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Fruitbat
| Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 5:47 am
Clutter, that is a fabulous idea! His apt needs help too. The black leather and all white walls desperately screamed for Thoms touch. Had Melena chosen Adam we would wonder if his money had anything to do with it. Adam will have women coming out of the walls, he will do fine.
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Gemma120in2002
| Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 6:21 am
I was upset that she didn't pick Adam, but I don't think she's shallow. If she had chosen Adam, how many people would have been calling her a gold digger? Many many people would have been slamming her? She was going to be slammed no matter which guy she chose. I think that she probably chose the person that made her feel the most comfortable. He's not the guy I would have chosen, but that's the way it goes.
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Jami
| Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 6:26 am
Just saw Melena and Jason on the morning show. Adam was on the phone and says he is now dating a great girl and is very happy. I'm glad. I really really like Adam.
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Becjo
| Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 6:29 am
I was so mad Melena didnt pick Adam too - but I guess thats just because I thought he was wonderful! Oh well, that just leaves him out there for someone who really cares about him to find him. You know he got the publicity, so he will find someone who cares about him. I'm just disappointed she ended up falling for the "pretty boy" - (but man, he sure was pretty, wasnt he!) I wondered too why Adam lived with a room mate in that apartment if he had all that money - and didnt they say he was part owner of that bar too? Well, you know they say that rich people are the cheapest people. (I wouldn't know! -hehe!) I'm interested to see the next season - that woman didnt seem friendly at all, like Melena was. I just want to see the twists in the next show - the twists were pretty good with this one. I loved it when they added the guys and the fat suit was a fantastic idea! Adam's face when Melena ripped that latex face off was classic! At least Adam showed himself to be a real gentleman and congratulated Jason and was telling Melena not to worry about him - when he was obviously heartbroken. I wish Adam the best of luck! He truly seems to be a good hearted person!
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Floridagirl1010
| Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 7:01 am
Apparently Adam has a girlfriend and they are very happy Whoo hooo....lucky girl! This show took place 7 months ago...Melena and Jason haven't seen each other...they said that they "like" each other...so I guess this relationship like all of the others is already in the dumpster...what a waste of time! I watched the finale b/c it was too hard to watch the whole show...there was no way that girl was going to pick one of them and live happily ever after...she was too shallow for that.
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Dogdoc
| Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 7:42 am
I turned it off last night after she picked Jason. I didn't want to see Adam hurt. I came here this morning because overnight I figured I missed a surprise ending and everybody was acting and we were duped like Joe Schmo.I was wrong. It was just another stupid ending that could have been done in one hour, not two.
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Hippyt
| Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 8:14 am
Well,this show stank. I won't have to worry about watching the next one.
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Kimmykm
| Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 8:28 am
I could tell immediately after seeing Jason and Melena together, when they kissed she was touching, uhhhh, grabbing, his face and she was opening her mouth like she couldn't get enough and then seeing her with Adam whom she didn't want to kiss because she was,uhhhhh, "confused"! Then when she did kiss him, she didn't touch him in any way other than her "just sucked on a lemon" lips. I personally found it very obvious she would be choosing Jason.
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Mack
| Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 8:37 am
Have to agree that this show stank. Way too long and was especially slow in the middle 30-45 minutes that easily could have been cut. Of course, my wife and I were disappointed in the outcome. Adam, while a bit socially slow, is a nice guy and obviously has something on the ball as his business success demostrates. He'll be fine and hopefully, as mentioned in earlier post, has moved on to better things in his personal life. However, our real feelings are about the whole premise of the show in the first place. Average Joe was a good idea until they brought in the "hunks". That twist destroyed the whole idea of a person looking beyond the surface and pretty much the premise. We doubt we'll watch the sequel as it looked even more shallow and contrived.
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Ladytex
| Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 8:39 am
I couldn't post last night because I was upset. But looking at this in the light of day, Melena chose correctly for her. You could tell from the beginning that there was sexual attraction between her and Jason and she was more comfortable with him. After seeing her and her parents on Meet My Folks, Jason is the one who was a better fit for them. Adam is a gem. He'll find someone more worthy of him.
