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Vickielg
Member
08-10-2006
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 1:16 pm
Thanks Missy I wish I could show it in full size 
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Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 1:17 pm
I think we can figure out her priority order of who she'd vote for... Jameka Amber Zach Jess Eric Dani Dick
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Doublethink
Member
08-23-2006
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 1:18 pm
Thanks Wilson - and ITA Missby - Jen's comments on the other HGs are very similar to my impression of them. Kail said she was very smart about the others HGs and very trustworthy.
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Danzdol
Member
04-21-2001
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 2:04 pm
lol vickie
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Missyb
Member
07-28-2004
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 3:28 pm
This is not an interview but an interesting review of BB. Not usre where to put it but i"ll try here. May not be approporiate but it is sympathetic to Jenn(it's a reprint). ‘Big Brother’s’ competing realities TV viewers aren’t getting as much of the story as Internet diehards COMMENTARY By Andy Dehnart MSNBC contributor Updated: 7:22 a.m. PT Aug 24, 2007 When houseguest Jen Johnson left the “Big Brother 8” house Thursday night, she did so with the show’s first-ever penalty vote: the producers cast a vote against her, making her eviction the result of a 6-0 vote. As host Julie Chen read off her cue card, “Jen, you are the first person in eight years of ‘Big Brother’ to break food restriction rules and get a penalty vote. How does it feel to make ‘Big Brother’ history?” Only on reality TV is eating an offense, although Jen actually agreed during an earlier competition to restrict her diet for 30 days to the cruel high-protein gruel that the producers delight in forcing some of the houseguests to eat for a week or more, apparently convinced that makes for excellent television. A better question, one that Julie Chen might have asked if she was an actual journalist instead of a cue card reader, is, “How does it feel to have been the target of your fellow houseguests’ wrath for seven weeks, and to be punished for violating the rules while others are not? Do you think viewers would have the same impression of your recent meltdown if they knew what happened all day long in the house, with your fellow houseguests constantly berating you, even if you are kind of annoying?” When she was the target of others’ wrath, Jen retained the same, stone-faced expression, water bottle in hand, sometimes trying to talk to the person but never, until this week, matching the anger and enmity that was being thrown her way. Although her punishment was for eating, Jen was also apparently reprimanded for destroying fellow houseguest Dick Donato's cigarettes. The irony there is that Jen’s clothing was vandalized earlier this season by another houseguest, Eric. But Eric is “America’s Player,” one of this season's twists. Three times a week, viewers vote and Eric must do what they say, sometimes performing tasks invented by the show’s often-sadistic producers. One week, the producers asked viewers, “Whose personal property should he covertly target?” The reason: “Eric needs to instigate some drama in the ‘Big Brother’ house. This week, he’s a secret vandal.” During last night's “America's Choice” question, the accompanying video even showed Eric squirting mustard all over her shirt, which Jen washed multiple times but could not get clean. Jen was also targeted by houseguests who weren’t being prompted by producer-created tasks and viewer votes, especially Dick Donato. For weeks, he verbally abused her, and while she'd sometimes attempt to respond to his accusations — some true, some not — he’d continue his relentless assaults: “You’re a for what you did to her. You’re a f---ing liar. ... I will do everything I can to make you the most miserable in the house. ... Get the f--- out of here, you stupid . ... Nobody gives a f--- about you.” Jen is not the only person Dick treats that way, but she did seem to be targeted more than others. On one occasion, he dumped iced tea on her head, and suffered no apparent consequences for that action. While “Big Brother 8” has shown several of Dick’s tirades, it has, in recent weeks, set him up as a sort of hero, ignoring his yelling and swearing and focusing instead on his successful alliance with his formerly estranged daughter and others (including Jen) to defeat a group that wanted to get him out of the house. That gets to the center of what's most fascinating — and most frustrating — about “Big Brother”: its transparency. The show takes place essentially in real time; while the events shown on the Sunday and Tuesday episodes generally happen a few days before, giving the editors time to work, the Thursday shows are mostly live. And there are the live, streaming Internet feeds from the house that allow anyone who pays to watch the drama in actual real time. In addition, this season, the show began offering three hours of mostly uncensored footage from the house every night on Showtime. No other reality show gives its audience access to so much material, and thus so much insight about how reality television is constructed. While we may be aware that we’re watching highly condensed episodes on television three nights a week, those offer a self-contained narrative that has its own internal logic, even if that narrative over-simplifies events or completely ignores others. The clearest and most egregious example of that this season has to do with houseguest Amber’s assertion during multiple conversations that Jewish people can be identified “by their nose” or “by their last name,” and that people who are “really money-hungry” tend to be Jewish. That prompted CBS to condemn her hateful and ignorant remarks as “offensive” in a statement that insisted Amber's comments “will not be part of any future broadcast.” That sets up an odd dynamic: Essentially, there are multiple versions of the same reality. Someone who watches the show only on television will have an entirely different impression of Amber than those who watch or follow the show online. On TV, Amber cries constantly, often about missing her daughter, and reveals that God talks to her about the game. On the Internet feeds, Amber swears constantly, frequently using words like “goddamn,” and makes bigoted remarks. Dick’s on-television persona is similarly disconnected from his in-house personality. He has been openly abrasive since he first entered the house as part of the twist that (unfairly to everyone) brought three players’ enemies into the house. While the television show has shown Dick being confrontational and abrasive, it has excluded, for example, his use of the c-word to describe female houseguests, a word that Eric also uses. The TV show has also excluded houseguest Daniele’s rather shocking assertion that even one of the show's producers called Jen the c-word in the Diary Room. The producers of the show often pull the plug on the live feeds when the houseguests reveal more than they should about what happens in the Diary Room, the one private room in the house where the cast is interviewed by producers. One conversation on the live feeds showed that Dustin felt “harassed into saying things today that I did not want to say” by a producer, and Jameka agreed; before more was said, someone cut the feed, as if they had something to hide. We may never know what actually happens in the Diary Room, whether producers are merely asking leading questions to get the houseguest to be more expressive, or whether they're subtly trying to sway votes and keep the show interesting, as some viewers have asserted this season. The massive quantity of uncensored content that pours out of the house on a daily basis, much of which is transcribed by feed watchers in online forums, makes it difficult for an average viewer to keep up. Some of it, like Amber's comments, reach the show’s audience and others through YouTube, bloggers, and the media. But the rest makes “Big Brother” on TV significantly different than reality. web page
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Mssas
Member
08-04-2006
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 3:45 pm
Every article I read today is Right On about the BB house and it's happenings. They definately watch the feeds. Vickilg I love what you made up there. ^
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Mssas
Member
08-04-2006
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 3:46 pm
I see they are getting jealous again aka talking about Jen.
