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"Not Impressed"
muzman 10 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Got Milk? Spokesperson"
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07-25-07, 10:46 AM (EST)
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I am NOT impressed by Big Brother's inability to yet produce a show that is fair to ALL participants. I would say that Chicken George in the All Star show gave us the best example of how patheticly organized the Big Brother show really is.Those of you who watched the Big Brother All Star show will likely recall how more than once Chicken George said things like "Thank you for letting me stay this long." Another words... Chicken George basicly knew he wasn't winning the game and that his time in the house was based on the grace of other game participants. Now I just have to ask. How is it a fair game to ALL particpants when at any given time in the game a person's continueing particpation in the game is solely based on another particants permission? Think about that for a moment. Did Chicken George throughout his complete stay in the house have an even opportunity to win the game as all the other particants he currently shared the house with? Was the opportunity for Chicken George to stay 1 week longer based on the game itself and its competitions, POVs, etc. or did Chicken George pretty much have to ask the Evil Dr. Wil for permission to stay longer? How many other people basicly needed the Evil Dr.'s permission to stay longer? How many of "you" think thats fair? But lets forget that patheticness for a moment. Lets take a closer look at the competitions. Aren't they the most useless fraction of the show? Does anyone on the show actually participate competitively in these competitions? I have completely lost count of the people who "throw" the competitions, like the Evil Dr. Wil, who has no more interest in the competitions than the man on the moon. And no wonder. Consider the HOH competition. After competing really hard i'm jumping up and down as I am the new HOH. Now here's what is going to happen. I am going to pick 2 people to realize that I am trying to kick them out of the game, basically having them not like me very much. Then, I will watch as the POV take one of them off the Chopping Block as a force against me next week, forcing me to single out yet a third person to get mad at me who ultimately gets evicted because the Evil Dr. Wil says so as he has all the votes controlled and decides solely who stays and who goes each week, leaving in the house the two primary nominees I selected to begin with. Ok, why again did I want to be HOH? The title of the show shouldn't be "Big Brother". It should be "Alliance of 4". As soon as you walk in the door find 3 other people who will join you in an alliance and presto, everyone else in the house will need your permission to stay. And of course, you will give it to them for a while. Then they have to go. From day #1, or day #2 if your slow at creating alliances, everyone's elses fair chance of winning the game goes flying right back out that door they just got done entering. And in the end, you have a group of people who should be quoting Chicken George as he said "i'm just thankful I was allowed to stay this long". Once again, I am NOT impressed by Big Brother's inability to yet produce a show that is fair to ALL participants. I think "Big Brother" should be rewritten so that it fairly represents ALL participants in the game for the complete duration of the particpants stay in the house, or be cancelled, taken off the air, and completely shut down.
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nailbone 27263 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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07-25-07, 11:26 AM (EST)
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3. "RE: Not Impressed" |
Seven years ago, it wasn't the same as now because the viewing audience voted, rather than the hamsters.
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muzman 10 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Got Milk? Spokesperson"
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07-25-07, 12:38 PM (EST)
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6. "RE: Not Impressed" |
LAST EDITED ON 07-25-07 AT 12:47 PM (EST)Well... I think I would rather have my eviction from the house be based on my personal inability to put a puzzle together before anyone else instead of being robbed of a fair chance to compete because 4 people banded together to force all other participants to require their permission to stay an extra week. Winning the Big Brother show has absolutely nothing to do with popularity, competitiveness, the competitions,HOHs, POVs, honesty, etc., etc. etc. etc. You need only do 1 thing to win the Big Brother game. Be the first person to align yourself with 3 stupid people. With your alliance of 4... the game ... right from day 1 ... has been already decided. You win... and everyone else's participation in the game is based solely on your permission. I think it sucks big time to see someone evicted from the house just because they're not on the "fad 4" team. Where the hell is the "game play" in that? If they are not part of the "fad 4" by the first couple of weeks... I don't know why they don't just pack up and go home... for thats what they'll be doing soon anyway.
