I have one word for last night’s episode: B-O-R-I-N-G

Observations:

Why didn’t the Paolo’s get a penalty for leaving their clue behind?
The Gaghans lost the lead by searching in the wrong place and not asking for help when it was clear the clue wasn’t around there.
But they did pretty well in the more physical challenge of carrying […]

Starting Point: Central Park, New York City
Pit Stop: Mt. Pleasant, Pennslyvania
Money for this leg: $150
Central Park - SoHo : Find SoHo and find Eastern Mountain Sports and pick up a tent, headlamp and four sleeping bags
SoHo - 91st Street between Park and Lexington: Find a hot dog vendor to get their next clue
91st Street - […]

I’ll be doing a recap of the show soon but in the meantime some thoughts on the season premiere after the jump…

The Godlewski sisters are really shrieky. No, not freaky but shrieky. Their exuberance while endearing at this stage could easily start grating on my nerves as the season progresses
Whoa the Paolo sons really need […]

Amazing Race Bootcamp and Rob and Amber from the “Amazing Race” and “Survivor All Stars” to Teach New Yorkers and Tourists Adventure Skills Needed to be an Amazing Race Contestant
WHAT:
The 8th season of “The Amazing Race” promises to be the most interesting yet as 10 families — including kids — compete for a $1 million […]

CBS has announced the lineup for the upcoming family edition of The Amazing Race.
10 teams of 4 with ages ranging from 8 to 57, two of the families have kids under 10.
In an interview with

The family edition the The Amazing Race will premiere in a special two-hour episode on Tuesday, Sept. 27 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT)
Mark your calenders everyone!

Tonawanda News has a story that The Amazing Race passed through Terrapin Point, at Niagara Falls.
“We saw the box and we were … guessing that it was The Amazing Race,”

Thanks to Paul for this note:
“Amazing Race 8 contestants travelled on Air Canada flt AC418 on Sat. July 30 enroute to Montreal. departing at 1613 hrs”

So it’s highly likely that The Amazing Race 8 will not be quite as “amazing” as teams are only going around North America. Sightings have come from New York, Alabama and most recently Utah.
While it might be practical and safe, considering kids as young as 12 will be on the show, would it make the […]

Reality TV World reports that the eight installment of The Amazing Race is only racing around the United States.
Season 8 is the family edition comprising teams of four with the youngest member being at least 12 years old.
The article states that the season began filming on July 7 in New York City and there have […]