Talkin' 'bout Gabby Franco

Beauty and skill

I continue my quest to repay those who have helped spread the news about this blog. Right after Chris Cheng started following me on twitter, Gabby Franco did the same.

Franco has been flying under the radar for most of the season, but that doesn't mean she hasn't been doing her part. She's been a consistent performer, and (at least as far as we've been allowed to see) her name hasn't ever been brought for consideration at elimination meetings. And while I don't mean to jinx her (which I can't really since this was filmed back in August), she could very well be the first woman to make it to the individual portion of the this contest since Season 1's Tara Poremba.

I think it would be cool to see a female contestant make it to the final three for the call-your-shot challenge, and Franco might just be the right woman for the job.

If you want to learn more about Franco or show your support for her this season, there are a couple of places you can go.

Follow her on Twitter @GabbyFrancoTS4

Like her on Facebook by following this link: https://www.facebook.com/gabbyfrancotopshot

She has her own website: http://gabbyfranco.com/

And that website has a blog where Frnaco has been walking readers through Season 4 from her perspective. Click the link that follows, or click the link I recently installed as part of my blog roll on the left column: http://gabbyfranco.com/blog/

That's it for this week's edition. Next week I'm bouncing back to blue team, but it's either going to be Augie Malekovich, because he wife started following me, or Dylan Fletcher, for sharing his inside perspective on episode 6 in the comments.

Follow me on Twitter (especially if you are a contestant, past or current, and would like to be featured) @cswiets

Talkin' 'bout Chris Cheng

Sorry for the delay here folks, I now I promised this yesterday but as much as I did not want it to, spring break got in the way.  I spent my time yesterday driving and enjoying the wonderful spring weather in Madison, Wis., and was unable to throw up this post.

The good news is I am back at home base, which means not only will I be able to watch Top Shot when it airs, but I'll be watching it in 52 glorious inches of high definition.

I'll take this guy over Hugh Jackman any day of the week.

This week, I'm focusing on red team member Chris "Van Helsing" Cheng. Cheng dominated the crossbow challenge this week, and has slowly been getting more screen time as the weeks go on. Bestowed with a new nickname and some new confidence, Cheng is starting to break out as one of the competitor's to watch this season.

Cheng started following me on Twitter this week, and so I'm returning the favor by doing a little cross promoting.

You can follow Cheng on Twitter @TopShotChris

And you can show your support by liking his Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/TopShotChris

Cheng also hosts weekly recaps and Q&A's for episodes that he records and posts on YouTube. You can check out his channel here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/TopShotChris

That's it for this edition of Talk' 'bout. Watch Cheng and the rest of the red team on this week's episode of Top Shot on Tuesday 10/9 c.

Come back tomorrow for a little Monday bonus.

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Talkin' 'bout Tim Trefren

Tim Trefren, the strong, silent type

In Talkin' 'bout I take some time to help cross promote a contestant who has been gracious enough to follow me on Twitter. Today I take a look at red team member Tim Trefren. This is the last contestant from the current season who is following me, so unless that changes in the next week, my next post will be about Season 2's Jay Lim.

Trefren hasn't gotten much screen time in these first few episodes, but he's on the cusp of breaking out. As long as he continues to shoot consistently, he'll quickly become red team's second most prominent member (because Sumpter will clearly continue to be the dominating red team spokesperson).  

Here are a few places you can go to learn a little bit more of Trefren.

As always, you can follow him on Twitter @TimTrefenTS4

Trefren works as a big game hunter in a family business called Trefren Outfitters. Their official site can viewed at the link below. It gives an interesting insight into hunting in the more rural parts of America, like Wyoming.

http://trefrenoutfitters.net/

Like Terry Vaughan, Trefren has also doing some blogging for this season. He's blogging for Outdoorlife.com, providing additional insight into each episode. You can read his latest post about "Shotgun Showdown" by clicking the link below, and you can view his previous posts by clicking on his name in the byline.

http://www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/gun-shots/2012/02/top-shot-how-not-make-mental-mistakes

Also, if you think Trefren has what it takes to be History's Top Shot, or if you just enjoy his presence on the show, make sure to like him on Facebook by clicking the link below.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tim-Trefren-Top-Shot-Season-4/162534093849812

That's all for this week's edition, I'm hoping to generate some more followers, and make some more contact with contestants so I can keep doing these posts.

Remember to follow me on Twitter @cswiets to get the latest updates on new posts.

Have a good weekend everyone.

Talkin' 'bout Terry

Hello, all, it's Oscar Sunday, so I have some other priorities at the moment. However, I thought I'd take a minute this afternoon to throw up a quick post about Season 4 blue team contestant, Terry Vaughan. As I've mentioned Terry and his wife started following me on Twitter this past week, and have offered some words of encouragement and retweeted the link to this blog for me. I'm a big believer in "what goes around, comes around" or "one good turn deserves another" whichever you prefer. So in a way to pay back their kindness, here are some links to let help you get to know Terry Vaughan a little better.

First off, you can follow him on Twitter @terry_empowers

Next stop by Terry's website to get a better idea of the line of work he's in.
http://www.tvempowers.com/

While you're there, be sure to check out his blog, which provides additional insight into Season 4.
http://www.tvempowers.com/blog/

Also, to get a taste of what his writing is like, I highly recommend reading this post reflecting on Top Shot and what it says about America.
http://www.tvempowers.com/blog/latest-news/america-according-to-‘top-shot’/

Finally, make sure to like his Facebook his page here:
https://www.facebook.com/tvspeaks

There you go, hopefully if I can get some further interaction with contestants both present and past, I can do some more posts like this.

Continue to check back as we gear up for Episode 3 later this week.

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