'Big Brother 7: All Stars' - Live Feeds Report - Thursday 9/07 Daytime

The days are dwindling in the Big Brother house. In a shocker, tonight's final part of the three-part Head of House competition will play out between Mike Boogie and Erika. Janelle, unless the winner of HOH takes her to the final two, is out of the running and can no longer compete.

Here are the day's events from that Big Brother House of False Hopes:

• Although Erika was going on alone about hating Mike Boogie, she acted like she's forgiven him. We'll see.
• Erika told Janelle that she hates Mike even more.
• Big Brother actually put out a wake-up call before 10 AM (their time zone - PT). Yikes.
• Mike Boogie told Erika that Janelle told him that she (Erika) promised to take her to the final two. She shook her head "no" in answer.
• Erika asked Mike if he'd take her to the final two and he said he would. She asked why he had said bad things about her and he pretty much shrugged it off as part of the game. When she wanted to know why he didn't tell her that CT was doing the same things with Janelle, he told her he couldn't tell her because she'd "freak out."
• The HG were put on an outdoor lockdown - expected to be long as there was a port-a-potty in the yard.
• Erika is still mumbling as she goes by cameras, wondering what she should do and cussing about Mike Boogie. [Editor's note: This is for the cameras and Internet audience and not in earshot of Janelle or Mike.]
• Erika told Mike Boogie that she was going to throw the HOH comp and wanted to make sure he would take her to the finals. He said she would win while she told him she'd take second place to him.
• Janelle re-did her goodbye message to him. She seems to think that Erika will keep her word.
• Erika didn't tell Janelle that Mike promised to take her to the final two. [Editor's note: This could either be because she plans to be there in the F2 with Mike OR it could be because it doesn't matter as Janelle and Erika planned to string Mike along anyway. I'm not sure.]
• Janelle told Erika not to let Mike win after all the [bleep] he's done to her.
• Lots of packing going on - all have to pack this time.
• Erika mumbled for our benefit again - "I have to win this HOH. Mike has gotta go!" We'll see.
• Erika really wishes that Janelle had won last night. As do I.

The suspense builds...

'Big Brother 7: All Stars' - Live Feeds Report - Overnight Into Thursday 9/06

Well, I'll start with the big news first... Mike Boogie won part two of the HOH Competition which was held in the wee hours of the night (here on the East Coast, anyway). So, the last part of the competition tonight will have Mike and Erika competing. Janelle is out of the running. If Mike wins HOH, he's sure to take Erika over Janelle to the final two. If Erika wins and is true to her word, she should take Janelle. I guess we'll see just how good "swearing on her mother" is.

Here are the other late night and overnight events from the Big Brother House of Buxom Blondes and Brunettes and a Weasel:

• Janelle and Danielle figured out that most of the evictees were told they were a part of Chill Town.
• Erika was alone after a Diary Room session mumbling to herself (and her teddy bear) about how stupid she had been, how embarrassed she is to have been made the fool, etc.
• Janelle and Erika studied together.
• Mike Boogie worked out thinking that would prepare him for the comp. He told Erika he planned to play to win the comp.
• Mike still thinks both girls will take him to the finals as either could win over him, but might not have clear wins against each other.
• Mike and Erika talked (remember, she and Janelle are giving Mike the impression that each will take him to the F2) and she encouraged him. She reported back to Janelle that he was going to try to win the comp even though Janelle wins so much and that she once again told him that she's totally taking him to the Final 2.
• Janelle still couldn't find her missing gloves.
• Janelle and Mike Boogie talked. He told her that he thought Will actually did have a thing for her. He also said that he thinks Will set him up - initially he (Mike) was the one who they planned to win, but Will took over and managed to sweet-talk just about everyone evicted while making Mike look like the bad guy.
• Mike Boogie told Janelle that Will indeed would have sent her home before F2.
• Then the flame/clouds with bad music and overdone BB trivia started at nearly 1 AM ET (only 10 PM there) and lasted for around 2 and a half hours.
• Mike Boogie won the second part. Eep.
• Janelle said that Mike was about two minutes faster than she was. She pouted and said she thinks "they" want him to win the whole thing. She said the comp was geared more for a male with more upper body strength.
• He also won a car. I don't know how.
• Janelle and Erika talked - Mike told them both that he'd take them to the F2 if he wins HOH. [Editor's note: I think he'd take Erika.]
• Erika talked to Mike Boogie alone, telling him all the things Janelle and she figured out. [Editor's note: Uh-oh. Is she turning?]
• Mike told Erika that Janelle is not a trustworthy person. (As if he is!)
• Argh... Erika and Mike Boogie kissed.

There's where we stand.

'Survivor 13: Cook Islands' - Looking at the Tribes - Part 2

Yep, it's another nifty Cook Islands/Jackie logo made by Zoetawny!

I'm slowly making my way through the tribes and castaways for the upcoming Survivor season. For more background on the season, as well as the skinny on the Asian tribe, please check out this previous entry.

Here's a look at the Caucasian Tribe:


Adam Gentry is in copier sales and, though listed by the show as hailing from San Diego, he was born and raised in Virginia. An interesting note - he graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute where fellow castaway Cao Boi also attended. In the past, he was a personal trainer. He appeared on the MTV show The Grind in 1999. He likes basketball and swimming. No mention of a spouse or his family on the CBS site.

Um. Okay. He has a short bio and looks like someone I know (no, it's not the person I know). I have no clue how this guy will do. I think I'll call him "Mystery Man."



