Wiseolowl | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 08:38 am     Last night I almost posted onto the 'What Did WE Pay For" thread suggesting it be changed to "Whine and Feeds" but held back. Now it's time for this Eastern time zoner to whine. I'm a nighthawk, patiently waited till 11 oclock to watch the report and discussion of the concert, stayed up till 12:30 to see the reaction, stayed awake till 1:30am to follow developments then went to bed. Got up at 6:30am to spend a half hour to review what happened only to find out that all hell broke loose between 4am and 6am our time. It wouldn't be so bad if BB got these people up at even 10:am Pacific time and to bed by 2:am but 1:pm to 4:am is silly. Am suggesting a compromise - move them to Central Time Zone . Weather might not be so great but it is summer after all and someday there's going to be an earthquake out there - there is never a guarantee with nature. And the westcoasters wouldn't have to wait as long to see the show broadcasts. Any thoughts? |
Wcv63 | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 08:40 am     As someone who lives in the Central Time Zone I have to say that I LIKE your suggestion! I too missed the whole "hell breaking loose" aspect of last nights feeds. |
Maris | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 08:43 am     What they need to do is have the food competitions and Diary room entries between four AM and six am and that way we miss nothing except who gets to eat PB&J for a week. |
Goddessatlaw | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 08:44 am     Please don't bring those people here. Please . . . PS now that I think about it, though, the crowd outside the house might be a bit fiestier. Could add to the entertainment. |
What555456 | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 08:44 am     This is not that high budget of a show. In fact, it is a cheap show to produce. Having it right on the CBS lot with all the equipment right there makes it much cheaper than doing it anywhere else. |
Wcv63 | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 08:47 am     What555, don't go bringing budget and logic into this discussion. We were doing just fine operating on good ole fashioned frustration!  |
Annie_Oakley | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 08:51 am     SHHHHH!!! Don't complain about what time they get up until tommorrow. They need to be awakened just in time for voting today! I simply cannot deal with yet another flip-flop. |
Crazydog | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 08:53 am     I think I might have said this on another thread but I think the solution is just to have competitions at 7 or 8 AM and hot water from only 6 to 8 AM. The problem is that they have fallen into the habit of going to sleep late. When you don't have a clock and time has no meaning to you you tend to not worry about it. As far as being in the Eastern time zone and facing the problem of the three hour difference, consider that people on the west coast are inconvenienced all the time by this. Things that are usually "live" for the rest of the country (case in point, the Thursday show) are almost always delayed for them. Add to that the fact that prime time for the west coast is from 8 to 11 pm, not 7 to 10 like for the central and mountain zones. I live in Chicago, my brother lives in L.A. A TV show that comes on for me at 7 PM doesn't come on for him until three hours later. He has learned not to pick up the phone during nights when there is Survivor, TAR, American Idol, etc., for fear of being "spoiled". |
Jagger | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 08:53 am     Being in the ctz myself I would rather enjoy them moving the bb house to my state, we have alot of empty farm land they could build a pretty good bb home on. We could even supply them with the chickens and cows for entertainment purposes. |
Earthmother | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 08:56 am     The last thing these pervs need is farm animals..lol |
What555456 | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 08:58 am     ROTFLMAO Earthmother! VERY good! This needs to go down as one of the funniest comments made on this Board! |
Ellenkats | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 08:59 am     I wish they would bring them east -- then all time zones could watch them. I paid for the feeds but it seems like all the best stuff happens long after I've gone to bed -- special thanks as always to LFP'ers. :-) |
Ellenkats | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 09:01 am     I'd like an eastern farm with a shack and a condo on it -- let it be like the British BB -- let some live poor and some live rich, depending on competition placement. |
Zachsmom | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 09:03 am     As someone from the west coast..I like it just the way it is! |
Wiseolowl | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 09:04 am     Jagger if we did that - Amy and Marci could milk the show for all that it's worth. It would be the Ellie Maye and retro Jethro show. |
Laura11103 | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 09:04 am     Yeah I'm tired of having to count 3 hours ahead! |
Needmylifeback | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 09:06 am     I'd really like it if they had them live here in Tucson at the Biosphere II (actually 20 miles north of Tucson). A big "glass" bubble - with lots of different areas (a beach, a rainforest, a savannah, ..... and a small kitchen and a small living area (can't call them bedrooms more like pods) - the cameras could still be set up all over the "house" the hamsters would have a whole lot more room but virtually no privacy from anyone. People could come and pay to observe (the entire outside is an observation deck) and the hamsters could get penalty nom's if they acknowledge the outside observers (think how difficult that would be!) When Biosphere II was in fact a true live in experiment the scientists had to utilize the gardens/chickens and other animals for their survival. I believe it was a two or three year experiment. Of course they'd have to remove the museum that is there right now. (But, then I could go up and personally watch the hamsters at least once a week) - - - - I can't remember the name of the movie but, I think Paul E Shore (sp?) was in it where they were in a ... oh yeah...BIODOME! It was fimmed in the Biosphere! Nothing like Hamsters in a cage! It wouldn't help with the time zone issue - but, a glass house at 6 am would be pretty bright and difficult to sleep in! |
