'Big Brother 7: All Stars' - Live Feeds Report - Through The Afternoon Wednesday 8/23

<--- The houseguests (well, some of them) at the smaller table playing cards. If memory serves, the small table hasn't been shown yet on the show. Of course, at this point, the show and feeds are playing tricks on my mind. Sometimes I forget what the show has shown and what it hasn't!

Here are the events of the afternoon (their time, not mine - it's well into the evening here) from that Big Brother House of Sullied Reputations:

• Chicken George mentioned that another thing he didn't get in his short reign as HOH was the camera. Aw, he's right. I didn't think about that. He really got the short end of the stick, didn't he?
• James told Danielle to go after Chill Town if he leaves tomorrow. She told him she will, but she goes about things in a roundabout way.
• Mike Boogie and Will actually studied for comps. [Editor's note: As if they intend to win? Well, I think Will wasn't pleased with Mike's rather premature HOH win and it may have kicked them into action where they feel they have to win every week from now on to be safe.]
• Chicken George and James talked today. James told George that they all have choices and he chose to put Howie up. George said the decision was rushed and both agreed that Howie is probably angrier with Chill Town than at George.
• James told George that he (James) and Marcellas were friends prior to the show this season - Marcellas went to Chicago and they hung out together. George was surprised to hear the information. He said he knew no one prior to the show.
• Danielle is still upset - she told Erika she didn't think she belonged in the game anymore. She said that prior to going on the show she thought she wouldn't because she knew she'd be an emotional mess... and now she is indeed one. [Editor's note: I do think she's having a rough time as of late, but I also think she could snap back. She's a shrewd BB player at heart.]
• When Janelle asked Will if he thought James would vote with them if he stayed, Will told her that he (James) would be coming after both her and Chill Town. When she asked why, the feeds were cut (doubt that's why - someone may have been singing on another feed or something).
• Erika wouldn't commit either way when asked by Danielle about who she's voting to evict this week. She said it was a tough decision and both are dangerous players. [Editor's note: Her vote should go with Woogie for James to leave, as of this time anyway.]
• Some of the HG slept a lot through the afternoon. Perhaps if they slept at night, they wouldn't sleep half the day. That's just me being snarky about it.
• When talking with James, Mike Boogie made it sound like he wants George out.
• James has decided that if he leaves 3-1, Janelle has betrayed him. If he leaves 2-2 with Mike casting the tiebreaker against him, Janelle just might be willing to work with Danielle.
• Even Danielle and Erika are at odds about tomorrow's eviction. Danielle told Erika that she knows that James is going home, but she's not happy about it. When Erika commiserated and said no one would be happy, Danielle pointed at her and said, "Some will be happy." [Editor's note: Well, Erika... she nailed ya.]
• Woogie is worried that Danielle will work on Erika to change the vote. [Editor's note: That would only make it 2-2 with Mike as the tiebreaker. Janelle and Will seem (note I said SEEM as anything can change anytime before the live vote) to be going for James' eviction, Erika for James and Danielle for George to go. That's how it stands right now.]
• Woogie (alone together) talked about how they'll have to change strategies in a game without James. They weighed the pros and cons of how long Danielle, Erika, Janelle and George should last and who would work best with them. Will pushed the Janelle issue with Mike (again).

'Big Brother 7: All Stars' - Live Feeds Report - Wednesday 8/23 Morning in the House

<--- The esteemed graphics artist Zoetawny noticed that on Will's site, he's even selling "Chill Town" doggie t-shirts, so she just had to express herself! Heehee! Someone asked about the earlier cat graphic and no, it's not really Will's cat. I don't think he has a cat, but Will and Erin have been photographed with a dog. Whether it's hers or theirs, I don't know.

