Archive through September 12, 2003
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Archive through September 12, 2003
Jkm | Friday, September 12, 2003 - 05:53 am     Prior years -- had visitors in the house - some even over night (survivor group)(Concert last year) --- These guys got Marcelles voice -- In the past the houseguest had "Chores" or duties to keep them busy -- (Chickens) Lizards and turtles just aren't something to keep you occupied much. No "big" take home prize --(car's etc).... |
Rainwoman | Friday, September 12, 2003 - 06:08 am     BB's budget s*cked this year! They didn't do anything big this year. What a shame. BB2 got Survivor guests and won a car, BB3 got a Cheryl Crow concert, and the houseguests this year BB4 got BLAH! no wonder it was boring. I guess all their money is tied up in the sequester house, and Julie's $750.00 shirt. GET A REAL BUDGET NEXT YEAR BB!!!!!! |
Sheilaree | Friday, September 12, 2003 - 06:13 am     I agree they did get jipped |
Sheilaree | Friday, September 12, 2003 - 06:15 am     I agree they have been jipped I agree with Rainwoman. |
Shainie28 | Friday, September 12, 2003 - 06:27 am     Well, there was the trip to NY for the Music awards and the Blimp ride. That has to count for something! |
Justshirley | Friday, September 12, 2003 - 06:44 am     I tend to side with BB Jon, who asked Erika in the DR if she was under the mistaken impression that she was on "The Price is Right." These people are playing a game that gives them a 1 in 13 chance of winning half a million dollars. Plus, with their stipend, they're each earning around $10,000. Enough with the "consolation" prizes. It should be all or nothing. |
Bracken | Friday, September 12, 2003 - 06:45 am     It does count for something Shainie! Cross promotion of another network for MTV awards. And: Product Placement for the Goodyear blimp. I guess no car manufacturer wanted to be associated with this bunch of <LC> enough to give away a car for promotional purposes. lol. Also, a pricey item like that does have the jealousy factor to combat, too. BB2 also had that great luxury challenge where they selected wrapped boxes, remember Will got a DVD player and Nicole went nuts? Even the clothing they had to select from was just OK. However, I'm not feeling sorry for any of them. Do you know not one of them (even Jack) thanked BB after the clothing spree, at least not on camera. This crew really feels such a sense of entitlement this year. They are all (well, most) really in for a rude awakening after this show is over. You got your 15 minutes of Fame, and every second of every minute was bad, lol. |
Crossfire | Friday, September 12, 2003 - 07:03 am     I have to agree that it is hard to consider giving these people anything at all. Nine times out of ten, it seems when the HG's (and not just this year) are given something, they act like bleepin two year olds who just dropped an ice cream cone in the sand. If I were on the production staff, I'd feel quite insulted, and consider leaving a flaming bag of dodo for them in the backyard. They want to complain, I'd give'm a reason. Who was it the one year who packed up gifts, and left them outside a door so they could be taken away? Was that Nicole? Very embarrassing. It is the production staff that repeatedly gets 'jipped' from all sides, HG's, and 'fans' alike. Dang, got up on the wrong side of the bed today I think. |
Boberg | Friday, September 12, 2003 - 07:06 am     As the DR people told Erika.."what do you people think you are on..."The Price is Right?" No..they didn't get jipped...and I for one have really enjoyed seeing clips from the sequester houseguests. |
Crossfire | Friday, September 12, 2003 - 07:23 am     Anyone know what Erika said to prompt that response? |
Crazydog | Friday, September 12, 2003 - 07:31 am     I agree that they have not been gypped at all. They are getting the chance at $500,000. They get to live and eat for free for three months. Some of them even get a nice stay in a resort in Mexico out of it. Above all, all of them are getting paid at least $10,000 to do nothing. They should not be entitled to anything. And I agree that in the past seasons we have frequently seen (on the TV show) the HGs thanking Big Brother and I really can't remember that happening this year. It was on BB2 during that box game that Nicole was ungrateful. There were only three of them left and they all got to choose wrapped gifts in turn. Nicole really wanted something for her husband (DVD player or something electronic) but Will ended up getting it and she was pissed. She complained about some of the things she got and just left them in the storage room by the production door. |
