The Weakest Link

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I watched this show last night for the first time and I loved it! Anne Robinson is so funny with her remarks like "Is there just no beginning to your knowledge?" <IMG SRC="http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/eek.gif" border=0>

The game has eight contestants that have to work together to raise the pot that one of them will win at the end.

Each round is timed and the contestants try to answer as many questions as they can within the time limit. The questions go from player to player and each one consecutively right makes the amount they can win for that round go up. But if one player gets it wrong the amount goes back to zero. At any point a player may say "bank" before their question and the amount that has been reached in the chain at that point is carried over to the next round and their question starts a new chain.

At the end of each round the players vote on who is the "weakest link" is and that person does not go on to the next round. Anne then says "You ARE the weakest link, goodbye." They leave with nothing. <IMG SRC="http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/cry.gif" border=0> When I watched it last night the players twice voted out the strongest link so they wouldn't have to deal with the competition in the final round! <IMG SRC="http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/devil.gif" border=0>

When there are just two players left they do a final round together that counts double to bring the pot up and then they go head to head to see who gets the most right of out of 5 questions. The winner gets all the money and the loser goes home with NOTHING. <IMG SRC="http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/cry.gif" border=0>

For more information on The Weakest Link click here .

I loved how this show brought out these people's paranoia.
I just can't wait to see it next week! <IMG SRC="http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/biggrin.gif" border=0>


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[This message has been edited by BorderPatrol (edited June 05, 2001).]
 
I find it semi-amusing and some of the questions are actually pretty difficult. Not for the most part, but some.

Last nights episode was great. Especially when they voted that arrogant little shithead off
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I was laughing my ass off about that........

I've only watched two or three so far and it seems to me that it actually pays to be a middle pack player. That way you dont intimidate others for being too smart and you dont get voted off because people think youre ********.

Yes, its a trashy show, but it sure beats a lot of stuff on tv these days.
 
Originally posted by drake:
I've only watched two or three so far and it seems to me that it actually pays to be a middle pack player. That way you dont intimidate others for being too smart and you dont get voted off because people think youre ********.

That's pretty much why I think it's lame; the one show I saw, the only person who answered questions and made money consistently was voted off by a pair comparative ignoramous women. Talk about a game show where you can do all the work and have somebody else leave with the profits of your work ... They should call it the "I.R.S. Show."

(The quality of the contestants also seemed to be sub-par; it's as if they screen the contestants for an inability to answer questions so that the host can say her cleverly written lines.)



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You ARE the weakest link! goodbye.

GRRRR!!! why won't the sound file work!?

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[This message has been edited by BorderPatrol (edited June 05, 2001).]
 
I watched it last night, where they voted off the Professor and the fat broad won.
I agree with Drake, it was a hoot when that little punk on the end got voted off!
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Andu is right, ii is kind of simple, and showing you know too much is death.
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When that little ******* said "No one votes for me twice" with a straight face, I knew the bastard was gone, especially with two women left! That fat lady got him back good
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I think if I was the one on the show and he pointed at me like that I might have gotten up and decked him.......

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He got what was coming to him!
 
HeHe, I can't believe you lot over the pond actually like this show. It started off over here as a low budget afternoon show then got to primetime and now they even have it in Holland ??????
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I guess it's OK but I'm starting to tire of it a little now. It seems like it's been on every week for the past year. England is the king of game shows now first Millionaire and now this.
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I love the snotty old broad that hosts.

Man that woman cuts them up!

I think if I was the one on the show and he pointed at me like that I might have gotten up and decked him.......

He got what was coming to him!
You said it, Drake!

Hey, your boys play my tribe tonight!

Do you have a name yet?


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<a href="http://images.nbci.com/main/richmedia/nbc_tv/the_weakest_link/wea_spot_doorbell_01_300.asx">Click here for sound!</a>

Thanks Corn for showing me how to get this to work.

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[This message has been edited by BorderPatrol (edited June 06, 2001).]
 
Tonights show was really good.

Anne Robinson's funny quips:

When they had to vote the first contestant off: "If ignorance is bliss, who is already in heaven."

2nd vote: Who has a brain only a mother could love?

To Eleina: Why should we think that answer is correct since nothing else you say is right?

3rd vote: Who is several ants short of a picnic?

To Heidi who is wearing bright green smock: "I think we can guess what you wore on St. Patrick's day!" Heidi commented about some stains on it and Anne quipped back, "So you have has it on since March, have you?"

4th vote: "I urge you team, in the interest of the bank, heave the hopeless ditch the deadwood."

To Brian who went to Harvard: "Have your parents ever considered asking for a refund?"

"Ms. Green top was statistically the weakest link."

5th vote: "Who deserves the domain name, ignorant.com?"

To Eleina: "Are you as surprised as we are that you are still here?"

When Heidi was voted off: "The coffee shop manager, bad to the last drop."

That left Diane, Eleina, and Brian. After their round Diane voted off Brian, Brain voted off Eleina, and Eleina voted off Diane. So Diane, who was the strongest link that round (surprise) had to choose which lawyer to get rid of! She stuck with her choice of Diane even though Brian had voted for her.

So Eleina and Brian did the 7th round and then went head to head each missing one of the first four out of five questions right. So it came down to the final question. Brian went first and got his right then Eleina THE 7TH GRADE ENGLISH TEACHER got her question about literature, "What author wrote the book Paradise Regained as a sequel to his first work Paradise Lost?" She guessed John Shiver, but it was John Milton!

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I saw it.

That Diane was some looker, I gota tell ya.
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I had a feeling that the Harvard guy would win, except when they hit him with the Swahilli question.
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I was also surprised she missed the Pardise lost/found combo, but then again, 12 year olds might not be reading Milton these days...
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I have to say I like this show, it's the second best quiz show I know (Jeopardy is best, IMO ), and it blows away that dopey Regis.

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I have to say I like this show, it's the second best quiz show I know (Jeopardy is best, IMO ), and it blows away that dopey Regis.

What about Rock and Roll Jeopardy on VH1 cpolous? You've gotta like that! I know I sure do. Regular Jeopardy I'm ok at, but RR Jeopardy, I'm very good
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Originally posted by drake:
What about Rock and Roll Jeopardy on VH1 cpoulos? You've gotta like that! I know I sure do. Regular Jeopardy I'm ok at, but RR Jeopardy, I'm very good <IMG SRC="http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/goodwork.gif" border=0>
Still can't spell my name right, ah Drake?
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I think I'm going to change my Poly name, since everybody flubbs it anyway.
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When I say jeopardy, I include the RR version with it!
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I am looking forward to tonights show. Somehow i don't think the strongest link will win again this week. But you never know...

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I thought bryan should have won, but they voted him off because he had a "bad round". I also though that Irene was going to get voted off by the 2 guys at the end, but I am glad she didn't. The level of intelligence on last nights show was overall very low by quiz show standards. Not that I could have done much better.
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I must say that i think that this is one of the stupidest shows on television. The stupid people end up getting all the money!!!
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Also, you can't really win that much money on it. Don't get me wrong, it's a lot of money, but not as much as you could win on Who Wants to be a Millionaire and other game shows.
 
What can I say, I love this steaming pile of crap. I enjoy watching the people squirm I guess and it's great fun to make fun of them along with the hostess. Also, I've become great at predicting who will win. Like I said before, you have to be a middle pack player to contend. Too dumb or smart and you're outta there.

Anyone watch sundays show? There was a man and a woman that made it to the finals and when the woman lost she started crying and pouting : "I always want to do my absolute best and I didn't this time!"

Oh man was it hilarious
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People with thin skin just shouldn't be on that show........
 
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