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I think Jeff doesn't worry about what they think we want to see. Jeff picks folks that he thinks are interesting, quirky, funny, whatever. I don't think he considers their game play. He wants them to be able to "tell a story" about the player. Therefore, we get wasted TV time with Bhanu! Drives me nuts. I don't give a damn about their stories. I want to see competitive play.

BB, well they have every wannabe influencer, TV/movie star, whatever. So tired of them all. I started watching last summer and didn't finish. It wasn't that good.

Completely agree about Jeff. He picks people that he wants to see on TV because of their stories, incorrectly assuming that's what the audience wants. I don't care about their sob stories. Players like Boston Rob, Cirie, Tyson, Russell Hantz, Parvati, etc. don't have sob stories, they're just dynamic personalities and play the game well.

I love Big Brother and the live feeds are terrific, but it's just really hard to keep up with the show over the course of months, given that there are important things happening on the live feeds daily and, even if you just watch the episodes, three nights a week is a huge commitment.

I think the reason you get more wannabe influencers on Big Brother is because it's extremely hard for professionals to take off work for that period of time and most don't want to quit their jobs (must longer than Survivor). So you get more of the "bartender-looking-for-fame" types, as they're the only ones who can financially stomach the time commitment of being away that long.

I think all reality shows are the best when they represent a microcosm of society, though, which I don't think Survivor or Big Brother is doing well. You need a good mixture of blue collared folks, white collared folks, and quirky people. And a smattering of wild cards to mix things up.

This post was edited on 5/2/24 at 1:38 pm