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I thought Keith looked elegant in his suits and I'm annoyed at Tyra for telling him to get himself into some jeans and T's.
Ninety seconds later she's preaching the gospel about being different is a gooooooood thing. "Be interesting! Stand OUT!"
(I see 14 people before me and only one of them is dressed like a professional. . .)
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I just watched the makeover segment. Kari's the only one who isn't shown Before & After, split screen style. Did they just forget? <snort>
I haven't watched this in eons, but I remember that production took pity on one or two people and adjusted their makeovers. Maybe they'll relent enough to fix those glowworms above her eyes.
(P.S. Still having after-laughs about the third grade Christmas pageant.)
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I work for a medical school. Regardless of whether they have an MD, PhD, DO, PharmD, etc, etc, they refer to themselves as Dr.
I believe she is an MD, though.
That would certainly be very cool.
When finances permit, I take my animals to a woman with a DVM, who uses holistic techniques. (You wouldn't believe the miracles acupuncture can work on old dog hips!) I'd be the first in line if I could find a people doctor like that.
If Nikki's a holistic healer/MD/tantric sex expert, she's the jewel in the crown of Utopia.
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I've been tooling along through these posts, being so happy about Rosie O'Donnell and Whoopi Goldberg appearing daily on my television screen. (Joy, where are you, grrlfriend? Come back!)
I admire both women, identify with them in various ways and think they make good role models and, er, gender representatives. Looking forward to seeing their professional skills mesh.
But I'm worried about the right wing fallout from RO's return--I mean, for her personally. Yesterday I read an article on Entertainment Weekly's webpage about a new show (Utopia) and the comment section was suddenly overtaken by a conservative mob mentality: attacks on Obama, "liberal filth," "another nail in the coffin of America!" It was alarming. And over nothing more than a silly tv show review on fluffy little EW.
I can't even imagine the level of invective that's going to be flying at RO, non-stop, on a daily basis. The paint isn't even dry from the FoxNews target on her back and already they're replaying EH's call-in clips? I know RO's tough, but who can deflect all that without being wounded? (Not me. I'm a sensitive kitten.)
Is she still selling notecards and stuff on her site? I'll go buy a supportive mug.
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Where are these daily live feed recaps of which you speak?
I'm in on this hot mess of a show. I predict wholesale disaster and cancellation, but before that happens, the meltdowns and opportunities for snarking will be epic.
There are threads on this very board for the individual castmem. . .pioneers and a thread devoted to the 24-hour live feed. Do not pass go do not collect $200--it's hilarious!
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She may already be in a gaseous state. Let's hear more about her doctorate, less about her orgasms.
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Patriot? Sounds like he's in a militia.
Exactly. This guy should have hopped off the bus in Idaho.
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I read most of the articles linked on this page (because Utopia is my new shiny playtoy and I can't get the feeds.) The Kid's Nation report was interesting for the basic reality show rules of play. Suggesting you might want to go home is the gold standard for additional camera time; producers get snippy if you have the perfect opportunity to be a dick and you choose to pass.
I'm surprised by all the enthusiastic comments from the Dutch viewers on the home site who are eager to see the American version of their original Utopia show. They sound upbeat and not like the whole thing was a clusterfuck at all. Makes me cautiously optimistic, although maybe the Dutch didn't cast from the deep end of the loony pool.
Strangest of all was the plethora of invective and backbiting from the commenters at EW. "Immoral liberal filth"? Obama attacks? Sheesh, it's just fluffy little Entertainment Weekly. Have they all been blocked from Huffpost? The insults going back and forth are nastier and more offensive than anything on the show.
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1. ACK! I just hit the part where Bella says that one chicken will "literally!" accomplish the same amount of work per day as one man when it comes to tilling up a garden. I rewound it, watched it again with CC, then scampered here to share my incredulity. Oh, sweet, this is going to be the best snark show ever!
2. I can hardly get my mind around the idea that Red's bitching because no one else is rushing to pluck, cook and serve him that questionable chicken, but what else could it be? He seems to have a solid grasp on the concept that no one has the right to stop him. STFU and bon appetit, buddy.
3. Jon is the most moderate and reasonable Pentacostal preacher I've ever seen, which is no doubt a huge disappointment to the producers. I'm sure they were hoping for some good old fashioned fire, brimstone and damning to hell of the godless fornicators. I sensed production teeth gnashing when he agreed: "I'll listen to your message and you listen to mine."
