We Survived: Thanks For Following Along For Big Brother 17
|We have wrapped up another season of Big Brother 2015 and this one was a rough one. While I enjoyed the season and thought the ending was amazing last night, it was a rough one to cover. Fans were not happy and the comments seemed to be even worse for Big Brother 17. Either way, thanks for following along!
We have a nice little community here on Big Big Brother and it has made it easier, at times, to cover. I appreciate all of the comments and following along all season long. A big thank you to everyone that purchased the Live Feeds and helped support the site even more. I know some of you weren’t able to purchase the feeds because of living in Canada, but I know you would have if given the opportunity.
We know that Big Brother was renewed for next summer already, as CBS gave them two more years last summer, so we will be back for Big Brother 18! At this point, I am drained and over Big Brother and not sure if I will be back. For a season that I really liked, it was difficult to constantly read negative comments. It is a 7-day-a-week job and the comments can wear a person down. I probably just need a break from the madness, so we shall see….you’ll probably have me back again next summer!
For those wanting to keep up with me and my never-ending writing, you can find me on Reality Rewind covering different reality shows, like Survivor and The Amazing Race, and I also own the site Gossip & Gab, so look for my articles there under Gossip & Gab as the author and we cover everything from reality TV to scripted shows, like Castle, The Walking Dead, Grey’s Anatomy and so on.
Again, thanks for following along this season and for all your comments (the positive ones mainly). Now, for a much needed break and nap!
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Todd. .So many thanks to you for a job well done. Any negative comments made were certainly never directed at you or about you. OMG, I feel bad that it affected you that way. I love Big Big Brother so much more than the show itself, due to your endless work in this wonderful forum. This has been a very frustrating season and we use this to vent. I do hope you will be back next year. BIG BROTHER would not be the same without you. A zillion thanks.
AMEN!!
Todd, I’m sorry our disgruntled-ness took its toll on you this season! I knew about Gossip & Gab, but I haven’t been there in a while before today. Can I subscribe to it like a blog? Or do I just need to visit it often like a place like TVLine? I just found you on Facebook, Liked, and asked for notifications. Is that the best way to keep up with that?
O.M.G. How do you keep up with all of this??!?!
Yeah, I think you can subscribe to the RSS Feed like on other sites, but who knows….that is too technical for me lol. But I do post everything on Facebook.
With Facebook’s stupid algorithm, the only way I can follow a page I want to make sure I don’t miss is by requesting notifications. So I’ll see all of your G&G posts and follow the shows I like. Thanks!
And I can’t keep up…..that is why I am going insane!
I forgot to mention it, but thanks to everyone that contributed to the Superfan POV every week! That was a great addition this season, so thanks!
Todd, I really Enjoyed ypir Big Brother spoilers. You did an awsome job. Would like to follow you on survivor. You make t he show more interesting. Thanks again. Jope yo follow ypu next year for BB
Thanks Todd for all you do for us. Excellence once again!
Todd I understand how you feel. Negative comments is the reason I very rarely post. Not because I don’t have anything to say but because I’m not a fan of bashing, either bashing people on the show or people on the forum. BUT! All in all I am here everyday reading your recaps and everyone’s comments good or bad. I hope you come back next year because I enjoy your site better then any of the rest! I love your commentary and pretty much agree with you…most of the time 🙂 I will hopefully talk to every one next year and I’ll be a lurker on Reality Rewind too! If anyone cares for advice, I’d just say that feelings are great and a good mix of feelings is also great. Too much positive or too much negative is never good. If you are feeling disgruntled say it! But try and post something positive too. Life cant be all bad and neither is BB ♥
Thanks for the kind words everyone. On this post and on other posts the past couple days.
To be honest, most of the negative comments came from the Facebook page for the site. Everyone here tries to keep it civil, which I enjoy. And I know none of the comments are a reflection of my work, but it would get so frustrating at times to do all this work that I do and just see “worst season ever” or “it’s rigged” comments as the first comment made. It just made me feel like I could post a summary of my day and it would get the same response, as no one reads what I was doing anyway. That is how I felt at times. And it is a huge commitment to take this on for 98 days and miss out on summer activities, but I have enjoyed doing it and the fun seemed to be taken away this year at times by such Negative Nancy’s on social media. It’s how our world is nowadays and I just don’t enjoy it.
Todd, you are breaking my heart. So very sorry! You’ve done so much for us here on Big Big Brother and we thank you for everything you’ve done. I can’t imagine Big Brother and/or Big Big Brother without you so please come back next year! My love my thanks and my gratitude to you ♥♥
Ditto! Love you Todd xo
Facebook is FULL of evil trolls!! People with no lives who see themselves as wordsmiths of the nastiest kind. I think any trolls who pop in here leave fairly quickly, but there are no such protections on Facebook. You must ignore them! When I feel the need to vent hateful things about the season, I march over to the official Big Brother Facebook page and comment. (Of course, I keep it Southern-lady decent. … Usually.) CBS/BB obviously doesn’t READ or care about what their fans say, but at least the anger is directed at the right people! (And I feel better afterward!)
I think they don’t care whether we rant or rave as long as we watch. If there was a decline in audience, they will care. I’d love to see the ratings comparisons to other seasons.
Amen Lilly.
