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| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/16/18 4:51:02 PM #315 | |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/16/18 4:21:51 PM #312 | I'm worried the rest of the season after tonight could result in a steamroll, though Taran is committed to thinking it won't be one. I'll trust his words of wisdom... though I'm still hesitant. I'm annoyed the hacker twist had to have an effect, I was really happy last week when it changed just about nothing. While I'm not rooting for Rockstar, I'm more so not rooting for OP twists. Apparently Angela is going to be mean in her GBM's, looks like she doesn't care to manage a jury at all. I can live with that. If you're gonna be mean, be MEAN. Kaycee is nice but it's a little too boring. Partially why I was rooting for one of them to go this week. Realistically one of them would've gone, with Tyler playing his cloud app, which could've been really exciting. What we've got instead was also pretty good, it's been an enjoyable week on the feeds, though I can't help but feel like the twist did some damage. I'm still very up on the season overall though. I'm excited for the spoiled HoH comp tonight. Always fun to watch. --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/15/18 10:31:27 PM #296 | Underleveled posted... I think something has finally been said in this topic that we can all agree on. Do you enjoy the BB20 discussion we've had thus far this season? --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/15/18 10:12:37 PM #293 | My biggest issue is the discussion always seems to be Inviso/darkx/eaed/myself talking in circles after every episode. Occasionally leafer pops up. It's not that anyone here is really any different than before, just that there's almost nobody else, or at least nobody else loud enough and consistent enough episode after episode. And when two of the most vocal people are constantly frustrated and spitting on the season, I can't help but get down and frustrated too. And I'm rather enjoying this season, but when the discussion is the same thing every week, it's killing my desire to come back. I'm not saying leave, or don't voice your opinions, more just reconciling where I'm at and that I'm frustrated. While I would prefer you guys to enjoy what I enjoy (somehow), that's obviously not reality. Coming here makes me feel combative, petty, negative, personal -- because I disagree with at least half the discussion, and quite frankly just don't want to spend my time arguing about it. FWIW I do appreciate hearing vocal differing opinions because it helps me define my own standards and question why I enjoy what I enjoy, and why others might dislike what I enjoy. --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/15/18 9:59:39 PM #291 | Underleveled posted... Peridiam posted...Underleveled posted...Peridiam posted...Underleveled posted...I'm glad I've only invested three seasons into this show and not more than half my life like Survivor. Makes it easier to quit when this season is over. I don't think reaching that point was evident in your first post of this chain. I didn't know you disliked 18 & 19, just that you were displeased with the current happenings in 20. But sure, I get your point now. For what it's worth, BB19 is IMO the worst season of Big Brother, while 18 is pretty low too, definitely in the bottom half. I just rewatched BB2 and am now watching BB3, and they're soooo much better than modern Big Brother. --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/15/18 9:51:12 PM #289 | Chaeix posted... Peridiam posted...Also I just gotta say I wonder why I keep coming here. I think its habit. The amount of negativity from Inviso/darkx makes me sad. And given this community is nearly dead, I cant help but feel like I should hang my hat. Will do! I haven't seen you post in a while. --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/15/18 9:49:01 PM #288 | eaedwards6400 posted... Peridiam posted...Also I just gotta say I wonder why I keep coming here. I think it?s habit. The amount of negativity from Inviso/darkx makes me sad. And given this community is nearly dead, I can?t help but feel like I should hang my hat. I'd be everywhere else, though I guess it's less personal since it's basically Twitter/reddit/YouTube with their huge crowds. --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/15/18 9:17:06 PM #268 | Also I just gotta say I wonder why I keep coming here. I think its habit. The amount of negativity from Inviso/darkx makes me sad. And given this community is nearly dead, I cant help but feel like I should hang my hat. Slightly related, does anyone know what happened to Sanity? --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/15/18 9:13:24 PM #267 | Underleveled posted... Peridiam posted...Underleveled posted...I'm glad I've only invested three seasons into this show and not more than half my life like Survivor. Makes it easier to quit when this season is over. This is fairly common in modern BB. There isnt a ton of integrity for the game. You just gotta work with what youre given and hope most twists flop. --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/15/18 8:57:34 PM #258 | Underleveled posted... I'm glad I've only invested three seasons into this show and not more than half my life like Survivor. Makes it easier to quit when this season is over. If Rockstar flopping in a veto is enough to push you over the edge then... yeah, maybe stop while youre behind. --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/15/18 8:35:29 PM #249 | Underleveled posted... Rockstar is an overly-emotional person, I wont deny that, but the bullies are really putting her through the ringer, I cant blame her for breaking. What bullying? --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/13/18 3:28:52 AM #237 | I would say Haleigh is average for a Big Brother player. --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/12/18 11:53:06 PM #233 | Right, so... you're annoyed with the editors for defaulting to a male-centric narrative that feels par-for-the-course thanks to someone like Brett existing, and thus you hold against it him even if it's not his fault for that. Fair enough. fwiw I have a really low bar for BB episodes, but I also don't hold the edit against the players if I'm watching the feeds. I can't help that with Survivor, obviously. I also enjoy Brett's antics, occasionally in the edit too, in spite of him getting perhaps more credit than he deserved that week. At least at this point he is playing a better game than both Angela/Kaycee and is doing more work than both of them combined. Next to Tyler he's been playing the best. --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/12/18 10:58:19 PM #230 | Also I would argue Brett isn't playing a character, unless you mean in the diary room with the forced confessionals. But I rarely count what gets said in the diary room as a downside. Going back to BB3, people are still giving cookie-cutter bad confessionals (though much less frequently). I'm either neutral or positive on confessionals once I get around how bad they are. My expectations are very low there. From watching the feeds, Brett is goofy and likes to joke around. He's fairly irreverent. I love irreverence. He's not the norm despite looking the norm. I really don't think he's a bad guy. But then I know neither of you watch the feeds so it's not the same. I'd like to think you'd mind him less if you did, but maybe not. --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/12/18 10:50:33 PM #229 | Underleveled posted... Inviso posted...eaedwards6400 posted...I dont take Brett seriously so I find him funny and not annoying. My wife hates Brett like you guys do though. While I don't want everyone to have the same opinions on everything, I would say Brett is only improving this season and I'm sorry you and Inviso can't enjoy him with us. --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/12/18 10:47:19 PM #228 | Inviso posted... eaedwards6400 posted...I dont take Brett seriously so I find him funny and not annoying. My wife hates Brett like you guys do though. Do you really think winning competitions is required to play a good game? Reading this post, I get red flags. Being charming and actually having that charm form positive bonds with other players, especially in a strategic sense, is doing something. He has been actively playing the game, creating a false narrative that everyone outside of L6 are buying. He's good with everyone through his own active gameplay. He was playing below average out of the gate, but over the past 3 weeks he's been playing VERY well. You know who else played terribly for their first four weeks, was hated by half the house, and was nominated twice by week 5? --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/12/18 10:39:59 PM #225 | While I agree with #2 to an extent, I also think that BB is way too nuanced and way too slow to claim it's largely thanks to Tyler and Sam's app that tanked FOUTTE/The Hive for weeks and weeks. They are just below-average players through and through. Many of them have been onto Tyler since his 'flip' in week 1, but none of them were willing to do anything about it... at all. None of them have been good enough to get to the bottom of it. Hay has been the leading voice but she lacks conviction -- and soon enough she'll be out of allies to back her. I'm also not sure enough to claim the entire game would be the same had Tyler gone with FOUTTE. I know you are, but I think that's because you want strip credit from L6 (or are just not aware of what they've each been doing to stay ahead). L6 has been very good through and through, and it's not just because of Tyler. All of them have helped each other stay afloat in various ways (kinda like The Brigade). --- |
| Topic | Survivor Crew Ranks The Survivor Seasons (Topic 2) |
| Peridiam 08/12/18 10:15:18 PM #134 | Previous B8 Top 10 (right after Cagayan wrapped up): Borneo The Amazon Pearl Islands Vanuatu China Micronesia Gabon Heroes vs. Villains Philippines Cagayan --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/12/18 10:06:37 PM #220 | It also doesn't help that FOUTTE/The Hive are just really bad at the game. They have terrible reads across the board, so much that they can't even trust each other, despite none of them actually going against each other all game (other than Scottie jumping on the majority during the Swaggy vote). It's very weird how NONE of them are good at reading anyone else and they're all on one side of the house, whereas L6 are all capable of executing gameplans to position themselves optimally week to week. Brett has branched out and made friends with Scottie/Haleigh/Fessy and even Rockstar -- all because of his own doing, partly in accordance with schemes L6 hatched weeks ago. He deserves so much credit for making friends with them -- even Rockstar thinks he's with her side! Same thing with Tyler - he made in-roads with Sam/Scottie, Angela/Kaycee made in-roads with all of the women (until last week, anyway). From the FOUTTE/Hive side? None of them are