The Amazing Race (S26E03) -- "#MurphysLaw" -- 3/6/15
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The Amazing Race (S26E03) -- "#MurphysLaw" -- 3/6/15
TENSIONS RISE IN THAILAND AS ONE TEAM FORGETS THEIR FANNY PACK, PUTTING THEM BEHIND, ON "THE AMAZING RACE," FRIDAY, MARCH 6
"#MurphysLaw" (Phuket, Thailand)
- Tension rise in Thailand as one team forgets their fanny pack, putting them behind, and one Racer celebrates the end of the leg when they pop a very special question, on THE AMAZING RACE, Friday, March 6 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Phil Keoghan (@philkeoghan)
is the host.
Remaining Teams in THE AMAZING RACE:
Aly and Steven
Jonathan and Harley
Matt and Ashley
Mike and Rochelle
Blair and Hayley
Jeff and Jackie
Bergen and Kurt
Laura and Tyler
Jelani and Jenny
The Preexisting Dating Couples:
Name: Aly Dudek
Age: 24
Hometown: Milwaukee, Wis.
Relationship Status: Dating
Occupation: Olympic Athlete
*Won bronze at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics in short track speed skating
Name: Steven Langton
Age: 31
Hometown: Boston, Mass.
Relationship Status: Dating
Occupation: Olympic Athlete *won 2 bronze medals at the 2014 Sochi Olympics in bobsledding
Length of relationship: 7 months
Name: Harley Rodriguez
Age: 41
Hometown: New York, N.Y.
Relationship Status: Dating
Occupation: Group Fitness Trainer
Name: Jonathan Knight (@JonathanRKnight)
Age: 46
Hometown: New York, N.Y.
Relationship Status: Dating
Occupation: Entertainer (New Kids on the Block member)
Length of relationship: 7 years
Name: Matt Cucolo
Age: 30
Hometown: Scarsdale, N.Y.
Relationship Status: Dating
Occupation: Hairstylist
Name: Ashley Gordon
Age: 28
Hometown: Scarsdale, N.Y. Connection to your teammate: Dating
Occupation: Hairstylist
Length of relationship: Known 10 years, dating 3 years
Name: Rochelle Nevedal
Age: 29
Hometown: Kalkaska, Mich.
Relationship Status: Dating
Occupation: Contract Engineer
Name: Michael Dombrowski
Age: 26
Hometown: Traverse City, Mich.
Relationship Status: Dating
Occupation: Truck Stop Manager/Pro Wrestling Promoter
Length of relationship: 2 years
The Blind Date Couples:
Name: Hayley Keel
Age: 28
Hometown: St. Petersburg, Fla.
Relationship Status: Single
Occupation: Registered Nurse
Name: Blair Townsend
Age: 31
Hometown: Jacksonville, Fla.
Relationship Status: Single
Occupation: Navy Physician
Name: Jackie Ibarra
Age: 27
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nev.
Relationship Status: Single
Occupation: Professional Dancer
Name: Jeffrey Weldon
Age: 26
Hometown: Tampa, Fla.
Relationship Status: Single
Occupation: Account Executive/Sales
Name: Laura Pierson
Age: 29
Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.
Relationship Status: Single
Occupation: Talent Booker
Name: Tyler Adams
Age: 26
Hometown: Santa Monica, Calif.
Relationship Status: Single
Occupation: Mobile App Developer
Name: Jenny Wu
Age: 32
Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.
Relationship Status: Single
Occupation: Blogger and Lawyer
Name: Jelani Roy
Age: 32
Hometown: New York, N.Y.
Relationship Status: Single
Occupation: Lawyer
Name: Bergen Olson
Age: 23
Hometown: Sunnyvale, Calif.
Relationship Status: Single
Occupation: Human Resources Project Manager
Name: Kurt Jordan Belcher
Age: 24
Hometown: Butler, Ky.
Relationship Status: Single
Occupation: Pageant Consultant
ELIMINATED TEAMS
Name: Jeff Magee (ELIMINATED 2/25)
Age: 57
Hometown: McCall, Idaho
Relationship Status: Dating
Occupation: Airline Pilot
Name: Lyda Grawn
Age: 49
Hometown: Scottsdale, Ariz.
Relationship Status: Dating
Occupation: Flight Attendant
Length of relationship: Known 20 years, dating 4 years
Name: C.J. Harris (ELIMINATED 2/27)
Age: 26
Hometown: Tuskegee, Ala.
Relationship Status: Dating
Occupation: IT Technician
Name: Lebya Simpson
Age: 25
Hometown: Tuskegee, Ala.
Relationship Status: Dating
Occupation: Medical Support Assistant
Length of relationship: Known for 15 years, dating for 10
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Re: The Amazing Race (S26E03) -- "#MurphysLaw" -- 3/6/15
Wow. If I was Blair, I would throw the race to just get away from Hayley. She never stops talking and she went on and on and on about him making a mistake.... I think Jeff and Jackie might be the only couple who might make a run at dating after the race. Also, was that one of most bunched up finishes between 2nd and 8th place ever?
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it's hard to believe she's single.
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Good news: your proposal is filmed in HD
Bad news: #RaceProposal is plastered over it
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Good news: your proposal is filmed in HD
Bad news: #RaceProposal is plastered over it
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I do think he deserved to get chewed out a little. It wasn't like she didn't spot it when they went through the first time, and he just chose not to listen to her. He certainly gives off an arrogant vibe.
There was a point of diminishing returns though.
She's still very attractive.
There was a point of diminishing returns though.
She's still very attractive.
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Re: The Amazing Race (S26E03) -- "#MurphysLaw" -- 3/6/15
Good on the non-elim. The flights screwed them.
