There are several things that have to be discussed in this recap of Friday (December 19) night's "Amazing Race" finale, but I want to get this out of the way: I don't think Brooke was wrong to be pissed off to see The Candy Girls arrive at the Manila airport after the last Leg and I don't think Adam was wrong to say that he was frustrated. When I talked to Phil Keoghan about the rash of episodes in which teams didn't go home this season -- Four out of 11 episodes -- he said that people were universally excited by the ending of the last Leg, because it was something they had never seen before. True. What they hadn't seen before was a team get spared from elimination at the end of what was, for all intents and purposes, a Leg despite finishing last, only to be immediately rewarded with an Equalizer at the airport,...
- 12/20/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Lest you think I actually prefer to grumble about "The Amazing Race" and can't enjoy a simple, clear and well-constructed Leg? I give you Sunday (May 11) night's installment, "Hei Ho Heidi Ho." Was it perhaps just a bit too dependent on seemingly arbitrary and minor travel misadventures? Well, yes. Both first place and last place for the Leg were determined by very tiny errors of direction. And although there were skill-based elements to the Roadblock, the Detour and a Route Marker task, the advantages gained or time lost ended up being deceptively minor. But the tasks were fun, regionally specific and they were all designed to showcase the personalities of the contestants and I found myself really liking a few teams for the first time in weeks. These are the things I like in an "Amazing Race" episode, so I have to make sure I underline them whenever they occur.
- 5/12/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
I'm guessing we're about to learn which traditonal Christmas decoration is too agressive
on Portlandia's Christmas special.
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In case you needed a reason to cry this morning, check out this story from the Beekman website about a gay 12-year-old boy, Colin, whose mom wrote to Josh and Brent to tell them how inspiring it was for Colin to watch them compete on The Amazing Race every week. In response, Josh and Brent organized their fellow Racers to take pictures with a sign declaring their support for Colin.
Deadline reports on some programming moves at TV Land. The Soul Man and The Exes have been renewed for a second and third season, respectively, while Retired at 35 has been mercifully cancelled.
Pretty Little Liars' Ashley Benson's set to appear on >How I Met Your Mother. Somehow her character is tied to Barney.
When I heard that South Carolina...
on Portlandia's Christmas special.
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In case you needed a reason to cry this morning, check out this story from the Beekman website about a gay 12-year-old boy, Colin, whose mom wrote to Josh and Brent to tell them how inspiring it was for Colin to watch them compete on The Amazing Race every week. In response, Josh and Brent organized their fellow Racers to take pictures with a sign declaring their support for Colin.
Deadline reports on some programming moves at TV Land. The Soul Man and The Exes have been renewed for a second and third season, respectively, while Retired at 35 has been mercifully cancelled.
Pretty Little Liars' Ashley Benson's set to appear on >How I Met Your Mother. Somehow her character is tied to Barney.
When I heard that South Carolina...
- 12/14/2012
- by LyleMasaki
- The Backlot
The Amazing Race finish line on Sunday's finale with The Beekman Boys (and host Phil Keoghan).
Nobody was as surprised as Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge (a.k.a. The Beekman Boys) that they were the first to cross the finish line on Sunday’s Amazing Race finale. Often referring to themselves as the underdogs, the gay couple, who have been together for 14 years, beat the odds and throughout the race maintained their integrity. They constantly pushed and supported each other to a million dollar prize.
We talked to Josh and Brent post-finale to get their take on what put them ahead of the other teams (including runners-up Chippendale contestants Jaymes Vaughan and James Davis),and what exactly they plan to do with their newly won million.
AfterElton: So how hard has it been to keep this secret??
Josh Kilmer-Purcell: It’s more fun to keep a secret than to tell people.
Nobody was as surprised as Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge (a.k.a. The Beekman Boys) that they were the first to cross the finish line on Sunday’s Amazing Race finale. Often referring to themselves as the underdogs, the gay couple, who have been together for 14 years, beat the odds and throughout the race maintained their integrity. They constantly pushed and supported each other to a million dollar prize.
We talked to Josh and Brent post-finale to get their take on what put them ahead of the other teams (including runners-up Chippendale contestants Jaymes Vaughan and James Davis),and what exactly they plan to do with their newly won million.
AfterElton: So how hard has it been to keep this secret??
Josh Kilmer-Purcell: It’s more fun to keep a secret than to tell people.
- 12/11/2012
- by nyjimmy67
- The Backlot
Don't tell Jaymes and James they lost The Amazing Race yet. "Somebody did actually tweet that we won, so I retweeted it! I was like, "'Yeah!'" Jaymes tells TVGuide.com. "Spreading false information! [We'll] hashtag 'sorry, Josh and Brent'! We're proud of what we got. We got a silver medal in The Amazing Race. That's freakin' awesome. What an accomplishment for two guys who couldn't even find the abacus lady in the first leg to make it to the final leg in the Race." Despite falling behind early on the final leg, the fan-favorite Chippendales made up time at the final Roadblock, but it wasn't enough to overtake the Beekmans. Find out how close they were.
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- 12/11/2012
- by Joyce Eng
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge won a million dollars on Sunday night's Amazing Race finale, but they have something even more exciting to look forward to -- their 2013 wedding!
Josh and Brent tell Et that the celebration of their 15-year relationship will be held at their Beekman 1802 farm in Sharon Springs, NY in May or June of 2013. Read on to hear what they have to say about the festivities in part two of our Q&A. (Read part one here.)
ETonline: Talking about your wedding that's coming up this spring/summer, can you tell us, what's your wedding style? What kind of direction you're going in? Are you having a theme? Anything like that?
Brent: Well, it's definitely going to be on the farm. And we'll probably have it out in a field, we've kind of chosen the location where we want to have it, weather permitting. And it will be just like everything we do at...
Josh and Brent tell Et that the celebration of their 15-year relationship will be held at their Beekman 1802 farm in Sharon Springs, NY in May or June of 2013. Read on to hear what they have to say about the festivities in part two of our Q&A. (Read part one here.)
ETonline: Talking about your wedding that's coming up this spring/summer, can you tell us, what's your wedding style? What kind of direction you're going in? Are you having a theme? Anything like that?
Brent: Well, it's definitely going to be on the farm. And we'll probably have it out in a field, we've kind of chosen the location where we want to have it, weather permitting. And it will be just like everything we do at...
- 12/11/2012
- Entertainment Tonight
Jaymes Vaughan (l) and James Davis celebrate 2nd place on this season's The Amazing Race.
The finale of CBS’s The Amazing Race aired last Sunday night, and we now know that the million dollar prize went to The Beekman Boys, Josh Kilmer-Purcell and his partner, Brent Ridge.
But making the competition hotter – in more ways than one – were Jaymes Vaughan and James Davis, the two Chippendales dancers who proved that not only are they are great to look at but that they also have big hearts.
In fact, one of the more touching points of the show is when Jaymes (the blonde, openly gay one) talked about doing the race for his father, who is currently fighting cancer. The obvious friendship between Jaymes and James (who is straight) was also abundantly clear throughout the race as the guys consistently showed their upbeat, always cheery demeanors as often as their impressive pecs and abs!
The finale of CBS’s The Amazing Race aired last Sunday night, and we now know that the million dollar prize went to The Beekman Boys, Josh Kilmer-Purcell and his partner, Brent Ridge.
But making the competition hotter – in more ways than one – were Jaymes Vaughan and James Davis, the two Chippendales dancers who proved that not only are they are great to look at but that they also have big hearts.
In fact, one of the more touching points of the show is when Jaymes (the blonde, openly gay one) talked about doing the race for his father, who is currently fighting cancer. The obvious friendship between Jaymes and James (who is straight) was also abundantly clear throughout the race as the guys consistently showed their upbeat, always cheery demeanors as often as their impressive pecs and abs!
