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Missguydid2
Member
09-01-2006
| Tuesday, September 05, 2006 - 11:32 pm
hey no problem. i just had to give props because i hate when they do soft interviews after they've already done such soft editing. they were just waiting for the right moment with will. and it was captured perfectly. okay. the thread is officailly reinstated. in my best howie: THANKS JULIE!
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Sia
Member
03-11-2002
| Wednesday, September 06, 2006 - 8:30 pm
Not sure where to post this, but this looks like a good thread; you can steer me to the right area. Speaking of people who have improved and who seem to be actually watching the show and maybe even the live feeds (in addition to <Julie>), when did CBS give the duties of summary-writing for its BB web-site to someone new? Today was the first time I've read any of this year's information on the cbs.com site. The write-ups sound like somebody from TVCH wrote them. They're spot-on, well-written, and they cut right to the important stuff and make very pointed observations. Great job, whoever is doing the summaries for CBS!!
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Wednesday, September 06, 2006 - 9:07 pm
I think Julie, overall, is doing a fine job. To me she's a big part of the show. Basically I'm used to her, and I like to see what she's wearing each week. LOL. Also like her gentle humour with the hg's.
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Willsfan
Member
09-04-2000
| Wednesday, September 06, 2006 - 9:42 pm
I like Julie, the show wouldn't be the same without her. She gets better every year and she has had her funny moments that we will never forget, one of the most unforgetable ones was when Marcellus was voted out when he didn't use the veto. I loved the way she handled that. I laughed and laughed.
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Saguaro
Member
06-21-2005
| Friday, September 08, 2006 - 12:17 am
I agree Willsfan and Zachsmom, BB wouldn't be the same without Julie. I think she gets prettier every season. I've also liked her since the first Big Brother and think she does a great job with the houseguests.
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Govols
Member
07-19-2005
| Friday, September 08, 2006 - 6:35 am
Julie has improved over the years. I just think she lacks the "connection" w/ the housequests that I wish she would have. Like I said, she is much better~but, you can tell the questions are given to her and she doesn't have a handle on the competitions. Not able to ad-lib, so to speak.
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Fruitbat
Member
08-07-2000
| Friday, September 08, 2006 - 9:09 am
I agree with all the positive things said here. Mameblanchesummed it up for me, perfectly. She definately gets briefed by a producer to keep her current but she seems to know more and more each year. More time with the producer, perhaps? 
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Fruitbat
Member
08-07-2000
| Friday, September 08, 2006 - 11:27 am
This show takes a huge commitment to follow. Most of us on this board use the internet at work, are retired, work from home or have lives that allow us the time. No way does Julie have this life style. Jeff Probst does a fantastic job with his questions and involvenment but he lives it and still has to rely on producers to tell him what happened in the field when he is not present. This is his entire job. It would be impossible for Julie to follow any more than the casual viewer. This benefits the nature of this show. The hope is that they become so unaware of the cameras that we see raw emotion and game play. If Julie were to discuss moments captured on the feeds and question them every Thursday, they would be jerked back into being aware that every moment is captured. It would defeat the principal of this show. Those of you who think that Jase and Gretchen mistepped in his HC interview with Will could make the same argument if Julie were to ask more probing questions in the after interview. I appreciate her cool and more removed position. Granted in season one she was so removed we wanted CBS to remove her! I think she has struck a good balance.
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Spear
Member
08-06-2001
| Friday, September 08, 2006 - 11:57 am
I think Jeff Probst has said that he does not rely on his producers for information. He prefers to interrogate the contestants during Tribal Council. But we only see a small snippet of the TC -- they actually last for hours. Julie doesn't have that luxury. She only has a few minutes during the live show. The live aspect is also why I give Julie a lot of slack for her flubs. Past Survivor contestants have also said that they get a much longer explanation of competition rules than what we see on TV and they can ask for as much clarification as they need. Jeff can do as many takes as he wants. Ryan Seacrest rarely has to handle surprises during AI live shows.
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Cini
Member
09-07-2006
| Friday, September 08, 2006 - 12:00 pm
I could sure tell that Julie lost her train of thought when boogie jumped off the volcano...usually she has more composure.
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Amac
Member
09-07-2001
| Friday, September 08, 2006 - 12:04 pm
Excellent point to keep in mind when comparing Julie Chen to Jeff Probst. Probst's Survivor segments were taped literally months in advance and edited. Julie's Big Brother segments are always live with absolutely no opportunity to correct flaws, flubs or errors.
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Friday, September 08, 2006 - 8:12 pm
Julie and Janelle did not have any warmth for each other on the Early Show this morning either. It seemed Julie's whole demeanor changed when she was 'chatting' with the other hosts on the show after the segment. I think I'd like Julie more in RL.
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