The weekly challenge

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Laurie

Tuesday, August 29, 2000 - 08:50 pm Click here to edit this post

Jade, WTG... too funny.

Jade888

Tuesday, August 29, 2000 - 08:55 pm Click here to edit this post

He is just bummed out that I got the exclusive ROn Howard interview over at the Maui Writers COnference this weekend so he is jealous. I love Big Brother as it is like a sociology project in the making...in fact one of my boys who attends Brown University is going to do his sociology project on BB. I think it's great! Many celeberities hate these shows and if you saw TOm Sellecks interview last night on ET he does not like these shows...I loved real world before anyone knew what the heck real world was. I turned my own kids on to that show as MTV is my housecleaning music. Ha Ha...little older now so it is VH1

Max

Tuesday, August 29, 2000 - 09:02 pm Click here to edit this post

Jade,
I think it's very interesting the media perspective and voice you bring to this board. :)

I imagine there are two groups in Hollywood who hate these reality shows: the celebrities and the writers. Neither are needed and both have recently been or are threatening to go on strike. If reality shows are making money for the networks, they can tell all the celebs and writers, "Go spit!" (My favorite Danny Glover line from Lethan Weapon--I forget which one.)

And I think the best sociological study is what goes on not inside the BB house, but here on the web with all of us addicts getting soooo involved. In any case, I bet your son's project will be very interesting.

Good luck with your "Battle of the Hawaiian DJs"!

Jade888

Tuesday, August 29, 2000 - 09:08 pm Click here to edit this post

Max...Tom Selleck was pissed last night and I have been trying to contact him all day aboiut his comments. THe writers hate it as they are threatending to strike right now so we may see Survivor sooner that intended. Now with the Mole, and several other shows in the works who knows the possibilites?
In my Ron Howard interview on Saturday I am going to ask him if he thinks he played a part in this BB thing with his Ed TV movie he produced last year. Anything else folks?
yes, I am my own kids lab rat by the way...

Chixdigeddie

Tuesday, August 29, 2000 - 10:27 pm Click here to edit this post

funny..i thought this thread was to discuss the weekly challenge...that is the title right?......do these people not care that they're not going to have much to eat next week...don't understand why they don't have someone working on the puzzle...what a bunch of quitters ..they aren't even trying

Teecee

Tuesday, August 29, 2000 - 10:37 pm Click here to edit this post

Do they realize that after the next person (fingers crossed, let it be George) leaves, they'll only have $35/person = $180 - 50% = $90 for everyone for the whole week? And they want to lift the beer ban...I think we may yet see some rat-eating...no more hair-dye for Brit for a while...

Max

Tuesday, August 29, 2000 - 10:37 pm Click here to edit this post

Chix,
I've been wondering why they aren't worried, too. After all, tonight they kept saying how there isn't much food in the house and this week they only lost 40% of their budget. If they lose 50%, then what?

They did say something about having one less person around and there was some talk about how quickly they came to the 50% wager agreement. I think it was either Curtis or Eddie who said they did that because they were still pissed off about having to pay for the vet bill. They figured what the heck? They lost 40% last week and survived, so what's the risk with 50%?

Brit still thinks they can finish the puzzle, so they MIGHT pull it off.

Ccc

Tuesday, August 29, 2000 - 10:40 pm Click here to edit this post

I think Curtis and Cassandra got tired of no help. You think they all think they are gonna be gone tommorrow and don't care? Seems like, from the feeds, they're all a little down about it. Sorta trying to wrap things up with each other and talk about the "experience".

The fewer the people, the less money they get. They may not realize how much less that is, although just one person is missing. One person in a large group doesn't make a big difference, but the loss of money will.

Max

Tuesday, August 29, 2000 - 10:59 pm Click here to edit this post

If they would just sit down and work on that puzzle, they could finish it. Once you get to a certain stage on those things, it tends to start going in waves of pieces coming together. Unfortunately, only Cass and Curtis have been dedicated. Cass said she thinks folks don't want to face working on it so hard and then failing anyway. Brit wants to call the whole thing off for the night since it's the last night they'll be all together. George pointed out that $107 for 6 people for a week isn't very much. They had $181 last week. They still have $40 left over from something else. Curtis doesn't think they'll finish the puzzle no matter what and he thinks they can get by. Brit wants to be able to work on the puzzle past curfew and I think went to ask BB about it. Redrum told Brit curfew stands. Puzzle work is suspended in favor of fellowship. It's gonna be a miracle if they pull this off!

