|
|
|
|
PLEASE NOTE: The Reality TV World Message Boards are filled with desperate
attention-seekers pretending to be one big happy PG/PG13-rated family. Don't
be fooled. Trying to get everyone to agree with you is like herding cats,
but intolerance for other viewpoints is NOT welcome and respect for other
posters IS required at all times. Jump in and play, and you'll soon find out
how easy it is to fit in, but save your drama for your mama. All members are
encouraged to read the
complete guidelines.
As entertainment critic Roger
Ebert once said, "If you disagree with something I write, tell me so, argue
with me, correct me--but don't tell me to shut up. That's not the American way."
|
|
|
"Was Steve/Dave saved by the producers?"
PepeLePew13 26134 desperate attention whore postings
DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
|
06-13-03, 08:17 AM (EST)
 
  |
|
"Was Steve/Dave saved by the producers?" |
I have a bit of a rant with the mixup that caused Cindy/Russell to get knocked out of the game and kept Steve/Dave in longer. I'm going to play devil's advocate here... was it conspired by the producers to throw Cindy/Russell off the track to create some drama?Let's face it... watching Steve/Dave amble all the way to the finish line well behind everyone else would have been deathly dull. Booooorrrriiiiiiiing. What if the producers paid off the ticket agent to purposely send off Russell and Cindy onto the wrong path? I can see how Russell could have gotten the wrong place with Gmund/Gmunden but didn't he say "GmundEN" in the subtitle that showed up on the screen? Surely the ticket agent would have known to ask to clarify which one he meant! I live in a place called Hamilton and there's a town called Milton nearby, it's old habit for me to clarify with people when they ask where the "institute" is as it's in Milton, not in Hamilton. Anyhoo... I think the producers know that people would be cheering for Steve/Dave and not so enamoured with Russell/Cindy. Am I completely off my rocker with this theory?
Click here to rank all 96 Survivors!
 
Heidi: My biggest assets to the tribe are my athletic skills and my intelligence. I've lost one of them.
Jiffy: Which one?
|
|
|
Top |
| |
realitybites 1174 desperate attention whore postings
DAW Level: "Politically Incorrect Guest"
|
06-13-03, 09:46 AM (EST)
|
|
1. "Well, not completely..." |
The problem with Russell & Cindy is that they went to the wrong station. The Vienna East Station apparently offered tickets to GMUND and not GMUNDEN. Only the Vienna West Station had tickets to Gmunden. Understandable mistake on all sides, perhaps. I don't think the producers had anything to do with their demise.
|
|
|
Top |
| |
 |
AMAI 1254 desperate attention whore postings
DAW Level: "Beef Jerky Spokesperson"
|
06-13-03, 10:38 AM (EST)
|
|
2. "RE: Well, not completely..." |
I agree, realitybites. Those two have such a terrible relationship that more energy on her part seems to go into figuring out whether his last comment was a diss or a compliment, and how to make him agree that maybe one day they'll have sex, while he in turn is too busy admiring himself in every reflective surface to even notice the Race-related mistakes.
|
|
|
Top |
| |
mrbluesky 142 desperate attention whore postings
DAW Level: "Blistex Spokesperson"
|
06-13-03, 01:41 PM (EST)
|
|
4. "RE: Was Steve/Dave saved by the producers?" |
The idea of a conspiracy seems far fetched, especially since the conspiracy would have imploded if Russell and/or Cindy would have checked their tickets.
|
|
|
Top |
| |
mikey 1150 desperate attention whore postings
DAW Level: "Politically Incorrect Guest"
|
06-13-03, 03:03 PM (EST)
|
|
5. "A more benevolent conspiracy theory" |
I have an alternative theory. Like last year, when the producers set up a potential disaster with the leaded/unleaded gas situation -- some fell for it, others did not, and some recovered from the mistake better than others. Here, they had two nearly identical city names, two different major train stations (probably leaving in a different station than they arrived in). Sometimes when the city name is in another language you may not be able to tell just by looking at your tickets, or you may think "Gmund" is just an abbreviation for "Gmunden." Here, Steve/Dave also went to the wrong train station (I can't remember if anyone else did), but realized their mistake earlier than Russell/Cindy. Would have made better TV even if the train to Gmund were leaving earlier, Russell/Cindy had rushed for it and not realized their mistake until they got to the wrong city. If the producers set up the potential for a mistake and waited to see who, if anyone, would fall for it, bravo for them. That is what the game is all about.
|
|
|
Top |
| |
|
TARJUNKIE999 479 desperate attention whore postings
DAW Level: "Daytime Soap Guest Star"
|
06-13-03, 04:18 PM (EST)
|
|
6. "RE: A more benevolent conspiracy theory" |
LAST EDITED ON 07-01-03 AT 04:08 PM (EST)Mikey says:
I have an alternative theory....
Here, they had two nearly identical city names, two different major train stations (probably leaving in a different station than they arrived in).... or you may think "Gmund" is just an abbreviation for "Gmunden."... That is what the game is
all about.
Right on...I agree...looks like the producers lucked out with two similarly sounding cities reachable from two different train stations...genius!!!!!
|
|
|
Top |
| |
|
p l a c e h o l d e r t e x t g o e s h e r e - p l a c e h o l d e r t e x t g o e s h e r e - p l a c e h o l d e r t e x t g o e s h e r e -
p l a c e h o l d e r t e x t g o e s h e r e - p l a c e h o l d e r t e x t g o e s h e r e - p l a c e h o l d e r t e x t g o e s h e r e -
p l a c e h o l d e r t e x t g o e s h e r e - p l a c e h o l d e r t e x t g o e s h e r e - p l a c e h o l d e r t e x t g o e s h e r e -
p l a c e h o l d e r t e x t g o e s h e r e - p l a c e h o l d e r t e x t g o e s h e r e - p l a c e h o l d e r t e x t g o e s h e r e -
|
|
Email this topic to a friend
Printer-friendly version of this topic
Bookmark this topic (Registered users only)
