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46 minutes ago, J-Man said:
In their exit interview, Danny said that their crew didn't arrive at the beach until 90 minutes after they did, and that after waiting for quite a while, they ended up using another available crew that was already at the beach.
Barbados is 20 miles by 15 miles long. It took the crew 90 minutes to get to the beach?? I wouldn't think it should take 90 minutes to get anywhere on the island.
It appears they had a very directionally challenged crew following them. That seems like a really poor penalty they had to endure for what seems to be a very poor crew assigned to them. And then after all that waiting, they got another available crew to use. Really unfortunate to have something like this determine they had to leave the show.
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2 hours ago, shura said:
What does losing the crew even mean? Isn’t the crew supposed to follow them no matter where they are going, even if they are going to the wrong place or taking the wrong exit? Weird that a team is penalized when the crew failed at their job. Although, I guess it wasn’t a penalty, they simply couldn’t continue filming without the crew and had to wait, but still, Danny and Angie lost time through no fault of their own.
I kept thinking the same thing. Isn't the crew supposed to be shadowing the teams - no matter where they go?? What does right or wrong exit have to do with anything? If Danny and Angie got off at any exit - shouldn't the crew have followed them. It sure seems like they were penalized for the crew making mistake - not because of a misstep by themselves.
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5 hours ago, Skooma said:On 4/26/2024 at 2:21 AM, hoodooznoodooz said:
I am actually warming up to the Morose Mandy spinoff.
I'm not. The actor that played Georgie was the only decent actor of those 4 and now that they "civilized" him he has no personality at all. Generic Georgie.
I agree with you - Generic Georgie - is the perfect way to describe what they have done to him. Ever since he has known of Mandy's pregnancy, his personality has totally changed. I guess it is good he wants to take care of his family, but they have made him so boring in the process.
Missy calls Sheldon 'An Old Man' - I feel that title now also can apply to Georgie.
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5 minutes ago, Mona Lisa said:
One thing I found odd though was the Sheldon story where he thinks someone has been buried in the backyard. Did I miss something because it seemed really unlikely to me that he would have been digging back there no matter what Missy had said.
It was hard to believe that he actually thought Missy was telling the truth. The thing I thought was also unbelievable about that scene was that Sheldon was doing any sort of physical manual labor. He always pushes things like that off on others.
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18 minutes ago, mammaM said:
I like the actor who plays Mandy's dad, but its not making me want a Mandy & Georgie show.
I have never warmed up to the Mandy character. She is not really funny or quirky or even interesting to me. She seems sour and gloomy most of the time. And since Georgie has become a father and engaged to Mandy, his character seems to have 'flattened out'. His funny appealing side seems to have vanished. I guess it is good he is serious about his new family, but I don't find the character entertaining any more. I wish the Mandy and Georgie show well, but I don't intend to watch it a show mainly about them.
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2 hours ago, tv echo said:
NCIS Producers on Tony Cameo, Why It Wasn't Gibbs for Ducky Tribute
TVLine Feb 23, 2024
“Of course the door is always open,” said Binder. But, the EP pointed out, “When we bring him back, we’re not going to bring him back for two minutes” a la Weatherly’s cameo. “It’s got to be something special.”
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That statement is just a bunch of BS to me. What could be more special to Gibbs (or the show) than attending Ducky's funeral. Plus, by mentioning that Weatherly's cameo was for two minutes, it sounds like Harmon could not be bothered to take just 2 minutes of his time for his appearance. It sounds like a put down of Tony's character.
As others have stated also, just a final shot of a woman dressed in black holding a black parasol standing next to a silver haired man would have satisfied most of us. They did not necessarily need Harmon to actually appear.
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1 hour ago, Chaos Theory said:
Gibbs showing up would have no point but to actually take away from the focus on Palmer and Ducky and make it 100% on Gibbs.
I beg to differ - I don't think Gibbs showing up would have taken the focus away from Ducky. Tony showing up only added to the story for me. Tony was a plus and did not detract from the affection shown for Ducky.
On another web site, I read an interesting thought. They said that it would have been a nice finale of the story to have shown Ducky's burial from a distance. We would have seen Gibbs and maybe Abby from a back view at the grave. That way neither actor would have actually had to have been there in person. Just a thought.....
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1 hour ago, secnarf said:
I wish they had brought back more of the old crew - I mean, I understand there is some bad blood with Pauley Perrette so I didn't expect Abby back, but had hoped for Gibbs or Ziva. Would have been nice at the end, as with Tony.
I was surprised and disappointed that Gibbs didn't put in a brief appearance as Tony did at the end. Mark Harmon is still listed as an Executive Producer of the show so he seems to be involved in it. A cameo by him would have really concluded the tribute nicely.
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The episode with Emma's first birthday was shown today. It got me wondering about Ben. Were there episodes with both Emma and Ben together? Ross it seems would have wanted his two children to know each other.
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1 hour ago, iMonrey said:
It's a travesty Remy was able to get off relatively easy with a plea bargain. We know his son believes his innocence, more or less, but I'd be interested to know where his two daughters stand.
