And the New BB10 Head of Household Is ...

How fitting was it that Big Brother 10 featured Aftershocks as a Head of Household competition after the earthquakes this week? Their staff must have worked many overtime hours on that thing. It was awesome! The building was tilted, it intermittently shook, trash was dumped, wind was blowing dirt and stuff and they had to hold on. As I expected, Jerry went first, but I didn't expect the outcome.

After Jerry went down, Libra dropped shortly afterwards. That surprised me because old girl knows she's a target, you would think she'd have tried a little harder to hold on. After Libra, went Dan. I know he could have lasted longer, but I guess he's continuing his act of not being a threat.

Ollie was next and then I think Jessie was disqualified. We heard Keesha whisper into her microphone something about him wedging his arm between the bar and wall and then we went to trivia. When we got the feeds back, Jessie was off and sulking. Memphis dropped off next and it left our final three: Renny, Michelle and April.

Now I admit that I never thought Renny would outlast all those younguns, but she did. I was impressed by her. What I thought disturbing about this whole thing was the lack of support from the peanut gallery. This was one of the quietest competitions. It was like they were afraid to cheer for anyone because if the other won, they'd be nominated. That's sad. But then it was Dan to the rescue! He cracked me up! He put on his football coach hat and gave all three ladies pep talks. They were so funny.

Once Renny dropped it was April and Michelle for the long haul. Both those ladies looked like they'd be up there for a good while. Neither of their men were cheering them on or anything ... jerks. For a while there, no one said a word, not the two remaining ladies, nor their alliance mates on the sidelines.

Time for a deal. April promised Michelle safety, but Michelle wouldn't drop. She apologized, and April cracked me up when she said that Michelle could stay up there all night with her if she wanted to. After another stretch, Michelle got April to guarantee Jesse's safety as well and in return Michelle promised April and Ollie safety when she won HoH. You could just tell that both those girl's arms were seriously hurting. Finally she dropped off.

April is the new Big Brother 10 Head of Household! Jerry is probably relieved that he'll have a week without having to pretend to be asleep while she and Ollie do their business. But maybe he shouldn't be too relieved. If she's promised Jesse and Michelle safety, who will she nominate? I guess we'll find out Friday. Until then, catch y'all later.

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Big Brother 10 Bringing Back America's Player

Hey y'all! Make sure you're watching Big Brother 10 tonight. According to a CBS Press Release, tonight viewers will be given the chance to vote for one player to become America's Player.

The Houseguest that receives the most votes will be offered the chance to become America's Player for one week. If they accept, and are successful in their tasks, they will have the opportunity to win a total of $20,000. As before, they can be voted out, so they'll have to be very careful and make sure that no one else in the house finds out. Viewers will be able to vote on the CBS website or via text message.

So what do you think of this development? Who do you want to become America's Player and what tasks would you like to see them do? Comment below and don't forget to watch Big Brother 10 tonight at 10/9C.

A Big Brother 10 Weekend Filled With Fun and Frolic ... Not!

Wow. Just Wow. That's how I felt when I caught up on the Big Brother 10 RealPlayer Superpass feeds from the weekend. My daughter obviously picked the wrong weekend to do the family thing. Jessie became more annoying, Keesha stuck to her guns, and Memphis showed a nasty side.

Keesha nominating Jessie and Angie tore up the 'group of 8'. The fact that Jessie tried to harass, threaten and manipulate Keesha into nominating one of her own was ballsy enough, but to continue to annoy the very people voting seems to me the epitome of arrogance. What kills me, though, is that they STILL plan on voting out Angie.

Let me back up a moment. Keesha won the Power of Veto competition and the Jessie, Memphis, Michelle, and Angie group tried everything they could to get her to remove Jessie and replace him with Libra. Now I know a lot of feed watchers don't like Libra, but to me, it would be a major Howie move to put one of your own on the block if you don't have to.

Keesha, though, may be smarter than she looks and acts. She is Head of Household and she just nominated two of the other alliance. But she's still clean as a whistle. That group blames Libra and April for the nominations and still don't have Keesha on their radar. And by broadcasting the fact that they tried to get her to backdoor Libra, she has ensured Libra's loyalty to her, and dispelled any feelings of mistrust in Libra and April. Keesha is sitting pretty right now.

For now, the 'group of 8' has changed to the 'group of 7', or 'Jerriatrics', as Dan called them. Jessie and company were dispatched, but Renny, Jerry and Dan were absorbed. They are all feeling a sense of loyalty and perhaps obligation to Keesha for not nominating them, when they knew they were vulnerable. Right now she is the 'Big Mama' of the house.

