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:''For the current season, see Big Brother 8 (US)''.
'''Big Brother''' is a reality television series broadcast in the United States and Canada on CBS and Global respectively. The premise of the gameshow is for contestants to live in isolation from the outside world in a custom built house. The winner is the last contestant remaining in the house at the end of the series as HouseGuests are evicted by their fellow HouseGuests. The winner receives $500,000 and the runner-up receives $50,000. The name for the show comes from George Orwell's 1949 novel ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'', a dystopia in which Big Brother is the all-seeing, omnipotent leader of Oceania. The live shows are hosted by Julie Chen and the recap shows are announced by Clayton Halsey. The show premiered on CBS on July 5, 2000. It is produced by Endemol USA with Allison Grodner Productions.
For all seasons, eviction night is hosted by veteran television journalist and television personality, Julie Chen, wife of CBS President Les Moonves and co-host of the network's ''The Early Show''. In the first season (2000), Chen was widely ridiculed in the media for her wooden delivery, stilted interaction with the studio audience, weak interviews with evictees on the live programs, and her overuse of the phrase ''"But first..."'' This led fans to affectionately dub her "the Chenbot", a moniker which Chen is aware of and readily accepts.[1][2]
The announcer played an active role in the first season introducing every scene, but with the major changes to the program after the initial season, the announcer was relegated to the opening and closing of each episode. There have been several different announcers throughout the years. Past announcers include Dave Walsh (season one)[3], Chuck Riley (season two)[4], and Phil Proctor (seasons 3-6 )[5]. The current announcer is Clayton Halsey[6] and has been the announcer since season seven.
The format has changed since the series began in 2000. The format for season one was radically different than the format used in following seasons. The format for season one was similar to international versions of ''Big Brother''. In the first season each HouseGuest would individually go to the Diary Room and nominate two fellow HouseGuests for banishment.[7] (The term "eviction" was not used until season two.) The two or more HouseGuests with the most nominations are then revealed to the House and were "Marked for Banishment", and the public was invited to vote for who they wish to evict by calling a premium rate telephone number. The HouseGuest who received the greatest percentage of the public vote was evicted. When there were three HouseGuests left the public would vote for the winner.
Beginning with the second season the HouseGuests compete for ''Head of Household'' or HoH. The Head of Household is responsible for nominating two HouseGuests for eviction.[8] During the Live Eviction show, HouseGuests individually go into the Diary Room and cast their vote to evict. Julie then revels the results to the House after all eligible HouseGuests have cast their vote.[9] When two HouseGuests are left, the evicted HouseGuests voted for the winner and in the event of a tie the public would break the tie.[10]
During season three a new power was introduced called the Power of Veto (PoV). The Power of Veto winner can choose to veto one of the Head of Household's initial nominations. The winner is also protected from becoming a replacement nominee for the week.[11] Originally, the Power of Veto was silver and if a nominee won the Power of Veto the nominee could not save themselves. The "Golden" Power of Veto, introduced in the last veto competition in season three, could be won by a nominee and used to save themselves. The Golden Power of Veto is now the standard veto since season four.[12]
The fourth season introduced the ''Big Brother Jury''. The Jury is comprised of the final seven evicted HouseGuests. As each member of the Jury is evicted from the House they are sequestered in a separate house. The jury members are not allowed to watch the show except for small portions of the show like competitions and evictions. The jury members are not shown any Diary Room footage or any footage involving strategy or twists to the game. The ''Big Brother Jury'' votes to determine the winner of Big Brother each season.[13]
The live show is broadcast live on Thursday nights. During the first sesaon the live show would feature highlights, nominations and banishments. Originally, the live show featured a studio audience along with guest commentators Dr. Drew Pinsky, best known for ''Loveline'' on MTV, and (sponsor) America Online "Internet Adviser" Regina Lewis. Julie Chen now presents the live eviction show from an empty studio overlooking the entrance to the house.
Beginning with the second season Julie presents the live show in an empty studio overlooking the house. During the live show highlight are shown, one or two HouseGuests are evicted and briefly interviewed by Julie, and the Head of Household completion is held. For the most part quizzes are held to determine the next Head of Household due to the show's running time. Some Head of Household completions do not finish during the live show and are broadcast on the live Internet feeds and the results of the Head of Household completion are broadcast on the next episode.
Each year CBS has made available live Internet streaming from the Big Brother house. The Internet feeds were free during season one but are now a subscription service beginning with season two. The live Internet feeds are blocked out during completions, slanderous statements and music copyrights.
Ever since the show began, Big Brother has had a central twist every season. The twists are:
★ 'Big Brother 1': The premise of the show -- America watching in on a group of people -- is introduced.
★ 'Big Brother 2': The new format is introduced -- a Head of Household nominates two HouseGuests and the other HouseGuests vote on which nominee is evicted.
★ 'Big Brother 3': The Power of Veto is introduced, allowing HouseGuests to change the Head of Household's nominations.
★ 'Big Brother 4': ''The X-Factor'' - Five of the HouseGuests are joined by their ex-boyfriends or ex-girlfriends.
★ 'Big Brother 5': '' - A set of identical twins secretly play as one HouseGuest, switching places intermittently in secret. Two other HouseGuests find out that they are related.
★ 'Big Brother 6': ''Summer of Secrets'' - Each HouseGuest has a secret partner. If a set of partners makes it to the Final 2, the winner wins $1,000,000 and the runner up receives $250,000.
★ 'Big Brother 7': ''All Stars'' - 14 former HouseGuests get to play the game again.
★ 'Big Brother 8': Six of the HouseGuests learn they will be playing against nemeses from their pasts. One HouseGuest, known as ''America's Player'', must perform certain tasks given by viewers of the show for financial rewards.
'''House Calls: The Big Brother Talk Show''' is a live Internet talk show hosted by Gretchen Massey. The program focuses on events in the Big Brother house as well as taking phone calls from viewers. The show started in 2004 during ''Big Brother 5'' with Marcellas Reynolds as host/co-host, and became quite popular. ''House Calls'' has returned with each new season of ''Big Brother''. ''House Calls'' features special guests each week since Big Brother: All Stars. Marcellas did not return as co-host during the Big Brother: All Stars because he was a HouseGuest during that season and did not return for the eighth season due to budget cuts. For Big Brother 8, Massey co-hosts the show with a daily rotation of former houseguests and other media personalities. Contestants on Big Brother are bound by contract to appear on the webcast the Friday after their live eviction.
On August 31, 2007, Massey announced on the show that evicted HouseGuests who are on the Jury will not be interviewed by House Calls [14] or the media[15] until the end of the show. Massey quoting a statement from ''Big Brother'':
The popularity of ''House Calls'' has spawned other Internet talk shows, including ''Survivor Live'' for Survivor, ''Finish Line'' and ''Elimination Station'' for The Amazing Race, ''Talk Model'' for America's Next Top Model, and various Aftershows on MTV Overdrive for MTV programming.
