Survivor: Ghost Island - Casting and BLOG POOL OPENS!

The Lovely Lifeguard Laurie has once again graciously offered to run the blog pool for the show. She, but of course, rocks!

I want in! What do I do?

If you want in to the blog pool, you need to sign up in the comments of this post and this post only! Please don't try signing up on any other posts -- we might miss your comment.

Is there money involved in this?

Of course not! You needn't pay anything to get into the pool. You don't need to buy a pool pass or anything! Mind you, you don't win any money either. What you do win is bragging rights until the next season and the smugness that goes with it.

How does it work?

Lifeguard Laurie makes random picks for the castaways and the blog folks. You cheer on that castaway all season until they either win or get their torch snuffed along the way.

When is the cut-off for entering?

All pool requests must be in comments to this here post and submitted by Tuesday, February 27, 3pm ET. Be there or be square.

Celebrity Big Brother: Pre-Season Premiere STUFF

I'm still not sure who some of these celebrities are! For convenience, I'm listing them and their supposed claim to fame:

• Shannon Elizabeth, age 44 - actress. (Who is she?)
• Ross Mathews, age 38 - talk show host/Ross the Intern from Jay Leno.
• Keshia Knight Pulliam, age 38 - actress - "Rudy" on The Cosby Show  
• Brandi Glanville, age 45 - one of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills women (I never watched the show)
• Metta World Peace (Ron Artest), age 38 - basketball coach. Have seen him on talk shows and such.
• Ariadna Guiterrez, age 24 - Miss Universe Runner-Up, the Steve Harvey faux pas. Um, okay. 
• James Maslow, age 27 - Nickelodeon actor. I have no clue.
• Marissa Janet Winokur, age 44 - Broadway actress
• Mark McGrath, age 49 - singer/front man for the band Sugar Ray
• Omarosa Manigault, age 43 - The Apprentice, recently quit Trump White House position.
• Chuck Liddell. age 48 - "UFC Legend", mixed martial arts dude.

The show schedule is as follows:
Thursday, Feb. 8, from 8 – 9 p.m. ET/PT
Friday, Feb. 9, from 8 – 10 p.m. ET/PT
Sunday, Feb. 11, from 8 – 9 p.m. ET/PT
Monday, Feb. 12, from 8 – 9 p.m. ET/PT
Wednesday, Feb. 14, from 8 – 9 p.m. ET/PT
Friday, Feb. 16, from 8 – 10 p.m. ET/PT
Sunday, Feb. 18, from 8 – 9 p.m. ET/PT
Monday, Feb. 19, from 8 – 9 p.m. ET/PT
Wednesday, Feb. 21, from 8 – 9 p.m. ET/PT
Friday, Feb. 23, from 8 – 10 p.m. ET/PT
Saturday, Feb. 24, from 8 – 9 p.m. ET/PT
Sunday, Feb. 25, from 8 – 10 p.m. ET/PT (the finale) 

My show coverage:
I plan on live blogging the episodes as they air on the East Coast.

What about the live feeds?
Yes, I will be posting live feeds reports. Right now the plan is twice daily.

Additional stuff --
For those on you on mobile devices, a fellow BB blogger -- Dan Murrell Jr -- has his Mutant Soup Big Brother Soup app available for Apple download at this link.  His Android app is at this link.

And, as always, I like That Dingo on Hamsterwatch. She and I have been through a lot with our BB coverage!

Over the years, the number of us covering the show has diminished. There was a time when the fan sites could make decent money with not all that much controversy. Lately it seems the show fans are taking the show as badly as the state of politics these days. 

I myself used to earn good money freelancing for AOL Television, Weblogs, TV Squad (now Huffington Post) covering the show recaps and live feeds. While Dan hopefully will make money with his app (something I have no clue how to do, kudos to him!) and That Dingo will make money on CBS All Access sign-ups, I'm dependent on donations and very meager ad revenue. While I do enjoy doing this and I really enjoy this blog community, it is work to do this show. I'd appreciate any and all donations if you can make one. The donation link is on the sidebar ...

Merci!  

Celebrity Big Brother Update and Stuff

Well, it seems that they're really pushing this "celebrity" version of the show -- even though I don't know half of the new house hamsters! What I saw yesterday was not the start of the live feeds, nor was it a leak. It was a planned preview. The hamsters knew it was going on, too. Hmm.

