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Lurknomore
Member
07-07-2001
| Wednesday, October 10, 2007 - 7:20 pm
Wahmmy, I came to comment on a similar point, cept I'm not so sure it's all editing lol. My thought when watching is that some of these kids have a FAR better vocabulary and have more intelligent conversations than I saw in an entire summer of watching Big Brother (like you know what I like mean about like that??!! lolol). So my question is if CBS can cast intelligent kids, can't they find a few grownups equal to their pre-teens for other show??!!! These kids, for the most part, have impressed me. And I feel their complaints have all been legitimate. I for one am looking forward to Taylor getting booted off town council next week. She not only hasn't been a leader, she has been rude and berating. I hope when she watches the show she sees how it isn't "kewl" and it definately isn't the way to win over people. I think if she learns that lesson she'll gain more than any gold star winner. Clearly she is very intelligent, but that attitude is gonna be her downfall if she doesn't grow out of it IMHO. As for the elections, I'm just hoping they count each vote, and let everyone vote. You know like used to be the American way, but somehow isn't anymore. Sigh
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Wahmmy
Member
07-24-2005
| Wednesday, October 10, 2007 - 7:32 pm
Lurk, that is so true about the casting. These kids are far more entertaining than the last season of Big Brother. Attitude is everything, these kids are refreshing and it is the younger ones who are keeping the wheels on the wagon!
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Puzzled
Member
08-27-2001
| Wednesday, October 10, 2007 - 8:38 pm
In the scene in the saloon when they were trying to get Taylor to get off her duff and do something, she showed a lot of bravado, but her face gave her away. She knows she's behaving badly, but she doesn't know how to back down. I guess on the pageant circuit, you learn how to never act like anyone's getting to you. With any luck, as she gets older, she'll handle that kind of determination in a positive way. Wow, that one boy, Mike, wouldn't let Greg get the gold star if put out ten fires, cooked all the meals, and butchered 100 chickens. Interesting. It will be interesting to see who the kids vote for next week.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Wednesday, October 10, 2007 - 9:00 pm
I think you're right Puzzled. Seems Mike is holding a grudge against Gregg. Hopefully he will get outvoted and Greg will eventually get a gold star. I was so impressed with Alex (the boy with the big front tooth) and his knowledge of the different religions. Most of these kids are so impressive! Taylor, well, I shouldn't even go there, but I'm hoping next week's election is a blowout, and not in her favor. LOL.
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 2:43 am
They need to show Taylor the part of the old book that talks about the town tarring and feathering folk who say "DEAL WITH IT!" once too often. LOL
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 4:59 am
I enjoyed watching the kids talk about religion. They were frank and honest. The scene of the kids standing around the fire and praying was poignant to me. They are nice kids. They have bonded. They cry for each other. I like this show.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 5:11 am
did anyone notice that some other counsel members said 'just deal with it' last nite? lol the host even seemed to not like her
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 5:12 am
also I was shocked that the 9 yr old had a GF, and cried about missing her after only 10 days....
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Zachsmom
Member
07-13-2000
| Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 6:40 am
Taylor ain't exactly Evel Dick who can raise his middle finger and threaten to perform sexual atrocities on people who don't like him. okay, i almost peed my pants from laughing so hard at the vision of that! i love taylor, she makes the show for me.
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Slinkydog
Member
11-30-2005
| Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 7:59 am
What is up with the Green District? They completely suck at the challenges, but have 3 of the 4 gold star recipients. I don't understand why they can't do better in the challenges. Will any of the incumbents, other than Taylor ( which I believe is a given), be ousted from the town council? I hope it is city-wide voting and not restricted to district. If restricted to district, the Yellow District may keep Taylor in, since she won't make them do any work. I did notice Mike saying, "Deal with it," or something real close to that. But I don't think he is as disliked as Taylor yet. I don't like the journal thing telling them what they should do, although I did find the religious discussions interesting. Alot of the attitudes and the points made were reflective of what I have seen here and elsewhere among adults. As I have found to be the usual case, the Christian kids were the least tolerant of other religions. I think I would enjoy the show more if Taylor, Leila and Colton all got a good spanking.
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Cinder
Member
09-01-2000
| Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 7:59 am
I am also very surprised the chose the books. Looks like the are using them for education in addition to growth. Ideally- the gold star winners should be on the council- since they already won it- but the winners don't represent each group- so that can't happen. It will be interesting to see if there is strategy involved- for instance someone not wanting to be on the council- because they want to earn the gold star soon.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 8:12 am
As I have found to be the usual case, the Christian kids were the least tolerant of other religions. I was taken aback when the Christian kids started saying "Christians rule!" in front of the Jewish kids. They seemed to have a real problem with the Jewish religion and a disrespect for the Jewish kid trying to explain Hanukah. Some of the kids behavior surrounding the different religions was offensive to me. Will any of the incumbents, other than Taylor ( which I believe is a given), be ousted from the town council? I hope it is city-wide voting and not restricted to district. If restricted to district, the Yellow District may keep Taylor in, since she won't make them do any work. I thought the same thing: if it's just yellow voting for yellow, then Taylor will likely be re-elected! Her team mostly loves her because she leads them so well at being lazy!
