There have to be SOME finalists out there reading this that didn't get picked.... where are you all? You've gotta have something to say!

My guess is they're in California right now, away from computers. I'm sure one of the Timeline freaks could verify the possibility of this.

Finalists, not chosen, can also be alternates, so unless the race has started.....

Eagle eye Steve posted this in the Media thread:

Currently the link at cbs.com points to http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race_application/

I'm not going to speculate about TAR6 (lest MA try to poke her eyes out with a variety of sewing and crocheting tools), but the application certainly says TAR6 on it. I figured this was an appropriate thread to mention this in . . .

--Pertaining to more of the convo in the "Media" thread

The apps are real (they're not taking them down--it was planned) but that has no bearing on WRP completing the casting process, producing the show, or it ever getting aired. Just fill out the fucking applications and send them in already.

My favorite thing is when somebody else says what I'm thinking, and then I don't have to. Yay, Chris!

Still, with the uncertainty about TAR5's existence, it's really interesting that they would start potentially casting for TAR6 so soon. More than obviously, the thought has crossed their mind to have a TAR6. Why not be optimistic?

With, of course, all the usual caveats explained thoroughly by VB above.

You know this for fact? I'm sure you were paying attention when CBS posted the TAR5 apps for a few days, announced it on the front page, and then removed all traces of them for a while. I think this is the concern that they were expressing in the Media thread. When it comes to the CBS WebPeeps, there are too many half-assed examples from the past to ignore.

If I ever made it onto TAR, I'd have to seriously consider purchasing a big white Phil sweater.

I still haven't persuaded Papa Tiger that we should send in our app. Crap. Just because I still can't walk more than three blocks (from botched foot surgery) without pain, he has this foolish notion that I wouldn't make it very far around the world. What an annoying realist he is sometimes!

I think rather than being like, "WHAT IS YOUR SOURCE? WHO ARE YOU WORKING FOR?" and getting all Kiefer about it, you might just assume that Chris probably tells you stuff for good reasons, and the more you demand detail, the less you're gonna get told. Just a suggestion.

LOL! I didn't demand anything :P
I was just pointing out the details that the other poster left out. I couldn't care less if the CBS freaks screwed up. I've already downloaded and printed the application. By the time I get a tape and paperwork finished, I'll know if they screwed up or not.

"Getting all Kiefer about it" is becoming a regular part of my vocabulary. Hee!

In on-topic news, I still haven't emigrated, so I'm not applying. *pout*

Applications are due in by April 13th? Damn, that doesn't seem like a lot of time...or maybe I'm just grouchy because I can never nail down a date to get with my preferred Race partner and do a stupid video.

A note of caution: make sure not to mix up your TAR application, due April 13, with your last minute tax return, due April 15.

Yeah, you might end up with a shirt that says:

I sent my tax return in two days early and all I got was this shirt, a free trip around the world, and half a million dollars.

...and I did it with my best friend.


I just don't think that CBS would find your tax returns terribly interesting, leading them to cast you. I guess that's how you know you're truly entertaining -- if you send them your tax returns & they cast you anyway, you're clearly tv-worthy.

Kids, it's GOLDEN (hoof scrape). Take advantage. Make a better fucking tape this time, Novac.


You're so going to be that Racer with the full set of luggage aren't you?


The first time that doing your taxes in crayon might actually help you out.

Good luck y'all. Knock 'em dead.

Yeah, I guess riding a bicycle around your yard nude probably works better for young, athletic women than it does for me. Oh well, I guess I won't try that again!

The thought occurred to me that if any posters eventually get cast, they should have to change their names according to the city in which they were Philiminated. Who knows? Maybe one day Novacscott could be rechristened, for example, Kievs Bitch.

On topic? Ok. Do you guys think CBS is looking to cast more women or mixed couples? We've all noticed that the show tends to be male-dominated. Do you think they consciously try to avoid this? I'm wondering because I'm trying to decide between 2 people with whom I might apply.

Why not both? The application states only one submission per team, but I can't find anything that disallows an individual applying with different partners.

