'Big Brother 8' - Live Feeds - Howie and Kaysar on Cam 4 NOW

D'oh! I almost forgot ... Howie Gordon and Kaysar Ridha are being interviewed on feed 4 right now just as Janelle was interviewed last week. If you have the feeds, tune in! It should run until 10 PM ET.

'Big Brother 8' - Live Feeds Report - Wed. 9/12 So Far

It's basically a house of silence, at least for a good portion of the day. I'll get into the skinny, but a few things first:

Please, please, please ... stop casting aspersions on others in the comments area for whomever they like or dislike in the game. We watch the show for entertainment. Just because a person is cheering on Dick for the win doesn't mean they necessarily agree with or condone his behavior. Just because someone cheers on Zach doesn't mean the person is someone to be attacked.

Dick, Daniele, and Zach are not responsible for the ills of the world, nor for fixing them. We're seeing them in odd circumstance and, while we might think we know them, it's not as if we really do. We watch them with our years of personal experiences, biases, and more in the mix. As often is the case, when you don't like someone, you notice the bad. When you do like them, it's more the good that you see.

In the end, none of them will have any impact on us in our lives. What's more possible is that the friends made online might actually meet up in "real life." It's fine to have different favorites, but please treat others with respect.
/soapbox

Here are the day's events from inside that Big Brother House of Shiver Me Timbers and Let Me Off This Carrot-Stump:

• They all slept in, got up, went back to sleep, etc. Dick was in horrible shape this morning -- he was tossing and turning in his bed saying "ow-ow-ow."
• It didn't help matters that the morning was spent in indoor lockdown with noise going on from workers. Dick couldn't smoke, nor could he really sleep.
• Dick and Daniele speculated a lot about the upcoming part two of the HOH -- they will be pitted against each other and the winner will take on Zach in the third part.
• The Donatos think they've "already won" and are confident.
• But, not really. Daniele is getting her antsy pre-comp worries on and Dick is pacing when he's up and about, getting grouchier by the moment.
  
• Dick is on a rant about the blue ball in Jameka's tube during the Niagara Balls comp. I'm not sure if he just thinks the comp should have been redone or if he thinks Zach had something to do with it. He's complaining that they didn't investigate it sooner with all the cameras and such. He believes that Zach shouldn't have won that POV.
  
• Zach worked out on the treadmill and occasionally tried brief conversations with the Donatos to no avail.
• Zach is a man alone studying his fingers and his lucky seashell a lot.
• Daniele actually asked Zach what he was doing at one point to get a "whatever" answer. I think he's decided to block them out as they blocked him out.
• Not much going on. They still don't know when the second part of the comp will be held, nor can they figure out the TV scheduling of events.
  

'Big Brother 8' - Live Feeds Current Screen Cap 9/12 1:50 PM ET

UPDATE 2:20 PM ET - Dick is now awake and roaming the house. He looks like he's in some pain from the comp. Also, I neglected to mention it earlier (because I conked out after I wrote it), but I also have a report on the comp over at TV Squad.

The current screen cap from inside the Big Brother 8 house above.

The current view in Jackie's apartment below.

'Big Brother 8' - Live Feeds Final HOH Comp Part 1 Winner

Zach told Dick he was incredible. Dick is upset with himself. He's not in good shape. He wants a cigarette and to warm up.

I want a nap.

'Big Brother 8' - Video, HOH Comp 9/12

'Big Brother 8' - HOH Endurance Comp 9/11 Update

UPDATE 4:40 AM ET - Dick and Zach still at it. Zach is looking a bit more tired, but then he starts up like a machine again.

UPDATE 3:40 AM ET - Dick is looking tired, Zach still going steady. The rabbit never returned. I think Dick would have quit except he wants to do it for Daniele.







UPDATE 1:05 AM ET - Daniele apparently killed the rabbit. The rabbit hasn't moved since she fell. The feeds were blocked a while, came back to Daniele sitting in a towel, Zach and Dick still standing on their carrots. The rabbit is broken. A staff voice started to talk to Daniele, then blocked feeds again.


UPDATE 12:40 AM ET - Daniele is OUT. The rabbit sort of chugged mid-track on her and she fell. She's hysterically crying and taking a shower.

