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Title: I Hang my Head in Shame
Post by: midnight Target on March 31, 2006, 04:25:45 PM: I held out for 5 years! But I have been sucked in this year. The evil crack known as American Idol has invaded my house. Sure I said to my wife... I'll try it out, just this once. But then it led to, "so what's on tonight? nothing? well we might as well watch Idol". Then the insidious DVR crept in and ... now I've got the jones. I hate them ... must watch ... but I hate them.

gggaaaaaa!
Title: I Hang my Head in Shame
Post by: Mustaine on March 31, 2006, 04:27:58 PM: i was the same way with CSI (the original las vegas)...

then spike tv did reruns every day when i got home from work...

then i the local affiliate stopped showing seinfeld @ 6...

then i started watching the multiple shows on friday nights on spike...

i still won't watch the other ones, it is just the cast of the original that sucked me in :furious
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Post by: Gunslinger on March 31, 2006, 05:07:45 PM: MT,

I did a post last year about Idol and got basically flamed for it. The turning point for me was last year when there was actually some diversity (singing not ethnicity) in the compitition.

Last year had some good rock singers, Bo Bice being one. This year there's also som GREAT singers and it isn't all the bubblegum pop crap that you hear on the radio anymore.

I am not ashamed to admit that I AM an idol fan at all. There's alot of contestants this year that I am rooting for.
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Post by: Hangtime on March 31, 2006, 05:26:12 PM: yesh.

I guess you guys don't get cable.
Title: I Hang my Head in Shame
Post by: Gunslinger on March 31, 2006, 05:31:38 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Hangtime
yesh.

I guess you guys don't get cable.

Nope I have DirecTV with TIVO I can watch what I choose when I choose to and skip through the commercials at whim. I am no longer a slave to my TV. The computer is another story.
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Post by: Gunslinger on March 31, 2006, 05:34:36 PM: Yup here's my post last year where of all people, hangtime and MT jumped right in http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=151513&highlight=american+idol

Speaking of MT

Quote
Originally posted by Midnight Target
Holy crap...

My wife won't even watch Idol...

Holy crap.......

yup even skuzzy got into the dogpile.
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Post by: xrtoronto on March 31, 2006, 05:39:44 PM: I'm a fan.

So who do you all like?

I got two fav females: fav for voice only is Mandisa.
Overall for voice and looks: Catherine (long dark hair, sexy)

Fav guy: probably Elliot (the guy Paula called 'funky white guy')
Title: I Hang my Head in Shame
Post by: icemaw on March 31, 2006, 05:51:59 PM: next step is a training bra
Title: Re: I Hang my Head in Shame
Post by: Masherbrum on March 31, 2006, 05:52:53 PM: Quote
Originally posted by midnight Target
I held out for 5 years! But I have been sucked in this year. The evil crack known as American Idol has invaded my house. Sure I said to my wife... I'll try it out, just this once. But then it led to, "so what's on tonight? nothing? well we might as well watch Idol". Then the insidious DVR crept in and ... now I've got the jones. I hate them ... must watch ... but I hate them.

gggaaaaaa!

I just heard a kitten die.
Title: I Hang my Head in Shame
Post by: midnight Target on March 31, 2006, 05:56:08 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Gunslinger
Yup here's my post last year where of all people, hangtime and MT jumped right in http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=151513&highlight=american+idol

Speaking of MT

yup even skuzzy got into the dogpile.

Note to Skuzzy... Kill that dam search function!
Title: I Hang my Head in Shame
Post by: rpm on March 31, 2006, 05:57:52 PM: American Idol is a gateway show. You will be mainlining Queer Eye for the Straight Guy before long. Stop TV abuse before it starts!
Title: I Hang my Head in Shame
Post by: midnight Target on March 31, 2006, 06:01:06 PM: I think Mandisa is channeling Aretha... That girl can flat sing and everyone else is just in it for the looks.

Oh my god... now I have to go do something manly like buy a gun or spit. That should help.
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Post by: xrtoronto on March 31, 2006, 06:04:39 PM: me too!

*belch...scratches privates*
Title: I Hang my Head in Shame
Post by: Urchin on March 31, 2006, 06:06:32 PM: When does that show come on anyway? My girlfriend watches it, but sometimes it is on all night, other times it is just a half hour... it comes on at different days some weeks.. kinda confusing.

I only like watching the first couple shows where they have all the people that can't sing but think they can. THAT is good TV :).
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Post by: SOB on March 31, 2006, 06:35:12 PM: Guns, when you and MT are picking out a place to settle down, I think California will be more tolerant of your lifestyle than Texas will be. I hope you both live happily ever after! ;) (err, the wink wasn't meant that way, so don't get any wrong ideas. I mean, not that there's anything wrong with that!)

:D
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Post by: Ripsnort on March 31, 2006, 06:52:18 PM: Spousal submission. Soon, you'll be asked to wear her panties (if you are not doing so already! ;) )
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Post by: Mini D on March 31, 2006, 07:05:25 PM: Reality TV is one of the reasons I don't watch broadcast television at all anymore. The other reason is that the news was becoming even less realistic.