proactive, aside from creating the all-girls alliance. They're all reactive, and have bad reads, which means they're getting spun around in circles even when they're getting people out of the house that none of them are working with. Such strange circumstances this season. And FWIW, I've wanted Kaycee/Angela to go this week too. I didn't want Kaycee to win the hacker comp, I think it's a terrible twist overall. I'll be disappointed if one of Hay's targets doesn't go on Thursday. --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/12/18 9:55:29 PM #219 | Inviso posted... Peridiam posted...Underleveled posted...I dont care how good they are at the game or how bad the other side is, I'm REALLY sick of L6 getting their way. Having to choose which limb to cut off doesn't mean it's a good thing. Winston didn't get his way, Rachel didn't get her way, Tyler didn't get his way when Kaitlyn left. Underleveled posted... I also wouldn't call Kaitlyn "not getting their way" because one of their own put her up. Sam has never been one of their own. She's always been an incidental ancillary player for whomever she likes most. And Tyler did not want Kaitlyn to go that week, let alone have her nominated. Level 6 did not have the power to decide who went that week. 5 votes were locked in against Kaitlyn - Fessy, Hay, Bay, Scottie, and JC. JC was the main reason Kaitlyn went, because he wasn't budging. This meant the vote was at best 5-5, with Sam evicting Kaitlyn. Tyler pushed to keep Kaitlyn but ultimately recognized it was futile, and they didn't want to expose themselves for the sake of Kaitlyn, so they threw in the towel and made the best with what they had. When JC knew the vote was gonna be a landslide, he threw a hinky vote out unbeknownst to L6. Had they known he was gonna do that, they could've kept Kaitlyn, which they originally intended to do. L6 hasn't been getting their way for a while, they've just been able to move forward about as strong as an alliance could in spite of taking one L after the other. It comes across as them "winning" when in the big picture they're losing, but doing the best they can to make up for it. --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/12/18 9:19:17 PM #214 | Underleveled posted... I dont care how good they are at the game or how bad the other side is, I'm REALLY sick of L6 getting their way. As Ive said before, they didnt get their way for 3 straight weeks. Winston-Kaitlyn-Rachel. They just made lemonade out of lemons whereas the other side tripped over each other. They made shitty situations less shitty but I wouldnt say its the same thing as getting their way. --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/12/18 9:17:04 PM #213 | Inviso posted... Peridiam posted...Underleveled posted...Have we had a repeat HoH yet? In a row. --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/12/18 8:54:20 PM #208 | Underleveled posted... Have we had a repeat HoH yet? Nope. Currently tied for 2nd amongst all seasons in this stat. Record is 9, were now at 7. --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/11/18 10:39:10 PM #191 | Veto: --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/11/18 9:51:48 PM #190 | What do you mean exactly? The vote itself likely wasnt rigged, just the application/rules werent clearly defined and only happened to suit the Donatos. --- |
| Topic | Survivor Crew Ranks The Survivor Seasons (Topic 2) |
| Peridiam 08/11/18 4:41:35 PM #120 | Inviso, did you even listen to my reasoning? I bring up Tocantins because its very easy to watch for a new person. It has a very safe cast with clear villains who get their comeuppance and a very pleasant, enjoyable finish. It blends old and new together, especially being right in the middle at present. Im looking at this from the big picture. I know Tocantins isnt super exciting with super compelling players around every bend. But I also know it will suck in the average person. I can tell you right now NOBODY complains about Tocantins being in that list except you, and I have received several messages from people thanking me for recommending it. They got sucked in. Same thing with BB12. --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/10/18 9:29:31 PM #183 | --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/10/18 4:39:17 PM #179 | It's the same thing with Survivor. It'll never go back to basics so there's no point bringing it up. Get used to the twists. The hacker twist is bad but we've seen way worse. All of these twists are basically just bullets being shot at the contestants (and those of us who prefer the game more than just shaking the snow globe for the sake of it). At least it hasn't taken anyone out yet that wouldn't already be gone. --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/10/18 12:57:14 AM #170 | Yeah, I enjoy following Jokers to see the trends over the season. That said Jokers is basically a group of casual feedsters. I definitely dont agree with their ratings a lot of the time. Like when they had Jordan at #1 all season in BB13. --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/10/18 12:44:35 AM #168 | Has JC been of the same caliber, for so long, so consistently? Likewise can you provide the receipts for the JC stuff? --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/10/18 12:11:01 AM #165 | Her antics didnt start this week. Please dont DEFEND Bay by going for such a low hanging fruit. Thats pretty - dare I say it - disgusting. --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/09/18 11:55:16 PM #161 | Bay HAS been awful all week and