Merged The One - Australian TV

Thanks nettiemoore, I've got it, have finished being a nasty leecher, and have graduated to a fellow seeder.
 
AndyD said:
I've posted a few articles on my opinion of the show's premise and promotion and a review of episode one on my blog.

Direct links to articles:

THE ONE: The search for Australia's most gullible audience
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I read just the first one and, frankly, AndyD, you're being really naive. The producers have one and only one goal: Get and keep eyes on the screen so the sales staff can sell lots of expensive advertising and make gobs of money.

Telling the truth? Exposing psychics as frauds? Kick ass and take names? These were never on the same continent while the show was being designed, sold and produced. To expect that they would be is to forget that, first and foremost, TV is an entertainment medium that is a cash cow for the owners.
 
wafonso said:
Richard, in case you're still reading this, I was wondering... did you have anything to do with designing the testing procedures?
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The producers came up with the tests, I cast an eye over them and added some controls where I could. Please remember that these tests are not meant to be scientific as they are not repeated for example. The show is light entertainment and should be viewed as such.

I must say that some folks have told me they thought I came across like no skeptic they have seen on TV. Open to the possibility of the paranormal and not just saying it's all BS. Will I turn to the other side?????? Tune in to find out. :)
 
I read just the first one and, frankly, AndyD, you're being really naive.
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Naive? Did I give the impression that I expected the show to be a serious look at the underbelly of the psychic industry? I'll have to ramp up my sarcasm a little ;)

I must say that some folks have told me they thought I came across like no skeptic they have seen on TV. Open to the possibility of the paranormal and not just saying it's all BS.
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I'd have to agree. One episode in and it looks like there's eight and a half believers on the show - plus an entirely credulous production team. I hope, for all our sakes, there's a twist that us non-psychics won't see coming :)

I know you can't say much about the show but can you comment, in general, on the way you feel you've been portrayed by TV stations in the past? I ask because I dug up the old "spider on the security camera" story yesterday (I didn't know you were in it because it was before my time on the forums) and was surprised by the soundbytes in which you almost seem to support the idea that the vision is astonishing ("one of the most intriguing viedeos I've ever seen"). And although you initially dismiss the paranormal option, you are then shown saying "it looks like it could be a ghost" and later that it may be "one of the best" videos you've seen of "maybe a paranormal nature".

In the end, a "blob" with two significant rounded parts, one larger than the other and things that look like legs to the point where the whole things looks exactly like a whole, living spider, is delivered to the viewing public as anything but the obvious and the show declares it unsolved, undebunked, inexplicable.

I know it's all about the editing but I'm wondering in what context you end up saying things that seem to lend credence to the woo side once they've spliced it all together? (And who was that forensic video analyst who's apparently never seen a spider before?)
 
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AndyD said:
I know it's all about the editing but I'm wondering in what context you end up saying things that seem to lend credence to the woo side once they've spliced it all together? (And who was that forensic video analyst who's apparently never seen a spider before?)
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hmmm.. I said lots of stuff that day and yes, they used what they wanted. I remember thinking it was in fact one of the best videos I'd see as it did look sort of like a ghost... (whatever a ghost looks like) I mean most ghost videos are rubbish. I was also hamming it up but left them with no doubt that it was not a ghost.

I never did find out who the forensic video analyst people were, but they were awful. I mean come on.. it's so clearly something near the camera.
 
After seeing the show tonight, I think that it's likely any one could make it through to the final 3 just by flying under the radar. You can progress to the next stage if someone else does badly! Just be being 'Not the worst' you are likely to progress.
 
Overall a pretty mediocre show 3/10 for entertainment, and that is only because Richard is there.:D:D
The "skykicks" bombed out in the main event of finding something in a container amongst 70 containers. They got 100% wrong. I suppose a 1 in 70 chance is very slim and the result is probably expected through chance.
 
The shipping container challenge could have been made more fun by comparing their results to a team of trained beagles :D
 
Last week I made a prediction about the show.

My prediction was short and to the point. I did not use a shotgun approach and was anything but vague. I missed the end of the show tonight but I'm advised I was pretty damned close to the way it ended. In fact, if anyone on that show can be considered psychic based on what they've demonstrated, then I might be a master of the Gift and should set up business right away.

