[MikeekiM]

Wow, no thread yet?

That challenge looked pretty difficult...and the consequence of dropping a single pumpkin was pretty devastating...

Funny that both Memphis and Christmas dropped so close to completion...

I wonder how the producers get the emotional reactions from the houseguests afterwards... Christmas looked pretty devastated... And yes, perhaps it is "acting", but I can't believe that all these people can cry on demand...that's a pretty specific skill that a lot of professional actors don't have...

Noms were predictable (but what wasn't predictable was the Nicole HoH win)...

 

[LlamaLarry]

IIRC the Christmas interviews during/post comp seemed to hav her wearing two outfits. I think the emotional crying ones were right afterward and the cheery ones wearing an outfit different that the competition must have been after she collected herself.

The comp looked was too brutal in having to unload all the pumpkins instead of just recovering the ones that fell off. Is that how they did it in the previous years?

 

[Steveknj]

As usual, just went like chalk. Nothing unexpected. So the season won't have any surprises at all. Worst, most boring season I've ever watched. They really need to shake something up for next season.

 

[skypros]

Where is the "neighbor" Dr Will ????

 

[stellie93]

Nice to see Nicole win a comp. Poor Enzo really couldn't handle it.

Had to feel sorry for Christmas getting that close, but you could see it coming. Can't imagine how sore I'd be even doing that for a few minutes.

 

[NorthAlabama]

I wonder how the producers get the emotional reactions from the houseguests afterwards... Christmas looked pretty devastated...

as soon as production saw her crying in the bedroom, big brother probably announced "xmas, please come to the diary room."

IIRC the Christmas interviews during/post comp seemed to hav her wearing two outfits.

i caught that, too.

The comp looked was too brutal in having to unload all the pumpkins instead of just recovering the ones that fell off. Is that how they did it in the previous years?

yes, and that's what make this comp in particular so difficult, but there are other comps designed this way, like the stacking & balance/hanging comps.

 

[Steveknj]

I always wonder about the diary room and comps. You see people regularly talking about how they are doing in the comp, I needed to do this, the balls were bouncing whatever, but how do they keep it together enough to smile through that, knowing they lost? It just seems like a very weird dynamic.

 

[martinp13]

I always wonder about the diary room and comps. You see people regularly talking about how they are doing in the comp, I needed to do this, the balls were bouncing whatever, but how do they keep it together enough to smile through that, knowing they lost? It just seems like a very weird dynamic.

When they're interviewing you, they remind you what they want to see. If you stray (stop smiling, whatever), they will get you back on track. It's kinda difficult, but when you're in there for three months, I'm sure it gets easier.

 

[lambertman]

Probably also helps that most of 'em are sociopaths

 

[MikeekiM]

I always wonder about the diary room and comps. You see people regularly talking about how they are doing in the comp, I needed to do this, the balls were bouncing whatever, but how do they keep it together enough to smile through that, knowing they lost? It just seems like a very weird dynamic.

When they're interviewing you, they remind you what they want to see. If you stray (stop smiling, whatever), they will get you back on track. It's kinda difficult, but when you're in there for three months, I'm sure it gets easier.

I always assumed that they played back their performance in realtime and asked the person to narrate what was on their mind as they progressed through the challenge...and the rest is editing magic...

That's what I would do if I had to pull this together...

 

[martinp13]

The only reason I know anything about this is because I was on the last episode of AOL Gold Rush back about 2006. It was a Mark Burnett joint, and I was one of the final people to qualify in a "Bonus Round" after the big prizes were awarded. I felt like I was on Survivor, with the "interview in an odd but scenic location" and being stuck in a place (hotel room) with no phones and no magazines. I had to sign my life away ($5 million penalty if I revealed the winner before it was aired) and we were only playing for $50,000 (chump change, I know ). It was essentially the low-rent version of any Burnett game show, but with all of the behind-the-scenes bells and whistles.

No, I didn't win, but I didn't expect to given my competition. I wish I could find the video of our final game.