Cassandra for BB2 Host!

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Gout

Thursday, September 14, 2000 - 09:58 am Click here to edit this post

I think Cassandra's composure & class in the post-banishment interview exhibits how skilled, articulate and eloquent a speaker and thinker she is - perhaps SHE should be offered the Live Show host position if CBS decides to produce a Big Brother 2!

Karenr0x

Thursday, September 14, 2000 - 10:09 am Click here to edit this post

the only way i see Big Brother 2 being sucessful is if they change a few things from this BB.

1. no public voting. HGs nominate one week like they do now. the next week they do a survivor type voting. everyone gathers in the LR and votes which of the nominees to banish.

2. get new cameras. hide them so the HGs cant see them pointed directly at them. use silent cameras so the HGs dont notice it when the camera switches focus somewhere else.

3. B**ch, moan and wine about what your told to do like Cass did, and it's an automatic ejection. theres no need to have someone on the show that feels their being degraded. it only makes the rest of the HGs more uptight and makes for a more dull show.

4. DO NOT ALLOW HOUSE UNITY. do everything possible as early as possible to cause as much disruption in the house as possible. getting the HGs to turn on each other early in the show is the only way to prevent them from uniting against BB in the end as they have done with this one.

Big Brother could have been a much, much bigger sucess than it is now if they had just given themselves a little more time to do a little more future planning.

Gout

Thursday, September 14, 2000 - 10:20 am Click here to edit this post

Depends on how you measure and define the word *success* - I'm finding the lack of Road Rules/Real World/conflict B.S. to be a very nice thing.

Plenty of folks find BB very boring - and that's true when considering the conflict factor - there really isn't any.

But isn't it nice to see people getting along for once? To see people interacting in ways that aren't damaging and useless to one another? I think yes - I like to see some sincerity and civility every now and then.

No, the show isn't exciting - I agree 100%. I guess conflict and nastiness sells and people like to watch it - and I've watched it before, too.

Maybe the show's success isn't immediately apparent - the success of these HGs may not be measured in ratings and ad sales and cross promotional viability. I think they should feel successful about what they've done and what they've learned & experienced - to me, that's the most important thing.

Boogie

Thursday, September 14, 2000 - 10:20 am Click here to edit this post

I think Cassandra would be a great host.. I've said before I think she could do her own talk show, or go on a speaking tour to colleges, etc... The woman has a lot to say, and has an excellent way of saying it.

I think Julie had a good time talking to her, because she was the first HG who actually talked on the same level as Julie.

(I think Julie just has crappy writers, and no direction.. I think she's great as a news anchor)

Newamush

Thursday, September 14, 2000 - 10:21 am Click here to edit this post

I think the most important change should be having the show broadcast on a cable station. If the new HG's are more interesting this would allow for more candid conversations, more interesting editing. I'm not saying this solely to have some nudity, but it might make the HGs a little more edgy if they knew there was a possibility of being shown in compromising positions.

Nadi

Thursday, September 14, 2000 - 10:22 am Click here to edit this post

I'm not a Cass basher. I have nothing against her. That said, while I agree that she remained composed IMHO she was boring. I found last night's live show to be a huge disappoinment.

Battlestar

Thursday, September 14, 2000 - 10:25 am Click here to edit this post

She wouldn't ask any 'mean-spirited' questions.

She is a great lady--but not the right choice for that sort of job

Murphy

Thursday, September 14, 2000 - 10:25 am Click here to edit this post

Who said there will be a BB2??

I can only see another one if ALL the people associated with the 1st one are prohibited from participating or producing it. I guess no one has learned much from this train wreck.

Cass, while probably being quite capable at her job w/ UN, is just not TV-friendly. I think she'll fade back into her life & good for her.

Gout

Thursday, September 14, 2000 - 10:25 am Click here to edit this post

I agree tho, that the show could have been planned, produced and delivered MUCH better - I might argue/disagree with a few of KarenRox's initiatives, but something definitely should have been done.

Voyeur

Thursday, September 14, 2000 - 04:58 pm Click here to edit this post

Actually, I like the public voting. I think it is possible to be interesting to the viewers without being obnoxious and hated too.

Rwsbetter

Thursday, September 14, 2000 - 05:15 pm Click here to edit this post

Cass may be a bit too serious for this program, I see her doing something more journalistic.

I like the totally hidden camera idea.

I think that there should be no human contact at all. BB can give orders via e-mail. They can put the house somewhere secret to avoid banners.

I also agree that the public vote is problematic. The best part of Survivor was the strategy. With the BB game as it is, strategy is essentially out of the hands of the HGs. That's a bit silly, because they're the ones were watching. The public banishments feel capricious to the HGs (even though the HGs might pick the very same person to be banished) and I think that is why the process is so emotional for them and why they band together like they have.

I also agree that it should be on cable. Being on CBS has caused the producers to shoot for a demographic that they would never be able to get. I also think that you should be able to subscribe to a 24/7 BB channel on digital cable or dish.

Twiggyish

Thursday, September 14, 2000 - 06:50 pm Click here to edit this post

Cass has composure under pressure. I think she would be a great host too.
As to being a BB2 show, to get the attention of more people, it would have to be more gritty or sensational. I like it the way it is, but then I don't look for nonstop action either (as in some of the regularly run t.v. shows)

Creamynougat

Thursday, September 14, 2000 - 07:39 pm Click here to edit this post

Cass would do better in a more intimate, in-depth hosting role. She'd make a great interviewer.

Stillme

Thursday, September 14, 2000 - 11:00 pm Click here to edit this post

Unfortunately, if our Dutch friend were to pick anybody to host a BB2, it would be Brittany. They are in love with her.

Karenr0x

Friday, September 15, 2000 - 10:33 am Click here to edit this post

"Actually, I like the public voting. I think it is possible to be interesting to the viewers without being obnoxious and hated too."

the only person i've seen that hasent had someone hate them (other than me =) or be called obnoxious was Cass. as nice a lady as Cass is, 10 of her in a house for our entertainment would literally be as fun as watching paint dry =\ how many people were hated on Survivor? hmm, just about all of them? but it was still an extremly entertaining show. and mostly because we wern't able to ruin it like we have BigBrother. the way BB's ran, we pretty much know the outcome of the votes before they happen, as the people taking the polls of who they'd banish, are the ones voting to banish that person. on survivor, we had no idea (to a degree) who would be the next one to leave, and that was the fun part. tuning in to see what happens next. on BB, we say what happens next as far as leaving the compound, so why tune in? if they do decide to run another Big Brother show after this one, i seriously hope they learn from their horrendous mistakes on this one.