12-13-2004, 03:51 PM
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#1 | | Din Älskling
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| Survivor.
I didn't watch every episode this season. I tuned in whenever I was home. I did watch the final.
Would you participate in a Survivor if you could? Why? Do you think you would have the kahunas to win or would you shrink under the menacing glare of your Survivor cast mates.
Personally, I would love to. It would be hard with all the cameras constantly following you around, but you probably get used to that after a while.
A problem (I'm sure there are many more) tha I would have is leaving my job for two months. I can barely take a day off without being called at 8:30 in the morning.
On a secondary note, I'm completely in love (lust) with Julie: http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivo...os/julie.shtml
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12-13-2004, 04:07 PM
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| I would
But I'm holding out for "Survivor Tasmania". 
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12-13-2004, 04:11 PM
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#3 | | Senior Member
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| Fencing is on Thursdays. I had to make a choice: fencing, or Survivor. Guess what I chose? Fencing! I have not watched an episode since my second semester of fencing.
As for would I compete in survivor? Nope, I'd miss too much fencing. However, if they had one set as an olympic-type training camp..."Survivor:Fencing" anyone? The backstabbing (gah! can't spell) takes on a whole new meaning....
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12-13-2004, 07:20 PM
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#4 | | Senior Member
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| Am I the only person who has never seen an episode of Survivor? Anyone...anyone....??
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Heaven is where the police are British, the chefs Italian, the mechanics are German, the lovers are French, and its all organized by the Swiss.
Hell is where the police are German, the chefs are British, the mechanics are French, the lovers are Swiss, and it's all organized by the Italians.
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12-13-2004, 07:25 PM
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#5 | | Moderator
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| No I've never watched a full episode of Survivor. 5 minutes is enough.
What is it with people and so called reality TV? Not only are we consumers of electronic goods but we have to be consumers of everything else as well? Oh come on - get a life.
Reality TV - a celebration of mediocrity.
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12-13-2004, 07:29 PM
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| I agree Maestro Gav. I think the appeal of reality T.V. is just that the drama is supposedly real, but the amount of editing involved makes me suspicious as to how real it can be. Besides, I'm real, and my life is never that dramatic... Although I will admit that 'The Real World' WAS a pretty good show the first......4 seasons or so when the people actually were trying to mature and grow, then it just got embarrasing to watch 18-20ish people trying to stunt their own growth and stay in a state of perpetual adolescence.
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Heaven is where the police are British, the chefs Italian, the mechanics are German, the lovers are French, and its all organized by the Swiss.
Hell is where the police are German, the chefs are British, the mechanics are French, the lovers are Swiss, and it's all organized by the Italians.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered" George Best | |
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12-14-2004, 03:20 AM
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#7 | | Curmudgeon-in-Chief
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Originally Posted by davtsung Am I the only person who has never seen an episode of Survivor? | No.
Not even 5 minutes. At first the concept just didn't appeal to me; then the descriptions people gave of it made it sound lame; then it got so popular I decided it must be dreck and made a conscious effort never to see any of it. Apart from the unavoidable promo spots during commercial breaks in other programs. Bad enough, those.
In fact, I don't think I've ever watched any of the so-called "reality" shows. | |
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12-14-2004, 09:42 AM
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| It sounded great at first - I thought it was going to be a bunch of people dropped on a desert island with no amenities, and the last person to give up, wins. Then I started hearing about what it really was, and said "screw this". | |
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12-15-2004, 01:24 PM
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#9 | | Senior Member
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| oh I'd love to participate in survivor! Esp. if its some islandy place... too bad they only take Americans... | |
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12-15-2004, 01:51 PM
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#10 | | Din Älskling
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Originally Posted by Inquartata No.
Not even 5 minutes. At first the concept just didn't appeal to me; then the descriptions people gave of it made it sound lame; then it got so popular I decided it must be dreck and made a conscious effort never to see any of it. Apart from the unavoidable promo spots during commercial breaks in other programs. Bad enough, those.
In fact, I don't think I've ever watched any of the so-called "reality" shows. |
I've done that with many shows. All together, I probably get in about 1-2 hours of tv when I'm at full blast. Unfortunately this year, an injury has decreased my activities considerably. Instead of getting home regularly after 9:00pm, I know sometimes get home at 7:00 or so. Somedays I may end up with 3-4 hours under my belt. I'm hoping my elbow will heal so I can resume my prior level of activity in which case I'll probably drop my satellite feed.
