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Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Thursday, November 11, 2004 - 2:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I would think that a close family would already have this all figured out.

Unless the girl is an actress and the brothers are wannabees.

Your own family can really tell when you are not being truthful. If her family are so dense they arent reading her body language well, I just dont know. This just all seems so flimsy in concept.

Cathie
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08-16-2000

Monday, November 15, 2004 - 9:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I was surprised that the previews for next week reveal so much. Isn't it odd that they have already let us know that the family is just one big hug-fest at the end? No real reason to have to watch the final episode now...

Monkeyboy
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05-27-2001

Monday, November 15, 2004 - 9:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
This show is bad. So very very bad. Of course I'll tune in next week.

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Tuesday, November 16, 2004 - 7:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I thought an hour was way too long for what they showed last night. Coulda done it in ten minutes...

I, too, was surprised on them showing so much of the reveal next week. Guess that show could be done and over in ten minutes too.

I think Holly needs a lesson in eye makeup...

Lilfair
Member

07-09-2003

Tuesday, November 16, 2004 - 8:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I tuned in this week...all I got to say is her family is very kind towards her behavior. My family would have kicked my asz, real fast.

I felt sorry for the country singing girlfriend of the brother. Heart breaking.

This show is much more cruel than MBFOF.

Theowl
Member

09-28-2000

Tuesday, November 16, 2004 - 9:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I think it's kinda chincy that the whole family will receive almost $400,000 worth of prizes!! I think it will be the things that each family member picked out is what they will win. Like the girlfriend will win a recording session, dad will get Lazik (sp?). The boys, geez, I don't know...they wanted alot!! This show is soooooo corny, but I'm a reality show junkie, and I just can't help myself!!

Fabnsab
Member

08-07-2000

Tuesday, November 16, 2004 - 12:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I think they showed so much of next week to get the bad taste out of our mouths from that show. It is too intense to watch a whole family do what they're doing.

My very evil impressions...the girlfriend had a right to be upset but until she is officially in that family, she shouldn't expect anything, especially when the parents didnt get anything. Her calling her stupid and a *itch just makes her look bad. Its one thing to have hurt feelings but another to act so entitled.

The mother is jealous of the daughters relationship with the Dad. She never seems to be acting real. I just can't explain it. I think she is almost happy the Dad is so disappointed in his little girl. Why insult your daughter to the lottery official? Keep it in the family, at least.

The brothers should be kicking Chrissies ass. If you can't be honest with your sister, then who can you be honest with. I just want someone to take her aside and talk to her- not be phony in her face and not talk behind her back. How about some real communication?

This show is so bad. I am watching because of my morbid curiousity and not because the show is any good.

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Tuesday, November 16, 2004 - 2:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I didn't feel sorry for the girlfriend at all. She's not entitled to anything at this point, she's NOT family, and for her to badmouth Chrissie and call her a * because she wanted something Chrissie had tells me about her class, or lack thereof. If the family gets a prize package, I really hope she gets nothing.

Hippyt
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06-15-2001

Tuesday, November 16, 2004 - 3:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
"This show is so bad. I am watching because of my morbid curiousity and not because the show is any good."

Lol,you hit that on the head Fabnsab!

My father would have told me exactly what he thought of my spending way before the point this girl has gotten to!


Lilfair
Member

07-09-2003

Tuesday, November 16, 2004 - 3:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Since she the gf was invited on this trip and is treated as part of the family and part of the deal that she has to show up for the wheel spinning or no one wins anything, well that makes her part of the family even without legal marriage papers. The family pretty much treats her as a family member, already.

This music thing was designed specifically to get the gf's jealously working in high gear. It was done purposely to get a reaction from her and they certainly did! Under the circumstances calling her the b word was going easy on her.

My husband is a musician in a local Chicago band. I hang with a lot of "musician types”, trust me it would break anyone’s heart if a close friend / sister in law to be would be so callous to flaunt her vocal lesson in the manner that she did.

IMO it's one of the most heart breaking "reality show" moments, for me.

Maybe I'm too sensitive to the plight of those aspiring singer songwriter types.

This is a mean show. But from the previews the family didn’t seem too distraught over the deception.


Pamy
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01-02-2002

Tuesday, November 16, 2004 - 10:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I think the girlfriend has a lot of nerve thinking SHE deserves anything from Kristi!!!!

I cant believe she called her a b!tch, wait til Kristi sees the show!!!!!!

Fabnsab
Member

08-07-2000

Wednesday, November 17, 2004 - 2:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I think the girlfriend and the mother seem very close which gives her a false sense of entitlement. Of course, I am speculating.



Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000

Monday, November 22, 2004 - 8:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
We weren't here for the money. RRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHTTTTTTTT.