4. I agree with the posters who wish they hadn't cast such extremes--the raw veganarian got booted early, the Hasidim and Amish don't have TV's. (Wait 'til you see the affiliation of the first substitute, heh.) But maybe the wingnuts will burn out early. Meanwhile, the daily feed thread is lots of fun.
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Oh, goody, another installment!
I'm willing to Paypal my share of the feed money. : )
I watched Big Brother this summer for the first time ever and I fast-forwarded, a lot. Buncha shallow whiney juveniles. . .but I hear this was a bad season. On the other hand, I'm a big Survivor fan. One of the very good players once said that every night he would figure out the best strategy for each of the other people and then he'd adjust his moves accordingly. Gamesmanship!
I don't think these people are consciously strategizing a social game like that yet, but it will be interesting to see that side of it develop--as it surely must. The ol' "talking stick" system just isn't working to bring about the mutual respect and cooperation one would hope to see in utopian society. Har.
I wonder if Talking Head interviews will be implemented or Bizarro will be the permanent Greek chorus?
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WOW, Zahdii, thanks so much for the feed recaps! (I live in an isolated place, without enough download speed for Youtube, let alone live action. Netflix? snort)
I was pretty excited about this "experiment." I loved 1900 House, Pioneer House and Oprah Comes To Visit House. Of course, depend on FOX to load the deck with jokers--do you think there's any chance the wingnuts will eventually sift out?
When the people were first introduced, on the tv broadcast, I had some foolish hopes that Dave would grab the opportunity to forge a new start for himself and that Red would actually prove knowledgeable about all matter of handy earthy things.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
What was I thinking? Not to cast aspersions on any particular castmember, ahem, but I will add that 30- and 40-year old toothless people aren't all that uncommon, here in the hinterlands--makes it difficult chomping down on the meth pipe.
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--I have to disagree with the moderator about the Amber Alert. If I hear about a local Amber Alert, I amp up my observation levels to max because it means a child is in imminent physical danger. Amber alerts for wonky teenagers who run away with their loser boyfriends dilute the entire purpose.
--Gun control! As soon as Crash said, "I got this to protect you," I thought: from the cops? WAY more likely that gun would ultimately cause mayhem than stave off rest stop psychos or mountain cabin cannibals (or the zombie horde.)
--If there is one moment in this whole season when Carter showed some guts, it was walking herself back in there and sitting down next to Taylor in the hospital waiting room. Good girl.
--Someone is doing a fabulous job shaping Carter's and Taylor's eyebrows.
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True, he didn't call Kate a bitch; but if Kate were a man, would he have used the word, "bitchy?"
ETA - I would call Ben bitchy - it is comment on someone's behavior, not gender, in my opinion.
Ooh, love to parse the lexicon!
I believe everyone knows exactly what you mean when you say someone's acting bitchy or if you say someone's being a dick. So I apply those words with equal opportunity abandon. (Tra la la.)
But I maintain it's considerably milder to note that someone's being bitchy or that someone's behaving like a dick versus summing up the person's entire character as such. You can even say it the first way, in constructive criticism mode, to a friend. Best to back off calling anyone a bitch, dick, prick, asshole, etc. if you expect to have any future involvement.
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Regarding Kate and "what's wrong with her face," I don't think she has a botox situation or a naturally grim visage, I think she has exactly the same problem I do--a total lack of poker face. My feelings appear like a Times Square electronic billboard feed running across my forehead, even when I try to conceal them. I suspected it's the same for Kate when I noticed she tends to turn away from the guests/requests she doesn't like and respond quite graciously, over her shoulder as she walks away, "I will be happy to do that for you, with pleasure!" I employ that tactic myself. Intonation is easier.
She doesn't have a prayer of convincing the captain she meant to make a rocketship.
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The guests weren't great, but they aren't "guests," either--they're paying clients. I'm getting a little bit weary of the crew's annoyance at being all inconvenienced by those pesky strangers invading their space.
No great surprise that people didn't hop up for breakfast when dinner must have wrapped up around midnight.
And I know this won't be a popular opinion, but what "The Primary" said to Kate was: have a drink with us while we discuss something blah blah blah, you're really pretty when you smile blah blah blah, you don't seem happy and you don't seem to want to be around us, so
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I bet part of "The Happy Stew" was a healthy gob of spit.
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candall, it's a question we all ask ourselves. Why in the hell is she part of this show? :)
Yep, I'm totally redundant. I had a big laugh when someone on the other thread remembered Carnie's tuna salad on Rachel vs. Guy, with utter disdain. Hee.
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Oh, har, this is my new go-to board when I need to laugh.
