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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Wednesday, January 05, 2005 - 1:57 pm
Well, I thought I'd programmed my VCR last night for Biggest Loser at 1 1/2 hours, then have it switch over to the last half hour of HS Reunion. Instead, I got one half hour of Biggest Loser, and the last half hour of Gilmore Girls repeat. *sigh* At least I saw the opening credits to HS Reunion before the VCR shut off. So, my VCR shut off when they were all standing on hay bales while holding the huge balloon bundles. Would anyone like to summarize what happened after that? Or maybe its being replayed somewhere?
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Wednesday, January 05, 2005 - 2:49 pm
I have officially moved to the wonderful world of Tivo as of this past Monday...and I'm loving it! I especially like the fact that it changes the channel all by itself when I forget and start watching something else...LOL...and that it will also change from channel to channel when I'm not at home.
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Producerchic
Member
06-29-2004
| Wednesday, January 05, 2005 - 2:58 pm
What I'm surprised at is that Kelly has lost only one pound less than Mo... I felt for sure that he could have given Ryan a run for his money in the total loss department... I agree that Mo didn't live up to his full potential in this competition... and Whoami -- check the NBC website... they should have a complete wrap up there!
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Scorpiomoon
Member
06-06-2002
| Wednesday, January 05, 2005 - 5:31 pm
Whoami: Recap: The four went out to the hay bales and discovered they had to hold up a bouquet of balloons over their head. The person who did it the longest won a treadmill. But unlike other challenges, there was no immunity. Ryan won. They worked out one last time. Then they all (including the trainers) took a walk down the driveway and ran back to the house. That was followed by the weigh-in. Ryan lost 10 pounds. Mo lost one. Kelly and Gary were so close. Gary had 22.9% loss and Kelly had 22.7%. That meant Kelly and Mo were up for elimination. They showed the usual shots of everyone talking in the house about who should go and Kelly and Mo telling Gary and Ryan they didn't want to go. At the elimination ceremony, Gary and Ryan both voted out Mo. Mo handled really well and told everyone he loved them and everyone hugged. Next, seperately, the final three went to have a good-bye chat with their trainers. They were each given a diamond ring. Then they packed up their stuff, hugged each other and left the house. The final scene was of each one pulling up to their house in a limo and walking up to the door. At the end it was announced the finale would be live.
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, January 05, 2005 - 9:09 pm
And in the end they showed that Mo had lost 20 more pounds and was working with children on some team thing. I think they ended up voting out Mo because the had this feeling that he could suddenly lose a large amt of weight.. AND because it was fairer to compete with each other and not count on Mo to be at the bottom. I think having them go home and work on there own is an excellent test!!
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Jodied75
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08-26-2004
| Wednesday, January 05, 2005 - 10:28 pm
Did anyone else think those rings were the gaudiest, ugliest things ever? Well, the guys' rings for sure! It looked like Gary was trying not to laugh at how horrible it was. And I noticed in the limos there weren't wearing them.
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, January 05, 2005 - 11:12 pm
The rings were tragic/comic...
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Scorpiomoon
Member
06-06-2002
| Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 2:18 am
The ones they gave the guys weren't too bad. But the one they gave Kelly was awful. I know it's all about product placement, but it would have been nice to give them all something more fitting for their personalities. Kelly is never going to wear that thing. Neither will Gary.
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 3:30 am
awwww, it's the thought that counts! Gawdy or not LOL ****** The others knew they had to get Mo out of the competition. There was NO immunity at the last challenge and they would all know that BMI/ actual fat loss COULD be the final rational for whom is the Biggest Loser. They HAD to get rid of Mo. As for Master Manipulator, I'd say RYAN has played an amazing game. He has said awful things, laughed at people then smoothed things over ....all the while networking as many deals as he could. I wish this game WASNT about popularity ...but it was. Looking forward to the finale as I missed taping the Last half hour of the show Tues night.
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Needmylifeback
Member
08-14-2000
| Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 7:52 am
Re: The rings.....I laughed when I got a closer look....because when I first really saw Gary's and the way he put it on ....I could have sworn it had 78 in the middle...re-wound and noticed in the box that it was BL! ....yes...if Gary looks down and sees a '78' he sure is going to get inspired! LOL!
