Is this part of the big twist???
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TV ClubHouse: ARCHIVES: Big Brother USA 2003 General Discussions Part 1: Is this part of the big twist???
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Katbee

Monday, July 28, 2003 - 03:50 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Maybe the twist will be that they are going to totally clear the house and put in 12 brand spankin' new hamsters with real lives, real experiences, and real interesting things to talk about.

Cp01_Wales

Monday, July 28, 2003 - 03:57 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Twist i think the twist would be the ex's coming in ;)

But for me it would be great if an ex British housemate was to go in, But i dont think it will happen :(

Bgood

Monday, July 28, 2003 - 04:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Katbee, I like your twist...
Maybe the houseguest will be offered $$$$$
to leave so they can be replaced by new ones.

Haerpino

Monday, July 28, 2003 - 06:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I mentioned this in another thread but it probably is more suited for this one. Yesterday in the hot tub they were talking about when the show ends and Erika said it ended on Sept 25, and as soon as she did we got FOTH. Basically, if you count it as though a person is leaving each Wednesday, you would be down to 2 by Sept 18... so either the houseguests are misinformed or there is a twist on its way. or I can't count. ;)

Seanflynn2003

Monday, July 28, 2003 - 06:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
9/25 would have been right if Scott hadn't been booted and they keep to a one-eviction-per-week schedule
The HGs would have been told before going in how long this gig was.
So they either skip the eviction one week or they bring in someone new (or soemone returns)
Last year Amy was brought back after she & 2 other evictees competed for the return. Could it be that Amanda, Michelle & this week's evictee could be in that position? (We have heard nothing about Amanda and Michelle be sequestered, so not likely).
The foreign angle -- someone from BB UK, who has been in quarantine and has no idea about BB US -- does make some sense, as long as it was combined with at least a one week exemption from nomination.

Jedisan

Monday, July 28, 2003 - 06:20 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
"Sorry... minor detail here... don't you think that if there were a big twist about to be revealed next week that Julie Chen would have been teasing us about it? That there would be ads promoting it? It doesn't do CBS's ratings any good to pull a long-planned twist out of thin air. They gave us plenty of buildup before every twist last year."

I agree with Bastable...

Bookgirl137

Monday, July 28, 2003 - 08:11 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Another point: If someone new is going to be brought in, it has to happen this week. Otherwise the sequestered jury members who will be voting will have no experience of the new HG.

I agree that if something like that were going to happen Wednesday we would be seeing lots of promotion.

Cangaroo

Monday, July 28, 2003 - 08:23 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
"C'mon baby, let's do the twist"...everytime I see this thread I think of the old 50's hit.

R151996

Monday, July 28, 2003 - 09:02 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
If all eviction shows are on Wednesdays, September 24 would be the final show on the current pace--it would have been October 1 with Scott in the game. I was suspicious about that from the start since the show has never run into October before.

On the current pace:
Down to 10 was July 23
Down to 9--July 30
Down to 8--August 6
Down to 7--August 13
Down to 6--August 20
Down to 5--August 27
Down to 4--September 3
Down to 3--September 10
Down to 2--September 17
Final show--September 24

Bastable

Monday, July 28, 2003 - 09:04 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
R151996, in the past, the final four are in place up until about the last week, and the last few HGs are evicted in quick succession in the week preceding the final show. They don't have a show with just two people in the house during that final week. There would be nothing to watch! The final two are alone for two days, tops.

So you have to subtract at least a week out of that formulation.

Wilsonatmd

Monday, July 28, 2003 - 09:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
it can't end Sept 25th, or the 24th for that matter...CBS debuts their fall schedule the week of the 22nd, and all the timeslots are filled that week. The latest day the show can end (and have a decent audience) is either Sept 17th or 18th. I'm thinking the 18th, because Survivor 7 begins the 18th. They'll probably air the finale of BB after the premiere of Survivor, to get a big audience. It can work even if they decide to start S7 with a 90 minute episode (which they might)....they can air the BB finale from 9:30-11 if they want. If they don't want to do that, it'll air Wednesday the 17th. So anything about the show ending the 25th is speculation on the HG's part(likely, the producers gave them the latest date the show could end, since CBS hadn't decided their premiere dates yet)....

