I'd buy this---how about you??

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Battlestar

Sunday, October 01, 2000 - 06:22 pm Click here to edit this post

CBS, Endermol or whoever has the HG contracts should put out a fan mag for the next year....keep us updated on the HG and what they are up to---could also be used to promote to next BB if they are doing one----put blips in there on BB in other countries.

And don't bother doing newsstand with it---sell it only online.

Enbwife

Sunday, October 01, 2000 - 06:54 pm Click here to edit this post

Great idea Battle! Also, Tom is selling a CD with his flash movies that he made for BB. We're buying one. I'd also buy the BB boardgame if they made them available to us.

Peyton

Sunday, October 01, 2000 - 06:56 pm Click here to edit this post

That would be a great idea about the magazine. I would buy it. It would be nice if they could do one before the other BB starts.

Katie

Sunday, October 01, 2000 - 07:05 pm Click here to edit this post

Is that CD that Thom is doing for computer or DVD or what?

Admin

Sunday, October 01, 2000 - 07:08 pm Click here to edit this post

How about a BBFC T-shirt? :)

Battlestar

Sunday, October 01, 2000 - 07:15 pm Click here to edit this post

Of course--that is a given...I need my LIZARD !!

Prince

Sunday, October 01, 2000 - 07:15 pm Click here to edit this post

You know what I'll buy a DVD collection of all the BB episodes & all their archived video (live feeds).

Maybe some interviews & commentary with the houseguests on their favorite/least favorite moments.

All their interview videos, profiles and photos.

Therlin

Sunday, October 01, 2000 - 07:22 pm Click here to edit this post

I'd buy the episodes on DVD as well (but not on VHS)

Itsme

Sunday, October 01, 2000 - 09:11 pm Click here to edit this post

I'd definitely buy a DVD -- definitely.

Enb

Sunday, October 01, 2000 - 09:35 pm Click here to edit this post

They have 500,000 hours of bloody video!! You can't buy all that!

Mas

Sunday, October 01, 2000 - 10:24 pm Click here to edit this post

500,000 hrs / 2 hr (dvd) = 250,000 dvds @ $20 each = $5,000,000. Yikes!

How about a best of Big Brother video/dvd? This would be more affordable. Hopefully, 10% to 25% would be new video from the internet feeds.
Vol. 1. Eddie and Josh
Vol. 2. Curtis and Jamie
Vol. 3. George and Cassandra
Vol. 4. Brittany and Karen
Vol. 5. Jordan and Mega and pre show activities
Each of the above pair seem sympatico and in order
Vol. 6. Pugita, Banners, fans, families, friends, and the after show party.

At the very least, I'd settle for a commemorative booklet and a signed group end of show photo.

Lafatme

Monday, October 02, 2000 - 12:53 am Click here to edit this post

just a note, the official bb site is remaining open and promises to keep fans updated regarding the houseguests.

Alib

Monday, October 02, 2000 - 05:39 am Click here to edit this post

I don't know if it will do any good based on their past record, but I e-mailed CBS and suggested that they seize the opportunity to market BB merchandise such as hats, t-shirts, videos, etc. much in the same way they have with Survivor. Also asked them to do a reunion show and provide updates on the houseguests. The fan newsletter is a wonderful idea.

Shmoopie

Monday, October 02, 2000 - 06:35 am Click here to edit this post

These are all wonderful ideas, and I'd buy ANY of them! Neil, my T-shirt money will be on the way in the next few days... with no CC, the snail-mail version is my only option, but I have to have one!!!

Therlin

Monday, October 02, 2000 - 06:59 am Click here to edit this post

I didn't mean I'd buy all their footage. I'd buy something like "the best of" or some sort of package with like 4 or 5 DVDs.

Funksoulbrother

Monday, October 02, 2000 - 06:03 pm Click here to edit this post

The BB finale said they had 500,000 minutes of videotape, not hours.

I'd love to see a CD-ROM set with the best of live feeds. The video need not be DVD quality video, compressed ala RealPlayer (or maybe a bit better) is fine. They could provide many hours on a single CD-ROM.

Why don't they do this with Survivor, Real World, etc? I don't get it.

Prince

Monday, October 02, 2000 - 06:18 pm Click here to edit this post

Thats what I was saying, a DVD set can contain a lot of "featured" video since we are talking 30K/sec live feeds not the full blown video. Also in the set are all the TV episodes minus all the commercials of course. Single DVDs don't cost $20 to manufacture unless we are talking double-sided dual layer disks, but then you can cut down the number of disks down that way.
Of course lots of supplements are a must, cast bios, pictures, all their pre-interview videos.
Also, I don't its too far fetch that a 'Reality TV' cable TV channel will pop-up soon, how about showing reruns of BB + additional footage there.
Well, we can always dream, could we?

Ryn

Monday, October 02, 2000 - 07:01 pm Click here to edit this post

89 days * 24 hours * 4 feeds = 8,544 hours * 60 = 512,640 minutes

so only 4,000 dvds ;)

I would want the 300kbps quality feeds - not the 30kbps

not gonna happen - but a nice thought :)

Prince

Monday, October 02, 2000 - 07:15 pm Click here to edit this post

DSDL DVD = 17GB
300kbps = 37.5 Kbytes/sec
17,000,000,000 bytes / 37500 bytes/sec = 453,333 seconds = 7,555 mins
512,640/7,555 mins = 67 DVDs

Still a lot but not 4,000 DVDs. (Do they only record the 4 feeds though, because we actually see other video on the T.V. show which we haven't seen on the live feed)

Mas

Monday, October 02, 2000 - 07:21 pm Click here to edit this post

Hey, you forgot the chicken cam, toilet cam, shower cam and the red room cam tapes.

The red room cam would be interesting up to a point. The other stuff, I'd let slide ;)