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Big Brother: Make Am-Eric-A's Hatchling Target Self
Report and Commentary by Emma Brand
Warning: Contains Spoilers
July 13, 2007
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How long before they start printing up t-shirts that say "Am-Eric-A's Player" in this thing and putting them on CBS for sale? I think it should have the slogan with Eric's mutant face posted over an American flag. I am not saying these would sell but it is a marketing tool CBS could use. I would steal that idea for myself and sell them, but I think it would be wasting money to print more than one. I think Eric would be my only sale. I would say that Eric's parents could be purchasers, but I think Eric hatched, fully formed with no family to speak of, kind of like I picture how Fergie from the Black-Eyed Peas came about. You may think this theory is disproved by the portion of the show featuring his family, but ask yourselves if you think CBS is above hiring actors to play his family when they are willing to put an estranged father and daughter in the same house for your entertainment. Makes you think, doesn't it?
I am disappointed that I only first noticed the name play during the "previously on" portion of the show tonight, but it solved the mystery I have been grappling with since the introduction of Am-Eric-A as our player. I am pretty sure this is the only reason that the Big Brother staff could have possibly chosen Eric. Of the fourteen people who walked in, Eric was the worst choice. Some of the dumber ones would have been better for watching them completely screw up their assignments. Some of the better-looking ones would have been fun to try to keep around. There are houseguests who fit into both of these categories. And yet, we have Eric. Even with CBS interns working twenty-four hours a day, they cannot edit Eric to make me like him, or pull for him or want anything less than for him to be sitting on the couch opposite the insanely underweight Julie Chen after having been voted out unanimously.
The show last night obviously focused on who would be evicted. Carol was shown finally playing the game. This was an obvious advantage of having the houseguests there for 5 days before we saw anything, because from what I have read about the live feeds, Carol spent at least a few days pouting and crying and telling everyone she wanted to go before she showed her true Jayhawk spirit and tried to stay by making deals and promising everything short of her left kidney to stay in the house. None of the crying was shown ever.
Here is where the Thursday episode misses a great opportunity to be better. The eviction episodes could focus solely on the strategy that makes this show so wonderful. We don't have to spend two minutes of filler on which houseguest wears dirty socks or which of the houseguests can keep a spoon stuck to their noses or any of the other nonsense that Big Brother can show to fill sixty minutes. We can focus on the players talking strategy and the game.
Case in point, after watching Kail tonight, I will cop to the fact that I completely underestimated her chances coming in to the house. You can chalk it up to age discrimination if you want, because all the signs of a good player were there. She is a businesswoman. She is used to having difficult conversations, and all of the things that go into being a good player. One other thing which might make Kail so formidable this year is I would guess, on average, the players in this year's game give up about 50 IQ points to seasons' past. It says something when a guy that farts all the time and calls himself Evil Dick is one of the thinkers in the house.
To make room for more substance.....
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