So? Better or Worse Without the Banners?
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Tweepee

Sunday, September 22, 2002 - 02:51 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Cndeariso, are you kidding? after the waterbed competition, she was curled up in the fetal position, sobbing, for about two days! she had about four emergency DR sessions with the psychologist! she nearly walked!

talk about a selective memory! she was CRUSHED!

Eden

Monday, September 23, 2002 - 03:48 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I never cared for banners. I always found them disruptive, unproductive and somewhat unfair. The game loses nothing without them! KEEP THE BANNER BAN!

Gail

Monday, September 23, 2002 - 03:52 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Much better without the banners

Cmc209

Monday, September 23, 2002 - 11:49 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I miss the banners, but I'm kinda glad they were not flown this year because I'm sure the whole Dani/Jason aliance would have been spoiled.

I think the banners are more fun with positive messages from the net fans like "we're watching you - bbfc", or something like that.

Cndeariso

Monday, September 23, 2002 - 11:57 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I don't have selective memory, Tweepee. I saw what Nicole did. I think she was a very convincing actress. She faked all that mental stuff to get sympathy. IMHO
The banners were wonderful and I miss them this season.

Jaxrock

Monday, September 23, 2002 - 12:22 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I miss the banners. I miss the second-guessing that the HG's did trying to figure out the more cryptic banners. A couple of times, they thought they had it figured out, but they were so off-base!
I agree with you Cndeariso, that Nicole was not having a breakdown. I would call it a temper-tantrum. She kept demanding things from BB (to talk to Jeff, wanted her pills, gotta talk to my husband, etc.) didn't get her way and threw a fit.
And as for selective memories, Tweepee, did you forget why she got the banner? She was a "newlywed" and doing a lot more in the hot tub than she should have been.

Auntie

Monday, September 23, 2002 - 12:35 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I loved the banners, the megaphone lady, the tennis-ball tossers, the toilet-paper angels, the audience-participation, even the voter manipulation, everyone who did something to attack and subvert BB! The novel included those who were opposed to the control of BB and I see no reason why viewers couldn't try to influence the game. BB3 couldn't control the people who talked to Amy in Mexico, they couldn't even control all their staff in the DR. Some of the questions they asked seemed to point the houseguests in certain directions. So, why not allow them to look at banners that would point them in other directions?

Mlt

Monday, September 23, 2002 - 12:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
What about the idea of BB flying the banners? They could make them cryptic (sp?). For example, this year they could have flown a banner that said: "We're playing ya all." No indication of who said it. Just enough to get everyone paranoid.

Curlyq

Monday, September 23, 2002 - 12:43 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I miss the banners. I think it's a bit much to think that the banners do psychological damage. Previous players got a kick out of the banners, except for Nicole and that was because her husband sent it. If it was just some anti-Nicole web group or something she probably would've just mocked it and gone on with the game. She certainly enjoyed all the previous ones her husband sent.

I do think relatives and evicted players should be banned from sending them, since these are the people they take seriously. I don't see a problem with "We love ____" banners or "Don't trust ____" banners since they don't know how reliable the source is.

Besides, as Betty pointed out, Big Brother lost all rights to complain about outside contact when they allowed Lisa to chat with the internet AND a jury member. The banners made it feel like we were more connected to the players. This year I haven't felt anywhere near as attached to these people as I have the past HGs.

Ruditoo

Monday, September 23, 2002 - 05:18 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I looked forward to the banners myself.They added more excitment and I also felt more involved in the game which may be a new trend in game shows that we will see more and more. That is not what this show by its very name is about. A "BB Society" is about total control of their enviroment. The so called Internet Chats were completely controlled. So were the phone calls and the trips outside the House,with contracts and severe penalties in place. The comunications with BB staff would be just more manipulation by BB very much apart of a "BB Society". I want ASP to get it as close to the concept of the "BB Society" as possiable and to be entertained and when I'm not happy about it I feel I can complain about it THANKS to sites like 'The TV Clubhouse' and BB will be 'listening' and make it better because it's business,nothing personel.

Maris

Monday, September 23, 2002 - 05:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
The banners also screwed things up. Remember the big cancer plan. That got shot down by banners. The knife incident, remember Krista trying to figure out what that banner meant? Time and time again we would read about banners . A little nostalgia - some of last years banners:

9/8/01

"N2 WIN IF GOODY 2 SHOES/NO CUSS/4GIVE W" (by nicslips.com)

"HAPPY N = WINNER / NO COMPLAINTS / CUSS"


9/01/01

" YOU N STAY TORMENT W FOR ME CSI"

"H/N BLAME UR SELVES -80PCT USA M&W"

8/30/01

"N&W IN HOTUB I'M BETRAYED & HURT J"

"USA Cs W SAY N FAT@146/DUMB

"H & N LIARS =0 REMEMBER CT"

8/29/01

"NET SEEKS LIVE PENALTY NOM FOR N"


8/28/01

"W 2 BREAK DEAL WITH H WILL BIG THREAT"

"H & N U ROCK OTHERS JEALOUS U R GOOD GUYS"

"H/N NOT SMART - WILL WINS ALL"


8/27/01

"JURY PREFERS W OVER H/N IN END" (ilovebunky.com)

8/18/01


"WE LOVE YOU EVIL DR. WILL"


8/15/01

"B & W UNITE - H & N LIE TO YOU"

8/14/01

"$500K FOR BEER&NYQUIL? BOOT KR NOW"

"VOTE K OUT&2 PIGS GONE IN 1 WK"


8/10/01


"NET C'S KR DRUNK&DICTATING NOMS-HOPE U R GAWN!"

"J & KR KINKY KNIFEPLAY XPELS J"

"N-WAKE UP-W-USING U/TRUST OSKY"

"ASK KR..J+KNIFE - 3BIGSHOWS.COM"


"MIKE OVER LAKEN FOR $100-SHAME"


"KR/H R 2 FACED SNAKES IN THE GRASS"

8/07/01

"KE AMER HERO BUT W PLAYS 2 SIDES"


"WEB C'S KR/MO PLOT 2 EVICT H"