Ever watch with a non-fan????
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Djgirl5235 | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 12:52 pm     Just wondering if I'm the only one who has to explain - EVERY - show what's going on to my boyfriend, or if there are more of you out there. I've been watching since the very first show of BB1, never missed one either, and my poor boyfriend has been roped into watching it every week with me - you'd think by now he would have figured out that he'd be better of getting out of the house for the hour, but he hasn't! What he has figured out, is that since I don't have a computer at home and can't recap the show with someone that actually loves it as much as I do = such as yourselves = that even if he DOES miss a show that he will be tortured with at least a half an hour recap of the show in full detail. I think for him, it's kind of like being hung off the edge of a door by his toe-nails and told not to get off until he's thought about the things he's done... Whoa = where did that torture come from - I'm really not like that!!!! I just wondered if there were more people in the same situation out there??? Would love to find out your stories!!! Djgirl5235 getting ready for live show... whips and chains are ready... I'm joking!!! |
Duncan | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 12:55 pm     Actually, my girlfriend had never watched it before this season started, and had no desire to, as she thought it was kind of a silly idea. However....she started watchin with me, and now has me taping the shows she is not able to catch. She even calls me and asks me during the week what is going on in the house. Guess I created a monster.  |
Wcv63 | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 12:56 pm     Don't watch with a non-fan. My non-fan husband tries really, really hard to not give me a hard time about my obcession. I feel that's all I can reasonably ask for. |
Nutsy | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 12:58 pm     I'm in the same boat - the SO just watches so he can understand what the he## I'm talking about! He too considers it torture - the watching, the analyzing ... thinks I'm an absolute idiot for participating on a board like this, but hey, he's cute, so I'll keep him! Besides, I watch football for the same reason! He tortures me with the teasing though, not the other way around. "You can't go to xxx tonight, BB is on!" "If you don't tell your mother goodbye and hang up the phone, you'll miss BB". BUT ... he does tape the show for me if we're going to be out of the house. Awwwww. |
Draheid | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 12:58 pm     Djgirl5235: Not quite the same thing, however, my wife & I watch the TV show with our 15yo daughter most nights. OUR trouble is when our daughter watches and forms oppinions about events based only on the show when we know everything based on the boards & feeds. So we have to pause for a moment and explain the 'what-you-don't-see-on-tv' parts so she'll better understand why we are laughing or booing when she's not. Does that make sense? *shrug* Just thought I'd share ... don't know why, but there ya go!  |
Krossd | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 12:59 pm     LOL - I am in the same boat Djgirl, but my guy doesn't watch the show, much if at all, unless I rope him into it (no chains, just rope here, lol). He liked the sunbathing photos out there, http://free.hostdepartment.com/ozmacccp/ and since then he looks at few segments! LOL |
Snogrl | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 01:02 pm     lol Djgirl I'll be having a conversation with my hubby and catch my thoughts wandering - (wondering what the hg are up to but know I need to give him a little attention each day) and blurt out something like "...and Chiara...." Hubby is like huh?? oh yeah Big Brother. My daughter's friend will watch it with us occasionally and since she doesn't see the feeds she just has no depth of understanding!!!! She actually thinks Roddy should win. And of course since I vehemently disagree with her thinking I'm beginning to think she's an idiot. How sad is this since I've known her since she was 2 years old. |
Djgirl5235 | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 01:03 pm     Draheid = I'm in the same boat - only it's because of you guys that I'm there! My best friend lives in San Diego - I'm in Toronto (hence the reason my boyfriend gets the half hour recap) (Which by the way, he gets even if he's seen it, so she will send me an email the night of a show, and go on and on about what was shown on the TV, and I'll have to fill her in on what they don't show, and what's going on... ie. This week - the Josh/Roddy kerfluffle! It's nice to know that I'm not the only one out there! |
Moedog | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 01:03 pm     Nope. I've never watched with a non-fan. My husband and I have been watching since BB1 and are both BB addicts. I keep him up-to-date with what I learn here and at some of the other BB sites. We always wonder how the show comes across to others who only watch on TV and don't know about all of the behind the scenes action that goes on. I'd love to hear opinions from a strictly TV viewer. This ISN'T the place to find out, though. ; ) |
Djgirl5235 | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 01:05 pm     Oh My Gawd, Snogrl - the poor little girl!!! YOu had me busting out at my desk at work!!! I tell you, my boyfriend is finally wising up, and just nods his head when I start talking to him about it - even if it's not on a show night and we're just doing some random thing, like cleaning the house, and out comes "Oh, and yesterday, Roddy..." |
Draheid | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 01:06 pm     Heh heh, Djgirl5235, sounds like your San Diego friend should consider joining on-and-on-anon  |
Ryanc2002 | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 01:06 pm     Got a friend who I talk to online now since he moved to Nebraska, but anyway. He lives in Podunk and the only channel he can get worth a damn is CBS so I roped him into watching BB. Don't think he's really all that into it, but he laughs at them anyway. |
Fuzzybear | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 01:17 pm     I relate to snogrl so much because when I'm at home or work I can't help but start talking about these people. I'm being called obsessed, but I beg to differ. Often I'll think I wonder what they are doing. You ever find yourself talking to someone about them like they're your friends or something. nutso! |
Pagal | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 01:26 pm     Off topic - Duncan, where did you find that blinking eye? TIA! |
Moedog | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 01:39 pm      |
