'Big Brother 7: All Stars' - Lived Feeds Update - Afternoon 7/26

<--- James and Danielle pose for the HOH camera. (Remember, the photos they take with the digital camera are posted weekly on the CBS website.)

Today has been tedious on the feeds, for the houseguests as well as me. The votes have been cast, the fate of one is sealed. And, I'd say from the talk, the one leaving will be Jase. He thinks so, too. He seems non-violent about it, at least. He thinks Will is playing the whole house. I think he's probably right.

Here's the most interesting bits from the Dull Day in the Big Brother House of Waiting Houseguests:

• James likened Erika's strategy (or lack thereof as he thinks) to Karen from BB5. He said she didn't do a thing to play the game and just floated through. Danielle suggested that could have been her plan. James sneered.
• Jase is holding to perhaps (and probably) false hope that at least one evictee (him) will come back. Deluded boy, I say.
• Lots of talk of previous seasons and show fans, singling out the Internet fans in particular. Marcellas thinks folks overeact to things said or done by the houseguests. [Editor's note: Y'think? Nah, say it ain't so!]
• James told Kaysar that he apologized in the HOH Blog to Jase's girlfriend and her daughter for the eviction.
• Today is one of their meal restriction days, so they experimented a lot with what they have.
• For all of his lack of fear on video, Will doesn't like being in the HOH camera shots.
• They're bored. I'm bored. The cameras have tended to be on one room and one group of HG. Meanwhile, who knows what the others were doing? Except, I heard mention Howie napped. I may nap.

'Big Brother 7: All Stars' - Live Feeds Mornin' Bits 7/26

<----- On the feeds, Diane attempts to make herself beautiful. Will it work? Stay tuned!

Um. Never mind.

Today's voting day in the house, generally a fairly quiet kind of day. The houseguests aren't allowed to discuss their actual votes with other houseguests, so we don't hear the real deal.

But, we hear a lot in between the lines.

Here are the morning newsy tidbits from the Big Brother House Malingering Media Hounds:

• Today's wake-up song came fairly early (for them), a little after 9 AM PT. It was Nelly's "It's Hot In Here (So Take Off All Your Clothes)."
• George and Danielle told Will they'd abide by whatever he wants them to vote.
• In a talk with Mike, Will said they'll put up two S6 players if they win HOH. His next act will be going for a DOR - a voluntary exit from the show. After they break up S6, they'll take two of them into ChillTown. [Editor's note: Howie and...? I'm not sure. I think they honestly like Kaysar better than James. I know they don't like Janelle.]
• Will thinks Erika is the liaison between the floaters and S6.
• James fussed to Erika that this week didn't feel like it was HIS HOH at all - the group (S6) made all of the decisions, not him.
• Jase knows that he's the target and will most likely go home.
• Mike told Jase that Will was even playing him with the "I want to go home" bit. [Editor's note: Suuure, Mike. @@ You get the eyeroll!]
• Mike Boogie and Will were talking about how Kaysar had to go. They said he secured a place in the Final 4, but blew it by trying to run everything.

And, that's just about it for now. Remember, if you missed last night's possibly best show in Big Brother history, you can find it available online at CBS.com and the Will POV speech can be seen at AOL's TV Top 5!.

'Big Brother 7: All Stars' - Live Feeds Digest - Evening/Overnight Into Wed. 7/26

Last night's show was a hit with the fans. Let's see the action keep on rollin'! Let's see shake-ups, blow-ups and not so many throw-ups! Part of the fun of the show is tension in the house and watching how the houseguests interact with each other. Last night was a winner.

But, what has happened in the house since then? Is Jase going to sway the votes to stay today? Or, will Will be the one to remain? Only time will tell. The houseguests cast their votes in the Diary Room today, but aren't allowed to discuss them with the other houseguests. So, on the feeds we can only pick up the general sentiment about how the voting may play out.