Main articles: Big Brother: After Dark
'''Big Brother: After Dark''' airs nightly from 12 a.m.-3 a.m.(EDT)/9 p.m.—12 a.m. (PDT) on Showtime Too and features footage from the same live camera feeds that are made available to subscribers of the shows 24/7 live Internet feeds. This program features house activity happening between those times, and is edited only for slanderous statements and music copyrights.[16] According to executive producer Allison Grodner, these three hours should be entertaining as "That's prime time for the ''Big Brother'' house. It's when our HouseGuests are most wide awake and having fun, talking about strategy and playing the game. People are going to see quite a bit."[17]
Competitions have been part of the show since season two. Various competitions force the HouseGuests to work together, in teams, or against each other for prizes or power. There are three different styles of games: endurance contests test which HouseGuest can last the longest doing a certain task (such as holding a key); games of skill test the HouseGuests' athleticism, ingenuity, or luck; and quizzes test the HouseGuests' knowledge of each other and the house. All three styles are used to varying degrees in the weekly competitions. Sometimes, a recycled competition that has appeared in a previous season is used. For example, the game "Majority Rules" (in which the HouseGuests have to answer questions with opinions while trying to stay with the majority until the tie-breaker question), which debuted in season five, has been recycled into the sixth season and the eighth season, each time being played for Head of Household.
After each eviction (except the first week), HouseGuests compete to become the Head of Household. Due to the live show's time limit, quizzes are normally used for this competition. Games of skill also appear as HoH competitions occasionally, while the endurance contest is only used two to three times a season.
The HoH receives perks such as their own private bedroom, photos or gifts from home, and maid service. The HoH also nominates two HouseGuests for eviction. If one of the nominees is removed via the Power of Veto, the HoH will name a replacement nominee. The HoH reigns until the next eviction in which he or she may not vote except to break a tie. The HouseGuest may not participate in the following HoH competition unless only three HouseGuests are remaining.
The final HoH competition occurs when only three HouseGuests remain. The competition is held in three parts. For the first stage, the HouseGuests compete in an endurance contest requiring the HouseGuests to hang on to their keys in the face of some unusual circumstance. The second stage is commonly a game of skill between the losers of the previous stage. The winners of first and second stage face off in a quiz where the participants must guess what departed HouseGuests thought. The winner of the third stage becomes the last HoH while the two other HouseGuests are automatically nominated. As none of the trio are eligible to vote, the last HoH breaks the 0-0 tie and chooses who to evict.
Although normally one HouseGuest normally retains the Head of Household rewards and responsibilities for the week, exceptions have occurred. In a "double eviction" week, the first HoH only reigns for a short period (between an hour and three days) while the second HoH reigns for the rest of the week. When this occurs, the first HoH is normally not provided the benefits such as use of the HoH bedroom. Another exception is when two HouseGuests were co-Heads of Household the first week of ''Big Brother: All-Stars''. The co-HoHs had to agree on two nominees or else become the nominees themselves and lose their HoH privileges. The winner of the Power of Veto competition would break a tie on the eviction vote if it had occurred that week.
Main articles: Power of Veto (Big Brother)
Each week after the Head of Household has announced the week's nominees the six HouseGuests competes for the Golden Power of Veto. The winner of the Golden Power of Veto can choose to veto one of the Head of Household's initial nominations. The winner is also protected from becoming a replacement nominee for the week. This competition is more often a game of skill instead of a quiz or endurance contest.
Food competitions allow the HouseGuests to win food for the week. Most food competitions are games of skill, although the HouseGuests may work individually, in teams, or as one group. The Head of Household hosts the Food Competition and can eat any food the winners would earn. Winners eat a variety of food during the week. Losers go on food restriction, which usually lasts until after the next eviction and HoH competition. However, food competitions may not be held every week. For example, no food competitions were played the latter half of season six.
During seasons two through six, the food restriction was a diet of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, milk, water, and condiments. Starting in ''All Stars'', the sandwiches were replaced with "Big Brother Slop". The slop looks like oatmeal, has essential nutrients, and is not appetizing. The HouseGuests can win "passes" to escape food restriction once. The passes are transferable until used or its holder is evicted, so trading the pass became a tool in strategy.
When all HouseGuests compete as one group, the competition changes slightly. The competition is not for all food or food restriction for the whole week. Instead, the HouseGuests may compete to earn different food groups. Alternatively, the HouseGuests may compete to earn the full food diet for each day of the week.
To date, HouseGuest Jen Johnson of Season 8 is the first house guest to defy the slop rules, eating a turkey burger, cottage cheese, and an apple. By doing so she originally received a penalty nomination for the following week but this was later replaced with a penalty eviction vote during Week 7. This is the first penalty in ''Big Brother'' US history.
The Luxury Competitions allow the HouseGuests to win special prizes. They usually involve games of skill. Examples of previous luxuries earned include margarita parties, movie screenings, and access to newspaper clippings. This competition occurred frequently in the earlier seasons. In later seasons, Luxury Competitions are held less frequently as the show began giving prizes away during the Head of Household and Power of Veto competitions. An example of this is the backyard's hot tub. The first Luxury Competition in seasons two through five were to earn the key to the hot tub. However, the hot tub's key was hidden in the Gold room in season six, and the hot tub was not locked at all in seasons seven and eight.
America's Choice allows the viewing public to select a HouseGuest to receive a special opportunity not available to other HouseGuests. Voting is done through the CBS website and text messaging. Though HouseGuests do not actively compete for the reward, it is essentially a reward based on viewers' opinions of the HouseGuests. America's Choice contests begin midway through each season and occur weekly. Previous contests have allowed HouseGuests to make a mobile phone call to family, have a walk-on role for a CBS soap opera, and conduct an internet chat with fans. In season six, the first America's Choice contest was to vote a previously evicted HouseGuest back into the house. America's Choice is not always a choice between contestants to earn a special opportunity. Sometimes viewers are asked what challenge the HouseGuests should play or what kind of appliance would be given to the HouseGuests. In season eight, America's Choice spun off into America's Player, where Eric was chosen to fulfill tasks voted on by the public for financial reward.
Successful houseguests often use a combination of the following strategies:
In 'Big Brother 2' HouseGuest Justin Sebik was expelled on Day 10 for breaking ''Big Brother'' rules. Justin threatened his fellow HouseGuest with physical violence and intimidation, a violation of one of the most serious House rules.
