This is all planned . Remember creating the discourse , maintaining it via media , echo chamber resentments . What I want to know is what we do to change it ? <| sep |> Rob has a podcast ! I love big brother and I love the analysis the guys do on it <| sep |> Re checked my post , and I can say I didn ' t forget it . <| sep |> could the field at us bank stadium be to blame for all of the injuries ? that shit still is turf , and a new type , if I remember correctly . <| sep |> 1 . Currently they film two seasons back to back in the same general location , usually late spring into early summer . In the past filming has been more spread out , but since they ' ve reused locations a lot more now , it ' s just easier to stay in one place for two seasons . So the current season and the next season coming in February 2017 were filmed back to back in late march through July . 2 . At least a couple hundred crew members , it varies by season . They know pretty well where to be and where not to be during filming , so there ' s not much need to edit people out . 3 . There ' s small hotelsresorts the crew members stay at . There ' s a home base near by where production meets daily to discuss things . 4 . Voting for yourself is not allowed . 5 . Quitting is frowned upon , and often leaves you hated by fans and even producers of the show , but a number of people have quit over the years . 6 . Yes , TC can last a few hours 7 . Yes jeff is on location 99 % of the time , unless he needs to fly home for something . 8 . Ponderosa is where booted contestants stay . The pre jury stays there until the first jury member is voted out . The pre jury then leaves on a trip to nearby areas for the remaining filming time . The jury is then at ponderosa until the end . The reason for this is so everybody goes back to the US about the same time . 9 . That ' s a matter of opinion . There ' s really no reason to flat out skip any season IMO anyway . Some are better than others , but I think watching everything would give you a better idea of how the show has evolved .