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My trip the Big Brother studio

The TVClubHouse: Big Brother 10 ARCHIVES: Big Brother 10 - Part 7: My trip the Big Brother studio users admin

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Stopthemadness
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07-15-2005

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 7:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Stopthemadness a private message Print Post    
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ANYONE GOING TO BE IN THE AUDIANCE

Our tickets said that doors open at 3:00, we arrived at 3:20 and were one of the last to get in. Make sure you are there before 3 or you stand a chance of being in the maybe line even if you have a ticket


When we got in we were asked to fill out an information card with our name and address on it. When the show people found out that we were from the New Orleans area they came and pulled us out on the line and brought us inside. They said that they were going to see if they had enough time when they talked to Renny in the HOH room they would ask her what was the craziest thing she had ever done for beads. They were then going to tell her that there were three ladies that came all the way from New Orleans to cheer her on and then they would show us smiling and waving, unfortunately they didn’t have time so that didn’t happen, but it would have been fun.

Once everyone is seated, they rearrange people by the color of what they are wearing so that there aren’t to many reds on one side and blues on the other. They polled the audience to see how many people wanted April out almost everyone did, there were only three people who wanted Jerry out. Julie comes in about 10 minutes before the show starts, she has many people running around her doing her hair, make-up and making sure her clothes are just right (it would drive me nuts). She is very pretty in person, but is not real warm and fuzzy. She has no interaction with the audience, she came in did her job and was gone in a flash.

It was kind of weird to see a house guest live, April is really tiny and she is a lot better looking in person then she is on the show (no I am not an April fan). She looked a little shell shocked to be sitting there talking to Julie with all these people around. When they were done talking to her they took her away and Julie finished the show. They then brought April back and did the interview for the Morning Show, so we got to see that too.

All in all it was a most awesome experience, did I mention I almost freaked out when I realized that I was standing within 10 feet of the Big Brother front door? My friends almost had to sit on me so I didn’t try to go see if it was unlocked! And we answered a few questions and got Big Brother 10 tee shirts.

Teenangel
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02-16-2008

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 7:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teenangel a private message Print Post    
Stop, that sounds like an awesome experience. Thank you for sharing it with us. And I wondered if Julie ever interacted with the audience.

Teenangel
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02-16-2008

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 7:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teenangel a private message Print Post    
And did I mention how envious I am?

Beekindpleez
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07-18-2006

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 7:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beekindpleez a private message Print Post    
Stop...thank you so much for sharing that with us. Sounds like a really fun experience.

Mnemosyne
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08-25-2008

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 7:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mnemosyne a private message Print Post    
Stopthemadness, how fun! I'm jealous, being an East-coaster, I doubt I'll ever get there. Glad you got to experience it!

Chy
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07-19-2003

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 8:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chy a private message Print Post    
Me too!

Thank you so much for sharing your excitement with us!

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 8:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
thx for sharing, what fun!!!

Stopthemadness
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07-15-2005

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 8:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Stopthemadness a private message Print Post    
I can't stress just how TOTALLY AWESOME it reallt was. If anyone is close to LA ans has a chance to go do it.

Did I say it was TOTALLY AWESOME?????

Teenangel
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02-16-2008

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 8:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teenangel a private message Print Post    
LOL @ Stop, we can only imagine. I'm a East Coaster too so... dream a little dream....

Puzzled
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08-27-2001

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 8:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Puzzled a private message Print Post    
Thanks for telling us about it, Stop.

Sangi
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07-22-2008

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 8:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sangi a private message Print Post    
Stop, I am so glad you shared that and also very glad you got to experience that first hand :-)

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 9:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Stop, isn't it surreal to be "there"?

Stopthemadness
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07-15-2005

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 9:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Stopthemadness a private message Print Post    
Have you gone Sea? It is surreal. It makes it like these are real people not television hampsters.

Panda
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07-15-2005

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 9:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Panda a private message Print Post    
Thanks for sharing your story!!!! that is soooooo cool that you got to go!

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 11:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Thanks and congrats Stopthemadness!

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 12:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
Sea, didn't we catch you in the stands at a finale one year? Can't remember, but it sure seems like we did.?.?

Glad you had a good time, Stop!