I personally think sometime during the show, there's going to be a guest, probably from the UK, only because they are airng the show there. That guest will be HOH that week, but no evictions that week, instead, the guest enters on a Wednesday and leaves the following Wednesday...then they're caught up.

Hokeypokey04

Monday, July 28, 2003 - 09:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I think it's still going to end on September 25th. Back in BB2 when Justin was kicked out of the house, evictions continued like normal, just like they have this year. But in week 7, there was a week where no one was evicted so that the schedule was right and the show would end the week it was supposed to. I just got done looking that up because someone tried to tell me that that didn't happen, so trust me on that on. Also, don't take into consideration of September 11th since that pushed everything back a week. So my guess is still that there's a week of no eviction. Plus to end a show when all the other new shows are starting up could help CBS in the ratings that week and we all know that ratings are what really matter.

Iceprincess

Monday, July 28, 2003 - 09:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ok lets put this to a chart shall we? If the show ends on the 24th then there definately will be a week without an eviction. If it ends on the 17th then everything is on schedule.

WeekDate# HG With Scott# HG Without Scott
Week 17/16/20031211
Week 27/23/20031110
Week 37/30/2003109
Week 48/6/200398
Week 58/13/200387
Week 68/20/200376
Week 78/27/200365
Week 89/3/200354
Week 99/10/200343
Week 109/17/200332
Week 119/24/200321

Bastable

Monday, July 28, 2003 - 10:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ice, I stand in awe of your tabling skills, but you're forgetting the point of my 8:43 post. The last two HGs never spend the final week alone together in the house. It goes from 4 to the winner in seven to 10 days.

Cliotheleo

Monday, July 28, 2003 - 10:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
IcePrincess ....... wow! That is cool! I am WAY to blonde to understand it, but I can tell you put some work into and I appreciate it!

Iceprincess

Monday, July 28, 2003 - 10:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh I know Bastable...but based on what everyone was saying I figured I would table that...If I remember correctly, last year they did HoH...there were 3 of them...then they did the eviction the following wednesday which brings it down to 2..then I think 2 days later was the final...Am I correct in remembering this. Sooooo....The end of the show would either be the 19th of September or the 26th of September...because after you get down to the final 2 it is 2 days.

Wilsonatmd

Monday, July 28, 2003 - 10:29 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
here's the CBS fall premiere schedule as a reference....

Thursday, Sept. 18
8 p.m.: "Survivor: Pearl Islands" (it's starting early so it can get a jump on Friends, which starts the week after)

Monday, Sept. 22
8 p.m.: "Yes, Dear" (new timeslot)
8:30 p.m.: "Still Standing" (new timeslot)
9 p.m.: "Everybody Loves Raymond"
9:30 p.m.: "Two and a Half Men"
10 p.m.: "CSI: Miami"

Tuesday, Sept. 23
8 p.m.: "Navy NCIS"
9 p.m.: "The Guardian"
10 p.m.: "Judging Amy"

Wednesday, Sept. 24
8 p.m.: "60 Minutes II"
9 p.m.: "The King of Queens" (one-hour premiere; new timeslot)
10 p.m.: "The Brotherhood of Poland, N.H."

Thursday, Sept. 25
9 p.m.: "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"
10 p.m.: "Without a Trace"

Friday, Sept. 26
8 p.m.: "Joan of Arcadia"
9 p.m.: "JAG" (new timeslot)
10 p.m.: "The Handler"

Saturday, Sept. 27
8 p.m.: "48 Hours Investigates" (new timeslot)
9 p.m.: "Hack" (new timeslot)
10 p.m.: "The District" (new timeslot)

Sunday, Sept. 28
7 p.m.: "60 Minutes"
8 p.m.: "Cold Case"
9 p.m.: CBS Sunday Movie

Wednesday, Oct. 1
9:30 p.m.: "Becker" (new timeslot)

Thus, as you can see, there are no timeslots available from the 22nd on.

