Is BB fixed/manipulated?

ZuZuMamou · September 1, 2011

It was opened before nominations. From the updates:
Posted 26 August 2011 - 04:58 PM
4:57 PM BBT
It was a Pandora's box. Porsche explains it had a champagne bottle and briefcase on it. She won 5k. Adam says "Well we still have the nomination ceremony right?"
Posted 26 August 2011 - 08:00 PM
8:00 PM BBT
"Like I said, just because you're nominated doesn't mean your done." Jordan says to Rachel "You've still got veto."
Looks like Jordan/Rachel are nominated.

Correct. The pairs were also chosen during the Pandora's Box. Porsche knew the implications of what she was doing when she nominated Rachel/Jordan.

ConcernedQuill · September 1, 2011

I guess I misunderstood when I read this:

4:48PM BBT: The feeds are back. Something's up! "We wanted the two of them on the block. The two of them are on the block." Porsche says. Rachel and Jordan are really happy. There was a Pandora's Box, and there's a new twist, Rachel and Jordan have a chance of both remaining in the game this week, it sounds like it's dependant on them winning PoV. "We will be playing the veto in duos. If one person wins, we both win." I heard Rachel ask if Porsche won money. Porsche says she won $5,000 from Pandora's Box.

It appeared Porche was saying that they are on the block.

ZuZuMamou · September 1, 2011

She was referring to being able to put the two of them on the block together, not them being nominated. Everyone in the house knew Porsche was going to nom Rach/Jor from the minute she won HOH.

I watched the feeds (and wrote the above I think) and had trouble remembering which came first! I could've sworn it was the other way round too.

yawnie · September 1, 2011

Looks like he's busy elsewhere:

by Lynn Hoppes
8/5/11
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laladoopiedu · September 2, 2011

I'm not saying anything, but considering size, fitness level and physical activity of the HGs in the house, it's kind of clear who will win this HOH.

Things that make you go hmm.

nebartist · September 2, 2011

BB is a social experiment. The sooner people learn that the "experiment" is on the viewers and not the HG's, the less frustration there will be amongst the masses.

I would like it better if BB admitted this. Let us see the DR sessions. Let us know ahead of time that they are going to screw with the game. But they dont. Why not show Rachel and Jordon begging production for a special power to help them out then producing it?

DeanMachine · September 2, 2011

It was opened before nominations.

Yeah, definitely before.

I remember because when Porche went into the HoH room I thought it was her first time and she wasn't asking "Who wants to see my HoH room?"

I think this was the first time they ever skipped that part where she would have gotten to show the room to everyone and everyone would have pretended to care.

I assume they showed it on the live feeds though, didn't they?

scarletkate · September 5, 2011

I've watched for years and it was quite some time ago that I realized the production staff were making "suggestions" to the HG during DR sessions. I often wonder if that is how Nicomus came up with the five finger plan. I think the thing that annoyed me most this year is when two of the production crew threatened to quit if Danielle was evicted (and the HG's (or at least some of them) were aware of it! That was just going to far! Fixed no ~ manipulated for sure!

straykat · September 5, 2011

Dani said that two from production would quit for her but who in their right minds would give up a good job for her because she got voted out? I think Dani was blowing smoke trying to get the others to believe she had some special pull with production. She might have friends behind the walls but I don't believe anyone said they would quit for her.

smassadi · September 5, 2011

I've watched for years and it was quite some time ago that I realized the production staff were making "suggestions" to the HG during DR sessions. I often wonder if that is how Nicomus came up with the five finger plan. I think the thing that annoyed me most this year is when two of the production crew threatened to quit if Danielle was evicted (and the HG's (or at least some of them) were aware of it! That was just going to far! Fixed no ~ manipulated for sure!

Dani is a liar. Nobody quit because of her. I doubt they even thought of it for a second in this economy. The stock market was taking at the time!

Jesse is funny and is only playing a character, as he clearly says through the entire interview. He can laugh at himself and often does. I was rooting against him in BB11 but I will liked him in his first season. :animated_bouncy:

lvgal · September 5, 2011

Every season, the HGs I like always play fair & square & deserve to win......while the HGs I don't like always get help from production........hmmmmmmm :animated_scratchchin: