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TV ClubHouse: Archive: How Did You Arrive At TVCH/BBFC?: Archive through October 23, 2003

Reiki

Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 02:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I got here during BB1 through a web search for BB info. That was pre-TVCH, pre-Bomis days. I lurked for a bit then registered as MissKim (I think) and did a little live feed posting. Remember when the live feeds were free? I remember reading about the Angels and the banners, and the Brit vs George's wife controversy. I didn't know about the chat here then and used to suffer through the chat at the CBS site. I think I pointed a few people here from those chatrooms. After BB1 I allowed my life to return to normal and I pretty much left the board.

I came back for BB2 but it wouldnt let me use my old name so I signed up as Stormywhatever. I tried to stay out of the BB2 arguments (there were plenty) and stuck to the safer threads. I found chat that year and it became my place to hang out. I joined Tess and Spy and Sherbear and others in spoiling the live shows in chat and I became an expert at watching the live feeds and chatting at the same time. I think the BB2 season will always be my favorite even though I hated Will - LOL.

Stormy intended to stick around during the "off-season". In fact she promised to do so, but world events and life in general kept her away for far too long.

I came back with BB3, but my account had expired. As long as I had to re-register I was gonna use a name much shorter than Stormywhatever. :) I took Reiki by combining parts of my last and first names. I guess I didn't think anyone would remember old Stormy and maybe I was a little ashamed at having broken my promise, so it took a little while before I admitted my board past. :) This time I hung in for past BB3, but then got involved in some extracurricular activies that kept me away for a few months.

I have been back full-time since January 2003 and there will probably be times that I won't be able to be around as much all the time, but I don't think I ever go away for long periods of time again. I won't make any promises though.

Fabnsab

Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 02:57 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I think I did a search to find out more about BB1 and came up with this site. I never joined an online community so this was my first.

I remember worrying that when we turned into TVCH that BB would get lost in the shuffle. SILLY ME!
I had tunnel vision back then. Now I love what this site has become. Its the first thing I check every morning and night.

I would be interested in knowing how long after the site got started, that I found it. I know my name had to be cheanged for some technical error. I have no recollection though.

Rabbit

Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 03:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
During Big Brother 2, I went into a CBS Big Brother chat room. After about 10 minutes of reading I thought "This is juvenile and foolish." I was just about to leave the world of internet reality TV forever when some ratbastard named RYN posted "If you are tired of juvenile and foolish try the Tvclubhouse.”

I came over and enjoyed it immediately. I liked the Bunny Tales immensely but noticed the environment she was working in was distracting her from putting them out in a timely manner. I met Zed and Snee who were like minded and we proceeded on a plan to “relocate” Bunny to my “guest” room where she could put out Bunny Tale after Bunny Tale year around and free of outside distractions. Unfortunately, WCV63 and her meddling Free Bunny Rangers tipped off our guest and that’s why to this day we don’t have Bunny Tales year around about all Reality TV shows. :(

Well after BB2 ended it was time to hop away and I said my goodbyes when the moderators informed me that they had taken possession of my soul and I couldn’t have it back if I left before they said I could. Well, I couldn’t lose my soul, heck I cant imagine how Adven copes without one, so I stay around and check all the rooms looking for where the mods have the purloined souls hidden.

Adven

Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 03:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I love the Stormywhatever handle, Reiki. I wish I'd put more thought into mine. "Adven" is pretty lame. The name, I mean.

Llkoolaid

Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 03:03 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
My brother told me about it I think during Survivor 2 , I am not sure, I started chatting right away, got bashed by a poster that is long gone, rude lady, I almost left but decided there were too many nice people here and have loved it ever since.

I wish I knew when I joined up, is there anyway to find out?

Wargod

Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 03:16 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ah, the good old days, lol. I had never fooled with the computer or the internet til BB1 and then I got hooked on the live feeds and decided I wanted to chat with others who enjoyed it too. So I went to a CBS chatroom, and that place was frightening! Couple weeks later I managed somehow with my limited internet knowledge to do a search and found a link to here...where I chatted away the rest of the season and then left. And didn't bother with the internet again til BB2.

Came back, went right to chat, where I found Tess, Lance, Spy, and some other old friends. It was probably halfway through the season when Tess and Lance were talking about the board that I said, "Huh, what's that?" LOL. They were kind enough not to laugh too hard and pointed me in the right direction, and were always there to teach me how to find my way around, lol.

These days I can find my way around message boards, and do searches that actually include results, but TVCH is still the only place I consider my internet home and the only place I post too.

Hippyt

Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 04:15 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I was kidnapped from CBS chat too,during mid BB1. Wish I remember the name of the person who led me here,but don't. I lurked a lot,anf left after BB1. When Survivor came on I came back and stayed.

Reiki

Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 04:24 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hey hippy that could have been me that kidnapped you! During BB1 and BB2 I would visit the CBS chatroom just to send people this way. I didn't think of it as kidnapping so much as saving.

