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Kiari43
Member
08-25-2005
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 9:02 am
I am curious to know if others opinion of Eric would change if he was AP? I personally like him and think he is one of the best BB players. If he didn't have to play for us, and could make his own decisions, would your opinion change about him? I am especially wondering if the fans who don't like him would feel differently if didn't have this responsibility.
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Jaided
Member
08-04-2007
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 9:07 am
I am not an Eric fan. I don't hate him at all, but I am not a big fan of his. I *do* think he without AP he would have been an aggressive behind the scenes player and minipulator for sure, and I think people would have seen that and it would have made him a target.. similar to Kail.. everyone saw her as the leader of an alliance and she became an instant permanent target. So I am guessing Eric would have been the same.
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Skydiver6
Member
07-21-2006
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 9:07 am
I do not like the way he talks so vulgar and how he loves to put others down. He says some very mean things. I also can't stand all his body twitches and expressions etc. Most of all I can not stand how he talks so much. He appears very self righteous to me. He is at the bottom of my houseguest list, even below Dick.
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Dbald
Member
08-04-2007
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 9:10 am
He has said some things I don't like they all have but as a player I would have picked him to win...He plays the game well and I don't give all the credit to the fact that he is AP. I like him.
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Mssas
Member
08-04-2006
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 9:11 am
the same...he revolts me..same as Dick does.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 9:12 am
Well, I was right there with you, Sky, until you added the part about Dick. I originally liked Eric, but my opinion of him has changed over time. Being manipulative is just part of the game, but I don't like the way he's treated some of the other players. The way he jumped on the Jen-bashing band wagon and the parting shot as she went out the door ("Jen, as happy as you are to be leaving, we're even happier to see you go"). Just unnecessary. Why kick her when she's already on her way out. I saw it as mean-spirited.
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Skydiver6
Member
07-21-2006
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 9:20 am
LOL Babyjaxmom - That's just because I haven't seen much of Dick the past few days and every time I turn the feeds on I hear Eric!
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Messalina
Member
06-19-2005
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 9:21 am
I don't like him. At the beginning I didn't have strong feelings one way or the other about his AP role. I didn't even mind when he rebelled and went after Nick to be evicted. I figured he has a right to try to win at the end just like all the other HGs. What I don't like is his talking about Dick/Dani in regard to unnatural relations. I think this went so far over the line I'm alternately dreading and hoping to see him ripped to shreds by Dick when he finds out. I also think he was unnecessarily cruel to Jen and I don't see any advantage to this so far as gameplay is concerned. Bottom line? I never thought I'd say this but Eric is a notch below Dick on my list of least favorites.
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Tresbien
Member
08-27-2002
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 9:25 am
At the beginning I thought Eric was a great choice to be AP although I dislike the entire concept. As others have stated, I've come to dislike his mean behavior. That aside, it's hard to answer your question, Kiari, because this is the role we've seen him play. Had the viewers not voted to evict Dustin, I firmly believe Dick would be gone, so just that one action changed the game significantly.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 9:34 am
Directly answering the question, I don't think I would feel any differently about him. I think he is a fantastic manipulator and game player. He is very close to Dr. Will in that respect. He has some personal twitches but then again most people do. I don't place a lot of emphasis on appearance so his appearance doesn't matter to me. With respect to his personal behavior in the house, it is a typical strategy for players to try to demonize their opponents, so I'll cut him a little slack there. However, I do think that his comments about Dick and Dani are over the top, unnecessary and distasteful. Other than that (and it is a big "other"), he has been an entertaining player. I also like his sincerity in his relationship with Jessica (at least I think he is sincere).
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Guinevere
Member
03-15-2001
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 9:41 am
Eric being the AP has no effect on how I feel about him as a person. His physical mannerisms irritate me, and his eagerness to trash the demon du jour, often in the most crass terms (but never to their faces, because he doesn't have the nerve), makes me find him both extremely unlikable and a little pathetic. I guess he's playing the game okay, but I don't tend to like BB players based on gameplay. I like them if I find them likeable; if they are good players that's just a bonus.
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Klaw73
Member
08-21-2006
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 9:42 am
What Jimmer said...
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Tresbien
Member
08-27-2002
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 9:42 am
Eric has been entertaining but he's also been cruel. Jen's gone and yet this morning he's still telling the story of Jen's swimsuit top coming unhooked as if she took it off deliberately to expose her breasts to the world and how awful it was. He had no compassion whatsoever for her embarrassing moment. She's gone now and is no longer his opponent -- not cool in my opinion.
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 9:44 am
You know how cats don't like to be picked up and when you do, they push and claw to get away? That's how I feel about Eric.
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Kimsue
Member
07-08-2005
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 9:51 am
I second what Klaw73 said..... Plus I wish he wouldn't bit his finger nails. nuf said
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Citadelle
Member
07-06-2005
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 10:48 am
I guess I'm evil... I laughed at Jen's top too. Still do, when I think about it. PS- love the cat analogy! Very descriptive.
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Uncle_ricky
Member
07-02-2007
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 11:10 am
America's Player or not, I wanted him gone the instant he opened his mouth on Day One. All these days later, I can't believe I've subjected myself to such long-term suffering. His presence, at minimum, has allowed me to self-diagnose this peculiar strain of masochism!
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Texasdeb
Member
05-23-2003
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 11:20 am
He would have been one of my fav's because he plays the game. I do not enjoy houseguests who float along under the radar to get themselves to the end. Why do you think Amber, Jameka, & Zach are the lowest on the popularity charts - - - should be a clue to future houseguests on how the American public will see them. This is a TV show as well as a game for them so give us a TV show like Dick, Erik, Jen, Dustin & so on have done.
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Govols
Member
07-19-2005
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 11:22 am
Wouldn't matter~still wouldn't like him. He has the ick factor to me. The point of no return for me was when Nick was evicted, Eric stated Nick needs to go~there can't be 2 good looking guys in the house... I would love for Zach to win HOH and get him evicted next week.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 11:26 am
He makes me squirmy and always has.
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Teacuppy
Member
08-05-2006
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 11:27 am
I just think he is strange. all these people are actors. Kinda ruins the whole reality TV thing. They are just actors.
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Gemini42
Member
08-01-2007
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 11:54 am
I agree with Uncle,Govols, Sea and Tea. I couldn't stand him in the beginning and that has gone down hill since. Please BB take him to sequester and put us out of our misery!
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Damick6
Member
07-01-2005
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 11:57 am
I turn the feeds off when Eric is on... Do not like him as Ap, would not like him playing on his own. I can honestly say I just do not like him.
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Onlyhuman
Member
08-04-2001
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 2:17 pm
I think that Eric is an excellent game player and would have been even better without the AP thing. I don't mind Eric as a person because, even though he's been obnoxious lately, he's kinda playing to his audience. Ever since he started being horrible, he's gotten a positive response from the America's Vote. It has shaped his behavior and made him more negative. On the other hand, he's willing to accept when he has gone too far. Jess got mad at him for interrupting her and Jen and he actually listened and discussed the issue with Jessica. Jameka and Jess gave him a hard time about talking about Jen all the time so he had to pay Jameka effusive compliments whenever he said Jen's name. He's completely trainable, but has had some of his worst habits reinforced by the audience vote and Jessica, who tends to find the nastiness funny.
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