Admin | Monday, January 08, 2001 - 05:17 pm  Like hell I'm going to be embarrassed for watching ANYTHING on my TV! TV is the theme of this website and TV is a success around the world because it's a great medium for people to communicate and learn on their own time and turf. It's private and personal, it's in your own home! People who don't like the idea of the show can go back to watching their soap operas or cop shows or home-building shows or whatever they want! That's why there are so many channels...something for everyone! Just like the TV ClubHouse, different topics for everyone! There, I feel better now after that little rant. |
Ocean_Islands | Tuesday, January 09, 2001 - 07:12 am  When does this show start anyway?? |
Admin | Tuesday, January 09, 2001 - 07:42 am  Premieres January 10, 2001 at 9:00PM/8:00C |
Cammie | Tuesday, January 09, 2001 - 07:48 am  My local paper said that the embassassment this show will make us feel will be like the embarrassment we felt when Jenna didn't get her letter from home on Survivor. They said we will want to turn our eyes from the screen. Yeah right. My eyes will be glued to the screen and lovin every minute of it. I may laugh at and heckle these people but I will not be embarrassed. |
Willi | Tuesday, January 09, 2001 - 01:51 pm  Amen to that my fellow TV watchers |
Doc99 | Tuesday, January 09, 2001 - 04:09 pm  Who says I'll be embarrassed? If it's there, I'll watch and be my own judge as to whether it's crap or not! |
Max | Tuesday, January 09, 2001 - 05:40 pm  The biggest problem is that it's on opposite one of the best dramas on TV, "West Wing." I'm gonna have to tape it for at least a couple of times to see if I want to keep bothering. Hey, I do watch Jerry Springer now and then, so this is just another "guilty pleasure". However, it will have to enthrall me a bit to make me remember to tape it every week and then make time to watch it.  |
Shmoopie | Tuesday, January 09, 2001 - 08:05 pm  I for one can't wait for this one.... embarrassed? Heck no... just curious, and possibly addicted to watch other people reck their lives while I lead my own boring version at home. This is all the drama and sex and fighting that people wanted on BB, so this show SHOULD be a hit.. just my little rant right back at y'all!
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Enb | Tuesday, January 09, 2001 - 08:09 pm  ahh...yes, what we never got on Big Brother! Wow..you're a genius...I'm going to start a thread about that! |
Shmoopie | Tuesday, January 09, 2001 - 08:12 pm  Wow... genius! That's one I've definitely never heard before! WOOHOO! lol Thanks! |
Fabnsab | Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 11:04 am  Everyone in my life has said that i was sick for anticipating this show so much. Same with BB, it's the whole car accident analogy. I'm just glad I have a place like the clubhouse to go to when I want to talk about it. The clubhouse was the best part of my BB experience. Keep up the great work!! |
Tukuul | Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 01:09 pm  Most actors and actresses will blow a lot of hot air about reality shows and magazines and the media will feed on it. These shows are inexpensive to produce and actors and actresses aren't required. No wonder there is dissention against Reality Shows. I don't care what anyone thinks about BB or any of these shows as long as I like what I see. |
Doc99 | Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 04:05 pm  Tukull you are absolutely right. I know a character actress that has made movies and tv appearances and she is really hot about this type of tv. The reason, as you said, is obvious. She may protest and say it is cultivating peoples' lack of empathy toward others,(her words, not mine)but I believe the bottom line is that it's not employing actors. I guess I'll just be stupidly entertained!  |
Enbwife | Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 04:08 pm  I knew I was in the right place (hahaha)... I think this show's gonna be great! Tonight on ET, they said there was already a scandal. Fox ran all kinds of background checks on the players, however, they just discovered one of the four couples have a child together, which is against the qualifying rules... Interesting... |
Admin | Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 06:12 pm  I'm watching this show right now as we speak....I'm not embarrassed. In fact, so far, this is a great show! The best thing I like so far is the character backgrounds they have given us...some real character development that you can sink your teeth into a bit! |
Lancecrossfire | Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 06:18 pm  Admin--is it cheesy, or are these people really interested in testing what they have (or don't have) with their partners?? |
Noslonna | Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 06:19 pm  Thanks Neil.. sounds good. Looking forward to this one now too. |
Moondance | Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 06:21 pm  I can't wait until it comes on here! I still have a couple of hours..... |
Admin | Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 07:29 pm  I don't know why they are all on the show, but I think we will find their reasons change. |
Enbwife | Thursday, January 11, 2001 - 05:44 pm  I think they went on the show to decide if they want to take their relationship to the next level, i.e. marriage, or to find out if they're not ready for that kind of committment yet. I got the feeling that 3 out of 4 girls wanted marriage and the boys weren't sure.... It certainly will be a test. |
Sbw | Thursday, January 11, 2001 - 06:11 pm  As I posted elsewhere I think they went for an awesome 2-week vacation and maybe 15 minutes of fame.... but I have been wrong once or twice before. |
Noslonna | Thursday, January 11, 2001 - 06:32 pm  They are just like Jerry Springer guests.. we wonder why they want to air their personal problems in front of a large audience... and we wonder why we enjoy watching this stuff. |
Enbwife | Saturday, January 13, 2001 - 05:24 pm  When I asked some people at work if they watched the show, some got excited and said "YEAHHHHH" etc. and others looked at me in horror as if I was CRAZY to watch it. My co-worker looked at me like I was insane, as I explained to her what it was about. Hillarious!!! |
Mishamisha | Sunday, January 14, 2001 - 08:30 am  Nod, Lisa. I had the same response. People are either drawn to it, or repulsed by it. Or a strong combination of both "That's Entertainment" |
Scribe | Sunday, January 14, 2001 - 10:02 am  Ah Max...as in the past with BB, I find I'm along with you. I have no problem with TI (its not even a guilty pleasure if I liekd it I would watch it unabashedly), but it is opposite my Favorite Show on TV...West Wing is almost always like watching a BIG Broad Movie...I could do no more than give a half hearted flip to TI this week and see what was going on. Now the MOLE really looks good. I will watch and tape it as the season progresses. See you all around again.  |
Leap | Monday, January 15, 2001 - 10:12 am  I am also a West Wing watcher. So, last week I taped West Wing and watched TI. I may do the same again this week. I have mixed emotions about the show. I like the voyeuristic aspects of it. However, it makes me feel very uncomfortable and anxious. Even though I am a firm believer in live and let live, I am also a firm believer in fidelity. This show plays with my brain. |
Enbwife | Wednesday, January 17, 2001 - 03:43 pm  I find it funny how the people who are repulsed by this show are SO vocal about it! It's like they are threatened or something... Interesting point you have Leap - how it can play with your brain... So are we voyeurs ready for tonight's episode???  |