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Danzdol
| Tuesday, November 25, 2003 - 9:25 am
Although my fave CAT was not chosen I liked that they seemed so genuinely into each other in a naive , 3rd grade kind of way. I hate that they did not show the other girls reactions to the lie. Last year they had all the girla together and they showed them the video AND he told both of the finalists. I forgot her name, the blonde, she had this look in her eyes a la "deer caught in the headlights" when he was telling her. That was the best part, seeing the girls' reactions. I mean, c'mon, can you imagine Olinda's reaction?
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Enbwife
| Tuesday, November 25, 2003 - 10:29 am
I thought the ending was sweet and nice. I'm a sucker for this kind of thing. Who knows if it was a set up or if they'll stay together (doubtful) but I must admit I was smiling a lot beside hubby...
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Realfan
| Tuesday, November 25, 2003 - 10:32 am
Aw... that was so sappy, but I was seriously batting away tears. I got choked up. I admit it, I'm a sap! It was so refreshing to see a couple who genuinely are falling for each other (not like on that OTHER reality show that ended last week!). I don't know if it will last, but if it does, they could repackage this as a "twoo lurve" story and probably get higher ratings on a second run than they did on the first. If Linda really wasn't told to show up, then she didn't bolt a second time, so maybe there is hope for them. This show had a lot different flavor from the first one. No "bread baggage," no reactions to learning about the money with previous boot-offs (like Sarah had). No quality snarkage. It really was a straightforward Bachelor-style rip-off. Maybe they realized David was too genuine for us to enjoy watching the editing make fun of him. Or the women were too boring (all they did was sit around at the dining room table and smoke. Man, Cat was DULL. No wonder no one liked her--she never took part in conversations they initiated unless it was about her!). Or with the actual geniune ending, they decided serious was better. OR, most likely, their Italian film crew failed to capture the best off-camera moments and they didn't have the best material to work with. In any case, I really want to know what's going to happen with David and Linda, and their little dog, too! BTW, the rumor about David's dad having oil money was just that--a rumor. It's never been proven to be true.
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Realfan
| Tuesday, November 25, 2003 - 10:44 am
I just read the earlier posts and saw the TV Guide blurb about Dad's $$. I trust TV Guide, so I guess that part is true. I'd like to know how much he has, though (upper middle class, or seriously wealthy?). My dog (about the size of David's) did an awful thing while I was watchign this show. Right after David told Linda the truth, he leapt onto the remote and changed the channel! I missed probably 30 seconds. Here I wait weeks for the big reveal, and Murray picks that precise moment to have his say about my TV viewing habits! Did I miss anything? Just Linda looking shocked, I guess? I had to laugh at the girls wondering, "What's a promise ring?" I wanted to tell them, "Go ask Bachelor Bob! He's he expert! Only Bob and jewelry store salespeople know what it is."
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Lori
| Tuesday, November 25, 2003 - 11:00 am
Linda's smile faded when David told her about the money. Paul immediately entered the room and whisked Linda away before she got a chance to say anything. I think they were afraid she would ruin the ending by saying the money part didn't matter.
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Dee
| Tuesday, November 25, 2003 - 11:52 am
Are David and Linda going to do any press together? I want to know if they are still together! BTW, I'm a sap too. I just knew she was in the house and when she came out, I started to tear up.
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Roteach
| Tuesday, November 25, 2003 - 4:38 pm
Another sap here. I sort of figured Linda was in the house when they were shooting the view from the interior of the house. I hope things work out for the two of them and that they don't rush things.
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Allietex
| Wednesday, November 26, 2003 - 2:12 am
As to the value of the ranch, that is hard to say. The value of land in Texas like everywhere else, varies a lot according to where it is. However, I can find you land in south Texas all day long for a thousand dollars an acre and less. Ranch land is not sold like lots in a city. At a thousand an acre, that would make the land worth 90 thousand, plus whatever the house is worth. They did not show it well enough to make a judgement, but David did refer to it as a cute "little" house. I would guess that the ranch probably was comparable in value to the 250 thousand that Linda got. By the way, 90 acres is not much of a ranch, unless you are running registered cattle and feeding them. David sounds exactly like many of the young men in Texas, especially those who grew up in the country. The poor grammer is a regional thing. I have a masters degree in education with an English minor and I still find myself using poor grammer if I am not careful. You just pick it up from the folks around you. I think the ending was contrived to some degree. If Linda did show up that night, they might have intercepted her and had her not go in so they could make the show more dramatic. And I have to admit, I was really feeling sorry for the guy. It would not have been hard to convince David that filming his homecoming was part of the show. He obviously had to be steered to the house, but again they could have told him they wanted footage of him riding his horse through the Texas countryside and where the cameras would be so he would go exactly where they wanted him. Linda was no problem. Once she indicated that she really wanted to accept David's promise ring, either that night or later, they just set her up wherever they wanted her to be. Even if she had accepted the ring that night they still would have had to go to Texas to show David what he had won. If she had not accepted the ring at all, they might have ended the show either showing David what he might have won, or giving him the ranch as a "consolation prize." I find it hard to believe that they would have just left the poor guy dangling with nothing. That would have made for a very angry audience. As far as David's folks having money, it does not mean that he has any. I know a lot of people whose parents are fairly well to do who do not have any themselves. Their parents expect them to make their own way in life. After all he is young and healthy so why should they be helping him out at this point. And an inheritance is an iffy and chancy thing at best unless the parents are really weathy.
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Sherbabe
| Thursday, November 27, 2003 - 1:06 pm
I don't know where else to post this, but, on the VH1 BIG in 2003 awards, I just read somewhere that Evan Marriott won an award. I can't even imagine for what.
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Mark13
| Monday, December 01, 2003 - 12:51 am
I don't know if anybody else has posted this link, but here is a link to Linda Kazdova's online modeling portfolio. Here's a preview!

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Danzdol
| Sunday, December 07, 2003 - 8:39 pm
Ok, this sucks. I really want an update and the chances of that are slim to none. I think specially since this was the European edition!!!!!!!!!! I want to know all of the other girls' reaction to the $$$ AND Cat's reaction too........
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