UPDATE 12:25 AM ET -- Daniele is still shivering, occasionally crying, and not looking too strong. Evel Dick is into his tirade, intimidate, take off guard, etc., approach screaming at Zach. Zach is ignoring him and concentrating on the bunny. Both Dick and Zach look like they can last a LONG TIME. Dick's voice might give out before his hopping feet.









11:00 PM -- all still in, quadcam view below.


As of approximately 10:52 PM ET, all three still in. I took these screen caps from 10:45 - 10:50.

'Big Brother 8' Live Feeds HOH Comp 9/11 Update

Feeds just returned. I see Daniele and Zach, Dick might be off camera -- we have two views the same. Will update and screen cap. I hear Dick's jump, so all three still in. No one's talking. This is a current quadcam shot.

UPDATE - I think Dick might be out of it ... just caught a shot of his back and he looked like he was standing on the ground. Dick is IN STILL (oops) -- verified ... different shot of the rabbit. Screen caps coming.

'Big Brother 8' 9/11 Live Eviction Show Live-Blogged from the East Coast

The show is about to start here on the East Coast. I'll be (very) frequently updating this entry as it airs. Everyone is invited to join in with your comments!

Please forgive any typos or misspellings as I'm paying more attention to the show than what I'm doing. ;-)

They're doing the recap now.

Julie is explaining how the one person not on the block after the POV ceremony (not inclluding Zach, HOH) is the sole vote. Dick tells us that Zach finding his religion due to Jameka is a statement which makes him sick. Zach is retelling the noms in the black and white recap.

Jameka now feels bad about some of the things she's said about Zach. Dick again calls Zach on how he's played the game -- the butt-kissing to the HOH. Lots of threats and smugness going on.

Zach wants Dick to go down in flames. The POV comp is ahead, plus they're finally going to show the sequester house.

Whoa! Nice fancy villa for Dustin. And, now Jen is indeed there! Dustin and Jen say they'll have a blast, but looked fake to me. Now Amber's there.

And Amber cried.

Jessica arrives. Amber says the only good person left in the house is Jameka. Now Eric sneaks in the back door. Jessica will have a good time with him, but didn't want to see him that quickly. They watch Dick winning HOH again, then Zach winning the POV. Eric wonders what will happen when he tells them he's America's Player. Dustin thinks Zach and Jameka should work together. Jen had JenBot manner comment.

Who will win the Power of Veto? Zach and Jameka are studying together. Dick is certain that they can beat the other two. Daniele is less confident although Dick tries to pep-talk her. She growls.

Zach and Jameka pray together. Zach wants to perform well and beat "Evel." Zach still wants it to be Daniele going home.

They gather in the yard for the POV comp. Big Brother Decoder is the game. Clues apply to houseguests, then spin wheel to corresponding letter. All the clues lead to the answer -- how many seconds have you been in the BB house?

Daniele is thinking. She wanted to do the faces first so the numbers would just flow. Jameka put a sock and a shoe on on foot, so to speak ... doing both one at a time. Zach is clueless. He's thinking in variables. He finally caught onto the comp.

Dick thought he was done first, but he made an error. Daniele has all the faces, just getting her numbers now. Zach thought he had it but was wrong, but Daniele got it! Screams of delight! I think she shocked herself. Jameka quietly said, "I'm going home."

Jameka tells us she has no one to blame but herself. Rock music is playing as Dick rants at Zach in his glee. Zach tells him he has no jury votes. Daniele just looks like she's in pain through all of the face-off.

Zach tells us that he thinks he's stronger and smarter than Dick. "My mind is like a samurai swoird."

Dick told Jameka he'd rather be in the final three with her instead of Zach. Dick, still excited, tells us this is the season of the Donatos.

Back to Julie -- she tells Daniele that she's tied with Janelle in wins. Zach says Jameka got his religion back on track.

Live veto meeting -- Daniele uses it to save she says it doesn't matter but she will save her father. Dick didn't think she was going to do it. Jameka goes on the block.

Jameka pelads her case, per se. Daniele, what can I say? If you don't use it on me, I might not talk to you for another couple of years (laughing).

Dick votes to evict Jameka (nicely) and keeps saying how surprised he is that Daniele actually used the veto to save him. Jameka leaves very gracefully.

