9 p.m. Eastern/Pacific Posted on 02/24/2005 8:35:27 AM PST by Veto!
Begins March 1 on CBS, 9 p.m. Eastern/Pacific
Here we go again, race fans, for the Seventh Season of The Amazing Race (TAR7). We'll vicariously travel with eleven teams as they fly, drive, climb, crawl, leap, slide, and boogie around the world to compete for one million dollars. They'll never know where they're going next or what they'll have to do once there. The last team to arrive at the "designated pit stop" at the end of each week's episode will be eliminated from the race -- unless it is not. So pull up your favorite armchair and travel along with the Freeper Amazing Race contingent every Tuesday night for the next few months as we root for favorites, throw tomatoes at the others, and wish we were the ones living dangerously. BON VOYAGE!
A Thumbnail Photo Guide To This Season's Possibly Amazing Racers
Brian, 27 & Greg, 24 are brothers from Santa Monica, California. Brian is an actor/bartender and Greg is a bouncer. Their primary motivation for participating in the Race is to travel the world with each other and meet new people. Veto!s opinion: Team Bro wants face time on tv. They are big, strong, in shape, and they think they're action stars. But are they wily? Could be they'll be eating other teams' dust.
Debbie & Bianca are best friends from Los Angeles, California and Woodbridge, Virginia, respectively. Bianca is a high school teacher and Debbie works as a photographer. Both are highly educated, experienced travelers, and have lived abroad. Veto!s opinion: Keep an eye on these two. Unless they scratch each other’s eyes out, they’ll probably do just fine.
Lynn & Alex are (would you believe?) a gay couple from West Hollywood, California. They both work as executive assistants. With their four-year anniversary on the horizon, they possibly hope to get married in Amsterdam—if indeed they race through Amsterdam. Veto!s opinion: Need I say?
Megan & Heidi, a make-up artist and fashion designer, are roommates from Oak Park, California. Both are allegedly extremely competitive and not afraid to take risks. They decided to sign up for the Race “just for the challenge and competition.” Veto!s opinion:. Can the Hair Queens keep up the pace when their tresses get tangled? I see hissy fits on the horizon.
Meredith, 69, & Gretchen, 66, are a husband/wife team from Easton, Maryland. Meredith is a retired executive and Gretchen is a retired nurse/flight attendant. He holds seven National Masters Swimming Championship titles, she admits to being quite loud, particularly when upset. . Veto!s opinion: If Gretch doesn’t turn into Nurse Ratched, they may go far and win Freeper kudos for their efforts.
Ray, 44, & Deana, 27, are a dating-on-and-off team from Canfield, Ohio and Youngstown, Ohio respectively. Ray, a former semi-pro football player, is a stockbroker and Deana is a marketing and promotions executive. Both enjoy weight lifting and karate. Veto!s opinion:This season’s “will their relationship last?” team. Ray will overdo it trying to beat younger guys. Ho-hum.
Rob, 29, & Amber, 26, AKA Boston Rob and Ambuh, are an engaged couple from Canton, Massachusetts and Beaver, Pennsylvania, respectively. They formed an alliance and fell in love when they competed with each other on “Survivor: All Stars.” Amber won the one million dollar prize. Rob finished as the $100k runner-up, but proposed to Amber before they knew which had won the big bucks. Veto!s opinion: Two Thumbs Up! Highly athletic and competitive, these two know how to work together. But will their “take-over-the-‘hood” skills that won them Survivor translate to racing’s Hall of Fame? Why, indeed, not?
Ron, 28, & Kelly, 26, are a dating Team from Villa Rica, Georgia and Greenville, South Carolina, respectively. Ron is a former Iraq War POW who is currently a student at the University of Georgia and works as a motivational speaker. Kelly was crowned Miss South Carolina in 2002 and works as a Legislative Correspondent…(for whom?) Ron was an Apache helicopter pilot in Iraq. When shot down, he was captured, interrogated, held captive and later rescued by the United States Marines. Following his rescue, Ron returned home and was introduced to the reigning Miss South Carolina. The two have been an item ever since. Ron is very competitive and admits he’s a thrill seeker. . Veto!s opinion: Two more thumbs 'way up. They’ll be Freepers’ favorites, and they have what it takes to win.