I don't know, but the way the prices are, IMHO, inflated for their groceries, I don't think $107 or even $147 is very much money for 6 people for a week. Maybe they'll end up eating eggs and bread all week. Especially since they need things like toilet paper!

Delia

Tuesday, August 29, 2000 - 11:12 pm Click here to edit this post

Max: I saw that conversation on the live feed too. They'll keep working on it they said, but I got the sense that they've pretty much given up on the puzzle and/or are feeling depressed because someone leaves tomorrow and that creates a lot of uncertainty.

Delia

Teecee

Tuesday, August 29, 2000 - 11:13 pm Click here to edit this post

Max, I thought the HGs got $5 per houseguest per day, so $5 x 6 x 7 = $210 (ugh so my math was wrong before, sue me), less 50% would be $105. The $40 comes from when they budgeted money for hair care products two weeks ago (I think); CBS bought cheapo stuff so the HGs had money left over. $145 is not much for a week at all, maybe they'll be eating ramen noodles all week :)

Faerygdds

Tuesday, August 29, 2000 - 11:15 pm Click here to edit this post

They always rally after a banishment. It will be interesting to see if this is the case tomorrow

Ccc

Tuesday, August 29, 2000 - 11:20 pm Click here to edit this post

Seems like BB is letting curfew ride for awhile. They've decided on an impromptu game of football outside. (All that energy from sleeping all day). Curfew only standing for puzzle work, I guess.

Ccc

Tuesday, August 29, 2000 - 11:21 pm Click here to edit this post

Sorry, looked at my computer time - guess they had time left after all. Still no puzzle work!!

Katie

Tuesday, August 29, 2000 - 11:21 pm Click here to edit this post

Well the chickens aren't laying very well right now so that no solution. The garden isn't much help. They were talking earlier about having hot water with salt and pepper for soup. The BB prices are very inflated especially when you consider that a lot of it is generic stuff. I don't think the HG are really trying on this because I don't think their hearts are in it. With so many nominations,not many feel like doing anything. I suspect that most of them feel that they won't be there to eat the groceries so they don't care. I think that Curtis and Cassandra show a lot of class but trying to persist even though Cassandra has had a migraine all day.

Katie

Tuesday, August 29, 2000 - 11:26 pm Click here to edit this post

If they hadn't blown that $60 of the $100 they found in the garden they would have that to carry them over if they lose this challenge. Cassandra made a good point earlier that it is good that the show in on Wednesday. They usually feel pretty good for a few days after a banishment and they should be able to use that to get the puzzle done. Whether or not that happens remains to be seen.

Zoe

Wednesday, August 30, 2000 - 11:38 pm Click here to edit this post

Well it appears the HG are taking a stab at finishing that stupid puzzle after all.

I looked up the challenges they are using at the UK house and they really made the US show look stupid. Some of theirs are lame as well, but better than a puzzle or a dance contest. Here's a sample:

Memory Game - HGs must remember 10 things about eachother. BB quizzes them in the RR while the other HG watch on TV. Questions include, everything from favorite color, movie and body part to what famous person you would pick to be your father, what one thing would you rescue in a fire and what would you change your name to. (UK group won this one barely)

Flag Communication - HG's have to learn Semaphore Flag Signalling and BB gives them messages to signal. (lost this one)

Assault Course - BB gave HG's plans for a 4 piece relay course. HG's had to build it in time for the race. Catch was BB didn't tell give them race time until 24hrs before.

Head Hunting - At random times BB sounded a horn and the HG had to run out to the yard to see a picture of a present or past HG pop up. They recorded the names in order. (100 pics shown) BB picked individuals to recite the names back, had to be in order.

Anyway, I thought they were a whole lot more interesting than this puzzle business. CBS should wake up, they are making this boring!