Columbo
Never again
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it shouldn't?
I don't think so anyway! I am like Jesse never really done the "dating" thing and only been set up on a blind date/meeting once. For me though the people I connect with have always felt very comfortable and like I have known for a long time. If it feels as uncomfortable or forced as some of these are it doesn't seem right to me - that's just my view though!
Columbo
Never again
Oh, ok. That makes sense.
jessy_girl
Well-Known Member
Yes he was so creepy!
I feel bad for the crazy girl, she possibly lacks self-awareness and doesn't realise how she comes across - maybe this will help her out?
ahh she will be back!
@jessy_girl
Buzzfeed summed up the program lol
http://www.buzzfeed.com/tahliapritc...tter?bftw&bffb&utm_term=.vg9dQ1ew0#.vv6lnLZ2p
Buzzfeed summed up the program lol
http://www.buzzfeed.com/tahliapritc...tter?bftw&bffb&utm_term=.vg9dQ1ew0#.vv6lnLZ2p
davidftw
Team LaPags!
I'm kinda embarrassed to admit that the First Dates show was awesome! Some of those wrecks have to be actors, for sure. I hope it's just as messy (and as adorable) next week. I'm pretty sure 5-Year-Plan Chick will alienate a new guy (victim) each and every show just by ordering their meal for them each time. What a ball breaker. 
As for Skeezy Guy it got to the point that I couldn't even look at him anymore. What a creeper. 
As for Skeezy Guy it got to the point that I couldn't even look at him anymore. What a creeper.
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davidftw
Team LaPags!
Jo Thornely recaps the first episode of First Dates Australia
February 3, 20169:21pm
Channel 7’s new show ‘First Dates’ is awkward television gold!
IT’S the new reality dating show that’s excruciating in the best possible way.
First Dates Australia films every cringe-worthy moment of couples on blind dates, and at the end, in front of each other, they have to decide if they’d like to keep the relationship going — no ghosting allowed.
Jo Thornely recaps the first episode.
WELCOME to First Dates Australia, sponsored by the steak industry, country manners, and unnatural nail colours.
If you watch Friends, this is called ‘pulling a Monica’. If you don’t, it’s called ‘blue’.Source:Channel 7
For a reality show, it’s weird in that there’s no twists, no hidden agendas, no challenges or competitions. It’s a bunch of blind dates that are sometimes cute, sometimes excruciating, and sometimes just a guy you want to douse with disinfectant.
So, like a pervy guy at a swingers party, let’s watch one couple at a time.
Aiden smiles at Emily ...Source:Channel 7
Emily smiles at Aiden ...Source:Supplied
THE HOT BUT BORING COUPLE
Aiden’s an international model with jeans he left in the oven too long and a thing for island women.
Emily’s an island woman who likes romance and sparks. Super-big on sparks is Emily.
He has long hair, she has long hair, they’re perfect for each other, right?
Right?
She talks about love a lot. He says ‘definitely’ a lot.
She asks if he’s a romantic. He mentions fresh-cut flowers. She sighs and asks him where he’s been. They’re perfect for each other, right?
They talk on, and we realise that what we’ve always suspected about unbelievably hot people is true.
Unbelievably hot people are boring.
But at least they’re perfect for each other, right?
Oh.
At Awkward Question Time, when asked if they’d like a second date, she rejects him. No spark, you see. They both have a lot of hair and a lot of visible cleavage, but no spark.
If you look closely, you can see his heart breaking underneath his pectorals.Source:Channel 7
THE COOL CHICK AND THE ENDEARING IDIOT
Nicholas’s surname is Nicholas. He has two first names and no good shirts. He is also very, very aware he’s on camera at all times.
Nicholas Nicholas falls instantly in love with Dannii, who is quite possibly the best girl ever. I was so ready to judge her blondeness and boobiness, but then very quickly I just wanted her to be my best friend and laugh at my jokes.
Just keep looking at your own chest, buddy.Source:Channel 7
Weirdly enough she keeps laughing at Nicholas Nicholas’ jokes, and I admit he does have an embarrassing, dorky charm. When he’s not calling a mate in the bathroom to ask for pick-up lines.
The line he’s given is “Are you a magician? Because when I look at you, everyone else disappears”.
He stuffs it up, at which point the producers cut to this unrelated image:
Treat ‘em meanie, keep ‘em zucchiniSource:Channel 7
But Dannii loves it. Nicholas Nicholas can’t seem to do anything wrong, including forgetting her name and giving her the world’s ugliest craft therapy necklace with half of his names on it.
