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Scorpiomoon

Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 02:43 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
'Big Brother 4' to debut in July
By JOHN POWELL -- Jam! Showbiz

It's going to be another sizzling summer for Internet voyeurs and reality show fans. CBS announced today that the fourth installment of the summer-long 'Big Brother' reality series will premiere on July 8th at 8:00 p.m. Arnold Shapiro ("Scared Straight," "Rescue 911") and Allison Grodner ("Rescue 911") are returning as the co-producers of the series.

"We are very excited to have 'Big Brother' back," a CBS spokesperson told JAM! Showbiz. "There will definitely be new twists and turns introduced to the series."

As in previous years, the series will air three shows a week. This year the show will be broadcast on Tuesday, Wednesday and Fridays. While the Tuesday and Friday editions will be taped and edited from the past happenings in the 'Big Brother' house, Wednesday will function as the live eviction show during which a player ('Houseguest') is voted out of the game.

'Big Brother 4' is still in the casting process and there are no details yet about the Internet component of the show, said the CBS spokesperson.

In the 'Big Brother' show, contestants must remain in a house on the CBS Studio in California for three months without contact with the outside world. The 'Big Brother' house is outfitted with 38 cameras and 62 microphones, which record the lives of the 12 contestants 24 hours a day. The goings-on are broadcast on TV as well as over the Internet. Each week the contestants vote one of their own out until just two are left. The final surviving HouseGuests are then subjected to a final vote.

In last year's edition, Lisa Donahue, the 26-year-old former L.A. bartender turned photographer took home the grand prize of $500,000. Danielle Reyes, the 30-year-old media buyer from California came in second place winning $50,000.

Will Kirby, a 28-year-old physician from Florida won 'Big Brother 2'. Nicole, the 31-year-old personal chef from Atlanta, was the second place finisher.

Eddie McGee, the New Yorker who lost his left leg to cancer, won a half million dollars as the winner of the first U.S. 'Big Brother' after the viewers and not a jury of evicted HouseGuests voted for him during a finale phone poll.

(link added - Ryn - http://www.canoe.ca/JamBigBrother3/may27_bb4-can.html)

Theowl

Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 02:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
42 DAYS AND 2 HOURS AND 13 MINUTES!!!! HOOO HOOOO!!!!

Grannyg

Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 03:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
YEA!!!!!!!!! GOOOOOOOOO MsOWL!!!!!!!!!!! I expect an update every day!!!!!!! It was so much fun last year when you did this!!!!!!!! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!!!

Wilsonatmd

Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 05:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
the nights it's on seem good...the Saturday eps last year were usually the lowest rated of the bunch. And moving from Thursdays to Wednesdays for the evictions are good as well. It's also the first half of a reality double-header (BB3 will air at 9pm EDT, and the new show "Cupid" will air at 10pm. I'm hoping they stick with Real Superpass this year....It looks like it will either be Real (which has been done in the past), or Yahoo! Premium (which had the Survivor Insider clips) for the Internet portion.

Therlin

Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 05:46 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
They better not use Yahoo Platinum - they don't allow Macs to sign up. Real does. Fortunately the people at ASP use Macs and there are several in the BB control room.

Mizinvanccouver

Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 06:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks so much for the update Scorpiomoon!!! (Scorpio's RULE!!! I'm not just saying that because I am one too. lol)

Avrey258

Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 08:21 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
How many people pulled off the street do you think there will be? Remember last year we discovered that Lisa, Chiara and some others didn't even apply to be on the show?

Jmm

Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 08:24 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
At this point in the withdrawals I don't even care, just give me Big Brother. LOL

Ryn

Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 11:46 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I updated my countdown timer :)

Willwill - you wrote "BB3" - better practice... BB4 BB4 BB4 :)

I agree they are giving BB better slots by dropping Saturday - :)

As I said elsewhere - I called REAL last week or the week before and they told me that as far as they knew they would be carrying the feeds again this year.

Yahooo!!!

Ginger1218

Wednesday, May 28, 2003 - 08:27 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I can't wait!!!!
HURRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

Lurknomore

Wednesday, May 28, 2003 - 01:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ok Everyone LISTEN UP and TRUST ME ON THIS!!!!!

We have 41 days left to have a life. GET OUT THERE NOW!!!!! Buy food, visit friends, very important do any and all house cleaning neccessary for the next 3 months. (except the computer room that can be done during the feeds lol). Go to BJ's or Costo and buy things in bulk. Summer fun? QUICK RUSH seize those nice days now.

By the way is anyone other than me concerned about this: "and there are no details yet about the Internet component of the show, said the CBS spokesperson." Real maybe be saying "as far as they know, but my experience w/Real is they are all idiots LOL...you never get the same story twice, and the company tends to be sold every 3rd month. I'll feel better when details are officially announced. After all we KNOW how much Arnie loves and respects his mainstay internet viewers COUGH COUGH COUGH!!!!!!!

Tagurit

Wednesday, May 28, 2003 - 02:18 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I can't wait for it to start!!

Grannyg

Wednesday, May 28, 2003 - 03:35 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Lance, I am already making plans for exactly what you suggested. I have already told my family I will not be available after July 8th. Whatever they want me to do for them while I am out of school, they better let me know and let me schedule things so that no one is left out but as of July 8th until the start of school in August, I am busy!!