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Cinder
Member
09-01-2000
| Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 9:10 am
I am a Christian- but I have had much education on multicultural diversity. Christian are he majority- in this country (or at least seems to be- I may be wrong)But my point is- they haven't had to defend their religion. The others have- and therefore have learned to be tolerant of others. It looks like the Christians are asking questions about other religions- which is a good sign.
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Zachsmom
Member
07-13-2000
| Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 9:18 am
i think the red team leader is an not a great leader, he's more demanding then taylor. is it because he is a guy? look at how he tells people to shut up and listen to him, his prejudice against gregg who deserves a gold star, but because of the first part of the season they got into a squable. sorry, my fav is taylor, jared and my long forgotten jimmy.
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Jodied75
Member
08-26-2004
| Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 11:14 am
I think they should kick Taylor off her position as leader of the yellow team and give it to Zach - the yellow kid who rounded people up to wash dishes. I could not get over nine year-old Cody crying over his girlfriend and then saying "I need to go drink a root beer" to distract himself. And again the homesick kids at the end were doing "shots" for comfort. Scary.
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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 11:25 am
I wonder just how much the yellow team did not do. It was made to seem like they NEVER cooked or washed the dishes. If that is true, then the others needed to take steps. And the best one to take would have been to NOT step in and do their work. Each group should have cooked for only their members, and left the dishes for the yellow group. I understand how the kid who asked for help wanted to see that the work was done, but by asking the other kids to do it, he enabled the yellow team to continue not contributing. One of the best methods of getting someone to contribute to the group is the old, You don't work, you don't eat method. Not sure it would work, but it is worth a try.
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 11:46 am
I think they should've put the dirty dishes in the beds of those who weren't working. I hope Greg keeps working hard.
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Slinkydog
Member
11-30-2005
| Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 12:43 pm
I like the hearts being used above to denote the kids who have left because they were homesick. I assume it means, "Bless their little hearts!" Cinder, they did seem to show some improvement toward the end. Most were dead set against actually sharing a service with those of other religions, but the informal thing which Morgan arranged worked out well. Yes, there needs to be some penalty for the Yellow District refusing to work. Perhaps they should not get paid until the end of the week. No work, no pay, no shots of root beer or whatever. The town council should come up with some types of sanctions.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 1:14 pm
I hate to say it, but this show is getting increasingly duller every week for me. I didn't think a single thing last night was memorable or greatly entertaining. Yeah, some of the kids are amazing, but as a TV show, I think it's starting to tank.
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Curlyq
Member
07-10-2002
| Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 8:50 pm
I have to disagree that Christians haven't had to defend our religion and are therefore intolerant. It feels to me like we're the one religious group that it's considered PC to bash nowadays. Christians are judged and mocked in ways that people would never dare do to other religions for fear of being branded intolerant, with the excuse being that there are more of us so that somehow makes it okay. My own feeling on the whole religious service issue is that the council misunderstood the point of religious services. A meeting where everyone gets together to talk about their different faiths is great, but that's not a religious service. When you go to a service it's to worship your God, and you should be able to do that in an environment where you're free to do so. You shouldn't have to worry about who you're going to offend, whether or not the atheist over there is rolling her eyes when you pray, or whether the guy next to you is hailing satan. For this reason people want their services separated, not because they're selfish or intolerant. It was a bit unintentionally disrespectful of their individual beliefs to suggest they should just throw everyone in together and nobody should mind. A meeting to share different faiths could've been scheduled apart from the services. They are just kids, though. Of course they're going to be immature about it. Hopefully, as they grow they'll shed their "our religion rules" belief the way they'll shed their beliefs that "boys rule" or "girls rule." It is getting disturbing to see these kids drinking from shot glasses and talking about root beer as if it will take their troubles away. I feel the same way when I see this behavior in adults. It's sad to see how early it starts.
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Laneesmom
Member
05-12-2005
| Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 9:17 pm
You mark my words..they are just building up for a "Greg gets the final gold star" of the show.
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Willsfan
Member
09-04-2000
| Friday, October 12, 2007 - 2:00 am
I hope Greg does get a gold star before the show is over and Zack is also one I would rank highly for his leadership qualities. Mike does not want Greg to ever get a gold star because he says Greg only works hard to get the star. So? I don't have a problem with that. It's a good goal to have. LOL People bust their rear at work every day to get paid, get a bonus or get a raise.
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Roxibalboa
Member
08-15-2004
| Friday, October 12, 2007 - 7:52 am
Some of these kids are amazing. Just amazing. They are so smart and its so fun to watch them care for each other. I had been wondering why there hadn't been some sort of revolt to elect new council members, but I guess I see why now. Can't wait til next week to see Taylor get voted off council. (I hope!). I can't watch this show without crying. Every week, I think, all most there, almost through it, but something always gets me teared up. (and yes, Greg deserves a gold star, as do many others. One star isn't enough! Give them three to give away, yeah three!)
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Friday, October 12, 2007 - 11:13 am
I deserve a star 
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Dfennessey
Member
07-25-2004
| Friday, October 12, 2007 - 11:16 am
I deserve one to 
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