Julie and Jameka hug, the HG wait for her picture to go black and white. Dick is still surprised. Zach says it was cool

Julie asks if Zach will be her friend outside. She said they'll keep in touch. She isn't surprised at Dick's behavior, it was his strategy. Race question -- she had such a wonderful time and people are people. Goodbye messages -- Daniele, very nice. Dick is a gentleman. Zach is grateful he gave her the chance to fight back in the game, very similar. Julie shows the widescreen of Jameka's new niece.

Coming up, the battle for the final HOH begins...
The winner of round one advances to round three, etc., as in previous seasons.

It's called the Bunny Hop, stand on a huge carrot, hold onto the key in one hand. White rabbit on a track, they must dodge the rabbit, jump. If they let go of the key, blcok the rabbit, etc., they're eliminated.

According to Julie this can go on all night. I predict a faster rabbit or alternating sppeds, plus "rain" or something. The show hasn't ended yet, but I just want to let you know that I'll be providing updates at least on the hour (or immediate if something happens).

Sure enough, the rain has started.

The final HOH will be crowned Thursday and we'll have our final two. Sunday is a "Best of " show and Tuesday is the finale.

'Big Brother 8' - Live Feeds Brief - 9/11

Once again, the house was on the quiet side today. They know it's a live show, so Jameka's primping.

The big news of the day is that they all have to pack, not just Jameka. Of course, the grassy knoll theorists are out and about. I don't have any insider information, but it seems to me that because it's a live show with a live POV meeting, everyone but Zach (who can't go on the block because he's HOH) would have to pack. While we know Daniele will save herself or Dick, because it will happen live, they have to be prepared. Technically, it's possible that Daniele, Dick, or Jameka could be evicted tonight although we're sure it's going to Jameka.

I guess we'll know in a few hours, eh? As usual, I'll be live-blogging the show as it airs here in the NYC area (starting at 9 PM ET). Everyone's invited!

UPDATE at 7:25 PM ET -- The feeds had been blocked, came on while Jameka was packing and Zach supervising her. Dick did his intimidation bit on Zach, although Zach wasn't too intimidated. This is what Dick had planned for the veto meeting, but can't do on the live show. He got out his insults, remarks about Zach sucking up to Jameka for the vote, etc. He's in full force. I wish he'd use a different tactic -- this is OLD.

Then Dick told Jameka if there was anything he could do for her, just ask.

Then he lit into Zach again.

'Big Brother 8' - Live Feeds Into the Dawn 9/11

As I post this, the houseguests are asleep. Zach turned in early, but the others made an attempt to stay up until the ShoToo show ended. Daniele, once again, had her feet (bare feet this time) all over the kitchen table as she talked to Dick a few hours ago.

Dick made a tuna salad and Daniele told him it reeked. Daniele ate a cut-up apple with peanut butter on it. They actually got along well although she said she didn't want him to go to Europe with her.

Daniele told the Internet that if you buy the feeds, only buy for the first few months as it gets boring. Yes!

Lots of talk about the wrap party and such earlier. Something is being built in the yard, but that's about all that's been going on.

'Big Brother 8' - Live Feeds Through Monday 9/10 So Far

Jameka is sitting in the HOH room with Zach watching the spy screen. She's developed Eric Eyes. What's up with that? She looks guilty and sneaky like she's shoplifting a poodle or something.

Zach, on the other hand, watches with somber determination, yet with a smidgen of defeat in his eyes.

In other news from that Big Brother House of Supercilious Sycophants:

• Evel Dick and Daniele trashtalked Zach to each other in the early morning hours.
• They say it's chilly in California. (It's hot and muggy here in the NYC area -- blech.)
• Throughout the day, they all tried memorizing events, fellow houseguest facts, and such in case one of the parts of the HOH comp deals with them.
• Heh. As I was typing this, Jameka was trying to do math about the houseguests helping Zach and all the BB voice said was, "Jameka, knock it off!" She jumped back. "That's illegal? It's illegal? I was only trying to use the tools you've provided us."
• Zach told Jameka he's determined to go for the grand prize -- $500,000.
• "Mmm. Mmm? Mmm." <-- insert Jameka canned response.
• Daniele thinks it's odd that BB hasn't said anything about the POV Ceremony. (It's usually held around 5 PM their time on Mondays and the POV gets called to the DR beforehand.)
• Daniele suggested it might be held tomorrow on the live show (so they've been told the show is live). Dick doesn't want it to be live because he has an Dick-Intimidation Speech all ready and won't be able to do it on live TV.
• Dick thinks that BB changed the whole show schedule because the game's "all played out." (You would think a fan of the show like he and others are in the house would realize that the show NEVER ends the last week of September! Each year the HG think the show is a week longer than it is. It must be the date on the contract they sign or something.)
• Daniele thinks they (Donatos) have had an advantage in the game because they've had each other in the house. Dick doesn't think they've had any disadvantage.
  