- 12/11/2012
- by nyjimmy67
- The Backlot
I guess ABC doesn't worry about Apartment 23 mocking Dancing with the Stars with these ratings.
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Over at the website for their farm, Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge write a thank-you post to The Amazing Race team along with pictures of gingerbread cookies inspired by their Amazing Race competitors. There's something encouraging about the sight of Brent's imperfect icing.
Speaking of The Amazing Race, Jaymes has set up a website to take donations for his father's battle against cancer.
Deadline adds to the story about that remake of The Saint that's in the works. Eliza Dushku has joined the pilot as a love interest for the lead character.
Brenda Song is heading to a recurring role on New Girl according to EW. I'm more than a little mixed about the news, I like Song, I like that she'll be playing a love interest for Winston — but I hoped...
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Over at the website for their farm, Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge write a thank-you post to The Amazing Race team along with pictures of gingerbread cookies inspired by their Amazing Race competitors. There's something encouraging about the sight of Brent's imperfect icing.
Speaking of The Amazing Race, Jaymes has set up a website to take donations for his father's battle against cancer.
Deadline adds to the story about that remake of The Saint that's in the works. Eliza Dushku has joined the pilot as a love interest for the lead character.
Brenda Song is heading to a recurring role on New Girl according to EW. I'm more than a little mixed about the news, I like Song, I like that she'll be playing a love interest for Winston — but I hoped...
- 12/11/2012
- by LyleMasaki
- The Backlot
The Amazing Race Review, Season 21, Episode 11,
“Take Down That Million”
Airs Sundays at 8pm (Et) on CBS
What truly makes a strong team on The Amazing Race? The obvious answer is athleticism, but plenty of powerful young pairs have left early. Scanning through the winners, most are capable at physical challenges but don’t always stand out as the team to beat. Two weeks ago, Abbie and Ryan were eliminated purposely by the others due to their status as a threat. This felt like the right move because Josh and Brent have struggled at many tasks. Even so, their ease at handling mental challenges made them a deceptive choice to keep afloat. Unlike a show like Survivor, it’s problematic to try and manipulate who sticks around because future legs are unknown. There’s no jury at the end to choose the most worthy player. Instead, all it takes is...
“Take Down That Million”
Airs Sundays at 8pm (Et) on CBS
What truly makes a strong team on The Amazing Race? The obvious answer is athleticism, but plenty of powerful young pairs have left early. Scanning through the winners, most are capable at physical challenges but don’t always stand out as the team to beat. Two weeks ago, Abbie and Ryan were eliminated purposely by the others due to their status as a threat. This felt like the right move because Josh and Brent have struggled at many tasks. Even so, their ease at handling mental challenges made them a deceptive choice to keep afloat. Unlike a show like Survivor, it’s problematic to try and manipulate who sticks around because future legs are unknown. There’s no jury at the end to choose the most worthy player. Instead, all it takes is...
- 12/10/2012
- by Dan Heaton
- SoundOnSight
Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge pulled off a surprising upset in Sunday night's Amazing Race finale, winning the million dollar prize despite trailing the pack during much of the second half of the race, and narrowly avoiding elimination multiple times. ETonline catches up with the winners to talk about the finale and their perspective on the race.
ETonline: Congrats on winning. Do you feel like the ultimate underdogs?
Brent: We feel like a million bucks!
Josh: It was an amazing journey the entire race. Every leg of the way was a race for us. And it's kind of just surreal now that it's over. We never told a single person – we never told our family, we never told our parents, we never told any friends, or employees, or anyone the outcome. So it was so much to fun to have the people we love sort of watch the race in real time and run it...
ETonline: Congrats on winning. Do you feel like the ultimate underdogs?
Brent: We feel like a million bucks!
Josh: It was an amazing journey the entire race. Every leg of the way was a race for us. And it's kind of just surreal now that it's over. We never told a single person – we never told our family, we never told our parents, we never told any friends, or employees, or anyone the outcome. So it was so much to fun to have the people we love sort of watch the race in real time and run it...
- 12/10/2012
- Entertainment Tonight
Need proof that the only leg that matters is the final leg on The Amazing Race? The Fabulous Beekman Boys' Josh and Brent — who had finished second to last six times during season and never in the top two before the finale — defied the odds and a three-team alliance to win the $1 million. They are the third team to win the Race without winning a previous leg. "We were the underdogs, but we didn't give up no matter how bad things got," Josh tells TVGuide.com. "I think we earned the win." Nevertheless, given their low placements throughout the Race and the fact that they seemed ready to throw in the towel to save Abbie and Ryan in Amsterdam, some fans believe they're unworthy winners. Find out why they don't mind that label, what they're doing with the money and more.
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- 12/10/2012
- by Joyce Eng
- TVGuide - Breaking News
I wanted to X those twins so hard. Curse you, Nel!
Previously, on The Amazing Race: Three gay guys (plus 19 other people) set off on a racearoundtheworld for One! Million! Dollars! Ten legs, eight countries and around 20,000 miles later, after eating fish fallopian tubes, riding adongadongs, dancing in lion masks, hauling bamboo, bathing like Turks, swimming in synch, being robbed blind, playing with street organs, battling devils and charging matadors, all three members of Team Gay made it to the finals. Along with Brent & Josh and Jaymes & James, the thieving twins Natalie & Nadiya and the thieving Texans Trey & Lexi comprise the Final Four.
Trey & Lexi are the first to rip their clue at 9:32 Am. They are instructed to fly to Barcelona and from there take a train to the Loire Valley in France. Wait, there's an airport on Mallorca? That ferry ride last Leg was complete bullshit. Team...
Previously, on The Amazing Race: Three gay guys (plus 19 other people) set off on a racearoundtheworld for One! Million! Dollars! Ten legs, eight countries and around 20,000 miles later, after eating fish fallopian tubes, riding adongadongs, dancing in lion masks, hauling bamboo, bathing like Turks, swimming in synch, being robbed blind, playing with street organs, battling devils and charging matadors, all three members of Team Gay made it to the finals. Along with Brent & Josh and Jaymes & James, the thieving twins Natalie & Nadiya and the thieving Texans Trey & Lexi comprise the Final Four.
Trey & Lexi are the first to rip their clue at 9:32 Am. They are instructed to fly to Barcelona and from there take a train to the Loire Valley in France. Wait, there's an airport on Mallorca? That ferry ride last Leg was complete bullshit. Team...
- 12/10/2012
- by fakename
- The Backlot
Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge have been crowned as the season 21 winners of The Amazing Race. The Beekmans secured the $$1 million grand prize in New York ahead of runners-up Jaymes Vaughan and James Davis and third-placed Trey Wier and Lexi Beerman. Twins Natalie and Nadiya Anderson were earlier eliminated in Loire Valley, France. Josh stated: "We were the underdogs. And what I hope this proves to people whether they're a minority, out of work or they're losing their house or whatever, that if they just keep going and just keep working as hard as they can, people will help and at some time, you will win." His partner Brent added: "This Race really has brought us back together again. I've had to work in the city, and he's on the farm. So winning this Race will actually physically bring us back together again, for the next 50 years." (more)...
- 12/10/2012
- by By Ben Lee
- Digital Spy
If ever there was a clear underdog in any season finale of "The Amazing Race" it was the Beekman Boys in Season 21. They'd never won a leg of the race, and more significantly, the other three teams they were racing against were blatantly in an alliance with one another. The Beekman boys were on their own, and they would have to come together in a way they'd never done before.
The first hour saw them sneak past the twins, Nadiya & Natalie, earning a spot in the Final Three. Then, they got home field advantage as the final destination was their home city of New York. But in the end, it came down to remembering how each country they'd visited said "hello" and "goodbye." While the other teams went with a random approach, the Beekmans turned it from a language exercise into a mathematical one.
That strategy worked, as they were the first ones done.
