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The TVClubHouse: Big Brother 8 ARCHIVES: Big Brother 8 - Part 4: America's Player (ARCHIVES): Archive through July 28, 2007 users admin

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Cricket
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08-05-2002

Friday, July 27, 2007 - 3:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cricket a private message Print Post    
Ooops..sorry, I'm not. No wonder...thanks, Sanfran.

Sanfranjoshfan
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09-17-2000

Friday, July 27, 2007 - 3:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sanfranjoshfan a private message Print Post    
:-)

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, July 27, 2007 - 4:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
FWIW, I'm an Internet viewer and I'm not really a fan of Jen's. I like her better when she's not HOH, but I'm not really impressed with the "I" world in which she lives. Also remember, those with live feeds are a very small minority. The majority of "America" are those who watch the TV show and make their decisions based on what they see. I didn't vote last night (forgot to) but I probably would've voted Kail and Jen.

Rgw825
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07-29-2005

Friday, July 27, 2007 - 7:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rgw825 a private message Print Post    
I'm starting to wonder if Eric will ever get 5 in a row. America isn't doing a good job picking the right people for nomination or eviction. Unless America is chosing wrong on purpose.

Wonder if people are voting just for people they dislike(like a popularity contest) instead of picking the right one strategy wise.

Sanfranjoshfan
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09-17-2000

Friday, July 27, 2007 - 7:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sanfranjoshfan a private message Print Post    
Eric has already gotten five in a row and won $10,000....see the table at the top of this page.

Spunky
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10-08-2001

Friday, July 27, 2007 - 7:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Spunky a private message Print Post    
Jen crying??? I guess the games is getting to her... she's human after all. That's okay that she shows some emotions but to those people in the house I'd rather show indifference... why give them the satisfaction of feeling hurt...

Dustin is on a power trip... I guess HOH does that to you.

When you say Eric has to win 5 in a row to win the 10 grands meaning with no "failed" in between. He did win 5 but not in a row...at least according to the list above...

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Friday, July 27, 2007 - 8:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
I was surprised america picked Jen instead of Kail.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Friday, July 27, 2007 - 8:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
What is really sad about this for people who find Jen entertaining (including myself) is that America's Choice for Eric to try to evict will probably be Jen as well.

Sanfranjoshfan
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09-17-2000

Friday, July 27, 2007 - 8:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sanfranjoshfan a private message Print Post    
oops...I misread the question and then I misspoke my answer!

As I understand it, he gets 10K for every 5 tasks he completes....and BB didn't say they had to be "in a row". He has completed 5 tasks, so he has won $10K.

Sorry, Rgw825!

Thanks Spunky!

Missyb
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07-28-2004

Friday, July 27, 2007 - 10:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Missyb a private message Print Post    
I was just trying to figure out a way that voters who have the feeds could have their votes carry more weight. Same for the SHowtime viewers (maybe an 800 number). These kinds of fans see a very different picture and it should count more. We don't see a heavily edited account that is being used for storyline.

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Friday, July 27, 2007 - 10:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
I agree that that should be the case, Missy, but the trouble with them doing that is that the viewership figures for the shows are what determines whether Big Brother survives for a new season. If the TV show people are upset about the America's player results they might become less interested in the show and the ratings might drop. The network has a vested interest in giving the tv viewers what they want, and what they want will be determined by what they have seen. Even if it is distorted.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Friday, July 27, 2007 - 10:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Jimmer, that will only happen if Jen stays on the block. She'll be highly motivated to win POV and Jameka has stated that she will play hard AND use the POV as Jen requests. Kail is playing too.

Bubba
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07-29-2005

Friday, July 27, 2007 - 10:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bubba a private message Print Post    
The worst thing about America's player is that it is Eric. I don't care for him at all. I thought that one of the things they asked America who we wanted him to start a romance with, whatever happened to that?

Rgw825
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07-29-2005

Saturday, July 28, 2007 - 3:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rgw825 a private message Print Post    
As I understand it, he gets 10K for every 5 tasks he completes....and BB didn't say they had to be "in a row". He has completed 5 tasks, so he has won $10K.

Sorry, Rgw825!



Oops, all this time i was thinking it was 5 in a row.

Muse
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08-09-2001

Saturday, July 28, 2007 - 3:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Muse a private message Print Post    
There have been a lot of people saying that Eric does not get credit for getting Jen nominated last week since she took herself off with the veto. Looks like there will be a decent chance that she is taken off the block again this week. It would be nice if the show would confirm whether Eric actually succeeded with those tasks or not.

