S28: Spoilers (No Elimination Info)

[Supay]

Without sounding Teutonophobic, this will be the first autumn-filmed, spring-broadcasted season to visit zero German-speaking areas/regions since the first All-Stars nine years and seventeen seasons ago.

Edited December 15, 2015 by Supay

[feminaformosa]

So psyched for Yerevan! I wondered when they would go to Armenia, with the Kardashians and Conan going there, combined with the elimination of pretty much all middle eastern countries as safe destinations. I figured they'd have to go there eventually. I can't wait to see what th tasks there will be. It will either be cognac, rugs, or something churchy, because that is what Armenia is famous for.

[Rick Kitchen]

I hope Tyler Oakley isn't going to get into trouble for this, but in his latest YouTube vlog, he posted a Vine from a local tv news showing him and his partner racing and the lettering on the Vine clip was in Armenian.

[Supay]

Incorrect, the lettering was Georgian since the footage came from a Tbilisi-based news station.

[Rick Kitchen]

Ah.  Thanks.

[Supay]

Here's to the new "trio" * being more like Malta and Monaco than Zimbabwe:

 

 

* Only Charla and Mirna's homeland is truly uncharted territory, Steve Harvey's worst enemy already being a staple of the Latin American edition and the birthplace of Medea/Stalin turning up on HaMerotz la Million.

[Supay]

Several clips from the future (i.e. still un-uploaded) intro made their way into a "Meet the Cast" video:

 

 

• Railcar in the Francophone Alps (0:03)
• Random ship in Colombia or Indonesia (0:04)
• Gondola in the Francophone Alps (0:05)
• Driving in Downtown Dubai (0:05)
• Skydiving in Dubai (0:23-0:26)

• Random greenery in Mexico, Colombia, or Indonesia (02:35)
• Kartvlis Deda "Mother of All Georgians" Statue in Tbilisi (02:35)
• Town church of the "Les Praz de Chamonix" commune (02:36)
• Aerial of Downtown Geneva (02:36)
• Jvari Eastern Orthodox Monastery by Mtskheta in suburban Tbilisi (02:37)
• Greco-Roman Temple of Garni near Yerevan (02:37)
• Random boat in Colombia or Indonesia (02:38)
• Plunging in Bali (04:14-04:16)

Edited February 6, 2016 by Supay

[Kitla]

Sigh.  I want to go back to a cast made up of normal people.

[Supay]

Sigh.  I want to go back to a cast made up of normal people.

 

Hey, once TAR: Original US Edition gets the nod for cancellation later this year, there's always the Canadian version. :)

 

Anyhow, the destination for the penultimate episode just screams "cheap substitute leg" a la Season 24 - it would be hilarious if, say, Bertram and Elise's Taiwanese contacts rejected them yet again just like a year ago. XD

Edited February 7, 2016 by Supay

[Supay]

And now the route turns to crap after a glorious first half.

[ApprenticeFan]

The Roadblock is a jumping cliff at Nusa Ceningan.

The Detours of this leg are delivering chickens and coconuts or carrying seaweed, that chicken is seen in the pre-episode previews.

According to press release: https://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/the-amazing-race/photos/?episode=10135

Edited April 29, 2016 by ApprenticeFan
added detour description

[ApprenticeFan]

On 06/12/2015 at 4:11 AM, Supay said:

Finale's in Los Angeles for the third time and the first for a winter season.

RFF has the sole location for the Los Angeles finale leg (Angelus Plaza Hotel), and the rest is in Santa Barbara.

Edited May 7, 2016 by ApprenticeFan

[Supay]

Akin to last season's attempt to mask a repetitive NYC visit by having half of it in the Hamptons.

Edited May 7, 2016 by Supay

[TheRabbi]

So that meet the teams video up above with some spoilers showed Tyler and Korey skydiving at some point. Do we think that a task was edited out, or was that just a clip of them skydiving at some point in their lives? I find it hard to believe a skydiving task would be edited out since they like showing off the views (also has to be a pricy task).