Ali Pays for ticket?
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Ali Pays for ticket?
Penpoint | Wednesday, August 06, 2003 - 10:20 am     Meggie, I think they all do want to be on the show. They may not have originally applied, but they sure are playing the game. |
Jpgramma | Wednesday, August 06, 2003 - 11:02 am     I also recall a conversation that Robt was having with someone in the BY where they were talking about seeing other finalists, including some of the HGs at the hotel. Robt. said he thinks he saw Erika. I think this conv. just took place yesterday. I recall it because my scam radar went immediatly into gear when I heard that. |
Hummingbird | Wednesday, August 06, 2003 - 11:18 am     I have wondered how they set this up. I would think that the HGs all sent in an aplication to be on the show. Then when the picks were made were they interviewed about past relationships? Then were exes contacted by the producers and asked,"Would you like to be on Big Brother?" I would be suspicious of how they got my name. It seems too much of a coincidence that all the exes applied at random. I hope they don't do this again. |
Laisey | Wednesday, August 06, 2003 - 11:44 am     Hummingbird, AS explained before the show that they often recruited people and would approach them with something like someone gave us your name and said you might make a good contestant. I think Dana must have actually applied and Scott and Nathan both mentioned filling out applications on line. The ones I remember mentioning something that would indicate they were recruited are David, Ali, and possibly Jack, plus all the exes. I expect Erika was also recruited. I'm not sure or don't remember about the rest. |
Meggieprice | Wednesday, August 06, 2003 - 11:51 am     Penpoint I do agree they all want to be there now I just have an unrealistic feeling everyone should be just a person who applies to be on and makes it. None of this casting stuff. Blech. |
Charvie | Wednesday, August 06, 2003 - 11:57 am     They are having a conversation now about not knowing they're ex's would be in the house. Seems a little peculiar given that statement Justin made last night and how we are all sitting here trying to figure out how staged this game was. And than they go FOTH. Hmmmm |
Jpgramma | Wednesday, August 06, 2003 - 12:07 pm     hmmmm.. were they called into the diary room this morning? Have the BB people been reading this board? Are we now witnessing a little damage control? |
Kep421 | Wednesday, August 06, 2003 - 01:33 pm     I don't think the correct word here is scripting. I think its more like manipulating. But isn't that in keeping with the original concept of Big Brother? I see nothing wrong with "manipulating" the hamsters by rattling the cages. Even the contests for food are designed to divide and cause stress by providing for some while denying others. I don't remember any promise by CBS that they would allow the show to follow a natural course without any intereference from them. I actually prefer the "manipulation" by the network because I think without it, BB could end up as boring as the very first show...jmho |
Raindancer | Wednesday, August 06, 2003 - 01:39 pm     Personaly, I found Allie's reaction to the X factor a bit too contrived. "Me thinks the lady doth protest too much". I was sick of her within the first 5 minutes of the first show. |
Cameltoes | Wednesday, August 06, 2003 - 02:39 pm     The interesting thing about the conversation they FOTH'd is that Dana was just describing everyone's reactions in the time (1/2 hour according to Dana) they had between being told the Exes were coming and their eventual arrival. The FOTH happened when she was saying something like "Jun knew it was you because..." and then BAM! |
R151996 | Wednesday, August 06, 2003 - 03:12 pm     Jun knew it was Jee due to the earring depicted in the shadow picture they found on the memory wall. That was revealed on the first TV episode. By my count at least eight of the known potential 14 contestents (including Brandon) were recruited and did not submit an application before producers contacted them--Ali, David, Brandon, and the 5 exes. I'm pretty sure Dana, Jack, Jun, Scott, and Nate applied, but I'm not sure about Erika. |
Cinder | Wednesday, August 06, 2003 - 03:18 pm     R151996- sure that is what the editing of the show portrayed. I know Nate applied because he as talekd about it. I know Dana applied because she has applied many times. Somehow I think Jack and Erika applied because they know alot- and yes probably Jun. Don't know about Scott. David was recruited? |
R151996 | Wednesday, August 06, 2003 - 03:22 pm     David said he was recruited in one of the exit interviews he gave. I'll try to find a quote. |
Bonzacat | Wednesday, August 06, 2003 - 03:22 pm     Cinder - I believe David mentioned bumping into a casting agent at a party the week before BB4, and was recruited that way. |
R151996 | Wednesday, August 06, 2003 - 03:26 pm     Here's an excerpt from David's exit interview--Source: posted by Mr. R on the BB4 Forum at... http://www.realitytvtalk.com Q. How did you get on Big Brother 4? I can’t really imagine you making an audition tape. A. Yeah, I’m glad you said that. I didn’t make a tape at all. I met a guy at a party in Venice Beach who happened to be a casting guy. And it turned out it was two days before they had all the finalists flown into LA. So it was just luck of the draw, right place at the right time. I definitely don’t watch much reality TV, and the reality TV that I have watched, I thought those shows need a guy like me to stir things up. So I saw this chance. They told me $500,000 cash was the prize at the end, and I thought I’d be stupid to pass it up. |