As long as it’s only the rope that gives you a rash.Source:Channel 7
By the time they get to Awkward Question Time, she’s happy to go on a second date. Funny guys and brown necklace manufacturers rejoice!
THE CUTEST COUNTRY COUPLE EVER
Young Tom is from a small country town and there’s a very excellent chance he’s never seen a pair of girl’s underpants before.
Nice to see you.Source:Channel 7
Vanessa is from a different country town and has never had a chair pulled out for her before.
Nice to see YOU.Source:Channel 7
Neither of them have been on a date in a real fancy restaurant before. Neither of them have met anyone so lovely or so polite before. Neither of them realise that we are all going to their incredibly adorable wedding in a couple of months, just as soon as they’ve stopped saying “nice to see you” to each other.
When the bill comes, as if the Country Women’s Association had written the recipe for cute themselves, this happens:
More electricity than a battery-powered cattle prod.Source:Channel 7
Tom and Vanessa are rural Australia’s Romeo and Juliet. But like, with less deaths and stuff.
Awwwwwww.Source:Channel 7
THE I’M NOT A CRAZY CAT LADY AND CORBIN
Lauren and Corbin are both warm-blooded bipeds, but the similarity pretty much stops there.
In Lauren’s words:
“I’ve definitely had those days where like most women where I felt like dating may just never happen? That I may die alone? That I’m gonna be living with 10 cats, and that no-one will know that I’ve died because the cats would’ve eaten me?”
Lauren seems pretty relaxed.
Hey Lauren, let’s make the next one decaf.Source:Channel 7
Lauren trains six days a week. Lauren would like no butter in her Paris butter. Lauren has achieved almost everything in her five-year plan except for eating carbs and letting other people talk.
In Corbin’s words:
“Yep”.Source:Channel 7
You know how when a clothes shop advertises itself as a ‘fashion boutique’, you can almost guarantee there’s nothing fashionable inside? Lauren tells Corbin she’s not crazy nine times.
Weirdly Corbin denies the opportunity for another date.
He must be crazy.Source:Channel 7
So I guess all that leaves is:
THE CREEPIEST GUY TO BE ANYWHERE OR DO ANYTHING EVER
In what world does a vivacious, salsa-dancing Sicilian woman in a satin dress with a frothy explosion of hair become the second-most noteworthy person in the room? In a world where Chris exists.
He does believe he has arrived.Source:Channel 7
I can say with complete sincerity that everything Chris says and does is the worst thing that has ever happened.
From the moment he meets Caterina and says “We’re going to spend a little bit of time together. Let’s get lubricated”, you know that he’s the kind of man who practices his pick-up lines in the mirror and his kissing skills on life-size dolls made from real human skin.
Chris is the kind of man who says that the vibrations in house music make him hot, while making this face:
Australia feels the vibration of imminent upchuck.Source:Channel 7
Chris is the kind of man who, when asked what he does for a living, says “You know how like every man has his passions? I think with women, it goes down a little bit deeper. They’ve got more than passions. I think they’ve got ...”
(Chris pauses, Australia waits, gorge rising)Source:Channel 7
“..... ZEST”.
Caterina is the kind of woman who smiles confusedly while a smarmy idiot wearing a suit and jogging shoes rubs her hands across the table.
It’s OK, she has hand sanitiser in her purse.Source:Channel 7
Very surprisingly, we find that Caterina seems willing to go on a second date.
Maybe she has shares in Ipecac.Source:Channel 7
http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/re...a/news-story/8279f8c28eacdc309b7b859945a63cb4
**********
Someone please set me up with Aiden the delightfully long maned international male model.
February 3, 20169:21pm
Channel 7’s new show ‘First Dates’ is awkward television gold!
IT’S the new reality dating show that’s excruciating in the best possible way.
First Dates Australia films every cringe-worthy moment of couples on blind dates, and at the end, in front of each other, they have to decide if they’d like to keep the relationship going — no ghosting allowed.
Jo Thornely recaps the first episode.
WELCOME to First Dates Australia, sponsored by the steak industry, country manners, and unnatural nail colours.
If you watch Friends, this is called ‘pulling a Monica’. If you don’t, it’s called ‘blue’.Source:Channel 7
For a reality show, it’s weird in that there’s no twists, no hidden agendas, no challenges or competitions. It’s a bunch of blind dates that are sometimes cute, sometimes excruciating, and sometimes just a guy you want to douse with disinfectant.
