Big Brother 12 - Live Feeds Late Friday Night, July 9

When I last left you, the POV comp was done and over. Brendon, who's on the block with Rachel and is the main target for eviction, won and squashed the plans of everyone. So now they're all scrambling to decide who to put up on the block. Here are the latest happenings of those Merry Little Hamsters in Nevernever Land:

• A core group of the guys -- Hayden, Enzo, Matt, and Lane seem to pretty much be running things. Meow Mafia? Not so sure on that as Enzo isn't really leading them. They don't seem to have a leader. In some ways they're coming across as confused boys to me. They're not sure where to turn next and are all over the place.
• Ragan, albeit fairly popular when he's around, is almost invisible. He hangs out with the women more than the men.
• Andrew's antics around the house have probably ruined any game he had. If he weren't safe this week, he'd definitely go out unanimously.
• After the POV, at least Hayden and Annie got new clothes, supposedly picked by family members but Annie is dubious of that. Her sister would NEVER shop at The Gap! BB apparently wants them to be "colorful." Enzo wore his plain old "Meow Meow" t-shirt through the evening.
• I want a Meow Meow t-shirt. It's nothing to do with Enzo.
• Brendon, Matt and Annie think that Monet should go on the block.
• Annie, of course, has her secret alliance with Brendon.
• What they don't know is that Hayden promised Monet he wouldn't put her on the block.
• Enzo told Monet that he would talk Hayden into putting Annie on the block.
• Annie is really not Ms. Popular. They know she's been talking a lot to Brendon and no one (except Rachel) seems to trust Brendon at all.
• They all think Brendon is a strong and dangerous player.
• Enzo thinks Annie is the saboteur.
• I haven't seen anything definitive on the feeds with the saboteur. I'm hanging onto my Matt theory.
• The general feeling of the house is that Annie should go on the block and go home.
• Ragan, Kristen and Hayden think it's too early to form alliances. Um, looks like Hayden might be lying.
• Brendon spilled the beans to Matt about both his own and Rachel's education levels.
• Maybe Rachel blinded him with science (science!), I don't know.
• Hayden told Matt he wants to put Kathy up as a pawn and vote Rachel out.
• Kathy doesn't want to be a pawn.
• Hayden then wants to put Annie up but is worried that she might not go home and will be miserable and vindictive about it.
• Most of the girls are getting very leery of Annie as she works her way through hanging out with the guys.
• Annie also went to Hayden for a long talk, claiming she was just getting to know people and it's apparently the wrong thing to do in the house as everyone is now thinking she's up to something.
• Well, she is.
• Andrew tried to smooth things over with Hayden. He just doesn't understand why all the girls hate him. Well, the pulling off of blankets and yelling "Gyno exam!" just might have something to do with that.
• Hayden told Andrew that he should apologize to the girls and that he doesn't think he (Andrew) is the saboteur.
• I don't think it's Andrew either.
• Rachel approached Hayden. He told her there were two others he could choose to go against her who would be voted out instead of her. They made a deal lasting until week seven. Hmm.
• Rachel thinks Monet is one of those two. She thinks that if she was on the block with Monet, she (Rachel) would be evicted.
• I think she's right.
• Andrew seems to have redeemed himself with Enzo, Hayden and Rachel from what I can see. He can be fine when he's not being a clown.
• Annie talks way too much. She would be in better straits if she'd just stop talking for a while.
• BB gave them alcohol at midnight their time. Which is 3 AM here!
• That's about it. It looks like Brendon will save himself and Hayden is likely to put Annie on the block with Annie voted out.
• If that's the case, her own mouth did her in. Woe is her. But it would leave the Blinded By Science Duo in the house. As an observer, I don't think that's a good thing. Not only that, but Rachel irks me to no end.
  