The first hour saw them sneak past the twins, Nadiya & Natalie, earning a spot in the Final Three. Then, they got home field advantage as the final destination was their home city of New York. But in the end, it came down to remembering how each country they'd visited said "hello" and "goodbye." While the other teams went with a random approach, the Beekmans turned it from a language exercise into a mathematical one.
That strategy worked, as they were the first ones done.
- 12/10/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
If ever there was a clear underdog in any season finale of "The Amazing Race" it was the Beekman Boys in Season 21. They'd never won a leg of the race, and more significantly, the other three teams they were racing against were blatantly in an alliance with one another. The Beekman boys were on their own, and they would have to come together in a way they'd never done before.
The first hour saw them sneak past the twins, Nadiya & Natalie, earning a spot in the Final Three. Then, they got home field advantage as the final destination was their home city of New York. But in the end, it came down to remembering how each country they'd visited said "hello" and "goodbye." While the other teams went with a random approach, the Beekmans turned it from a language exercise into a mathematical one.
That strategy worked, as they were the first ones done.
The first hour saw them sneak past the twins, Nadiya & Natalie, earning a spot in the Final Three. Then, they got home field advantage as the final destination was their home city of New York. But in the end, it came down to remembering how each country they'd visited said "hello" and "goodbye." While the other teams went with a random approach, the Beekmans turned it from a language exercise into a mathematical one.
That strategy worked, as they were the first ones done.
- 12/10/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Aol TV.
It all came down to this. The Amazing Race two-hour special finale tonight ended by crowning the pair that was named season 21's $1 million winner, but there were plenty of hurdles Lexi and Trey, James and Jaymes, and Josh and Brent had to face before getting to that point. Here's a little recap of what happened... The 11th leg of the race kicked off with the four teams having to travel by train from Barcelona to Loire Valley, France, and a slight conspiracy. Everyone was trying to formulate a plan to get Josh and Brent (aka the Beekman Boys) out of the race. However, they weren't too discreet about it. With that idea in the back of their heads, the...
- 12/10/2012
- E! Online
The Amazing Race has crowned its 21st pair of winners.
Following a two-hour season finale that features a trio of teams - Lexi and Try, James and Jaymes, Josh and Brent - venturing from Europe to New York, the finalists ended up at the United Nations.
Once there, the tandems paired up the words for "hello" and "goodbye" from the nine nations they visited throughout their travels.
And who came out on top of this memory challenge? Josh and Brent!
“We never, ever thought we would hear you say those words to us,” Brent admitted just after Phil Keoghan announced them as champions. We have a feeling many viewers felt the same way, as Josh concluded:
“We were underdogs, and what I hope this proves to people - whether they’re a minority or they’re out of work or they’re losing their house or whatever - if they...
Following a two-hour season finale that features a trio of teams - Lexi and Try, James and Jaymes, Josh and Brent - venturing from Europe to New York, the finalists ended up at the United Nations.
Once there, the tandems paired up the words for "hello" and "goodbye" from the nine nations they visited throughout their travels.
And who came out on top of this memory challenge? Josh and Brent!
“We never, ever thought we would hear you say those words to us,” Brent admitted just after Phil Keoghan announced them as champions. We have a feeling many viewers felt the same way, as Josh concluded:
“We were underdogs, and what I hope this proves to people - whether they’re a minority or they’re out of work or they’re losing their house or whatever - if they...
- 12/10/2012
- by matt@mediavine.com (Matt Richenthal)
- TVfanatic
Our full recap of The Amazing Race is in the works, but before that goes up, we thought it only right to let you know who took home the $1 million prize.
Tonight’s two-hour finale saw the three final teams — Lexi & Trey, James & Jaymes, and Josh & Brent — travel from Europe to the city that is the main home to EW itself: New York! The teams skittered from Coney Island to the Brooklyn Navy Yard (where one from each team had to escape a straight jacket while hanging upside down!) to Lombardi’s in Little Italy to, finally, the United Nations.
Tonight’s two-hour finale saw the three final teams — Lexi & Trey, James & Jaymes, and Josh & Brent — travel from Europe to the city that is the main home to EW itself: New York! The teams skittered from Coney Island to the Brooklyn Navy Yard (where one from each team had to escape a straight jacket while hanging upside down!) to Lombardi’s in Little Italy to, finally, the United Nations.
- 12/10/2012
- by Tanner Stransky
- EW.com - PopWatch
Season 21 of "The Amazing Race" is coming to a close on Sunday (Dec. 9), and host Phil Keoghan promises a wild finale.
"The finale is an all-out sprint to the finish line!" Keoghan tells Zap2it. "It's pretty insane. We have a terrifying Houdini-inspired Roadblock in New York, where teams are hanging 15 stories above the Brooklyn Navy Yard...and much more.
"But it's not so much about the challenges that the teams will encounter in the final leg as it is about the mental stress that they have to endure. In the previous legs, the only thing they needed to worry about was not coming in last. Now, it's imperative that they come in first. No room for error."
But often in "Tar," teams have no control over the game -- such as the travel mishaps experienced by Abbie and Ryan, who were on track to be the Race's first $2 million winners.
"The finale is an all-out sprint to the finish line!" Keoghan tells Zap2it. "It's pretty insane. We have a terrifying Houdini-inspired Roadblock in New York, where teams are hanging 15 stories above the Brooklyn Navy Yard...and much more.
"But it's not so much about the challenges that the teams will encounter in the final leg as it is about the mental stress that they have to endure. In the previous legs, the only thing they needed to worry about was not coming in last. Now, it's imperative that they come in first. No room for error."
But often in "Tar," teams have no control over the game -- such as the travel mishaps experienced by Abbie and Ryan, who were on track to be the Race's first $2 million winners.
- 12/7/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
This Sunday a new Amazing Race million-dollar winner will be crowned -- and the Beekman boys, Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge, are telling all to Et about their thoughts going into the finale, how they helped to change the mind of one of their teammates, and details about their upcoming wedding.
ETonline: Congrats on making it to the finale in third place – did it give you an extra confidence boost to be in the top three going into the final?
Brent: It's always comforting to know that there's someone behind you as a buffer between you and the elimination, but we went into the Race knowing that most of the time Racers defeat themselves rather than other teams beating them, so we have always been more focused on the decisions we were making than what other teams are doing ahead of or behind us.
ETonline: How did it feel to be running in the back of...
ETonline: Congrats on making it to the finale in third place – did it give you an extra confidence boost to be in the top three going into the final?
Brent: It's always comforting to know that there's someone behind you as a buffer between you and the elimination, but we went into the Race knowing that most of the time Racers defeat themselves rather than other teams beating them, so we have always been more focused on the decisions we were making than what other teams are doing ahead of or behind us.
ETonline: How did it feel to be running in the back of...
- 12/6/2012
- Entertainment Tonight
The Amazing Race Review, Season 21, Episode 10, “Not a Well-Rounded Athlete”
Airs Sundays at 8pm (Et) on CBS
One of the most exciting episodes of The Amazing Race typically happens right before the finale where four teams battle to make the last leg. That appears to be the likely scenario this week, but it’s really just setting the stage for the two-hour conclusion. There’s little at stake beyond placement, and a bunching flight brings everyone close together. Even so, there’s plenty of fun within the challenges to keep it enjoyable. The teams fly to Barcelona and take an overnight ferry to the island of Mallorca, the home of Rafael Nadal. It’s interesting to note the significant gap at the start, which puts each pair on a different flight. Josh and Brent begin about seven hours after Natalie and Nadiya yet finally catch up due to the ferry’s late starting time.
