Wavelength | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 11:31 am     I don't quite understand this. If we are watching a reality show how is it that some of the HG's found themselves guilty of "breaking character" while Sheryl Crowe did her concert. Have I missed something? |
Caliogirl | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 11:32 am     they said that? wow, do tell... |
Wcv63 | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 11:35 am     Breaking character also means allowing yourself to do something that isn't normally in your character to do, i.e. a reserved person suddenly letting loose and dancing around is "breaking character". It doesn't necessarily mean that they are playing characters. |
Whit4you | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 11:37 am     Right I hear that phrase alot - just a figure of speech. Like I could break character and not use any dot's in this post... but |
Ericzj | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 11:38 am     I feel that each and everyone of them is playing a character. I am sure it is self imposed in effort to be someone who they feel can win the game. Just take one look at Josh before he left the house and with his interview with Julie. Sure seems to me he changed in just those few moments. |
Sassylady | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 11:45 am     Finally! I thought i was the only one who took it that way. This isn't the first time something like this has been said. I am sure it is very innocent, but I have noticed it a couple of times . Calliogirl: Last night after the concert Roddy said (pp)he was having so much fun during the concert that he broke character. Again, this is most likely very innocent, meaning he surprised himself that he got in to it so much...but because I have heard it by others it caught my attention. It made me think that just maybe they are all given a role: Chiari had mentioned before that her role is "girl next door" Gerry has commented about playing the father figure...I am sure they are referring to how CBS is portraying them but does make you wonder.... hmmmm. ;0) Shesh I am sounding like Oliver Stone....LOL At least it gets my mind off the vote today. |
Whit4you | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 11:48 am     Well I don't think 'breaking charcter' during the crow thing had anything to do with the roles they are playing in this game. But if that is the question of this thread - yes of course they are all playing a role in the house - that's part of the game and part of the strategy as it always has been and always will be. Someone's role / character might be to be 'themselves' - someone else's like Josh's might have been to be so obnoxious they don't think your a threat and so on. Nothing wrong with choosing a character and playing it in this game or as a part of your strategy you know? It'd be pretty tough to be yourself - as you would be home alone. When your in the middle of a national TV show with cam's going 24/7 having to strategiez 24 etc. you know? |
Dlurkrgrl | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 11:54 am     Last night Lisa said that since BB made her wear this shirt the first night in, she may as well continue to wear it as a shirt, even though it is pajamas. So, their "dress" is dictated, why not their personas? |
Crazydog | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 11:59 am     I think you all are reading way too much into this "role" business. Lisa has also opined in the past that she thinks she was cast as the house bizatch. There's no reason to assume that BB is telling them to stay within role - if so then they wouldn't have tried so hard to maintain Kiki's "girl next door" persona. Roddy has stated over and over again that he is not into the whole celebrity name-dropping thing. For him to really get into the concert and be starstruck is, for him, breaking character. He could also mean that at least for one night, none of them were playing the game, and just enjoying being with each other. |
Guinevere | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 12:24 pm     I think one of the things that makes it interesting is that the do cast for "character types", but so often the individuals end up "breaking character" entirely. None of them fit perfectly into the roles that have been designated for them. Lisa is no beeyotch (least, not so far). Chiara is only the girl next door if one is living in a red-light district. Some of them do fit into their "roles" a little better - Marcellus is a flamboyant drama queen, Amy is a Southern Belle type - but even then, they are more than that, they are individuals and aren't ever going to fit completely in a pigeonhole. I like BB so much because unlike Survivor, et al., you are able to see behind the packaged product that the edited shows give you. |
Angelbleu | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 01:05 pm     Guinevere "Chiara is only the girl next door if one is living in a red-light district." I loved that!!! *wiping coffee off monitor* |
Earthmother | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 01:21 pm     I don't know about breaking character but they sure do break a lot of wind. Gas-X should be their sponsor. |
Wavelength | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 01:39 pm     Why not just cast 12 people that seem interesting and are not a danger to society (Justin). Has anyone had a group experience lke camp where many different types have to learn to get along? I know from experience you don't need to make each person act in character. They will do it on their own and it gets pretty wild. If they are telling them who to be they may be telling them who to talk to, who to avoid and possibly who to vote for. Then what is the point of the show?? |
Dlurkrgrl | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 02:28 pm     I would like to see the US version become more like the UK version...they are not allowed to talk AT ALL about strategy or who they are going to vote for. I hazzard to guess that the UK folks also don't get to nap for they entire afternoon!! |
Crazydog | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 02:32 pm     The UK people don't talk about strategy? How do they make alliances then? Do they have codes? If there's no strategy talk, what do they ever talk about? Taking strategy out of the game ruins it completely. I enjoy watching all the twists and turns and seeing who is trying to control who. It'd be boring sitting around just watching people trying to get along with each other. It'd be just like..... BB1! Snooze city! |
Serena | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 02:35 pm     I don't take "breaking character" to mean the same as doing something "out of character". "Breaking character" definitely has the connotation that someone is controlling their image and conduct and then accidentally or not, does something contrary to the role he or she is trying to maintain, the role he or she is 'performing.' "out of character" means something that is simply different from what the person normally does and would be expected to do. Either the houseguests are using it incorrectly, or they think they're greater performers than they actually are. |
Dlurkrgrl | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 02:36 pm     I guess it would all depend on the definition of strategy, I have not seen the show myself, it is just in an article that I read on it. |
Kitt | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 02:53 pm     Crazydog, the UK BB is a lot like US BB1 in terms of what they talk about. Because they can't spend time (openly) strategising then little things tend to blow out of proportion, and you see the real human qualities/interactions. They can of course still moan and fight (verbally) with each other. You either find that interesting (I do, and the show is a HUGE hit in the UK), or you don't. I suspect the US audience would find it a little too boring. And even there (slipping into the thread so this isn't entirely off-topic) some of the contestants do tend to adopt personas that they think will win. This last season one of them was "nice" all the time and said afterwards no one would have liked him if he showed who he was. |