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i have heard of this show. it sounds horrible and malicious. at least with THE BACHELOR, there is the honest intention of finding a person to be with (even though the process is humiliating). with this one, it actually sets everyone up for a fall, the guy included. the catch is to see the woman's reaction to not having sqillions of dollars. and no matter how introverted and thoughtful this man is, he's still not thoughtful or introverted enough to see in what bad taste this show is and certainly not introverted enough to publicise it on national and quite possibly international television.
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and the show is actually called JOE MILLIONAIRE?
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Joe Millionaire is a cool show. (so far anyway) It's on Monday at 9PM on Fox Television. It could be a classic.
Joe Millionaire seems portrayed at first as a country bumpkin hunk who, as it turns out, is also quite introspective and thoughtful.
The remaining 12 girls out of the original 20 are being put to the test.
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Background on the show...
Joe Millionaire is purported to have inherited 50 million dollars and a French Castle. As it turns out, he makes 19,000 dollars a year, but the twenty girls who have been invited to the castle all believe he is worth 50 million and wants to get married.
They are half right, he makes 19,000 dollars a year and is interested in marriage. But Whats 49 million dollars and 981,000 dollars among future mates?
He takes the remaining 8 girls on dates of four at a time. In one poignant scene, one girl dominates the talking while the other three girls politely, and tersely, listen.
If the girls but in, they will appear catish, if they say nothing, they can only gain if the primma dona of the group misspeaks.
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Your take is off, probably because I have not given enough info. He IS looking for Mrs Right. He will or has already fallen in love and when he must reveal the truth to the "winner", he HOPES the woman he has chosen will marry him even though he has no wealth.
The woman will decide, and he will honor the decision, even if she rejects him.
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the show, when originally shot, was kept under
tight wraps in france. it was temporarily called
'the big choice'... and little information was
leaked.
the women knew they'd be on a show in which
the man was to choose one of them for a long-term
relationship -- they weren't informed of all the rest.
i also feel that the show is in bad form. the
women -- whom are being exactly what they are,
are being dejected while mr. smooth is being
promoted.
i've heard internet forum rumor that there is
a possibility of a larger twist....
that being that he really IS a millionaire...
lying to make $19k.... lying to be a millionaire.
how much rope does it take to hang oneself?
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I mulled the possibility that even when he reveals that he is "Joe Schmoo" with no money, he could actually be a millionaire, thereby fooling the audience.
It's even been rumored on a Entertaiment Tonight, or some such show that he appearedf on. He was asked if his last name being Marriott, if he was related to the Marriott hotel chain.
You are right, that many of the girls leave in a devasted state, but the REMAINING girls chug-a-lug the euphoria of going to the next round.
Perhaps it's a draw.
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Maybe the butler is the real millionaire!
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in a hundred years.... it will not matter
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How about a 100 seconds? [img]tongue.gif[/img]
(Alex looks up the penalty for using the "it won't matter in a hundred years ploy")
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Besides the fact that the entire show is based on a lie, or a "test," I really can't decide if it's in bad form to encourage the lower nature (money-grubbing side) of these women, or if it's actually just showing them for who they really are.
I suppose if I were given the choice to go on the show, I might go to see if the guy were a nice guy. But although I know in my heart that I could never marry a man for his money, would that make any difference to the audience once I were lumped in with the rest of the money-grubbers?
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perhaps he is really earning 19k a year until he comes to his inheritance, being xyz relation to the hotel clan.
and i still think it's in bad taste.
because the show was started on the fact that this person had money, any person is going to be disappointed when there is no kitty (if that's the case). perhaps money wouldn't even be an issue if it wasn't made to be one in the first place.
is this the future of us singletons??
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Interesting points. The initial premise overides all else.
But does it?
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I think this show is kind of stupid, but it's still entertaining to watch. I also heard that he blew it and told the girls somehow that he wasn't a millionaire, but who knows?! I also think that he has to be rich now after doing that whole show.... [img]graemlins/idea.gif[/img]
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Well, I must admit I have not been tracking the series. I guess seeing "Joe" on various TV shows made me lukewarm to the show afterall.
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um, what have I missed? [img]redface.gif[/img]
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i saw about half (the latter half) of the season premier of this.
i had previously seen him in an entertainment show and didn't think he was too ugly. but watching it last night, and especially the bits where he's giving his thoughts on the proceedings, he is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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god ddd aaamn ugly!!!!!! the guy looks facken retarded!!! retarded!!! yes, i say retarded!!!
that's all i have to say about this. for the time being.
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I got turned off by the following sequence of events.
The guy starts appearing on SEVERAL TV shows to promote the show. I then see him flirt with some host and supposedly he is going to bring her to the Super-Bowl.
TIME-OUT!!!
If the show is over, and the lout has picked a girl to marry him, then wtf is he doing all of these shows for AND flirting with the female hosts!!!
He should be off making a life for himself and his wife, and NOT flirting and doing all of these shows.
AND the guy is an underwear model, so he may have a 19,000 dollar a year job, but he's also a model, MORE deception.
Joe full of HotAire.
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at least underwear models don't need to show their faces.
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hahahaha.
They should do an underwear episode where all the contestants watch Joe the underwear runway model.
The women could be served crumpets and tea (what the heck is a crumpet anyway?). That out to even out the sexism.