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Eliz87
| Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 8:39 am
I'll have to disagree. I just think that out of the Average Joe's, there was no one who meshed with Melena's personality. I think had their been more of a connection on that level, she really would've gone with a Joe, and not Jason. I didn't get that she was shallow, really.
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Gina8642
| Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 8:42 am
Ummm... Some people have roommates because they don't like to live alone. Ya' know - Friendship?, etc, etc. Also, NYC is very expensive. A tiny hovel with one large room (no seperate bedroom or kitchen) can exceed $1,500 in many areas. I thought his apartment looked pretty good (and pricey!!), but definately a bachelor type pad. But I like the stark look - so what do I know?. As far as his dress goes - did you all see the suit he brought (seen once again in the re-caps early in the evening)? It was pretty ill fitting and made him look pretty dorky. I think he looked good in the sweater, and it went with the casual dress of the rest of the show. Adam always looked better casually dressed than all dressed up anyways. Or maybe it's just the U of M influence. Ann Arbor is an exceedingly casual place and his alma mater. Even the best restaurants in town never turn away jeans or they'd lose most of their business. Gemma is right - if she picked Adam, plenty of people would have called her a gold digger. She was in a damned if you do, damned if you don't position. Overall, I really liked the show and found it more more enjoyable and watchable than many of the dating shows. I'll watch the next one, but the previews didn't make it look nearly as appealing as this version. I will definately tune in for an average Jane too. Being an average Jane myself, I would love to see one hook the hot guy. Come to think of it, Jason had more than a passing resemblance to the guy I had a crush on in ninth grade. LOL
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Yuhuru
| Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 9:04 am
I was happy with the ending. IMO Jason wasn't a hunk. He was average to me and I'm sure average to Melena. She picked the student/waiter that she had the most chemistry with. I don't think that is shallow at all. The problem with Average Joe is that these guys had no confidence. They believed that they were below average Joe. I found it amazing that these guys were wanted to be judged for what was on the inside and not the outside. Were they doing the same? I don't think so. They all kept saying Melena was amazing. What was so amazing? Oh yeah-she was gorgeous. I thought it was creeping how they all worshipped her. This was all about the prize, not the relationship. Side note: Adam was not average overall. Average looks, way above average personality/career. I hope that Adam doesn't overlook the average Jane in search of a beauty queen like Melena. Enough non sensical rambling from me.
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Alakaren
| Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 9:06 am
I think she made the right choice for her. The only problem I had was while she was telling Adam she chose Jason she was smiling and almost giggling the whole time. I thought that was a little tacky. She could have hid her excitment for Jason a little while dumping Adam.
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Explorecan
| Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 9:16 am
Hi all, <de-lurking> I really liked this show, although I really did believe Melana would pick Adam--such a sweetheart(though, did I detect anger management needs when he kicked the furniture in anger an episode or two ago?). I thought she'd go for the $$ and try to stick with the show title 'Average Joe', eventhough I thought she had a better chemistry with Jason, man is he "PURRTY!!". I googled his name and found a Southern Cal University teachers calander which lists him in the class. The class was for Vet school. I thought "Wow, that's cool, hope this was him". It seems to make sense since he loves his dogs so much and chose to take Melana horseback riding--which he seemed very comfortable doing. BTW, if you google his name BEWARE: I also learned the hard way there is a porn star with the same name-ick!--LOL!
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Texannie
| Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 9:28 am
I doubt that is him. He said when he first came on that his goal was to be a weatherman..he had his name all picked out, "Jason Storm".
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Realfan
| Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 9:58 am
I thought one of the "hunks" was in vet school. But on the Today show, Matt Lauer said somethiing about Jason's "acting career"--which we all assumed he was aiming for anyway! I thought Melena would pick Adam because of the editing pointing that way, with the whole Rocky segment (wasn't that a stitch?). But yet again, the editors played fast and loose with the audience in a bait-and-switch move. That tactic just annoys the heck out of me. I mean, I wouldn't have minded seeing more of Jason if that's the guy she ended up with. Otherwise, the ending feels like a disappointment. When will the reality show editors realize that many of us we don't watch these shows to be surprised so much as to see people fall in love? It's not a murder mystery! My husband spent the whole two hours (SOOOO unnecessary to make it that long!) annoyed that Adam didn't SHAVE. And Adam needs to dress better. Still, he's going to be fine. None of the three were really "in love," which makes it much easier to see someone disappointed, At one point, in one of her confessionals, I sensed Melena building up to saying Adam was great, any woman would want him--however... with the "however" edited out. Which is very true. Adam will have women banging down his door now!