Candice Woodcock was born and raised in Fayetteville. In high school, she was the class president and captain for both the soccer and cross country teams. She won full merit sholarships at two schools and graduated from UNC at Chapel Hill. Unlike Adam, Candice's bio is very long. She's no mystery. A Survivor: Africa fan, she lived in a mud hut in Kenya teaching for a few months. She's active in an UNC program which provides scholarships to students from Zimbabwe and Tanzania. She also has worked at a cancer clinic and a Latino clinic. She wants to earn a medical degree to work with people from developing nations and the underserved folks in the United States.

She's single, involved with her family and her dog, Louis James. Hmmm... interesting.


Jessica Smith, a nice easy name. She was born and raised on a ranch in Palo Cedro, CA, and went to high school in Redding, CA. When she turned 18, she decided to move to the arts-supporting town of Chico. She's a performance artist/rollergirl. She sounds like a mix of Nakomis from Big Brother and the fire-swirling performance artist Courtney from Survivor last season. She's been on Roller Derby teams, managed a costume shop, designed costumes and worked in a fabric store. She seems a bit of a free spirit who lives with her cat, Alita.

How will she do? I don't know. I doubt she'll be the sole Survivor, but I could be wrong.


Jonathan is a native of New York and attended the prestigious Phillips Andover Prep School, then went on to earn his degree from Sarah Lawrence College. He's an actor who has appeared in numerousTV series over the years. He's also a producer/director/writer. But can he sing? I don't know. He seems to be very show-businessy. He likes reading, writing, cooking, baseball and traveling. He's married, has two children, a bunny rabbit, a cat, and two lizards.

What's he doing on Survivor? Maybe a mid-life crisis, maybe he wants to win a million, maybe he thinks it will be good for his career.


Okay, I won't say she's Shallow (but, she is!). She's a boxer/waitress who was born in Vero Beach, FL, but moved to Atlanta when she was 11 years-old. Her previous jobs include being a model, bartender and in public relations. She's been on her own since she was 17, putting herself through college at the University of Georgia. She's studied martial arts and enjoys boxing, running, hiking, volleyball, yoga, skiing, softball, dancing and swimming. She loves boxing and the outdoors. Her bio doesn't mention a spouse or family.

Although this photo of her reminds me of Misty from last season, I think we have a contender here. I just hope she doesn't box as she waitresses. "Leave a good tip. I know you have a glass chin!"

I'll be posting on the remaining two tribes over the next few days, or at least by Sunday.

'Big Brother 7: All Stars' - Live Feeds Blurb With Screencap - Wednesday 9/06

<--- A recent quadcam screencap I snagged shows Janelle and Erika lounging about talking while Mike Boogie (bottom right) burrows under blankets in another room.

Not all that much has happened since my last feeds entry.

There was an odd inside HOH lockdown where we actually heard music... real music. Well, mostly rap music, but not the show theme. However, we saw flame/clouds.

• Erika and Janelle went over past comps and BB house events in preparation for a quiz-related competition.
• Both women still seem to be on the same Anti-Chill Town page and the plan still seems to be to evict Mike Boogie and have an all female final two.
• Mike finally joined them and they talked about show-related Internet websites... not this one. I never get a shout-out from BB houseguests. Sniffle.
• Still no word on when the next part of the HOH will happen.

'Big Brother 7: All Stars' - Live Feeds Report - Wednesday 9/06 Into the Afternoon

Today has been a really uneventful day in the Big Brother house. As I mentioned previously, I don't think either (or both) remaining parts of the HOH competition will play out for the feeds.

Of course, if there's any news about the remaining two parts of the comp, I'll keep you updated. The houseguests think one part may be played tonight, but no confirmation or time. The endurance comps play out live for us feed-watchers, but if they do play tonight, I'd imagine blocked. I'll let you know and, if they do have a competition part tonight, I should be able to at least get the results posted once they talk. But, please, please... keep in mind that if a part plays out, either I or someone who reads here will post about it. Asking repeatedly isn't going to make it happen any sooner. ;-)

Here are the events (or lack thereof) from today so far in that Big Brother House of Three's Company:

• All three houseguests slept in until around 1 PM their time (PT).
• Mike played Solitaire while Erika put on her make-up and Janelle worked out a bit.
• Janelle and Erika think one of the BB Staffers in the Diary Room sounds "cute" and "cool." [Editor's note: Heck, I might be able to sound cute and cool if I wanted to... and I'm not quite either.]
• Erika and Janelle hung together leaving Mike Boogie to his own misery a lot. Whenever all three gathered, there were huge awkward pauses and uncomfortable silences.
• Janelle told Mike that if either she or Erika wins, they will take him to the Final Two. [Editor's note: That was a ploy Janelle and Erika previously discussed - leading him to believe they'd both choose him to throw off his game. I think Janelle was ploying rather than being honest with him.]
• Mike Boogie told Janelle that they've always been honest about things and that she shouldn't let Erika "into her head." [Editor's note: Too little, too late, too many lies.]
• Erika asked Mike Boogie if he's okay and he said he was still shellshocked. He's glad it's only five days left and he misses Will so much.
• Erika said she thinks the second part of the HOH comp will be held tonight. Janelle wondered why at night. No one knows.
• Erika wore Janelle's tiara once again, this time with feeling.
• They played cards.

And, that's what it is.

Graphic by Zoetawny.

'Survivor 13: Cook Islands' - Looking at the Tribes - Part One

<-- One of my cool new Survivor: Cook Islands logos created by Zoetawny! She rocks, y'know!

And, yes, I interrupt the Big Brother 7: All Stars live feeds report to kickstart my Survivor: Cook Islands blogging. I'll be posting a BB7 feeds report a bit later. So, if you have no interest in Survivor, check back a bit later!