Airs Sundays at 8pm (Et) on CBS
One of the most exciting episodes of The Amazing Race typically happens right before the finale where four teams battle to make the last leg. That appears to be the likely scenario this week, but it’s really just setting the stage for the two-hour conclusion. There’s little at stake beyond placement, and a bunching flight brings everyone close together. Even so, there’s plenty of fun within the challenges to keep it enjoyable. The teams fly to Barcelona and take an overnight ferry to the island of Mallorca, the home of Rafael Nadal. It’s interesting to note the significant gap at the start, which puts each pair on a different flight. Josh and Brent begin about seven hours after Natalie and Nadiya yet finally catch up due to the ferry’s late starting time.
- 12/4/2012
- by Dan Heaton
- SoundOnSight
So long, Ryan & Abbie. We'll always remember you as the team too generic to generate a nickname.
Previously on The Amazing Race, teams traveled from Moscow to Amsterdam. Natalie & Nadiya launched their careers as supervillains, hatching a dastardly scheme to ensure Ryan & Abbie's Philimination and winning the Leg via Fast Forward before some teams had even left Moscow. Jaymes & James wrestled with their consciences (sadly neither nudity nor oil were involved) and carried out their part in the twins' plan by U-Turning Team No-Nickname before finishing 2nd. Trey & Lexi sealed the deal and took 3rd place by U-Turning Team Chippendale and foreclosing Ryan & Abbie's only opportunity. Not that it mattered since not one but two blown connections out of Germany broke the team, leading them back into their baffling Beekman Boys bond. The teams raced together until the U-Turn perfidy was discovered. Josh seriously considered sticking with the...
Previously on The Amazing Race, teams traveled from Moscow to Amsterdam. Natalie & Nadiya launched their careers as supervillains, hatching a dastardly scheme to ensure Ryan & Abbie's Philimination and winning the Leg via Fast Forward before some teams had even left Moscow. Jaymes & James wrestled with their consciences (sadly neither nudity nor oil were involved) and carried out their part in the twins' plan by U-Turning Team No-Nickname before finishing 2nd. Trey & Lexi sealed the deal and took 3rd place by U-Turning Team Chippendale and foreclosing Ryan & Abbie's only opportunity. Not that it mattered since not one but two blown connections out of Germany broke the team, leading them back into their baffling Beekman Boys bond. The teams raced together until the U-Turn perfidy was discovered. Josh seriously considered sticking with the...
- 12/3/2012
- by fakename
- The Backlot
The Amazing Race Review, Season 21, Episode 9, “Fishy Kiss”
Airs Sundays at 8pm (Et) on CBS
When did The Amazing Race become Survivor? The leading teams basically voted Abbie and Ryan out by removing the “double” part of the Double U-Turn. While losing an arrogant team usually is refreshing, they still get a raw deal. Even without the flight delays, there is little chance that Abbie and Ryan could survive. Jaymes and James do the official U-Turn on them, but it’s really Trey and Lexi that seal the deal. Instead of picking the goat farmers or skipping it, they purposely choose a team ahead of them. It’s a smart plan that removes a strong team, yet it still leaves a hollow feeling. Blaming the players isn’t fair since they’re just using the devices put in place by the producers. They want to create inter-team drama and aren...
Airs Sundays at 8pm (Et) on CBS
When did The Amazing Race become Survivor? The leading teams basically voted Abbie and Ryan out by removing the “double” part of the Double U-Turn. While losing an arrogant team usually is refreshing, they still get a raw deal. Even without the flight delays, there is little chance that Abbie and Ryan could survive. Jaymes and James do the official U-Turn on them, but it’s really Trey and Lexi that seal the deal. Instead of picking the goat farmers or skipping it, they purposely choose a team ahead of them. It’s a smart plan that removes a strong team, yet it still leaves a hollow feeling. Blaming the players isn’t fair since they’re just using the devices put in place by the producers. They want to create inter-team drama and aren...
- 11/27/2012
- by Dan Heaton
- SoundOnSight
Abbie and Ryan probably won't be traveling through Frankfurt any time soon — or its airport at least. Two weeks after missing a connecting flight there on The Amazing Race, double bad luck struck again when a ticket agent refused to allow the two to board their connecting flight and their backup connection had mechanical trouble. To top it off, the Chippendales, Jaymes and James, U-Turned them as part of a pact with Natalie and Nadiya, and Trey and Lexi. "We were dead men walking," Ryan tells TVGuide.com. "There was no way we were going to be safe unless it was a non-elimination." See what else the couple, who were the first team ever racing for $2 million, has to say about their "rough" couple of legs, working with Josh and Brent, and if they're really mad at the Chippendales.
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- 11/26/2012
- by Joyce Eng
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Never has Photoshopping a couple of red Xes been so tinged with sorrow.
Previously on The Amazing Race, teams continued in Moscow where they faced math problems, a dance challenge and a room full of Russian ruler impersonators. Jaymes & James secured their first win with Trey & Lexi right behind them. The twins held in 3rd and the inexplicably joined-at-the-hip Ryan & Abbie and Brent & Josh finished 4th and 5th, respectively. James & Abba were unable to locate or replace their missing travel documents and sadly, Team Headbang was Philiminated.
In tonight's Leg Racers flew from Moscow to Amsterdam where they faced the return of a past Roadblock as a “Switchback”. But first came the Detour, with the choice of “Back in Time” and “Organ to Grind”. For “Back in Time” teams had to use live models and themselves to recreate Rembrandt's painting The Night Watch.
“Organ to Grind” required one teammate to...
Previously on The Amazing Race, teams continued in Moscow where they faced math problems, a dance challenge and a room full of Russian ruler impersonators. Jaymes & James secured their first win with Trey & Lexi right behind them. The twins held in 3rd and the inexplicably joined-at-the-hip Ryan & Abbie and Brent & Josh finished 4th and 5th, respectively. James & Abba were unable to locate or replace their missing travel documents and sadly, Team Headbang was Philiminated.
In tonight's Leg Racers flew from Moscow to Amsterdam where they faced the return of a past Roadblock as a “Switchback”. But first came the Detour, with the choice of “Back in Time” and “Organ to Grind”. For “Back in Time” teams had to use live models and themselves to recreate Rembrandt's painting The Night Watch.
“Organ to Grind” required one teammate to...
- 11/26/2012
- by fakename
- The Backlot
The Amazing Race Review, Season 21, Episode 8, “We Was Robbed”
Airs Sundays at 8pm (Et) on CBS
Last week’s episode concluded with three teams still trying to finish the leg. Brent was having no luck in the pool, and James and Abba were standing dumbfounded at the mat without a passport. Their chances for locating their bags are very low, and getting temporary documents from the embassy is a long shot. The rockers try to stay positive, but this feels like a case where the editors are creating tension where it doesn’t exist. Meanwhile, Josh and Brent take one last shot at the Detour and aren’t getting any leeway from the judge. They take the four-hour penalty and move on to the Roadblock with Abbie and Ryan. When she struggles with the keys, Josh sits down and basically does it for her. It’s impressive to watch these...
Airs Sundays at 8pm (Et) on CBS
Last week’s episode concluded with three teams still trying to finish the leg. Brent was having no luck in the pool, and James and Abba were standing dumbfounded at the mat without a passport. Their chances for locating their bags are very low, and getting temporary documents from the embassy is a long shot. The rockers try to stay positive, but this feels like a case where the editors are creating tension where it doesn’t exist. Meanwhile, Josh and Brent take one last shot at the Detour and aren’t getting any leeway from the judge. They take the four-hour penalty and move on to the Roadblock with Abbie and Ryan. When she struggles with the keys, Josh sits down and basically does it for her. It’s impressive to watch these...
- 11/20/2012
- by Dan Heaton
- SoundOnSight
Thanksgiving is almost here, and ETonline is getting holiday tips from The Amazing Race and The Fabulous Beekman Boys stars Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge. Read on for the guys' advice on everything from what to serve, how to avoid travel frustration and how to go local with your Christmas shopping.
ETonline: For our readers who might be familiar with you from The Amazing Race, and the Cooking Channel, but who might not know more about you, can you tell us a little bit about yourselves, and your life on the farm?
