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Old 10-25-2012, 09:03 AM
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I knew when they started talking about the challenge that it would be ridiculously long & hard. I know they field test them, so how did this get past the producers? I suppose it may make a difference that the field testers aren't playing for $1M. I still don't like the deal they made, though. What a cop-out.
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Old 10-25-2012, 10:03 AM
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Sydney, does your DVR not adjust for the time? Ours records the show whenever the station says it's coming on, even if it's delayed until 1:20 in the morning because of basketball. But, you have to go into the record settings for the show and tell it to record first run episodes "Any Day, Any Time" rather than, say, a default of "8:00 p.m. Wednesdays."


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I knew when they started talking about the challenge that it would be ridiculously long & hard. I know they field test them, so how did this get past the producers? I suppose it may make a difference that the field testers aren't playing for $1M. I still don't like the deal they made, though. What a cop-out.
Perhaps when they field tested it, they also failed to account for lack of food?

It was a stupid deal for Penner and his tribe to make. Sure their bellies were full for one afternoon, but then they were hungry again -- probably hungrier because they had stretched those stomachs out -- and then, oh look, nothing to eat. At all. Meanwhile, the other team, that didn't have enough to eat now has more. Guess what, they'll be the better fed team come the next few challenges.

Did you notice that when they were showing each tribe member voting during the credits that Carson couldn't even speak? I mean, he said more last night than he did all the previous episodes combined, but the hunger was clearly getting to him.

How'd that fishing work out for you, Penner? Maybe you can make a deal with Malcolm -- he seems pretty good at catching things.
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Old 10-31-2012, 04:46 PM
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Sydney, does your DVR not adjust for the time? Ours records the show whenever the station says it's coming on, even if it's delayed until 1:20 in the morning because of basketball. But, you have to go into the record settings for the show and tell it to record first run episodes "Any Day, Any Time" rather than, say, a default of "8:00 p.m. Wednesdays."
Sadly, our DVR is from the dumb-era, so no, it doesn't adjust for delays. One of these days, we'll decide to catch up with technology and get a satellite receiver/DVR combo that will allow for such delays. Until then, I get to bitch about it when things like this happen.

I finally watched the episode this afternoon...

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It was a stupid deal for Penner and his tribe to make. Sure their bellies were full for one afternoon, but then they were hungry again -- probably hungrier because they had stretched those stomachs out -- and then, oh look, nothing to eat. At all. Meanwhile, the other team, that didn't have enough to eat now has more. Guess what, they'll be the better fed team come the next few challenges.
This. Honestly, I think it was a bad deal for both sides, but Penner's tribe was the bigger loser.

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Did you notice that when they were showing each tribe member voting during the credits that Carson couldn't even speak? I mean, he said more last night than he did all the previous episodes combined, but the hunger was clearly getting to him.
Who? I'm still learning who these people are. If it's not Penner, Skupin, Blair, Denise or Malcolm, I have no idea who's who.
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