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Azriel
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, December 01, 2006 - 8:25 am
I wasn't able to watch this show on TV because we are always a season behind over here and I finally got around the last few days to watching it on youtube. I just read back over the thread because I knew there was a thread on ANTM on the board, but I'd stayed away from it so I wouldn't get spoiled. It was frigging hard to find this thread and I just about decided that maybe the thread had been totally pulled from the board because it got ugly or something, so I'll add my request to the others that requested that this show have a folder that's easier to find, please. The folder name is so long that you don't really notice the 'other' at the end and you just don't expect that ANTM would be in the same folder with all the Idol shows. I sure was relieved to find out there isn't an all-out hatefest for Melrose here. I really like her and think she is one of the best contestants they have ever had. I don't think that Melrose is intentionally rude to any of the girls, but many of them have gone out of their way to be rude to her. In the hottub scene that Anchal overheard the girls made it all about Melrose, but I think the others in the tub were saying worse things than Melrose said and no one called them out on it. It's like they attributed everything that was said in the tub to Melrose alone. I don't think that Melrose is perfect, but from my experience, with any group of young women they are going to pick an odd-woman out to rag on and because Melrose was a little more mature and didn't fit in with them she was the one chosen to be ragged on for every little nitpicky thing.
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Sportygirl
Member
06-14-2005
| Friday, December 01, 2006 - 10:34 am
Sunshyne, in looking at the previous winners you listed the trend would seem like Melrose has a great shot at winning however you always hear Nigel talking about her age which makes me wonder. She is caucasian and she is a blonde and there has never been a blonde winner of ANTM so she has that going for her. So does Caridee but the judges impression of her being high maintenance may hurt her. That being said Eugenia will probably win. She's been like the comeback kid recently with her winning challenges and doing well on the commercial. She looks good live and in person but I still don't think she photographs well and her eyes don't connect. But in the past I have always thought Tyra has a thing against blondes so Eugenia could win too. I really wanted Joanie to win last year but I felt the blonde hair cursed her.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, December 01, 2006 - 11:14 am
Azriel, I've watched the show carefully for editing, and I know this is a typical reality show refrain, but I have noticed that a lot of Melrose's "reaction" shots or her snippy comments seem out of sequence or disconnected with the scene at hand. I don't think she's perfect, either, but I think a lot of her "character" has been pumped up a bit on the show.
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Truebritt
Member
09-20-2006
| Friday, December 01, 2006 - 8:13 pm
FINALE SPOILER ALERT! DO NOT READ UNLESS YOU WANT TO KNOW THE WINNER! While I can't vouch for the accuracy of the information on this site, here's a link that purports to tell all: link (Scroll down to the comment by Robyn Tippins for the spoilers.)
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Azriel
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, December 01, 2006 - 9:36 pm
As far as Melrose's age, 23, goes, Caridee is 21 and she looks every bit as old as Melrose. Although Eugena looks younger, she is also 21. I don't think it will be a big factor in the finals because she won't be up against an 18 year old. I think there is much more to be concerned about with Caridee and her psoriasis. I have a daughter that has psoriasis. Cari's skin might be clear now, but that stuff can show back up at anytime. There isn't a cure for psoriasis. You can take measures to minimize outbreaks and you can treat psoriasis, but if you've had it once you are more than likely to have it again.
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Saturday, December 02, 2006 - 3:38 am
thx for the Obvious warning Truebritt. There is a way to post Spoilers in a BLACK box. I think it is in the TECH thread. It is expected that people dont spoil discussion threads with things that have not yet been on the show...many of us dont want to know what is going to happen next.
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Saturday, December 02, 2006 - 3:40 am
Azriel, I think Caridee talked about going on some strong medicine. However, some meds are pretty hard on the body....stress also causes outbreaks doesnt it?? I get eczema and rashes when I get rundown. My skin is awful LOL 43 yrs old and sometimes I ahve more blemishes then I ever did as a teenager.
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Azriel
Member
08-01-2000
| Saturday, December 02, 2006 - 4:48 am
Sunshyne, my daughter's dermatologist told me that stress was one of the triggers for outbreaks, as well as infections, different medications, smoking and alcohol. He said he thought it was an auto-immune disease because what psoriasis is is a rapid increase in skin cell replacement. The skin cells increase so rapidly that they pile up on top of each other before they are mature and a buildup of white blood cells under the skin causes inflamation. You can go years without having an outbreak and then have a very mild or a very serious outbreak. A more serious outbreak can make you feel ill all over your body like you have the flu. My daughter occasionally gets small outbreaks on her elbows or knees, but she hasn't had a bad outbreak since she was in junior high school, thank goodness.
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Truebritt
Member
09-20-2006
| Saturday, December 02, 2006 - 9:23 am
Thanks Sunshyne! I wanted to make sure not to "spoil" -- hope just providing the link and no info was enough protection for everyone :-) I'm sorry to hear that you suffer with eczema and the like; I've also heard that stress can initiate flare-ups and aggravate existing conditions. Stress can certainly be hard to avoid, so I hope you can find time to rest and take care of yourself!
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Catfat
Member
02-27-2002
| Saturday, December 02, 2006 - 10:21 pm
Tyra and tho others may not like blondes very much, but every season at the makeover they bleach the hair of almost everyone there, including black-haired girls.
