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Chere
Member
08-10-2005
| Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 1:25 pm
Lurk, when Michele did not use the veto last week to save either of the nominees, it was obvious that Ronnie would be evicted and the liklihood of Jeff using the power to switch the nominees was small. I think that's why they did not pre-record last week's eviction show.
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Missyb
Member
07-28-2004
| Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 1:26 pm
I am sure they asked Jeff last night if he was definitely using the power. Once he gave the answer and explained his reasoning, they decied to go with a taped show to accomodate an hour time slot. It gives them a lot more flexibility to allow each new nominee to make speeches,allows for histrionics, do blocking , interviews. It;s just more flexible.
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Hypermom
Member
08-13-2001
| Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 1:26 pm
Lillian, yep, every year the feeds get cut. Sometimes, we've had blackouts for more than a day. People complain, yet we all come back every year. 
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Hypermom
Member
08-13-2001
| Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 1:27 pm
Yeah, what Bonza said. 
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Lurknomore
Member
07-07-2001
| Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 1:28 pm
Mark, of all the things I said, many aren't how i would actually suggest AG say them. I said it bluntly here both for clarity and dramatic impact lol. Many threats can be made far less directly but say the same thing. I was thinking actually AG should be there with CBS legal counsel who could be hitting up Chima w/implied threats and tons of legalese. Figured my post would be wayyy too long and rambling to go into all of that, but that is how I pictured it lol. So I don't disagree w/you. I just think there are MANY ways they could have handled this other than altering a live show schedule out of fear. BTW once they give that power away to HG, what will happen in the future? That's not a door I would want to open, or a power I'd give any HG in there. Aren't they Big Brother, and isn't BB in charge of THEM not vice versa??!!!!
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C1mag
Member
07-12-2005
| Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 1:29 pm
They could also be blocking out to avoid anyone having a clue as to where this is all headed. Thats usually one of the reasons for a major block out. Lill in regard to not caring for the producer but still watching the show it comes down to choice. I removed myself from the show for two seasons because of her. Came back this year based on "hate the producer, intrigued by the cast" I'm actually giving her a little credit on this one until I know for sure why the switch in times. Her goal to generate ratings based on controversy doesn't add up if she is doing this to avoid a Chima Rant. So I tend to go with time table for now.
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Justin42
Member
08-05-2001
| Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 1:29 pm
You go through a metal detector before you get in line.. so they pretty much know if you're smuggling something in like a phone. For the Chima-doubters ;) -- keep in mind, this time change for the show was announced YESTERDAY. If it had been for any other logistical reason, etc, they would've known beforehand they needed to go early. Or, the producers are so clueless they just realised yesterday that however the show was put together they'd possibly run long and needed time to edit. Either way, the last minute change means production got spooked about SOMETHING. It could be they were simply concerned about time given all that the Coup will entail, but you'd think they'd be awake enough to have planned for that before YESTERDAY. Again, never attribute to good planning what you can blame on incompetence among BB's producers. ;)
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Fan3
Member
07-07-2005
| Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 1:30 pm
I don't think the houseguest know that it is being taped..
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Rosem4243
Member
06-27-2005
| Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 1:30 pm
Well, Lillian, I've watched since BB1 and loved this show as the social experiment it was. I've seen it deteriorate over the years under AG's watch, and I, and many others feel that she has taken what could have been an exciting, fascinating character study and turned it into a soft-porn, nasty, scream-fest. I guess I still watch in the hopes that it will get better - like BB10 - I felt the show recovered somewhat and was better. The main reason I watch the FEEDS (I only watch the show when I'm forced to on LIVE show night) is the interaction with the folks here at TVCH! That's the attraction for me, anyway.
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Reenie
Member
06-24-2006
| Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 1:32 pm
Rosem...how long ago did AG take over?
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Lurknomore
Member
07-07-2001
| Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 1:33 pm
Yes but they left extra time last week IN CASE Jeff used it. When do they ever have time for "audience questions."???? Nope they were prepared just in case. Sure it's more of a reality this week, but to me that means as was wisely posted, they just remove a chunk of the filler and they have plenty of air time to do this all. So the ONLY thing that makes sense is their fear of dealing w/Chima LIVE. Which brings me back to what I said AG SHOULD have done, which is pretty similar to what Bonza posted afterwards. It's simply similar ways for them to control a potentially volatile situation WITHOUT them giving away the power to a HG with an agenda. To me that is a dangerous precedent to set!
