Confession time: I'm finally getting bored with BB, BBFC, and Live Feeds. Anyone else?
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Confession time: I'm finally getting bored with BB, BBFC, and Live Feeds. Anyone else?
Ken | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 01:06 pm  (duplicate post deleted) |
Rt124 | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 01:17 pm  Don't complain - it is better than going cold turkey! The past few weeks have allowed a lot of us to taper off our watching and posting. As such, on Friday, I will bet that many of us are ready to move on (to clean the house, to reintroduce ourselves to our significant other, etc.). Much, much better thank cold turkey. |
Watchers | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 01:27 pm  Yep. Lost interest in the live feeds a while back. Unlike Survivor, I think CBS ratings are falling off rather than building. I think I'll pass on the next BB. Gaining weight, losing muscle mass just isn't very healthy. |
Fruitbat | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 01:30 pm  It's like we are in detox. We will get our last dose of methadone on friday, then we are on our own, to make a new life for ourselves. Don't like the drug analogy? We are at the Vet stroking the soft fur of our 15 year old dog as we wait for the Dr. to return with the syringe that will send him to eternal rest. Not a pet owner? We are clipping the last of the Dalias before the frost on friday. Not a gardener? Go away |
Sugarwater | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 01:36 pm  Delia - LOL! No one said they were BORED with life. LOL! We are BORED with the show. |
Eddieluver | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 01:37 pm  I wasn't going to post anymore on this board but I think this needs to be said. I am BORED with how people are treated on this board. Yes, I realize I have also played a part in this and for those people I attacked I apologize. That's wrong and petty and since we're not in the same room it's going over the line. I think a lot of the posters including myself feel that this almost like a game. You want your favorite houseguest to win. I know in real sports I'm very loyal to my teams and stick by them throughout every season. This board has become almost the same way. I was hurt by some of the nasty comments made towards me and yes some I was nasty back including one last week. I don't know why but maybe as Ryn said it has to do with banishment being that week. I'm loyal to Eddie and seeing him bashed is like seeing my favorite sports team bashed as well. Is this right? No, probably not and I am sorry to the people who I did say hurtful things to because I know it hurts as well. In the beginning this board was a breath of fresh air. It was something new and exciting and every day like clock work I would run to see what was happening on the live feeds. Do not get me wrong I STILL like the show but the forums have become like a racquetball match. Each person has their own opinion but may the lord help you if you don't agree with it. Say hello to being slammed for not having any common sense or intelligence or worse being threatened because you dare say you like an HG that someone else doesn't. I have never bashed someone without being attacked but still I shouldn't attack back. That's immature and in real life I would walk away. On here it's this yearn in me for challenge and once someone does attack me I'm on them like a tick. I don't know. I think the person that said hey we need a break is right. I'm trying not to post because most of the time I'm still trying to defend someone. It's my human nature to do that. I like certain people. I don't dislike the other people because I hate them outright. I just don't see the qualities in them as I do in the HG's that make me a fan of them. I don't wish any of them any harm or problems once they get out of there. After all in some fashion each one has provided entertainment and thoughts on how would I handle that situation on a regular basis. I love this show and yes the boards. Why sometimes I don't know but I still do. No, I don't run to the boards every day and make comments. I do look at others though and if I was posting like that well then I am ashamed. That's not me and I'm sure that's not the other posters either. So, I'm not BORED with the show but the fact that this board has become a war zone. It's less than a week left. I know this sounds corny but remember if you don't agree with someone just walk away. It's the right thing to do. Also, it would be nice if next time we could ignore certain posters if we chose to do so. This is just a suggestion. It may help to turn this place into the way it was before all of this animosity began creeping in the forums. Just my opinion so please before flaming me just keep that in mind. Also, if my grammar isn't up to your standards then don't read the post! Thank you! P.S. Next time I definitely will NOT choose a HG's name for any part of my username. I really want to be something like anon which was my first choice but damnit Eddie won out! Have a great day all! |
Watchers | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 01:52 pm  I think the remaining houseguests are downright weary and are just impatiently waiting for the end. BB needs to do something to distract them and keep them up. Seems like BB has just let them flounder til it's over and that's not very kind. They must be watching the minutes go by. |