The other six in that alliance want to vote out Jessie so badly, but they've all promised Keesha to go with her choice. And she wants Angie out. No matter how badly Jessie acts, she has such a thing against Angie that her decision will not waver. She blames Jessie's misbehavior on Angie somehow, saying that Angie's scheming. She actually thinks that Angie has the boys so wrapped around her finger that Jessie is sacrificing himself for her. That makes absolutely no sense to me, but to Keesha ...

Jessie shows his immaturity more every day. He's seriously suffering from Little Man's Complex. He's picked fights with Libra, Jerry, and Renny. His arrogance knows no end. He went on a rant Sunday about Gays, Jews and the Hollywood power structure. Michelle has been flirting with him for days, but I don't think he realizes it. I wish he'd just 'Make Love, Not War'and shut up. Wait ... I take that back ... no more Big Brother 10 House Sex.

Yes, Ollie and April are still going at it. One night this weekend, though, I think they got busted by Jerry. They've done it with him sleeping in the room before, but this time he was awake. He let them finish and then he said something to them. April tried to play it off by saying that the noise was Ollie snoring, but Jerry called her on that. He hasn't told anyone else, yet, that I've seen, heard or read, but really, it was only a matter of time until they got caught.

The banners are back, too. There was one flown and Angie, Memphis and Libra apparently saw it. Memphis told people that it said "Keesha, Libra lies. Love Steven". Later, though, he said he was joking and someone said it said "We Love Libra". Big Brother got them into the house for an indoor lockdown very quickly and it kept the the others from seeing it. I wouldn't be surprised to see that overhead tarp from either last season or the one before reappear.

Sunday night was a pretty funny night. Renny did her impressions of the other houseguests, and for the most part they were right on and fun. A couple of times, though, they did get pretty malicious. They were still funny, but not in good fun. Then Dan did his impression of Renny. Now that was funny. He had me cracking up! Good stuff, Maynard.

Angie was there for most of it, and Michelle for some. Of course, they couldn't stand the other group having fun so they had to go to the backyard and bash them. They even brought the sock puppets back out. This time, though, it was not funny, at least not to me. They were cruel and ugly and Memphis showed his true colors. I understand that they are not happy that Keesha nominated two of them for eviction. But sometimes people can just be mean.

Anyway, there are four more days until the next Big Brother 10 eviction and the next Head of Household competition. Will this be enough time for Jessie to really tick everyone off so badly that they get Keesha to relent? I guess we'll just have to see. Until next time ...

The Big Brother 10 House is 'All Shook Up'

The big group had to think that this would be another easy week in the Big Brother 10 house. After all, one of their own, Keesha, won Head of Household. It would be a Dan and Jerry or Renny nomination, and more partying. Well, Keesha decided to flip the script. And chaos reigns.

After fighting with Libra and April last week, and the posturing and protestations of hatred towards them, I really didn't expect Keesha to align herself so closely with them. Within hours of her winning the Head of Household, she decided that this week she hates Angie. I swear I don't know what Angie has done to this female, except give her a shoulder to cry on when she was on her April/Libra hate rants.

The only thing I can think of is that Keesha is jealous of Angie and the relationship that she has with the guys. I do know that she was not happy that Angie and Steven spent a lot of time together before he left. And she was mad that Angie and Steven held hands during the live show. She lied, though, when she said that it was sudden. We've seen Angie and Steven together for weeks now.

It has to be jealousy because her supposed best friend in the house, Steven, told her before he left that she needed to break up April, Ollie, and Libra. She even admitted that to Renny, who also has a hard on about breaking up that trio. Within minutes of talking to April alone, though, the Angie hatred started. Of course, the rest of the house immediately blamed Libra for this. I think April is the real brains behind this outfit. By the time Libra got out of the Diary Room and up to the Head of Household room, the seeds had already been planted and watered. Libra provided the Miracle Grow.

The only problem for the trio was deciding who would go on the block with her. It seems like Keesha promised just about everyone safety. And Keesha was determined not to put up a weak person because she wanted Angie out. She had to make sure it would be someone that everyone else would want to keep. Her decision was to put up Memphis, and yes, it was her decision. She was about to screw over another person that had come to her aid in the first couple of weeks.

She decided to feel him out on the Angie situation, and he was not happy. Of course he wasn't, Angie is one of his not so secret alliance partners. The girls had guessed that there was something between them last week and his response to Keesha's announcement confirmed it. She never got around to telling him that he was going up on the block, too. But wait, there's more.

After Memphis filled his group in on the happenings, Jessie took it upon himself to confront her and lecture her on what she should do. He guided her to making the right choice. He thought he had her convinced to nominate Libra and Dan. Um, Jessie, didn't your alliance have the opportunity to get Libra out last week and passed on it? Why would she nominate someone in her own alliance?

