Big Brother 20: Live Feeds into Sunday Evening, PoV - July 1

Giving Tyler a progress report on Sam

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Misfit Mice:

• The feeds were blocked for the PoV ceremony -- everything is so off schedule so far!
• As he had said before ... Fessy did NOT use the Power of Veto.
• Sam and Steve remain on the block.
• About the second biggest game news of the day is that Rachel's advice to Sam seems to be working.
• Sam and SamBot is/are making more of an attempt to actually talk to the others, get to know them and let them get to know her.
• She previously worked herself into such a state that people thought she was ready give up and go home.
• Hopefully, this second wind will last.
• In other news, Swaggy continues to dig his own grave with his bravado and trying to be Big Man on Campus.
• Now, he does have the ability to win comps.
• But if he doesn't cut down on his Swaggyr, he's eventually going to blow his own game.
• I had to laugh when Sam came out after Robot Offline quoting an old Eminem song. She got through a few lines and production didn't seem to realize it was a song.
• Heh. Sam said to either us or just herself that the show took all these people, stuck them in a house and made them think it was middle school all over again.
• Swaggy wants to turn everyone against Winston.
• Winston ain't too fond of Swaggy neither.
• Yes.
• Middle school. I've been mistakenly believing it was high school.
• Tyler told Sam that no one other than he knows she has the power.
• They're going to make it like Brett has it.
• Cracks are appearing with the girls on Swag/Fessy side. Rockstar is getting more irked all the time with Kaitlyn's flirting because Kaitlyn said she has a man at home.
• Hmm. 
• I get irked with Rockstar shoving huge amounts of food in her face and chewing with her mouth open and gobs of food hanging out.
• EW!
• Angela wants to start a movement to call Swags by his real name -- Chris.
• Fessy thinks that if Sam finds out that she doesn't have the votes to stay, she might self-evict.
• Heh.
• First, she very well could have the votes.
• Second, as we know ... she's not going anywhere. 

Actual Sam hands mingling with the boys

SamBot is trying kinder and gentler

Guess who's back? Slim Shady or Sam

Do NOT turn that camera around!

Ew! Close your mouth when you chew!

Big Brother 20: Sunday Show Blog Party - July 1

Since the schedule is out of whack right now, I'm not sure what all we can expect from tonight's episode. If they show the PoV, what will they show on Wednesday? Hmm.

Anyway ... whatever they show, I'll be live-blogging it as it airs. Refresh the blog to get the latest! And, of course, the real party is in the comments -- I hope to see you there! 

Expect the expected "previously on Big Brother ..." 

Steve is going to show them being on the block doesn't faze him at all. Meanwhile, Sam is a sad little robot. And, Tyler is now crying to Steve and Kaycee. He tells us it's an act. Steve seems to fall for it. 

SamBot is in the storage room and wants the others to come talk to her one at a time. It's rough being a Bot. Tyler doesn't want to see her go home this week. Kaitlyn has no sympathy and tells SamBot to go win the veto. Tyler was there and not into SamBot's cursing and upset reaction to Kaitlyn.

Scottie and Steve talk. Steve tells Scottie he thinks he's a beast. He tells us that Scottie's social game is lacking. He thinks his own social game is the bomb. Steve wants to be in an alliance with him. Oh my. Scottie likes Steve, too! A platonic bromance/alliance is starting!

Swags is smitten with Bayleigh and they're already cuddly. 

Oh, geez. Kaycee thinks her pinwheel punishment is so bad because she misses being with people when she's stuck in a room. Would she prefer to be a robot? 

The first numbers alliance of the season is named -- Level 6. Winston, Tyler, Kaycee, Brett, Angela and Rachel. They've already got intel that Angela's name is being thrown around as a target by Swags and Co.

I'm beginning to think this episode will be all filler segments. Sigh.

Swags isn't too pleased he's falling into a showmance. He didn't want that.

We're talking fluff filler even. 

I might just go bonkers. Kaitlyn was looking for guidance and she thinks her deceased relative showed up as a bird in the yard.

