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Generic American posted:Oh, and the addition of confessionals. Way to break new ground there, Utopia. But are you ready for the bloodletting to begin! Between commercials they showed the choices for next week. I wonder if no one gives a flying f at this point.
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Best part was Mike yelling at the bee keeper dude who then brings up how Mike was talking about dating supermodels. Mike: "How do you know that?" Bee keeper dude: "You're on TV!"
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Nov 1, 2014 21:17
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sleepingbuddha posted:Best part was Mike yelling at the bee keeper dude who then brings up how Mike was talking about dating supermodels. My favorite part is when the lawyer complains about the guy thinking up arguments in advance.
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Nov 2, 2014 00:53
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sleepingbuddha posted:Best part was Mike yelling at the bee keeper dude who then brings up how Mike was talking about dating supermodels. Ha! Not watching anymore but the weird case of people who are on tv still having to interact with people but having no idea how they're coming off and constantly forgetting this fact is actually kind of funny.
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Nov 2, 2014 05:34
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I highly recommend Rob Has A Podcast's review of the Halloween Utopia episode. It's really just Rob and his guest goofing on the show for an hour, it's great. Robnoxious fucked around with this message at 09:03 on Nov 2, 2014 |
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Nov 2, 2014 09:00
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So would this show have done better if they brought in extremely competent people to make a functioning society the way it was sold? I feel you use the competent people to get the place up and running, and then let the crazies bleed in over the life of the show to ruin everything. Kind of like a fall of Rome thing.
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Starsfan posted:So would this show have done better if they brought in extremely competent people to make a functioning society the way it was sold? Better casting "might" have helped the day-to-day lifestyle of the compound but not even stellar casting could jazz enough of a viewing public to spend their valuable time watching it unfold over a friggin year.
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Nov 2, 2014 09:14
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Robnoxious posted:I highly recommend Rob Has A Podcast's review of the Halloween Utopia episode. Oh goodness the comments on this. quote:The vote-off for Rob was totally different than depicted on the TV show. First, they voted individually, with their reasons, and the vote was 6-5 to vote off Aaron. Then there was a discussion between everyone, then there was a hand vote, resulting in a 6-5 to vote off Rob, with Josh changing from his original vote. Uhhhhhg, gross gross gross. At this point it seems like they could just change the name of the place to Sextopia and make a lot more money.
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Nov 2, 2014 18:57
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Well, apparently they've cancelled it, effective immediately.  Not a huge surprise, but still, disappointing.
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Damnit, i wanted to see Cal convince some dude to let him be blown by Cal.
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Nov 3, 2014 00:02
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They should just not tell the participants and then cut off the water and electricity and lock the gates. Change the name of the show to Anarchy. I'd watch that.
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Nov 3, 2014 01:23
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I have a few friends who were working on this show and it's a shame to see this thing die the way it did. Working eight months out of the year is a pretty good year in production terms, but people thought they would be on for a year-plus on this, only to get three months, at most. And the format itself sounded pretty neat, skewing away from hackneyed confessionals and BIG PRIZE MONEY for something a little more experimental. But, it seemed to fall into the same trappings as other reality shows of its kind and the viewers weren't there. Not to mention really odd production choices, like the fedora--wearing host or that odd hologram in the first episode. Actually, there should have been more holograms. That's what they needed. Perhaps we can all hold out hope for a Glass House revival.
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Nov 3, 2014 02:12
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RIP Bad show that I faithfully watched for some reason.
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Nov 3, 2014 02:46
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Not at all surprising. They messed up the format (who wants to see them give tours for a living and get free money) and the TV edit was always too confusing and fake looking to win the TV-only audience.
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Nov 3, 2014 02:54
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thexerox123 posted:Well, apparently they've cancelled it, effective immediately. They could have at least left the feeds on while they told them the show was canceled.
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Nov 3, 2014 03:06
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thexerox123 posted:Well, apparently they've cancelled it, effective immediately. This is hilarious. In Holland they even extended the thing for another year. I guess this means American have better taste? Seems to me the biggest error they made is not broadcasting it daily as they did in Holland not mention throwing in too many wackjobs. Well, at least John the Mol can eat another decade.
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Nov 3, 2014 10:13
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This show really showed everyone what reality tv contestants see as their utopia: Getting money for doing essentially nothing but being on TV and getting laid every night by reality tv groupies.
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Nov 3, 2014 11:43
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thexerox123 posted:Well, apparently they've cancelled it, effective immediately. Hell, even Pirate Master and Kid Nation getting axed could bend toward expressing emotive disappointment. Utopia getting shitcanned is unworthy of the time it takes to feel emotions. We must never look back and always push forward because you and I and all of us are part of our own special Utopia... ♫ Let's make a brand new start. ♫
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Nov 3, 2014 12:11
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Dienes posted:They could have at least left the feeds on while they told them the show was canceled. Or just not tell them at all, just let them find out from the foreman when the bulldozers come through.
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Nov 3, 2014 15:26
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Darth TNT posted:This is hilarious. In Holland they even extended the thing for another year. I guess this means American have better taste? It's also that the audience for these shows in America tend to have more easily outraged people than most countries I think. They literally had to completely blur out a deer being cleaned after Red hunted it on the feeds. It's like people want every show to be Disney channel fare in Murica.
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Nov 3, 2014 18:23
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Well, it was lovely from the start and lived a horrible short life. Utopia, your festering corpse will not be missed.
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I would love to read an account of what went down when they were all told it was over. That would be a small gem on the top of the poo poo dramafeat the show became.
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That drat Satyr posted:I would love to read an account of what went down when they were all told it was over. That would be a small gem on the top of the poo poo dramafeat the show became. Rob Has A Podcast is maybe putting together a Utopia Funeral. He may get some of the UTs on unless they all signed gag orders (which I'm betting they probably did).
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