Skipper | Wednesday, May 16, 2001 - 07:04 pm  “The Gauntlet” has been tough! No sleep - no food either that I saw... I like the way they are doing Coddington's whatever they called it - it does give Whitlow a chance on that one..... |
Kady | Wednesday, May 16, 2001 - 07:33 pm  Very creative naming each challenge after a voted out recruit. I would love to watch this show again with different recruits. We had too many leaving for medical reasons. But I do enjoy it. |
Skipper | Wednesday, May 16, 2001 - 09:12 pm  I agree - too many out with the medical and then the first girl quitting. Wonder if they will do the show again???? With all the legal stuff going on - probably not for some time! I have enjoyed it also! |
Max | Wednesday, May 16, 2001 - 09:59 pm  I just love McSweeney! When Whitlow was cracking up and he was doing that thing with the light (Come into the light!), I was cracking up, too. He's tough, but he seems to have a really caring side and a good sense of humor, too. I was surprised that Whitlow's mental acuity faded much faster than Wolf's. I thought she was stronger than that. I'm NOT surprised that Wolf is excelling at the physical stuff. I thought that Whitlow would get him on the Lauder's Last Stand thing, though, since it was strictly endurance. Looks like the outcome is up for grabs at this point. Rats! Next Wednesday, I'll be half way to Vegas and will have to tape the show and watch it when I get home. BLAH! |
Seamonkey | Wednesday, May 16, 2001 - 11:03 pm  I liked the playfulness too. The DIs definitely have admiration for both of the contestants. I was hoping Whitlow would get that first one too, but if your back goes into spasms.. it is pretty difficult to remain at attention. The teaser said the ending would be shocking.. Wolf certainly thought better on the rapelling/memory task. |
Bijoux | Thursday, May 17, 2001 - 09:40 am  I like that many of the contests are having to do with how well you are performing compared to your previous performance rather than how well you compete against another person. Evens things out more physically between the two of them. |
Rogue | Thursday, May 17, 2001 - 10:02 am  It's just like basic training for any branch of service. You have an initial eval and at the end you have a final that you have to pass. I think they are both doing really well. |
Enbwife | Sunday, May 20, 2001 - 10:36 am  What legal stuff skipper? I too like the way they are doing the gauntlet. I was shocked that they're not feeding them or letting them sleep for a whole 48 hours. I don't know how they could possibly continue on with those physical challenges with no sleep or food! I thought it was hillarious when Whitlow started laughing and couldn't stop. I think Wolf will win. I'm looking forward to Wednesday to see what happens. |
Puttergirl | Sunday, May 20, 2001 - 04:30 pm  I think Whitlow laughing like that was a symptom of her getting her second wind. Don't count her out yet- she may just surprise you. Haven't you ever been up for a really long time, like 3-4 days, and about the time that you start to get real giddy, you also start to feel less tired! Maybe its just me. But think she could pull it out. I really like how they managed to make it fair for them both. I thought there was no way a woman could win in a straight one on one contest. Go, Whitlow. We are both from Atlanta!!!!
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Lobster | Sunday, May 20, 2001 - 04:46 pm  Puttergirl, I'd like to see Whitlow win also. I really don't think Wolf's head will fit through the door if he wins. His ego is already huge. Besides, to me the person who made the most progress physically should be the one to win. Wolf was already strong going in. Whitlow has become strong as a result of Boot Camp. I have a tendency to cheer on the underdog anyway, so maybe I'm just biased. |
Lancecrossfire | Sunday, May 20, 2001 - 06:12 pm  Lobster, according to Whitlow's profile on the BC site, she's a triathlete--so to a big degree she had to be in pretty good shape coming in (physically as well as mentally). I think the advantage Wolf has is strength and speed (he was in great shape going in). A think Whitlow has become emotionally stronger more than she's become physically stronger. As I said in another thread awhile back, I also think Whitlow is as strong as Wolf pound for pound--Wolf just has her by about 60 pounds. I agree with you that Whitlow would be the underdog to most. I also agree that his ago is pretty good sized--at least in terms of what he shows. He has showed us little humility. I give credit to both for their efforts during the gauntlet. One cannot be physically alert if they are not mentally alert. Both are running on empty, yet mentally sucking it up pretty good. Base on what they showed in the first half of the gauntlet, I think Wolf is just a little ahead in that respect. I can see Whitlow getting a second mental wind. I can see them both getting one, actually. I look forward to some high quality competition between them. I also look forward to seeing what the votes will be based on...personal feelings and grudges, or respect for fellow competitors. |
Lobster | Sunday, May 20, 2001 - 06:58 pm  I did not know that Whitlow was a triathlete, Lance. I was thinking of when they were at the Ritz, and she was flexing in the mirror and commenting that she didn't have all those muscles when she got there. If the editing here is anything like Survivor, then I think maybe Whitlow may get the votes. It seemed the other night that everyone was leaning towards Wolf, but was it just the editing. It's gonna be close though. No doubt about that. |
Puttergirl | Tuesday, May 22, 2001 - 05:26 pm  Whitlow is from a suburb of Atlanta, where I live. She's been getting alot of press here. Last Wednesday during the show, there was a live party at a bar featuring her. And this morning I caught her on a local radio station. During the interviews I've seen, she, of course, didn't give anything away. She made it sound like she hasn't gone back to work yet, but has been doing promotional work. She also said that 2nd place got $100,000.
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Seamonkey | Tuesday, May 22, 2001 - 06:20 pm  So her strategy of being last to be a leader, and then getting immunity, earned her a minimum of $100K.. pretty good! |
Skipper | Wednesday, May 23, 2001 - 04:44 pm  Enbwife - - - " CBS and the producers of ``Survivor'' are suing Fox Broadcasting Co. over the new Fox reality series ''Boot Camp,'' which CBS claims is a blatant rip-off of its non-scripted megahit. " There's a thread here on the Boot Camp board about the suit. |
Enbwife | Wednesday, May 23, 2001 - 05:36 pm  Thanks Skipper! Puttergirl - I too would love to see Whitlow win. Go Whitlow Go!!! I agree with the second wind theory. I've never been up for 3 days in a row, however, I have been up for 24 hours straight, and got really giddy at one point. I'm routing for her! Only 16 minutes till start time. |
Tksoard | Wednesday, May 23, 2001 - 06:28 pm  That was the most AWESOME thing I have every seen on TV!!! (Boot camp that is) |
Tksoard | Wednesday, May 23, 2001 - 06:49 pm  Boy do they clean up nice.She is really beautiful!! |
Egbok77 | Wednesday, May 23, 2001 - 09:54 pm  Great TV show! Whitlow won and I was pleased. I agree with you Tksoard, she is a beauty! And I loved that Yaney! |
Seamonkey | Wednesday, May 23, 2001 - 09:55 pm  Yeah, it was neat seeing them all with hair This show was a winner and it really isn't a Survivor ripoff at all. |
Tksoard | Wednesday, May 23, 2001 - 10:05 pm  I was just so proud of Whitlow not giving up!! She tried for over an hour, and SO tired! That was so neat when all the DI's went to cheer her on. I don't think I could have stayed with it that long. She is really Awesome!! |
Seamonkey | Wednesday, May 23, 2001 - 10:10 pm  Yeah.. that was really powerful.. that they didn't want her to have that failure. And that she didn't fail in the end. |