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The ClubHouse: General Discussion Archives: Archive One: Big Brother 3 seems more like Playboy Mansion or Real World, Where is the Character???: Archive through July 11, 2002

Sunriverose

Monday, July 08, 2002 - 08:54 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
With the exception of one kinda funny looking bald guy, this crew of houseguests look like some kind of Real World/Road Rules/Friends/Playboy Mansion/MTV kinda cookie cutter production. There isn't one houseguest who is older, I don't see any Chicken Georges, Kents, Cheryls or anyone else who seems, on the surface, to be anything other than a generic, 20-30 something pretty face.

Sorry, I just seem to be in a bad mood since I saw the "contestants". They look so bland, but I figure I'll get into it anyway. (I hope so :(:( )

Twinkle

Monday, July 08, 2002 - 09:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Gerry, the only kinda funny looking hg, is 51. I'll bet he'd be flattered to know you thought he was younger. :)

Scorpiomoon

Monday, July 08, 2002 - 09:12 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Trust me Sun, wait a few weeks. You'll see that none of them will be looking as good as they did when they first went into the house. :)

Ryn

Monday, July 08, 2002 - 09:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Josh appears to be possibly the most annoying person yet to be in the BB house........

if he is true to his appearance so far he will piss off everyone in the house.

Sunriverose

Monday, July 08, 2002 - 09:22 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm afraid we are going to see a
spoiled-brat-athon. None of these folks look, on the surface, to be the least bit interesting.

I predict that (and please feel free to take notes) this BB will have more S.E.X play, more whining princesses and a lot less entertainment.

Sunriverose

Monday, July 08, 2002 - 09:24 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ryn, where can I find bios for the new guests, I gotta be honest, I'm judging STRICTLY on appearances.

Jeneane

Monday, July 08, 2002 - 10:18 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Last year I thought the same thing when I looked at the pics and bios. Just give it time Sun. If you really hate them, hold out for next year.

Catbowl

Tuesday, July 09, 2002 - 08:00 am EditMoveDeleteIP
WELL...I got lambasted for suggesting a older, fat woman in another thread. I guess people want more eye candy then depth and substance. I thought this was a great alternative to MTV. Kinda a Real World for the older folks...but noooooooooo...this is gonna end up being just like Real World 'cept closer quarters. This is my third year with watching this thing from the beginning and it has gotten younger. No hope for me ever trying out for it now. Yup...I am an old fat lady just wanting my 15 minutes of fame, no matter how negative or positive. Won't happen now.

Danzdol

Tuesday, July 09, 2002 - 08:09 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I think that this looks like the best casting job they have done (I will wait to confirm that when I see the personalities). The reason I say that is that although I have been a fan since BB1, my husband has hated it every year, he walks by and makes mean comments and says how absurd the entire thing is and now that I told him about the new cast and he saw the pictures he is interested!

So even if it is for ratings sake, I am sure many viewers out there feel like him.

I must say though-WHO CAN POSSIBLY BEAT WATCHING SOMEONE LIKE WILL??????????????????(My hubbywas entertained by only him)

Cassandra

Tuesday, July 09, 2002 - 08:15 am EditMoveDeleteIP
It's all about ratings. If you have an older, fatter, uglier bunch, people are not going to tune in. You put a younger, more self-absorbed group in the house. Then you have the sex story lines and that is what people want to watch. I even have to admit that the first bb group was boring for me compared to last season when it was all about sex. It's sad but true.

Iceprincess

Tuesday, July 09, 2002 - 08:17 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I think it is all about America's perception of beauty. You can have all about sex, and anger and stuff with older, heavier people. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But in America, beauty is a thin rail with big boobs. Sad state our country is in when boobs prevail over brains.

Ryn

Tuesday, July 09, 2002 - 08:43 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Average age of HGs before each show and the average age split out by sex for each group....

.MenWomenCombined
BB I 27.830.829.3
BB II32.833.233.0
BB III32.329.230.7


Here are the ages I used to arrive at the stats.

Britt 26
Cassandra 37
Curtis 27
Eddie 21
George 41
Jamie 22
Jordan 26
Josh 23
Karen 43
Will 27
source for these ages was http://us.imdb.com/Title?0251497

Men: 27.8
Women: 30.8
Total: 29.3

Autumn 28
Bunky 36
Hardy 31
Justin 26
Kent 46
Krista 28
Mike 30
Monica 40
Nicole 31
Shannon 29
Sheryl 43
Will 28

Men: 32.8
Women: 33.2
Total: 33.0

Amy 23
Chiara 25
Danielle 30
Eric 26
Gerry 51
Jason 25
Josh 28
Lisa 26
Lori 36
Marcellas 34
Roddy 30
Tonya 35

Men: 32.3
Women: 29.2
Total: 30.7

Treasure

Tuesday, July 09, 2002 - 08:50 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Remember that looks can be very deceiving! Any one, or several, of these BB3er's could have the personality of Marilyn - or Charles - Manson. Nobody's gonna be super honest on their bios and be all "oh by the way, I think you should know up front that I'm a bipolar, schizoid, with grand delusions of being the next Catherine Zeta Jones (or Brad Pitt)!".

