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The TVClubHouse: Big Brother 8 ARCHIVES: Big Brother 8 - Part 2: Food Competition Blocked? I'm Angry!: Archive through July 15, 2007 users admin

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Ryn
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07-13-2000

Friday, July 13, 2007 - 2:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ryn a private message Print Post    
I'm really ticked they blocked it from the feeds.

I am hoping it was a one time thing. Its the LAST thing we get to see of the competitions.

Anyone else?

Typingfool
Member

06-07-2006

Friday, July 13, 2007 - 2:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Typingfool a private message Print Post    
Don't get me started or you'll have to mod me

Tera
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08-10-2000

Friday, July 13, 2007 - 2:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tera a private message Print Post    
Count me in. I woke up early just to see it.

Rosem4243
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06-27-2005

Friday, July 13, 2007 - 2:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rosem4243 a private message Print Post    
I'm angry too...I'm on vacation this week and I was looking forward to it... they really hate us, don't they?

Weinermr
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08-18-2001

Friday, July 13, 2007 - 3:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Weinermr a private message Print Post    
They don't hate you, but they like your money.

Flamingo
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08-19-2003

Friday, July 13, 2007 - 3:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Flamingo a private message Print Post    
giving us fewer and fewer reasons to pay for the feeds isn't gonna help them get our money.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Friday, July 13, 2007 - 3:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
with this group I find the free 3 hrs on showtime to be more than enough

thx ST! and thx to the boring cast, ya all saved me 40 bucks

and IF by chance there is anything interesting during the day I can watch for free on YOutube

Ryn
Moderator

07-13-2000

Friday, July 13, 2007 - 4:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ryn a private message Print Post    
The showtime is costing me the same as the feeds - I actually got showtime added to my cable to chack it out. I wouldn't do it again.

Careful Pamy - its not like they give us MORE if it is a cast you like - if they take away the Food Comps then who knows what will go next year (assuming there is a next year).

Hamsterlady
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07-03-2003

Friday, July 13, 2007 - 4:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hamsterlady a private message Print Post    
Yeah, I'm ticked too that we couldn't watch the food comp.

ETA - Not to mention, how they've been told they can't do certain things during ST hours Ex: Joe's storytime

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Friday, July 13, 2007 - 6:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
but we never get every food comp. We always were happily surprised when bits n pieces would be shown on feeds.

Bastable
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07-09-2002

Friday, July 13, 2007 - 7:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bastable a private message Print Post    
I remember the food comps being shown, just not the parts when BB addresses the HGs.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Friday, July 13, 2007 - 7:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
Years ago (Season 3 for example) we got to see the entire thing including numerous retakes and BB addressing the HGs.

Peachie
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08-09-2001

Friday, July 13, 2007 - 8:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Peachie a private message Print Post    
We got to see all in Season 2 as well. We even got to see their weekly meetings which was always good. Wonder when they have double eviction weeks, how they will handle the Showtime channel, remember we lost feeds for what, 24 hours or more.

Spygirl
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04-23-2001

Friday, July 13, 2007 - 8:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Spygirl a private message Print Post    
We have always seen the food competitions, though each year and each competition has varied in terms of how much of it we see. In some seasons, we saw all of the prep...in other seasons, we saw only the actual competition after it had been completely setup and explained.

Penpoint
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03-27-2001

Friday, July 13, 2007 - 8:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Penpoint a private message Print Post    
Strange, I've had the feeds every year and I'd swear that every food competition and every POV competition was blacked out. I've never seen them, so I'm not angry. Being angry about the feeds is a waste of time. Just like being angry over the casting or the theme. It's Big Brother. It is what it is.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Friday, July 13, 2007 - 8:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
We lost the feeds for a couple of huge periods in Season 6 but happily that never happened in Season 7, even for double eviction weeks.

