Does anyone know if we will see sequester house?
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TV ClubHouse: ARCHIVES: Big Brother USA 2003 General Discussions Part 1: Does anyone know if we will see sequester house?

Immikeswfe

Sunday, August 10, 2003 - 09:59 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
May have missed info but, will we get to see what goes on in the second house?

Xarph

Sunday, August 10, 2003 - 10:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
This is probably worth repeating.

I found a picture of the sequester house. It is on the beach.

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Justareader

Monday, August 11, 2003 - 12:40 am EditMoveDeleteIP
ASP has said in interview there will be footage from the sequester house....

Scorpiomoon

Monday, August 11, 2003 - 01:20 am EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL Xarph!

Well at least they have a tire at the new pad. That's more than they got at the BB house. :)

Ziroc

Monday, August 11, 2003 - 01:28 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Hahah.. bet Dana's loving it! :)

I think I read in the Arnold Interview that they will be using shots from it for 'only the show' (and not internet feeds).

Ah well. The BB house is getting dangerously BORING for Arnold. he better fix it, and quick.

If DAVID was still on the show, it'd probably be more fun to watch the feeds.

Corriecat

Monday, August 11, 2003 - 05:45 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Oooh they have a project to keep them from getting bored - build a tire swing.

Costacat

Monday, August 11, 2003 - 06:50 am EditMoveDeleteIP
BTW, this topic has been discussed a couple of times: Sequester house location confirmed.

Although, admittedly, there are now conflicting reports about the the location. An "unofficial report" based on an "unnamed source at CBS" claimed the house was on the CBS lot. However, in an interview, Arnie stated the house was not on the lot but in a secret location. WhatEVER!

Bracken

Monday, August 11, 2003 - 02:59 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Here's the first article I posted in another thread a long time ago regarding this season of BB and second house.

VARIETY - June 30, 2003

'Brother' big on 'ex' appeal

Now that the contestants on "Big Brother 4" have been safely sequestered, producers today will reveal a new twist on the CBS reality show's traditional format.
Hoping to add more drama to the summer staple, exec producers Arnold Shapiro and Allison Grodner have concocted a plan to reunite ex-boyfriends, ex-girlfriends and ex-spouses within the "Big Brother" house -- without any of them knowing.

Shapiro and Grodner call it "Big Brother 4: The X Factor."

"We think we have the most exciting and unpredictable twist that we have ever done," Shapiro said. "I can hardly wait to see how it plays out."

In past summers, "Big Brother" has simply followed the exploits of strangers cooped inside a house, where they must adapt to each other and life without contact from the outside world.

Love connections

This time around, after casting an initial nine contestants, the "Big Brother" crew started investigating those players' former loves (without their knowledge) and contacting those exes, four of whom were ultimately recruited for the show.

All told, 13 players (seven men, six women) will live in the "Big Brother" house this summer, up from 12 a year ago.

That means eight of the players will be stuck in the house with their former flames, while the other five won't be.

And none of the contestants -- even the four who were chosen later in the process -- know that they're about to encounter their exes in the house.

"As a result of the way we did this, Alison and I and the entire casting department can qualify as spies for the CIA," Shapiro said of the covert casting operation. "This had to be done so delicately and creatively."

Shapiro credited Grodner with initially creating the "X Factor" idea.

"We see 'Big Brother' as a soap opera, and thought this was perfect soap opera fodder," Grodner said. "For us it was all about what could we do that was so different from the other years. What better way than bringing in pre-existing relationships, and potentially volatile ones?"

Strategic moves

The producers believe the "X Factor" will alter the contestants' pre-conceived strategies in the house, as some exes form alliances and others go head-to-head. As in years past, houseguests will vote each other out of the house on a weekly basis, with the final player winning $500,000.

Shapiro and Grodner also have other changes in store for "Big Brother 4," which premieres Tuesday, July 8, at 8 p.m. (show will also air Wednesdays at 9 and Fridays at 8).

"Big Brother 4" will include the show's youngest-ever (19) and oldest (59) houseguests. And unlike past years, no one in this year's cast is married.

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The producers also decided this year to open up another house to sequester players who have been voted out of the "Big Brother" house, starting with the fifth banished houseguest.

That way, the final group of seven players -- who ultimately return to pick the show's winner -- won't be swayed by what they see on the show. They'll be allowed to watch portions of what airs on the "Big Brother" telecast, but not segments from the "Diary Room" -- in which contestants reveal secrets about their strategy.

Those isolated players will continue to be taped, with some footage from house No. 2 likely to be used on the show. "When they're in this house, they're still playing the game," Grodner said.

