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Best Amazing Race Season to Date
Sailing:
My favorite seasons were 5 and 11 (All-Stars) because of Charla & Mirna. I love those two. Is there a thread were I can find any updates about what they have been up to? TIA
Caelestor:
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--- Quote from: Joab on November 22, 2009, 07:53:09 AM ---Does anyone agree with Phil that TAR 1,3,5,7 and 14 has a magic to it and is very different from the others? I completely agree with him!
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I don't always agree with Phil, especially concerning teams, but I definitely agree with him about favorite seasons.
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Take away 14 and I agree. The race began to really drag in Thailand.
Hooky:
--- Quote from: Caelestor on February 27, 2010, 02:07:19 PM ---
--- Quote from: slayton on November 22, 2009, 05:25:21 PM ---
--- Quote from: Joab on November 22, 2009, 07:53:09 AM ---Does anyone agree with Phil that TAR 1,3,5,7 and 14 has a magic to it and is very different from the others? I completely agree with him!
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I don't always agree with Phil, especially concerning teams, but I definitely agree with him about favorite seasons.
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Take away 14 and I agree. The race began to really drag in Thailand.
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Take away 14 because the teams that made it to the end were grossly overrated right from the start, robbing attention from the first four eliminated teams (two of which were very likable). And yes, the task and course design also went downhill after Leg 6 or so.
In hindsight, I'm beginning to think that TAR 15 wasn't really that great. Yes, the editing balance drastically improved, but the tasks were lousy and stereotypical overall. And although I like Meghan & Cheyne and Brian & Ericka, I got tired of them when we reached the F4 or so.
slayton:
--- Quote from: theschnauzers on November 18, 2009, 01:33:35 PM ---I still hold TAR Classic (season one, of course) in the highest regard. I've said (elsewhere) that that first season was a perfect combination of teams, locations, tasks and story that no subsequent season has ever been able to match. One could not have done any better if it had been scripted.
The confrontation at the Tunis airport. The first leg. Immortal lines such as "It's Namibia, jackass!" Teams getting lost in the Sahara. "For two years, we lived in Paris." The final fast forward between Team Guido and Momily. The confusion that is India. Momily's decision to quit the detour in Bangkok. The final confrontation between Team Guido and the original Frats. The race to the finish between Rob/Brennan and Frank/Margarita. "I did it with my best friend." And the Guido edit.
No other season has quite managed to have so many memorable moments and personalities in so many different ways. :hearts:
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I'll add some of my memorable moments from season 1:
[*]Lenny lying to Karyn at the Eiffel Tower.
[*]Karyn basically dumping Lenny on the mat after their elimination.
[*]Nancy & Emily being denied train tickets in India.
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Having watched the show from the very first CBS broadcast, I think it matters a lot when someone started watching the show, whether they watched it weekly or in a marathon, how old they were, and why they liked the show in the first place.
nathandg0924:
Can't decide but I'll say Seasons 5, 6, 10, 11, 14
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