They are out there, but probably in the minority as these shows continue on each year and every year, there are more "reality" shows.

How can the networks not love them? Its win-win for them. They bring in the viewers by the ton, and even offering a $1 mil prize, it probably costs the network very little if anything. They can probably pay for it all with advertising and sponsors. I can't count the number of times last 2 seasons of Survivor that they mentioned Pringles.

Yeah I know. It just seemed like a strange statement for someone to make in "reality" TV thread.

Agreed.

I just hope the assholes like Jennifer get treated like shit by everyone they come in contact with.

I too am tempted to just skip the finale. I honestly don't care who wins. But I can't pass on a final chance to see James, Howie, Rachael and Janelle. Plus I'm hoping there will be some decent questions asked.

In part II of a reality thread...after the first went 50 pages!

So, was the "Summer of Secrets" a bunch of crap, or what?

Unless they have one last secret where they award the money to Maggie or Ivette, then tell them they are both a couple of bitches, America hates them, and hand the check to Janie.

Any chance they show the nerd herd the numbers from teh polls showing Janelle, HOwie, Keysar, etc. all really popular and the entire herd all hated?

I doubt it, but that would make me tune in for sure.

Here's what I'd like to see based on the Survivor precedent. America votes on what other houseguest should win $500,000. After all, they were set to give away $1,000,000 if partners made it to the final two.

I'm not really counting on it. Maybe they'll do that for All-Stars like Survivor did.

The funniest part is if you go to cbs.com they don't even show Maggie's picture on the main page. It's Ivette and Janelle Oh yeah and i hope the jedis speak their mind tonite...here's to hoping this happens

Wierd. You'd think that Maggie would be shown with Ivette. I wonder if that was done intentionally...

CBS was probably hoping Janelle would make final 2.

I pretty much quit watching the show after Howie left. I couldn't take watching the likeable people of the house lose to a bunch of shemps. Finale is tonight, right? Don't think I'll bother.

I think Ivette is trying to turn Maggie into lesbian with all them hugs now that it's just the two of them inside the house.

Howies speach was great, since I can't vote for Americas choice of Janie and Kayser I have to vote for America's worst choice you two. Also when the jurors were coming out it was funny how the roars and clapping died down when April came out, then the look on her face was priceles as Janie came out to a a drowning applause and screams.

Busto got it times two by Julie playing those clips.

Kaysar still looked pissed w/r/t Jenn (can't blame the guy.)

Michael took the high road on the accusations of sexual harrassment inside the house.

Well, I'll put it in spoilers, in case of the west coasters:



Bye, bye, bitches!

I didn't think Howie would go with Maggie but Ivette sealed her fate with Rachel/Howie with her exit speech to Rachel. They needed an extra hour for the reunion. It had such potential to for high drama but they just didn't have the time.

Priceless... that twit, Ivette, chooses an 80-day friendship over family.

I was laughing when Maggie got to come out first: not only did she get the money, but she got the first hug from Cappy.

The look on Ivette's face was great. That dumb bitch really thought she had a chance. All she had to do was throw that HOH comp against Janelle and she would have had 1000x better shot. I really didn't think I'd care no matter who won but I actually am much happier with this outcome than I thought. It was almost worth not having Janelle in the final two to see Ivette's hopes and dreams come crashing down.

Loved Howie's comment btw...."I wish I could choose between America's number 1 and 2 choices, Janelle and Kaysar, but instead I have to choose between America's last choice."

Also loved Howie's "It was scripted" defense when asked about his Busto tirade.

I loved the anti-friendship slant to the finale. It was awesome to see the realization sweep over them that America hates them all and loves everyone on the other side. Good television. All things considered, not too bad of season, better than the last two imho.

Howies speech owned.

What was even better was their reaction as they went to commercial. Ivette shaking her head. I was laughing so hard.

I'm glad Maggie won, i loved to see Ivette look like a moron.

I agree, i wsih this would have been a 2 hour show. In the age of milking reality shows, this is one i wish was longer.

Was a little disappointed that Kaysar didn't take the high road and just blow off what Jen did, but it was great that Jen agreed.

Lastly, i got great satisfaction as April came out putting her hands out to shake hands and no one did. Same with Eric.

I think the jury all did a good job in having an honest discussion, the only one that didn't add anything and came across as bad as they did inside was Jennifer. Not really a surprise.

Howie's comment early on about "having some serious thinking to do" kind of frightened me, considering his thinking cost the jedis a good chance at being the final 2.

When Maggie said, "I don't think they like either of us," I thought that pretty much summed it up.

Ivette not only did the wrong thing by taking Maggie, but with her way of talking to the jury. She showed herself as dumb and bitchy and, possibly, had she approached the Q & A with a better plan, she might have swung one vote. Unlikely, but she just didn't have a plan-not with Janie and not in the end. She deserved 2nd place.

Once again, Julie/CBS pretty much wasted most of the show waiting for April to stop talking. Busto just can't shut up.

Julie seemed to genuinely like Janelle and Howie (probably all the jedis, but those 2 seemed to stick out). Even when it was Alison and Jun (sp?), I don't remember the viewers and the entire staff of BB disliking one group and liking the other as happened this season.

I loved that the fans were booing Cappy. I'm not even sure if Kaysar did ever make a similar promise to Eric (maybe he did), but the booing was still great for that midget to have to shake his head at.

It seemed to me like the producers made up for the lackluster finalists and made every attempt to make the Jedi group the stars of the finale. I'm probably the only one here, but I felt bad when they showed those comments from April. Ivette said just as many, probably more, worse things. Maggie did too. I thought April was going to cry.

I will always wonder if April would possibly have cast the winning vote for Janie (unknowingly, of course), because she really was obsessed with how making things up to "America", she didn't like Ivette, and all the talk of the best player being Janie, I think, would have swayed her.

So, I think Janie would have won even if Ivette had taken her.