Matty | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 02:00 pm  Eddieluver - I understand - and agree to some extent. I've not really posted much lately - mainly cause I've been overwhelmed with the bickering that's gone on. I'm not fingerpointing at anyone - I think it's a group phenomenon largely. I don't know if boredom is really the right word for my feelings as of right now. Perhaps - over-saturated with it all. It used to be that when I picked up my husband at work (we carpool) I'd chatter away about the show and BBFC all the way home. Now, I find us talking about other things - and the BB discussion is usually only a few minutes. Maybe it was too much to process and discuss all the illwill that I've felt on the boards recently. How sad - cause I've loved this site from the start (am one of the 'oldtimers')... But I am a little worried about what I will fill my time with next week....so bored/sad/resigned but still admit an addiction at some level. jm2c |
Delia | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 02:08 pm  Sugarwater wrote: Delia - LOL! No one said they were BORED with life. LOL! We are BORED with the show. Then why watch it and spend so much time focused on it? That is my point. Part of my point was also that I think many people are indeed bored with their lives which is why they appear to lack the initiative and even ability to pull themselves away from a--what they call "boring"--television game show, the video feeds and this forum. At least to me, if BigBrother is so "boring" to some people, why waste so much time with it? Do people enjoy and find comfort in being "bored?" There are other things in life to do. Something must be missing in people's lives if they can't move on past--what they call--a "boring" game show and do something else with their time. Delia |
Columbus | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 02:12 pm  I have stopped watching the live feeds altogether for 2 reasons..1) they are so boring 2)getting my- self ready for withdrawal. I peek when a live show is on to hear what they talk about when ads or Julie come on. I look at the transcripts once in a great while. But, I do love the messages, sometimes I'm liked and other times I get slammed, such is life. Matty..if 59 is an oldtimer, then you are not the only one. |
Columbus | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 02:15 pm  Sorry, Matty..I thought you were asking about ones age and not how long we've been on this board. I'm an oldtimer both ways. |
Sugarwater | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 02:19 pm  DELIA - You are missing the point of this whole thread. We AREN'T watching it as much because we are bored. We ARE doing other things because we are bored. I don't spend time focused on the show like I did a month ago, because I'm bored with it as a matter of fact I haven't watched it since last Wednesday, haven't even wanted too. I didn't even check this board all last weekend. I'm bored with it and have begun to move on. |
Matty | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 02:20 pm  Columbus: tee hee - make me laugh (I need proofread myself more!) I'm only an oldtimer to my college students - who think that 30 is ancient. Sorry I can't claim to be more mature than that. |
Bad_Murtl | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 02:34 pm  "I think the remaining houseguests are downright weary" Except Josh... he likes it in there! If he were bored to tears, he would have welcomed some gossip from Cassandra. I can relate. I lived in a few big houses (7-18 people, sort of anti-fraternities) in my misspent youth, and really dug the communal vibe. Was precious and impossible to recreate. I'm reminded of that early 20th century French novelist (Gide?) who was jailed... and said he liked it. Violence and manly sex, etc. But different from what I'm talking about! By the way on the live feeds right now they are discussing different ways to arrange toilet paper for wiping. |
Chris | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 02:38 pm  I prefer the 4 sheet double fold, myself. |
Majic | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 02:43 pm  Eddieluver,and others I've loved to read and miss, I agree the threads have gotten very tiresome lately, my computer was sick and has only been working the last few days again I can't believe the difference in the board (or should it be BORED). I still love the show though. I hope when BB2 comes around it is in a true secret location. I really think the outside contacts took away from the show, not added to it. Now we will all have to get passionate about something else. |
Sandycatz | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 02:47 pm  I think CBS has really dropped the ball, now would be the time for some interesting, thought provoking challenges. CBS is paying them back for their dullness by giving them nothing to do. I too am very bored, but I just can't stop watching...... |