Julie Chen, host of ''Big Brother'', explained that Justin was given an official warning that such behavior was not appropriate in the ''Big Brother'' house. Justin repeated the warning, proving that he understood the rule. His behavior included destruction of house property, culminated in a final incident when he and Krista were kissing on the kitchen table and picked up a metal carpet sweeper and said to her "Would you get mad if I cracked you over the head with this?" He swung the carpet sweeper towards Krista but put it down and kissed her. He walked away from her in the kitchen and says "Would you get mad if I killed you?" He picked up a large knife, returned to Krista and while they kissed he placed the knife against her throat. He briefly took the knife away from her throat but with Krista's encouragement returned the knife to her throat and they begun kissing again. As the kiss ends he puts the knife down. [18]
After a confrontation with the show psychologist, it was decided that Justin would be expelled from the ''Big Brother'' house.[19] Krista Stegall later sued CBS over the incident. [20]
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'Big Brother 4' HouseGuest Scott Weintraub was expelled on Day 8 after having a violent outburst in the house relating to the season twist, X-Factor. Scott tossed furniture around the House, delivered an expletive-laden rant, and refused to go to the Diary Room when called. He later apologized to his fellow HouseGuest who were uncomfortable with his actions in the house. Once Scott went to the Diary Room he was removed from the house and expelled.[22]
'Big Brother 6' HouseGuest Eric and Micheal get into a confrontation about Micheal talking badly about Eric's family. Earlier in the evening, Rachel who was eavesdropping on Janelle and Micheal in the Gold Room overheard Michael make a poor joke about Eric's grandparents to Janelle. Rachel told Eric that she heard them badmouthing his family. Later that night Eric and Ivette are outside discussing the incident when Micheal goes outside. Eric provokes Micheal who retorts, calling Eric "a midget with a small penis." Eric loses all control going after Micheal. The other HouseGuests blocked Eric's attack at Micheal. Big Brother intervenes telling Eric to leave the backyard and telling Micheal to go to the storage room. Shortly after, Ivette attacks Kaysar and his beliefs, Big Brother intervenes again giving warnings to all HouseGuests. Eric apologizes to his fellow HouseGuests, saying he would never hurt anyone.[23]
'Big Brother 8' HouseGuest Richard "Evel Dick" came under some controversy for his loud abusive behavior towards women HouseGuests, especially Jen. This culminated in an event in which Dick poured iced tea on Jen's head while she was engaged in an argument with HouseGuests Nick and Dick's daughter Daniele. This led some fans and the National Organization for Women to call for his expulsion from the house. He never was.[24]
Another HouseGuest, Amber, who has admitted to a previous addiction to meth, garnered national attention after making what were considered anti-Semitic statements.[25] Media watchdog Dlisted called Amber a "meth face" after her comments were aired on the live stream of the House[26] and Hollywood news conglomeration Defamer criticized Amber's sentiments.[27] Notably, aggregate TMZ reported about Amber's remarks, especially those about being able to recognize a Jew by the size of their nose or their last name.[28] Abraham Foxman, National Director of the Anti-Defamation League told the website:
This impelled CBS to release a statement about the controversy:
The Associated Press will decline to interview Amber and Jameka if they are members of the Jury, due to the fact that they are not allowed to ask both contestants about Amber's comments. A CBS spokesperson reported that asking Amber or Jameka about Amber's comments could influence the jury voters and affect the integrity of the game. [29]
On Day 52 Jen, who was named as a replacement nominee for Amber, packed and scattered her belongings through the House, destroyed and bleached Dick's cigarettes.[30] Big Brother later informed Dick they would replace the cigarettes. Jen began to cook food while on a slop restriction Later that night, Jen went outside and ate food while on slop.[31] Big Brother told Jen she would receive a penalty nomination, she must be a nominee for the entire week and can't win HoH or Veto for Week 8 if she survived Week 7.[32] This was found unfair to Jameka, the other Week 7 nominee, and the penalty nomination was removed. [33] Jen would instead receive a penalty eviction vote for Week 7 plus any votes cast against her by her fellow HouseGuests.
Later, Dick lit a cigarette and blew smoke toward Jen's direction while she was eating. Jen asked for Dick to stop but he didn't. Jen then reached to get the cigarette from Dick several times and was burned by the cigarette. Jen begins to yell that Dick burned her on purpose. This incident ended with Dick yelling at Jen: “Go home, just go home.” Jameka pulled Jen away from the confrontation and to the bathroom. Neither Jen or Dick was expelled from the House and Jen was evicted on Day 55. Jen said to the Associated Press: "I definitely think he should've been kicked out, but obviously he was definitely entertainment for the show, so that's why he wasn't."
Due to the controversy surrounding offensive remarks and controversial behavior made by several HouseGuests, this season CBS will not allow the media[15] or even companion show ''[14] to interview evicted HouseGuests who are a part of the jury of seven to vote for the winner of ''Big Brother 8'' beginning with Amber. They will be allowed to interview the HouseGuests after ''Big Brother 8'' is over.
A 9-disc set from the third season of the show, in its entirety as well as edits, have been released on Region 1 DVD. A supplementary included is the house guests' original casting tapes. These casting tapes are taken from preliminary interviews rather than the tapes that the house guests sent in. All episodes on this DVD were the actual edited broadcast versions.
A 2-disc Highlights set from the fourth season has also been released. With the release of the fourth season highlights, the clips would show un-aired footage, ostensibly racier than what CBS would allow to air.
Virtual Me is a new digital entertainment concept that bridges the divide between traditional TV and videogames is being developed by EA it will allow people to play games like Big Brother, Fear Factor and Deal or No Deal.[36]
1. Big Shot
2. Inside Move: Mugs don't bug Chen
3. Dave Walsh Yahoo TV Retrieved 2007-09-04
4. Chuck Riley Yahoo TV Retrieved 2007-09-04
5. Phil Proctor Yahoo TV Retrieved 2007-09-04
6. Clayton Halsey Yahoo TV Retrieved 2007-09-04
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8. Big Brother's Back! ''CBS Official Site'' Retrieved 2007-09-04
9. House Votes Out Sheryl 5 to 3 ''CBS Official Site'' Retrieved 2007-09-04
10. Will Power! ''CBS Official Site'' Retrieved 2007-09-04
11. Everything Changes ''CBS Official Site'' Retrieved 2007-09-04
12. Marcel-less! ''CBS Official Site'' Retrieved 2007-09-04
13. Big Brother 4 twists revealed ''JAM! Showbiz'' Retrieved 2007-09-04
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15. Big Brother Lockdown! Evictees Off-limits to Press
16. CBS plans 'Big Brother' spin-off ''Variety''
17. Big Brother: After Dark, by Isabelle Carreau TV Squad
18. House Votes Out Sheryl 5 to 3 ''CBS Official Site'' Retrieved 2007-09-04
19. House Votes Out Sheryl 5 to 3 ''CBS Official Site'' Retrieved 2007-09-04
20. Big Brother's global controversy ''BBC News'' Retrieved 2007-09-04
21. Big Brother 2's Krista Sues CBS ''Zap2it.com'' Retrieved 2007-09-04
22. Dana Wins Power of Veto, Scott Expelled ''CBS Official Site'' Retrieved 2007-09-04
23. Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones... ''CBS Official Site'' Retrieved 2007-09-04