My only addition is that one time a man brought his own homemade chocolate nibs in his pocket and tossed a few into his appetizer: "I put these in everything I cook!"
Don't do that.
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Is Carnie Wilson an "Ultimate Champion"?
I just saw her on a Chopped re-run, where she was playing on behalf of the Bariatric Surgery Association, and she was a breathless flibbertygibbit disaster.
Seems like her appearance on Guy vs. Rachel wasn't too much past the "I use cilantro in my tuna salad!" level.
Chef de Jean-Georges would probably pulverize Carnie in the ice cream machine. Was Michael Imperioli unavailable?
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Edited to say: Oops, I see now that Carnie's already been, er, mentioned in the "Shows of 2014" thread. Sorrow.
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Lone Star Chuck Wagon patriarch: "We locked down the perfect location. . .it's a science fiction novelty store!"
Military Moms: "AWESOME!"
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Do you think the show is real? Has anyone recognized anyone on the show?
Considering how anxious people are to be "reality stars," I don't think it would be difficult to line up six people who agreed to date strangers chosen by consensus, on camera. So I believe that Joey, Kerry, Tabsum, et. al actually exist in all their superficial glory--which is enough to keep me cackling and flipping the bird in the direction of my television set. But you're right--there's no telling how much of the show consists of artificial vote tallies, scripted story lines and so forth.
Sigh.
I used to love Top Chef and Project Runway and now the production company manipulation is so blatant, neither show bears much resemblance to the "top quality talent competition" it once was. Silly as it is, I still like Survivor because the producers don't seem to have found a way to control the voting.
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I wish it was Deakins! :-) (You obviously meant Ross, candall, I know. :-) )
Durrrrrr. Gosh, I just watched it this morning. And I replayed it, twice, to try and interpret what Logan was saying with that eyebrow. I guess my mind just naturally tends to plaster Jamey Sheridan right over Eric Bogosian any chance it gets. :P
Better grab that desk while you can, Logan, before the new guy assigns it to someone else!
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Goren is/was Criminal Intent, in my humble opinion.
I'm with you on this.
I remember reading, at the time, that the alternating Logan episodes were introduced because VDO was exhausted from Goren being so central to the dialogue-heavy show. They needed to lighten his load and paring down the character's screentime wasn't a viable option. I was bummed about my Goren fix turning intermittent, ha, but it was a good solution. I'm so glad they didn't dilute the whole thing with big chunks of Special Forces Units positioning themselves or other time fillers.
(Sidenote: love the VDO/puppy shot! The puppy even has a corresponding Goren head slant thing going on. Tooooo cute!)
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And we don't know that he missed Barek. And I don't count Ross' sarcastic comment if things don't work out, he'd try and get Barek back.
Finally! This is the exact moment I've spent hours looking for, here and on IMDb. Can anyone give me additional background on this?
It's Wheeler's first day as Logan's partner and apparently she's been in the captain's office, complaining about Logan. Then Logan goes in and he starts complaining about her, but the captain interrupts him and says, "I'll tell you what I just told her: don't underestimate your new partner. [Logan gives a little "humph" and starts to leave.] And besides, I can always try to get Barek back for you."
At this, Logan gives Deakins a very odd look, with a quick eyebrow raise/drop that I can't read. What's up here? Do we know why Barek left or where she went? Did Logan not like her? **I** liked her!!
But I'm easy. I enjoy all the temporary detectives, purely for the diversity and change of pace. I consider them palate cleansers.
For the same reason, I'm always happy to catch "Palimpsest" and the ep with Logan's girlfriend. (These are collectively referred to on IMDb as "the soap opera episodes"--fuckyouverymuch.)
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ACK, I can't believe there aren't more people watching this show, going crazy on this board! T#e Singles Project was MADE for pure unadulterated love-to-hate-it snark feeding frenzy.
Six people paddling around in the shallow end of the dating pool, totally obsessed with outward appearance--their own and others'--to the exclusion of everything else? Getting shot down on a weekly basis due to that very superficiality? Sign me up!
Even the man who's really nothing very special to look at--just ask him: Are you a "10"? Damn right I'm a 10! I'm a dentist, I sport a natty little avant garde bow tie, I am catnip for supermodels.
I have one tiny little sliver of goodwill left for the man who doesn't drink, because his painting date was such a creative choice.
But I'm not betting the farm.
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The Singles Project - General Discussion
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Winner!!!
Wow, I remembered your comment about this as I was watching her tearfully lay claim to being 41. You totally called it! Sorry about your ass and Beyoncé and everything.