Thanks for the thread. :up: to Mole 2. I'm still pissed ABC dropped it after 9/11. I haven't watched any season since 1 and a third of 2 'cause I was left hangin'.

Game Show Network kicks lower-posterior. :up:

Sorry to resurrect an old thread...

I thought they decided to finish up The Mole 2 later on? I could've sworn I remember watching it all eventually

Also, when does season 2 air? Or am I just missing it?

They did show the rest of Mole2 back then, that same year; they reran the first few episodes with different editing (they'd started out with more of an emphasis on "character development", but it wasn't working, so they switched back to more of a Mole1 style) then the rest of the season... IIRC, it was at least a few months later, so you might've just missed it. :)

That's interesting about the editing, I didn't know that. I watched the first few episodes when they first aired in the fall, and finished up the series when ABC replayed it during that summer.

I watched Mole 1 and thought it was one of the smartest reality show along with Amazing Race. Unfortunately, ABC decided to move Mole 2 around the schedule because of 9/11 and if I remember correctly, they stopped airing it after a few episodes. Did they ever finish showing the remaining episodes before it was cancelled?

Then ABC has the audacity to bring back this show as a "Celebrity" Mole with mostly B and C celebrities and to top it off, they have Ahmad Rashad (sp) as host. I understand Anderson Cooper was already at CNN by this time but to replace him with Ahmad. Totally idiotic.

It could have been a great series if ABC kept it alive just like we are seeing with Amazing Race.

Yes they did. They showed it from the beginning, I believe, the next summer.

Chris

Thanks

Yep, see my post a few above yours. ;)

Yeah, when they started Mole 2 (the first time), they made a big point of saying it was "more character-based", which apparently means they spend WAYYYYY too much time talking to each other, getting to know each other, trying to play up the interactions between the other players. Problem is, while that is the basis for most other reality series, the audience for the Mole wanted something different (please, spare us the arguements, etc). The ratings for the first couple of episodes just tanked, and all of a sudden ABC was pulling the show saying it had something to do with 9-11 some months before, though at the time I suspected it was the ratings. Sure enough, the resurrected series, some months later, had a blurb at the end saying the show had been "reedited and some scenes had been reshot"! :lol: It was back to the same tight game-focused show it had been before, and the ratings improved. :)

I loved the Mole, even the lame celeb versions was way better than most other reality shows.

two questions...

1. do they plan on releasing Mole 1 or 2 on DVD? I bought the Celeb Mole 1 DVD just to support the show.

2. Has anyone seen the UK version of the Mole? They did a version in the UK which lasted 2 seasons.

oops double post

oops triple post... lol, I suck