Anyway, Jessie left thinking that he's shown Keesha the error of her ways and made a big mistake. Keesha watched him on the Spycam and saw him laughing to Angie and Memphis in arrogance as he left the room. This ticked her off and, with April's help, decided to put Jesse up against Angie instead of Memphis. Keesha also got promises from Renny and Jerry to vote however she wanted them to.

I cannot wait to see this nomination ceremony on Sunday night. Memphis, Jessie, Michelle and Angie thought that it was going to be a great ceremony. They couldn't wait to see Libra's face when her key wasn't in the box. Keesha, Libra, April and Ollie couldn't wait to see Jessie's face when HIS key wasn't in the box. From the reactions of Memphis and his crew after the ceremony, they were surprised and not in a good way.

It's funny because Keesha will come out of this with minimal damage. The others think she is so weak willed that she allowed Libra to bully her into nominating Angie. Libra encouraged her, but it was her idea. Her jealousy has caused her to totally disregard what Steven told her and to get closer to the axis of evil. Poor Libra, she is mouthy and bossy as heck, but she's going to take the fall for this and it wasn't her ... this time. Memphis and crew have sworn vengeance should they win Head of Household next week. They haven't given up, though. They still think that they can convince her to put up Libra when Jessie wins the Power of Veto. Yes, I said when, not if.

Meanwhile, Dan has sort of floated on the fringes of both groups. He has dropped from the radar. He may end up like Zach from Big Brother 8 or Ryan from Big Brother 9. Alliance targeted early, one member slips through the cracks and ends up going far in the game.

This has the makings of a very volatile next couple of days in the Big Brother 10 house. So much for an easy next few weeks. What do y'all think of these latest developments? Who do you want to see win the Power of Veto and why? Comment below.

Evel Dick Show Live

Evel Dick, winner of Big Brother 8, will be doing a live show prior to the Live Eviction Show on CBS. His show will eventually be on RealPlayer, available only with a SuperPass subscription, but the first few will be for everyone.

Interview With Big Brother 10's Brian Hart

Hey guys, I had the opportunity to interview Brian, the first houseguest evicted from the Big Brother 10 house. He was really a lot of fun to talk with. If you want to read the interview, click here . It's posted over on the film.com/big brother page.

Big Brother 10 Jessie Makes His Nominations

An interesting 24 or so hours in the Big Brother 10 house. It took a long time for Jessie to get his Head of Household key and in the meantime, Steven got a dosage of Xanax and was passed out. He slept through the reveal and that seemed to upset Jessie. My understanding was that Steven was the target anyway, so I didn't see what the big deal was.

Last night, the group break out seemed to be Dan, Steven, Angie, Keesha, Renny and Memphis outside, and everyone else except Jerry upstairs. Jerry is kind of in limbo. When he went upstairs, conversation stopped and when he went outside, conversation stopped. I was glad to see Renny find a group to hang out with. She cracks me up.

I guess Brian was the social director because nothing fun happened last night. I hope it was just emotional overload from the eviction and that late nights pick up. People complain about the big group being exclusive, but as soon as anyone else came outside, the chosen group clammed up. They were definitely not inclusive.

Today the house had a food competition. April, Libra, Renny, Keesha, Memphis and Jerry are on slop. We'll see exactly what the competition was on Sunday, I think. April is PMS'ing already and add slop to that? Woo boy, there may be more fireworks between her and Keesha before this week is up.

Jessie also made his nominations today. He really wanted to nominate Renny and Dan and try to backdoor Steven. Someone pointed out to him, though, that if he didn't put Steven on the block ,but he was still chosen to play for the Power of Veto and won, then he could take Dan off the block and they would both be safe. So he nominated Dan and Steven. Steven is the main target, but if he takes himself off, then Dan goes.

Friday is the Power of Veto competition, I think. That may be when the campaigning begins. I really don't know, however, if those two guys will campaign against each other. Hopefully this is just the beginning of an interesting week in the Big Brother 10 house. We'll see. Catch y'all later.

What's Ahead for Jessie's Reign on Big Brother 10?

It was an exciting few days on the Big Brother 10 Real Player Live Feeds. We had stupid foot-in-mouth comments, the beginning of a showmance, a hilarious puppet show and a chick fight. And we didn't get feeds until late Sunday night! Unfortunately, we also saw cliques and power trips. This cast of houseguests came in playing hard. It seems like they forgot to take time to get to know each other first, or at least let us get to know them first.

I hate that there are distinct groups already. There is the Dan, Angie and Steven gang, which used to include Brian. There is the Libra, April, Ollie gang that sometimes includes Michelle and Keesha. There is the Memphis / Jessie gang, who right now is allied with the gang of five, and then there are Jerry and Renny. Memphis, who I thought I would dislike, is one of the only ones to really socialize with all the groups. Every once in a while, they will all play games together, but for the most part they are separate.

