tvjunki27 Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 I know people have been wondering about the semi-finals and when we would find out if we made the finals. Well I went to an interview in Atlanta on May 6th. I just received an email telling me that the finalists have been chosen and if I hadn't received a call by now I wasn't chosen. I had a really fun time going as far as I did, I was really looking forward to representing everyone at Morty's. Maybe I will try again next year. I just wanted to let everyone know that the finalists have been chosen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
April Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 wow!! so you made it to the semi's?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvjunki27 Posted May 23, 2007 Author Share Posted May 23, 2007 Yes, it was a really fun getting to the semi's, I just wish I had made it all the way. Hopefully someone else from Morty's will make it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
April Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 omg! congrats on going that far!! Wow that the finalists have been selected already, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbjunkie75 Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 I've been "lurking" on the Mortys site for a while now and have just signed up, but, yes, I can attest to the email that just went out. I was a semi-finalist as well, and I received my email on 5/21. I'm slightly disappointed, but I didn't think I'd get as far as I did. The interview process was fun, but I'm now kind of obsessing about what I could have done differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King123 Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Welcome bbjunkie75! i hope you stay and talk with us for a long time, And congrats onmaking it to the semi's, i hope you apply again next year and make it. could you possible copy and paste that email on here, or send it to me in a message or something? i would appreciate it, and welcome once again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfgranny Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Congrats to the both of you for getting that far. Which regions did you originally apply in and did you do the send-in application or go to an open casting? I know you probably signed some sort of confidentiality agreement and can't tell us about some of the specifics or the direction the show might be heading, but are you able to speculate on whether the show is going to have some interesting guests? If so, lay it on us! Again, congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvjunki27 Posted May 23, 2007 Author Share Posted May 23, 2007 Well in my case interesting enough I was called by someone at kassting inc and asked to send in my application. I am not sure how I was put on a list, but once I sent everything in my one on one interview was set up in Atlanta. I too have been wondering what I could have done differently. As to what the direction the show may take this year was not really made that clear to me. The questions that were asked in the interview were not really specific to what the show will be about this year. One of the questions I was asked was what do you think draws people in to big brother. Of course I said the drama, the backstabbing, and the lengths that people go to win the game.. Gosh I will I knew what I could have done differently. I will copy and paste the body of the email only.. Dear Melissa, Thank you for applying to Big Brother 8. Our Finalist have been chosen. If you did not receive a phone call from me inviting you to the Los Angeles finals, then this is the end of the journey and you may go about your daily lives. As you know, this is a highly competitive process with only a few select spots. I truly enjoyed meeting you and appreciate all of your effort. I hope you will apply again next season. Remember, you beat out thousands of people when you became a Semi-Finalist:) Best Wishes, I don't want to put the person's name just in case you know.. Good luck to those that are lurking as finalists... I know you are probably already headed to LA.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizzle Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 hmmm, when i applied back in season 6 i made it to semi-finals and then received a letter via regular mail. the only Email i got from then is when i had to download the 32 page contract i had to fill out and bring to the Semi-final interview. anyhow... my semi-final interview was on April 29th and they sent letters and/or called for finals around May 5th. My letter was dated May 5th and signed by Robyn Kass. they had the finals soon after that. they didnt pick the final houseguest till mid-end June... right before they move in. they really have no time, maybe a few days. i dont know how they are doing it this year, but they were still doing casting calls at the begining of May.. so its doubtful they have picked the final houseguest already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvjunki27 Posted May 23, 2007 Author Share Posted May 23, 2007 I didn't mean the houseguests have been picked. I meant the finalists for the final interviews in LA have been picked.. Sorry if there was any confusion as to what I meant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King123 Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 im just too scared to be interviewed.. i dont think i would want to play, just watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumblonde Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Congrats you two on making the semis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvjunki27 Posted May 23, 2007 Author Share Posted May 23, 2007 Thanks... it was fun while it lasted. I definitely gave them things to remember me by like me losing 96 lbs and that I was a Katrina victim. It was definently a good experience but damn it I wanted to go to LA lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
April Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 I'm seriously sitting here shocked! I can't believe two people on mortys made the semi's. Wow. You all make me want to apply next season. Can you reapply if you only made the semi's? Maybe next yr will be your lucky years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizzle Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 uhhh.. well... i can tell you what is wrong with you TVjunki... you are TOO NORMAL!!! they want fake, barbie, floatable boobie chicks. or crazy danielle types that smoke behind the outdoor sofa like we cant see them. normal folks dont go to LA. only people that live in LA go to LA! :::::::::::::shakes head:::::::::::: next year lets all take a bus trip to LA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvjunki27 Posted May 23, 2007 Author Share Posted May 23, 2007 Yeah I am pretty normal and I told them in my video and during the interview that everyone in the forums are sick and tired of the wannabe models and actors, that we want real people in the house. Guess they didn't listen lol. We will see in July if they did and just didn't pick me. Field trip!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
April Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 I'm so in for the field trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbjunkie75 Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Thanks to all for the kind wishes. I'll definitely keep coming back. I interviewed in Charlotte, NC, in the very end of April. I also received the exact same email that was already posted, so I won't repost it (but just to prove I'm not making it up, I'll give the initials of the sender - D.T. TVjunkie can probably verify that for me). I sent my application in and was called back within 5 days. I wasn't told anything about the direction of the show, so I dont' know the types of houseguests they're looking for. I am thinking about reapplying, but I'm not sure. The waiting after the semi-finals almost drove me insane. I'm probably too "normal" to get on the show. My initial reaction (and I'll know more once I see the show) is that I was judged as a 'yea/nea' as soon as I walked in the door. I was waiting for interviews to be completed, and it seemed that others took longer than mine did. I'm fairly good looking guy, but I'm not built in any way and am a little flabby so I doubt they'd want me on camera in a bathing suit. In fact, one of my questions was whether or not I thought I could handle the physical challenges, which of course I think I can. I dunno. I'm not going to second guess myself, but I do know I'd be more of a mental/conniving/backstabbing player than a physical one. That's how Will won the game, isn't it? Also, I would not be *scared* to apply. It's a fairly easy process, and once my interview took place, I was VERY calm and collected. The producer was extremely nice and was very good at interviewing. I think the most nerve-wracking thing about it is the possibility that you might actually get on the show and be away from civilization for 3 months! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfgranny Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 BBJunkie: I was @ the Charlotte open casting (3rd in line, wearing a maroon Harvard tee shirt). We were interviewed on Thursday, April 26, and told if we got a callback, it would be scheduled for Tuesday, that Monday's interviews were already filled. We had two people there from BB and both were really nice. The lady took my picture and I made her laugh. The guy (Derrick???) was cool too. He's the one who said he thought I was great. Not great enough to get a callback apparently, but I'd definitely do it again. That you went there for the callback at the same time tells me why the Monday slots were already filled. They must have done the open casting @ the same time as the open call. Did you go on Mon or Tues? Fizzle: You so should have tried again this year. You probably didn't make it on BB6 because that was the package deal summer. Maybe they didn't like who you would have brought. I wish I'd included my daughter in my BB6 app. as she was definitely the BB6 prototype - blonde, beautiful, a waitress in Florida. Her boobs were real though - could have been a deal breaker! And you're right about LA! Jordin Sparks went to LA to audition for American Idol and couldn't even get past the producers to sing for the judges. She then entered a Phoenix tv station's Arizona Idol contest, won it and was flown to Seattle to audition. This time she got into the room - and guess who is in the final 2 and very well may win tonight! tvjunkie27: I have been told that they stop people on the street and ask them to apply. Maybe they're trolling the Internet for folks now too. Do you have a MySpace, Facebook, or other webpage that they might have stumbled across? I agree that the whole Katrina thing should have at least gotten you to LA. Katrina worked for Colie in Real World, Denver and she was only there for college. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamAngel Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 I've wanted to apply since season 1 but since I'm in Canada it's not possible. I'm living vicariously through all the people that apply and even the ones too nervous to give it a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbjunkie75 Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 SurfGranny - yeah, they did the semi-finals at the same time as the open calls. Don't want to say which day I was b/c I did sign that waiver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfgranny Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Ok, that's cool. If it was Monday, I have no questions, but if it was Tuesday, I wanted to find out if some of the cool people I was in line with made it thru to the interviews. I won't bother to say which ones cuz I'm pretty sure you wouldn't be able to comment on them anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbjunkie75 Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Let's just say that I wouldn't have known them or known what they looked like anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
April Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Surf hopefully at least one person you were in line in gets in, that would be so cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfgranny Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 I'm hoping the really tall girl who played college basketball got in - she would not put up with any crap and she's good-looking enough to fit the BB profile. The gay guy from New York and the lady who's Bunky's next door neighbor would be okay too, but I think they'd probably be the outcast type more than the instigator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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