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Justin42
Member
08-05-2001
| Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 1:34 pm
From some posts at Joker's it seemed like they knew something was up-- I think I read Natalie or Lydia thought something big was happening on the outside world and they had to tape it because of that.. (ok, quick skim, that was one theory, apparently Lydia told Chima that they know the Wizard power will be used so they're pre-taping.. maybe to feed into Chima's plan for disruption ;) )
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Justin42
Member
08-05-2001
| Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 1:35 pm
BB2 onwards was under the current production team.. so only BB1 was "pure" in terms of BB rules.
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Hypermom
Member
08-13-2001
| Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 1:35 pm
Lurk, do you really think all those times Jeff is in the DR, they aren't asking him if he's going to use it and talking to him about it? They have to tell him when he needs to get up, what to say, etc. They knew he wasn't using it last week.
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Reenie
Member
06-24-2006
| Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 1:36 pm
thanks Justin
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 1:37 pm
Agreed, Hyper - they knew he wasn't using it last week. They are Big Brother. :-)
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C1mag
Member
07-12-2005
| Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 1:37 pm
Lurk I pretty much agreed with the legal approach and figured you knew telling someone their future vocation would be null as well wouldn't go over so well LOL. Although as you said with a team there it can be implied to suggest certain actions could profoundly affect your future aspirations so keep that in mind. Getting to your other point about the BB players control and how far it can get out of hand. This continues to be a contention with me when they threw down the gauntlet on allowing a player to throw water on someone and allowed players to verbally attack for hours like a rabid dog with the goal to get another player to attack them physically. The spectrum of allowing that nonsense for ratings really lowered the bar on the ethics of the game in my opinion where the producer was saying she didn't real give a shit about the game as much as she did about who would generate buzz for the show and conclude.. it's their house they can do what they want as long as no one gets physically hurt. Each new season feeds off the prior one so that you get a magnified version of the previous more outrageous personalities from the past. They figure if it was allowed the year previous then they are golden. Arnold did have a line and he was completely against putting his hand in the actual game.
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Taysmomcj
Member
03-24-2008
| Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 1:38 pm
Should be taking place right about now, if the leaks are correct right???
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Hypermom
Member
08-13-2001
| Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 1:39 pm
Bonza, yep! 
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Lurknomore
Member
07-07-2001
| Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 1:39 pm
There are so great comments here...we should send a hard copy to AG's boss (aka Julie's HUSBAND). Rose I couldn't agree more with how you described the changes AS and AG made to this show, almost all negative IMHO. I def feel from season one they needed to change up the editing and I'm ok with them adding SOME of the competition factor so it's not just another love fest. But isn't it ironic that among most fans that have watched from day 1/year 1 we all still love and miss the Season 1 HG, can name them all, and quote stuff from the shows. Same can't be said among future casts. I've already forgotten more than half the HG and need to see pics to be sure who many are. Want me to do the Trinitron dance, or sing Josh's drunk song or relive ALL of the saboteur's doings? NO PROBLEM!!!! I remember all of them and many more totally clearly.
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Justin42
Member
08-05-2001
| Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 1:40 pm
Keep in mind, if the rumor that they turned everyone away except studio VIPs is true -- anything could happen with the timing. They may have started early, or will start late, or will tape it in weird chunks, etc.. I'd think pretty much all bets are off. If you don't have a "real" audience that will report back we may never know what really went down today.
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 1:41 pm
Hyper - mind meld. This is a good time to stock up on post-show/news/leaks/spoiler snacks. Please, don't let anything happen while I'm gone, everyone!
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Lyn
Member
08-07-2002
| Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 1:42 pm
So it'll stay trivia now until the end of the show or will we get Chelsea and Missy back?
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Tresbien
Member
08-27-2002
| Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 1:43 pm
What makes sense to me is that they might want to tape early in order to get Jeff's and the other HGs immediate DR reaction to the use of the CDT. If that got put off to the next show, it would have far less effect.
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C1mag
Member
07-12-2005
| Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 1:43 pm
I will admit the suggestion they loaded the audience with VIPs and turned everyone else away is very controlling.
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