Tobor7 | Wednesday, August 06, 2003 - 03:35 pm     If the above is true, just goes to show how hard up they were for good HGs. At the last moment they were still looking for good HGs. Wow. |
Cinder | Wednesday, August 06, 2003 - 03:38 pm     It seems they always cast someone at the last minute. You can't tell me there aren't some interesting people that ACTUALLY APPLY!!!!! Dana applied for BB2 and BB3- she would have fit in on BB3. |
Cricket | Wednesday, August 06, 2003 - 03:39 pm     Didn't Erika mention something about an agent? I think she was recruited also. She is a dancer and a model in addition to pilates instructor. |
Lucas | Wednesday, August 06, 2003 - 08:22 pm     If Ali knew before the show Justin was coming, despite any 'twinking' it is unfair. Twinking is ok, nudging is ok, but before, aliances could be formed, and they both should get the boot!!!! it is one thing that they pretend not to know each other were on the show, but...if they did, and the producers know it, the editing of the first show is a total sham, and the whole show is a fake. I do not mind, if the producers play with the houseguests at times, but the first show, with all the shock and surprise, if they...the producers knew it was fake, well, then the game is for sure a fake, and I am angry about that! |
Wendo | Wednesday, August 06, 2003 - 08:24 pm     Yeah, but we don't know if Justin was referring to Alison Grodner, the producer. |
Mademoiselle | Wednesday, August 06, 2003 - 08:41 pm     According to the rules posted on the internet for applicants for BB4, all finalists chosen were flown at BB expense to CA for the final interview sessions. According to those same posted rules, semi-finalists paid their own way to the city where they were being interviewed. |
Planelady14 | Wednesday, August 06, 2003 - 09:04 pm     I think Dana and Josh from BB3 would make a perfect couple. |
Miggles | Thursday, August 07, 2003 - 01:11 am     I though Erika had mentioned her boyfriend works for or has connections with the BB production. |
Tasia | Thursday, August 07, 2003 - 02:42 am     Wow... When I posted my first LFP last night I sure didn't expect to see a whole thread about it. Anyway. here goes. I will do my best to describe what I heard. Dana told Justin that she loved him, even from the first time when she saw him, not sure if she said house or hotel. I definitely heard this and am standing by what I heard. All hands were above the covers at this point and Justin got very quiet for a few minutes and I thought maybe they fell asleep then he changed the subject to Pennsylvania and back home and Ali. I assumed he was talking about the HG Ali, not the Producer Allison. Justin was whispering about Pennsylvania and the days before the show...the events leading up to him being on it. Justin and Dana were pretty cozy together and I hurried up last night to get the LFP on the screen because my radar went up when Justin said, and I'm paraphrasing here but this is the gist of it. "I'm not supposed to say anything,but Ali paid for my airfare because I couldn't afford it for the finals". He didn't say Semi-finals, he said Finals.. now he could have meant Semis. I just don't know. He could have said Semi and I only heard the latter part as well since they were whispering. Dana's reaction was silence. (Maybe she already knew? or it didn't come as no suprise) She didn't roll away, nor act disgusted, All I could see was the back of her head since she was on top of Justin pinning him down) About 5 minutes later she did leave him for the night... No FOTH was given when Justin said this and I actually waited for it to happen and was surprised when it didn't, so was it a lie or were the camera guys on a coffee break? I cannot see how they were on break since they were probably on alert as to whether Justin and Dana might do the "deed" so to speak on her last night in the house. (At one point I thought they would do it too until the little "I love you Justin" thing happened which was prior to the airfare convo and I think poor Justin shriveled up) So.... Was it true what he told Dana? or was he telling Dana this because he wants to insure her vote for the final 2? or was he saying it in hopes to deter Dana from wanting to sleep with him? Who knows??? It was Interesting enough to see the mention on Damage Control and the wondering if BB reads these posts after my little post last night umm way early this morning I mean , (If so BB if you're reading these ummm Try recruiting some of us for next year, we'll show you how it's done) It's no secret that Justin is almost as poor as David. I believe his aspiration is to hope to have enough money to buy a car when he gets out of the house because he doesn't even have enough money to buy one. As for the show being scripted? I don't think it's scripted per se, but we all need to remember a psychologist is on the set and supposedly there in the DR at times.. I can easily see some well timed questions or suggestions may be inserted into the psyche of the BB HG's. I personally think they had a field day with Dana in the DR... I also believe that her references to "I'm nobody's puppet" were made not only in reference to the other HG's but also to some things that went on in the DR. jmho |
Tobor7 | Thursday, August 07, 2003 - 02:53 am     Good stuff Miggles. |
Justareader | Thursday, August 07, 2003 - 07:15 am     Here, Here!! Tasia!! good stuff and well said....you stick to your guns to what you heard I know I have good speakers and hear things that a lot of posters say they missed so just stick to it!! and thanks for posting... |
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