The Dan group came out gangbusters and shot itself in the foot. They are still feeling the repercussions because they targeted Jesse and Memphis early and let everyone else know it. With Jessie winning Head of Household this week, another of their little group may go home. At one point it was going to be Dan and Steven on the block, then I heard that they were going to backdoor one of them. I understand the Dan animosity, but I'm not sure of the Steven hate. I know why I don't like him, but I'm not sure what he's done to boost himself towards the top of the hit list.

I like Angie, but I don't envy her position in the game right now. I, too, have more male friends than female friends and I can't stand the drama that inevitably occurs in a chick clique. In most cases, her hanging out with the guys would be a smart choice for her, but it's gotten her on the outs with the big group. She's calm and level headed and if she can weather this first big storm, and still be around when the big group implodes, she could go far.

I'll miss Brian. Yeah, he was a knucklehead and played his cards too fast, but he was interesting. That group entertained me. The sock puppet show was about 30 minutes of hilarity and the history discussions were fascinating. I never seem to catch those intelligent or fun conversations from the other side. They talk game and that gets old when it just repeats, or silly, girly stuff. There are so many built in sports rivalries in that house and I want to hear some sports arguments. They're whining about being bored already and bored houseguests mean bored viewers.

I'm really apprehensive about this week on the feeds. It could be really, really boring if we have to listen to the different groups bash each other, or it could be fun if someone steps up and does things to bring the groups together. I hope someone there has some imagination to come up with some fun. They have so much sports equipment, they could have Olympics with some adaptation. There have got to be things that they can do to stave off the boredom and I hope they do them.

This week on Big Brother 10, Thursday should be nominations, Friday should be the Power of Veto competition and Sunday or Monday the Veto ceremony. I'm not sure about the Food Competition, but you can be sure that you'll read about it here when and if it happens. Who do you want to see nominated this week? And hey, what do you think about the bubbles we have instead of fish or fire when Big Brother blacks out the feeds? Comment below. Catch y'all later.

That Didn't Take Long

We've had our first bigot exposed. And despite what I thought, it wasn't Dan or Ollie. And it had nothing to do with Steven's being gay. In fact, Steven is our first foot in mouth bigot of the season.
He actually referred to Libra as "that colored girl". I was ready to reach through the screen and grab his chicken neck. A couple of days ago I liked him, now I'm ready for him to go.

Check it out:


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And So Big Brother 10 Begins

Big Brother 10 is finally here. All day I've been waiting for the show to come on, and I wasn't disappointed. At least not in the show. I'm always disappointed at the beginning because the houseguests have been in the house for days, bonding and scheming and we've not been allowed to see it. We only get to see what CBS decides to let us see, and we know how they like to skew editing.

The first few days they all feel each other out, take instant likes and dislikes, and start building alliances. And we miss it! We were shown only a couple of bits of this with Dan and Brian. The alpha males have once again decided to ally. It aggravates me every year and gives me a couple of people to dislike early, ha ha. I don't worry too much, however, as they usually self destruct.

I like Jerry. I think he was dumb to reveal his little strategy to Brian right away, but he seems sweet. Brian probably ran right back to Dan and Ollie, who they decided to allow into their alliance, and to spill those beans. Brian is definitely feeling a little cocky these days. He's got a strong man alliance on the one hand, and he knows Jerry's plan and seems to be trusted by him. His smirk and gloating after the nominations made me roll my eyes.

When was the last time they had a car competition right at the beginning? The time I remember most was in Big Brother 2, when Autumn got so mad at Kent for not getting out of the minivan and allowing her to win. This time Steven got mad at Memphis for not getting out of the car. And they had a choice between a vintage Mustang and Camaro. I thought Jesse was stupid to volunteer to sit out a challenge sight unseen. He got his comeuppance, though. He looked sick when he found out that he couldn't win the car.

This challenge setup reminded me of SkyTrack, the American Gladiators event where the contenders maneuver upside down along a track to get to the finish line. In the Big Brother 10 version, the group split into two teams, all hopped in a VW Bug and maneuvered it upside down along a track. Brought back memories. How many people have you fit into a bug? The winning team got food for the week and the losing team got slop.

I hate slop! I wish they'd go back to Peanut Butter & Jelly, if they insisted on a negative consequence for food. In one of her many interviews leading up to this premiere, Allison Grodner said something about food comps and the negative consequence makes them work for something since they don't have to raise their food or whatever. Puhleeze. Be creative, come up with a house competition where the negative is not getting something. Similar to season 1, have them compete for a certain number of dollars, and they can only get what they afford. Speaking of that, I remember when the season 1 houseguests ran out of toilet paper and the BB Angels from TV Clubhouse drove out there and threw them toilet paper over the wall. Good times, good times.