I loved the behind the scenes stuff we used to see on the feeds.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Friday, July 13, 2007 - 11:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
My daughters pretty angry about it. She's 8, loves the show, but we don't normally allow her to watch the feeds because of the language. The food comps (and the rare luxury or endurance comps) have been the only things she is allowed to watch. She waited for over an hour today to watch and was disappointed when I told her they didn't show it.

Alliet
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07-11-2005

Saturday, July 14, 2007 - 12:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alliet a private message Print Post    
Whoever got Showtime for the feeds and is getting upset at the feeds check out Dexter and The Tudors. Well worth the money for Showtime!

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Saturday, July 14, 2007 - 12:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Yeah, Dexter will be starting, and Weeds.

I already got Showtime, so having the three hours a night is great.

Hamsterlady
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07-03-2003

Saturday, July 14, 2007 - 12:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hamsterlady a private message Print Post    
Well, the food comp has nothing to do with Showtime. I guess I'm the one to blame for bringing it up so throw the tomatoes at me. BTW, I don't really care about the shows on Showtime. I only signed up for BBAD so I could lay down in my bed and fall asleep to the feeds instead of crashing at my computer desk.

I don't see any reason why the food competition (or parts of it) today couldn't have been shown on the live feeds.

As was said earlier, I hope this was a one time thing and the other food comps this season will be shown.

And yes I know, posting feelings concerning dissention is not exactly popular around here, I feel this is a time when dissention is rightly justified.

Kminfinity
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06-29-2005

Saturday, July 14, 2007 - 6:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kminfinity a private message Print Post    
Well that settles it. No feeds for me this season. I've had them since Dani and Jason's S3, but nothing with this group has inspired me to call Real.

Ryn
Moderator

07-13-2000

Sunday, July 15, 2007 - 9:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ryn a private message Print Post    
Just an FYI - I went back to my recaps of the food competitions for last season.

There were 5 total food competitions. 4 were shown on the feeds. The one that wasn't was the one that they did late at night after the eviction show (I think it was a temptation one or something).

I am still hoping it was a one time thing, but I am not encouraged and maybe I am in the minority because I expected a bigger response than this.

If Allison doesn't see many people get mad about the lack of the food comps being on the feeds, then why should they show them?

As always it seems that Big Brothers biggest fans (the live feed watchers) are the ones getting the shaft.

Toolhound
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06-22-2007

Sunday, July 15, 2007 - 10:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Toolhound a private message Print Post    
I am mad about not seeing the food competitions but I was already mad because I am getting about 20 hours out of the 24 that we are promised. This is the worst year yet and I have had the feeds for all 8.

I don't understand how CBS can advertise 24/7 feeds then give what they feel like. Imagine if you paid to see a movie and they took 10 minutes out of the middle of it you would demand your money back and never go back there again.

I thought it might get better this year with Allison in charge. I am very disapointed in her.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Sunday, July 15, 2007 - 12:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Every year this happens. They have to STOP showing the live feeds when:

1. A houseguest mentions a family member or friend who has not signed a release.

2. A houseguest starts singing a song that is copyrighted.

3. A houseguest starts talking about what BB told him/her.

4. A houseguest starts talking about a specific competition (as in when they apparently told 'em they couldn't mention who was first nominated).

5. BB is running a competition that they do not want the LF watchers to see. Yet.

And so on.

The cams are running 24/7. The feeds are running 24/7. But due to certain legalities there are times when they cannot show what's happening.

And IIRC, this is all in the fine print you should've read when you signed up for the LFs.

Denecee
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09-05-2002

Sunday, July 15, 2007 - 1:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Denecee a private message Print Post    
and you just have to trust that it is one of the five on the list, I know I trust that BB would not lie to me, lol. That's funny but I don't care too much because like somebody said it is what it is. My life doesn't depend on a mostly rigged reality show but I do get emotional about my favorite hg. I haven't quite decided who I like yet but I'm sure somebody can charm me, I'm easy that way.