http://videos.bol.uol.com.br/video/vai-ser-bombastico-promete-renata-kuerten-sobre-conexao-models-0402CC983964C0C15326

So it basically looks like the same Chega Mais... with a reduced cast, somewhat reduced pies, one less host, and less-than-flattering lighting.

Bojack is gone... But that's OK! We have Fox Girl now!
Barb is back... and (I assume) still whining, and still avoiding pies.
Dumber is back... and still can't pie women for shit!
Beardy is back... and still missing questions!
Curly is back... and (so far) taking 18 less pies per game than usual.
And most of the "original" girls are back... but no sign of the newer ones who seemed much cooler about getting pied.

Looks like a step down, but at least the show isn't dead, and there's plenty of time for the producers to tweak it endlessly. (RE: Figure out how to get Curly pied 50 or more times every show.)

Discuss amongst yourselves. And maybe don't delete this thread, hmm?

Yeah, why did that other thread get locked? Nobody in the world wants to hear about Chega Mais less than me, but still, that kind of shit should not go down here without copious explanation.

Don't know why the other thread was locked - although the previous "let's talk about CM thread" was moved to the OT section, perhaps the lack of any direct WAM in both threads was the reason; the first time it was moved and this second time locked.

Me, I think the show is such a WAM-godsend that even just a thread talking about it, particularly when it's status was in jeopardy, is very welcome but clearly not my call to make.

Here, there is no problem. That link shows plenty of women post-pied. Looks like the show is basically the exact same, which while I know it's frustrating for some of us, it's still the most amazing mainstream WAM in all of recorded history, so I can live with Curly's antics (but, yes, he is annoying)

Hell, if I'd known how easy it was to wipe out a primary CM character, I would've just donned my "Curly" wig for the parody. See ya later, Guy Who Loves Getting Pied By Other Guys!

I count at least three women pied in the short clip. This appears to be a positive sign.

I anticipate that the pie segment will be cut back to 30 minutes or less. It was running an incredible 50 minutes the final three episodes. I highly doubt it will run 50 minutes in the premiere episode.

The emphasis of the new show, at least initially, will probably be on music, dancing and the "glamour" of modeling. They're promoting a modeling competition with $1 million Brazilian real in prizes.

The name of the show is Conexao Models which translates to "Model Connection". At least we can still refer to the show as "CM".

Several of the newer girls were actresses, dancers, singers and musicians. They were not just models. The fact that they had actual talent was immediately evident.

Hopefully the newer girls will be invited back in the coming weeks as the producers once again realize that they're more entertaining.

I would especially like to see lively brunette beauty Jessica Juttel return. She reminds me of Sabrina Scherer.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BCPyJQsp4me/?taken-by=jessicajuttel

What would I find VERY disappointing?

* If the pie segment is under 20 minutes.
* If the men are instructed to throw pies gently and respectfully.
* If the 2 to 1 male to female pie ratio returns.
* If the new studio lighting prevents good viewing.

MILDLY disappointing.

* If there aren't at least two full rounds.
* If the "return pie" gimmick has been removed.
* If the balloon is featured more prominently.

Can anybody think of any other potential negatives?

I guess it's good that's it's continuing. I'll keep the edits coming.

I'm glad they're carrying on with most of the same models, I think I'd miss my weekly fix of seeing Dani get pied

Hopefully they'll have some full length clips on their website tonight (like they did with Chega Mais)

Well, it wasn't a win for the men, but it was a hell of a lot better than what we were left with when CM finished up. Some decent pies, a decent game length; I'd consider the show rising from the ashes a few weeks after it went down a win in my book.

This show is back to normal.

Cons
Lighting is awful
Game is ever so slightly shorter


Pros
Thiago was on his meds, however there are still many bufoons on the boys side.
Balloons are gone.
The best TV show in the last 5-10 years is still on the air

I checked the RedeTV website out of curiosity... All trace of "Chega Mais" is now gone, so yeah. That producer and his lawsuit weren't kidding around.

But they had the link to the "live stream," so I watched for about 10 seconds. Some guy with curly hair (not Curly) pied a younger guy (well). (Obviously... The guys on CM *always* pie each other perfectly!)

Not sure what THAT was about... But my superstitious nature made me decide to stop watching. Glad I didn't jinx the entire show!

Speaking of, I promise not to do a Conex Models parody until we reach the point where Curly's taking 40 pies a show and we need to put the damn thing out of its misery.

Pros:

Pies are gooier and piled higher.
One of said pies slopped beautifully down onto Nadia's awesome cleavage (after a very good, smooth hit to the face no less).

Cons:
The metalhead is quite possibly stupider than the 'idiot twins'.
Still no chance of Renata getting pied.

