Big Brother 17: Live Feeds The Beginning - 6/26 into the wee hours

He's in the HoH room, but he's not

The madness begins. Well, for us, anyway. The hamsters have been in the Habitrail for at least a week now. Nominations on both HoH sides were made, the Battle of the Block has already gone down, there's now a single HoH and only two nominations for eviction remain. Oh ... and the Have Nots have already moved into the Have Not room. We have a lot of catching up to do! So, here goes:

• One constant in the house remains despite its makeover this year -- the ants have already moved into the kitchen.
• James is the sole HoH even though Jason keeps hanging out in the HoH room trying his gay glue mojo.
• Steve and Jackie are on the block. (No, not ME Jackie. I'm in a chair.)
• Jace, even though Austin seems to have taken to him, is wearing thin on the rest of the house.
• The current plan is that, if anyone other than Steve wins Veto, James will take Jackie down and put Jace up.
• Steve's plan to be the goofy kid seems to be going awry. He's coming off more as awkward and lost a bit.
• Steve told Jace the ants were "nefarious." Um. Okay. I would have gone more for "prevalent" or even a "constant." But I'm no Steve!
• Audrey told Meg that she thinks Liz and Jace should have a showmance. I don't know if she realizes how much Liz wants a showmance with just about anyone, but is smitten with Clay's looks.
• The Have Nots (not sure how it happened) seem to be Vanessa, Liz, Austin and Da'Vonne. But John keeps hanging out in the dentist sleeping chairs in there consoling an upset Vanessa. He might be one, too. It's all so confusing!
• Somehow (again, not sure how) Vanessa saved Austin. If he is indeed a Have Not, she didn't save him from that. More on that when I hear more!
• It's hard to get a grip on all of what's happened that we've missed. It will be easier when the feeds have been on for a while. But we definitely miss a chunk with that first week gone!
• I'm not thrilled that Austin seems to be aligning with Jace and Liz. I find the both of them annoying while I had high hopes for Austin's game.
• The fish tank is a table this year.
• I'm sure fish will still die.
• James is more entertaining than I thought he'd be.
• I haven't seen John a lot, but give him kudos for talking to the upset Vanessa.
• They picked for PoV players already. But I'm not sure who other than Jason (HG Choice picked by Steve) and John (not sure who picked his chip) is playing besides those on the block and James.
• Wait! Did I mention they're on an indoor lockdown?
• No?
• Oops.
• They are, most likely for the PoV comp set-up.
• They had a huge nail salon party with the guys getting their nails painted by the women.
• Even Austin.
• According to James, "I don't care what anyone says. I have the prettiest toes in the house!"
• James also loves the dentist chair beds in the Have Not Room. "They must be Sertas!" 
• They're just his size while Austin's feet hang off.
• Some talked about Jace acting up since the feeds went live "just like he did the first few days." Apparently he had a streak of not annoying people.
• Austin! Get away from Jace right now! Poison! Poison!

That's about all I have for you right now. I'll be posting another report this evening.

Nails party for the boys and girls

The guys got into it and had fun. No alcohol, even!

Audrey seems to get along with all

Jace is the nemesis of Jason

He seems to be in with Austin, though.

John consoles Vanessa in Have Not

Fitting for John, at least, the Have Not room has dentist chairs for beds.

Jackie is on the block, surprised?

James remains HoH after BoB

Don't you love it when I talk in letters?

Big Brother 17: As We Wait for Live Feeds

I got an email from Nick Uhas. Sure, he's promoting something he's doing. But, since he's the first house hamster (BB15) to ever bother contacting me after all these years (although I was in touch with one of the producers some years back), I will post his YouTube bit. Plus, he's a cutie-patootie, but I'm no GinaMarie!

Here's his video --

I'd be interested in his take on the latest ... how about you?

