Kador | Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 09:43 am     I guess it would ultimately depend on how many of those 16,000 internet feed subscribers are also Nielsen families. |
Angelbleu | Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 09:46 am     Yes but remember the people that we get to watch the show....I have friends that don't watch it on tv until I tell them the juicy stuff that is going on and then they watch it on tv to see what I am talking about.... |
Ryn | Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 10:19 am     Wonder if WLS (Chicago AM radio) talked about it.... I called them last year after the Jason / Krista thing.... |
Willabemine | Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 12:18 pm     If this guy is so "powerful" in the social circles of New York I wonder what "Hamptons Magazine" has to say about this? Have they gotten the gossip? |
Delilah | Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 12:32 pm     I am a NYer and believe me this guy is powerful. It has made one newspaper so far (thanks Amac!) and how stupid is Arnie to say he didn't know anything? Don't they have guys whose job it is to specifically read boards etc... We saw and heard EVERYTHING, even when she came out of the DR when they finally called her in, she said she was scolded. Even if they cut the feeds, they talk about whatever it is afterwards and we are not dumb, we can figure it out! It was their stupid fault, falling asleep at the switch and our advantage. Something should be done about it, she should be told off by Roger at least LOL These guys are blabbermouths, especially that Tonya who has grated on my VERY last nerve. They cut it when she mentions David, divorce yada yada but not when Chiara is blabbing on for over an hour about a very powerful man and slandering his wife? Gimme a break. Get Tonya outta there, quit the 24/7 sex talk (or at least give us something else to watch/listen to) and stop throwing your sexuality in everyone's face. It is enough already! ::::Boy, I need some coffee to go with this satifsying vent!:::::: |
Halfunit | Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 12:46 pm     LOL Delilah... I liked the line: "This was brought to us an HOUR ago.. we haven't seen the tapes or read the transcript." Arnie, forget the tapes and transcripts, just head over to TVCH - we'll tell you all you need to know!!! |
Twiggyish | Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 12:51 pm     Delilah, YES!! I think you wrote exactly what I was thinking. |
Lurknomore | Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 01:00 pm     Just catching up on this thread. I was STUNNED that there are only 16,000 online subscribers. There is NO reason this shouldn't be at least half a mil and most likely significantly higher. If this doesn't prove that I have been right (something I love being hehe) and they have totally blown off the internet market I don't know what does. They are soooo foolish. I can't believe the powers that be at CBS don't wake up to this. |
Willabemine | Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 01:09 pm     Delilah, Since I'm not a NYer wasn't that familiar. Thanks for confirming. However, I agree, I can't stand Tonya. They need the sanitation department to come p/u the trash! Bye Tonya and Chiara! |
Zachsmom | Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 01:10 pm     Delilah.. I have a few extra nerves..feel free to take one.. |
Cameltoes | Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 01:15 pm     16,000 - not very much. Kind of like we are the student body of a University creating a big ruckus that gets national attention. |
Snee | Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 01:59 pm     i like making a ruckus. LET'S MAKE MORE!!! |
Chancesdesign | Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 02:14 pm     There may only be 16,000 actual subscribers but I think that there are a lot more people that read these boards and count on getting their information from the people that actually bought the feeds. If they discount the importance of the live feeds and get rid of them, they will really be hurting themselves. The live feeds generate interest in the TV broadcasts. The show by itself would be pretty boring. The live feeds are what hold my interest. I watch the show just to see how they spin what I know has REALLY happened. |
Kador | Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 02:24 pm     I'm sure there are a lot more than 16,000 feed subscribers. That number probably only counts the people that signed up for the $24.95 deal from CBS. If you signed up through real.com, how do they know you signed up just for Big Brother? |
Twiggyish | Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 03:38 pm     . |
Niceguy | Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 04:08 pm     I'm wondering what Tom Wolfe is making of all this. Bonfire of the Vanities II, anyone? |
Maris | Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 04:14 pm     it also doesnt count the people that never cancelled their last year subscription. This really reminds me more of a Harold Robbins book. |
Snee | Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 06:43 pm     hey, i just bought a book called "dead famous". here's the back cover blurb: 'one house. ten contestants. thirty cameras. forty microphones. yet again the public gorges its voyeuristic appetite as anotherl group of unknown and unremarkable people submit themselves to the brutal exposure of the televised real-life soap opera, 'house arrest'. everybody knows the rules: total strangers are forced to live together while the rest of the country watches them do it. who will crack first? who will have sex and with whom? who will the public love and who will they hate? all the usual questions. and then, suddenly, there are some new ones. who is the murderer? how did he or she manage to kill under the constant gaze of the thirty television cameras? why did they do it? and who will be the next?' i'm going to start reading tonight. i'll let you know if it's any good! |
Snee | Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 06:46 pm     sorry, OT, but the book thing made me blurt! i should have typed that IN CODE! hehe. |
Twiggyish | Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 06:51 pm     Sounds like a good book. |
Zachsmom | Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 06:55 pm     Hey Snee.. I am an avid reader and that sound like an interesting read!!! Let us know how it is!! Awwww shucks.. who's the author.. |
Bastable | Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 07:42 pm     My favorite part of Amac's clip was seeing Arnie trying to sound like a professional! Whatta gas! I kept thinking of his precious contestant Tonya smeared with peanut butter as I read those oh-so-responsible quotes. |
Snee | Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 08:17 pm     sorry! author is ben elton. here's a summary of what the author note says: tv -- 'blackadder'; 'thin blue line' plays -- 3 by himself; 'the beautiful game' with andrew lloyd webber author -- 'popcorn', etc... film -- 'maybe baby' crime writers' award sounds like this guy is good at mystery and has a healthy sense of humour! |
Bastable | Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 08:24 pm     Ben Elton is very funny. He's a bestselling author in England, and he used to co-write that great BBC show "The Young Ones." Remember: Ric, Mike, Neil, and Vyvian? |
Zachsmom | Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 08:24 pm     Snee..Sounds awesome..;0) I think I'll hit the bookstore this weekend.. unless of course BB has me hooked!!! back on Topic.. Has AS made any other comments? Has Roger? Has Roger ever heard of BB? |