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Lurkin
Member
02-15-2002
| Wednesday, August 01, 2007 - 10:32 am
I personally liked it better when they had less toys like the first seasons and had basics, no workout room, hot tub etc, and they earned things more. These people are too soft , make them stir crazy I like the random ball veto play, but would be good if veto winner immediately picked who went on block not HOH. That sure throws loop in backdooring and alliances. Like if Zach would have won , who would he put up out of the blue
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Sidecar
Member
07-23-2007
| Wednesday, August 01, 2007 - 10:37 am
Yes, I agree. Or even if they had different types of Vetos that could be won and the players dont know until the end what type it is. More mini luxury challenges would be good, as would penalties.
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Lurknomore
Member
07-07-2001
| Wednesday, August 01, 2007 - 10:51 am
lol I think I pretty much answered this in my reply in the 'what should next year's theme be." I'll go into further depth. I want real folks, all strangers to each other w/diverse casting. I was on the same page w/you all so far here in that I wanted them to do away w/slop and have them earn money to make a budget and luxuries and not just have everything handed to them. I still think the key is better casting with REAL people who are interesting, and who have real life expereriences both to talk about and to use to creatively plan. I think the most important thing is some folks we actually like and can root for. Not just folks who fit a cut mold. Do we really need a 'holly' type every year? I will use Janelle as a perfect example. They cast her to be that role, but in the house she showed she had MUCH more depth than that, and ended up being one of the most beloved HG in BB history. Ditto Kaysar, who was dragged on to the show by a friend and didn't want to do it. His downfall though was no knowledge of how to play BB. Imagine a Kaysar who had a game clue?!!!! I don't see why they can't cast totally diverse yet interesting people. We complain about no music so how about a struggling singer/songwriter and his/her guitar. We can hear what it's been like trying to break into the business and their music. How about someone used to a trust fund and only high society. As I said years before Jason helped cast Amish in the City, how about someone who left the farm but isn't sure they should have. Imagine the stories they have about adjusting to their new life. If they would really go across America and hit diverse groups I think they could find fascinating REAL people, with interesting stories. And let's see some folks who need the money more than the face time. They might work a little harder to figure out how to win it! Most important of all is I desperately feel they need new blood behind the scenes. Let's give a new production company a shot. One that can bring fresh ideas, and maybe have a clue of why it is a phenominal success in almost every country in the world, yet barely hanging on by a thread here. As I mentioned lose all the predicatable week in week out, year in year out phrases (the power is up for grabs, it's my job as HoH to name 2 hg for eviction, and on and on and boringly on).
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Fieryfurnace
Member
07-05-2006
| Wednesday, August 01, 2007 - 10:54 am
I agree with Lurk. I want a diverse cast from all over the country, who represent different values, religions and cultures. Look at the cast this year... 11 Caucasians and 1 African American woman. All under 40 except 1. Is that what America looks like?
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Darrellh
Member
07-21-2004
| Wednesday, August 01, 2007 - 11:11 am
Make it a regular veto, not a golden one. The person who uses the veto risks having themselves nominated. Didn't they have a Diamond veto, where the winner took off someone and got to nominate another person?
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Govols
Member
07-19-2005
| Wednesday, August 01, 2007 - 12:15 pm
Lurk~I agree. Get a task force to see why other countries are so popular. Also, no models!!!!!!!
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Spunky
Member
10-08-2001
| Wednesday, August 01, 2007 - 12:23 pm
Do again a "solitary confinement" for 24 hours... I would have loved to see Dick get it (and no sigs.)... he would have asked to ring the panic button to leave the house.. LOL
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Amac
Member
09-07-2001
| Wednesday, August 01, 2007 - 12:45 pm
More nekkidness.
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Nyheat
Member
08-09-2006
| Wednesday, August 01, 2007 - 12:56 pm
Make the time between nominations, POVS, and evictions shorter. Shorten the whole dang thing--heck, let's wrap things up next week. The down time just really seems to drag on more and more every year and I do not enjoy the psychological erosion that occurs in some HGs every year from the stress of being in that house. If you can win a million in one hour on NBC by picking the right briefcase, surely spending one month instead of two to win half a mil is early parole for time served.
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Spunky
Member
10-08-2001
| Wednesday, August 01, 2007 - 1:48 pm
Nyheat, that would defeat the purpose of BB... of course you can win much quicker on some other shows, like the "Are you smarter than a 5th grader", people won half a million with help from 5th graders in less than 1/2 hour. The idea with BB is to create a sort of 'observation' during a longer period of time by a large audience while the players fight to stay in the game, believe it or not, it's the duration that keeps people watching and the AP this time seems to get the viewers more into it...
