Pulling a Colby
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Pulling a Colby
Texannie | Friday, November 21, 2003 - 08:14 am     OK..I am going to show how incredibly dense I must really be, but what does that mean? I watched that whole series, heard the expression then and never 'got it' and I still don't understand! Please 'splain it to me. |
Lorry | Friday, November 21, 2003 - 08:17 am     I'm not sure what it means to anyone else, but I have always assumed it was said because Colby gave the win to Tina. |
Texannie | Friday, November 21, 2003 - 08:25 am     See..I have heard that too, and how did he give her the win? What did I miss? They were in the final two, the others voted...... |
Lorry | Friday, November 21, 2003 - 08:33 am     From the way I saw it.... everyone knew that Tina would win if she was in the Final 2... Colby knew it as well... and yet he carried her along into the final 2... knowing she would get the win. That is how I saw it... there may be more to it... but someone else can get into that side of it... I have that dread CRS problem right now.....lol |
Kimmykm | Friday, November 21, 2003 - 08:56 am     Colby had won the chance to take Keith or Tina with him to the final 2. Most people believe that if Colby had taken Keith (who was disliked by much of the cast), he would have won. But Colby stuck by his alliance with Tina and took her to the final 2 even though he knew how well liked she was. |
Texannie | Friday, November 21, 2003 - 08:59 am     He was being honorable. Why then does 'pulling a Colby' always take on the conotation of something bad? |
Lorry | Friday, November 21, 2003 - 09:10 am     It's not bad... emotionally it was a move that was seen as totally honourable, generous and kind. However, as a game move it was extremely stupid. Colby was the winner... but he basically threw the game... he lost on purpose. That is a stupid move if you consider it's a game. It was a bad move game wise... it was the ultimate sacrifice and a tribute to his moral character. However, moral character seldom pays the rent or buys you a car...lol |
Eliz87 | Friday, November 21, 2003 - 10:06 am     Well, he DID get a new Harley out of it, plus the second place money. :-) Colby didn't do too bad for himself at all IMO. He did the honorable thing, AND got rewarded. |
Crossfire | Friday, November 21, 2003 - 10:49 am     I don't know that he did the honorable thing, he did the spiteful thing. His motivation was at least as much if not more so about screwing over Keith than it was rewarding Tina. That he sacrificed himself to do it was just plain stupid to me. If you don't want to win, don't play. Don't get me wrong, I like Colby, but I am fairly certain that if we asked keith about the move he would not see it as terribly honorable as some do. It has been a long time now, and I don't remember what crimes Keith committed to get that extra bit of boot in the arse on the finish line, but I do remember not being at all happy with it in the end. So when my memory was fresh, whatever it was, it wasn't worth the grand prize to me. I'm also heavily biased in that when it comes to reality shows, I really, really don't like to see people pulling for anyone but themselves. I also don't like to see people try to plan out the entire game based on favorites, trying to get certain people to first or second or top whatever. I want an individual battle of wits to the end, everyone for themselves. |
Sunshyne4u | Friday, November 21, 2003 - 12:28 pm     EXACTLY CROSSFIRE!!! so many people see this as an honorable act when "doing a Colby". I see it as a foolish mistake/act. I agree with your point of view. Colby had a problem with Keith all along (like most of the contestants) Like most Survivor seasons, one of the most disliked are always kept til the end. In this case Colby didnt want Keith to have any money. Tina and Colby had a 'loose' alliance....just as Tina had a 'loose' alliance with almost everyone!! ** This 'friendly alliance with almost Everyone' won Tina the final Vote. Colby never had a clue how many connections Tina had made during the game. ** I truly feel sorry for him. He should have won the game and it is pretty sad that years later all we have seen of him is in a shaving commercial. |
Texannie | Friday, November 21, 2003 - 01:35 pm     It's funny, I never saw it as him throwing the game. Maybe he could have beaten Keith, but maybe everyone voted against him because he kept winning all those damn immunity challenges and they were ticked. |
Cinder | Friday, November 21, 2003 - 04:34 pm     Sunshyne- Colby has been busy doing charity things and commericals in his local area (In Christoval where he grew up). I no longer live there- so I can't name them, but my mother is always telling me about them. No- he is not a big movie star or anything. I have read that he and Jeff Probst are good friends. |
Texasdeb | Friday, November 21, 2003 - 05:09 pm     Yeah, & he mad the tabloids by being Vanna White's "toy boy" for awhile. Don't get me wrong, I love Colby as a player & really look forward to him in the All Star round. (Maybe he had a may-december like unspoken kind of attraction for Tina & that's why he pulled a Colby..LOL) |
Catfat | Friday, November 21, 2003 - 10:44 pm     He also dated Jane Claysen (sp) for awhile and she got furious when he dated Alicia, also from Survivor. I think I got this right. And if I remember correctly, people speculated he had a "bonding" with Tina almost as strong as with his mother. |
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