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Battlestar

Sunday, August 20, 2000 - 12:02 pm Click here to edit this post

Ummm....and do you really think a US station would broadcast a Cdn version. I don't think so---just watch the US news---Canada is never mentioned.

Majic

Sunday, August 20, 2000 - 03:55 pm Click here to edit this post

Who cares if they would Moses (City-TV) could put it on. We'd watch!

Crastina

Sunday, August 20, 2000 - 04:05 pm Click here to edit this post

Hey fellow Canadians,

I am from Montreal. I thought I would sign in to show that people from Quebec are represented.

One suggestion for a Canadian BB:

some French or English speaking only hours. This should be awkward, entertaining and the viewers would have the benefit of learning too!

Miss_Behaviour

Sunday, August 20, 2000 - 04:37 pm Click here to edit this post

battlestar,

Re: the Toronto-centric focus, that's the point - hahahaha (((yawn))))

I suppose Peter Gzowski would make a good BB, but he doesn't own most of Canada'a media resources. Moses Znaimer is internationally known, (Never mind what he's known for, that's a whole different message board...).

What about Mary Walsh from 22 minutes (for the non-Toronto-centric CDN version) in the role of Julie Chen? Scott Thompson in uber-drag would make a particularly suave DR. Drew substitute as well.

Majic

Sunday, August 20, 2000 - 04:56 pm Click here to edit this post

Crastina: I like that suggestion French/English
hours so lets see.....
Mary Walsh host
Moses BB
Edmonton Mall setting
Honourary Guest (who knows secret handshake) MAX
Where do we send our applications? :)

Wendy

Sunday, August 20, 2000 - 07:58 pm Click here to edit this post

Battlestar: Lighten up, my sweet!!!! We're just fooling around.

Battlestar

Sunday, August 20, 2000 - 08:03 pm Click here to edit this post

Silly Wendy---so am I

Battlestar

Sunday, August 20, 2000 - 08:05 pm Click here to edit this post

I read in the newspaper this morning that in Australian slang---Roots means ---you know--I'll use the British slang (shag).

So here are all these Canadian athletes walking around with 'SHAG' on the caps

Enb

Sunday, August 20, 2000 - 08:18 pm Click here to edit this post

We couldn't have the house in Ottawa for this reason: A Quebec contractor would win the bid to build the house, and all the Ontario construction guys would be up in arms about it, just like we always are about every fricking construction project going that's being build by Quebecers. :)

But then, if it was in Quebec, would they be allowed to stay up until 3am drinking?

Ribbit

Sunday, August 20, 2000 - 11:24 pm Click here to edit this post

I propose we use the same schmaltzy theme song, with those dynamite lyrics, but as a duet between Stompin' Tom Conners and Rita MacNeil.
Hi Wendy, a curling rink for sure.
Hey Crastina, maybe CanaBB could be subtitled. Or possibly have 5 english only and 5 french only houseguests.
Hello Battlestar, They do mention Canada on American news, when something blows up real good.
Miss Behavior, I was trying to figure out where to put Scott T., as Doc Drew...perfect. And I'm still laughing about the igloo's for the special interest groups.
Jazz, we are seen as being polite people, it's one of the reasons people love Canadians all over the world. The humor in this thread is just a tongue in cheek parody of the Canadian stereotype. "I'm a lumberjack and it's OK..."
Whoever coined Moses Z as B.B, your right, my choices were Joe Who or Presto-lite.
Stouff, I'll go along with West Edmonton Mall, but the house still has to have R70 in the walls and Thermopane windows. I also think the HG's should have to earn heating money, and wager it.
It doesn't snow often in Victoria so I don't fit the cold model, but so the 'mercans don't get confused...
Daily challenge: shovel the sidewalk.
Weekly challenge: shovel the sidewalk.
Instant challenge: THE ROOF!
Majic, 1900 House was eye opening. The show being filmed in the praries looks so good, sod houses and all.
An early reality show was Australia's 'Sylvania Waters', where the cameras followed an upper middle class family around their "million dollar home" for a year. They were some bizarre people.

