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GTM posted...

Was it bottom 25 just because of the twist? Outside of game structure, I thought the episode was very good.

It was both the twist and contrived discussion at Tribal, what was again fabricated just so Jeff could have one of his "moments."

The twist exemplifies terrible storytelling in that they build up something meaningful and immediately bring forth a pace-killer. Not to mention the box-choosing stuff was terrible television.

Seriously, fire Jeff Probst already.
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I won't even be watching Survivor 42, and I doubt I'll watch Celebrity Big Brother either (if that's still happening given how the Olympics won't be airing now).

I'll begrudgingly watch tonight's episode and the finale but I can't say I'm very interested after how bad the last episode was (bottom 25 ever imho). I will see this season out but will just ignore 42's existence and hope that the sharp decline in viewership ends up getting the show to course-correct to sustain itself.
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Underleveled posted...

This will be only the third time since I've been watching Survivor (Pearl Islands) that I am unable to watch the finale live (the previous two were Palau and MvGX).

What's happening?

And why post this before the F6 episode airs?
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Oh, I muted it halfway through because it felt so contrived, forced, and pro-segregation.
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This is the worst F7 episode ever.

What should be a very pivotal vote in the game is instead possibly not a vote, and the person who should be going home may end up immune for finishing last in the challenge.

I really don't know why I keep watching this show.
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fyi the twist tonight, though I'm not sure on all the details, is

The person who finishes last in the challenge has to flip a coin. If favorable, they *MIGHT* (not sure of this) win immunity too. If unfavorable, they're out of the game entirely (thus undermining the entire point of Survivor being a social game). I believe people can choose to sit out of the challenge if they don't want to risk it, but in doing so they can't win immunity. Would be epic if the entire cast said "fuck you and your twists, Jeffrey" and everyone except Xander sat out, and thus Xander won by default xD
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Going over everyone left:
Erika: Was only a central character when the story around the magic hourglass made her relevant. However, she did receive some winner-ish confessionals with the "wolf in sheep's clothing" stuff and her being the only one to iterate her strategy on Luvu, even if it backfired. I don't think she's overall complex enough to be the winner but as far as "Natalie White" type edits are concerned, she's the best candidate. Definite dark horse.

DeShawn: Probably the best pick right now. We got some idea of who he was in episode 2 despite his lackluster premiere, and he's clearly playing the hardest. The only kink is whether or not Shan will come around on him when he explains that he did that because she was throwing his name out there and that Shan/Liana had betrayed The Campout first.

Ricard: Likely the second-best pick right now. Shan saying she'd vote for him on her way out may have exacerbated his target, in addition to his challenge dominance. He's clearly one of the best players right now but making FTC may prove to be a struggle for him.

Heather: She's too purple overall for me to see her winning, and if they do a shock "Surprise!" and then retell the entire story in the finale of how she was really running shit the whole time, the entire season is invalidated in an even worse way than EOE was.

Xander: He smells like either the final pre-finale boot or the Fallen Angel. I really can't see him ending up anywhere else because we've gotten a good insight into his game and personality but haven't gotten any serious character development beyond that.

Danny: Really articulate and surely would dominate at an FTC, but I don't think he's been present enough edit-wise. He may get marked as a threat for that reason, but he's playing a good low-key game and I see him, like Erika, as a dark horse.

Liana: The goat on AstroTurf. Her arrogance is gonna get her.

I love being this confused - makes Survivor more fun for me, so long as things make sense.
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The Mana Sword posted...

Yeah, the editing of this episode was really phenomenal. Honestly, the post-merge so far has been great. If it weren't for the ham-fisted cramming of too many twists into the early parts of the game (most of which thankfully haven't done much), I kinda think we'd be talking about this as a potential top 10 season.

This is my thought as well.

This cast delivers. And yet production keeps getting in the way with bogus shit that ends up doing nothing but wasting airtime. In lieu of those, we could've gotten more time with Luvu, which would've made this season even better.

The hourglass twist is still incredibly unfair and is the first time Probst outright lied to the cast. You don't punish challenge winners like that. If an ORG host did that, there'd be a mass walkout.

