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Kappy
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06-29-2002

Sunday, June 07, 2009 - 11:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kappy a private message Print Post    
LOL, Gemma ~ You hit it right on the nose with the John Lovitz comparison. If Speidi want to continure their PR parade, fine but hopefully the show will go on without them. I want to see what Lou is up to. I want to hear stories between Steven and his brother. I want to watch Fran do some Janice imitations. What I don't want is to hear any more on Speidi.

Puzzled
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08-27-2001

Sunday, June 07, 2009 - 12:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Puzzled a private message Print Post    
Who wants to watch Speidi quit three times every episode? No one.

Crzndeb
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07-26-2004

Sunday, June 07, 2009 - 2:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Crzndeb a private message Print Post    
Um, in most foreign countries I've been too and gotten an upset stomach, it was called Montezuma's Revenge.

Supergranny
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02-03-2005

Sunday, June 07, 2009 - 2:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Supergranny a private message Print Post    
Does any one else feel like you are being manipulated for ratings?

Chy
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07-19-2003

Sunday, June 07, 2009 - 2:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chy a private message Print Post    
LOVE IT, Gemma!

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who doesn't know the Pratts.
In fact, I'm going to make a point not to give them any thoughts. I refuse to click on links with news about them.(Hint, ;-)m if you C&P it I'll read but won't go over there to give tptb any wrong idea that they might be hot??? :-P..)They do not deserve any of our attentions. We probably shouldn't even talk about them any more, lest NBC thinks they are "creating drama" or "saving the ratings"!!

Please keep them off my show, NBC!
On top of everything, it won't be fair for Heidi to be back in, we didn't get a chance to "vote her off"!

Jgalt
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02-17-2009

Sunday, June 07, 2009 - 2:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jgalt a private message Print Post    
GREAT Gemma!!! Thank you for laughs!

Lotsofkids
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08-11-2007

Sunday, June 07, 2009 - 4:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lotsofkids a private message Print Post    
YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS STUFF UP!

Heidi & Spencer -- Tortured?

part 1:
Heidi Pratt was tortured by NBC to the point she was "convulsively throwing up" -- that's what some people on the set of "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!" are telling TMZ.

We've learned Heidi was rushed to the hospital and diagnosed with a gastric ulcer, after being held with hubby Spencer Pratt in a dark room for a day and a night with only water, rice and beans. It was designed as punishment because they left the show. One cast member described their treatment this way -- "It's the same as Guantanamo Bay."

And get this ... a cast member tells us NBC execs tried to convince Heidi to stay on the set rather than take an ambulance to a hospital for treatment. She has now left the hospital and is on meds.

We're told some of the cast members want to quit, but their passports have been taken away and they are under guard.

Paul Telegdy, NBC's Exec VP of Alternative Programming, told Ryan Seacrest about holding Heidi and Spencer in isolation as punishment, adding, "...They are now going to be examined, and their value system utterly deconstructed ...These people really are going to bare their souls."

We're told Spencer has fired his lawyer (who wanted him to stay on the show) and is now planning to sue NBC over the show.

Spencer and Heidi now want out ... for good....but there's a problem -- they signed a contract with NBC to do the show.

NBC reps did not return our calls ...so far.

Part 2:
Producers Fire Back at Heidi & Spencer
Posted Jun 7th 2009 4:55PM by TMZ Staff
ITV, the company that produces "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here" is taking aim at Spencer Pratt for his allegation that he and Heidi Pratt were effectively tortured by NBC, resulting in her hospitalization.
ITV Studios says Spencer's claims are "untrue," adding, "The health of the celebrity participants are of the utmost importance." ITV adds a medic and doctor are there all the time and "allegations of the celebrities being deprived of food and water are completely untrue."

Part 3:
Source: Spencer's Got it All Wrong
Posted Jun 7th 2009 5:19PM by TMZ Staff
Folks behind the scenes at "I'm a Celebrity ...Get Me Out of Here!" are going after Spencer Pratt something fierce. A source is saying...

-- Spencer and Heidi Pratt quit the show last Monday, and stayed in hotels for three days.

-- There were no critters where they stayed, other than the usual bugs in Costa Rica.

-- They were indoors at all times protected from the elements, even though other cast members have been sleeping outside in daily thunderstorms.

-- They were never in any danger and they slept most of the time.

-- No one is being held against their will.

Spencer says it's all BS ... they were effectively tortured and he's planning on suing NBC.

Stay tuned (just the way NBC wants it!)

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Sunday, June 07, 2009 - 5:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Heidi got sick after eating rice and beans for 1.5 days? Haven't the girls who are STILL playing this game really had only rice and beans for at least four days that I know of.

I know Spencer thrives on thinking he's a controversial character, but I think he's gone too far this time. Up to this point, it's been mostly like he's a gnat. A nuisance, but one you can easily brush off. All the antics and his oh-so-lovely attitude this time around has actually done him more harm than good. I think he may finally learn that any publicity is not necessarily good.

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Sunday, June 07, 2009 - 5:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
One could only hope costa...

and ROFLOL - perfect - John Levitz indeed!

Jhezzie
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07-05-2001

Sunday, June 07, 2009 - 6:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jhezzie a private message Print Post    
Does any one else feel like you are being manipulated for ratings?

Of course! I stopped watching when they let them come back a second time. Too much good tv to waste time on them.

