I AM the Weakest Link

[Dixon Carter Lee]

Well, maybe.

I just got a call from "The Weakest Link" to come audition for the show. The auditions are at NBC in Burbank and, apparently, I'm already penciled in. So, I said, "sure".

I watched the show for the first time last night. It's a strange show, part "Millionaire" and part "Survivor" and all attitude. It's not as much fin to watch as "Millionaire" because, even though the quesitons come a hell of a lot faster, it's not fun to play along because they're stopping every 90 seconds to do the goddamn "Vote Someone Off" thing. It's an annoying show to watch. Give me "Jeopardy" any day.

Anyway, I'll tell you all about it next week.

I understand Todd is audtioning for "The Missing Link" tomorrow. The Contestants dress up as homo erectus and beat each over the head with animal bones to the strains of "Thus Spake Zarathustra". Then they're chained together between a Ceationsit and an Evolutionist and forced to watch "Inherit the Wind" on DVD with running commentary by Jesse Helms. Hosted by Rosie O'Donnell.

 

[Purple Haze]

I love that rude old bitch,

Goodbye.

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

LOL I was saying to my wife last night that I couldn't possibly be on the show because I would have a hard time not talking back to her.

But, and I don't know if you noticed this, the show is very tightly edited. I'm quite sure they stop every now and write a funny line for the host, then start rolling again. And any sassy comments from the contestants are certainly cut out. So even if got a chance to be a smart-ass, you'd never see it.

 

[Purple Haze]

I noticed that the good-looking females tended to get more softball questions, maybe I'm imagining it.

If she were to ask you why you just voted someone off, you could say that you want her all to yourself. That would fluster the old bag, but damned if your next question would be about 16th Century Opera or something like that.

It's a rigged show, but it moves along alot better than Millionaire.

 

[FlamingoBlue]

If you get a chance, DCL, tell them...

to stop already with the dum de dum music and the flashing lights. I saw the show last night for the first and the last time. Unless, of course, you get on.

Oh, I get it now. This is just another come on to draw viewers to this show. Well, some of us are smarter than that. Aren't we??

Good luck, buddy. If you get on I hope it isn't with a group like they had last night.


blue

 

[CoolCucumber]

The first thing that jumped out at me about the show was how quickly I would be on her ass if she gave me attitiude. Wouldn't want to look dumb on TV!!! LOL...however, it probably would find it's way to the cutting room floor, as I'm sure they wouldn't want anyone to become too famous for showing up their snippy host...
-CoolCucumber

 

[Sparky Kronkite]

I was a cuff link.....

once.

But I got lost.

 

[Siren]

I was invited to be on the Golf Link

 

[Ally C]

What I want to know ...

... is when "The Missing Link" show is on. Sounds hilarious. Goodbye.

 

[Pyper]

LOL I was saying to my wife last night that I couldn't possibly be on the show because I would have a hard time not talking back to her.

But, and I don't know if you noticed this, the show is very tightly edited. I'm quite sure they stop every now and write a funny line for the host, then start rolling again. And any sassy comments from the contestants are certainly cut out. So even if got a chance to be a smart-ass, you'd never see it.

Speaking of shows being edited, my friend was on Oprah a couple years back, a "special edition that every parent should watch" about teenage sexuality. He was on a panel of high schoolers with a bunch of my other friends and the topic was about girls viewing every boy as dangerous, or something like that. He responded to defend boykind by saying, "I often go on dates, with girls, and I blah blah blah..."

But they edited the show, and moved his little speech so it looked like he was responding to a different question. As a result, it made him sound like, "I often go on dates- with girls..." as if that were something unusual! He later bemoaned to us that it sounded like he often went on dates with girls, as opposed to old men, or farm animals.

Yeah, watch out for those editors.

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

Sometimes I wish they would cut.

 

[Isabella Thorne]

Aother link in the chain

OMG Dixon ... well i am a huge 90210 closet fan ... lol ... yes dear i know you hate the term "fan" ... but well to me i use it loosely ... like when i refer to something i like ... for instance, i am a fan of diet pepsi ... lmao ... no seriously ....

and OMG again about the Weakest Link ... i watched it ... she is hilarious in her own way ...

we have a canadian (i think) game show called Inquisition which is sort of like that ... it is with a very strict Shakesperean guy (and you only see the back of his head) and he insults everyone who gets the wrong answers ... it's funny though ... and i watched it ....

it is soooooooo exciting ....

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

So I'm determined to do well on this Link show, because I bombed out at my "Jeopardy" audition (They give you 80 questions and you have to get, like 80% right. Yeah, like I know anything about medieval architecture!), and I can't seem to get onto "Millionaire".

 

[Ask For More]

LOL I heard the Weakest link got slaughtered by the American press on it's debut

You damn americans just don't have that british cynicism, in the UK that show is now an institution!

 

[Orlanth]

GOODBYE

 

[Ask For More]

"I hate this show! It's stupid!"

 

[Isabella Thorne]

yea well Dixon luv ... that's why i said "closet" fan ... lmao ... at the time i wouldn't admit it to anyone but i was in love with Dylan (Luke Perry) ... i really loved it when Dylan and Kelly were a couple ... i couldn't stand Brenda ...

ha ha about Tori ... i can't stand her either .... she has had so much plastic surgery it's fucking incredible ... and she is daddy's little princess ...

but b/f and me both loved Tiffany Amber something (i can't remember exactly) - she was the bad girl Valerie on the show for a while ... wow she is hot ... and she fucked Dylan too ...

and the closest i came to trying to be on Millionaire was the Canadian version we had once (seriously) with Pamella Wallin (famous Canadian newswoman ... seriously) ...

and you had to answer so many questions in so many seconds on the phone to qualify ... and it was like $3.00 a call or something like that ... but i repeatedly fucked it up ... it was so hard ... i don't know how those people do it ...

 

[Ally C]

LOL I heard the Weakest link got slaughtered by the American press on it's debut

It was reported on the news here [England] that the show got NBC's (I think I'm right about the channel) highest ratings since the olympics last year. The press may not like it, but as long as the ratings are high, I don't suppose the TV company will mind.

Pyper: I'm amazed about your info about how heavily edited shows are. I know they edit, but didn't know that they took it so far. I'm astounded by your Oprah example. It sounds almost illegal.

Dixon: Thanks for the hilarious story from your acting experience. I'm half asleep, but that really made me sit up and laugh.

 

[Svedish_Chef]

but b/f and me both loved Tiffany Amber something (i can't remember exactly) - she was the bad girl Valerie on the show for a while ... wow she is hot ... and she fucked Dylan too ...

Theissen, spellings wrong and I dont know why I know.. I just do.