Nice to see the truck stop team take first. They'll probably be eliminated next.
Nice to see the truck stop team take first. They'll probably be eliminated next.
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I'm team Aly.
Also happy it was a non-elim. I like team New Kids. I'd rather see Team Clone or Jackie go home.
Also happy it was a non-elim. I like team New Kids. I'd rather see Team Clone or Jackie go home.
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Re: The Amazing Race (S26E03) -- "#MurphysLaw" -- 3/6/15
I was surprised to see the dating couples start to turn on each other after such a great start. I suspect a few of us were wrong about them and the trend will continue. If sports show us anything it's that winning can hide a lot of issues and losing quickly brings out the real.
We could be looking at another first to worst with the truck stop team, and bye bye. But they do seem to really be a good fit for each other.
We could be looking at another first to worst with the truck stop team, and bye bye. But they do seem to really be a good fit for each other.
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Re: The Amazing Race (S26E03) -- "#MurphysLaw" -- 3/6/15
Yes, he made a mistake...but the length at which she berated him was to much. Her voice is so shrill and high pitched I am surprised humans can even hear her. She is a bit much.
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There might become a point where nobody except those that love that stuff can enjoy shows like Survivor and TAR. Between the constant forced #BS, and now the selfie crap, this might be our last season of TAR and Survivor.
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The show needs viewers in the demos to survive. If it means stupid hashtags or selfies, fine. I hope the ratings can allow the show to continue even if they cut it to one cycle per year
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Re: The Amazing Race (S26E03) -- "#MurphysLaw" -- 3/6/15
Phil tweeted that they gained 2 million more viewers from the DVR users. I've been worried about the ratings since they moved it to Fridays from Sundays. Looking at tv by the numbers on zap2it.com, they 18-49 numbers increased 47% for the 90 min episode and 55% for the Friday episode last week. That's pretty good, but is it good enough?
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Honestly, sometimes I forget it's on on Friday nights. I'll go sit down the next day, and see my DVR has recorded an episode. "Oh, yeah"
I'll say this. With all the sports delays, recording CBS on Sunday night is kind of a pain in the ass. As long as it's on the air, I don't care what night it airs.
I'll say this. With all the sports delays, recording CBS on Sunday night is kind of a pain in the ass. As long as it's on the air, I don't care what night it airs.
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Re: The Amazing Race (S26E03) -- "#MurphysLaw" -- 3/6/15
I'm in the same boat. For the two Fridays that this race has aired so far, I remembered on the first one but was out to dinner and didn't get back until halfway through the episode, and two nights ago I completely forgot.
Since I've cut the cord, I don't have a DVR to fall back on these days, so I'm thankful that CBS puts the episodes up online the day after (even if they do feature almost the same commercials every break).
As for the hashtags...#stfuhayley
Since I've cut the cord, I don't have a DVR to fall back on these days, so I'm thankful that CBS puts the episodes up online the day after (even if they do feature almost the same commercials every break).
As for the hashtags...#stfuhayley
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Re: The Amazing Race (S26E03) -- "#MurphysLaw" -- 3/6/15
Phil tweeted that they gained 2 million more viewers from the DVR users. I've been worried about the ratings since they moved it to Fridays from Sundays. Looking at tv by the numbers on zap2it.com, they 18-49 numbers increased 47% for the 90 min episode and 55% for the Friday episode last week. That's pretty good, but is it good enough?
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Also watch via DVR to avoid commercials.
I wonder if the non-elim was planned the entire time, or if they saw how bad the flights worked out and decided they deserved another chance.
I wonder if the non-elim was planned the entire time, or if they saw how bad the flights worked out and decided they deserved another chance.
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Re: The Amazing Race (S26E03) -- "#MurphysLaw" -- 3/6/15
Phil has stated that the non-elimination legs are always predetermined despite what viewers may think.
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What else would he say? There is reason people have started to really question those. And similar to people questioning the selection of immunity challenge types in Survivor, I don't think the viewers are wrong.
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Re: The Amazing Race (S26E03) -- "#MurphysLaw" -- 3/6/15
I mean, in this episode, how do we know how far behind Team New Kids really was? Yes, they caught a later flight, but no one was able to start the day early...so editing sleight-of-hand might have made what was really only a twenty or thirty minute difference seem like hours.
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Re: The Amazing Race (S26E03) -- "#MurphysLaw" -- 3/6/15
I believe Phil. I think that the viewer questioning occurs because of the way the shows are edited--naturally, the editors will play up the difficulties of the team that is in last on one of these legs so that the non-elimination aspect will seem like a deus ex machina. I know that I can spot a non-elimination leg about halfway through an episode--the editing takes on a different cadence.
I so want the shows to be on the up and up. But lately I feel I'm watching the WWE, where the eventual outcome is largely predetermined, and I still watch because they make it entertaining along the way.
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Don't buy it. They always seem to save teams for strategic reasons (team has a fan base, team is sympathetic, etc.) .. just rarely feels random to me.
Shit, good call. Been thinking she looks like someone. The annoying chick reminds me of Anna Faris. Most of the girls this season are on the cute side but none really stand out.
Shit, good call. Been thinking she looks like someone. The annoying chick reminds me of Anna Faris. Most of the girls this season are on the cute side but none really stand out.
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Re: The Amazing Race (S26E03) -- "#MurphysLaw" -- 3/6/15
I know Narita is a bit outside of the city area, but I was surprised to see everyone not try and find a travel agency?
I hope Blair at least got to touch the funbags. It's Hayley's only redeeming quality.
I hope Blair at least got to touch the funbags. It's Hayley's only redeeming quality.