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Naja
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06-28-2003

Friday, May 15, 2009 - 12:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Naja a private message Print Post    
LOL @ part 2 of the video at the bottom where Jeff cries...hahaha

Kookliebird
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08-04-2005

Friday, May 15, 2009 - 12:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kookliebird a private message Print Post    
You know, at tribal council and the challenges, I really thought that Jeff looked like he was getting tired of Coach's antics. Can't wait until after the finale. How do they keep Coach's statement in check when he gets asked a question? And, who is going to understand what he is saying? I expect a lot of giggles from the audience when Coach talks.

Seattlemom
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05-10-2005

Friday, May 15, 2009 - 1:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seattlemom a private message Print Post    
From listening to Jeff you can be pretty sure if there is another All Stars Coach will be in it As much as I didn't like him he did make you watch because you couldn't help your self! As we sat in our collective rooms watching yelling at the screen CBS was wringing there hands with glee LOL. The more it's talked about the more people watch! Am I glad he is gone You Betcha, I really did NOT want him to win!

Bonbonlover
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07-13-2000

Friday, May 15, 2009 - 4:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonbonlover a private message Print Post    
As much as I didn't like him he did make you watch because you couldn't help your self!

Actually I would rather have seen more interaction around camp and plotting from all the survivors and less time spent on watching someone do Tai Chi and reciting poems. Listening to Coach pontificating is not why I watch the game of Survivor.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Friday, May 15, 2009 - 7:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
LOL JPiddy musta read our thread here about tv show titles with Coach!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Saturday, May 16, 2009 - 3:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Actually, Seattle, "coach" didn't make me watch. In fact, I didn't watch quite a few episodes this season because of him. And if he does make it to an all stars show? I likely will NOT watch until he's kicked off. I'm not interested in helping perpetuate someone's myth that he is more important that the world.

Vegaschris
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10-13-2008

Saturday, May 16, 2009 - 7:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vegaschris a private message Print Post    
Amen, Costa. I thought the same thing about an All-Stars with Coach. While I didn't turn it off while the producers/editors deified Coach, I did other things until the program's focus was elsewhere.

Mimi
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04-30-2009

Saturday, May 16, 2009 - 8:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mimi a private message Print Post    
I stopped watching when the recap aired and didn't tune back in until I knew Coach was voted off. I wouldn't tune into an All Stars if Coach was involved...at least until he was voted off.

I dread to think of how much time will be spent on him at the reunion.

Gemma120in2002
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07-05-2003

Saturday, May 16, 2009 - 8:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gemma120in2002 a private message Print Post    
My husband stopped watching because watching "coach" was too embarrassing. He has watched every other season with me, but this one was just too much delusion and self aggrandizement for him to tolerate. There were times I would have to get up and walk away because my skin would start to walk away without me! Well, it was more of a crawl than a walk.

Cillysue2
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05-02-2003

Sunday, May 17, 2009 - 12:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cillysue2 a private message Print Post    
OMG Gemma, I have never heard skin crawling said exactly like that, and the picture that popped into my head when I read that, just too funny. Thanks for my late night laugh.

Trueheart
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09-12-2006

Sunday, May 17, 2009 - 11:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Trueheart a private message Print Post    
My husband stopped watching because watching "coach" was too embarrassing. He has watched every other season with me, but this one was just too much delusion and self aggrandizement for him to tolerate.

UGH. Boy do I know that feeling. I feel the same way. I just can't help but sit there in shock when he goes on and on about his puffed up monologues or whatever. His answers are seriously insane. I just watch the TV screen and grimace because it's almost to much to believe that he actually believes what comes out of his mouth.

Gurliegirl
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06-20-2006

Monday, May 18, 2009 - 7:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gurliegirl a private message Print Post    
That's the beauty of Tivo. I never watched segments with Coach. I'd FF through it all. He wasn't entertaining. He wasn't like watching a train wreck. He wasn't the guy I loved to hate. He was just annoying and creepy and not worth my time.

Bonbonlover
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07-13-2000

Monday, May 18, 2009 - 12:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonbonlover a private message Print Post    
I am sorry that Jeff thought that Coach was so entertaining. Way too much time was spent on him

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Monday, May 18, 2009 - 12:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
I tried to find Jeff's blog for this week, but that EW site is sooooooo confusing. I finally gave up.

