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Grooch
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06-16-2006

Tuesday, May 29, 2007 - 5:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Grooch a private message Print Post    
I didn't realize it was a two hour show. The first time I watched it, I caught the 2nd hour of it and I thought that was the beginning of the episode.

WOW! on the first hour. I had no idea of all she went through growing up.

She was a very good, caring person. I like her thoughts on what happens after death.

Hopefully, she is at peace now.

Cdbga
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10-04-2004

Tuesday, May 29, 2007 - 10:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cdbga a private message Print Post    
Hey, Beth just saw your post about Doug's death. One of the other trainers, Brian Peeler, posted in his blog about it, because he said he was tired of the internet rumors and wanted people to know the truth. Here's what he said:

I knew that Doug was sick at the end of filming last season. Doug had lymphoma, which is cancer. I think I may have spelled that wrong. He was under going chemo to get it under control. He then got salmonella poisoning which was after his b-day. This would ultimately shut his kidneys down.

While he was in the hospital undergoing dialysis he got a staph infection from the stent in his neck. This would kill his liver and other organs. He had asked me to keep it quiet. So the rest of the staff didn't find out until it was too late. His parents died from the exact same thing at age 43. Doug out lived them by one year. His sister was killed in a car wreck.

I am so sick and tired of people saying he died from this and that. They have no idea what they are talking about. They have nothing better to do with their life than to sit at a computer and write lies about people.

As for you guy thanks for understanding this is the truth of what happened let it be known!


Hey, is that show with all the J-named kids the same one where the mom said something like "Some people say we have too many kids, but I think its like flowers...you can't have too many flowers"? I remember that being all I watched as I was afraid there would be more sappy gems like that...

And that Kid Nation thing...I think I'd only be interested in watching if it the Lord of the Flies thing really played out. But, I don't think we'll be seeing any pigs heads on sharpened stakes...or many of the children turning completely savage and trying to kill the others...

Wilsonatmd
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01-23-2001

Tuesday, May 29, 2007 - 7:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wilsonatmd a private message Print Post    
I'm suprised no one has commented on this...even I think this is a little too much...and yes, this is real..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6699847.stm

Outcry over TV kidney competition
A Dutch TV station says it will go ahead with a programme in which a terminally ill woman selects one of three patients to receive her kidneys.
Political parties have called for The Big Donor Show to be scrapped, but broadcaster BNN says it will highlight the country's shortage of organ donors.

"It's a crazy idea," said Joop Atsma, of the ruling Christian Democrat Party.

"It can't be possible that, in the Netherlands, people vote about who's getting a kidney," he told the BBC.

The programme, from Big Brother creators Endemol, is due to be screened on Friday night.

'Totally unacceptable'


The 37-year-old donor, identified only as Lisa, will make her choice based on the contestants' history, profile and conversation with their family and friends.
Viewers will also be able to send in their advice by text message during the 80-minute show.

The Dutch donor authority has condemned the show, as have kidney specialists in the UK.

"The scenario portrayed in this programme is ethically totally unacceptable," said Professor John Feehally, who has just ended his term as president of the UK's Renal Association.

"The show will not further understanding of transplants," he added. "Instead it will cause confusion and anxiety."

Professor Feehally also pointed out that, under normal circumstances, two people would benefit from a donor, each receiving one kidney.
"The set up of the programme bears no relationship to the way decisions are made about transplants in the real world," he said.

"Living donors can choose altruistically to give one of their kidneys - usually to a family member.

"If organs become available after someone dies, health professionals with access to detailed information about those waiting for a transplant make objective decisions about who should receive those particular kidneys."

'Shocking'


The former director of TV station BNN, Bart de Graaff, died from kidney failure aged 35 after spending years on a transplant waiting list.
"The chance for a kidney for the contestants is 33%," said the station's current chairman, Laurens Drillich. "This is much higher than that for people on a waiting list."

"We think that is disastrous, so we are acting in a shocking way to bring attention to this problem."

"For years and years we have had problems in the Netherlands with organ donations and especially kidney donations," agreed Alexander Pechtold of D-66, the Dutch social liberal party.

"You can have a discussion about if this is distasteful, but finally we have a public debate," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

TV critics in the UK have expressed horror at the programme, but said such a show would be unlikely in Britain.

"My first reaction, probably everyone's reaction, is that this is as dangerously near as we've got to a TV programme playing God," said Julia Raeside of the Guardian newspaper.

"People may live or die on the result of a game show. It's a step too far.

"I don't think this is anything to do with reality TV. It's just a crazy idea that would never play out over here."

The outcry comes at a difficult time for production company Endemol, who were censured by Ofcom last week for their handling of the Celebrity Big Brother racism row.

The Australian version of Big Brother has also drawn criticism for not telling a contestant that her father had died.

Karen
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09-07-2004

Tuesday, May 29, 2007 - 7:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
I just heard about that on the news tonight, Wilson! Talk about taking reality TV too far!

Wilsonatmd
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01-23-2001

Friday, June 01, 2007 - 2:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wilsonatmd a private message Print Post    
Well...the show aired tonight....and it was more than we thought...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6714063.stm

Naja
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06-28-2003

Friday, June 01, 2007 - 4:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Naja a private message Print Post    
LOL now that's kinda funny :-) I am going to have to go find the download.

