Enb | Tuesday, January 09, 2001 - 08:05 pm  I can't help but wonder about the stuff we're not being shown. Like, obviously they were given some instructions on how to parachute, don't you think? They compressed 2 days into a 1 hour show...surely there was personal interaction going on that we never saw too. Do you think there's any flirtations going on? Do you think anyone has gotten angry at another? They seemed to all love Manuel...when did they get the time? |
Shmoopie | Tuesday, January 09, 2001 - 08:11 pm  As for the parachutes.. I think that's why they were strapped to another person. Probably a person who was trained to jump. I'm sure we're missing a LOT... that's one thing I definitely miss about BB.. no live feeds. They obviously have time to interact while we're not seeing it... which kinda stinks in my opinion. I too liked Manuel, he had that "nice guy teddy bear" thing going on... maybe that's why. And that was just from the one hour I saw of him... |
Egbok77 | Tuesday, January 09, 2001 - 08:58 pm  I agree with Enb, we're not seeing the "real" interactions. I kinda think they compressed about 4-5 days into 1hr with all that happened, so I conclude that they had time to bond with one another, hence the tears when Manuel left. Geez!! I only watched this first show and I got all teary-eyed when Manuel was "executed". This is gonna be a good show to follow and I think Jim is The Mole . . . . . |
Fruitbat | Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 03:59 am  My son skydives..... You go to a short ground school training, about an hour maybe 2 and the first several jumps are done tandem. Like Survivor this is a story being told through editing. They will show us what they want us to see. We are missing a lot of interaction that would give us clues, I am sure. I wish it were 2 hours. This is an excellent show. |
Resortgirl | Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 06:48 am  I think they had to spend alot of time on the first show for introductions to the participants. Now that we have their "vital statistics" hopefully they will let us watch more of the interaction between them so we can make our own decisions on who we like or dislike , ect. |
Sandyc | Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 10:06 am  I'm wondering if this show is rigged. Why can we not see what everyone answers to the mole questions. Because we can't see, they can pick anyone to eliminate. No one has any way of knowing what percentage of questions they answered right. I think the game would be more fun if we could see the right and wrong percentages. If we saw the answers we would know who the mole was - (what color shirt was the mole wearing today?) So I don't want to know the correct answers - just the percentages of each player's answers and maybe what they answered. Anyway.. I still think it could be rigged and the producers are not being honest. They would probably eliminate on a basis of who is least photogenic or who can't capture the biggest audience. The amount of money being spent on producing this show astounds me. They will be looking for big bucks from advertisers. |
Marysafan | Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 10:15 am  Well, I agree that the possibility is there, but I think that they used extra care in selecting the 10 contestants and that all 10 would have to have mass appeal in order to make it that far. Besides, I think Manuel would have been a huge favorite of the fans as he was so likable! We never knew the vote counts on Big Brother either and they could have rigged that as well. As it is advertised as a game, and is offering a cash prize, I would believe that someone is monitoring it for fairness in order to comply with existing laws and to avoid a law suit. |
Fruitbat | Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 10:22 am  Hi SandyC, welcome back. The official site has the quiz so you can see what questions were asked. The show is only an hour and it would take up valuable time to get into the quiz part anymore than they did. I like that the show is all action. I thought the Tribal Council on Survivor could have been shorter. I like to see interacting. I agree with Mary. They cannot rig a game show. Remember the Charles Van Buren scandle in the 50's on the $64,000 Question? That was the catalyst for serious standards and rules. |
Enbwife | Tuesday, January 23, 2001 - 06:36 pm  Obviously, as the show goes on, the closer some of them are getting. We're not getting to see the real bonding that's happening... I guess we also do not get to see all the controversies and spats that must occur from time to time... I like this show and I think they're doing a good job showing us most of what's happening. |