Disappointingly, the only thing I learned about the women were that April's boobs are real and that Renny's voice and laugh are going to annoy me. That's what happens, I guess, when you try to cram six days of happenings into about 48 minutes. And it looks like I'm not the only person that Renny is annoying. They showed quite a few of the others making comments about her.

The military vet connection between Jerry and Brian was strong for Jerry and I hope it doesn't bite him in the butt. He did get a look on his face when Brian pushed for Dan to not be on the block and seemed to go along with bringing Dan into his alliance. Is he really that gullible or is he playing Brian like Brian thinks he's playing Jerry? I was surprised that only Brian was shown approaching Jerry about nominations. Jerry's explanation for his nominations was spot on, though. I think it kept him from being a target of the person that stays.

Hopefully once the feeds come on, we'll be able to catch who won the Power of Veto. Tuesday night the show will reveal that information along with the Veto Ceremony. Wednesday is the first live eviction show, and it will have a live audience. It's been hinted that we'll have more audience participation this go round, and I can't wait to find out what it is. Did you enjoy the show. Post your thoughts below. Until next time, catch y'all later.

Tex's Take on the Big Brother 10 Men

You've read my impressions on the Big Brother 10 Women, now here are the guys. Once again, here is the link to the interviews, they're worth listening to.

Brian - Crying gets on his nerves, so do Boston sports fans, he can't even stand the accents. How is he gonna handle Renny? She's not from Boston, but her accent is similar. He said that if he gets bored, he will pull pranks or stir up drama. Well, we know he's going to get bored, so he should entertain us. He's also a big Ohio State fan, so there might be some fireworks between him and Angie.

Dan - I'm not gonna like this guy. He seems very judgmental. He's the one that said that if Hillary had won the presidency, he'd have left the country, and he's not a fan of liberals. There are a few Hillary fans in the house and I hope they put him in his place with a quickness. He also had snarky things to say about vegans and people with tattoos or piercings.

Jerry - I wanted him to be my favorite, I really did. I always go for the underdog and as a 75 year old great grandfather, he definitely is that. He's a big time Big Brother fan and watches the show, the RealPlayer SuperPass feeds, and Big Brother After Dark. My question about him, though, is the scheme he came up with to get to the final 3. Yes, he thinks he's figured out the whole game already. As a fan of the show, he should know that the minute he thinks he has it planned, something or someone will screw it up. His plan has something to do with making an immediate alliance with the first couple of HoHs. Isn't that what Kail tried to do last summer?

Jessie - He claims to be a 'natural' body builder, and a nice body it is. His plan, however, is to attempt to manipulate the other houseguests. He thinks he can do this since his dad was a psychologist. He seems harmless, but says that he's confrontational. I can see him as the workout leader, so he may be around a while, unless he gets confrontational with the wrong people.

Memphis - He's another one that I've taken a dislike to. He's arrogant and cocky. He's not a fan and thinks that his intelligence will win because he's so much smarter than everyone else. Oh, and he's not a bartender, he's a mixologist. Whatever ...

Ollie - I first disliked him. I heard 'Preacher's son' and 'thinks Gays won't go to Heaven' and put him on the bad list. Listening to his interview, though, made me put him back in the middle. He assured us that he wasn't going to be the house goody goody, and I'm thinking that CBS maneuvered him into that not going to Heaven statement. He likes women and says that sex is his kryptonite.

Steven - Finally a non-stereotypical gay man. I know more gay guys like him than like Dustin or Joshua. He says that he's an exhibitionist and that we may see more of him than we probably want to. Apparently all of his underwear was branded and was taken away from him. I really, really hope that Big Brother gets this guy some drawers. His plan is to befriend all the ladies with his gayness and the guys with his macho. When asked about the possibility of homophobic housemates, he replied that they may hate gays, but they're gonna have to live with one.

And those are the new Big Brother 10 guys and my first impressions. Who's your favorite? Comment below. Catch y'all later ...

Tex's Take on the Big Brother 10 Women

It's been three days since the Big Brother 10 cast reveal. I've read the bios posted on the CBS website and the interviews that Diane Henry from Big Brother 5 did. I have no idea how any of these people will do in the house, but I've already picked favorites and not so favorites. Of course, that will probably change about four or five times before it's all over. If you haven't listened to the interviews, I highly recommend them. You can find them here. This is Tex's First Take on the Big Brother 10 Women.

