Amazing Race 6

[Russ Smith]

I actually thought the fishing would be easier from their description it sounded like a short run out, fish all over the place, back in. I think if not for the rough conditions that would have been the faster way to go.

Regarding the women, Kris is just a hottie, and probably the best personality of any person they've ever had on that show, whatever happens, she doesn't complain "that sucked" and then moves on. For an ex "go-go dancer" and current cocktail waitress she seems to have an incredible outlook on life. Everyone else is whining about Senegal and she says "this is incredible." Jon is a lucky man.

Blue hair's comment about what a good father he'd be had me cringing, lack of patience and fatherhood, a horrible combination.

Not sure if this has been mentioned before, my girlfriend and I are convinced, have been for years, that the non elimination shows are not set in stone in advance as they claim, and are used "on demand" for various reasons. It just seems to always work out that "nice" teams get lucky and get the non elimination, and "teams we all hate" don't. Had blue hair and Victoria finished last I'm convinced they'd have been eliminated.

Also, how come Gus and Hera weren't penalyzed, he clearly took 2-3 shovelfuls of salt off the boat while she was yelling at him not to do it? are we to assume he emptied his basket and started over and they just didn't show that? I was fully expecting them to say Gus and Hera you get a 30 minute penalty for that, and have them finish last.

Regarding the woman's comment that everytime her husband got sick, she caught fish, that's why on party boats and such they call it "chumming" there absolutely can be a correlation, the fish smell it in the water.

 

[Dback Jon]

There are a lot of time penalties that they don't show, if it doesn't affect the game.

From looking at the show, I would say that Gus and Hera were actually quite a bit ahead of the grandfolks - will know for sure next week with start times.

 

[Russ Smith]

Another thing that bugged me. the hours of operation deal where the lead teams were told it opened at 10am and it really opened at 7am. We couldn't tell if the sign was there when they arrived or not but that sign was CLEARLY put there by Amazing Race since the exact same sign was at another spot later same font, color, everything. A cynic would suggest they rigged it since the locals all seemed to think it opened at 10 not 7. I suspect they set that up to create artificial intrigue hoping some of the teams would do exactly what they did, ask a local instead of reading the sign.

So far this one is less interesting than the previous ones.

 

[jf-08]

Another thing that bugged me. the hours of operation deal where the lead teams were told it opened at 10am and it really opened at 7am. We couldn't tell if the sign was there when they arrived or not but that sign was CLEARLY put there by Amazing Race since the exact same sign was at another spot later same font, color, everything. A cynic would suggest they rigged it since the locals all seemed to think it opened at 10 not 7. I suspect they set that up to create artificial intrigue hoping some of the teams would do exactly what they did, ask a local instead of reading the sign.

So far this one is less interesting than the previous ones.

That is the key though is to follow times established by the show, not the local expected times.

The teams should have looked for a sign. Every other place has times clearly marked if it is not in operation at the time they get there.

 

[Dback Jon]

Well, the Grandparents staved off elimination last week by having a non-elim round, but ran of out luck this week, finishing last.

How many think that Jonathan beats Victoria at home? I want to hurt that guy....

 

[Jersey Girl]

Well, the Grandparents staved off elimination last week by having a non-elim round, but ran of out luck this week, finishing last.

How many think that Jonathan beats Victoria at home? I want to hurt that guy....

I missed it this week, but am not surprised to hear the grandparents are gone.

Jonathan certainly acts like he hits her. I would love to kick him in the nads. I absolutely hate that guy.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

'Race' Producer Loves When a Plan Comes Together

By Kate O'Hare

LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com)

When contestants on CBS' Emmy-winning reality competition series "The Amazing Race" sally forth on their globetrotting adventures, they retrace the steps of series co-creators Bertram van Munster and his wife and business partner, Elise Doganieri.

On Tuesday, Dec. 28, the show features expanded scenes and unaired footage from the first six episodes of the show's current incarnation, "The Amazing Race 6."

