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[TWoP Mars]

From TVTome.com:

For the first time ever, ten teams of two will compete against each other. The ten teams, including a mother and son, husband and wife, best friends, brothers, and a divorced couple, will have to pick their trainer, compete in challenges and weigh-in together. In their first week, the teams will have to pull a giant hot air balloon across a field, and the winner will receive a two-pound advantage at the weigh-in.

[kdelarosa22]

OMG! Chris Griffin is a contestant! Anywhoo, stop the crying.

[mtvcdm]

Six weeks after departure, Lynn has lost, not counting on-air weight... 11 pounds. 11 pounds in 6 weeks. That's... not even fully past the water-weight stage yet.

[WAnglais1]

The Skipper gets sent home. I was pulling for the Whiney 20-Somethings to leave, who constantly reminded us they were 20-something.

And I thought Bruce Vilanch had already done "Celebrity Fit Club."

Well, it is still two hours...and too much filler. But, I'm TBL's bastard!

Edited by WAnglais1, Jan 1, 2008 @ 10:03 PM.

[bringbackeugene]

Wow....I don't post here very much, but I think I'm gonna jump in with both feet.
I KNEW Lynn didn't want to be there. I felt sorry for his daughter, and wonder how she really treated him once they got back.....
The trip to the morgue...I can't decide if that was too over-the-top or not, but maybe it's like the scared straight trips for teens.
All I know is....I wish I could get my husband on board! I'd like to do the America challenge.

[mtlchickie]

The first thing I noticed that there was no red team. I know that used to be Jillian's color but since it's now associated with Kim I was yelling "Aha! Suck it Kim!" Meanwhile, I'm not sure where the new "Bad Ass Bob" edit came from but I want more. (What? My 2008 resolution isn't to stop being shallow. Heh.)

I feel for Jenni as she REALLY wanted to be there and having her dad bail on the evening workouts was a warning flag that this wasn't going to end well for them. I don't know why Lynn couldn't do the bike. You would think with the calcium building around his heart would get his ass into gear.

Finally, Team Pink is Team Pepto-Bismal to me. Bettie-Sue whines and Ali cries. Both of them do it a lot. Thus giving me nausea, heartburn and indigestion.

Normally I wouldn't watch the entire season but since we have a certain strike continuing, looks like I'll stick it out. If anything, it motivated me to jump on the bike and treadmill while watching.

[Pointe3579]

When it came between green and purple, I was not surprised to see the green team go. I felt bad for Jenni because she obviously wanted to be there, too bad her dad clearly did not. Right now I am liking the mother son team as well as the purple best friend team. I have to wonder though why the green dad said yes to the show to begin with. I guess it was harder than he realized when he got to the show.

[BittyMonkey]

When they asked what Lynn's daughter learned to take care of herself during her one week on campus, I wanted her to say, "To get therapy, and to move the hell away from my manipulative father." That guy emotionally sabotaged his own daughter outright and knew he was doing it.

Personally I was pulling for the Whining 20s to leave.

[kdelarosa22]

The husband that fell on the treadmill? Very annoying. Looks like the brothers will dominate this thing.

[mrsbeasley]

I know I will be the only one on this boat but I cannot take the drama of Betty-Sue Boop.

And what is with the reading glasses? Is she trying to be TBL's answer to Paula Deen? Spare us all.

[Yoda Girl]

The expletives that were coming out of my mouth as those huge numbers kept coming up. How do you lose 20 lbs in a week?!?!?!
I thought it normally takes them a little while to get going....

Of course, Bob and Jillian rock just as much as ever.

[Hawkeye720]

Seems like the husband from the white team doesn't want to be there any more than the dad from tonight. He's the only male on a male/female team that was beaten by the female, Jillian thinks he's a candyass, and he's crying about wanting to go home in next week's preview.

The expletives that were coming out of my mouth as those huge numbers kept coming up. How do you lose 20 lbs in a week?!?!?!
I thought it normally takes them a little while to get going....

I think the numbers in week 1 are typically pretty large - lots of teens and always some 20s. There was even a 30, I believe, in season 4.

I don't doubt that the teams all water load before the initial weigh in, and that their real starting weights aren't QUITE as high as they appear.

[etexlady]

OK, what was the tease at the end with Bob announcing he and Jillian are becoming the "dynamic duo"? You don't think, ulp, they are a couple do you?

I guess I am the only one who likes the Pinkies. I know so many women like that lady. I felt really bad for the yellow team ex-wife when he said one of them gave up on the marriage and made her cry. The two football teammates could go far if they keep working.

Edited by etexlady, Jan 1, 2008 @ 10:18 PM.

[Manna]

Yay, no Kim!

I was not surprised to see the green team go. I felt bad for Jenni because she obviously wanted to be there, too bad her dad clearly did not.

That's exactly why I was suprised to see them go. I thought the other teams would go into strategic mode sooner rather than later, given the individuals vs. team approach. Reality tv rule #1 is to keep around the people who kinda don't want to be there, because they'll be an easy boot later.

Extexlady, Bob is gay, so that's a big no on the couple question. But it's a shame, cause wouldn't their offspring kick some ass?

Edited by Manna, Jan 1, 2008 @ 10:15 PM.

