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Bbnine
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02-16-2008

Sunday, March 16, 2008 - 8:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bbnine a private message Print Post    
all that they "win" is their stipend.... minus the fine CBS has occured... you will be getting $10 each..... so thanks agian and please don't let that big door hit you in the @ss on your way out.
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Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Sunday, March 16, 2008 - 9:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Heh Need and Bbb. They should have to use whatever's left to pay rent for the month they're off the air.

Beekindpleez
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07-18-2006

Sunday, March 16, 2008 - 9:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beekindpleez a private message Print Post    
GAL...they are on a seven second delay...the bombs weren't aired..you hear silence during the cut-away. But they don't like having to do that during live show because then we miss all the really important stuff Julie says.

Bonbonlover
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07-13-2000

Sunday, March 16, 2008 - 9:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonbonlover a private message Print Post    
Goddess, I totally agree. I think Julie is on heightened alert when speaking to the HGs.. you can take the kid out of BB, but you cannot take the raunchy behavior out of the kid. And perhaps James thought they were off air, but I think it is just they way the HGs speak... again, that is who they are... telling them "we are live for the next hour" isn't enough to change the way these people have behaved most off of their lives...

Bonbonlover
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07-13-2000

Sunday, March 16, 2008 - 9:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonbonlover a private message Print Post    
Bee, I believe they were aired on the East Coast. On the West Coast they quickly cut away to the hamsters...

Fan3
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07-07-2005

Sunday, March 16, 2008 - 9:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Fan3 a private message Print Post    
doesn't it seem like they (Julie) are not talking to the houseguest as much this year??

Beekindpleez
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07-18-2006

Sunday, March 16, 2008 - 9:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beekindpleez a private message Print Post    
I'll tell you what...I'll run it back and watch it and let you know. My tape of it is from east coast.

Be back in a few to let you know.

But I do know that they are on a seven second delay.

Cmist
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09-20-2005

Sunday, March 16, 2008 - 9:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cmist a private message Print Post    
If they wanted people to watch BB over American Idol they should have cast people who were more likable. this cast not only are the raunciest but they are so incredibly unlikable that many of us don't watch the show. I follow the updates and I subscribed to the live feeds but have little interest in watching that either.

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Sunday, March 16, 2008 - 9:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Has an actual transcript or copy of the letter been posted anywhere, or has the cast just been overheard talking about it?

Kmjm
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05-19-2002

Sunday, March 16, 2008 - 9:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kmjm a private message Print Post    
Over at Joker's they are now saying the post is bogus. Here's one response:

A "force-majeure" is unlikely to have been written differently than in previous Big Brother or traditional Viacom contracts. In additional to the obvious fatal flaw in which the author asserts that General Electric owns CBS, the remaining post is flawed for a variety of reasons. First, given that all the networks had suffered a downturn in viewership in the past year, Big Brother still holds up well enough compared to past seasons. It also fairs as well as anything can against it's competition: American Idol. Here are ratings from last Wednesday. Big Brother 9 (Viewers: #3, 5.92 million; A18-49: #3, 2.1/ 5) Not great, but not that bad for overnights, considering that Big Brother has secondary revenue streams worth a few ratings points (such as the feeds, product placement and a large chunk of CBS.com's web traffic.) When you also consider that the AI audience is largely a "reality-centric" audience, it is likely one prone to recording Big Brother via TIVO or DVR, with those "download" ratings lagging by a week.

Further, the FCC's most recent ruling on indecent broadcast content suggests that the regulatory body recognizes that innocent utterances do not of themselves violations make. Assuming that the FCC staff investigates a complaint, it will find a live show with safeguards in place. Clearly, CBS intended to censor it's broadcast where necessary, and the evidence will indicate that is acted responsibily on each occasion by deleting offending language from the live broadcast and from video editing to produced both live and fully edited Big Brother episodes. James's spontaneous utterances resulted in a human failure in the control room, and failure that was immediately overcome to override subsequent offensive spontanteous remarks by the cast.

And now for the really funny part. Of course, CBS has the power to take the show off the air, but there would be consequences. If there is an earthquake that makes the BB house unsafe, then the force-majeure clause gives them an out. The key to "force-majeure" is that the triggering event must be unavoidable. Absent a court order to close down the show (not going to happen in California), no cancellation of the show would find reliance on "force-majeure" as written. It has advertising contracts and agreements in place with both Real Player and Showtime. Likely, the arrangements contemplate penalty payments to those who would be affected by any cancellation. Any truncated season would likely require, under the Game Show Act, the stated prizes be awarded as provided in the the existing cast member contracts.

Now for some truth in advertising, as it were...

1. I'm an Arnold Shapiro guy, through and through. I've never been able to accept Alison's methods, particularly in her manipulation of the game via the diary room. I find it most uncomfortable to be defending her here...

2. I'm not licensed to practice law in California, but I do cross state lines to cast for reality shows and negotiate contracts.