Big Brother 17: Season Premiere Part Two Blog Party

First, before we get into the show -- ORKMommy has updated the blog pool to reflect a few additional folks. No one already in the pool has changed hamsters, just more people added in. We still don't know what's happening with the 14 hamsters and 16 of everything else. Here's the update:

Audrey - David, Chase, Orkmommy, Nicole K

Austin - Petals, Tammy, marthalight, Dr_Celine

Becky - Glenn, Jackie, Indiana Jane, Brian

Clay - FairieGoddess0714, QuixoticElf, DonnaNY, JonMD1267

Da'Vonne - jessica UNderwood, SueGee, Ed in Ohio, Nickelpeed

Jace - Becky in TX, CherylinNC, JOKATS, CaelaXO

James - uncartie, Marlo, Jackie~juju, ML

Jason - Witt, Sharon, WolfpackRed

John - Sasha, lynn1, clover

Liz - Skyriverblue, jo Chapman, monty924

Meg - Sharon S, Merrilee, MikesGirl

Shelli - Delee, Sharon N, chrob

Steve - KelseyNY, Carrie, K

Vanessa - Chacha, Heather Reyes, T-Town Chick

Another thing: The live feeds don't start until midnight tonight ET. My first live feeds report probably won't be up until early morning ET. 

Okay, let's get on with the party! As always, I'll be updating this entry with the major happenings -- refresh the page to get the latest news. But, where's the blog party? It's in the comments! I hope to see you there!

First we need to review what happened last night with Julie. Ohh ... we get to meet the second group of hamsters. How exciting. Heh.

After the intro, Julie tells them others are already in the house and the return of the Battle of the Block. Then she tells of the BB Takeover. They enter in two groups -- Liz, Becky and Steve first. They didn't even pick out their beds when Jason, John and Vanessa enter. At least Jason knew to go claim a sleeping spot. Jace already proved himself a fool by referring to Colorado as 'rado. Da'Vonne is sure John is lying about being a dentist.

James doesn't get the concept of BoB -- he thinks he'll share the HoH room with a hot chick HoH.

BBTakeover about to happen. Phil Keoghan shows up. Since BB gave TAR some players, he's giving BB a couple. As rumors were leaked, Jeff and Jackie from last season's TAR are coming into the house. They're the two extra places. The takeover loop plays and Phil tells the hamsters that the TAR folks are coming to play with them.

Time for the HOH comp for the second group. One has to sit out -- No one jumps at it, but Vanessa sat out and they agree not to nominate her. Their comp is different -- a farm scenario. It's still UFOh No. These seven are "in the film." UFOs will try to suck them up to the mothership. They have to hang onto a pole. Not fair that the first group gets to watch. The aliens are splashing them with green glue.

Steve is out first and he didn't want to be. Jeff is out. John is out next. Becky out. Liz is out. Jason is still at the bottom of his pole. He tells Jackie (almost gone) that she's safe.  Jason wins the second HOH!

Into commercial just after Julie tells us the BB Takeover isn't over and Phil will have another surprise.

The BoB will be televised on Sunday. Next Thursday is the first live eviction.

Takeover loop. Phil tells the hamsters -- Da'Vonne and Vanessa sat out the HoH comps, a risky move, sometimes risk comes with reward. And that's the only thing he told them. I'm thinking MAYBE they can't be nominated, but I could be totally wrong.

Big Brother 17: Season Premiere Blog Party

Well, here we are. Are you ready to rock? What? I can't hear you ... ARE YOU READY TO ROCK?!?!

First, just so they can be easily found right in this blog party post until we get used to who's whom in the house, here's the random blog pool match-ups from that Awesome ORKMommy:

Audrey - David, Chase, Orkmommy, Nicole K

Austin - Petals, Tammy, marthalight, Dr_Celine

Becky - Glenn, Jackie, Indiana Jane, Brian

Clay - FairieGoddess0714, QuixoticElf, DonnaNY, JonMD1267

Da'Vonne - jessica UNderwood, SueGee, Ed in Ohio

Jace - Becky in TX, CherylinNC, JOKATS

James - uncartie, Marlo, Jackie~juju

Jason - Witt, Sharon, WolfpackRed

John - Sasha, lynn1, clover

Liz - Skyriverblue, jo Chapman, monty924

Meg - Sharon S, Merrilee, MikesGirl

Shelli - Delee, Sharon N, chrob

Steve - KelseyNY, Carrie, K

Vanessa - Chacha, Heather Reyes, T-Town Chick

As the show airs here on the East Coast, I'll update this entry with the major happenings. Refresh the page to get the latest news! As always, the real party is in the comments area -- I hope to see you there! (Just a reminder -- the live feeds don't kick in until after tomorrow's West Coast show ends.)