Poor SamBot. She turns back into herself but now has doubt about herself as a person. She feels like an outsider and that's not how she is in life. She might be sadder as a human than she is as a robot. 

Slop has arrived! Time for some Have Nots! Tyler must choose the first four Have Nots. He asks for volunteers. Kaitlyn, Brett, Winston and Scottie volunteer. The beds are satellite dishes. Poor little volunteers. 

Swags and Fessy want to bring in Brett and Winston to their side as a solid four to powerhouse the whole thing. Winston deliberately avoids them. Brett, on the other hand, thinks a bit friendlier approach in case the power shifts.

Tyler is thinking he might want to put up Swaggy's closest ally (that's not already safe) -- Bayleigh. 

Fessy, Swags, Rockstar, Haleigh and Bayleigh come up with an alliance name (suggested by Kaitlyn). Fotay -- Five of us together till the end.

BB App Store is open -- highest trending gets a Power App, lowest gets a Crap App. They can only get one per game -- sort of like the Temptation thing.  

Ohhh ... Fessy gets the Crap App as the Least Trending Houseguest. He gets to make a selection from several choices. He goes with Hamazon thinking at least it will be food. He finds out he has to eat ham every delivery and hopes it's fake ham. 

Sam gets the Power App! She has fewer power apps than the punishment one. She picks Bonus Life. She or houseguest of her choosing can return to house within the first four evictions.

Big Brother 20: Live Feeds Overnight into Sunday - July 1

Much better than being a robot!

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Hapless Hamsters:

• Whatever tantrum (?) Sam threw during the PoV comp still has the house abuzz. It certainly doesn't sound like something I would have expected from her. I guess the other hamsters are just as shocked.
• This was not the time to do that, Sam!
• There was also a Sam/Kaitlyn kerfuffle regarding Sam's lack of respect for Kaitlyn's esteemed career.
• Yeah, she's a child Life Coach .... bwahahaha! She doesn't want to know what I think of her!
• Rachel, who wants Sam to remain in the house, told Sam she should apologize to Kaitlyn.
• So, SamBot went to Kaitlyn and had a long talk.
• Overall, Kaitlyn didn't say she wants Sam to stay, but they should get along better.
• Other than saying he won't use the veto, only Fessy seems to know for sure whether he will or won't.
• I think he might be worried that, if he does use it, one of his and Swaggy's minions would go on the block.
• He'd rather Steve stay, Sam go.
• He told Steve that he would take him (Steve) down only if Tyler agreed to put Winston up as a replacement.
• In other words, it ain't gonna happen.
• Brett and Winston think they might be able to get Haleigh and Kaitlyn over to their side. 
• I doubt that. Kaitlyn has bonded with Fessy. Oh, not a showmance. He claims he clicked with her and she's his first ever female friend. 
• Oh my. 
• Winston is still the Level Six anti-Sam holdout.
• Scottie is still confusing people. They don't know quite what to make of him. That's probably good for him.
• JC thinks he's in with Winston and company and the other side is always spying on him.
• In reality, most think JC isn't a real part of either side. 
• But, he does seem to want Sam to stay.
• Heh. Rockstar thinks Winston is the new Dr. Will. Not by a long shot! (Nor is she a Rockstar ... delusions of grandeur.)
• Rockstar and Haleigh are already distrustful of Kaitlyn. Gotta love early large alliances!
• JC slept in the HoH room with Tyler. No. No bromance going on. He just wanted a good night's sleep.
• And, of course, it doesn't hurt to work himself more in with Tyler.
• Fessy got another middle of the night Hamazon delivery.
• As I post this, the East Coast Boys -- Steve and Swaggy -- are the only ones up for the day.
• Tonight is their BB prom. Oh, joy. 

No canoodling going on here!

Will probably be targeted before long.

Momentarily subdued Rockstar.

Girl talk

HoH reporting duty

Big Brother 20: Live Feeds into Saturday Evening - June 30

Foosball is a high tech thing?