I need a button that says: JEFF'S LATEST BLOG

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Monday, May 18, 2009 - 12:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
Didn't his last blog say it was the last? I hope he does one on the reunion, but as it was live last night I think it'll take a while, if he does it.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Monday, May 18, 2009 - 1:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
Lexie, I agree!!! EW has the worst user friendly site out there! Even their search engine sux!

Trueheart
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09-12-2006

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 2:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Trueheart a private message Print Post    
Is this the first year of Jeff doing these blogs??

Solitaryphoenix
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11-08-2008

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 - 4:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Solitaryphoenix a private message Print Post    
He's got another up for the finale and live show...

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 - 4:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
<<----Okay, we're going to have to flip a coin to see who is going to go hunt Jeff's latest blogs down.

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 - 4:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
Here 'tis:
http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/05/probst-finale.html

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 - 4:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
Tee hee hee, it's a Jeff Probst bobble head!!!

Jeff bobble head

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 - 5:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
Is nothing sacred!?! Don't make fun of my JP!

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 - 6:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
LOL Lexie! Thx Kitt!

LOL Tnt, it looks more like a young Hugh Hefner!

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 - 6:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
Tremendous thankage Kitts. I don't have the energy to try to find Jeff's blog on the EW site.

Lyn
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08-07-2002

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 - 8:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lyn a private message Print Post    
I couldn't navigate that site to save my life. Thanks for posting the links for Jeff's blog

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Thursday, May 21, 2009 - 3:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
I will really miss him until we start up again with Samoa! I LOVE his sense of humor - and the fact that he actually reads what WE write!

Trueheart
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09-12-2006

Thursday, May 21, 2009 - 11:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Trueheart a private message Print Post    
In the comments section when I was reading through them, it was brought up again about applicants vs. recruits. I just don't get why Survivor does that!

Don't they get enough people applying. Why would they recruit? Especially as the comment said, the three recruited people were boring Catalina, Sydney and Joe. They didn't really add anything to the show.

Whereas applicants like Coach and JT, they good or bad, made this season memorable. I think they should just stick to choosing people who actually APPLY!!

Spear
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08-06-2001

Friday, May 22, 2009 - 1:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Spear a private message Print Post    
I'm okay with the recruiting. Taj, Erinn, Sierra, and Brendan were also recruited. I think they've been heavily recruiting since Cook Islands (which had an ethnically diverse cast) so there have been many recruits.

Examples: Yul, Jonathan, Parvati, Yau-Man, Earl, Peih-Gee, Courtney, Corinne, Sugar

Trueheart
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09-12-2006

Friday, May 22, 2009 - 3:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Trueheart a private message Print Post    
I guess I'm just baffled by it. Don't they get a tons of thousands of people applying each year?

You would think they would have plenty of people to choose from without having to seek them out. And I can't see it being a thing with them trying to create a more diverse cast because it that's true...out of all of those recruited for this season Catalina, Sydney, Jo, Taj, Erinn, Sierra, Brendan. That's not exactly adding in diversity....

It seems like it is becoming a more open topic, about how they recruit. Have the producers ever said anything officially on why they do it?

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Friday, May 22, 2009 - 10:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
Jeff said that they get a lot of videos but a huge percentage are just not right for Survivor. They have to recruit, he said. (I think this was a season or two ago that I heard or read this.)

Kminfinity
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06-29-2005

Saturday, May 23, 2009 - 7:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kminfinity a private message Print Post    
I don't mind the recruiting to find interesting, unique people (I think S17 winner Bob was recruited after the producers saw his website)but when they do lazy or stupid recruiting and end up with mactors, well that (usually) sucks.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, May 25, 2009 - 7:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I think that's why the casting folks for many shows head on down to San Diego and cruise the clubs and other hot spots. The odds of finding an actor wannabe down here is a bit lower. Odds are high that if there is a reality show contestant from San Diego, they were recruited (this past Survivor and TAR are two examples).

Trueheart
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09-12-2006

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 - 11:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Trueheart a private message Print Post    
I guess I can see the point you guys have made. I suppose it is acceptable as long as they aren't mactors. LOL

Although I have to admit that everyone called James and Tyler from TAR mactors but I thought they were an awesome team to watch. I enjoyed their unity on the show and they both had rather cool tempers, lots of patience which is rare for people on TAR. I was rooting for them the whole way. So some people thought they were boring "mactors" but I didn't think so.

But anyway, yeah I suppose recruiting is cool, I mean I guess it has to be if they aren't getting any suitable videos in. It's just a shame because there are probably so many who seek out the show. But I suppose they know what's best on whether these people will work out good or not.