Ryan, 31, & Chuck, 32, are lifelong friends from Landrum, South Carolina and Inman, South Carolina, respectively. Ryan is a general contractor, and Chuck works in boiler tube replacement sales. Both are motorcycle nuts and very religious. . Veto!s opinion: Definitely wily Southern boys. Up against tough competition, but I hope they make a good showing.
Uchenna, 40, & Joyce, 44, a childless married couple from Houston. Uchenna worked for Enron as an energy trader and Joyce worked in sales for WorldCom, have different jobs since their companies went bankrupt. If they win, they say they’ll use the money for in-vitro fertilization. Veto!s opinion:A tough, scrappy pair, but too much tension here, methinks, for them to get much traction. They’re hardly Kim and Chip, the wonderful black couple who won Amazing Race two seasons back.
Susan, 54, & Patrick, 26, are mother and gay son. She is the Director for Judicial Affairs for Miami University in Ohio and Patrick is a writer now living in Hollywood. Susan, married to Patrick’s father for 34 years, earned her college degree as a “non-traditional” student. Patrick says his family has always been very supportive of him,even —surprise, surprise-- when he told them he was gay. Veto!s opinion: They’re looking for love in all the wrong places; hopefully, their elimination from the show will be swift and merciful.
That’s it for the Preview.
Series, I'm stuned that people thought I was qualified to trun the other TAR threads.
You done good trunning them.
I'd love to get my wife and I on this show, but we haven't been married long enough to get on as the "old" couple, neither of us are gay, my wife hasn't had a boob job, neither one of us is in very good shape and we're not models or from Hollywood.
We would just like to get on for the free travel for as long as we would last.
Don't get me wrong, I love the show, but I just have to wonder how people are selected for the final 11. They aren't drawn out of a hat, I'm sure.
Today's hot news.
What's next? The latest video game releases?
I'm actually trilled to be trunning this tread.
Next best thing to trunning the race.
But if I recall my old Irish ancestors' dialect, trunning means throwing --er, trowing. As in, I trunned out last week's papers.
And my choice for winning this is . . .
as if you even had to ask!
ROMBER!
"...What's next? The latest video game releases?..."
Glad you checked in. Here's a link to assist you in finding a truly irrelevant thread: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/1306051/posts
It's the second version, now up to 12,000 some posts. The first went to over 65,000. It has no purpose whatsoever, not even a theme.
That's the couple I would like to see win too!
Hey, they're my pick to win! (Loved ND)
Thanks for the kind words, cuz. I was inspired by your great Survivor work! See you there tomorrow.
As for Romber, good chance they won the Race, which has already been run. Industry rumor has it that they'll have a big expensive tv wedding in a few months...would that be happening if they lost Race? Well, maybe.
I was always a Boston Rob admirer. A cutey and he learned really fast after getting booted from Marquesas.
Might be in Las Vegas on the 1st, but will find a TV. I see we have Team Frilly2 this season. Thanks for your captaining the thread for this season, I always enjoy your insights. Thanks to jriemer for the previous thread!
I'm rooting for Ron and Kelly too. I couldn't stand Rob when he was on Survivor. I would love to see one of our soldiers win, plus Ron is from my home state of Georgia.
I'm cheering for Ron/Kelly and Romber.
I'm cheering for Ron/Kelly and Romber.
I also work nights......ever hear of a vcr? lol ;)
Excellent start, oh new keeper of the starting gun!
Thanx for the ping!
ROFL! well, i really always rooted against the godfather........and will do so again sorta....i'm for the Miss America/American war hero now! But Romber is my 2nd choice. And I'll STILL vote for Rupert if given the chance. rofl!
Yay! ^_^
whew...I was beginning to think I was the only one! I've never been fond of rude, mean yankees and the women they attract! lol
Tho I wouldn't be surprised if they did win, the world revolves around them and they are ruthless.
Yeha but don't knock it till ya tried it ;-)
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