24. Big Brother 8 bits: Dick’s tea assault; banners return; house visit; Chill Town and Jen Retrieved 2007-09-04
25. Anti-Semitic Rant on CBS' 'Big Brother 8' FoxNews.com URL accessed 8/11/07 3:18 AM
26. Kick this meth face out ''Dlisted'' Retrieved 2007-08-08
27. Contestant forgets that Big Brother 8's new intolerance cam is always watching ''Defamer'' Retrieved 2007-08-08
28. Big Brother shiksa learns Jew have Jewish names ''TMZ'' Retrieved 2007-08-08
29. Controversies Fuel ''Big Brother 8'' ''WashingtonPost.com'' Retrieved 2007-08-30
30. Schoolyard Scorecard ''CBS Official Site'' Retrieved 2007-08-30.
31. Are You Ready to Rumble? ''CBS official site'' Retrieved 2007-08-25
32. Jen Calls Big Brother’s Hand - Dick Goes Off Again
33. Penalty Nomination Version II - NIX THAT!
34. Big Brother Lockdown! Evictees Off-limits to Press
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36. EA and Endemol Announce Creative Partnership for Virtual Me Retrieved 2007-09-04
★ Big Brother (TV series)
★ Big Brother (UK)
★ List of Big Brother (US) HouseGuests
★ ''Big Brother''
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:''For the current season, see Big Brother 8 (US)''.
'''Big Brother''' is a reality television series broadcast in the United States and Canada on CBS and Global respectively. The premise of the gameshow is for contestants to live in isolation from the outside world in a custom built house. The winner is the last contestant remaining in the house at the end of the series as HouseGuests are evicted by their fellow HouseGuests. The winner receives $500,000 and the runner-up receives $50,000. The name for the show comes from George Orwell's 1949 novel ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'', a dystopia in which Big Brother is the all-seeing, omnipotent leader of Oceania. The live shows are hosted by Julie Chen and the recap shows are announced by Clayton Halsey. The show premiered on CBS on July 5, 2000. It is produced by Endemol USA with Allison Grodner Productions.
Main series
For all seasons, eviction night is hosted by veteran television journalist and television personality, Julie Chen, wife of CBS President Les Moonves and co-host of the network's ''The Early Show''. In the first season (2000), Chen was widely ridiculed in the media for her wooden delivery, stilted interaction with the studio audience, weak interviews with evictees on the live programs, and her overuse of the phrase ''"But first..."'' This led fans to affectionately dub her "the Chenbot", a moniker which Chen is aware of and readily accepts.[1][2]
The announcer played an active role in the first season introducing every scene, but with the major changes to the program after the initial season, the announcer was relegated to the opening and closing of each episode. There have been several different announcers throughout the years. Past announcers include Dave Walsh (season one)[3], Chuck Riley (season two)[4], and Phil Proctor (seasons 3-6 )[5]. The current announcer is Clayton Halsey[6] and has been the announcer since season seven.
Format
The format has changed since the series began in 2000. The format for season one was radically different than the format used in following seasons. The format for season one was similar to international versions of ''Big Brother''. In the first season each HouseGuest would individually go to the Diary Room and nominate two fellow HouseGuests for banishment.[7] (The term "eviction" was not used until season two.) The two or more HouseGuests with the most nominations are then revealed to the House and were "Marked for Banishment", and the public was invited to vote for who they wish to evict by calling a premium rate telephone number. The HouseGuest who received the greatest percentage of the public vote was evicted. When there were three HouseGuests left the public would vote for the winner.
Beginning with the second season the HouseGuests compete for ''Head of Household'' or HoH. The Head of Household is responsible for nominating two HouseGuests for eviction.[8] During the Live Eviction show, HouseGuests individually go into the Diary Room and cast their vote to evict. Julie then revels the results to the House after all eligible HouseGuests have cast their vote.[9] When two HouseGuests are left, the evicted HouseGuests voted for the winner and in the event of a tie the public would break the tie.[10]
During season three a new power was introduced called the Power of Veto (PoV). The Power of Veto winner can choose to veto one of the Head of Household's initial nominations. The winner is also protected from becoming a replacement nominee for the week.[11] Originally, the Power of Veto was silver and if a nominee won the Power of Veto the nominee could not save themselves. The "Golden" Power of Veto, introduced in the last veto competition in season three, could be won by a nominee and used to save themselves. The Golden Power of Veto is now the standard veto since season four.[12]
The fourth season introduced the ''Big Brother Jury''. The Jury is comprised of the final seven evicted HouseGuests. As each member of the Jury is evicted from the House they are sequestered in a separate house. The jury members are not allowed to watch the show except for small portions of the show like competitions and evictions. The jury members are not shown any Diary Room footage or any footage involving strategy or twists to the game. The ''Big Brother Jury'' votes to determine the winner of Big Brother each season.[13]
Live Show
The live show is broadcast live on Thursday nights. During the first sesaon the live show would feature highlights, nominations and banishments. Originally, the live show featured a studio audience along with guest commentators Dr. Drew Pinsky, best known for ''Loveline'' on MTV, and (sponsor) America Online "Internet Adviser" Regina Lewis. Julie Chen now presents the live eviction show from an empty studio overlooking the entrance to the house.
Beginning with the second season Julie presents the live show in an empty studio overlooking the house. During the live show highlight are shown, one or two HouseGuests are evicted and briefly interviewed by Julie, and the Head of Household completion is held. For the most part quizzes are held to determine the next Head of Household due to the show's running time. Some Head of Household completions do not finish during the live show and are broadcast on the live Internet feeds and the results of the Head of Household completion are broadcast on the next episode.
Live Internet feeds
Each year CBS has made available live Internet streaming from the Big Brother house. The Internet feeds were free during season one but are now a subscription service beginning with season two. The live Internet feeds are blocked out during completions, slanderous statements and music copyrights.
Seasons and twists
Ever since the show began, Big Brother has had a central twist every season. The twists are:
★ 'Big Brother 1': The premise of the show -- America watching in on a group of people -- is introduced.
★ 'Big Brother 2': The new format is introduced -- a Head of Household nominates two HouseGuests and the other HouseGuests vote on which nominee is evicted.
★ 'Big Brother 3': The Power of Veto is introduced, allowing HouseGuests to change the Head of Household's nominations.
★ 'Big Brother 4': ''The X-Factor'' - Five of the HouseGuests are joined by their ex-boyfriends or ex-girlfriends.
★ 'Big Brother 5': '' - A set of identical twins secretly play as one HouseGuest, switching places intermittently in secret. Two other HouseGuests find out that they are related.
★ 'Big Brother 6': ''Summer of Secrets'' - Each HouseGuest has a secret partner. If a set of partners makes it to the Final 2, the winner wins $1,000,000 and the runner up receives $250,000.
★ 'Big Brother 7': ''All Stars'' - 14 former HouseGuests get to play the game again.
★ 'Big Brother 8': Six of the HouseGuests learn they will be playing against nemeses from their pasts. One HouseGuest, known as ''America's Player'', must perform certain tasks given by viewers of the show for financial rewards.
Shows
''House Calls: The Big Brother Talk Show''
'''House Calls: The Big Brother Talk Show''' is a live Internet talk show hosted by Gretchen Massey. The program focuses on events in the Big Brother house as well as taking phone calls from viewers. The show started in 2004 during ''Big Brother 5'' with Marcellas Reynolds as host/co-host, and became quite popular. ''House Calls'' has returned with each new season of ''Big Brother''. ''House Calls'' features special guests each week since Big Brother: All Stars. Marcellas did not return as co-host during the Big Brother: All Stars because he was a HouseGuest during that season and did not return for the eighth season due to budget cuts. For Big Brother 8, Massey co-hosts the show with a daily rotation of former houseguests and other media personalities. Contestants on Big Brother are bound by contract to appear on the webcast the Friday after their live eviction.
On August 31, 2007, Massey announced on the show that evicted HouseGuests who are on the Jury will not be interviewed by House Calls [14] or the media[15] until the end of the show. Massey quoting a statement from ''Big Brother'':
We have made jury members of Big Brother available to the press the past few seasons always with the proviso that their questions not inform the ejected HouseGuest of influences outside his or her personal experience in the House. This season several cast members have made either offensive statements or exhibited controversial behavior, we respect journalist interests and rights to pose questions about these statements but believe at the same time doing so could provide information that influences the final vote and potential outcome of this twelve week competition. For that reason the remaining jurors will not be made available to the media for the duration of the program. They will be made available to the press after the Big Brother finale on September 18th.
The popularity of ''House Calls'' has spawned other Internet talk shows, including ''Survivor Live'' for Survivor, ''Finish Line'' and ''Elimination Station'' for The Amazing Race, ''Talk Model'' for America's Next Top Model, and various Aftershows on MTV Overdrive for MTV programming.
Big Brother: After Dark
Main articles: Big Brother: After Dark
'''Big Brother: After Dark''' airs nightly from 12 a.m.-3 a.m.(EDT)/9 p.m.—12 a.m. (PDT) on Showtime Too and features footage from the same live camera feeds that are made available to subscribers of the shows 24/7 live Internet feeds. This program features house activity happening between those times, and is edited only for slanderous statements and music copyrights.[16] According to executive producer Allison Grodner, these three hours should be entertaining as "That's prime time for the ''Big Brother'' house. It's when our HouseGuests are most wide awake and having fun, talking about strategy and playing the game. People are going to see quite a bit."[17]
Competitions
Competitions have been part of the show since season two. Various competitions force the HouseGuests to work together, in teams, or against each other for prizes or power. There are three different styles of games: endurance contests test which HouseGuest can last the longest doing a certain task (such as holding a key); games of skill test the HouseGuests' athleticism, ingenuity, or luck; and quizzes test the HouseGuests' knowledge of each other and the house. All three styles are used to varying degrees in the weekly competitions. Sometimes, a recycled competition that has appeared in a previous season is used. For example, the game "Majority Rules" (in which the HouseGuests have to answer questions with opinions while trying to stay with the majority until the tie-breaker question), which debuted in season five, has been recycled into the sixth season and the eighth season, each time being played for Head of Household.
Head of Household (HoH)
After each eviction (except the first week), HouseGuests compete to become the Head of Household. Due to the live show's time limit, quizzes are normally used for this competition. Games of skill also appear as HoH competitions occasionally, while the endurance contest is only used two to three times a season.
The HoH receives perks such as their own private bedroom, photos or gifts from home, and maid service. The HoH also nominates two HouseGuests for eviction. If one of the nominees is removed via the Power of Veto, the HoH will name a replacement nominee. The HoH reigns until the next eviction in which he or she may not vote except to break a tie. The HouseGuest may not participate in the following HoH competition unless only three HouseGuests are remaining.
The final HoH competition occurs when only three HouseGuests remain. The competition is held in three parts. For the first stage, the HouseGuests compete in an endurance contest requiring the HouseGuests to hang on to their keys in the face of some unusual circumstance. The second stage is commonly a game of skill between the losers of the previous stage. The winners of first and second stage face off in a quiz where the participants must guess what departed HouseGuests thought. The winner of the third stage becomes the last HoH while the two other HouseGuests are automatically nominated. As none of the trio are eligible to vote, the last HoH breaks the 0-0 tie and chooses who to evict.
Although normally one HouseGuest normally retains the Head of Household rewards and responsibilities for the week, exceptions have occurred. In a "double eviction" week, the first HoH only reigns for a short period (between an hour and three days) while the second HoH reigns for the rest of the week. When this occurs, the first HoH is normally not provided the benefits such as use of the HoH bedroom. Another exception is when two HouseGuests were co-Heads of Household the first week of ''Big Brother: All-Stars''. The co-HoHs had to agree on two nominees or else become the nominees themselves and lose their HoH privileges. The winner of the Power of Veto competition would break a tie on the eviction vote if it had occurred that week.
Power of Veto (PoV)
Main articles: Power of Veto (Big Brother)
Each week after the Head of Household has announced the week's nominees the six HouseGuests competes for the Golden Power of Veto. The winner of the Golden Power of Veto can choose to veto one of the Head of Household's initial nominations. The winner is also protected from becoming a replacement nominee for the week. This competition is more often a game of skill instead of a quiz or endurance contest.
Food Competition
Food competitions allow the HouseGuests to win food for the week. Most food competitions are games of skill, although the HouseGuests may work individually, in teams, or as one group. The Head of Household hosts the Food Competition and can eat any food the winners would earn. Winners eat a variety of food during the week. Losers go on food restriction, which usually lasts until after the next eviction and HoH competition. However, food competitions may not be held every week. For example, no food competitions were played the latter half of season six.
