Hi all,
I'm new to The Amazing Race (yes, I know!!! I'm sooooooo TAR-deprived - I can't believe nobody told me about it all these years - it zipped to the top of my favs, beating out SATC by a good 50,000 miles, six continents and...), this forum and posting in general, so forgive any indiscretions!
I only started watching about halfway thru the last season, but I've been trying hard to catch up, so far I've seen seasons 12, 1 & 7 (out on DVD - why aren't the others for such a popular show??), 9 & 10 and a couple from 11 (on reality TV). So of these my favs are:
1. TAR10 - great teams (and the most diverse!), great locations (loved beijing, mongolia, vietnam, finland, morocco) and tasks (Kandice being dragged by the horse, Peter and Sarah figthing the hyniks, Sarah's climb etc etc) - also the only one to go west from the US - pretty rough start for people who haven't traveled much before!
2. TAR9 - I loved the hippies (though they don't seem too popular on here!), have to admire the Frat boys for their racing skills and Fran/Barry, also some hilarious teams (MoJo, Lake/Michelle, Dave/Lori) - although fewer dating/married couples would be nice.
3. TAR7 - Enough said here already..
4. TAR1 - ok, tasks got better, racers got better, the editing got better - but there's something raw and spine-tingling knowing this was the first time ever - the racers had no idea what to expect next. and the teams were some of the best personalities I've seen so far.
5. TAR12 - from what I saw, too many "young" teams without much personality, glad that 2 of the 3 teams with "wiser" heads were in the last 3!
6. TAR11 - only a couple episodes, so can't judge. but the finale was good, and like in TAR9 and 12, I like that there was a tough task after the last flight, and one that involved a recap of the season.
OK, long first post! but look forward to more - glad I found this (almost as much as finding the show!)!