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 1:37 pm
LOL Gary's on "Live Like a Star", I just thought I heard his voice, and sure enough!! Its pre Loser show btw. He's talking about how he met Mary. Commerical Hah about the rings, how soon till we see them on ebay? re sunshyne I agree about Mo, yet it was still a surprise that the guys didnt stick together, esp since Gary had that alliance... and how close Gary and Kelly, I thought it was a good moment tho!! and I've always hated the popularity/alliance aspect of this show!
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 1:38 pm
GAry's brother is on now, Glenn, they are cleaning out Gary's clothes closet!! So Gary's getting a bedroom makeover!! The room makeover was worth $7,700 OM!! The curtains were $500, armoire $2,000 and a fancy night table... live like a star!!
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Monday, January 10, 2005 - 8:18 pm
Should have posted this sooner but some of the contestants, and the coaches and Caroline Rhea (none of the final three) were on Larry King, which I think repeats later tonight.. CNN.. check it out.. really a fun interview and wow to some of them.. Matt and Dave also quit smoking since the show! Mo looked really great! They took no supplements, were not even allowed to give them vitamins..
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Essence
Member
01-12-2002
| Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 9:29 am
This Biggest Loser's No Mo by Angel Cohn On tonight's finale of The Biggest Loser (8 pm/ET, NBC), a large part of the show will be missing, since good-natured Maurice "Mo" Walker was voted off last week. While the 30-year-old travel agent won over his housemates and Loser fans with his Tennessean charm, we're still left wondering: Why didn't the big guy — who started the contest at 430 pounds and lost 56 — shed as much fat as his skinnier rivals, like Ryan, who's already lost 90 pounds? Here, TV Guide Online phones our favorite Loser for Mo info. TVGO: You've definitely emerged as the most popular contestant. How does that feel? Mo: I wouldn't say I am the most popular, but it is wonderful how everything is going. I love talking to people and I love giving people motivation. TVGO: Is that why you did this show? Mo: Here's the story on that. Probably about two months before the show started, I had gone to the doctor and had a physical. He told me that if I didn't change my ways and lose weight, it would be possible that I wouldn't be here in five years. That was a total wake-up call. So when the opportunity to do the show came about, I was like, "I have to do this." TVGO: Any housemates you didn't get along with? Mo: I could pretty much tolerate everyone. Lisa... she really rubbed a couple of people the wrong way, but she is just misunderstood. Everybody had their good points — some people just had more bad points than others. TVGO: Any hard feelings toward Gary for voting you off? Mo: No! Gary is a great guy, he's a family man and since Day 1, we had an alliance and we just looked out for each other. I'm sure he had his own reasons for [his vote,] and I hold nothing against him. TVGO: Why do you think Ryan shed more pounds than you, even though he was smaller to begin with? Mo: I am so happy you asked me that question. Ryan was at almost the perfect weight; he weighed enough to drop weight quickly, but he didn't weigh too much, so that he would have limitations in his physical activity. So when I first started, there were several things that I was just physically not able to do. After a workout, my body would be so exhausted that I would basically have to just rest until the next workout. Ryan was 330 lbs. when he started, so he was able to continue and push himself all the way through those first couple of weeks when I was having trouble. TVGO: So you weren't cheating on your diet? Mo: I was not eating enough food, that is what the kicker was. Bob [the trainer] toward the end actually increased my food intake. He said that you definitely have to eat to lose weight or your body will go into starvation mode, and I think that was what was going on with me for a couple of weeks. TVGO: Some viewers thought you might've been snacking on the side. Mo: I would never, ever be given this opportunity and then ruin it by cheating. That wasn't even an option. There were so many people that were turned down for the show, and I would feel just terrible to know that these other people could be here [instead]. So no, I wasn't cheatin'! TVGO: Are you still losing weight? Mo: I am averaging about three to four pounds a week. I feel excellent and my energy level is terrific. Of course, I want some of those 10- or 12-pound weight-loss weeks that we had on the ranch, but slow and steady is good. On the show, [I lost] 56 and now I've lost an additional 27 pounds. I've passed that 80-pound mark and I'm trying to get there. TVGO: Have you been tempted by your favorite, fried chicken? Mo: No fried chicken. I do the baked chicken now. TVGO: Do people recognize you on the street? Mo: Oh gosh, do they. Right now, I'm like a trainer, I'm a nutritionist and a motivational speaker. People come up to me and say, "Maurice, what do I need to do on the treadmill?" And I'm sharing the advice that I was given. People will come up to me in a restaurant and ask what to eat. I'm telling them how to change their diet. So that has been really cool, to affect a lot of people's lives. TVGO: Sounds like you enjoyed your experience. Mo: Oh yeah, I'd do it again. TVGO: Maybe you could replace Caroline Rhea as the host! Mo: That would be a wonderful idea. Even better, maybe I could be on the next find-a-wife sort of program. TVGO: You aren't getting more dates now? Mo: [Laughs] Oh gosh, I'm already getting ex-girlfriends calling me. http://www.tvguide.com/news/insider/050111a.asp
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 10:04 am
cool interview!