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Snidget 43862 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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07-25-07, 01:22 PM (EST)
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7. "RE: Not Impressed" |
It's a social game, not a who can win a competition game.There are many types of games. Pretty much every TV reality game has a social aspect if the other participants have anything to say about it. Heck, I think even something like AI there is a still a social game aspect. Sanjaya comes to mind. He played the social game of AI like a master and rode that ability more than his singing for a really long time. If you don't want a game with social aspects avoid most reality TV and stick to sporting events where they only thing that matters is who scored the most points. (although in some sports the social game can be seen in home field advantage and other things). Humans are social animals, you can't expect people to forgo all social methods of getting ahead because the cameras are rolling. Some reality shows are more heavily social than others. Like I said Kail sure is riding that form a group of four early to win thing really well {/sarcasm} It does take more than finding three people to say yep I'll be with you as we have seen that fail (like when there are two competing strong alliances like the Nerd Herd vs the Soverign Six).
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muzman 10 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Got Milk? Spokesperson"
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07-25-07, 01:39 PM (EST)
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8. "RE: Not Impressed" |
I have no idea what your point is... yes... I have figured out that it is a "Social Game". Well ... DuhAnd I never said the eviction each week should be decided by the competitions. But what I did say however is... or meant to suggest is that .... there is no "Social Game" either. Socialism on Big Brother doesn't matter. If your part of the "Fad 4" thats all that matters. You don't need social skills. You don't need to treat people nicely. You don't need to care in any way about the feelings or personal well being of others. Hell... you don't even need to talk to anyone. Just flop some blankets in a closet and sleep for the show... your alliance members can simply wake you up when everyone else has been evicted. Explain how the "Social Game" applies to winning Big Brother. The rule is simple... wake up... Be part of the Fad 4 and win ... or leave the house. Whats left to talk about?
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Snidget 43862 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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07-25-07, 01:44 PM (EST)
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9. "RE: Not Impressed" |
LAST EDITED ON 07-25-07 AT 01:46 PM (EST)I'm just saying I do not believe your point that the ONLY thing that will have you win is be part of the "fab four". Alliances in the BB house have failed because they didn't win the HOH when they needed to and got picked apart. Alliances are a big part of the game (as they are in any game that has a social aspect). Again, how well is Kail's magic group of four working for her this season? Given not one of them voted with her last eviction and I dunno if they will bother to try to save her at all this week. But she should win because she did exactly what you said. Got a magic four together. Four people together can only control the game if the other players let them. Of course you gotta come together to break them up so I guess you will say that always forms the new magic four that will win by default? But I suppose no one should question you at all? Sorry I didn't see your absolute 100% totally correctness.
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muzman 10 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Got Milk? Spokesperson"
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07-25-07, 02:01 PM (EST)
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11. "RE: Not Impressed" |
Your explanation of me being incorrect is with examples of S6 (all star game)who drifted apart (and became their own problem) and Kail's alliance that has her without the support of her alliance members. (and will end up like S6). Sure.. if the alliance is weak and it breaks up ... sure... they'll maybe lose the game... who knows? My explanation comes from "Chill Town". An alliance of 4 that didn't break up. (Dr. Wil, Boogie, Jenna, and Erica) What your failing to realize is the floaters. A Fad 4 isn't just a Fad 4. You need to factor in the rest of the equation. Chill Town won because the Fad 4 had floaters... as all alliances will have. If you have 4 people in a group it is very unlikely that no floaters will exist. Chill Town Alliance (Wil, Boogie, Jenna, and Erica) had floaters. Erica had Danielle (a close friend who she could sway here and there). Jenna had Kayzar, Wil had James, and Boogie had people like Chicken George like everyone else in the house lol. The floaters ... which will always exist and be available to the Fad 4 for their destruction turns the Fad 4 into an uncontrollable Fad 5, or 6, or 7.... keeping in mind their own promise to each other to be the last 4 standing.
