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Archive through December 30, 2004

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Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Thursday, November 25, 2004 - 8:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
It is a very good show. Much better than most of the stuff that is on right now. Entertaining premise, a good "host" and a good cast.

Gen
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08-22-2003

Thursday, November 25, 2004 - 8:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I think one of the problems with the ratings is that it is opposite NCIS which leads into the Amazing Race. Since I have become a fan of NCIS, I have to tape the Billionaire. They might do better in another time slot.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Thursday, November 25, 2004 - 8:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I also have to tape it because I watch the ABC family comedies with my son during that hour.


Sunshyne4u
Member

06-17-2003

Thursday, November 25, 2004 - 1:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
yes, it is on at a poor time. I find that I have to set TWO vcrs to tape various shows at that time period.

Lilfair
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07-09-2003

Thursday, November 25, 2004 - 7:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I've been watching live...I think??? Although I remember FF commercials??? I’ll have to check to see what it's up against.

I've been telling everyone that it's a cool show. A co-worker who watches "reality", like me, didn't even know it was on. And he feels it's too late to start...since his plate was already full.

I think I read where Branson said it was a one time thing because he wanted exposure in the U.S..

And, today, when I saw my sister who also watches “reality” said she didn’t know it was on until last week.


Aussiedeb
Member

07-05-2004

Saturday, November 27, 2004 - 9:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I love this show and watch it every week. I too agree it's like other shows all run into one.

Sunshyne4u
Member

06-17-2003

Saturday, November 27, 2004 - 11:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Actually......I think the TITLE sux and that is why people never started to WATCH the first show.

If it had some snazzy title like "Survival of the Fittest" or "Battle of Minds" or "Combat your Fears" I truly believe that more people would have watched the first episode just to see what it was.

Rebel Billionaire says NOTHING about what this Competition is really about and sounds BORING like it is a documentary about Branson.

Lilfair
Member

07-09-2003

Wednesday, December 08, 2004 - 1:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I thought that both teams performed poorly in generating hype.

Although I understand promoting the model as a business I thought that marriage hoax was beyond lame and very amateurish.

The guys idea was better but the execution was non-existent. I'm not sure the weather was their only problem

Branson is so very cool. He makes Trump (who I like) look sketchy and more like my big fat obnoxious boss than a leader in business.


Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Friday, December 10, 2004 - 11:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I keep watching but I increasingly find this show to be somewhat of a disappointment. The publicity stunt task was very difficult, in that they had a very short time to set it up and the timing was bad (over the weekend). Why does Branson set-up tasks that are doomed to failure? It makes for a boring show. None of this is helped by the fact that the contestants don’t seem to have much imagination at all. Where did he find these people?

He then follows that up with another impossible task of putting a bunch of flags out in less than 90 seconds, which both contestants once again fail miserably. What on earth does this tell Branson about them?

Lilfair
Member

07-09-2003

Friday, December 10, 2004 - 12:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Maybe he's looking for attiude and determination and resolve in these people. The ladies actually were able to get the press out the problem was that the wedding was lame.



Lycanthrope
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09-19-2002

Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - 11:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
The ladies seem more capable than the guys on this show.

Shawn needs to go. He should have been given his walking papers last episode.

That fake Tennis player is the worst of the bunch. He's lasted much longer than he should have.

Erica looks good, but I haven't seen anything from her mentally that's very impressive.

Curlyq
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07-10-2002

Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - 4:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
One thing that did impress me about the challenges in the past episode is that Branson gave them the opportunity to promote their own companies instead of just his. In fact, this show has been like that from the beginning. It also gives the contestants a little more credibility when you see them identified as "Founder/CEO of Spanx, Inc." or "CEO of Lovesac Corporation" rather than something vague like "restaurateur" or "cigar store owner."

Colordeagua
Member

10-25-2003

Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - 6:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
There's an article in the December 19-25 issue of TV Guide about Branson and the show.

Sunshyne4u
Member

06-17-2003

Wednesday, December 15, 2004 - 4:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
The last two episodes were on tape and last night I finally watched em!!

Good riddance to both of the booted contestants hee hee. I actually kinda like Candida! Maybe I can explain her behaviour in the market to you all. I have to places like Turkey where the Store keepers will grab you by the arm and almost drag you into their shops. You will be repeated touched and rubbed at and grabbed again. It really gets uncomfortable very quickly...like you are being assaulted. After being grabbed on the street and dragged into ANOTHER store it is hard to get away, they keep grabbing at you.

Anyways, I can completely relate to Candida's feelings and the fact that the other girl wasnt grabbed is because she wasnt 'doing the buying' negoiating.

I am not saying that Turkey or Morrocco are bad places to visit, I am saying that the culture is very different then we know and personal space/ privacy is completely different as well.

In Turkey, if you pick it up, you have BOUGHT it. It is the law and they will enforce it. Vendors would grab at you then drop leather jackets in your path on the street. If you picked it up they put up their hands and declare ITS YOURS!! We were warned about the unusual selling styles before we got off the cruiseship LOL

Anyways, enough of my rambling and back to the show. I loved the comp of decorating the bedrooms. The More Rockin Roll Room had such a great name they just couldnt go wrong.

The other team messed up badly allowing the men to RIP??????? curtains. What was she thinking?