Not sure I'm liking Julie's hair. A new twist, the BB Takeover will be introduced, but they need to intro the hamsters first. They only introduced eight of them. Da'Vonne, Shelli, Clay, Austin go in the house first. Then Audrey, Meg, Jace and James go in. Where are the rest? BTW - 98 days, the longest ever, is ahead of us. They're popping champagne corks, exploring, and getting to know each other.

Audrey announced that she's the first transgendered person on the show. They all cheer. The reaction with the crowd is happy and accepting.

Onto a commercial break. Julie teases us that a "fan favorite twist" will be coming up. We'll be the judge of that, I say.

Audrey is already working on getting the girls together. They seem to be pretty receptive. The Day One Gals Alliance has begun.

Sigh. Now Audrey is being asked about what she's gone through which includes some sad stuff, but her family is accepting her now. Da'Vonne tells us that Audrey is coming through like a female Ian.

Julie calls them to the living room.

Two twists, a fan favorite: Battle of the Block, not necessarily THIS fan's favorite. It will work just like last year -- 2 HoH, four noms, BoB, one HoH.

Onto the first HoH comp. One must sit out the comp and they must choose. Da'Vonne offers if they promise not to vote her out.

Commercial -- the teaser is that Julie will tell us of the BB Takeover Twist and a third twist only for our ears. Um. Okay. I just want to know where the other six (plus two?) are ...

The comp -- Red carpet, Hollywood movie, Kevin Frazier, BB film UFO Oh No, They have goggles on. Standing on platforms. Film has received horrible reviews. The comp is called Flying Tomatoes, the first to catch 10 and put them in their tube wins. Fall off, you're out. The platforms are moving up and down.

Meg, Clay and Austin out, fell. James is in the lead. Now, Audrey, Jace and James are tied at five. James back in the lead. Whoa! All four fell at once! Onto the replay to see who hit the ground last. Onto commercial for us.

James wins the first HoH!

Julie calls them again. She announces a new twist each and every week. The BB Takeover.  There's a music loop which says "Get Ready for a Takeover" and, when it plays, they have to report to the living room.

To commercial. This teaser is that Julie will introduce us to the next group of houseguests and tell us our "secret" twist that "will have everyone seeing double." I'm not sure I want to see double. That could give me a headache, methinks.

The Twin Twist. One hamster has an identical twin, both will switch in and out. Well, gee. We've seen that before. If they survive five evictions, both can play.

Now, the intro of the remaining six. Julie promises the first surprise guest and BB Takeover start.

Big Brother 17: The Blog Pool Match-Ups!

If you didn't make the cut-off to join in on the blog pool, feel free to just jump on the bandwagon for your favorite new BB17 captive critter!

Here's the random matchings that ORKMommy made along with a bit on how she did it:

Audrey - David, Chase, Orkmommy, Nicole K

Austin - Petals, Tammy, marthalight, Dr_Celine

Becky - Glenn, Jackie, Indiana Jane, Brian

Clay - FairieGoddess0714, QuixoticElf, DonnaNY, JonMD1267

Da'Vonne - jessica UNderwood, SueGee, Ed in Ohio

Jace - Becky in TX, CherylinNC, JOKATS

James - uncartie, Marlo, Jackie~juju

Jason - Witt, Sharon, WolfpackRed

John - Sasha, lynn1, clover

Liz - Skyriverblue, jo Chapman, monty924

Meg - Sharon S, Merrilee, MikesGirl

Shelli - Delee, Sharon N, chrob

Steve - KelseyNY, Carrie, K

Vanessa - Chacha, Heather Reyes, T-Town Chick

From ORKMommy: "All names were recorded in the order they entered the pool, then I put them through the Random.org list generator 3 times to randomize them.  I then went down the list and started assigning house guests, who are in alphabetical order.  1 in the random list went to Audrey, 2 in the list went to Austin, 3 went to Becky, and so on.  Once I got through Vanessa I started at the top and kept going until I ran out of names."

Remember ... the season premiere is 8pm ET tonight! The blog party will be AWN (as Monica Bailey BB2 would say)!