[HPFGU-OTChatter] Survivor

[- Joy -]

Hey, don't say mean things about my Colby!  Those teeth... those pecs.
Cassie, can we get him in leather pants?  <drools>  Oops, sorry. <is now
afraid that she'll be demoted to HPFTeens><g>

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Last Movie Seen:  "Charlie's Angels" - 4 out of 5 stars
Also Saw: "Remember the Titans" - 5 out of 5 stars
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----- Original Message -----
From: <naama_gat at hotmail.com>
To: <HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 3:46 PM
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Survivor


> Thanks to everyone who answered my question. It's good to know I'm
> not the only fan!
>
> Someone compared the show to soap operas, I think, and I have to
> protest against this - I really don't think they are at all alike.
> For one, the dramas are real, not manufactured by third rate script
> writers. Secondly - if there is one form of TV entertainment
> that I totally abhor it's soap operas. I get an allergic reaction
> within seconds. But I do watch Survivor - ergo, Survivor is not like
> a soap opera. <g>
>
> I'm fascinated with the show prinicipally because it shows politics
> in the making. Not camouflaged with platitudes and slogans, but out
> there in the raw. You actually *see* how power is acquired,
> maintained, lost, regained.
> That's why I liked the first show better, BTW. The participants were
> more naive (except for Richard!) and they were more conflicted
> between personal likes and loyalties, ethical considerations and the
> politics of the game.
> Because I'm interested in the politics, I don't care very much that
> some of the physical challenges they face are falsified to some
> degree. I'm also not very interested in the hype - the gossip,
> rumours, TV talk shows, etc. In any case, most of the hype doesn't
> reach Israel. (Talking of Israel - they haven't yet broadcast the
> last episode here! Why did you tell me that Amber was voted out?!
> Half the fun is not knowing!! <swallowing sob>)
>
> About Jerri - I didn't like her (who could?), but I was mainly sad
> and embarrassed for her when she was thrown out. To be so unpopular
> that people would give up some of their advantage in the game to see
> the last of you! Ouch.
>
> As to who will win - I'm putting my thirty-seven Galleons, fifteen
> Sickles, three Knuts, that Colby wins. He's a cold-hearted SOB but
> he's got what it takes to win, IMO.
>
> Naama, likes to vary her obsessions..
>
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