Decision to keep sequestering the players came after last year's show, when producers felt that banished houseguest voters were swayed by watching the Diary Room comments.

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As for the house itself, Shapiro and Grodner have redecorated it to boast a swingin' '60s-style motif -- complete with shag carpet.

"Big Brother 4" comes from Shapiro/Grodner, in association with Endemol USA. John de Mol created the format.

Seanflynn2003
Thursday, July 24, 2003 - 07:28 pm
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For all the speculation that the house will be hell for the sequestered jury members, keep in mind that BB5 will need to recruit cast members, and a negative experience this year will reduce the members of the hamster pool to an even more desperate group
It may not be a resort, but it will be a decent enough place
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Cajunrambler

Monday, August 11, 2003 - 03:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
It is definitely a 60s style motif.

1860s

Bracken

Monday, August 11, 2003 - 03:12 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Links to latest Arnold Shapiro Interview
From Media Fiends. August 5, 2003

Part One
Link to Part 1

Part Two
Link to Part 2
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Mz_Dice

Monday, August 11, 2003 - 04:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I agree Ziroc, if David was never evicted I'm sure bb4 might be a little less boring & very much more witty & entertaining to watch

Cricket

Monday, August 11, 2003 - 06:21 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
""We see 'Big Brother' as a soap opera, and thought this was perfect soap opera fodder," Grodner said. "For us it was all about what could we do that was so different from the other years. What better way than bringing in pre-existing relationships, and potentially volatile ones?"

They see this as a "soap opera?" I thought it was a game. I gave up soap operas about 15 years ago..so boring. That could be why the houseguests keep referring to themselves as the 'good one' etc. If they are playing roles in a soap opera, somebody needs to reclassify this show.

Cliotheleo

Monday, August 11, 2003 - 10:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
"We see 'Big Brother' as a soap opera

Nah, not a soap opera, not enough flash back sequences. :)

"For us it was all about what could we do that was so different from the other years. What better way than bringing in pre-existing relationships, and potentially volatile ones?"

Apparently Arnold hasn't heard the "If it ain't broke don't fix it" rule of life.

Landi

Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 10:19 am EditMoveDeleteIP
if this is a soap opera... is Dana the evil twin? and where is the nice one? why couldn't we have had her?????

Twinkie

Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 10:31 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I gave up soap operas in Sept 2001. I don't want BB to be a soap opera. Personally my favorite BB was the first one. For me the rest have been going downhill fast.

Canadianguy

Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 12:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
The whole point of being sequestered was to not have another Danielle episode. If someone gets evicted they will not know who is leaving after them. (ex. Dana will not know who was evicted after her until the last show) they will not see eachother untill the last show. BB is not going to put them into another house and spoil a vote for someone else.

Jello

Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 12:54 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I have always thought it would be a great augmentation to the show to show the sequestered guests during the season, particularly as the new ejectees are added. I always wanted to see footage of "Loser Lodge" on Survivor, too.

Crossfire

Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 12:57 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
"BB is not going to put them into another house and spoil a vote for someone else."

Actually, that is what we believe the plan is based on interviews with AS.

Mystery

Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 09:23 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I think what AS was trying to avoid this year was the evicted HGs seeing the diary room entries, not each other.

Bracken

Wednesday, August 13, 2003 - 05:29 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I agree Mystery -- the whole point is that they want good DR entries and they won't get them if the jury has access to them and votes based on information they learn for viewing them.

I personally think the Loser House has merit, at least for the viewer. It gives us an opportunity to see the delusions continue as to why they are not still playing the game, and hopefully, some of the deliberations and jury activity as they learn what went on after they left.

Too bad they aren't offering live feeds of the second house, when the BB house gets down to three or two hamsters, its mighty boring.

Corriecat

Wednesday, August 13, 2003 - 07:00 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh this is a soap...now I get it! Stephano put a chip in Erika's brain to turn her into JLo.

I want to see the looser house on the feeds too. After every show there is always a lot of speculation on why the jury voted the way they did. I want to see them talking about it and what causes them to change their minds.

Spunky

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 08:44 am EditMoveDeleteIP
We had a fun thread before (boy, they disappear fast!!) wondering if Nate and Dana will become friends all alone in that house.

The curiousity is just too much now!!! Come'on guys, let's put our heads together and think.... think really hard....

Mystery

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 12:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Loser House! That made me laugh out loud.

I think an enterprising soul could find out where the house is by just tracing calls to 911 about excessive, loud swearing and potential violence.