I thought his son was relatively unemotional about the whole thing (except for his kind thoughts about his mother). I couldn't really tell if he really thought his father was guilty or innocent. I also wondered about the two daughters' feelings about the situation.
I thought Remy was just a despicable person. I am not sure what his children thought about him, but he did not seem to have concerns for them. I don't think he mentioned missing them or frankly caring what was happening to them because of his trial. In all his ramblings, he never talked about how his the kids were doing or that he missed them.
I did think it was rather interesting when near the end they talked to the inept lawyer who defended him and the lawyer said that he personally always thought Remy was guilty from the beginning. Hey fella, so did all of us!
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5 hours ago, Starchild said:
I like the whole Cooper family, but I am ambivalent about Mandy. Nothing about the character interests me, she's just there.
"She's just there" really says it all for me also. I don't find the character interesting, funny, smart or entertaining. Mandy is just very dull. I noticed in the opening sequence where they step away from the cow that Mandy is now included holding the baby. That seems to suggest that she will be around for a while possibly in a spin off. I guess never say never to watching such a show, but they would have to do something to make her character a lot better for me to watch.
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On 11/29/2023 at 6:06 AM, Daff said:
The team of 5 have evolved into a small army.
I guess since they are taking on much bigger projects, it was to be expected that they would need a lot more workers. But it makes me miss the older shows where they were doing simpler jobs and it was just the basic crew plus a plumber or a few extras and some dogs. I felt I knew those original folks. They only seemed to appear sparingly in the new shows. During the lumber company show, Chase kept mentioning the restaurant. I didn't know they had expanded into food service.
I was not very interested in the lumber company show or the one with the geodesic dome. It felt like a big production instead of a more simpler show about rehabbing old cabins (or should I say 'camps').
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On 11/11/2023 at 12:02 PM, Kimmmmmm said:
Love the Macy's ad with the cutest little boy who gives Santa a pair of slippers for after work.
I can't make out what the little boy is saying to Santa when he gives him the slippers. What does he say?
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1 hour ago, CheshireCat said:
Something changed I point more to season eight. It was really off the rails. It's like they suddenly wanted a grittier show.
I can't believe the powers that be didn't know that we tuned in to Castle because it was NOT a gritty show. We want the Castle who says "I am ruggedly handsome", the Castle who plays cards with fellow writers, the one who dresses as Elvis in Atlantic City and the one who wears a bullet proof vest that says WRITER.
If we wanted grittier, we would change channels to Law and Order.
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47 minutes ago, PrincessPurrsALot said:
The issue wasn't a lack of knowledge or not following directions. The issue was with the time allotted and the bakers ability to complete the task within that time.
It is obvious the bakers were not given the proper amount of time. As everyone has stated, when they ALL fail the problem is not with the bakers, but with the powers-that-be not giving them the correct amount of time.
Also, wouldn't it be interesting to know how much time the baker/bakers who made the desserts that Paul and Prue eat took to create their samples. Paul and Prue go on about how they want the bakers to make theirs look as perfect as the samples they are eating.
Not only should we assume the Paul and Prue samples took much longer to make than the time the contestants were given. But from what I have read many times about cooking shows - there are quite a few of the same recipes made - not just the final one everyone sees. They make many copies so that if there are flops, they will show only the best one. The samples could have taken much longer time, were made by people who had experience and who had the ability to make flops and have them discarded. The contestants get just one chance and can't hide their mistakes. It is just a TV show of course, but his particular time it seemed very unfair to the amateur cooks.
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6 hours ago, amarante said:
They certainly stretch this out when the story could actually be told in 30 minutes and cover all the bases.
I also have this problem with shows that feel the need to recap after an ad break.
There is one good thing about all of the recapping of the story. When I am flipping around and land on one of these 20/20 or Dateline type of shows, I can start watching at the halfway point of the show. I know that after the next commercial they will summarize the first part of the story and I will be up to date and won't miss a thing.
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5 hours ago, Bobcatkitten said:
Yeah, as much as I love Raylan this didn't work for me. The music, the tone, obviously the scenery, were all too different for me. And I don't enjoy the daughter at all. I know it's his daughter but compared to other talent on the show over the years she doesn't stack up and her voice is like nails on the chalkboard to me.
Watching Raylan's daughter, I couldn't help but compare her to the teenaged Loretta in the original Justified. She was so fantastic and made such an impression on me, I remember her clearly to this day.
I'm not thrilled with this new Justified. It is too dark in several ways - the story is very violent. Plus it is literally a very dark show as far as scenes. The city and bar are darkly lit places. I do miss the open outdoor scenes of the original. The quirkiness of Boyd, Dewey, Mags, etc. just can't be duplicated.
As with just about everyone, I love Timothy as Raylan. But if he was not the star of this new show, I don't know if I would give it much more of a chance. I'll hang in there for a while.....
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I think the main reason the team won the cake challenge was that the one lady identified it as a 'cut away' cake by looking at the marks on the empty cake stand. She was very observant to recognize what it was by seeing the triangular shaped marks that were left. Even if all teams had made the actual cakes the right flavor with the correct icing, I think not making it a 'cut away' cake would have eliminated the other two teams. When the winning ladies saw the extra clue being the shape of the cut outs, they knew they had gotten it right.