Big Brother 12 - Live Feeds Report - Into Early Evening, July 9

Gosh, I hate missing out on whatever happens the first five days in the house before the feeds go live for us. As I mentioned in my last report, Hayden put Brendon and Rachel on the block. His target is Brendon and, for some odd reason, the house seems to want to vote Brendon out although they're sure it's Andrew who's the saboteur. Andrew is safe this week as he volunteered to be a wiener. Meanwhile, Brendon and Rachel refuse to campaign against each other because they're too busy having a sucking face showmance. Are you with me so far?

They had the POV comp today ... Brendon won, thus throwing the others into a tizzy. Here's what's happened thus far today --

• Andrew went to Hayden trying to make a deal for next week, claiming he isn't the saboteur. He knows the house thinks he is and he's in danger once he's no longer safe.
  
• Andrew would be a very bad saboteur as he's such a big clown and an annoying one at that.
• Kathy, Annie and Monet think Andrew likes to send them on a guilt trip when they eat his food by accident and he tells them after the fact.
• Hayden told Monet that he won't put her up on the block if the POV is used to save someone.
• Brendon and Annie have an alliance thing going.
• Hayden and Enzo talked about getting Annie in a fake alliance with them, using her of course.
• Hayden suggested it to Annie and they talked about Brendon being a big threat and even a double threat as he's already a couple with Rachel.
• Britney pushed for a Britney, Lane, Hayden, and Monet alliance.
• I do keep typing Money instead of Monet.
• Ack.
• It sounds like the POV had something to do with spelling.
• Kathy, Britney and Kristen are all very worried that one of them will be put on the block if/when Brendon uses the veto.
• Enzo and Matt think Rachel has to go home.
• So do I.
• She's beyond annoying.
• Enzo is disgusted with his own performance in the comp.
• Matt and Enzo notice that Annie is sucking up to Brendon. I guess her "secret" alliance isn't all that secret.
• Brendon says he doesn't want to be in the house without Rachel. Oh, well. Don't let the door hit you on the way out! I was psyched to like him, but don't know that I've seen him in action.
• Brendon and Annie are pushing for a Monet replacement on the block. But I think she's safe with Hayden.

And there ya go. Them's the dirty deeds of the day so far.

Big Brother 12 - Live Feeds Into Friday Dawn (July 9)

Enzo rocks the hat and looks better in it than without it.

Ragan is partial to flannel shirts. Who woulda thunk it?

Brendon sans shirt, not that I'm surprised.

Don't even ask me what's going on with Hayden in the do-rag.

As I mentioned in my previous post, the live feeds went live at 11:58 PM ET last night. It's always hard in the beginning as we've lost the five days or more that the hamsters have already been in the house. But here's the skinny I picked up on:

• Andrew has successfully made himself disliked by many. Most think that he's the saboteur as he clowns around a lot. As the feeds went live, he lifted the blanket covering Annie and yelled, "Gyno exam!" That's a great way to impress the women, eh?
• They've already had nominations -- Brendon and Rachel are on the block. Hayden is targeting Brendon. Apparently he thinks Brendon is the saboteur.
  
• I personally would target Rachel. She's beyond annoying.
• Kathy is all bruised up from "both" comps. Hmm. Must have been a food comp.
  
• They have alcohol.
• Monet, Enzo and Andrew were picked to play for veto with Hayden, Brendon and Rachel.
• They're worried that if Andrew wins HOH next, he's a safe saboteur.
• Enzo said that he will respect the HOH selection. If he wins, he won't use the veto. Of course, he's open to discussion.
• Kathy had a long bonding talk with Annie.
• Later, Monet and Kathy talked about how nasty Annie was to Kathy.
  