Angie - She seems alright, even though she's a Gator fan (just kidding). She's recently divorced, but is not looking for a showmance. I like how she said that she'd kill her antagonists with kindness, I'll have to see that in action. She really seems down to earth. She doesn't strike me as one of those females obsessed with hair and fashion, and I like that.

April - I'm not sure about her. Her self-professed OCD could get on everyone's nerves really quickly. She even admitted that she hadn't been able to have a roommate because of it. If she couldn't live with one other person, how does she think she'll handle living with 12 others? She has an identical twin sister, Angela, who is pregnant and she has a massive crush on Howie. How ironic is that seeing that he went busto on another April.

Keesha - She's a Hooter's girl and has no plans for anything else except Hooter's management. She got caught with her friend's ex, even though she knew the friend was still in love with the ex. With friends like this ... need I say more? She also has a live in boyfriend, but is very open to a showmance if it will help her to get ahead in the game. She's one of those who 'just wants everyone to like me', said in my fake high voice.

Libra - I definitely like her. She had me cracking up in her CBS2 interview. Her concerns about her hair rang so familiar. She's smart and has a strong personality. She said in another interview that she wants everyone to know that she does not have ABWS (angry black woman syndrome). I high five her for that. Lately it seems that the only Black women cast in reality shows have this and if she doesn't, great.

Michelle - She had one of the best lines of the interviews. She said, "On the first day, everybody will love each other; second day, we'll like each other; third day, there's gonna be some hating of each other." She broke up with her fiance of four years at her cousin's wedding. She's an outspoken Portuguese lady and I can see her going off on one of the chauvinistic males in that house, especially since she said that she's had some humdinger political battles.

Renny - She says that she's a New Orleans socialite, but I don't see that. Her accent is a curious combination of cajun and Boston. She says that she has a wig and outfit for every occasion and calls herself a Glamourpuss. Yes, I'm rolling my eyes. She's married, but doesn't rule out a showmance. Says you don't have to be in love to be married, not talking about herself, of course. I can see her annoying some of the strong women in the house.

There you have it. My first impressions of the women of the Big Brother 10 house. It's always interesting to see how my feelings about the houseguests change over the course of a season. What do you think of the BB10 women? Comment below.

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.

American Gladiators Hosts A Battle of Ages

Tonight on American Gladiators, the women contenders scanned the age bracket. There was 20 year old Annie versus 52 year old Yoko. The men contenders were Alejandro, a dolphin trainer versus Tim, a camp counselor.

Yoko was inspiring. That little lady was all heart. Her parents in the audience were just so cute. Yoko took a lickin' though. Crush threw her down that Pyramid countless times and she would just pop back up. She didn't score until the fourth event, Hang Tough. She got five points in that event, four points in Snapback, and one point in Sideswipe.

Annie didn't do too much better. In fact, she scored in one less event than Yoko. She scored ten points by scaling the Wall faster than Phoenix and also scored one point in Sideswipe.

On the men's side, they both scored on the Pyramid, Alejandro flew up the Wall for ten more points and he scored four more points in Snapback. Justice shut them out in Tilt and Tim outscored Alejandro six to two in Sideswipe. On a sidebar, that Hurricane has a sexy voice, whew ...

Anyway, in the Eliminator, Annie had a half second head start, but immediately took control and increased that lead. She did very well and finished in 3:00, good for 4th place on the Leaderboard and knocking Vanessa off. Poor Yoko fell off the handbike and got lost in the balls. She was totally gassed at the pyramid, but she finished the course. I was in awe of her.

For the men, Alejandro had a 2.5 second head start, but lost that almost immediately. In fact, Tim had the lead at the cargo net. Tim ran a great race. He flew through the course in 1:24, a new Eliminator course record and good for 1st place on the Leaderboard. That knocks Landon off and sends him home in addition to Alejandro.

Next week is the final preliminary heat on American Gladiators and Brick and Abbie are on the bubble. Will their Eliminator times hold up, or will they be bumped? Brick has a decent time of 2:10, but is that good enough? We'll see next week.

DeAnna Makes Her Choice on The Bachelorette

Tonight DeAnna had a difficult decision to make. She could choose Jason, the mature, dependable one or Jesse, the fun, rad one. Those two guys are just so different. I've liked both guys from the beginning, but, honestly, neither one of them was my first choice for her.

Before she made her pick, however, she took both guys home to meet her family. Jason had the first meeting with her dad, brother and sister and he made a great impression. Jason is such a gentleman. His mama raised him right. Jesse, however, was so nervous. His nervousness caused him to not be natural with them. The next day, they both met her extended family. She has a fun grandma, not as much fun as the grandma from a few seasons ago, but fun. Instead of meeting them one at a time, though, they met them together. Can you say awkward?

