The Amazing Race: Family Edition

[mastermatt24]

Anyone know when it is going to air? :confused:
Summer TV has pretty much sucked so far..

[Hellboy]

I haven't heard anything yet but I'd expect it won't start before the Fall lineup in Sept/Oct. The last two seasons ran with only a month or so gap between them so the show was due for a break. Plus I think CBS has Big Brother in The Amazing Race's normal time slot throughout the summer.

[OC47150]

The fall.

CBS is starting to advertise for teams of two for the following AR, for in the spring. That's good.

[mastermatt24]

Ok thanks guys- I hardly ever watch CBS and was worried that I missed it or something. :neutral:

[Mandalorian Candidat]

I checked out cbs.com and it has a little blurb about all the families (4-member teams). A couple of teams have kids under 10 in them. I wonder how they'll fare in the Boris Yeltsin drink-your-weight-in-vodka challenge when they visit Russia. :crazed:

I think the show is set to start three weeks from tonight on Sep. 27.

[Hellboy]

Looking forwrad to this show as usual and yeah you're correct Man Can, it starts on the 27th at 9 pm and apparently a lot of it takes place in a car. :frus:

[OC47150]

I checked out cbs.com and it has a little blurb about all the families (4-member teams). A couple of teams have kids under 10 in them. I wonder how they'll fare in the Boris Yeltsin drink-your-weight-in-vodka challenge when they visit Russia. :crazed:


I'm thinking more of drink your weight in Coke/Pepsi than vodka.

[OC47150]

One more day!!

[mastermatt24]

Anybody know where they are going first?

[OC47150]

Sure haven't.

Little kids + going overseas = interesting show. :thumbsup:

[mastermatt24]

I went over to cbs.com and some of those kids look small! I dont know how some of them are going to last physically against some of the big people.

[pegger]

Well, first team gone...I kinda feel sorry for the kids, 'cause they really pulled their own.

Are they even gonna go overseas on this one?

[mastermatt24]

I sure hope they do.. but I did see the American Flag in the begining so I dont really know.
I have to say im not to excited this seaon. The Italian family INFURIATES me. I can not stand them!!! I feel so bad for the dad. :(

[OC47150]

I'm starting to think no on the overseas stuff.

Families with the smaller kids are at a disadvantage at competitions like the rowing. But pulling them in the buggy would be OK. Less weight.

Good mix of families and personalities so far.

I, too, felt sorry for the little guys who lost. They put their hearts into it.

[darth_Odie]

I'm sure that they will go over seas, but I wonder if they will wait and try to 'weed' out thelittle ones before doing so. Forget the Italians getting on my nerves, the widow race car driver wife and family are the ones I really dislike.

[Mandalorian Candidat]

I sure hope they do.. but I did see the American Flag in the begining so I dont really know.
I have to say im not to excited this seaon. The Italian family INFURIATES me. I can not stand them!!! I feel so bad for the dad. :(
That guy looks like he's given up on his hosebag kids and the yenta wife. Man, they really give Jersey/NY people a bad name acting like total loudmouths. I was hoping they'd be gone the first episode cause the only smart choice they made was making the watermill instead of pushing the buggy.

I also feel bad for the Black family. It didn't look like the kids could help too much building the watermill, but I think they had their hearts in it. I give em a big :thumbsup:

The four sisters (pink ladies) were annoying with their yapping, but other than them and the loudmouths I thought everyone else was OK.

I thought the show was just hohum. Not nearly as exciting as the two-men teams. I can see them spending a lot of time in the SUVs rather than flying and having to take a bunch of taxis. How can you fit four people, plus a cameraman, and the cabbie in one of those little asian bike-taxis? From the opening of the show it looks like it'll be more of a race across America rather than around the world. They'll probably end up in Alaska.

[mastermatt24]

I like the guy that called the pink ladies smokers, becauses I thought the same thing when I first saw them lol! :crazed:

[Hellboy]

I liked the family with the two small kids, the Gagans if I remember correctly? The little girls comments to her brother when they were riding in the buggy after he was apologizing for not being much help "get used to it dork!" reminded me of my sister and I growing up. lol So far I think they're my favorite team.

