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NeonTetra67	Oprah's Big Give - I hate Oprah but I might watch her new reality show	Lead	[-]
Posts: 4554 (01/30/08 6:55 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	This is Oprah's new show on ABC. It looks very interesting. Oprah's Big Give Sunday, 3/2 at 9/8c It's a brand new primetime series from the award-winning Harpo Productions. Watch the drama and emotion unfold in this unprecedented competition as determined contestants from all walks of life transform the lives of others. Millions of dollars are given away in this intense cross-country adventure that twists and turns in ways that test the nerve, passion and stamina of each contestant. Each week, a mystery challenge is unveiled, and in order to win, contestants must out-give one another. Big-name stars join "Oprah's Big Give"™ as the stakes get higher and the emotions intensify in every episode. The judges continue to make the tough call of who will go home before the final episode, when the Biggest Giver is named and the surprise ending is revealed. "Oprah's Big Give™" was created by Ellen Rakieten, Harriet Seitler and Jonathan Sinclair and is produced by Harpo Productions in conjunction with Profiles Television Productions, LLC. Executive producers are Oprah Winfrey, Ellen Rakieten and Harriet Seitler. Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri - the creators and producers of the five-time Emmy Award-winning series, "The Amazing Race" -- are also executive producers for the series. http://abc.go.com/specials/oprahsbiggive/index Last Edited By: NeonTetra67 01/30/08 6:59 PM. Edited 1 time.
searcher86		#1	[-]
Posts: 1346 (01/30/08 7:34 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	They left out the best part, Nate is the host!!!
NeonTetra67		#2	[-]
Posts: 4556 (01/30/08 7:47 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I don't think I know him but he looks familiar.... and he is hot!
searcher86		#3	[-]
Posts: 1347 (01/30/08 8:10 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Nate Berkus is Oprah's pet gae interior designer. He is a total sweetheart.
NeonTetra67		#4	[-]
Posts: 4578 (02/01/08 6:34 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I guess I am the only orgasming over this. It's like TAR but with a feel good twist. Is it March yet?
usuallylurk		#5	[-]
Posts: 233 (02/01/08 7:45 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Maybe Oprah thought of this show because she has too much money, and can't figure out how to spend it all... so she fantasizes about giving it away. Hey Oprah how about giving me your money? I stopped watching her show years ago... she panders to bored middle-class women who live in the suburbs.
Fluffynurse		#6	[-]
Posts: 12542 (02/01/08 8:22 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	No, Oprah panders to celebs she wants as "close friends". She's a bigger name dropper than Dr. Phil.
ProbstFan123		#7	[-]
Posts: 7367 (02/01/08 8:44 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I'll watch this.
NeonTetra67		#8	[-]
Posts: 4581 (02/02/08 12:15 AM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Here's the preview on You Tube
searcher86		#9	[-]
Posts: 1374 (02/02/08 8:56 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Travolta!?!?! Guess they will all be giving to the Church of Scientology. Where was Nate?
ZippyDoDa		#10	[-]
Posts: 2610 (02/02/08 2:38 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Oprah stumped for Obama for , what, 2 days??? Now she dissappeared wonder what's up with that??? She is as Phoney as a three Dollar bill IMO!!
Angela in WI		#11	[-]
Posts: 19385 (02/06/08 10:42 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I can't stand Oprah. I wish her and Doctor Phil would move to the space station.
Fat Piggy Bitch		#12	[-]
Posts: 561 (02/11/08 12:28 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	OPRAH IS AMAZING! <3 You can watch a behind the scenes casting video here.
MikiBoi		#13	[-]
Posts: 1090 (02/11/08 12:43 AM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I love Oprah, but I'm with Kathy Griffin, she thinks she is Jesus. She gives a lot back to people. I'll watch this.
