Once upon a time I really enjoyed the Amazing Race. It was fun, exciting, and sometimes heartbreaking. The contestants were people you could cheer for... or against. Of late, though, I have lost interest because of a decision by the executives to move away from what made the show appealing. At one time the racers were common people, just like you and I. A couple of coal miners from Kentucky. Two cowboys who were brothers. The list is too long to continue. This made the race fun. You could sit down and compare yourself to your peers. Now, however, the executives have decided to feature teams made up of ex professional athletes. models, stars from other reality TV shows and YouTube stars. In short, people who are not like the average American. I watched a couple of episodes this year and realized I just did not enjoy the show anymore. If the producers decided to go back to the original format, maybe they get my viewership back.. Until they do consider me an ex-fan.
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What a bunch of geniuses
23 November 2017
This series is actually kind of enjoyable at times, but on the episode on 11/20/17 the writers really dropped the ball. A rescue helicopter was sent to rescue some team members in trouble at sea. Cabe gave the rendezvous map co-ordinates as 190 degrees North and 87 degrees West. Any idiot would have realized that lines of latitude only go as far north as 90 degrees. 87 degrees West is squarely in the middle of North America, not off the California coast. Even if you reversed the directions they are impossible. Longitude only goes as high as 180 degrees East or West. Come on, you have to get details like this correct.
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