Would you be happier with just the "rosy" tv show and no LF?
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Spunky

Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 01:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I just wonder if we would feel less frustrated with the constant watching of the nastiness that transpires through the Live Feeds and of course reflected on the discussion boards, and be just happy with the "rosy" version of the tv show.

Maybe we would be entertained without the anger and outrage that we experienced this year.

They do that with Survivor and maybe BB viewers would be just as happy with the show only.

Boooo..(I'm sure not many agree as the main idea of BB is to watch 24hr)

Lorry

Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 02:03 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I think the CBS show and the Internet Feeds are really two distinctly different shows.

The TV Show is as fake as it can be. It's orchestrated for ratings, it's biased, it's just in no way reality.

The Internet Show is reality at it's worst. It takes the humanity out of being human.

Now... which do I prefer? In small doses I can handle both, but to be honest, with so much negativity and violence going on in the real, do I really need to see people eating pig's snouts and lying in coffins filled with leeches? Do I really need to see people degrade themselves and each other? No... but like a car wreck, like the medical shows, like the police car chases, I sometimes find it difficult to look away.

I thank God for my children, as they make it impossible for me to gourge myself on the ugliness that is reality tv.

Besides, I sure don't want to see my survivor favs in as bright a light as I saw the BB4 people. Dim the lights a little please, these old eyes of mine need a rest.

The best things about BB4 or any BB show are meeting you all here on these boards. You make me laugh, and smile, and sometimes I find another special friend. I love the reality of the friendships we share here on these boards.

Sherri

Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 02:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Lorry - couldn't have said it better :)

Spunky

Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 02:33 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Lorry... better late than never. I just noticed you now and enjoyed your take!!! :)

Wendo

Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 02:35 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
"Would you be happier with just the "rosy" tv show and no LF?"

Nope. I can watch Survivor if I want to watch a "rosy" reality tv show.

Seamonkey

Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 02:48 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
No.. no rosy required for me :)

Would like a smaller quantity of histrionics from the viewers at times.. When outrage is too copious, I tend to tune it out.

Anyway, I love BB.. will be here next year.

I love TVCH and the people more than BB..

Jarryjayo

Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 02:51 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ya they'll sure never top Survivor one, no matter how hard they try nothing will ever beat the Rat and the Snake story.

I like the feeds on big brother, It's the show that sucks because it's all edited and prepackaged up. I just wish the paying viewers could get to see everything and not have to have a tv at all. Ohh well

Wendo

Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 02:53 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Jarryjayo said, "Ya they'll sure never top Survivor one, no matter how hard they try nothing will ever beat the Rat and the Snake story."

Gotta agree with you on this one. LOL! Susan's final words to Kelly are still the worst ever uttered by a reality tv show contestant. (Though they did make for good tv! LOL!)

Hopefully someday, Jarry, the feeds will be pumped through a 24/7 cable channel. I'd pay for that.

Earthmother

Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 04:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
What the heck would we have to talk about!!! I like some of the love threads, but that isn't why I come here. If that was all we did for three months do you think we would start getting nasty by being bored for so long..lol Seriously, we learn more about ourselves by debate of the good, bad and the ugly..

Whit4you

Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 04:48 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I wouldn't watch BB if not for the live feeds - and our board here. The live feeds are what makes BB interesting - the show is just the crust of the sandwich.

Aremid

Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 05:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
No, I would not even enjoy the show without the Live Feeds.

Bonzacat

Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 05:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
What Aremid said - gotta have the feeds (and this board) and the show.

Bigfan

Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 09:33 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Is there a Bigbrother without live feeds?
Not for me!

Gina8642

Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 09:53 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I don't know if LFs are a good thing or a bad thing - but I know for certain - they are very, very addictive (at least for me). However the negativity can get me down. Both amongst the guests and the outraged posters here.

Right now I'm looking foward to a little 'rosy' time watching Survivor and hopefully getting some of my life back. Addictions are not always a good thing, but it is fun to share it with sooo many different interesting people on this site.

Miggles

Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 11:46 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Even though the live feeds show the houseguest doing nothing 95% of the time, it's fun watch how CBS manipulates this into 3 hours of programming per week. Also the live feeds add more dimensionality to the characters.

Sushigirl

Friday, September 26, 2003 - 12:24 am EditMoveDeleteIP
If live feeds weren't available, I would not watch Big Brother.

Mrsmel

Friday, September 26, 2003 - 11:49 am EditMoveDeleteIP
It would not be the same without the live feeds. I like knowing what is going on and they can only manipulate the show so much. How many times on a reality show like Survivor and Bachelor, etc etc etc, do you think you know and you don't!!!! Granted they tried to do that with BB4 and for a second there I thought maybe Alison was going to pull off an upset. The ONLY reason we may have thought that was due to creative editing, especially with Erika and Robert. Do anybody think they would vote for Jun after the comments they showed? They ask them the same question on both players (Ali and Jun) and then show us the negative or positive on the one they want to throw us off of. Just like last night on Survior. Osten asked to be kicked off... easy...vote him off, he wants to go...but nooooooo they predicably vote off someone else that was mentioned as a weak player but not played up as much. And for all those reasons, I LOVE THE LIVE FEEDS. It makes me feel special like I know a secret...lol :)

Polypody

Friday, September 26, 2003 - 12:02 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I too would not look at BB without the live feeds.
Isn't the whole orwellian idea that they are watched 24-7?
The "show" is just a show--the live feeds are "reality".