Minkster1973 | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 01:40 pm     I watched BB with a friend of mine last night that lost interest in the show after the first episode of the first season. I keep telling her that BB has improved SOOOOO much since then, but she just refuses to take the time to check it out. This is probably because she's still upset that I got her hooked on Survivor! LOL Anyway, she picked up on everything real quick last night, and during the commercials I was explaining what was being said about the feeds. I think she is way more interested in it now than she cares to admit. All my friends make fun of me for watching this show, and sometimes they even call in the middle of it just to irritate me......now my answering machine says leave me alone during BB! The thing that gets me so hooked to this show is that these people are forced to think about everything they say and every single action that they make 24/7. I am dumbfounded by the amount of patience that they all must have and think that after their evictions they must just DIE of exhaustion because of all of the hardcore thinking and planning. Can you imagine having to think about what could happen two weeks from now if you said what was on your mind today? |
Ravenly | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 01:47 pm     My boyfriend absolutely HATED BB1 & 2. It was definately torture for him to sit and watch both those and would tease me incessantly about how boring the houseguests were and even took it so far to mimic BB saying "Watch as the houseguests sit and play cards all day" This year, however, he is TOTALLY into it and gets extremely upset if he forgets to watch it. Last night he had dinner at his parents while I stayed home and he came home and instantly needed a recap of what went on. He also likes hearing what I find out on these boards. He says this year rocks! |
Jake | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 03:16 pm     Nope.. hubby and I have been BB watchers since the first one. I watched the live feeds CONSTANTLY on BB1 (worked from home), but refused to sign up when they started charging for live feeds, so I rely HEAVILY upon the live-feed posters. THANK YOU GUYS! I'm really glad I don't have live feeds this year, it seems as if it's really gotten convoluted what with the FOTHs, commercials and 4 cameras on one scene. So, our impressions are a combination of the TV show and what I read out here (I report interesting facts/fights/events to hubby) which I think is a good representative of what's being seen by the live-feeders. We don't LIVE BB, but we enjoy trying to figure out what's going to happen next. |
Kitty54 | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 03:19 pm     I had out-of-town family visiting, last week-end. Everyone was invited to my home for dinner, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with the explanation that I had to watch TV at 7:00 on Saturday. Wow! What a reaction from them! None of them understood it, or were interested in learning more about it. They kept telling me that I was too intelligent for reality TV. They simply did not understand my obsession. Oh, well I'll miss them. |
Moedog | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 03:28 pm     At least you know your obsession is welcomed here, Kitty54. {{{HUGS}}} |
Guiltyviewer | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 03:37 pm     I first began watching BB1 after the first two evictions and have been a loyal fan of BB since. My hubby just didn't get it though, reminding me that I had never watched soaps, etc---he likened this to that type of program and it was obvious he thought it was 'beneath' me. HAH!! Now HE's a bigger fan than I am!!! Had to laugh when he called me from a business trip to Germany a few days ago and the first thing he asked about was what was happening on the feeds and how much did the live show distort the truth, etc---we talked 20 minutes about the show! He called me back right away when he realized he hadn't asked about any REAL people in our lives . Both of us laugh at ourselves because we haven't told any friends or family about our BB addiction. They just wouldn't understand (the snobs!! j/k---but they think most TV shows are awful except PBS! So whaddya gonna do??!!) Our 15 yr old son just shakes his head and wants to know if he's (hopefully) adopted? He thinks of BB as right up there with something akin to Jerry Springer!! He is young and has a lot to learn obviously, we're working on him. I wouldn't enjoy BB as much if I didn't have my BB friends on the board to comment, disect, analyze, and share this experience---THANKS a bunch from a closet fan (that's why I became 'Guiltyviewer' :>) |
Duncan | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 03:58 pm     I honestly don remember PAGIRL.....I think it was on a webpage someone sent me some years ago. Always freaks people out, though. |
Ellenkats | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 04:04 pm     I don't waste my breath explaining this amazing show to non-fans. They are clueless. You need a board like this to share in -- where people 'get it.' |
Yllek | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 04:15 pm     Hi, I'm Yllek and I'm a BB-aholic. I watch all the shows and read the boards at work all the time (I don't have a computer at home). I can't get enough of it. I will be talking about something that happens in the house to my roomate or what was said on the boards (usually referring to the group as "we" regardless of mainly just lurking). Then she laughs at me at tells me that I should be in therapy. *sigh* She just doesn't get it. |
Djgirl5235 | Friday, August 16, 2002 - 07:30 am     New revelation: Are you ready for this....???? It seems ironic that I started this thread yesterday, only to find out last night, that my boyfriend is actually a closet fan! I nearly died last night, when he stated that he KNEW Roddy was leaving tonight, and that "BOOBS" would be coming in as the returnee. I looked at him like he'd grown horns, and accused him of actually *gasp* being hooked on the show. He sat there in complete silence with a look of shock on his face, then got a sheepish grin on his face and admitted it but asked that I: 1) not tell anyone else that he's hooked 2) not tell him that he's hooked I'm going away this weekend, and he admitted that he would be asking me on Sunday when I return who is HOH, and who did they nominate, and what happened on the show, but he REFUSES to watch if I'm not home!!! I was ROTFLMAO!!! What a guy - at least I'm not all alone anymore!!! We even had a long debate about who we wanted to win (He's a Roddy fan now that they didn't evict him - he feels that Roddy should win from everyone else's stupidity)... I just keep giving him absolutely stone stares of who are you trying to kid?! Thought you might enjoy this... |
Maesin | Friday, August 16, 2002 - 09:55 am     I used to be the "non-fan". I didn't watch BB1 or 2, didn't really look at the boards or participate in conversations. I was the one who just smiled and nodded my head at the appropriate times when the fan of the house told me what was going on. This year I am addicted. There I said it. Just don't tell anyone. I don't discuss or mention BB with my friends or coworkers. I talk about it within my house and occasionally here, on the boards. The ironic thing is that the original fan of the house doesn’t like this year, so I am the one with all the stories. The person that got me stuck on it is now the one nodding their head at the appropriate times. Go figure! |
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