The show's season is already off to a controversial start before the season even starts because they've split the tribes by racial or ethnicity groups. Good idea? Bad idea? I'm holding out judgment right now. I know the young, old, gender-based tribes didn't last but a week or two. I don't know how long the split will last this season. One thing I will say, though... knowing the four separate tribes ahead of time makes it a lot easier to list them by tribe in parts for my blogging. So, thank you CBS.

The new season will start on Thursday, September 14, at 8 PM ET/PT. Alas, the premiere is only an hour - a problem I have with the show each season. One castaway gets voted off before we even get a chance to know him or her! If you want to read up more on the show, the official CBS site is here. Cool spoilers for the show can always be found at the Survivor Fever site.

I'll be listing the tribes themselves in no particular order in four separate entries - four tribes of five members each. All images are the property of CBS and I'm just using them for review purposes here. The color at the bottom of the images should be the color of the tribe buffs. (Yeah, I did that and stuck names/ages/location on the photos.) One interesting thing to note - although the cast seems very California-heavy, most of the "Californians" aren't from California; they're just living there now.

Without further ado, I present the Asian-American Tribe:

Yul Kwon is a management consultant born in Queens, NY, but moved to the West Coast when he was 6 years-old. He was his high school's valedictorian, went onto Stanford, then earned his Juris Doctor degree at Yale. Is he all brains, no brawn? Well, his hobbies include boxing and "ultimate fighting." I'm not too sure what the latter is, but it sounds physical. He volunteers by working with children and says he's idealistic, compassionate and ambitious. From his bio, I believe him. He looks like a strong competitor.

No spouse or family is mentioned in his bio.




Rebekah "Becky" Lee was born in Flushing, NY. I made an error in her graphic which I just noticed now. Oops. She's listed by the show as being from Washington, DC and was raised in Pittsburgh, PA. She's an attorney who played tennis all through secondary school, going on to lead several Asian/law associations/clubs while in college. Her law interests focus on domestic violence and rights for battered women. She's been a kickboxer in addition to her tennis playing. She enjoys competitive sports, plays flag football, and practices yoga. She looks like she could have what it takes.

My apologies to Pittsburgh and Washington, DC. Again, no spouse or family mentioned.


Brad Virata is a fashion director who was raised in Oak Harbor, WA. In school he excelled in track, football and volleyball. He worked as a model, traveling through Europe and Asia. He then moved to California to study fashion and went to work for Guess. He's a beach vollyball player and surfer, as well as into power yoga and rollerblading. He's very invloved with charities in his area including AIDS, Project Angel Food, Big Brothers, and the Starlight Foundation.

Single, he lives with his dog Maxx.

Do we have a sole Survivor here?



Jenny Guzon-Bae was born in Chicago and raised in the suburb of Melrose Park, IL. She was a tomboy and grew up loving to play football, softball, basketball as well as tree-climbing and bike-racing. She's done professional writing and today is a real estate agent. From reading her bio, her sports run the gamut. I think this is one gal the guys should worry about. She also has a cerebral side. She was a news anchor for a Filipino-American television show in the Chicago area and seems very driven.

Jenny is married and has a son and three dogs at home.

Will she be the strongest woman on the show? Those who grew up as "tomboys" tend to make it pretty far. We'll see!



Anh-Tuan Bui is nicknamed Cao Boi (pronounced "Cowboy") and was a Vietnam War refugee at the age of 11. He currently works as a nail salon manager, but has held several jobs over the years including fisherman, farm hand, photographer, and used car salesman. He attended college, but it doesn't look like he holds a degree. His sports and hobbies include bicycling, hiking, sky-diving, meditation, photography and classical guitar. He's an U.S. Army veteran and is currently a member of the local Moose Lodge and is involved with the Boy Scouts.

Cao Boi is married, has two children, one dog and two cats.

Oh, he sounds very interesting, doesn't he?


So, there you go... the first tribe (in no particular order) for Survivor 13: Cook Islands. Will you be watching? Stay tuned right here on this blog for show recaps, newsy bits and more!

'Big Brother 7: All Stars' - Live Feeds Report - Evening and Overnight Into Wednesday 9/06

Well, well, well... did you think Janelle would actually do it? Evict Dr. Delicious? Do you think Erika will stick to her "word on her mom"? I guess we'll see!

To start this, I just wanted to pipe in with my own thoughts regarding last night's big endurance competition. Now, I'm just a watcher of the game, not a player. But, I'd have to assume that the players know as much about the comps as I do. When Julie Chen said "for now" in answer to the question whether both hands have to remain on the key, I understood it fine. I think Janelle probably did, too. The "for now" is because once things start moving, smoking, shaking, whatever they're going to do, Big Brother usually sends out a message that they can only hang on with one hand to make things tougher.

That was the biggest fiasco of an endurance comp I've ever seen. While Janelle's removal of one hand from the key was accidental (she was straining to see what the heck Mike did), Mike's leap off was overly dramatic and will probably backfire on him. He knew he couldn't win against the girls in an endurance comp, so he didn't even try. Will and Mike have said on and off all season that they wouldn't try at an endurance comp. "Remember Richard Hatch?" Oh, I do. He was my pick to win that Survivor season. I remember Richard Hatch won. I bet Janelle and Erika remember he won, too. All the more reason to vote out Mike! I still can't believe an endurance comp which started near the end of the live show and ended before the live show went off the air.

What's that noise I hear? Ah, it's all the eyes rolling out there!

