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Big Brother: Everything We Know So Far
Commentary and Report by Big Sister
July 3, 2007
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Let's be honest and call it what it is, a mole rip off. This mole is pre-selected by the Big Brother producers. Sounds unfair already. Do you think the producers may work, however slightly, to keep their mole (and twist) in the house?
The mole has a chance to win more money than his or her fellow houseguests.
The "tasks" will be lame. Count on it.
The mole has an advantage. Even if it is only physiological.
They know that America is paying close attention to them.
They know the producers want them in the house.
They know they are getting extra air time.
They know that there may well be a tendency for America to support them in order to keep them in the game.
None of this may actually affect the outcome of the game for the mole. Who knows how it will affect the outcome for the rest of the hamsters.
It has to make the mole feel stronger in the house than they would if they were just a normal player.
I don't like it when things are unfair. And this is. And I hate it when producers feel they have to use tricks to keep our interest. If the show is good, people will watch. I'm stocking up on shark repellant.
And because I can't help myself I have to guess who the mole is. I'm saying Mike. He is a Reality TV veteran having appeared on the short lived "Gay, Straight, or Taken". I have a feeling the producers would be comfortable with him. He's my pick. We'll find out Sunday night.
We know the house has been redecorated. It has a Victorian "Alice In Wonderland" look about it. We don't know why. The look does not fit in with the "Worst Enemies" theme. Maybe it will play into the show as it goes along. But I'm betting not. I think it was done because executive producer Alison Grodner liked the idea. And that was that.
You can take a tour of the house by clicking here.
Reality TV Calendar Staff Writer Cari C. is keeping the scoreboard for this season.
You can read her initial rankings here.
Reality TV Calendar will once again have the best coverage on the net. Last year there were over 220 Big Brother articles on the site. This year there will be even more. Recaps will be handled by Jenny Lane and Logan Huffman. Cari will handle the scoreboard. There will be weekly commentaries by VikingBear, Professor Dan, and Alisa. And of course, exclusive daily reports and commentary by Big Sister.
It all starts Thursday night and I can't wait.
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Big Sisters 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!
Well that's a little tongue in cheek, but not much really. 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 last years 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 last year. 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. Last year it was flames and some Big Brother music. 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.
Sometimes there is so much going on that you just don't want to miss it and wish you had more than four views or you didn't need to sleep or need to keep up with real life. Well I can help with that.
There is a program out there that is called BBReloader. And I want to be very upfront with this. I use it, I love it, and I recommend it. And I am not getting paid to say this. This program is a great addition to the feeds and it is being used by tens of thousands of fans. And it is cheap! Real cheap.
There are a number of great things this nifty little program does. First it gives you another live feed. Five cams instead of four. But even better it will record the feeds for you. Want to get some sleep, it takes five seconds to tell it to record for you. Want to set it to start recording at a certain time and stop at a certain time. Well that takes about 10 seconds.
It also eliminates buffering, freezing and timeouts. They're gone. What this does is make the feeds the perfect experience instead of simply great.
I recommend it for every one of you who subscribes to the live feeds. And did I say it was cheap? Less than five bucks. Yeah, it's that good and that cheap. Big Sister says get it. You can pick it up here: Camera Reloader.
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. But the special expires tomorrow so don't wait. There are several options and here's what I recommend. Sign up for the three month package. That will get you all the way through the Big Brother season and it's only $29.99, you'll save 10 bucks.
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.
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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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