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Merrysea
Moderator
08-13-2004
| Sunday, June 21, 2009 - 8:03 pm
Seattlemom, don't cancel yet! Those are not the people who are going to be in the house. They just went in for media, where certain people go in for 12 hours and run through a week's worth of events. They do this every year. The people who are going into the house are still waiting to hear that they've been selected.
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Seattlemom
Member
05-10-2005
| Monday, June 22, 2009 - 7:27 am
Ahh okay Merry! I think I will go in my sims 3 game and make a BB house so I can torture the HG LOL
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Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Monday, June 22, 2009 - 8:36 am
Looks like the HG's will be in pre-show sequester sometime late this week- it's been mentioned that the media day stuff has been embargoed until the 29th (next Monday)- you figure they'll do all the pre-show HG's interviews around then, and they'll probably go in the house around the 2nd or 3rd to get the footage for the premiere on the 9th... and I wonder if the new competition is to earn energy or something for the house- they seem to be pushing the eco-friendly angle a lot this year- maybe carbon offsets?
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Lyn
Member
08-07-2002
| Monday, June 22, 2009 - 9:11 am
No washing machine? I wonder if they're going back to the garden hose
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Monday, June 22, 2009 - 11:58 am
Maybe they will have to earn the washing machine.
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Monday, June 22, 2009 - 12:07 pm
Now who is "Dawg from BB 11 Spoilers"?!! Do you mean Dawg the Bounty Hunter??? No. "Dawg" is a poster or a blogger or whatever at this site: http://www.onlinebigbrother.com/ But, I'm not sure he was a participant after all, since it says "he wishes" now, beside his name.
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Monday, June 22, 2009 - 12:13 pm
Here is another RUMOUR, posted by someone who wants to remain anonymous, so take it for what it's worth. LOL I'm a little hesitant to post this, as I'm sure I'll get some hate/disbelief claims, but it's certainly pertinent! One of my old college buddies has a job with EndemolUSA out in Cali, and while he isn't doing any work on Big Brother 11, he said he was pretty sure of some stuff going on in this season. Initially I had taken everything he said with a grain of salt, but he had already told me that they decided to "do the house very green and ecofriendly," and now that that has proven to be true, I've taken his other big claim more seriously. I'm still considering this speculation, but it sounds VERY plausible. The twist? Here is a summary of what I have been told... CBS is making all of their shows cut back on their budget and saving where necessary (the economy blah blah blah), and this year, the twist is that when all the houseguests enter the house, they're being told that the prize money this year is ZERO DOLLARS. And now, instead, they'll have to build the prize money as they go along. Now I don't know if that means they'll have to raise it in challenges, or by going without certain items in the house or whatever, and "Jim" (we'll call my source that) didn't know much beyond that. I assume the max they could get is the standard 500,000... but who knows. His idea, apparently, is that cutbacks, getting less, having to work hard is "relatable" to everyone. Again, this is ALL just someone's speculation, so be sure to apply that grain of salt.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Monday, June 22, 2009 - 12:17 pm
That certainly is very plausible since they have already done that in other big brothers. I know for sure they did it at least for the Australian version because I watched it.
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Merrysea
Moderator
08-13-2004
| Monday, June 22, 2009 - 12:27 pm
I would love it if they did that and they had to work together to earn the money. It would certainly stop alliances from so obviously targeting who was going to leave next if that person could sabotage the challenge for everyone!
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Monday, June 22, 2009 - 12:30 pm
Yep. Plausible. And something being said by Allison about something unprecedented on premiere night. This could be a fun twist...for a change. LOL I certainly would prefer this over some other rumours that it's a High School Reunion type-thing, or a Fan vs. Favs type-thing. I want strangers doing laundry on washboards earning food, money and luxuries!! LOL (with more and more rumours coming out more frequently, I'm getting exciteder and exciteder. lol)
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Monday, June 22, 2009 - 12:40 pm
I would love if they had to earn the money! It would be a great twist. I'm just wondering if they'll spend enough money on the production staff to allow them the time, materials and energy to come up with some neat ideas (not to mention hiring some creative people).
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Monday, June 22, 2009 - 12:46 pm
LOL BEEK @ exciteder!!!
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Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Monday, June 22, 2009 - 12:51 pm
It's a good idea if it's true, and it has been done before in other countries. The one thing I'd hope for is they have a chance, if they're really good, to go way over the normal $500,000...or at least they have some room for error and still get to $500,000 (if the max is $500K, there's no way they'll get it- it'd probably end up being between $300K-$350K or so based on past examples) (and it is legit about cost cuts- Survivor is shooting two seasons back-to-back in the same location for example)
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Sarasmile
Member
02-09-2007
| Monday, June 22, 2009 - 1:27 pm
In BBUK one year, they took money away from the prize money if they failed tasks and if there were infractions of the rules (for anyone who watches, remember Kitten?) So it's possible that the very things that bring us to FOTH may not be as frequent if it would affect the prize money... or am I just wishful thinking?
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Lake_gal
Member
06-09-2004
| Monday, June 22, 2009 - 1:29 pm
They could take money out of the pot every time they sing. That would cut down on that.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Monday, June 22, 2009 - 1:30 pm
I hope whispering is a penalty...well I mean the type of whispering where their motive is for the mic not to hear. Just like Janelle and Will always did with no repercussions.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, June 22, 2009 - 2:00 pm
That was one of the main reasons that I disliked the All Stars season.
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Spunky
Member
10-08-2001
| Monday, June 22, 2009 - 2:20 pm
You should thank my telephathy... I have been sending mental messages to the producers to make eco friendly home and appliances this year... wouldn't you like to see them bake cookies with a solar oven??? It's ideal for the house in LA with sunshine for 3 months (once I saw a bit of rain). They've got lots of time (it takes a bit longer than the regular oven) and they can watch the cookies bake right there while they're laying in the sun...
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Monday, June 22, 2009 - 2:46 pm
but do they still get the min 'appearance' TV fee? (I remember smart people on this site talking about how much they get per week for just being on the show - minus the prize money)???
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Konamouse
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - 3:22 am
$750/week for being in the house. Not a huge amount but there is free room & board. Love the idea of "earning their prize money", just like The Mole. Love the idea of penalties taking away from the prize money. Take away their dryer - talk about an energy hog. But always having the lights on also wastes energy. Guess we can't get away with totally green.....unless they have to ride a bike to create electricity for applicances - that could add some entertainment value.

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Rgw825
Member
07-29-2005
| Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - 4:23 am
Compared to my awful bottom of the barrel job. $750 a week would be a dream come true. I'd be living in luxury.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - 5:48 am
I like all this that I am hearing about the new season! Bring it!
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Freetimefinally
Member
01-26-2006
| Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - 6:10 am
I like the idea of making them work together. Here is an idea for an ECO Washing machine. http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/12/bike-washing-machine-pedal-your-clothes-clean/ . And of course line drying would be added.
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Rosem4243
Member
06-27-2005
| Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - 6:44 am
Ohhh...is it possible? Could it be? The producers are making the Houseguests WORK for the money? Really? No kidding? No joke? Please, please, please let this be true! This is the kind of producer interference that could be a good thing!

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Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - 3:58 pm
Joker's has a post from a very reliable source from last year (CornerOffice if you remember), and says two things: -"The HG's enter the house July 5th" -"As far as the twist, I’ll ask you a question. What clique were you part of in High School?" (uh-oh on that 2nd part...) Also, CBS has been putting some "Live Feed Flashbacks" on Youtube- Here's a link to some of them..
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