Here are the events since after the live show in that Big Brother House of Take That Chill Town!:

• Erika and Janelle are beside themselves with glee. Janelle said that Will told her that he was the fox and she was the bunny. "Who's the bunny now, BLEEP?"
• Mike went to the Diary Room as the two girls celebrated the victory over Chill Town, chortled and chuckled.
• The girls took a moment to ask Mike if he was okay. He still seems shellshocked. He just mumbled, "I've never been in the house with him..." [Editor's note: Mike was the fourth person evicted from BB2. He really wasn't in the game long at all.]
• Mike talked to Janelle. He said he knew she had to do what she thought was best for herself in the game. He then said maybe he's better off without Will. [Editor's note: As if! Will carried him into the house and carried him all season!]
• Mike tried to work mojo on Janelle to swing her away from her trust in Erika.
• Erika told Janelle that he was just trying to play nice so he can be in the final two.
• Erika and Janelle then discussed their final two dresses again.
• Janelle kept imitating Mike's shocked look when Will was voted out.
• The girls decided they'll both make Mike think them that they're each taking him to the final two.
• Erika told Janelle that she told her he'd jump off. She thinks he'll throw the next part, too. He's sure that one of them will take him to the final two.
• They don't think the next part will be on Wednesday because Big Brother gave them alcohol.
• Janelle's pretty upset that she let go of the key with one hand. She had psyched herself to do the comp.
• BB gave them a sushi feast for dinner.
• Erika is still going on about revenge of Chill Town. She's still mad.
• Mike, alone, told the Internet why he threw the comp. He's sure that because he's so hated, he's the best choice for either woman to bring to the final two as either should win against him. He said he would indeed try at the second part, but he has no worries or pressure - he knows one will take him. [Editor's note: In a way, he's right. Against him, either woman should win. But I so hope that they keep the plan to take each other.]
• He also said "America loves you even more now, Janelle."
• Janelle and Erika rehashed the evils of Chill Town and how they affected both nominations and evictions throughout the show.
• Janelle admitted to Erika that Mike helped her in the doll POV comp by pushing a correct doll her way.
• The women just went on forever, happy with themselves, toasting each other and going over every wrong that Chill Town ever did. Mike wandered aimlessly or perhaps he's just bereft.
• Erika told Janelle that she told Will the "gig is up" in her redone goodbye video. [Editor's note: Remember... I said she asked BB if she could redo it once the tides turned.]
• Mike slept on the floor next to the bed in the room where the two women took the beds. Very quiet, very subdued.

Image by Zoetawny.

'Big Brother 7: All Stars' - Live Show - 9/05 - East Coast Update - HOH Comp

Part 1 of a three-part HOH starts.

To the backyard. Winner of Round 1 to Final Round, remaining 2 compete for second part - winner of part two competes in final.

Mount HOH - volcano in backyard, climb up and grab key, stay on. Let go of key or feet touch mat, eliminated. Need good grips on keys. Smoke coming from volcano. Mike Boogie... "Julie, Remember Richard Hatch? Both of them have to take me to the finals." And he jumped. Erika and Janelle hanging on.

Mike sitting drinking water. He thinks that whoever wins has to take him, that they won't go together to the final. (At this point, I think he's wrong, though either stands a better chance against him because he'd never win first place.)

He's eliminated from this round. For someone with his move, he looks very worried.

The volcano is going to erupt. Commercial...

Janelle let one hand off the key and Julie snagged her. Erika won this round. I can sleep tonight. Janelle isn't happy. All look confused. Mike looks... intense.

'Big Brother 7: All Stars' - Live Show - 9/05 - East Coast Update - After Eviction

Mike looks stunned. Erika and Janelle high-five. Mike looks so worried.

Julie asked the PuppetMaster how he lost control. He said he's not really surprised. He did the best he could. Did he underestimate Janelle? - No, he underestimated Erika. He thinks that Janelle and he had something very interesting together. Was he just flirting? It was a game - he's close to her and she's a great friend, but it's a game. He doesn't know how real it was. She was playing him as much as he was playing her. He thinks the girls will have to get Mike out as quick as possible if one of them wants to win.

He thinks Erika and Mike may or may not have a relationship. Goodbye messages. Erika - "The gig is up. I hope Howie doesn't hurt you badly." Janelle - "you talked me into a lot of things. I hope we will be friends."

Will is taking it fine.

Mike wasn't! :-)

'Big Brother 7: All Stars' - Live Show - 9/05 - East Coast Update - POV/Eviction

We know this part is taped... because we're omniscent. Yep.

When The Stars Align

Identical stars with clues, put HG faces from "goo pool" according to clues.
Final Golden Power of Veto. 10 faces, 10 side/clues of the star - one solution.

Erika said she had to win, Janelle said she had to win.

Will thought Alison's picture was Jennifer Aniston. Mike was missing a face and didn't realize it.

Janelle won - Erika wasn't far off. Will is smug. Erika says she'll have to appeal to Janelle's sense of logic. She starts right away. Mike is smug. Erika gave Janelle a "what if I gave my word on my mother" speech and said she needs money. Janelle thinks Mike is the biggest liar in the game, Erika looked at her and then Janelle said Will. Erika promised not to take Mike to the Final Two.

Now they're going into the tape from last night when Erika really exposes Chill Town (see my feeds posts). Will just told Mike that he (Will) will go home - Janelle didn't give any eye contact. Erika definitely swore on her mother to take Janelle to the final two.

Now they're discussing how they were both told they were part of Chill Town. It's dawning on both of them that both have been played all along by the guys.

