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The ClubHouse: General Discussion Archives: Notice that the show is better without banners?: Archive through August 02, 2002

Seanflynn

Friday, August 02, 2002 - 05:44 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I thought I'd miss them, but I don't
They had a fun impact, but it went against the spirit of the show, plus there was a real chance at some point disinformation would be spread (there is never any guarantee the banners would tell the truth)
Anyway, I noticed that no one here has commented on the fact they no longer are around for weeks now

Spunky

Friday, August 02, 2002 - 05:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I think this year security is the main concern. The pilot must be told not to fly. Who know who could get hold of the plane and create a security problem.

Llkoolaid

Friday, August 02, 2002 - 05:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I agree that it is a fairer game with no outside influence but I miss the banners. I like how it shook things up. I am still sitting on the fence on banners.

Seanflynn

Friday, August 02, 2002 - 05:50 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Amy? Lori? Tonya? Justin?

C1mag

Friday, August 02, 2002 - 05:50 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
The banners never worked anyway! It was more for the benefit of the die hard fan than it was for those in the house.

Auntie

Friday, August 02, 2002 - 05:59 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Sorry, Seanflynn, I have to disagree. I think banning the banners goes "against the spirit of the show." BB1 had layers of "Big Brothers": the cameramen, the editors, the producers, and the tv-and-net viewing audience who produced the voting audience, the banner-producing audience, the megaphone lady, the throwers of the tennis balls with messages. BB2 narrowed these layers down to the cameramen, editors, producers, and the tv-and-net viewing audience who produced the banner-producing audience. BB3 has made the tv-and-net viewing audience completely passive, with no effect on the show itself. I think the BB producers would just as soon eliminate the net-viewing audience completely.

Spygirl

Friday, August 02, 2002 - 06:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
And we're off!!

Twiggyish

Friday, August 02, 2002 - 06:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Flicka!!

Ellenkats

Friday, August 02, 2002 - 06:08 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
C1mag -- I still miss the banners though. I so enjoyed PayPal'ing my 5 bucks to 'banishgeorge.com' (was that the site's name? the memory goes first). It did make the game interactive for us. :-)

Scarlett

Friday, August 02, 2002 - 06:14 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
As a member of the banner-bunch, I miss the banners. I met some great people, and it made the game much more interactive for me. (I was never one of the 900 # dial ups). It is a lot of fun trying to figure out the best way to deliver a message in a set amount of letters.

Plus, a lot of times, they did work. The HG's could not act like they believed them due to having to deal with other HG's. I remember Curtis admonishing George not to point at his mask while they were joking about the banner issuing this warning.

And the banner to end all banners, Nicole's husband sending one. That made for a great TV breakdown.

Pirate

Friday, August 02, 2002 - 07:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I've stated before that I am glad there are no banners this year. It got boring after awhile when every time the HGs heard a plane they all darted outside. It was very disruptive. I like fair play. I like the HGs having to figure out the strategies on their own.

Goddess146

Friday, August 02, 2002 - 07:34 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I do not think banners would make much difference to the game play this year. Everyone seems to know what is going on to one degree or another. This group is also not nearly as concerned about rattings as the previous groups.

The only thing banners would do is mess with producers. Given that, I am all for banners.

Woofy

Friday, August 02, 2002 - 07:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
As a person whose business actually bought a banner last year, I miss them. But what I REALLY miss was watching the HGs scratch their collective heads and try to figure out what the banners meant.

Something as simple as "Don't Trust Will" would become "I get it. When you die, make sure you tell lots of people your final wishes. Don't trust a will because people can use a computer scanner (and desktop publishing software) to add a copy of your signature to a conterfeit document and then your heirs have to end up in court to prove which is the correct will. SO .... Don't Trust Will!"

So yeah, I miss'm

Sanfranjoshfan

Friday, August 02, 2002 - 08:03 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
"BB3 has made the tv-and-net viewing audience completely passive, with no effect on the show itself."

I'd have to say that I *like* letting the HGs play their own game....I know I'd be irked if I was in the house and had a good strategy that might make me $500k and an opponent's fan flew a banner that gave away my strategy and ruined my game!

Besides....I love Survivor, Amazing Race, and The Mole 2....all reality shows that force the viewers to remain passive. After all, that's why we're called "viewers" rather than "contestants". :-)

Scorpiomoon

Friday, August 02, 2002 - 08:06 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
"I'd have to say that I *like* letting the HGs play their own game...."

Yep. I agree. I like the absence of the banners.

Banner were like giving the hgs hints. It also reminded them of the outside world. I like that these guys can only rely on what goes on in the house and get so completely caught up in their current reality.

Ryn

Friday, August 02, 2002 - 08:14 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Anyone can still buy a banner - I know at least one has flown....

The HGs are just not allowed to look at em ;)

Just trying to RE clear up the notion that they are not "allowed" or there is some kind of restriction on the air space around the house
(ohhh if only arnie had that kinda power....)

Bmh

Friday, August 02, 2002 - 08:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I agree also..when people flew banners it interfered with the game..and that wasn't fair to the hg's...this year things are more fair..and just and that is the way the game should be played

Truman

Friday, August 02, 2002 - 08:33 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I miss the banners....they were like having another HG...and they stirred things up when it got dull as dishwater...I especially liked when all the Albanian -American Clubs banned together to collect $$ to send a banner supporting Bunky's wife! And who can forget when Krista's boss from the Diner had his cover blown by a banner!!!!

Wish those banners were still around...

Penpoint

Friday, August 02, 2002 - 08:46 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEEEEEEEEOOOOOO!

Beat a dead horse!

Seanflynn

Friday, August 02, 2002 - 08:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Sorry, Penpoint, it's not a dead horse
My original post which opened this pointed out that the absence of messages on this showed that the show works fine without banners and people seemed to have forgotten them
Sorry if you missed my point

Keiffer

Friday, August 02, 2002 - 09:11 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Dead Horse point #1254215421:

I am willing to bet most banner suppoters are rooting for Jason, and Daniel. Could you imagine their cover being blown by a banner saying:

Dan & Jas partners

I suspect that that would upset a number of this boards posters.

Ellenkats

Friday, August 02, 2002 - 09:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Keiffer -- Hey! Give supporters more credit than that! Those who support Jason and Daniel certainly wouldn't sell them out! We would however mention Gerry's alliances with Josh and Roddy to them, warn them Roddy is playing them all, etc.. :-)

Jadeygurl39

Friday, August 02, 2002 - 10:02 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I agree with you Ellen :)

Penpoint

Friday, August 02, 2002 - 11:24 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Seanflynn, I didn't miss your point. and I agree with you that the show is fine without banners. However, the continued discussion on this subject is beating a dead horse.

Bernie

Friday, August 02, 2002 - 11:51 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
You could say that about EVERY discussion, Penpoint! Nothing we say or do has any effect on the game or the HG's. The POINT is, that we like to talk to each other, and exchange viewpoints, and argue our case on any topic which happens to take our fancy at any given point of time.