I'm glad I went and watched this episode because it was a massive improvement from the Sydney boot.
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I am shocked too tbqh.

I thought Shan was either 6th (pre-finale boot), 4th (fire-making loser), or a losing finalist. NEVER expected her to go now.

Was very sure she wasn't winning this. She was too flawed of a player.
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Underleveled posted...

Shan wins the game

This comment aged well.
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Mewtwo59 posted...

I don't think it's too hard to imagine it happening to a woman at all. Sarah arguably won that way, so I don't see why Shan can't.

After the Michaela vote, the jury was in favor of Lacina or Cirie winning it - they just wanted to fake being bitter toward Lacina to confuddle Culpepper, and them doing so got him to fuck up and take her over Tai.

Lacina managed to pull the wool over people's eyes but not in a way that got them to think she was too sketchy. And Culpepper flubbed his way through.

MartinFF7 posted...

Uh.... what 'Monster' are we referring to here

Whatever monstrosity replaced Survivor. As Jeff Probst said, "This game is a monster."
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Finally watched the Sydney boot episode with my dad and neither him nor I particularly cared for it. His reasoning was Xander's move should have been akin to an epic blindside but ultimately fell flat because the bad guys were allowed to over-correct it. I'm gonna go back to watching The Genius and Survivor SA from here. I see why I stopped watching Monster before and frankly, I might just stop again. This show isn't entertaining for me anymore.

I also don't think Shan is winning. Her jury management is atrocious. What's also happened to several men is that they've lost at the end because of sub-par jury management. It happened to Boston Rob in All-Stars, The Hantz twice, Sash in Nicaragua, Benjamin in South Pacific, [redacted] in Philippines, and Culpepper in Lame Changers (to varying extents).

If Xander was able to make the end with Shan, he wins. I think Danny and DeShawn beat her, too. Liana and Heather are both goats on AstroTurf; Erika's odds aren't much better. Ricard is a tossup, but I err toward him beating Shan because he's not as openly combative.
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Mewtwo59 posted...

So what would've happened if Xander, Naseer, and Shan were in the same group and they all played their idols, and the fifth person successfully played their shot in the dark?

Production rigs the Shot in the Dark so whoever played that would go home by default, before the votes were even read.

ScepterOfLove posted...

Liana asking Xander for his idol was one of the funniest moments of the season. It's like she heard how Shan played JD in pre-merge and tried to do it herself, just without any of the social awareness.

It was indeed hilarious. There's also the fact that Xander isn't as dumb as he seems. Liana really thought he'd be dumb/gullible enough to do it, despite her treating him so poorly. When in reality she's arrogant, selfish, and stupid. I can't stand her. She just has this "meathead ego" that puts me off.

Naye745 posted...

sometimes it's stretching to try to solve the edit but if shan wins this all seems very very reasonable

I maintain that the story is "why Shantel Smith lost" and not why she won. I expect her to be runner-up since her jury management is less than ideal. She's getting a similar treatment to Sugar in Gabon, The Hantz (x2), Benjamin in South Pacific, and Culpepper in Lame Changers. She may be the protagonist but I don't see her as the winner.
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Inviso posted...

Burning the extra vote to force an unnecessary tie is hilarious.

https://twitter.com/AMikeBloomType/status/1461149164356751363
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Underleveled posted...

So um apparently TAR33 is premiering in January. Um. Okay. I didn't realize it had resumed (or rather, from what I'm reading, restarted) filming.

I'm shocked that they were able to get to enough countries. Very curious as to what the show's gonna look like. COVID is gonna change a lot.
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GTM posted...

im surprised people are still watching tbqh

I'm not watching, just updating myself as things transpire. I have no intent to watch nor follow 42, though 43 might be different if Probst sees how universally negative the reaction has been to all the bullshit he's doing.
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Spoilers in this topic don't need to be marked once they've aired. The general attitude is "If you haven't seen it yet, don't look in here." Spoiler tags are only used for Survivor twists yet to be officially announced and Big Brother live feed updates.

