Jaffe Juice

It was clear to me last night that this is the final season we'll see the Cleavers (Ryan, Randy, Paula, Simon) together. Ryan and Randy were visible bored out of their skulls and Paula and Simon can't stick each other.

On the flipside, the producers are still not able to inject any life into this cash-cow. The voting is still forced and contrived - SMS'ing for Cingular customers only (uh - why don't we just exclude a major portion of the population) and the telephone (operator, give me 911)

Why are we not seeing online registration and voting?

Also, why is the voting procedure so mysterious? Why can't we see the number of votes each person gets (better still, in real time? So what if the person going first appears to have the advantage; it's the opposite on Fear Factor)

Answer: Because there are only about 1,000 warped teenagers that are dialling until their fingers fall off. OK, it's not that bad, but it's not far off...

Jaffe Out