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Has Big Brother jumped the shark?

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Nyheat
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08-09-2006

Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 2:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nyheat a private message Print Post    
I'm starting to think the length of the show is just too much and we have BB fatigue--it seems no one has patience for the game to play out anymore, including the players.

Has this show lost its luster? Has BB jumped the shark?

Bicbicz911
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08-20-2005

Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 3:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bicbicz911 a private message Print Post    
"Jumping the shark is a metaphor for the tipping point at which a TV series passes its peak or introduces plot twists which are inconsistent with what has preceded them. Once a show has jumped the shark, the viewer senses a noticeable decline in quality or feels the show has undergone too many changes to retain its original charm."

Judging from the amount of time I spend in front of my laptop and television this summer, I'm gonna say NO.

Looking at the chat rooms that are full on Real Player, I'm gonna say NO.

Watching the number of posts on this site and others grow so fast I can't keep up with them, I'm gonna say NO.

I love this show, It's my summer guilty pleasure and I'd be lost without it. I don't mind the twists every year, I know they are just trying to keep it from getting stale.

Although this year's "AP" has bypassed the outcry during the X Factor year, it has succeeded in it's mission. It's all anyone is talking/arguing about.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 5:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I don't think it's jumped the shark necessarily, but it's definitely lost it's luster. I was less than impressed with season 6, hated season 7 with the "all stars," and the only thing enjoyable about this season has been Dick.

The number of the posts on this site are no indication. Notice how many of the posts are the same thing over and over again (not about the game, but about the four things Dick did or said, or the three things Jen did or said, or the two things Daniele did or said, or the one thing Jameka prayed about, or... well, you get the idea). The amount of posts and the various threads are the same thing over and over again. If this was really a season where it was really interesting, there would be a greater diversity of threads.

Blair
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07-28-2005

Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 6:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Blair a private message Print Post    
Yep, the shark has been jumped, but it is still recoverable at this point. If next year they go back to the original format with complete strangers competing against each other instead of making it the love child of the Jerry Springer show and Fear Factor. Producers, casting, and challenge creators need to be fired and the show entirely reworked.

Blair
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07-28-2005

Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 6:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Blair a private message Print Post    
I would also recommend anyone hired for the new show go back and look at Seasons 2 and 3. Those were the best ones and horror of horrors, they didn't have an AP, relative, twin switch, or ex in the house!

Jandy
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07-08-2005

Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 7:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jandy a private message Print Post    
i would say that Dick's character is jumping the shark. he's unbelievable.

Amac
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09-07-2001

Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 7:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Amac a private message Print Post    
Some people think BB jumped the shark when the show switched producers and rules after Season 1.

Mack
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07-23-2002

Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 7:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mack a private message Print Post    
Season 1 was so completely different than the following series it's almost beyond comparison. It was about pure group dynamics and was more of a study than a competition. I'm not convinced that format would work today. HG's in the first show didn't play up to the camera like I think a new group would understanding that the viewing public was voting them out and having learned what works (might work?) and what doesn't. It would be interesting but I'd much rather go back to say the second/third season format without the manipulations/twists of the follow-on seasons.

Ambi
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08-11-2007

Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 7:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ambi a private message Print Post    
Jumping the shark has it"s origins from around 30 yrs ago on Happy Days when Henry Winkler (Fonzi) jumped a shark while water sking in one episode. Shortly after, the popular show's ratings slumpt and it ended. No, BB has not jumped the shark unless you don't like what's happening right now, then you might want to believe it has.

Gidget
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07-28-2002

Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 7:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gidget a private message Print Post    
liked your post costa. time restraints limit the time i can spend at the board. so i usually come in the middle of whatever is happening at the time. but this year many of the threads are falling flat and there is little variation. fwiw though i do think this season has shaped up to be interesting despite not enough strong characters.

Nyheat
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08-09-2006

Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 7:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nyheat a private message Print Post    
Thank for everyone for replying. I think it's an interesting topic. I think the lack of thread diversity is also telling. A few personalities jump out and dominate--others fall in the background. A lot of people say that there is no one to root for, so root for who they dislike the least. Sad, actually.

Spunky
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10-08-2001

Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 8:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Spunky a private message Print Post    
It jumped the shark three years or four years ago now it's just re-runs... or deja-vu...

Cricket
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08-05-2002

Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 8:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cricket a private message Print Post    
Exactly, Spunky. Time for BB to go.

Biginjapan
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07-23-2005

Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 8:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biginjapan a private message Print Post    
NO. I am enjoying this season.