I'm glad I stopped watching, since Sydney and Tiffany were among my favorites, and this boot was a SHOCKER. The spoilers apparently said Tiffany was winning it all - I gotta wonder if that was a fake spoiler spread around to obfuscate the truth. CBS would rather false spoilers circulate as opposed to real ones, after all, and I think they edited Tiffany to play into those.
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The spoiler I'm hearing now is about a new "twist" that further undermines the game of "Survivor" - and trust me, this is REALLY BAD. The person who finishes last in a challenge flips a coin. This decides whether they stay in the game or get eliminated... simply because it was a challenge they couldn't win. This goes against the fundamental basis of Survivor, which is supposed to be about using your social clout to survive votes. And one can guess that this plays out with poor Heather finishing last and getting the boot because of the coin - this is why she's been so Purple but still got that "inspirational" moment at that one challenge. It all makes sense.

Zigzagoon posted...

I haven't watched Survivor in AGES, but wtf happened to the old tribal vote music? That music was so good, why the hell would you change it?

They haven't used the true "vote music" since season 25. Perhaps they just wanted a "fresh" feel or something since they felt the original music had been done to death. And then Ross Landau left after S26 so that had something to do with it too.

Also, jsyk, the game isn't called "Survivor" anymore - it's called "Monster."

I do fully agree with your other post in that the Live Tribal killed the momentum of the vote and it should've been a public discussion.
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GTM posted...

Lol Sydneys interviews are so narcissistic

I can't tell if she's truly like that or if her vanity is shtick... or even a coping mechanism to make her feel better about herself. Something about her vain comments seems disingenuous to me and makes me wonder if she's simply compensating for her insecurities.

This is precisely why she's so fascinating. What is the root of her pride? Is this a distortion, or is she aware of it and doing it to improve her self-esteem?
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Underleveled posted...

As much as this season sucks, putting it in dead last with six or seven episodes to go is an overreaction.

I know it's an overreaction, but it is the season that made me question my fandom the most, and I stopped watching and didn't feel much pain at all. That may be why I put it last.

I may bump it above my bottom-tier of Thailand, EOE, Ghost, and South Pacific. Could even be above the next group of Caramoan, IOI, One World, and Nicaragua too. But... this season feels so inorganic and contrived. They're putting the good cast to waste by synthesizing "BIG MOVEZ" for the sake of them, and it feels disingenuous and redundant. When there are "BIG MOVEZ" every episode, they become routine and dull - if everything's one of them "BIG MOVEZ" then none of them are.
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I didn't even watch tonight and I have this season ranked in 41st place (of US seasons). Quick synopsis is "A stellar cast consistently usurped by production interference and wholly unfair game mechanics which undermine the core of Survivor gameplay."
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GTM posted...

Bct For some reason I thought you stopped watching like 6 episodes ago

That would have been before the premiere. Perhaps you're confusing that with Big Brother, which I also stopped watching for good this year (pretty sure I wasn't the only).

Survivor is just feeling too staged and fake. It's not fun to talk about intellectually anymore, nor is it anything but mindless trashy reality TV. It's sad.
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I would've smashed the thing the moment Jeff said that's how you turn back time. "You mean... like this?" Remember when he died a little inside every time someone burned the idol clues in BvW? Yeah, I'd wreck his cliffhanger. He'd have hated me forever, but let's be real: This isn't a cliffhanger. "Will Erika have a brain?" is not a valid question. It gives me no interest in seeing what happens.

Poor Xander, though. If I were Tiffany, I'd go up to him and be like, "Xander, I need you to give me your idol. They're all voting for you tonight and Liana has an Idol Snatcher. I am not making that up. She will take your idol from you at Tribal unless you give it to me now - she only has one shot. And I will play it on you. We vote Liana, it's done." Whether she actually goes through with that is to be seen.