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Northwestblonde
Member
09-01-2005
| Wednesday, August 01, 2007 - 2:49 pm
I totally agree with Lurk! It's a lazy-man's version of the show. No real effort, just throw a bunch of fame-chasers in a house and give a cookie cutter version of the season before. CBS is as interested in creating good entertainment as they are of creating a real evening news show. Les Moonves is a baffoon and the fact that he lets his wife host the show is just one more illustration of his complete lack of intelligence. If they consulted just a few of folks that post on this wonderful site, they'd have one heck of a show!
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Yacky
Member
07-06-2005
| Wednesday, August 01, 2007 - 3:08 pm
I think they should get a bunch of homeless people (not drunks). It would give them a place to live for 3 months and a chance to earn some money. JMHO
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Wednesday, August 01, 2007 - 3:33 pm
Yacky, that would be great! I would like to see them go back to pb&j instead of the slop. I would also like for them to not be able to talk about who they will vote out. How fun would that be if each person voted the way they wanted to without any pressures from others?
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Sunbeaks
Member
07-21-2005
| Wednesday, August 01, 2007 - 5:07 pm
I absolutely have to agree with most of you all! I'd like to see.... 1. REAL People - Average middle class America. 2. NO MODELS, ACTORS & especially NOT people that really don't need the $$. I have a hard time rooting for someone that could care less about the prize. NOT a bunch of phonies just wanting the tv exposure to further their career. 2. A variety of ages & ethnic groups & from all over the USA not just a specific area. 3. Strangers!
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Sidecar
Member
07-23-2007
| Wednesday, August 01, 2007 - 5:32 pm
Yes, Sun, why not real people? I think the networks are under the impression that we only want to see "beautiful people" on TV. I don think that is true! The real peeps are more interesting: Chicken George, Cowboy, Nakomis.... I to am sick of the cookie cutter model types that already have managers/agents/and work in the biz, have applied to be on every show and are looking for exposure.
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Justalittlebean
Member
08-15-2003
| Wednesday, August 01, 2007 - 5:45 pm
Replace Allison.

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Hera
Member
07-31-2007
| Wednesday, August 01, 2007 - 6:36 pm
Hey Justalittlebean I agree with all of you. I wish the BBUS would take some tips from the BBUK. I do like that they keep the slop in the house. Make the house guest earn their luxuries.
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Justalittlebean
Member
08-15-2003
| Wednesday, August 01, 2007 - 6:55 pm
Hey Hera, I agree with you. The houseguest have it way to easy. Make them work for what they get.

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Panda
Member
07-15-2005
| Wednesday, August 01, 2007 - 7:31 pm
Back to strangers and definitely make them earn some luxuries. Give them projects that force them to work together for something. I am on the fence about HOH room.
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Bbbabe
Member
08-18-2005
| Wednesday, August 01, 2007 - 8:04 pm
I think we should be able to vote the people out. That would definately make it more interesting.
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Diacritical
Member
08-14-2005
| Wednesday, August 01, 2007 - 8:36 pm
1. Never show the same thing on more than one feed. 2. HD Showtime with subchannels for each feed. 3. No more hamsters who know each other beforehand. 4. More mature hamsters (more than one or two). 5. More endurance comps. 6. More sleep deprivation and other deprivations (blind-fold half the house for a week, for example). 7. Did I say more endurance comps? Yes? Now I said it twice.
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Mr_furd
Member
08-01-2007
| Thursday, August 02, 2007 - 2:33 am
Here are a few ideas. 1. Earning stuff each week. Include all items (hot tub, pool, food groups..etc) in the house. Assign each HG with one or more items and if they win, the house gets the item(s) for the week. 2. Give the HOH the chance to keep the postion for the next week. After two have been chosen for eviction and veto played for. The HOH will have the choice to have a contest with the two on the block. If the current HOH wins the contest, they will remain the HOH for another week, if they lose they will exchange places with the winner. 3. The Jury, will not be the last seven evicted, but a random drawing from all those evicted. 4. The HOH is given BB cash, which can be used to purchase items not won in the contest listed above in #1. Also this cash can be used to purchase limited live feed time to watch and hear what is going on in the house. 5. Nomination Pass, each HG has only one Nomination Pass they must play before the HOH contest, if they use it, they can not play for HOH nor can they be put up that week. 6. Friend and Foe. Each HG is assigned a friend and a foe. The HG is to keep this a secret. If the foe leaves first, the HG wins a cash prize, if the HG leaves before their friend, they win a cash prize. If the final three are the HG and their friend and foe, the HG gets a larger cash prize. If the final two are the HG and foe and the HG wins the final cash prize is doubled. If the final two are the HG and friend and the friend wins, the HG second place cash prize is doubled. 7. Instead of having a HOH contest each week, have one contest for the first HOH. The HOH will chose two HG, have the veto comp and then the vote. The HG that is not evicted, becomes the HOH for the week.
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