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The Benefactor

ABC's new reality show

         

gopi

1:05 am on Sep 14, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Is it just me or this guy Mark Cuban appears/feels like the most arrogant rich guy you ever saw?

sad thing is this guy used to be my role model/inspiration :)

vkaryl

2:23 am on Sep 14, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Hi gopi -

I have a brother just like Mark Cuban.... I find them both pretty amusing.

gopi

4:26 am on Sep 14, 2004 (gmt 0)

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The sad thing as i mentioned is i used to adore him , i always thought he is one of the coolest internet billionare! ...

But when i saw him today on the show somehow my opinion changed , he is more arrogant than oldschool Donald Trump!

photon

1:08 pm on Sep 14, 2004 (gmt 0)

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I couldn't watch more than about five minutes of the show--and that was fast-forwarding through it with TiVo!

gopi

3:21 pm on Sep 14, 2004 (gmt 0)

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This line from New York daily news today says it all!

"There's a fine line between confidence and arrogance and annoyance," Cuban says at one point..... That's true - and "The Benefactor" fails because he doesn't seem to know the difference himself.

[nydailynews.com...]

gopi

3:59 pm on Sep 14, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Seems all this billionare guys crave for attention :) ...Was researching about "The Benefactor" a bit and read another 'Apprentice' style show is coming from Fox featuring Virgin Airways founder Richard Branson!

[fox.com...]

Rugles

6:48 pm on Sep 15, 2004 (gmt 0)

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>>>confidence and arrogance

I still think Cuban is a cool guy, but all that success has to go to your head sooner or later. Plus, the people who did the editing can have an affect on perception.
It has been a while since I got sucked into a reality show, but this one may have gotten to me.

Hunter

11:41 pm on Sep 15, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Apprentice takes off and latecomers pile on, same old story... of course I wouldn't be saying this at all if I thought Benefactor had anything going for it...

gopi

12:51 am on Sep 16, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Anyone watched the "Apprentice 2" season premiere last week ...The credentials of the canditates are really superb and better than last season ...

[nbc.com...]

That Raj Guy is a funny wacko with his bow tie , red pants and cane , much extreme than last seasons eccentric charecter Sam :)

gopi

1:00 am on Sep 28, 2004 (gmt 0)

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That domnic guy is THE stupid guy , i donno why mark likes him ...he obviously dont even know how to play a guitar but he thinks he is a rock star - hillarious :)

hannamyluv

2:22 am on Sep 28, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Is it just me or this guy Mark Cuban appears/feels like the most arrogant rich guy you ever saw

Yeah, he just put himself into the same category as Paris Hilton. My poor son had to listen to a 30 minute tirade about how a decent human would spend that kind of money after I saw the commercial.

amythepoet

9:55 pm on Sep 28, 2004 (gmt 0)

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I agree wtih you Gopi about Mark Cuban, god, so arrogant, I can't watch that show again. I do like the apprentice though.

gopi

1:25 am on Sep 29, 2004 (gmt 0)

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>> I can't watch that show again

I watched the first show only because of his old dotcom connection , thought it will interesting to know about him from close.

But after i watched that i thought i will never watch this again , but this monday i was channel surfing and i crossed this show and you know what i endup watching the full show :)

upside

1:45 am on Sep 29, 2004 (gmt 0)

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I like some reality TV shows but The Benefactor made me feel nauseous after the first 10 minutes of the first episode. Its disgusting how he makes up the rules as he goes. At least the folks on The Apprentice have a fighting chance.