The pink ladies and that LOUD Weaver family are annoying as hell. I actually found the Italian family to be pretty entertaining, in an extremely disfunctional way of course.

Hopefully this season won't disappoint because I wasn't real keen on this whole family idea in the first place. I did actually enjoy the first episode more than I thought I would though and its always fun to see how many poeple take a header into the ground when the race initially starts. :hurt: lol

[UKWildcat]

The Bransen Family is my favorite, mainly because of the three hot daughters.:lipsrseal

I thought the Linz family was going to be a serious threat and I was shocked to see them come in 2nd to last. The Italian, Paolo, family has to go, but that is mainly because of the mom, yuck. I'm also not a big fan of that Gaghan family.

[Mandalorian Candidat]

The Bransen Family is my favorite, mainly because of the three hot daughters.:lipsrseal

I thought the Linz family was going to be a serious threat and I was shocked to see them come in 2nd to last. The Italian, Paolo, family has to go, but that is mainly because of the mom, yuck. I'm also not a big fan of that Gaghan family.

I think the Linz' failure was in picking the buggy option at the detour/roadblock. Even the widow family realized it was crap (well, cause they jacked up their buggy) and went back to build the watermill. I hope Tuesday's episode will pick up more and we'll see less of the Jersey peeps.

[UKWildcat]

I hope Tuesday's episode will pick up more and we'll see less of the Jersey peeps.

I couldn't agree more! :yes:

[pegger]

OK...anyone else feel bad for the little girl? Wow did they good a job.

[OC47150]

I kept thinking, don't show her losing it.

The Gahgans were spunky.

The night's best comment was the Linz sister saying it took her 20 years to grow some cajones! Funny!!

[UKWildcat]

The night's best comment was the Linz sister saying it took her 20 years to grow some cajones! Funny!!

lol Yea, that was great! lol I think the Linz team has a real good chance of winning.

OK...anyone else feel bad for the little girl? Wow did they good a job.

I'll be honest with you. For the most part I could not stand the Gaghans and I was anxiously waiting for them to lose a leg in the race and go home. I was feeling pretty good when Phil told them they were eliminated...until... they showed the little girl crying. It was kinda sad and made me feel bad for them. I would have much rather have seen the Italians go.

Anyways, my Bransen team is still in it :love: but I don't think they have a good chance of winning with their Dad in the race. He does nothing but slow them down and whatnot. To be blunt, he is quite a panzy.

The best part of this past weeks episode is when the little Italian kid (I think)asked that drunk man at the bar for directions. The drunk said.. "Maybe dos kilometers." I just could not stop from laughing! lol

[mastermatt24]

I HATE to say it but I actually like the italians now, they fight less and they are more of a family.. and now I totaly despise the Florida team- they are a bunch of ignorant dumb@$$ je$u$ freaks (not ment to hurt anyones feeling here). All I gotta say is they better keep prayin' cuz they are gonna need it. :rolleyes:

[pegger]

I'll be honest with you. For the most part I could not stand the Gaghans and I was anxiously waiting for them to lose a leg in the race and go home. I was feeling pretty good when Phil told them they were eliminated...until... they showed the little girl crying. It was kinda sad and made me feel bad for them. I would have much rather have seen the Italians go.


I never thought they would win (I want the Linz team to win...they crack me up) but I was glad to see them get so far...I never thougth they would make it as far as they did.

But I would have rathered they stayed than the Weavers.

And what happended to the Paolo family? I think their Dad finally smacked his boys around and told them to stop treating their mom like garbage on International TV.

[UKWildcat]

I'll admit that the Paolo family doens't bother me as much as they did at first but I still find them annoying at times. I did gain a whole lot of respect for the dad though. He single handedly did that one Detour for the family, carrying all those bananas! I still find the mom and kids annoying.

I'll agree that the Weaver family needs to go sooner rather than later. It's awesome how everyone in the race can't stand them either.