So... just in case people felt they shouldn't taunt here:

The only thing gayer than watching reality TV is going to the internet and talking about watching it.
Title: Re: I Hang my Head in Shame
Post by: Sandman on March 31, 2006, 07:13:25 PM: Quote
Originally posted by midnight Target
I held out for 5 years! But I have been sucked in this year. The evil crack known as American Idol has invaded my house. Sure I said to my wife... I'll try it out, just this once. But then it led to, "so what's on tonight? nothing? well we might as well watch Idol". Then the insidious DVR crept in and ... now I've got the jones. I hate them ... must watch ... but I hate them.

gggaaaaaa!

Fret not. I had never watched Idol before last season. My wife and I watched most of those. This season, we haven't watched at all.

You can break away clean.

FWIW, we used to watch Survivor all the time. I was rather surpised to discover just yesterday that there has been a new season running for the past two months.

TiVo changes everything.
Title: I Hang my Head in Shame
Post by: DREDIOCK on March 31, 2006, 08:38:03 PM: I check it out on and off but cant say Im a fan. Some decent stuff on it sometimes but I just want it to be over so it stops interfering with the airing of "House"

Now THATS a show
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Post by: NattyIced on March 31, 2006, 08:42:19 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Mini D
Reality TV is one of the reasons I don't watch broadcast television at all anymore. The other reason is that the news was becoming even less realistic.

So... just in case people felt they shouldn't taunt here:

The only thing gayer than watching reality TV is going to the internet and talking about watching it.

The above = the gospel.
Title: I Hang my Head in Shame
Post by: SaburoS on March 31, 2006, 08:44:26 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Gunslinger
MT,

Last year had some good rock singers, Bo Bice being one. This year there's also som GREAT singers and it isn't all the bubblegum pop crap that you hear on the radio anymore.

Damn, Bo Bice had the best perfomance I'd ever seen on AI when in the semi final he sang his song acapella style. He blew it in the finals.

I haven't watched AI this season or the very first one though.
Title: I Hang my Head in Shame
Post by: Masherbrum on March 31, 2006, 08:49:44 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Mini D
Reality TV is one of the reasons I don't watch broadcast television at all anymore. The other reason is that the news was becoming even less realistic.

So... just in case people felt they shouldn't taunt here:

The only thing gayer than watching reality TV is going to the internet and talking about watching it.

Yep.
Title: I Hang my Head in Shame
Post by: midnight Target on March 31, 2006, 09:16:38 PM: Gayness scale

American Idol < Posting about American Idol < Bird Pictures < Carpeted Garage
Title: I Hang my Head in Shame
Post by: Masherbrum on March 31, 2006, 09:18:57 PM: Quote
Originally posted by midnight Target
Gayness scale

American Idol < Posting about American Idol < Bird Pictures < Carpeted Garage

Where does STARTING a gay thread listed above come into play? :rofl
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Post by: SOB on March 31, 2006, 09:25:26 PM: Quote
Originally posted by midnight Target
Gayness scale

American Idol < Posting about American Idol < Bird Pictures < Carpeted Garage

LOL, true dat.
Title: I Hang my Head in Shame
Post by: fartwinkle on March 31, 2006, 09:26:33 PM: Quote
Originally posted by midnight Target
I think Mandisa is channeling Aretha... That girl can flat sing and everyone else is just in it for the looks.

Oh my god... now I have to go do something manly like buy a gun or spit. That should help.

Oh please all she can do is shout a song and she is about as marketable as a fart in a ziplock bag.
Kathryn can not only our sing her but has her beat in the looks dept as well.
If you dont believe looks have anything to do with selling records I have only one name for ya Brittney Spears.

As far as the Judges go LOL the head mouth Simon is still slamming Carrie Underwood and the girl has a triple platinuim album out and is up for multiple
CMA awards.

Randy seems like a good dude but paula LOL good god is she ever sober?:rofl
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Post by: Gunslinger on March 31, 2006, 10:03:57 PM: I like the dude with the grey hair. He's got soul. Mandisa is good. I like the white chick with the long brown hair as well, I think she's gonna be a sleeper this year. Paris is a hoot as well.
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Post by: GtoRA2 on March 31, 2006, 10:16:11 PM: OMFG dude....

Next thing you going to do is tell us your not really black... :D
Title: I Hang my Head in Shame
Post by: Gunslinger on April 01, 2006, 02:05:16 AM: Quote
Originally posted by SOB
LOL, true dat.

even if your fantisy does happen there is no chance of you getting an invite.
Title: I Hang my Head in Shame
Post by: Hangtime on April 01, 2006, 02:26:39 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Gunslinger
Yup here's my post last year where of all people, hangtime and MT jumped right in http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=151513&highlight=american+idol

Speaking of MT

yup even skuzzy got into the dogpile.

but yah see... the difference between me 'n MT... I didn't sell out.