I wasn't able to flashback to either yesterday's preview nor the one they had on Friday. Sorry, but I'm not going to sit with the annoying feeds music on until they do it again. If I catch it, I catch it. If not, oh well.

Here's the gist of what I got so far:

• One of the women is HoH
• The women are working together
• The guys aren't too happy about that
• The guys think the women cheated
• Omarosa is actually getting along with the other women
• Ross seems to be getting along with the women
• I think, could be wrong, that James and Chuck might be on the block
• It seems PoV already went down, a spelling word thing

I'll be live-blogging tomorrow night's show and the actual start of the live feeds should be tomorrow at midnight (after the show airs on the west coast).

Additional stuff --
For those on you on mobile devices, a fellow BB blogger -- Dan Murrell Jr -- has his Mutant Soup Big Brother Soup app available for download at this link. 

And, as always, I like That Dingo on Hamsterwatch. She and I have been through a lot with our BB coverage!

Over the years, the number of us covering the show has diminished. There was a time when the fan sites could make decent money with not all that much controversy. Lately it seems the show fans are taking the show as badly as the state of politics these days. 

I myself used to earn good money freelancing for AOL Television, Weblogs, TV Squad (now Huffington Post) covering the show recaps and live feeds. While Dan hopefully will make money with his app (something I have no clue how to do, kudos to him!) and That Dingo will make money on CBS All Access sign-ups, I'm dependent on donations and very meager ad revenue. While I do enjoy doing this and I really enjoy this blog community, it is work to do this show. I'd appreciate any and all donations if you can make one. The donation link is on the sidebar ...

Merci!  

The Amazing Race 30 Blog Pool Sign Up!

Welcome to The Amazing Race 30 blog pool! The esteemed SueGee, also affectionately known as Squegee, is running the pool this season. Want in?

I want in! What do I do?

If you want in to the blog pool, you need to sign up in the comments of this post and this post only! Please don't try signing up on any other posts -- we might miss your comment.

Is there money involved in this?

Of course not! You needn't pay anything to get into the pool. You don't need to buy a pool pass or anything! Mind you, you don't win any money either. What you do win is bragging rights until the next season and the smugness that goes with it.

How does it work?

 SueGee makes random picks for the teams and the blog folks. You cheer on that team all season until they either win or get their torch snuffed along the way.

When is the cut-off for entering?

All pool requests must be in comments to this here post and submitted by midnight Monday, January 8. Be there or be square. 

We skip the first team out on the premiere as we never really get to know them.
Here's a bit on the remaining teams who will indeed be competing in our blog pool --

 

#TeamIndyCar

Alexander Rossi and Conor Daly

Both are 26 years old, both are race car drivers 

#TeamGoatYoga

April Gould and Sarah Williams

Both are 39 years old and both are from Arizona 

#TeamBigBrother

Cody Nickson and Jessica Graf

Cody is 32 years old while Jess is 26.

BB fans know all about them

#TheFirefighters or my own #TheTwins

Eric and Daniel Guiffreda

Amazingly, these twins are both 33 years old!

They hail from Louisiana

#TeamYale

Henry Zhang and Evan Lynyak

Dating debaters, they're both 22 years old and live in California

#TeamChomp

Joey Chestnut and Tim Janus

Joey is 33 years old; Tim is 41

Competitive eaters -- Joey from California, Tim from NYC

#TeamExtreme

Kristi Leskinen and Jen Hudak

Kristi is 36 years old, Jen is 30

Both are professional skiers and and more towards the X Games kind of skiing

#TeamOceanRescue

Lucas Bocanegra and Brittany Austin

He's 35 years old, she's 33

Dating Miami lifeguards

 #TeamSlamDunk

Cedric Ceballos and Shawn Marion

Cedric is 48 years old and Shawn is 39

Retired NBA players

#TeamWellStrung

Trevor Wadleigh and Chris Marchant

Trevor is 31 years old, Chris 33

Both are musicians (violin) from NYC

Survivor 35: Heroes, Healers, Hustlers - Blog Pool Match-Ups!

Survivor 35: Heroes, Healers and Hustlers begins TONIGHT! My apologies for not getting castaway news out and about -- my real work has been very hectic as of late. However, Lifeguard Laurie has indeed been on the job!

Here's Laurie's message regarding the blog pool:

Here are the teams! We did a random pick. All but one team has 3 people, that one has 4. As usual, nobody goes home on the first night, so those people will be randomly added to another team.
 

