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Reality TVClubHouse Discussions: Big Brother USA ARCHIVES: Big Brother 13 - Part 5: Has BB finally jumped the shark?: Archive through September 04, 2011 users admin

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Lainee
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07-19-2005

Friday, September 02, 2011 - 4:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lainee a private message Print Post    
I will cosign Lilfair's post also!

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Friday, September 02, 2011 - 4:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
I'll repeat my wish that in the future, BB publishes the list of competitions/rewards immediately after the HGs are in the house in order to reduce the cries of "foul" and "fixed." It is so tiresome.

Otherwise, with the exception of retreads, I'm good with the show.

Jackie2850
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10-28-2010

Friday, September 02, 2011 - 5:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jackie2850 a private message Print Post    
Wished I knew what 'jumped the shark' means...

Sunshyne4u
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06-16-2003

Friday, September 02, 2011 - 5:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
jumped the shark with a side order of red herring.

i personally believe that anyone who really enjoyed this season is because a fav came back AKA jeff jordan. since i dont get like that about HGs i have found it hard to stomach. OMG some days it was brendan rachel arguing and making kissyface on two feeds while Jeff jordan farted at each other and giggled, speaking idiocy on the other two feeds.

SIGH, the OLD days... when everyone was strangers and the first week was fun/ getting to know everyone else and BOOM first eviction and the realization that it was going to get Cut throat in there caused paranoia. yes, the fun times (for us viewers)

but then again, reality shows are BIG now. back when BB and Survivor first started, it was something new.

Sunshyne4u
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06-16-2003

Friday, September 02, 2011 - 5:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
interference from Production is part of the show...Has been since the first season.


absolutely incorrect in my opinion. From what i;ve observed, the diary room did not interfere with HGs nominations or decisions. Production did not interfere and 'set up' slant comps for one individual.

if my memory serves me correctly, we started hearing about Diary room trying to "work" HGs and make them change their minds during BB5. I dont remember one comp that was 'rigged' for one particular HG.

sometimes a comp did benefit two or more people tho. Spinning chair comp Exfactor erika/ alison had technique for dealing with spins..... BB3 walking obstacle course with BOOK?? on head --both marcellus and amy had modelled so did well

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

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Jackie, "jumped the shark" references a point where "Happy Days'" days were numbered. Toward the end of the show, they had Fonzie jump a shark on a pair of skis while wearing his leather jacket.

Since then, it has been a colloquialism for "end of days" for a show. I hope I got this right.

Merrysea
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08-13-2004

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Jackie, "jumped the shark" is when a show starts to go downhill. It's named after the scene in Happy Days when Fonzie ski-jumped over a shark.

Maineiac
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08-24-2009

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Thanks GAL and Merry! I never knew where that saying came from.

Earthmother
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07-13-2002

Friday, September 02, 2011 - 6:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Earthmother a private message Print Post    
I would not have been happy with the PD twist either way. It's too late in the game. Rachel earned her HOH just like Porche did and to change who gets to stay and who has no chance with only 6 people in the game is taking someone's game away from them. If Shelly and Adam were on the block and one of them won POV I would have been happy to keep Shelly but it would have totally been unfair to Rachel. You know they would have kept Jordan. Rachel has played hard as well as Shelly and to take either of their games away from them this late in the game is not right. If you want to have PDs this late then do should do them like they did todays . Give the opener a bag of rocks and the house gets prizes or give the house some silly penalty or give the winner a shopping spree or give the house the Jesse crap, that would not have snatched someone's game from them. That's my only objection.

Jackie2850
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10-28-2010

Friday, September 02, 2011 - 6:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jackie2850 a private message Print Post    
Thanks Goddess & Sea! The BB message board is educational!

Holly
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07-21-2001

Friday, September 02, 2011 - 6:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Holly a private message Print Post    
Agree EM. And then the final straw, letting them all chose their partners for duo.
Really? Really??

Jackie2850
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10-28-2010

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When Happy Days jumped the shark, they had gone from being in the Top 5 to the bottom of the Top 40. BB is still high in the ratings, they will have to fall alot to jump the shark.

Callasin
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06-21-2005

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http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JumpingTheShark

Be warned. This site is addictive and you can waste an awful lot of time there without realizing it.

Peeper
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06-14-2004

Friday, September 02, 2011 - 7:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Peeper a private message Print Post    
Maybe they should retread the survivor contestants in the big brother house and the big brother contestant on survivor. (but I think they are produced by different companies)

Jackie2850
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10-28-2010

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Peeper, I would enjoy watching that!

Jackie2850
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10-28-2010

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Thanks, Callasin, it's interesting!

Sunshyne4u
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06-16-2003

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BB publishes the list of competitions/rewards immediately after the HGs are in the house in order


where? plz n thx

In all my seasons here i've never seen a link given for the comps/ rewards done in order and which week they will be used.

as for picking n choosing comps BEFORE the season starts, easily done once you know whom is in the cast.

btw, rach has been told Otev is next.

Jackie2850
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10-28-2010

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Does Survivor publish a list of their competitions? Why should the competition list be published? I don't think it's anybody's business...

Karuuna
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08-30-2000

Saturday, September 03, 2011 - 8:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
Sunshyne, you took that quote out of context. GAL clearly said it was her *wish* for the future.

Rosem4243
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06-27-2005

Saturday, September 03, 2011 - 9:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rosem4243 a private message Print Post    
btw, rach has been told Otev is next.

I have not heard this. As of early this morning, R/J were still speculating that it could be OTEV or the morph-o-matic, or perhaps a new challenge that they've never done before.

I didn't get the impression that Rachel knew what the comp would be.

Shenanagon
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07-28-2009

Saturday, September 03, 2011 - 9:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Shenanagon a private message Print Post    
Rachel says she thinks Otev is coming up. She's doing nothing more than guess what comp's haven't been done yet this year.

Dani did it all through this season and guessed right once and it freaked Shelly out so much she complained about Dani and her production friends.

Earthmother
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07-13-2002

Saturday, September 03, 2011 - 12:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Earthmother a private message Print Post    
Dani and Rachel are the best at knowing what is coming next and approx. when something is going to happen. I'm having a real hard time believing Adam isn't throwing these comps. When he went out first on the question of what happened in the Corn Hole game, I thought, "even I can remember a freakin' week ago." Not to mention that was the comp he was given by Jeff. Nerves??? I think not.

Maineiac
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08-24-2009

Saturday, September 03, 2011 - 1:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maineiac a private message Print Post    
Earthmother, I was thinking the same thing about Adam. You would think he'd be a little less obvious that he's throwing the comp. Why go out on the very first question, especially when it involved you. LOL

Slugger
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07-17-2005

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I can only judge by how much I have watched. I was an avid fan. I haven't watched more than half a dozen shows this season. I just cancelled my real subscription (why do they make it so hard?)and this will be my last year with the show. I don't think AG is very good.

Callasin
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06-21-2005

Sunday, September 04, 2011 - 11:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Callasin a private message Print Post    
One good thing about Big Brother is that it can bounce back from a bad season. There are no characters or storylines that have to be included in the next season.