"Rehearsals" for Reality TV?
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Verdana | Thursday, August 01, 2002 - 02:57 pm     [DISCLAIMER: Sometimes I use the words "baby," "honey" and "precious" in my writing. It is my writing style. It is not meant to be condescending or demeaning (as some have misinterpreted)]. Honey, I don't know about you, but I find this rather strange. This morning, listening to the feeds, I thought I misheard something baby. BB told the HGs something about "rehearsing for the live show." I thought to myself: well good lord in heaven, why on earth would you be "rehearsing" for a supposedly non-scripted reality tv show? Or is this thing just a crock? Then about 2:49 p.m. 08/01/02 my time (right after several of the HGs were discussing their bowel movements in clear detail), BB announced they would be "rehearsing" for the HOH challenge tonight. Well what does that mean? REHEARSING for a challenge? I don't get it. Does "rehearsing" for a challenge mean that BB is deciding which HG will win each challenge? Precious, what is going on here? I don't remember any rehearsals for BB1. (I didn't pay much attention to BB2 since I couldn't stand most of the people and I didn't have the feeds for that). Does anyone else find this just a tad bit strange...this rehearsal stuff. Just thought I'd ask. Y'all take care. |
Bmh | Thursday, August 01, 2002 - 02:59 pm     No..Verdana..they rehearse the challenge so the housegusts know how to play the challenge and what are the rules..so Julie doesn't have to explain anything when challenge starts.. |
Wcv63 | Thursday, August 01, 2002 - 03:00 pm     Verdana they rehearse the rules, how to play the games, where to hit thier marks, etc. It does indeed give them all a "heads up" as to the nature of the live competitions but....there ya go. |
Goddessatlaw | Thursday, August 01, 2002 - 03:06 pm     Hi, Verdana - I'm with you - I'd rather see the houseguests fumble their way through a few live AND unrehearsed challenges, but Arnie doesn't care about me and he never did. He must not care about you, either. PS I loved your writing style the first time I saw your posts - charming and engaging. Will go looking for your columns when I get a chance. And don't mind Ryan - we tell him to go sit in the corner all the time. Strange thing is, he likes it. |
Costacat | Thursday, August 01, 2002 - 03:10 pm     Verdana, hun, I totally agree with you. This "unscripted" reality show is so scripted, it's beyond words. They are prompted in the diary room. They were hired to fit a specific "type" of houseguest. They practice for their competitions. Mr Shapiro should rename his reality show to the "sometimes real show but only if you get the live feeds and sometimes not even then cause you'll get the FOTH." |
Joan | Thursday, August 01, 2002 - 03:15 pm     I can understand why they would rehearse for a live challenge. They only have 1 hr so they want to be sure the HGs will be able to get through the challenge and that they will have time for everything else they need to show. The alternative would be for them to not rehearse anything but not show the challenge live thus giving themselves room to edit for time. Really it doesn't matter all that much to me. |
Max | Thursday, August 01, 2002 - 03:17 pm     Dahlin', if they didn't rehearse this stuff, don't ya know they'd just need about 2 hours for the HOH competition alone, honey! Sweetie, it's all about keeping these precious little hampsters on good behaviour while they're in the cage. |
Joan | Thursday, August 01, 2002 - 03:20 pm     Also...the prompting in the Diary Room is probably done to make the show hang together. For example, when they show 2 ppl supposedly making an alliance, it is more interesting for us if they are then shown in the diary room talking about what we just saw. If they don't come in and talk about it on their own, BB probably asks them about it. This saves them having to watch hours of tape that may not have anything to do with anything. I believe they prompt people on the other reality TV shows as well. It can be leading though if they plant seeds in people's heads with their questions. ie: Do you really trust so and so? |
Earthmother | Thursday, August 01, 2002 - 03:22 pm     It would take them two hours just repeating the instructions. I call everyone honey..it's my thing. |
Twiggyish | Thursday, August 01, 2002 - 03:30 pm     Verdana, I'm getting used to you using honey and baby in your posts..LOL Anyway, it bothers me too to see them rehearse. I like unscripted mistakes..etc. |
Twinkle | Thursday, August 01, 2002 - 03:37 pm     Verdana, in another thread posters were discussing listening to the Veto Challenge competition and how the hgs had to be promted constantly to say the name of the person whose um...sphere they were about to hit. Without a HoH rehearsal it would have been challenging, for example, for some of the hgs to be blindfolded, hold a paddle, raise it at the appropriate time and take a step forward -or not- at the appropriate time. Sorta like the inability to walk and chew gum at the same time. |
Cmc209 | Thursday, August 01, 2002 - 03:45 pm     I don't think they used to rehearse the competitions in other BB's nearly as much as they have this season. If you recall from the first live episode they had a competition, pretty much everyone had problems following the simple instruction of not raising the object until Julie told them to. Julie then had to crack a joke about it being live. I think BB decided to let the hamsters practice before the live show because they are pressed for time. |
Landi | Thursday, August 01, 2002 - 04:58 pm     I just lovvvve how everyone calls the houseguests "the hamsters". Especially when I saw Gerry in the morning running on his little track thingie. |
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