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"TAR #12: Summary Signup Thread."
Estee 55194 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-24-07, 06:28 PM (EST)
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"TAR #12: Summary Signup Thread." |
Okay, this one's going to be tricky. Right now, what we know is that we've got eleven teams -- and according to a report or two, this version of the Race features no non-elimination legs. Assume three last teams running for the finish line, and we should have nine episodes to work with -- except that nothing is guaranteed us, nothing is owed, and no one expects the Superleg inclusion.So right now, I'm going to call this nine episodes -- but I'm really hoping a Webby will show up and let me know just how wrong I am. Until then, we'll take signups based on nine available slots. The primary rule: you must have completed a summary for any other reality series before you can do one for TAR. And that means you volunteered, you showed up, you wrote your assigned summary, and you posted it. If you volunteered and ducked out, too bad, so sad, doesn't count. Whoever gets the first episode is responsible for introducing the teams and should spend some time letting us know just who these DAWs are. (As TAR doesn't hold a Reunion show, whoever gets the last episode has just that: the last episode all the way to the finish line.) Should any episode except the premiere and finale be a surprise two-hour special, we'll treat it in one of two ways: If the total airtime count remains the same -- they're just airing two episodes back-to-back -- whoever has that summary slot takes the first half, and whoever's next up gets the second. If they're boosting by an hour, the summary writer has the option to either take on the whole thing or open the second half to an extra writer. (If we wind up at random draw for summary slots, whoever just missed the pull has the first option.) Summaries should go up within three days of the episode's airtime. The sooner, the better, and the faster you are, the more openly-posting readers you get. If you're ready within a day, you're golden. If we get more volunteers than slots (which can happen for this show), the summaries will be assigned by random draw, likely conducted by a BluePeep. (You also have one extra option here: if you really, really want to, and you can both agree to it before you apply, two writers can do a summary as a team. Work out whether you want to try it -- and who you're trying it with -- prior to signing up. And make sure you really and truly want to do it that way -- it gets complicated fast.) Application deadline is midnight EST Thursday, November 1st. This is to give whoever gets the premiere a little time to flee the country prepare themselves. Yes, that isn't a lot of signup time, but the show kind of turned up out of nowhere this year. This should be -- could be -- well, it's a schedule to work against and be proven horribly wrong later, but right now, it's all we've got. Episodes: #1: 11/4 #2: 11/11 #3: 11/18 #4: 11/25 #5: 12/2 #6: 12/9 #7: 12/16 #8: 12/23 #9: 12/30 Volunteers? Someone else can start this for Apprentice. Or we can just let Zipperhead do all of those. You know he wants to.
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zipperhead 3442 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Car Show Celebrity"
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10-25-07, 09:22 AM (EST)
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1. "RE: TAR #12: Summary Signup Thread." |
 If you keep doing these shout-outs, I'm going to start thinking you're in love with me.
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Snidget 43862 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-25-07, 09:48 AM (EST)
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3. "RE: TAR #12: Summary Signup Thread." |
Something in December, Please.
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ARnutz 13792 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-25-07, 04:13 PM (EST)
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5. "RE: TAR #12: Summary Signup Thread." |
I would like to do one again. The only date (on that list) that I could possibly do is Nov. 18th because I have a short week of classes due to the Thanksgiving holiday. If it runs past 9 episodes (because of a superleg or recap or something), I could do one at the end of December/beginning of January.
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Estee 55194 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-26-07, 06:36 AM (EST)
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12. "RE: TAR #12: Summary Signup Thread." |
LAST EDITED ON 11-01-07 AT 02:09 PM (EST)*picks up hat and throws it back out* Sorry, but you still haven't finished any summary, anywhere -- and that means you remain ineligible for this one. ETA... at least, that was true at the time. *recovers hat and adds it to the pile* With his Kid Nation effort officially on the board, MattBen has just entered the draw pool. It doesn't mean he'll get a summary, but his lottery balls will be dumped into the hopper.
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zipperhead 3442 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Car Show Celebrity"
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10-26-07, 09:03 AM (EST)
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13. "RE: TAR #12: Summary Signup Thread." |
No, no...I haven't actually volunteered. Just pokin' fun at Estee.
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dajaki 1453 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Beef Jerky Spokesperson"
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10-30-07, 09:51 AM (EST)
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16. "RE: TAR #12: Summary Signup Thread." |
I would love to write one!
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SurvivorBlows 15230 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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11-02-07, 01:50 AM (EST)
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17. "RE: TAR #12: Summary Signup Thread." |
LAST EDITED ON 11-02-07 AT 01:50 AM (EST)>So right now, I'm going to call this nine episodes -- but >I'm really hoping a Webby will show up and let me know just >how wrong I am. Until then, we'll take signups based on >nine available slots. I had Chris ask Bertram about this when he interviewed him on Wednesday and according to Bertram, it's 11 episodes and yes, zero non-elims, so my guess is we're probably looking at a superleg and a two-part finale. >If we get more volunteers than slots (which can happen >for this show), the summaries will be assigned by random >draw, likely conducted by a BluePeep. Here's the draw list: Scuba Steve Snidget michel ARnutz mysticwolf Seana mattben frisky Breezy Cygnus X1 dajaki ...sorry Vince! Thanks, SB
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michel 10812 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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11-02-07, 11:56 AM (EST)
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20. "OK for Episode #2 " |
Looking at my calendar:Survivor Summary: 11/08 Episode #8 TAR Summary: 11/11 Episode #2 I got a busy week ahead! Thanks Estee and Webby.

Estee, I hope I don't confuse Phil and Jeff and make them run into each other but, if I do, it's your fault! 
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vince3 17341 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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11-02-07, 05:29 PM (EST)
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21. "RE: TAR #12: Summary Signup Thread." |
...sorry Vince!S'OK. I get the feeling that the way my luck's been going lately, I probably won't have my laptop back for at least another month, anyway......... Besides, I can always pinch-hit if needed, if I get the laptop back soon, that is......... (it's much easier than trying the Mick Foley method, handwriting the whole thing, then typing it in......)
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Estee 55194 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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12-10-07, 09:08 AM (EST)
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30. "Update." |
As predicted, Survivor is taking all of next Sunday for itself. Since we did no-dates to start with, it's not exactly a crisis -- but at least now we know.
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michel 10812 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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12-10-07, 04:01 PM (EST)
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31. "RE: Update." |
I'd also expect a break for the holidays. I think Big Brother is scheduled to start in February, right? I'd expect TAR's finale to be the Sunday before BB starts.
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Snidget 43862 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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12-23-07, 06:28 PM (EST)
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34. "RE: Update." |
Warming up the snark, hopefully I can get it done tomorrow, curled up in a blanket being snarky sounds like a good alternative to the mall.
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Estee 55194 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-10-08, 08:18 AM (EST)
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38. "RE: Oops..." |
Talk it over with Dajaki and ask if it's okay to have two weeks of dueling summaries. If so, you both go next week. And if you both go next week, I want to see some rivalry.
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