Here's my prediction again. (You can check it at the original link, since I moved the website yesterday, which was still well before the show was aired).

I predict that the first person to be dismissed from "The One" will not say "I didn't see that coming" but will claim that they had difficulty tuning their powers under the pressure of a studio situation. Stacey Demarco is clouding my vibes a bit but I think she's nodding in agreement. Someone's saying it's tough and they're out of their comfort zone. Damn, Demarco's made it all a bit cloudy with all that nodding. I'm feeling that there was an air of skepticism blocking the channels. I'm receiving an "R" sound and I am also sensing a "woman", but don't ask me why. Oops, I'm also seeing a baby - someone's in for a surprise!

I had no prior knowledge of the outcome and, as far as I know, there was nothing posted on the net prior to me making my prediction. Not that I need a disclaimer since I'm not claiming to be psychic. It was all perfectly reasoned.

Of course, if my prediction bears no resemblance to the way the show finished then it not only proves my lack of psychic ability but confirms the desire of my family to nod in agreement to questions even when they shouldn't (I had to ask them if I was right about this and this and this...)
 
Gib said:
Thanks for the torrent Richard, but unfortunately there aren't any seeders. If anyone already has this, can you please hop back onto the torrent, and seed. If you download, please leave your torrent open for a few days for others to download. Thanks !!
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The episode is easy to find on Usenet. If you download often, it is much better than torrents.
 
My review of most of episode two is here.

I was called away during the final portion so have had to rely on my son's notes.

If you haven't seen the show yet, or read about it, then do a little test. Think of five or six Australian Olympians. Don't try too hard, just the first that come to mind. Write them down before reading the next instruction.



Now check how many on you list are swimmers? How many could you describe as having their arms going around?
 
So, that woman sitting next to you is Stacey Demarco, a practicing witch. Any chance that she might invite you and a few of your closest skeptic mates :rolleyes: to a skyclad initiation ceremony in order to induct skeptics into the ways of the dark side? I've always wanted to see the southern constellations during a skyclad ritual. I'm very spiritual that way.

Wouldn't hurt to ask?
 
AndyD said:
My review of most of episode two is here.

If you haven't seen the show yet, or read about it, then do a little test. Think of five or six Australian Olympians. Don't try too hard, just the first that come to mind. Write them down before reading the next instruction.
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Hmmm, this seems to be similar but actually an impossible version of the "think of a country that starts with the letter "D" trick." Even Americans can come up with Denmark, but 5 or 6 Australian Olympians? I remember your female beach volleyball and basketball teams were very pretty and dressed for the hot weather but that's all I got.
 
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Hmmm, this seems to be similar but actually an impossible version of the "think of a country that starts with the letter "D" trick." Even Americans can come up with Denmark, but 5 or 6 Australian Olympians? I remember your female beach volleyball and basketball teams were very pretty and dressed for the hot weather but that's all I got.
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He he, it probably doesn't work too well in Connecticut. But trust me, even Aussies who aren't interested in sport (like me) could name a bunch of our Olympians. They are national heroes. The great thing is that even without actual names, the psychic guesses (public eye, charity work, career offer, moving arms, purpose, study...) still work due to the similarities of all the sportsters. In fact, you don't even have to use Aussie Olympians, use any you can think of and the guesses are still likely to fit.
 
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Senex said:
Hmmm, this seems to be similar but actually an impossible version of the "think of a country that starts with the letter "D" trick." Even Americans can come up with Denmark, but 5 or 6 Australian Olympians? I remember your female beach volleyball and basketball teams were very pretty and dressed for the hot weather but that's all I got.
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I think that test was designed for Australians. I personally can think of three Australian olympians who aren't swimmers. One is a runner (Cathy Freeman), one a weightlifter (that huge tuna fisherman from Nowra whose name I can't currently recall) and one an equestrian (Andrew Hay). In fact, the only Australian swimmer whose name I can currently recall is Dawn Fraser, and that's going back quite some time. Oh, and there's Shane Gould as well.
 
Richard, in the segment where Amanda matched the cross to the Maltese guy, the biggest hit there I think was the "Malta" connection. I've heard of something called a Maltese cross though.

I couldn't see what the item looked like, Amanda hid it from the camera quite well. Was it possibly of Maltese design ?
 
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