[Pointe3579]

That's exactly why I was suprised to see them go. I thought the other teams would go into strategic mode sooner rather than later, given the individuals vs. team approach. Reality tv rule #1 is to keep around the people who kinda don't want to be there, because they'll be an easy boot later.

Valid point. I didn't consider that. I think the voting off the bigger threat stuff usually doesn't start till mid season. At least this seemed to be the case last season which is the most fresh in my mind.

[24addict]

OK, what was the tease at the end with Bob announcing he and Jillian are becoming the "dynamic duo"? You don't think, ulp, they are a couple do you?

My vote is that they've decided to team up to train all the couples. Meanwhile, does this group seem to be a more emotional group than past groups, or what????

[Yoda Girl]

I don't doubt that the teams all water load before the initial weigh in, and that their real starting weights aren't QUITE as high as they appear.

Well, that wuould explain it.

I know I will be the only one on this boat but I cannot take the drama of Betty-Sue Boop.

And what is with the reading glasses? Is she trying to be TBL's answer to Paula Deen? Spare us all.

Youre not the only one. Based on attitude (as edited by producers) she should have gone home. Word about Paula Dean. If Betty Sue intends to win this, she is going to have to forget all about Ms Dean.

Edited by Yoda Girl, Jan 1, 2008 @ 10:17 PM.

[bringbackeugene]

Actually, too, the heavier people are, the more they tend to drop in the first week. I will admit that two weeks ago, I started on a program I discovered on another thread in this forum and lost 13 pounds in a week, and I definitely didn't work out 8 hours a day on 1000 calorie diet, more like 30-45 minutes a day with 1200 calories. I'm already at a sort of a plateau.
Now 27 pounds....that's a little wild..........
I'm sorta rooting for the divorced couple to get back together, but then again, I need to remember that this isn't Days of Our Lives...

[bostonlisa]

We weren't sure if it was they were teaming up to train, or something else. Bob's gay?

[Hawkeye720]

Bob's gay?

Yes.

[Manna]

In past seasons, picking off contestants because they're a threat generally started when they began playing as individuals. If you're starting out as individuals (well, couples, but you know what I mean), there's no reason to keep the strongest players around.

[isiscloud]

Wow, Lynn was such a baby. My parents are 61 and they look way better than Lynn and they're a bit overweight but not obese. He looked really bad. I'm glad Jenni got over her dad and continued to lose weight and got her friends into it as well. I'm surprised Jenni's mom doesn't live with Jenni and not her husband.

Bruce Vilanch. That's so great.

Otherwise, interesting. I like the team aspect of it as well.

As said above, weight comes off easily at first, but then you have to work harder and change things up to keep up the momentum. Definitely water and toxins from drinking water versus soda contribute.

That one husband...what a whiner. Sheesh.

[whyistherumgone]

We weren't sure if it was they were teaming up to train, or something else. Bob's gay?

I don't know what exactly they're teaming up to do. I guess to give combined beatings. Two for the price of one and all that. Those poor people...

You might want to check your gay-dar. lol j/k I've always known he was gay. Well, not 'known'...can't ever truly know that stuff. Just assumed, I guess.

ETA:

Uh, who's Paula Dean?

Only the Fat, Lard, Mayonnaise, Grease, Butter Queen of Georgia!

Edited by whyistherumgone, Jan 1, 2008 @ 10:22 PM.

[bringbackeugene]

Uh, who's Paula Dean?

[bostonlisa]

He's cute, I just never thought about it. Figures.

Hope the whining husband who got his arse whipped gets a joint Jillian-Bob beating.

[etexlady]

Yes, I have read on this forum that Bob is gay but wasn't sure that was an assumption, hunch or if it was announced officially somewhere.

[isiscloud]

Paula Deen is a down-home, southern cook on the Food Network. Typical heavy, southern cuisine.

I guess to give combined beatings. Two for the price of one and all that. Those poor people...

That doesn't really make sense because they're sort of competing against each other, too, right?

I'd like it if one team member was voted off and the other team member had to work out separately sort of like Season 3 when they had the at-home group.

[narcosleepy]

Hope the whining husband who got his arse whipped gets a joint Jillian-Bob beating.

I'd pay to see that.

[whyistherumgone]

That doesn't really make sense because they're sort of competing against each other, too, right?

Not so much with this set-up, IMO. Even Jillian said she hated the format. And Bob talked about how they're all just competing against each other.

Whatever the case, I just like watching those two interact, so it should be great fun.

Edited by whyistherumgone, Jan 1, 2008 @ 10:29 PM.

[CocoaGoddess]

That doesn't really make sense because they're sort of competing against each other, too, right?

I'm not sure. Bob and Jill are definitely competitive, but in the Biggest Loser Australia, it was more beneficial for the losers AND the tv audience when Bob and Jill teamed up to help the contestants train. They're both very different trainers, and the contestants will be able to get the benefits of both. And the viewers get to see them in all of their lovey brother/sister glory.

"Jillian is my co-worker, she is my confidante, and I trust her." <----said Bob during BL Australia. Awwwwe.

Anyway, back to the show. I didn't like Betty Sue from jump because of her constant bitching and mean mugging for the camera. That, and she reminds me of crazy ass "God Warrior" Margarite Perrin of Trading Spouses fame. I can see the Paula Deen comparisons too.

TPTB are some cold mo'fos, totally doing away with the red team and not a mention about Kim. Not that I'm complaining.