Do you think the scripting is at an all time high?
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Donut

Sunday, July 14, 2002 - 11:24 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Do you think that BB is 'guiding' them into what to do and say at a hugely increased rate from the last 2 years?

First i read that several HGs were picked by CBS, and not from the open auditions(ie. agents and headshots, no doubt)

Then, i keep seeing HG comments such as "well, i guess we did enuf of that to keep them happy for today"

And now I just read a LFP where Tonya says that the internet has probably had enuf of her and she has had enuf of the internet for today, and she can sleep cuz she has given enuf today.(paraphrased)

I was wondering how or why Tanya would have had enuf of the internet???

So then i thought that maybe they are getting called in to the DR daily and told what is liked and not liked on the internet and are being asked to change their behaviors accordingly.

I havent seen alot of the feeds, but i do get the feeling that they are really being hired as actors and are acting like what BB told them will sell, and then they are being rescripted daily according to what the ratings are and what the internet buzz is saying....BB has always been scripted to some point, but does anyone else think it has really gotten out of hand?

btw, they are not GOOD actors, so hopefully they will not be able to keep it up when cabin fever causes their REAL personalities to emerge... and the fun will begin... altho they do seem to enjoy their isolated little milieu so far. i think they feel like they are finally getting to live their dreams of spending all day on a soap opera set...

.....maybe we need to bring back the ol' conspiracy thread as this might belong over there...

Snee

Sunday, July 14, 2002 - 11:29 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
WHERE'S EWING?!?

Kaili

Sunday, July 14, 2002 - 11:31 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
A lot of new conspiracy ideas seem to be emerging...might be a good idea! And a lot of fun if nothing else!

Auntiedotcom

Sunday, July 14, 2002 - 11:36 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
i don't think that they are being scripted so much as they are assuming from the questions asked in the diary room what the producers want.

as was the case last year, most of these peeps are professional hamsters, not "real" people like the first year.

because of that, they are obviously going to do exactly what they think the producers want because it gives them more air time.

remember jamie and her worries about the "storyline?"

some of them are net saavy and believe that they should be doing what the "internet people" want - knowing that internet popularity can easily be transferred to other media very quickly.

Crossfire

Sunday, July 14, 2002 - 11:37 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
On this line of thinking, is this not a game-show? Would there not be regulations regarding how contestants get picked? Would that not all have to be public beforehand so as to not taint the contest?

Sunshinemiss

Sunday, July 14, 2002 - 11:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I do find it interesting that they seem to have been instructed to parade around in undies or bikinis as often as possible.

A lot of behind the scenes manipulating. It is early in the game though, and the game develops a life of its own as time goes on, despite the best efforts of Arnie to steer it one way or another.

Kaili

Sunday, July 14, 2002 - 11:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
They should call the people up like on the Price is Right- Have tons of people with suitcases packed and near the house then draw names. They would need the same announcer though.

Snee

Sunday, July 14, 2002 - 11:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
yeah crossfire, isn't there a set of regs about game shows?

Donut

Sunday, July 14, 2002 - 11:51 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Sunshinemiss, thats true!, and that unpredictability IS what makes it good, but arnie still manages to steer it, just like when Hardy steered his car last year when Arnie picked that game knowing that Hardy had the skill to win it...

Crossfire,You are right, that this IS a game show but producers do ruin game shows by having the contestants become less and less the kind of people that we can relate to.... Just like on Who Wants to be a Millionaire. It was a huge success because everyone could call that number, take the quiz and wait for the phone call, and we all knew someone exactly like the contestants. Then they stopped making it the people's game and just had auditions and picked the faces they wanted, and splat , no one wanted to watch anymore....

Ryn

Sunday, July 14, 2002 - 11:52 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Since I think my lfp was being quoted (tonya talking) - let me toss in my two cents...

SOME of the HGs are acting just like Will and Mike did last year, doing things for the LFP's

BB1 folks had no idea how much they were on, but George did do his little shows, Eddie and George were doing daily shows as I recall.

Will and Mike talked about creating drama for the feeds, impled he was in good with 'Arni' (if he was Arni sure never has helped him much since the show).

Some of these HGs are VERY up on what happened the last 2 years and are acting accordingly. Of course they want the show to be a success, that would help them and their carreers.

Even Kent who didn't seem to be interested in hollywood sure has tried time and time again to stay famous since his stint was over.

So these new hampsters think they will be famous (Amy even said she is only in the house to get seen & known). Some were picked off the street (Josh was approached by cbs producers 1 month ago while he waited tables at a place called "Dodgers" in LA). So what? Obviously they want a certain type of person.

I hav enot been dissapointed in this group yet. Shocked - maybe, dissapointed? no. THey have been playing the game pretty darn hard for being week one.

ok - better shut up now.

Donut

Sunday, July 14, 2002 - 11:56 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Kalli! i was gonna mention price is right!! it is the longest running game show, and look at those people in contrast to the HGs!

Lancecrossfire

Monday, July 15, 2002 - 12:02 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I think the idea of some of them being picked by a process other than the application/video a person initiates has more to do with wanting a ceratin look, and working harder to find it.

BB gets 5,000 applicants, and Survivor gets 50,000. Big difference in "talent pool" avaialable to bb.

Note that on The Amazing Race, the two best friends from Florida were asked to sign up, and didn't do it on their own. No one really complained about that, although they were pretty well liked.

Lurknomore

Monday, July 15, 2002 - 12:29 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Auntie..."professional hamsters" LOLOLOL great line. Almost had to wipe my spring water off the monitor. Now that you have done what the pro hamsters couldn't tonight (amuse me) I'm calling it a day.

Angelsluv

Wednesday, July 17, 2002 - 12:42 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Remember how last year Boogie wanted to get everyone together to do a challenge not asked for by BB (not the basketball one)?? Something to the idea of a "rap song and dance act" and then out of the blue, BB let them do that "boy's act"???

It stuck in my mind that BB had to have either told him or "suggested" that he acted like he came up with the idea and to propose it to the rest of them.. The timming was just "too" close.

Mystery

Wednesday, July 17, 2002 - 09:31 am EditMoveDeleteIP
More teams than the Florida guys were picked for the Amazing Race; the pastors (well, the husband) had also applied to "Survivor" and had his application forwarded to AR, and the grandmas were picked without applying, too.

About "regular contestants" on The Price is Right; I was at a taping back in May and 5 of the 9 contestants were picked from big groups of people. 4 of the groups didn't have to wait all day like the rest of us. Only 2 of the contestants were picked from the group of what I would call "hard core" fans who were waiting outside the studio at 5am, and one of them was picked because she was on her honeymoon (she knew next to nothing about the show). So every show has its target contestants, I guess!