Here are the newsy tidbits from the late night/overnight hours in the Big Brother House of Baldies and Bustos:

• BB gave the houseguests more booze with their feast again. If I were in the house, I'd refrain from the alcohol. Loose lips sink ships and all, y'know.
• George napped in the hammock as the rest of the houseguests chowed down. Poor Georgie! Will repeatedly asked BB to let them give George food, but BB didn't answer.
• In a study session between Howie and Janelle, they used the question: "Howie got stung by a bee before or after Jase got evicted?" -- That makes it look like they're still planning to vote out Jase.
• Janelle told Howie that Erika still was after Chicken George when he told her that he was glad George was off the radar.
• Danielle hinted to Marcellas that Will could win it all if he stays. She's still working for Jase.
• Howie ran around the yard singing "Will and Boogie threw Jase under a bus."
• Jase, Will and Mike Boogie are onto Danielle and think she's worked her way into S6, Chilltown and the Floaters. They say she runs the house. [Editor's note: They're right. She's playing the best game of anyone, but her tongue may still knock her out.]
• Erika wants to keep Will in the game.
• Diane claims she hasn't made up her mind yet and is flip-flopping on her vote.
• Jase and Diane talked about how much they both dislike Janelle. Jase got drunk and was quasi-obnoxious on and off through the evening.
• Danielle had an odd discussion with Will and Mike Boogie in the storage room. She told them that if her butt goes on the line, she expects them to save her, Jase thinks she's trying to save him and not to use her name when talking to Diane about the vote. [Editor's note: Say what? So, now she's working with them? Or not? Who's on first?]
• James is still pushing the Jase Stay Agenda. Will it work?
• Jase made a deal with S6 that if he stays and wins HOH, he will put Mike Boogie and a floater on the block. He also wouldn't go after any of them until after sequester. They shook hands. [Editor's note: Of course, the deal is null and void if he goes home. They only agreed IF he stays.]
• Marcellas is convinced that if Jase stays, he will go after him. He wants Jase gone.
• Even the Floaters are divided on the vote... although two main floaters - Erika and Marcellas - are targets of Jase with Danielle on his radar to a lesser extent.
• Boogie is on a Save Will Because He Doesn't Want To Be Here agenda.
• Will told the S6 Players that he doesn't want this season to be a repeat of his own where everyone was bitter and mad at each other. He wants a truce and is okay with going home this week. [Editor's note: PuppetMaster Alert! Man the battle stations!]
• Kaysar, Janelle and Howie all want Jase out and think something is going on with Danielle and James. [Editor's note: Um, maybe the pre-show phone calls and... deals? James = Snake. Danielle = One of the best players ever in the game.]
• Kaysar is sure the Mr. and Mrs. Smith Alliance exists (Jase, Diane).
• Danielle told Mike Boogie that Will doesn't have the votes to stay. Hmmm... now she's working the Save Jase agenda with Mike? Weird approach.
• Then the floaters and S6 (including Danielle?) agreed that Jase has to go. I'm getting dizzy just watching the revolving minds here!
• Will admitted to Diane that he is there to play the game. [Editor's note: As I knew all along.]
• S6 doesn't know what to say to Jase and think he will act out and make a spectacle of himself.
• Howie saved Kaysar's hair to sell on Ebay. Kaysar told him that was creepy and he should throw it out.
• Now, after being up all night, all are sleeping and the consensus of the moment is that Jase will be voted out by the majority of the house. That could change with the wind, though. Stay tuned!

'Big Brother 7: All Stars' - Live Feeds Update and A Bit O' Show Talk - 7/25

Tonight's show was certainly more interesting than the feeds have been today. So, even though I don't normally recap the show here (as most of it is already covered in the feeds reports), I want to touch on a few show events and other "schtuff."

The first thing I want to mention is how touching the Howie/George talk came across. I had mentioned that talk in one of my entries -- where I said that George warned Howie to be aware of the snake (James). I'm glad the producers thought the same snake. Hey, call me what you want, but I have a bit of a soft spot for both Howie and George. They're like kids at heart and I think both probably have very good hearts. So, goofy and silly and sometimes nerve-wracking, I like 'em. There. I said it.

And, we found out why the feeds were blocked for so long before and after the POV Ceremony. We only heard about Jase's tantrum after the event. Oh, my! Now, of course, he's trying to worm his way out of things and swing the vote. I personally hope it doesn't work. I truly believe that Will has a plan and an act for this season and, though it may be a threat to others I might enjoy, I want to see where Will goes with it.

Jase? He's explosive, not sneaky enough to be a good sneak and, other than looking at his abs, I really wouldn't miss him. The graphic in this entry was done by my AOL buddy Zoetawny (thank you!) and makes a reference to an ongoing joke thread about Jase on one of the AOL message boards. It was started in Jase's original season by clueless person who actually thought Jase was a hero firefighter -- when in actuality he joined a volunteer corps to make it look good. The posters on the board have been determined to make the "JACE IS A HERO FIREFIGHTER" the longest message board thread in the history of Big Brother. It's still going today after two years. I didn't care much for Jase when I first saw him, I don't care much for him now. Please let him be the one gone this week!

