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John | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 06:21 pm  Try to remember back to the first show and think about what you first thought about everyone. What I thought; Mega: Thought he was cool, until the first minute in the house he tried to make the bedrooms co-ed. Bad move. Jordan: I didn't really have any thoughts on her, I thought I could sense that there was something to her. Karen: I thought it was cool to see an older lady there, felt bad seeing her desinigrate to the point of breakdown. Brit: First thought: Hey, the punk movement died about 81' honey LOL. I had her picked as the first banished. I did get to like her though. Cass: Hard to read, I couldn't tell why she was even there. George: Nice, friendly, funny. Jamie: Oh my God, is she beautiful. And I was happy to see she was beautiful on the inside as well. Eddie: What a F****ing a**hole. And still think that sometimes now. Though he is amusing at times. Curtis: Like George, nice, non-threatning, with luck, he'll be there at end. Josh: Seemed invisible the first few days, seemed like the quiet type. I'd like to get a tape of the first show and see all their interviews again. |
Rmgreco | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 06:37 pm  I didnt start watching until Karen got banished. What a time to make 1st impressions! But here we go: Brittany- I liked right away. She just had such a nice open face and a sweet smile. George- I thought he was normal!! Maybe a little quiet Eddie- I thought was much older and a cop that was injured in the line of duty!!! LOL! Josh- Sweet and Polite because he carried Karens luggage down the steps Jamie- I thought she was a sweetheart, goody two shoes girl! Curtis- I thought he was irritating! Why I don't know! Know I love him! Cassandra- Looked worried to me. |
Snogrl | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 06:43 pm  I honestly tried not to make initial judgements about any of them. I wanted to let their personalities unfold. It didn't take long before I reacted to some of their actions (but still not to them) For example Karen discussing her marriage so early on. Now I am torn because I felt like it was in such poor taste for her to be so open about something so private. But yet, that is the same thing I find irritating with Jamie. I still don't know who she is. |
Wahoowa | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 06:47 pm  I don't remember many, but here are a few. George - thought the tongue thing might get annoying, but wanted him to win it all. Good family man. Karen - odd. Why was she saying she didn't want to 'go there' about her marriage? Ed - funny - when he dunked his head in the pool. Also, seemed a bit obnoxious. Mega - thought he was cool as well, until like John said, he did the bedroom thing. Britt - why is she being so over the top funky?! That's all I had real opinions about for the first few days or so. |
Wahoowa | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 06:50 pm  I forgot, I thought Josh was a real jerk because he was taking in a box of condoms with him. He acted like he was going in just to get some action. |
Setsuna | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 06:50 pm  First Impressions - some changed Mega - annoyed me right away when he joked that George and Karen would hook up while everyone was sitting around the table introducing themselves George - annoyed me right away with his longwinded speech at the kitchen table. It sounded like he was preaching to the houseguests. Jordan - seemed a little too into the cameras, but nice enough and direct. Brittany - liked her right away Curtis - liked him right away, he seemed nice and he was cute Karen - seemd a little judgemental when talking about beauty pageants Jamie - was a little too blank for my taste when discussing beauty pageants given that I knew she had to have strong opinions on them since she competed in them. others - no impression until a week or to into the show |
Lilith | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 06:50 pm  Mega - I wanted to like him... Jordan - She just looked cranky... like she had a chip on her shoulder. Karen - Didn't pay much attention to her. Brittany - Loved her, but thought the nose ring and colored hair were for shock value. George - Average Joe American. Cassandra - Liked her a lot, but very reserved. Jamie - Didn't think I would like her because of beauty queen thing. The voice annoyed me. Curtis - A little boring. Josh - Cute. Eddie - Immediately liked him, typical New Yorker. |