• Zach is seriously studying dates, times, people, objects in the house ... with Jameka quizzing him and coming up with subject matter for more studying.
• Will it help? Maybe.
  

'Big Brother 8' - Live Feeds Into Monday Morning 9/10

As I post this, Daniele is the only person up in the house and she's making her infamous cookies. It makes me wonder if that's all she makes at her own home! All had gone to bed earlier, but Daniele apparently can't sleep so it's cookie time.

When told that it was September 9, not the 11th, Jameka really doesn't believe it. They talked about previous houseguests, the mustarding (they think either Nick or Eric did it), the banner planes the one week. It's just been rehashing the past. While Jameka hung out with Daniele and Dick, Zach was more distant.

Still no brouhahas.

'Big Brother 8' - Live Feeds Into the Night Sunday 9/09

There it is, the epitome of excitement in the house -- Jameka is reading the bible!

There's no drama for your mama tonight!

• Daniele is sure the Donatos will win it all.
• Dick did laundry. The machine is still not working properly, so he put in more soap thinking if the clothes don't get clean, at least they'll be soapy.
• Daniele exercised.
• They all ate together.
• They still don't know of the planned Tuesday eviction.
• There have been no brouhahas.

'Big Brother 8' - 9/09 Sunday Show Live-Blogged from the East Coast

Due to the U.S. Open, the show is starting late here in the NYC area. But, finally, it's starting!

As it airs, this post will be frequently updated with the latest happenings. Please forgive any typos or misspellings as I tend to pay more attention to the TV than to my keyboard or monitor. Let's hope I keep my fingers over the right keys or orirr3dda!

I'd like to thank Isabelle -- a fellow TV Squad writer -- for letting us know the start of the show from Canada (where they started it on time) in the comments of my previous post!

Also, sigh ... I had to turn word verification back on -- got hit by a porn spambot.

We're into the recap and now Eric's getting evicted all over again. Now Jessica's getting evicted all over again. Deja vu all over again in spades no less! Thanks to Isabelle I know that this recap stuff is going to take up much too long a portion of tonight's show. What's up with that?

Dick is offering Jameka the fake deal for her vote to get her to the final three. This is all out of time sequence, it took place before Jessica's eviction. We're into the HOH between Dick, Daniele, and Eric from Thursday night before Eric was evicted.

Now Dick is nominating Eric all over again. To the Niagara Balls veto ... again. (Why did I bother watching the show last Thursday?) Amazing ... Zach won it for the second time, the dude has his balls all in a row, eh? Eric goes out the door again.

Now Jameka thinks she's on her own in the game. Dick is smug and is sure he and Daniele will be in the final three. Zach is feeling himself to be an outsider in their group. Daniele thinks it's funny that if they betray Zach they will have betrayed everyone. Zach sort of tires his own intimidation tactic with them -- you better not send me packing!

The houseguests found the Memory Wall full of new pictures. They know they'll be tied into the HOH comp somehow, so they must be studied. Daniele wants to win and is surprised how much she wants to win for both herself and her father. The comp is Mushroom Madness and they have to answer questions on the pictures (which were based on comps).

Yipes, the questions are a bit tough! Yeah, we can get the answers because they're showing us the pics as Dick asks the questions. Zach is in the lead by one right now with Jameka and Daniele on his tail. Whoops, Jameka got one wrong.

Zach and Daniele are tied. It's into a tiebreaker between Zach and Daniele. Daniele looks panicky, Zach subdued. Zach is the new HOH, Daniele hugs him. Dick thinks they're still safe because they've been working together with Zach.

Yeah, right.

Dick tells Daniele how proud he is of her. Daniele sulks, fusses, and is being petulant. Dick thinks that they're safe. He's only worried that Jameka might win POV, but not all that worried at all. Now you see why I summed up Daniele's post-HOH comp behavior in my feeds post with "This sucks." and "It sucks." The show made it more bearable, but that went on FOREVER.

