"Big Brother," the most egregious evidence that writers have been on strike for more than 3 months

[underpants]

:rofl: I had to read the whole thing after THAT first sentence :rofl:


"Big Brother," the most egregious evidence that writers have been on strike for more than three months, debuts Tuesday night. It's the reality competition series' ninth season, and its first to not air from July to August, when rational, otherwise-occupied people typically ignore it and those of us who obsessively watch for three months and then hate ourselves afterwards can blame the summer heat for our poor judgment.

As usual, the show has introduced a controlling twist, which is identified in this season's tagline: "'Til Death Do You Part." The 16 houseguests will each be paired with a "soulmate," emphasis on the scare quotes, someone who the producers have decided is their perfect match based upon a survey everyone filled out when applying for the series.

Executive producer Allison Grodner introduced the twist on CBS' "Early Show" by saying that a houseguest's "life in the house depends on this other person. You're going to sleep in the same bed together, you're going to compete together, hold the Head of Household together, get nominated together, and ultimately get evicted together."

They'll be forced to work through that and play together for a few weeks, at least. With the strike over but the exact return of most scripted shows still unknown, CBS and producers are being vague about when exactly the show will end, and have suggested the couples could be split, which would increase the length of the season.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23127053/

[Deja Q]

1. Is it not true that writers are supposed to scribble out what the suits tell them to do?

[underpants]

2. No the writers have the unenviable job

of trying to make Julie Chen sound lucid

But when the cameras are rolling ..... :eyes:

julie we can't hear you!!!<---- more than once from the houseguests