Ocean_Islands | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 07:03 pm  Mega - Irritated me from the moment he marched into the house and stuffed a plum in his mouth. Jordan - Out of touch with reality. Karen - Sisterly. And sisters love to fight. Brittany - Seemed like a grown baby. I later came to realize she was the punk Shirley Temple. George - Uber-dumb. Cassandra - Feared for her sanity. Jamie - One of those people who can't stop smiling. Curtis - Androgenous. Josh - I still don't know what to make of him -- a vanilla person who fades into the wallpaper. Eddie - He was terrified. Within the first five minutes of entering the house and the door closing behind, sweat was pouring down his back and face. I felt concern for him and still do. ==== All the people seemed really bizarre to me, after having watched Survivor. I still think it was a very strange mix of people. These are split second judgments, before I realized they were actual people who deserved to be treated like human beings instead of TV characters. |
Wahoowa | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 08:14 pm  Ocean, before I read your last sentence, I was going to ask why you watched the show at all. I remember the first few days thinking that this is the most boring show I have ever seen. I kept saying to my husband, "Why am I watching this?" Not to mention the overly cheesy first show with the dork giving a tour of the house and Julie Chen going, "They're on their way here. (with HG's in SUVs) They'll be here in just a few minutes." So cheesy! I'm glad I stuck around. It's been fun! |
Ricmunoz | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 09:43 pm  William: The lack of warmth was an instant turn-off. Brittany: Loved the accent but I sensed immediately she would get on everyone's nerves. Eddie: No impression one way or the other--too quiet. Karen: Her voice bugged me (a LOT). Curtis: Looked for signals he might be gay because of all the clips of his opera singing during the intro sequences. I'm convinced now he is NOT gay. Jordan: Liked her instantly. Her special sort of sassiness was very appealing. Loved her Minnesota accent, too, but I liked Brittany's better. George: I grew to absolutely LOATHE him, but on that first show I thought I would really like him because he came across (and still does) as so personable. Cassandra: Liked her immediately, but the extreme reticence to "hang loose" was evident from Day One. Josh: Nothing has changed since Day One--I had and still have intense feelings of lust for him (I can't help it!). Jamie: I thought,"Now she's pretty!" Then we came to see just how little of that there was/is on the INSIDE. |
Marymary | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 09:52 pm  I don't remember much about the first show at all, so my memory is hazy. The only things that made an impression on me and my snap judgments: Jerky: Mega staking out territory in the women's room and really bugging Karen out (accurate) Pretentious: Eddie orating on the central themes of the play "Our Town" by Thornton Wilder. (Does ANYONE else remember this?) (innacurate) Bitchy: The look on Jordan's face as she surveyed her new surroundings (accurate) |
Thepresident | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 10:17 pm  Mega - I didn't like Mega from day one and I was never given the opportunity to change my mind. [(Before) Uncool/(Now) Uncool] Jordan - She was . . . intesting. I'm not sure if I can put that any other way. I also expected her to make waves and she did. The Josh incident ended my love affair with that one -- but you gotta' love a girl with so much spark. [Cool/Cool] Karen - She seemed like the typical, "American Mom" figure. I tried to like the woman but . . . some of the things I saw, didn't agree with me.[Cool/Uncool] Brittany - She reminded me of so many of the people I went to school with. [Attitude and personal style.] I think I nailed her personality correctly with my first impression of her and that hadn't changed up until the "Josh Ordeal" and the "advice" she gave Josh a few weeks ago. [Cool/Semi-Cool] Cassandra - I always expected her to drop a few pearls of wisdom here and there without ever really connecting because of her differences with the other house guests but I still respect her. As time went on, I loved the woman even more. [Cool/Cool] Jamie - Jamie who? I never rememered her being even near the center of anything -- that was until Mega's exit, and the whole Jordan/Josh/Britt fiasco. Then I thought she was the sweet, quiet, unassuming beauty who sits on the couch. She's done a turnover in my mind to so someone who is very determined to achieve her goals, I love her even more now. [Cool/Cool] Eddie - Reminded me of someone I might have grown up with in my 'hood but comments, comments, comments but I do respect the guy in some ways. [Uncool/Semi-Cool] Curtis - Curtis? Curtis