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'Amazing Race 4' is a modern-day Jules Verne caper
From: Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
Date: 20030616
Author:Dave Mason Scripps Howard News Service
Our eternal fascination with circling the globe was evident in the 1873 Jules Verne novel "Around the World in 80 Days." Today, technology has made the trip a lot faster.
"Within 48 hours, you can be anywhere," said Bertram van Munster, executive producer and co-creator of "The Amazing Race 4." "You can be at the South Pole and back to New York. It's relatively easy to circumnavigate the world in a week."
Contestants of varying backgrounds, ages and physical shapes try to get around the Earth first in "The Amazing Race 4." One of the better reality shows, it airs at 8 p.m. Thursdays on CBS and ...
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