What kept striking me was that when talking about Jason, she kept harping on feeling safe, that he was dependable and a good father, but when talking about Jesse, she kept talking about how much fun she had with him. Her grandmother told Jason that he was her pick, her sister and sister-in-law were split. My impression was that her dad preferred Jason, too.

After returning to Grand Bahamas Island, the guys had one more opportunity to sway her. And then the moments of truth. Both guys got rings and were prepared to propose to her. Jason came first, so we knew then that he wasn't her pick. He got down on one knee, but she stopped him before he could propose. His heartbreak was mine.

Then it was Jesse's turn. He asked her to spend forever with him and she said yes. They are really cute together. There were rumors of Jesse being in touch with his prior girlfriend while in the house, but he looks to be totally smitten with DeAnna. When he was on Made earlier in the year, he was living with another woman. Will this work out? Time will tell.

Then there was the After the Final Rose show. I was heartbroken again for Jason. Chris Harrison was kind of off putting to me when questioning him and then when Jason got to question DeAnna, she tried to backpedal on things she'd said. Why she's no better than Brad because she definitely led Jason on.

Anyway, we got to see Shayne and Matt again. They are so cute together. They crack me up. Chris asked them about the rumors swirling and they laughed them off, including the one about Matt only doing the show and picking Shayne for a green card.

Then we got to see DeAnna and Jesse again. They're in love and engaged, and they've set a wedding date: May 9, 2009. As a gift, the show got them tickets to Greece for their honeymoon. They really look happy, but I'll leave you with this question: Why did ABC cancel the Engagement Party show for next week?

What's Going On With Big Brother 10?

Hey y'all, welcome back! I'm really excited about this season of Big Brother and hope that you are too. There are a bunch of rumors floating around so let's talk about them.

It's been basically confirmed that the start date is Sunday, July 13th with the first eviction on July 16th. The Eviction shows will have live audiences and are still on Wednesdays. There will still be Big Brother After Dark on Showtime and Housecalls on CBS.com. I've read that the schedule of Housecalls co-hosts is: Bunky on Mondays, Daniele on Tuesdays, Sheila on Wednesdays, Dick on Thursdays, and Kaysar on Fridays. EvelDick has posted on his MySpace blog that he will be hosting a Wednesday evening show on RealPlayer Superpass in the period of time between the feeds being cut for the live show and the live show airing on the East Coast.

As far as casting goes, a few of the rejected applicants have been posting all over the internet. They seem to agree that conflict was a key word for casting. Also there is also agreement that all of the houseguests are strangers (yay!) and none of them are prior houseguests. There is a model named Laura Leigh, who has nude pictures of herself posted, and she was supposedly a finalist. Of course, if, and that's a big if, that was true, then she was probably dropped as soon as those postings started appearing. There is even a rumor floating that there is a 60 yr old houseguest.

Diane from Big Brother 5 sent a MySpace bulletin that tomorrow was the press junket and that they'd have houseguest information on cbs2.com/bigbrother. I think she was a week off because other sources have the press junket next Wednesday, July 9th. I guess we'll find out about that one tomorrow.

The house has been changed, as usual. This season there may be era rooms, i.e. a 60's room, a 70's room, etc. That goes along with the rumor that the houseguests are more diverse in age. I've also seen postings of hidden and/or disappearing rooms and magic mirrors.

As usual the number of houseguests has been speculated upon. I've read anything from 13 to 17. Allison Grodner did an interview with and she confirmed that there will be 13 houseguests with 'extreme points of view'. She disclosed quite a bit of information in this interview, below:

I am super psyched about this season! There are less than two weeks to go before my summer addiction begins. Time to do major shopping and cleaning. Rearrange the furniture for the best seat in the house, but make sure it's close to your computer. I am looking forward to interesting feeds if the houseguests are as extreme as reported. Be sure to bookmark , because we'll keep you up to date and our bloggers are ready to keep you entertained.

Catch y'all later!!

Big Losers are Big Winners on American Gladiators

Tonight on American Gladiators, all four contestants were big losers. They'd all lost lots of weight, ranging from 50 to 100 pounds. We have James versus Sean on the men's side, and Jessica versus Patti on the women's side.

Sean versus James was like David versus Goliath ... lots of Goliaths. James lost 65 lbs, but he was still huge compared to little Sean. James was about the size of many of the Gladiators, so I expected him to match up well against them. And he did.

James trash talked Wolf all night, and backed up his words. He knocked Wolf on his butt in PowerBall, and caused him to make a reckless move on Hang Tough. That move allowed him to earn ten points because Wolf went down in the water. James also handed Toa his head in a couple of events. He knocked Toa off the platform in the Joust and got him off balance in Snapback gaining another ten points and launching Toa into the air.

