A few weeks ago, I accidentally deleted my notes for the fourth episode of The Amazing Race 9. I was so annoyed with myself that I took away my Bristle Block privileges for the rest of the week. Last night, however, something miraculous happened: My notes from the episode appeared. Especially since I’ve sort of …
Official reality TV show blogs are usually these are worth avoiding; more often than not, they’re self-serving, boring, or both. Thus, I never visited Amazing Race host Phil Keoghan’s blog at CBS.com. It’s new this season, although the site has had Phil-centric features before, such as a video diary and uncut “mat chat” video. But …
Because of my increasing disillusionment with the show, I decided to watch last night’s episode of The Amazing Race like I used to: no laptop. Watching the race by perpetually rewinding whenever someone says something dumb definitely kills the tension. I was doing really well until Jeremy rolled down his window and asked a man, …
After watching last week’s episode of The Amazing Race 9, Lake Garner did something surprising: Instead of bitching about his portrayal, he apologized to his teammate and wife Michelle for the way he treated her on the show. Michelle tells the Calgary Sun, “when it aired, he again said, ‘I really want to apologize for …
I’m confused: I actually find myself missing The Amazing Race 8. Actually, I just miss the cast, not the impossibly lame challenges and route. That’s because The Amazing Race 9 hasn’t won me over; I’m worried that the show has lost its magic. Perhaps I’m just in a bad mood, but I’m bored. I started …
CBS moved The Amazing Race 9 to Wednesday because it was suffering from low ratings in its Tuesday at 10 p.m. timeslot, but in its new home, the show performed worse. Wednesday’s episode was watched by 8.11 million viewers, down from the 9.2 million viewers who watched the previous Tuesday, which previously the season’s worst …
It’s really too bad I didn’t accidentally delete this week’s highlights of The Amazing Race 9, because the episode was rather boring. Besides being completely free of Eric and Jeremy homoeroticism and horniness, watching their team and BJ and Tyler place first and second every week is getting old and increasingly irritating. There’s just no …