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mullet420	Re: Colonial Blows, bring on Regency House!!!!!!	#81	[-]
Posts: 439 (05/25/04 10:45 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	is governor Heinz showing up on anybodys gaydar? my theory is that his power-hungry eavesdropping beard hilary clinton-esue wife threw out the gay servant to remove temptation from her effete and effeminate husband. i feel bad for the voorhees kid. its bad enough his parents named him giacomo, but now all his teenage buds know that mom(no doubt with a dr j sized 'fro down south) and dad like strutting around nude in front of him. But knowing mrs voorhees he's probably home schooled
SmalltownBoy	Re: Colonial Blows, bring on Regency House!!!!!!	#82	[-]
Posts: 6976 (05/25/04 10:58 AM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I wouldn't mind Mr Voorhees struting around naked in front of me. He's eyecandy.
lswote	Re: Colonial Blows, bring on Regency House!!!!!!	#83	[-]
Posts: 71 (05/25/04 12:44 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	For all the criticisms of the Voorhees in this thread about their refusal to go to church no one has mentioned the issue that was obvious to me, why did the producers put them on the show in the first place? I would think the issue of religion had to be on the top of the list of questions they asked the applicants to the show. And the Voorhees don't strike me as the type who would lie. Rather I think the producers may have cast them just so there would be tension over the religious issue.
Elderkind	Re: Colonial Blows, bring on Regency House!!!!!!	#84	[-]
Posts: 360 (05/25/04 2:03 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	*Quote:* Rather I think the producers may have cast them just so there would be tension over the religious issue. Good Point. However, the V's still knew going into this that there would be a certain decorum indicative of the 1600's that they would have to follow. Still, a good portion of the blame should also be laid at the producer's door. While a little strife is good TV, I think most of us who watch these shows want to see people really trying to make a go of it, not morons who decide that it is time to bend the rules towards the 21st century (i.e. the Voorhees and in Frontier House the family that nicked the bed, etc). The producer's need to do a better job screening and choosing applicants if they want to keep their viewership.
Unregistered(d)	Re: Colonial Blows, bring on Regency House!!!!!!	#85	[-]
Posts: 0 (05/25/04 3:22 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	*Quote:* governor Heinz showing up on anybodys gaydar In a word.....NO! He is your typical pompous ass self important "scholar of religious theory" professor that permeates most liberal arts universities. Frankly I was suprised that he taught at UC Davis he seems so "Berkeley" *Quote:* The producer's need to do a better job screening and choosing applicants if they want to keep their viewership. I have to agree here with the Elder... on the British series they have a level of comittment that while constantly challenged they seem more willing to participate and adhere to the demands of the project. Only the spoiled scullery maid quit in Manor House, but then this girl in r/l had never done a lick of work in her life so just any job in that show would have put her over the top. Already we have a list of "cheats" they have recieved due thier insufferable whining....I have never found any such list with regards to the British shows. Christ I thought the mom in 1940 house was going to kill someone when she ran of smokes!! But what about these other additions to the colony. They seem to be adapting and of course we aren't seeing any of their strife. The Asian guy and the other family, and whose that blonde dude? The only one we see is the British girl and I think that is because she bitches. So it does seem to show that there is a slant here, however, I would like to see and hear from ALL of those involved. I can't believe everyone has gone insane.
SmalltownBoy	Re: Colonial Blows, bring on Regency House!!!!!!	#86	[-]
Posts: 6976 (05/25/04 5:23 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	What exactly happened on 1940's house? I haven't seen that one.
OuijaBroad	Re: Colonial Blows, bring on Regency House!!!!!!	#87	[-]
Posts: 12132 (05/25/04 7:05 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	*Quote:* The last episode was better once the new guy was brought in. He should have been the governor from the get go and instill an actual colonial life mentality in the project. I like him too. He's not a blowhard, but he gets his point across just the same, and seems to know what he's doing. He also doesn't come across like an arrogant jerk, unlike the new Gov and his wife (whateverthefuck their names are). Plus, I think he looks and sounds like Bob Newhart.
OuijaBroad	Re: Colonial Blows, bring on Regency House!!!!!!	#88	[-]
Posts: 12132 (05/25/04 7:07 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	*Quote:* What about the preacher? Ain't that one FUGLY human being? VERY. He's like a pissy little leprechaun. The hat doesn't help.
StarrEise	Preacher/Governor	#89	[-]
Posts: 9923 (05/25/04 7:15 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Anyone else notice that the new Gov/Preacher does a lot of heavy-duty looking on? While the guys are busting their asses making spars, or the new guy is digging for clams, this fuckwit is standing around with his arms crossed. But then again, he probably isn't allowed to play with the other males until his wife gives him the okay.
OuijaBroad	Re: Preacher/Governor	#90	[-]
Posts: 12132 (05/25/04 7:20 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I noticed that too. Everyone else is busting their ass, and he's just standing there with his arms crossed, looking pissed off. Poor guy. One minute he and his wife are drunk on their newfound power, and then BAM, some know it all (who apparently does know a lot) in an even funnier outfit than the rest of them comes along and undermines them. And yeah, you're probably right about his wife.