So, like a pervy guy at a swingers party, let’s watch one couple at a time.
Aiden smiles at Emily ...Source:Channel 7
Emily smiles at Aiden ...Source:Supplied
THE HOT BUT BORING COUPLE
Aiden’s an international model with jeans he left in the oven too long and a thing for island women.
Emily’s an island woman who likes romance and sparks. Super-big on sparks is Emily.
He has long hair, she has long hair, they’re perfect for each other, right?
Right?
She talks about love a lot. He says ‘definitely’ a lot.
She asks if he’s a romantic. He mentions fresh-cut flowers. She sighs and asks him where he’s been. They’re perfect for each other, right?
They talk on, and we realise that what we’ve always suspected about unbelievably hot people is true.
Unbelievably hot people are boring.
But at least they’re perfect for each other, right?
Oh.
At Awkward Question Time, when asked if they’d like a second date, she rejects him. No spark, you see. They both have a lot of hair and a lot of visible cleavage, but no spark.
If you look closely, you can see his heart breaking underneath his pectorals.Source:Channel 7
THE COOL CHICK AND THE ENDEARING IDIOT
Nicholas’s surname is Nicholas. He has two first names and no good shirts. He is also very, very aware he’s on camera at all times.
Nicholas Nicholas falls instantly in love with Dannii, who is quite possibly the best girl ever. I was so ready to judge her blondeness and boobiness, but then very quickly I just wanted her to be my best friend and laugh at my jokes.
Just keep looking at your own chest, buddy.Source:Channel 7
Weirdly enough she keeps laughing at Nicholas Nicholas’ jokes, and I admit he does have an embarrassing, dorky charm. When he’s not calling a mate in the bathroom to ask for pick-up lines.
The line he’s given is “Are you a magician? Because when I look at you, everyone else disappears”.
He stuffs it up, at which point the producers cut to this unrelated image:
Treat ‘em meanie, keep ‘em zucchiniSource:Channel 7
But Dannii loves it. Nicholas Nicholas can’t seem to do anything wrong, including forgetting her name and giving her the world’s ugliest craft therapy necklace with half of his names on it.
As long as it’s only the rope that gives you a rash.Source:Channel 7
By the time they get to Awkward Question Time, she’s happy to go on a second date. Funny guys and brown necklace manufacturers rejoice!
THE CUTEST COUNTRY COUPLE EVER
Young Tom is from a small country town and there’s a very excellent chance he’s never seen a pair of girl’s underpants before.
Nice to see you.Source:Channel 7
Vanessa is from a different country town and has never had a chair pulled out for her before.
Nice to see YOU.Source:Channel 7
Neither of them have been on a date in a real fancy restaurant before. Neither of them have met anyone so lovely or so polite before. Neither of them realise that we are all going to their incredibly adorable wedding in a couple of months, just as soon as they’ve stopped saying “nice to see you” to each other.
When the bill comes, as if the Country Women’s Association had written the recipe for cute themselves, this happens:
More electricity than a battery-powered cattle prod.Source:Channel 7
Tom and Vanessa are rural Australia’s Romeo and Juliet. But like, with less deaths and stuff.
Awwwwwww.Source:Channel 7
THE I’M NOT A CRAZY CAT LADY AND CORBIN
Lauren and Corbin are both warm-blooded bipeds, but the similarity pretty much stops there.
In Lauren’s words:
“I’ve definitely had those days where like most women where I felt like dating may just never happen? That I may die alone? That I’m gonna be living with 10 cats, and that no-one will know that I’ve died because the cats would’ve eaten me?”
Lauren seems pretty relaxed.
Hey Lauren, let’s make the next one decaf.Source:Channel 7
Lauren trains six days a week. Lauren would like no butter in her Paris butter. Lauren has achieved almost everything in her five-year plan except for eating carbs and letting other people talk.
In Corbin’s words:
“Yep”.Source:Channel 7
You know how when a clothes shop advertises itself as a ‘fashion boutique’, you can almost guarantee there’s nothing fashionable inside? Lauren tells Corbin she’s not crazy nine times.
Weirdly Corbin denies the opportunity for another date.
He must be crazy.Source:Channel 7
So I guess all that leaves is:
THE CREEPIEST GUY TO BE ANYWHERE OR DO ANYTHING EVER
In what world does a vivacious, salsa-dancing Sicilian woman in a satin dress with a frothy explosion of hair become the second-most noteworthy person in the room? In a world where Chris exists.