Back to the live stuff --
Julie asked if the bonds will continue outside the house. Will and Janelle both think they'll be friends. Erika said she and Mike would be friends, too. Mike said that if he's in the F2, he'll see how her vote goes - implying Erika won't be there. Janelle is surprised Danielle didn't make it further.

Live Veto Meeting -
Janelle uses the veto to save herself. Mike had to put up Will. The vote is up to Janelle... commercial break. Of course.

Janelle votes to evict...

SHE'S DONE MAKING MISTAKES -- WILL IS EVICTED

'Big Brother 7: All Stars' - Live Show - 9/05 - East Coast Update - Sequester

They showed the Jury House. Yes, they had to evacuate due to Hurricane John and have a new location. We didn't see James' entry, but did see Howie fussing with Marcellas. When Danielle arrived, James went pale. Then George arrived. Howie acted like an idiot yelling at George (still mad that he was evicted, I guess). George stood his ground.

'BB7' - Tonight's Live Show Blogging

As important events occur on tonight's show as it airs here on the East Coast, I'll be posting East Coast updates. If you refresh the main blog page or click on the link for September posts on the right sidebar of the main page, that should bring up the most recent posts.

Rumors are that tonight's show will end with the start of the three-part HOH comp. Those same rumors say it's to be an endurance comp to start things off. If indeed that's the case, I'll hang with the comp and post updates as they occur throughout the night. (Hopefully they won't last all night!)

Get yer coffee ready! Oh. And send me some!

'Big Brother 7: All Stars' - Live Feeds Report - Tuesday Daytime 9/05

Whoa! Stop the presses... Janelle seems to be sticking with the plan to evict Will. And, not only that, there has been no darn POV Ceremony even putting him on the block yet!

Here are the events from today in that Big Brother House of Take Your Shomance And Shove It:

• before the houseguests got up for the day, you could hear construction and BB staff workers doin' stuff.
• Everyone gathered in the HOH and Will asked if there was any confirmation that there's a live show tonight. [Editor's note: Hey, I'll confirm it.]
• Mike Boogie planned to "work on the girls."
• Will told Mike that he thought something was up because Janelle and Erika were up until 5:00 AM talking. Mike assured him it was probably just "girl talk." [Editor's note: Girl talk like "let's vote out Chill Town!"]
• Mike and Will have No-Doz and Red Bull stashed for the comp tonight - they're expecting an endurance one, as am I.
• Mike thinks he'll win HOH and be back in the room on Thursday.
• The guys planned their clothing for their expected endurance comp.
• Mike Boogie is getting pretty cocky - telling the camera "This is MY house now!" [Editor's note: I so hope not. Out of the ones left, it's Mike I like the least. I didn't like him in Season 2, I like him less now.]
• Will tried his best flirtmance cutesy-smiles on Janelle, but all she asked is why they call him the "Evil" doctor. Is he evil? She said she doesn't think so. He said, "I know!"
• Janelle and Will told each other that neither of them is normal. She said he's cornball while he said she was a psycho robotic Barbie. She didn't like that. Will decided that Janelle has feelings so she must be Transformer Barbie.
• Will and Janelle flirted. Again. Still.
• Erika mumbled nasty things about the "boys" whenever she could do so without them hearing. She's still mad.
• Janelle and Erika gave each other victory signs as Will slept nearby.
• Erika told Janelle that she asked Big Brother if she could redo her goodbye messages (now that things have changed).
• Erika and Janelle decided that theyll wear identical dresses and "act like brats" when they're the Final Two.
• BB announced they have an hour to the live show. I guess the POV will be done on the show or they'll just throw Will in a chair.

'Big Brother 7: All Stars' - Live Feeds Report - Overnight Into Tuesday 9/05

If you didn't read the last entry I wrote, Janelle decided to side with Erika to oust Chill Town. Say what? Read that entry first, then come back!

Here are the overnight events from that Big Brother House of Fickle Fates:

• Mike Boogie had an outright fit - "Those [bleeps] can't steal our game!"
• Woogie thinks that they can turn Janell back their way by reminding her of The Amazing Race possibility with Will. [Editor's note: Like that would work - they were just talking about it, nothing concrete.]
• Janelle stuck with the lie she told Erika she would make - told Will that she still planned to vote out Erika.
• Mike insulted Erika left and right and upside down in to Will and Janelle. Janelle remained quiet.
• Janelle told Will that Erika told her that he called her (Janelle) a "slut."
• Janelle and Will went to the Red Room. Erika remained alone on the hammock saying to the camera, "They're scurrying like [bleepin'] rats."
• Erika gave Mike Boogie the cold shoulder when he asked her what was wrong.
• Mike is sure that Janelle told Erika something that upset her.
• Mike then decides that Erika has just given up playing the game.
• While Will flirtmanced more with a less responsive Janelle, Erika seemed to be under a barrage from Mike Boogie.
• Will tried The Amazing Race angle, Janelle still not all that responsive to it.
• Janelle asked Will why he stopped sleeping in the bed with her until she won the POV.
• Will told Janelle again that he was going to bow out of the Final Three and he wants it to be Mike and Janelle in the F2.
• When Will got called to the Diary Room, Erika ran in to check on Janelle. She said she's furious (Erika).
• Erika told Janelle she's sure the Internet is begging her to evict Will.
• As the night went on and Erika was alone again, she started really looking burnt out.
• Will tried more to work his mojo on Janelle. Will and Janelle did settle in together in the Red Room as they have been lately.
• Will actually suggested that Janelle not use the veto. [Editor's note: The boy is desperate!]
• Lots of Will and Janelle whispering that isn't clearly audible. She finally got up for a smoke... right as Erika was having a smoke.
• Janelle told Erika that they (Chill Town) are both liars and that she (Erika) should have voted Mike Boogie out when she had the chance. Erika told her that Will convinced her not to. Erika told Janelle that the last thing her ex Josh told her as she left was not to let Will win.
• Janelle is worried that Will will be mad at her if she votes him out. [Editor's note: It's the Marcellas and other eviction flashbacks with her worrying people will be mad at her.]
• They found out that they were both told they were part of Chill Town and both were told they were the only female member.
• Janelle told Erika that when she walks Will to the door she'll say, "Shomance this!"