Jazz

Monday, August 21, 2000 - 02:55 am Click here to edit this post

Hi again! I've always heard about we Canadians are considered polite around the world but I've never travelled abroad...do Americans really act that differently when travelling the world? Battlestar, it maybe so with American news coverage of Canada. I think it could be possible though for an American production company to pick up the Canadian BB version and film it here in Canada. So many popular movies and shows broadcast in the States are done this way...financially their money goes further and we have the filming resources and people to make it happen. In regard to a host, how about a famous Canadian actor like William Shatner or Michael J. Fox. It would be great to see Dr. Sue as the relationship specialist. Maybe special guest appearances by Canadian comedians. It should be done in the summertime to blow away the misconception that it snows in Canada year round. I like the idea of having French house guests but not half, only a pair of them. I could picture them talking about the others in French without them understanding what's being said. Definitely a Newfoundlander in the mix as well.

Miss_Behaviour

Monday, August 21, 2000 - 04:11 am Click here to edit this post

Yes, my dear, a Newfoundlander could talk without anyone else understanding what's being said as well (depending on where they're from...none of that fancy talk from St John's).

Karen (fargomom) would have to be locked out of a CDN version of the show - she wanted to be kissed so badly and mentioned her ideal man (in the AOL interview) as being Tom Green or Jim Carrey! Gak! What other fresh hell does middle-america have in store for Canada? I thought twinkies were bad...

And keep that Montreal sex talkshow host OFF the show, her and that mealy mouthed big lipped asexual blond sidekick...pffft!

Jazz

Monday, August 21, 2000 - 04:47 am Click here to edit this post

Miss_Behaviour, is Dr. Sue that bad? I have only watched her show a couple times and have not seen her sidekick. Dr. Sue speaks at the local community college here in London every year and she packs the place...seems she is popular with the students. I like her better than Dr. Ruth myself. Who would you suggest as the psychologist guest speaker then?

Miss_Behaviour

Monday, August 21, 2000 - 09:12 pm Click here to edit this post

Jazz- My fault, I didn't mean keep Dr Sue off the show, she really would tell Brittany to get over herself... and the only sidekick the good Dr has is her box of tricks (and poseable mannequins).

There is another sex show, and I use that word loosely, which is based in Montreal and shot in both french and english. It features a host and her sidekick, both of whom seem to think that simpering affectedly and making moue gestures with the mouth are somehow charming. *urk*

They both need a good spanking (as does Brittany), whereas I could somehow picture Dr Sue administering a few paddywhacks when needed.

Wendy

Tuesday, August 22, 2000 - 12:41 am Click here to edit this post

I don't think Miss B is refering to Sue. I think she is refering to the woman who hosts the show "Eros" on the cable chaneel Life. It's a show about sex and the host has a strong French sccent. Her "sidekick" is Josey Vogels the chick who writes the "My Messy Bedroom" column that is in urban weeklies across the country. There's also some blonde-haired guy on the show too.

Speaking of TV personalities, has anyone mentioned how we could work Mike Bullard into the CND BB show? Now that would be too funny...

Battlestar

Tuesday, August 22, 2000 - 12:43 am Click here to edit this post

That Eros lady gives me the heebie geebies

Ribbit

Tuesday, August 22, 2000 - 04:34 am Click here to edit this post

I'm not familiar with these sex-show people you speak of. We have sex in Canada?
Re: the language issue, we could just have a Tower of Babel Big Brother where every houseguest speaks a different language.
A Canadian house might be surrounded by eco-warriors protesting the house being built of wood, no solar heating, flush instead of composting toilet, eating meat, genetically modified houseguests.
If a brightly lit, mirror filled B.B. house was built here in B.C. it would of course have a gro-op crankin' out what's regarded as the worlds finest. There's a Canadian stereotype to be proud of.
What's the difference between a stereotype and a cultural distinction? The joke is that it snows a lot here, but the fact is that it snows a lot more here than in Mexico. Does snow create the polite Canadian? Historically, us northerners have huddled indoors, together against the elements, for extended periods of cold and darkness. We learned to get along for survivals sake, and now we're just so damn polite.
Exhibit A: Wayne Gretzky...I rest my case.

Behold the giant ashtray perched on pizza boxes hiding the sticky burl coffeetable. Overflowing with smoked to the filter Export A's, Players, Du Mauriers. Amidst a shining glacier of empty Labatts Blue and Molson Canadian Hi-cans punctuated by strong beers, ice beers, Lite beers and micro-brewed beers. The Montreal Canadians are playing the Mighty Ducks on a 12 inch B&W TV, picture slowly rolling up to meet a coat hanger antenna. The Canadian family snoozes through the entire 3rd period, their light snoring blending with the whoosh of the forced air ducted heating and the din of the snomobiles passing by outside.