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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Wednesday, December 06, 2006 - 8:01 pm
I am a little disappointed in who the winner was. I was also taken aback at how the show was edited to really show how much Caridee and Eugena disliked Melrose, I felt sorry for that girl having to live with that sort of hostility must have been difficult. Good show all around though, the runway show was fabulous.
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Catfat
Member
02-27-2002
| Wednesday, December 06, 2006 - 8:13 pm
Jasper, who is the winner? It's not on here yet on the west coast
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, December 06, 2006 - 8:20 pm
The winner is: blahblahblah for new messages..
Spoiler Click below to view spoiler | caridee |
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Zummat
Member
01-31-2006
| Wednesday, December 06, 2006 - 8:59 pm
I'm happy with who won. She did take the best pictures. The other things can be taught just like it was and is being done for last year's winner.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Wednesday, December 06, 2006 - 9:54 pm
I'm glad she won too. When they critiqued the runway show for her, I thought she was gone.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, December 06, 2006 - 9:58 pm
I called it on Oct 12 
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Catfat
Member
02-27-2002
| Wednesday, December 06, 2006 - 10:20 pm
How can they call Caridee the winner? Melrose won most of the competitions, and just because they weren't able to get a great shot of her on the last shoot, she lost. And Caridee was a freakish psycho at the bridal show, way over the top. I am so disappointed. I felt Caridee and Eugenia should have been graded down a whole lot because of their hateful treatment of Melrose. And I don't think Eugenia should have been in the top three at all, her face looks all puckered up, somehow.
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Trueheart
Member
09-12-2006
| Wednesday, December 06, 2006 - 10:50 pm
I AM SO HAPPY!!!!!!! CariDee WON!!!!! WOOOOOHOOOOO! Although....this does not bode well for my other reality shows. I never have all of my favorites win. So with her winning, the chances of my other favs to win are SLIM......
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Trueheart
Member
09-12-2006
| Wednesday, December 06, 2006 - 10:51 pm
BTW I really wanted AJ to win.....and I think she could have.....
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Catfat
Member
02-27-2002
| Wednesday, December 06, 2006 - 11:41 pm
I agree, Trueheart, AJ was my favourite and she looked great until the started making her over and messing with her head.
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Trueheart
Member
09-12-2006
| Wednesday, December 06, 2006 - 11:51 pm
and messing with her head. Good way of putting it. They blamed her boot on not being "passionate" enough about modeling or "wanting" it enough. Bah! In an interview she said that the show is focused way more on ANTM "the TV show" and less on a modeling contest. She had all of the desire in the world to model! She was just sick of dealing with the "circus" that the show had turned into. I have kind of felt that way about the show lately. Tyra seems more distant and less "connected" to the show and it's contestants than ever! The photo shoots seem VERY "gimicky". I remember the first couple of seasons. NOW THAT WAS MODELING!
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Catfat
Member
02-27-2002
| Thursday, December 07, 2006 - 12:05 am
I agree Trueheart. Just think of all the gimicky shoots this time--the motorized hairdos, the floating in the white space suits, the bull ring, the fake glassy eyes, the animal noses, the famous couples, women wearing beards and creepy eye make-up---well, that's all I can remember. And some of the ones eliminated early were far more beautiful and graceful than some of the later ones. I am thinking specifically of Eugenia, very bow-legged and pinch-faced, and with dead eyes. But she knew the buzz words, "I am making progress on my journey." There are lots of gorgeous women of color out there, I hope they find some for next season.
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Thursday, December 07, 2006 - 3:35 am
as soon as I saw the final runway show Designers JUDGING the girls for final two I figured Eugenia was gone. Those men were making judgements based instantly on body language and how they carried themselves. I HATED the final comp. that wasnt a real fashion show. Those regular people (maybe 20) standing holding candles seemed silly. The four judges sitting at the end of the runway seemed lame. I thought it was hilarious when Tyra started trying to signal the girls to walk properly on the runway. It wasnt lost on me that Dani really still cant talk without sounding like she has a mouth of marbles. She looked very sad. I wonder if she ever really got any work from the win....well, other than this fake runway show LOL Okay Canadians.....I guess we'll have Jay and Our Version soon eh? I saw casting calls a few months ago. No I didnt try out. they dont want overweight 40 yr olds showing up LOL
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Thursday, December 07, 2006 - 3:48 am
What? No overweight 40 year olds? What kind of competition is that? They're just afraid you'll beat out all those babies with your maturity and wisdom. I have never watched this show but I did see most of tonight's episode because I was the only one home and it's all that was on. What was the deal with the black girl and CariDee dissing Melrose on the hug? I only caught part of it. It was when the black girl was eliminated and CariDee was hugging her; it looked like Melrose wanted in on the hug but they wouldn't let her. Wassup?
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Missy2
Member
07-31-2001
| Thursday, December 07, 2006 - 4:50 am
Melrose was passionate, and I was bummed that she lost. I was also annoyed when she was trying to hug the other girls and the comment from Caridee. Just because you don't like someone doesn't mean you can treat them like sh*t. Caridee is beautiful and did a great job but eeeh. I don't know after watching the season there are other girls that I thought were great too.
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