Zach's HOH room party was a bit lackluster, but he's happy with his letter from home and the photos.

Evel Dick went to Zach pleading Daniele's case in the case of a Jameka POV win. Dick pushes for a Jameka nomination and voting her out. Zach tells him that he wants to be with him in the final two. Dick knows one Donato has to go on the block, but he doesn't want both of them up there.

Zach decides it's time to work with Jameka. He tells her he wants to put both of the Donatos on the block, she needs to play "her ass off" in the POV and then vote Daniele out.

Dniele still looks all mopey as she visits Zach in the HOH room. She asks him if he's going to put both her and her father up. She defends her father's gameplay. She tells him that they saved him in the game. (Why do I get the feeling that she's defending her father so much so Zach will save her, not him in the nominations?)

Zach doesn't tell her what he'll do but mumbles after she leaves ... "Nobody can beat your dad? Your dad's an idiot!"

She runs back to her father. Dick thinks he's stupid and decides he has to talk to him. He reminds Zach of the deal to the final three. (What about Dick's deal with Eric and Jessica?) Dick starts to get abrupt and intimidating.

It all hinges on the POV and it looks certain that Zach will nominate Daniele and Dick as he told Jameka. Dick and Daniele seem to feel he'll do that, too. And, of course, we know he will ... but it's time for a commercial!

Time for the nominations. It's a typical drawn-out long speech by Zach. On the feeds he said the DR told him to make it that way. He points out that Jameka restored his faith in God, which is huge to him. He pulls out Jameka's key. Dick tells him that it didn';t work for the first two HOHs and it won't work for them. Zach says he doesn't like Dick's tactics, but they work for him. He talks about Daniele's power in comps. "I'm the muscle and I'm going to muscle you out."

Jameka is sitting there looking dumbfounded and confused. Daniele is jumpy, Dick is getting into gear.

Dick is confident -- "If we win the POV, we win the game."

'Big Brother 8' - Live Feeds Update Sunday So Far

The show tonight here on the East Coast is going to start nearly a half-hour behind schedule due to the US Open. When it starts, I'll start a live-blogging post. Since I got hit by a porn spambot, I had to turn on word verification once again -- I apologize.

In house news, there's not too much going on since they slept away most of the day so far, but here's the skinny:

• Dick is giving Zach the cold shoulder, but not the nasty.
• Zach can't stop telling Jameka how much he hates Dick. He told her that if he wins HOH, he's taking Daniele to the final two.
• Jameka exercised and keeps working on her crafts plate she started with the kit from the other night.
• Daniele is being congenial to both Zach and Jameka. Dick is being congenial to Jameka.
• Jameka and Zach are certain that today is 9/11.
• Jameka and Zach don't know that the eviction of Jameka will take place Tuesday -- they're still thinking Thursday.
  

Finally - Life in the 'Big Brother 8' House - Current Screen Cap

Here it is going for nearly 4:30 PM here on the East Coast -- Jameka and Daniele just got up. Zach and Evel Dick are still in bed. Not together, of course!

Now, THAT is something they should do something about next season!

'Big Brother 8' - Live Feeds Buzz 9/09

G'morning! I just wanted to get a post up here addressing some of the conspiracy controversies, grassy knolls, and mistaken ideas about the final HOH comp for the season.

First, let's address the HOH comp -- it's the last one of the season. Zach will be playing even though he's the most current Head of House. If they do it like previous years, it will be in three rounds. But, in this final one, the current HOH does indeed get to compete.

Now to the grassy knolls and conspiracy theories ...

The letter Dick received from his son Vincent as part of his HOH package was pre-screened by the production staff. I watched as Dick talked to Daniele about the "secret code" he thought was in the letter. The key "code" was Vincent saying "I'm a suckster now." That is NOT code, although Dick and Daniele clearly think it is! I understood it right away. What Vincent meant by that is that he's frequenting/addicted to the survivorsucks.com site. They're a great site for both Survivor and Big Brother. Despite the "sucks" name, it's kind of like jokersupdates.com -- it's a good site for show fans.

And, frequenters of the site often just refer to it as "sucks" and when Vincent says he's a suckster, that's all it means. It's not referring to anyone in the house like Dick thinks it is.

