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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Sunday, February 19, 2006 - 4:05 pm
Peapod, after watching this morning's episode of CFC, it's clear that Jeff may be "clean and sober, but he's still in severe denial about the state of his health. Chas called it when she said, "He still doesn't get it." I hope he "gets it" before it kills him.
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Fruitbat
Member
08-07-2000
| Monday, February 20, 2006 - 5:32 am
Oh he did not appear to be clean and sober to me!
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Monday, February 20, 2006 - 8:46 am
I had such high hopes for this season but I haven't seen it in a few weeks. But I did see a lil bit last night and I just want to slap Countess silly. She needs more than fit club, she needs a good kick in the ass and a therapist.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Monday, February 20, 2006 - 3:29 pm
I see that a new show is needed (and ITA): Celebrity Ass Whoopin
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Sincebb1
Member
08-22-2005
| Monday, February 20, 2006 - 8:01 pm
And we though Gary Busey was a wild child??? He seems rather mature now....LOL! Huk~ I would LIKE that show!!!
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 3:25 pm
Hukd, thanks for the best laugh I've had all day!
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Sadiesmom
Member
03-13-2002
| Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 3:36 pm
I thought that Jeff looked good when he got out of the car, supposedly home from Rehab, but by the time he was in the show, he seemed to have that chip back on his shoulder and his face was contorted again. I had an alcoholic I was close to and getting him into AA went in fits and starts. It did take some ego stroking, play acting to get it to stick. It is one of those classic thankless jobs that someone has to do. A while ago he dropped out of AA saying he no longer needs it and is hanging on to sobriety, while having his alcoholic personality return, he has "dry drunk" rages. Happily it is not my job, but is his families now. Denial is not unusual, even years after sobriety. I think that Chas is still working as a good diligent role model and I can sympathize with her feelings about Gunther as a ringer since he never had the weight challenges as the others. I think she may even have more of a connection with Tempest than with Kelly andthat could be good for her. I did love the Bruce in "d hood" scene, it was staged, but cute.
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Oregonguy
Member
02-12-2006
| Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 6:58 pm
looked up celeb fit club at imdb and gunner did an english version of the show as well.
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Jhezzie
Member
07-05-2001
| Sunday, February 26, 2006 - 7:05 pm
Gunner always seems to have this look on his face, like he's sitting with smelly, contagious folk.
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Texasdeb
Member
05-23-2003
| Monday, February 27, 2006 - 11:50 am
Chas. & YoungMC were just plain screwed! Tempest & Bruce both gained wt (2lbs ea). It's obvious that those 2 "quit" before the end. I don't like the whole "team" theme of this. Maybe they should have it just one big group & draw for teams b/4 each challenge for the comps. & weigh-in. There is just NO WAY that Countess deserved to win anything! I mean, she is the only one that didn't loose any wt - in fact she left the show 4 lbs heavier. That just sucked to me when Chas. & MC worked soooooo hard the whole experience & she got rewarded for gaining 4 lbs. Something's wrong with this picture!
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Monday, February 27, 2006 - 11:58 am
I agree.
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Dee
Member
08-08-2000
| Monday, February 27, 2006 - 2:17 pm
After the winner had been announced, I saw Countess make a face like, "Oh Yeah!" as if she deserved to win. My heart went out to her for the emotional pain she suffered after the show began but if she couldn't get into the "game", perhaps she should have pulled out of the show. CFC could have handled that in a gentle way by explaining to us she wasn't in the "right place" emotionally at this point due to the divorce but she would be joining the next CFC. Maybe it's already been suggested but I think CFC should also have a rule in place that ALL winning team members have to have lost weight in order to participate in the prizes. Hmm, I'm not saying that correctly. What I mean is that if there is another "Countess situation", that person wouldn't get a prize but the rest of the team would. I'm still not sure why Gunner was even there. Surely there was another celeb available who actually needed to lose weight! I would feel depressed as heck to have someone in Gunner's shape around while everyone else was overweight. Chas' team was screwed as soon as he joined the show. Humph, getting "cut" - that was his goal. The others had a goal that fit what the show is about - to lose WEIGHT. I hope the producers don't make that kind of mistake next year. Maybe they should have an extra overweight celeb in the wings just in case. And if that extra celeb isn't used then they could be on the next show. I enjoy CFC and will watch the next one. I just hope the Producers will fine-tune it abit.
