Friday, July 30, 2004
An Amazing TV Show
Back when I started this blog, one of my first posts was about the sorry state of television. To be fair, though, I still do watch TV, and I don't want to make it sound like there is absolutely nothing on worth watching, because there is.
I am not, to put it mildly, a fan of reality television. That being said, I strongly urge everybody to check out "The Amazing Race." It recently began its fifth season, and airs Tuesday nights at 10:00 on CBS, with a repeat of the same episode Saturdays at 8:00.
Unlike most reality programs, "Race" doesn't rely on the same cheap tricks employed by most other reality shows to manufacture tension between participants, nor try to create its own "reality." Very simply, 11 teams of two people each race around the world, performing various tasks and stunts along the way. Pit stops are set up at various locations, and the last team to arrive is eliminated from the race.
Fascinating, fast-moving, and tense, "The Amazing Race" is easily one of the most entertaining programs on TV today. So far this year only 4 teams have been eliminated, and there's a lot of show left, so it's not too late to jump on board and check it out.
I am not, to put it mildly, a fan of reality television. That being said, I strongly urge everybody to check out "The Amazing Race." It recently began its fifth season, and airs Tuesday nights at 10:00 on CBS, with a repeat of the same episode Saturdays at 8:00.
Unlike most reality programs, "Race" doesn't rely on the same cheap tricks employed by most other reality shows to manufacture tension between participants, nor try to create its own "reality." Very simply, 11 teams of two people each race around the world, performing various tasks and stunts along the way. Pit stops are set up at various locations, and the last team to arrive is eliminated from the race.
Fascinating, fast-moving, and tense, "The Amazing Race" is easily one of the most entertaining programs on TV today. So far this year only 4 teams have been eliminated, and there's a lot of show left, so it's not too late to jump on board and check it out.
