AltMedia Review - TV: Big Brother 6
Well, the Netflix Gods have not been kind to this mortal. You will recall I'm watching a 6 DVD series from the BBC. Was all set to buckle down and finish it this weekend, only to find that the disc in the Disc 5 shipping sleeve was in fact Disc 3...which I'd already watched. So, time for another AltMedia Review. Or several as the case may be.
Those who know me know that I enjoy my Reality TV. Those who know me well worry about the extent to which I enjoy my Reality TV. That having been said, it's time for my favorite summer cheese-fest: Big Brother.
The Premise: 14 people have to live together in isolation from the rest of the world in a house built on a studio lot in Hollywood. There are cameras everywhere, watching their every move. Each week, someone becomes Head of Household, and must nominate two others for eviction from the house. Everyone else votes...but not before those on the block are given the chance to win the Power of Veto, which would force the Head of Household to nominate someone in their place. This goes on for the entire summer...live...with someone getting evicted each week (it's not pre-taped, like most other Reality TV shows). In the end, the last two people standing must face the people who have already been evicted and who are in charge of deciding who wins the grand prize of $250,000.
Each season (it usually runs just in the summer) has different twists. Two years ago was "The X Factor" on Big Brother 4. In that season, 10 of the 13 people had been former couples who had dated...but were now "ex's." See what they did there? Heh...ahem...and last summer, on Big Brother 5, they had "Project DNA: Do Not Assume." Here, two of the contestants were related (half-siblings) and didn't even know it...they'd never met or anything. Also (and this was quite brilliant), one of the people playing was playing with her twin sister, and swapping places with her in the game every three days. If they could make it to the fourth week in the game with nobody realizing they were two separate people, they were both allowed to enter the house and play together, simultaneously. Needless to say...that was really a great moment to watch, when the twin is brought in...nobody had any idea they had been trading in and out.
This season is the "Summer of Secrets." The big twist in the game is that each person has a person in the house who is their partner...someone they already have a pre-existing relationship with. Thing is...each couple had been told they were the only people in the house playing with a partner. Those sneaky producers. If a couple makes it to the final two, then the first place winner gets $1,000,000 instead of $250,000 (which goes to the second place person). Unfortunately, most of the people have figured out there are some pairings going on...but nobody has really confronted anyone about it.
Other secrets also abound...for example, the Head of Household the first week followed a series of clues that led her to discover a hidden bedroom behind a secret panel. There is also a full gym waiting to be unlocked (watch this week to find out more). And in the hidden bedroom there are three locked safes...but nobody knows what these have to do with anything.
Finally...you can also subscribe to a live video feed of the Big Brother house. As I type this in my bedroom, I'm also listening to the houseguests scheme and plot...watching their every move. Heh, heh...creepy. But very entertaining and you get quickly enmeshed in just watching these folks interact. Like a big hamster cage.
So, the show airs Saturdays, Tuesdays and Thursdays on CBS. The Saturday and Tuesday shows are recaps of events from that week (competitions, etc.), while the Thursday show is held live and features someone getting evicted and a new Head of Household being established. So far, you've only missed one eviction...so get watching!
Those who know me know that I enjoy my Reality TV. Those who know me well worry about the extent to which I enjoy my Reality TV. That having been said, it's time for my favorite summer cheese-fest: Big Brother.
The Premise: 14 people have to live together in isolation from the rest of the world in a house built on a studio lot in Hollywood. There are cameras everywhere, watching their every move. Each week, someone becomes Head of Household, and must nominate two others for eviction from the house. Everyone else votes...but not before those on the block are given the chance to win the Power of Veto, which would force the Head of Household to nominate someone in their place. This goes on for the entire summer...live...with someone getting evicted each week (it's not pre-taped, like most other Reality TV shows). In the end, the last two people standing must face the people who have already been evicted and who are in charge of deciding who wins the grand prize of $250,000.
Each season (it usually runs just in the summer) has different twists. Two years ago was "The X Factor" on Big Brother 4. In that season, 10 of the 13 people had been former couples who had dated...but were now "ex's." See what they did there? Heh...ahem...and last summer, on Big Brother 5, they had "Project DNA: Do Not Assume." Here, two of the contestants were related (half-siblings) and didn't even know it...they'd never met or anything. Also (and this was quite brilliant), one of the people playing was playing with her twin sister, and swapping places with her in the game every three days. If they could make it to the fourth week in the game with nobody realizing they were two separate people, they were both allowed to enter the house and play together, simultaneously. Needless to say...that was really a great moment to watch, when the twin is brought in...nobody had any idea they had been trading in and out.
This season is the "Summer of Secrets." The big twist in the game is that each person has a person in the house who is their partner...someone they already have a pre-existing relationship with. Thing is...each couple had been told they were the only people in the house playing with a partner. Those sneaky producers. If a couple makes it to the final two, then the first place winner gets $1,000,000 instead of $250,000 (which goes to the second place person). Unfortunately, most of the people have figured out there are some pairings going on...but nobody has really confronted anyone about it.
Other secrets also abound...for example, the Head of Household the first week followed a series of clues that led her to discover a hidden bedroom behind a secret panel. There is also a full gym waiting to be unlocked (watch this week to find out more). And in the hidden bedroom there are three locked safes...but nobody knows what these have to do with anything.
Finally...you can also subscribe to a live video feed of the Big Brother house. As I type this in my bedroom, I'm also listening to the houseguests scheme and plot...watching their every move. Heh, heh...creepy. But very entertaining and you get quickly enmeshed in just watching these folks interact. Like a big hamster cage.
So, the show airs Saturdays, Tuesdays and Thursdays on CBS. The Saturday and Tuesday shows are recaps of events from that week (competitions, etc.), while the Thursday show is held live and features someone getting evicted and a new Head of Household being established. So far, you've only missed one eviction...so get watching!
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