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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 1:02 am
This weekend.. The Mole.. Anderson Cooper..
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Alisons
Member
01-10-2003
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 7:02 am
Howza! LOVED that show!
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Panda
Member
07-15-2005
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 9:50 am
wow! It's because of that show that got me here! (I originally joined in '02)...lol I participated in a Mole message board and someone found out I loved bb and gave me a link here...I was a huge lurker though and had a different screen name.....okay that was waaaay off topic. Loved Anderson as the host!
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Sportygirl
Member
06-14-2005
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 12:06 pm
Maybe ABC will bring back The Mole if the writers strike continues and they need another show to fill up the primetime line up. I think that is what I will ask Santa for!
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 1:40 pm
I saw part of one episode of this - I think there were only a few contestants left but all I remember were an older man and a younger woman. It looked like a smart show but I really didn't know what was going on.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 2:05 pm
Oooo, is it the first season? I only watched the last few episodes of that, but got addicted instantly when I did. I'm not even sure I get Fox Reality... must remember to check later!!
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 4:44 pm
It looks like it's Season 2 - episodes 1-8 on Saturday (11a-7p PT) and episodes 9-13 on Sunday (11a-4p PT). The website doesn't have any shows listed for Season 1 - if anyone notices any one day please post!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 5:39 pm
I'd like to see season one again but will settle for any Mole, except the Celebrity Mole.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 6:05 pm
Yeah, it's been such a long time I think I won't really remember the tasks and it'll be almost as new again. And of course there's Anderson .
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Alisons
Member
01-10-2003
| Friday, December 21, 2007 - 7:20 am
That is so strange, my DVR is showing it on Sunday but not on Saturday.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Friday, December 21, 2007 - 11:13 am
It's on both days, Alison. Maybe you could manual record for the right period... or does the Reality Channel pre-empt things? It doesn't sound like a channel where they would do that.
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Foolscap
Member
09-04-2004
| Saturday, December 22, 2007 - 12:54 pm
I'm on board with all of you who loved this show. It's far and away my favorite reality show of all time and i am sorely disppointed and puzzled that there's never been another like it. It was so engaging to watch and a bit like "Lost" in that you could scrutinize every detail of an episode looking for clues as to who was the mole and most if the tasks were pretty clever. I know there were 2 full seasons, but was there also a 3rd one, abandoned midway? The "Celebrity Mole" was just plain hideous. I don't understand why celebrity editions of shows usually are dumbed down. Perhaps not to embarrass anyone, but if I were a celebrity I'd be more embarrassed that I was assumed to be stupid. Oh well, enough nostalgia, but I do wish they'd bring it back. New ones.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, December 22, 2007 - 9:19 pm
I think there were just the two seasons and then the hideous Celebrity Mole. Anderson Cooper was snapped up by CNN and when they wanted to do another season of The Mole, CNN wouldn't let him take the time off. A real loss for Reality TV.. I'm up to the 3rd episode and enjoying it all immensely.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Saturday, December 22, 2007 - 9:24 pm
That guy with the pulse on the first episode - I hope he had himself tested after the show!
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Lycanthrope
Member
09-19-2002
| Saturday, December 22, 2007 - 9:24 pm
This was maybe the most intelligent reality show that was conceived, but it didn't find a wide audience. It's too bad, because if you paid attention and followed the game and the clues, this was one of the most entertaining shows that has ever been aired. They're showing the 2nd season, and even though I remember watching the 2nd season, I can't recall who was the Mole...I have an idea, but I can't remember...call me schizo
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Saturday, December 22, 2007 - 10:40 pm
this and Joe Schmo were the best reality shows ever
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Saturday, December 22, 2007 - 10:47 pm
I'd forgotten how intense Katy was! Unfortunately I remember who the Mole is (don't worry, I won't spoil) which is a bit of a shame (for me). I think they dumbed down the clues for the viewers (not the players) and by the end of the season the external-to-the-game clues were really obvious. It really annoyed me at the time. I don't think I'd have worked it out last time, or remembered it this time, if it wasn't for that. (Talking in code here, because I don't want to spoil, but as the game goes on hopefully someone will know what I'm talking about!)
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, December 23, 2007 - 12:02 am
Katie was annoying. Well someone emailed and spoiled it for me (lol, as if I never saw it but my memory is SO BAD..) so now I know the Mole, but won't reveal it until later. I just watched the first four episodes.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Sunday, December 23, 2007 - 9:42 am
I LOVED Tresure Hunters! That game took some real smarts just like The Mole! Also - like The Mole - too much brains required of viewers!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, December 23, 2007 - 9:10 pm
So I watched the whole season.. this was just so much fun.. Anderson could interact with all of them, he was part of many of the challenges and I loved the snarky bits, like when some of them were laboring up steep hills on bikes and he went by in the chase vehicle holding a drink with a paper umbrella.. and that was just one little touch. He's a wonderful host of this game and the game is a good one too.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Sunday, December 23, 2007 - 11:04 pm
It's a shame he had to leave it so soon, it had such potential. I'm still only on episode 4... it'll probably take me the week to get through the whole series!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, December 24, 2007 - 2:07 am
You'll enjoy the whole thing! I had to rush through to clear off my DVR, plus I kept wanting to see more.
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Lycanthrope
Member
09-19-2002
| Monday, December 24, 2007 - 12:49 pm
Just finished it this afternoon. Funny thing is I remembered most of the early episodes more vividly than the last few. Good mix of personalities, and some really original games made this really fun to watch again. If you guys remember, when this first aired it was on the ABC primetime fall schedule, but was yanked after 3 episodes. It was shown in it's entirety 8 months later during the summer. I wish they'd bring it back as a summer show, 'cause I think it would be a great fit there. I like the host/competitor interaction as well. It's slightly better than Probst on Survivor. I just wonder where they are now.
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Bonbonlover
Member
07-13-2000
| Monday, December 24, 2007 - 1:01 pm
Dang! Dang! Dang! I missed it... I loved that show. And with my hideous memory, It would have been all new for me.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, December 24, 2007 - 3:36 pm
Bonbon, I have hideous memory as well.. I honestly didn't remember who won, even at the end.. I think the interaction is WAY more fun than Probst's.. but partly it is easier because other than being exempt, the "execution" is done via the test they take, who gets the most wrong answers, with ties broken by who takes longer to take the test. Also clearly they didn't tell Anderson the identity of the Mole, either.
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