My problems with this season are so deep, though. Production doesn't trust the cast. The idol stealer is ridiculous. This merge twist is too hard to follow, even for me. I like that they're doing something different, but this is an insane, season-killing twist that is far more convoluted than necessary. Plus, it's highly unfair, because Jeff outright LIED to the contestants - he never did that with things like the first tribe swap or idols. On top of that, the segregation alliance happening again makes me ill.

All this is why I don't intend to continue watching this show. It's not fun to watch. It's mindless entertainment that doesn't provoke the intellectual discussion that Survivor usually does for me. It's become like Big Brother. It's not the show I want to watch. The one I want to watch is Survivor SA.
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I'm gonna give Tough As Nails a shot after tonight, now that I am no longer watching Survivor.
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That advantage Liana got would be fine if they hadn't made EVERY OTHER ADVANTAGE so public this season. All the extra votes are obtained with others knowing of the chance and all idols have trigger phrases uttered in front of everyone. Did love the editing surprise with Naseer's idol, at least.

I don't like the production this season because they focus more on advantages than players. Whereas things like the very complex Ricard/Shan relationship, Sydney being a boss (people hate her because they ain't her - and also because she's a she), and "That is Naseer" are all very interesting. The overshadowing of what makes Survivor glorious is alienating the masses and I think the show is going to die because of it.
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Mewtwo59 posted...

You know, I wonder if they let Ue go down to one Palau style, if Shan can play her extra vote to prevent a firemaking challenge between her and whoever else is left. I wonder if they prepared for that possibility, especially since it looks like one tribe getting wiped out was a possibility with how they set up this season.

I think part of why Luvu is dominating is because they've never lost their flint. Production would've had to have known that it was likely that the tribe that won the first challenge could become a Tandang or Aparri - even if there was conflict brewing, they were still better nourished because 1) they didn't have to worry about politicking, giving them more time to get food and 2) they had fire to cook fish and such with. This would get them to win challenges. I would hope they prepared for the possibility. I also hope the flint nonsense goes away because it heavily favors the tribe that so happens to win the first challenge.
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The Mana Sword posted...

I'd like a no-swap season. We haven't had one since Philippines.

Philippines technically had a tribe reconfiguration; the originally planned 3:2 swap at 14 was replaced by the tribe dissolution. They thought because Matsing was Matsing that it would make more sense to retain the dynamics on Kalabaw and Tandang. They were right.

The last season to not have had a swap of any variety was South Pacific, which was ten years ago now. Insane. I'm all for this new swapless twist.

Underleveled posted...

Last night's episode was probably the best of the season so far. Shan is gradually shifting into my "winner pick" position but I'm still wondering why blue is getting so much content for a tribe that hasn't been to tribal.

Blue barely had anything before last night. Heather and Erika where wholly irrelevant until yesterday, DeShawn was hardly in the premiere, and Danny was nigh purple in episodes 2 and 3. Sydney was the consistent narrator and Naseer was getting a lot of content too. The lack of content is why the winner is not on Luvu. I also don't understand why people hate Sydney - if a man acted like that, they'd probably love him, so I don't get it.

Last night was great. First time it felt like Survivor and that's because there wasn't any advantage bloat for most of the episode. I also like how the "Shot in the Dark" twist hasn't even been utilized, and it would be great if nobody ever played theirs. The more twists that backfire, the better. Survivor is broken because of production's insistence on fixing it when it WASN'T broken.

Also, it's annoying how people are whining about this being "the hardest season EVAH" when... it's not even close. In fact, if it doesn't rain at all, I'd probably rank this as the easiest season to date. It has NOTHING on the oppressive conditions of seasons like Africa and Kaoh Rong, the nonos in the Marquesas, or the insane rain of seasons including Samoa, Philippines (I mean, they named their merge tribe Fuckingrayne), and Cambodia. Other seasons like Exile Island and David vs. Goliath also proved to be quite difficult.

Naseer probably isn't winning but he's getting the redemption hero edit. Tiffany has the journey edit (and man, is she a BEAST at throwing shit). The only people I can see as potential winners at this point are Shan and Evvie, with an outside chance of Liana or Ricard.

