller "The Ordained" about a priest turned lawyer trying to save his sister from assassination,...
The king of the networks easily remains in charge despite "Elementary" being their only fresh hit of last season's new shows. The network's line-up remains fairly stable with only a few key moves such as Thursday being expanded to include two hours of comedy programming, and "Hawaii Five-0" moving to Fridays.
Several other pilots didn't make the cut this week including the series sequel to the "Beverly Hills Cop" movies, a TV version of the comedy "Bad Teacher", the "NCIS" mobile spin-off "NCIS: Red," a procedural based on Leif G.W. Persson's literary homicide detective Everett Backstrom, the Frank Marshall-produced political thriller "The Ordained" about a priest turned lawyer trying to save his sister from assassination,...
- 5/15/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Chicago – When you’re the #1 network on TV, it must be tempting to stay the course. However, CBS always shakes things up a bit and this year is no different. The 2013-14 schedule, announced this morning, features four new comedies (including a new comedy block in one of their most successful time slots) and one drama, along with new time slots for big hits “Person of Interest,” “Two and a Half Men,” and “Hawaii Five-0.” The five new shows feature a stunning degree of star power with lead roles taken by Robin Williams, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Margo Martindale, Tony Shalhoub, Toni Collette, Will Arnett, Tate Donovan, Allison Janney, and more. It must be nice to be #1.
Full schedule below with new show descriptions under that. Come back for more news, reviews, and previews of the 2013-14 Fall schedule.
*-new show
Monday
7pm “How I Met Your Mother”
7:30pm “We Are Men...
Full schedule below with new show descriptions under that. Come back for more news, reviews, and previews of the 2013-14 Fall schedule.
*-new show
Monday
7pm “How I Met Your Mother”
7:30pm “We Are Men...
- 5/15/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Well if you hadn't really heard of Homeland prior to this weekend, you probably have by now. The Showtime series pulled off a major upset at the 64th Annual Emmy Awards last night, winning a large chunk of the major awards in the Drama category over favourites like Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Boardwalk Empire and Game of Thrones. Claire Danes and Damian Lewis both took home awards for Lead Actress and Actor in a Drama Series, while the show also broke Mad Men's four-year win streak for Outstanding Drama Series. Elsewhere, Aaron Paul won his second Emmy for his supporting performance as Jesse Pinkman on Breaking Bad, while Julia Louis-Dreyfus won Best Lead Actress in a Comedy for Veep. Modern Family still took the Outstanding Comedy Series, however, while the HBO movie Game Change took the Outstanding Mini-Series or TV Movie. Kevin Costner did manage to pick up some...
- 9/24/2012
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Showtime series Homeland swept the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards netting popular awards for Damien Lewis (Best Actor), Claire Danes (Best Actress), and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series and Best Drama Series.
The Primetime wins helped Homeland secure its place as the Emmy's surprise hit of 2012. Lewis beat out Emmy favourites Jon Hamm and Bryan Cranston, who himself won the award twice for his role as Walter White in AMC.s Breaking Bad.
HBO.s Game Change tied with Homeland with four awards won, including Jay Roach.s Best Director for a Miniseries and Outstanding Miniseries. Combined with the Creative Arts Emmy wins, Homeland won a collective six awards this Emmy season.
Despite Showtime.s popular wins, HBO came out on top earning six awards in total for their programs nominated. ABC came soon after with five awards with its flagship show Modern Family earning an Outstanding Directing for a...
The Primetime wins helped Homeland secure its place as the Emmy's surprise hit of 2012. Lewis beat out Emmy favourites Jon Hamm and Bryan Cranston, who himself won the award twice for his role as Walter White in AMC.s Breaking Bad.
HBO.s Game Change tied with Homeland with four awards won, including Jay Roach.s Best Director for a Miniseries and Outstanding Miniseries. Combined with the Creative Arts Emmy wins, Homeland won a collective six awards this Emmy season.