Josh: Yeah. We were two city guys, who had great jobs in New York City. Brent worked for Martha Stewart, and I worked in advertising. And we bought a farm in upstate New York. Sort of just on a whim as a weekend place. And then in 2008, like a lot of Americans, we lost our jobs. We realized that we had to make this...
ETonline: For our readers who might be familiar with you from The Amazing Race, and the Cooking Channel, but who might not know more about you, can you tell us a little bit about yourselves, and your life on the farm?
Josh: Yeah. We were two city guys, who had great jobs in New York City. Brent worked for Martha Stewart, and I worked in advertising. And we bought a farm in upstate New York. Sort of just on a whim as a weekend place. And then in 2008, like a lot of Americans, we lost our jobs. We realized that we had to make this...
- 11/19/2012
- Entertainment Tonight
Previously on The Amazing Race, teams traveled to Moscow, Russia, where we were once again treated to male pulchritude when several teams joined the Russian national synchronized swimming team for a routine. Trey & Lexi took 1st place for the second Leg in a row and won a trip to Maui that Lexi would love to turn into a honeymoon trip. The Chippendales nuded up in the swimming pool and finished 2nd. The lying thieving twins got away with pinching Team Headbang's money and landed at the Pit Stop in 3rd. Speaking of, James & Abba continued their unlucky streak when a cabbie absconded with James's passport and other possessions preventing them from checking in at the Amazing Mat. Brent & Josh and Ryan & Abbie took a foolish chance on a connecting flight, stranding themselves overnight. Their idiotic pact to run the Leg together left Ryan & Abbie cooling their heels at the pool...
- 11/19/2012
- by fakename
- The Backlot
Twins Natalie and Nadiya have been having an absolute blast playing "The Amazing Race" thus far. And they've been doing pretty well, scoring lots of 3rd and 4th place finishes. But with the teams whittling away, they knew it was time to buckle down and get serious.
So of course this was the leg that one of them ripped her pants while learning a Russian solder dance. Not once, mind you, but twice! Nevertheless, the twins were able to sail through the challenges, and score yet another 3rd place finish.
The news was not so good for James and Abba. They wrapped the last episode with the news that they'd lost one of their passports. They were allowed to keep racing until such time as they needed it, as it was a non-elimination leg. Try as they did, though, they could not get a new passport in time.
It was good news for everyone else,...
So of course this was the leg that one of them ripped her pants while learning a Russian solder dance. Not once, mind you, but twice! Nevertheless, the twins were able to sail through the challenges, and score yet another 3rd place finish.
The news was not so good for James and Abba. They wrapped the last episode with the news that they'd lost one of their passports. They were allowed to keep racing until such time as they needed it, as it was a non-elimination leg. Try as they did, though, they could not get a new passport in time.
It was good news for everyone else,...
- 11/19/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Twins Natalie & Nadiya have been having an absolute blast playing "The Amazing Race" thus far. And they've been doing pretty well, scoring lots of 3rd and 4th place finishes. But with the teams whittling away, they knew it was time to buckle down and get serious.
So of course this was the leg that one of them ripped her pants while learning a Russian solder dance. Not once, mind you, but twice! Nevertheless, the twins were able to sail through the challenges, and score yet another 3rd place finish.
The news was not so good for James & Abba. They wrapped the last episode with the news that they'd lost one of their passports. They were allowed to keep racing until such time as they needed it, as it was a non-elimination leg. Try as they did, though, they could not get a passport in time.
It was good news for everyone else,...
So of course this was the leg that one of them ripped her pants while learning a Russian solder dance. Not once, mind you, but twice! Nevertheless, the twins were able to sail through the challenges, and score yet another 3rd place finish.
The news was not so good for James & Abba. They wrapped the last episode with the news that they'd lost one of their passports. They were allowed to keep racing until such time as they needed it, as it was a non-elimination leg. Try as they did, though, they could not get a passport in time.
It was good news for everyone else,...
- 11/19/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Aol TV.
[Note: Dan is on vacation, so Myles McNutt is filling in for this week's "The Amazing Race" recap.] When last week’s “Amazing Race” ended with “To Be Continued,” it was a different ending than we’re used to seeing with that particular phrase: whereas sometimes the show has done this when a leg gets extended (and the “Pit Stop” becomes a halfway point), in this case it was to put off the inevitable conclusion temporarily. Josh and Brent were failing miserably at the Synchronized Swimming Detour after falling behind due to a missed connection, but then James and Abba lost a passport, meaning...
- 11/19/2012
- by Myles McNutt
- Hitfix
The Amazing Race Review, Season 21, Episode 7
“Off to See the Wizard”
Airs Sundays at 8pm (Et) on CBS
One of the most exciting parts about The Amazing Race is how unpredictable events can completely change the game. Although teams are competing in designed challenges, there is no definite way to avoid chaos. There have been extreme cases in the past, especially in the All-Star season where the next leg began while others were still competing in the previous one. That may be the case again here because of several factors. First of all, a delayed flight strands Abbie and Ryan and Josh and Brent overnight in the Frankfurt airport. They finally arrive at Moscow while several others are finishing. The unnecessary gamble to choose a faster flight with a one-hour layover costs them. When they miss the connection, both pairs have no choice but to wait a long time. Even...
“Off to See the Wizard”
Airs Sundays at 8pm (Et) on CBS
One of the most exciting parts about The Amazing Race is how unpredictable events can completely change the game. Although teams are competing in designed challenges, there is no definite way to avoid chaos. There have been extreme cases in the past, especially in the All-Star season where the next leg began while others were still competing in the previous one. That may be the case again here because of several factors. First of all, a delayed flight strands Abbie and Ryan and Josh and Brent overnight in the Frankfurt airport. They finally arrive at Moscow while several others are finishing. The unnecessary gamble to choose a faster flight with a one-hour layover costs them. When they miss the connection, both pairs have no choice but to wait a long time. Even...
- 11/14/2012
- by Dan Heaton
- SoundOnSight
Previously on The Amazing Race, teams traveled to Istanbul, Turkey, where we enjoyed the view as several of them stripped down in a Turkish bath. Trey & Lexi scored their first 1st place finish along with a trip to Australia. Brent & Josh overcame a Speed Bump penalty for finishing last in the previous Leg to stay in the race, albeit in last place. Rob & Kelley fell to the back of the pack and were Philiminated. And Natalie & Nadiya proved themselves to be lying thieving scumbags when they pocketed cash dropped by James & Abba, forcing Team Headbang to beg in the streets of Bangladesh. Also still Racing: Jaymes & James and Ryan & Abbie.
In Leg 7, teams flew from Istanbul to Moscow. There they faced the choice of “Alphabetized” or “Synchronized” in the Detour. In “Alphabetized” teams had to locate four books in the Russian State Library using the Cyrillic-language card catalog. In “Synchronized...
In Leg 7, teams flew from Istanbul to Moscow. There they faced the choice of “Alphabetized” or “Synchronized” in the Detour. In “Alphabetized” teams had to locate four books in the Russian State Library using the Cyrillic-language card catalog. In “Synchronized...
- 11/12/2012
- by fakename
- The Backlot
The Amazing Race Review, Season 21, Episode 6
“Get Your Sexy On”
Airs Sundays at 8pm (Et) on CBS
In a fast-paced competition like The Amazing Race, conventional wisdom might suggest that it’s wise to avoid getting stuck with the pack. However, the chaos and confusion actually make this false thinking in most cases. Teams that believe they can outperform the others in challenges should want to stay with the group. This approach ensures that they’re following the right path and aren’t venturing into unknown territory. There are rare exceptions where a team is so powerful that they can grab a big lead and force others to follow. Season five’s Colin and Christie are a good example of this approach. They realized that few teams could stay with them and took charge to win most of the legs. On the other hand, there are less skillful players that...
