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24-07-2020 09:38 PM |
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Originally Posted by Macie Lightfoot
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I would be more inclined to agree if All-Stars was actually synonymous with good players or whatever, but as far as I’m concerned any criteria is thrown out the window when a winner like Lisa is left at the front door for early boots like Boogie and Kaysar, people who made the worst moves of all time like Marcellas and Howie, and Chicken George. That basically tells me that everything is out he window and All-Stars is all about who is likely to make ~good TV~, and Nicole and Paul have the reverse King Midas effect where everything they touch turns to complete **** so no thank you.
EDIT: For all the stuff about name recognition... I get it and I don’t. If there’s any reason for production to want Paul back, it’s not because he’s recognizable and will draw in viewers. It’s because he’s a performing monkey who will wear any dumb costume or read any contrived cue card line that Allison wants him to. Any name recognition he has would come with a large portion of viewers (from any sect of fandom, really) rolling their eyes and moaning and groaning about the fact that he’s coming back on their TVs again. Threepeating over the course of five seasons is literal overkill.
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I don't think an All Stars season is ever or should entirely be full of good players, or else it'd just be a summer of gamebots. A good cast is made up of the former, fun/entertaining (and indeed polarising) TV characters, fan favourites and maybe the odd person who deserves a second chance!
Boogie only made the cast because it's not All Stars without Dr Will, they had no choice. Kaysar was a fan favourite and Howie and Marcellas I'd put under the "TV characters" umbrella. I'm guessing Chicken George was only on for BB1 rep but I haven't seen so idk if he was the best choice :joker:
Like if I was going to make a comparison to illustrate my point, I couldn't stand Jase in BB5, and I was actually kind of annoyed I had to see him again for BB7, but I totally understood why they cast him. One of the most memorable houseguests from a previous season, the definition of a "marmite" character, but the kind of thing a TV exec is looking for (and then you add in Diane for a "rivalry")
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