Though the cast isnt too exciting for me either, Katie, at least there aren't that many Freah Meat kids. UGH

I honestly couldnt take kenny or evan for 1 more season. i probably wouldnt even watch it lol

Tomorrow get out of the right side of the bed....

i dont know why, but i still keep up hope that we'll have some oldies, but goodies cast on the challenges. I'm disappointed every time

and there's no feigning enthusiasm for the SYDNEY cast. The smiley list is too long for me to spend time trying to find "eye roll" haha

I am so excited about Fresh meat not being on it en masse - I don't even care who is on it!

Well.... Danny and Evelyn aren't on it, so that will be a plus. I still think we have another Inferno 3 snorefest on our hands though.

And I don't care what anyone says, I think Wes brought a LOT of entertainment value to these challenges! So far, he has been one to actually keep to his word about 'retiring' from them though.

Hey I loved that movie! Lol

Seriously, I HAAAAAAATED Wes on Real World, but for some reason I really liked him on the challenges. Maybe because he was always the outcast and I tend to root for the underdog that pulls through, I dunno.

I miss Theo. I know he was trying to do stand up for a while, but I think he needs to come back for a challenge. So I have been watching the first Battle of the Sexes on veoh, and I was wondering about Road Rules Emily and James. I wanna know what happened to them and if they are still together. I am also curious to know if Chadwick and Holly are still married. I still never got over Holly going from being a slut to being Mrs. Christian mom. I ALSO wanna know what Yes is up to these days!!!!

(Sorry, I was having nastalgic challenge flashbacks)

Sometimes I wonder if the challenges really were better then, or maybe a lot of us were just in the more appropriate age range for the show and thought the people and events were so much cooler. Not sure.

Me either. The only thing they did for me on that show was get on my nerves. lol.

Ooooh, very nice!! He should never be allowed to wear shirts.

Bacchus, the sociogram is fascinating but assuming neither that the list is accurate or inaccurate because I don't actually know, I have some disagreement with it.

1. First, I agree that Brooke is very social. For that reason alone, her circle should be heavily intersecting with at least one of the strong women. I'd go with Tonya as the physically strong one and then with Colie as a result of natural alliance that always exists within a season when there are outside threats. After that, she should also have a connection to Kelly Anne and Ashli because those two are smart enough to have seen the largely internet reaction to Brooke's ability to bring drama. For your first challenge, you should be about getting as much attention as possible since history says you are going home early.

2. Robin and Johanna need to be two fully intersecting circles since both will be fully isolated from the others who will see them as threats. Assuming your sociologist friend is right and knows of an outside connection between Colie and Johanna, that might mean there should be a dotted line between the two. I can't imagine what she brings to Johanna's game. Robin might well be trying to form the kind of larger alliance the sociogram suggests, but certainly those in the smaller circles of the Robin sphere of influence would see themselves as the "Cerie" of any alliance with Robin... useful until no longer needed. That argues that the new people should band together to eliminate Robin quickly.

3. I don't see Tonya as the "Lone Ranger" depicted. It you look at the outside influence as the guys, then those circles should be touching and the new people gravitating toward her. You can't ignore the experience of someone going on her 7th challenge, tying Beth for the record. Every person from Hollywood, Sydney and Denver has the opportunity to connect with Tonya. She is known to be fiercely loyal on the challenges, even if occasionally wrongly so. Knowing that she and Derrick were on Inferno 3 together and won it says they are a force to be respected and alligned with if possible.

Maybe I'll come back with some other thoughts after some coffee, but I woke up with these reactions this morning after thinking about the sociogram for a day.

Final idea... The sociogram is an idea casting tool. If you know the people well enough, you should be able to predict the potential drama and even work to exploit it happening for it's story value..I. wonder if BMP uses something similar. Sticky notes probably work well for this.