During seasons two through six, the food restriction was a diet of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, milk, water, and condiments. Starting in ''All Stars'', the sandwiches were replaced with "Big Brother Slop". The slop looks like oatmeal, has essential nutrients, and is not appetizing. The HouseGuests can win "passes" to escape food restriction once. The passes are transferable until used or its holder is evicted, so trading the pass became a tool in strategy.
When all HouseGuests compete as one group, the competition changes slightly. The competition is not for all food or food restriction for the whole week. Instead, the HouseGuests may compete to earn different food groups. Alternatively, the HouseGuests may compete to earn the full food diet for each day of the week.
To date, HouseGuest Jen Johnson of Season 8 is the first house guest to defy the slop rules, eating a turkey burger, cottage cheese, and an apple. By doing so she originally received a penalty nomination for the following week but this was later replaced with a penalty eviction vote during Week 7. This is the first penalty in ''Big Brother'' US history.
Luxury Competitions
The Luxury Competitions allow the HouseGuests to win special prizes. They usually involve games of skill. Examples of previous luxuries earned include margarita parties, movie screenings, and access to newspaper clippings. This competition occurred frequently in the earlier seasons. In later seasons, Luxury Competitions are held less frequently as the show began giving prizes away during the Head of Household and Power of Veto competitions. An example of this is the backyard's hot tub. The first Luxury Competition in seasons two through five were to earn the key to the hot tub. However, the hot tub's key was hidden in the Gold room in season six, and the hot tub was not locked at all in seasons seven and eight.
America's Choice
America's Choice allows the viewing public to select a HouseGuest to receive a special opportunity not available to other HouseGuests. Voting is done through the CBS website and text messaging. Though HouseGuests do not actively compete for the reward, it is essentially a reward based on viewers' opinions of the HouseGuests. America's Choice contests begin midway through each season and occur weekly. Previous contests have allowed HouseGuests to make a mobile phone call to family, have a walk-on role for a CBS soap opera, and conduct an internet chat with fans. In season six, the first America's Choice contest was to vote a previously evicted HouseGuest back into the house. America's Choice is not always a choice between contestants to earn a special opportunity. Sometimes viewers are asked what challenge the HouseGuests should play or what kind of appliance would be given to the HouseGuests. In season eight, America's Choice spun off into America's Player, where Eric was chosen to fulfill tasks voted on by the public for financial reward.
| AC Wins | What Won | |
|---|---|---|
| Janelle Pierzina | 5 | Phone call home Set visit to ''Two and a Half Men'' Entry into BB All Stars House Big Brother Prom Queen $25,000 Jury Prize |
| Robert Roman | 3 | Letter from home Phone call home Internet chat with fans |
| Kaysar Ridha | 2 | Re-entry into BB6 house Entry into BB All Stars House |
| Bunky Miller | 1 | Letter from home |
| Hardy Hill | 1 | Phone call home |
| Krista Stegall | 1 | Birthday Dinner Date |
| Will Kirby | 1 | Internet chat with fans |
| Danielle Reyes | 1 | Video from home |
| Jason Guy | 1 | Letter from home |
| Lisa Donahue | 1 | Internet chat with fans |
| Marcellas Reynolds | 1 | Private dinner date |
| Marvin Latimer | 1 | Walk on role in the ''Young & the Restless'' |
| Michael Ellis | 1 | Phone call home |
| Diane Henry | 1 | Entry into BB All Stars House |
| Erika Landin | 1 | Entry into BB All Stars House |
| Nakomis Dedmon | 1 | Entry into BB All Stars House |
| Howie Gordon | 1 | Entry into BB All Stars House |
| James Rhine | 1 | Entry into BB All Stars House |
| Jase Wirey | 1 | Entry into BB All Stars House |
Strategies
Successful houseguests often use a combination of the following strategies:
Alliances
| The Big Team Effort | |
|---|---|
| 'Defined' | Banding together with several houseguests in an alliance, working together for the interests of their collective group. |
| 'How It Works' | Some alliances form as a pre-emptive strategy, such as The Four Horsemen (BB5) and The Mrs. Robinson Alliance (BB8) while other teams form as a defense tactic to battle already existing teams. Alliances built for defense are The Sovereign Six (BB6) and The "Pinky Swear" Alliance (BB5). Some alliances are formed as a natural extension of who people preferred to hang out with, as was the case with The Friendship (BB6) or Chill Town (BB2).The most successful teams in the past have been The Friendship and The Four Horsemen, whose team members successfully filled both seats of the final two in their respective seasons. Chill Town is the only alliance to be used on two different seasons (BB2 and BB7) and a member of Chill Town won each those seasons. |
| 'Who Has Used It?' | "Chilltown" (BB2, BB7) -- Mike, Will, Shannon (BB2) "The Dream Team" (BB4) -- Robert, Justin, Jee "The Sovereign Six" (BB6) -- Sarah, Kaysar, Howie, James , Rachel, Janelle "The Friendship" (BB6) -- Maggie, Ivette, Jennifer, Eric, April, Beau "Late Night Crew" (BB8) -- Amber, Dustin, Jameka, Jessica, Eric |
| 'Advantages' | Voting majority: Controlling a large chunk of votes gives alliances the power to decide evictions Safety: Better odds of an ally winning HOH over an enemy Protection: Enemies will have to chip away at your alliance slowly and they target others in your group before targeting you |
| 'Disadvantages' | A threat: Alliances are feared as powerful forces, and non-members will go after them Out in the open: Enemies know you have other commitments with your alliance and will not trust you enough to make deals Commitment: If you turn your back on the alliance, everyone in the house will know and find you untrustworthy. |
| The Secret Alliance | |
|---|---|
| 'Defined' | Creating a covert alliance that the other houseguests don't know about. |
| 'How It Works' | Successful secret alliances are often formed in pairs of people who have absolute trust in one another. Since the alliance is secret and only two members are in it, there would be no public display of betrayal if one of the members turned on the other. That means the members must trust each other because there is no recourse if the alliance member were to turn on you. Jason and Danielle pioneered the secret alliance in BB3 and it worked so well, that neither of them were nominated throughout the entire course of the season until the final three when Jason was evicted by Lisa. |
| 'Who Has Used It?' | Danielle and Jason (BB3) Jee and Jun (BB4) Danielle, Will, Mike, James (BB7) Will, Mike, Erika (BB7) Will, Mike, Janelle (BB7) Dick, Daniele, Jessica, Eric (BB8) Kail, Zach, Nick, Mike (BB8) |
| 'Advantages' | Under the radar: People are threatened by alliances, but if they don't know you're in one, they can't be threatened. Working both sides: Members of the alliance can gather information from different sides of the house and secretly compare notes Double-dipping: Since it's covert, no one would know if you had more than one secret alliance. |