Despite Showtime.s popular wins, HBO came out on top earning six awards in total for their programs nominated. ABC came soon after with five awards with its flagship show Modern Family earning an Outstanding Directing for a...
- 9/24/2012
- by Anthony Soegito
- IF.com.au
At the end of The Amazing Race 17, it mostly came down to cabs and the order that they left the airport, and in their exit interviews, the final three teams discussed their cab selection and whether it was a well-constructed leg or not. In addition, Brook Roberts and Claire Champlin revealed they were about 15 minutes behind Nat Strand and Kat Chang. Jill Haney and Thomas Wolfard have no idea how far behind they...
- 12/16/2010
- by Andy Dehnart
- Reality Blurred
Bad cab luck reared its ugly head again on The Amazing Race finale — this time costing Jill Haney, 27, and Thomas Wolfard, 30, a chance at the $1 million. After being in second place for most of the leg, the couple fell to third when they got into a cab with a driver who didn't know English — or what the Internet was apparently. "He said he didn't know. How much worse luck can you possibly have?" Thomas tells TVGuide.com. "But the race kind of reflects life experiences, and sometimes you have good days and sometimes you have bad days. Sometimes you go in the wrong direction, you have communication barriers. Everything went wrong. It's kind of how it is." Though they've made their peace with their third-place finish now, the two say they're still upset they never had a chance to catch up to Nat and Kat thanks to the linear structure of the leg.
- 12/15/2010
- by Joyce Eng
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Nat & Kat have made history as the first all-female team to win The Amazing Race. The doctors scooped the $$1 million prize on Sunday night's season finale of the CBS competition following a smooth journey from Seoul, South Korea to the Los Angeles finish line. Home shopping hosts Brook & Claire took second place, while dating couple Jill & Thomas finished third. Jill & Thomas had been the first team to depart Seoul but the running order was evened out at the airport as everybody waited for the ticket office to open. They then flew more than 6,000 miles to Los Angeles where they took taxis to Pier J at the Port Of Long Beach. "We have run hard and worked hard and played hard this whole time," said Jill. "The girls have a chance to make Amazing Race history but I don't think it's going to happen!" Brook said that if she (more)...
- 12/13/2010
- by By Lara Martin
- Digital Spy
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.
-...
- 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
After 16 seasons, "The Amazing Race" finally has a two-woman team winner. Doctors Nat and Kat crossed the finish line first to win the race on Sunday, December 12 broadcast, thus making a history as the first woman-woman team to ever win the U.S. version.
The odds actually were tipping to this possibility for the final consisted of another woman-woman team. Home Shopping hosts Brook and Claire came second in the race, followed by dating couple Jill and Thomas.
During the final hours of their 32,000 miles journey, the three teams went back from South Korea to Los Angeles, California where they had to do a bungee jump off a giant crane in Port of Long Beach, decorate a float for the Tournament of Roses parade and play a trivia contest with Bob Eubanks.
After four continents and 30 cities, the race ended in Beverly Hills' Greystone Mansion. Nat gave a phone interview to AP,...
The odds actually were tipping to this possibility for the final consisted of another woman-woman team. Home Shopping hosts Brook and Claire came second in the race, followed by dating couple Jill and Thomas.
During the final hours of their 32,000 miles journey, the three teams went back from South Korea to Los Angeles, California where they had to do a bungee jump off a giant crane in Port of Long Beach, decorate a float for the Tournament of Roses parade and play a trivia contest with Bob Eubanks.
After four continents and 30 cities, the race ended in Beverly Hills' Greystone Mansion. Nat gave a phone interview to AP,...