In fact, the only Gladiator to get the best of James was Titan in Earthquake. James so dominated that he went into the Eliminator with a 18 second head start over poor, outmatched Sean.

On the women's side, it was a little closer. Jessica scored in four events, surprising me by hanging with Crush in Joust. She didn't knock her off, but she didn't get knocked off either. She was a little thing, but a spitfire. Both her and Patti were shut out by Steel in Tilt, and also in SkyTrack. The newest Gladiator, Panther, held Patti to only one point in RocketBall, and showed that she's gonna be tough. I can't wait to see more of her. By the end of the events, Jessica had a ten point lead over Patti, which meant she went into the Eliminator with a five second head start.

Speaking of the Eliminator, it was a mixed bag tonight. James had such a lead over Sean that he was basically racing for time. That could have been a disadvantage. Sean was never in this thing. James was about halfway up the cargo net before Sean even got to start. James did run an impressive time for such a big guy. He finished in 2:07, a great time, good for 4th place on the Leaderboard, knocking Gerry, with his 3:03 time off the Leaderboard and home along with Sean.

For the women, it was a close race. Jessica had a five second head start, but Patty caught up under the water. Then it was neck and neck until Jessica took the lead at the rope swing, but she was unable to hang on at the hand bike and Patti took the lead again. Neck and neck again and dead even after the teeter totter. The Travelator decided this one and Patti was able to pull it off. She finished in 4:32, good enough to win tonight, but not good enough to crack the Leaderboard so she will not be continuing on.

I don't know about y'all. But I'm not liking the cut down to 60 minutes. Every week now, we don't get to see two events on both the mens and womens side and they show us a chintzy recap. Of course, we're told, that we can see the events in their entirety on the NBC website. Bah.

Anyway, next week on American Gladiators should be interesting. There will be a 52 year old grandma competing, and the previews point to her as a feisty thing. We'll see.

DeAnna Cuts Another and the Men Tell All on The Bachelorette

I've not been a big DeAnna fan since the beginning. And these last few episodes of The Bachelorette have not made me change my mind. She's really high maintenance and seems to have this Princess complex. Maybe that's a by product of the show, but it's really not an attractive trait. She takes every opportunity to trash Brad and to let us know how much she's not like him, but she is really acting like him.

Take tonight's first hour, for instance. Those guys were basically manipulated into feeding her ego and telling her that they loved her. The smirk she got on her face annoyed me. I had not been a big Jeremy fan, but I got the feeling that he was just so into her. When she kept harping about how 'perfect' he was, I thought that she was trying to convince herself. Doesn't that make her like Brad? He said he kept trying to convince himself that he was in love with DeAnna. Sounds the same to me. She led him on, knowing that she didn't have those feelings because he was 'perfect'.

I love Jason. I don't want her with him. I don't think she's the best thing for him and his little boy. I hope I'm wrong, but I think I will be really ticked off if she picks him and then in a couple of months they are not together. She seemed to have the best time with him with lots of laughter and conversation. And he's ready for commitment.

Jesse, on the other hand, is a free spirit. I think he cares for her, but I don't think he's ready to jump into marriage. I loved the way he punked her with his response to the fantasy suite invitation. That was so funny. Admit it ... he had you, too.

Jeremy broke my heart when he was leaving. He was just so sure of his connection with her. She made him believe in them and then she dumped him. He'll have no trouble finding Miss Right, in fact, I wouldn't be surprised to see him as the next Bachelor.

Then there was the Men Tell All hour. Ms. DeAnna was quite the beyotch. The guys had her on the defensive and she didn't like it one bit. She was quite surprised that they all weren't still groveling at her feet. She was downright nasty to Ryan, when he had a very legitimate point. She did cut many because she said they were holding back, but Jesse is in the final two and he was a pro at holding back. Heck, he didn't even kiss her until last week.

She and Graham went at it again, too. There is still such chemistry there, but he won't bow to her demands and she couldn't take it. She made a few nasty comments to him, but he took them like a pro and made me laugh with his responses. She took great pleasure in announcing to him, and all the rest of us, that she was happy, in love and engaged. It didn't seem to phase Graham, but it hurt Jeremy all over again.

The guys spent the first little while bashing Jeremy, but even they felt bad for him by the end of that hour. He said that he's still in love with her and didn't know what else he could have done. She did him such a disservice. She knew that she wasn't in love with him and she knew his feelings. She kept him in reserve as a fall back guy just in case she didn't get what she needed from anyone else. To me that makes her worse than Brad. Of course, since she's 'America's Sweetheart', she won't get called on it.

Anyway, next week, she picks her future husband. The previews show both guys down on one knee proposing. There have been spoilers about the end, but I've been trying to avoid them. We'll see how it plays out ...