Modern conveniences
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Modern conveniences
Bigd | Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 09:36 am     Could someone please explain to me what is the logic behind not including modern conveniences in the BB house such as washer, dryer, microwave, dishwasher, etc? Also please explain to me why the storage room is kept locked and yet it appears anytime the houseguests want access to it they are allowed. Why such a small refrigerator? |
Maris | Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 09:38 am     Big as the show goes on they will not have access to storage room. Last year there were challenges where only the winners had access to the storage room and the losers had to eat PB&J. I dont understand why they dont have a washer, they do have a dryer. They should also have a dishwasher even if it is only for sanitary reasons. |
Angelbleu | Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 09:41 am     There is another door that bb3 uses to put things in the storage room and they don't want them to run into any bb3 personnel. |
Bastable | Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 09:42 am     It's all because the original concept of the show (as developed in Holland) was that the HGs would live as a society, like a commune. In fact, they were required to grow much of their own food and keep chickens for eggs. Even now, there is a time limit on hot water. I think it's designed to force these people to live together in harmony--and, of course, to raise the specter of arguements. If one of the houseguests uses up the hot water, or wears stinky clothes... it creates tension. The little fridge is so that Big Brother can control the food through the storage room. |
Demeter | Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 09:47 am     Part of it has to do with the noise level. They added the dryer last year, mostly because they don't like having clothes hanging all over the back yard. They also added letting them have hair dryers last year, and how many of us love to hear that sound. The noise levels make it difficult to "hear" conversations (and BB as well), so they try to limit it. My thought on the dishwasher and washing clothes by hand, it keeps them occupied at least a little and also promotes time together to engage in conversation and such. How creative would they be with the meals if they could just pop something into the microwave? Having to cook meals also encourages them to work together as a team, brings out who is the team leader and who will sit back and let others do...etc. |
Ryanc2002 | Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 09:51 am     I'm sorry. This ain't Survivor. This game puts 12 people in a house, monitors them 24 hours a day, gives them challenges and they vote people out one by one. Do you have a washer, dryer, microwave, etc in your house? |
Floresmama | Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 09:59 am     Another reason the storage room is locked is it is right next to the Diary Room and you can hear through the walls so no one is allowed in there when someone is in the DR hence the lock. I think it is the number 1 reason. Yes we are quite evolved her on BB3 first year no dryer, they had to bake there own bread. |
Lurknomore | Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 10:04 am     I think part of the reason it doesn't make sense for us watching here is they (Arnie) have deviated Soooo far away from the original concept of what BB is around the world, focused on TV soundbites and Fox like sexual contact, yet still kept the stuff that only works with the big picture concept of BB. Not sure why. But as I've said many times, I would have done this wayyy differently. I think the biggest problem was, much as many of us love and miss them here, the BB 1 group was, overall, like watching paint dry (except for my beloved Curtis). Rather than just cast better and add some better game twists the next season they brought in Arnie who revamped the entire BB concept. I can just hear him a production meeting with the CBS brass..."the Big Brother format, as is, won't sell in America. We need to adapt it to our audience". Problem is he has NO understanding of who that is. Ok jumping off soapbox...was stuck offline last night due to DSL going down so I got pent up posts LOL |
Ryanc2002 | Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 10:09 am     Lurk - The problem is he's listening to his buddies at fox who tell him "sex sells." |
Bastable | Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 10:27 am     Yes. Arnie is a lazy producer without wit. |
Spunky | Thursday, July 18, 2002 - 09:09 am     I don't know if they have a modern clock now. I liked some restrictions we saw on BB1, the idea was to create hardship and see how they handled that. This BB3 is way too comfortable and I'm sure no one there will feel the inconvenience of sharing... hot water doesn't seem to be a problem now. A BB world would have been much much tougher, what they're experiencing is just a summer camp with all the comforts.. |
Floresmama | Thursday, July 18, 2002 - 10:14 am     Hot water wasn't a problem year one or two either until they started staying up all night and sleeping all day. They they turned off the hot water after a certain time in the morning and started giving them a curfew, a wake up call and made the rule about light on during the day. |
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