{"id":303615,"date":"2024-07-19T04:44:15","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T09:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/big-brother-champ-dick-donato-sounds-off-on-cbs-axing-flashbacks"},"modified":"2024-07-19T04:44:38","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T09:44:38","slug":"big-brother-champ-dick-donato-sounds-off-on-cbs-axing-flashbacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/big-brother-champ-dick-donato-sounds-off-on-cbs-axing-flashbacks","title":{"rendered":"&#039;Massive Brother&#039; Champ Dick Donato Sounds Off on CBS Axing Flashbacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div readability=\"49.7163098237\">\n<section id=\"cb-4f756a609386ebb5172523a7178719b3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-b828a150-88f3-4c9e-9d4a-08e1ec2a0806-521833565-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-b828a150-88f3-4c9e-9d4a-08e1ec2a0806-521833565-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Axed\" alt=\"Axed\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e5\/16by9\/2024\/07\/18\/e594a6d75d8146c4bce08b2e16b42265_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n     <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4f756a609386ebb5172523a7178719b3--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-04bcc7a4762e60bb32369d824540d396\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"27.2663043478\">\n<p>&#8220;Big Brother&#8221; winner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/evel-dick-donato\/\"><strong>Dick Donato<\/strong><\/a> is sounding off on Paramount+&#8217;s decision to axe the live feed&#8217;s rewind and archive features, and he has a one-word theory on why they did it &#8230; money!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-04bcc7a4762e60bb32369d824540d396--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-94e7806bb1f2c8d705695719fd9ba827\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29.9828080229\">\n<p>We caught up with Evel Dick after the streaming platform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/07\/16\/big-brother-removes-flashbacks-archives-season-26-fans-angry-paramount\/\"><strong>retooled the live feed<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; which left fans seriously pissed, because now they can&#8217;t watch back unfiltered moments. Fans speculated this was a strategy to keep problematic moments in the house from plaguing the show &#8230; but DD isn&#8217;t sold on this theory, telling us this is likely a money thing.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-94e7806bb1f2c8d705695719fd9ba827--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d3a63337c8e6c4499a09a6ab973baa8f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240716_01e6cec247a54e3dbc73c79fa50082ba\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:2a51fec9-29ad-4db4-babd-add63c27e4e1\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/01\/4by3\/2024\/07\/16\/01e6cec247a54e3dbc73c79fa50082ba_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"paramount flashback tweets\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>                 <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d3a63337c8e6c4499a09a6ab973baa8f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-29f9fc6f1101d4e1494d909a9771c05d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"32\">\n<p>As Dick put it, Paramount+ and CBS don&#8217;t care about controversy, as this often captures fans&#8217; interest and gets them to tune in. Instead, he points to the fact the show is filmed with HD cameras &#8230; and says archiving that footage likely costs a pretty penny.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-29f9fc6f1101d4e1494d909a9771c05d--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0165cf19d4f3631cce8f293362ffae08\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"33\">\n<p>Watch the vid, Dick \u00a0&#8212; who won season 8 of &#8216;BB&#8217; &#8212; is pretty convincing with his theory, as he brings up how fans used to record the live feeds themselves &#8230; so, removing the feature won&#8217;t prevent controversy from surfacing, and could potentially cause different issues.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0165cf19d4f3631cce8f293362ffae08--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c4d5c4a247f996f3ab88724166ba55ef\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240718_6dde6cd657464f66839b8abc624a2d9a\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:2a51fec9-29ad-4db4-babd-add63c27e4e1\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/6d\/4by3\/2024\/07\/18\/6dde6cd657464f66839b8abc624a2d9a_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Dick Donato\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>                 <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c4d5c4a247f996f3ab88724166ba55ef--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a97e4dd86f444df4a72493cd3e937761\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>Still, Dick didn&#8217;t downplay Paramount+&#8217;s decision, and slammed the streamer for screwing over dedicated watchers.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a97e4dd86f444df4a72493cd3e937761--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9c5b3a3bced412a850e7a7e38cae3789\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block canvas-youtube-video-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block--default \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9c5b3a3bced412a850e7a7e38cae3789--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8a66e4e08bdd31d2307f5c8dc2cb4061\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"32\">\n<p>He added, &#8220;It&#8217;s a big f***king deal. I figure anyone who has a life, has a job, has a family, has a girlfriend or boyfriend to f**k will use this flashback feature &#8212; &#8217;cause you have a life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8a66e4e08bdd31d2307f5c8dc2cb4061--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b43d38e523bf33044c44f50318afd5dc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Classic Dick.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b43d38e523bf33044c44f50318afd5dc--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9c2b95a3afb91feb14635acde9c99c6b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\">\n   <a id=\"gallery-link-e6716fba-f475-56ec-bd1f-995566a6665f\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2018\/05\/24\/big-brother-hot-bods-guess-who-photos\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:e6716fba-f475-56ec-bd1f-995566a6665f\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:2a51fec9-29ad-4db4-babd-add63c27e4e1\" data-gallery-layout=\"carousel\"><br \/>\n         <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/1b\/4by3\/2020\/07\/02\/1b5402eeb17d446089ab1a096f3c649d_md.jpg\" alt=\"'Big Brother' Hot Bods -- Guess Who!\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>       <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9c2b95a3afb91feb14635acde9c99c6b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-52cc60238bfb3e30f531b8ad48c51aba\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>His bottom line&#8217;s clear, though &#8230; there&#8217;s now no reason to subscribe to the feeds, because the archival features were the whole point in having it.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-52cc60238bfb3e30f531b8ad48c51aba--><\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/07\/19\/big-brother-dick-donato-sounds-off-cbs-paramount-axing-flashbacks\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Play video content TMZ.com &#8220;Big Brother&#8221; winner Dick Donato is sounding off on Paramount+&#8217;s decision to axe the live feed&#8217;s rewind and archive features, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1075,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-303615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1075"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=303615"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303615\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=303615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=303615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=303615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}