TVCH FORUMS HOME . JOIN . FAN CLUBS . DONATE . CONTACT . CHAT  
                  Quick Links   TOPICS . TREE-VIEW . SEARCH . HELP! . NEWS . PROFILE
Archive through September 08, 2010

Reality TVClubHouse Discussions: Other Reality Shows ARCHIVES: Archives for 2010 - 2: Little People, Big World: Archive through September 08, 2010 users admin

Author Message
Seamonkey
Moderator

09-07-2000

Saturday, July 24, 2010 - 9:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Amy Roloff attending “An Evening with the Captains” Featuring Johnathan and Andy Hillstrand and Sig Hansen of “The Deadliest Catch” 8:00 PM, July 24th, at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland Oregon

Posted: 24 Jul 2010 01:21 AM PDT


Join Amy Roloff and friends for this fantastic event!
The Hillstrand’s appearance last September contributed to the great success
of the first annual Amy Roloff Charity Foundation Dinner and Golf event. “This is our way of giving back” said Amy. She added, “These are amazing
guys and we truly appreciate their support”.

During their first stop in Portland with 8 additional shows throughout the
US, the captains will take the audience through some of the most toughest
situations they’ve ever had to face on the high seas. From the treacherous
weather and seas, to crew conflicts and the triumphs of the world’s most
dangerous job. Hear how it really goes down, straight from the captains
themselves!

The audience will also hear stories behind the popular reality show, view
never before seen video coverage, and partake in a question and answer
session with the captains of the Discovery’s popular reality show.

For more info visit www.timebandit.tv/live-tour-2010.html

Join Amy Roloff and friends for this fantastic event!

The Hillstrand’s appearance last September contributed to the great success
of the first annual Amy Roloff Charity Foundation Dinner and Golf event. “This is our way of giving back” said Amy. She added, “These are amazing
guys and we truly appreciate their support”.

During their first stop in Portland with 8 additional shows throughout the
US, the captains will take the audience through some of the most toughest
situations they’ve ever had to face on the high seas. From the treacherous
weather and seas, to crew conflicts and the triumphs of the world’s most
dangerous job. Hear how it really goes down, straight from the captains
themselves!

The audience will also hear stories behind the popular reality show, view
never before seen video coverage, and partake in a question and answer
session with the captains of the Discovery’s popular reality show.

For more info visit www.timebandit.tv/live-tour-2010.html

Posted via email from Amy Roloff Charity Foundation

Seamonkey
Moderator

09-07-2000

Sunday, July 25, 2010 - 10:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
In the green room:

n

Hukdonreality
Member

09-29-2003

Sunday, July 25, 2010 - 10:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
Look at Amy's hand placement! That little dickens!

Seamonkey
Moderator

09-07-2000

Sunday, July 25, 2010 - 9:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
LOL, I noticed that, too! BOTH hands!

Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Monday, July 26, 2010 - 7:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
In her left hand she is holding something silverish. The fellow on her left has his left hand on his right knee. That the way Sue 'Cs' it.

Hukdonreality
Member

09-29-2003

Monday, July 26, 2010 - 7:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
Well OG, then the fellow on the left has a hand with a thumb on the outside! LOLOLOL

Brenda1966
Member

07-02-2002

Monday, July 26, 2010 - 8:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Brenda1966 a private message Print Post    
she definately has her hand on his knee -- but we don't know she's resting it there. She could have just patted him -- she's a very touchy kind of person.

Bearlee
Member

05-18-2005

Monday, July 26, 2010 - 10:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bearlee a private message Print Post    
Ok, I love Amy and the Deadliest Catch guys but for me personally I would have put my hand on Sig's knee and my hand next to Jonathon's leg. I love me some Capt Sig! I was so excited that I got to meet Amy back in April. I saw that the article from Lancaster PA was on here. I was at that convention that she was the guest speaker for. She was great and thoroughly enjoyed being with us.

Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Monday, July 26, 2010 - 11:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Huk, I was referring to Amy's left. I can see that she has her hand on the fellow's knee on her right. I should have been more clear.

Seamonkey
Moderator

09-07-2000

Monday, July 26, 2010 - 12:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
She is leaning into Sig's leg.. and undoubtedly holding her phone.. she tweets fairly often.

Cillysue2
Member

05-02-2003

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 10:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cillysue2 a private message Print Post    
That is too funny, I noticed that right away. I would love to know what the Capt. was thinking. LOL!!!

