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TV ClubHouse: ARCHIVES: Big Brother USA 2003 General Discussions Part 1: 9/5 Entertainment Weekly Article

Mckryan

Saturday, August 30, 2003 - 09:27 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I was just glancing through my EW today, and I found this article.

Oh, 'Brother'!
CBS has summer's Big ratings surprise.

A series of firsts on CBS' "Big Brother" (sex, exes, and one freaked-out chair chucker) have transformed the four-year-old reality show into summer's surprise hit. The thrice-weekly peekaboo show consistently wins its time slots in the advertiser-friendly 18-49 demographic. Not bad for a house show that once seemed destined for foreclosure - thanks to the credibility killers like Justin, the knife wielder from season 2; and season 1's William Collins a.k.a. Will Mega, the former member of the New Black Panther Party, whose leader, the late Khalid Abdul Muhammad, made anti-Semitic and antiwhite statments. The show has been picked up for three more years and BB3 will be released on DVD in stores Nov. 4. "This has become a nice summer staple," says CBS CEO Les Moonves of BB. "It's amazing how people get so invovled." Exec producer Allison Grodner offers one explanation: "It is the most naked cast we've ever had!" - Lynette Rice

Seamonkey

Saturday, August 30, 2003 - 09:30 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Kewl.. my addiction lives and thrives :)

Demsome

Saturday, August 30, 2003 - 09:33 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Wow very cool, Its weird too how we have all been complaining about how boring this year has been and yet this happens. By the way it is picking up IMO not as boring recently. Thank you Mckryan for sharing this article.

Mckryan

Saturday, August 30, 2003 - 09:39 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I was surprised to see how it was doing and that it was picked up for 3 more years. I have also felt that this year was more boring than the previous 3. It has gotten a little better, but I just can't find anyone still there to root for. And now I've read where Erika has a connection (girlfriend?) of Josh Souza - the 2nd place winner in BB1. It's just not as fun as BB1 with the novelty of it all and the group challenges.

Scorpiomoon

Saturday, August 30, 2003 - 09:51 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Les Moonves is a freakin' piece of work. At the beginning of the summer he was insulting BB and saying it was as annoying as "Cupid". Now he's all for it.

Earthmother

Saturday, August 30, 2003 - 09:54 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I agree to a point about this years boredom factor, but I don't think it has to do so much with the exs as it does with everyone seeming to know what each is doing. I don't have anyone to strongly dislike in the past..Robert is lightweight compared to some of the past hgs and if I don't have anyone to root against and watch them suffer I get bored. lol

Ric_Munoz

Saturday, August 30, 2003 - 10:27 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I just hope this X-Factor dog-poop is a "one-time-only" experiment that CBS/Shapiro (by now) have determined is either too boring or too hideouosly annoying. That's probably asking too much, though.

Bastable

Saturday, August 30, 2003 - 11:27 am EditMoveDeleteIP
This topic is already being discussed over here:

Are You Ready for BB5, BB6, and BB7?