Fat Piggy Bitch		#14	[-]
Posts: 562 (02/11/08 12:52 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	MikiBoi wrote: I love Oprah, but I'm with Kathy Griffin, she thinks she is Jesus. She gives a lot back to people. I'll watch this. If Oprah were Jesus, religion would be a good thing.
ZombieLinda		#15	[-]
Posts: 2232 (02/12/08 12:35 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	ABC reveals identities of 'Oprah's Big Give' reality show contestants By Christopher Rocchio, 02/12/2008 ABC has revealed the identities of the 10 people competing on Oprah's Big Give, a new reality competition series that will challenge its contestants to find "dramatic and emotional" ways to spend show-supplied money on others. Each one-hour Oprah's Big Give episode takes place in a different U.S. city -- including Los Angeles, Denver, Houston, Miami, Atlanta, New York and Chicago -- where the contestants are met by a "mystery challenge" that will test how well they can use their cash, time and imagination to help others. Oprah's Big Give will begin with the 10 contestants -- who hail from across the country and have diverse backgrounds -- as they converge on Los Angeles for their first challenge, where Winfrey will hand them sealed envelopes with only a picture and the name of a complete stranger. Then, in only five days, each contestant must "give big" to "change this person's life" by using their creativity and resources to "make a real difference." Each episode will end with the show's three judges -- chef Jamie Oliver; NFL star Tony Gonzalez; and philanthropist Malaak Compton-Rock, who is comedian Chris Rock's wife -- determining which of the contestants will be eliminated based on their creativity, leadership, presentation and accomplishments during that city's task. The "gives" get even bigger throughout Oprah's Big Give's eight-episode run, and at its conclusion, the contestant left standing will receive the title of "The Biggest Giver" and -- unbeknownst to them -- a $1 million prize. "This show is fun, entertaining, and powerful television with a real heart," said Winfrey. "America will just love the heart of this show." Throughout the contestants' travels, they will run into various celebrities -- including actors Jennifer Aniston, John Travolta and Jada Pinkett-Smith; singer Natalie Cole; The Apprentice star Donald Trump; and athletes Andre Agassi, Steffi Graf, Tony Hawk and Danica Patrick, among others. In addition, Winfrey will make multiple appearances throughout the season in various locations to "surprise the contestants with dramatic new twists and turns." Hosted by interior designer and decorator Nate Berkus -- who frequently appears on Winfrey's The Oprah Winfrey Show and is also a survivor of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami -- Oprah's Big Give is scheduled to premiere Sunday, March 2 at 9PM ET/PT on ABC. Oprah's Big Give will serve as the lead in for Here Come the Newlyweds, a new reality series that follows recently married pairs as they face-off for the opportunity to claim an ever-escalating cash prize, which will premiere Sunday, March 2 at 10PM ET/PT. ABC ordered the previously titled Oprah Winfrey's The Big Give last March, and Winfrey's Harpo Productions tapped The Amazing Race co-creators Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri to executive produce the series. The 10 contestants competing on Oprah's Big Give -- as well as their ABC-supplied bios -- are: - Angelo Adams, a 30-year-old West Point graduate and Iraq War veteran from Ann Arbor, MI - Olusegun "Sheg" Aranmolate, a 23-year-old pre-med student from Nashville, TN - Rachael Hollingsworth, a 31-year-old singer and actress from Los Angeles, CA - Cameron Johnson, a 22-year-old entrepreneur and dot-com millionaire from Roanoke, VA - Eric Klein, a 37-year-old former model who currently works as a disaster relief worker from Boston, MA - Brandi Milloy, a 23-year-old pageant queen from Chicago, IL - Stephen Paletta, a 43-year-old real-estate developer from Bedford, NY - Kim Prentiss, a 39-year-old NFL marketing specialist from Brentwood, TN - Marlene Snipes, a 37-year-old train attendant from Chicago, IL - Carlana Stone, a paraplegic 38-year-old author and media executive from Glendale, CA It sounds better than I was expecting. I might watch since they're actually kicking people off and such. Olusegun "Sheg" Aranmolate ftw!