Seamonkey
Moderator

09-07-2000

Monday, August 02, 2010 - 10:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I swear, Amy never rests.. they had some big auction over the weekend for her charity and today she posted this picture taken at a walk for colon cancer awareness.

amy

Reenie
Member

06-24-2006

Monday, August 02, 2010 - 2:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reenie a private message Print Post    
You gotta love this woman!!!

Erniesgirl
Member

06-26-2006

Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 5:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Erniesgirl a private message Print Post    
I just got this email from Matt:

How exciting..........!



We are thrilled to announce that our "NEW" Roloff Family website is ready for launch! Being on our email list makes YOU very important to us and we appreciate you being a loyal fan & friend. Be some of the first visitors to preview our new website when you click the link at the end of this newsletter!



We hope you were able to catch our 200th episode of Little People Big World (that aired last May).... Five seasons and 6 years later and still, we remain committed to allow the filming of our lives and adventures so that we can share them with you.

Thank you again for joining us on this one of a kind journey... we hope you will enjoy our new season of episodes that will premiere September 6th.



So.....what is new here at Roloff Farms? Summertime, of course!



To me that means warm sunny days followed by beautiful sunsets, time around the pool with the smell of BBQ in the air and long productive days....

In usual fashion, Amy, the kids and I are busy bees. But, it does seem that we inevitably end up enjoying lunch or an impromptu dinner gathered around the patio table and sharing our summer tales.



Jeremy and Zach have enjoyed re-connecting with their good friends again after their first year out of high school. Their favorite summer past time has been telling stories after dark around the campfire about crazy college life, new jobs and of course, "girls", sometimes till the wee hours of the morning.



Molly, has spread her wings and become something of a social butterfly these past few months... even between her active volleyball schedule and job running the on-line store she can surely be found planning something fun with her many girlfriends.



Now Jacob, I have to admit, has probably been the busiest! I don't' think he's let a moment of fun go by. From camping, swimming, biking and everything else in between...I never see him in one spot for long!



That leaves Amy and me.....



Have you already clicked on and read all the exciting news on the Amy Roloff Charity Foundation (ARCF) http://amyroloffcharityfoundation.org/. If you have, then you know what Amy's been up too! Her 2nd Annual ARCF Dinner and Golf Tournament "Starry Night, Summer's Day" is just around the corner. With special guests, entertainment, and auction items, the evening is sure to meet her goal of offering "A little help for a Big World".... !



Along with adding some NEW upcoming & very cool additions to the farm... (Tune In...) I've been working hard on my charity too! CoDA http://www.dwarfadvocates.com/ with help from a local grant is ecstatic to unveil its new "Bikes for Dwarfs" program. This innovative program will help little people get custom bicycles so that they can join their friends and family in living a healthy & active life. CoDA has also been fortunate enough to provide financial assistance for adoptions and college scholarships.

And....be sure to check out CoDA's Dwarf Basketball fundraiser coming up this month featuring Zach, Marty Klebba and the entire STATESMEN team, as they will rally the evening away against local celebrities.



As I close, I'm gazing out the window and can see that the pumpkin vines in the field have already begun to flower, the corn stalks are growing taller each day and so, you know what that means... PUMPKIN SEASON is just around the corner. It's not too early to plan an autumn trip to Oregon and be sure to include a stop to come and visit us here at the farm.



Hoping that your life is full and that you enjoy each moment & embrace all that our good Lord has offered.



All The Best,

Matt

http://therolofffamily.com/family/news/.com

Erniesgirl
Member

06-26-2006

Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 1:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Erniesgirl a private message Print Post    
Just got an email from Matt:

Breaking News from The Roloff Family....
August, 2010

After an unprecedented 6 seasons and 229 primetime episodes shown around the world, the Roloff family and TLC are announcing the Final season of Little People, Big, World.

"We are very proud of what we have accomplished on behalf of Little People and ALL people of difference. We are honored by TLC's courage to educate people and break down barriers and stereotypes. We now look forward to sharing and continuing our adventurous life and lessons in the future" said Matt Roloff.

"The show has been an amazing and unforgettable experience for our entire family. Over the past 5 years we have shared the most rewarding journey that will forever be in our hearts. We are gearing up to begin new and exciting adventures as a family and we look forward to starting the next chapter of the Roloffs." We will always be grateful to our TLC family, and most of all, our fans."

