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Goddess146

Tuesday, October 01, 2002 - 01:21 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20020930-050340-9621r

Bobodaclown

Tuesday, October 01, 2002 - 01:30 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
We now know Roddy was THE alpha male of BB3. It's official. United Press International says so.

Cameramanbob

Tuesday, October 01, 2002 - 01:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Wow - Thanks Goddess! It's great to know we get at least a FEW tidbits of BB3 closure.

Regarding that one phrase tho':

"...otherwise, Lisa carried the day, a popular decision with viewers, the network and people who believe good things happen to good people..."

For myself, I would have had to rephrase that as '...people who believe good things happen to vanilla flavored people...'

I DO think Lisa could pull eyes away from Tom Cruise's ex, however... (Go Lisa!) CMB

Cndeariso

Tuesday, October 01, 2002 - 01:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
So, what was the secret Lisa was to tell Daniel at this party? I dont' see it mentioned. Have we found out anywhere?

Ginger

Tuesday, October 01, 2002 - 01:51 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Here it is in full:

By Vernon Scott
United Press International
From the Life & Mind Desk
Published 9/30/2002 6:42 PM
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CBS held a wrap party Saturday night for its hit reality series "Big Brother" with the birth of a star. All dozen participants reunited to say their farewells after an 88-day claustrophobic ordeal in a specially built CBS house loaded with cameras and microphones.

It was a cheerful, elegant alfresco blowout for some 200 well-wishers, family members, fans and CBS folk with a sumptuous buffet, open bar, music and dance floor. It honored the six men and women who vied for the $500,000 in the third summer of the "Big Brother" series, which concluded last week.

One guest found herself surrounded by fellow contestants, the media, CBS functionaries and onlookers who sought to have photographs taken with her. She was Lisa Donahue, winner of the half-million bucks voted by members of the household in the show's finale.

Lisa, 26, is a tall, lustrous brunette, slender of figure with luminous brown eyes, sparkling white teeth and a captivating, charismatic presence tempered by compelling shyness and vulnerability. Could this really be Lisa with the tattoo on her backside, wearing sloppy shorts and tops, no makeup and seeming more a spectator than a participant?

You bet. Cinderella come to life.

Lisa was done up with makeup enhancing her lovely features, dressed in a close-fitting white top, black pants and high heels. She glowed with beauty, a tad of self-consciousness and a dazzling smile that warmed the chilly night air. There isn't a movie star, saving perhaps Nicole Kidman, who radiates more glamour and beauty than this former bartender who appeared on the show for the fun of it.

Lisa won the votes of all her housemates but one, Jason, a 25-year-old contestant who made a pact with Danielle, a lovely black player, to support each other. Otherwise, Lisa carried the day, a popular decision with viewers, the network and people who believe good things happen to good people.

Among householders, from day one to the wrap party, Lisa was the most giving, generous, modest, honest and supportive, as runner-up Danielle, who won $50,000, confirmed at the party.

Lisa provided an extra fillip by falling for a fellow participant. Everyone, including household members, loves a love story.

Lisa became enamored of Eric Ouellete, a handsome Connecticut fireman who clearly returned her affection. It wasn't love at first sight, but romance bloomed quickly in the course of the first three weeks of their residence. They even shared a bed in one of the crowded bedrooms, limiting themselves to hugging and kissing.

Throughout their stay Lisa and Eric comported themselves with respect for other householders and viewers, but the electricity was there for all to see.

They were circumspect at the wrap party but the sparks were palpable. Said a CBS producer, "Their love is the real deal."

Sipping a drink, Eric nodded at Lisa and said, "I'm the real winner on this show. I came to play a game and found an extraordinary woman."

Lisa, taking time from a photo session, said, "I hadn't anticipated meeting anyone like Eric. When he was voted out of the house I was devastated. I missed him so much."

Like everything else on "Big Brother," the cameras captured their flirtation and growing affection as they focused on the myriad subtleties and confrontations among other house guests whose behavior defined their characters.

Some were funny: young blonde Amy and her various travails; school teacher Gerry (oldest of the lot) with his laid-back persona; hyper Josh, and quixotic Marcellas and his gay point of view.

Roddy, a screenwriter, was an alpha male whose calm presence convinced householders he was a formidable favorite to win the money and was voted out.

Devotees of the show came to know the contestants almost as family members, amused, startled and indignant as the game-players inter-reacted. Competition notwithstanding, there was an underlying patina of affection overall.

Among the women, Chiara proved a bit thorny, blondes Tonya and Lori were not around long enough to create clear impressions. By the third week both were gone.

Curiously, neither Lisa nor Eric were as prevalent on the battery of cameras (several in every room, including the bathroom, and in the garden) as other, more extroverted, exhibitionists.