Ophiliasgrandma

Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 04:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I just typed BB into a search engine and wound up here during BB1. I enjoyed it and felt safe because it is moderated and I didn't have to put up with profanity and x-rated garbage. (Thank you, mods.)

Some sweet person invited me over to 'GAMES' and that's where I hang out most of the time with like-minded people of whom I've grown very fond.

Tess

Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 04:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I found TVCH during BB1 from a link somewhere else in cyberspace while I was recovering from surgery. It linked directly to the Live Feed area so it took awhile for me to figure out there were other areas to explore. I read every single LFP from BB1 and then read every BB1 discussion post which took until sometime in December that year. Finally I found the other parts of the board and eventually delurked in April 2001. My first TVCH meeting was in June 2001 and 32 meetings and three BB seasons later I'm still here. This year I had a new record low number of BB posts for me...ZERO. :)

Twiggyish

Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 04:50 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I wanted to talk about Chicken George right after BB1 started. Someone sent me the URL to Survivor Sucks. It wasn't my style. But, I did see a link to this message board there. I was hooked! Sometime that first season TVCH moved over to BOMIS. I've been here ever since.

Jan

Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 04:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
It says something that so many of us came during BB1, ADmin! We came, we loved it, we stayed! Thanks Neil :)

Tess

Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 04:56 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Twigs, I was on a mission to find anything I could about Curtis. I miss Curtis.

Twiggyish

Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 05:04 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I miss Curtis, too. (HUGE SIGH)

Moondance

Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 05:04 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I've been here so long I forgot...

LOL Rgirl

I remember Jasper!:)

Lumbele

Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 05:06 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
They don't make contestants like Curtis anymore, Tess.LOL Pity!

Jan

Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 05:12 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
why thanks Moondance. YOu made my day!

Tishala

Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 05:24 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I came during BB1 from the AOL chats I think. I remember I downloaded AOL IM specifically to talk about BB because there was a corss promotion between the two entities...even the evil Regina who appeared once a week on the show (like Dr. Drew). After a couple days of that foolishness, in the second week I think (Mega was still in the house, and he was the first out, but I think it was the second week for the first bootee on BB1), I got here when it was still BBFC. I think I was tisha90005 or tisha90029...then I changed the ID...and last year after BB, when I barely posted, my account was deactivated and I came back in my current incarnation, even though it is supposed to be tishaLA, not tishala, so the ID can travel with me throughout the southland.

Phew. Wordy, Tisha?

Twiggyish

Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 05:35 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I think Tishala sounds Spanish. That's what I first thought..LOL

Weinermr

Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 05:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Tishala sounds like something my grandmother would have called you. I'm sure there are many grandmothers (and others) that would do the same.

Ddr1135

Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 05:48 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I also found this place during BB1 from the CBS board. Came back for BB2 and BB3 but stayed and started venturing into General Discussions. Funny but this year I tended to just read BB rather than participate. Love it here.

Schoolmarm

Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 07:30 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I had knee surgery and was stuck on my couch during July of BB1 (was it 2000?). I got hooked on BB1, and was looking for updates and was on a site called 3BigShows (Survivor, BB and Who wants to be a Millionaire) and either Ryn or Neil posted about live feeds, and I was hooked. This was WAY before BOMIS.

I stayed a lurker until Juju, Digilady, Wink, Noslonna and others started a trivia game.

This is a great board!

Admin

Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 07:57 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
It's very interesting reading all this.....

I got here by accident. I had no idea what terrors were coming my way! :) I barely knew anything about discussion boards, websites, HTML or Linux. I was unemployed and the venture gave me something constructive to do. I was in heaven when we hit the newspapers...something I'll never ever forget. I have a copy framed on my wall. I've been trying to achieve that notoriety again ever since, but it eludes me. :( I am but just a simple person again!

Grannyg

Thursday, October 23, 2003 - 03:25 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I came across this site through a BB search on Yahoo. Lurked through BB2 and read the live feed post. I sent Fly an email to tell her how much I appreciated her posts and we kinda emailed back and forth during the next year. When BB3 came around she talked me into posting live feed posts and then I just hung around the rest of the year on the other parts of this board. Isn't it amazing that we all came because of BB and then found the rest of this place and just stayed. This is truly like a home and family. I love this place.

Twinkie

Thursday, October 23, 2003 - 03:54 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Like so many of you I found this place by doing a BB search during BB1. I couldn't get enough of BB and this was the best place to be. I didn't even know there were other parts to the board. After BB1 was over I went on my merry way. When BB2 started I said "Hey I know there was a really great place last year but I can't remember the name." Well, when I did a search for BB I immediately saw BBFC and bingo a light went on over my head. I couldn't get back here fast enough. That year when BB ended i started exploring other parts of the board. But I didn't come out of lurkdom until Sept. of last year. I knew these were exceptional folks posting on this board and I wanted to get to know them. This place is nothing like other msg boards where people are allowed to be rude and mean. YAAAAAA for the mods!!! And YAAAAAA for all of you lovely folk here!!!