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Post by MFWalkoff on Mar 14, 2020 8:31:11 GMT
The first question would be -- can they even have a season this year if the Coronavirus pandemic doesn't subside soon? They had already started open casting, but now if you go to the casting page on the website, you get this message: They are still accepting audition videos & applications. The current deadline is April 3rd, but I wonder if that will change. So -- will there be a new season of BB this summer? I think it's safe to say there would be no live audience on eviction nights. They've been using the same creaky old house structure since 2005. Can they create a safe environment and provide testing for all cast, crew and staff? If they can't safely put together a new cast, will they do an All Stars or Celebrity version? Would a celebrity go near it? Stay tuned...
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Post by Arielflies on Mar 14, 2020 15:26:45 GMT
This doesn't premiere until mid June, right? Aren't most delays to the end of March possibly into the first part of April?
Please let's NOT drag the worst of the pandemic into May. please
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Post by JustJuls on Mar 15, 2020 22:01:42 GMT
I came here to post something similar. My first thought was that being in the BB house actually sounds like one of the safest places to be right now. But obviously only if they were in there BEFORE any of this went down.
I'm guessing we may not have a season if we can't get it together as a country and slow this down.
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Post by Arielflies on Mar 16, 2020 4:15:56 GMT
I read Australia BB started filming before and the house guests haven't been told about the pandemic.
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Post by JustJuls on Mar 16, 2020 21:23:04 GMT
Oh wow, that's crazy!!
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Post by MFWalkoff on Mar 24, 2020 1:38:45 GMT
ET posted a list of shows canceled due to coronavirus, and Big Brother is on it. However there has been no official announcement from CBS as of yet. http://instagr.am/p/B9sQVWnnUUT
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Post by JustJuls on Mar 24, 2020 4:44:39 GMT
I figured.
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Post by MFWalkoff on Mar 24, 2020 12:01:40 GMT
Again, there's been no official announcement yet. Some are speculating that ET made a premature leap to list it as canceled after it was announced that open casting calls were halted. Supposedly the show is still accepting applications and videos.
Come to think of it, wouldn't the Big Brother house be an ideal place to be during a pandemic, provided the HGs and show staff have tested negative? They would have to be careful about anyone new coming into the studio, such as actors to play things like Yelling Guy or Sumo Wrestler, and be careful about basic services like food & supply delivery etc.
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Post by waywyrd on Mar 24, 2020 12:43:46 GMT
I wouldn't mind being stuck in the BB house right now just to get away from all the bad news.
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Post by JustJuls on Mar 24, 2020 17:29:51 GMT
Again, there's been no official announcement yet. Some are speculating that ET made a premature leap to list it as canceled after it was announced that open casting calls were halted. Supposedly the show is still accepting applications and videos. Come to think of it, wouldn't the Big Brother house be an ideal place to be during a pandemic, provided the HGs and show staff have tested negative? They would have to be careful about anyone new coming into the studio, such as actors to play things like Yelling Guy or Sumo Wrestler, and be careful about basic services like food & supply delivery etc. At first I was thinking it would be ideal. Especially because all the houseguests are in a two weeks (at least) sequester before even entering the house. So they could give them a test before going into that and after. Given that we finally have our stuff together by then and have extra tests It would be difficult with the staff though because they go home, go out, have a life...again assuming we will be able to by then . Even construction of the comps would be weird...they would have to sanitized I guess? The food would have to be wiped down. I bet they opt out.
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Post by MFWalkoff on Mar 24, 2020 17:47:31 GMT
Hmm... I guess this looks bad for a US BB Season after all...
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Post by JustJuls on Mar 24, 2020 18:08:31 GMT
Yeah. It's too much risk.
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Post by MFWalkoff on Apr 2, 2020 11:10:36 GMT
Robyn Kass tweeted this on Monday, so we'll see.
They could always start the season later than usual. It's not like there will be a full fall season of new shows ready to go in September, so they wouldn't be in a rush to end the season by a certain week.