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Wayward Girls and Boys:

• Here's a hint -- the more screencaps I have in an update, the more boring the day was.
• It's doldrums time, that eternity between comps and action.
• They got the backyard today. Thus, a lot of exercising and lazing about.
• They played beauty salon.
• They played Jenga.
• They played foosball.
• They played pool.
• At least they didn't play chess.
• They planned a BB prom.
• Sam is hoping not to be SamBot for the prom. 
• There had been a long feeds block with previous BB. Maybe BB decided they needed a prom.
• Well, this crowd is certainly young enough. Grodner would get high school kids in if she could. @@
• Haleigh seems to have picked up some kind of bug. It will be no bueno if the entire house catches it.
• I think of Kaitlyn and Fessy as the Odd Couple.
• Angela thinks that Scottie is Swaggy's little rat.
• Nah, he's just his hamster!
• Kaycee and Angela had a long discussion about whether Swags is bisexual or not.
• Who cares?
• It sounds like some are taking to heart whatever Sam did yesterday (cursing out production during the comp?) and are waffling on keeping her.
• Oh, wait. Now they want to keep her again.
• Sheesh. How many more times will they change their minds?
• Both Swags and Fessy are full of themselves and think they're running the house.
• Ha. It's too early in the season for that!
• It's interesting that Fessy claims he saw Hayleigh's Instagram before the season. He wanted to showmance her, but finds he's vying with Tyler for her attention.
• Kaitlyn fussed about slop to everyone she could, including us.
• That's all for now!

Why did I sign up for this? Am I nuts?

Jenga is always a thrill a minute.

At least Rachel acknowledges SamBot.

Jealous of Kaycee's weight-lifting?

I got this, dude!

I love Star Trek!

Big Brother 20: Blog Pool Match Ups!

Yes, the random match-ups are in! Apologies go out to many of you -- it seems like we have some rather slim pickings this season. It's great to welcome both the familiar faces and new folks for the pool! Unlike previous seasons, the first evicted didn't go out before the live feeds even started. So, all 16 hamsters are in the pool.

Here it is ... the moment you've been waiting for:

Steve Arienta - Ginnyjulie, Sally, uncartie, Karen in California
Sam Bledsoe - Shayne McCaslin, HowSad, tbc, Sharon C
Haleigh Broucher - Brian, Sharon S, Monty924, Buzzmaam
Kaycee Clark - Sharon N, Skyriverblue, Indiana Jane, Jenna G
Tyler Crispen - SueGee, Glenn Allen, Jessica Underwood-James, JennasMom
Bayleigh Dayton - Ayana, Margo, Krysta Gibson, KelseyNY
Kaitlyn Herman - Chantel, Michelle Carpintero, Donna in Alabama, Auntie Leigh
Winston Hines - Petals, David, Nickelpeed, Bizaro22
Angie Rockstar Lantry - Merilee, Babs, Jean in Tampa, Chauncey
JC Monduix - Brenda, Delee, T-Town Chick, Willie J
Brett Robinson - Judi Sweeney, Lovelakexo, Ed in Ohio, JonMD1267
Angela Rummans - Janice, Chacha, QuixoticElf, Tilda
Scottie Salton - Lili, Chrob61, JO C, DonnaNY
Faysal Fessy Shafaat - Caela, Marthalight, Cheryl in NC, Marina Tatum
Rachel Swindler - PDX Granny, Jackie, CherryPie, Dr_Celine
Chris Swaggy C Williams - Jennifer, MikesGirl, Nora, CRC, ChickMc

Big Brother 20: Live Feeds into Saturday Morn - June 30

A new punishment?

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of the Hamster Habitrail:

• As you know from my late bulletin, Fessy won the Power of Veto.
• For someone who's supposedly a fan of the show, he should realize you don't wear that necklace for hours -- it tends to rub it in to others that they did NOT win the PoV.
• Oh. And, just so you know -- the green garb in the leading off screen cap is not a punishment.
• They say it's cold in the house this morning.
• After the comp last night I barely recognized Steve without his hair greased and slicked back. He looked ten years younger.
• As for the comp -- blocked to the live feeds -- it was apparently very rough on those poor little hamsters and the win came down to a ball. I mean, we're talking snakes (nothing new in the BB house), some kind of electrical shocks. ice baths (not combined with the electrical shocks I hope), paintball guns and more.
• Sam told Tyler that she's going home. Tyler told her she isn't. But it does make me wonder more about whether she was bluffing about possibly having a power to stay.
• I'd keep my fingers crossed here but it makes it hard to type.
• Bayleigh told Swags that America should vote her for a power because she cried all over the place yesterday. 
• Yeah, let's vote to call her a wahmbulance!
• Rachel, Kaycee and Angela want to give Sam a sympathy vote. They also think that JC has a power of two votes.
• I guess no will will really know until they know.
• If Sam does have a power, her bluffing is professional -- she cried a lot about going home.
• Hmm.
• Rumors are it that JC will vote for Sam to stay. If he has a power of multiple votes ...?
• Oh, the suspense!
• Rachel doesn't like Rockstar.
• I don't care that much for either of them.
• So, how's them apples?
• But ... Rachel seems to want Sam to stay. So, I will tolerate her.
• Apparently Little Miss Sam was very potty-mouthed during the comp.
• Oh, my.
• The newest alliance name is Level Six -- Tyler, Rachel, Kaycee, Brett, Winston and Angela. Handshake and all.
• Fessy has said he won't use the veto.
• Level Six wants to keep Sam. Winston definitely needs convincing.
• Then, why the heck did Tyler go ahead and put her on the block in the first place?
• Bayleigh is upset with Swags and thinks he threw the veto comp.
• She told him she deserves a power because she cried all over the place yesterday and America votes sympathy votes.
• Hmm.
• Sam remains upset and isn't doing her own cause any good if she doesn't have a power to stay somehow.
• Rachel told Tyler that JC said the other side wants to backdoor Angela.
• That is so very true.
• But Level Six isn't really sure where JC stands.
• I do think he wants Sam to stay. But he's trying to be a mini-Andy working both sides. We all know how that usually turns out in the end. Well, except for Andy, I guess. Usually it doesn't work out too well.
• Heh. Tyler likened the hamsters to piranhas as he watched the fish tank. I thought he knew what he was getting into!
• JC thinks he's working with Tyler and Hayleigh. I don't think Tyler is actually working with either of them. Tyler said before that he thinks Hayleigh is the weak link of the other side.
• Hmm.
• I'm so confused. Does she or doesn't she? Now Sam is telling Tyler that she's scared if she uses "it" someone else will have to be a robot.
• I say, if that's the case, go for it.
• Maybe Rockstar would be a robot. That would be more tolerable!
• The rift thickens -- Winston is the one in Level Six holding out on keeping Sam. Meanwhile, Sam tells Tyler she thinks Winston is a "predator."
• I think she just may have called that one right!
• She also told Tyler that she admires Swag because he's so driven, but she can't be a part of that.
• There was yet another Hamazon delivery in the wee hours of the night for Fessy.
• It's looking quasi-possible there might be votes enough to keep Sam.
• But, if she has a power, it would be a sure thing.
• We won't see until we see. 

After the veto comp

An hour later

Two hours later. Will he sleep with it?

Sam as herself this morning

I should get a power. I cried!

Big Brother 20: PoV Winner Bulletin - June 29

Finally the live feeds returned. I'm not sure if I like the idea of showing old season episodes instead of Critter Cam. I wonder how the pet adoptions were doing using them.

Fessy (Faysal) won the Power of Veto

Big Brother 20: Live Feeds into Friday Evening - June 29

Different fish cam look this season

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Harried Hamsters:

• I think Swags and Steve are still on East Coast time in their minds. They were up way early.
• Swags talked to Tyler about who received the good power. He thinks it was Angela and wants to put her on the block to force her to use it.
• I think Swags just recognizes that Angela might be a powerhouse player and she won't play up to him. Game-wise, that is.
• He's more into Bayleigh.
• But Kaitlyn must see it in the stars (or in his aura?) that she needs to play up to Swags.
• She told him she was in tears last night worrying about whether she might have upset him.
• @@
• The feeds were blocked for the veto pick. We know Tyler, Sam and Steve will play. Hmm ... who else?
• Swags, Scottie, Fessy playing, JC hosting.
• I hope he can't drink before hosting. Dude is an obnoxious drunk.
• I love how they're all talking about the next HoH when veto hasn't even been played yet!
• Brett and Winston are supposedly aligned with Angela. They want her to win HoH so the target will be more on her than them. Go figure.
• Meanwhile, Tyler wants Sam to go home this week. 
• He told Sam that he doesn't know who he'd put on the block if she (Sam) won veto. Earlier he said he wants to put up Bayleigh. Hmm.
• At least he's thinking in the present.
• But ... did I hear Sam hinting to Tyler that she has the power to stay?
• When he asked her point blank, she said no.
• But she said she's not going to go anywhere -- she will be there no matter what.
• Hmm.
• I kind of hope she stays. It's not like she didn't get screwed over so far.
• But she also could be meaning she would stay loyal to him if he went with his first intuition -- getting Steve out.
• Kaitlyn not only pulled her crying bit on Swags; she did the same with Tyler. He assured her that she wouldn't be going on the block.
• Kaitlyn annoys me.
• Now rumors are flying that Sam has the power! Good.
• Fessy is still getting Hamazon deliveries. Apparently it's some sort of fake ham as they're making him eat it. He's stuffed. Kind of like Orwell.
• Bayleigh is freaking out crying because she thinks if she goes up as a replacement, she'll go home. 
• She probably will.
• But not if Swags can help it.
• Of course, some still think Angela has the power.
• Hmm. Tyler told Angela that many thinks she has the power and, if she plays like she does, it might put a larger target on her.
• Then he told her he thinks Sam is going to stay, "just has a feeling."
• Angela wants Sam to stay.
• In a second long talk with Tyler, as he was telling her he wants/needs her to stay ... she told him she had a thing, a sure thing.
• A power to not be evicted? 
• She told him she doesn't want to get evicted, nor does she really want to use it.
• She refused to tell him more so "he wouldn't have to lie" if something came up down the road.
• Is she bluffing? 
• At about 8:45pm ET, the feeds were blocked for the veto comp. Instead of Critter Cam, we get old BB shows. They probably want to push the fact you can watch all seasons on CBS All Access.
• If they return with a PoV winner before I pass out for the night, I'll post it. Otherwise, it will be in the morning.
• Laters, hamster-watchers! 

Pimple anyone?

Swags likes himself. A lot.

I Robot in offline mode

Dance like no one is watching

Big Brother 20: Live Feeds Report into Friday - June 29

Swags

Good morning! Welcome to the first BB live feeds report of the season! I'm still a bit fuzzy on the names/faces of the latest hamsters. But I'll catch up before long. Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Newbie Nuts:

• Oh my. They were SO aware of the start of the live feeds even though that wasn't a live show we saw last night. I miss the days of no clocks in the house.
• Once they realized the feeds were on, it was a whole lotta shout-outs and greetings. @@
• Hmm ... Fessy and Angie are both "over" Angela. Now, she's one to worry about in comps ... unlike the two nominees, Sam and Steve.
• They don't think she makes any effort to get to know anyone or talk with others.
• There was some sort of cat fight before the feeds went on. Meow.
• What? They get Amazon deliveries this season at the house? Without delays like I have with such deliveries? Life is not fair!
• Huh? Ham for Fessy? Weird. Did he receive the Crap App punishment maybe? He's Muslim. I don't believe they eat ham as per religious dictates. They're calling it the Hamazon delivery.
• The house already seems to be separating by gender. Tsk, tsk. When will they ever learn?
• It seems to be a big deal that Winston caught Kaitlyn eavesdropping.
• As if none of them ever do that ...!
• Meanwhile, Angela and Kaycee seem to have bonded.
• Dang. These hamsters are all over the place!
• They know someone has a reward/power, but that person hasn't confessed to it.
• Some think it's JC.
• If it's from the America vote, I can see it being him. The edited show surely played him up a lot. I get the feeling they want him to be the next iconic BB hamster.
• Winston thinks Swaggy got it.
• There are already Have Nots on slop -- Brett, Winston, Kaitlyn and Scottie.
• Poor SamBot is hanging around, very subdued. (Sniffle.)
• Orwell is hopefully the only returning hamster we'll see in the house this season.
• BB gave them booze. 
• Fessy and Swaggy are non-drinkers. But, still ... BB gave the hamsters a whole six-pack of beer and two bottles of wine. That won't get us a brouhaha!
• Well, it was enough to get JC drunk and rather obnoxious. 
• Fessy and Kaitlyn are getting along together quite well. I can't see it as any sort of showmance, though.
• Winston is pushing to keep Steve because he thinks they can use him on their side.
• Yup. Sides already. We've missed over a week of hamsters.
• There is a backdoor Angela movement afoot with Swaggy leading the charge. The plan is for Steve to win veto.
• Hmm. I doubt he can win it without help.
• Sigh. Swaggy and Bayleigh are already all kissy-face. Children!
• Kaitlyn apparently volunteered to be a Have Not to avoid bad karma.
• Kaitlyn wants Sam gone because she feels Sam mocked her career.
• She'd probably want me gone, too. Life Coach my foot.
• JC claims that Brett told him he won the power.
• Bayleigh went on a crying jag while in bed with Swaggy.
• And on it goes.
• I'm so confused. 

