heres the article , I have to run. from what I understand its 3 or 4 am in the Phillipines right now
Wednesday, May 11, 2005Studio 23 airs 'Amazing Race 7' finale live
THE world is waiting. But will it be the cocky reality show vets, the battling daters, or the scrappy underdogs taking the prize home on the seventh edition of the globetrotting audience fave The Amazing Race?
Studio 23, home of the world's biggest reality hits, has the loyal fans' back once again as it becomes the sole Philippine network to air live the two-hour season finale of the Emmy-winning "The Amazing Race" live via satellite
Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. A primetime broadcast of "The Amazing Race" finale is scheduled for the following two consecutive Thursdays, May 12 and 19, at 7:30 p.m. to 8:20 p.m.
It's a nail-biting fight to the finish for the final three teams on this final leg as the teams prepare to cross the Atlantic Ocean from the current stop in London, England for the show's US$1 million prize. But as the teams prepare to find the finish line in North America, fans are torn as to which teams to cheer for.
There's Survivor All-Stars vets "Boston Rob" Mariano and Amber Brkich, who have ridden a wave of canny plays and incredible good luck to reach the final three. But whereas there are fans who appreciate how the calculating duo are changing the way the Race is played, there are critics of their win-at-all-costs attitude who say that Mariano and Brkich have taken the heart out of the game. But will the Survivor pair's luck hold - or is karma just a plane ride away?
Even more polarizing is the duo of Ron, a former Prisoner of War, and his girlfriend Kelly, a pageant queen. While the team can be competent, many are bothered by the constant sniping between the two. Particularly bothersome is Kelly's barbs against her boyfriend. But will the stresses of the final leg finally burn out the last of Ron's patience?
Last is married couple Uchenna and Joyce, who ran the race in order to afford fertility programs so that they could have a child. Luckily for the two - who have been portrayed all throughout the race as unequivocal good guys - they seem to have gotten a spell of good fortune after a undergoing a good luck ceremony in India that resulted in Joyce having to shave her head. But will the two get to finish the race as winners? Or will the cradle drop unexpectedly on the good-guy underdogs?
Get the score on "The Amazing Race" as soon as America does as Studio 23 airs the seventh season finale live via satellite Wednesday starting at 9 a.m. (PR)
(May 11, 2005 issue)
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