Generally when this question comes up, people agree that you can apply as many times as you like, so long as each application is with a different person. I agree with Slowhatch.

And lose my 1300+ posts? Fat chance, I have over 25% of the posts I need to be a Stalker! Besides, I might accidentally make a typo and rename myself something silly like ClowingAround. :#

In reviewing the app, interesting to note the new questions asked:
Are you licensed to drive?(I wonder if this had been on tar3 if that wd have eliminated Flo immediately) Can you drive manual or automatic?
You're now required to be more specific if you're single: i.e. no sig. other, and you must list the boy/girl friends name but not so of your spouse's name.
Which airport is closest to your home.
The order of questions has also been changed.

Apps for TAR4 and TAR5 differed very little.

And maybe avoided the Heave-wine-delivery situation.

OMG! I almost wet myself!

The fun of filling out the application is just what I needed right now. Something to lift my spirits and get my mind off the "icky" things around mylife.

And I know I can drive anything.... 'cept a Bradley.

Yeah, the ordering actually makes sense now. Similar questions are grouped together.

Ah, something the NYS Board of Regents should've kept in mind when designing the Math A Regents exam. (Don't mind me while I meaninglessly reference random currents events issues in New York State educational politics.)

ANYWAY. I'm hoping the driver's license thing won't be a sticking point. I'll have to get one, like, immediately. I was actually surprised it wasn't a question before. Whatever, my partner's going to be doing all the driving if we get on. (Yes, I'm totally planning on being the Flo of season 6. With a little less whining.)

All these "new" questions were actually on the second set of paperwork you have to fill out before arriving at the semis interview. So they're just bumping them up to the initial stack o' papers this time.

97. 100. 100. 100. Courses 1 - 4 exams. Silly way to spend my time back in 90-93. Maybe I should put that on my TAR app! *sigh*

Another change I've noticed is that DVDs are now accepted. That allows for more creativity but AFAIK only A/A have tried the Spielberg route with any success; as VB posted months ago, just stare into the camera and explain to the producers why they will burn in Hell if your team isn't chosen. Probably the best benefit of the DVD format is the opportunity to edit clips on your computer until you get the app exactly the way you want it.

The dream is still alive!

so, i have this bit of information for you guys- take it or leave it.
there is no casting team yet associated with TAR6 as of now, however the office is APPERENTLY expecting a team to start up fairly soon. i know because i called and asked to speak with my old casting assistant, and i was told they currently do not exist and to try back in a few days. a good sign for everyone! good luck guys!

Good news, TBone! And just as a friendly suggestion, you might want to read the FAQ, where you will learn, among other things, that we don't sign our posts around here. (You can also do like I had to do as a clueless newbie and go back and edit your post to remove any inadvertent violations!)

Hrmph, doesn't look like I'll be applying this time around. My work schedule shifted, and I won't be seeing my co-applicant until April 14.

I'll be in the bleachers as well. The application and selection process is an interesting topic for me, just not a personal one: most of my friends can't spare the time from work, and most of my relatives couldn't climb halfway up an Italian Alp or Mexican pyramid without busting an artery. On the other hand, if there's anyone out there who can act the part of a separated-from-childhood friend, and who also happens to be an LP Hawaiian beauty-pageant winner...

Does it matter which city you send your application to? You have to chose one of nine places for your package to be directed and put it on the outside of the envelope, FedEx box, etc. I would think that some places, like Detroit, would have fewer applications than others, like Los Angeles. Would fewer applications mean that TPTB are more likely to notice your brilliance? Or do they not pay any attention to that for the first cut?

My sister and I would be willing travel anywhere for an interview (assuming, of course that the CAs will see our amazing brilliance). NYC is the closest, although still 6 hours away, but I've got nothing against North Carolina.

According to what Chris said during the TAR5 application process, I would say that it makes no difference. IIRC, there were so few teams who made it to the semi-finals and chose the midwestern city, they asked A&C to head to one of the other cities instead. I simply chose the city I most wanted to spend a couple vacation days in if I were selected.

PS: All applications are mailed to Santa Monica. Your post kind of insinuated otherwise, so I wanted to clear that up.