Levu Tribe (Heroes)

Back row, left to right: Ben Driebergen, Alan Ball, John "JP" Hilsabeck
Front row, left to right: Chrissy Hofbeck, Ashley Nolan, Katrina Radke

Blog pool match-ups:
JP H. - Cheryl in NC, Kristen from Ohio, Shannon 
Alan B. - Ed in Ohio, monty 924, Terry is a Texan 
Ashley N. - Donna NY, MikesGirl, tbc
Ben D. - Donna in FL, Merrilee, Tammy
Chrissy H. - Donna in Alabama, meb, SueGee 
Katrina R. - Buzzmaam, KelseyNY, Sara Welty

 

Soko Tribe (Healers)

Back row, left to right: Cole Medders, Jessica Johnston, Roark Luskin
Front row, left to right: Joe Mena, Mike Zahalsky, Desiree Williams

Blog pool match-ups:
Cole M. - Dolores in Hollywood FL, Marthalight, Stormy 
Desiree W. - Delee, Mario Lee, Skyriverblue 
Jessica J. - ChicMc, Silk, Sharon N. 
Joe M. - Cheryl ICNY, Krysa Gibson, Sharon C. 
Mike Z. - Becky, Janice, Rbennie 
Roark L. - Auntie Leigh, Indiana Jane, Pam

Yawa Tribe (Hustlers)

Back row, left to right: Devon Pinto, Patrick Bolton, Ali Elliott
Front row, left to right: Lauren Rimmer, Ryan Ulrich, Simone Nguyen

Blog pool match-ups:
Ali E. - Dr_Celine, Monnie8, Tennistoe 
Devon P. -David, Margo, Laurie, Fred aka TwoBlackAces 
Lauren R. - Brian, Jennasmom, Rochelle, Judi Sweeney
Patrick B. - Beachbound Gmom, Jackie, Petals 
Ryan U. - Anonymouse, Glenn Allen, Nickelpeed 
Simone N. - 4nancie, Nana in the NW, weenabe

Survivor fans ready? TONIGHT! 

Survivor: Heroes-Healers-Hustlers Blog Pool OPENS!

Come one, come all! The blog pool is OPEN for Survivor 35! I'll be looking more into the cast between now and the show's season premiere next Wednesday night. 

Yet the POOL IS NOW OPEN!

The Lovely Lifeguard Laurie has once again graciously offered to run the blog pool for the show. She, but of course, rocks!

I want in! What do I do?

If you want in to the blog pool, you need to sign up in the comments of this post and this post only! Please don't try signing up on any other posts -- we might miss your comment.

Is there money involved in this?

Of course not! You needn't pay anything to get into the pool. You don't need to buy a pool pass or anything! Mind you, you don't win any money either. What you do win is bragging rights until the next season and the smugness that goes with it.

How does it work?

Lifeguard Laurie makes random picks for the castaways and the blog folks. You cheer on that castaway all season until they either win or get their torch snuffed along the way.

When is the cut-off for entering?

All pool requests must be in comments to this here post and submitted by Tuesday, September 26, 3pm ET. Be there or be square.

Big Brother 19: Blog Pool Match-Ups are IN! And ... Regarding the BB Blogging

The blog pool random match-ups are IN! As per our usual custom, the folks assigned the first hamster out will be re-assigned another one to cheer on! I feel that's only fair because we never get to cheer on that one, right?

Alex Ow - jujufruit423, caela, Donna in FL, Nickelpeed
Cameron Heard - Indiana Jane, Jackie, Brian, Marlo L
Christmas Abbott - Willie J, Rich from Buffalo, Glenn, QuixoticElf
Cody Nickson - MikesGirl, Chacha, Donna in NY, Delee
Dominique Cooper - Ed in Ohio, Monty924, Delores in Hollywood (FL)
Elena Davies - Uncartie, Fred aka TwoBlackAces. Sharon N
Jason Dent - Donna in Alabama, Cheryl in NC, jo Chapman
Jessica Graf - zombiehospice, Jean in Tampa Bay, Merilee
Jillian Parker - Sasha, Janice from GA/FL, DFT, jessica UNderwood
Josh Martinez - Petals, Stormy, Kelsey in NY, Dr_Celine
Kevin Schlehuber - elee86, aya, SueGee on the Left Coast
Mark Jansen - Buzzmaam, Judi Sweeney, Cheryl C, Sharon S
Matthew Clines - JonMD1267, T-Town Chick, Sharon C
Megan Lowder -Jenn G, chrob61, Marthalight
Ramses Soto - tbc, Pupis, Babs, Tammy
Raven Walton - Kristen from Ohio, David, Nora

Remember -- we have a two hour long season premiere tonight starting at 8pm ET! I'll be live-blogging the show and hosting the blog party for the duration. 