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Messalina
Member
06-19-2005
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 4:07 pm
Jen's only 6.4 points behind Dick in the Love 'em or Leave 'em poll on CBS. Seems like she's gone up a bit since yesterday but I'm not sure. I haven't been keeping track.
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Spunky
Member
10-08-2001
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 4:35 pm
http://www.etonline.com/ Jen talks to et I think she is getting a lot of questions about Dicks' verbal abuse.
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Spunky
Member
10-08-2001
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 4:49 pm
Another great article!! http://forums.jokersupdates.com/ubbthreads/showthreaded.php?Board=bbnewsandrumors&Number=6786180 These people think like us!!!
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Spunky
Member
10-08-2001
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 4:50 pm
oops, it was posted in its entirety above, but here you get to see Jen in that famous body suit...
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Spunky
Member
10-08-2001
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 5:41 pm
Jen, your House Calls interview was very enjoyable to watch. You're a truly a beautiful person, on the outside and as on the inside. Good luck to ya!!
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 6:15 pm
Do you really think Jen's going to see these messages? I think we should all donate to a domestic violence charity/organization. Overcome evil with good 
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Vickielg
Member
08-10-2006
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 6:18 pm
Who are we going to support now that our Jen is gone? Have you seen poor Amber after nominations? Even Jameika has left her and went to the HOH room. She is all by herself. I thought Jameika was her friend.... We miss you Jen girl

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Ivory_mist
Member
08-31-2005
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 6:24 pm
Jen gave excellent interviews....she is jenuine! 20040769_20040772_20053230%2C00.html,http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20040769_20040772_20053230,00.html
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Ivory_mist
Member
08-31-2005
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 6:37 pm
sorry...saw the link did not work...was from Jokers...News and Rumors
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Saturday, August 25, 2007 - 7:11 am
In Touch Weekly Interview with Jen Is this the one, Ivory?
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Mssas
Member
08-04-2006
| Saturday, August 25, 2007 - 9:49 am
Don't know if this has been posted but here goes. http://www.jokersupdates.com/jarticles/article.php?article=1116
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Llb
Member
08-22-2007
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 10:37 pm
I wish people would still continue to vote for her in the "Love em" contest at CBS. Her popularity plummeted from 2nd at 26% to waaaaay down just since she's been out of the house. But the poll is for ALL houseguests and I just hate to see Dick's shoot right back up again. so keep the votes going to her to keep her up there in popularity!
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Rubyroo77
Member
08-13-2005
| Monday, August 27, 2007 - 5:01 am
I have been voting for her, and will continue to vote for her! I don't want to see the ed's popularity go up, either! I miss this thread!
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Danzdol
Member
04-21-2001
| Monday, August 27, 2007 - 6:08 am
this morning a friend emailed me...."don't you just love BB. That Dick is such a trip , I love him. Thank God Jen is gone" Goes to show how different people view the show when they don't know all the 411! urgh! I haven't answered her yet.
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Vickielg
Member
08-10-2006
| Monday, August 27, 2007 - 11:16 am
I am voting for Jen right now. I am canceling my feeds today though. The fun was taken out of the game for me. And another thing, I can't stand to see people here on the board (not this thread) write such horible things about Amber. I probably wont hang around much.
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Danzdol
Member
04-21-2001
| Monday, August 27, 2007 - 11:28 am
I agree....this week was a bore. Nothing exciting. D&D WILL have it in the bag if no one turns against them. I feel like all hope is lost especially without Jen there to win stuff. I can't wait to see sequester footage of her on Thurs! I am voting for Jen as well.
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Rubyroo77
Member
08-13-2005
| Monday, August 27, 2007 - 12:18 pm
Danzdol- I know that feeling..right in the pit of your stomach..and then you have to explain ALL that went on. The people in the house are not seeing very clearly are they? Vicky- I cancelled my feeds as well and made sure that they knew why- I told them that cbs is allowing a 44 year old boy to make death and rape threats and physically assault a 23 year old woman. I have to laugh..I love(not) when people say Jen deserved it..what in the world did she do- NOTHING..they said she lied a lot..NO SHE DIDN"T!! (not yelling) I haven't really been on the reg. boards cause I can't stand the cheering on eric when i feel he is as bad as dick..he was mean to Jen...and I just don't care for his personality..his behavior is very strange. When Jen left the house- so did the fun! Danz- that is why I am still watching BB because I want to see Jen in sequester- I think she will be having fun with Dustin!
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Longbeachbbfan
Member
08-17-2005
| Monday, August 27, 2007 - 1:56 pm
Do you think Jen can sue for sexual harrassment? She is employed by CBS and they did not stop Dick's harrassment. If I was Jen, after one of his many attacks, I would have went to the DR and refused to leave until Dick was evicted.
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