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muzman 10 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Got Milk? Spokesperson"
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07-25-07, 02:13 PM (EST)
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12. "RE: Not Impressed" |
LAST EDITED ON 07-25-07 AT 02:20 PM (EST)LAST EDITED ON 07-25-07 AT 02:16 PM (EST) You people really need a calculator .... I so can't beleive you can't figure this out. ... its so simple. And about the 14 people who start the game.... only 11 people vote remember. The HOH don't vote... nor does the 2 people on the block. That equals 11 ... not 14. That means, at best, only 6 people are needed right from day 1... don't forget about the floaters ..... there are ALWAYS floaters available to a Fad 4. If you can stop a fad 4 you will pretty much have to do so during the first 2 evictions. After that ... well ... math doesn't lie. Keep in mind that the Fad 4 (I prefer to use Fad not Fab as in fade away instead of fabulous) won't care how the vote goes if one of their alliance members isn't on the block. Keep in mind that it will take an non alliance member as HOH to put them there.... which automatically takes away one of the opposition. Wil and Boogie just got done showing you all how its done (All Star Game) ... and you still don't get it ... lol. I give up
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muzman 10 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Got Milk? Spokesperson"
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07-25-07, 02:32 PM (EST)
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LAST EDITED ON 07-25-07 AT 02:35 PM (EST)ahhhhhh sorry ... I finally see your point... What I mean is this ... You will need (not stupid people) .. yes.. a fad 4 can fail .. such as S6 did. Their stupidity beat themselves. But if you get 4 people together who is good at math... controls the floaters a tad ... especially during the first few evictions. All they need at most ... and this is at the beginning of the game ... is 2 floaters. And Gee lets consider this.... 4 people walk up to a couple of floaters and says... listen people.. how about you 2 join us and we'll be an unstoppable force of 6 gauranteeing we'll be the last 6 standing.... from there we battle it out. The floaters are fooled into thinking they have a chance of winning ... but have just joined a 4-2 sub plan of the Fad 4 to have the majority vote. You know yourself that 4 people in a group of 4 ... will have floaters. I mean.... lets not make it sound like the Fad 4 spends the entire show in the closet. I'm sure between the 4 of them they'll have at least 1 floater .. lol... which would automatically give them a power vote of 5/11.... lol.
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nailbone 27263 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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07-25-07, 02:45 PM (EST)
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15. "RE: Not Impressed" |
Help me with my memory here. What season was it with Jase and Scott and Cowboy and ? where they formed the Four Horsemen? And who won that season?
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nailbone 27263 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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07-25-07, 03:11 PM (EST)
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LAST EDITED ON 07-25-07 AT 03:11 PM (EST)A) That didn't answer my question. B) From above: With your alliance of 4... the game ... right from day 1 ... has been already decided. You win... and everyone else's participation in the game is based solely on your permission. You're saying that the "Fad 4", from day 1, has decided the game, and that you, as a member of that Fad 4, will win. My example, and those of the others, shows that it's not the case. The "floaters" have control over the game as much as the Fad 4, and can even NEGATE the alliance of 4 by voting properly. As was the case more than once.
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muzman 10 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Got Milk? Spokesperson"
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07-25-07, 03:20 PM (EST)
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LAST EDITED ON 07-25-07 AT 03:28 PM (EST)Ok... I apologize for wasting your time with such nonsense. Thank you for your comments. Hey... considering the 1st place winner gets $500,000, and the 2nd place winner gets $50,000.... wouldn't it just make more sense for all 14 people to form an alliance and split the $550,000 gauranteeing a $39,285.71 cheque for every participant in the game. Now doesn't that sound better than 12/14 people getting nothing... when the 13th person receives only 10 grand more anyway? A perfect example of "greedy people end up with nothing". lol ... just a thought... lol
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FishWoman 1510 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Peanut Festival Grand Marshall"
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07-25-07, 04:49 PM (EST)
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23. "RE: Not Impressed" |
Hey... considering the 1st place winner gets $500,000, and the 2nd place winner gets $50,000.... wouldn't it just make more sense for all 14 people to form an alliance and split the $550,000 gauranteeing a $39,285.71 cheque for every participant in the game. Now doesn't that sound better than 12/14 people getting nothing... when the 13th person receives only 10 grand more anyway? Muzman, it certainly *sounds* better, but the rules and regulations forbid that sort of collusion. I see your point that a strong alliance of 4 could control the game from the start, but typically (all-stars and idiotic *twists* aside), none of the players know each other until they meet in the house. As a player, you have no way of knowing whether your alliance will be cohesive or ephemeral until further in the game, when true personalities tend to arise. Even then, chaos will occur. People outside the alliance will win HoH and the veto; someone in your alliance will be dismissed for throwing chairs; there are too many variables. It is a really good idea to get in a strong alliance early, but is by no means infallible.  makin' plates for 8 1/3 to 12
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JoshInSGV 737 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Reality Show Commentator"
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07-25-07, 03:48 PM (EST)
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Hey nailbone, To answer your question, the season you're talking about is Season 5. The 4 Horsemen were Jase, Scott, Drew, and Cowboy. The alliance imploded when Drew betrayed the horsemen by joining Nakomis in her 6 finger plan. Drew and Cowboy went on to the finals, but I don't really think they continued to identify themselves as members of the defunt Horsemen alliance.
