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The Return of Biggest Loser (now with teens!)
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 2012-09-05 3:05 PM |
Expert  1244    New York |  Subject: The Return of Biggest Loser (now with teens!)AND the return of Jillian -- yay! http://theweek.com/article/index/232848/the-biggest-loser-adds-teenage-contestants-bad-idea It'll be interesting to see how they handle the "non-weighing-in" competition for the teens, but I'm glad they at least recognize that the show pretty much sucked the last few seasons. Anyway, it's not airing until January, so lots of time to speculate. |
| 2012-09-05 4:14 PM in reply to: #4396966 |
Champion 5312 Calgary | Subject: RE: The Return of Biggest Loser (now with teens!) dude, Jillian dealing with teenage obesity. Any of those trainers dealing with teenagers. Seriously. Anyone dealing with teenagers. Really. They better have some serious mental health professionals on that show giving those kids therapy. Instant pseudo fame combined with all the other stuff they got going on. Wow. I'll watch it. |
| 2012-09-05 4:16 PM in reply to: #4396966 |
Pro 6191 | Subject: RE: The Return of Biggest Loser (now with teens!) |
| 2012-09-05 4:26 PM in reply to: #4396966 |
Elite 6387 | Subject: RE: The Return of Biggest Loser (now with teens!) Ya, great, even more childish drama. Woo Hoo. |
| 2012-09-05 7:45 PM in reply to: #4396966 |
Expert 1249 MI | Subject: RE: The Return of Biggest Loser (now with teens!) That does not seem safe to take such drastic measures with teenagers... |
| 2012-09-06 8:11 AM in reply to: #4396966 |
Expert 1111 Albuquerque, NM | Subject: RE: The Return of Biggest Loser (now with teens!) I'm not sure what the presence of teens are going to add to the show.. according to the article their weigh-ins won't be shown and they can't be eliminated. Besides, if they bring anymore drama to the show, I'm going to stop watching. It's almost unbearable now. My favorite weight loss shows now... "Extreme Makeover - Weight Loss Edition" (Chris Powell is awesome) and "I Used to be Fat" (Joey is hilarious). Edited by RockTractor 2012-09-06 8:11 AM |
| 2012-09-06 9:19 AM in reply to: #4396966 |
Champion 5312 Calgary | Subject: RE: The Return of Biggest Loser (now with teens!) If they do it right with the kids it will be entertaining, uplifting and educational. |
| 2012-09-06 10:30 AM in reply to: #4396966 |
Pro 4339 Husker Nation | Subject: RE: The Return of Biggest Loser (now with teens!) Well, at least they won't inundate us with spoiled rotten 20 year-olds... Wait. Well, I'll still watch. |
| 2012-09-06 4:41 PM in reply to: #4396966 |
Champion 8766 Evergreen, Colorado | Subject: RE: The Return of Biggest Loser (now with teens!) I think I am most sad that TBL won't be on until JANUARY???? What else am I going to do for 2 hours on Tuesday nights? |
| 2012-09-06 5:02 PM in reply to: #4397185 |
Master 1585 Folsom (Sacramento), CA | Subject: RE: The Return of Biggest Loser (now with teens!) ratherbeswimming - 2012-09-05 2:16 PM Love that Jillian is back. Will likely hate the stupid teenage drama crap, though. As opposed to the usual stupid adult drama crap? |
| 2012-09-06 9:18 PM in reply to: #4396966 |
| Extreme Veteran 844 | Subject: RE: The Return of Biggest Loser (now with teens!) i'm all for drastic/hard nosed approaches.. that generation has been babied enough.. time to figure out that not everyone is a winner and it takes work and effort in life to get anywhere.. i understand that the younger side might need a slightly different approach, but don't baby them.. not what this generation needs.. firm, encouraging hand and work ethic are a good place to start. |
| 2012-09-06 9:34 PM in reply to: #4399243 |
Pro 6191 | Subject: RE: The Return of Biggest Loser (now with teens!) uclamatt2007 - 2012-09-06 6:02 PM ratherbeswimming - 2012-09-05 2:16 PM Love that Jillian is back. Will likely hate the stupid teenage drama crap, though. As opposed to the usual stupid adult drama crap? Touche. |
| 2012-09-07 12:17 PM in reply to: #4398051 |
Master 1890 Cypress, CA | Subject: RE: The Return of Biggest Loser (now with teens!) BigDH - 2012-09-06 7:19 AM If they do it right with the kids it will be entertaining, uplifting and educational. Which is to say, uncompetitive on prime time network TV... |
| 2012-09-07 3:16 PM in reply to: #4400431 |
Expert 1244 New York | Subject: RE: The Return of Biggest Loser (now with teens!) tjh - 2012-09-07 1:17 PM BigDH - 2012-09-06 7:19 AM If they do it right with the kids it will be entertaining, uplifting and educational. Which is to say, uncompetitive on prime time network TV... This is a fine point. BUT as someone else mentioned, "I Used To Be Fat" is a great weight loss reality show featuring teens -- they just set individual goals for them. They're competitive with themselves, which might be a good way to turn it around. And honestly, teenage whining is much easier to tolerate than adult whining because at least they're, you know, teens. |
| 2012-09-07 7:48 PM in reply to: #4400716 |
Champion 8766 Evergreen, Colorado | Subject: RE: The Return of Biggest Loser (now with teens!) swishyskirt - 2012-09-07 3:16 PM tjh - 2012-09-07 1:17 PM BigDH - 2012-09-06 7:19 AM If they do it right with the kids it will be entertaining, uplifting and educational. Which is to say, uncompetitive on prime time network TV... This is a fine point. BUT as someone else mentioned, "I Used To Be Fat" is a great weight loss reality show featuring teens -- they just set individual goals for them. They're competitive with themselves, which might be a good way to turn it around. And honestly, teenage whining is much easier to tolerate than adult whining because at least they're, you know, teens. What channel is "I used to be fat" on? I've never seen it but would like to. |
| 2012-09-07 11:15 PM in reply to: #4401031 |
Master 1890 Cypress, CA | Subject: RE: The Return of Biggest Loser (now with teens!) jldicarlo - 2012-09-07 5:48 PM swishyskirt - 2012-09-07 3:16 PM tjh - 2012-09-07 1:17 PM BigDH - 2012-09-06 7:19 AM If they do it right with the kids it will be entertaining, uplifting and educational. Which is to say, uncompetitive on prime time network TV... This is a fine point. BUT as someone else mentioned, "I Used To Be Fat" is a great weight loss reality show featuring teens -- they just set individual goals for them. They're competitive with themselves, which might be a good way to turn it around. And honestly, teenage whining is much easier to tolerate than adult whining because at least they're, you know, teens. What channel is "I used to be fat" on? I've never seen it but would like to. According to Wikipedia it's been on MTV since December 2010. Which reinforces my long-held belief that the show that people say they wish BL was (focusing on healthy weight loss "without all the game playing") is the recipe for a nice but unexciting cable show that few people watch. Whether BL fans admit it or not, BL is primarily a guilty pleasure and loses a lot of its appeal without the drama and gamesmanship. My prediction (could be wrong), this won't pull better ratings and will be the final season of BL. |
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