I still never quite make it for prime time tv and I don't miss it. I've probably seen 3-4 of the Survivor epis from this season.
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12-15-2004, 01:57 PM
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#11 | | Din Älskling
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Originally Posted by Gav No I've never watched a full episode of Survivor. 5 minutes is enough.
What is it with people and so called reality TV? Not only are we consumers of electronic goods but we have to be consumers of everything else as well? Oh come on - get a life.
Reality TV - a celebration of mediocrity. | I prefer reality shows over sitcoms. Currently, there are very few shows that I watch regularly anyway. I'm not the type that has to rush home because such and such show starts at such and such time. Forget taping. I've tried taping shows and ended up with 12 hours of tape that I never get around to watching.
As for the reality shows. I realize that they are in many cases faker than scripted shows (20 hours out of thousands?). For some reason the appeal is still there. The only explanation I can give is that I find myself projecting what I would do in such and such a situation.
I also have to note that I've seen a grand total of 4-5 episodes of Survivor this season, I don't think that qualifies me as addicted to Reality tv.
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12-15-2004, 02:50 PM
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| No TV = No problem
Me = No TV
Me = No problem
Q.E.D. 
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12-15-2004, 05:40 PM
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#13 | | Senior Member
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| Survivor is the one TV show that I watch on a regular basis. I hardly watch any TV at all..and when I do, it's Survivor...or the news. That's it.
I am in love with Survivor. Best show ever.
If I could participate in it, I would, definitely. | |
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12-15-2004, 07:54 PM
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#14 | | No, your mom's a lemur
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12-16-2004, 02:45 AM
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#15 | | Curmudgeon-in-Chief
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Originally Posted by esskreemr I've tried taping shows and ended up with 12 hours of tape that I never get around to watching.
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I work out at home, and there's nothing more boring than lifting weights, unless it's riding a stationary bicycle. I need something to engage my attention. Music doesn't really cut it. So I watch TV. Given my work schedule I usually find myself working out during prime time, but even so there are relatively few shows that interest me any more so I try to keep a couple of hours on tape in reserve. Sometimes I even manage to exhaust that and wind up having to watch whatever is on. But no reality shows. No. | |
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12-16-2004, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by davtsung Am I the only person who has never seen an episode of Survivor? Anyone...anyone....?? | No, you aren't. Never watched it. The bits at the end that I see while tuning in "CSI" are bad enough.
I know a man who survived the Pol Pot regime in Cambodia. He claims he could go on one of these shows and win it all because he knows what real endurance is. But his back-stabbing skills are deficient, so I don't know how well he'd actually do.
As for me--I can humiliate myself quite well on the strip without having to take time off from work or eat bugs. So, no, I'd never participate in "Survivor".
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12-17-2004, 10:21 PM
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| I agree, it would be pretty weeni-rific to go on a reality show, especially Big Brother *shudders in fear at the 5th series* but c'mon people, a million dollars would be pretty cool. Never having to worry about wether a blade will break before pay-day...
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12-18-2004, 02:46 PM
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#18 | | Curmudgeon-in-Chief
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| So go on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire". Twenty minutes, vs. 3 months of humiliating yourself in front of millions, being put through hoops by sadistic producers like a performing poodle... | |
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12-18-2004, 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Inquartata So go on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire". Twenty minutes, vs. 3 months of humiliating yourself in front of millions, being put through hoops by sadistic producers like a performing poodle... | Or you can go on Japanese TV and humiliate yourself for 5-minutes and humiliate yourself in front of millions of people. 
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Heaven is where the police are British, the chefs Italian, the mechanics are German, the lovers are French, and its all organized by the Swiss.
Hell is where the police are German, the chefs are British, the mechanics are French, the lovers are Swiss, and it's all organized by the Italians.
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12-19-2004, 12:48 AM
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Originally Posted by davtsung Or you can go on Japanese TV and humiliate yourself for 5-minutes and humiliate yourself in front of millions of people. | Do what Hollywood does, marry a rich old person, a VERY rich and VERY old person.
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