who? [Neutral/Binging on Coolness] Note: He keeps slipping by -- he registers no where on my radar as being offensive, crude, arrogant, two faced etc. I could say that I almost like guy but not quite. Josh - After I heard about the "condoms" he was speaking of in reference to bringing in the hosue on the premiere [I'm one of five people who watched it all the way through] I remember thinking, "This guy is an babbling idiot." However, I actually like Josh now and he's my favorite -- right up there with Cassie and Jamie. [Uncool/Cool] George - Don't want to rock the boat, just want to sit in it. [Cool/Uncool] That guy started to scare me a bit towards the end -- but then again so did most of the houseguests. I do sorta' like George, but I have many questions for the guy that beg answering. |
Deni_San | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 10:18 pm  Mega: Like others pointed out, I was bothered by his tying to get co-ed arrangements. Before that thought he was very good looking and seemed to be cool. Didn't like the intimidation game. Jordan: Thought she was the best looking woman in the house. Thought the first episode something was going to happen between Jordan and Josh. Thought she was cool. Jamie: Her voice annoyed me right away. The theory that she was downloading instructions from "the mothership" when she stared off in space seemed plausible. Josh: Wow! Nice bod. He would make a nice pool boy...He might "get lucky". Curtis: Nice guy. Seemed to be shy or just taking it all in. Karen & Britt: Within first week: Woah! Woah! Woah! Waaaaay too much information, ladies! George: Nice blue collar family man with a twinkle in his eyes. I wanted him to win. Cassandra: Loved her! Had a classy quality I liked. Eddie: Realized that he was going to be a mixed bag, since I sense something going on regarding Mega and Cass/ Brutha and sistah comment. |
Smrtass | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 10:22 pm  I don't remember my reactions to Curtis, Josh, or Cassandra. They weren't very demanding of attention at first. I thought Jamie was only fairly attractive and was surprised that she was a beauty queen. The baggy shirts and shorts she wore also made me think she was a little heavy. Either she's lost lots of weight, or the clothes hid her great figure very well! I didn't like George from the first few minutes. His lolling tongue and manner of speech was an immediate turn-off for me. I just felt that he was a very weak man. I tried hard to like him as the show progressed, but I never connected or identified with him and often felt embarrassed for him. I had a mixed reaction to Karen. I felt the negative vibes between Karen and her husband when they said goodbye. She seemed upbeat and excited about the adventure, though, so I tried to keep an open mind. I immediately wanted to know more about Brittany, but I didn't think I'd like her. The hair color and the nose ring prejudiced me against her at first, but as time went on, they became a part of her, and not a negative. Jordan's open mouthed staring as she explored the house was interesting, but not particularly appealing to me. I didn't think she was pretty til later episodes. Eddie made me uncomfortable when, in one of the early scenes, he made a negative comment about Mega and referred to Mega as a 'brutha' and Cassandra as a 'sistuh'. I liked it when Brittany asked him right off how he lost his leg. She asked what they all wanted to know, and he explained it in a straightforward manner. I thought Mega was a striking looking man, but his confrontation in the girl's bedroom made me uncomfortable, and that's how I felt about him most of the time...uncomfortable. That would probably make him happy, since one of his goals was to get people to come to terms with their fears. Makes me wonder why I watched at all, when I seemd to have negative reactions to so many of them right away! |
Spoosh2000 | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 10:41 pm  First Impressions? I tried not to make impressions, but I can tell ya what I first thought and felt while being introduced to the HGs. I guess that is what an impression is, so, anyway....lol... Mega - Made me uncomfortable. I has a strong sense that he was self-righteous and cold. Jordan - From the minute I saw her contorted grimace while walking through the house, her nose all scrunched up like an angry animal, I did not like her. I immediately thought that she was an insinsere person with malicious intent. After seeing her for a week or two, I realized that she has very similar body language and even voice inflection that an ex-friend of mine has. I must have subconciously picked up on that too, which also lead to my immediate dislike of her. Brit - Although I