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The Amazing Race was

The Amazing Race was being Tivo-ed, so I could branch out in my reality-television viewing. Yes, I watched Extreme Makeover. I guess the special fit nicely into The Bachelor's former time slot, in terms of appealing to the fantasy-fulfillment audience. The "winners" were demographically and geographically Middle America, folks who are impressed by the SoCal glamour. The whole show was filled with declarations of, "This is like a dream come true," and, "This is going to change my life so much for the better." Frankly, the plastic surgery scenes were icky (bone file up the nose?), and the post-surgery recovery period looked gruesome, posh Beverly Hills locale aside. The cheesy infomercial-style voiceover didn't help. About the best we can hope for is for them to stick with the exercise program designed for them. Hell, for the car-wreck factor, a six-month-after followup show would be great. I have a feeling that there will be more of the same, though.

Bummer about the twins on TAR. Although a third pair of pretty-boys winning the race would've been disappointing.