One of the things that I’ve learned as a loyal TWOP-er and TAR fan is that sometimes

If you don’t watch The Amazing Race, at least, for the love of God, read Miss Alli’s first recap of the season. And by the way – God is in the tub, so don’t bother to call on Him with your petty little problems dealing with taxis or beef.

Filming on Universal is a real trip. My dressing room is really close to the Jurassic Park ride, so every four minutes or so, this song comes on to signify the end of the ride. The Jurassic Park theme song. I thought it was really cool for, like, the first eight times, and now I’m humming it in my sleep. The trams go right by my dressing room too, which is surreal. I leave my door open when I’m inside to get fresh air going through, and I’ll look up and have tourists peering in at me like I’m some…

You’re clicking your heels, however, if you own two TiVos because subscribing to two units now costs $20 a month ($13 for the first TiVo you activated; $7 for the second) instead of the $26 (or $13 for each box) TiVo used to charge. Hee! What did you think I meant, silly?

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…

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.

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.

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…

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.

The following is why I (heart) TWOP and Miss Alli Stuff from the Mod: READ ME, PLEASE” href=”http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/index.php?showtopic=3111702&st=105&#entry1603112″>TWoP Forums -> The Racer and Racer Accessory Posting Manifesto. It’s entirely likely that we DO have a TWOP ringer on the fifth installment of The Amazing Race (which will be known henceforth as TAR5), so I “get” why Miss Alli is putting the heads up where Racers and their Accessories might see it just now. TWOP is a place where past Racers hang out with fans, if they happen to have thick enough skins to overcome the natural tendency to get defensive…