The studio lighting was tinted blue. I'm still seeing the color blue everywhere. They need to get rid of the blue lights for the pie segment. Other than that I was very much satisfied.

It would've been a crime against humanity if Nadia did not receive a pie while wearing that dress.

Ruda really nailed her good. He's consistently the best pie thrower.

The bottom of the pie plate said something to the effect of "celebrity pie-ing".

I don't know who the celebrity was supposed to be. Looked like Grouch Marx.

"Celebrity" pie-ings appear to be one of the tweaks added to the program.

Later in the show a guy in a Spiderman costume threw a pie (at Naty?) Will Marvel Comics sue the program and take it off the air permanently?

SStuff,

The horse dude made a quick appearance in the middle of the show. However, he wasn't wearing the same horse head. He was wearing a horse head more like the one you used in your tribute video.

Additionally, the horse dude did not appear as tall or thin as before. I think it's a different person.

Can you prove that you weren't in Sao Paulo last week filming Conexao Models?

Well, let's hope for an HD upload sometime soon.

You got me. They pay me $35 a show. Even with the airfare, more $$ than I make from pie videos these days....

New site for the bookmarks, vids are up, twice the size of old ones, but still SD - http://www.redetv.uol.com.br/conexaomodels/

So shorter game (less than two full rounds, boo) but more bonus pies (probably good overall, rather take luck than dudes' intelligence). Decent overall, if we could just get the twins (and some others) to aim for the damn face - you can get the hair after, just watch how Token does it you jackasses.

And thus the world returned to order, as the CM bitching recommenced.

My thoughts for what they are worth: the fact they re-formulated the show and got it back on the air so quickly bodes well. They went to enough trouble to show me they believe in the concept and ratings must be strong. They certainly didn't change the set, the name and probably pay the guy off to put this thing back on the air without full commitment.

Secondly: they got rid of the right host!

Agreed the new lighting sucks but maybe that will be improved as they go along.

Can you imagine if an American show had been forced off the air for legal reasons re-booting so quickly?

I am excited moving forward.

Just me or do some videos on the site fail to play? Can't find it on youtube yet either.

They will play eventually. I use Firefox with the Download Helper and start the downloads instantly. (Yeah, I can't watch 90% of this show in real time...) If the download fails I just reload the page.

They're a bargain-basement TV network in a bankrupt country. It's amazing their website doesn't crash hourly.

My biggest fear of this "reboot" was that the process of uploading the HD files to the YouTube channel (which took CM nearly 5 months to do consistently, every week) would lag WAAAY behind the show itself. Hopefully I'm wrong, but I can see these first few episodes not appearing on YT at all.

Fortunately, we have a tour of the host's lavish three-bedroom apartment in San Paulo instead!

I'm always looking for home decor tips.

I recorded the show live just in case there were issues with the clip uploads:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMM_XQrM_Gc

And kudos for that.... But I'm mostly wanting the YouTube channel to start uploading solely to get the 720p HD clips.

The website has all the messy clips from the show at a nice fat bitrate (3400kbps) but the same ol' 360p quality. Better than nothing, but I got spoiled by HD every week.

Same, hence the lack of edits so far.

The show scored 1.4 rating. This would've been among the highest rated episodes for 2015. Barring some unforeseen circumstance (Brazil erupts in civil war as the government and economy collapse) I think the new CM will be around a minimum of 6-12 months.

The pie segment still appears to be the nucleus of the show. I'm glad they kept the "return pie" feature. This virtually assures that none of the women will go more than 2 or 3 episodes without getting messed. If they get rid of all those blue lights everything will be back to normal.

The pies were at their finest. First, there was at least 25% more pie on the plate. Second, the pies were very gooey. Even the pies gently touched to the face created a gloppy mess. I hope the pies remain consistent from week to week. The last couple months of Chega Mais the pies were too solid.

Lastly, I think they fired the male host to comply with the lawsuit. Either that or they needed to rid his salary to afford the two fox mascots.

It amazes me that ANYONE misses the male host.
But then again, a few folks on IG like "Heavy Metal Guy." PLEASE don't turn him into the next Curly....

They really need to work in the better girls from the end of the run: Jessica, Victoria, Julia 3.0, Chick With Braces. I assume Paloma comes back soon. Kind of done with Duda and Dani but they seem locked into the show forever, like D'Lucca and Curly. (Although, unlike those two, they haven't reached the point where they intentionally miss every single question....)

If nothing shows I guess I'm back to 360p edits for a while. I did close the door on the original Chega with the fourth (and final) compilation... This one runs for over an hour in full 720p HD. (Yes, even the "lost" final episode.) Up at SlapstickStuff.com with the other mainstream compilations.

There's a brief trailer for tomorrow's episode on their instagram page. It doesn't give a lot away, but a cute (possibly new?) pigtailed girl gets pied nicely.