Two early Amazing Race seasons—and Charla & Mirna!—are now on Netflix
Two of Amazing Race’s earliest and best seasons have joined Netflix, featuring classic cast members such as Charla & Mirna, Chip & Kim, and Rob & Amber.
The Amazing Race 5
12 days of reality: Charla and Mirna race around the world
When Charla Faddoul and Mirna Hindoyan were a team on The Amazing Race 5, the show was at its peak, and they were basically a perfect team. They were not the best players, necessarily, especially their first season (they came in sixth during their original season, but improved significantly for all-stars, placing third), but they …
Tanzanian airport employee sues Amazing Race for invasion of privacy
A Tanzanian woman filmed for The Amazing Race 5 three years ago is now suing CBS for invasion of privacy. Stella Mwanyika “is employed as a ground hostess at [Kilimanjaro International Airport]” and says CBS “without any lawful cause infringed the fundamental human rights of the Plaintiff,” and she “has suffered loss and damage to …
Colin on Race producers: “You’d think they’d have some kind of morals.”
Colin on Race producers: “You’d think they’d have some kind of morals.” Colin Guinn and Christie Woods are continuing their post-Amazing Race 5 face-saving spin. The latest: Colin, a guy who refused to pay a cab driver the agreed-upon fare in Tanzania, says of the alleged distortion of his character via editing, “This kind of …
Linda and Karen threw their yield away.
Linda and Karen threw their yield away. Had Linda and Karen arrived first at the final Amazing Race 5 Yield location, where Chip and Kim yielded Colin and Christie, they wouldn’t have been able to yield. That’s because they accidentally, inexplicably threw their Yield away. In a TV Guide interview, Linda explains: “At every pit …
Colin, Christie say they “were the nicest team on the race,” discuss “skewed edit.”
Colin, Christie say they “were the nicest team on the race,” discuss “skewed edit.” Colin and Christie are doing damage control after their appearance on The Amazing Race 5. Colin tells TV Guide that they “were the nicest team on the race. We helped every single team, but they don’t show it,” and Christie says …
after a flat tire, Colin and Christie arrived 10 minutes after Chip and Kim, won $50K.
after a flat tire, Colin and Christie arrived 10 minutes after Chip and Kim, won $50K. The Amazing Race 5‘s concluding episode, even at two hours, didn’t have room for everything that occurred, and that included a flat tire that Colin and Christie suffered on the way to the finish line. “We came in only …