Fifi | Saturday, July 20, 2002 - 09:50 am     They purposely start talking about things that they know will turn off the internet feeds. In some ways I wish that BB used some of the rules from the Mole reality series. When contestants on the mole do something against the rules, the entire team is penalized by having money taken from the pot. On BB, they should start off with a base amount of prize money and if any HG's commits an infraction (whether it be talking in code, talking about stuff that will get the feeds turned off etc.) the entire group will be fined and the money pot will decrease by a certain amount, depending on the severity of the infraction. What do you guys think about that? |
Fifi | Saturday, July 20, 2002 - 09:51 am     Oh one more thought. Can you imagine the peer pressure from the group when one HG commits the infraction? For example, if Chaira kept using her secret code and the entire group kept getting penalized? I think this could add another dimension to the House. Just a thought... |
Lauram | Saturday, July 20, 2002 - 09:52 am     great idea!! take it out of the final prize $$. This would create even more conflict within the house. |
Halfunit | Saturday, July 20, 2002 - 09:54 am     I love the idea, and if it were the case, I wouldn't be staring at the FOTH... Tonya would have been thrown over the fence on day two... |
Draheid | Saturday, July 20, 2002 - 09:56 am     Lauram: Taking it out of the final prize $$ would not effect most of the houseguests because they won't win anyway. The punishment would have to have an immediate effect to work. Perhaps they should take away things like cards, chess set, toaster, etc. Anything that would effect what little 'comfort' they have. FWIW |
Sheila494 | Saturday, July 20, 2002 - 09:58 am     good idea..i think they do that so that they can have sex in the house and their families and friends dont have to see it. skanky bunch. |
Zeyna | Saturday, July 20, 2002 - 09:59 am     I like your idea Fifi, but I think that Tonya is truly obessed with this divorce issue because she's bringing it up constantly. How could they punish her for talking about it? Now if it's obvious that she's using it to cover up another convo, then I'm for punishment all the way. Could I just add that CBS should have a delay on the live feeds so that they have enough time to switch to another convo instead of going to FOTH. |
Kissysmom | Saturday, July 20, 2002 - 10:01 am     Why AREN'T there any consequences for this? I have been trying to catch a conversation between Tonya and Gerry for the last hour. Of that hour, a full 45 minutes have been FOTH because Tonya repeatedly breaks the confidentiality rules. This is truly pathetic. |
Bluboo | Saturday, July 20, 2002 - 10:01 am     never happen..remember, Arnie didn't want the live feeds anyway. How else would they know that the feeds were being stopped when they mention off limit subjects if someone didn't tell them? |
Squidward | Saturday, July 20, 2002 - 10:15 am     This crap of Tonya's is one reason I kind of hope she is evicted instead of Josh. I believe she is doing it deliberately. And yes, I also like that about the Mole, that when you break a rule, you are punished. On BB it's as if the inmates are running the asylum. |
Crossfire | Saturday, July 20, 2002 - 10:28 am     I think part of the reason BB seems to be castrated when it comes to punishment is because they were probably crapping all over themselves in the first year when the HG's nearly all walked out at once. But since they dealt with that disgusting borefest lovebed situation in the following years, I don't think that is a risk anymore. Most of the guests hate each other just enough in the new format that they could never come to a consensus on such a drastic measure. |
Marcellasfan | Saturday, July 20, 2002 - 10:32 am     ..when they get on my nerves. Oops, they'd all be broke. |
Demeter | Saturday, July 20, 2002 - 11:27 am     They do all get a weekly stipend, deduct funds from their stipend. In a real job, if you test limits, you are penalized. If you are an hourly employee, you clock in late, you don't get paid. You break the rules, you get suspended and worse case scenario...you get fired. These house(guests)often forget that they have a job to do and they are not on vacation. Maybe they should not even be called houseguests...get the "guests" out of their title...maybe housemates would be a better term. |
Jesse | Saturday, July 20, 2002 - 11:30 am     When they pick at themselves . . . I thought Booger was bad last year, but all this chest picking is gross! |
Twiggyish | Saturday, July 20, 2002 - 11:35 am     It would certainly cause more friction in the house. |
Sbw | Saturday, July 20, 2002 - 11:41 am     I have always thought the PBJ thing was stupid the way they did it. I couldn't see it added a thing. However, if it was used for "punishment" I think it could prove to be fun. After you run out of days for the next 5 days, then add a bigger punishment for each infraction. This would have to include the HOH. |
Curlyq | Saturday, July 20, 2002 - 11:57 am     I think taking money out of the pot or denying the entire house their paychecks for that day would be a great incentive for them. As stressed out as they claim to be, it would really tick them off if they ended up going through all this for a smaller payoff than they anticipated. Don't forget, it wouldn't just be done in the interest of the live feed viewers. It would also include breaking house rules, cheating at challenges, destroying or defacing property, etc. Since they're so afraid to give penalty nominations, this would be a great alternative. |
Tracy | Saturday, July 20, 2002 - 12:56 pm     Even if Arnie doesn't like the live feeds, you'd think he would want more film footage to select from for the live shows. Allowing them to continually (often deliberately) do and say things to cause portions of the tape to be unusable kinda defeats the purpose of the 24/7 filming for use on the live shows even forgetting about the internet viewers. |
Texastillie | Saturday, July 20, 2002 - 01:39 pm     Josh getting away scot free with his chocolate cheat made me sick. His team should have had to forfeit. The are FAR too lenient with the HGs. BTW, I heard the HGs again say that BB was harder than Survivor - PALEEEEAAAAASSSSSEEEEE! |
Oregonfire | Saturday, July 20, 2002 - 02:01 pm     I know--these people need to be diciplined when it comes to FOTH, and they should all be punished for the peer pressure effect, like PBJ for the week or no hot tub. Now what should be done to punish the camera people, who seem to be aiding and abetting in the irritation factor on the LFs? Are those guys union or something? They do not pan around the scene nearly enough, or show different scenes on all for cameras, as everyone here knows. It seems like such a simple concept. |
Roamjotiba | Saturday, July 20, 2002 - 09:53 pm     What do they (the players) have to gain by trying to shut the live feeds off for a while it's not like we have any decision in anything and we can't tell them with a banner so what gives? |
Jhezzie | Saturday, July 20, 2002 - 10:07 pm     They don't need new rules, they just need to enforce what they have! |
Cinder | Sunday, July 21, 2002 - 11:29 am     Was it Chiara who just got them shut down. She was talking to the camerman. It may have been something else going on though that shut them down. |
Bastable | Sunday, July 21, 2002 - 08:01 pm     It's obvious that we, the feed viewers, are catching a lot of stuff despite the FOTH. When Chiara tries to talk to a cameraman, that's NOT a reason to cut feeds. That's part of the fun of the game. When Amy dishes on the irregularities in the casting process, cutting the feeds just puts a big "THIS IS TRUE" sign on what she's saying. I hate how stupid Arnold thinks we are. He's the one giving this show a sleazy name. And why can't the just BLACK OUT THE SOUND instead of forcing us to stare at the house? Or cut to the lizards? It could be so simple. |