Edited to add link:

http://tinyurl.com/3x6gz4

Beekindpleez
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07-18-2006

Sunday, March 16, 2008 - 9:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beekindpleez a private message Print Post    
During the interview with Julie, she asks "What would you say if I told you this may not be the end of the line for you?"
James says, "I'd say, Julie...I might just crap my pants"
Julie laughs, but looks uncomforatably to the side of the stage and then tells him, "Please just keep it clean from here on out, James."


James pops out of the box. Josh yells James. Everyone starts screaming...and then there is a momentary bleep of silence.


They go outside for HOH comp. Adam is asking how many votes James got, did he get every vote? As the balls rais up, James yells, "I'm back!"
As they go to commercial, James says he can't believe he's back. Nat says everyone wanted him back.
When they return from commercial, Julie asks James how it feels to be back. The screen cuts to the GP and we hear another bleep of silence as sound is cut.
Then we hear Julie ask him again, saying "James...please keep it clean"



Sorry folks, but the F bomb was never actually heard. Although the Crap-bomb was.

Beekindpleez
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07-18-2006

Sunday, March 16, 2008 - 9:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beekindpleez a private message Print Post    
Okay...I take it back...it was heard! Near the very end of the show as they're shown on the balls, we DO hear James say: Never F with me like that again!

Wow. It was heard.

But only that once. It was definately cut during the box and the beginning of the comp

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Sunday, March 16, 2008 - 9:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Crap bomb. LOL.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Sunday, March 16, 2008 - 9:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Look at all these posts based on something that was bogus anyways!!

Shopstomuch
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07-09-2007

Sunday, March 16, 2008 - 9:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Shopstomuch a private message Print Post    
I still think that losing some MAJOR sponsors as they have this season is prompting some head scratching. I work for Home Depot's corp office and we all got wind of Lowe's pulling the plug of any and all advertising on CBS during any of BB's airings and word has it they considered pulling ANY advertising on CBS period if more of what was going on was happening. The first incident was their knee jerk reaction to Adam's use of calling children with Autism, then when the antics and the past of some of the HG's started coming out it was a definite no on any advertising at all during that time slot on CBS. Home Depot has also followed suit now and will not be advertising at all during any of BB's airings.

Bbnine
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02-16-2008

Sunday, March 16, 2008 - 9:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bbnine a private message Print Post    
Never F with me like that again!

who ever he said that to should have responded with:

why james? ... what are you going to do? come get me James ...

maybe he would of jumped off .... haha (if ONLY...)

Beekindpleez
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07-18-2006

Sunday, March 16, 2008 - 9:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beekindpleez a private message Print Post    
Julie...the HGs did get a letter though. But I think it was a simple matter of telling them they can't continue to say those dirty words during a live show. After all, CBS's President's wife is out there and nobody wants her looking bad.

Beekindpleez
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07-18-2006

Sunday, March 16, 2008 - 9:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beekindpleez a private message Print Post    
Bbnine...he said that to all of them.

Bbnine
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02-16-2008

Sunday, March 16, 2008 - 9:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bbnine a private message Print Post    
Home Depot has also followed suit now and will not be advertising at all during any of BB's airings.


As it should be ... I can't imagin ANY sponser other than KY , the herpes ads etc would want to sponser this filth!

BB would be alot cleaner without Chel/James jmo

Bbnine
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02-16-2008

Sunday, March 16, 2008 - 9:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bbnine a private message Print Post    
Bbnine...he said that to all of them.


oh, okay.... now I get it, he said that regarding the being voted out thing.... I thought maybe somebody bumped him or something...

Shopstomuch
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07-09-2007

Sunday, March 16, 2008 - 9:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Shopstomuch a private message Print Post    
LOL @ BBnine... Trojan condom ads might be appropriate also.

Sminger
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08-03-2007

Sunday, March 16, 2008 - 9:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sminger a private message Print Post    
Did anyone here watch BB8? Dick used the F word like I use the work "the".Almost every word of Amber's rant was bleeped. The word crap could be used on any prime time show and on any channel (except Disney of course!!!).

Bbnine
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02-16-2008

Sunday, March 16, 2008 - 9:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bbnine a private message Print Post    
Trojan condom ads might be appropriate also.


EXACTLY and any other ads that fit into that catagory.
that is the ONLY ads that shoud sponser this sleaze-fest

Cricket
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08-05-2002

Sunday, March 16, 2008 - 9:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cricket a private message Print Post    
I sincerely hope Grodner is rethinking her stupid idea to get James back in the house. I'm so happy she is on notice. It's about time. She has been casting this show for her own pleasure (sexual or otherwise) not America in the least.

If James had left, the show may have picked up with happier people and people like Chels actually having to be nice to stay in the house.

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AG..the fun is over for you.

ETA: Ahh, guess I should have read the whole thread and not just the article. Bogus or not, if this is circulating, AG is in trouble. Just her writing the letter to the HG's is something she's never done before.

Where can we go to see the weekly ratings?

Beekindpleez
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07-18-2006

Sunday, March 16, 2008 - 10:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beekindpleez a private message Print Post    
Play nice? In BB? Never! lol