He does believe he has arrived.Source:Channel 7
I can say with complete sincerity that everything Chris says and does is the worst thing that has ever happened.
From the moment he meets Caterina and says “We’re going to spend a little bit of time together. Let’s get lubricated”, you know that he’s the kind of man who practices his pick-up lines in the mirror and his kissing skills on life-size dolls made from real human skin.
Chris is the kind of man who says that the vibrations in house music make him hot, while making this face:
Australia feels the vibration of imminent upchuck.Source:Channel 7
Chris is the kind of man who, when asked what he does for a living, says “You know how like every man has his passions? I think with women, it goes down a little bit deeper. They’ve got more than passions. I think they’ve got ...”
(Chris pauses, Australia waits, gorge rising)Source:Channel 7
“..... ZEST”.
Caterina is the kind of woman who smiles confusedly while a smarmy idiot wearing a suit and jogging shoes rubs her hands across the table.
It’s OK, she has hand sanitiser in her purse.Source:Channel 7
Very surprisingly, we find that Caterina seems willing to go on a second date.
Maybe she has shares in Ipecac.Source:Channel 7
http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/re...a/news-story/8279f8c28eacdc309b7b859945a63cb4
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Someone please set me up with Aiden the delightfully long maned international male model.
Meglos
HAVE A NECTARINE, GONK
I'm kinda embarrassed to admit that the First Dates show was awesome! Some of those wrecks have to be actors, for sure. I hope it's just as messy (and as adorable) next week. I'm pretty sure 5-Year-Plan Chick will alienate a new guy (victim) each and every show just by ordering their meal for them each time. What a ball breaker.
I watched this too, it was much better than it had any right to be.
Sicilian guy was off the chart creepy. The young country couple were adorable.
davidftw
Team LaPags!
Soooo, apparently "Chris" made the quite the impression on social media and is NOT an actor. Yeah right.
http://www.news.com.au/entertainmen...l/news-story/ced98ebe6ae405ec02391a18e699d274
The tweets won't embed so simply linking to the article.
I think this may be my new favourite show. Trainwreck television. It really needs it's own thread.
http://www.news.com.au/entertainmen...l/news-story/ced98ebe6ae405ec02391a18e699d274
The tweets won't embed so simply linking to the article.
I think this may be my new favourite show. Trainwreck television. It really needs it's own thread.
MacGyver set for a remake:
http://www.news.com.au/entertainmen...e/news-story/8d449bcc509b0c7259683dd79395c344
http://www.news.com.au/entertainmen...e/news-story/8d449bcc509b0c7259683dd79395c344
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Witty Banter
I see brinkpeople.
My favourite MacGyver hack was grinding a magnesium bicycle into powder to create an improvised thermite welder to open a hole in an armoured delivery van. I sooo hoped that one would make Mythbusters.
Columbo
Never again
Patty and Selma overjoyed.
I've just been reading a few more articles, and I'm not sure when it's set. If it's a re-imagining set now, or if it's truer to the original MacGyver's timeline and set in the 60s or 70s when he would have been a 20-something.
I can't really remember any of the details of what he did. I think I vaguely remember something about burning magnesium?
I can't really remember any of the details of what he did. I think I vaguely remember something about burning magnesium?
jessy_girl
Well-Known Member
Did anyone watch Here Come the Habibs last night? I only caught the second half, I usually give new Aussie shows a look plus they got so much promotion with all the controversy - apparently there were over a million viewers!
So much fuss over nothing, I did not interpret it as being offensive at all. The jokes seemed to fall a bit flat, but beyond that I did not see what all the commotion was over.
So much fuss over nothing, I did not interpret it as being offensive at all. The jokes seemed to fall a bit flat, but beyond that I did not see what all the commotion was over.
We turned over after after MKR to check it out - watched about 5mins and go bored. Just didn't hold our interest. I don't think I saw anything to warrant controversy
jessy_girl
Well-Known Member
Yes exactly, not controversial (in my opinion) but not especially great or funny, people should focus on the latter if they really want to find fault with this show.
GROOVER
Ya bloody bugger
I watched it and the Cronulla riots references wore thin on me as I live here. It was ok the show and lol to see a couple of the 'Fat Pizza' 'Housos' actors on there.
Overall, I don't think it will last. Just my opinion.
jessy_girl
Well-Known Member
First Dates was so damn entertaining last night - please did someone watch it??