That's pretty much where we stand... at the moment.

'Big Brother 7: All Stars' - Live Feeds Report - Monday Evening 9/04

Here are tonight's events from the Big Brother House of Desperation:

• Janelle asked Will what he's called her and he admitted to "band groupie." He also admitted to FemBot, the Terminator, S6 was Seasick and more. He wanted to know where she heard about it. [Editor's note: As if he doesn't know, eh?]
• Erika complained that the "hooks were faulty" in the recent POV comp that Janelle won. She wanted to know why the one HOH with the malfunctioning buzzers was done over, but not the POV.
• Erika told Mike that she finds Janelle and Will's whispering to each other so much annoying.
• Will told Janelle that Jase didn't like her.
• The HG were put on an indoor lockdown. When they were allowed out, Janelle noticed the camera on a post in the yard had gone missing. She figured BB might be planning to set up an endurance comp out there.
• Erika pried Will for info asking all kinds of questions about whether he really cared for Janelle and the final two. He just kept saying nice things.
• Will told Janelle that Erika has been prying him for information regarding how he feels about her, so he told her that he thinks she (Janelle) is adorable.
• Will reported Erika's questioning back to Mike.
• Mike told Will he didn't think Janelle would do too well in a physical HOH comp because she's been eating ice cream and smoking all summer.
• Mike thinks Will has concentrated too much on Janelle all along while he was busy working James, working Erika, etc. Will told him the plan was still for both of them to be in the final two.
• Will doesn't want to upset Janelle - she's been good to them both.
• Erika told Janelle that if she takes either Mike or Will to the final two, she lost her vote.
• She also told her that Danielle and James won't vote for her and neither Woogie needs the money, so they don't need to win.
• Erika told Janelle that Will called her a slut after the band/shower thing. [Editor's note: Actually, though semantics, he said "she looks like a band slut" as she stood under the outdoor shower during their BB Backyard Band. Not quite the same as saying she is a slut.]
• Erika told Janelle that she told Mike last night that she was going to tell all today. Janelle said, "That's why Will confessed to so much today."
• Will got more antsy the more time Erika was alone with Janelle.
• Woogie decided to tell Janelle that Erika's lying.
• Will quote of the night: "Operation Double Date has now turned into Operation Stomach Ulcer."
• Erika kept working on Janelle, telling her that CT got her to vote out all of her friends.
• Janelle told Erika that she will go to the final two with her, but she has to keep saying that she's voting her out until the eviction.

Now, will the latest last? I don't know, but that's the latest in Janelle's Everchanging Mind. We've seen it before. And, what of the POV Ceremony? I don't know! It's kind of moot as Janelle will remove herself and Will is the only one who can be put on the block with Erika. But, it hasn't happened and I don't know when it will.

'Big Brother 7: All Stars' - Live Feeds Report - Monday 9/04 Through The Afternoon

Gee, the comments section is more volatile than the show. I certainly hope that stops. I've asked several times that folks treat each other with respect and realize that not everyone has the same favorites. If you see a comment which bothers you, you can ignore it and move along or state your own reasons for supporting/not supporting a houseguest. Remember, this is just a show we're watching.

Here are today's events from the Big Brother House of Smile On Your Brother:

• Once again, the houseguests slept in until around 12:30 PM their time.
• "How are we supposed to clean anything if Big Brother won't give us paper towels?"
• The houseguests were taken a bit aback when they were each called in the Diary Room to tape goodbye messages. They realized there will be an eviction tomorrow and decided that the finale date was indeed moved up (as they speculated yesterday).
• Will thinks one of the producers (Cory) hates him.
• BB only told the houseguests that they were taping the messages to get them out of the way, but the houseguests figured otherwise.
• They think they may still be in for a luxury comp. [Editor's note: I sincerely doubt they'll see one. It's been a sad season for luxuries and America's Choice. These guys got almost nothing in the way of any rewards. To me, a Will Farrell movie just doesn't cut it.]
• They discussed the pronunciation of the word "February." [Editor's note: And that's a highlight of the day, mind you!]
• Erika packed her bag for tomorrow's live eviction show.
• Mike Boogie said Kaysar looked like Osama bin Laden. [Editor's note: Chalk up another reason I don't like Mike.]
• Janelle packed even though she plans to use the veto to save herself.
• Janelle and Erika looked over their clothes trying to decide what to wear for the show tomorrow.
• Big Brother finally gave them a game which has pigs used like dice. They also got stuff to make bracelets/necklaces and model airplane kits. Wow.
• Will wants to spray a model plane with hairspray and catch it on fire as it flies.

Overall, it's been a very uneventful day in the house. The POV Ceremony hasn't been held, but I expect it should be sometime tonight.

'Big Brother 7: All Stars' - Live Feeds Report - Overnight Into Monday 9/04

I'm going to go off topic for a moment. I feel I must comment on the sad news that Steve Irwin was killed by a manta ray sting while filming a documentary off the coast in Australia. I adored him - his enthusiasm, his dedication, his abilities to handle wild animals. He was a fine ambassador for Australia and a really interesting, entertaining and enjoyable man to observe. He lived his life doing something he loved and the world is a better place for his efforts. He touched a lot of lives. He will be missed.