On another note unrelated to the show ...

I want to make mention of a great loss to the TV Squad family. On Thursday talented writer Adam Finley was killed in a bicycle accident in Minneapolis. He was only 30 years old. Adam welcomed me when I came aboard as a writer there and his writing and choice of subject matters was intelligent, clever, and witty. He will be missed. My condolences go out to his family and friends.

'Big Brother 8' - Live Feeds Report - Into Saturday Evening 9/08

What a difference a day makes, en? Last night Zach had it all planned out and today his plans have all gone awry with the Donato Duo overturning the game once again.

Here are the events of the day from inside that Big Brother House Crushed Dreams and Ultimate Teams:

• Once again, Evel Dick went for the "hate" move. While this isn't a strategy I like and I'm really not sure how it even works for him, he goes back to that when he thinks he can intimidate folks, shake up their concentration or game, or wants to be the one chosen to evict over Daniele. He planned to do his thing to Zach this time. Zach isn't all that easily intimidated and can control his temper. Not the best target for Dick's ire attack.
• Apparently the Diary Room person wanted him to tone down his Dick Attack -- one word couldn't be used, there could be consequences for his actions. He thinks they panic too easily.
• Zach continued to get closer to Jameka, something aided when he told her he had been a theology student.
• Zach pep-talked himself a lot. He told himself he always chokes in comps and he can't do that today.
  
• Dick had gotten up around six, but found a lockdown was in effect in prep for the POV comp -- so he couldn't smoke. Uh-oh. The way to make an antsy adrenaline-filled dude even more antsy and adrenaline-filled!
• Jameka prayed.
• Zach prayed.
• They prayed together.
• Dick and Daniele did not pray.
• Dick (apparently forgetting his hate-fest for Zach for a moment) borrowed Zach's HOH CD player to play his own short-reign CD which he hadn't listened to as of yet. Air guitar and dancing. This guy needs Guitar Hero!
• Daniele, on the other hand, was very nervous almost to the point of looking ill.
• The comp started late, as is the usual for the house -- doesn't matter what season, I don't think I've ever seen a comp start at the pre-announced time!
• It finally started about 2:30 their time and the feeds were blocked for almost two hours.
• Then the news came in shortly after the feeds returned. Daniele had won the Power of Veto once again.
• Dick is beside himself with glee ... once again.
• Jameka apologized to her family via the live feed cams.
• Jameka's fate is sealed. She's the only one to put on the block to replace a Donato as Zach is the current HOH. The sole vote will be cast by a Donato.
• It sounds like Dick may have come in second.
• Zach told Jameka he hates Dick -- hopes he wins the money and kills himself. Oh, my!
• Zach told Dick that Daniele carried him (Dick) through the game.
• Dick keeps saying that Zach is racist because he once said "that's very white of you." Now, I never personally heard Zach say it, but others (looking at Dick and whistling while thinking of Amber) have said worse.
• Jameka is using her time left before going to sequester to talk to everyone -- Daniele, Dick, and Zach. She wants to know their strategies, what happened during certain incidents, alliances, etc. She thinks she will bring the knowledge to the rest of the jury -- but it's possible this year the jury might not all be sequestered together and, if they are, game talk is forbidden and handlers are there to enforce that. At least, that's the way it's worked in past seasons.
  

'Big Brother 8' - Live Feeds - POV Comp 9/08

Daniele won PoV, goodbye to Zach's plans.

'Big Brother 8' - Current Live Feeds Screencap and STUFF

Well, I didn't say it would be exciting, did I? Above is the current scene from the quad can view of the house as all of the houseguests sleep. Nothing of note really happened after their bout with the arts and crafts last night. BB had issued a curfew -- bedtime, no talking or fooling around, sleep -- last night in anticipation of the Power of Veto comp today. Tentatively, it's scheduled for 9 AM their time, but BB notoriously is late with these things.

Whatever and whenever it happens, I most likely won't be able to post about it until evening (ET). So, if you see or read news, feel free to comment about it. (If you see folks posting WRONG news, please correct 'em!)

In other blog-related stuff -- graphic artist Zoetawny's computer decided it was a good time to go seriously ill, perhaps die. I received word that there are problems with her computer, she's fine. But she might be absent for a bit.