It wasn't that they weren't playing the game; it was a matter of being essentially caught up in their own blooming relationship.

Most of the "Big Brother" cast will return to their families and careers, richer for their outrageous departure from privacy to national TV exposure of their foibles, humor and personalities.

Lisa's future is uncertain, but it will be substantially different from her past.

Viewers won't forget Lisa's gentle femininity when she quietly shed tears as housemates chose her to take home the $500,000 prize.

Lisa's virtues made her a winner and maybe someday a star.
Copyright © 2002 United Press International

Ginger

Tuesday, October 01, 2002 - 01:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
"Lisa's gentle femininity" ????

Ugh!

And Danielle is "a lovely black player" ???

What's going on here? Is it just me or does this article have a creepy tone?

Mags3

Tuesday, October 01, 2002 - 01:56 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Cndeariso, I read last night in one of her interviews (here somewhere), that the *secret* was the (gypsy) telling Lisa to watch out for snakes, and that when she heard Dani talking about being as sly as a snake (or acting like one, ya know, something along that line) that she was going to tell her that. Did I make sense? To me it was no big deal. Maybe Lisa wanted to get all us live feed readers all excited anticipating something really huge, lol. If she did, she did a good job!
If I can find it I will either post it or a link going to it for you. Right now though I have to do a few things.

Cameramanbob

Tuesday, October 01, 2002 - 02:04 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ginger - I agree, the report does leave a bad taste - as if this is the writer's first ever assignment, and he or she never actually caught the show (or a post-secondary education!) But that's just my own quixotic point of view - lol.

Draheid

Tuesday, October 01, 2002 - 02:21 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Whispering: BOB, put the camera down, it will change your view! LOL Where did you get a quixotic filter anyway?? :O

Yankee_In_Ca

Tuesday, October 01, 2002 - 02:34 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
The author of this article has been an entertainment writer with UPI for a very long time. It definitely isn't his first-ever assignment. In fact, I believe the author is, how should I say this, on the 'elderly' side. I could say more, but I'll leave it at that.

Wendo

Tuesday, October 01, 2002 - 02:35 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ginger, I agree, this article IS creepy. It's almost like a "love letter".

This line had me LOL'ing, "There isn't a movie star, saving perhaps Nicole Kidman, who radiates more glamour and beauty than this former bartender who appeared on the show for the fun of it."

C'mon!

Yankee_In_Ca

Tuesday, October 01, 2002 - 02:35 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
cndeariso -- I believe that someone asked Lisa about the secret in her CBS chat Monday, and she answered with something about the psychic telling her about the 3 snakes and how it all made sense to her in the end. I don't think the secret was much of anything.

Cameramanbob

Tuesday, October 01, 2002 - 02:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Draheid: It's a new. It's a digital camera addon called the Quixote-Pixel-Tilter, designed to get those pesky windmills out of your shot!

Loraly - I read somewhere that Lisa photographs poorly and that she is stunning in person, but (lol) I WOULD like to see her singing with Aerosmith!

Marzz

Tuesday, October 01, 2002 - 02:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I think there is more to the secret. It's not about the 3 snakes and we'll probably never hear what it was. There was a hint that Lisa may have known Will from BB2 and he may have helped her get on the show. I read somewhere that either he came into the bar she worked at or they met in acting classes. Apparently he was at the BB3 cast party so perhaps there is a connection. Hopefully someone in the know will fill us in.

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Oregonfire

Tuesday, October 01, 2002 - 03:54 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I thought the article was written by someone who had never really seen the show or at least wasn't "into it" like anyone here is. I thought it gushed all over Lisa with the "graceful as a gazelle" comments, and didn't really tell serious fans anything new. Lame. (but thanks for posting it Ginger/Goddess.)

"Underlying patina of affection?" I didn't know there was such a thing--it's an oxymoron. And who is feeling the affection, the fans or the HGs? Dangling modifier hello. Sorry I'm an English teacher. Plus if he does mean the fans had underlying affection for all the HGs regardless of what they did on the show, that's really just not true.

Okay I'm done now.

Nmbeach

Tuesday, October 01, 2002 - 03:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I, for one, think Lisa is a beautiful woman. When she was on Regis & Kelly, Regis mentioned several times the fact that she was so pretty. I've read several articles from people that have seen her in person, and they say she is very pretty. She seems a little shy, but she is obviously a lot smarter than most of us thought she was. I'm sure she will be laughing all the way to the bank!

Twiggyish

Tuesday, October 01, 2002 - 03:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I think it's a good article by Mr. Scott. =)

Itsallgood

Tuesday, October 01, 2002 - 03:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Just remember peeps....Takes all kinds to make a world...some just don't get it and have to be that way! ;-)

I prefer to go by what Thumpers mom told him....