The shows doesn't outright suck, and it's more of a "can an average joe attract this lady given the temptation behind door number 1, 2 or 3?" My problem is that I don't really have a favorite to root for in this whole exercise, so it's mainly for the trainwreck/insecurity issues on display.

I know, but I don't think nerd is adequate - I've seen supernerds with much better awareness of the signals from the ladies, hell, they become highly attuned to the secret language of "You're such a nice PERSON" and "Can you help me with my math homework?"

He just didn't understand the signals from her. She obviously was not into him as a potential boyfriend.

She showed the slightest interest or attention to him and he instantly thought that there was a connection.

She had to be weirded out by his reaction to their first kiss. It was almost like he had never kissed anyone before.

I should have posted this sooner but.......I know who wins...

I find this show highly entertaining.

I do hope malena ends up with the worst possibe candidate (Zach) so she'll pay for being such a twit.

As that would be a lot more fun that having a short relationship with a nice, sincere guy (Adam)

Now wait just a damn minute ... you mean to tell me that Zach really is an a-hole? I'm shocked!!! How could she have ever seen this coming?!?! -rolleyes- Women ...

I agree with Adam and Zach. This isn't about "fairness." If she really liked one of these guys, she wouldn't be so constantly looking for something better, regardless of the competetive nature of the TV show. If I were Adam, I too would be questioning whether or not I wanted to continue forward.

I was also struck by how hypocritical she can be considering the way <i>she</i> reacted to some of the guys at the beginning and whom she so quickly eliminated. Not really accurate to say she was the same person underneath either. The Danielle character was overtly unfriendly in the footage we saw.

das

This has been a very entertaining reality show. The makeup job was great. It did remind me of Fat High School Monica.

She's a DUFF. rotfl

sounds like Average Joe II is already in the works...

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/liv...p_average_joe/

I had my fingers crossed for an "Average Jane"

This has turned into just another dating show now, the original premise has pretty much been abandoned. Is Graham Yost a producer?

Malena has a lot of guts berating those guys from being shallow, considering she's mostly picked the best looking guys to continue forth the entire time. They should have turned the tables and shown the guys the hidden footage of her reaction after meeting them.

12/01/03

Loved watching Zach get punked the worst last night. He really got downgraded after using the DUFF moniker on the "cousin".

The reveal (a la Scooby Doo moment) was pretty funny.

From the upcoming teaser for the 2-hour finale next week, it appears that .

I think we're all pulling for Adam.

I have to admit, also ,that this show would have been pretty boring had they just gone through it with the Average Joes. I think the addition of the pretty boys has made the audience start pulling hard for the average guy to win out.

I like Adam a lot, he reminds me of one of my close buddies from college who was from Boston. Zach was really starting to grow on me, and personally I don't think it's neccessarily fair to show what guys say to each other like that. Most of the time it is in an effort to make jokes and be accepted by the group - it's just our mentality.

It really helps this show that Malena is coming across as a cool girl, too, and isn't playing into the normal stereotypes that most of us men hold for women that are hot and models, cheerleaders, etc.

I am pulling for Jason. Adam was pretty cool, but Jason actually seems like a well-rounded guy. He is better suited for her (at least what we have seen on TV).

It was great to see Zach put in his place. How stupid can you be? You are on TV!

I would never say anything like what he said! I sure as hell would watch my Ps and Qs if I were on a reality TV show. You never know who is watching or listening!

Great ep, although I didn't notice (or they didn't show) if the "good-looking guys" said anything bad about the 'cousin' or not. I know the one guy said he'd give her a lap dance... did Jason say anything at all?