Oh well :-))

Uhoh
Member

07-23-2002

Wednesday, December 22, 2004 - 5:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
i lived in istanbul for several months in the early 70's so my information might be outdated, but i didn't experience the sort of harrassment you describe. i was young (21), attractive, female, and of course got a lot of attention when at the market/bazaar, and was actually living with someone who worked at kapali carsi (grand bazaar) so was there a lot.

yes, the men/sellers would call out, follow, and be aggressive, but a little firmness went a long way, and i'd think someone who would be a candidate to run branson's company should have that quality already. firm, but not rude. becoming unhinged when out of one's comfort zone would seem to me to be a valid acid test for branson.

i never ran across the 'if you touch it you've bought it' phenomenon and i shopped a lot! i believe you, it just never surfaced with me and i never heard of that. if they had made me buy all the jewelry and rugs and leather goods i handled i'd need branson's bank account to cover them all :P

i've also spent time in casablanca and marrakesh (my brother-in-law is moroccan) and found the bargaining culture the same (though the turks were much more indulgent with coffee and tea :-) but the moroccans less agressive in the market than the turks. just my experience.



Donut
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07-31-2001

Wednesday, December 22, 2004 - 8:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I was in turkey in the 70's too and don't remember that rule(maybe its just made up for cruise ship tourists to get them to buy more!:-))My tour guide did tell me the "Tour Guide's rule " to getting female tourist drinks. He said that when a tour guide tells the bartender to just put a little of the liquor and the rest water, so it won't be too strong, that the bartender knows to do just the opposite!
I found the market friendly with lots of tea served. When we went to a museum, 2 guys waited outside for hours for us to come out so they could keep trying to talk to us, but I didn't have trouble in the market, but i also think that outside the bigger cities it was less aggressive. In India, i actually found it more aggressive with every shop owner trying to kiss me..but i was just shopping in new delhi.
I missed this weeks show, what was it about ?


Beachcomber
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08-26-2003

Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 8:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I spent time in Istanbul 2 summers ago and went to the Grand Bazaar and had a pleasant shopping experience. The male shop keepers were constantly by your side talking to you about the merchandise, but were respectful and kind. I enjoyed the haggling and walking away when the price wasn't good enough. We also spent time in the countryside and I thought the more aggressive merchants were at Ephesus, but they never grabbed or touched us and we picked alot of merchandise and nobody said we had to buy it.

Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000

Tuesday, December 28, 2004 - 6:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Down to the final four or five or soon to be two or three.

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Tuesday, December 28, 2004 - 8:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Did youu watch it all ready KL??? it is going to start here in 20 min

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Tuesday, December 28, 2004 - 9:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I love this show

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Tuesday, December 28, 2004 - 10:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I do too!! Another great ep tonite, I think Gabe will win

Annie
Member

11-10-2004

Tuesday, December 28, 2004 - 11:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I was so glad to see Nicole go tonight! I'm not crazy about Heather at the moment, especially since the last episode when she complained about Nicole and Erica and then sucked up to Nicole later. That isn't tact that's trouble making. I'm thinking Nicole/Erica were eliminated because Branson wasn't to crazy about Nicole. Nicole reminds me of Maria from the Apprentice.

Ladytex
Member

09-27-2001

Tuesday, December 28, 2004 - 11:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I like Gabe and Sean ... I'm sad that only one of them will probably survive this next cut. I also like Sean's partner, but don't like Heather. Any of those last three I wouldn't mind winning.

Yesitsme
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08-24-2004

Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - 10:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I was in Turkey a couple of years ago with two girlfriends (all of us single) and we absolutely loved the attention at the markets. At no time did it ever cross the line and make us feel uncomfortable. In fact, I think they all made us feel very appreciated, respected and safe. We giggled at them all day long. And the attention works....one time in particular we were at a place where the guy was selling leather pocketbooks and none of us planned to buy one. He never pressured us...in fact, told us over and over again that he just enjoyed talking with us, as he sat down with us and served us apple tea. We all walked away with a new purse. We'd had such a good time with him, that we wanted something to remind us of the fun day. The perfect souvenier...and a reminder of the kind of people that I want to help make successful in business. (Oh...and during our time in Turkey we touched a lot of merchandise that we didn't buy, so if that is the law it wasn't enforced.)

As for the RB, I also hate them leaving as partners. I can't decide how I feel about Heather...as someone who has gotten airsick, I understand how cruddy she feels there but then again I wish she would suffer in silence. She whined a bit much for me. I'm OK with her going, but I hope Gabe doesn't suffer as a result of her not being able to carry on!


Sunshyne4u
Member

06-17-2003

Thursday, December 30, 2004 - 3:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
there is a difference between airsick/ motion sickness and PANIC ATTACK/ anxiety. I was getting motion sick just watching them LOL

You know, it is kind of strange possibly losing a chance at a job just because of motion sickness. That is a normal physiological problem...and has no bearing on whether a person could run a company!!

At this time I theorize that the Mormon Guy will win this show. He is musical, inventive, has owned his own company, has charisma and seems easy to get along with. Virgin is a MUSIC company and i'll be SHOCKED if the blonde guy doesnt get the position.

JUST a theory.....not a spoiler. ( I love guessing ))