[starry]

Hard to expect much with the modern budget version of this show. The cast is the usual set of photogenic middle America stereotypes: clowns, blondes, sports wives etc. The leg design saved the first seven teams just by sticking them on a much earlier plane. Of course the days when teams could search for the quickest flight have long gone. The road blocks (no detour) were repeats from previous races, but not as tough. Repeating the double express pass twist, so a team gets one without even earning it. Just a 40 minute premiere.