This week the latest Amazing Race debuted. In the first show, you’re just getting to know the contestants, but at an hour and a half, I think we got a good look at them. So of course my favorite is the father/daughter team of Jim and Marsha — they get along, Jim didn’t seem to be slowed by the injury to his knee he got from falling at the pier at the start that took 20 something stitches to close, and Marsha is a law student and NFL cheerleader. My least favorite — the evil humpty dumpty clones Marshal and Lance.
After the Teutonic partners, Reichen and Chip, won the last race, for the first time CBS doesn’t have any gays on the show. Instead, we have a little person, Charla, who’s certainly got spunk, and wears better than her cousin Mirna. In past shows, there were always some tough young male teams that did well, but this year forgoes that risk and gives us mostly male/female teams. So far, so good — only one really annoying team, and no powerhouses you know will be in the top three. But there is still time for a Flo or Ian to emerge.
Speaking of past Amazing Race contestants, the incomparable Kevin and Drew have a show on Discovery (thursday at 9PM CST). I saw most of the first half and it was good: the buddies are at an alligator wrestling farm. The second half they were harvesting cranberries. Apparently they travel around the country in an RV doing odd jobs — sounds like The Simple Life 2 with funny bald guys instead of annoying spoiled chicks.
