I didn't mean to make "The Amazing Race" host Phil Keoghan self-conscious, but I also couldn't help but notice that one of his first words at the Season 26 Starting Line was to ask the assembled teams, "Did anybody get like a tingly feeling?" And that seemed liked a very different thing for Phil Keoghan to say at the start of an "Amazing Race" season. This is, of course, an "Amazing Race" season like none that has come before. This season's 11 teams include six established couples in various stages of relationships, but also five teams of 10 singles paired around semi-arbitrary criteria, turning the Emmy-winning series into half of a very ambitious dating show. So I mentioned the "tingly feeling" line to Phil in our discussion and that made him a bit self-conscious about tingly feelings. Apologies! "The Amazing Race" premieres on Wednesday (February 25) night at 9:30 after the "Survivor" premiere (before...
- 2/25/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Nestled deep in the Andes Mountains is the coastal nation of Chile; the location of this week’s episode of The Amazing Race. Departing from the beautiful city of Valparaiso, frontrunners Jordan and Jeff led the pack. Upon departure, The Big Brother alumni were given a lengthy set of instructions. First, they were directed to the Valparaiso bus station, where they would ride to the Chilean capital of Santiago. Once there, they must take another bus south to Puerto Varas, a trip well over 575 miles. In Puerto Varas, teams had to drive themselves to Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park, take a boat trip to Isla Margarita, then hike uphill to Mirador, an outlook over Todos los Santos Lake. Mind you, this cumbersome journey was simply the directions to the first challenge.
While CBS normally reserves a block of seats on flights, trains and buses, such was not the case tonight.
While CBS normally reserves a block of seats on flights, trains and buses, such was not the case tonight.
- 2/22/2010
- by Jaspers
- Atomic Popcorn
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