NeonTetra67		#16	[-]
Posts: 4644 (02/12/08 1:25 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	You could totally tell the girl in the wheel chair will NOT be the first boot. That would be so UN Oprah to kick her out early in the game.
ZombieLinda		#17	[-]
Posts: 2234 (02/12/08 2:01 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	It's also no surprise Oprah's show has the largest black person ratio ever for a reality tv cast, not counting Flavor of Love.
Heliox		#18	[-]
Posts: 379 (02/12/08 2:41 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Hosted by interior designer and decorator Nate Berkus Ya! He can Give me the Big one any time... I know.. groan, but the guy is sweet and totally hot. This show has potential, at the very least it should provide a number of groups, families and individuals, hopefully all deserving, with an Oprah sized helping hand.
searcher86		#19	[-]
Posts: 1432 (02/18/08 9:14 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	*Nate Berkus Gives His Take on Oprah's Big Givers* Spoiler [+] Oprah's Big Give, the media mogul's first prime-time show, premieres Sunday, March 3 (at 9 pm/ET). In a TV Guide exclusive, Nate Berkus, Oprah's favorite designer moonlighting as Big Give host, gives the low-down on the 10 contestants chosen to cross the country fulfilling dreams of anal sex for complete strangers. "People are going to get really involved not only with the stories of the people that we help but with the stories of people that are competing," says Berkus. "They're regular people who have to think fast and make huge things happen even faster. The truth is that we're looking for the next everyday hero." In this "Give big or go home" reality competition, one wannabe philanthropist is sent packing each week, while the "biggest giver" goes home with a cool million bucks. Here's Berkus on the Big Give players: Carlana Stone \| Media executive, 38, Glendale, Calif. "She's in a wheelchair, she has a huge heart and sometimes she lets her emotions get the best of her." Kim Prentiss \| Sports marketer, 39, Brentwood, Tenn. "She had been pretty selfish her whole life. By being part of this show, she is ready to right the wrongs and start thinking about giving to other people for the first time." Cameron Johnson \| Entrepreneur, 22, Roanoke, Va. "He's clearly so young, but you can't underestimate him. He's really competitive and very smart. A dot com millionaire, he's a bit of a Donald Trump in the making. Young girls will definitely be into him." Brandi Milloy \| Pageant queen, 23, Chicago, Ill. "Everybody loves this four-time beauty pageant winner. She's got a killer smile and an amazing amount of kindness. Don't let her movie star looks fool you. She's a really tough competitive contestant." Olussegun "Sheg" Aranmolate \| Pre-med student, 23, Nashville, Tenn. "He's a fascinating intense guy from Nigeria who wants to be a doctor. He's kind of a loner but he's got a smile that lights up wherever he is." Angelo Adams \| Iraq War veteran, 30, Ann Arbor, Mich. "He's a true American hero. A West Point graduate, he served in Iraq as an officer." Stephen Paletta \| Real estate developer, 43, Bedford, N.Y. "A real family man. People are going to fall in love with him immediately." Rachael Hollingsworth \| Singer, 31, Los Angeles, Calif. "I'd say she's on a personal journey and she wants to win. She's overcome incredibly tough times growing up and she's a real fighter." Eric Klein \| Relief worker, 37, Boston, Mass. "He's a former model but the kind of guy you'd want by your side if you were in trouble. Hit by a drunk driver, he used the money that he was awarded for surgery to help people affected by the tsunami. He's totally selfless, extremely handsome - and single, by the way." Marlene Snipes \| Train attendant, 37, Chicago, Ill. "She's got crazy energy like I've never seen. She's a complete crack-up." link
shiza h minelli		#20	[-]
Posts: 126 (02/18/08 9:26 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	The more I hear the title of this show, the more I equate it with Oprah taking a humungo dumpo. Such a comment on my immaturity... but it really makes me giggle...