Viewers find 'Joe Millionaire' poor choice [Freerepublic mentioned and posters as well]

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ^ | Oct. 21, 2003

[yonif]

Ping.

[GeronL]

If they saw the long thread on why TV stinks... darn, I wish they would have quoted us about that

[autoresponder]

SeeBS may be tanking but FreeRepublic was busy tonight!

High traffic noted tonight!

Congrats FReepers!

[Fledermaus]

40 million for last episode of Joe Millionaire last season? That's hard to believe since the #1 show this season is CSI with a weekly average of 16.1 million households.

Was that 40 million calculated as people or households?

I know why it's not selling this year...it was done already. It's not a novelty any longer unlike something like Survivor (which I've never watched) which changes things every year.

These "reality" shows will soon be history. I give them maybe two more years. They are by far more scripted than fiction.

[GeronL]

I noticed FR had a burp a little while back, I actually had to go do something else for a while... *((((shivvers))))*

[ChiMark]

This time around people realize this is about sleazy euro-trash scoping out an American millionaire. The novelty is gone as you've said.

[angcat]

It is nice to see dumb European woman for a change. The way American women look on these shows is desperate and stupid. Not that I watch but they bombard you with the coming attractions it's enough to drive you nuts!

[Leisler]

"No one goes to Free Republic anymore, it's too crowded." Yogi Berra.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

I do miss the early days of FreeRepublic when Yogi used to post.

[Ax]

Everytime I think that Fox can't sink any lower, they come up with some new form of rubbish. What's really shocking is, is that there are people who actually watch this tripe. I fear for our republic.

[Treebeard]

Lines from the Fox promos that make you want to throw something through the TV and listen to the Series on the radio:

Bad Cherman Accent ON/ "Ant now for the best paht, he's reech! /bad cherman accent off

"His FATHER is the DISTRICT ATTORNEY!"

Seriously, though, if you sat through the JM II thing, the guy is a real dim bulb, and the Eurotrash women are unbelievable. They bitch about having to get up at 8. ("Ve ah from Europe, ve don't get up this early!"), they drink like fish (bigtime sunglasses at breakfast), smoke like chimneys, and made fun of the "cowboy" until they found out that he might be worth 80 mil.

First it was "In Europe, saying you're a cowboy is a joke, to a European", or "I wonder if ve vill haf Ranch Dressing on the ranch?" or "What do zey do on a ranch, do zey go clubbing?"

Excruciating, but worth it if one's hatred of Europe and Europeans is beginning to wane.

[Stallone]

Best part of the show is the revealing lack of both values and intelligence of the Eurotrash women.

Worst part is the Woody Harrelson dickwad. He's a fool, not a man's man, and he is boring.

[Stallone]

Best part of the show is the revealing lack of both values and intelligence of the Eurotrash women.

Worst part is the Woody Harrelson dickwad. He's a fool, not a man's man, and he is boring.

[Stallone]

Best part of the show is the revealing lack of both values and intelligence of the Eurotrash women.

Worst part is the Woody Harrelson dickwad. He's a fool, not a man's man, and he is boring.

[invoman]

I hope it makes everyone here feel good that a FReeper owns the #1 website for Joe Millionaire...:>)

[Jhensy]

Watching this postseason has me rooting for several painful deaths, besides members of the Yankee roster:

1. Anyone associated with the aforementioned Joe Millionaire.

2. That castaway getting the messages in the beer bottles in the Bud commercial.

3. That moron eating the sandwich being videoed on the cellphone. Especially this guy.

4. The guy in the limo who launches the poodle. ENOUGH ALREADY.

5. And of course Tim McCarver.

I've been switching during commercials lately. For those of you with a zillion channels, I highly recommend VH1 Classics, which shows nothing but vintage videos going back to the 60s, with NO veejays, no clutter, and amazingly few commercials. Last night between innings I saw the Clash doing "Clampdown", and Eric Burdon & War doing "Spill the Wine". Cool!

[Jhensy]

Watching this postseason has me rooting for several painful deaths, besides members of the Yankee roster:

1. Anyone associated with the aforementioned Joe Millionaire.

2. That castaway getting the messages in the beer bottles in the Bud commercial.

3. That moron eating the sandwich being videoed on the cellphone. Especially this guy.

4. The guy in the limo who launches the poodle. ENOUGH ALREADY.

5. And of course Tim McCarver.

I've been switching during commercials lately. For those of you with a zillion channels, I highly recommend VH1 Classics, which shows nothing but vintage videos going back to the 60s, with NO veejays, no clutter, and amazingly few commercials. Last night between innings I saw the Clash doing "Clampdown", and Eric Burdon & War doing "Spill the Wine". Cool!

[Aquinasfan]

What's really shocking is, is that there are people who actually watch this tripe. I fear for our republic.

Have you ever seen "Network"? What was far-fetched in 1976 is now reality. It's a great movie to begin with, and even better considering its prophetic nature.