“Get Your Sexy On”
Airs Sundays at 8pm (Et) on CBS
In a fast-paced competition like The Amazing Race, conventional wisdom might suggest that it’s wise to avoid getting stuck with the pack. However, the chaos and confusion actually make this false thinking in most cases. Teams that believe they can outperform the others in challenges should want to stay with the group. This approach ensures that they’re following the right path and aren’t venturing into unknown territory. There are rare exceptions where a team is so powerful that they can grab a big lead and force others to follow. Season five’s Colin and Christie are a good example of this approach. They realized that few teams could stay with them and took charge to win most of the legs. On the other hand, there are less skillful players that...
- 11/7/2012
- by Dan Heaton
- SoundOnSight
Monster-truckers Rob and Kelley unfortunately reached the end of their Amazing Race journey on Sunday night. Et catches up with the pair, who share their dismay at Sunday night's inter-team money grab, and Rob explains how the Beekman boys changed his perspective on gay couples.
ETOnline: What did you think of Nadiya and Natalie taking the Rockers' money and splitting it with Trey and Lexi?
Kelley: I just thought that was crazy!
Rob: I can tell you that we didn't know anything about it. And we had a lot of questions toward us about the commercials because I guess they were sayin' somebody stole the money and then they showed our picture, which I thought was crazy. But it was definitely, as far as I'm concerned, I felt that it was a rule violation and I felt that both teams should have been eliminated from the race.
Related: Rob & Sheila on Heartbreaking Amazing Race Ouster...
ETOnline: What did you think of Nadiya and Natalie taking the Rockers' money and splitting it with Trey and Lexi?
Kelley: I just thought that was crazy!
Rob: I can tell you that we didn't know anything about it. And we had a lot of questions toward us about the commercials because I guess they were sayin' somebody stole the money and then they showed our picture, which I thought was crazy. But it was definitely, as far as I'm concerned, I felt that it was a rule violation and I felt that both teams should have been eliminated from the race.
Related: Rob & Sheila on Heartbreaking Amazing Race Ouster...
- 11/5/2012
- Entertainment Tonight
We're burning through Racers faster than Emily Thorne burns through the Hamptons
For those of you hanging in this season of The Amazing Race hoping for some Chippendale skin, this was your night! Teams traveled to Istanbul, Turkey, where they encountered a Detour, a choice of two tasks, each with its own pros and cons. The star choice tonight was "Scrub It". Teams went to a Turkish bathhouse where they changed into bathing costumes and selected an attendant for a traditional bath and massage.
Take your pick
Ryan
Ryan & Abbie
Trey
With Teams 1 through 3 out of the way, that left Team Chippendale to finish washing up...
Team Chippendale
The other choice was Simit. Teams found a local bakery and collected simits, which are Turkish bagels. They had to stack them on trays and balance them on their heads for delivery to three different locations. Shockingly, the Beekman Boys did Simit.
For those of you hanging in this season of The Amazing Race hoping for some Chippendale skin, this was your night! Teams traveled to Istanbul, Turkey, where they encountered a Detour, a choice of two tasks, each with its own pros and cons. The star choice tonight was "Scrub It". Teams went to a Turkish bathhouse where they changed into bathing costumes and selected an attendant for a traditional bath and massage.
Take your pick
Ryan
Ryan & Abbie
Trey
With Teams 1 through 3 out of the way, that left Team Chippendale to finish washing up...
Team Chippendale
The other choice was Simit. Teams found a local bakery and collected simits, which are Turkish bagels. They had to stack them on trays and balance them on their heads for delivery to three different locations. Shockingly, the Beekman Boys did Simit.
- 11/5/2012
- by fakename
- The Backlot
The Amazing Race Review, Season 21, Episode 5, “Chill Out, Freak”
Airs Sundays at 8pm (Et) on CBS
It’s time for killer fatigue! There’s only so long that teams can deal with limited sleep, intense stress, and small quantities of food before they start dropping. When these factors are added to excessive heat and grueling challenges, the likelihood of a breakdown only grows. Players start making mistakes and have trouble with tasks they would normally complete without a hitch. With only seven teams remaining, this also felt like the right time for a non-elimination leg. The tasks are usually more physically demanding in those instances to keep the excitement high. If no one’s going to exit, the producers don’t want viewers throwing up their hands in disgust. Despite the lack of a departing pair, this week remains exciting because of the higher difficulty level. Bangladesh is not an easy place to navigate,...
Airs Sundays at 8pm (Et) on CBS
It’s time for killer fatigue! There’s only so long that teams can deal with limited sleep, intense stress, and small quantities of food before they start dropping. When these factors are added to excessive heat and grueling challenges, the likelihood of a breakdown only grows. Players start making mistakes and have trouble with tasks they would normally complete without a hitch. With only seven teams remaining, this also felt like the right time for a non-elimination leg. The tasks are usually more physically demanding in those instances to keep the excitement high. If no one’s going to exit, the producers don’t want viewers throwing up their hands in disgust. Despite the lack of a departing pair, this week remains exciting because of the higher difficulty level. Bangladesh is not an easy place to navigate,...
- 10/31/2012
- by Dan Heaton
- SoundOnSight
As proven during this week's two physically grueling challenges, "The Amazing Race" really pushes these contestants' bodies to the limits. It also pushes the emotions of the players to their limits, especially as the teams have pre-existing relationships. But for James, it was a connection from home that was pulling him the hardest.
He revealed that his father was battling cancer before he'd come on the race, and he and his teammate Abba received a troubling phone call before setting off on this latest leg. James' father had been determined to be in Stage 4, with no chance of remission.
But rather than give up, James only pushed that much harder, with the full support of his family behind him. He and Abba took advantage of the two-hour lead their Fast Forward in the previous leg gave them and turned in another first place finish, well ahead of the other six teams.
He revealed that his father was battling cancer before he'd come on the race, and he and his teammate Abba received a troubling phone call before setting off on this latest leg. James' father had been determined to be in Stage 4, with no chance of remission.
But rather than give up, James only pushed that much harder, with the full support of his family behind him. He and Abba took advantage of the two-hour lead their Fast Forward in the previous leg gave them and turned in another first place finish, well ahead of the other six teams.
- 10/29/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
The Amazing Race Review, Season 21, Episode 4, “Funky Monkey”
Airs Sundays at 8pm (Et) on CBS
A common question among long-time fans of The Amazing Race asks why the later seasons feel so different. Along with a faster-paced editing and more gimmicks, the main changes have involved the casting. The producers look more for characters of a specific type than the “regular people” approach of the early years. These contestants are frequently recruited and don’t always understand the show. This leads to a lot of mistakes and manufactured drama, but that doesn’t mean it’s a better series. Ardent fans usually wish for more applicants who love the show in place of over-the-top characters. The tricky part is that super fans aren’t always more interesting contestants. While the general concept is positive, this move can backfire and lead to inept and dull racers. Viewers may hate a crazy team,...
Airs Sundays at 8pm (Et) on CBS
A common question among long-time fans of The Amazing Race asks why the later seasons feel so different. Along with a faster-paced editing and more gimmicks, the main changes have involved the casting. The producers look more for characters of a specific type than the “regular people” approach of the early years. These contestants are frequently recruited and don’t always understand the show. This leads to a lot of mistakes and manufactured drama, but that doesn’t mean it’s a better series. Ardent fans usually wish for more applicants who love the show in place of over-the-top characters. The tricky part is that super fans aren’t always more interesting contestants. While the general concept is positive, this move can backfire and lead to inept and dull racers. Viewers may hate a crazy team,...