Jazz

Tuesday, August 22, 2000 - 04:46 am Click here to edit this post

I've never seen that Eros show before...I don't plan on watching it now after hearing how bad it is - thanks for the warning :) Along the lines of Big Brother and Canada, Brittany has mentioned visiting here. I could see her as a possible guest speaker for the Canadian BB if there ever is one. I cannot say I'd like to see her on it though because she is not a favourite of mine. I could picture Red Green and George pairing up somehow. Does anyone know if the other worldwide BBs broadcast six times a week? It might be good to have the Canadian version on half that time but each episode at an hour's length. Plus, ditch the AOL affiliation. Maybe Neal could get a job running the official Canadian BB website if it happens.

Admin

Tuesday, August 22, 2000 - 02:56 pm Click here to edit this post

I'd take the job! But nobody is knocking yet!

Battlestar

Tuesday, August 22, 2000 - 03:02 pm Click here to edit this post

Note of interest---Tonight is the Part One of "THE ECO-CHALLENGE" on the Discovery channel at 7PM

Produced by the same people who do SURVIVOR.

This year the Eco-challenge was in Argentina.

Miss_Behaviour

Friday, August 25, 2000 - 08:16 pm Click here to edit this post

Which way is north of 44 voting on the George vs Brittany vs all the other nominations? Will your loonie be spent on Tweedledee or Tweedledum?

Let's make britt 'dee, because we already know george is 'dum.

Jazz

Friday, August 25, 2000 - 08:33 pm Click here to edit this post

I will not pay to vote because the last banishments were who I wanted out as well. My choice this time around is George though. He has really dug himself a deep hole these last few days and I don't see him climbing out of it before Banishment Day. What day is it anyways - Wednesday or Thursday?

Zoe

Saturday, August 26, 2000 - 09:26 am Click here to edit this post

I'd like to see George go this time.

Jenster

Wednesday, September 06, 2000 - 06:57 am Click here to edit this post

Ribbitt - I just checked out this thread after not being here for a few weeks. Your last post was SOOO FUNNY!!! ROFLMAO!!!
It brought back memories of Saturday nights as a kid in Kingston. (i'm in Vancouver now)
The whole family gathered round the b&w tv (yes, with a coat-hanger and tin-foil antenna) eating open faced cheezeburgers on TV tables (the old tin ones with the country scenes painted on them) and watching Hockey night in Canada. Dad has his Molsons, and all is well with the world.....
I can even hear the music...
Dum da dum dum dummmmm
Dum da dum dum DA dummmm....
Thanks for the memories!

Bulltwinkle

Thursday, September 07, 2000 - 12:19 pm Click here to edit this post

Posted on general board as well,

On the AOL board, in the article about nominations, Jamie says, "I don't think the American public or Canadian public would ever banish a House Guest based on gender."
To the best of my knowledge, she's the first to milk the Canadian connection.
Has any other HG said anything related to Canada,or appealed for support to Canadians?

Shipwreck

Saturday, September 16, 2000 - 07:24 pm Click here to edit this post

Congratulations Canada on the olympic triathalon!

Enb

Saturday, September 16, 2000 - 08:47 pm Click here to edit this post

Ya, why did this topic die?

Canucknucklehed

Wednesday, September 20, 2000 - 01:45 am Click here to edit this post

This topic has self-destructed because of the benign, humble character of us Canadians!

We don't self-promote!!!

Shoot_Me_Now

Sunday, September 24, 2000 - 04:28 pm Click here to edit this post

Hey there fellow Canadians :)
Does anybody have a link to the show that they are filming on the prairies? I lost mine. They should be showing some of it soon on the Discovery channel. I want to see who would be dumb enough to try and live on the prairie for a year and endure our winter and mosquitoe ridden summers for $50,000. BTW I'm from Manitoba.

Lspace

Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 10:03 pm Click here to edit this post

Has any one checked out this url? http://www.bigbrothercanada.com/ I am highly suspicious of this site as most of the pages are blank and there is no contact address, at least I couldn't find one. Does anyone know if a Canadian BB is in the works?

Psp

Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 10:09 pm Click here to edit this post

Read their disclaimer. It's a parody.