Ryn | Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 12:43 am     I know this is being discussed in the HG thread - but he has been removed from the web site as well. Yikes!!! |
Ryn | Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 01:26 am     Brandon has updated what appears to be his home page and admits he was pulled from the show. He also says that it was not him that appeared in a chat that was quoted on bb4bbq's site. just an FYI. Brandon's Home Page (unconfirmed) |
Justareader | Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 01:54 am     Ahhh what a cutie too bad he's gone!! |
Cindy864 | Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 04:00 am     Okay Ryn, I'm not finding the HG thread, I'm curious to hear the story, or what's known at this point of Brandon's ousting.....did he even make it to the house yesterday? |
Cindy864 | Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 04:35 am     Forget that previous question, like a typical lurker I read your post here and was totally confused. When I actually took the time to look, I found the discussion you referred to. The awesome members at this fabulous sight had all the answers for me. You guys are fantabulous!!! |
Kira33 | Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 05:03 am     (looking at Brandon's site and the photos of his girlfriend) I thought that they had said all the houseguests are single? I'm confused! Did they simply mean non-married? I can't wait to find out what happened that caused him to be pulled from the show! |
Laisey | Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 05:31 am     Kira, I think the term single is one we have used here. I believe that statements coming from AS have used the term not currently married. |
Naja | Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 06:03 am     I think I'll stick with Occam's Razor on this one. I think it's simple as during the sequestering, they realized he was a bad choice and wasn't going to add to the show for the direction they are trying to push, so they pulled in an alternate they had in the wings for situations like that. (I secretly hope it's really something scandalous, tho..LOL) |
Bracken | Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 06:11 am     I agree with you Naja. The reason given by the fake or real Brandon was an attempt to contact his girlfriend while sequestered as the reason for his removal. While they are strict (unless Arnold arbitrarily decides to change the rules, as he has done in the past) this sounds like a very lame excuse, indeed. I wonder if we will ever find out the "real" reason for his removal -- Hello Smoking Gun? |
Laisey | Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 06:14 am     "and I still have my integrity" is included in the statement on his website. Now that's a phrase that's fascinating. It makes me wonder if they were given instructions (excuse me, suggestions) on playing the game and he refused. Maybe they should have kept him, regardless. Wouldn't a player with integrity be a twist? |
C1mag | Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 06:48 am     This sucks! I was all set to route for this dude. He's actually a neighbor ( so to speak) of mine. I'm from Laguna and he lives in Newport. I would have been able to do some local sluething on the dude and could have posted it here for everyone. Dang it anyways! Oh well, hope they have a good replacement. Next year I am definitely trying out for this thing. |
Angelbleu | Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 06:57 am     Well those pictures of him on that site certainly look like him *fanning myself* and he seems to be really in love with his girlfriend. He is living with her...I bet he walked out when his EX walked in knowing his girlfriend would have a fit...I bet that is what he meant by he still had his integrity....didn't like the surprise they pulled on him....wow what a lost...he is gorgeous... |
Laisey | Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 07:14 am     Since it's Sunday, I wonder if AS productions has anyone in the PR office to answer all the phones that must be ringing off the hook. Probably not, so they have until tomorrow to come up with a really good statement for the press. The thought they he walked out when his ex walked in is really good. Sures fits with AS's "prediction." Except he says he was pulled from the show. Can't wait for the next installment of BB4 Before the Show Soap Opera. |
Grannyg | Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 07:17 am     Does anyone else remember CBS canning somebody before the show? I know about the Justin thing, but BEFORE they ever got in the house? |
Demeter | Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 07:20 am     I think they have come down to the wire in the past. It seems they have still had interviews almost up until the day they entered the house. It is just that we weren't already privy to who was to be in the house before it was changed. Just a guess. |
Laisey | Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 07:25 am     Granny, I don't think it has happened before. There was conversation in BB2 and BB3 about their being sequestered several days before the show. If anyone had given any clue they had not been sequestered for that period, you can be sure someone here would have picked up on it. Nothing gets past this group. |
Naja | Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 07:25 am     Well, they make big budget movies and change the main cast in the minutes before shooting starts when they realize someone just isn't going to work out or someone better becomes available. I would think they'd have no qualms about doing it for BB. |
Maris | Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 07:25 am     You never know it might have been part of one of the competitions, maybe he was offered $30,000 to leave the show. He took the money and ran. I suspect we will not find out till the show what really happened. AS productions will want to keep the suspense till the live show especially if it is something dramatic. Another possibility is his ex walks into the house and she freaks because he could have been abuser and it never came up in the interviews. That would have been reason enough to get rid of him fast. The possibilities are endless. I will wait for the smoking gun to do the story, that will be my reliable source. lol |
Wendo | Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 07:28 am     Grannyg, it's possible some were pulled before the show that we didn't hear about; before being announced to the press; can't say any after the names were out. This may be the first. I cannot believe one is gone already after the HG's names have been revealed. I wonder what the heck happened? Wow, controversy before the show even starts! Will they show what happened on the first show? Or, just pretend the guy was never there? I think we'll find out one way or another what happened. Either from the show itself, or from Brandom. (I must concur, he was quite the cutey! Bummer.) |
Hamsterlady | Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 07:29 am     Um, LOL, did y'all check out his surfing movie on his site??? 18+ only (well the beginning part of it anyway) After seeing that & his cheesy music to it, glad I won't be seeing the 'Flexing Man' in the house.
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What555456 | Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 07:50 am     Perhaps they went back over his psychological tests and found out he was too normal and too stable. Or perhaps he did not have any plans to stay in show business and they figured he had no motivation to put up with all the all the silliness they pull. Or perhaps his family found out all of the stuff they would have to do and they said no. Or perhaps he is a man with some dignity and when he heard what some of the competitions were he left rather than look like some clown. Or perhaps he found out his ex was going to be on it, and his ex is a guy! Or perhaps he was reading the archives of this and other sites, saw what gets said about these people over the course of the summer and decided he was not going to put up with that. My guess is, though, that something came up in the briefing and instructions about how people were to act and he refused to do something. |
Therlin | Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 07:53 am     According to the post, he had been led to believe that he was going to enter the house (ie. the event that triggered all of this happened a few days ago). I bet that they did this just in case they were unable to find a suitable replacement (and possibly an ex). Once they found 1 or 2 people to replace Brandon and ex, he got the boot. |
Hamsterlady | Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 07:54 am     wite should be site in my previous post....hehehe (tried to edit it but alas) |
C1mag | Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 07:54 am     Or he didn't fully disclose something and they did one last run through and found out something not so good about him. It appears that he was scheduled to be on the show and after revealing he was one of the hg's he then gets the boot. Probably someone saw his face and could have said something or he actually broke a rule while sequestered. Maybe he contacted someone he shouldn't have. Who knows. The surfing vids of his are funny. The music is definitely Rasta all the way. It really is too bad. I think I would have liked this guy until he pulled a Roddy. |
C1mag | Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 07:57 am     Maybe they already had someone fit his "type" on the show and they decided they were lacking another angle and at the last minute they found someone else and let this one go. Boy we could play this game all day LOL... In the end it's probably very minor. |