Big Brother: Top Ten Reasons To Watch The Live Feeds
Commentary and Report by Big Sister
July 4, 2008
Those of you who are addicted to watching the Big Brother hamsters in their cage have already started signing up for the live feeds and we thank you very much!
But for those of you who haven't signed up here are Big Sister's Top Ten Reasons To Watch The Live Feeds:
10. The Chenbot does not appear in the feeds. Ever.
9. Alison Grodner has not once streaked the set. This could be the year!
8. They all sing. Really.
7. Last season we counted 42 "towel slips"!
6. Two words: Slop Drool!
5. You can impress your friends with "in the know" secrets!
4. Bathroom noises. We don't know why either.
3. You too can arrive at work with the coveted "live feeds stare".
2. Production screw ups and rabid producers. Oh my!
And the number one reason you should watch the live feeds....
1. Hook Ups! Hook Ups! Hooks Ups!
If you have had the feeds before you will probably get them again. You know how much more fun they are than the show itself.
Here is a screen capture from the feeds to give
you an idea of what it looks like. This is a much
smaller image than the real thing. You can see that
this one is showing four cameras. You can choose
how many cams you want to watch at once.
But if you haven't then here is a little of what you can expect. Truth time now.
There are dozens of cameras and microphones in the house and in the backyard. Yes, that does include camera's on the hot tub, the pool, the beds and every place else in the house. And yes you will be amazed at what goes on in that house that never makes the show.
On the feeds you will be able to choose to watch from one to four cameras at once. You can choose which feed to listen to the audio for. Or you can listen to audio on one to four feeds at the same time if you want to try and keep up that way. You can resize the feed images to whatever your monitor will allow.
You can quickly minimize the whole thing to hide it from the boss or the kids or who ever.
The Superpass version of the feeds, which we hope you will buy through us, includes a number of extras. Music and games and news and movies. But for Big Brother fans the extra that we all appreciate is the ability to chat with other fans who are watching the feeds at the same time. It's a great place to make new friends and catch up on what you missed. You can discuss who did what to whom, and who is planning what. You'll find me hanging out there often and if you see me please say hello.
The feeds are totally uncensored except for a couple of things.
Singing - The houseguests are not allowed to sing and if they do sing the producers will cut the mic or both the mic and the video and switch to different cameras. A lot of people don't understand the reason for this, but it really is simple. The live feeds are, by FCC regulation a broadcast. Any broadcast that includes music must meet the standards of ASCAP. This is the organization that makes sure music composers and writers get paid every time their music airs. Yup, even if it is sung by a hamster. Big Brother doesn't want to pay those fees, so they cut the feeds.
Bad mouthing Big Brother - The hamsters can talk all the trash they want about themselves, each other, and people in general. But if they start trashing the show or the production crew they will often cut the feed. This seems childish, but not much we can do about it.
A couple of things to keep in mind. The producers are often not paying attention and a lot gets broadcast that they don't want to get out. Too bad, we love it when the producers screw up. Often the producers will start scolding the hamsters and forget to cut the feeds. Of course the hamsters get defensive and angry. Evil Dr. Will is infamous for this and would often do it on purpose just to stir things up. I can't count the number of times he threatened to walk out of the house. Of course he never did. It's just all part of the show within the show.
When the feeds are cut we will get something on the screens to replace the cameras. It usually last a few moments until they switch to a different camera.
With so many cameras in the house and four views to choose from there is always something going on. The most amazing things really.
So if you are going to sign up for the live feeds, now is the time to do it. Superpass is offering an "Early Bird Special" and it is worth it. It's what I signed up for.
Like I said, it's the package I use and I recommend you do too. And in addition you get the whole Superpass package at no extra charge. That means, free music, free games, free full length movies and a free Real Player. Plus the Big Brother extras - Chat, Message Boards and Blogs.
Because of her sisterly relation to her "Big Brother" it's really important that Big Sister's identity remain covert - we wouldn't want the parental unit getting wind of her snooping and "ground" her. Fortunately around here they can keep a secret much better than most of the major networks!
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