'Big Brother 8' - Live Feeds Monday Evening 8/20

Oh! Oh! It's a brouhaha! No, we don't know where Daniele and Amber went, but...!

• Before the big night out, Daniele told Dick that Jen was reading the rule book to see if there was something which would keep her in the house.
• Jen asked Daniele why she put her on the block after saying she had her back. The conversation was, like, almost impossible, to, like, follow.
• Dick called Jen a name.
• Jen exaggerated a reaction to his smoking, fanning and making a big deal about it.
• Jen fussed to Jameka that when Daniele is on slop, there are more special breaks.
• Things escalated. Dick blew smoke at Jen, she tried to slap the cigarette out of his hand and burned herself. Jen took Dick's cartons of cigarettes, destroying some.
• Dick took all of Jen's clothes and hid them in the HOH room -- Daniele had left the key with him.
• Dick said BB said he could hide things, but not destroy them. (Although Jen destroyed his cigarettes.)
• Eventually the DR gave Dick three cartons back but there were four before Jen.
  
• At one point Jen went to the DR and was in there for a long time causing the others to speculate if she was asking for her DOR (Demand of release -- a voluntary exit.)
• Jen told Daniele in her talk earlier that she couldn't do sequester -- not this early.
• Now it's mainly Dick calling her names and telling her to go cry somewhere else.
• Argh... I was typing and heard Dick keep telling her not to touch him -- "Don't touch me!" -- repeatedly ... then the feeds blocked.
• They're back, Jen is touching up her make-up and the others are saying, "It's Showtime!"
• If you have ShoToo, tonight is probably going to be a good one to watch or record!
• Jen also ate a burger, breaking her slop vow.
• Jen claims to Jameka that BB told her she could destroy the cigarettes, but then backed down when she did it.
• She says she destroyed them all because he was mean to her and BB bought new ones for him because he freaked out.
  

'Survivor 15: China' Website Live and Press Release

This season I'll be writing my Survivor 15: China show recap/reviews over on TV Squad. But I'll still be doing the East Coast Updates right here on this blog, linking the TV Squad reviews, as well as other miscellaneous show doings. I'll also be reviewing/recapping Kid Nation over there.

Today CBS released the cast news and updated the website. I've been working on editing photos and will be posting my takes on the cast (with photos!) over the next few days.

Here's the press release from CBS:

CBS today announced the 16 new castaways who will compete in SURVIVOR: CHINA when the 15th installment of the Emmy Award-winning series premieres Thursday, Sept. 20 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

SURVIVOR: CHINA will feature a cast of 16 Americans who will begin the series amid the bustle of downtown Shanghai before moving to HuangPu Mountain’s Mi Tuo Temple for a Buddhist ceremony where they will be instructed to leave all of their worldly possessions behind. The castaways will then be marooned with the clothes on their back at two separate islands on Zhelin Lake (translation: the Land of 1,000 Lakes) located in the Jiangxi Province. They will split into two tribes, Fei Long (translation: Flying Dragon) and Zhan Hu (translation: Fighting Tiger), and will each be given a copy of Sun Tzu's The Art of War for tribe motivation and assistance throughout the game.

SURVIVOR: CHINA will once again afford each tribe the opportunity to obtain a Hidden Immunity Idol which may save someone from elimination at a future Tribal Council. This time, two Hidden Immunity Idols will be in plain sight (one at each camp), although the castaways will not realize this at the start of the game. Each week, the winning tribe of the Reward Challenge will be allowed to kidnap someone from the losing tribe. The person who is kidnapped will receive a note from host Jeff Probst before departing for the enemy camp and will be instructed to give it to one member of the enemy tribe (the kidnapped victim will decide who receives it) in private. The clue will inform this person of the Hidden Immunity Idol located somewhere at their camp. This person must then decide if they wish to share the information with their tribe or keep it to themselves. The kidnapped victim will return to their original tribe at the following Immunity Challenge.

The website is located here.

'Big Brother 8' - Monday Live Feeds Report - 8/21

And Amber Cried ... it's a rock band! it's a t-shirt! It's a way of life! (Graphic by Zoetawny)

All I know is Jackie is gonna start crying if she has to put up with Amber on the live feeds for many more weeks. Jackie will cry more if Amber wins.

It's already got Jackie speaking of herself in the third person. That is so not good!

Here are the events from that Big Brother House of Swearing on Daughter's Lives:

• The woobie was a hit with Jessica. I still think it would have been funnier if Eric had to think of a reason to give it to Evel Dick or Zach!
• In talking with Jameka, Amber (who told Daniele that she wouldn't tell Jameka the plan as to who will be replacing her on the block -- she swore on her daughter's life that she won't put Daniele on the block if she gets HOH, Daniele wanted a one-week commitment, but Amber said any time she's HOH -- but, of course, I don't think she'll ever be HOH) discussed the replacement nominee.
• They figure it it's Jen, then they have the votes to oust her.
• The POV Ceremony was held, blocked to the feeds, but the results were obvious -- Daniele saved Amber (argh) and put Jen in her place, just as she planned all along.
• Evel Dick told Jen not to be bitter and Jen said she wasn't, but he won't have her jury vote.
• Daniele told Jameka to remember to mention to others that she's not a threat because she can't win HOH for another three weeks.
• Jen warned Amber not to trust Daniele -- after all, Daniele assured her that she had her back. (Maybe she said, "I have your backdoor." and it was just misunderstood. Just kidding -- she did say "back.")
• Daniele and Amber are getting ready for their trip they won in the POV comp.

