My Wife is in TV Guide - Who Wants To Be A Superhero 2

[Brown Jenkin]

It is unlikely that they get a day off

My wife will be on the Today Show, tomorrow (Thursday) in the 9am hour, probably in the 9:30am segment. Another contestant, Parthenon, will also be on the show.

Just to clarify you are talking about Eastern time? I might need to record that.

 

[Relique du Madde]

One pair of pants for a MONTH? FOUR WEEKS (at most)?

Yeah, at least for the "starter outfits" which I assume each contestant created themselves (and thus only had access to what they brought with them). However, once the costuming department got involved (the "improved outfit") I'd expect they had between 3 to 7 outfits (or maybe even up to 14 max, if not more) each due to wear and tear purposes. Since I doubt the "secret lair" requires the same type of scrutiny as the real life house does, I'm pretty sure that the contestants might have been allowed to bring in several outfits of "civilian clothing" which they may have been allowed to wear when not filming.

 

[Mistwell]

Just to clarify you are talking about Eastern time? I might need to record that.

Both times.

You can watch it here:

http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm?g=210eb83a-12ca-496a-9989-4bc37d403b56&f=05&fg=rss

 

[jonathan swift]

Oh noez! Mitzvah is hurt.

 

[Felon]

That is not unusual for reality shows (audience vote shows being the obvious exceptions). Most of them say in dialoge that somthing is happening this week or next week but that is for the viewing audience. Alot of them will compress things to 1-2 days of contest plus 1 day of interviews per "week." For game shows they might film several episodes per day.

Right. Four weeks is a lot of time. A great many folks would be hard-pressed to take that long of a break from their normal lives. I know I'd question the priorities of any employee who asked for six months off to go be on a reality show.

 

[Felon]

Two eliminations in one night is kind of lame and pointless. I keep getting really puzzled about some of the decisions that Stan (and the rest of this show's producers) make, as they often seem to be to the detriment of the show's entertainment value. They're trimmed off two of the most colorful personalities in one fell swoop.

And I gotta say, I seriously suspect that if Hyper-Strike had tried to encourage Mitzvah to "conquer his fear", he would have been dinged for being more concerned with winning the challenge than he was about his comrade's feelings.

 

[Richards]

A great many folks would be hard-pressed to take that long of a break from their normal lives. I know I'd question the priorities of any employee who asked for six months off to go be on a reality show.

Yeah, if I remember correctly, last season Feedback couldn't get the time off from his company to be on the show...so he quit his job.

As for tonight's episode, I was kind of sorry to see

Spoiler

Mr. Mitzvah go, since I kind of like him, but I'm surprised Stan didn't point out what I thought was one of his greater failings: when he hurt his leg, he blamed it on Dr. Dark having put oil on the ramp. Making up lies to cover your own failings is generally not seen to be proper superherolike behavior. As for Ms. Limelight, I'd say it's about time. I'd have given her the sack an epidose ago.

And Mistwell, I have to admit that your wife continues to impress me more and more each episode. (Stan, too, apparently -- I think this is three weeks in a row now that he's praised her on the rooftop while everybody else is worrying about how they did and whether or not they're going to have to go stand on the red block.) Go Hygena!

Johnathan

 

[Relique du Madde]

Two eliminations in one night is kind of lame and pointless. I keep getting really puzzled about some of the decisions that Stan (and the rest of this show's producers) make, as they often seem to be to the detriment of the show's entertainment value. They're trimmed off two of the most colorful personalities in one fell swoop.

Considering the series is only going to have 6 episodes, I don't think the double elimination was that bad, although its execution was horrible. Not only was it was pointless to have Hyper Strike join the block of three for the second elimination (just so he could be scared as punishment), but can anyone tell me why Mr Gestapo (aka the Defuser) was allowed to stand unblemished and smug even though he basically got half of the group to turn on Mitzpah (like a true super villain manipulator) who obviously felt guilt ridden over his previous lies and his failures. Right now, I wouldn't be surprised if it turns out that Defuser WAS actually a mole.

What I also find perplexing is how that the producers built up Limelight so much only to have her go out like a punk just because she didn't know how to read an amusement park map. Come on, who HASN'T gotten lost or frustrated while trying to find one's way in that god forsaken maze known as Magic Mountain?

 

[Brown Jenkin]

First I taped the Today show just to see the bit. Glad your wife got picked to do the show. I hope you got a free trip to NYC as well. She did a good job with the interview and I liked her dusting the host at the end.

As for the episode, I wasn't expecting the double elimination. I had no poblems seeing Mr. Mitzvah go but Ms. Limelight surprised me. I realize that she is not neccesarily the brightest bulb in the group but she is young and still figuring things out. She overcame another fear and wen't out with alot of grace. It also seemed Hygena truely cares about her even after just a few days of knowing her. You have a very good wife there.

I am not so sure about next week. The show has culled all of the obviously weak players and I have no idea who will be up next week. I am now thinking that the Defuser has lost his frontrunner status but at this point I expect to see him in the final three with Hygena and Hyper-Strike.

 

[jonathan swift]

I am not so sure about next week. The show has culled all of the obviously weak players and I have no idea who will be up next week. I am now thinking that the Defuser has lost his frontrunner status but at this point I expect to see him in the final three with Hygena and Hyper-Strike.

Agreed. Though Basura and Pantheon both have dark horse potential I think. I can't see Whip Snap lasting much longer though.