How many anti BB people did you convert this year?
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Fabnsab | Friday, September 20, 2002 - 10:09 pm     I thought this would be an interesting topic. Big Brother hasn't been the most popular show to like. I have been made fun of since the first year. I went from "yeah, i do watch it sometimes," to "yeah, what of it," to " Hell yeah, its the best!" I have noticed this year that I have turned alot of people who made fun of me before, onto it. I work in a restaurant and when the show is on, I put the tv in the bar on it. Everyone used to come by with a smartass remark then leave. But they started asking me how the show works and I fished them in one by one. I went from sitting alone at the bar to this passed thursday having 9 people with me, 3 of those being servers who were off and came back to watch it with me. I actually have people asking to be cut from the floor early just to watch it without customer interference. It has turned into a big BB party. They actually shoosh eachother if someone starts talking. I have one server who would always ask, in a mocking way,"so, did you get on the chat boards last night?" I would always hit him. Now he asks and he means it, he really wants to know the 411. I am no longer ostracized for my obsession, I am celebrated! Anyone else have similar stories? DISCLAIMER: We never ignore our customers for BB. I am a great manager 9 hours a day, it's that one hour BB is on that I stray a bit. |
Hypermom | Friday, September 20, 2002 - 10:18 pm     Good topic! I converted my, "I can't believe you watch that crap," brother-in-law this year. He now stops by to ask what has happened on the live feeds. I've also converted my 18 year old daughter this year. She can't watch all of the time, but she asks what happened. |
Lurknomore | Friday, September 20, 2002 - 10:23 pm     Not sure if I would call it a full fledged "conversion," but I got a close friend of mine to care enough to ask who got evicted, sometimes inquire as to happenings, and sincerely apologize the 2 times he was foolish enough to call during BB. Now while he did, on several occassions, pick on me while I was doing a fast check up on the this board while he was over, I caught him paying attention to the feeds when I left them on. If you knew this guy this would qualify as a MASSIVE conversion. Last year he just picked on me for my BB addiction lol |
Dagny | Friday, September 20, 2002 - 10:25 pm     I got one person to watch the show...that never watched it before. If he reads this...he know who he is!! He loves Survivor...and some other reality shows...and told him he should check it out.. He's hooked!! |
Ashfett | Friday, September 20, 2002 - 10:26 pm     I converted myself! I watched the first couple of episodes of the first season and it really wasn't interesting me. Didn't watch the second at all. but for some reason, I felt compelled to watch this years from the very start. I am totally hooked now and have loved Big Brother 3! I started talking about it a lot to my friends, and my friend Adam has been watching now since Amy's return (and she was his wish to win, like mine!). And for what it's worth, I talked so much about it to my friend Amanda, going into detail about Marc and his big lame move with the golden veto that she said she really wished she'd watched, cause it sounded so fun. |
Krossd | Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 09:50 am     Yes, good topic! I have converted at least 3 people this year... and one was steadfast against Big Brother! 3 is good for me because I have a very small circle and family. This effect has been a point I have made to the producers and on the complaint form at CBS each time we get blocked from the feeds that were suppose to be 24/7. I have a text file ready and spend the minute it takes every time we get blocked out (when it isn't them protecting their staff or those who have not signed waviers). The producers have totally underestimated the influence of the internet with Big Brother. I will say that I am glad there are no banners interfering with the stagtegy this year tho. I've found the strategy talke the most interesting part. Had there been banners there would have been a LOT less of it. If every live feed subscriber has gotten 3 to 10 people interested in the program that is a lot of people. I can't understand why this is SO stubbornly overlooked If I could get the feeds to Big Brother in England I'd watch it instead. At least there it IS 24/7! (They get in trouble for whispering!) Given I am on the east coast the 5 hour they are ahead would be nice. This 11 BB time is 3 AM my time - a lot of the good (plotting) stuff happens when the day is done! |
Wcv63 | Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 09:58 am     I have been so condescended to in the past regarding my passion for BB that I don't even attempt to convert people anymore. I treat it as an addiction for which I should feel shame but shamefully do not. My husband will occassionally ask questions but he doesn't really want to know the answers. He watched ONE show (Roddy's eviction) and then wanted to tell me how sorry he felt for Roddy and how Amy should have used the POV because she promised. I didn't help my case any by the way I vehemently "explained" how his opinion was WRONG, WRONG, WRONG. Short answer, nobody. |
Alegria | Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 10:02 am     I have hooked 4 fish. Since they know I check the feeds and read TVCH they rely on me for between-show updates. waaaah! what will we talk about when the show ends? |
Bmh | Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 10:03 am     I actually converted one of my best friends to watch BB3..she loves survivor and real world..but always thought BB was stupid..I attempted to get her to watch it last year..but she was not liking it...so this year she gave it a shot and she loved it!!..She loves BB3 now!..Me and a couple of friends including her always get together on thursdays to watch BB3..I get a couple BB3 fanatic's over here..but of course I am the biggest |
Lyn | Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 01:25 pm     Blair converted me |
Harkonnen | Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 01:37 pm     My wife and I are avid BB watchers. We never miss a show and hav'nt since BB1. We never can talk about it with anyone in our families because they don't watch reality TV at all. However we don't care because it's fun watching it by ourselves. |
Nurdreams | Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 01:43 pm     I have converted 3, my sister-who also got the feeds, and BOTH of my brothers-who rely on us to tell them what's going on in between shows. (All 3 of them thought I was crazy for watching it in the previous years) |
Wendo | Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 02:59 pm     Converted my sister this year. She derided and trashed my involvement in the show during BB1 and BB2. For the first part of the show, more trashing. Told her, why don't you watch and, if you still think I'm a loser for watching, I'll accept the insults. LOL! She watched one show; thought it was ok. Then, started watching regularly. I knew she was hooked when she called me one Friday night to find out who was nominated because she just HAD to know. (Heh, heh.) She then b@tch slapped me for getting her addicted. LOL! |
Ministryoftruth | Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 03:10 pm     I went for a five day trip to visit my sister and borther-in-law in San Diego. I was there from Weds. to Sun. I watched the show on Weds. pretty much by myself trying to hear over everyone's talking. On Thursday, everyone watched with me, still talking, but mostly just during commercials. By Saturday, everyone, including my ("I can't believe you watch that stuff") husband, watched intently and only talked about hg's and strategy during commercials. Yep, I got three converts. |
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