Cassai	Re: Colonial Blows, bring on Regency House!!!!!!	#91	[-]
Posts: 491 (05/25/04 7:21 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Didn't the announcer say that this wasn't meant to be a puritan colony, but the origional mayor decided to run it like one? What really bugs me is that all these religious folk throw the "1600's" rule in the Vorhees faces, yet when they go to church, all they talk about is 21 century stuff. They're church isn't very 1600's, but they sure like to use that rule to get the non-beleivers to have to come listen to it. I don't think the Vorhees would have a problem with it if they had a 1600's style service, then all the rabid christians could have their own little 21st century service later that the Vorhees didn't have to attend. Like a "fake" service and a "real" service. Vorhees have a problem because the service they are forced to attend is real, I don't think they'd have a problem if it were scripted more towards the 1600's style. And its true that the only rule this colony bothers to enforce is the religious one, mainly because the majority agrees, which leaves the minority with no say. Ugh, and did you hear that new freeman try and tell John V that he "hoped he would seek guidance outside of the project" ... I think that is exactly what has turned the V's off from Sunday service. These people have no respect for the V's beliefs in the 21st century, and this program gives them an outlet to abuse their position.
SurvivorEviee	Re: Preacher/Governor	#92	[-]
Posts: 51 (05/25/04 7:26 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Does she remind anyone else of Kathy from Survivor?
Elderkind	Re: Preacher/Governor	#93	[-]
Posts: 360 (05/25/04 8:43 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	While I do not have anything against these people personally, I was happy to see that Governor Heinz would have been reassigned and a new governor brought in. I was also a little perplexed at Michelle Voorhees tears and sadness when it was time to go. After all the bitching and moaning we got from her, I would have expected her to be the first one on the boat out of there. There is something else that I have to take issue with and that is the editing which was just plain awful during the last episode. We only received updates (if you could call it that) on a few of the colonists and the others were treated as if they never existed. We were never shown enough of the 'new' colonists to ever really become vested in them although I personally wanted to after being turned off by the behavior (or lack) of the Heinz/Voorhees families and the departure of the first family. We never even had the chance to learn the newbies names, much less find out about their personalities. We were just left to root for the remaining servants and a few freemen that were also dwindling in number after the departure of Danny. And what ever became of him or the first servant girl of the Voorhees after they departed? It's like they fell off the face of the earth! The editing of the Native Americans was also crappy. We just got bits and pieces that did not give us a good overview of the reality of their situation. Just my opinion, but they should have either made the series longer and included more interaction between the colonists and the Native Americans since that was how it truly was back in the day or just left them out altogether and have another show devoted to that way of life. The W tribe were really conflicted with their negative views on the colony and it would have been interesting to explore that a little further and form more relationships with the colonists. What could have been a wonderful series has instead turned out to be a huge disappointment. I left this installment feeling dissatisfied and let-down. I hope the next one will be more authentic and entertaining with a group of folks who truly want to live the experience. Any word on the next series?
SmalltownBoy	Re: Preacher/Governor	#94	[-]
Posts: 6976 (05/25/04 8:49 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	What the fuck was my baby, Paul Hunt, doing in Thailand? He looked so skinny in the update. I prefer him dirty.
BillyGoatMan	Paul Hunt is damn sexy!	#95	[-]
Posts: 1390 (05/26/04 5:10 AM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	He had to catch up on his drinking, poor baby.
squeaky13	Re: Paul Hunt is damn sexy!	#96	[-]
Posts: 8 (05/26/04 5:43 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Did anyone catch the "slip" of the evaluator, when she said, well in Virginia they did "X" for corn and here they did "50" Was there another colony being filmed?
squeaky13	Re: Paul Hunt is damn sexy!	#97	[-]
Posts: 8 (05/26/04 6:11 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Paul Hunt's update was pitiful. Probably had to do with his "self" video. What about the other servant, Julia Friese, she had a big "part" and Jack, they didn't have a followup. Just a long followup with the Heinz family, what is up with that. ??
imawackjob	Re: Paul Hunt is damn sexy!	#98	[-]
Posts: 4619 (05/26/04 7:06 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	*Quote:* Does she remind anyone else of Kathy from Survivor? My son said the same thing and I had to agree even though I loved Kathy and I hated this bitch.
Tucker Pierce	Re: Colonial Blows, bring on Regency House!!!!!!	#99	[-]
Posts: 2861 (05/26/04 7:45 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Who cares if The Voorhees walk around naked? It's the way nature intended us to live
Quiche Lorraine	Re: Colonial Blows, bring on Regency House!!!!!!	#100	[-]
Posts: 229 (05/26/04 8:08 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	My best house rankings: Frontier House 1900's House Manor House 1940's House Colonial House

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