Notice that the show is better without banners?
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Roamjotiba

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 12:09 am EditMoveDeleteIP
The houseguests are pretty good at picking things up on their own too, except the fantastic 4 are clueless there is an alliance against them

Realtvfan

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 09:47 am EditMoveDeleteIP
The lack of banners does remove some of the unpredictablity of the show for me, but the veto rule adds back some fun as well. I enjoyed Evil Dr. Will playing games with the Internet when he found out how much influence he had on the banners.

Jason and Danielle appear to be the two who are benefiting the most from the missing banners.

Eden

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 10:56 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I always found banners disruptive and somehow not quite fair. I'm glad they aren't allowed this year. Besides, half the time the HGs either couldn't decode the message or just seemed to ignore them when they did, except for the personal ones like those from Nicole's husband.

Ginger1218

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 01:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I like the disruption. I think the banners would drive these players out of their minds. There is so much backstabbing going on, it would be funny. Then they truly would be acting like hamsters in a cage. Running around in circles. I think it adds a whole new dimension.

Auntie

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 02:04 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
SanFranJoshFan: I love The Amazing Race & like Survivor but that's because the shows have action--even if I don't like the contestants, I can always love the scenery & the contests! However, the BB show was initially "sold" as interactive, and I understand the BB shows outside the US are still so. The show now has only the America's Choice contests for any "interactivity." Maybe Shapiro will let the viewers decide who's gonna be the next HOH! For me, that might make up for losing the banners!

Wcv63

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 08:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I was a banner supporter. I have to admit that I like it better without.

I still wish we had free feeds though.

Jesse

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 08:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Auntie, I'm with you ... give us the vote, the free video streams, the banners . . . let us be uniquely free AMERICANS!

Ellenkats

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 08:56 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, BB1 gave us banners, free feeds, and the choice of who to vote out. But we had such boring HGs (esp after Mega and Jordan left). Guess we can't have it all.

Jesse

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 08:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I still loved BB1 . . . wasn't boring to me.

Bmh

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 09:00 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
It seems like people definitely have mixed feelings about BB1..I found it incredibily boring..ugh..god..it was almost torture lol..I am just lucky I gave BB2 a shot and loved it..and now I love BB3

Ellenkats

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 09:03 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Jesse --don't get me wrong, I watched it 24/7. lol But BB1 did turn into a love fest. A little finger wagging and head bobbing would have been nice occasionally. When it got down to 5 people, I think they almost wanted to split the money five ways. It wasn't reality tv but 'dreamworld' stuff.

Mystery

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 09:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
No, I haven't noticed the show getting better.

Jimmer

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 09:54 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I enjoyed BB1, but looking back, the show was so slooooow. Remember that they only eliminated one contestant every two weeks. And the contestants weren't really competing against each other - they were competing more against Big Brother.

Beckerbuns

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 10:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
How about tennis balls? Launched some in today and will launch more in tomorrow afternoon. Also shouted at them and Josh shouted back. Just before 10 p.m.

B.

Wcv63

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 10:50 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Beckerbuns...truly? What did you shout?

Beckerbuns

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 10:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Wasn't me exactly but an associate. He yelled "woooo hooooo" and Josh yelled back, "You crazies!!!!!" He and Eric and Roddy and Gerry were outside at the table.

Gonna try for more tennis balls Sunday afternoon.

Wcv63

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 11:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Did the tennis balls contain messages or were they just plain tennis balls? Did you run into security? Did they say anything about the balls?

Beckerbuns

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 11:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I was on the phone watching the feed to tell my friend what to do. There were messages on the balls. The two that made it in had (1) "eat peanut butter" and (2) a web address. Ten didn't make it. It's really hard to hit them across the river and into the compound. Anyway, two got in but no response. I guess they have been told not to touch.

Beckerbuns

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 11:14 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh, and... No security. Even after my friend yelled, no security came out. He said that last year they were way more stringent about security.

Wcv63

Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 11:16 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Way Cool Becker! Let us know about any other missions you undertake!

Gina8642

Sunday, August 04, 2002 - 10:52 am EditMoveDeleteIP
BB should let them keep the tennis balls. Messages or not. Give them something to play with.

What555456

Sunday, August 04, 2002 - 10:54 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I liked the banners. I thought they brought a entire new dimension to the show that it does not have this year. I think the show is hurt by not having the banners.

Earthmother

Sunday, August 04, 2002 - 11:01 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I liked them too, but I can also see where bb is coming from..Sometimes I think it's fun just to watch them be so clueless. I think it's a scream that the fab 4 don't know about others alliences. Maybe if they actually talked to other people instead of just each other they could have gotten a clue. Roddy is the only one who's made any connections and the others are letting him play their game while they play house. I have heard "it's not Lisa's fault she's been sick". I say she was only down and out 3 days out of 3 weeks what did she do before that? She talked to Chiara, Tonya and Eric. Until tonight she hasn't made any effort to talk to these other people. Banners might have made it too easy for this group.

Shyguy

Sunday, August 04, 2002 - 11:28 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I loved the banners. The joy of watching
Nicole fall apart after Jeff sent one.
Now that's entertainment.

Bastable

Sunday, August 04, 2002 - 08:20 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Shyguy, you might not have liked Nicole, but she is a real person. I watched the same thing and was disgusted. Shame to see viewers so emotionally disassociated with the essential humanity of the players. How consumerist.