The 21st is the Emmy awards ceremony (on Fox, but the other networks do movies or reruns)

The 20th is a Saturday, and BB's audience isn't in on Saturday.

Thus, it has to be the 19th or earlier. While it could be the 19th (A Friday). My guess is they would like to have the show end with a big rating. What better show to put it after than the first episode on Survivor 7? I'm pretty sure it's gonna end the 18th, right after Survivor. If not then, the 17th. Either day makes sense to me.

Haerpino

Monday, July 28, 2003 - 10:48 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I just find it ending on the 18th strange, because let's say hypothetically Scott was still in the house, then the show would logically have to end on the 25th. Did CBS make its fall schedule a week earlier than planned after they learned of Scott's early eviction? Or was this set before Big Brother even debuted? You just figure they would have an extra week because of him leaving...and they don't. The 18th does seem most likely, and at least the houseguests will be in for a nice surprise when the game's done a week early.

I'm still hoping for a twist even if someone new doesn't enter the house, just something because I think this whole "we have to beat THEM" mentality on the show is going to get dull fast.

Sanfranjoshfan

Monday, July 28, 2003 - 10:57 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Iceprincess - They started out with 13 HG this year, not 12....or am I just reading your chart wrong? (*After* Scott left there were 12 remaining HG)

Serate

Monday, July 28, 2003 - 10:57 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
My fiance thinks the whole Scott thing was planned, to add some spice to the show. To get people watching when they heard somebody got kicked off. So maybe the 18th is the date they planned all along.

Wilsonatmd

Monday, July 28, 2003 - 11:02 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
The CBS sched was announced last week (when they have a big thing with Television critics), but they probably had it figured before the HG's went in the house.

I think the confusion lies in the fact that they don't leave the last two HG's in for a whole week, but usually 2 or 3 days max. Also, the last HOH competition takes at least two or sometimes three days to finish, since it's in several parts.

It's usually:

Day1- evict to three, first part of HOH
Day2- rest, since first part of HOH is endurance
Day3- 2nd part of HOH
Day4- Final part of HOH, evict down to 2
Day5- Prep for jury deliberations
Day6- Jury questioning
Day7- Live finale

So it could be the final ep is as soon as Tuesday the 16th, as a matter of fact....what complicates things is Cupid ends at about the same time, and since they've switched timeslots, I don't know how that schedule is gonna mesh.

Kellee

Tuesday, July 29, 2003 - 05:58 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Okay I have been thinking about this...and dont know if this possibility has been mentioned before...but maybe they will do the better of two evils situation...

which ex is better...an ex houseguest...or an ex of a houseguest...ask them to vote one or the other not knowing who is the ex (either houseguest or ex signifigant other)...kninda a gamble there..on which would work better for people..

Thedunit

Tuesday, July 29, 2003 - 07:43 am EditMoveDeleteIP
How about this for a twist; whoever gets the boot this week, BB offers them either cash to stay out or they can over rule their eviction and stay????

Amchess

Tuesday, July 29, 2003 - 08:02 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Or, they could bring in Jordan or Mega Man to modify the HG's behavior!

Iceprincess

Tuesday, July 29, 2003 - 08:59 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Sanfran...my chart shows 13 houseguests...the with scott is as if he was never expelled thus after the 1st eviction wich was the 16th there would be 12 houseguests. The without scott shows him and amanda leaving the first week, hence the 11 houseguests. :)

Ryn

Tuesday, July 29, 2003 - 07:06 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I am thinking they might toss in Dana's Ex since she said she saw him right before the show (as in he was a reserve like Jee)

Mwhahahahahaa

Nana

Tuesday, July 29, 2003 - 09:38 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
the twist...cancel the current nominations and votes and let America vote live tomorrow nite for any hg to evict.