Flossiebebe
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09-01-2005

Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 9:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Flossiebebe a private message Print Post    
i think it jumped the shark in season 6 when things got so boring with the <100> and the producers began to work much harder to keep favs in the game and ratings up. eg. bringing Kaysar back

Stopthemadness
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07-15-2005

Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 9:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Stopthemadness a private message Print Post    
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Castleexplorer
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08-10-2005

Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 9:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Castleexplorer a private message Print Post    
I love the show. Every year people say they won't watch again because of this or that reason, but every year when I sign back on here at BB time, the same people are here. So, I guess we really just love to hate the show or something like that. lol

Ecoop
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07-07-2005

Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 9:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ecoop a private message Print Post    
I think it's getting harder and harder to get "regular" people in the house. First of all, that's not what BB wants; they want the crazies and the big diversity in personalities. Secondly, "regular" people would, by definition, be somewhat sane. What person in their right mind would want to go into a house, isolated with strangers for 3 months, have nothing to do but interact with people they don't know and probably don't like, to risk having their live laid bare to millions of viewers and be ripped apart by folks like us.

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 9:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    

quote:

but every year when I sign back on here at BB time, the same people are here.




For me that's because I'm here year long lol.

Castleexplorer
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08-10-2005

Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 12:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Castleexplorer a private message Print Post    
I've never seen you on here Mocha. J/K

I just watch BB of the reality shows. It is my secret summer pleasure. It's like hiding a National Enquirer and a tiny box of Whitman's chocolate in my grocery cart three times a week during the summer. I feel guilty wasting time watching and reading the posts, but it's definitely a pleasure doing it. I might have to get a life in the summer if they took it off the air.

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 12:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
:-)

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 12:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I was a fan of the season one format and it seems to work well everywhere else in the world except the US, because of the change in production. Other countries added feeds on TV long ago. I've watched a season of BB Australia awhile back and looked in on other BBs and they certainly held my attention even though I didn't get to watch the actual shows.

But, I still watch our version.

Saguaro
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06-21-2005

Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 12:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Saguaro a private message Print Post    
Jumping the shark has it"s origins from around 30 yrs ago on Happy Days when Henry Winkler (Fonzi) jumped a shark while water sking in one episode. Shortly after, the popular show's ratings slumpt and it ended. No, BB has not jumped the shark unless you don't like what's happening right now, then you might want to believe it has.

I have never liked this expression, because the fact of the matter is that Happy Days ran 6 more seasons after Fonzie jumped the shark.

Ambi
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08-11-2007

Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 1:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ambi a private message Print Post    
I did not know that Sag but I'm sure the expression came from that HD episode. Thanks for the info.

Nyheat
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08-09-2006

Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 1:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nyheat a private message Print Post    
I think "Jumping the shark" can also imply a slow decline in quality of the show, a desperate move to keep things interesting that signals the beginning of its demise. It can last one more season or another six seasons.

Other examples:

Cousin Oliver on the Brady bunch
Grace's pregnancy on Will & Grace
Scooby Doo meets the Harlem Globetrotters--and the introduction of Scrappy Doo
Daphne leaving Donny at the alter and running off with Niles in the Winnebago on Frazier


and the introduction of the dysfunctional Donatos on BB...

Queenfish
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07-19-2006

Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 1:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Queenfish a private message Print Post    
I am a huge fan of this years show and according to the ratings, I don't think there's been any shark jumping. I think for the first time we might see some real hardcore game players outta these folks. I love the new level it is going to, and I bet next year will be even more aggressive. It's a game, and I like how the strategy is moving like a rollercoaster ride.

Sanfranjoshfan
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09-17-2000

Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 1:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sanfranjoshfan a private message Print Post    
Don't forget Ally McBeal's long lost daughter showing up on her doorstep.....a daughter that she never knew she had and had never given birth to! LOL

Ambi
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08-11-2007

Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 1:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ambi a private message Print Post    
I always thought Ellen's sitcom jumped the shark. Not because she came out but because the show shifted to her private life and forgot about the store "Buy The Book". It was the bookstore and all the staff and customers that were so funny. All of a sudden it was a drama. Not good.

Princessdoubt
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07-04-2007

Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 1:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Princessdoubt a private message Print Post    
And all of LOST...

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 7:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
the phrase JTS is from that Happy days ep, even the site jts.com says so

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 7:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
and yes it was still on air for a few years after that ep but the show wasnt the same...so a show can jts and still be on the air....just not as good as it used to be