The show, hosted by Phil Keoghan, sends two-person teams who have some prior relationship, whether romantic, familial or friendly, on a round-the-world race. They negotiate trains, planes and automobiles -- along with buses, bicycles and horse-drawn carts -- as they rush to dodge elimination by not being the last team to arrive at designated "pit stops."

Threatening to trip them up on each leg are challenges ranging from the mental to the physical and the gastronomic. Competitors have had to scarf large amounts of caviar in Russia, assemble furniture in the world's largest IKEA in Sweden, wrangle goats onto boats in Egypt and lug huge cuts of beef in Uruguay.

"It takes between three and five months, realistically, to plan a season," Van Munster says. "This last one, season seven, I did in 10 weeks, which is incredibly fast. I go around first, lay the whole thing out with Elise. She does half the world; I do the other half. We do our thing, then we put the creative together.

"We also have to put together the basic logistics and money package, otherwise it doesn't fit. Then we go back to the office, discuss it with the team. Then I go around with my co-executive producer and do the whole thing all over again. We go through every detail again and again."

Van Munster does know what he's going to ask contestants to do before he chooses them for each race. "I know who my contestants are, and I know what challenges I'm going to put them up against," he says. "We know what we can ask them to do.

"These are regular people from all walks of life, between 21 and 69 years old. This is not a torture chamber. This is a race around the world for a prize of a million dollars. You make your way; you be as inventive and quick on your feet as you can. In the meantime, we have a couple of riddles for you set up."

One thing out of Van Munster's control is how racers behave as they encounter foreign cultures. Last season, contestant Colin got into a dispute with a Kenyan taxi driver over the fare, and the police were called in.

"It was typical colonial behavior," Van Munster says. "It was nasty. It's embarrassing. I tell people, 'Show respect; be respectful of the people you're meeting and where you're going.' But it goes out the window."

A native Dutchman who has lived in the United States for 35 years, Van Munster sees both sides of this.

"There's a great thing called the American spirit," he says, "and that's what these people bring to the table. They bring something unique and original and fun to the table, and that is fantastic. Everybody in the world can learn from that. What they also bring to the table sometimes is a certain crudeness.

"I've had moments where I've had to apologize to people, absolutely, for behavior which I personally had no control over."

 

[Angel]

The best of stuff is interesting, just makes me hate old Jonathan more but not when we were left with a ....To be continued... the previous week. We will have been waiting for 2 weeks to find out if Lori and Bolo catch up or not, or if this is an elimination round---I just don't have the patience for it.

....my girlfriend and I are convinced, have been for years, that the non elimination shows are not set in stone in advance as they claim, and are used "on demand" for various reasons....

If this is true they should have used one on the sisters, gosh that girl worked hard 8 hours, 100 hay bales and she never gave up even when it was clear that they were going to finish last. If anyone deserved the "non-elimination" round it was her.

 

[CaptTurbo]

I was totally unaware that we had an angel on this board

 

[Kel Varnsen]

I liked the part where they kept showing Jonathan say "The President of Senegog. The President of Senegog." What a dope.

 

[Dback Jon]

Another great episode - the spicy soup eating contest was classic - even the violinist got into the puking act.

 

[Mike Olbinski]

Another great episode - the spicy soup eating contest was classic - even the violinist got into the puking act.

I really wish someone from the other teams would put Jonathan in his place when he's berating his wife...he's just a complete moron...

"I was just trying to motivate you!"

Yeah, as he's yelling at her, calling her a drama queen, etc.

I love this show!

Mike

 

[Dback Jon]

I really wish someone from the other teams would put Jonathan in his place when he's berating his wife...he's just a complete moron...

"I was just trying to motivate you!"

Yeah, as he's yelling at her, calling her a drama queen, etc.

I love this show!

Mike

At least Victoria yelled back at him this time.

 

[Mike Olbinski]

At least Victoria yelled back at him this time.

She does a lot though...they're both dysfunctional, that's for sure

Hayden and Kris are my favorite team...she is dang good looking, lol.

Mike

 

[Jersey Girl]

I'm gonna miss the dad and his daughter. I liked them. They always seemed to pick the more difficult stunts, but always seemed to still stay in it ... until this episode.

