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Rainlvr
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05-28-2004

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 11:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rainlvr a private message Print Post    
Like Big Brother, no matter how boring I can't stop watching--I just keep hoping it will get better! LOL I'm sure it will, we just have to hang in for a bit. But so far, I haven't found anyone to root for either.

Lilfair
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07-09-2003

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 11:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lilfair a private message Print Post    
I'm an athlete too. I play woman’s softball and also on a mixed league. I ski competitively and also have participated in marathons and am a social tennis player. There is no way I would have freaked out and whined like Steph did about losing. I think Steph has a very bad attitude. The competitions are team oriented, which means you, pick up the slack. Traveling with the ball did not cause the loss for the team. And if you explain a play like “the pick” to someone who doesn’t know the term you better be sure to make it clear.



Roxip
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01-29-2004

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 12:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
I think part of the problem with Survivor this year is the location - it is ugly, dirty, grueling, they can't get in the water...I realize that this is shallow of me but I want Survivor to be in a place that is interesting and beautiful and makes me want to pretend I'm there too - not watch people get dirty and stinky and play chicken with crocodiles! I like to see the Survivors actually thrive (catch food, build good camps, etc.) and not sit around panting in the heat and throwing up all the time.

But the ruins are a nice touch.

Rupertbear
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09-19-2003

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 12:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rupertbear a private message Print Post    
I enjoyed last nights show.

The fact they showed so much of the Immunity Challenge was interesting to me. The game was hard, the sun was blistering and they all ended chewed up from the rope.

I am liking Blake alot. He is a hard competitor and not a whiner like the others.

I also like Cindy. Her background as a zookeeper adds a nice touch with the stories she tells.

Also Amy...the fiesty cop who won't let a twisted ankle keep her down.

I'm with Maris on her Stephanie assessment. She is a very sore loser and seems to think she has some special entitlement. I hope the same thing happens this time around too. It would be irony at it's best.

This season was better than the Survivor IX. I didn't even bother watching the entire thing it was such a bore and I don't think I could tell you who won it.

Kep421
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08-11-2001

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 12:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kep421 a private message Print Post    
Isn't Blake the one who suddenly gets dizzy and a headache when people start doing camp chores?

Yet when it comes time for the challenges, he kicks butt?

It just seems too coincidental to me... but hey... I'm just an observer here...

Rupertbear
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09-19-2003

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 12:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rupertbear a private message Print Post    
Yep...that's my Blake. :-)

Nickovtyme
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07-29-2004

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 1:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nickovtyme a private message Print Post    
I didn't see any poor sportsman/womanship out of Steph last night. All she said is that she wishes she could be on a winning tribe for once...can you blame her? Again, she's stuck on a tribe that seems to be lacking in athletic ability and after what she went through last season...yes, it would be frustrating.

What has she said that makes her seem like she feels like she should be entitled to anything? Wanting to be on a winning team is not a statement of superiority, nor is it a sign of sore losership (is that even a word?)

With all that being said, she'll be gone in a few weeks anyway...as I said in another thread...I don't think her or Bobby Jon will make it to the Merger and if they do...they better win every IC.

As to the topic of this thread: I'm not sure who to root for...Yeah, I like Steph and her team, but that is a total biased assessment and it's always good to root for the underdogs. I like Judd and the Farmer guy, who so far has broken a few sterotypes as to the Farmers they've had on in the past...i.e. Big Tom. There's not really any villians yet, but it's only 3 weeks in. It'll come around.

Maris
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03-28-2002

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 1:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
Nick you didnt see her throw the poles on the ground and cross her arms like a child?

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 1:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
Is it me or does it seem most of the stronger guys are on Nakum with the exception of Gary? For some reason, the challenge didn't seem all that equal to me last night, and I find 2 of the guys on the other tribe super annoying. Well, actually physically, they did better than I expected, but there's a couple of really thin guys on that tribe as opposed to the beefy guys on Nakum? The worst part? I can't remember any of their names when you mention them unless you say something about them which rings a bell. I thought I was starting to root for certain people the week before, but then last night I'm seeing some of them on camera and I can't even remember who they are unless their names are flashed underneath!

I think the ruins are beautiful but I do think the locale is part of the problem. Although, I've been watching Suv Africa on OLN and they also had no place to swim or catch fish, but there is so much more of interest on the show.

Aus10 - Speaking of reruns on OLN!!!! Are you as annoyed as DH and I are that they are going to start a 3-hr marathon of shows on Wed. instead of every night at 7pm? We really enjoyed having our routine of watching it after dinner and then on to prime time, plus, if I missed it at 7pm, I could catch it at 10. No way am I going to be able to follow it this way since it's on opposite other shows I'm taping. Boooooooo OLN..bad move!



Nickovtyme
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07-29-2004

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 1:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nickovtyme a private message Print Post    
Maris, they just lost the RC, a very close one at that...I'm sure the other members of the tribe were upset as well...I seen sour faces from the rest of her tribe and Stephanie has lost more than any of the others. I think it's her frustration coming through more than poor sportsmanship...nobody likes to lose.

Even the other team was bragging how they have won 4 to 1 in challenges.