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Post by acookertv on Apr 2, 2020 12:24:49 GMT
I'm very curious to see what they decide to do with this. You're absolutely right that they could start later and still make it work. But in many ways, they way this show is produced is somewhat ideal for a situation like we're in. In theory, they could cast it with mainly remote interviews, and quarintine the cast for 3 weeks before production starts instead of the normal shorter time they are sequestered. If they did that and ensured no one was infected, then once they are in the house they are pretty safe. They don't have contact with camera people, etc. They may have to reduce some of the elaborate challenges to reduce the number of production people they'd let enter the space for building sets, but they can do that. The production crew could work remotely rather than sitting in the same room. Evictees could go out of the house and talk to Julie remotely instead of in front of a studio audience. To do it the show would be different but as various shows go, I think that Big Brother can handle maintaining production with these challenges better than many shows.
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Post by MFWalkoff on Apr 2, 2020 16:19:32 GMT
I'm very curious to see what they decide to do with this. You're absolutely right that they could start later and still make it work. But in many ways, they way this show is produced is somewhat ideal for a situation like we're in. In theory, they could cast it with mainly remote interviews, and quarintine the cast for 3 weeks before production starts instead of the normal shorter time they are sequestered. If they did that and ensured no one was infected, then once they are in the house they are pretty safe. They don't have contact with camera people, etc. They may have to reduce some of the elaborate challenges to reduce the number of production people they'd let enter the space for building sets, but they can do that. The production crew could work remotely rather than sitting in the same room. Evictees could go out of the house and talk to Julie remotely instead of in front of a studio audience. To do it the show would be different but as various shows go, I think that Big Brother can handle maintaining production with these challenges better than many shows. BB Over The Top was a great testing ground for how they could do interesting challenges without huge sets. I think I prefer the way the HOH picked the nominees in OOT to the current BB way -- they push buttons from the HOH and a HG's necklace lit up like their restaurant table was ready. It's the perfect "social distancing" way of doing a nomination ceremony.
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Post by JustJuls on Apr 2, 2020 17:28:52 GMT
Oh man. Please oh please oh please! Just think how even more depressed we will all be without BB
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Post by acookertv on Apr 2, 2020 17:31:10 GMT
Surely the big brother house can be classified as an essential business!
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Post by JustJuls on Apr 2, 2020 17:38:37 GMT
Hahaha! YES!
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Post by karna68 on Apr 30, 2020 13:40:05 GMT
Yeah all they have to do is have a longer sequester and maybe bring in extra contestants in case someone would come down with it. I need my BB!
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Post by MFWalkoff on Apr 30, 2020 16:51:06 GMT
I don't think it would be that easy. I would bet the reason they are delaying an announcement is that they are still trying to figure out how they would be able to continue the game if 1 HG suddenly tested positive while inside. Unless the house became a separated set of mini-suites with little physical contact, the HGs and crew would probably need daily testing. Would there even be that many tests available? And would there be a backlash if the show managed to get that many tests if many people still can't get tested?
So many problems to solve. But I hope they figure it out.
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Post by Arielflies on Apr 30, 2020 21:34:08 GMT
From the article I posted in the TAR News thread:
CBS has added two unscripted series to its summer schedule — and removed the previously announced Amazing Race from the slate in order to have it on hand later in the year. The new series are the James Corden-produced Game On, which debuts May 20, and Tough as Nails, hosted and executive produced by The Amazing Race's Phil Keoghan, premiering July 8. The 32nd running of The Amazing Race, previously scheduled for May 20, will debut at a later date. CBS will also be without summer staple Big Brother and the second season of Love Island, both of which are on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Post by acookertv on Apr 30, 2020 21:39:05 GMT
I don't think it would be that easy. I would bet the reason they are delaying an announcement is that they are still trying to figure out how they would be able to continue the game if 1 HG suddenly tested positive while inside. Unless the house became a separated set of mini-suites with little physical contact, the HGs and crew would probably need daily testing. Would there even be that many tests available? And would there be a backlash if the show managed to get that many tests if many people still can't get tested? So many problems to solve. But I hope they figure it out. I think they also have to contend with the optics. Remember 7 weeks ago, news programs adapated to social distancing by using larger desks with the anchors separated by more space. Then, they started having them broadcast from separate studios, and then evolved to having most of them broadcast from home. Some of that was that technology was being perfected to allow them to get things done from multiple locations, but some of it was also the reaction that the viewing public had to what was perceived as living by the same rules they were being asked to live by. It would not surprise me if CBS is not certain of what the public at large would think of putting 14 people in a house together right now. They need to get the pulse of the viewing community to know what is okay.