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Jodied75
Member
08-26-2004
| Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 12:55 pm
It's so funny...normally I am a very fast reader, but when I was reading the interview, I slowed right down to match Mo's voice. LOL I really like him, and I would so love to see him on a dating reality show.
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Scorpiomoon
Member
06-06-2002
| Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 3:21 pm
I like Mo, too. It is so wonderful read he is getting more from this experience than he could have imagined. Can't wait to see the finale tonight!
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Producerchic
Member
06-29-2004
| Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 7:35 pm
any spoilers out there? I'm taping at home, but I'm at work and don't want to wait! 
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Lve2laff
Member
01-16-2004
| Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 7:45 pm
Ryan lost 122 lbs and won
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Westtexan
Member
07-16-2004
| Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 7:48 pm
I just watched it. Ryan was the biggest loser just barely beat out the other guy...can't think of his name. They all looked great!!! I thought Ryan looked amazing especially compared to his before picture. It was announced that the contestants that were kicked off earlier will all come back next week for a weigh in and the biggest loser of them wins 100,000 dollars. That was a big surprise to them all. Can't help wondering what Kelly and the older guy...still can't think of his name, take home as consolation prizes if any. After all, one of the contestants they beat out is going to winn $100,000. Seems like Kelly and Gary (just thought of his name) should at least take home that same amount. All in all, great reality show where the contestants are all winners.
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Scorpiomoon
Member
06-06-2002
| Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 10:31 pm
Talk about milking this show! A reunion weigh-in? It was actually quite stunning that Ryan only beat Gary by one percent. I wish Gary would have won. I don't buy that, beneath being a hardcore game player, Ryan is actually a nice guy. He always seemed just a little too smug to me. The live part seemed to be rushed.
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Puzzled
Member
08-27-2001
| Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 11:16 pm
Was wondering if it's really fair to measure Kelly's percentages against the guys. Don't women have more body fat than men of comparable weight? Just wondering if women shouldn't be measured by a different formula than the men.
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, January 12, 2005 - 12:18 am
I agree. Hardly seems fair to leave out the 2nd and 3rd placers and give $100,000 to others who left earlier.. but.. the voting out choices weren't always "fair" either. And I also agree about the % body weight, but still probably fairer to combine that and the pounds lost but anyway the two guys were first and second.. The prgram was VERY rough.. Caroline was shouting and was drowned out by the crowd too often.. they needed to control the crowd or just not make it a "live" show.
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Jodied75
Member
08-26-2004
| Wednesday, January 12, 2005 - 8:58 am
I couldn't help an eye roll during the whole Kelly-school reunion scene. She lost weight, and that lady was going on and on about what an inspiration she was! You'd think Kelly just arrived home from Iraq! I hope in the next show they get rid of the line, "It's time to cut the fat". How I hated that.
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, January 12, 2005 - 11:48 am
They are definitely doing another season.. Since Larry King had the non winners on his show ans seemed to be somewhat fascinated, who knows, maybe he'll have the three winners on.. I'll have to look out for that. I certainly learned more from his interviews of several of the contestants, along with Caroline and the two coaches, than I did from watching the actual show. Mo did admit that he refused to eat veggies and other food categories during the competition but claims that he does eat them now.
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