| 'Disadvantages' | Hands tied: There is no recourse for betrayal because it would be a secret betrayal. If you told the house about the betrayal, they would know about your secret alliance and find you untrustworthy. |
| Flirting or "Showmancing" | |
|---|---|
| 'Defined' | Flirting and hooking-up to create an emotionally-invested ally |
| 'How It Works' | Though the show has had many romances over the seasons, the first blatant and clearly deliberate use of sex appeal, flirtation and hooking up was used by Alison in BB4. Alison flirted with the men of the house, including her ex-boyfriend Justin and her ally Nathan. Alison's relationship with Nathan caused Nathan to win the POV and save Alison at a time when she would've likely been voted out if she had remained nominated. Eventually, Alison turned on Nathan and evicted him but he still gave Alison her only vote to win in the final two. |
| 'Who Has Used It?' | ''Deliberate:'' Roddy on Chiara (BB3) Alison on Nathan (BB4) Drew on Diane (BB5) Mike on Erika(BB7) Will on Janelle (BB7)''Non-deliberate:'' Will & Shannon (BB2) Lisa & Eric (BB3) Janelle & Michael (BB6) Eric & Jessica(BB8) Nick & Daniele (BB8) |
| 'Advantages' | Rose-tinted view: A successful in-house romance will cause emotions to cloud logic and prey will make decisions better for you than themselves |
| 'Disadvantages' | Ooops: If you start to develop genuine feelings, they will interfere with your goals within the game |
| Backdooring | |
|---|---|
| 'Defined' | Nominating two pawns as an HOH with the intention using the POV to remove one nomination and nominate someone else, ensuring they have no opportunity to save themself with the POV |
| 'How It Works' | Backdooring did not debut until the number of houseguests who could play for veto was reduced to six. In BB5, when the HOH and two nominees could choose which other three players would compete, Nakomis developed a strategy called "the six finger plan" to evict Jase, a houseguest who repeatedly won the POV, saving himself from eviction. The plan stated that Nakomis, then-HOH, would nominate two pawns and they would pick players other than Jase with the intention of saving a nominee so Nakomis could nominate Jase after POV was played. This lead to Jase's eviction. |
| 'Who Has Used It?' | Nakomis to evict Jase(BB5) April to evict James (BB6) Kaysar to evict Eric (BB6) Daniele to evict Jen(BB8) |
| 'Advantages' | Retaliation: Backdooring prevents the chance that an HOH could nominate someone hoping to evict them and then have that person save themself and target the HOH next week |
| 'Disadvantages' | Random draw: In later seasons, a random selection was implemented for choosing POV players, so if the person who wins POV is not on-board with your plan, you will be stuck evicting one of the two original nominees |
Individual
| The Competition Competitor | |
|---|---|
| 'Defined' | Winning competitions, such as HOH and POV, to guarantee your safety. |
| 'How It Works' | Houseguests who are targeted constantly must rely on this strategy. They must study all things related to Big Brother relentlessly. They should know what has happened on what days, be observant and memorize everything. It also helps to be physically strong, agile and quick. In BB7, houseguests stated they wanted to get rid of Janelle from the first week. She went on to win four HOHs and five POVs, carrying her to third place. When other strategies fail, this one is a last resort. |
| 'Who Has Used It?' | Hardy (BB2) Alison (BB4) Drew (BB5) James (BB6) Janelle (BB6, BB7) Mike (BB7) Daniele (BB8) Jen (BB8) |
| 'Advantages' | Sure thing: Holding HOH or POV is the only way to 100 percent guarantee that you will not be evicted from the house. |
| 'Disadvantages' | Spotty coverage: Once a houseguest becomes HOH, they cannot compete the following week. Furthermore, if the houseguest is not nominated at the nomination ceremony, they may not be able to compete for POV. |
| Being A Loser | |
|---|---|
| 'Defined' | Throwing competitions, ensuring you never even come close to winning or appearing competent. |
| 'How It Plays Works' | This strategy was pioneered by Will in BB2 after he realized that people winning competitions and coming close to winning competitions were viewed as threats and promptly targeted. He intentionally lost every competition as to appear non-threatening. Will won BB2. It's important to seem like you are trying to win but are unable to. Players act upset or embarrassed to cover up their plan of throwing them. |
| 'Who Has Used It?' | ''Deliberate:'' Will (BB2/BB7) Roddy (BB3) Zach (BB8) ''Non-deliberate:'' Cowboy (BB5) Ivette (BB6) Jameka (BB8) |
| 'Advantages' | No worries: Other players will believe you can easily be picked off down the road because you will never be protected by the POV or HOH powers. Easy win: Houseguests will want to bring you to the final three under the assumption that they can easily beat you in the final HOH competition to guarantee their slot in the final two. No blame: You won't have to make any big decisions since you will not be HOH and POV. This means you can avoid blame, avoid taking sides and avoid making enemies. |
| 'Disadvantages' | Vulnerable: If you're never protected by HOH or POV, you can be nominated and evicted at any given time. |
| Floating | |
|---|---|
| 'Defined' | Not taking a take a stand anything and floating to whoever currently has power and agreeing to assist them in whatever way they request. |
| 'How It Works' | Floaters will be on the side of whoever has power. When power is relinquished and reassigned to someone else, the floating will then be on that person's side. The term "floating" was coined during BB4. The house was split down the middle with two sides battling each other week after week. Alison and Jun did not join either of these alliances. Instead, they agreed to vote however the current HOH requested, no matter which alliance the HOH was in. As a result, the two alliances took each other out leaving Alison and Jun as the last two houseguests remaining. Floaters don't take sides and they don't make enemies -- they let other people take the blame for what happens. |
| 'Who Has Used It?' | Jun (BB4) Alison (BB4) James (BB6) Erika (BB7) Eric (BB8) Jameka (BB8) |
| 'Advantages' | Hands clean: Floaters don't do the dirty work of nominating people and it prevents people from resenting them Lesser threat: Houseguests will blame and go after people who have overtly targeted them already. |
| 'Disadvantages' | No respect: In recent seasons, floating has developed a stigma of being utilized by people who don't "play the game" Time's up: Floating will only work as long as clear and present danger exists. If no threatening enemies are around, your lack of loyalty could send you packing next. |
Criticisms and controversy
In 'Big Brother 2' HouseGuest Justin Sebik was expelled on Day 10 for breaking ''Big Brother'' rules. Justin threatened his fellow HouseGuest with physical violence and intimidation, a violation of one of the most serious House rules.
