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Watching2
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07-07-2001

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 9:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
No one in my family watches BB, although they know I do. I usually go into another room to watch the show if they're watching something out here and if not, I get the big TV, but my DS will take over the computer. Now that he's 18 and out of school, he's been on the computer far too late at night and we're going to have a problem with that!!!! They don't say much too me, but I might get an eye-roll or something from my DS. My 2nd DD understands my addiction and doesn't mind and will watch if she's with me, but she doesn't always watch so it doesn't really count.

DH has always been annoyed w/my computer time since he doesn't use it and doesn't care about it except to look something up every once in a few moons!! He even had the audacity to say we should get rid of the internet to cut down on our bills! Yeah, like THAT'S going to happen before they take me out of here dead!!! LOL I made sure I told my DD right in front of him that someone was sharing their feeds w/me this year since last year he thought when they'd advertise the feeds when he'd see the commercials or walk by when it was on that it cost that much per month instead of 3 mo! Sheeesh! I think I have my bases covered now. LOL Babyboo - I'm a night owl and I would have been just reading on the computer or watching TV if I wasn't watching the feeds, so I'm up anyway.

Funny thing is, he started watching Survivor before I did, so he likes THAT show and now we actually have something we watch together. He's got his sports - hockey, car racing, football and I don't complain except to say I think the seasons for hockey and BBall have gotten totally out of control in length. Those are winter sports, doggoneit!!!!!!!!!

Oh and get this, my oldest brother came in and saw my mom and I were watching Treasure Hunters on TV and made a really nasty comment about another "stupid reality show." Well, I can't even comment on how obssessed he is with car racing and some of his OTHER "things" so I don't count him. LOL

I do have one guy friend who likes the show but doesn't get the feeds and I could not believe who he liked last year and did NOT like Janelle!!! I had to set him straight on what he was missing, but it was the end of the season.

What's really great this year is that I now know Hukd and she doesn't live that far and not only does she love BB, but she's on this board!!! Now that's my dream come true watcher!!!!! And I get to have weiners for dinner and watch the first show w/her. Woooo hoooooooo!!

Sydney
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06-10-2006

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 9:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sydney a private message Print Post    
My husband thinks BB is offensive and every year before it starts he lets me know what he thinks about it. LOL But yet, he ends up watching some of it since he's in the room with me and he likes it a little bit. He just won't admit it :-) My sister-in-law has watched every year and we used to dish about it but she's not going to be watching it this summer. My parents watch it but don't do the boards of anything so we have casual conversations about it ocassionally. This will be my first year with the live feeds so I'm looking forward to it. I won't be one of those that gets to watch all night, but it'll be fun to watch the feeds for a while after my son goes to bed.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 9:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
From Joely's post about Need's post..."That was hilarious! "and I have been practicing for a couple of months - not making dinner so they get in the habit of cooking for themselves" rof" I agree! LOLOLOLOL!!! But rats! I should have thought of that!!!

My husband watches and listens to me talk about updates from tvch but it just isn't the same as the tvch members. His uncle watches the tv shows only. He actually liked Maggie. Unbelievable!

No one else I know watches the show. My kids don't understand at all...especially since it is not my favorite show. I have never had the feeds. Although our oldest could watch the show now, there are too many inappropriate things for the younger two. We have let them watch the competitions from time to time.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 9:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
I am glad we are on this subject because it will mentally prepare me for watching with my husband. While it is nice to have someone to watch the show with and talk to about the house antics not shown on the tv show...he drives me crazy talking during the show!!! (It is worse with Survivor, all three kids watch that with us...they all talk too during the show.) I also talk during the show but I carefully time my comments to coincide with commercials or other times when I can say something quickly and know someone won't talk for a moment on the show. We now have a dvr, so, it will help, we can rewind, but it still drives me nuts!!!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 9:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
That's what my kids watch, Happymom. They love the competitions.

I think I'm lucky, lol. My hubby watches for the mos part and has posted here, though not for bb, and will ask for updates. Mom also watches the show and will call to see what I've learned here. Sis and bil watch occassionally but they don't care a bit about the live feeds, it's all about the tv show for them. I've even got a couple friends who are addicted enough that they'll call after the show and ask how something really went down, lol.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 10:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
I'm lucky too in that my wife watches all of the reality TV shows (or maybe she's
lucky ). Na ... I'm the lucky one!

The one thing she doesn't do is write on the Internet, but I tell her a lot of what people are writing about the shows on here. She was laughing and shaking her head over our count-down clock.

Antan
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06-22-2006

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 10:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Antan a private message Print Post    
I've been a long time lurker and have now signed up. My hubby watches BB with me. I have never gotten the live feeds, but read the daily archives before each day and before each broadcast. I always ask him if he wants to know something ahead of time or not, such as the winners of competitions, etc. Against his own will, he also seems interested in the other tidbits I learn reading the archives. LOL I've enjoyed all of your posts! Thank you.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 10:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
Betzee4 and Antan, welcome! It is great to have this place! Makes BB (and other tv shows and pets etc.) all the more enjoyable!

War, my mom would never watch this show! (My parents do love Survivor and TAR though.) Way back when REal World was the only reality show really, they could not understand why we would watch something like that. Here we were on vacation visiting them across the country almost and having to watch a tv show about strangers living in a house together...

Sydney
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06-10-2006

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 10:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sydney a private message Print Post    
Hi Antan, and welcome. I too have been a lurker until recently. I just wish my hubby liked to watch BB with me like your hubby does! :-) Sigh I'm hoping he'll somehow mysteriously just fall in love with it this year!

Lyn
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08-07-2002

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 10:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lyn a private message Print Post    
Hubby thinks I'm nuts (but in a cute way), Mom thinks I'm crazy, my brother says that's how stalkers get started...good news - I converted my sister and niece :-)

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 10:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
Welcome to you too Sydney! Good luck with getting your hubby to fall in love with BB! Maybe he'll be like me and not even fall in love with it but just get addicted. Sometimes I don't even like BB or how time consuming it is for me, it is not even my favorite show, but I just HAVE to know every little detail!

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 10:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Welcome Betzee, Antan, Sydney! Have fun looking around here. Lots of really fun people hee.

Kimsue
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07-08-2005

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 10:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kimsue a private message Print Post    
Hi everyone! Welcome!
My family does NOT understand but after so many years they have learned to tolerate it.

For me nothing is better except to sit on a bench down town drink a latte and watch people go by. Especially at Christmas time.

Mamapors
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07-29-2004

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 11:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamapors a private message Print Post    
Nope they don't get it!!! And I don't care. I love them anyways. LOL
My TVCH "family" gets it. And I love them too.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 11:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
My husband does not watch any reality shows. Not much of any tv shows really. Sports, that's about it but he has no problem with my fascination with BB. My daughter watches it with me and my son's new girlfriend just told me she couldn't wait for the show to start so she's a keeper!

Yesitsme
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08-24-2004

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 11:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yesitsme a private message Print Post    
My brother and SIL watch it, but on a different level than me. I think everyone else believes I am a bit obsessed and they don't get it at all since I am generally such a sane individual and they believe sane individuals never get too excited about tv, and especially reality shows. They treat me with amused tolerance. Come to think of it, they often treat me with amused tolerance. Hmmmmm....

Nynana
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05-31-2005

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 12:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nynana a private message Print Post    
With hubby working second shift I tape the show and we watch it the next day during lunch. During the live shows he wants me to not come to TVCH, he wants me to be surprised with him at lunchtime the next day...well THAT isn't going to happen!

I have gotten really good at saying, 'no dear, haven't even been on the puter tonight' with my fingers crossed behind my back. If I blow it and make comments while watching the show the next day, he just thinks I am physic at who is going to win comps, HOH, get nominated... though I think he has figured out I am here with you all everynight during BB and not missing a thing.

When my little sis lived in another time zone, she would call me to find out what the scoop was because she would watch it with a friend on the phone and *predict* the outcomes. Her friend was impressed LOL.