Lilfair
Member

07-09-2003

Monday, November 22, 2004 - 9:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
The girlfriend ended up with the best prize.

They should burn everything associated with ths show....it sucked.

Muse
Member

08-09-2001

Monday, November 22, 2004 - 9:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yeah, but it's unlikely anything will come of the girlfriend's lessons. So in that way I think it's the worst prize, although she (Holly) probably doesn't think so.

I honestly didn't think the family was that bad. In fact, I liked the parents and some of the brothers. I really disliked Holly, though.

I thought the family handled it well. They showed that they had a good sense of humor, especially when they thought it was *just* a joke (with no prizes/cash attached). It was ultimately a kind of lackluster finale, though. It's nice that they handled it well, but the previews gave away pretty much everything anyway. There weren't any surprises (c'mon -- we all knew Chrissie would get something). Making it all about family was a stretch, too, although I think the family members do care about each other and bonded in the end. I was bored overall.

I'm not sure if another vacation was so great of a prize. If the family doesn't spend much time together, it's probably at least partially due to the fact that people have other responsibilities. Like, you know, working. :-) And for most people it's hard to go on multiple vacations in a short period of time, especially if they inform work on short notice.

Hippyt
Member

06-15-2001

Monday, November 22, 2004 - 9:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
This show wasted three hours of my life. Ed had no idea where he was.


Ericka1012
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08-25-2002

Monday, November 22, 2004 - 10:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Did anyone watch the credits? In the credits at the end of the show...they give credit to the companies that gave the prizes...The Car that Christy won is only for a 3 month lease...What a CHEAP CHEAP SHOW....What a was of TV time...(oh I didn't watch the show my DH did and he caught that bit of information)

Monkeyboy
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05-27-2001

Monday, November 22, 2004 - 10:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
3 months?!?! bwhahaha!

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Monday, November 22, 2004 - 11:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
the viewing audience was the one that was hoaxed!!
NBC is the new ABC!

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Monday, November 22, 2004 - 11:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I wonder how Christy will feel about giving Holly that prize when she see that she called her a b!tch!!!!

I still cant get over the nerve of that girl!!

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Monday, November 22, 2004 - 11:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
'Were going to give you all a BRAND NEW playstation!!!!! '

LOL I thought he was gonna say CAR!!!!!

I could almost hear the gong show loser music wha wha waaaaaaaaaaaa



Bob2112
Member

06-12-2002

Tuesday, November 23, 2004 - 12:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I think Christy will get over Holly calling her a b!tch, since Christy was actually trying to be a b!tch to her. Holly can just say Christy was such a good actress and had her fooled.

Christy is standing on some very shaky ground when it comes to how she reacts to what everyone was saying. She got off easy when it came time for the confession, especially compared to the bride on MBFOF.

I think dad's $200,000 should be just about enough to cover the taxes on all the other prizes.

I would like to see a son try and pull this off. I'm thinking dad and any brothers may not be so forgiving and understanding as the families have been with the 2 girls.

Glad it was only 3 shows and only took 30 minutes to watch each episode using Tivo. One minute more would have been too much.


Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Tuesday, November 23, 2004 - 6:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Pamy, I thought Ed was gonna say "car" too, and then he said Playstation. What a joke!! A 3 month lease?? Another joke! And the vacation is worth $100,000. I bet they would have been much happier with $10K each instead.

Bob, I wish they woulda done it it in 2 shows. Two half hour shows!

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Tuesday, November 23, 2004 - 8:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Question: why did they never show any clips of the long haired brother. They did little "confessional" type clips with all of the other brothers, even the 2 younger ones....

Fabnsab
Member

08-07-2000

Tuesday, November 23, 2004 - 8:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ok, I am not a materialistic person but those prizes SUCKED royally. I agree, Holly got the best prize. They said last week that one session with that guy was $1800. A whole year? And her boyfriend, the actual FAMILY member got a speaker system. Wooohoo.

I thought Dad would get a Hummer. One kid got a computer, one kid got 10 grand it Von Dutch clothes- what the hell? Who needs that? Hopefully, he can sell the stuff on Ebay after buying it. The prizes were so weird. Some seemed large and thoughtful, some were cheaper and pulled out of the producers butts.

And to add insult to injury- Christie DID get the most so they can go back to being jealous of her. She did it all for them to have nice things but while brothers listening to his radio she will be in a Lexus.

BTW, I did see that 3 month lease too and they said that Lexus gave 3 months lease of the awarded car. I think they were giving lexus a plug for providing that and they provided the rest.

They should all make teeshirts." I was made to look like an idiot on national tv and all i got was a stereo and this shirt."