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.
Side side note: I wonder what would have happened if it had been a non-elimination round. Try going into an international airport in swimsuits, snowcaps and scarfs. Can you say, "international incident"? ;) It would have been fun. :)
Side side SIDE note: When did Phil become so interested in fashion? He made two or three comments centered around fashion (fashion police, fashion award, etc). Sounded weird.
Side side side SIDE note: I'm all done with the side notes. Can't wait for tonight's episode!
I hate that it looks like the photo background spoiler is true. Guess I'll have to cheer for Uchenna and Joyce since cheering for Rob/Amber or the girls is just not possible for me.
Can someone (like you if you feel like it) freepmail me if the episode tonight carries any actual racing? Then I can know whether or not to get it.
I read somewhere that Ron & Kelly were put together for the Miss America pageant (or some pageant derivative). Each contestant was supplied a male military escort. She was placed with Ron and they started dating after that
Yes they were really dumb weren't they?
I wondered how long it took them to put on the swim suits. Seemed like it wasn't a good use of time.
Yes he seems a bit dim....and he wasn't very nice last night. She wanted to help with the milking and he cut her off and she told him she couldn't do the balancing and he was some what rude. I know he was in race mode but when he went to do the log moving she started treating him the way he had been treating her. Causing him to lag behind. They just do not work well together.
I have a feeling they knew they were last. They wheel into the goat milking parking lot just as Metch is leaving, so they knew they were XX minutes behind (XX= however long it took to milk a goat).
But you're right, they stop to put on the swimsuits after continually saying, "We won't give up". And they did that at the river crossing, not at the log drag. They could have caught one or both of the teams who had to go back (maybe...they were w-a-a-a-ay back there).
Another thing. How come Team Exlax got two new vehicles? They should have been made to change the flat. The rules are "replacement for mechanical breakdown through no fault of your own" How do we know they didn't drive over a cactus? Just a nit-pick, but a flat tire is not a mechanical breakdown.
Yeah, I guess that makes sense. After all you're driving through country where you'll be dead within 45 seconds of being pricked, bit, mauled, stomped, or gored. It's safer in the vehicle.
From one of my earlier posts to this thread: Based on past performance, there is presedence for the following teams to be in the final three: Lynn / Alex, Ron / Amber, and Ron / Kelly. All three of these teams are still in at this point so my prediction is still could pan out.
I personally like Uchenna / Joyce but I have a bad feeling that they're not going to make it to the end. It's like TAR eliminates the "likeable" teams out of spite. The exception to this trend was the black couple in TAR5 who won. Most of the TAR "winners" have been IMHO, real loosers.
When the Band of Brothers blew their tire in Germany (IIRC in TAR3), they had to change it on their own.
Yikes! The Special is on at eight tonight, not nine. Sorry if I confused anyone. It's moi that's confused.
Your stats are a little different from the alleged TAR winner giveaway photo backgrounds noted in post 352. ExLax, Romber, and Juchenna seem to be the final three according to this insight.
I thought Kendra of Freddy and Kendra, who won last time, was quite amusing, though most freepers hated her. Her ignorant comments (Ghetto Africa, etc.) reminded me of myself 20 years ago when I didn't know much about the real world. But we grow and learn, jriemer.
Having a hard edge helps winners and not having one defeats losers. At least it seems to in TAR. Survivor is another story with wimps voting out the competent guys and winning so often, it's become a boring show.
*sigh* NOW you tell us... we missed it. Rats. :(
Just now coming on Dish Network. 8PM Pacific/7PM Alaska
What channel? It broadcasted at 7 pm central on regular tv.
If you know what bittorrent is, one can find it that way...
I think I read somewhere that he was her escort somewhere (the pageant???)
Sorry, I wasn't paying attention.
I watch CBS on Dish Network channel 244
"If you get them to relax, they give it up easier. Like a date."
Guess who said that?
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