- 12/13/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Girl power for the win! After traveling 32,000 miles across four continents and through 30 cities, the 17th season finale lived up to its history-making hype: For the first time in the game's history, an all-female team took home the million-dollar prize. So which ladies were the first to greet host Phil Keoghan on the finish mat in Los Angeles? Doctors Nat Strand, 31, and Kat Chang, 35, beat out fellow femmes Brook Roberts and Claire Champlin and dating couple Thomas Wolfard and Jill Haney. Nat—who overcame two signifcant obstacles, diabetes and a debilitating fear of heights—was greeted with cheers and applause by all this season's competitors as she and Kat made it to...
- 12/13/2010
- E! Online
Spoiler Alert: The following story reveals the winners of The Amazing Race 17.
After logging in more than 30,000 miles over 10 countries, doctors Nat and Kat, home-shopping hosts Brook and Claire, and dating couple Jill and Thomas face off for the $1 million on The Amazing Race 17.
Amazing Race's Nick and Vicki: We regret taking the six-hour penalty
The final three travel from Seoul to Los Angeles, where ...
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After logging in more than 30,000 miles over 10 countries, doctors Nat and Kat, home-shopping hosts Brook and Claire, and dating couple Jill and Thomas face off for the $1 million on The Amazing Race 17.
Amazing Race's Nick and Vicki: We regret taking the six-hour penalty
The final three travel from Seoul to Los Angeles, where ...
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- 12/13/2010
- by Joyce Eng
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Could an all-woman team win The Amazing Race? That was the big question going into tonight’s season finale. On one side: Nat and Kat, a brilliant and classy pair of doctors. On the other: Brook and Claire, twin dynamos of ridiculous energy. Caught in the middle: Jill and Thomas, the divisive (at least among EW.com readers) dating couple who have had a dominating run in the last few legs of the race. Did the ladies succeed? Was history made? Read on for the answer, viewers:
Hooray for womankind! And hooray for being classy! After a season of saying...
Hooray for womankind! And hooray for being classy! After a season of saying...
- 12/13/2010
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
Filed under: Recaps
['The Amazing Race' - 'Hi. I'm Sorry. I'm in a Race.']
Usually the season finale of 'The Amazing Race' isn't such a nail-biter. In previous seasons, there's always been one team in the finale that makes you scratch your head and wonder how they made it that far, and another team that could've been named the winner a handful of episodes back.
That wasn't the case this season. The three remaining teams were quite evenly matched in skill, although Brook and Claire didn't have the record for winning legs that Jill/Thomas and Nat/Kat had. But, looking at the final three pairs, all deserved their places in the finale. They'd all performed well. So who won?
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['The Amazing Race' - 'Hi. I'm Sorry. I'm in a Race.']
Usually the season finale of 'The Amazing Race' isn't such a nail-biter. In previous seasons, there's always been one team in the finale that makes you scratch your head and wonder how they made it that far, and another team that could've been named the winner a handful of episodes back.
That wasn't the case this season. The three remaining teams were quite evenly matched in skill, although Brook and Claire didn't have the record for winning legs that Jill/Thomas and Nat/Kat had. But, looking at the final three pairs, all deserved their places in the finale. They'd all performed well. So who won?
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- 12/13/2010
- by Jackie Schnoop
- Aol TV.
It's here! It's finally here! The final leg of The Amazing Race! There goes my exclamation point quota. Teams will fly from South Korea to their final destination city: Los Angeles. Really? I guess it's easier to get all the other teams there for the final Pit Stop. I hope everyone ties up at the airport because I don't want anyone (Jill and Thomas) to have an advantage.
Brook and Claire wore their cheetah pants and I couldn't approve more. But we don't know if they're all on the same flight or not; what we do know is that The Amazing Race is going to milk the hell out of that Katy Perry song. Nat and Kat shoot out of the airport in first place, followed by Jill and Thomas then Brook and Claire. It's a real race now!
Brook and Claire wore their cheetah pants and I couldn't approve more. But we don't know if they're all on the same flight or not; what we do know is that The Amazing Race is going to milk the hell out of that Katy Perry song. Nat and Kat shoot out of the airport in first place, followed by Jill and Thomas then Brook and Claire. It's a real race now!