There ya go!

'Big Brother 8' - Live Feeds Bulletin - POV Used 8/20

As per her deal with Amber, Daniele used the veto to save Amber. She put Jen in her place, so it's Jameka and Jen on the block.

More to come!

'Big Brother 8' - Live Feeds Sun. Evening to Monday Wee Hours 8/20

Eric is now a marked man. I'll explain more about that later in this report. Alas, there are more important happenings from that Big Brother House of Revolting Rabbits:

• Jameka advised Amber to make a deal with Daniele to only not put her on the block if she wins HOH.
• Jen is pushing for anyone to put up Daniele and Dick next time -- one must go, she says.
• While Jen wondered about the replacement nominee if the POV saves either Amber or Jameka, Eric told her not to worry. But then he said you never really know because Daniele and Dick lie all the time.
• Eric reported back to Dick his talk with Jen.
• Amber went to Daniele and proposed a deal -- she once again swore on her daughter's life (didn't she learn her lesson the first time?) that she wouldn't put Daniele on the block if she got HOH, but wants her to take her off the block this week.
• Sigh.
• Since Daniele's target this time has always been Jen in a backdoor, she agreed to Amber's deal although it was just icing on the cake.
• Sigh.
• Amber promised to tell no one, not even Jameka.
• There was a party for Daniele's birthday, but those on slop couldn't have the birthday cupcakes. She received nothing from Kris, not a surprise.
• She did get a letter which made her very somber, but not sure who it was from.
• Dick messed up her age by referring to it as a "landmark" birthday and Jen jumped on it. (She just turned 21, but has told everyone that she was turning 22.)
• Daniele got in one of her pouty moods and retired to the HOH looking like she wanted to cry ... again.
• Zach played chess with himself after Daniele ignored him ringing her doorbell.
• Amber told Evel Dick that her boss told her "not to embarrass" him while she's on the show. Um.
• Eric and Jessica talked -- he's not worried about going on the block this week, he thinks they're both safe. He thinks Amber will try to make a deal with Daniele, but it will be Jameka coming down from the block. (Not so astute, Mr. America's Player!)
• Amber told Jameka that Daniele was smart -- knowing she'd come down and her real target would go up. Jameka pointed out that if Zach won POV, the noms would have remained the same. "Oh. I was her back-up target."
• She didn't cry, but looked like she wanted to.
• Daniele told Eric that the DR was pushing for her not to use the POV. Jen even said she was asked who the replacement nominee would be.
• They played a Spin the Beer Can game with questions, then quarters when BB gave them more beer.
  
• At midnight, they celebrated Daniele's birthday again. (BB honored it Sunday because nothing else goes on.)
• Evel Dick was happy that Daniele seemed to be having fun.
• Eric wore Jen's bikini while Zach wore the Jenitard. Fun, fun, fun!
• Zach told Eric that if he makes the final two, he can win against Dick, but not against Daniele.
• Amber proceeded to tell Jameka all about her deal with Daniele. It's a good thing she didn't swear not to tell on her daughter's life when she promised Daniele she wouldn't tell anyone, not even Jameka.
• Daniele told Zach that Eric was a smart player when Zach told her he doesn't respect him in the game. He says Eric is like an encyclopedia, but doesn't apply the knowledge.
• Everyone thinks it's odd that Eric hasn't been chosen to play for POV yet.
• It looks like Eric got his Woobie from the DR -- he had something in his clothes and furtively hid it in the bedroom.
• Jen and Jessica talk Eric into letting them paint him with their waterpaint kit. Everyone gets into the act. When it's all done, he puts on Dustin's crown and all have a hoot.
• Zach told Daniele that he really wants HOH. She told him to win it, then.
• He also mentioned that no one goes to her HOH room unlike when Jessica was HOH. Daniele likes the privacy.
• There we end the overnight hours, with Eric painted with sayings such as "Kail, Marry Me! and "I heart Kansas" and "I heart Zach" as well as purely decorative paint.
• Daniele is talking to Dick about what to say when putting Jen on the block. She's sure she doesn't have Jen's jury vote no matter what.
• Daniele is having second thoughts because she told Jen that she had her back until the end. Dick asked her why she said such things. Daniele still wants to put Jen up, she just doesn't know how to go about dealing with Jen for the week.
• Eric gave Jessica the Woobie, so much for fun with that!