You all have no idea how much I love you and this thread! Thank the lord, I had resigned to not even looking for applications until after the season. Bless you alll!

May I join your Hrmph. I'm getting married mid, Aug, and don't think the future MrD would be down with skipping tahiti, or potentially the ceremony for that matter. Anyone else, feel free to steal my idea. Tell em you're getting married, and TAR would be the perfect honeymoon.

I don't think that's such a wise idea for my application. My co-applicant is my mother. Creepy!

That would certainly be one angle to use "how to cure your Oedipus complex."

Who's to say you'd have to skip Tahiti? The race may just go through there! And if you win, well, with a million dollars you could probably take an annual honeymoon to the South Pacific! I say, go for it! You're a lock.

A friend in FL emailed me a notice that they're having a casting call there this weekend. Hopefully they'll find some good teams. I was starting to get grumpy about all those Big Brother recruitment ads CBS has been showing, with no similar TAR ones.

A mother and son combination would be something new (unless of course they have one in TAR5), or father and daughter. Grandparent and grandchild would be another new concept. I can see my mother doing it, probably with my daughter. A real cat and dog fight around the world!!

Though when I think of mother and son, I think of a TV program here in Australia called Mother and Son, which started this brilliant elderly actress (Ruth Cracknell, who sadly recently passed away) as a mother suffering from senility (though with moments of complete sanity) living with her very much under the thumb son. A mother and son team like that on TAR would be brilliant.

If I remember correctly, our casting assistant asked us this specifically in the pre-semi phone interview chat things, as well as at semis when the higher-up type person was in the room too. (it didn't really make a difference in getting us on the show... but it's worth mentioning).


I'm not sure if this was mentioned earlier in the thread, but it looks like Pitt. is off the casting city list. My partner and I had actually considered trying to put that as our choice, guessing our odds for getting a semi-interview would be better... in the end, it didn't make a difference. I think the casting people might have been there the day before our semi-round, but they were being very non-chatty about the whole thing... they're really not joking about the confidentiality.

For those looking to see what's been done before, the audition tapes for the TAR3 teams are posted on the CBS TAR3 website under the team profiles --www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race3/teams. I know it's been said before, but I had forgotten and so I thought others might have too. For the most part I think they show that it's not the video that's important, it's the people on the video.

The TAR3 app videos are the only ones I could find. For some reason, CBS has always been stingy with TAR bandwidth. Now that Survivor Insider has gone into a free (sponsored) mode, maybe they can do the same for TAR5. I wouldn't mind watching a few seconds of commercials if it meant extra TAR footage.

I'd just be happy if they could get the links right each week for the various extra footage clips of TAR. But then, that's far removed from the topic.
As parks said, it's the people in the video that count, not the video itself. Mike & Kathy's video is the perfect example. (IIRC:) Laying down, holding the camera? Classic.

ETA: My co-applicant is coming out for the Easter weekend, so I might be able to get my application in the mail on Saturday. I can only convince her to apply by convincing her that the chance of us getting picked for the semi-final interviews is horribly slim.

Heh, that's how I reassure my buddy's wife. I told her there is no way in hell we would ever get picked, but it sure is fun doing the application and she giggles at the videos. I am firm in my conviction of never being picked for a show. I don't know how to play to the camera in the 'tell us about yourself mode'. I'll tell you all kinds of stuff by just yakking away, but the phrase 'tell us about yourself' shuts down any formal thought process on my part. Oh well. Like I said, it's fun putting the package together.

If TPTB choose people from Big Brother and recruit others at bars....I am almost at the point of saying, "Why even bother appliying."
- Definitely feeling a bit of frustration.

I was watching this morning my tape of last night's Letterman and they showed an ad for TAR. It was announcing that they were searching for contestants in the Western Pennsylvania area for TAR5. There has to be a mistake - they should have said TAR6. So, if anyone is interested, the open auditions are at the KDKA Studios, One Gateway Center, (Downtown Pittsburgh) Pittsburgh, PA this Friday from 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Good luck.