Cliotheleo | Friday, September 12, 2003 - 07:33 am     Crossfire, the girls (more so Jun and Ali I think) were complaining about the blimp prize and how unimpressed they were with it. |
Earthmother | Friday, September 12, 2003 - 07:56 am     Jipped? Heck I wish someone would jip me ..I would love nothing more than to lay around the pool tanning, have someone to cook for me, give me a fancy shopping spree and lobster dinners, send me on a (very expensive) ride over California, send me to the MTV awards and sleep until noon most days while collecting a paycheck...and if I get kicked off..I would not think it was suffering to live in the luxurious sequester house and have to jet ski, play and eat fancy dinners...IF THIS IS BEING JIPPED THEN I'M REALLY GETTIN SCREWED!! |
Alexia | Friday, September 12, 2003 - 08:10 am     I absolutely agree. If you break it down (depending on whether you go by 80 or 84 days) the HG are getting around $115 a day to do basically nothing. People earning minimum wage don't even make that much per day (which probably includes some of the BB production staff)! |
Earthmother | Friday, September 12, 2003 - 08:18 am     I think we've forgotten that there has not been a sequester house in the past and I'm sure that costs a bundle...Maybe it's the tradeoff. If these people want a fancy cell phone, they should take their stipend when they get out and buy one.. Obviously none of them are hurting for money or they couldn't have afforded to up and quit life for almost 3 months. Everyone I know has some kind of bills unless they are homeless. Hearing them talk about their careers I truly doubt they are hauling in more than $700 per week when they are working. |
Gen | Friday, September 12, 2003 - 08:31 am     The only "Thank You" that I've heard was from Robert for the America Chose Award. I don't know if he said it in the house, but he did in the DR in a very sincere way. |
Vealprince | Friday, September 12, 2003 - 09:03 am     I feel that WE get "jipped" every time the HG's get contact with ANYTHING on the outside as that is against the principle of the game. As far as I'm concerned they have done that TOO much this (and every) season. |
Helgapataki | Friday, September 12, 2003 - 09:12 am     I don't think that the jury house is in Mexico- is it? I heard it was actually in CA... |
Bastable | Friday, September 12, 2003 - 09:14 am     I think the producers realized that this year's cast was a bust, the X Factor didn't work, and that they weren't going to waste any brilliant twists on this gang. Next year, as long as the producers cut out the lame casting stunts, it should be back on track. |
Lostintheglades | Friday, September 12, 2003 - 09:55 am     Actually...I've been looking rather closely at the footage and scenery of the sequester house. They don't have passports and I was thinking the US Virgin Islands or the Bahamas might be where they are. |
Bastable | Friday, September 12, 2003 - 09:58 am     Lostintheglades, I thought of that too. Many of the HGs don't have passports, and they have said as much. But you can get into Mexico with other documents (I believe a birth certificate is one, but I am not sure), so it could also be there. |
Kaili | Friday, September 12, 2003 - 10:06 am     Yep, a birth certificate is all you need to get into Mexico. That's what I used to get there before I had a passport. But driving across the border, they didn't even look at my ID- they just waved me past. Anyway, wouldn't Mexico actually be cheaper for BB than setting them up in California? |
Bastable | Friday, September 12, 2003 - 10:25 am     Whaddamean, gypped? They got a mime!! What the heck are the producers thinking? A mime is a punishment, not a treat! |
Meggieprice | Friday, September 12, 2003 - 10:35 am     btw, not to start a big ol debate or anything- but I am always a little annoyed by the word gypped- cause in my heart and ethnic background I am a Hungarian gypsy, lol! I too loved it when they said that about the Price is Right! |
R151996 | Friday, September 12, 2003 - 10:42 am     My main gripe is with the HG stipend. Those evicted should not be earning the same stipend as those still in the game. All that does is make the 9th place prize equal to 3rd place--there should be a difference. For what we know they get $750 a week stipend. Why not up that stipend into the $1000-1500 range per week to stay in the game once sequestering begins and keep the stipend at $750 a week while in sequestration. |
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