Big Bro Wrap-Up Press Articles

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Yankee_In_Ca

Friday, September 29, 2000 - 11:19 am Click here to edit this post

If anyone's interested in reading a bunch of Big Brother wrap-up articles published today by television critics across the country, the website TV Tattle has them highlighted.

Go to www.tvtattle.com, and the articles are listed/linked to in the right column.

The articles are for the most part not particularly flattering, but some, including Caryn James' NY Times piece, I think are well thought out.

Bad_Murtl

Saturday, September 30, 2000 - 07:08 am Click here to edit this post

Thanks for the link. Even the headlines are interesting! I think I'll paste them in just for the record, as they will only be there for a day or two....


Eddie wins "Big Brother"
"I can't even describe it, to tell you the truth," the disabled college basketball star told
Julie Chen. "It's just wild. My heart is pumping like you wouldn't believe. . . I have to
remind myself to breathe."
Eddie's UT Arlington friends celebrate
Bob Barker saves the chickens!
Josh wants to host a show about extreme sports (Also: The scene outside the house)
Check out news photos of the "Big Brother" scene

How "Big Brother's" producers ruined the show
In an extensive analysis, Salon's Bill Wyman writes that producers did everything
"incompetently." He points out that they "did everything they could to remind the group that it
was on camera all the time" and they "seemed to be making things up week by week." He also
faults the audience who felt the "need to calm the children's fears and oust anyone who caused
trouble."
Jordan lashes out at the show, says "the Weather Channel is more interesting than 'Big
Brother'!"
The American version vs. the German version

PUTTING "BIG BROTHER" INTO PERSPECTIVE: It's been "television's summer vacation from hell:
a Chevy Chase road-trip movie without Chase or the road trip." —Drew Jubera, Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
"In the absence of activity, 'Big Brother' has been chockablock with talk. Pointless talk. Tacky
talk. The sort of talk you overhear in a bar or on a bus, then wonder if the people know how stupid
they sound." —Frazier Moore, the AP

"My guess is the victor will be engineering student Josh Souza, the cute, womanizing dude.
Why? Because this show is most popular among young women and teenage girls, who are making
most of the calls to a 1-900 number to vote on the outcome." —Walt Becher, Tampa Tribune
"The major difference between our 'Big Brother' and the others is bland niceness. Other
countries' contestants sniped at one another, had sex, created drama. The Americans acted as if
they were in some celibate, selfless commune, and just happened to be wearing body mikes. They
are walking, talking symbols of the sensitive, Oprah-ization of American culture." —Caryn James,
NY Times

"The pace of 'Survivor' is more in tune with American tastes. It was beautifully edited. By
comparison, 'Big Brother' is slow, boring to many." —Paul Romer, "Big Brother's" executive
producer
"When and if TV and the Web finally merge, 'Big Brother' may be the experiment that started it
all." —Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News

"I think I watch because, oddly, I have become attached to these trapped and bored
housemates, as offbeat and boring as they sometimes come across. I feel obligated to 'check in'
and see how they are doing." —Bob Betcher, Stuart News
"People watch reality TV, even when it's bad. It's boring, pointless and over-hyped. And it airs
six times a week." —Eric Deggans, St. Petersberg Times
"Rich of 'Survivor' may live forever in American pop culture. Tonight's winner is lucky if fame
lasts until Saturday morning." —Charlie McCollum, San Jose Mercury News

Wendy

Saturday, September 30, 2000 - 01:06 pm Click here to edit this post

Thanks Yank and a HUGE hug to you!!! I posted the links at my Eddie fan page. I appreciate you posting them here. :)

Kitt

Monday, October 02, 2000 - 11:31 am Click here to edit this post

I only found the LA Times one:

http://www.latimes.com/news/comment/20001001/t000093189.html

I've got to wonder if they even watched the show.

Ken

Monday, October 02, 2000 - 12:57 pm Click here to edit this post

Kitt: The author of that article seems to like George and Josh. Definitely not an objective piece.