Seanflynn | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 09:07 am     I mean this in the BEST possible way, but all of you whiny east coasters should be aware that we west coasters constantly have to deal with time shifting issues that inconvenience us or put us behind the curve (such as not seeing the evictions live on BB). Sports events come on at odd hours; except for the Oscars, awards shows are tape delayed; etc etc. So we get ONE little thing that is more convenient for us, and the EDT people want it shifted for their convenience? Gimme a break.. |
Wcv63 | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 09:09 am     LOL...I never would have thought this thread would get heated. What do I know?  |
Crazydog | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 09:20 am     Seanflynn, that's exactly what I said. I sympathize with west coast people who are always inconvenienced by the time differences and TV schedules. How many times has everyone heard the phrase "Live, except on the west coast"? The BB house is in L.A. because it makes the most sense there. I remember commenting to my brother in L.A. that it was ironic that the BB evictions happen practically in his back yard but he has to wait three hours to see it on TV. |
Wiseolowl | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 09:22 am     Seanflynn just suggested a compromise -something like the Missouri compromise, a bad example maybe , but it did last for twentysome odd years before your Civil War broke out! |
Bernie | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 09:25 am     Weeellll...I'm only an hour ahead of the BB house, and I still have to stay up until morning to see the day out for these HG's! It's happened every year, that without clocks and set routines, they gradually develop their own out of sync day. Ages ago I read about experiments which have shown that when humans are deprived of external signs of time, they settle into a longer day than 24 hours, which puzzled the researchers no end. They wondered if at one time in our history, the earth had a longer rotation period, which went against the accepted wisdom that all rotating bodies gradually slow down, which would mean that the earth's rotation was once shorter than 24 hours per day. The relevance of all this? Not much, but I did want to try and outdo Roddy's penchant for the interpolation of BS into a discussion at least once during the duration of this series of BB! (Me dashing off to bed, at 10.30am my time, to avoid the understandable rage of my fellow clubmembers ) |
Wcv63 | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 09:28 am     LOL Bernie!!! I love it!! <clap!clap!clap!clap!> |
Ellenkats | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 09:29 am     Sean -- well, I was thinking more about the live feeds than the television episodes. East coast time would help make that easier for all to watch. And those nights when the HGs are up until 4 am BB time --- I should think all US time zones are usually in bed by then, including you westerners. :-) If BB were on eastern time, then that would only be 1 am to you guys. Now see if I ever come up with an idea to help you west coasters again! (stomping foot, giggle) |
Zachsmom | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 09:31 am     Ellen..you mean you sleep between July 10 - Sept 25 ???? |
Gina8642 | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 09:35 am     I think what we need is the house to be in Great Briton. Then, when all the good stuff happens at 4:00 a.m., we could watch it the decent hour of 9:00 p.m.. Or maybe I need to move to California, and they need to move the Eastern Time. That would help some too. (EDT person here) |
Babyruth | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 09:35 am     HAHAHA Bernie!  |
Bernie | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 09:36 am     Thanks, Wcv :-) (Bernie curtsies modestly, and leaves the stage, blowing kisses to her adoring fans, LOL!) |
Wiseolowl | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 09:59 am     Bernie thanks - while trying to stay up till 1:30 waiting for the feeds to come in , I watch "Yes Minister": enjoyed your post but don't do it at 1:am or I'll think you are Sir Humphrey and really get confused. |
Ginger1218 | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 01:50 pm     SeanFlynn, you are really cranky aren't you? You just always seem to have a little problem. If somebody wants to vent about her BB3 watching problems, why do you have to call it whiny complaining? Have you thought about becoming a HG on BB4? I think you would fit in perfectly. Then you could play the role of Cranky HG. |
John32070 | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 03:57 pm     I think a neat idea would to have the BB house somewhere in the U.S. but keep it secret even from us. When the HG's are set to arrive, have them flown from their home areas blindfolded by private jet and have the pilot circle a few times to make sure they are thrown off. Then when they arrive at the house, blindfolds are removed and they go in. Doubt Shapiro could be that imaginative though. |
Calgaryperson | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 09:12 pm     Whatever, thanks to digital cable, I get the CBS from the east coast. LIVE BB FOR ME! Whatever. |
Bizee | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 09:15 pm     Put BB on a dang curfew and most of this will go away. )): I'm on west coast and miss alot because they are up til 4am my time (I get up at 5 for work). |