• Kathy seems to be mingling well with others.
• No one really really wants to talk with Brendon a lot.
• He preached Buddhism by the hot tub.
• Brendon, eye candy that he is, is a bit boring.
• Andrew knows people are shunning him. Andrew said there's a gang against him. When he told Enzo how bad it is to have everyone stop talking when he enters a room, Enzo tried to give him some advice.
• Then Enzo told both Lane and Annie (separately) how Andrew is annoying and has to go, reporting that he came to him.
• Kathy told Andrew that she's on his side. Hmmm. I'm not sure about that!
• Matt, Enzo and Hayden have allied with each other. They plan to keep it a secret and "talk smack" about each other so no one will know.
• I know.
• Kathy is so bad at comps that they predict she'll be on slop all the time she's in the house.
• Oh geez ... no wonder Brendon and Rachel say they won't campaign against each other ... they're making out. @@
• I've lost any respect I had for Brendon. He let flotation devices sway him to the dark side.
• A few are still awake as I post this, but they're nodding off in general.
  

'Big Brother 12' - Talking Live Feeds and Pools

Apparently the live feeds aren't going to go live until after the show airs on the West Coast. As a result, my first live feeds report will be in the wee hours of the morning. For those who are new here, my feeds reporting tends to be sort of a Reader's Digest condensed version of the happenings. Since I'm one person, a blow by blow reporting just isn't possible. I gather what I think is most important or what catches my fancy as I watch, then post about it.

My regular live feeds posting schedule will likely be three reports a day -- early morning, early evening, and late evening (based on East Coast timing). When there's an endurance comp, I'm usually there for the duration posting screen caps from the feeds and reporting the results. But, tonight, once they come on, I really need some time to gather feed report fodder!

Of course, any readers with the live feeds may feel free to post what they're watching in this post until I get up the first feeds report of the season!

Also, Lisanne has graciously volunteered to run the blog pool this season. If you've already signed up on the show party post, she should have you on the list. If not, speak up here.

I've written my TV Squad season premiere review, but it hasn't gone live yet. I'm not sure when an editor will get it scheduled, but it should show up on either the TV Squad Big Brother link or my writer link there once it goes live.

11:58 PM ET - Feeds are live!

It sounds like Hayden put Brendon on the block, not sure who else. Woohoo! Rachel (Boobs Galore) is on the block with him! Kathy and Annie are talking -- they say that Brendon says he won't campaign against Rachel. Oh, geez. Why not? They do NOT like Andrew! Right when the feeds went live, he ran to Annie, pulled up the blanket she had covering her and yelled, "Gyno exam!"

First screen cap of the season ...


My review of the premiere is up on TV Squad.

Big Brother 12 - Season Premiere Blog Party Post

Yes! It's finally here -- a new season of Big Brother! As the show airs here on the East Coast, I'll update this entry with major happenings. My full review of the show will be posted over on TV Squad at a later time. The real fun of this all is the comments area. Everyone is invited to jump in with your thoughts as the show airs or afterward. Remember, it's okay to trash the hamsters on the show, but please treat others here in the community with respect. Not everyone is going to have the same favorites or see the same things on the show. That's part of the entertainment!

The community here is second to none. I haven't heard yet from Margo on a blog pool. Unfortunately, I'm going to have a lot on my plate for the next few months and don't dare extend myself. But if someone wants to take it on, it's relatively simple. Blog commenters ask to be in the pool, their names are shuffled and hamsters are drawn, and they cheer on that hamster as long as they're in the house. As the hamsters are eliminated, the pool results are posted with the show entry. We don't really offer any prizes, but there are those bragging rights!

The show's about to start here on the East Coast. Get your snacks and drinks and let's watch us some new hamsters!

Whoa ... over 15 minutes before the first commercial break. So far, we had intros and they're in the house. Julie told them there's a saboteur. Hmmm ... I don't know. Lane is quietly suspicious, but I think he's quiet and perhaps not all that bright anyway. I know. That was mean, but he said he's not smart first!

HOH has them riding slippery huge hot dogs across a giant grill. If they fall, do over, teams of two. Britney hurt her knee, commercial.

Hayden won HOH, Money won MoneY - 10 grand.

The saboteur turned off the lights, then locked the storage room so everyone has to eat slop.