I get it, I think?… you are kind of like “the Host of the party”, so you want everyone to have the greatest time ever and be excited about attending? That said, regardless of a lot of bashing I did of HGs, I had the greatest time ever and was excited to “get here” each day and see what spoilers you had for me and take the information in, see what others thought and anticipate what was going to happen on the next show. Unfortunately, IMO BB17 was just a nightmare of bad HG selections by the producers … I bet you are more drained by trying to write about people who just echo themselves each episode than by the negativity produced by it! I actually think there were a couple of good players, but, like you, it was almost impossible for them to manipulate that mess into a good game. Anyway, this is a thank you to you, Todd, and a hope that you will return next year!
Agree 100%, Linda!!
Yeah, that is a very good way of putting it…..good analysis!
Perfect example whyI. refuse to use Facebook. We love you here Todd and appreciate you. Sorry I have not been on commenting, allot of personal stuff going on, but have been reading.
I am on Facebook but only with family and a few friends (20 in total). It’s so nice to see cute Scion again 🙂
My little man Mary. Such great therapy, everyone should have a pet. Love you guys…
The final one of the season….his speeches were pretty great!
https://youtu.be/q-jqrozi2To
Wil is so funny lol.
Nailed it!! I laughed until I needed a kleenex. My only disappointment is he should have created a beard tail for Asstin.
I agree, this one was great 🙂
Loved it, He had Vanessa perfectly! LOL
Thanks Todd! it was amazing spending my summer reading your posts!
I could not agree more. The other sites are just pure Nasty folks.
Todd..we all appreciate all your time and effort you put into the BB17 blog. I looked forward to your recaps and comments daily. Im really hoping you do continue the blog next season. Wouldnt it be wonderful if you could get on the show? Im hoping you change your mind and come back. Maybe the producers will get smart and finally cast some older people ie 60/40 mix and team up and older person with a younger person so they have to work together till at least the final 5. Please please continue the blog. I will look for you on the reality rewind site though
By the way, everyone, how do we find out if Clay waited for his momgirl Shelli, or if Austin and Liz stayed “connected”, or if Steve grew up, or if Vanessa shut up, or if, or if?? Hey, Todd – how about a blog on followup? Yikes!!
That’s something I’d like to see as well, good idea Linda.
Yeah, I will do updates still. I usually do posts of photos when they all get together. I’ll probably start looking next week. I don’t want to see or hear any of them still lol
That’s great news Todd, thank you!
Hey, gang. If you want to support Todd (if you’re on Facebook), go “like” his page, Gossip and Gab. With Facebook’s stupid algorithm that only shows you want it THINKS you want to see, you will either have to visit his page daily and “like” some of his posts (so Facebook thinks you want to see them in your newsfeed regularly), or you can just select “get notifications” on the same “Like” button. The more people he gets to like his page and “like” his posts, the more others will see it. We can help him grow!
The cool thing about that page is he covers more than just reality shows there, so you can just follow the tv shows you like!
Thanks Lilly!
Well, I’ve been following TVLine for a while – ignoring all but the shows I like and gossip I care about – I figure I’d rather follow a friend!
Will do!
I loved the look on Van’s face when she Steve announced that he would not take her to the F2. Steve became a man. Van was shocked and mad and could only vote for Liz to get back at Steve. Finishing in 3rd place must be just awful.
Then she just HAD to brag about how much money she got being a professional poker player which didn’t impress me in the least.
You know In poker you can lose 4 million bucks even faster than you can win it. Who knows how much she has won AND lost. As hard as she played BB maybe she did need the money. Anybody could use the money. I thino she has a super ego and would not admit defeat, not even to herself. In her interview with Jeff she didn’t shut up, just rambled on and on and on like she did in the house, still trying to convince people of her integrity and honesty. If I never hear her voice and see that green hat again, I will be happy.
I think you’re right, Barbara, especially about her so-called wealth. I also think that playing poker for a living (and maybe some other things in her past) have her holding on just a LITTLE too tightly. Whether or not she “needed” this win, she wanted it DESPERATELY. Which made the F3 loss that much harder for her to swallow. She may need to seek some counseling to re-learn what’s really important in life…. js
sorry, what does js mean?
It means “just sayin’.” I probably should leave the slang for the youngsters … but I THINK it means “just my opinion” – or something to that effect.
Oh of course. I’m sorry, I just woke up from a snooze, my brain isn’t totally awake yet. If I thought about it harder, it would have come to me i.t. (I think) haha.
Thanks Barbara, I feel much better 🙂
Todd is the best and called the winner a long time sho?. Thanks Todd..
Not sure if any of you are The Blacklist fans, but I am having a giveaway on Gossip & Gab for Season 2 on Blu-ray! Enter here —>
http://bit.ly/1Wlbo5T
I love The Blacklist, thanks Todd, I’ll definitely enter 🙂
I entered the sweeps for The Blacklist already Todd. One of my favorite shows. Thanks for this sweepstake. Also, thanks for all the great updates on BB this season. I love this blog and spend so much time here reading everything….I have not commented a whole lot this season but know that I appreciate all that you do and for everyone who contributed to this blog. I loved the addition of fans taking over the blog every week or so. Y’all did a great job!! Thanks again….I will be reading all the postings
Hey, BB buddies. Want a good laugh after BB17?? Go to Gossip & Gab click on Celebrities and check out Jimmy Kemmel’s “Celebrities Read Mean Tweets” videos, you’ll be laughing for days 🙂