Lurknomore
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07-07-2001

Sunday, June 07, 2009 - 7:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lurknomore a private message Print Post    
OMG this is too good. Clearly the Pratts are doing this for the publicity, though why they feel being hated is a good thing, I couldn't tell you (she says with decades of PR experience under her belt).

That said, regardless this means they are GONE from the show. To me this is all that matters. I hope it is legit, and NBC is really tied up in lawsuits w/them. No matter how great they are in their own minds, I would put my money on NBC's legal team winning this one.

What I really don't get at all is why they are allegedly bringing in her sister. YAWN bring back the funny girl this show needs more laughs not more idiots who aren't celebrity's!!!!

Puzzled
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08-27-2001

Sunday, June 07, 2009 - 8:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Puzzled a private message Print Post    
Look at all the press they're getting from these two . They're poster children for extending your 15 minutes. All you have to do is to be obnoxious, ridiculous, combative, and unruly, and you'll get noticed. Then talk about suing...

Nice guys finish last.

Stacey718995
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07-05-2007

Sunday, June 07, 2009 - 8:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Stacey718995 a private message Print Post    
You know I have pretty much resigned myself to that their 15 mins is unstoppable. But maybe if this is not an act that NBC is in on this will be good. If they truly are not in on the joke and Speidi sues them, this may be what finally stops other networks from working with them. I don't have a ton of faith that NBC is not in on the whole thing but I can still hope....

Alisons
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01-10-2003

Sunday, June 07, 2009 - 8:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alisons a private message Print Post    
Well, they really should have just made Heidi and Spencer the HOSTS of this show, rather than contestants - they could have been taunting the people in the jungle all the time while flaunting the luxuries they had - seems like a role they are born to play!

Lyn
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08-07-2002

Sunday, June 07, 2009 - 8:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lyn a private message Print Post    
The longer the drama goes on with Heidi and Spencer the less I want to watch the show. They are ruining what could've been a fun summer escape (until BB)...now I have absolutely no interest in watching. Pratt or Pratt-less I'm removing I'm a Celebrity from my PVR

Vickie
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07-16-2004

Monday, June 08, 2009 - 6:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vickie a private message Print Post    
Is anyone else having hockey on all night tuesday? So the show is not on.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Monday, June 08, 2009 - 7:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
I think it is on an extra hour on Wednesday.

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Monday, June 08, 2009 - 7:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
two hours on monday, no show on tuesday, two hours on wednesday

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Monday, June 08, 2009 - 7:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
but they did confirm our suspicion that they were in an empty (out of the rain even) room,no chewy rats - honestly who has the biggest case against NBC is Lou Diamond Phillips!

ITA let the Pratts sue (I also heard that they are suing to get out of their contract - who knows what that means!) so no other network, show whatever will want them around!!

Sammi
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03-31-2008

Monday, June 08, 2009 - 7:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sammi a private message Print Post    
I know I have completely given up on this show because of those two spoiled brats. It would have been a decent show without them. Just thought I would add my two cents!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, June 08, 2009 - 8:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Puzzled, there is one inherent problem with this... even with "all the press" there are far too many people who are disgusted with the antics of these two, who are feeling like they are being played by the producers, and who are NOT tuning in to watch. So "all the press" is actually doing the opposite of what they really want. As for me, I'll not waste another minute of my life watching this show. I *will,* however, tune in to the two hours of big balls scheduled on Tuesday's Wipeout!

Jkm
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07-10-2002

Monday, June 08, 2009 - 9:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jkm a private message Print Post    
I quit watching part way through the second show - could not take them... would like to see more of the rest of the cast - in the past this show was not the greatest but was mildly interesting... I'm not even sure they are out in the wild -- looks like a sound stage to me - how about you?

Lori32
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07-04-2008

Monday, June 08, 2009 - 9:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lori32 a private message Print Post    
OK,so I watched all 4 eps yesterday on demand.Am I the only who thinks its unfair to let them return because (A) They have left twice already and proven they are selfish and just there for their own agenda?
(B) It's unfair that Angela got voted out,and Heidi wasn't there,therefore she was not even up for dismissal?
Which leads me to this...Are TPTB "fixing" this for ratings? By keeping villains most people will continue to watch.Even those of us who swear we won't

Just sayin'

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Monday, June 08, 2009 - 9:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
JKM - I think that's the other problem with the show - those hosts are on a sound stage - and they keep interrupting the action, as opposed to moving a storyline along! So with a 2 hour show, we will get may 42 min of what we'd like to see -

but that's because I like Big Brother - and its so not BB!

Chy
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07-19-2003

Monday, June 08, 2009 - 9:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chy a private message Print Post    
Wait, has TMZ been hired as the publicist for this show?
Why are we getting all these conflicting details from tmz??
Should we view anything from the production members as "Info they want us to believe"??
Aren't the cast members kept away from civilization?
How did tabloids get to talk to cast members?
Did they disguise themselves as a plant next to the potty??

From the little bit at the end I caught last Thursday, the hosts said we will find out if the rest of the cast wants the Ps to come back. Supposedly the Ps did take the punishment and spent a night at the shed/chamber... So what's the fuzz about them sleeping in the hotel and getting sister Holly to take her place??

Are we now supposed to think about the end, the means...(how ever that saying goes), it's okay to cheat at this game to get money for the charity??
What audience under the sun will still vote for either of the Ps to win????

Most of all, I thought the name of the game is that, when the cast member actually invoke the "I'm a celebrity, get me out of here", then we are to laugh at how they couldn't tough it out for a good cause and they'll be kicked off the show and be done with???