[Mandalorian Candidat]

I HATE to say it but I actually like the italians now, they fight less and they are more of a family.. and now I totaly despise the Florida team- they are a bunch of ignorant dumb@$$ je$u$ freaks (not ment to hurt anyones feeling here). All I gotta say is they better keep prayin' cuz they are gonna need it. :rolleyes:

Agreed. Those backwater hicks really bug the heck out of me. The whole religious piety they play up is nauseating. They go for the whole 'we love everybody' in one breath to 'I hate those people' in the next.

I still don't like the Italian family, but they did try to help the other teams at the Panama bus station get ahead of Team DoubleWide. What happened to a good old fashioned arse whipping of an Italian dad on his bratty kids? That dad needs to bust out Goodfellas, Godfather, and Sopranos for his two loudmouth sons and scare them straight. :whip: :razz:

[Mandalorian Candidat]

Well, they finally eliminated the italians last night. Man those guys are dopes. They couldn't count up the SUVs right at the leg where they showed up next-to-last. I was busting up when they started putting on their underwear over their clothes. I was sure the Bransons were going to get booted off since they just had a non elimination leg two weeks ago but was glad to see them hang around.

Now we just have to get the trailer park family out.

[OC47150]

For once, I'd like to see the Linz family finish first. But what hurts them in rushes to the finish line like last night are the big brothers. They weighed that little boat down.

Tony and Marion Paolo wear tidey whiteys. We didn't need to know that.

I like the Paolos. They spiced the show up.

And DJ's comment about burying his mother's body in the river and it never be found. Junior, that works both ways.

Lake Powell is wear they filmed the opening spaceship crash scenes for the original Planet of the Apes.

[Mandalorian Candidat]

I like the Paolos. They spiced the show up.

And DJ's comment about burying his mother's body in the river and it never be found. Junior, that works both ways.



Yeah, you're right. They did make the show interesting while the trailer brigade is just pitiful. The line about burying his mom's body in the river was too funny. I laughed the rest of the show about that one.

And how cool was the trick flying detour? Day-um, they got to do their own loop too.

[UKWildcat]

I like the Paolos. They spiced the show up.

Yea, they sure did. Especially that Dad. All he said was "Son of a B!@#?" lol I'm still not sad to see them go, but I will miss their comic relief.

On the other hand, I would much rather have seen the constantly annoying Weaver family leave. Everytime I see them I want to shoot myself. They are horrible... and they are rumored to be the most hated team in the history of the Amazing Race... I'll agree! :yes:

[mastermatt24]

I'll agree! :yes:
Me too!
I wouldve been sooooooo mad if the Palos had lost during the first episode while the were putting their panites on :rolleyes: I really like Phil's comment about the dad having all his support :crazed:

[OC47150]

The Weavers can only blame themselves for the views and negative comments they've received, IMO. Editing does play a factor but the image of them being strong Christians and praying for guidance, etc.... and then cutting someone like Tony Paolo down because he's a sanitation worker just projects a bad image.

I've read interviews with the evicted teams and most everyone has less than complimentary things to say about the Weavers.

[OC47150]

Why o why couldn't last night been an elimination round?

If the Weavers are so disgusted, just quit.

It was nice to see the Linzes come in first for once, too.

[UKWildcat]

Yea, I just knew that it was going to be a non-elimination leg too. I will be interested to see what the Weavers have to say on The Early Show after they hopefully get kicked off.

I got a kick out of how Phil told the Linzs' that there were no prizes for coming in first and then he told them they won a trip.

[OC47150]

The Linzes have a great attitude.

[UKWildcat]

The Linzes have a great attitude.

Yea, and out of the remaining people I want to see them win.

I like the Bransens (the daughters anyways) so I won't be ticked off to see them win but they already won that "Gas for life" prize from BP which is really nice.

[Mandalorian Candidat]

The only way last night's show could have been better is if the trailer folk had been booted off, but I knew it was nonelimination. They always do one when they get down to four teams. I'm wondering if next week's show is the full two hour finale or just a one hour deal. They usually keep four teams for the last show, one gets ejected at the end of the first hour and the last is the final leg. Last night they didn't say anything about the finale being next week so maybe it's the last elimination leg before the final.

