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Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Friday, October 10, 2008 - 5:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
Good one again tonight.

Next week it's moving to Saturday nights -- 8:00 Eastern.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, October 10, 2008 - 5:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Color, who was in the bottom two and who went home? And what was the job this week? (I can't remember the previews from last week!)

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Friday, October 10, 2008 - 6:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
Logging. Bryce and Rommel were bottom 2 and Bryce went home.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, October 10, 2008 - 7:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
So finally another one left who should've left a while ago! Thanks Twinks!

Puzzled
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08-27-2001

Friday, October 10, 2008 - 7:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Puzzled a private message Print Post    
Tonight's show was brutal. Makes me glad I wasn't a logger, for sure. Bryce was eye candy, but it was high time for him to leave.

LOL at them all ragging on Rommel.

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Friday, October 10, 2008 - 9:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
Sandy was rated no. 1 by the bosses. Ben made a safety mistake this week.

Sugar
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08-15-2000

Friday, October 10, 2008 - 11:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sugar a private message Print Post    
Sugar is not cut out for any of these jobs, too tough! Sugar was a cubicle woose.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Sunday, October 12, 2008 - 7:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I find it interesting that pretty much everyone who's been kicked off to date has gone home, quit his/her job, and done something else. And while Bryce stayed in fitness, he did quit his job. I'd guess trying to pit yourself against the elements and against some really tough jobs really changes your outlook on what your own job is.

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Sunday, October 12, 2008 - 7:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
Even if you're out, it's a confidence booster and it shows you that there's a lot more out there than your current job which may feel dull and dead-ending after this experience.

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Saturday, October 18, 2008 - 5:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
The host said the head guide / boss has almost 20 years of experience. IMO, he looked like he was around 20 years old??!!

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Saturday, October 18, 2008 - 7:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
Was this on tonight? Tuned in at the scheduled time and there was a movie on, and no indication of this week's episode (search and rescue in Alaska) being aired later. Only episode scheduled is next week's finale.

So, if it was on, anyone want to do a brief run down for us that missed it? Thanks!

Suz
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10-13-2005

Saturday, October 18, 2008 - 10:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Suz a private message Print Post    
I missed it this time too. Was it a good one?

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Sunday, October 19, 2008 - 7:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
It was good. They had to learn and do some rescue procedures and climb a (lower) peak near Mt. McKinley. Best was Michaela. Bottom two were Sandy and Rommel. Time competition. It was close. Rommel was eliminated.

Karuuna
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08-31-2000

Sunday, October 19, 2008 - 7:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
How did we miss it? Whoami, I had it set to record, and all I got was Cinderalla Man. It wasn't on after the movie either. Phooey!

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Sunday, October 19, 2008 - 9:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
Thanks Cd! Glad to see Sandy is still there.

Kar, I checked and Channel 9 seems to have bumped the show to their affiliate Channel 20. The Alaska episode aired at 6PM on 20. Nice of them to let us know in advance.

Looks like its on channel 20 at 6PM next week too. I've reset my "series recording" to include "all channels" so it will pick it up this time.



Karuuna
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08-31-2000

Sunday, October 19, 2008 - 9:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
Well, I'll be darned. Good sleuthing. I didn't know my DVR settings had an "all channels". I'll have to check that out. Thanks for the heads up!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Sunday, October 19, 2008 - 6:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
It was a good episode, too, so it might be worth it to see if it's online anywhere. Sandy really struggled with the altitude (and I don't blame her, the 5000' altitude in Colorado does NOT agree with this sea level gal at all!).

The guide/boss did look really young. But I'm also guessing he grew up there and probably started guiding at an early age. So if he was in his late 30's, 20 years of experience would be right.

I was glad to see Michaela really do well this time. It showed that it wasn't brute strength that you need to survive in the mountains, but smarts, too.

The amount added to the pot was only $15K (for a first year guide). Kinda surprising the amount was so low, but it did bump the pot to just under $300K.

Any of the four remaining could win and I'd be happy. Rommel really struggled and while it was close in time, it was definitely time for him to go home. (The trailer at the end said he went home and with his new-found confidence, opened his own karate school.)