- 10/23/2012
- by Dan Heaton
- SoundOnSight
Caitlin & Brittany (Team Blonde)
In the second Leg of The Amazing Race 21, ten teams flew from Shanghai to Indonesia where they witnessed some bullsh-...uh, bull racing, lured innocent children onto their adongadongs and chose between hauling ice and sorting fish. Twins Natalie & Nadiya served fishy realness at the market and claimed first place along with the Express Pass, which will allow them to skip a task later in the Race. Rob & Kelley were thoroughly unpleasant to everyone and so of course made it through to the next Leg. Team Gay remains at full strength with the Beekmans going from seventh to fifth and Team Chippendale jumping all the way from last to third. Gary & Will were the first team to threaten to quit... but didn't quit hard enough, coming in at ninth and causing Amy & Daniel to be Philiminated.
Also still racing are Trey & Lexi (Team Longhorn), James & Abba...
In the second Leg of The Amazing Race 21, ten teams flew from Shanghai to Indonesia where they witnessed some bullsh-...uh, bull racing, lured innocent children onto their adongadongs and chose between hauling ice and sorting fish. Twins Natalie & Nadiya served fishy realness at the market and claimed first place along with the Express Pass, which will allow them to skip a task later in the Race. Rob & Kelley were thoroughly unpleasant to everyone and so of course made it through to the next Leg. Team Gay remains at full strength with the Beekmans going from seventh to fifth and Team Chippendale jumping all the way from last to third. Gary & Will were the first team to threaten to quit... but didn't quit hard enough, coming in at ninth and causing Amy & Daniel to be Philiminated.
Also still racing are Trey & Lexi (Team Longhorn), James & Abba...
- 10/15/2012
- by fakename
- The Backlot
The Amazing Race Review, Season 21, Episode 2
“Long Hair, Don’t Care”
Airs Sundays at 8pm (Et) on CBS
When it comes to analyzing episodes of The Amazing Race, it’s sometimes difficult to distinguish between poor game design and an undesirable result. The producers are blamed when they make it too easy for a likable team, but they face criticism when bad luck dooms that pair. It’s true that a bad taxi driver is the reason for Amy and Daniel’s surprise exit. However, plenty of other teams did locate the destination, so the task isn’t unfairly challenging. Chance has been a part of the game since the first season and has doomed plenty of capable teams. The ones who survive this type of obstacle are quick to recognize the situation early before it’s too late. Their fate also offers a clear reminder of how important luck is to this competition.
“Long Hair, Don’t Care”
Airs Sundays at 8pm (Et) on CBS
When it comes to analyzing episodes of The Amazing Race, it’s sometimes difficult to distinguish between poor game design and an undesirable result. The producers are blamed when they make it too easy for a likable team, but they face criticism when bad luck dooms that pair. It’s true that a bad taxi driver is the reason for Amy and Daniel’s surprise exit. However, plenty of other teams did locate the destination, so the task isn’t unfairly challenging. Chance has been a part of the game since the first season and has doomed plenty of capable teams. The ones who survive this type of obstacle are quick to recognize the situation early before it’s too late. Their fate also offers a clear reminder of how important luck is to this competition.
- 10/9/2012
- by Dan Heaton
- SoundOnSight
In the opening Leg of The Amazing Race 21, eleven teams of two flew to China to battle ping pong prodigies and force-feed frog fallopian tubes in their quest to be eligible to double the grand prize for winning the Race. Amy & Daniel foolishly tipped off Abbie & Ryan to the location of Mildred the albacock uccobus abacus lady and were sniped out of their shot at a double payday. Josh & Brent from Team Gay bickered but managed to luck into a seventh place finish and Jaymes, Team Gay's third member, barely survived, finishing in tenth with partner James. Philiminated were Rob & Sheila, gone before I made even a single Monty Python “He's a lumberjack and he's Ok” joke.
Also still racing are Natalie & Nadiya (twins), Rob & Kelley (Team Trucker), Trey & Lexi (Team Longhorn), James & Abba (Team Headbang), Caitlin & Brittany (Team Blonde) and Gary & Will (Team Subs).
Phil welcomes us back to Shanghai,...
Also still racing are Natalie & Nadiya (twins), Rob & Kelley (Team Trucker), Trey & Lexi (Team Longhorn), James & Abba (Team Headbang), Caitlin & Brittany (Team Blonde) and Gary & Will (Team Subs).
Phil welcomes us back to Shanghai,...
- 10/8/2012
- by fakename
- The Backlot
The Amazing Race 21 contestants
(photo courtesy CBS)
The Amazing Race 21, the 21st racearoundtheworld for One! Million! Dollars! or maybe Two! Million! Dollars! has begun! Teams are on a bus that would shame The Partridge Family, zooming up the California coast to Pasadena, and Phil!
Each of the teams has a pre-existing relationship, and the teams this season are:
Natalie & Nadiya, twins
Josh & Brent, “life partners,” two-thirds of Team Gay and part of this season's stunt casting, having appeared in their own reality series The Fabulous Beekman Boys
Rob & Kelley, married professional monster truck drivers
Trey & Lexi, dating; alumni of the University of Texas at Austin
James & Abba, friends and also partial stunt casting, James being formerly a member of heavy metal bands White Lion and Megadeth
Abbie & Ryan, dating divorcees
Jaymes & James, friends and Chippendales performers, also accounts for the final third of Team Gay (Jaymes)
Rob & Sheila, engaged; he's...
(photo courtesy CBS)
The Amazing Race 21, the 21st racearoundtheworld for One! Million! Dollars! or maybe Two! Million! Dollars! has begun! Teams are on a bus that would shame The Partridge Family, zooming up the California coast to Pasadena, and Phil!
Each of the teams has a pre-existing relationship, and the teams this season are:
Natalie & Nadiya, twins
Josh & Brent, “life partners,” two-thirds of Team Gay and part of this season's stunt casting, having appeared in their own reality series The Fabulous Beekman Boys
Rob & Kelley, married professional monster truck drivers
Trey & Lexi, dating; alumni of the University of Texas at Austin
James & Abba, friends and also partial stunt casting, James being formerly a member of heavy metal bands White Lion and Megadeth
Abbie & Ryan, dating divorcees
Jaymes & James, friends and Chippendales performers, also accounts for the final third of Team Gay (Jaymes)
Rob & Sheila, engaged; he's...
- 10/1/2012
- by fakename
- The Backlot
The Amazing Race 21 contestants
(photos courtesy CBS)
The Amazing Race 21, the 21st racearoundtheworld for a million bucks, kicks off on CBS on Sunday, September 30. In a welcome change from last season's gay-free Race, this installment sees mixed in among the usual dating couples, twins and...monster truck drivers? three known members of Team Gay.
Up first are a pair who may be familiar to AfterElton readers already. Brent Ridge and Josh Kilmer-Purcel are an engaged couple, farmers from upstate New York. Brent's also a doctor who used to work for Martha Stewart and Josh in a previous incarnation was a fabulous drag queen who's written a novel and a couple of memoirs.
Josh (left) and Brent
Oh, and they also appeared in a little reality show about their life on the farm called The Fabulous Beekman Boys that aired for two seasons on Planet Green and is now headed to The Cooking Channel.
(photos courtesy CBS)
The Amazing Race 21, the 21st racearoundtheworld for a million bucks, kicks off on CBS on Sunday, September 30. In a welcome change from last season's gay-free Race, this installment sees mixed in among the usual dating couples, twins and...monster truck drivers? three known members of Team Gay.
Up first are a pair who may be familiar to AfterElton readers already. Brent Ridge and Josh Kilmer-Purcel are an engaged couple, farmers from upstate New York. Brent's also a doctor who used to work for Martha Stewart and Josh in a previous incarnation was a fabulous drag queen who's written a novel and a couple of memoirs.
Josh (left) and Brent
Oh, and they also appeared in a little reality show about their life on the farm called The Fabulous Beekman Boys that aired for two seasons on Planet Green and is now headed to The Cooking Channel.