I liket he couple that's dating long distance. You know, the hot guy and the hot blond who are always like "wow, this place is awesome" when everyone else is like "Africa sucks." They are awesome.

Jonathan is an idiot jerkface and Victoria is an idiot jerkface for staying with him.

 

[Dback Jon]

I wasn't happy that Gus and Hera were eliminated, but glad they didn't do the water polo challenge.

 

[Angel]

Hayden and Kris are my favorite team...she is dang good looking, lol.
Mike

Do you mean Hayden and Aaron or Kris and Jon?

I suspect you mean Kris and Jon, Hayden and Aaron are beginning to act ALOT like Jonathan and Victoria, yuck.

Kris and Jon always seem to be having a good time and appreciate the locations, I hope they win it all, although I will admit a soft spot for the wrestlers too.

Did anyone see if someone actually dropped that gate on the contestants? It looked like it just fell to me and while Freddy did get a wicked injury on his forehead I thought the thing came down way harder on Hera's head and she didn't whine about it half as much.

 

[Mike Olbinski]

Do you mean Hayden and Aaron or Kris and Jon?

I suspect you mean Kris and Jon, Hayden and Aaron are beginning to act ALOT like Jonathan and Victoria, yuck.

Kris and Jon always seem to be having a good time and appreciate the locations, I hope they win it all, although I will admit a soft spot for the wrestlers too.

Did anyone see if someone actually dropped that gate on the contestants? It looked like it just fell to me and while Freddy did get a wicked injury on his forehead I thought the thing came down way harder on Hera's head and she didn't whine about it half as much.

Yeah, the gate just fell...he got bent for no reason...

And I meant Kris and Jon....they rock.

Mike

 

[Kel Varnsen]

Yeah, the gate just fell...he got bent for no reason...

And I meant Kris and Jon....they rock.

Mike

They probably would have shown a replay if someone had done it intentionally. That dude just went nuts. Geez.

I love this show, but I have to say this episode was approaching Fear Factor level. The blood drinking and the dude finishing (twice) his soup...eww!!!

 

[jf-08]

Kris and Jon are awesome. Kris is fantastic - too look at and as a person. She is a stripper. Ironic, huh?

 

[Mike Olbinski]

Kris and Jon are awesome. Kris is fantastic - too look at and as a person. She is a stripper. Ironic, huh?

No way...she's not a stripper, is she?

Mike

 

[jf-08]

No way...she's not a stripper, is she?

Mike

If an exotic dancer = stripper, then yes.

 

[jf-08]

Her bio:

http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race6/teams/kris/bio.shtml

Kris and Jon are dating long-distance between Long Beach, California and Scottsdale, Arizona, respectively. They met in Scottsdale on Kris' 30th birthday, when Jon was tending bar at the club where she was celebrating. They've been passionately in love ever since, but his career (he is part owner of the club) and her responsibilities at school have kept them in a long-distance relationship.

Kris once worked as a go-go dancer in a nightclub, but now she is a cocktail waitress and studying geography in her senior year at UCLA. She describes herself as "animated and spontaneous." Her hobbies are snowboarding, beach volleyball and golf.

Jon is a "working partner" in a nightclub in Scottsdale, Arizona. He believes he is a "passionate and determined" person, and his favorite hobbies are snowboarding, surfing and water polo. He's a member of the Arizona Masters Water Polo team.

Kris & Jon are hoping that doing the Race together will show them if their relationship can work on a 24/7 basis, and if they should put an end to the long-distance part of their relationship.

 

[maddogkf]

Jon is such a drama queen.

my bro is right - Kris is an all-star. Kendra has looks but she's high maintenance.

I wanted Gus & Hera to win. That sucks they're gone.

 

[jf-08]

Jon is such a drama queen.

my bro is right - Kris is an all-star. Kendra has looks but she's high maintenance.

I wanted Gus & Hera to win. That sucks they're gone.

you mean Jonathan, not Jon, right?

Jonathan = Victoria

Jon = Kris