leather bunky wrote:
It still doesn't make sense. Nick was up against Kail. The producers thought Kail was more interesting?
producers probably thought Nick leaving would drive Danielle in the arms of daddy
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leather bunky wrote: producers probably thought Nick leaving would drive Danielle in the arms of daddy |
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i've said it before but. . .
HAVE ANY OF YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THE NAME "BIG BROTHER"?!?!? do you not understand that brother does not mean interpersonal camaraderie, nor does it imply simply "being watched", but also being manipulated??? |
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darn double post.
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Sardonically Irreverent wrote: The problem though SI is it's not just about what is good for CBS or the viewer. This is basically a game show, and they aren't supposed to be rigged. There's a law against it. And 14 people went in thinking that they had an equal chance at the money, and that they could save themselves or influence decisions. Not the producers. |
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Are you saying Jen = Herb Stempel?
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craig |
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BB8 is already tainted as a gameshow. Kail, Dustin, Jen etc have been screwed. So they might as well Erig it for more drama and have Jen stay over Jameka 3-2,
so we can watch Amber meltdown and Dick explode.
Then have Jen win HOH, the Donatos miraculous survive again, and Zach goes home.
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angstygoldfish wrote: Angst has a point. CONTROL in it's foulest form. Has everyone read the book?
This was what I expected in the beginning but the "control" wasn't as obvious to me in the first 5 versions since I wasn't chasing the feeds. I grew complacent.
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ViciousParker |
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I was kidding. I probably should have added some sort of emoticon to make it apparent, I guess.
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TheyHadFaces wrote: You will probably find that BB is listed as a "reality show" not a game show. They have different guide lines. They are probably covered two ways from Sunday by disclaimers and wording in their show's definitions. (whatever it's called) American Idol has all bases covered. I'm sure BB does also. BB is simply a reality show that uses "games" as a way to determine progression in the show. |
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Bitsie222 |
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HAVE ANY OF YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THE NAME "BIG BROTHER"?!?!? do you not understand that brother does not mean interpersonal camaraderie, nor does it
imply simply "being watched", but also being manipulated???
I felt the same way at the beginning of the season but manipulation is ALL THEY DO this season. I can handle the manipulation of the players by the DR or the manipulation of the audience by editing but this season they are doing both and any semblance to a game show, or reality for that matter, has gone out the window and I fear the BB franchise will follow it in short order as soon as the season ends or sooner, if no one watches the last six or seven weeks. I, for one, have already stopped watching anything but the last part of Thursday's show for the last couple of weeks and, if Jen, the last interesting person in the house, goes this week, I won't even watch that. The cow Grodner will never let a self-assured, attractive female anywhere near the money so Jen's execution is pretty much assured, probably sooner, rather than later. I have never understood the unreasonable hatred that most of the players have for her but take the way she was portrayed on the show the first few weeks and add the DR saying "what a lying skank she must be because she is pretty and not mentally and emotionally challenged," I guess it makes sense. Anyway, I've already taken the show off my tivo and as soon as Jen walks out the door, I'll be watching Law and Order reruns for the twentieth time because they at least have a story line.
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spnintendo |
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It's all for the greater good people.
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moviegirl11 |
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The last three seasons of BB had Boogie, Maggie and Drew winning. If BB needs to give some of the houseguests a nudge or a bit of support every now and then
to keep the game interesting (and hopefully save the ending), so be it.
Its reality TV people. It's not a game show. It's not a documentary. Its primetime. |
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meggie28 |
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I expect some leading and prodding from the DR. But what's getting to me this season is the DR blatantly giving out info. Telling Jessica that Eric
didn't cast those votes. Telling Jen that Daniele is going to put her up. That's seriously not cool.
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ViciousParker |
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The name "Big Brother" is just a name. There are federal laws that prohibit producers from directly influencing the outcome of a game show. They
started regulating game shows heavily after the Twenty One scandal in the 50's. If it can be proven that the producers manipulated the players to remove
another contestant, they can be prosecuted. Remember Stacy Stillman's lawsuit about Survivor? That one went nowhere, but there was enough precedent for her
to bring up the case.
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angstygoldfish |
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whoa, that's a little intense Bitsie.
you know, all we really know about the "rigging" is people coming out of the DR saying that BB was trying to tell them to go one way or the other. well there's two things. 1. they are stating that BB is trying to sway them. that means that they are *aware* that BB is influencing them, that they are not rigged robots, and can ACTUALLY act however the hell they want. 2. if BB asks a question like, "So you're thinking of putting Jen on the block. Do you really think that it'd be advantageous to have her on the jury instead of sitting next to you?" is that rigging? manipulation? simply asking a strategic question that may influence the way you're thinking about strategy? maybe Dustin was getting strategy hints from the questions he was asked too, but was too dumb to notice what the hints were. that certainly to me is a possibility. |
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moviegirl11 |
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ETA: nevermind - found my answer.
Still dont care if the DR is pressuring people or hinting at things. |
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Telling Jessica that Eric didn't cast those votes. Telling Jen that Daniele is going to put her up. That's seriously not cool.But that's not what happened. DR asked Jessica if she was 100% sure if Eric did the votes. Not telling her outright, but challenging the "evidence". DR asked Jen who does she think will be the replacement nominee. Jen never, ever said the DR told her Daniele was putting her up. 90% of this "evidence" of "rigging" thrown around is blown out of proportion exaggerations. |
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kmill |
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How is the situation where Amber decided to vote out Kail after leaving the DR explained?
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shoeless rye |
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I get it you read the book, I think everybody did back in highschool. Big Brother is the name of the television reality game show it has nothing to do with
1984 other than where it gets it's name.
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angstygoldfish |
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yeah, and the show Survivor has nothing to do with it's name either. or the Amazing Race, where it's just coincidence that contestants keep saying
"this is so amazing". and The Office has nothing to do with an office.
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