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07.03.03

OK, here's why, even though it's easily the least appalling "reality" show since 2000, I can't become a devotee of The Amazing Race:

There is no race. Here's what I mean: tonight, the infamous (though for what I'm not honestly sure) Reichen and Chip took a calculated risk and chose a different connection to the next city than everyone else did. It worked, and they arrived way ahead of the rest. But the next mission was at a place that didn't open for business until nine hours later, and by the time it did all the contestants were piled up at the gate. I understand that letting anyone get too far ahead or behind would diminish the drama, but come on. They might as well just choose the winners and losers randomly at the end of each episode.
All the backbiting and complaining elevates my stress level. Don't need that this millennium.
Too many Steves.
Too many Daves.
Wavering accents: the host should either be Australian or not.
I can't get past the fact that about a third of any given episode consists of people hanging around at airport counters. By no measure is this entertaining.
In any unscripted show these days, half the cast at some point acts surprised and appalled by something they must do or endure. Um, maybe you should have watched or inquired about the show before you signed up.
There are clowns.

Still, it's one of the only two watchable programs on at that time. And Taiji Prodigy ends in a couple weeks.

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