During the first two seasons of Big Brother, banner planes hired by fans were the way to go. I recall various websites gathering five dollars from their forum members to hire them. Flying banner planes with cryptic and not-so-cryptic messages to the houseguests was tolerated by the producers of the show until it got out of hand in the second season.They clamped down on the planes because the houseguests aren't supposed to have any contact with the outside world. The producers also stopped the Megaphone Lady from the first season.
Now it's deja vu all over again. TMZ is reporting that that a local pilot has been the recipient of a cease and desist letter from Endemol USA in regard to stopping a plane which would have outed Eric as America's Player. In the article, there was no mention of the plane which flew over the Head of Household competition. On a personal note, I still find that odd as the show has scouts looking for the planes and hustling the cast inside before they can read the banners. Yet, the banner plane was seen during the competitions and the live feeds were mysteriously blocked for over an hour.















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8-06-2007 @ 7:52PM
Viv said...
What's the use now? Eric has already been ratted out!!!
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8-06-2007 @ 8:02PM
Kyle said...
The majority of the house doesn't believe Dick, Danielle, and the banner plane. They think Eric is a good guy since there is no proof otherwise. Jen is just making the situation worse by not bringing up the fact that her and Eric only talked in the beginning of the show. Jessica, Jameka, Dustin, and Amber are all on Eric's side. Dick, Danielle, and Jen are against Eric. Kail is, well, she's just Kail. Zach is on the fence, since he's saying he believes Eric is innocent but when he talks to Dick, Danielle, and Jen he tells them he's voting Eric out.
I think Eric will be fine.
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8-06-2007 @ 9:36PM
John Krieger said...
If you sign up for the live streams at www.big-brother-8-live.com you can see they are still having problems with banner planes.... I think they have figured things out with Eric too.. although they might appreciate him more now. Maybe CBS will feel bad for Eric because it would not be his fault... and they will make him immune to eviction?
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8-06-2007 @ 9:39PM
Chris said...
Whats up with the live feed update for today.
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8-06-2007 @ 10:14PM
Keri said...
I think that they chose horribly in the first place as Eric for America's player. You can always tell when he is lying as Danielle early on caught onto him. I think he is a nice guy and I hope he will be okay in the next go round (hopefully BB can rig it someway...only fair because of the plane lol), and he can be safe by winning POV. I really wish they would get the 24/7 feed for Macs...I miss not having it.
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8-06-2007 @ 10:49PM
LC said...
Eric could have easily explained away the banner by saying that he did indeed lie. He lied to Nick saying he was going to keep him. Amber could have done the same. Since the banner also said "We love Nick", most houseguests would have written it off as being pissed at Eric lying to Nick.
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8-07-2007 @ 1:04AM
Kristin said...
You can get live feeds on a mac, I use a mac book, and I get the feeds just fine.
Poor Eric, taking the heat....
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8-07-2007 @ 1:09AM
lucyfan62 said...
Eric needs to learn the art of keeping his cool. He's done nothing but explode at people for no reason since the plane flew over. He attacked Jen during the HoH competition, he blew up at Dick when Dick was only saying there was a leak in the group but didn't point fingers, and his ears got really red when Jessica blabbed to him about Daniele and Dick's plan. Just the look on his face says "I'M LYING PEOPLE" and if they can't read that, then they're all a bunch of morons! Granted, he's only lying because he has to but he's still not downplaying the message. Amber, on the other hand, should just burst into flames for saying she physically cannot lie - after she lied to Nick's face in the exercise room then cried when he was evicted. You can't cry if you vote someone out! She needs to go on the block soon!
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8-07-2007 @ 1:23AM
Kyle said...
Lucyfan, do you watch the live feeds or keep updated on them at all? What they show on the edited show is not what really happens. He blew up at Dick because he knew Dick was talking behind his back and point him out behind his back.
I agree about Amber getting the boot soon. I'm sick of her and Dick. I loved Dick in the beginning because he seemed to be the kind of guy I would relate to in the house (being a punk rock type guy) but now I hate him. Amber cries for no reason and it's just stupid. Kail and Jen have gotten on my nerves but not much. I don't care about Zach, Danielle, or Jameka. I like Dustin, Eric, and Jessica. That's pretty much where I stand on the houseguests.
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8-07-2007 @ 1:45AM
RandyOH said...
I think that if Eric gets kicked out this week, he should track down the company that flew the banner over and the people that paid for the banner and sue them for an amount equal to the grand prize. If he gets kicked out, it is a direct result of that banner. Hitting their wallets would put an end to the banners.
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8-07-2007 @ 12:32PM
goozak said...
Why don't CBS just put some sort of retractable roof (could be some sort of lightweight canvas) that they could extend whenever a plane is comming... ? It shouldn't be that hard to do since the thing wouldn't be out that long and doesn't have to withstand snow and stuff.
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8-07-2007 @ 7:21PM
Bill said...
"They clamped down on the planes because the houseguests aren't supposed to have any contact with the outside world. The producers also stopped the Megaphone Lady from the first season.
Now it's deja vu all over again. TMZ is reporting that that a local pilot has been the recipient of a cease and desist letter from Endemol USA in regard to stopping a plane which would have outed Eric as America's Player."
Nothing like restricting freedom of speech. Fly the darn plane, they don't control the airspace.
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8-08-2007 @ 12:50AM
Kyle said...
Freedom of speech =/= messing up a game
By your logic you can go onto the field during a football game and tackle whoever has the ball because it's freedom of expression.
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8-09-2007 @ 8:11PM
JSnAZ said...
I think CBS should be at some blame for not watching for the planes. Eric should not be voted OUT because someone was being an *(&%^%$ and outed him. He's playing the game the way america is telling him. I wish they would get rid of the LOSER DICK. I CAN'T STAND THAT GUY! If Eric doest get voted out, I hope he wins the next HOH and puts Danielle and DICK up for eviction.
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8-09-2007 @ 9:18AM
lucy4711 said...
I am a new viewer to Big Brother and I am really enjoying the show. At the end of the banner did it say LCN or LNC? Anyway, what does that mean?
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