Mixing and mingling

Are his days numbered?

Chillaxin'

Not the best look for him

Big Brother 20: Season Premiere Part Two Blog Party

As the show airs on the East Coast, I'll be live-blogging it the best I can (considering I might confuse the new hamsters at times). Refresh this page to get the latest! As usual, the real party is in the comments area -- come join in on the fun!

For more information about what you can expect from me, as well as what I expect from you, check out the BB20 blog info post linked here. That also contains a link to the blog pool sign up post. Since the deadline for that is Friday, you have time to sign up! I don't have links which allow me proceeds from CBS All Access live feeds, so ... if you wish to donate via the link on the sidebar, it would be great! This might seem like fun, but it's really a good deal of work. 

The live feeds don't start until 1am here on the East Coast -- my first live feeds report will be posted in the morning.

Remember ... play nice! Let the show begin.

We have the male narrator giving us "previously on."  

I don't like Angela getting all peeved expecting Swaggy to save her when she said she wasn't going to save him. Poor Sam is one sad little robot. And, of course, she's not one of the safe eight. Swaggy likes to eavesdrop, even if he isn't liking the vitriol of the unsafe eight. 

Segment on sex-starved adolescents or something to that effect. Oh, then we meditate. The auras are creepers! 

Robot offline, good. Poor Sam! 

Oh my. Haleigh is feeling bonded to Swaggy because she thought they made a connection during meditating. He slept. Rockstar is in with them and two more.

Hoh comp time! Only the eight in danger compete for HoH. They have to go over lighted balance beams, collect deletion dots and back across the beams to put them in the tubes of others. This is always telling when certain people target other people. Last one standing wins. 

Some of them are working together targeting Sam and Steve. Sam is deleted first. Steve is deleted. Kaitlyn is deleted. Winston is out. Angela is deleted. JC is out.

TYLER is the first HoH!

Sam is feeling shunned between the robot and first one ganged up on in the HoH comp. Winston is trying to pull for numbers. He wants to bring Tyler into it. Hmm. 

The alliance of six looks like it's coming to fruition. Tyler, without many options if he's in the alliance, is thinking of Sam and Steve nominations, with Bayleigh as the back-up.

Sam in robot persona talks to Tyler. She's so not happy. He see,s tp be a sucker for robot tears. We'll see. 

Rockstar and Kaitlyn are pushing Tyler to put up Angela or Winston.  Swaggy is pushing the same.  

Nominations time. Kaycee's pinwheel spins so she got stuck for a while. 
Tyler nominates San and Steve. He tells them no reason, most fair to put the two who were out of the comp first. (Of course, they were targeted. Steve sucked at the beam, though.)

Big Brother 20: Season Premiere Blog Party

Welp, it's HERE! As the show airs on the East Coast, I'll be live-blogging it the best I can (considering I might confuse the new hamsters at times). Refresh this page to get the latest! As usual, the real party is in the comments area -- come join in on the fun!