<the family thinks i'm really sick but we all know better than that!! i'm just addicted to BB4!!>

Grannyg

Wednesday, May 28, 2003 - 03:43 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Just got this in an email today from BB4 Online. Don't remember signing up for it but must have since they sent me this email.

Welcome to the BB4-Online.com and BigBrother-Fix.com first newsletter. We are still in the process of development on the sites. Our goal is to be open to the public on or before June 1, 2003. We are working on the finishing touches now. Please forward our address to your friends who might be interested in Big Brother. Welcome to the season and we will be e-mailing you again soon when the sites are up or when breaking news occurs.

NancyBB4


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FYI

5-27-03

We have spoken with the media reps for both CBS and Our House Productions-Arnold Shaprio's Production Company for Big Brother, and we want to pass on this information. As of this date:

Start Date: July 8, 2003. 8pm Eastern 7pm Central
Show Schedule is Tuesday 8pm ETPT and 7pm CT --Wednesdays 9pm ET and 8pm CT LIVE --9pm Delayed PT--Friday 8pm ETPT and 7pm CT.
Live evictions will be on the Wednesday show.
They are no longer accepting applications.
They are still selecting HGs from applications they have and random casting visits to malls, bars.. etc.
The house will be on the same lot as before yet significant renovations have taken place and are still being done.
No word if there will be a rich/poor side of the house as in the European version of the show.
No confirmation on whether or not Joshua Grim, a participant of "elimidate" and "Married by America" will be a contestant on BB4. See here for more on this item.
No official confirmation that Julie Chen will be hosting the new season.
CBS does not have any information regarding the pricing of the feeds or who will be supplying them. They did confirm that there would be feeds.

Dipo

Wednesday, May 28, 2003 - 04:31 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Okay, this is important information. Does anyone remember exactly when the feeds started last year? I need to schedule some time off for the start of the feeds. So if the show is starting on July 8, are we to assume the feeds will start that night and that the houseguests are going in the week before! ! ! ! ! Man oh man, I am a happy camper. Can't wait.

Deedee

Wednesday, May 28, 2003 - 09:28 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
From what I remember from the last two years- On the first show Julie stated how to get the feeds and that the feeds would be live at the end of the show. After the show aired in ET we waited and waited for feeds. Then the show aired in PT and was over. I think it became available an hour or so after the end of the first broadcast PT.

Dipo

Wednesday, May 28, 2003 - 09:31 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks Deedee, that is what I thought but wante d some confirmation before I scheduled the days off.

Ryn

Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 06:12 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Julie will be hosting - I would bet a ton of money on it.

And Real told me that they would be carrying the feeds as far as they knew.

I just checked the live feed archives and last year the feeds began sometime between 5pm BB time and 6 pm BB time (Foth at 5:17pm and people on the feeds by 6:01pm which would have been right after the show ended).

Gregbennett
Wednesday, July 10, 2002 - 05:17 pm
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FOTH on all 4 feeds. Same annoying music as last year.

Jeneane
Wednesday, July 10, 2002 - 06:01 pm
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Ok, It is 6:04 in Ca
Feed is on
They got food
Talking about grits and playing a trick on someone and hiding the cheese she just brought out

Trini

Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 09:30 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Hi Guys I am back from a trip to Trinidad West Indies, way south. Very hot sun 33c. See I haven’t missed the start of BB4. Like the rest, I cannot wait.

Trini

Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 09:37 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Ckecking to see if my sys is good to go!

Lurknomore

Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 11:34 am EditMoveDeleteIP
OMG Trini you just reminded me of a flashback...last year I rushed to do a long overdue and needed reformat (ICKKK) right before the start of BB cause I knew I wasn't running a stable OS. WOW that was almost a year ago? Explains how I got so much junk back on the puter lol. Need to put puter housecleaning on the list along with my real house prior to the BB start.

Btw, I still think the biggest change I would make for us fans (excluding having the power to either fire Arnie or just use him for the TV segment and get an internet producter...hey there's an idea eh) would be for the feeds to go on like they did the FIRST year when the HG's entered the house so maybe we have SOME clue who these people are and watch them meet up with other HG's beyond the snippets we are given on TV.

Aren't I cute when delusional?!

Bunny

Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 08:11 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
There better be live feeds. No live feeds, no Bunny.

Unfortunately, I will be out of town when the show starts! Ain't that the rotten carrots?

Scorpiomoon

Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 08:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Lurknomore: Your previous post--about getting ready--totally cracked me up AND got me all excited about BB4.

I can't wait to share this summer with you guys!

Rabbit

Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 08:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Bunny, if it turns out that there will be no live feeds that shouldn't be an insurmountable problem. Just make stuff up. In my experience in dealing with elmers they'll believe just about anything we leporidae tell them. Heck, you can give them a "cigar" with a sizzling fuse and they just put it in their mouths.

Oh, and thanks for the poem you wrote me. I read it about 5 times a day.

Bunny

Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 10:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, that poem must be getting old to you by now, Rabbit, so here's a new one:

Rab
You're fab
Down to every little
Bit