Someone also asked in comments if I think the show is rigged. Now, every season we see that talk, and until this year I had an inside contact with one of the producers. I don't believe it's rigged at all. I think we're seeing a lot more pressure on BB from the houseguests this season which we really didn't see in the past. I think that perhaps the staff wasn't quite prepared for the ongoing and blatant challenging of rules, etc. Folks also tend to see Will and Mike say they're running the show, so it's often mistaken as fact. It's more that they personally think they're running the show, not that they actually are. It's a hard distinction, but it is what it is. ;-)

Onto this morning's happenings from that Big Brother House of Can You Feel The Love:

• Before heading to bed, Will talked to Janelle about teaming up and going for The Amazing Race. I think Janelle would be good at that show as she's good in comps, but I'm not so sure about Will. He'd be good at Survivor as he's great with alliances and manipulating folks, but I don't know how he'd be at comps as his strategy has always been to avoid winning them. Can he win them? I don't even know after watching him for two seasons! But, The Amazing Race isn't a sneaky kind of show for the most part.
• Big Brother woke up the houseguests early (for them) - around 9 AM their time.
• Mike even wondered if they might be voting today instead of live because they had to get up so early. [Editor's note: It's a good thing he runs an evening-based business in real life. By 9 AM, I've usually been up at least a couple of hours, more on workdays.]
• Whoa... Will and Janelle's Diary Room visit together last night went on for two hours according to Will. [Editor's note: Dang it! We see none of that on the feeds and I'm sure the show will air a teensy bit of it, but I'd love to have been a fly on the wall, wouldn't you?]
• Woogie uses Banana Bread code for splitting the winnings on the show. Will says they're not committed to banana bread until next week.
• Will told Mike he trusts Janelle.
• The plans SEEM to be voting out James, then either Danielle or Erika not in any particular order, then George... leaving Will, Mike and Janelle as the final three. I think this might be an actual plan, not just a lie. Of course, Will and Mike want to be the final two, so we know when they want Janelle gone.
• James told Will that it was obvious that he didn't want to talk to him. Will pretty much ignored him.
• Although I missed part of it, it looks like Will told Danielle the intent is to vote out James this week. He had said he was going to hold off telling her until near time to vote. She's upset and doesn't want to vote him out. Will told her he'll continue to flip from alliance to alliance and can't be trusted.
• Will "willed" her - "When you're upset, I'm upset." [Editor's note: Will this change the vote? I don't think so. I think Woogie is intent on James going home no matter what Danielle may want. But, as usual, Will knows to say just the right things at the right time to shmooze her.]
• Will wants her to talk to Mike before she speaks to James.
• Danielle sobbed while in the backyard. She said she wants to speak to Dr. Zachary (show shrink) and is ready to quit the show.
• Will asked Erika if she was totally committed to the plan and she said she was. (Vote out James or, if a tie, Mike votes out James.)
• They got the HOH digital camera, but with Danielle and James lost in their own funks, it's up to Chicken George to have fun with photos.

And that's where we stand as I get this posted. I have no answers why the producers are allowing the money splitting talk to go on, but they're obviously aware of it. After all, Big Brother is watching the houseguests...! (And so are we!)

'Survivor 13: Cook Islands' Casting/Twist Bulletin

Well, it should be interesting, and it's sure to be controversial.

The tribes are split into ethnicities or race - Asian, African-American, Hispanic and White.

There are 20 castaways this season, the tribes have 5 each.

In looking at them on The Early Show, I predict JP will be the teen hearthrob. I'll post a write up on the cast when the CBS website updates.

Eek.

'Big Brother 7: All Stars' - Live Feeds Report - Tuesday Evening Into The Night - 8/22

So, what did you think of the Dolly War on last night's show? To me, it looked like James never touched the right doll at all, say nothing about Janelle taking it out of his hand. It also looked like both tussled, not just Janelle. That comp was the best they've had in a while on the show - I loved when Will dived right over Mike at the kneeling stone. And, poor Danielle! She couldn't even find dolls, let alone the right ones. Oh... Mike kept his word to Janelle and helped her. I looked out of the window. I didn't see pigs flying here, but they must be flying somewhere.

Onto the happenings from the evening hours of Tuesday in that Big Brother House of Loquacious Loons:

• Will said that one of the producers in the Diary Room confirmed the houseguests are bound by their contract for the period of one year.
• George is acting pretty much as he said on the show - if he gets evicted, it's fine. If he stays - cool! He said he's looking forward to Thursday just to see what happens.
• Aww, George said his wife is a hard-working woman and he'd love to give her a helicopter ride as a gift.
• Will again talked to Danielle about James' double-dipping alliances. [Editor's note: Plant those seeds and see what may grow.]
• Will told Mike that he had been up working until 5 AM. [Editor's notes: Referring to staying up with Danielle, then Janelle. Will usually isn't a part of the Up All Night Crew. I should have figured he was working, not just being sociable.]
• Will told Mike that he'd be riding Seabiscuit all the way to the end, but that he (Mike) must feed the horse. Janelle and Erika, I presume.
• In their talk, it's clear that Will and Mike have their eyes on the final two for themselves.
• They think that James should go this week, Erika or Danielle next week.
• Will told Janelle (with Mike present) that they'll get rid of James this week, then he fears Danielle more. So, she would be next, followed by Erika. [Editor's note: Leaving the final four as Chicken George, Janelle, Will and Mike. An interesting group.]
• Janelle thinks Danielle is an alcoholic as she either drinks or wants to drink every night. [Editor's note: She does drink too much in the house. Hopefully it's just due to the environment.]
• They tie-dyed shirts. Woohoo! Clay and tie-dyed shirts... activities!
• Mike Boogie reminded Janelle that James said he only voted for Howie so it looked good to the jury. [Editor's note: Now, that always seems odd at this point - the actual jury only consists of Marcellas and Howie.]
• Janelle dyed Mike's hair and they think it turned out well.
• Janelle said she was embarrassed that she had to wrestle a 30-year old man over a doll in a competition.
• Will and Janelle did their exercise walk and built a fantasy romance, marriage, and more. Like the Montagues and Capulets, Will said. An impossible romance.
• Will, George, Danielle, Erika and Janelle were in the kitchen talking about James' saying that he thought Janelle stole wine. He had left a glass in the refrigerator and someone drank it. Danielle said she was offended by him saying Janelle drank it. [Editor's note: Should he have said Danielle drank it? Or has she fallen in with the turn Janelle's vote to James out bit? I'm not sure. It was odd.]
• Erika and Mike Boogie kissed and snuggled in the HOH tub. Earlier, Will had told Mike he should have sex with Erika tonight. We'll see!
• James told Danielle that Janelle took out all of his allies - she took out Kaysar, Howie and Marcellas. I don't think he meant Marcellas was one of his allies.
• Erika (who is definitely tipsy) and Mike turned off the lights in the HOH bathroom. The feeds continued for a bit with audio, then to flames. When they came back on, the HOH bathroom lights were back on. Um... we'll leave things at foreplay. They talked about dating before entering the house.
• In the midst of Erika's hands in his shorts, Mike yelled out, "Oh God, Kelly Clarkson!" [Editor's note: Get that restraining order NOW, Kelly. Before it's too late!]
• Their tryst was interrupted by Janelle, Will and Danielle.
• So, Erika and Mike headed to the bed. After more fooling around, they fell asleep.
• Apparently Will and Janelle did a Diary Room session together.
• All went to sleep except Janelle and Will up playing cards. Oh, wait, he's not playing cards - he's working.

Graphic by Zoetawny.

Addressing Some Comments...

Several people have mentioned that Mike and Will wear shirts with Boogie's restaurant named on them and wonder if it's allowed. I can only guess it must be. The show knows his businesses.

Sue had a few questions. She wanted to know about George's snoring - yes, he still snores. It reminds me of my father who had sleep apnea. They should try giving him those nasal strip doohickies. Oh, he still has flatulence, too. But I think the latter has a lot to do with his diet. And, Sue... Will was not drunk for his Internet lovefest last night. I don't think I've ever seen him get really drunk. From what I see, he's more of a sipper than a guzzler.

Anon wants to know how I do the blog and don't I have any adult responsibilities. I work hard at both my real job and the blog. Come mid-September, I'll collapse. But then I get back up for Survivor, Amazing Race and Lost. I probably have more adult responsibilities than the person asking. I'll admit my housecleaning has suffered. A lot.

Penny has joined the Dark Side. Uh-oh. Will has her in his mesmerizing ways!

Anon wants to know if James has any chance of staying. It doesn't look that way, but you never know until the vote comes down. Then it is what it is.

Petals thinks Will likes to cause problems to get Big Brother to yell at him. I think so, too.

Brew - I think it will depend on who's in the final two with her (Janelle if she makes it) for the jury votes. If Mike or Erika are in there with her, I don't know. She may have the votes.

in IN - Yes, I blog Survivor, right here on this very same blog! I'd love to have folks stick around for it.

I know this may not be all the questions or comments, but I do indeed read them all - I get an email with a gmail alert for each comment posted. I appreciate all the kind words from so many folks, as well as the great show discussion. Thank you!