Unfortunately (for me), the live feeds won't come on until 1am here on the East Coast and I have to be up early for work in the morning. So, it's likely my first live feeds report in the morning will be slim pickings. But that will all improve as the days go on. I expect to post  live feed reports twice a day (occasionally more, rarely less), live blog all the episodes, hang in with them during endurance comps and hang out with you guys here. I do work a full time real life job, so I do not post 24/7 on every breath these hamsters take. There are other sites out there which do that! If you feel moved to do so, I do accept Paypal donations -- see the sidebar. 

Hamster watchers ready? 

Big Brother 19: Blog Pool OPENS!

Big Brother 19 starts Wednesday night, June 28, at 8pm ET/PT. This year, it's a two-hour premiere! The regular schedule will be Sunday and Wednesday at 8pm, Thursday at 9pm.
 
The time is right to jump into the blog pool!

I want in! What do I do?

If you want in to the blog pool, you need to sign up in the comments of this post and this post only! Please don't try signing up on any other posts -- we might miss your comment.

Is there money involved in this?

Of course not! You needn't pay anything to get into the pool. You don't need to buy a seasonal beach pass or anything! Mind you, you don't win any money either. What you do win is bragging rights until the next season and the smugness that goes with it.

How does it work?

We make random picks betwixt the hamsters and the blog folks. You cheer on that hamster all season until they either win or get evicted along the way.

When is the cut-off for entering?

All pool requests must be in comments to this here post and submitted by MIDNIGHT Tuesday, June 27. Be there or be square. 

REMINDER -- If you post comments anonymously, you MUST come up with some sort of sign-off name!

Are we ready for our summer fun?

Happy Easter!

I'd like to wish everyone who celebrates the day a Happy Easter! My weekly off television topic photo post will be posted later today.

The Amazing Race: Blog Pool Match-Ups!

Lifeguard Sharon C. has made the random blog pool picks for this season's The Amazing Race. She's new at the game of guarding, but seems to have made some great matches! May the best team win! Remember, the show will air tomorrow night (Thursday) at 10pm ET!

Shamir/Sara - Indiana Jane, Jenna's Mom
London/Logan - Delee, Sharon N
Seth/Olive - ML, Cheryl in NC
Brooke/Scott - Chrob61, Becky
Tara/Joey - SueGee, Willie J, Monty924
Becca/Floyd - Janice, Brian
Liz/Michael - Judi Sweeney, Dolores in Hollywood, Ed in Ohio
Matt/Redmond - MerriLee, Jackie
Jessica/Francesca - Brenda, David, Sharon C
Vanck/Ashton - Nickelpeed, Donna in FL

The Amazing Race - Blog Pool OPENS!

Come one, come all! The Amazing Race Blog Pool is now OPEN!

 Okay, here's how the blog pool works:

• Names are matched up randomly with the teams.
• You get to cheer on your chosen team until they're Philiminated or win it all.
• If your chosen team is creepy, fights, fusses or cries a lot, we won't hold that against you personally.
• Not much, anyway.
• Heehee
• There is no wagering of monies.
• The winner(s) of the blog pool retain bragging rights until the premiere of the next season while we all bow to them and lament on what could have been.

How do you get involved? Sign up right here on this post! If you're posting anonymously, you need a sign off name on your comments. We don't care if you're a boy named Sue, we have to know something other than anonymous. The cut-off for entering is this Tuesday, April 4, 8pm ET/5pm PT. 

REMEMBER - YOU NEED TO SIGN UP ON THIS VERY POST YOU'RE READING! If you sign up on another post or the Facebook page, your request might be missed.
We have a new lifeguard this season -- I'd like you to all welcome Sharon C! Please don't test her patience by running with scissors around the pool!

