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TV ClubHouse: ARCHIVES: Big Brother USA 2003 General Discussions Part 1: It's official- bbusa is MUCH better than bbuk!: Archive through July 31, 2003

Sugarplum

Thursday, July 31, 2003 - 05:59 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, last night I watched my first show of bbusa (i've been watching some live feeds, but not proper shows). I think that in the uk we are shown a few shows of bbusa compacted into one, because last night i saw: dana's nominations, the POV competition and nathan's use of POV. Tonight is the eviction show (i think we are behind the usa, i guess because of the time difference we are shown it a day later?), but i already know that david goes because i saw it here!

Anyway, I just wanted to say how bbusa is so much better than bbuk was. For a start, strategies play a much more important part. In bbuk, when a HG even suggested that another HG may be using tactics there was an outrage!!! Tres boring!

YAY! Go big brother usa!!!

Ryn

Thursday, July 31, 2003 - 08:09 am EditMoveDeleteIP
We have 3 shows a week here Sugar - so it does sound like they combined them.

Each show is 60 minutes here (including commercials).

Fuzzyb

Thursday, July 31, 2003 - 08:11 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Sugar let us know when you hear any rating #'s. I'm curious if we beat your 600,000 for this seasons bbuk!

Pulk

Thursday, July 31, 2003 - 08:17 am EditMoveDeleteIP
We have the same shows just on a delay.

Eviction epsiode airs tonight 9pm UK time (1pm BB time).

E4 blasted people with eps 1-5 on Saturday afternoon through to the evening. Then on Sunday they repeated them all again. WTF?

Before catching up they skipped through 6,7 and 8 (noms, POV, Michelle) and jumped staight to ep 9 to finish off the day of repeats on Sunday.

I believe the only reason the UK has took BB USA on is because our own version was a flop this year.

Bastable

Thursday, July 31, 2003 - 08:19 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Pulk, what channel is it on? Is it airing on satellite only or on one of the big broadcast channels (Channel 4, etc.)?

Pulk

Thursday, July 31, 2003 - 08:25 am EditMoveDeleteIP
E4 is the sister channel of Channel 4. You get 5 channels if you have no kind of subscription service and C4 is one of them.

E4 is available on digital subscription platforms only. There is a chance that the hamsters may get hassled more in the UK than in the USA.

www.e4.com for schedule info

Bastable

Thursday, July 31, 2003 - 08:40 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm so impressed that the C4 Web site seems to be telling it like it is. The nasty information in the following paragraph didn't even make it to broadcast here in America--only we live feed watchers caught it.

"Things have certainly got off to a flying start with one housemate removed after only 5 days for becoming too wild after throwing a chair across the kitchen. Then blaming the outburst on an outbreak of genital warts. With all this going on, E4 viewers can expect enough to drama to blow up their TV sets!"

For the information of American viewers, the British info page (but not the schedule) about our BB is at this link, and Channel 4's bulletin board about BB4 US is at this link.

Bastable

Thursday, July 31, 2003 - 08:45 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Pulk, I see you're a member on the C4 BB USA bulletin board. Please feel free to invite everyone to come take a peek at TVCH--we would love to have anyone who wants to participate over here!

Sugarplum

Thursday, July 31, 2003 - 09:01 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I missed the catch up weekend coz i was on holiday. i'm not sure how often bbusa is shown on e4 here, all i know is i watched one show last night (containing the stuff i mentioned in my initial post) and that tonight is the eviction. I'm guessing that the eviction show is being aired in the usa tonight and happened yesterday? No? Yes? Maybe?

Sugarplum

Thursday, July 31, 2003 - 09:03 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh, also, any uk people out there... when were we shown that alison got HOH? I haven't seen that yet, has it been shown on tv over here???

Therlin

Thursday, July 31, 2003 - 09:06 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Sugarplum, evictions are live on Wednesday nights.

Bastable

Thursday, July 31, 2003 - 09:09 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Sugarplum, the HoH competition happens live directly after the eviction, on Wednesday nights (at about 3 a.m. Thursday morning, your time).

Sugarplum

Thursday, July 31, 2003 - 09:10 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh, if it's directly after evictions, we will probably be shown it tonight when we see the eviction (i see we are one night behind you then, which is to be expected if they wanted to show it at a decent hour over here!)

Fuzzyb

Thursday, July 31, 2003 - 09:13 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Does anyone think this will increase the HG's popularity? Considering the UK audience thinks of bb hg's as REAL celebrities?
Pulk might know.

Fuzzyb

Thursday, July 31, 2003 - 09:13 am EditMoveDeleteIP
sorry or sugar

Sugarplum

Thursday, July 31, 2003 - 09:15 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Fuzzyb, sorry to be dense, but what do you mean when you say we think of them as "REAL celebrities"?

Pulk

Thursday, July 31, 2003 - 09:19 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Bastable , i will be sure to pimp this board later tonight. :)

Btw something that will make you checkle. E4 do this thing with word association where i word pops up as a commercial break begins and then another one pops up as we go back to the programme.

Example...

'Jail'....'break'

i cant think off any good ones, usually they are humourous.

Over the past week i have spotted...


'Man' ... <4 minute break> ... 'Troll'

'Genital' ... <4 min break> ... 'Warts'

:)

Pulk

Thursday, July 31, 2003 - 09:23 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I was born and live in the Uk but i think of BB USA as my own.

I hate the media circus that surrounds UK BB. It totally affects their behaviour in the house. They get picked and they now know their life changes forever. I dont want to waste my energy ripping BB UK. There were only 2 housemates this year who kept it real...aiight.

Gemma120in2002

Thursday, July 31, 2003 - 09:26 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Sugarplum, here in the States, the houseguests slip back into relative obscurity. They don't become "famous" or get movie deals, etc.

Sugarplum

Thursday, July 31, 2003 - 09:26 am EditMoveDeleteIP
pulk, i think that what you said is true of the last big brothers in the uk, but because of the sheer boredom this one created, i doubt that the hg's will be remembered for more than a month or so.

Sugarplum

Thursday, July 31, 2003 - 09:27 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Gemma- ahh, i see. Even the one that wins?

Gemma120in2002

Thursday, July 31, 2003 - 09:29 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Yes. She got a photo lay out in a magazine, but that's about it. A couple of reality tv contestants have gotten a guest-shot or two on a sit-com, and one of the contestants on our first Survivor got a movie part, but that's pretty much it.

Gemma120in2002

Thursday, July 31, 2003 - 09:30 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Sorry, buy "she" I meant last year's winner. Usually our reality show women get nude magazine photos taken and that's about it. Although Survivor Australia had a contestant who is a chef and he got his own cooking show on FoodTV here.

Sugarplum

Thursday, July 31, 2003 - 09:31 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I guess it is different in the uk then. Well, it has been in the past, whether or not the hg's from this year do well after bb we shall see....

Gemma120in2002

Thursday, July 31, 2003 - 09:35 am EditMoveDeleteIP
It's too bad they haven't shown the Big Brother shows from last year or the year before. They were so much fun! The X-factor has changed the show considerably this year, at least I think so.