For more information about what you can expect from me, as well as what I expect from you, check out the BB20 blog info post linked here. That also contains a link to the blog pool sign up post. Since the deadline for that is Friday, you have time to sign up! I don't have links which allow me proceeds from CBS All Access live feeds, so ... if you wish to donate via the link on the sidebar, it would be great! This might seem like fun, but it's really a good deal of work. 

Remember ... play nice! Let the show begin. 

Julie Chen is on the BB stage although most we'll see will be taped. We already have a "but first" as she starts the introduction segment. Previous hamsters are in the audience. I won't go blow by blow with the introductions. I've already posted about them. 

The first eight were introduced in clips and are now on stage with Julie. It includes: Tyler, Baleigh, Sam and Winston enter first. The house is done up very differently this season. Steve, Angela, JC and Kaitlyn enter next. Angela already puts a nail in Tyler's (and her own) coffin by going on and on about both being from Hilton Head, SC. (No, I don't believe they know each other.)

Julie tells us that one will win a game-changing power while the others may have their game threatened. 

Time for the introductions for the second group of eight. They too go in four by four. Swag wants to align with Fessy already and JC notices. They discover a third bedroom.

I know I've been quiet a bit. They've just been introducing themselves to each other with their champagne toasts. Already the editing wants to go for the sexual appeal factor. The aura reading hamster thinks Rachel has a red aura which indicates trouble. We'll see.  

They found out Scottie has never been kissed. Called to the living room, Julie promises high-tech twists, etc. She promises BB tech will dominate their summer. They have to get in their gear and head to the backyard.

BB Super Computer -- four men, four girls on each platform. They're battling for the power to reprogram the game. Winner can save him/herself and seven others. The computer crashes, they all pixelate and fall into pools of eight. Then we go to commercial. 

Julie goes to the first eight, tells them they are in the trash holder. They must find the folders marked Escape -- one folder will be marked Escape Play, one person will be without a folder and will face a game changing punishment. Tyler finds a folder and is out first - Escape. He can go to the house or go back to look for the Play folder. He goes to the house. Bayleigh next, goes to house. Brett next, house. Dark hair gal (oops) house. Escape and Play went to Angela. JC found his, house. Winston finds the last one. Kaycee (sp) is without a folder.

Julie promises a twist that will let us impact the game.

The other eight are in the cyber security game. They have to each prove they're not robots. They're hanging suspended and have to spell out houseguest in a puzzle. Last one is like the folder-less one of the first eight. Swag is the first one done and will go against Angela. Scottie was a close second. Steve next. Fessy is safe from punishment. Kaitlyn safe, Rockstar Angie safe. It's down to Hayleigh and Sam. Hayleigh is safe. Sam is figuratively without a folder and will face punishment. 

Bayleigh tries to give Swag advice to not be so cocky about his win. Oops, now they're tight. Weird. He's talking to the feeds that aren't live. Heh. He wants to strike a deal with Angela that they keep each other safe no matter who wins the reprogram. She tells him they need to keep the eight from their platforms safe. That inspires him more for the win.

There are two surfboards in the air and bouncy filmy stuff underneath. Angela and Swag have to "surf the BB web." Last one standing wins. Backdoor webpages, then chopping block pages keep hitting them from behind. Whoa! Swaggy wins!

Reprogram -- He can pick two of the four individual groups that moved into the house. So, they can't go by the eight on the platforms anyway! Can we say Friendship Bracelets Redux?

His own group is safe because he obviously wants to keep himself safe. Brett, Rockstar and someone else. Hmm. 

Meanwhile Kaycee comes back in some kind of rainbow peacock outfits. Pinwheel of Doom.
A robot enters. It's SAM. Well, her voice.

All called to the living room by Julie on the monitor screen. Kaycee has to wear her outfit until the first live eviction. If her pinwheel spins, she has to stay in that room until it stops. With Sam, if she hears Robot Offline, she goes to DR and comes back as human. Robot Online, she makes the trip and comes back as a robot. 