- 8/29/2012
- by fakename
- The Backlot
CBS just announced the teams for the 21st edition of The Amazing Race, and fans of The Fabulous Beekman Boys will be elated to see Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge competing for the $1 million prize!
Related - When Does Your Favorite Show Return?
The boys are joined by a colorful assortment of characters, as every profession, from male strippers to monster truck drivers, is accounted for.
Video - Survivor Casts Facts of Life Star
But Brent & Josh aren't the only team with star-power -- James LoMenzo, bassist for Megadeath -- will run the Race. The 21st edition also features a first as Amy Purdy, a double amputee, will compete alongside her on-again/off-again boyfriend, Daniel Gale.
Related - Meet the 'Amazing Race' Cast
Check out a short video introducing all the teams!
The Amazing Race premieres September 30 at 8 p.m. on CBS.
Related - When Does Your Favorite Show Return?
The boys are joined by a colorful assortment of characters, as every profession, from male strippers to monster truck drivers, is accounted for.
Video - Survivor Casts Facts of Life Star
But Brent & Josh aren't the only team with star-power -- James LoMenzo, bassist for Megadeath -- will run the Race. The 21st edition also features a first as Amy Purdy, a double amputee, will compete alongside her on-again/off-again boyfriend, Daniel Gale.
Related - Meet the 'Amazing Race' Cast
Check out a short video introducing all the teams!
The Amazing Race premieres September 30 at 8 p.m. on CBS.
- 8/29/2012
- TheInsider.com
And they are off! The 19th season of The Amazing Race sent eleven teams of two out on a racearoundtheworld for One! Million! Dollars! I had my vodka chilled and ready to go for my own personal Tar Drinking Game. You do a shot every time someone calls their teammate “babe,” you do a shot every time someone says they can't do a task, and every time someone says they're quitting the Race you do a double shot. When Brent and Caite were Racing a few seasons back I almost died of alcohol poisoning.
Each of the teams has a pre-existing relationship, and the teams this season are:
Ernie & Cindy, engaged
Jeremy & Sandy, dating
Justin & Jennifer, siblings
Ethan & Jenna, dating couple and this season's stunt casting, as both are winners of Survivor
Amani & Marcus, married
Laurence & Zac, father/son adventurers
Andy & Tommy, pro snowboarders
Ron & Bill, domestic partners, flight attendants...
Each of the teams has a pre-existing relationship, and the teams this season are:
Ernie & Cindy, engaged
Jeremy & Sandy, dating
Justin & Jennifer, siblings
Ethan & Jenna, dating couple and this season's stunt casting, as both are winners of Survivor
Amani & Marcus, married
Laurence & Zac, father/son adventurers
Andy & Tommy, pro snowboarders
Ron & Bill, domestic partners, flight attendants...
- 9/26/2011
- by John
- The Backlot
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Here is Sean Furfaro's recap of The Amazing Race - Episode 6.
The preview for this week’s episode of The Amazing Race teased a major meltdown by Luke at one of the tasks for this leg of the Race. Could I actually be that lucky? To have the ultimate Mama’s Boy eliminated on the same day as the North Carolina Tar Heels were bounced from the Ncaa Tournament? Let’s find out.
My Random Thoughts:
- In my first recap of the season, I said that I would be doing a season-long “Goth Count”, to see how often Kent and Vyxsin said the word “Goth.” Well, we’re six episodes into this season, and we still haven’t heard it yet, so I’m tossing it aside. Kent, I know you’re reading, and I tip my hat to you: your efforts to make...
Here is Sean Furfaro's recap of The Amazing Race - Episode 6.
The preview for this week’s episode of The Amazing Race teased a major meltdown by Luke at one of the tasks for this leg of the Race. Could I actually be that lucky? To have the ultimate Mama’s Boy eliminated on the same day as the North Carolina Tar Heels were bounced from the Ncaa Tournament? Let’s find out.
My Random Thoughts:
- In my first recap of the season, I said that I would be doing a season-long “Goth Count”, to see how often Kent and Vyxsin said the word “Goth.” Well, we’re six episodes into this season, and we still haven’t heard it yet, so I’m tossing it aside. Kent, I know you’re reading, and I tip my hat to you: your efforts to make...
- 3/28/2011
- by Sean
To Spartacus Or Not To Spartacus? That Is The Question!
One of the trickier, and more challenging, aspects of my job as editor of AfterElton.com is keeping the staff shackled deciding how much to cover a new show with gay or bisexual content, or when an existing show adds a gay or bisexual character. What's tricky about that exactly? Well, if you have to ask, clearly you didn't watch the Spartacus prequel, Gods of the Arena, which wrapped up last week.
If you had, you'd know I made a pretty big deal out of the fact that the prequel was going to give gay gladiator Barca (Antonio Te Maioha) a new love interest named Auctus. Or that after interviewing Spartacus co-creator Steven DeKnight, we decreed that Gods of the Arena might be gayer than the original and that there was a steamy gay sex scene you wouldn't want to miss.
One of the trickier, and more challenging, aspects of my job as editor of AfterElton.com is keeping the staff shackled deciding how much to cover a new show with gay or bisexual content, or when an existing show adds a gay or bisexual character. What's tricky about that exactly? Well, if you have to ask, clearly you didn't watch the Spartacus prequel, Gods of the Arena, which wrapped up last week.
If you had, you'd know I made a pretty big deal out of the fact that the prequel was going to give gay gladiator Barca (Antonio Te Maioha) a new love interest named Auctus. Or that after interviewing Spartacus co-creator Steven DeKnight, we decreed that Gods of the Arena might be gayer than the original and that there was a steamy gay sex scene you wouldn't want to miss.
- 3/4/2011
- by Michael Jensen
- The Backlot
Here is Sean Furfaro 's recap of The Amazing Race, Episode 8.
When I saw last week’s preview of the Double U-Turn coming up in this episode, I braced myself for the invariable whining and complaining from the team that gets U-Turned. As readers of my Amazing Race Recaps from previous seasons may remember, I am a big proponent of using the tools that are available to you to win the game. It’s the same concept as a stolen base in baseball…it’s not unethical or ‘dirty’ to do it, even though the name ‘stolen base’ itself is a connotation of wrongdoing.
In previous seasons, we’ve seen teams get riled up over being U-Turned, but if you’re not willing to use the U-Turn with only 5 teams left in the Race, then you don’t really want to win. As I stated last season when Brent and Caite U-Turned Carol and Brandi,...
When I saw last week’s preview of the Double U-Turn coming up in this episode, I braced myself for the invariable whining and complaining from the team that gets U-Turned. As readers of my Amazing Race Recaps from previous seasons may remember, I am a big proponent of using the tools that are available to you to win the game. It’s the same concept as a stolen base in baseball…it’s not unethical or ‘dirty’ to do it, even though the name ‘stolen base’ itself is a connotation of wrongdoing.
In previous seasons, we’ve seen teams get riled up over being U-Turned, but if you’re not willing to use the U-Turn with only 5 teams left in the Race, then you don’t really want to win. As I stated last season when Brent and Caite U-Turned Carol and Brandi,...
- 11/22/2010
- by Sean
Since this is my first post on Spoiler TV, let me take a minute to give you some background. My name is Sean Furfaro and I've been writing a blog for just over 2 years. It's called Sean's Random Thoughts, and some of you may recognize that name from the Lost recaps I did during the sixth season, which were featured on DarkUFO. I've also been recapping reality shows for the past few seasons, and this is the first one to appear here on Spoiler TV. I am presently recapping the current seasons of Survivor and The Amazing Race, and my recaps will be up within 30 minutes of when the show finishes airing on the East Coast. I hope you enjoy them. (Feel free to head to the site to catch up on the recaps for the first 7 episodes of this season.)
I’m still shaking my head at Marty’s idiotic move last week,...
I’m still shaking my head at Marty’s idiotic move last week,...
- 11/4/2010
- by Sean
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