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michel 10812 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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07-25-07, 10:51 PM (EST)
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25. "I'm Not Impressed with this reasoning" |
Some still don't see the difference between Survivor and Big Brother. Hatch figured that forming alliances was the way to win Survivor. Most players since then, in both games, have tried to be in the winning alliance: Having the numbers means easy pagonging...In Survivor only!Big Brother doesn't play that way! Didn't Will prove in season 2 that alliances can be fatal? That winning HOH is moronic? Influence is what you need, not control. Individuals have influence. The numbers don't even have control of the vote, certainly not each week. To attack a 4 person alliance, (even if they have some floaters and even after the first 2 weeks), all you have to do is get 2 members of that alliance nominated. All a player of influence needs is a worried and greedy HOH. Even non-threatening members of the alliance can be put on the block just for being in that alliance. That forces members of the alliance to vote against one of their own. How often has Kaysar won BB? He had strong alliances two seasons in a row, yet got booted 3 times, probably lasting no more than 8 episodes in all! Will in season 2, proved that the way to win is to align with everyone and be against everyone. An alliance is worthwile only if it is secret but that has never worked. Even the Mr and Mrs Smith alliance got outed. And Chilltown was an alliance of 2, not 4. Erica and Janelle were certainly not aligned throughout the game. Janelle was in the Season 6 alliance and was forced to float for survival. Erica was always a floater that was an easy pawn. I'll even say that Will lost the game because he wanted to protect Boogie, that he played the stupid alliance game. Had he been playing alone, he'd have turned Erica against Mike in a second and made it to the end! Playing Big Brother in tribes, especially like Season 6 is extremely dumb. It becomes a random game: One of the alliance will eventually win 2 stupid contests in a row and take over. There's no strategy left to play, nowhere to hide, no way to influence the other team's decision. It becomes a shooting gallery. This season, Evil Dick appeared to control the house but his alliance is known and it won't last unless they win each week's HOH. Good luck with that!! I liked Eric and Jameka's chances of winning. Especially Eric saying he wanted to avoid HOH. Now, they are starting to be seen too much with Evil. Nick, being between both alliances and Jessica, alone in her fantasy world, aren't in bad positions but I have doubts on their mental abilities. Could it be? Jen certainly has no alliances and certainly has everyone against her. Now that Dick has declared war on Kale's alliance, maybe Jen can find a way to be needed by everyone. I'd sure laugh out loud at that! PS: Chicken George thanking everyone was his game. He floated very well, almost to the end. His demise was that he faced the only smart player BB has seen in Will. No way was Will going to let CG float to the finish line. Replace Will with that Boobie guy so that Janelle has an ally to face off against Mike and Erica and suddenly George is the most valuable member of the house and maybe the winner!!
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Shannonh2007 69 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Hollywood Squares Square"
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07-26-07, 09:17 PM (EST)
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27. "RE: Not Impressed" |
Not sure what the point of the orginal post is. It's a game. Those are the rules of the game. The players get to decide if they're going to let someone else control them. Like I said, it's a game.
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