Sigh.

Onto the late night and overnight events from that Big Brother House of Misguided Malcontents:

• Mike told Erika that the jury can't really think that Janelle won all those comps due to ability because others were always throwing them.
• Will said his thumb hurt. [Editor's note: It's certainly been an injury-plagued season this year!]
• Will told Erika he was going to be up all night with Janelle. Erika looked irked behind her sunglasses.
• Mike told Will that Erika planned to tell Janelle about his "band slut" comment so that he could damage-control before it happens.
• They played cards. The guys talked about the restaurants. They're bored. I'm bored. I beseech thee, BB... give them back the trampoline! Give them a Twister game... something! Anything!
• Erika said she's been wearing her sunglasses because the lights are too bright. [Editor's note: Did they brighten in the past few days? She started wearing the sunglasses all the time around the time Janelle won POV. Coincidence? I think not!]
• Will quote about Erika: "She looks like an x-ray with hair."
• Will and Janelle flirtmanced some more. "Has anyone ever told you that you have beautiful eyes?" "Oh, Will!"
• Will and Janelle headed to bed where Will made his pillow wall between them once again.
• Janelle told Will that she can't win anyway. So, if it's up to her, she'll take him to the final two.
• Will asked Janelle what she would do with the money if she won. She said she has no real debt - her car and house are paid for. He talked to her about investing in his group.
• Will prepared Janelle for the things Erika plans to say to her - saying she looked like a "band slut" during the rock video segment they made and such.
• He also talked a lot about his personal life - his practice, tests, etc.
• Meanwhile, Mike Boogie and Erika were talking, too. Mike told her he wants to be the winner of the season - his ego wants it. [Editor's note: @@ - a well-deserved eyeroll to Mike Boogie!]
• Mike claimed that he wishes he could have regular pastimes like reading and such, but he feels the need for fame.
• Mike told Erika that he thinks Will's own ego and selfishness has kicked in and that he (Will) wants to be in the final two with Janelle, thus robbing Mike of the win.
• Erika told Mike that Janelle said she would take him (Mike) to the final two. [Editor's note: Which would be the strategic choice - she should win against him. With Will, it could go either way.]
• Erika stayed up roaming the night (well, the backyard) once again... smoking, playing pool by herself, mumbling about the [bleepin'] veto that Janelle won.
• All are sleeping as I post this entry.

'Big Brother 7: All Stars' - Live Feeds Report - Sunday Evening 09/03

After my bit of disappointment with tonight's show, at least the feeds had a bit o' juicy stuff!

Here are the events from the late afternoon hours into the late evening from that Big Brother House of Soon To Be Broken Hearts:

• Mike complained about Big Brother allowing Janelle and Will to sleep all day. [Editor's note: Go ahead and complain, Mike. I've complained all season and it's done me no good!]
• Erika is depressed. Depressed and bored. She wants BB to give them something new to do. I agree.
• Big Brother announced an indoor lockdown. Would this lead to excitement?
• Erika wore her sunglasses while indoors playing cards. [Editor's note: She must think her future's so bright that she has to wear shades?]
• The lockdown ended and it was all just to fix a camera. Bummer, eh?
• Will thinks the show is going to end early this season due to the number of houseguests left. He thinks it may be because of the fall TV schedule.
• Mike told Will that he's concerned that Janelle will go to the finals with him (Will). If that's the case, "the winner takes half and the other two split the remaining half."
• Will thinks Mike is just getting paranoid.
• Mike thinks that Janelle would have a hard time beating either Woogie in the finals. [Editor's note: I think she'd easily beat Mike - he's not popular with the jury and a lot of his game was masterminded by Will. I think she'd have a run for her money against Will, though.]
• Mike doesn't want Janelle with Will in the Final Two. He wants to be there.
• Will and Janelle talked. Will said their relationship is an odd relaxed brother/sister sort of thing. He seems to feel very comfortable with her.
• Janelle cut Will's hair at his insistence. No more lice-cam.
• He worried about the haircut every moment during it - "I feel like I have mudflaps! Oh, no! I have mudflaps! Do I have a rat-tail?"
• Will panicked when he saw his haircut in a mirror. And he wanted to look so nice for Julie Chen!
• Erika campaigned Janelle while Will freaked out about his haircut and Mike napped.
• Erika said that she'll pull out all stops on Thursday (they don't know about Tuesday yet) and told the camera that she'll tell Janelle that Will called her a "band slut."
• Janelle went to Will and told him that Erika said he wouldn't take her to the final two. Will told her that if it were he and Mike, they would each take each other, Janelle would take Will. They talked about the money split.
• Janelle agreed that she would take Will to the final two and also vote out Erika this week.
• Mike told Erika that Will would take him to the final two, not Janelle.
• Erika made sure she stuck around the others so no more scheming on Will's part for Janelle's vote can happen. She did that sort of thing during her own season, too.
• BB gave them more wine for tonight.
• Erika told Mike that if he goes to the final two with Will, chances are he won't win.
• Will and Janelle play-flirted more.
• Will also pried Janelle for information about what Erika's been saying about him.

That's about it.

'Big Brother 7: All Stars' - Sunday 9/03 Show

Since the Sunday show was preempted, even canceled in some places, for the Jerry Lewis Telethon, a few folks asked that I post an entry about it.

Your wish is my command.

Or something like that.

I refuse to recap the almost 12 minutes of recaps which started the show. You heard me... almost 12 minutes! Sheesh! They even recapped their last recap.

