#BB16 Open Letter to @agrodner22, @CM_Roach, @CBSBigBrother @JulieChen

Greetings:)

As a longtime and devoted BB watcher, I have a few opinions I’d like to share. I hope you can find a moment to read this as I believe it represents the views of many. I began watching BB season 6 and have since seen every season, even going back to watch 1-5. Every. Single. Episode. I have had the live feeds since season 6, as well. I watch your show, helping to build your ratings, I buy the live feeds, I even buy merchandise from the Big Brother store! I am a "superfan" in every sense of the word. As such, I am starting to notice the lack of reciprocity in terms of "CBS love" for the fans. I give you my all and I am met with the most unfair twists and slants favored at specific houseguests. I understand there will be Diamond Vetos and Rewinds and other tricks to throw everyone off and hopefully keep the show fresh and interesting and yes, sometimes to keep production's faves around just a little bit longer because they make good Television. What I do not understand is when there is so much cross-promotion which favors specific HG's in outside votes like "America's Favorite Houseguest" or "Team America." It happened last season with Elissa (even though I grew to love Elissa), we could all see she had an enormous edge with Rachel's fan base voting for her and this year, you really went over the top casting Ariana Grande's brother who's fan base far exceeds the total number of viewers of Big Brother...times three! If you're going to have a Frankie or even an Elissa, wouldn't it be more fair to discontinue the AFP vote? Frankie gets votes from people that don't even watch the show. 12 year old "Arianators" are voting who don't even know what Big Brother is. Ariana posts a link, and they lovingly and obediently oblige. There is literally no rationale that makes this fair. Believe me, I've tried to twist it every which way but this is completely ridiculous!

I understand there is a new CBS show, Scorpion, which is produced by Scooter Braun; who happens to be Ariana & Justin Bieber's manager. You'd have to be an idiot not to put the pieces together, but since that is the reality, having contests like Team America and America's Favorite Player takes other deserving houseguests totally out of contention. I wonder, if Scooter Braun had a child or a niece or nephew, wouldn't they be ineligible to be on a CBS Reality Show with prize money involved? How is this different? It truly feels like one, big, incestuous, marketing ploy.

Do you care about the fans at all? It's starting to feel as if you don't. I hate to be snarky but when Arnold Shapiro was around, things just felt a little more balanced. He seemed to genuinely care about the fans and the quality of the game. There has been such a noticeable change in recent years and it's upsetting when millions of people give up our time and money to support this show, (some have practically no life at all during the summer as such avid fans), and yet you treat us with no respect. It hurts, I can not lie.

I hope someone reads this. I know it probably won't make a difference but you need to know, this is not a single voice. Many, many fans feel this way. I know it's a game, it's not that serious, but "at the end of the day" without the fans, you do not have a show. We've given you our respect by giving you the ratings you so richly enjoy. It would be fantastic if you gave us a little back.

Thanks for reading. Please RT if you agree.

XO,
Jen

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