Swaggy saves: Rockstar, Brett and Rachel - his group, including himself. Gruop three Scottie, Hayleigh, Kaycee and Fessy. He says it's because they were all in the second bunch of eight entering the house.

There is a vote to give a special power to a hamster going on at the CBS BB website.

Remember ... tomorrow's show is 9pm ET!

Big Brother 20: Tonight, Tonight ...

Yep, yep, yep. Tonight is the season premiere of BB20! Are you ready?

• If you haven't signed up for the blog pool and want to do so, you need to sign up on this blog pool opens post link. The deadline is Friday at midnight ET. We'll only be taking the names from the comments in that linked post; asking in anywhere else is probably not going to be noticed. We're starting it after the first hamster is evicted because we never get to know/watch them. 
• Tonight's (Wednesday's) season premiere is a two-hour taped show starting at 8pm ET/PT. They have already been in the house long enough for filming fodder while we've been left in the dark. We will have a live blogging/blog party post going for the duration. Please try to be PG-rated in the comments! Trolls, nastiness and plain ol' vulgar will be removed!
• The season premiere continues tomorrow (Thursday) evening at 9pm ET/PT. Yes, another live blogging of the show and pool party on the blog. Mind you, you don't have to be in the pool to join in with commentary!
• The live feeds don't start until after Thursday's show ends on the West Coast. So, we're talking 1:00am around here on the East Coast.
• 'Big Brother After Dark' -- BBAD -- comes to life on Pop TV at the same time as the live feeds and you can find their schedule right here. 
• The "big" schedule change for aired shows is that, after tonight, the Wednesday show will air at 9pm ET/PT instead of 8pm. We will see shows on Wednesday, Thursday (eviction) at 9pm ET/PT while the Sunday show remains at 8pm ET/PT when sports don't cause it to be delayed.
• My plan for the live feeds reporting is to write up two reports per day. I won't catch everything and report as it happens. I'm only one person and have to depend on flashbacks or I would go without sleep for three months! And, I also don't report on every breath taken by the hamsters -- I tend to pick and choose on my own whims. There are other sites which do report every breath taken.
• I'm not into folks berating others based on looks, size, or anything they can't control. Yes, they can control potty-mouths! I'm also not into weird nicknames for the hamsters -- to keep an eye on the comments (I also watch for fake news on comments and remove), I have to know about whom you're referring!
• Remember ... this is a TV show. There is no need for hate or getting so worked up about the hamsters that it's skewing your perspective. We do not know these people/hamsters. It doesn't matter who wins or loses (except in the blog pool!) as long as we remain entertained.
• You can find any of the BB20 posts here on the blog by using BB20 as a search term in the blog search box. 
• This blog is all about the spoilers. If you don't want spoilers, avoid the live feeds reports!
• All blog posts here will be linked at my Facebook page for the blog. That page can be found right here at this link. If you're on FB, please like the page and you'll get notifications when I post. I try to keep BB stuff away from my personal FB page because, well, believe it or not, not all my personal friends watch the show! And, it can overwhelm my personal page, too.
• I also post the links to posts on my Twitter account as I post them. You can find that link right here. I must confess I rarely tweet anything other than blog posts. Twitter probably hates me. Oops.

Ready for the summer? 

Big Brother 20: Blog Pool OPENS!

Big Brother 20 starts Wednesday night, June 27, at 8pm ET/PT. It's a two-hour premiere! The regular schedule will be Sunday at 8pm ET, Wednesday and Thursday at 9pm. Yes -- the Wednesday show this season will be an hour later than past seasons. The live eviction shows remain on Thursday evenings.
 
The time is right to jump into the blog pool! While the first eviction should be this Thursday night (along with the feeds going on after that show airs West Coast time), the blog pool sign up deadline will be Friday. We never get to know that first evicted, so that hamster isn't a part of the 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 Friday, June 30. Be there or be square.

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

Since there is plenty of time for signing up ... NO STRAGGLERS. If you don't sign up by the deadline, feel free to bring your floatie and beach towel, but ...

Are we ready for our summer fun?