How many yields are there? There have been two so far (Paolos and Linzes used them) and I thought Phil said there are only two on the whole show, but in the preview for next week mama marlboro was alluding to the Linzes that they were going to use a yield on them.

[OC47150]

The only way last night's show could have been better is if the trailer folk had been booted off, but I knew it was nonelimination. They always do one when they get down to four teams. I'm wondering if next week's show is the full two hour finale or just a one hour deal. They usually keep four teams for the last show, one gets ejected at the end of the first hour and the last is the final leg. Last night they didn't say anything about the finale being next week so maybe it's the last elimination leg before the final.

How many yields are there? There have been two so far (Paolos and Linzes used them) and I thought Phil said there are only two on the whole show, but in the preview for next week mama marlboro was alluding to the Linzes that they were going to use a yield on them.

I was under the impression that next week's would be the finale, but it wasn't promo'd that way.

I think there's only two yields.

[UKWildcat]

I think there's only two yields.

How many yields are there? There have been two so far (Paolos and Linzes used them)

To my knowledge there were only two yields as well. Isn't it great that both teams used the yield against that awful Weaver team too? lol It's too bad it didn't help to get them eliminated. :mad: I do remember the promo for next week, the Weavers confront the Linz's and are like "Aren't you mad you wasted a Yield" or whatever. Arghh... I can't stand them. If they make it through another leg of the race I may have to find and load my shotgun!

[mastermatt24]

I wanted to shoot the TV when Phil said it was a non elimination round.. The Weavers are just sooo god d@µn stupid... like stopping at Mcdonalds to get food for their fat @$$es instead of going to the road block... I do NOT like them and will completly mad if they win.:mad:

[Mandalorian Candidat]

Interesting show. That type of ending happened before in one or two seasons ago...just another way of stretching out the season.

Those Weavers are just freaking nuts. The other teams are likeable, but they are just a bunch of sniveling whiners. They remind me of the one tattle-tale kid in every elementary school class that can't get along with anyone else. I so want them to be offed at the next pit stop.

[OC47150]

There was a similar ending when Boston Rob participated last season.

The Weavers. What else can be said that hasn't already?

A lot of production problems this season.

[Mandalorian Candidat]

A lot of production problems this season.


Yeah. Twice teams have been screwed because the camera crews drained the batteries in the Suburbans. That's jacked up.

[UKWildcat]

Yea, that sucks that the teams are basically penalized due to no fault of their own. I think that if the production error made them lose 30 minutes, the time should be added when they arrive to Phil and the mat. That would make it fair. Unless, of course, it is the Weaver family that gets the production error. :thumbsup:

[mastermatt24]

4 words:
I hate the Weavers.

[Mandalorian Candidat]

So there's two shows left? Looks like the next one someone'll get booted (they never do back-to-back noneliminations) then a final one.


I heard the Weavers just put a new foundation on their house...four new Goodyears. :D

[OC47150]

This week's episode (12-6) is only for one hour. So hopefully, the Dec. 13 will be the two-hour finale.

Nice Weaver jokes. :thumbsup:

[UKWildcat]

All I have to say is that if the Weavers win... I'm going postal! :dev:

[OC47150]

Thanks for the Monday morning laugh!!:thumbsup:

I'd be right there with you, UK.

[UKWildcat]

:mad: Very disappointed in tonights episode! :(

I wasn't a big fan of the Godelewski's but their constant bickering was quite entertaining. As long as the you know whos don't win I will be happy. I am still pulling for the Linzes, though I won't be mad to see the Bransen chicks win either.

[OC47150]

Let's be politically correct, UK. It's Wally's girls. lol

I liked the sisters, too. Heck, during the opening credits I openly admitted to missing the Paolos.

The sisters had too much fun with Buffalo Bill.

