'Big Brother 8' - Live Feeds So Far 8/21

As you can tell, this afternoon is a thrill a minute in the Big Brother house. What Zach is doing, most are doing.

Here's what happened throughout the day so far:

• Amber and Daniele still haven't returned. We still don't know anything about the big trip.
• Dick was the first one up and was still giggling about the events of last night. If BB hadn't replaced the cigarettes, I don't think he'd think it that funny. (I was thinking of the dollars involved -- cigarettes are about $50 a carton or more these days, so Jen destroyed a few hundred dollars of his personal property.)
• Once Jen was up, Evel Dick kept up his nasty comments every time she passed by.
  
• In reference to Jen still eating, Zach said he hates cheaters and Eric wants a rules book clarification because she's still eating (when she's supposed to be restricted to slop and condiments).
• Jessica pulled a prank yelling that Jen's picture on the Memory Wall had gone grey.
• All of the houseguests seem to think Jen is making a mockery of the rules by eating. There has been no official BB clarification if she's on a penalty nom or not.
• Throughout the day Jen has been constantly eating about anything she can find.
• Throughout the day, Zach has been making comments about cheaters and Dick's been a vulgar broken record.
• People are napping. I don't see Jen right now. She's probably eating.
• Once Daniele and Amber come home, things should perk up in the house.
  

'Big Brother 8' - Live Feeds - The Overnight Into Tuesday 8/21

<-- Amber preparing for her big trip yesterday before the brouhaha went down. Is there a reason behind Jen's bizarre actions? Is she off her rocker or does she have a plan? Here's what's been happening since my post about said brouhaha:

• Jen looked for the replacement cigarettes to destroy them if she could.
• Jen continued to eat despite the terms of her slop restriction.
• Jen (hi, it's Jen) says that if she has a penalty nomination, she cannot compete for HOH next week and cannot save herself with the veto -- so she'll keep on eating.
• She's studied the rules book and was told that by the DR.
• Evel Dick kept up his stream of vulgarities and encouraged her to eat.
• Jen pointed out that it didn't matter if she ate more anyway.
• Jen asked Eric if anyone has ever gotten a penalty nomination or if it had always been a threat. He said if it happened, this would be a first.
• Jameka is worried that Jen is doing all of this in an effort to stay in the house. (I think so, too.)
• She thinks it would be easy for the HG to vote her off this week, then Jen next when she can't protect herself due to the penalty nom.
• Zach told the others that he confirmed what Jen said about penalty noms in his own DR session.
• Jen isn't sure if continuing to eat is allowed with a penalty nom, but she's going to eat anyway.
• Jameka is getting more upset by the moment. She said the executive producers left just before Jen started eating and destroying Evel's cigarettes. She thinks that Jen broke the rules (well, yeah) and there should be a clause in there to protect her.
• Jameka regrets stopping Jen from hitting Evel Dick because that would have meant expulsion and would have saved her (Jameka) this week.
• Jen kept eating ... and eating ... and eating.
• Jen told Jameka that she spoke to the DR about it being unfair to her (Jameka) and expected more punishment. She said they thought it odd she was concerned about Jameka.
• Jen claims she only did it so she would be out of there.
• Zach and Dick talked about getting rid of Jameka this week, then Jen the next. (It works?) They seem pretty intent on the idea of a Jameka eviction Thursday as being the way to go.
  
• Jessica told Jameka she was told that BB would address Jen's actions in the morning.
• Zach and Dick think it's the "perfect crime" -- Jameka this week, Jen next week when she's defenseless, then Amber ... out, out, and out.
• All are asleep as I post this -- Amber and Daniele haven't returned yet from their trip.
  

'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!