- 12/12/2010
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
Amazing Race host Phil Keoghan swears on his passport that season 17's finale, which airs Sunday on CBS, is chock full "memorable and very cool moments." And that's saying a lot considering this season saw a contestant get a runaway watermelon to the face, an on-air proposal, the longest penalty and a team who slept through their pit stop departure time by more than two hours. "It's hard to believe, but this is the first time in our series history that we've ended the race in Los Angeles. Nothing like maneuvering your way to the finish line through L.A.
- 12/12/2010
- by Carrie Bell
- PEOPLE.com
"The Amazing Race's" 17th installment is coming to an end Sunday (Dec. 12). Which team will cross the finish line first?
Dating couple Nick and Vicki were eliminated in the last episode, leaving home shopping hosts Brook and Claire, dating couple Jill and Thomas and doctors Nat and Kat left standing. The last episode ended in Seoul, South Korea, but Elimination Station has shown the eliminated teams arriving in Los Angeles to welcome the final three teams at the finish line.
The final episode title, which are always taken from something a player says over the course of the episode, is "Hi. I'm sorry. I'm in a race." So who do you think is going to win "Amazing Race" 17 and the $1,000,000 prize? Vote now!
Who will win "Amazing Race" 17?online surveys...
Dating couple Nick and Vicki were eliminated in the last episode, leaving home shopping hosts Brook and Claire, dating couple Jill and Thomas and doctors Nat and Kat left standing. The last episode ended in Seoul, South Korea, but Elimination Station has shown the eliminated teams arriving in Los Angeles to welcome the final three teams at the finish line.
The final episode title, which are always taken from something a player says over the course of the episode, is "Hi. I'm sorry. I'm in a race." So who do you think is going to win "Amazing Race" 17 and the $1,000,000 prize? Vote now!
Who will win "Amazing Race" 17?online surveys...
- 12/12/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Last night’s episode of The Amazing Race, “I’m Surrounded by Ninjas” had some fun aspects to it, but because of Nick and Vicki’s huge deficit, was more like the final leg of the Tour de France. Everyone was racing for first place, but no one was worried about being eliminated. Despite the producers best efforts to make it seem that way.
With Nick and Vicki’s easy elimination, we’re left with the final three teams racing for the one million dollar first place prize. Even more interesting is the 66% chance that an all-female team wins The Amazing Race for the first time in seventeen seasons. With little to discuss from last night’s episode, let’s just dive in to a preview of next Sunday’s finale.
Jill and Thomas
Odds: 2-1
Strength: With the only male left in the race, Jill and Thomas’s biggest...
With Nick and Vicki’s easy elimination, we’re left with the final three teams racing for the one million dollar first place prize. Even more interesting is the 66% chance that an all-female team wins The Amazing Race for the first time in seventeen seasons. With little to discuss from last night’s episode, let’s just dive in to a preview of next Sunday’s finale.
Jill and Thomas
Odds: 2-1
Strength: With the only male left in the race, Jill and Thomas’s biggest...
- 12/6/2010
- by tiaradio@hotmail.com (Luke Dwyer)
- TVfanatic
The Amazing Race has its final three teams, and they do not include Nick and Vicki, who were left behind and out of the running once they missed a flight. Instead, Jill and Thomas, Brook and Claire, and Nat and Kat are racing for $1 million next Sunday, when Phil Keoghan teased that he'd have an "exciting announcement about next season of The Amazing Race," but we already know that it's this or this--or both.
