Talk:The Amazing Race 1

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Everyone responsible for designing and writing the content here did an "Amazing" job. Great work. I never got to watch the first season, but could you share here what did the team did that recieved the 24 hour "death penalty"? --12.9.33.203 13:40, 26 September 2005 (UTC)

Since I have Season 1 on divx, I'm going to add the leg summaries one-by-one. --Madchester 00:23, 2005 May 12 (UTC)

That, indeed, is what I'm doing as well... only watching one ep a day (which should lead me to the end of TAR7 right before TAR8 starts), but I'll see if I can find any more information if I'm behind you. --SonicAD 02:00, 12 May 2005 (UTC)
Excellent... someone can proofread my additions in case I miss something! Also it's a pain in the ass, cuz they didn't label a lot of the locations, so i have no clue how to spell some of them. Took me like 10 mins. to figure out that pit stop in Italy cuz Phil says it so fast. --Madchester 03:09, 2005 May 12 (UTC)


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[edit] Table

How are we basing the table placings? It's on the order teams leave each pit stop right? Cuz there were A LOT of major production difficulties/penalties in Season 1 and it couldn't be dealt with behind the scenes. Like in Season 7, M+G's cameraman lost them for a good hour in India so they earned a time credit, but it was never announced on air. --Madchester 03:19, 2005 May 12 (UTC)

I think it should be in the order they leave the pit stop, and it seems to be that way in all of the tables for other seasons EXCEPT for one that I'm not certain of (ep 2 of TAR6, which I'm fairly positive is right but if no one else checks I'll get to when I watch that,). Today I changed the 9th leg for TAR1 since that was showing Guido in 5th and Momily in 4th, which though being the order in which they arrived wasn't their actual finishing position. --SonicAD 03:52, 12 May 2005 (UTC)


[edit] What is the Amazing Race?

As far as I know this show never aired in the UK, where I live. I found the page through Jerry Bruckheimer's and was curious at the extent and content of his TV work. However, this page, whilst providing what appears to be considerable detail on the minutiae, doesn't actually tell me what the gameshow's set-up is, what the contestants have to do, why they have to do it, etc. Could someone in the know write a paragraph for the completely ignorant such as myself. If you've all been inspired to own it and write about it, presumably the concept is pretty good. Thanks. Phil --82.38.226.155 09:50, 4 September 2005 (UTC)

There's a link to The Amazing Race in the introductory sentence of this article...lol. --Madchester 17:28, September 4, 2005 (UTC)


[edit] Roadblocks completed

Anyone got the DVD and can make a list of who does the Roadblock that was not shown in the first episode? I am trying to get the "Roadblocks completed" column in this article, in accordance to the other TAR seasons. The subtotals, without the unaired task, are: Rob 5, Brennan 6; Frank 8, Margarita 3; Joe 6, Bill 4; Kevin 5, Drew 4; Nancy 2, Emily 6; Lenny 2, Karyn 4; Paul 2, Amie 1; Dave 2, Margaretta 0; Pat 1, Brenda 0; Kim 1, Leslie 0; Matt 0, Ana 0Cabus

Not sure how to answer this...here's the "clue" for the ostrich-egg roadblock:
"Before continuing, one of you must perform the task ahead. Choose before you open the sealed card"
"One of you must cook a bowlful of this African delicacy. With the help of your teammate, eat it all before checking in at the Songwe village fire pit."
So the "with the help of your teammate" bit makes it hard to tell who's doing the roadblock, but here's what I could tell:
Rob + Brennan: Fast forwarded; did not do roadblock
Frank + Margarita: Frank did the whole task
Matt + Ana, Pat + Brenda: Not featured in segment
Nancy + Emily: Emily was the one who said she'd do it but Nancy ate some too
All other teams: Both players took part; not sure who chose to do it
The roadblock is found on disc 4 of the DVD if anyone would like to check my work
In short, the idea of a roadblock as a 1-person task was not entirely developed in the first leg...which may be part of the reason they didn't air it
Timr917 23:24, 2 October 2005 (UTC)
Thank you Tim. I guess I will not include it in the article, then. -Cabus

[edit] Vatican City flag

Could we get the Vatican City flag on the Tunisia-Italy leg for the unaired fast forward? Already done. Anchorage 00:21, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] What Song

At the end when Rob and Brennan are racing to the finish line, what is the song that is played? It sounds like the theme of Russell Crowes Gladiator but i'm not sure