Gonna miss JD's entertainment factor some. The guy was definitely interesting and I enjoyed him but I think if he had stuck around for too much longer, he'd have outstayed his welcome.

Also, if anyone is a Legends of the Hidden Temple fan here, it rebooted on Sunday in an adult format... with Chelsea Walker (IOI) as a contestant.
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Remember that Shirin got voted out of the Dirty 30 after Cambodia. Will and Dan have not been similarly cut out, though I think Will has distanced himself from Survivor. Dan at least read Mario Lanza's spirited defense of his edit.

I'm gonna dig to see who all was at Mike and Meg's wedding. That's the best way to see who's still in that circle since it was two weeks ago.
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The Mana Sword posted...

Isnt that an upgrade?

I'd think more people listen to the feedback show.

Underleveled posted...

Sydney is still my winner pick.

The winner isn't on Luvu. We have no idea what any of the relationships are like there.

Underleveled posted...

Jeff Probst as executive producer was the worst thing that happened to this show.

I so agree. Ever since he became Game Master with Blood vs. Water, the show has gradually fallen apart. I think the real killer was the fandom not liking Worlds Apart, which is actually a good season (but not a great one), and then fans loving Cambodia, which is something you can't replicate with newbies.

I truly miss Dave Burris having authority over Probst. I think the show would be a LOT better off if Jeff was simply #2 instead of running the show into the ground. The incoherence of the rules, the inundation of advantages, the lack of "camp life" scenes, and the slipshod character development are all solely due to him. It's no longer about the human elements that make it such a fun show, and I miss being intellectually stimulated by Survivor. Instead, I feel stupider just watching it.

I honestly don't know how much longer I'm gonna hold out.
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The Mana Sword posted...

Although I like what you said about broccoli is a great quote.

Too bad Brad will never get to eat the broccoli.

Also I agree... the advantages this season are excessive. We're getting some quality character development, but we're not seeing where people stand. It's creating a convoluted final product that could be streamlined if they spent more time explaining what was happening instead of trying to spurn people into "BIG MOVEZ" by giving them playthings they probably won't play anyway... and wasting airtime with it.

The entire tryst with Brad, Syd, and Tiffany was a waste of time because it all amounted to nothing... aside from Sydney hating Tiffany in about two minutes. Still, they could've cut that out entirely and it wouldn't have made a difference.

Survivor has become mindless entertainment, which is sad considering it used to be a fun show to dissect intellectually. Social strategy and game theory came into play before. Now it's just passing entertainment filled with advantages and transience and it's not fun anymore.
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I think Evvie might be a lot more vulnerable than they thinks they are. Liana and Tiffany seem close enough.

And if there's no swap this season, this will be the first Survivor season in ten years (South Pacific) to have no swap of any kind. That would be insane. I'd love to see Yase go down to one or two people. Possible "Intentional Matsing" there. Not quite sure who would still be around at that point, but whoever it is would have a very good chance to win the whole shebang. Luvu could Tandang themselves if they win too much and start to hate each other.
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This season is in Fiji so it's highly unlikely to be even remotely as tough as the likes of the brutal heat of Africa, Guatemala, or Kaoh Rong or the constant rainstorms of Samoa, Philippines, or Cambodia. It doesn't matter how they try to create "more difficulty" since it's not gonna work, especially once they merge and get a flint full-time.

The only season in Fiji that's been all that tough was David vs. Goliath, which had two cyclones and another brutal rainstorm pre-merge. MvX had a tough start but then got easy after that. This season hasn't had any rain like that yet, and that's what makes it tough. Plus high temps in Fiji are usually around 90F so heat isn't an issue.
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Survivor was good. It was modern Survivor, though if I were Evvie I'd probably not want to work with Tiffany once she proved herself to be volatile and unable to listen since she had to be told eight times how Xander's idol worked. Makes it hard to trust her vote and her ability to remain composed.

I don't watch BB anymore, as I've stated, and I spoiled myself last week that Xavier won so yeah.
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Yeah, I don't care THAT it was changed, just that Jeff made a huge ordeal out of it in the worst way. I cringed during the entire thing and it most certainly ruined the episode. Seems like most of us agree on that.

