Big Brother 13 PoV Show Blog Party 8/31

The show is about to start here on the east coast. As it airs, I'll update this post with major events. However, the real fun is in the comments. I hope to see you there!

Just a warning -- here in the NYC area, tomorrow's live eviction show won't be airing until 1:38 AM due to a Jets game. I'll be putting up the regular show post at 9 PM ET and watching an East Coast feed online. But, since it's hard to watch the show on the computer and update the post on same said computer at the same time, I ask that commenters fill in updates tomorrow!

Nominations time! With the duos in effect due to Pandora's box, Porsche put Rachel and Jordan on the block.

Veto comps -- Dummies of the departed hamsters. "Duos Do-Over" - They jump on the back of their original dummy, last one standing wins. As usual, Adam is the first one off before five minutes pass. Jordan out at 8 and a half minutes. Shelly out at 12 minutes. Porsche out at 18 and a half minutes. Kalia out at 32 minutes. Rachel wins!

Shocker! Rachel saved herself and Jordan! Adam and Shelly are on the block.

Big Brother 13 Live Feeds Into Tuesday Night 8/30

Adam investigates the fortune teller

Oh my gosh ... I hope today's feeds are in no way indicative of the boredom ahead of us as this lackluster bunch of hamsters continues to dwindle. Perhaps they should just shut it down. "Go home. None of you deserve to win this year." Here's what happened today in that Big Brother House of Pain:

• Rachel is having cramps and has now decided that she's not pregnant. She told Shelly that she would have been excited if she had been pregnant.
• Oh, I think it's best she wait. She and Brendon are nowhere near ready to take on the responsibility of a baby.
• Shelly told Rachel she felt sick about the vote she made this week and thinks she embarrassed her family.
• Yeah, she probably did.
• Rachel thinks she's playing for second place.
• I'm kind of hoping she's playing for third.
• Although, to give her credit, she is acting more stable lately.
• Shelly tried to work her (now exposed) mojo on Rachel about how she's there to help young people like her, wants to stay to further her in the game, get rid of Porsche and Kalia, blah blah blah.
• Then, but of course, she threw Adam under that reality TV bus.
• Rachel told Shelly all about her discussion with Daniele the night they made the "deal" to save her.
• She said she reneged because Daniele told both Shelly and Porsche about it when she wanted to be a hinky vote with the blame put on someone else.
• Jordan wants Adam to stay because Shelly can't be trusted.
• But Rachel knows that Adam wants her out, so she prefers Shelly to stay.
• Kalia and Porsche really want Rachel out. Um, that's why they put her on the block!
• Oh. Did I say "they"?
• Porsche. It's her HoH, not a group effort.
• Yeah, right.
• And if Porsche doesn't burn that pink sweatsuit, I'll volunteer to do it!
• Adam fooled around with the fortune teller, but I don't believe he got it to the point that Shelly did.
• When he stuck his finger in its mouth, I really wanted it to bite down.
• Lots of small talk, lots of sunning, lots of exercising and walking the yard.
• Little excitement.
• Although Rachel wants to keep Shelly over Adam, I think she's the only one.
  

Shelly in all her glory

Jeepers creepers, where'd she get those peepers?

Jordan goes for fruit

Kalia needs to be quiet. Really.

Big Brother 13 Live Feeds Monday Briefs 8/29

I'm still trying to catch up here as my Irene-related power outage set me back. I watched last night's show online today and have been going through Flashbacks on the live feeds. In some ways, I feel I lost a whole lot of nothing, but I can't guarantee I didn't miss something!

Here's all I have for you at this point:

• In today's veto meeting, Rachel used the veto to save herself and Jordan.
• Adam and Shelly went on the block.
• While I thought with Shelly's house issues lately, she'd be the prime target of everyone, apparently she's not.
• Kalia and Porsche are seriously considering an Adam vote.
• From my Flashback tours, it really looks boring.
• Rachel and Jordan exercised.
• Some sunned.
• Adam's reciting all the comps results.
• Huh. I guess I didn't miss that much after all!
  

I'm Back!

My power went out sometime after 1 AM Saturday night (Sunday morning, technically). It just returned about 6 AM today. Irene-related, of course. My street was flooded and closed down until yesterday afternoon with boat rescues being necessary for medical emergencies at the apartments across the street from me. I fared fine with the exception of my power outage. I had cooking gas and running water ... and a cat.

In reading through the comments from last night, I'd like to mention one thing -- the show is under those quiz shows laws from the 50s. Also, it was my pleasure to know the person who was in charge of the competitions through season 6. The comps are actually all designed before the casting is even done. They know before the season starts what comp will be done when. I hear the "rigged" cry so much and, as far as comps, it's just not true. Of course, the leading stuff in the Diary Room sessions might be another matter.

Big Brother 13 Live Feeds PoV Bulletin - 8/27

Rachel won the Power of Veto. She'll surely remove herself and Jordan from the block.