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1 hour ago, mertensia said:
Didn't one of them have a piece,of paper? I thought that was a recipe.
I thought I also saw one of the teams have a piece of paper. I wondered if it was the recipe and where they got it.
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On 6/22/2023 at 9:39 AM, ruffy666 said:
I wonder how it works... like the contestants guessed "blackened cheesecake," but since they seemed kinda unfamiliar with it, how did they come up with a recipe? Basque cheesecakes are fairly different than a normal cheesecake so I don't think I could've come up with a reasonable recipe off the top of my head.
I have always wondered about this also. Even if the dessert is a regular cheesecake or a key lime pie or whatever - I wouldn't think they are expected to know the exact ingredients for every possible recipe. They would know there is sugar, flour, vanilla, baking powder, etc - but it would be a bit much to expect them to know the exact amount of everything that goes into the dessert. Maybe they are allowed to look it up on a web site or something?!?
I also wonder what ingredients are in the cabinets and fridge in each kitchen. Not knowing what dessert the contestants will try to make, how is it determined what items are available for them to use.
I would like it if they took a few minutes on an upcoming show and explained these things to us.
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27 minutes ago, seacliffsal said:
Am glad this show is back.
I am also glad to see this show return. I find it fun and interesting.
I was wondering - when the cooks think they know the mystery food (be it a cake or pie or whatever) are they expected to know the correct recipe by memory or can they look up the ingredients somewhere.
Even if I knew the dessert was for sure an upside down cake or a key lime pie, I personally would not know exactly what went into it without checking a recipe.
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On 5/19/2023 at 9:22 AM, proserpina65 said:
Initially, when Mandy said they should get married, I was telling her "Don't do it, he's a sweet kid but he's still a kid.", but by the time they were at her mother's house, it was Georgie I was advising to not get married.
The only adults who seem to have a sensible idea of what a marriage would be between Georgie and Mandy are George, MeeMaw and Mandy's father. Those three seem to see the practical obstacles of a marriage.
Mandy's mother lied and told people that they are already married to make things look proper. Therefore Mandy decides to have a big wedding to show her mother up and let everyone know they were not already married. Mary only wants a marriage to satisfy the church and members so she (Mary) will look good. Neither Mandy's mother nor Mary seem to take into account what will be best for Mandy and Georgie or how sensible a marriage would be for a 18 year old and an almost 30 year old.
Georgie lives in a garage and Mandy and the baby live with her baby father's grandma. Georgie still feels he needs to borrow a lot of money from MeeMaw to buy a ring as it is 'important' for the ring to be a real diamond. Even before the tornado ruined the garage, where would Georgie, Mandy and the baby live after marriage? No one appears to have any money or solid plans for a realistic life after marriage.
These are not two people who are totally in love and crazy about each other. I do think they both love the baby, but they are not mature enough to jump into a marriage. They both are needy, but marriage is not the answer for them at this time. It will be interesting to see where this goes.....
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2 minutes ago, shapeshifter said:13 minutes ago, Kaycee said:
George and Mary discussing who was going to Germany with Sheldon. George had more travelling experience, would give Sheldon tough love and prepare him better for the real world.
Frankly, I don't think Mary could stand the thought of being without Shelly for a whole summer! She would not have gone to a lot of trouble to accompany Missy, Georgie or George on a trip, but Shelly is her true love in that family. I think she would have been too worried that Shelly was not being taken care of properly if she did not accompany him.
When the kids commented about how nice and quiet it was when Sheldon was in the hospital - she didn't like it. When Sheldon went missing from the psychiatrist's office and George said something like 'don't worry if someone had kidnapped him, they would return him when they realized who they had' she gave him such a dirty look. She just will not come to grips with his very difficult personality and all she does is coddle him thereby encouraging him with constant excuses as to his behavior.
I don't think she would have let him go to Germany without being there to oversee everything.
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3 minutes ago, UsernameFatigue said:
While I liked Iain Armitage's portrayal of Sheldon in the earlier seasons, it has become progressively more wooden as the series continues. I think it is a combination of the storylines (agree that they don't know what to do with him) and the actor himself.
Thank you for the word "wooden"! I couldn't come up with a better description of Iain's acting now. He appears and just seems to spout off whatever dialogue he has - then turns away. What happened to a little bit of emotion? But frankly so much of the dialogue he is given makes the poor kid seem more obnoxious each time he speaks. The combination of his wooden acting and the way they are writing his part, makes for a very forgettable character. I like just about everyone else in the show better than Iain. He started off so interesting. It is sad it has come to this.
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S36.E08: That’s What Being Strong Will Do
in The Amazing Race
It doesn't seem fair that the team should have to make sure the crew is behind them at all times. The team was driving in a strange country, driving on the opposite side of the road they are used to, going around a stupid roundabout (I personally hate roundabouts) and trying to figure out where to turn. Then in addition to that they are supposed to be keeping an eye on the crew car too???
The crew has one job - to follow the team car. I would think the minute the crew lost sight of the team car they should be the ones to use the walkie talkie to contact them. We really do need an explanation from someone in charge to explain this situation.