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Post by MFWalkoff on Apr 30, 2020 22:22:09 GMT
There's two sides to it: On the one hand, if they can somehow guarantee a virus-free environment at the start, and all the HGs and staff test negative at the start, and they take measures to keep outsiders like delivery people and construction staff separated, then they could treat it like any household full of people. We're isolated, but unless someone is sick we're not separating family members within a household. So maybe some contact might be okay. (That will add another several pages to the waivers the HG have to sign for sure.)
On the other hand, viewers may not want the added stress/anxiety of wondering if the virus will break out in the house any minute. Then the show is no longer "escape TV" for people, just one more thing to stress over.
I dunno. If they do anything this year it won't be at least until fall. From the release Arielflies posted, it looks like they've already written off the summer as a possibility.
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Post by JustJuls on May 1, 2020 18:29:41 GMT
From the article I posted in the TAR News thread:
CBS has added two unscripted series to its summer schedule — and removed the previously announced Amazing Race from the slate in order to have it on hand later in the year. The new series are the James Corden-produced Game On, which debuts May 20, and Tough as Nails, hosted and executive produced by The Amazing Race's Phil Keoghan, premiering July 8. The 32nd running of The Amazing Race, previously scheduled for May 20, will debut at a later date. CBS will also be without summer staple Big Brother and the second season of Love Island, both of which are on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Waaaahhhhh
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Post by momrek06 on May 1, 2020 18:41:52 GMT
So no TAR and no BB ....... I guess that is no surprise.
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Post by waywyrd on May 2, 2020 0:05:25 GMT
Big Brother would have been the perfect quarantine show, I'd have plenty of time to watch feeds. *sigh*
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Post by JustJuls on May 2, 2020 5:33:49 GMT
It won't feel like summer without it. They COULD have found ways around it. But I totally understand why they aren't. I have a feeling it's like what acookertv said. It just wouldn't look right to do it.
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Post by carolinamom on May 16, 2020 15:57:27 GMT
Nooooo! Dang virus, has messed up everything. 😢
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Post by MissScarlet on May 17, 2020 0:49:47 GMT
It won't feel like summer without it. They COULD have found ways around it. But I totally understand why they aren't. I have a feeling it's like what acookertv said. It just wouldn't look right to do it. The only way I could see them doing it is if they quarantine the cast members individually for 3 weeks. They'd also have to quarantine all of the crew & not let them go home or out anywhere the entire time. No outside people or outside contact whatsoever for any of them. No live interviews with Julie. Even the outside would have to be disinfected totally & kept in a quarantine situation. Bringing in any challenge materials, they'd have to make sure they were kept disinfected and subject to a 1-2 week quarantine too. Plus, any food, supplies, or anything else that's brought in would have to be placed into a holding facility for about 2 weeks before they brought it in to the contestants. This would have to go on the entire time. It's a very extensive and intensive process. In order to keep the BB contestants safe, that's what they'd have to do. Don't ask me how I know this, but I do.
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Post by MissScarlet on May 17, 2020 19:50:51 GMT
Oh, and another thing..... According to labor laws, if the crew are on lockdown the entire time, they'd have to be paid Double Time and a Half for 24 hours a day the entire time they're there, plus their quarantine time before hand. That's over 3 months of that. That would get VERY expensive for the show.
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