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Jodie75
Member
08-26-2004
| Friday, January 16, 2009 - 9:16 pm
Hi Aitch, welcome to TVCH! I would have been in trouble, too if I behaved like the contestants on the show. Their self-love is pretty obnoxious...like c'mon, show some humility! I'm thinking a lot of these people must be narcissists.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Friday, January 16, 2009 - 9:53 pm
Welcome Aitch!
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Saturday, January 17, 2009 - 12:02 pm
Welcome Aitch! So happy... I discovered that I could catch up on some programs I've missed at my leisure with the cable 'On Demand' channel. Caught up on ep 2 of TB last night. Really enjoyable.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Saturday, January 17, 2009 - 12:24 pm
I think that CJ sort of 'gets' the show. When he was in the final 2, his comment about being beautiful on the inside made me think that. While I absolutely love Cheryl Tiegs, I was less than impressed with some of her fashion choices last week.
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Saturday, January 17, 2009 - 1:49 pm
I was thinking about the inner beauty challenge of the guy falling off the bicycle. Not that I am ungraceful or anything, but I was walking along with my sister, my niece and my niece's husband. I tripped and fell flat on the ground. My niece came running over while the other two just stood there. My niece is a natural "nurturer." Her first reaction was to help (I, pleasant person that I am, growled 'Don't help me!') The other two were just standing there looking at me. I don't think they were less beautiful inside than my niece.They just had a different reaction.They were waiting to see what happened next.
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Jodie75
Member
08-26-2004
| Saturday, January 17, 2009 - 5:01 pm
Mameblanche, I love the Rogers on Demand channel, too! I hadn't realized until just lately that you can also watch CityTV and CTV, etc. I had thought only Muchmusic and MTV Canada were on demand. I'm wishing they would put up some more "Real Life" seasons. I watched Las Vegas, Austin and Denver all in marathons. I want them to add more!
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Sunday, January 18, 2009 - 12:34 am
Jodie, I wish they showed all the Canadian network channels On Demand, but I don't think they do. I'm going to go and check right now. LOL ETA - I just checked and yippee, ROD does have all the major networks and then some!
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Jodie75
Member
08-26-2004
| Sunday, January 18, 2009 - 9:00 am
Yeah, it's pretty great. ROD is the reason I watch The Hills now. I had no interest when the first two seasons were on. But then one day I was pretty sick and very bored, and so I did some exploring to see what I could find to watch. I ended up watching both seasons in a marathon. And they keep other episodes from CityTV like I Love Money (probably one of the most ridiculous shows I've ever watched, haha). The only problem is, some of the more popular shows - like if you want to catch up on Survivor, they'll charge you 99 cents an episode. But overall, it's pretty good.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Sunday, January 18, 2009 - 12:23 pm
They charge to run reruns of (some) free programs? Geez Louise. I know the price is cheap, but still...
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Sunday, January 18, 2009 - 1:55 pm
Well they are providing an extra service. Also do they include commercials?
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Sunday, January 18, 2009 - 2:26 pm
Yes, but you can fast forward, it's just like a video. Actually I don't know about the 99cent shows, but the free ones have commercials.
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Jodie75
Member
08-26-2004
| Sunday, January 18, 2009 - 2:56 pm
I admit, Jimmer, it's pretty great! I just love watching tv shows in marathons. I don't usually need to catch up on shows like Survivor because if I miss it, I can use timeshifting. Mameblanche, Rogers PVR is pretty cool (a huge change from my former analog cable and taping with a VCR!), but I wish they would catch up with Tivo's or other American DVR programs in sophistication. For one example, I would love it if my PVR would record shows it "thinks" I might want to watch based on my viewing history! It also annoys me (I don't know if this particular issue is the same as Tivo or the other ones), that it won't bookmark your place if you can't watch the whole recorded program. You have to fast-forward to where you were from the beginning. Oh, and I would also love it if we could just put a "season pass" (is that what Tivo calls it?) so it would catch every episode in the whole season. We have to select, "record all times and dates" if we want to do that, but then it might interfere with some other show that might not even be on that night. And yes, one last thing, you can't choose to record a show that might have two new episodes in one night unless you choose record once. For example, I'll set it to record Paranormal State every Tuesday night at 2am. But some weeks are double episodes, and unless I remember to manually record the extra episode, it won't record. If I leave it to record all episodes at all times, then I'll have taped like 5 reruns a day. This might not make sense to anyone but you, Mameblanche, and anyone else who has Roger's PVR. One last thing: I don't like how the PVR won't let you watch a live show at the same time as you're recording two shows. I guess I should quit complaining, as after all, like I said, it's way better than the old-fashioned way with the VCR!