And, here are the teams that we'll be cheering on:

Shamir Arzeno, age 28, Bronx, NY -- Banking Firm Associate
Sara Fowler, Age 27, Baltimore, MD -- Luxury Real Estate Agent

London Kaye, age 27, Brooklyn, NY -- Street Artist
Logan Bauer, age 27, Navarre, FL -- Orthopedic Device Rep

Seth Tyler, age 37, Seattle, WA -- Police Officer
Olive Beauregard, age 24, Providence, RI -- Firefighter

Brooke Camhi, age 36, Lynbrook, NY -- Lawyer
Scott Flanary, age 34, Charlotte, NC -- University Recruiting Manager

Tara Carr, age 38, New Milford, CT -- U.S. Army Officer
Joey Covino, age 46, Boston, MA -- Police Sergeant

Becca Droz, age 26, Pittsburgh, PA -- Rock Climbing Instructor/Barista
Floyd Pierce, age 21, Highlands Ranch, CO -- College Student

Liz Espey, age 24, Maryville, MO -- Auctioneer
Michael Rado, age 37, Pittsburgh, PA -- Butcher

Matt Ladley, age 25, Steamboat Springs, CO -- Professional Snowboarder
Redmond Ramos, age 28, Fremont, CA -- Motivational Speaker

Jessica "Jessie" Lynn Shields, age 28, Howland, OH -- Police K9 Officer
Francesca Piccoli, age 33, Banning, CA -- U.S. Army

Vanck Zhu, age 28, Saint Paul, MN -- Investment Research
Ashton Theiss, age 25, Fort Worth, TX -- Real Estate Agent

The Amazing Race Starts TONIGHT - Casting and STUFF

It sounds like we're in for quite an amazing season this season on The Amazing Race! The website on cbs.com has the first seven minutes of the show online. Even after watching that, we're not sure of who teams up with whom. The majority of the cast seem quite strong. But we have some variations between the strengths. The bios online at the website delve into each racer. However, an awful lot is going to hinge on the partners.

Of course, a blog party with live blogging of the episode will happen tonight. I hope to see many of you there! As for the blog pool? I'd like you to all welcome this season's pool lifeguard -- Sharon C.! We should be finding out the teams tonight. Tomorrow night (Friday), I will put up a list of the teams in a blog pool sign up post with a cut-off a few days before next week's episode. We usually don't do one until after the first team is eliminated. This season we don't even know the teams yet!

The Amazing Race: Lifeguard Wanted! (And Casting ...)

Greetings, Amazing Race fans! While it seems like forever since the last season, this one sneaked up on us. The premiere is this THURSDAY night at 10pm ET. Yes, Thursday, not Friday. I like that although I'm not too keen on the late hour.

Another change is instead of teams with previous relationships racing, it's all total strangers. That should shake things up a bit!

We will have a change here on the blog -- Margo is going to sit out Lifeguard duties on the blog pool this time 'round. We don't usually kick in the pool until after the first team is out since we barely get to know them. And, this year, they won't even know themselves for the first team gone! So, we're talking about throwing together the pool by next Tuesday or so. As I post this, the cast has been announced, but not the teams. We've seen snippets on promos, but that's it.

I'd like to get a volunteer to lifeguard the pool here this season. The position entails:

• No wages. No health insurance. No 401K.
• But, you'll certainly have my undying gratitude!
• And you can help yourself to the eats and drinks!
• You can blow a whistle if you own one.
• Randomly matching up blog readers who want in with the teams.
• Of course, you can throw your own name in there. Randomly, mind you!
• My name also automatically goes in.
• Updating the pool as teams get eliminated.

I would definitely prefer that the volunteer is someone who has been a regular commenter on the blog and has taken part in previous blog pools. But, other than that, you don't even have to have your summer body for a bathing suit! I will accept the first person who replies to this post and meets my strict criteria listed above for this lofty but not lucrative position.
😸

Survivor: Blog Pool Match-Ups Announced!

I got word from Lifeguard Laurie that the random pool picks are IN. Then I promptly fell asleep on my couch while watching NCIS and didn't wake up until a bit ago. Hey, what can I say? I was tired! I need to rest up for tonight's big season premiere!

From that World Class Lifeguard Laurie:
Here's the pool. First week is free. Whoever loses goes on one of the teams with only one member.

