• Clan: McTiVo

    TAR5: Leg 1

    Okay… heartrate almost back to normal here. I’m still stunned by Dennis and Erika’s quick exit. Adios! I was so relieved that Jim made it with a bum stitched up knee and … that girl with him. I don’t mind her so much, because when she wasn’t shouting about cluetrees she was sort of sympathetically clucking “awwww, Dad, your knee…” You can hear her doing this, but she’s not shown actually looking concerned. Editors rule. I also thought it was very satisfying (ahhh!) that all the sucky mean people got on the later-arriving flight (with the exception of Chip and…

  • Clan: McTiVo

    Dusty Bottoms

    Our man on the inside, Dusty Bottoms, reports that his dispatches from the set of Firefly: Serenity have made him powerful enemies: “Note to self. Find out who this Dusty Bottoms is and destroy him, have him eaten and then kill him!” — Joss Whedon Hee! Oh, today is a wonderful frabjous day. I wonder what kind of wine goes best with Dusty Bottoms? Hint: probably the one in the biggest bottle.

  • Clan: McTiVo

    TWOP TAR Chat via AIM

    As seen at Around The World In 80 Days: The Meet Market” href=”http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/index.php?showtopic=3047100&st=3690&#entry1629994″>TWoP Forums -> Around The World In 80 Days: The Meet Market on TWOP: chat tonight! All those acronyms actually mean: “a chat for fans of The Amazing Race from the Television Without Pity website will be on America Online Instant Messenger in room “TWOP TAR.” Edited to add: The room name may be either TWOP TAR or TWOPTARChat Oh, and I am SO commandeering David’s laptop for this. I’ll be chatting as my old AOL standby/persona: Red fifty-seven.

  • Clan: McTiVo

    Even Salon Loves Amazing Race

    Of all the reality shows I’ve watched — and that’s all of them — “The Amazing Race” might be the most difficult to sell people on, sight unseen. When you explain how teams of two travel around the world together, completing various tasks, and the first team to reach the final destination wins, it ends up sounding like some kind of vaguely educational bore. You just can’t do justice to how well this show is edited to create suspense, or to the great feel you get for the exotic locales that the players visit, thanks to some first-rate, frenetic camera…

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    Teach Your Children Well

    BARTLETT — A Bartlett couple were charged with felony forgery after their daughter was caught Sunday trying to use fake tickets for rides at a carnival, authorities said. In a generous move, they had distributed free tickets to 20 needy children. Yes, charity begins at home – with a color printer and some card stock.

  • Clan: McTiVo

    Happy TARSday!

    I keep checking the countdown at TARflies Times and it’s just a few more hours until TAR5’s premiere. It’s not Tuesday, it’s TARSday, so: Happy TARSday to us, Happy TARSday to us! It’s most advantageous to go for it, happy TARSday to us! …yeah, I’m stupid like that.