Moodylibra | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 02:51 pm  Ok.. I didn't open the RealPlayer today until "just now".. so yes, I am getting bored with them.. heck, they are getting bored with themselves as well. I like them all.. and dislike things about all of them. Not enough to worry about voting now tho. I admit I am not even voting this time.. and probably won't after Wednesday, the ones I really didn't want to win the money are gone. Actually this week is a transitional phase for them.. but it is proving to be a transitional phase for the viewers as well.. we might not find we miss them as much after a dull week. Can you imagine if they had pulled the show a while ago?? We would have been in trouble! But now, I think I will be able to rejoin society next week and function once again. At least until the next BB begins.. I am most appreciative of them holding off until after the holidays!! |
Jade888 | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 07:52 pm  Unless they come up with a far better cast next time...I won't watch BB again. The only reason we watched this long was to see how long Curtis could last in the house. Many Asian Americans feel that he has been nominated so many times for banishment, they are amazed that he keeps going and going...like an Ever Ready battery the public keeps him in the house. |
Nybob99 | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 08:16 pm  I am losing interest too and I will not watch the reruns as I have not watched any of the Survivor reruns. By the way I can't see CBS ever showing the reruns. What other cable channel would buy them? |
Mbliving | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 08:22 pm  I wish BB would give them something to do. They are so bored and are getting so boring to watch. I'm not watching the live feeds as much anymore. They are having trouble finding topics they haven't already explored. The HG's need something to do! |
Curtandeddie | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 08:27 pm  I agree with you Eddieluver. Also, I am not tired of the show, my three faves (Eddie, Curtis and Josh) are still in it, and I will definitely watch BB2. I agree that BB needs to give them something to do. Just my two cents. |
Sara | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 08:43 pm  Delia, you wrote "As far as the "bored" people are concerned, they will continue to be "bored" well into eternity and that's long after BigBrother is over. Hope this helps" Surely, you jest. First you insult a bunch of fellow board members, and then you say, "Hope this helps."? As others have said you have totally missed the point of the thread. We're becoming board with BB and some of the things associated with BB. No matter how interesting or boring BB or any other show/website becomes, I, and I suspect all of the other board members on this site, WILL ALWAYS REMAIN FACINATED WITH ALL THAT GOES ON AROUND THEM! It "absolutely amazes me" (sound familiar?) that your ego allows you to feel that you are so superior to all of the other posters to this thread. Perhaps you are due some introspection time regarding your feelings toward others and the world around you. Hope this helps. Not Delia (and glad of it) P.S. I love the thread and most of the posts. |
Sara | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 08:47 pm  spelling correction - We're becoming bored with BB... |
Skol39080164 | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 09:01 pm  I used to read these boards several times a day keeping up with the livefeeds. I would watch livefeeds at night, sometimes for a couple of hours. I'd also check the discussion periodically during the day to see if anything unusual happened since my last look--usually a couple of hours before. In the past few weeks, I've been visiting less and less and staying for a shorter time. I never watch livefeeds anymore--what's the point. I hardly ever read the livefeeds either. I'll check the discussion when I arrive, and if nothing jumps out at me as exciting, I'll sign off. I don't think this is a defense mechanism. This is a loss of interest because there's nothing interesting happening. I don't even care if a banner flies over anymore. It's down to Josh, Curtis and Eddie. I'd like Curtis to win, but I really don't care if Eddie takes it. I don't dislike any of the remaining houseguests and I'm not passionate about them either, so I can take or leave it now. Makes me glad really because I was getting a bit obsessed with it there for a while. I'll have to keep that in check if there's a BB2. |
Eddieluver | Wednesday, September 27, 2000 - 06:40 am  All I can say is that I'm glad they're waiting until next February to air another BB. I need some time to actually study! Also, my sleeping habits are completely out of whack and even though I don't even watch the feeds it's almost as if I can't go back to my old sleeping habits. That will change after a week or two hopefully! I will probably watch BB2 without a doubt. Why? Because just like the Real World I thrive on these type of shows. There's something very entertaining to me about watching real life situations instead of a script. Matty: Same here. My fiance and I do talk a little bit about BB. I still watch the night time show. I like explaining it to him what happened more than watching it though. He knows enough about it that he has opinions and it's hilarious to see his reactions to the show. Considering school has started and I have a new project at work BB hasn't become a priority anymore. I check the boards a few times a day and that's about it. I haven't even glanced at the live feeds since Saturday of last week. *laughs* The excitement will probably all coming rushing back in February well at least for us addicts! |
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