Watching the actual POV comp tonight, I saw that Kaysar had trouble with his ear the moment he came out of the blueberry tub. So, there was his medical emergency. It had to be a blueberry in his ear, not any sort of contagious infection despite both Mike and Howie having ear woes. I see, for all his fussing, James did NOT give up his right to compete in POV next week. The way he whined and moaned, I thought it was gone. All the fussing was because he "couldn't protect his nomination choices" had he continued. @@ He gets the eyeroll from me. Does he think he can win every POV? And, if anyone else wins it, he really can't make them use it or not. Snake.

Okay, to the live feeds from the house today:

• George went to sit in a chair and fell. No, I don't have video, but folks may want to see if Hamsterwatch.com picked up on it and put it on YouTube.
• Lots of talk about various TV shows, previous BBs and such. Yawn. Next!
• James told Kaysar that Danielle told him that George told her (following that?) that he's going to vote to evict Will because he doesn't like the way Will treats him. [Editor's note: I don't recall that conversation. It could be either Danielle or James himself trying to stir the pot. It could have happened. I don't know. I have an alibi.]
• Howie got stung on the leg by a bee.
• Danielle told Jase that she was going to talk to Kaysar to try to get them to vote out Will.
• Will thinks America hates people who take themselves too seriously. He thinks they (CT) are popular because they're "mean." Boogie doesn't quite agree.
• Some of the HG worked out. Yawn. Next!
• James is on a Vote Out Will kick and tries to work it on Howie. Once again, the World's Greatest Alliance (cough) is all over the map and not sticking to their original plan to save Will.
• James once again pushes the "floaters" theory while pushing to vote out Will. Now, recently it dawned on me what I think of everytime I hear these HG talk about floaters. Tim Curry as Pennywise the Clown in Stephen King's IT. "Georgie, we ALL float down here. Wouldn't you like to float, too?"
• I'd like to see an Evil Clown show up in the house and suck a few of these houseguests away for a bit to shake them up more.

Later!

'BB7: All Stars' - Live Feeds Update - Screen Caps - Ho-hum Morning 7/25

<--- A bald bored Kaysar listens as James drones on and on about politics and war. Kaysar told James more than a few times that he'd have to study to have an informed opinion. But, to me, it sounds like James feels he himself is an expert. I don't think he's interested in anyone's opinion but his own.

The house has been relatively quiet with the houseguests once again sleeping in. They have to stop staying up all night!

Oh! And, while I'm quasi-ranting here... Danielle LIED on the show the other day! You heard me. She lied. Which lie, you ask? She does not get up at 7 or so every morning. Yes, she's the "early riser" in the house, but usually it's well after 8 AM their time, many days well after 9. Can I get an eyeroll from everyone?

This morning's big thrill is a toss-up. Either it's George's invention of "milk" for himself (instant creamer) or the weight scale the HG had. Apparently, George has lost more than a few pounds, down to 212.

Exciting, huh? Well, Jase is tailoring a t-shirt for his own devious nefarious deeds.

Notice they give them childrens' scissors with the rounded ends. So, if Jase or Will decide to run with scissors, no one will put an eye out.

In other news, the upstairs HOH bathroom is still pretty much off limits since last night's tub flooding. BB should send them the repair bill. I've had upstairs neighbors like that.

About the only game talk was James voicing his concerns to Kaysar about Janelle and Marcellas.

A few more things:
One commenter asked what penalty nominations are. They're a punishment for misbehavior in the house that isn't serious enough to be an automatic boot from the game (like the Justin/Krista knife incident in Season 2 or 3, whichever). I've seen penalty noms often threatened, but never utilized by BB. If used, that person would be up on the block like a regular nomination.

I will soon be having the opportunity to interview BB's Executive Producer Arnold Shapiro and would like to have input on what you'd like to know about him or the show. Now, keep in mind, I don't want to alienate the man, nor be nasty to him. That's just not my style. But, feel free to submit questions you have and I'll try my best to include some in the interview. The interview itself will be conducted next week.

Thanks again to all the readers and commenters here. You guys rock!