the episodes are just a slice of the truth. Try watching her behavior every day on the live feeds. Theres no air quotes needed, and your bias and/or ignorance show if you think her attitude is bizarrely acceptable. Its NOT acceptable behavior. Shes offensive (remarks on Fessy, JC, RS, Scottie), ignorant (gosh, where to start), rude (to Tyler, Scottie, RS), condescending (to everyone), went on power trips out the wazoo (hello last week), plus more. Terrible game player too. It was like watching a BB19 player all over again, and theres no defense of it. She was rightfully reviled by a lot of fans all through her own actions. The real asshole is Bay, though you can continue to not see it that way all you want. Include her at the top for her entertainment value, sure. She brought that. But make no mistake, she was awful as a human being. And Im not so far removed to willingly ignore that. --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/09/18 10:03:33 PM #152 | She needs to just nom him right away. If hes on the block it doesnt matter. If she attempts a BD it wont work (assuming he does the smart thing and likely waits to use it). --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/09/18 9:56:54 PM #147 | Hacker comp is a shitty twist that does no good for the players or the viewer. At least this will force Tylers app out. --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/09/18 9:27:35 PM #132 | |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/08/18 11:39:38 PM #119 | I guess if we wanna just paint a narrative with broad strokes it works. "That side of the house" makes more sense imo. FOUTTE has been dead for a while. --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/08/18 11:05:52 PM #116 | |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/08/18 9:19:04 PM #109 | Live feeds today: Bay is utterly terrible. Also calling people "sweetheart" condescendingly (despite not wanting to be called honey?), slamming doors, yelling just to be loud, all because she wants an apology from Tyler for something he's not wrong about. She thinks he's been disrespecting her because he said he'll vote her out. Oy vey. PARENTS, DON'T SPOIL YOUR CHILDREN. --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/08/18 9:02:40 PM #105 | FYI since the veto is now done: Angela didn't actually nominate Bay because of the hacker twist. She did it simply because the power app is out there & Bay isn't with them. The hacker reason is just a convenience. --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/08/18 8:57:41 PM #103 | Inviso, are you even following the feeds or the RHAP updates? --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/08/18 8:51:46 PM #99 | Inviso posted... Peridiam posted...Underleveled posted...I really just hate seeing L6 continue to get their way. Not at all. It's been a group effort from many angles all season. Tyler has certainly contributed the most, but he's not solely responsible for their success. --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/08/18 8:42:31 PM #92 | Underleveled posted... I really just hate seeing L6 continue to get their way. They've made lemonade out of lemons all season. They're far superior gameplayers and that's why they win in spite of losing members/comps. --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/08/18 8:40:12 PM #90 | eaedwards6400 posted... He should have let Scottie win. If he Let's him win he wins Scotties trust and then even if he went back on his word, they still have the votes to get Rockstar out Eh, the problem is that if Tyler is on the block come eviction night, he potentially (if not likely) goes home. It would depend on Scottie - kinda like right now in the veto - to keep his word and evict Rockstar. At the beginning of the week it was near 100% chance Tyler goes if he stays on the block. But the work he's put into Scottie this week has made it more likely he stays regardless of what happens with the veto. --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/08/18 5:26:59 PM #68 | Espeon posted... Peridiam posted...Espeon posted...I feel like this season must be how LNC fans felt during BB17. You like an alliance, but theyre just SO fucking stupid that they keep enabling the alliance of better game players. Shelli/Vanessa/Austin/Twins were far more interesting than L4, but still. Honestly not sure. I think there's been a few alliances over the years dubbed the "LNC" though that almost always refers the BB8 one. --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/08/18 10:56:01 AM #64 | Espeon posted... I feel like this season must be how LNC fans felt during BB17. You like an alliance, but theyre just SO fucking stupid that they keep enabling the alliance of better game players. Shelli/Vanessa/Austin/Twins were far more interesting than L4, but still. LNC? Late Night Crew? --- |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/07/18 2:57:18 PM #56 | Watching the live feeds... --- |
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| Peridiam 08/06/18 3:59:49 PM #46 | |
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| Peridiam 08/06/18 12:18:38 AM #37 | |
| Topic | Survivor/BB/TAR Summer Topic 2 - .H@CKER// |
| Peridiam 08/05/18 11:01:12 PM #35 | I wouldnt call Brett mean-spirited. I also wouldnt say he tries very hard either. I WOULD say I agree with mnk though. --- |
| Topic | Parks and Rec is an extremely difficult show to watch. |
| Peridiam 08/05/18 2:29:57 AM #9 | S1 is subpar. The tone shifts dramatically in S2. --- |
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