Bubba, they have never actually offered that question up for voting. I think it might happen next week since Julie mentioned it, though.

I personally love Eric as AP. I think he has a good attitude towards it and has done a great job with some tough challenges. It must be very stressful.

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Saturday, July 28, 2007 - 4:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
Jen crying??? I guess the games is getting to her

PMS is getting to her. Due today or was it yesterday. Most women can tell you, we can cry at the stupidest little things at that time

Caprica
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02-10-2007

Saturday, July 28, 2007 - 4:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Caprica a private message Print Post    
Who are these people voting to have Jen evicted?
Is it live feeders or just TV viewers?

I'm really asking here.

Lilfair
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07-09-2003

Saturday, July 28, 2007 - 6:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lilfair a private message Print Post    
I haven't voted for anything (I watch the feeds). I wonder what percentage of TV viewers have the feeds? 10% or lower? Higher?

I sometimes like Jen well enough and definitely always like her more when compared to others like Amber, Dick, Dustin, Nick.

But she came into the house with a very rocky first couple of weeks before she got her game legs situated. It's hard to reverse a bad first impression.

I don't buy she's smarter than she pretends to be. I find her very inarticulate. All her "likes" interspersed into her language makes me crazy same with Dani.

I'm puzzled why with all the other personalities in the house that Jen is being singled out by the voters.

Twocents
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07-06-2006

Saturday, July 28, 2007 - 6:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twocents a private message Print Post    
Someone check this list. Wikipedia says that Eric has only succeeded four times. And that this week America asked Eric to try to get Nick nominated. Okay, I know Wikipedia is not always correct, but now I'm wondering.

Spunky
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10-08-2001

Saturday, July 28, 2007 - 6:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Spunky a private message Print Post    
I knew this would happen eventually and now I can see some others here who see it that way as well. I'm talking about the internet viewers consensus versus tv viewers perception of the show and subsequent picks for America's player.
It's bound to become more conflicting as the preferences will become more obvious with less houseguests.

Is it true that it was Nick and not Jen? That would make better sense to me, because America being fixated with Jen and picking her so many times in a row seems a bit strange (in the beginning it was understandable) and this is why more people will wonder about the discrepancies in consensus.

Caprica
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02-10-2007

Saturday, July 28, 2007 - 7:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Caprica a private message Print Post    
I understand the Jen dislike at first but she has been getting better edits of late and I just don't get why she would be the AP target again this week.

Sanfranjoshfan
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09-17-2000

Saturday, July 28, 2007 - 11:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sanfranjoshfan a private message Print Post    
I think it's up to the voters to keeps themselves apprised of the situation and they should cast their votes accordingly. I can't imagine why BB should give more weight to people that have the feeds.

What about the folks that get the LF but hardly watch them?

We don't give more weight to the votes of people that read the newspaper over those that don't watch the news at all in political elections. We ALL get to vote but it's the voter's responsibility to understand what their vote would accomplish.

Carrie92
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09-15-2003

Saturday, July 28, 2007 - 12:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Carrie92 a private message Print Post    
I don't think it helped that they highlighted Jen's infatuation with herself again on the last episode. They again showed her crying over her picture, and removing the pic of her and her mom from the HOH room wall.

I am starting to actually like her a little bit, that's why I voted for Amber on the AP poll.
As far as the picture thing goes, she's going to learn some humility once she sees some of the screencap shots of herself that are floating around the net.

I think some people decide who they like and who they don't and they don't change their minds, which is unfortunate when it comes to voting for AP or AC.

Spunky
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10-08-2001

Saturday, July 28, 2007 - 1:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Spunky a private message Print Post    
I'm also a bit puzzled... someone was replying to me (about my skepticism, never really believing BB is doing what we want) that BB producers wouldn't let Jen go this early, (believing she's too useful to the show) even if America keeps picking Jen... well, maybe BB producers shot themselves in the foot with AP because if they do what America wants Jen (unfortunately) will leave soon... how do we get America to pick someone else for a change?

Sanfranjoshfan
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09-17-2000

Saturday, July 28, 2007 - 1:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sanfranjoshfan a private message Print Post    
"how do we get America to pick someone else for a change?"

Do you mean - how do "we" (the minority of BB voters) get "America" (the majority of BB voters) to vote for whom "we" (the minority of BB voters) want?

I don't think it works that way. ALL of us are stuck with what the majority of the voters say. Too bad BB doesn't have a constitution and a supreme court that can override the will of the people.