I am thinking...
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I am thinking...
Ketchuplover | Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 01:56 pm     about avoiding the Big Brother area of this site & possibly the entire site until BB3 is finished. I have webtv. I don't get the live feeds. When I watched the tv show I knew what to expect because I came here & read about it. It took away the element of surprise. On the otherhand I knew stuff that I never would have known otherwise (thanks LFPers) I can't make up my mind. Should I stay or should I go? What are other non live feed watchers plannin on doing? TIA |
Mygetaway | Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 02:17 pm     I can get the feeds, so I don't know if I count for your question, but...... Even though I cancelled my live feed watching during the last month of the show in BB2, I plan on watching the Live Feeds from the start this season. For me, the whole attraction of the show is watching them LIVE. There is such a big difference from what we see on the interent compared to what they show on the TV, and so much that never comes out on the TV, that I would feel like I was missing something. I enjoy "knowing" the inside details... It makes my enjoyment of the TV show 150% better. If I had never seen a live feed, I most likely would never have found this spot, and I would be soooooooo sad about that...LOL. So I say, if you must, avoid this BB area, but don't go away from the Clubhouse all together... We would miss you!! |
Harley | Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 02:20 pm     I didn't get the live feeds last year and probably won't get them this year, but... I absolutely loved Bunny's Tales. She hooked me and before I knew it I was reading ALL the live feed posts. This site is the BEST!!!! Thank you all!!! |
Sunshinemiss | Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 02:22 pm     Aw Ketchup don't go away. I'm a webbie too, and the LF's ADD so much to the show enjoyment! Not only in an informational aspect, but also in allowing us to see and compare between what actually occurs and how they edit it for public consumption. Besides, you know you can't leave. It's an addiction, the sick attraction that keeps you coming back. Plus we'd miss you  |
Lancecrossfire | Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 02:27 pm     KL--I can't get live feeds at all. I'm going to be here. One of the things that really made a differrence for me in BB1 was that even though I couldn't get the feeds, I read every single live feed post (as well as watching the show). The live feed posts allowed me to know what was going on all the time, as well as providing objective information so I could post on any aspect of the show I wanted (where watching just the TV shows didn't provide nearly enough information to do so) It was the same for BB2--the live feel posts allowed me to know what was going on all the time. |
Amac | Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 02:31 pm     I agree 100% -- the only way to enjoy BB fully is to know the FULL story of what's happening, and the only way to have the FULL story is to have access to the live feeds, either the real thing or transcripts. That's one reason I'm here. |
Keiffer | Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 02:34 pm     Just a couple of thoughts about not going on the web to "maybe" enjoy the show more. Well maybe one: Would you, could you have had any chance to understand Nicole last year had you only watched the TV show. Between her episode with Will in the hot tub, and her falling apart from banners the whole Nicole drama would have gone right past you. In addition (I must say I was a CT fan), but the reason that most people hated Shannon and Mike would have been lost on you had you onlu watched the show. From Mike making moves on Autumn, or Shannon cleaning the toilet the true impact of those things might also have been missed by the TV only audience. Sure the TV show touched on all these things, but to get any feel at all for how they really impacted the HG's you either need the live feed, or LFP. |
Webkitty | Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 02:59 pm     I'm on webtv too, Ketchup. I have read the LFP here the last two years, and I feel they are pretty accurate as to what is going on. I have always just jumped right into the fray and joined in wholeheartedly, although I can't acually "see" what's happening. I feel I can get enough of a description to have an opinion. Sometimes though, I feel that my opinion on something may be taken with a grain of salt because I didn't actually "see" for myself. I'm sure most people here would say they don't think that way, but sometimes I wonder. The only reason I say this is because during season one, I got taken to task for an opinion I had because I didn't get the live feeds. (don't remember who it was, not pointing any fingers!) No one did that last year, as a matter of fact I got compliments on my ability to "get it right" from the LFP. So, I guess I am posing an additional thought; do the people who DO get the live feeds feel that the opinions of posters who don't get the live feeds, for one reason or another, have less weight? ~just a thought~  |
Theowl | Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 03:12 pm     I think Ketchup is being a silly jokester!! You know darn well you're going to be watching and reading every single word of the LFP!! Also, you know that Amer. Idol has only been on for 3 weeks, so you haven't missed a thing, you silly condiment!!  |
Myjohnhenry | Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 03:14 pm     I avoid the board from East Coast time on for all of the other reality shows, but the best part of Big Brother is reading the live feeds. I don't even care if I miss the show as the ongoing stuff is much more interesting. |
Necie | Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 07:55 pm     You all have me wanting to read what you have to say during the live feeds. I can't wait to see if I understand what you are trying to tell the rest of us that are the have nots. I have web tv and sometimes it is a real downer. I hope I can stay caught up since I do have to work and do the husband and kids thing also. |