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Curlyq
Member
07-10-2002
| Monday, February 27, 2006 - 4:15 pm
Well, whether he was overweight or not to begin with, at least Gunner did still lose a significant amount of weight anyway. He didn't have to since he had reached his goal, so I think it's good that he kept going so it wouldn't hurt his team. It just hurt the opposing team because his improvement in that final fitness thing was so far above everyone else. Biz did add to that, though. A few people gained weight in that last weigh-in, but they all had their times during the run of the show when they either gained or stayed the same so I wouldn't fault them just because it happened at the last weigh-in. Chas had her bad weeks as well, so they all had some responsibility in that final weight loss number not being as high as their opponents. Bruce and Tempest both lost a decent amount of weight overall. Countess is the only one who flat out blew it. Whenever I've seen women go through divorces they usually lost a lot of weight, but I guess everyone's different. What's ironic is that Countess wouldn't have been part of winning the prize if they hadn't traded her. At least she busted her butt in the fitness challenge to contribute to her team's win. I don't think they really need to change the way the show is run, since they did reward the individual biggest loser as well. Why did Kelly react to that tattoo like it was a tribute to her personally rather than to the whole team?
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Bob2112
Member
06-12-2002
| Monday, February 27, 2006 - 4:30 pm
Remember way back in week 2 when Countess was offered a layout in Smooth magazine if she lost 25 pounds? This was just after she lost 4 pounds and she seemed very excited to reach that goal at the time. Since then she gained 8 pounds. Ouch! I wanted Chas and Young MC to win and Bruce did great considering where he started from. I don't think I can watch Taxi ever again!
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Tuesday, February 28, 2006 - 3:50 pm
Well, I loved it! Having been through a divorce myself (although I did lose a quick 15 pounds), I feel her pain. It is harder for tiny people to lose weight, especially going through the emotional turmoil she's experiencing. She's only 4'10", after all. I love the team part of the show. I think they really encourage each other, and I think Kelly was so touched by Biz's tattoo because she was the leader of the team and he was expressing his love for all of them. It made me tear up, too. Dee, I don't think the main point of the show is to lose weight so much as it is to get FIT. Gunnar did that. He also lost weight--more than some of those who had much more to lose and should have been able to drop it easier--thereby supporting his team. The thing that really struck me about this show is the emphasis on getting healthy, rather than achieving a "Hollywood physique." I was really happy for Biz and Bruce especially, since they were the ones whose health was most at risk. I really came to care about them as people over the course of the show, and I was happy to see them attempting to reach a healthier place. I want them both to live long lives!
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Sadiesmom
Member
03-13-2002
| Wednesday, March 01, 2006 - 2:06 am
I think Countess could probably use that prize money to cope wiht her new living situations. I am sure some people will trade in the vacations for money in the bank. I don't think everyone who does this show has money like Chas. Some are d-list celebrities, just working stiffs like most of us. I think that Countess probaly needed the money more than others. I was happy for the people who lost weight, I wish they had a follow up. I think I saw Bruce Vilanch on a show recently, I was walking into a room and he was walking off stage, but it looked like he lost more weight.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Wednesday, March 01, 2006 - 8:27 am
I actually fell asleep before the announced winner!! Sheesh!! Anyway, I seem to recall they were all on a talk show, like Tyra.. and they brought up the fact just to be on the show they make "a significant amount of money"... I believe that was Ant that said that, so he could comment on otherwise they wouldnt be able to get contestants, and I think then he also mentioned that the prizes were to keep them interested... some get it right away... etc etc... and he hinted that it was the first time anyone ever "gained weight" over the course of the show,
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