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[Daisyflower]

It aired while we were watching the Survivor finale last night!  Ofcourse it had clips of previous houseguests, but at the end it said "BB8 Coming in July!!"

I couldn't help but to get excited!

[uvp]

i seen that same commercial a month ago

[April]

I saw it for the first time during the survivor finale!


wahoo!!!

[gizzmotor]

I cannot beleive its less then 2 month till BB returns.

[April]

And for that I am so happy!!

Am I the only one who is already planning out when they are going to watch and report the feeds    I am all set up to report from the hammock in my yard!

[Blackcat3]

i seen that same commercial a month ago

On tv???

Last night was the first for me too!!

[DreamAngel]

Last month was the casting call commercials. I've been monitoring all over the place for the commercials to bring to you guys so I can say it with confidence that the commercial on during survivor last night was brand new.

[Blackcat3]

Thanx Dream   , thats what I thought!

[surfgranny]

I missed the commercial - probably was on while I was backing up my dvr to replay what someone or another said.  

No biggie though since I want to see the show more than an ad telling me it's coming.  I just hope that Allison and the other new BB producers paid close attention to Survivor's last couple of seasons and take a page from their ability to hire a diverse cast that extended well beyond ethnicity.

Fat, thin, buff, ripped, hottie, dork, old, young, funny, serious, smart, idiotic, athletic, klutzy, white collar, blue collar even no collar (dreamz ) made for a much more interesting show with twists not even the producers could have contrived - like Yau-man giving up the car.  Survivor's cast moved on from casts where the majority looked like this past season's Boo and Jessica (the first to be voted off) - white, hot and young.  

Survivor slipped into the beefcake/bimbo rut because the 2nd and 3rd seasons ratings were lower than the first season.  Both those seasons were inland (Australia & Africa), and desperate to appeal to the target audience - 25-35 year-olds with money, they returned to beach locations in the hopes that hot bods in bathing suits were their key to Neilson heaven.  Marquesas, Thailand, Amazonandonandon - straight out of Central Casting.  Pearl Islands had the same formula - a lot of hot bods with a handful of non-whites and a couple of off the wall older folk to spice things up.  Funny thing was, a Hispanic woman won, the runner-up was a fifty-something oddball who wore a Boy Scout uniform and the most popular player in Survivor history (at that point) was the oldest man in the entire Pearl Islands cast - Rupert.

Ratings picked up that season and Survivor casts have become increasingly diverse ever since, with Fiji being the most diverse ever - even moreso than Cook Islands where the twist was to divide the tribes along racial lines.  Frankly, I would LOVE to see a Big Brother with more than just one token gay, or non-white, or old fart, or non-Christian, etc. etc.

Same-old same-old gets boring - I want action!  How about a bunch of die-hard Palestinian and Israeli house guests,   or a couple of strippers or nymphomaniacs in a house with a bunch of Bible thumpers or male preachers , or Rosie O'Donnell and Donald Trump   .  C'mon Big Brother - mix it up a bit!

[KingOfRealityTV]

i seen that same commercial a month ago

me too...

[Marty]

I saw it I saw it.... whooo hooooo

I put in for some vacation days. I will be off July 5th thru the 11th. That will give me some BB time on the feeds to get aquainted with the HG.

[Daisyflower]

I'm happy that some of you saw the new commercial to. Its like we KNOW it is coming, but seeing the commercial kind of made it concrete ;-)

I can't imagine a summer without BB !!

[WannaBeBB9]

Me too! Me too! I'm so excited!!!!

[Califcyclone]

I could not put my finger on it until I saw this thread....

Something about the last edition of Survivor Fiji just took the life out of me this week for Reality TV.  I could not bring myself to watch Dancing with the Star "Semi Finals" last night and American Idol Final 3 is not yanking my chain and it was because I thought that I was just getting burnt out after all the Yauman/Dreamz Survivor finale drama....

That was not it...it was the BB8 commercial during Survivor.  It was the reminder that I wanted/need to keep in check that all this reality "stuff" is just a way to cope until BB returns.  I actually backed up the DVR to rewatch the commercial.  Since BB2 my summers have involved the BB Quad Cam, daily Morty fixes and Diet Soda.    It all started with Will, I tried to find others that thought he was as quirky and clever as I thought he was, that's when it all started.  The addiction returns...I can't wait.  

Hi my name is CalifCyclone and I am a BigBroaholic.

[Daisyflower]

Since BB2 my summers have involved the BB Quad Cam, daily Morty fixes and Diet Soda. It all started with Will, I tried to find others that thought he was as quirky and clever as I thought he was, that's when it all started. The addiction returns...I can't wait.

Hi my name is CalifCyclone and I am a BigBroaholic.

Nice to meet 'cha CalifCyclone  
I am in the same place with this years reality shows. My DS asked me if we would be watching the new Pirate Master.I told him that I didn't want to start watching anything else. BB consumes alot of my time in the summer, and I like it, and want it that way,LOL !!

[King123]

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YAH! i love it.. i cant wait, im an addict too. do you have a link to it?

[surfgranny]

Yeah, reality finale letdown seems to be going around bigtime this season.  The Survivor finale was one of the lower rated finales for the show.  I thought it was good, but then I'm not the demographic they want.  It probably would have done better on it's own nite - Thursday - rather than try to go up against a kick-ass Desperate Housewives during May sweeps.  The reunion show, however, was number one for that time slot - probably because all the old farts went to bed.    

Anyone planning to watch that new Survivor meets Treasure Hunt show?  I'll give it a shot to kill time until the real reality show starts!

[Daisyflower]

Anyone planning to watch that new  Survivor meets Treasure Hunt show?

Thats the one my son wants to watch,but I am not sure I want to start it. I guess since it is also a CBS show, it won't be competing with BB for time slots though. This is the one that premiers on a Thursday in BB regular live show spot though right? Hmmmmmm

I am looking forward to So You Think You Can Dance though. I know thats coming, but I'm not sure of the start date.

[Sharonda99]

Awesome! I haven't seen any commercials, but I'm glad to know they are out there b/c  that makes it official!

[Yana]

I thought I might post this for Daisy...

So you think you can dance...