- 12/6/2010
- by Andy Dehnart
- Reality Blurred
Nick & Vicki have been eliminated from The Amazing Race meaning that Jill & Thomas, Brook & Claire and Nat & Kat will battle for the $$1 million prize in next week's finale. The dating couple were the last team to check-in at the pitstop in South Korea. They had started the leg in Hong Kong with a six-hour penalty and had a speedbump to complete and never managed to make up the time on the other teams. This week's leg saw the remaining four teams traveling 1,300 miles from Hong Kong to Seoul before having to drive themselves to a bridge in the Demilitarized Zone near the North Korean border. Nat & Kat were the first to depart for the airport and thought they had a good chance of making the finale unless they made any "big mistakes". Jill & Thomas were next to leave and also though they were contenders to win although Thomas admitted there...
- 12/6/2010
- by By Lara Martin
- Digital Spy
Here is Sean Furfaro 's recap of The Amazing Race - Episode 11.
Tonight was actually my own Amazing Race. I flew out of Toronto at 4:00 Et, and arrived in Vancouver at 6:00 Pt. From the airport, to a quick stop at a friend’s house, to my hotel to check in, and a quick dodge out to grab a bite to eat, I had it all planned and ready to be sitting in front of the TV in my hotel room for 8:00 to watch tonight’s episode. It was a close call, but one scraped knee, a scraped elbow, a twisted ankle, and a spectacular pen explosion later…I limped to my hotel couch at 7:57. This is my commitment to these recaps, people!
My Random Thoughts:
- Is there a more redundant instruction when directing the teams to the border between South Korea and North Korea than...
Tonight was actually my own Amazing Race. I flew out of Toronto at 4:00 Et, and arrived in Vancouver at 6:00 Pt. From the airport, to a quick stop at a friend’s house, to my hotel to check in, and a quick dodge out to grab a bite to eat, I had it all planned and ready to be sitting in front of the TV in my hotel room for 8:00 to watch tonight’s episode. It was a close call, but one scraped knee, a scraped elbow, a twisted ankle, and a spectacular pen explosion later…I limped to my hotel couch at 7:57. This is my commitment to these recaps, people!
My Random Thoughts:
- Is there a more redundant instruction when directing the teams to the border between South Korea and North Korea than...
- 12/6/2010
- by Sean
At the beginning of this week’s episode of The Amazing Race titled “I Hate Chinese Food,” Nick admits in an interview that before Vicki he didn’t care about other people’s feelings, but that she has shown him the errors of such an attitude. He continued by tearing up and commenting on what a blessing she has been for him.
Say what?!?!
All we can hope is that interview occurred after this leg. The way it was shown to us suggests that it was a pre-leg interview, but I really hope not. I prefer to see the interview as something that Nick reflected on after a stressful leg and realized what a jerk he was to his amazingly patient girlfriend.
Perhaps I’m giving him too much credit. However, I really don’t want to watch this guy anymore if he said what he did before this leg...
Say what?!?!
All we can hope is that interview occurred after this leg. The way it was shown to us suggests that it was a pre-leg interview, but I really hope not. I prefer to see the interview as something that Nick reflected on after a stressful leg and realized what a jerk he was to his amazingly patient girlfriend.
Perhaps I’m giving him too much credit. However, I really don’t want to watch this guy anymore if he said what he did before this leg...
- 11/29/2010
- by tiaradio@hotmail.com (Luke Dwyer)
- TVfanatic
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
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
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
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
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
Michael & Kevin have become the latest team to exit The Amazing Race. The father-and-son duo were eliminated from the CBS competition on Sunday night's Russian leg after arriving last at the pitstop and then incurring a one-hour penalty for breaking race rules after misreading clues. However, Kevin said he was "proud" of what they had achieved and described his father as a great role model, while Michael said that the race had brought him closer to his son. This week's episode started as the teams were instructed to travel by taxi from the pitstop to a nearby circus to find the next clue. Jill & Thomas were the first to depart. Thomas admitted to being "extremely competitive", while Jill thought their biggest problem as a team was Thomas talking at her, rather than to her. An excited Brook & Claire were next to leave ("I hope I get (more)...