Without TVCH, the live feed posters <the best on the net!> and all the good people, BB would not be half as fun to watch, even though my DH loves the show too.

Jhezzie
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07-05-2001

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 12:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jhezzie a private message Print Post    
I get eye rolls and sighs, but my sister watches it enough to yap about it, lol. Once the season kicks in, they know not to call or to expect me to be away from the tv during those times.:-)

Supergranny
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02-03-2005

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 12:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Supergranny a private message Print Post    
I think I have told this before (about 3 years ago so maybe you don't remember) We went to an RV park in New Mexico with another couple, both Vee and I were pushing our husbands to get the dishes set up so we could watch tv. Usually at these parks the men will stroll over to the new guy setting up to get acquainted and sure enough here came an old guy to say howdy. Vee's husband was friendly but kept working on the dish and the old guy finally asked if he was going to miss a tv show. Gary tells him yeah Big Brother was coming on in 10 minutes. That guy never said another word, he just shook his head and turned around and left. He never even bothered to come next door where he could see DH was just as busy setting up our dish. We still laugh about that...some people just do not understand how important BB is!!

Lesleyjack
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06-20-2005

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 12:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lesleyjack a private message Print Post    
After reading all your posts I know I'm not alone. Thanks, all! I need this group to help me realize I'm not alone in this BB world. My three sons never understood my fascination for BB, but come football season they are hooked to the TV (which I understand as I love football also), but two sons have moved out, hubby has been an ex for a looonnnggg time, and this year I got a laptop, so I no longer share the computer with anyone. I try to talk to my family about BB but they just say "How nice" and go back to their reruns. My youngest son is dating a girl who watched BB with her mom until her mom died last fall. Perhaps she'll watch with me this year.

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 12:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
Been having some giggles reading everyone's posts.

It strikes me that a thread could be started called "Do your neighbors understand?"

well last year the FS used to Hollar out <77> quite a lot. I think it was mostly maggie and she seemed to think it was really funny.

you guys know how the feeds sound kind of distorted when people are out in the yard sunbathing?? Or late night? So I crank up the feeds, no headphones and Suddenly a loud voice screams out F8CK!!

I'm was in a duplex, windows and doors open and neighbors right on the other side of the wall. I think the only thing the neighbors 'understood' was that I was bonkers (or had tourets syndrome)

Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 4:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twiggyish a private message Print Post    
My SIL dislikes any realty tv show and vocally says something every time she comes to our house and sees it on tv. She'll talk (loudly) through anything she doesn't like. I'm letting her know this year we are big BB fans and please don't come over if she doesn't want to watch it. (when it's on) I'm hoping that works.

Caycaye
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09-14-2001

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 4:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Caycaye a private message Print Post    
I am a combination of Kimsue and Mamie316. My husband and 29 yr. old son TOLERATE my BB obsession....(I got my OWN computer about three years ago when my daughter was still in college). Everyone KNOWS not to disturb me during the BB TV show...(I go in another room)LOL!

And, yes, I stay up waaayy too late watching the feeds. I LOVE it. I look forward to BB every summer. It is my mental vacation!

I have started to try to be less compulsive about never leaving the computer....I improve a little every year. Maybe this year, I will actually stay up all night ONLY on the night before eviction voting!!! (Maybe....) LOL!

Care28
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05-01-2005

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 4:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Care28 a private message Print Post    
HAHA, not one member of my family understands my BB obsession, lol. That's why I'm so thankful for TVCH, 'cause I don't know who'd I'd talk to about it otherwise, LOL! That's not entirely true, I have a couple friends that watch but none are nearly as.....I guess, invested for lack of a better word, as I am.

I've gotten the feeds every year, when I worked outside of the house one of my friends would call me at work and make sure to let me know if anything major had happened in the house while I was gone, LOL!

Needmylifeback
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08-14-2000

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 5:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Needmylifeback a private message Print Post    
I bet you all thought I was kidding .. but I could count on one hand the number of times I have cooked dinner the past two months! They like their own cooking better anyway! (They are obsessed with Alton and Good Eats!)