quickly grew to love her, my first thoughts regarding Brittany were comparing her to people who went to my school that dressed the same way. Those people were moody (in a bad way) and depressed individuals that sort of resembled the walking dead. But once Brittany stated she has remained a virgin, I knew she was a gal I would respect. George - He also made me uncomfortable. I knew that I SHOULD like him, and I now do, but I had to get used to him. His oration at the table about his family was clumsy and emotional, which is what made me most nervous for him. Karen - I actually really liked Karen to start with. I remember thinking "I wish my mom was watching this with me; she would really enjoy seeing Karen on this show" The irony in that was that my mother's first impression of Karen was the episode in which she was talking about her husband. My mother blurted something along the lines of "Oh, please! Unbelievable!" LOL! Jamie - Jamie was my favorite going in to the show. I have always had an affinity for rooting for the under-dog, and Jamie seemed like the under dog in that she was a beauty pageant queen, and bore the burdon of all the sterotypes that went along with it. I really favored her presence because I wanted to see her proove everyone wrong. (Which, I believe, she has. She remains one of my favorite house guests ) Curtis: Made me SO self-consious and neverous. I have this fear of singing in public, although singing is what I want to do for a living, lol! Go figure! I am a harsh critic of musical quality and content, and the thought of opening myself up to the same kind of scrutiny from a public audience scares me at this point. So, when Curtis was introduced and began to sing opera, I felt my whole body tense up and my stomach curl. Knowing that he was a normal guy, and he was singing on tv, made me so incredibly self-consious. Cassandra - Seemed so dignified. The image that sticks out in my mind is her standing in a circle with her diplomat friends around her, telling them what she was about to pursue. I remember thinking it would be appropriate if they all raised a glass and chanted "Here, here!" Josh - Once he boasted about hauling along a box of condems to the house, I lost any respect that might have been forming in my mind about him. When I hear about the pride some people take in their sexual permisiveness, I immediately shut the thought of liking them out of my head (which, I understand, might be a large fault in my character). Josh has taught me to second guess that, however, as I have grown to respect him in other ways during the duration of the show. Eddie - I am ashamed, but I immediately thought that he would be the winner because of his leg. My cynical side got the better of me, and I entertained the notion that he would get sympathy votes. Other than that, he seemed like a frat boy to me, and I decided to wait and see what he would offer. LA! That was a lot of fun! I would really enjoy seeing that first episode again. I recently went back and watched the first BB show I taped, the nomination special where Jordan and Curtis were nominated, and it was like looking back at an old yearbook. So much fun! I would hope CBS might offer the first episode, or even a compilation video to buy, but that's not likely. I will settle for my memories |
Winnie | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 11:03 pm  Mega: I knew there would be conflict in the house after the sleeping arrangement problem. He immediately came off as too agressive. Didn't like him at all. Jordan: When I first saw her, I thought, "Wow, she looks mean". Felt the same way when I saw the look she had on her face when she was checking out the bedroom and the cameras. I also thought it was odd that she immediately separated herself from everyone else. Jamie: I watched the first episode with a friend, and she immediately mentioned something about Jamie seeming "fake". I decided to stay neutral...Jamie didn't make a big impression on me either way for a week or two. Then I decided that I thought she was pretty insincere as well. Josh: Nice looking, but seemed a little goofy. Typical horny young college student. Thought he was okay - eye candy if nothing else. Curtis: Didn't make a big impression at first. But I really warmed up to him after the first couple of weeks - I even voted for Jordan, which was saying a lot since I've only voted twice so far. He seemed like a nice guy - I was a little annoyed when George got Eddie to vote for him. Karen: I actually liked her at first. Seemed like a nice enough lady...a mom who wanted to have fun. I even liked her when everyone else started to dislike her...but when she started attacking George and Curtis for no reason, I got sick of her. Really disliked