NUKU
Andrea Boehlke - Indiana Jane, ML
Brad Culpepper - Brian, Sharon N
Cirie Fields - Leonia Hart, Terry is a Texan
Debbie Wanner - Glenn, tbc
JT Thomas - Carol C, Petals
Ozzy Lusth - KelseyNY, Margo
Sarah Lacina - Delee, Rbennie
Sierra Thomas - Becky, monty924
Tai Trang - Cheryl in NC, Sharon C
Zeke Smith - Janice from GA,

MANA
Aubry Bracco - Ed in Ohio, meb
Caleb Reynolds - Cheryl, MikesGirl
Ciera Eastin - DonnaNY, PDX Granny
Hali Ford - Buzzmaam, Nana in the NW
Jeff Varner - Donna in FL, Rochelle
Malcolm Freberg - Judi Sweeney, Merrilee
Michaela Bradshaw - David,
Sandra Diaz-Twine - Jennasmom, SueGee
Tony Vlachos - Jackie, Paula Bell
Troyzan Robertson - Donna in Alabama, Lifeguard Laurie

 *****************************************

Ohhh ... I have Tony, eh? Unlike many, I actually like him as a player. Alas, I think he might have the first and largest target on his back from the start, though. See you all at 8pm ET!

Survivor: Game Changers - The Blog Pool OPENS!

Survivor fans ready? The wonderful Lifeguard Laurie will be running the blog pool once again. Have I ever mentioned how much she rocks?
 
The two-hour season premiere is next Wednesday, March 8 at 8pm ET/PT.

Join the fun with friends at the blog party as the show airs on East Coast time on premiere night! I live blog each episode throughout the party.

Okay, here's how the blog pool works:

• Names are matched up randomly with the castaways.
• You get to cheer on your chosen castaway until they're kicked off the island or named the sole Survivor.
• If your chosen castaway is creepy or cries a lot, we won't hold that against you personally.
• Not much, anyway.
• Heehee
• There is no wagering of monies.
• The winner(s) of the blog pool retain bragging rights until the premiere of the next season while we all bow to them and lament on what could have been.

How do you get involved? Sign up right here on this post! If you're posting anonymously, you need a sign off name on your comments. We don't care if you're a boy named Sue, we have to know something other than anonymous. The cut-off for entering is this Tuesday, March 7, NOON ET/3pm PT. 

REMEMBER - YOU NEED TO SIGN UP ON THIS VERY POST YOU'RE READING! If you sign up on another post or the Facebook page, your request might be missed.

BBOTT: Will Post Cast Reveal Late Tonight!

While the voting to get Jason back in the house instead of Jozea (yeah, I'm just a tad biased here) continues into tomorrow, Tuesday, September 27, the cast reveal for the rest of the hamsters will be today.

Unfortunately for me, instead of the 10am ET reveal listed by several websites, it appears it will be 10am PT. 

Grr.

I won't be able to post the new cast until very late this evening. My apologies in advance, but I do have to work for a living!

The Scoop on Big Brother Over the Top (BBOTT)

Please vote Jason, not Jozea. Thank you.

The first thing I'd like to address is the voting of a "veteran" player into the cast. I have no clue what CBS has been smoking to even think that we want to see Jozea again! Please, if you have CBS All Access, throw your votes to Jason on the CBS website. Most of us will be eternally grateful.

That said ... 
Last night I watched most of the backyard interviews on the live feeds. But I was a bit too burnt out from the long (Survivor premiere, BB18 finale) live-blogging night to write more on them on the time. An unusual interview, a person I've never seen in the backyard interviews, was Julie Chen. Of course, she showed to plug BBOTT.

Here's what I garnered from her interview and some scouting about:

• There will be 12 brand spanking new hamsters and one (JASON) returning hamster for a total of 13.
• Everything will ONLY be through CBS All Access online -- NO television aired shows, etc.
• It's to be a shortened season -- 10 weeks.
• The cast reveal will be Monday morning and I should be able to cover it as long as the reveal happens when it should (around 10am ET). 
• There will be Julie Chen hosted weekly eviction shows at 7pm PT or 10pm ET on Wednesday evenings. 11pm ET would be the live eviction with the HoH comps starting a midnight ET. Eek! I'll try my best to do what I can with those!
• Julie Chen will be doing the evicted hamster interviews on Thursday.
• The Veto comps should be Mondays at 4pm ET (which I won't be able to cover live here).
• The Veto ceremony should be Tuesdays at 4pm ET (which I also won't be able to cover live here).
• They have live Diary Rooms on Tuesday and Friday nights at 10:30pm ET.
• On Saturdays, at 4pm ET, the Have Not Reveal
• On Saturdays, at 10pm ET, there's a new "Safety Ceremony." From what Julie said, if you don't get safety there, you get nominated. Not YOU literally. That's a figurative YOU.
• Then, just to confuse things more, there's a Safety Ceremony and Nominations Sunday night at 10pm ET.