In addition to above, we would also like to express our gratitude to our wonderful production company, Gay Rosenthal Productions, Inc.

We couldn't have done it without the unshakable support of our Executive Producers and, particularly the day-to-day efforts of our on site film crews and field producers.

Amy and I want to thank our families who gave us support during this crazy adventure. We also want to thank each and every person we met along the way who helped contribute to our successes.

Although saying goodbye is always bittersweet... the excitement of what lies just ahead keeps us focused and inspired.

Stay tuned .... The series is ending for now.... But it's definitely not over!

Brenda1966
Member

07-02-2002

Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 1:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Brenda1966 a private message Print Post    
So, does that mean they have some episodes in the can, waiting for us? A fall season? I'm sad to see this show go, but with the twins being college aged and the marital discord we've seen, I think they probably have a lot on their plate. I do hope to see them on TV again.

Citruscitygal
Member

08-07-2003

Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 3:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Citruscitygal a private message Print Post    
Received today in an email from FUTON CRITIC
[08/26/10 - 01:54 PM]
TLC CONFIRMS THE FINAL SEASON OF LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD Released by TLC
All-new episodes premiere September 6 at 8/7c

Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Friday, August 27, 2010 - 3:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
I just now saw that on our local Portland news. The family will be missed after the close of the coming season.

Seamonkey
Moderator

09-07-2000

Friday, August 27, 2010 - 8:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Yes, I'll miss them but seems like a good time for them to close it up.. maybe without the cameras Matt and Amy can resolve some things, the twins can get out in the world, sans camera, Molly can manage to have her first boyfriends off camera (unless there is one in the season to come) and Jacob would probably do better without the spotlight on him.

Twiggyish
Member

08-14-2000

Monday, August 30, 2010 - 3:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twiggyish a private message Print Post    
I am sure we can get updates on them in the future. I'll sure miss seeing them. I really love this family.

Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Monday, September 06, 2010 - 8:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
New and last season starts tonight.

Here is an article from today's Oregonian:

http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/index.ssf/2010/09/the_roloff_family_reflects_as.html

Hukdonreality
Member

09-29-2003

Monday, September 06, 2010 - 3:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
I'll miss them, too. No matter what their reason is for ending the show, it's been a great ride. Like Twiggy said, we'll hear from them here and there, I'm sure.

Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Tuesday, September 07, 2010 - 6:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
And as Matt pointed out, we average size people have a much better understanding of just what a dwarf is...mostly just a smaller version of us, but with some unique challenges.

Erniesgirl
Member

06-26-2006

Wednesday, September 08, 2010 - 5:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Erniesgirl a private message Print Post    
this is a great article, answers a lot of questions:

loved this article, it answers a lot of questions.

The Roloff family reflects as TLC's 'Little People, Big World' begins its final season
Published: Sunday, September 05, 2010, 5:57 PM Updated: Monday, September 06, 2010, 7:46 AM
Special to The Oregonian



Matt Roloff says his family won't miss the constant presence of TV cameras in their lives.


And, no, it's not the end of the show because patriarch Matt Roloff died of a heart attack, which is what some viewers thought they saw happen in June's fifth-season finale after he clutched his arm and wound up face down on the floor of his office.

In an interview last week, Roloff, 48, said he and the rest of the family -- wife Amy, children Jeremy, Zach, Molly and Jacob -- are ready for the spotlight to fade.

Q: Did you know in advance that the episode would end with a cliffhanger?

A: The way the process works, we had seen that clip several months earlier but we're not as tuned into which clips are airing at which times. If the producers told us (it would be the cliffhanger), we weren't paying attention. We certainly didn't know people would be flabbergasted by it. What surprised me most is we had signed deals to do the show six or seven years ago ... and that episode was the very last one of TLC's contract with us. We looked at that and thought, "We're ready to be done with this thing and they're doing cliffhangers?"

Q: Were you surprised by the online speculation about your death?

A: Yes, I was. I'd just flown to New York to be on "Fox & Friends" and my hotel was in Times Square and I popped out to walk around and people were flocking to me and some paparazzi-types were really pushy and they were saying, "Hey, man, you're alive!" The episode aired while I was on the plane out there. Then the next day on "Fox & Friends" they never asked me one thing about it!

Q: So what really happened for you to end up on the floor?