Ryn | Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 08:52 pm     I will re-post some of the old feeds from last year to give ya a taste Necie, check the live feeds area in the next day or two ;) |
Frozenfeline | Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 09:28 pm     omg. how can you not read the boards during bb3? it's all about the live feeds and the board posters to tell you whats REALLY happening. on the tv they just show you 25% of what's really going down. i say stay! |
Necie | Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 09:29 pm     Thanks Ryn, I would appreciate that. I will be checking when time permits. |
Mygetaway | Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 09:39 pm     do the people who DO get the live feeds feel that the opinions of posters who don't get the live feeds, for one reason or another, have less weight? I can't speak for anyone but myself Webkittty, but I feel that anyone who reads the feeds and watches the show has just as much weight as anyone else. I can't watch 24/7, and when I can't watch, I'm reading what the others who were watching wrote. I don't think my opinion is any better than anyones elses, does that make sense? I think the LFPosters do an excellent job of summing up what's going on, and you sometimes get two or more people reporting at the same time, who report the same thing, but with different views, so I think anyone reading them gets the full idea and has the right to offer their opinion. whoops, I didn't mean to go on and on...LOL |
Jealousmuch | Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 10:01 pm     I can't imagine not reading the LF posts. I didn't know about this site during BB1, and I think I got alot more out of last season because of the reasons mentioned before. There's only so much of the show they can or will air on tv, and 24 hours in a day for the HG's to get into trouble. |
Ryn | Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 10:06 pm     A sample of the live feeds from last year is now up - and its a goodie I managed to dig it up pretty fast (I soooo remember watching this live) - hope you enjoy!!!! Check it out: Live Feed from July 2001 |
Necie | Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 10:07 pm     I get where you are coming from. I don't get live feeds either but I do know that I will have definate opinions on matters and of course I think my opinion matters even if I don't get to "see" every thing that is going on in the house. I think we miss some stuff unfortunately but the cbs network summarizes pretty well and we have all these great people to keep us up on all trivial mattters. |
Ryn | Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 10:14 pm     Necie, the big difference is you can see how CBS edits the show to shape what the viewer sees and feels about someone. Its a great look at the iner workings if a 'reality' tv show. We ALLL new about the knife days before it was reported on TV. We ALLL knew about the toothbrush days before they decided to tell the tv audience (in both cases CBS had shows on that did not mention each incident then LATER brought them up on another show). |
Necie | Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 10:38 pm     Ryn, I get what you are saying now and I absolutely will be reading your live feeds. I just read what you put on from last year. It was really cool.They would let shows air after something happened like the knife incident and then later on put it in another show? |
Ryn | Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 10:53 pm     The knife incident was not mentioned on the TV show until several days (maybe shows) after it happened, except to say Justin had been booted. They will take things from several days and string them together to form a story, and leave other other items that I always felt were important. Want to make Shan out to be the bad girl? Then be sure to leave out anything positive, etc. Kent knew Bunky was gay pretty early on (I think before the feeds went live, yet they played the homophobe deal on him for a while before they revealed he actually knew Bunky was gay and they two had discussed it. Those are the kinds of things you miss if all you watch is the TV show. Granted there was also no suspense on the banishments if you watched the live feeds, we knew who was going every time since they all discussed stuff after the votes. |
Necie | Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 11:00 pm     I didn't realize since I am new to the fan club that they talked about who was gonna be gone at the next banishment.That kinda takes the fun out of watching it on tv. I realize tha Will must have been really good at what he did. Who was your favorite house guest from 1 and 2? |
Ryn | Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 11:20 pm     I liked Eddie from I - I eventually liked no one from BB II - lol. But then again I respected Will, he was the master of playing people. Yes, if you are into the live feeds the TV show lacks a lot thats for sure, I think thats why Ketchup thought about not visiting the board (yeah right!!). |
Necie | Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 11:26 pm     Like that will happen.You know Ketchup will be checking it out. I liked Eddie too. I liked Hardy from the 2nd one but then I think he got the big head. |
Ketchuplover | Monday, July 01, 2002 - 03:41 pm     Thanks everyone. You're right I'm addicted I look forward to reading about the hamsters. I hope BB will tell the HG what words trigger the cameras going to the FD,thereby eliminating or reducin that aspect of the show. |
Lurknomore | Monday, July 01, 2002 - 04:23 pm     Ketchup...I can't believe you haven't picked the best solution yet. Buy, beg, borrow a REAL computer so you can sit here all day and watch with the rest of us addicts!!! If you can't afford a new one you can pick up decent used ones that real techies would consider too slow for virtually nothing. So my recommendation is GET A COMPUTER!!! I would bet you would never regret it (aside from when you sit here all night watching with the rest of us hehehe!!!) |
Ketchuplover | Monday, July 01, 2002 - 07:07 pm     They don't allow computers at the asylum |
Admin | Wednesday, July 10, 2002 - 09:24 pm     I was thinking the same thing, avoiding it altogether, but here I am, reading everything! Big Brother topics are like potato chips, you can't read just one! |
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