... christ, next you'll be raving about desperate housewives.
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Post by: lazs2 on April 01, 2006, 09:20:00 AM: seen a commercial for it and survivor one time each.... felt dirty both times.

mini pretty much says it.

you guys need to look at what you are doing.

lazs
Title: I Hang my Head in Shame
Post by: Gunslinger on April 01, 2006, 09:23:59 AM: It's TV that I can watch that I can watch with my wife. That's all I got to say about that.
Title: I Hang my Head in Shame
Post by: Nilsen on April 01, 2006, 09:26:26 AM: idol?...

ewww....:cry
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Post by: lazs2 on April 01, 2006, 09:39:24 AM: You may have the right idea... I allsways felt that soap operas and girly movies were things my wife/s could watch and not bother me while I did something enjoyable...

I don't miss em tho.

lazs
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Post by: RAIDER14 on April 01, 2006, 10:29:57 AM: at least one good thing has come out of American Idol

(http://thinksmart.typepad.com/good_morning_thinkers/william_hung.jpg)
Title: I Hang my Head in Shame
Post by: Eagler on April 01, 2006, 01:35:26 PM: I just watched another eposide of Survivor Man, where he eats his flatten ground squirrel in the cayon

that's gotta make me so much more of a man than you idol queers :)
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Post by: rpm on April 01, 2006, 04:13:41 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Eagler
I just watched another eposide of Survivor Man, where he eats his flatten ground squirrel in the cayon

that's gotta make me so much more of a man than you idol queers :)
Survivor Man rocks! There's an hour long version of it that comes on, too.
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Post by: Sandman on April 01, 2006, 04:31:43 PM: Oh yeah... Survivorman is fun to watch.
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Post by: Gunslinger on April 01, 2006, 05:29:08 PM: I saw the utah desert epp. I didn't know you could keep a fire stoked with dung overnight.
Title: Re: I Hang my Head in Shame
Post by: AWMac on April 01, 2006, 06:30:38 PM: Quote
Originally posted by midnight Target
I held out for 5 years! But I have been sucked in this year. The evil crack known as American Idol has invaded my house. Sure I said to my wife... I'll try it out, just this once. But then it led to, "so what's on tonight? nothing? well we might as well watch Idol". Then the insidious DVR crept in and ... now I've got the jones. I hate them ... must watch ... but I hate them.

gggaaaaaa!

Bet you and the Wifey will soon see "Broke Back Mountian" together... if you get a tear in yer eye, yer Ghey!!!

:huh

Mac
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Post by: xrtoronto on April 01, 2006, 07:03:10 PM: Hey...I didn't know you guys got SurvivorMan. That's a great show. Learned tons of stuff from watching Les Stroud. He's from Mississauga (west suburb of TO)
Do you remember the episode where he is left in the desert? Was very impressed how he recognized different things he could eat and the cactus that he showed how to get a 'needle and thread' from? Amazing.
I think my favourite was when he was abandoned in Northern Ontario in the fall. I think that's the one where he almost loses it. Actually they are all very good episodes.
Title: I Hang my Head in Shame
Post by: AWMac on April 01, 2006, 08:50:48 PM: Quote
Was very impressed how he recognized different things he could eat and the cactus that he showed how to get a 'needle and thread' from? Amazing.

Are you that blind?

Mac
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Post by: lazs2 on April 02, 2006, 10:01:53 AM: If he was that hungry why didn't he just eat one of the other contestants?

lazs
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Post by: FiLtH on April 02, 2006, 11:06:03 AM: We watch it unless I feel like flying that night. Its one of those shows that I try to watch with my wife. This week I didnt watch and she said it was terrible. Im just glad they dont have 50% of the show filming them at home complaining about eachothers habits, and how they put crumbs in the peanut butter jar, like so many other shows do.
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Post by: lazs2 on April 02, 2006, 11:13:57 AM: 4- Members should post in a way that is respectful of other users and HTC. Flaming or abusing users is not tolerated.
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Post by: Sandman on April 02, 2006, 11:23:19 AM: Quote
Originally posted by lazs2
If he was that hungry why didn't he just eat one of the other contestants?

lazs

Survivorman isn't a contestant on a game show. He is alone. He goes out into the wilderness with a couple of cameras. There are no other people with him.
Title: I Hang my Head in Shame
Post by: xrtoronto on April 02, 2006, 02:04:14 PM: Quote
Originally posted by AWMac
Are you that blind?

Mac

You make it sound like people are born with the knowledge of how to know where to find water in the desert; what plants to eat; what plants not to eat how to make fire without matches and all the other things that go along with survival skills.
Making that comment makes me think you have never seen this show. The only people that would know much about what Stroud is speaking would be people who have trained and studied survival techniques.
Tell me Mac, how often do you or have you gone into the wilderness for a week at a time with no food or water no matches or lighter and no humans within hundreds of miles of you? Usually the only thing he has on him is a single multi-tool.
I've seen him survive in places like Death Valley, Biyou in Louisianna, mountain top in B.C., in the arctic (only a couple hundred miles from the pole), tropical rain forest in Central America, ancient forests in Northern Ontario in the fall where it rained for 7 days straight etc.
Give the show a look sometime...I bet you'd like it.