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Nick
Member
07-31-2004
| Thursday, August 30, 2007 - 8:21 am
oh i remember her.. she's the one that kept saying she could plead cases at the trial thingie because of her attorney background.. how sad..
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Aurora
Member
11-24-2006
| Thursday, August 30, 2007 - 8:28 am
"Traditionally, reporters interviewing the six sequestered evictees who will make up the show's jury and decide the $500,000 grand-prize winner usually agree to only ask houseguests about conversations that they were physically present for in the house. The AP will decline to interview Siyavus and Cameron." I wonder how obvious it will be to Amber and Jameka, and the other sequestered house guests, that AP isn't interviewing them?
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Spunky
Member
10-08-2001
| Thursday, August 30, 2007 - 8:31 am
What will Dick's excuse be?? "Oh, that was for strategy". I can just see that's going to be his answer. As for Amber, she'll be surprised anyone making fuss about her jewish comment since she is convinced that's common knowledge. But Eric should really be surprised anyone picked on his 'incest' remark... Hello?? Of course we heard it and I hope it's going to bite him in the arse real good!!
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Thursday, August 30, 2007 - 9:28 am
This article illustrates why I stopped watching earlier this month. I have no desire to watch a show with so many contestants who have such vile behaviors. Funny, this is the even the first time I have looked in the threads for awhile, but the title caught my eye in "New Messages" and I wanted to see what the article said.
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Lafatme
Member
06-23-2005
| Thursday, August 30, 2007 - 10:10 am
i wonder why ap wrote the article in the first place? their sources are bloggers and message boards, as stated at the top of the article. have you all read THIS board, which is the best out there? people are saying things as true that are really rumors, hgs are being attributed with quotes that they never said or which have been paraphrased to fit the posters opinion, etc. why should anything in this article be judged as any more reliable or accurate than this discussion board? and cricket, it IS a game although not a game show. football is a game but the broadcast is not a game show-there is a difference.
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Northwestblonde
Member
09-01-2005
| Thursday, August 30, 2007 - 10:28 am
The article seems to have clear biases and is not balanced. It does not mention Jen's behavior and bullying, but makes her out, for the most part, as a victim. It seems once again that sides are being taken rather than admitting the entire household (with perhaps Jess and Zach as an exception) have all had moments of atrocious behavior and said things that I'm sure they would all want to take back.
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Delilah
Member
07-08-2005
| Thursday, August 30, 2007 - 10:44 am
Lafatme - maybe we should be using the term "competition." BB is a competition but not a game show. Like football is a competition but not a game show.
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Debbieeeee
Member
09-16-2005
| Thursday, August 30, 2007 - 11:18 am
Actually, my purpose in posting this article here was not so much for it's accuracy as to just show it is out there on all the major news sites. Also, the part of the article that pissed me off the most was that both Amber and Jameka are off limits to questions about any controversial topics. I want to know why they get a free ride? And I applaud the AP for now declining to interview them at all. They say no publicity is bad but ... I worry about the future of BB and if I will ever see a BB9
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, August 30, 2007 - 11:28 am
I'm not sure the article is inaccurate. The writer is an AP pop culture writer known for being a bit irreverent (full disclosure -- I know him). He writes "The Slug" online for ASAP/AP. The person he interviews, Andy Dehnart, is web editor of realityblured.com, and also writes TV commentary MSN.com. Dehnart's comments are in quotes and are obviously considered his opinions. The article's main point isn't which houseguest is good and which is bad -- but about the difference between what you get if you watch the live feeds versus what you get if you only watch the show (and/or only read about it based on what CBS/AG Prod allows the media to report on). He lists some examples. Sure, he doesn't list every example, but the main point of the article stays the same.
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Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Friday, August 31, 2007 - 8:12 am
CBS is now saying they're not letting anyone left do any interviews until after the finale....This smells of cover-up, because when they do release them after the finale, the only people the press is likely to have large access to is the winner...and even that is suspect: A poster at TWOP knows someone in the press who used to do BB interviews up until the end of S6. They did an interview with Maggie after the finale that year, but when the reporter started asking her about the Janelle-bashing in the house, the CBS person cut the interview short, cancelled the (previously scheduled) interview with Ivette, and convieniently forgot to give that particular press person credentials for the All-Star season...
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Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Friday, August 31, 2007 - 10:37 am
well CBS did go that route...which is going to look bad because of Dustin and Jen's interviews earlier..
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Tvwatcher
Member
04-17-2004
| Friday, August 31, 2007 - 10:51 am
conspiracy theory: jen was the last evictee interviewed - maybe she IS filing a lawsuit, and CBS doesn't want the remaining HGs interviewed because of that, because they are potential witnesses.
