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What? No non-Philimination legs? The Amazing Race 34 makes its premiere Wednesday (September 21), at 10PM ET following a two-hour Survivor season premiere. BB24 is not on that evening and will air a special Friday show on the 23rd with its finale on Sunday, the 25th.
Have I confused you yet?
Here are the teams:
Aastha Lal (33) and Nina Duong (34), an engaged couple from Marina Del Ray, CA
Abby Garrett (24) and Will Freeman (25), childhood sweethearts from Birmingham, AL
Aubrey Ares (29) and David Hernandez (29), ballroom dancers from Los Angeles, CA
Derek Xiao (24) and Claire Rehfuss (25), a Big Brother reality romance living in Los Angeles, CA
Emily Bushnell (36) and Molly Sinert (36), long-lost twins from Ardmore, PA, and Palm Beach Gardens, FL, respectively
Glenda (41) and Lumumba Roberts (41), newlyweds from Norcross, GA
Luis Colon (34) and Michelle Burgos (34), a married couple from Miami, FL
Linton (50) and Sharik Atkinson (23), father and daughter from Brooklyn, NY
Marcus (38) and Michael Craig (30), military brothers from Richmond Hill, GA, and Alamogordo, NM, respectively
Quinton Peron (29) and Mattie Lynch (27), former Los Angeles Rams cheerleaders from Pasadena, CA, and Vista, CA, respectively
Tim Mann (40) and Rex Ryan (59), golf buddies from Brentwood, TN
Rich Kuo (32) and Dom Jones (35), motivational speakers from Huntington Beach, CA
Well, they are still together. Victims of the Cookout on BB23, Claire and Derek will be on the upcoming season of The Amazing Race. I would think they should be good on the show. The season starts Wednesday, September 21 at 10PM ET.
There was also the Big Cookie Caper. Turner put some of Jasmine's cookies she had put aside and placed them in the freezer. Then he put water in the bag with the remaining cookies. Michael was watching on his HOH spy cam and was laughing hysterically.
Most of the Ponderosa videos are now up on YouTube. However, I note a few are missing. I'm adding them here from another source on YT, but they may disappear. So, catch them while you can!
I wasn't all that keen on Tiffany. I think that part of it is that she comes across as leading a bit of a sheltered from the reality of the everyday world. Does she not know any gay people? Does she not know any Black people? At least she questions rather than be unfriendly. I think I'm taking it as a bit of an affront as she is one of their "older" people. I can't help but wonder what it's like to be the sole person for a few days at the Ponderosa, though. While we think of it as a week, it's only two to three days before arrivals.
Now, these two I liked, Naseer more than Evvie. I think they both played good games. Naseer's enthusiasm, ability to provide and friendliness won me over on his first night. To think ... he learned English watching the show and, even though he didn't win, he actually lived his dream of getting on! And then there's Evvie. I think she's the first castaway responsible for the show retiring a puzzle!
Time for my blog pool person Shan to join them! True, she played a villain kind of game. She played it too hard, too. But she was loyal to Xander although a bit iffy at times. Had Ricard not targeted her first she would have been loyal to him until she wasn't. And, she does deserve some kudos for doing the show so soon after chemotherapy and having MS.
Here come the first of the fireworks -- the Shan/Liana debacle. Now, Liana would probably still be there had she not put her sole focus on getting Xander out. Xander, mind you, was Shan's biggest real ally. (I don't count Ricard as such.) That said, I totally understand what Liana is saying about race. I know that everywhere I go I don't feel I have to represent white people. The life experience of a Black woman is very different. The race is always there. At this time in this world, people really need to be more accepting of others. If we were all alike, it would be one boring world!
The most recent juror and arrival on the Ponderosa was Danny. Rats. I liked the dude! I know that, with the allies and the numbers the way they were, it would be either Danny or Deshawn. I would have preferred Deshawn go. However, he did run around bonding with all, a move Danny didn't make and that proved fatal to his game. Of course, the real fireworks at the Ponderosa went down between Danny and Shan. But they smoothed it over. Good. Rather than either Deshawn or Danny going, I would have rather seen Heather gone. On a side note -- look how quickly Naseer's hair grows!
I saw this on the live feeds last night and wished I could figure out how to video copy it. Then I saw it on Twitter by someone who knows how. I love it when Tiffany talks to the cameras! Language alert towards the end, though.
Tiffany tells the cams that this isn’t a personal game...she isn’t playing Big Mama, and if someone is mad about something, that they need to figure out how to get happy about their next move ππ #bb23pic.twitter.com/uytoKZ8cmB
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Interesting video from Richard Hatch, claiming both he and Tina Wesson were asked, went through the whole process, then both were eliminated from the cast with no real reason given two days before they were supposed to start. In his original season I pegged him as the winner by the second episode. He's not a guy I'd really associate with, but he was innovative and a shrewd player. I would be curious how he'd do now. I don't think he'd do as well as he thinks he would. But, as he says, we'll never know. I wonder what happened with Tina.
I interrupt your regularly scheduled blog post to bring you the following video. I will post an update a bit later, but thought y'all might be interested in this. I don't know for sure if the video will remain up. I don't know if it's a "leak" by the production team or not, but suspect it is. It's a shame they blocked us from seeing this drama on the feeds yesterday! Language alert!
Yes! It's almost here! The season premiere is Wednesday at 8pm ET/PT leading into the season finale of the best Big Brother seasons in years!
Entries into the blog pool will close tomorrow (Tuesday) at noon PT or 3pm ET. If you haven't signed up yet and wish to do so, please sign up only on THIS LINKED POST. Requests on this post you're presently reading or others might not be noticed.
As for this season's cast -- on a personal note I find it very interesting that Jeff Probst is mentioning one castaway as the impetus for this season's theme. Pat Cusack. No, I don't know the man. But, dang. He's from Watervliet, NY. That's family stomping grounds for me. You don't see many folks from Watervliet out and about outside of that area. My father worked for years at the Adirondack Steel Casting Company in Watervliet. Many relatives worked at the Watervliet Arsenal. I believe both are long gone these days. My still favorite fast food place ever in my life started in Watervliet -- Ted's Fish Fry. They remain there and in several locations around that area. Unfortunately, there are no Ted's Fish Fry locations where I live now.
Since the Big Brother live feeds are probably down until the show airs tomorrow on the West Coast (yes, the Wednesday eviction is taped) ... what better time to start in with Survivor?
Next Wednesday night, September 26, we'll have a full night of television starting with the Survivor: David vs. Goliath premiere and ending with the Big Brother 20 season finale.
Yes, there will be a blog pool for the show -- Lifeguard Laurie has once again volunteered her services! Please do NOT sign up for the pool on this post. I will open the pool sign ups on a post just for that task. That should be Friday morning.
Without further ado right now, let's go to some videos!
The good news is that the new season of The Amazing Race premieres next week!
The bad news is that it's once again scheduled for 8pm ET/PT on Friday nights. Unfortunately, I fear that a lot of the audience has gone by the wayside since the show started airing on Friday nights a few seasons back.
That said, it looks like an interesting cast this season and I'm looking forward to watching! Will you be watching the show?
I got an email from Nick Uhas. Sure, he's promoting something he's doing. But, since he's the first house hamster (BB15) to ever bother contacting me after all these years (although I was in touch with one of the producers some years back), I will post his YouTube bit. Plus, he's a cutie-patootie, but I'm no GinaMarie!
Here's his video --
I'd be interested in his take on the latest ... how about you?