Julie Chen, host of ''Big Brother'', explained that Justin was given an official warning that such behavior was not appropriate in the ''Big Brother'' house. Justin repeated the warning, proving that he understood the rule. His behavior included destruction of house property, culminated in a final incident when he and Krista were kissing on the kitchen table and picked up a metal carpet sweeper and said to her "Would you get mad if I cracked you over the head with this?" He swung the carpet sweeper towards Krista but put it down and kissed her. He walked away from her in the kitchen and says "Would you get mad if I killed you?" He picked up a large knife, returned to Krista and while they kissed he placed the knife against her throat. He briefly took the knife away from her throat but with Krista's encouragement returned the knife to her throat and they begun kissing again. As the kiss ends he puts the knife down. [18]
After a confrontation with the show psychologist, it was decided that Justin would be expelled from the ''Big Brother'' house.[19] Krista Stegall later sued CBS over the incident. [20]
[21]
'Big Brother 4' HouseGuest Scott Weintraub was expelled on Day 8 after having a violent outburst in the house relating to the season twist, X-Factor. Scott tossed furniture around the House, delivered an expletive-laden rant, and refused to go to the Diary Room when called. He later apologized to his fellow HouseGuest who were uncomfortable with his actions in the house. Once Scott went to the Diary Room he was removed from the house and expelled.[22]
'Big Brother 6' HouseGuest Eric and Micheal get into a confrontation about Micheal talking badly about Eric's family. Earlier in the evening, Rachel who was eavesdropping on Janelle and Micheal in the Gold Room overheard Michael make a poor joke about Eric's grandparents to Janelle. Rachel told Eric that she heard them badmouthing his family. Later that night Eric and Ivette are outside discussing the incident when Micheal goes outside. Eric provokes Micheal who retorts, calling Eric "a midget with a small penis." Eric loses all control going after Micheal. The other HouseGuests blocked Eric's attack at Micheal. Big Brother intervenes telling Eric to leave the backyard and telling Micheal to go to the storage room. Shortly after, Ivette attacks Kaysar and his beliefs, Big Brother intervenes again giving warnings to all HouseGuests. Eric apologizes to his fellow HouseGuests, saying he would never hurt anyone.[23]
'Big Brother 8' HouseGuest Richard "Evel Dick" came under some controversy for his loud abusive behavior towards women HouseGuests, especially Jen. This culminated in an event in which Dick poured iced tea on Jen's head while she was engaged in an argument with HouseGuests Nick and Dick's daughter Daniele. This led some fans and the National Organization for Women to call for his expulsion from the house. He never was.[24]
Another HouseGuest, Amber, who has admitted to a previous addiction to meth, garnered national attention after making what were considered anti-Semitic statements.[25] Media watchdog Dlisted called Amber a "meth face" after her comments were aired on the live stream of the House[26] and Hollywood news conglomeration Defamer criticized Amber's sentiments.[27] Notably, aggregate TMZ reported about Amber's remarks, especially those about being able to recognize a Jew by the size of their nose or their last name.[28] Abraham Foxman, National Director of the Anti-Defamation League told the website:
"It's offensive. It's part of the unintended consequences of the communications revolution. Anybody can say what they do - but reality shows are now giving license to these expressions of anti-Semitism. Now, all of a sudden, the world is privy to their bigotry and it's on national television... then enhanced on YouTube. What they've done is distributed anti-Semitism -- which started as a private conversation -- and by putting it on a reality TV show broadcast it to the world at large. I want CBS to understand they are facilitating anti-Semitism. They should act responsibly to the community; they are legitimizing bigoted conversation."
This impelled CBS to release a statement about the controversy:
"BIG BROTHER is a reality show about watching a group of people who have no privacy 24/7 - and seeing every moment of their lives. At times, the Houseguests reveal prejudices and other beliefs that we do not condone. We certainly find the statements made by Amber Siyavus on the live Internet feed to be offensive and they will not be part of any future broadcast on the CBS Television Network. Any views or opinions expressed in personal commentary by a Houseguest appearing on BIG BROTHER 8, either on any live feed from the House or the broadcast, are those of the individual(s) speaking and do not represent the views or opinions of CBS or the producers of the program."
The Associated Press will decline to interview Amber and Jameka if they are members of the Jury, due to the fact that they are not allowed to ask both contestants about Amber's comments. A CBS spokesperson reported that asking Amber or Jameka about Amber's comments could influence the jury voters and affect the integrity of the game. [29]
On Day 52 Jen, who was named as a replacement nominee for Amber, packed and scattered her belongings through the House, destroyed and bleached Dick's cigarettes.[30] Big Brother later informed Dick they would replace the cigarettes. Jen began to cook food while on a slop restriction Later that night, Jen went outside and ate food while on slop.[31] Big Brother told Jen she would receive a penalty nomination, she must be a nominee for the entire week and can't win HoH or Veto for Week 8 if she survived Week 7.[32] This was found unfair to Jameka, the other Week 7 nominee, and the penalty nomination was removed. [33] Jen would instead receive a penalty eviction vote for Week 7 plus any votes cast against her by her fellow HouseGuests.
Later, Dick lit a cigarette and blew smoke toward Jen's direction while she was eating. Jen asked for Dick to stop but he didn't. Jen then reached to get the cigarette from Dick several times and was burned by the cigarette. Jen begins to yell that Dick burned her on purpose. This incident ended with Dick yelling at Jen: “Go home, just go home.” Jameka pulled Jen away from the confrontation and to the bathroom. Neither Jen or Dick was expelled from the House and Jen was evicted on Day 55. Jen said to the Associated Press: "I definitely think he should've been kicked out, but obviously he was definitely entertainment for the show, so that's why he wasn't."
Due to the controversy surrounding offensive remarks and controversial behavior made by several HouseGuests, this season CBS will not allow the media[15] or even companion show ''[14] to interview evicted HouseGuests who are a part of the jury of seven to vote for the winner of ''Big Brother 8'' beginning with Amber. They will be allowed to interview the HouseGuests after ''Big Brother 8'' is over.
Other media
DVD
A 9-disc set from the third season of the show, in its entirety as well as edits, have been released on Region 1 DVD. A supplementary included is the house guests' original casting tapes. These casting tapes are taken from preliminary interviews rather than the tapes that the house guests sent in. All episodes on this DVD were the actual edited broadcast versions.
A 2-disc Highlights set from the fourth season has also been released. With the release of the fourth season highlights, the clips would show un-aired footage, ostensibly racier than what CBS would allow to air.
Games
Virtual Me is a new digital entertainment concept that bridges the divide between traditional TV and videogames is being developed by EA it will allow people to play games like Big Brother, Fear Factor and Deal or No Deal.[36]
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36. EA and Endemol Announce Creative Partnership for Virtual Me Retrieved 2007-09-04
See also
★ Big Brother (TV series)
★ Big Brother (UK)
★ List of Big Brother (US) HouseGuests
External links
★ ''Big Brother''
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