Puzzled
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08-27-2001

Monday, October 20, 2008 - 7:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Puzzled a private message Print Post    
I was glad Sandy stayed because overall, she's done much, much better than Rommel.

Is next week the finale?

Tess
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04-13-2001

Monday, October 20, 2008 - 8:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tess a private message Print Post    
Shoot! I missed the last episode, too. Couldn't find it. I don't even know what the job of the week was. Hmmmmm.

Sugar
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08-15-2000

Monday, October 20, 2008 - 8:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sugar a private message Print Post    
Yes, the next episode is supposed to be the finale. The previews indicated that they may be revisiting some of the previous jobs.

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Monday, October 20, 2008 - 10:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
Tess, the job was mountain climbing guide. It was brutal.

Legalboxer
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11-17-2003

Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 6:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Legalboxer a private message Print Post    
previews showed they will be revisiting bull fighting, oil drilling and the logging - if my eyes are correct :-)

Karuuna
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08-31-2000

Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 8:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
My DVR is so bizarre. It showed that it planned recording the main network channel on Friday at 7 again. When I went in to fix the settings as Whoami suggested, it switched to the other station, an hour earlier.


As for the small salary, I wonder if that's because they can only work part of the year?

Marysafan
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08-07-2000

Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 8:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Marysafan a private message Print Post    
When did it air? We totally missed it. On Friday, we had a movie about Robinson Crusoe. And I didn't even think to check for it on Saturday.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 8:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Mary, it moved to Saturday night. And next week should be Saturday, also. (I think 8pm PDT)

Wasn't this the third time the show moved? Seems to me the network hasn't been treating it all that well.

As for the small salary, I imagine that there's much less hiking up the mountains in the dead of winter, but do they completely close everything off? Couldn't the guides work the lower ranges then?

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 9:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
I think the show originally aired on Monday nights for a few eppies. Then Fridays. Now Saturdays.

Txhazeleyes
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02-12-2008

Saturday, October 25, 2008 - 5:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Txhazeleyes a private message Print Post    
Last night I looked at NBC website and I'm almost positive they lasted the winner in error. Did anyone else notice that?

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Saturday, October 25, 2008 - 5:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
It's over. They went back to three job sites. Michaela was eliminated first in the "bull ring" due to injury. On to the oil rig. Sandy was eliminated due to slow time by 13 seconds. Finally, the logging camp again. Steven was slower than Ben at the assigned tasks. Ben wins app. $300,000. The final four also got Dodge Ram trucks.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Saturday, October 25, 2008 - 6:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Yay Ben! And yay final four for getting trucks!

Karuuna
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08-31-2000

Sunday, October 26, 2008 - 8:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
Sandy pretty much did herself in. She was so upset with herself when she got crunched in the bull competition, she slammed her hand into the fence and broke a finger. She needed full use of that hand in the oil rig competition, and probably would have beat Steve.

Ben didn't do that great on the logging camp competition, but Steve just did much worse.

Still, I have to admit, I have no desire to try any of these jobs and I have a lot of admiration for all of these folks!

Rvon
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12-11-2003

Sunday, October 26, 2008 - 1:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rvon a private message Print Post    
I'm so angry at NBC! This show did not air in the Seattle area. It was listed in the TV Guide, but NBC instead aired an old movie -- Flamingo Road. Huh?

Puttergirl
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08-11-2000

Monday, October 27, 2008 - 4:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Puttergirl a private message Print Post    
I wanted Sandy to win so bad. She was the best all season. But she did herself in. Imagine going to whole way and then taking yourself out like that! Dumb, dumb, dumb. But since she didn't win, I was glad Ben did.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, October 27, 2008 - 8:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I think both Sandy and Ben excelled at most of the various jobs. Each one had only one major mistake, right? Both of them did really well in almost everything and both seemed to really enjoy pushing themselves to succeed.

I think of all of 'em, Stephen was the only one I wouldn't have wanted to see win. I think he was firmly in the middle of the pack most of the time, if not the bottom. If he had won, it would've been pure luck. (Especially since there was only 13 secs between his and Sandy's time on the oil rig, and Sandy was screwed cause of her cast. No way would he have moved on if she'd been able to use both hands.)