News from the BAM front
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After 4 days of taping, Davies said they had given out more money than at the same point in the previous season. I guess we'll see if that holds true through the rest of the season, or was just a fluke.tanstaafl2 wrote:
If that is the case it should make for even more thousandaires than initially thought.
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At my taping they didn't distribute any fish as far as I can tell, let alone a fluke.LastMinuteRequest wrote:After 4 days of taping, Davies said they had given out more money than at the same point in the previous season. I guess we'll see if that holds true through the rest of the season, or was just a fluke.tanstaafl2 wrote:
If that is the case it should make for even more thousandaires than initially thought.
---Jay (I still love the show, I hope it doesn't flounder - here's to moving this thread to a pun thread that I can participate in!)
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MBFFB® stands for a Merry Man known as My Big Fat Fabulous Brain who delights in castigating cast members on the show, all tongue in cheek of course!frogman042 wrote:OK, as still a newbie to the bored, I did a little poking around but could not discern who/what is MBFFB - my guess is that it was some regular who was either a puriest about the show or extremly anal about it?Spokesman for MBFFB wrote:Bob Juch wrote:Here's the most controversial item: The "experts" they had were all editors from "Entertainment Weekly". Two actually said when they were used, "I don't know anything about anything except entertainment. I'd walk with the money if I were you." WTF???
That sonic boom you just heard was MBFFB's® head exploding.....
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As for the shark, for many of us incorrigible original primetime WWTBAM enthusiasts, that shark was jumped long ago with the demise of the phone game.
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Yes, but that includes frogman's $1,000,000.LastMinuteRequest wrote:After 4 days of taping, Davies said they had given out more money than at the same point in the previous season. I guess we'll see if that holds true through the rest of the season, or was just a fluke.tanstaafl2 wrote:
If that is the case it should make for even more thousandaires than initially thought.

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I wonder if it's possible that they changed things this week?frogman042 wrote:And boy do I really want to chime in on this thread - the only thing I will say is that not everything that has been written here regarding the details of the new rules is 100% correct - so take it with a grain of salt - you'll see how it really plays it soon. I wish I could talk about it but I can't.
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To quote JoJo from Suessical The Musical: Anything's Possible!Bob Juch wrote:I wonder if it's possible that they changed things this week?frogman042 wrote:And boy do I really want to chime in on this thread - the only thing I will say is that not everything that has been written here regarding the details of the new rules is 100% correct - so take it with a grain of salt - you'll see how it really plays it soon. I wish I could talk about it but I can't.
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But fear not!tanstaafl2 wrote: MBFFB® stands for a Merry Man known as My Big Fat Fabulous Brain who delights in castigating cast members on the show, all tongue in cheek of course!
Mostly...
He's been known to go easy on contestants when they're Bored Buddies.

Unless, of course, you ask him not to hold anything back!

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Re: News from the BAM front
Bob Juch wrote:
Here's the most controversial item: The "experts" they had were all editors from "Entertainment Weekly". Two actually said when they were used, "I don't know anything about anything except entertainment. I'd walk with the money if I were you." WTF???
I read in Newsday about another shark sighting off Jones Beach. Uh oh, might not be the only shark of the day.
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And here I thought that the inner BFF of MBFFB was Best Friends Forever!tanstaafl2 wrote:MBFFB® stands for a Merry Man known as My Big Fat Fabulous Brain who delights in castigating cast members on the show, all tongue in cheek of course!frogman042 wrote:OK, as still a newbie to the bored, I did a little poking around but could not discern who/what is MBFFB - my guess is that it was some regular who was either a puriest about the show or extremly anal about it?Spokesman for MBFFB wrote:
That sonic boom you just heard was MBFFB's® head exploding.....
---Jay (so if BAM has jumped the shark, does this make me the Fonz?)
Mostly...
MBFFB® in Action
His spokesmen is, well, his spokesmen!
As for the shark, for many of us incorrigible original primetime WWTBAM enthusiasts, that shark was jumped long ago with the demise of the phone game.
But if the jacket fits...
---Jay
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I'm amazed a clock wasn't instituted when the syndicated version first debuted; I was expecting it then. I guess contestants just had it good for seven seasons.
I don't know if these changes are what the show actually needs to freshen up or not. Maybe the show doesn't need new lifelines, rather just a different method of contestant selection... but that's out of budget.
I also wonder if they'll switch to the not-so-dramatic techno music that the international versions all use now.
I don't know if these changes are what the show actually needs to freshen up or not. Maybe the show doesn't need new lifelines, rather just a different method of contestant selection... but that's out of budget.
I also wonder if they'll switch to the not-so-dramatic techno music that the international versions all use now.