[mastermatt24]

all I noted: The weavers sure liked that trailer! :yes:

[Mandalorian Candidat]

all I noted: The weavers sure liked that trailer! :yes:

lol lol lol lol lol

I noticed that too. They just couldn't wait to hop inside and make themselves at home.

Here's a short list of items they are likely to buy if they win the $1M

Family size pork rinds
McDonald's franchise
NASCARwear
liposuction for the chubby daughter
charm school tuition
solid gold doublewide
face transplant for the mom

Well, maybe that's being kind of mean...just the face transplant then. :D

[UKWildcat]

NASCARwear


Now that is just wrong... but damn funny! lol

Awesome...

[mastermatt24]

thats great! lol

[UKWildcat]

Well I couldn't be happier with how that show ended. Looks like I won't have to go postal afterall. :D

Don't know if you all saw the previews for next season (February '06) but I know who I'm going to be pulling for. The hot chicks that like to party. lol :thumbsup:

[OC47150]

I openly wept when the Linzes jumped on the final mat. Throughout the show, they'd made little missteps and mistakes but not last night.

The Weavers were thrown for a loop with finding the ticket at the Montreal stadium. They were off their game from that point on.

[Mandalorian Candidat]

Yeah, they totally threw in the towel at that point. Their justification on "we beat them" on getting to Olympic Stadium first was so lame. I didn't see much of the show but was surprised when I turned on the tube and found the Weavers ahead of the other teams going into the trapeze challenge. I was really surprised that Wally got beat on the puzzle; it looked like he was ahead of the Linz brother.

I was wanting the Bransons to win but the Linzes seem like good peeps so props to them. I'm so glad team chubby thighs (or whatever the Linzes called them on the golf carts) came in last.

[Mr. JabbaJohnL]

I would've been happy if either the Linzes or Bransens won it, I'm just glad that those idiots didn't win.

Even with their taxi driver, whom God had apparently sent to them. :D

[UKWildcat]

Yea, that taxi driver was something else. Ted I think his name was.

Keep in mind, the Bransens did win Gas For Life from BP for coming in first on that one leg. Thats not shabby at all.

[mastermatt24]

Yea, that taxi driver was something else. Ted I think his name was.
God was really on our side this time! He sent that stupid cabby to get their hopes up, then made them lose! Muhahah! :twisted:
I was working on a painting instead of really paying attention.. so I wasnt really in to it this show. I did think that the puzzle was horribly lame though. Ill post a pic later.

[mastermatt24]

Ill post a pic later.
Here it is:
http://photobucket.com/albums/b250/mastermatt24/Art/?action=view&current=MayanLandscape3.jpg
You can see before and after pics too here:http://photobucket.com/albums/b250/mastermatt24/Art/?

[UKWildcat]

Dude, nice artwork! You've got quite a talent there. I love the colors in the Voyager's Return. That looks awesome. Same with the Tatooine sunset. The Mayan landscape is pretty sweet too! Heck, they are all really good. Keep up the good work! :thumbsup:

[OC47150]

Great artwork.

When the Linzes were on the Early Show, they said they were giving half of their money to their parents and dividing up the rest between their siblings, all seven of them. That speaks highly of them.

[UKWildcat]

Yeah, that does say a lot about the Linzes; I'm really impressed. I hardly ever watch the Today Show, but that guy who was interviewing them needs to go. He was horrible.

[mastermatt24]

Dude, nice artwork! You've got quite a talent there. I love the colors in the Voyager's Return. That looks awesome. Same with the Tatooine sunset. The Mayan landscape is pretty sweet too! Heck, they are all really good. Keep up the good work! :thumbsup:
Great artwork.

Thanks guys!


As for spliting up the money.. I could see some going to their parents, but it wasnt them who won it. But I dont know the situation, and besides, it theirs to do what they want with it.

[Mandalorian Candidat]

I was just scoping out wikipedia.com about AR9. They have an entry for the show, which they speculate should start airing in Feb. I guess it's been in the can for a few weeks already.

AR9 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amazing_Race_9)

You can Yahoo up the link for the application for AR10 too.