her by the end of the first month. Britt: At first I was put off by the hair and nosering, and I thought she'd just be a party girl. But I really admired how she stood up to Mega, and she quickly became one of my favorites - actually, my favorite. George: I liked him right off the bat. It was nice to see such an ordinary guy - a family man - in the group. He seemed friendly and likable, if a bit goofy. I wanted him to win - things changed. Cassandra: Didn't really make an impression. I never really warmed up to her. Even when she left, I didn't have any strong feelings about her one way or the other. I barely even remember her interview for the first show, except that she was talking about her hair. Eddie: I didn't like him for the first week or so. I thought he'd be too agressive. But he surprised me several times (being so nice to Karen when she was having a rough time, being so gentle and sweet with Britt, etc), and I was won over. I think it also helped that he was another person who wasn't afraid to challenge Mega. |
Stillme | Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 11:38 pm  I still don't get the whole William-bedroom thing. Are we such a color coordinated culture that the blue room was automatically the boys room and the red was automatically the girls? William threw his stuff down in the first bedroom he saw before he checked out the house. He went back and found all the women had territorized the space he claimed. He jokingly suggested co-ed rooms and politely left. I find it ironic that many of the things that people hate William for are pretty minor in the context of the last 8 weeks. William: "Suggests" co-ed bedroom arrangement. Other HGs: After two weeks, begin sleeping in a love bed. William: Attempts a fake challenge to play a prank on Karen. Big Brother: Uses a variety of idiotic challenges to spark the creativity they silenced by coming down on William. sidenote: I think BB lost it there. By making a big incident of a prank, they stifled the HG creativity. That was the first "us vs. them" incident. William: Intentionally threw the "Dead or Alive" challenge. Other HGs: Intentionally threw the juggliing challenge by not practicing. Didn't even care about most of the later challenges. William: Imitates George in the RR. George: Imitates Karen, a murder victim, an Indian store clerk. William: Imitates George and calls Teresa a "blubberbutt." BB fans: Call Teresa much worse. |
Jake | Wednesday, September 27, 2000 - 12:02 am  I, too, didn't want to pass any judgements on the HGs, waiting for their personalities to unfold, but for first impressions, this is what I saw. William: Didn't like him from the start. Knew he would be negative trouble from the way he held himself and walked. It was confirmed as they went into the house and he cockily made sure HE was the last one in, and had the last word and acted as if he was THE ONE of the entire group. It just went downhill from there. Jordan: Wasn't sure what to make of her. I couldn't understand how a triathlete would fare well being cooped up for three months. I figured she'd go stir-crazy. But, the look on her face as she inspected the place and the looks she gave the camera suggested to me there were probably rough days to come. Jamie: Thought she was cute, but not beautiful, and was sort of insulted on behalf of the rest of the HGs for the amount of time the cameras spent on her. (not her fault, tho') I got no feel for her personality at all that first night. Still haven't got much of a clue on it... Brittany: No negative thoughts regarding her appearance. I kinda gravitate towards folks who are a bit off-center so that was okay with me. I suspected, tho', that she probably was a bit insecure inside and hid behind all the 'get-up' as a defense mechanism that doubled as her "expression of herself". I think I was right about that, but I do enjoy her humour quite a bit. Karen: I had heard an interview with her and her husband where she said he didn't approve of her going there, so there was already some knowledge of strife regarding AT LEAST the BB experience. I thought she wasn't a typical mom as she seemed to relate well to the younger ones and I thought that was a good thing. George: Same thing: thought he related well to the younger ones, and it was kinda nice to see that he seemed to be interested in participating with them rather than just sitting back and observing. Cassandra: No real impression the first time except she had an exceptional smile. I figured she wasn't going to be a wild one, and unlike Jamie (who's undetected personality drove me nuts), I felt a strength and acceptance in Cassandra that I rarely see in folks. Don't know why I felt it, but I did. Eddie: He seemed subdued initially. His being from NY, I expected a somewhat raucaus personality. Certainly someone more vocal about things than a mid-westerner. Curtis: Thought he seemed like a nice guy. Not too one way or the other. Quiet. I was waiting for him to unfold along with Cassandra. Josh: He just struck me as wierd. I don't know why. His facial expressions sometimes opposed his words? He's another one I cannot get a handle on and that's been from the beginning. And watching either him or Jamie talk drives me NUTS because of their odd facial expressions! Something just doesn't fit with either of them. |
