Big Brother 10 Cast Has All the Ingredients for Excitement

CBS has posted the cast of Big Brother 10 on their website and I must say that I’m excited. There is the potential for so much conflict and for honest, intelligent conversation. These people are educated and for the most part hold down real jobs. They didn’t cast this season in the local bars.

There is Dan, the Michigan State graduate who is a teacher in an all boys Catholic High School. He says he’s conservative and would have moved out of the country if Sen. Hillary Clinton had won the election. He also speaks disparagingly of tattoos and piercings. He will probably clash with Ollie, the son of a Pentecostal preacher on religious grounds and quite a few of the women on ideological grounds, especially Libra, the strong female type that’s a staunch Sen. Obama supporter.

Ollie, the preacher’s son, doesn’t smoke, drink or curse. That should make him stand out like a sore thumb. He also played college football at Iowa State, so he may have a few ‘discussions’ with Nebraska fan, April, and maybe the Florida football fans, too. Our religious duo should also have conflict with Steven, the gay rodeo cowboy who thinks that he’s a good people manipulator.

Speaking of April, her favorite activities are watching sports, grilling outside, bowling and having sex. That should make her pretty popular with most of the single guys in the house.

There are actually a couple of other women who profess to be sports fans in addition to April. Angie is a University of Florida grad and a big Gator fan, Libra played college volleyball at Rice, and Michelle, a runner, is also a sports fan. I don’t know if Renny, the 53 year old New Orleans socialite, is a sports fan, but she was chosen as a New Orleans Saints dancer in 1977.

There is the requisite eye candy in the house, too. For the women, there is Jesse, the 22 year old body builder, and what a body it is. He describes himself as personable, confrontational and a flirt. For the guys, there is Keesha, the 29 year old Hooter’s girl. She’s a member of PETA and doesn’t eat red meat. That ought to spark some conversation.

The final three houseguests are Brian, the Air Force veteran, who’s also a college football fan and has his own relationship with religion; Jerry, the 75 year old great grandfather; and Memphis, the mixologist, who is NOT a bartender. Memphis also went to Florida State and could have some good natured ribbing with Angie.

My sentimental favorite right now would have to be Jerry. He’s not only representing the geezers, he’s also a diehard Big Brother fan. He’s watched every season and not just the shows. He also watches the feeds and Showtime’s Big Brother After Dark. He’s been married 54 years and his wife’s been diagnosed with Parkinson’s.

All in all, this looks to be a very satisfying cast this season on Big Brother 10. We have only a few more days to wait until the premiere. Check out the full biographies on the CBS Big Brother website and come back here and post your impressions. Catch y’all later.