I'm SO confused! There's some conflicting information out there right now. I will definitely be doing some kind of coverage of the season. But until the show goes live, I'm not sure exactly how I'll be covering it. However, I will promise to post something daily so that the blog readers with CBS have a place to discuss things daily.

Survivor 33: Millennials vs Gen-Ex - Blog Pool Match-Ups Announced!

Lifeguard Laurie has worked her mojo once again and came up the random matches for the blog pool! Yay, Laurie! And, we believe we have a record number of participants, too! Fifty people asked in for the season. We can only hope that might be an omen for a great season ahead of us!

As is our standard practice -- the blog people who have the honor of being chosen for the person who ends up the first boot of the season will get reassigned to someone else. After all, we never really get to know that first castaway out! 

Here are the matches Laurie randomly chose:

Millennials - Vanua Tribe 
Adam Klein - Brian, Kelsey NY, Sharon N 
Jessica Figgy Figueroa - Donna in Alabama, Laurie 
Justin Jay Starrett - Becky, Jackie, Shayne 
Mari Takahashi - cwcamper, Marthalight 
Michaela Bradshaw - Donna in NY, Krysta G, Pinky 
Michelle Shubert - Ed in Ohio, Nickelpeed 
Taylor Lee Stocker - Donna in FL, Janice from GA, Stephanie in Baltimore 
Zake Smith - Beachmom, monty924 
Will Wahl - Cheryl, Indiana Jane 
Hannah Shapiro - David, meb, Terry is a Texan 

Gen-X - Takali Tribe 
Bret LaBelle - Brandi Peralta, Judi Sweeney, Skyriverblue 
Ciandre CeCe Taylor - Anonymouse, Merrilee 
Chris Hammons - Cheryl in NC, Jennasmom 
David Wright - Buzzmaam, MikesGirl, Sharon C 
Jessica Lewis - Cupcake, Jean, Petals 
Ken McNickle - Dolores in Hollywood, Margo, Russ 
Lucy Huang - Delee, ML 
Paul Wachter - ChickMc, PDX Granny 
Rachel Ako - Glenn, Lanell from TN 
Sunday Burquest - Brenda, Kristen from Ohio, SueGee

If you want to check out a bit on your castaway, my meet the casts posts are at:
Millennials - Vanua Tribe 
Gen-X - Takali Tribe 

Is everybody ready for a HUGE night of television tomorrow!?!? 

Survivor 33: Millennials vs. Gen-X Blog Pool OPENS!

Survivor fans ready? The wonderful Lifeguard Laurie will be running the blog pool once again. Have I ever mentioned how much she rocks?
 
The season premiere is next Wednesday, September 21 at 8pm ET/PT leading into the 90-minute BB18 season finale. I recently posted a bit about the upcoming castaways and Jeff Probt's cast assessment -- you can find those by going here.

Join the fun with friends at the blog party as the show airs on East Coast time on premiere night!

Okay, here's how the blog pool works:

• Names are matched up randomly with the castaways.
• You get to cheer on your chosen castaway until they're kicked off the island or named the sole Survivor.
• If your chosen castaway is creepy or cries a lot, we won't hold that against you personally.
• Not much, anyway.
• Heehee
• There is no wagering of monies.
• The winner(s) of the blog pool retain bragging rights until the premiere of the next season while we all bow to them and lament on what could have been.

How do you get involved? Sign up right here on this post! If you're posting anonymously, you need a sign off name on your comments. We don't care if you're a boy named Sue, we have to know something other than anonymous. The cut-off for entering is this Monday evening, September 19, 9pm ET/6pm PT. 

REMEMBER - YOU NEED TO SIGN UP ON THIS VERY POST YOU'RE READING! If you sign up on another post or the Facebook page, your request might be missed.

BB18: Live Feeds Off Until Tuesday Night

Well, not quite RIGHT back.

The BB18 live feeds have been blocked since the hamsters were awakened this morning.

They set them up with the arts and crafts so they have something to air on BBAD. 

Today, they should be filming the Victor eviction, HoH and nominations for the Tuesday (not live) show. The banner atop the live feeds say they will be back up at 10pm PT tomorrow (translated to 1am for me), an hour after the show ends on the West Coast.

Grr.

In the meantime, I'm posting the upcoming Survivor information and will be posting the blog pool sign-up post tomorrow. 

Stay tuned.