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Friday, June 01, 2007 - 8:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
That kidney donation reality show was a "joke." Yeah, ha ha, funny. Idiots.
http://tinyurl.com/2lolak

Naja
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06-28-2003

Sunday, June 03, 2007 - 7:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Naja a private message Print Post    
Just so it doesn't look like I am completely heartless (LOL), the article Wilsonatmd posted above also says the donor show was a hoax and that's what I was responding to. I would never think it was "kinda funny" had it not turned out to be a hoax. I actually appreciate the message they claim to have been trying get across about the ridiculous shortage of donors. It's always been an interesting subject to me since my first cousin Candice was for a long time Organ Transplant Coordinator at University of Illinois in Chicago. Part of her job was actually talking to families of people who were brain dead and asking for their organs before the plugs were pulled. Talk about an emotional job. I would sit there totally memorized when she would tell me the stories.

Naja
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06-28-2003

Sunday, June 03, 2007 - 8:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Naja a private message Print Post    
ooops, I meant "mesmerized" above, not memorized. That's what I get for clicking too quickly on one of my spellcheck choices.

Naja
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06-28-2003

Sunday, June 03, 2007 - 11:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Naja a private message Print Post    
I think home shopping is considered reality tv?


I am so ticked at iQVC. I ordered something for my niece that needed batteries ordered separately.

Guess what? Today is her birthday. She has the batteries with a note that the gift will be there in a couple more days.

On my end it shows the gift was sent 2 days after the batteries even tho they were ordered at the same time. I feel like such a shitty aunt right now.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Sunday, June 03, 2007 - 1:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
I am watching Lisa Loppes Rock Doc on VH1. It is facinating. So many people she touched and will continue to touch thru her foundation for kids.

Definately a bright star taken from us too soon.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Sunday, June 03, 2007 - 2:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
I didnt know about the accident with the little boy. You could tell that devasted her.

I also didnt realize they had footage of them crashing. It gave me chills

I am really interested in the numerology she talks about.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Sunday, June 03, 2007 - 4:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I hadn't heard about the boy before or maybe I had and didn't remember. It was chilling how she thought that what happened to the boy was meant for her.

Eris
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11-13-2003

Monday, June 04, 2007 - 8:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Eris a private message Print Post    
damn I must have missed that part. I didn't hear about a boy....I was watching that over at a friends house then during one of the commercials ran back to my house just in time to catch the end. I could not believe they showed literally the last seconds of her life...eeks

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Monday, June 04, 2007 - 8:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
I couldn't watch.

Madelane
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08-20-2001

Monday, June 04, 2007 - 9:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Madelane a private message Print Post    
That was an excellent documentary, by the way. I am so glad they decided to edit the footage and to distribute the film. It was very well done, and haunting, and insightful. Does anyone know what happened to the other women in the vehicle with Lisa?

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Monday, June 04, 2007 - 9:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
It said that only Lisa died in the crash but I'm not sure how badly hurt the others were.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Monday, June 04, 2007 - 6:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
I also was confused when they said she was only one wearing seatbelt...or did I hear that wrong.

My son came into room right around all that was happening so I didnt hear it all clearly.

How many were in the car? was Lisa driving? I thougth I heard someone ask for something and then it showed car go off road. Did they ever say how she died? Was it on impact? Was it in the same area where they had the accident with the boy?

Mizinvanccouver
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02-22-2003

Tuesday, June 05, 2007 - 9:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mizinvanccouver a private message Print Post    
Anyone seen a thread started yet for "The Ex-Wives" club?

If so kindly direct me to it.

Thanks a bunch!

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Tuesday, June 05, 2007 - 9:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Miz .... I LOVE that show! Just saw it last night for the first time. Hope there is a thread... if not, there should be. :-)

Mizinvanccouver
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02-22-2003

Tuesday, June 05, 2007 - 10:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mizinvanccouver a private message Print Post    
I just watched it last night too Mame. Shall we start a thread?

Naja
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06-28-2003

Tuesday, June 05, 2007 - 2:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Naja a private message Print Post    
Here is some funny stuff if you are a fan of Jason and Grant of Ghost Hunters.


On their radio show this weekend, they had Yvette of "Most Haunted" and called her on the the fakeness of something from their live 7 hour broadcast last Friday. It's the first podcast listed when you scroll down. She gets really ticked off at Jason and Grant for questioning her...LOL

http://planetparanormal.com/showtaps.html




and here is their myspace page they are talking about in the beginning of the podcast show. Check the blog part for the two videos they posted showing Yvette blatantly caught on camera faking two parts of the live Most Haunted show last friday.

http://www.myspace.com/BEYONDREALITYRADIO


(remember, brand new Ghost Hunters ep June 6 in sci-fi)

Wilsonatmd
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01-23-2001

Monday, June 11, 2007 - 9:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wilsonatmd a private message Print Post    
There's this show coming in August called "Anchorwoman" on Fox where they take a model with no journalism experience and train her to be a news anchor on a tv station. Here's the website of the actual station (and yes it's a CBS affiliate, but it's a Fox show)..they have clips (of the announcement, some of her training...she actually started her on-air duties today and she's supposed to be on air for 30 days or so), and it's either going to be a trainwreck or hilarious...

http://www.cbs19.tv/

Wilsonatmd
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01-23-2001

Tuesday, June 12, 2007 - 4:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wilsonatmd a private message Print Post    
some sad news from "The Real World"..

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19194354/

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Tuesday, June 12, 2007 - 5:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
That is sad. I remember her. I think that was one of the last Real Worlds I watched most, if not all, of the season. RIP Frankie