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 atherella |
Re: Hello to the MESS Hall | ||
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Posts: 2324 (06/17/04 8:51 AM) MESS member |
Most definitely, Poody!!! You've got the best caps out there!!
So glad to see you in here. MESS is a great place, there are some brilliant minds in here. 
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mareneli |
Mediiia Whore Amazing Race | ||
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Posts: 1367 (07/07/04 9:03 PM) MESS member |
Okay, for anyone dying of thirst waiting for the next season of Survivor, I've created a MESS team for Amazing Race to tide us over. Sorry, I didn't do it before the first episode because I suck.
Team name: MESSers Password: sucks Badged and Non-badged welcome. |
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shadowdiana |
Re: Mediiia Whore Amazing Race | ||
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Posts: 3963 (07/08/04 1:07 AM) MESS member |
mareneli... where is this game? On CBS? I didn't see it on the site...but hten, I miss a lot!! LOL
Thanks, shadowdiana ETA: Not sure where to go to get to mediiia Whore. sd - go to realiiity.com link and you'll see the games forum Edited by Trix |
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somebodyslapme |
Re: Mediiia Whore Amazing Race | ||
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Posts: 45 (08/16/04 11:04 AM) I don't get |
Enough lurking already
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I have seen enough of Survivor and read enough postings to often be able to predict the boot from an episode before it is half over. My questions is of semantics and forgive me if it has been asked or brought up before. It is called Reality Television and one of the fundamental definitions of realty is: The totality of all things possessing actuality, existence, or essence. The participants are aware that they are on camera and even become accustomed to being filmed 24/7. Production crews are always near and there is never any life or death danger. Contestants win prizes during the game that take them away to luxury resorts for some serious pampering. It is a game created and disseminated for maximum fiscal and entertainment value, just like a hockey game. So why is it called Reality Television? In reality it is a game show. It is a battle of wits, strength, intelligence, and teamwork set in a tropical location. Heck, we even refer to players by saying theyve Got Game It could be argued that there is more reality on Candid Camera or the game show Oblivious! In those programs the participants have no idea they are on camera and display genuine reactions to the situations in which they are placed. Case in point would be Fairplay arranging to fake his grandmothers death with his buddy prior to leaving the US for the Pearl Islands. Granted it made for great ratings but the only way to stop that from happening would be to pluck unsuspecting contestants from their beds and deposit them on a desert island with a bunch of strangers. However, this would probably lead to speculation that MB is an alien! There have been moments on Survivor and other programs like Amazing Race or Big Brother where I half expect Chuck Noris to show up with the gong! Re: Hatchs ugly naked butt. So to be more accurate, could it be said that these programs are situational games? Or, do we not have to be politically correct anymore? I keep forgetting. A warm hug to all of you for making me a Survivor Guru among my friends and colleagues. Keep up the good work! |
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firesignpunk |
Re: Welcome to MESS Hall Tribal Council!!!! | ||
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Posts: 597 (08/26/04 1:49 PM) Registered User |
Just saying hi to everyone. I'm ready for another season of being incredibly wrong and extremely pig headed about it. fun! i haven't been keeping up with anything so i'm ready to devote the next few hours to catching up.
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Ceillie |
Re: Welcome to MESS Hall Tribal Council!!!! | ||
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Posts: 63 (08/27/04 1:31 PM) Registered User |
Hi there. I was wondering if there were any teams being set up for the upcoming survivor season. I'm non badged but I'd love to join a team and I promise I would play religiously. I joined the game as an individual halfway through the last season, and I did really well. Let me know if anyone is interested. Thanks!
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vincentvega68 |
Reality television | ||
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Posts: 129 (08/30/04 2:48 PM) Registered user |
I remember the first write ups of Survivor when the show very first came out. It was definitely written up as a "game show", which it most certainly is. However it is also a television series, with the contestants being the "stars" of the show, which makes it different from regular game shows where contestants are on for one or a few episodes at a time and dont really develop a television identity. I dont know where or when the term "reality television" was coined, but it is more or less a hybrid type of television product between a game show and a television series, so "reality television" is as good a label for this type of TV as anything. No?
I mean, not all situation comedies are funny and not all dramas are that dramatic, right? |
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somebodyslapme |
Re: Reality television | ||
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Posts: 45 (09/01/04 5:43 PM) I don't get |
Quote: True enough! But I still feel there is more reality in the reveal on Debbie Travis Facelift. I imagine the term Reality Television was coined somewhere in a boardroom full of evil network prods and their spin-doctor henchmen. ooooooOOOOOOOOoooooooo Reality TV is a perfect title! Well have em glued to the set every Thursday night! Regardless of where the term came from, they have created a show that is worth watching and brings people together from all over the world. |
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Jedijake |
Re: Reality television | ||
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Posts: 5995 (11/06/04 9:15 PM) MESS member |
Reality is as good a title for reality tv as "science fiction" is for Star Wars.
Those who like to overanalyze may call it differently, but eh, it works for us.lol |
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Trixiego |
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Posts: 18941 (11/24/04 5:35 PM) Kiss me, I'm Adminish |
oh this is no longer reality television, this is ahem, unscripted drama
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Coachocd |
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Posts: 7947 (03/08/05 6:25 AM) MESS member |
^^^^^^^
Actually, I learned from my television writing class that all "reality" shows hire writers after-the-fact to create a scripted drama out of unedited footage. Hence, we get 20 minutes of spirit stone babble in ep. 1 of Vanuatu to tell the whole story of the season. There might still be a set up from ep. 1 to the whole story that we will see play out later. |
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foulmouthedleon |
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Posts: 2624 (10/31/05 4:16 PM) MESS member |
Dumb question here, but as per this topic (below):
this link What is the easiest way to download the newest web promo? |
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klwor |
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Posts: 1058 (11/02/05 12:27 AM) MESS member |
I found that the easiest way was to take the link somebody posted here in MESS and save it to my desktop. That was loads easier than trying to remember which thread had the link in it!
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crocophile |
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Posts: 9335 (09/04/07 10:54 AM) MESS Moderator |
bump.
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mareneli |
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Posts: 1355 (09/08/07 12:30 AM) MESS member |
Dude, that was quite a bump. There's a post up there from me from THREE years ago. What the heck happened to this thread?
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crocophile |
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Posts: 9342 (09/08/07 2:52 AM) MESS Moderator |
The thread more or less stuck with us, but moving to Yuku put it way down low. It took me about an hour to find it.
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Posts: 1637 (09/20/07 1:09 PM) Registered User |
OK... here we go. I have my chinese food and am ready to rumble. I look forward to a great season!!
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Posts: 943 (09/20/07 9:28 PM) Registered User |
Hi Atherella--Long Time! Good to see you around!
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Posts: 11241 (09/20/07 9:55 PM) MESS member |
any chance of quick reply in here? it would be wonderful in the play by play thread
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Posts: 3843 (12/19/07 1:07 AM) Registered user |
"It was a large room. Full of people. All kinds.
And they had all arrived at the same building at more or less the same time. And they were all free. And they were all asking themselves the same question: What is behind that curtain?" --Laurie Anderson, "Born, Never Asked"-- 
Here's an electronic Holiday card for MESS Hall, who likes to solve puzzles. Don't skip to the end, or you'll miss the good stuff and lose the Reward Challenge. http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?code=ER13610552 See you all in Survivor: Micronesia.
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