This production team seems to fall into conterversial stuff, whether they mean too or not - so I'm counting on all these extra pretty people they've cast providing lots and lots of over the top entertainment value!

Catbowl

Tuesday, July 09, 2002 - 09:02 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Wow Ryn!!! Thanks!! I didn't realize that the first BB was younger than the second. Sheesh...I guess ya need facts before your eyes before spouting off mouth. OK...here goes!! *sticks foot in mouth*
Althooooo...it does look like the age for women is getting younger

Cassandra

Tuesday, July 09, 2002 - 09:03 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Interesting Ryn, puts another perspective on it.
thank you.

Therlin

Tuesday, July 09, 2002 - 09:03 am EditMoveDeleteIP
All the other BBs around the world have 20-30 somethings and the shows seem to be more popular.

I think that they can get a controversial cast regardless of looks. The eye candy is just an added bonus.

I pick Eric for myself.

Ryn

Tuesday, July 09, 2002 - 09:07 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Last year we all noticed (or many on the board here) that the age was what we considered MUCH older, we figgured it made sense since the audience was older than they might have expected.

Looks to me like they are getting younger women and more mature guys (Justin was the youngest last year, Jason is this year, but I think we all can see Jason has a bit better head on his shoulders).

Keiffer

Tuesday, July 09, 2002 - 09:58 am EditMoveDeleteIP
CBS needs at least a couple more young good looking people in the house. IN the last two years there has only ended up being one "couple" each time, and each time once one of the two is kicked out there is no more flirting to show on the TV show. They need for there to be romance later into the show than just the first 3 weeks.

BTW in the first BB they guy in the romance made it to second place, and last year the guy made it all the way and won. If I was a guy I think I would try to become the guy getting hooked up. For the women though it seems to be a bad move because they get kicked out very early.

Ilovewill

Tuesday, July 09, 2002 - 02:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Actually, there were alot of couples, wanna be couples on BBII. There was definetely alot of flirting.

Snee

Tuesday, July 09, 2002 - 11:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
i would love them to include an elderly type! my grannysnee could kick some butt in there AND they wouldn't want to banish a nice little old lady. now THAT would be fun. (as long as she didn't hook up with any young hunk. ew.)

Hoon4vr

Thursday, July 11, 2002 - 06:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm an old fat lady who actually tried out for the show and was told by the casting director, Robyn, that "the reason they didn't choose me this year, might be the same reason they would want me next year" - I figured she meant because I don't look like Cindy Crawford, and I guess I was right. But I tell ya what, I'm more interesting than any of these "fake plastic trees" they're trying to pass off as "real people" - I just don't understand why they would want all actors and models - that's what we see on TV all the time!! Reality should reflect reality, not the fantasy world we've been conditioned to watch most of our lives!

Treasure

Thursday, July 11, 2002 - 07:02 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I even heard Gerry refer to "my handlers" on the feeds today. So sad. But I guess they're all desperate to break into "showbiz" and think this is a good way.

Hoon, I hope you do try out next year and make it. We'll cheer for ya vs. the plastic trees! :o)

Bkmac

Thursday, July 11, 2002 - 07:23 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
While the idea of an all around older, wiser, less provacative group apeals in some way to me, I must be honest and say I think they are doing a smart thing keeping the HG relatively young (20s and 30s), visually attractive, and for the most- unattached and willing to play around group. I find myself hoping the duller (read: more "normal") usually older HG leave first.

For the record I am a 30-something woman with 3 kids and the hips to show for it. I know lots of other 30 and 40 something women with kids and hips in real life and I'm just not all that excited about seeing them on Big Brother.

Hunter

Thursday, July 11, 2002 - 08:43 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Come now!!!
Do your really think that people would be watching this program if we had a few beer bellied
construction workers or haggard looking waitresses who sit around talking about their mundane lives.. People are already living that life.
They enjoy seeing a bunch of egotistical hard bodied hotties trying to screw each other in every way possible

Hoon4vr

Thursday, July 11, 2002 - 08:59 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Why is it that you assume because someone is not a hard body, that they are boring?????????? If anything, the opposite is true!! How interesting is someone who is obsessed with how they look? These people have already resorted to having conversations about the ceiling, for God's sake. If someone like Rosanne Barr were around, things would be MUCH more interesting!!