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"This show is ok, but why isn't it good?"
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PagongRatEater 12973 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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12-20-04, 12:08 PM (EST)
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I think Shakes is dead-on that it is ridiculous that the elimination challenges are just a factor in who gets eliminated rather than the determinant. They have to have challenges that have a clear winner and more often than not they don't, so it MUST become subjective. I suppose that allows Branson more latitude since, in theory, he is picking someone to run his company, but it makes for unsatisfying television.OTOH, I also think that the contestants have either been lackluster or, more likely, they have just been edited in such a way as to not really let us get a great feel for them. I think that there are actually some very interesting people and personalities on the show, but we have not been vested into any of them so we have no investment in who wins or loses. In essence, we don't CARE what happens to these people cause we don't care about these people. Just my 1/50th of a dollar.
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Captain_Savem 3731 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Thong Contest Judge"
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12-22-04, 06:18 PM (EST)
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7. "RE: Both" |
This show would improve if the loser of the challege would instantly get fired.I agree that it would make for a good show, but it wouldn't be good business. Why? Because at the end of the day you're more likely to be stuck with a bunch of jocks or thrill junkies and very rarely do they posses the expertise required to run an organization. PRE is right, Branson needs some flexibility when it comes to firings, but then what you have left, as Shakes pointed out, is a format that doesn't make a lick of sense. It takes the use of strategery right out the window. And consequently, contestants calling each other out and getting into altercations are much ado about nothing since no one can form alliances and vote people out. The Evolution Continues...
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Loree 8616 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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12-23-04, 08:16 AM (EST)
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9. "RE: 12/21 Best Episode Yet" |
I have never liked Candida either. So I wasn't unhappy to see her booted. I also knew that Gabe would stick around. Branson wasn't going to boot another guy and be left with only Shawn and the women.
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ohboy 168 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Blistex Spokesperson"
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12-23-04, 10:37 AM (EST)
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11. "RE: 12/21 Best Episode Yet" |
I think that the show isn't great because he apparently has favorites I mean him and Shawn (who has screwed up time and time again) and he keeps getting passes and now no one will take him to elimination cause they know they will get fired. I think this one will end with Shawn running Virgin, Richard likes him and the way he operates I think it's apparent right away. Is good though cause you have Erika and Nicole being nasty makes it fun and they are easy to hate.
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Loree 8616 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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12-28-04, 05:25 PM (EST)
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12. "New episode tonight..." |
At least we get a new episode of something tonight.
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Loree 8616 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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12-29-04, 08:58 AM (EST)
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14. "RE: This show is ok, but why isn't it good?" |
What I notice is that Richard gets closer to his contestants than Trump ever does. Trump pops in now and then with his Gladiator music to be idolized and then he is gone till the boardroom, letting Carolyn and George monitor the group. But Richard really spends time with the contestants. He gets to know more of their personality. So I think he is picking more on his true likes of a person rather than what others think and on the challenge, like Trump does. Trump does what he thinks will be good for ratings. Richard seems to want to keep certain people he has a personal like for.
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RangeRover 262 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Network TV Show Guest Star"
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12-29-04, 12:27 PM (EST)
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15. "RE: This show is ok, but why isn't it good?" |
Branson is a by far better administrator of the tasks and the candidates... however there often seems no rhyme to the reason behind the elimination challenges and they seem unneccessary at best when the simple task and their behavior/etc seem enough to base a termination on... and ironically is in MOST of the cases.But last night was just odd. Produce a commercial then losers go and the loser stays.. the model!!! shock!!! and she oversees the competition again to produce a commercial. Okay... so she now becomes eyes/ears and that is just odd. And Sean, who I loathe, is getting the winner's edit, despite the fact that Branson hated him from day one and frankly nothing has changed that makes that phoney 'f" any better in my eyes. The only ones I like are Sara and Gabe. Bunim/Murray really blew it.. they do better with human drama and interaction with Teens better than adults. They really tried to force the entire conflict between the women and it obviously didn't work... no one liked the bitchy attorney DUH but it doesn't need to go on and on. Pick a format - either this is a human drama/interaction show or its a competition show or its a travel show. Find one and stick with it.
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Swami 5883 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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12-29-04, 01:36 PM (EST)
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16. "RE: This show is ok, but why isn't it good?" |
LAST EDITED ON 12-29-04 AT 01:38 PM (EST)??? I thought Branson liked Shawn! I know he likes Sara, but they always edit her as a follower (albeit a good one) not a leader. From this, I have assumed that Shawn may win. I think Erica is still out as a contender - but putting her back in play will surely throw the two winning teams off center, which I assume was Branson's intent. Nothing is worse than kissing somebody off and then having them show up with control over your future! (Edited because I can't spell.)
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lrlr1 512 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Reality Show Commentator"
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12-29-04, 09:25 PM (EST)
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17. "RE: This show is ok, but why isn't it good?" |
>I watch this show every Tuesday, > why is it just >ok? Because Branson, being British, breaks the American reality game show rules. For example, when Branson left the teams a note saying to visit the Buddha in Hong Kong, I think. I thought immediately that he wouldn't have said it if seeing the Buddha was not an important part of the challenge. Turns out to be just the opposite. The team who followed his advice lost and was chastised for wasting time seeing the Buddha instead of on the challenge! Then, again, at the Victoria Falls challenge. The guy who was game for the challenge loses because he was stupid enough to follow Branson's orders! My first thought was that Branson would never give them a challenge that would certainly KILL them, so why would the guy either assume the opposite or, and like me!, how would he know that he would be killed if he went over the falls? Especially when the billionaire Branson gets in the capsule with him? There is no predicting on the part of the viewer of who will succeed and who will fail if, as in the REAL workplace, one follows or disregards the boss' orders. Maybe that works in England (not following orders), but not on my job! And the most recent odd-ball thing that happened was with the who can get the most publicity challenge. The women tricked the media into covering their fake wedding. Branson applauded that deception. Maybe with the English press, but not with the American press, would that have been the case. They would have had to come up with a 'for real' stunt (the press in America would have jumped all over Branson for that!). Not to mention kicking people out of the contest or putting them on notice because of that cab ride to Branson's mansion. The cultural differences are slight, but discombobulating and meaningful to an American audience. I may be wrong, but that's my take on it.
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