Was Julie Chen harder on Cass?
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Was Julie Chen harder on Cass?
Femmef8l | Thursday, September 14, 2000 - 03:59 pm  I think Julie Chen was not being a real journalist. How's that, Chris? LOL And who said I hate white people? One of my best friends are white. Cheers |
Ken | Thursday, September 14, 2000 - 03:59 pm  I think Julie (or her scriptwriters) tried to be a little more confrontational in the questions to make it more interesting... After all, weren't a lot of people disappointed at the kid gloves they used with Karen? With ratings in the tubes and the HG's being so boring, CBS probably thought they better crank up the interview questions...plus they could trust that Cass would not crack under it like Karen might have. Frankly, I don't think they went far enough...it was still a poorly done "softball" interview. I think the whole tone of the interviews from start to finish have been wrong. First, Julie hugs the HG and welcomes them out of the house...from that moment on, you know you aren't going to see any serious grilling of the HG. Occassionally Julie asked a tough question, but when Cassandra started to sidestep or gave a vague response, Julie moved on. Why not have a mini "inquisition" of the HG's when they leave the show... "why did you do this? why didn't you do that? wasn't it two-faced of you to say this to this person and that to that person?" Etc. And why not use some insight in preparing the questions? I'm sure we all knew the answers to Julie's questions before she asked them, "Were you holding anything back in the house?" Yeah, I wonder. Why not, "What were you afraid America would think if you didn't hold back? Do you have some wild side that would have offended people? Would you have alienated your housemates?" One last thing. Cass's interview did justify every one on here who rooted for her banishment this week, like me. She admits holding back, that every move she made was made with awareness of the camera and the thought that her mother might be watching her at that moment... Geez, if all the HG's did that, can you imagine how much more boring the show would have been? The CBS producers (and us) should thank god they only got one Cass... (though Jamie is also pretty camera-conscious). So Cass as much as said she was taking no chances, avoiding all confrontations, monitoring her every action to avoid any potential embarrassment... Well, thank you...that's why I wanted Cass out in the first place. And for you who insist Cass has class, maybe she does but we really will never know from the BB show...all we saw was that Cass has control over herself and how she behaves. Who knows HOW she might act if she doesn't think her mom is watching her? |
Chris | Thursday, September 14, 2000 - 04:01 pm  Femmf8l: YOU are the one who told me that you didn't want your kids to even associate with white people. Remember? |
Femmef8l | Thursday, September 14, 2000 - 04:04 pm  Chris, what I said was that I did not want my daughter to marry out of her race. I think it causes too many problems. And on the Chen issue, she really isn't a good journalist. LOL Cheers |
Chris | Thursday, September 14, 2000 - 04:05 pm  Sure you did. LOL |
Rmgreco | Thursday, September 14, 2000 - 04:10 pm  I am so sick of people saying that Cass was the first good interview and that she is so much more articulate and intelligent than Brittany. Brittany is 25. Cass is 37. A world of difference. I'm sure when Brit is 37 she will be just as classy as Cass. |
Chris | Thursday, September 14, 2000 - 04:12 pm  Something tells me that Cassandra was nothing like Brittany when she was that age. |
Webrover9 | Thursday, September 14, 2000 - 04:17 pm  Rmgreco, I was one of the people that said that Cass was articulate and a good interview. At no time did I compare her to Britt, who by the way I like much better than Cass. You can't compare a 25 year old with a 37 year old. I just felt that Cass was "together" but then that is what the problem has been all along. Just too much together! |
Femmef8l | Thursday, September 14, 2000 - 04:21 pm  LOL LOL You took the words right outa my mouth Chris (Cass was nothing like Brit at her age). I was just about to say when I was in my 20s I was articulate and had conversation -- shoot I even did talk radio in my 20s. And Chen is not a good journalist. Cheers |
Gail | Thursday, September 14, 2000 - 07:10 pm  I really enjoyed the interview with Cassandra last night. IMHO, it was probably the best one so far. I don't really credit Julie with it being successful - I give most of the credit to Cassandra. I felt that when William and Jordan were banished, their interviews were attacking in nature and put them on the defensive. With Karen, . . I think Karen was feeling pretty fragile at that point. Attacking her would not have made for good tv. Brittany . . Brit is Brit. They kept it pretty light. Cassandra . . I have always been in awe of her, impressed with her, and in total admiration of her. Last night, she was able to have the floor for quite a while. I don't remember the questions, but I remember an incredible lady giving her opinions, insights, and experiences for the past 2+ months. No, they were not tough questions . . I think this gave them an opportunity to showcase a beautiful lady. |
Creamynougat | Friday, September 15, 2000 - 04:38 am  >Cassandra . . I have always been in awe of her, impressed with her, and in total admiration of her. I've always liked Cassandra but I don't know what she's done to inspire awe. Compared to most of the others, she's just more-or-less normal, that's all. LOL. |
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