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Seattlemom
Member
05-10-2005
| Friday, August 31, 2007 - 11:05 am
It also maybe because when Jen did house calls she may have been told or said something she shouldn't have I'm not sure. But BB can change the rules when they want to. Just like when Jen was reading the BB rule book. (and it's the reason she packed) it said if you destroy a HG property it's grounds for removal. (yes Eric put mustard on her shirt) but it wasnt In anger or malicious. And it was okay after it was washed. So CBS has decided no more interviews. And I think that is really a good idea so No one has a chance of finding out anything ahead of time.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Friday, August 31, 2007 - 12:56 pm
Exactly how long can CBS keep the press from interviewing the hamsters after the finale? I would think they could only protect Amber from the press for so long until someone gets a hold of her to ask her about her comments. It seems to me once they all go home, the press should have full access to them.
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Msbullwnkl
Member
08-16-2005
| Friday, August 31, 2007 - 1:00 pm
I find it ironic that they allowed interviews with Dustin (after his comments about what he calls his dog) and Jen (with all the insults that Dick hurled her way), but no interviews with Amber. CBS is surely up to their neck with controversy in their reality shows (Kid Nation and BB). Amber thinks she was the most popular houseguest. I wonder how she is going to feel when she doesn't get to do any interviews post-eviction.
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Rieann
Member
08-26-2006
| Friday, August 31, 2007 - 1:19 pm
IMO Jen was trying to get Dick evicted. Who goes to grab a lit cigarette? She finally broke and wanted him to get kicked out. She had a part in that altercation. I don't thing she would have a leg to stand on with a lawsuit. She also laughed off all of the other times he went off on her... all on tape. I'm not excusing any behavior, but she only broke when she knew she was going to sequester.
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Ambi
Member
08-11-2007
| Friday, August 31, 2007 - 1:27 pm
If Jen wasn't a victim I don't know who is. I still remember the outrage on this board at Dick's behavior and many people saying how they would have done much worse than wreak his cigs and I still agree with the board posters that night.
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Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Friday, August 31, 2007 - 1:30 pm
once the show ends, I don't think CBS really cares what the press asks (they'll show Amber what the situation is and give her the script....er, give her advice as to what to say to the press).- She'll be one of 7 people who haven't done interviews, and most of the press will be about the winner, not 7th place.
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Rieann
Member
08-26-2006
| Friday, August 31, 2007 - 1:36 pm
Ambi- Maybe I am too tired to be posting. I just think Jen would be pissed if anyone thought of her as a "victim". She seems pretty tough to me. She just broke that night. I did feel for her when you saw her grabbing at him with tears starting in her eyes. She had finally had it.
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Tre34
Member
08-17-2005
| Friday, August 31, 2007 - 1:52 pm
Disagree Wilsonatmd....the winner will get their fame but the words and actions in question will be remebered for a very long time....I am a BB Fan and can't name all the winners but I sure do remeber the "villians" or ill acts that have occurred in past years.
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Hamsterlady
Member
07-03-2003
| Friday, August 31, 2007 - 3:20 pm
TV Guide article with new statement issued by CBS today "We have made jury members... available to the press the past two seasons, always with the proviso that their questions not inform the ejected houseguest of influences outside his or her personal experience in the house. This season, several cast members have made either offensive statements or exhibited controversial behavior. We respect journalists' interest and right to pose questions about these matters, but at the same time believe doing so could provide information that influences the final vote and potential outcome of the 12-week competition"
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Woofy
Member
08-09-2001
| Friday, August 31, 2007 - 3:36 pm
Damn, I wish JC had been wearing a Mogen David (Star of David) when she'd interviewed Amber.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Friday, August 31, 2007 - 3:51 pm
Woofy, I don't think that would have phased Amber in the least. As someone upthread / in another thread said -- she's clueless.
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Friday, August 31, 2007 - 4:13 pm
did feel for her when you saw her grabbing at him with tears starting in her eyes. i read shock there as well. When she realized he was purposefully trying to burn her.
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Cafe976
Member
07-09-2006
| Friday, August 31, 2007 - 6:18 pm
I think the main point of the article was not that the houseguests are mostly jerks (knew that, years ago) but that the PRESS should have the right to ask any questions they want in an interview. Still, I have to say that asking questions of the houseguests about their behavior MIGHT actually influence their vote. For instance: Suppose Amber was interviewed and confronted about her anti-Jewish remarks. Then she cried, and thought about what a good person she is and her need to prove to America that she doesn't hate people. Then imagine an Eric and Jessica final two. What if she voted for Eric? What if it was the deciding vote? Jessica would be stunned, and angry, and especially once she found out about the interviews, she could claim unfair influence. If Amber does not know her behavior is unacceptable, and she does not, then she should not be told so before her jury vote. The issue for CBS is not whether Amber is fragile, but avoiding a costly Danielle-style lawsuit.
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