Makeitstop | Wednesday, September 27, 2000 - 03:53 am  My impressions of all but one were pretty well on target with who they turned out to be, so I won't go into them. But, I think my thoughts on Jamie were kind of interesting. I missed the first couple of shows and so missed all the intro information. So at first I kind of felt sorry for Jamie. She was really quiet and seemed to be overwhelmed by the more interesting personalities of the other HG. I thought she was kind of a pudgy plain jane. Imagine my surprise when I found out she was a beauty queen! |
Scribe | Wednesday, September 27, 2000 - 04:20 am  Jordon: never liked her. Will: Never liked him. Josh: Thought he was Ok, still do. Curtis: Had no feeling. He's now my favorite. Jamie: neutral. Now a bit less than neutral. Britt: Thought she was weird. Became my favoirte with Curtis. George: Thought he was a nice man. Probably is a nice man, but he became my 3rd least favorite after Will and Jordon. Karen: seemed OK. Seemed Ok. Cassandra: Seemed a non entity. Learned more about her and liked her a lot. Think I would probably TRY to conduct myself in such a situation in the same manner. Would hope that I could do as well. Not the most entertaining, but in a unique and public situation was able to maintain her integrity and dignity. Eddie: Did not like him at all at first, too brash too foul mouthed. He's Ok. Good kid. Needs a to clean up his mouth..usually a sign of lack of alterntaive vocabulary...needs a 30 Days to a better vocabulary. |
Scribe | Wednesday, September 27, 2000 - 04:23 am  I should add that my perception of Jordon had absolutely nothing to do with her occupation prior to joining the house. Just her self absorbtion that was not amusing. She is a bright young woman and should do very well (as she appears to be starting to do) once she gets a grip on her own issues. I wish ehr as well as the others Good Luck post BB. |
Fruitbat | Wednesday, September 27, 2000 - 04:36 am  I disliked George intensly and instantly. That never changed. I'm still trying to calm down. Karen put me off. A tad too cheery out of the gate. Liked Brit and came to love her. Liked Curtis right away. Thought he was gay because of the opera singing but got it early on that he was not. Loathed Will.....saw right through him immediately. Liked Cass right away. Josh and still is. |
Soweird | Wednesday, September 27, 2000 - 06:35 am  Brittany Then: Would try too hard to be weird. Motormouth. Now: Love her. If I was a HG with no TV or radio, I would never have booted the motormouth. Will Then: Confrontational, for arguing about the bedroom arrangements one against five. Arrogant, for rechristening himself Will Mega. Now: I think he had bad intentions. His freudian slip while massaging Jordan ("I'm massaging a prostitute -- I mean, a stripper") gave him away. Jordan Then: Thought she was naive to believe what a great guy her boyfriend was. Typical stripper. Now: Self-centered, after she seemed to think her opinion about revealing nominations to the nominated was the only opinion that mattered. Eddie Then: Obnoxious, for trying too hard to be funny, when he dunked his head in the pool. Now: Self-aware and honest, my favorite HG. George: Then: Thought he'd be insufferably annoying, when he talked about how crazy he could be. A family man. Now: Couldn't stand his constant and insincere attempts to get sympathy. Jamie Then: The smartest one, for keeping her mouth shut and listening intently while others did the talking. A good strategy for winning. Now: Hypocritical (for gossiping about Karen's gossiping) and insincere. Should have stuck with her listening-not-talking strategy. Curtis Then: No opinion. Now: Intelligent. Horny. Josh Then: Typical of the houseguests on European Big Brothers. Now: He's confused but sincere. Has good intentions. Cassandra Then: Would have hair issues. Wondered why she forcefully argued that "Will Mega" should be "just Mega". Now: Boring, attempted to ensure that the rest of the house was boring too. Karen Then: A good mother, cares for her daughters and never gets much of a break from her duties as a mother. Now: Paranoid after she suspected George of imitating everything she did and thought that Curtis hid something from her. Thought she was having a geniune mental breakdown towards the end. |