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Jodie75
Member
08-26-2004
| Sunday, January 18, 2009 - 5:14 pm
P.S. I have to add here that up above I mistakenly said The Real Life when I meant The Real World.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Sunday, January 18, 2009 - 8:03 pm
Yup, TIVO is the best. It will "bookmark" where you're at it you go to "play" and then exit the program before you're done. It also has "season pass" with options for only new or for all reruns and new programs. We lived without tivo for about two weeks last year when our hard drive crashed, and I swear, it was worse than eating peas every meal for two weeks! Never again, I informed my husband!
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Jodie75
Member
08-26-2004
| Sunday, January 18, 2009 - 8:20 pm
Haha, I know what you're saying. After I got Roger's PVR, I don't know how I lived without it! I really wish I could get Tivo (Canadians can, but I think it's much more expensive), but Roger's Digital with PVR is way better than my old analog and VCR.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, January 19, 2009 - 9:36 am
So... back on topic? I was wondering if CJ had any insight or is just more beautiful (and advanced) than the others. And as far as Cheryl Tiegs, she's still beautiful but she adds nothing. She really should just sit there and look pretty and not talk.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Monday, January 19, 2009 - 4:44 pm
I thought CJ might have figured it out. His comment about beautiful inside appeared to come from no where.
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Thorandtara
Member
09-15-2008
| Monday, January 19, 2009 - 9:21 pm
Costa, I agree...Cheryl adds nothing to this program. This is the first ep I actually watched, and it is interesting, but I was disappointed overall. I might watch some more, but not if there is a good college basketball game on. While I agree that the interference of the "break-up" was annoying, I don't think the measure was of empathy as much as it was about trying to understand how to work with other people. I am an expert negotiator, and it never ever works when you start from the premise that "I am better." Never ever. Even if it is true.
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Thorandtara
Member
09-15-2008
| Monday, January 19, 2009 - 9:22 pm
YIKES!!! SPOILER!!!! STOP HERE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW!!! Oh, and by the way, JMHO, Monique was probably the most classically, visually beautiful person. So, in some ways, it is good to see her go.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Monday, January 19, 2009 - 9:36 pm
Well, I had liked Billy but not after tonight. He was a real <100> about the wardrobe girl. I was very happy to see Monique go because she was consistently throwing CJ under the bus at the end while shedding those crocodile tears.
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Thorandtara
Member
09-15-2008
| Monday, January 19, 2009 - 9:46 pm
Twinkie, I agree with you about Billy, but the problem with these team affairs is that he was on the winning team. Perhaps there should be an "egregious error" sort of penalty even if you are not on the losing team? Like a "Personal Foul" in basketball or football.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Monday, January 19, 2009 - 9:57 pm
wow I am surprised she left! I figured her to be in finals.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 6:28 am
I am just curious as to how many of you are sympathetic when a sales clerk is on the telephone fighting with her friend when she is supposed to be waiting on you? I wonder if CJ has figured it out too.
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Freetimefinally
Member
01-26-2006
| Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 7:00 am
I can't say I would of been real symathetic to the worker. I was tought very young you never call someone at work unless it is a true emergency. Meaning someone died or needs the hospital. Also to never accept calls at work unless it's a true emergency. We would get in so much trouble whenever we called our dad and one of us did not need to go to the hospital. A fight with a boyfriend is not much to me. A death in the family/someone was just in a car wreck type of senerio would of had a true difference. I'm glad they get to see what goes on in the house as behavior to others means alot to me. Although I personally don't care for CJ's attitude about not tring his best I really think he was picked on when he wasn't good looking. He does have a true dislike for people talking negativly about others behind backs. One last note. Did they not have shoes in CJ's size for the photo shot. I could not have given it my all if I felt they didn't dotheir best to dress me appropriatly. He was in his socks.
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Cablejockey
Member
12-27-2001
| Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 7:12 am
That burp! And the look on Monique's face when she watched herself at the end! It didnt seem like she was wondering why she was picked anymore.
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