I'll start talking about the show after they (once again) showed George leaving the house. "It's like the parents are all gone and it's the kids home alone!" In a Diary Room segment, Erika voiced her hopes that she and Mike Boogie make it to the Final Two and thinks they really have a relationship going - "Imagine that, the two lovebirds!" (Which I heard as the "two lepers" and thought it fitting. Alas, she said "lovebirds." Gag me, please.) Meanwhile, Mike's Diary Room showed he has absolutely no interest in her outside of using her in the game and his intent is to be in the Final Two with his Chill Town buddy, Will.

Then came Will talking about his "flirtmance" with Janelle and it's a totally different scene than Mike's shomance. Will admitted it's all in fun and, of course, to further him in the show. In Janelle's session, she said she doesn't really trust Chill Town because they lie so much, but she's hoping to make it to the Final Three with them.

Will suggested he has a "bromance" going on with Mike. I can just see how that will play out on the Internet - "Hey, did you know Will's gay? I thought so all along!" Heh, no I don't think he's gay.

Erika is convinced that Mike actually loves her and they did a bit about having a baby. Argh, she believes him! Boogie is very disappointed that Erika has started smoking again. He doesn't date smokers... not that he plans on dating her at all anyway. I feel sorry for her. She makes so many bad choices when it comes to men!

The HOH Competition had a football field set-up with the houseguests dressed in black and white striped referee shirts. Janelle read questions as Will, Erika and Mike competed. It was called the HOH Bowl (or BB Bowl) and each time a player answered a question wrong, they were penalized yards and had to step further away from the end zone. The questions were all regarding what day number different events occureed. It's a good thing it wasn't physical as Will's thumb is really broken and bandaged up. Mike won it, though Will actually gave it a real try. Mike got the new HOH and his room had cheap junk food in it - Spaghetti-O's, Mac 'n Cheese, Hamburger Helper. (I hope he has real food at his restaurants! I couldn't believe that mix of foodstuffs. Throw in some Ramen noodles and you have a college dorm.)

Erika immediately went into a panic and asked that Mike not put her on the block. Janelle figured she would be a shoe-in for his nomination, so she didn't sweat it. She would have been shocked if he said he wouldn't put her up. Will didn't sweat it either. Heck, he's from Chill Town, he's too cool to sweat. And, it's his boy making the noms. He's safe.

In a Happy Dance in the Storage Room segment, Will and Mike decided to focus on turning Janelle and Erika more against each other than they actually already are.

The Janelle/Will hot tub fight, which was actually much ado about nothing, was shown. They made up and are almost-best-buds once again. Or, at least best flirtmance buddies. Janelle made it clear in the Diary Room sessions tonight that she really doesn't trust him, but at least Will was only joking about marrying her and she knew that. Mike is leading Erika on and she's going to be really hurt. In a Diary Room session, he said how he's fooled her and ended with "I'm going to Hell." That might be too good for him when compared to a woman scorned.

Erika was shown eavesdropping as Will and Janelle talked about getting her (Erika) out of the house. Mike broke it up, but the damage was done. As Will told Janelle, the secret that Janelle was working with them would have been blown this week anyway.

There were bed scenes of Mike leading on Erika and, even if you don't like Erika, it would raise your hackles to see her being used like that. Sigh.

The show ended on a poignant note as Erika put on Janelle's tiara.

'Big Brother 7: All Stars' - Live Feeds Report - Sunday 9/03 Into The Afternoon

<--- Mike "Boogie" Malin, a legend in his own mind. I snagged this screen capture from the feeds a bit earlier and kept thinking he looked like an ant or a fly. He is SO not the man of MY dreams!

Today got off to a slow start in the house due to the houseguests once again being up for most of the night. But I feel that now I've gathered enough newsworthy things to make up an entry, so I'm giving it a shot.

Here are the events of Sunday so far in that Big Brother House of a POV Queen and Her Master Manipulator... and The Jealous Ones Who Live With Them:

• Will told Janelle that her friends would probably advise her not to be friends with him because he plays people. She told him she likes him anyway and that she'll stick with him. He went on to tell her she's affected his game because he likes to play without emotion and he can't when she's in the game. [Editor's note: Mr. Silver Tongue Say The Right Thing At The Right Time strikes again.]
• Janelle and Will slept together, but no hanky-panky ensued.
• BB tried to wake everyone up around 12:30, the crack of afternoon.
• Will told Erika that he feels sorry for Erika because she's going to be worried all day. Janelle told him she planned to tell her (her choice to save) today.
• After taking on George's housecleaning role for the last few days, Erika declared to Mike that she was no longer going to clean for everyone.
• Mike and Erika talked for some time while Janelle and Will stayed abed. Erika is pretty sure she'll be leaving and Mike told her he thinks that the final two will indeed be Janelle and Will. They went over who would vote for whom in the jury and think Janelle might win it all.
• Mike told Erika it would be "awesome" if the finale is moved up a week because he doesn't want to be in a boring house with Janelle and Will for a week. [Editor's note: Be careful what you wish for, Boogie. That's $2,000 less for you!]
• Erika thinks that Will's girlfriend has probably left him by now.
• Mike went on about how good things always go for Will - he's handsome, smart, women like him, he seems like he can do no wrong... and he will win BB7 over himself (Mike).
• Erika told Mike that Will would surely win over him with the jury votes.
• Will pointed out the differences between Mike's showmance and his own to Janelle. He told Janelle that Mike thinks Erika is "kinda creeepy" while he honestly likes Janelle and they're friends. Janelle thinks that Mike is just getting tired of Erika.

There. That's it.

For now...