Tatianna | Wednesday, September 27, 2000 - 06:41 am  Ok I will give this a whirl...It seems soooo long ago Will- Did not like him from the word go. He just had a certain arrogance/cockiness that did not appeal to me. However, in hindsight I would have liked him to stay in the house longer then he did. Jordan- Didn't like her either. It's sad to say but that scrunched up face when she viewed her surroundings for the first time turned me off of her. My opinion has not changed, especially seeing how she treats her experience with Big Brother. Karen- Wanted her to be one of the finalists at the beginning. She seemed like a middle aged woman that had spent most of her adult life taking care of her family, etc... and was doing something for herself for the first time. I thought that was pretty cool. When she first mentioned her marital problems, I lost all respect for her and there was nothing she could do to salvage that. Still glad she left when she did. Curtis- My first impression was that this lawyer is not going to make it passed the first/second round. I have been pleasantly surprised with Curtis. He is now one of my favourites. George- He is another one that I wanted to win some money. I liked him for pretty much the same reasons as Karen. I still am not sure when he lost his appeal to me? Brittany- I thought she was cute and seemed spunky in the beginning. Her insecurites started to drive me nuts...but towards the end I didn't want her to leave Josh- Really had no opinion of him whatsoever in the beginning. I don't mind him now but certainly don't want him to win the big prize. Jamie- As soon as I heard she was a beauty queen, I was thinking typical sterotypical beauty queen thoughts. In some ways she has fulfilled my thoughts of how beauty queens act/portray themselves, but she also seems to be a genuinly caring person. I would rather she received third over Josh. Cassandra- My first impressions of Cassandra were that this is one strong, independent woman. I certainly would have liked her to have been more assertive to the other HG's but oh well. I wanted her to be in the final three, but now that she is gone I don't miss her that much. Eddie- I have to admit it was all "Beefcake Factor" when I first saw him Eddie is certainly a mixed bag. I still want him to win the grand prize but I admit that some of the things that come out of his mouth are not appealing whatsoever, and if the show were to continue for another couple of weeks I would probably start to lose my admiration for him. Whoa...sorry for the long post |
Franny1 | Wednesday, September 27, 2000 - 08:01 am  Mega: Arrogant/intelligent/not a people person Jordan: tease/S*** disturber/wants to be liked Karen: Sensitive/pre-menapausal Brit: Funny/naive/smart George: Sly/coniving/good family man Casandra: guarded/intelligent/calming factor Jamie: vain/spoiled/intelligent/people person Josh: naive/sensitive/caring Curtis: funny/intelligent/easy-going/logical Eddie: funny/honest/courageous/immature |
Anothermother | Wednesday, September 27, 2000 - 10:57 am  Okay. I'm going back to my very first impressions from the first show. Since BB did little segments about everyone as they arrived, it did have an effect on my first impressions. William: Thought he was arrogant. He had that swagger and attitude thing going for him from the minute he walked in the house. Jordan: Bitchy. Those last clips of that episode that showed her looking at the girls' room and at the cameras said it all. She could have worn a sign that said, "Here comes trouble." (Pat on the back time: I told my two teenagers that William and Jordan would be the first two banished as soon as the first show was over. Not too big of a pat though because I think that was pretty easy to call.) Karen: I was happy to see a 40ish mom (like myself), but she seemed really nervous. I knew she would take over the domestic chores. Turns out we aren't alike at all. Didn't really like or dislike her. George: George seemed like a fish out of water to me. He was obviously less intelligent then the others, and I wondered how he was going to get along with them. I liked him because he appeared easygoing and fun-loving. I also respected his dedication to his family. Cassandra: I liked her immediately. I thought with her career she would be an interesting member of the house, but no one ever talked to her much about her career as it turned out. She was quiet. You could tell she was going to proceed quietly and slowly until she had things figured out. Eddie: I didn't have an immediate like or dislike of Eddie. All I remember from the first