Still... good game move on Evvie's part to rebuke him and not draw attention.
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bwburke94 posted...

Ricard ruined the premiere, and will continue to ruin the season until he's gone.

Production ruined the premiere by putting Ricard up to that nonsense that was decided before the season. Probst shouldn't have said anything and nobody would've been offended since he wouldn't have faked a "moment." There's no way that ONE guy would make him change, unless that guy's name is Jeffrey Lee Probst. The problem I had was the synthesis of a moment that was very, very cringey to watch.

I can't say I remember much else from the premiere, which is a very bad thing.
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It seems like only one of us still cares about Big Brother. I'm personally done with it forever since this is the third redundantly awful season in a row, but what about you guys?
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Underleveled posted...

Richard is 31 yet looks like he's closing in on 50.

Meanwhile I'm 31 and still occasionally get mistaken for a teenager.

I'm 33 y/o and a lot of people think I'm ten years younger so I feel your pain.
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Survivor 41 cast has dropped.
https://ew.com/tv/survivor-41-cast-photos-bios/
https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/survivor-season-41-cast-revealed-new-26-day-game-introduced/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

"New Era" is referring to the 26-day game so it looks like they're likely wimpify it permanently.
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The glitches with Chenbot are hysterical. Even though the technology used to create her was extraordinary for its time, she's still an android, so she's prone to technical difficulties. Big D keeps fumbling his "I vic to evote" stuff and it's caused a Chenbot error every time.

I am of the mind that since Chenbot isn't even on half the episodes, Clayton Halsey would be more missed. He's harder to replace. People would probably wonder why they ever put up with Chenbot if she were to be replaced with someone even half as awesome as Arisa Cox.

Also, I read that Clayton Halsey was originally Story Producer for Survivor: Borneo - he was on the island to figure out how the show would be edited, the effort which he coordinated back in Hollywood. I thought that was interesting. He was eventually moved to BB3 and Grodner asked if he wanted to do the announcing in addition to being senior editor. He said yes. And him saying "Biiiig Brotherrrrrr" was a marked improvement over the announcers they used before.
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POLL: Which of these is more important to Big Brother, as a whole?
1. The Chenbot
OR
2. Clayton Halsey growling "Biiiiig Brotherrrrrrrr" at the start and end of each episode

Just a random thought.
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I don't really care anymore.

Big Brother US as of late has been about one big alliance dominating everyone else. The last season to NOT have such an alliance was BB18. BB19 had Paul's Cult, BB20 had Level 6, BB21 had the Gr8ful H8ful, BB22 had the Committee, and BB23 has the Cookout.

What doesn't help is that the only one of these that was tolerable was Level 6, and that was because they actually had two members evicted pre-jury. The Gr8ful H8ful and Cookout are both highly racist and xenophobic, and both Paul's Cult and the Committee were sated with arrogant "cool kids table" types who condescended upon everyone else. Most of these cliques emit an off-putting superiority complex that undermined the show's watchability. I think production eggs these people on to "act cocky" or whatever so they can vilify them. It's getting annoying to see the synthesis going on that prevents these people from being compelling. There isn't any interesting drama anymore, either.

I honestly think this is it for me watching Big Brother. I don't know if the show has much of a future unless they find good ways to prevent it from being so damn predictable. It's not fun to watch. And the twists don't help - they exacerbate the show's predictability far more often than not.
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GTM posted...

Claire the only one who doesnt do shout outs

I mean, she is a superfan, and she probably is as annoyed by them as many of us are. Shoutouts are fine for nominees giving speeches, especially if they're potentially leaving for Ponderosa, but not when people are vic-to-evoting.
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Guys just as a heads up... watch Australian Survivor this year. Just. Watch. It.

If you have to give up Big Brother for it, do that.
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Immune: Miles Edgeworth (Ace Attorney)
Boot: Naked Snake/Big Boss (Metal Gear)
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Immune: Bowser (Super Mario Bros.)
Boot: Count Bleck (Super Paper Mario)
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