It turned out to be a vertigo scare and they put together some footage of me in pain, of my arm in pain, unrelated to the vertigo. That's what you do in television, I guess. People thought it was a heart attack because I was gripping my arm. People are always asking how something can be true and untrue at the same time. We call it stacking. Arthritis in my arm was causing a lot of pain and they stacked scenes of that, which happened over a couple days or weeks or a month, and put that in the same scene as the collapse, and presto, it looks like a heart attack. It's just stacking scenes together.

Q: There have also been some rumors that your farm is for sale. Is that true?

A: It's not actively for sale but we're always talking about selling the farm. People think you have a farm and you live there forever. I grew up in a family and we moved a lot. It's more amazing to me that we've been here 20 years. If the kids aren't interested in the farm and I've done my thing with it, then that's a discussion that comes up from time to time.

Q: TLC announced late last month that "Little People, Big World" will end after the current season. Was that your decision or the network's?

A: In the big scheme of things it was our decision. We wanted to wind down. In the short term, it was theirs. We agreed to do a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 80 and we're thankful to them that they've been able to do it in 20. They definitely knew from the negotiations in April or May that we pretty well needed to get back to being a family because we said, "How quickly can you guys be done with us?"

Q: Has production wrapped on the series already?

A: I think it's another month of principal (photography) and then there will be pickups happening once or twice a week up until December or something. They're talking about some specials that we're probably not going to do. We may or may not, we haven't decided yet.

Q: How do Amy and the kids feel about the end of the series?

A: I think everybody is ready for it to end. For Amy, she's going to miss the crew. She's very close with them and she's got that personal connection. Not that we all don't have it, but for me there's more of a business relationship. She takes a more personal approach. I think Molly will be happy because she's focused on school and activities and the show is a distraction for her. Not in a negative way, she's been a trouper. Me, I'm gonna miss it for ego reasons. I think Jeremy is the same. It's nice to have all the attention. I think Jacob is happy it's winding down, too. I think the family, in general, is. It's really difficult, when you have an army of people in your house 24/7, to have conversations with your family that are important.

Q: Does the family watch "Little People, Big World"?

A: Every once in a while we'll watch an episode. I know it's hard to believe but after 240 or 230 episodes, we really don't. We see a screening ahead of time, often by Skype on a screen 2 inches big, and you give your input if there's something you want to debate with the producers, but we don't typically sit down and watch. I know many times people will come over and it's a Monday and they ask, "Are you watching your TV show?" and we're sitting at our computer screens doing our own thing. It's kind of painful to watch. Who wants to watch yourself on TV?

Q: What has been the best part of starring in a TV show and the worst aspect of the spotlight?

A: The best part of it is just being able to educate people about subjects such as dwarfism and to be able to touch people. We have wonderful fans who send e-mails and pour their hearts out. The worst part is people who are naÕve, and there's just a handful, who just don't get it and don't understand and they're angry and call my daughter nasty names. Even though those are a small percentage, they tend to jump out at you.

Q: What do you think of all the shows that have come in your show's wake, like "The Little Couple" and "Little Chocolatiers"?

A: We think it's good because what it's doing is broadening the scope of what people perceive to be little people. At some point little people will become normalized and there won't be that kind of interest in the same way. We've heard from people who say, "I don't stare at little people anymore. They feel normal," and that's kind of a great objective. I think it's important to show little people aren't just people living on a pumpkin farm. It 's great to show they're training pit bulls and they're doctors and business people and families trying to do their thing. It took the reality television genre in order to educate people about little people because (Hollywood) didn't used to put little people in really normal roles until recently.

Q: What are your future plans?

A: I've got a couple of other projects we're working on, from books to hosting to some animated stuff. These things take years to develop. I don't want our fans to think something is going to be on the air tomorrow. I wouldn't say those things are my goal, I'd say those are just things we'd want to capitalize on. My primary objective is still the farm and speaking and my stool business, but if the opportunities come knocking, we'll evaluate them.

-- Rob Owen

Brenda1966
Member

07-02-2002

Wednesday, September 08, 2010 - 5:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Brenda1966 a private message Print Post    
I'm really going to miss them! Amy and Matt the most. Well, Amy the most. :-)

The recent episode with her working out until she was nearly puking and being told she was obese was really hard to watch! I worry about that personal trainer not really understanding some of the knee and joint problems Amy may encounter and pushing her to do things she shouldn't. I also question whether a regular chart can be used to determine obesity for a little person.

The garage sale stuff was funny. I hope they didn't sell Matt's metal toy cars.