Chellie67
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07-11-2008

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Stop, thanks! that is info that we can't get normally and it is exciting just to hear about it...I can't imagine how exciting it would be to actually be there! Congrats.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 3:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I've been to two finales and I think Justin42 has been three plus he went to a show earlier this season.

I've been to two different locations.. finale for season 5 (the one that Drew won, Cowboy second.. Jase, Holly, Diane, Scott, etc. That was at the old house and we were at FOTH which that season had a little pond (which was empty) and Julie stood at the front door. At first she was inside in her studio with the jury and then the jury voted and came outside, There were others from that season and past seasons and it was right in the sun.. they had warned people to bring sunglasses and sunscreen. We watched the inside stuff on a screen. Then Julie came out and Drew and Cowboy came out the front door after the announcement. Lanzee met me there and Justin42 was there but we didn't meet then. The best was that Lanzee had been emailing with one of the twin's husbands (Adria and Natalie) and she signed to them and then right at the end after the show was over and the HG were up at the front door, I got a twin's attention and Lanzee signed to them too.

And I got to go to the Season Six at the "new" house outside the front door (but the configuration changed again this year) and that being the season of Janie and Kaysar was a high point for me :-)

Grammy went with me and we met Bzbee and Justin42. My fun personal thing was I'd been emailing with Ivette's then-girlfriend and she knew I was coming to the finale and just by luck, the limo with her and Ivette's family pulled up when we were waiting and I was able to go talk to her.

And we were seated near Janie's mom, Ann and friend and talked to them briefly too. Later I got to talk to Ann during All-Stars and once to Janie after all stars. (and she still remembered those crazy fans calling her Jedi Janie.. she loved that)

I'm bummed I didn't hear about applying for live shows until too late this year, but I can still remember the parking, the anxiety about getting in and such.

I usually err on the side of being too early, so both times I ended up parking on a side street and lining up.

It really is a fun thing to do.

Also during season 6, when we knew one of the HG was going to go be on the set during the taping of a CBS show, some really smart TVCHer figured out that it pretty much had to be 2.5 Men and we also figured it had to be Janie who would win the trip, so I applied for tickets to that taping and Zmom and I went up without knowing for sure it was the right show or that Janie got it, but that was really fun and after we parked and passed inspection with ID and emails and got into a shuttle and went to that studio and walked to the sound stage and were in line, THEN we knew it was at least the right show because there were signs about the BB taping and then even better we were still outside in the line when they took Janie inside and we yelled "Jedi Janie" and she talked about that when she got back to the house.

Stop have you seen yourself on the show??


Oh and Julie was pretty much the same when we saw her.. first year I went she just came out to the front door and did her lines.. practiced and actually fluffed the live line. Then the next time I went we saw the same as you did.. she was swarmed by makeup people during each break and was professional and didn't really interact with the crowd.

I think it is a great idea to have a live audience for all the eviction shows and also nice that the crowd gets to sit in on the Early Show taping too. I'm sure it is nicer for the HG to see fans right away.

Bzbee
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04-26-2004

Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 5:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bzbee a private message Print Post    
Yes Sea. I still remember what fun it was to go to the season 6 finale.

Stopthemadness
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07-15-2005

Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 7:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Stopthemadness a private message Print Post    
Sea I have seen myself on the show, but I don't think I will be discovered as a result! Looks like tv does add 20 lbs and 10 years.

I wish I could have gone to a season 6 show, that was a really good season. I don't think I will be able to talk my husband into letting me go again even if I could get more tickets.

Lancecrossfire
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07-13-2000

Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 8:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lancecrossfire a private message Print Post    
I appreciate hearing how thing go down for the live show! I like having people there--ot's more dynamic than just Julie and who gets booted. It's better energy. BB needs energy because it's not a high energy show.

Saguaro
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06-21-2005

Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 9:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Saguaro a private message Print Post    
Thanks for sharing the live show experience. I have not been to any BB shows this season, but I was at a couple of evictions season one (I saw myself on camera for one of them). I've also been to dozens and dozens of other shows on that lot and other places. Anyone going to a TV show should always arrive much earlier then they tell you to be there if you want to get into the show. I always feel bad for people who don't know this. In the past, I've seen people come from out of state or even other countries to see shows like Friends and Frasier, and not get in because they were "on time", but late when it comes to getting into a show.