- 11/8/2010
- by By Lara Martin
- Digital Spy
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
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
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
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
Last night, gay-focused cable channel Logo premiered its somewhat-anticipated reality series, The A-List: New York, a Real Housewives-esque look at the lives of five apparently important gay men in New York City. (It’s worth noting up front that A-List is produced by True Entertainment, the minds behind The Real Housewives of Atlanta, which celebrated its third-season premiere last night, too.) As you might expect, much of this first hour was spent introducing us to the men who make up the cast. Each got a little vignette where we learned who (and how bitchy) they are, what they do, who they’re dating,...
- 10/5/2010
- by Tanner Stransky
- EW.com - PopWatch
Andie & Jenna have become the second team to be eliminated from The Amazing Race. The recently-reunited birth mother and daughter finished bottom on Sunday night's leg of the CBS competition. The teams started the leg by flying more than 3,100 miles to Accra, Ghana before making their way to Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park to find their next clue. Jill & Thomas were the first to depart, followed by Nat & Kat and Jonathan & Connor, who chose to wait for Brook & Claire and Katie & Rachel before heading to the airport. Brook stopped a farmer in his tractor to get directions, giving him a kiss in exchange. At the airport everybody discovered that there was only one flight a day to Accra so they would all arrive at the same time. In Accra, the teams grabbed taxis to the park and found that the locals would come up to their car windows to ask for...
- 10/4/2010
- by By Lara Martin
- Digital Spy
This week on "The Amazing Race": The teams made their way from the Eastnor Castle in England to Accra, Ghana where they find themselves hawking sunglasses in a crowded marketplace, installing rabbit ear antennas, transporting animal-shaped coffins, and facing death-defying taxi rides on the traffic-filled streets. The first team to depart are dating couple Jill and Thomas, who were also the recipient of the brand-new Express Pass which allows them to skip one task along the way. The Express Pass was briefly mentioned by Thomas after Jill showed her lack of sales skills...
- 10/4/2010
- by Hector Cruz, Glen Ellyn TV Examiner
- Examiner Movies Channel
This week on "The Amazing Race": The teams made their way from the Eastnor Castle in England to Accra, Ghana where they find themselves hawking sunglasses in a crowded marketplace, installing rabbit ear antennas, transporting animal-shaped coffins, and facing death-defying taxi rides on the traffic-filled streets. The first team to depart are dating couple Jill and Thomas, who were also the recipient of the brand-new Express Pass which allows them to skip one task along the way. The Express Pass was briefly mentioned by Thomas after Jill showed her lack of sales skills...
- 10/4/2010
- by Hector Cruz, Glen Ellyn TV Examiner
- Glen Ellyn TV Examiner
"The Amazing Race" hops from England to Ghana on Sunday (Oct. 3), and although no one gets a melon to the melon, there seems to be plenty of opportunities for someone to get beaned.
In the clip we see that the teams have to sell sunglasses during a Road Block, and the busy market doesn't look like a safe place to be wearing dark lenses that can impede your vision.
Naturally, Team Home Shopping think they might have an advantage. It would be nice if someone's job actually contributed to a challenge win. Sometimes that doesn't happen and that's frustrating.
Speaking of frustrating, Thomas can't stand by quietly while Jill tries to hawk some shades. Look, we get that there's pressure and that you don't want to blow the newly minted Express Pass as soon as you get it, but chill. Sometimes, it's the partner's attitude that can be an obstacle.
In the clip we see that the teams have to sell sunglasses during a Road Block, and the busy market doesn't look like a safe place to be wearing dark lenses that can impede your vision.
Naturally, Team Home Shopping think they might have an advantage. It would be nice if someone's job actually contributed to a challenge win. Sometimes that doesn't happen and that's frustrating.
Speaking of frustrating, Thomas can't stand by quietly while Jill tries to hawk some shades. Look, we get that there's pressure and that you don't want to blow the newly minted Express Pass as soon as you get it, but chill. Sometimes, it's the partner's attitude that can be an obstacle.
- 10/3/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
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
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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