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[spookyfish]

Ok, did anybody remember that this was on? After all of the promotion, I turned it on at about 9:00 PM. I'm assuming here that it didn't start at 9, from the point I started watching. It seemed to me to move pretty slowly, though I haven't watched so many of these types of "reality" programs that I'm not sure whether they don't drag out all the introductory episodes. A few observations.

1. It seems every one of the motivational speaker types on these programs are total manipulative pricks and bullshit artists. (Think Rich on Survivor I). Unfortunately, whomever they seem to be working their mojo on at the time seems to always fall for this crap. I'm giving this dude the inside line.

2. Angry mascot guy was hilarious. He's obviously not used to negative feedback when he's wearing a fake head. He got waaaay too angry about the whole astrologer thing. So you don't believe in it? It's not worth getting that angry about. I'm thinking that had to be scripted. Who gets that mad about something that stupid? Maybe I'll see if I can book angry mascot guy for my kid's next birthday party.

3. How long do you think unemployed guy is going to last? While I'm sympathetic to unemployed guy, the fact that he thinks that somehow meeting a woman on this show is be the thing to change all of the things that are not going the way he wants them to in his life is laughable. If he lasts until the end, he will be gone so fast his head will swim.

4. Any thoughts on Hayley? Is she the type that's going to run away screaming if the dude is ugly, or will she be able to look past the looks as long as he has something else going on, like a good career.

5. Monica -- Meh. So what? She adds nothing to this show. Has no discernible personality and has the annoying habit of repeatedly referring to the guys as Hayley's 'suitors', probably the most annoying word possible in this context.

6. The gift ceremony (or whatever it was called) was pretty funny to watch, especially frog dude, and the bad poetry.

As an aside, since I missed the early part of the show, how is the rest of this going to work, now that they have cut the field in half? Does one guy a week get jettisoned? Are a certain number up to be cut in any given week? Inquiring minds want to know.

I'm not sure there is enough here to keep me interested. Thoughts?