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Explorecan
| Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 10:02 am
YUP--I'm a dork--wish I could erase my post and delete the XXX picture in my brain when I opened 'JASON STORMS' web page-LOL. Sorry I was looking for the wrong name, I went back into the archives here looking for his last name to google him and must have come across what your talking about Tex. I suppose it was too good to be true that the 'pretty one' could have been persuing such an admirable career. Feeling dumb and returning to lurkdom now.
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Scorpiomoon
| Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 10:03 am
Raise your hand if you think the next time we see Adam it will be on "Extreme Makeover".
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Bastable
| Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 10:04 am
I thought it was obvious she was going to pick Jason. All you had to do was look at her eyes when she was with him, look how she responded to his kisses, and so forth. It was obvious if you read her body language that she was going to pick the hottie. I dunno, maybe it's because I'm a guy--I look for the signs that a woman is turned on.
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Texannie
| Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 10:04 am
Explore..no need to go back to lurkdom! LOL I vote for the next straight guy on QE!
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Fruitbat
| Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 10:36 am
I saw that too Bastable. She never lifted a hand to touch Adam when kissing. He had to lean way over to kiss her, they weren't even close enough to embrace.
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Purplecow
| Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 11:25 am
<<Raise your hand if you think the next time we see Adam it will be on "Extreme Makeover".>> I love the idea of Adam on QE, but I don't know what they could do to him on Extreme Makeover except maybe remove his adnoids. The only unattractive thing about him is his "all stuffed up" voice.
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Babyjaxmom
| Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 11:49 am
I don't find Melana "shallow" at all. I thought she made the best of a surprising situation. She was expecting a dating show along the lines of The Bachelor, but when the bus pulled up and the chubby guys started getting off, she kept smiling and tried to make the best of it. I thought overall she was sweet and kind to all of them. She tried to give each one their moment, but it all comes down to chemistry. If you're not attracted to someone, you're just not. I thought she was trying to force herself to be with Adam on her NY visit. It reminded me of my single days when I was dating a really great guy who liked me a lot, but I just couldn't feel it for him. I kept telling myself, "I really should like this guy!" But you can't force the chemistry if it's just not there. She had a lot of chemistry with Zach until he showed his true colors and she had to cut him. My hubby watched this show with me, and he's been saying all along that she would pick Jason. You could just see sparks whenever they were together. Just because he's a student who lives at home (he's trying to finish his education--that's a good thing!), doesn't make him a loser. And just because he's "PURRTY" doesn't make him not a nice person. Who's judging by the outside of the package when you don't bother to look on the inside cause the outside's hot??? I was disappointed at first, cause I thought Adam was a great guy (although he DEFINITELY needs to shave!), but she just wasn't feeling it for him. That doesn't make her shallow. She just seemed to have more in common with Jason (the family and up-bringing, the animals). Don't be mad at the girl cause she picked the cute guy. She obviously liked him. Adam is a classy guy. Can't remember seeing anybody take "rejection" so well on any of these shows. Although he visibly flinched when she told him, "The romance stops here," he made a nice recovery and was a true gentleman. He seems like a great guy. He'll have women lined up around the block for him! I just have to add that I married an "Average Joe." After dating a lot of really hot (but mostly empty-headed) guys, I met my DH who wooed me with gifts, poetry and just being his sweet, thoughtful self. I'm ashamed to admit that the first time I introduced him to my family, I told them ahead of time, "Now he's not as good-looking as the guys I usually date . . ." I know, I know! SHALLOW!!!! Thank goodness I got past that!
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Scorpiomoon
| Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 11:51 am
Purplecow: It's not so much that he's unattractive. What seems to happen on EM is people are given facial features deemed more attractive. I could totally see Adam getting something to his teeth/lips and his chin and jaw. I'm not saying he needs it, I'm just saying he is the kind of guy EM usually picks.
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