The Amazing Race Season 15 –“Episode 11 (Czech Republic)”
“It Starts with an ‘F,” That’s All I’m Saying!” November 29th, 2009 Do you know what word starts with F? Fail. Before tonight’s episode of “The Amazing Race,” where a team had a Speed Bump that I...
View ArticleWho Won The Amazing Race Season 15, and Did They Deserve It?
“Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound!” December 6th, 2009 For three seasons, I have asked this question, and for three seasons I always wonder why I asked it in the first place. You see, I like to...
View ArticleSeason Premiere: The Amazing Race Season 16 –“Episode One (Chile)”
“Nanna is Kickin’ Your Butt” Februrary 14th, 2010 When CBS sends out the season premiere of The Amazing Race to critics, it kind of ruins it. Not only will this review be infinitely later than...
View ArticleThe Amazing Race Season 16 –“Episode Two (Chile)”
“When the Cow Kicked Me in the Head” February 21st, 2010 At this early stage of The Amazing Race, there are two primary ways for teams to be eliminated. The first is to make a critical mistake, like...
View ArticleThe Amazing Race Season 16 –“Episode Five (France)”
“I Think We’re Fighting the Germans, Right?” March 14th, 2010 It’s been three weeks since I’ve been able to review The Amazing Race, which is pretty unfortunate. It just so happened that one week was...
View ArticleThe Amazing Race Season 16 –“Episode Seven (Seychelles)”
“Anonymous?” March 28th, 2010 Most weeks, The Amazing Race is a show which tends to expand rather than create our knowledge of the various locations it visits. The value of the show as a...
View ArticleSeason Finale: Who Won The Amazing Race Season 16?
“Who Won The Amazing Race Season 16?” May 9th, 2010 I don’t know if it’s because this season of Survivor has been so full of twists and turns, or whether it’s just the format showing its age, but I...
View ArticleSeason Premiere: The Amazing Race, Watermelons, and the Loss(?) of Uncertainty
“They Don’t Call the The Amazing Race For Nothin’!” September 26th, 2010 Earlier this month, CBS gave away what I would technically consider a spoiler: they released a video of two contestants...
View ArticleMaking History: The Amazing (and Reductive) Race for an All-Female Winner
Making History: The Race for an All-Female Winner December 12th, 2010 Tonight, there is a 2 in 3 chance of history being made on The Amazing Race. For a show in its seventeenth season, it sorts of...
View ArticleBack to the (Reality) Future: “Unfinished Business” and “Redemption Island”
Back to the (Reality) Future: The Amazing Race and Survivor February 20th, 2011 Watching the Survivor: Redemption Island premiere, I listened to Jeff Probst with a certain degree of skepticism. His...
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