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Originally Posted by Kuruharan
Exactly. That is what makes for such compelling television!! People want to watch impossible personalities fumble and bumble about in a pit of social awkwardness.
He has that whole counter-culture thing going on. The viewers love this...or at least the producers love this.
An excellent catalyst for conflict!! Why else would people watch? They want to see a two-hour train wreck.
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They do? Interesting... Well, you are thinking more of the producers and viewers and I'm thinking the best of Beorn's tribe. Besides, if he drives his fellow contestants crazy, it's going to get really nasty afterwards with all the claims for damages, lawsuits and such. But what's more important, I think, is that such a rude, lazy and possessive person as Beorn does not deserve to be crowned to the winner of The Hobbit Survivor, so we might as well get rid of him now.
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Anguirel I'm surprised at you. A savvy operator like yourself attempting to vote off one of the most colorful characters. Tsk.
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If this is all about keeping the colourful and controversial people around, how come you have voted off such characters as Gandalf, Bilbo and Gollum, just to name a few? According to your theory about what people want to see, I'm sure that one uncloaking chap, schizophrenic hermit and a burrahobbit who gets himself constantly into big trouble would attract as many viewers as, I don't know- Super Bowl, so why are you so keen to keep this one particular bloke around? Perhaps you've made a deal to share the prize money if he wins... Ooh, even Middle-earth isn't safe from corruption!
ps. Thanks for the welcome!
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