Chieko
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11-20-2003

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 2:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chieko a private message Print Post    
Actually, I think traveling did greatly contribute to them losing, and I don't think Steph had enough time to explain what a pick was. She was asking if they knew what one was and when they didn't she didn't have time to explain, so it was on to game play. Actually, I sympathized with her discouragement. She is a tough competitor and hates losing. That is not to denigrate her team mates but you can't help wanting to work with others that try as hard as you do. Some did try hard and didn't have the skills and others really didn't try very hard. Back to the traveling, I don't blame Lydia, because I don't think she has ever played basketball, it is hard to remember not to travel if you haven't had the discipline of playing before and are excited and wanting to score, but I do think losing the ball to the other team cost them.

Denecee
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09-05-2002

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 3:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Denecee a private message Print Post    
I agree with you Nick, I didn't think Steph was being a poor sportsman just showing her frustration of losing yet again. She seems to have bad luck as far as getting on the wrong team.
I cannot believe they were doing that challenge in 117 degree weather! Somebody could die in that heat, jeez!


Messalina
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06-19-2005

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 3:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Messalina a private message Print Post    
This has started out, I think, as the most physically grueling Survivor ever. I wouldn't be surprised if someone got seriously injured or sick. Although I suppose we would have heard about it by now. I remember the season that Mike fell into the fire and the news came out before the show aired, right?

Sallycat22
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08-31-2005

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 3:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sallycat22 a private message Print Post    
You just know they way they were editing it by mentioning that being athletic meant EVERYTHING, that the next challenge will be a brain teaser or a puzzle.
I was surprised at how fierce the red haired guy was. I changed my mind on him.
I want Blake and Steph to be a couple after the merge. He don't like no girle girl.
I am still wishing good things for Steph from her previous Survivor challenge. I come from a time when girls didn't have so much to prove. If I was young now, I would want to be like her.

Hat guy is likeable in a Bruce Dern way.

Yes, the place looks dirty and hot, but the wildlife and butterflies are more interesting.

I want the fish monger lady to last long enough for her eyebrows to grow back.

The girle girl voted off said it was the best 9 days of her life. Wow! Let's hope she can top it one day, because it didn't look that fun.

Vsmart
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02-10-2003

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 5:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vsmart a private message Print Post    
What is a pick?

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 5:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
A pick is when one person from Team A stands directly behind a person on Team B. Another Team A person can then get around because when Team B tries to move/turn around, there is the first Team A person standing right in their way.

Nickovtyme
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07-29-2004

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 5:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nickovtyme a private message Print Post    
Oh...and for the record, I do agree about Steph's eyebrows...she looks like she's in a continual state of shock.

What is a pick...hmmmm...in basketball, which is where the term is most often used...I'll try to explain by example:

Suppose you're playing basketball and you're inbounding the ball. You want to get the ball to a particular person, but they are being heavily guarded by a player from the other team... to get that person the ball, another player from your team, gets between the inbounder and the defensive player *blocking* him, in order to upset or disrupt his defense...therefore allowing the person you want to get the ball to, to become open.

That's about the best I can do and probably the loosest definition of a *Pick*.

Sometimes used with the term *roll* - Pick and Roll.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 6:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
It's easier to explain with a chalkboard, isn't it Nick??? Had a heck of a time trying to describe it with words, and I'm an English teacher who is *supposed* to be able to write a blue streak! LOL Hope the two of us made a little bit of sense, Vsmart.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 7:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
Anyone know what the twist is next week..it will change the game????

Aus10
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09-28-2000

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 7:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Aus10 a private message Print Post    
Watching2...yes we are upset with OLN. We do the exact same thing as you. We set the TIVO, go out and walk the dog, and by the time we get back and settled in for the evening we can watch and FF through all the commercials.

Guess I'll just have to keep the TIVO really really busy on Wednesdays...:-(

Seabreeze
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09-05-2004

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 8:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seabreeze a private message Print Post    
Stephanie is engaged to be married so I doubt any hook up with Blake. She delayed wedding plans until survivor was filmed. She hopes to be married by the time the finale is played.

Rupertbear
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09-19-2003

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 9:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rupertbear a private message Print Post    
I think Stephanie's conduct was a temper tantrum.

She just doesn't like to lose or know how to do it gracefully.

Sallycat22
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08-31-2005

Saturday, October 01, 2005 - 7:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sallycat22 a private message Print Post    
As some of these people get a little more "face time" maybe we will find them more interesting.

It looks like Margaret the nurse's services are not longer wanted. She will go since she is only a reminder of their weaknesses at the beginning.

Can you eat crocodile? Can Gary flip one and hit it in the head with a rock? They could make trendy acrssories with the skin.

Coming soon is who can solve a puzzle if past patterns are followed. Quiz about the locale is usually about now.





Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Saturday, October 01, 2005 - 7:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    


Tvwatcher
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04-17-2004

Saturday, October 01, 2005 - 7:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tvwatcher a private message Print Post    
Anyone know what the twist is next week..it will change the game????

Almost thought I was in the BB forum there for a second.

Maybe they're going to vote someone back on.