What's with Brandon?

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Crazydog

Sunday, October 21, 2001 - 10:43 am Click here to edit this post
Is he not the worst example of the stereotypical gay male on any reality show to date? Why are there no normal and kind gays on any of these shows? If the producers are trying to be P.C. and cast a gay, they should do a better job of avoiding cartoons. Richard - conniving and untrustworhty. Bunky - the fountain of tears (although I thought he really improved towards the end). The Guidos - with their matching outfits, superior attitudes, and nasty tricks, everyone on the Amazing Race threads hate them.

Now we get Brandon, the flamboyantly gay toothpick who'd rather talk about shopping with the ladies than do any work. Just looking and listening to him, I am surprised that he beat out thousands of applications to make it onto the show. He will definitely be among the first of the Samburu voted out. I have nothing against gay people in general, I am just surprised at some of the types that have appeared on TV. Although I suppose it's unfair to associate an entire community with one person. I cringed when during Survivor I, they had a celebrity comment panel on the Early Show and someone said that sick Ramona and lazy Gervase were two of the worst examples of black people on TV ever.

Deirpg

Sunday, October 21, 2001 - 12:19 pm Click here to edit this post
I agree with you, crazydog. Brandon is definitely the stereotypical gay guy, but if I was a gay guy, this would irritate me big time. And he has no fat or muscle on his little body. How was he chosen among the thousands of applicants? What makes him a good candidate? (other than being the stereotypical gay man)

Smileeys

Sunday, October 21, 2001 - 12:41 pm Click here to edit this post
I think very few people including the "dominant majority" ones chosen for reality shows are "regular folk". I agree about the gays chosen and the black people but it really is most of them to me that are kind of out there. Hope that makes sense.

Voyeur

Sunday, October 21, 2001 - 01:50 pm Click here to edit this post
Richard, conniving yes, untrustworthy, no. The only time he can be said to have backstabbed someone he had made a pact with was when he deliberately threw the last immunity challenge.

Realtvfan

Sunday, October 21, 2001 - 03:48 pm Click here to edit this post
One of the issues that the producers face when they put people on the show is they need people who by their presence only, create rapid character development.

They are the folks on Survivor who make a "presence" for themselves immediately. Tom (huge country guy), Clarence (very muscular), and Diane (with that mop top, I saw no evidence that was hair) all became characters immediately. The same for Alicia, Elizabeth, Roger, and Colby.

Brandon's character is evident within 3 syllables out of his mouth. That is why I think he was picked.

Deirpg

Sunday, October 21, 2001 - 04:45 pm Click here to edit this post
Good point, realtvfan.

Tntitanfan

Sunday, October 21, 2001 - 09:16 pm Click here to edit this post
`There were two gay people on the first Mole, and both of them were great players. Brandon is the product of selective casting as were Richard and Bunky. I assure you there are just as many whimpy, whiny people in the straight world as Brandon! However, when and if Samburu loses an immunity challenge, he should be the first to go as he does not contribute to teambuilding.

Gail

Sunday, October 21, 2001 - 09:20 pm Click here to edit this post
He was my pick the very first week and I am thinking I will probably choose him to go this week at the deadpool. Odds have to be that Samburu will lose immunity this week.

Joan

Sunday, October 21, 2001 - 10:29 pm Click here to edit this post
I agree Realtvfan, if everyone was Joe Normal who knew a lot about wilderness survival and was strong enough to do all the challenges, we'd be watching Eco-Challenge, not Survivor. Reality TV is not just about competitions for immunity or rewards, it is about a soap opera enacted with real people. Producers choose people whom they think will have conflict. I read an article before Survivor 1 where an interviewer asked what kind of people they were looking for as contestants. The answer was that ideally, they'd like to throw a priest in with a stripper and a cop in with a petty criminal. I don't think it was any mistake that Rich was with Rudy and Brandon is with Frank, no mistake at all. No drama, no memorable characters= no ratings.

Sunshinemiss

Sunday, October 21, 2001 - 10:37 pm Click here to edit this post
So true! And without the conflict, it would take away a lot of our subject matter and commentary!