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Web Wages Battle for Brittany
With the ejection of pierced virgin Brittany last week, the Big Brother brethren, those so addicted they follow the show on the 24/7 Webcams, have become particularly disgruntled.
Fans say Brittany's banishment was unfairly orchestrated by the wife of houseguest George, the goofy roofer/family man. Apparently unbeknownst to George, his wife, Teresa, waged a campaign in their hometown of Rockford, Illinois, to get Brittany booted off. George's wife felt the multicolored-haired houseguest was George's biggest competition in winning the $500,000 grand prize. The phone-in votes, which usually cost 99 cents, were paid for by a Rockford company.
Now, some peeved fans have launched the Give Brittany Justice Petition, expressing outrage at the organized campaign to remove the houseguest.
"We, the undersigned, believe it was an unfair act to allow, on the television reality show Big Brother, free calls to be made against only one certain "houseguest", who was Brittany," the petition states. "This show states that the outcome of the winner would be based on the popularity, not one houseguest's hometown."
The petition goes on to ask for Brittany to be either reinstated in the house or at least an apology.
So far more thant 15,000 Brittany boosters have signed the petition, even though CBS would never bring her back.
Other sites, such as BanishGeorge.com, are urging fans to write the Federal Communications Commission to complain about unfair game-show practices (such codes were written to prevent a repeat of rigged game shows, as was the case in the 1950s).
"What happened with George's hometown calling, they did nothing to break the rules," said a spokeswoman at CBS. "We miss Brittany too."
Although CBS refuses to give precise tallies (they're probably afraid to reveal how few people are calling the 900 number), a rep says the Rockford bloc wasn't enough to sway the vote.
Meanwhile, a producer of the show says the Internet fans are a bit too absorbed in the goings-on. "People who follow the show on the Internet are a much different breed than the television audience. They hang on every word," John Kalish tells the Los Angeles Times.
Despite Kalish's comments, we're guessing CBS loves the attention the show gets on the Web. Especially when the show's attempt to goose ratings--like offering one of the housemates to take $50,000 to leave, so producers could bring in a rowdier roommate.
And although their outcry has been unheeded so far, fans might soon get some justice.
On Friday, during a living room pow-wow shown online, George said he might be willing to sacrifice himself and leave the house--if CBS is still willing to pay him the $50,000. And on Saturday afternoon, all the contestants mulled a group walk-out next Wednesday.
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