show was that he grabbed someone (I don't remember who) and started talking endlessly about the play "Our Town." I actually thought maybe he was going to be an introspective philosopher because of that long discourse on the play. Boy was I wrong! Britt: I know lots of teens with outlandish style, so I knew you couldn't judge her by her hair and piercings. My first thought was, "Here is someone who wants to be noticed by the camera, the viewing audience, and her fellow HG's. I liked her laugh, thought she would be fun, and thought she had a very pretty face. Jamie: My kids thought she looked like a snob, but I thought she looked like one of those people who smile all the time so you can't guess what they are thinking. I didn't like or dislike her. It was obvious she was going to take awhile to warm up to people and that she was very cautious. Josh: My kids thought he was a hottie. I liked him because of the segment shown about his family. He seemed like such a nice guy. He was one of my immediate favorites. I still think he is a nice guy, but he isn't one of my picks to win. Curtis: I liked Curtis immediately, but that like grew abundantly as the show progressed. So what's up with the assumption that opera singing and a gay lifestyle are in some way connected? Mario Lanza and Pavarotti were/are womanizers, certainly not gay. I made connections with Curtis (married to an prosecutor, singing, Californian, family involved in the arts). I live in a small city with rural roots. We still have parents with what I call a "farmer mentality" who won't let their boys be in plays, sing or dance because that "is gay." Hope society progresses beyond that mindset soon. |
Ginger | Wednesday, September 27, 2000 - 02:02 pm  This is an interesting thread! It's hard to remember what I was thinking about most of them on that first night, though a couple of them I definately had clear thoughts about. Will: I noticed that he made sure to be the last one to enter the house and then he turned "solo" to wave goodbye and yell something about being number one. Thanks to this action, he struck me as your basic insecure (but hiding it under a hyper-masculine attitude) guy. Then he proceeded to say something about (white) people "letting" Cass live in midtown Manhattan--which rankled her, and because of this, me. I immediately thought that he was someone who had serious self-esteem issues, which manifested themselves as anger and aggression. He's one of those guys who thinks respect can be gotten through intimidation. My first impression proved to be more true than I had expected. Jordan: I thought that I had the most in common with her on that first night. I was wrong! I'd have liked her if she walked her talk. All that stuff about "honesty" and so forth, yet she couldn't listen to a sentence that came out of anyone else's mouth. Plus, she's mean and self-righteous. For all of her feminism, she hates women and makes it her job to go to war with them every day. I'd call Cass, Jamie and Brit "sisters" in a feminist sense for sure. Jordan--never. As she says herself: she's a viper. Cass and Curtis: Smart, cool, humble. They exceeded my expectations. Josh and Jamie: cute, shallow boy and girl toys. Josh has shown me that he's a sweetie and a gentleman. Jamie, that she's got beauty-queen syndrome, which undercuts her so much more than it helps. They both have good hearts, but are afraid of much. Eddie: Brash, insecure, young, heartbreaking, pig-headed know it all. I still think this. My "like/dislike pendulum" swings more wildly with him than in response to anyone on the show. George and Karen: On that first night, I was rooting for them. Especially Karen. I really liked her a lot. George seemed mildly preachy and self-absorbed, but I attributed it to his nerves. Now I think, George is the prince of darkness. Karen the princess. They are both manipulative, paranoid and infantile. Brit: Attention-hungry kid who wears her virginity like a crown. I still think this, but I also came to like her. She has a good heart, but needs to grow WAY up. She will. |
Ginger | Thursday, September 28, 2000 - 09:59 am  P.S. To add a thought to my comments above, the thoughts I have about each guest now are more complex and less judgmental. I think at first I viewed these people as characters and now I see them as people--contradictory, full of positive and negative attributes, harder to both love and hate. |
Whatever | Thursday, September 28, 2000 - 01:07 pm  What were your first thoughts about the 10 HG's My thoughts were: "I hope I find nothing worth watching here, because if I do find it interesting, it may consume a lot of my time." Well, it did consume a lot of my time! |
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