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.
Hi hattend. Didn't realize that Alaska was not on Pacific time. And not on Hawaii time either? Dazed and confused!
Thanks for the kind words, LizJ.
Apparently there is one more Yield coming up, a total of three in the race, not the two I reported earlier.
So this one may not have been that important. Except the race really was tight and for all Relly knew, the other teams might have finished before Romber's hour was up. Thus there was a real possibility of eliminating their toughest competition. I probably would have used it. We'll see how it plays out tomorrow night on the second lap of the lap. It seems that Metch is quite a distance behind and may not have the chance to catch up as I would guess they'll go by train rather than plane to Rajasthan and not get bunched. Lots of train service in India. After a two-night race, someone will be eliminated, one would think.
I always wanted to go to India, but people returning with horrible Delhi Belly discouraged me from making the attempt. I can get sick enough in Mexico at half the expense.
I thought ExLax was fun at the beginning too, but they're just incredibly mean spirited about Romber. They're probably making more people cheer on Rob and Amber.
Nope we're 1 hour behind Pacific and 1 hour ahead of Hawaii.
I've got it!!! Alaska....in a time zone all it's own! But if you can't find what you want there....try Texas! lol
hmmmm...let me mull that over for a while. :-)
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,153877,00.html
Rob and Amber got married over the week-end.
thank you for the picture. Aren't they adorable??
LOL, well, in my eyes, Amber is at least.
Awww.....
Looks like it was smart for Relly to bypass the Yield.
Why did the woman get her head shaved? I tuned in a half-hour late and saw a man shaving her hair off.
From the way it was shown, it looked like Juchenna spent a lot of time lost before finding the fast forward place. Had they tried to go back and complete the other task, they would have been very far behind.
It was a do or die moment. I really have a lot of respect for her "let's just get it done" attitude. And the husband was really great about it. I really like these two and would be happy to see them win.
But Romber is still my favorite.
Bubbye, honey!
Okay everybody, it looks like the background spoilers are NOT valid!
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"Hey Gretch! Thanks for letting me push around another 150 pounds of dead weight! But what the heck, we beat Team ExLax!" - Your loving hubby, Meredith
BTTT and ping
LOL! just finished watching it!!!! Woooohoooo, no more hunnybunnies!
Gotta admit, Juchenna may have made the most sacrifice for this...i was crying for her! If Romber can't win it, it better be Juchenna! :)
This was an excellent watch! Tuckered me out! lol
And thanks for breaking my eardrums with t h a t v o i c e!
Did the fags kiss? I turned my head so I didn't see that sickness. I want to write to CBS and bitch if they really did. I am so sick of them pushing the fag agenda every damn time.
I was torn between seeing the fags leave and getting rid of gretchens melodramatic screach. She is really annoying. If I were stuck with her, I would spend my life in a sports bar that doesn't allow wives.
I think Romber will finish #2 overall to team Relly. The oldsters will probably beat out Juchenna.
Last night was hard to watch, though, because Discovery has an awesome show called "Deadliest Catch" and one of the boats featured is where I got my FReepname, Fierce Allegiance.
They did, but not directly on the lips. It was a near miss. Sort of a corner of the mouth/cheek Euro-greet kiss.
I thought of you when I saw that boat...LOL!
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