BBOTT: The Infection Goes On Into Friday, September 30

Possessed by the BB Bug

The BB Bug HoH infection is supposed to wrap up this afternoon. In addition to the ones I told you about in the last post, Kryssie and Morgan are now infected, too. 

• Justin talked about being stoned. For some reason, I'm not surprised.
• No, I doubt he's stoned in the BB House. It must be just a residual thing.
• Jason thinks that Monte and Cornbread might be working against him.
• Y'think?
• Morgan doesn't want to infect Jason because she thinks it would make America hate her.
• Y'think?
• Lots of little stuff like the fact that Alex follows Jason on Twitter.
• But it seems those most jumping into the scheming are Monte and Cornbread.
• Jason needs to really play himself this time 'round!
• And, ew ... Monte is always chewing tobacco. He claims to swallow it rather than use a spit cup. But, that's ew, too. Monte is kind of ew for me so far. 

Sporting a man-bun with the BB Bug

Jason is safe ... so far

BBOTT: HOH Comp Underway and Stuff - September 29

Only one may drink ...

Now we know why the backyard was open with an HoH comp expected ...

• It's weird.
• I don't think I'd go as far as to say it's "over the top."
• Y'see, they came in from an outdoor lockdown to find the bottle of blue stuff and the note "Only one may drink" in the living room.
• Shane drank.
• Silly boy.
• Now he's infected with the BB Bug and cannot win HoH.
• He passes it on to someone else who passes it on to someone else, etc.
• Once infected, they must wear special t-shirts and they're each out of the running for HoH.
• How exciting is this?!?
• It's supposed to continue until tomorrow.
• Last uninfected hamster is HoH.
• A thrill a minute, I say!
• As I get this posted the infected are Shane, Danielle, Justin, Shelby, Scott, Neeley.
• In other news ... Monte is trying to make people think that Jason is a plant, a saboteur, needs to go. Monte wants to win HoH and nominate Jason.
• Have I mentioned before that I don't care for Monte? My first impression of him was bad and he's done nothing but dig himself in deeper with me.
• Justin seems stoned when he can't possibly be stoned.
• Shane wears a man-bun.
• Kryssie seriously tried to work her way in with Jason.
• Scott was talking about how frugal he is. Well, since he probably doesn't want pesky debt collectors calling him, I'm not surprised!

That's about it for now. I want to thank all of those who voiced concern due to the horrific NJ Transit train accident today. It wasn't my train line and, the stations I travel aren't endpoints. The worst that has ever/could ever happen is that the trains I ride sometimes overshoot the platforms. Then they either have to back up or we have to get out in very low gravel. The stations I frequent aren't end of the line ... there's just more track. Thank you all again for your concern!

He took the drink that started it

Infected

Not infected, just has a zombie look

BBOTT: Live Feeds Into Thursday - September 29

Thank goodness, it's JASON

Keep in mind that we never ever never want to see the hamsters enter the house one by one again. Never. It's akin to Chinese Water Torture.

• After last night's painful one-by-one hamster entry to the house, Julie's voice told them to all gather in the living room.
• She came on the screen to let them know there will be no jury this season -- when they're voted out, they're gone. She told them that America will be voting the winner.
• Scott, whose strategy is working on gaining jury votes, seemed crushed.
• She also told them the first HoH comp will be tomorrow.
• That, of course, is today.
• It can't be anything too intense as BB opened the backyard for them.
• Just before Jason arrived, BB had given them booze.
• Justin, who seems stoned to begin with, definitely put his boozing shoes on.
• He likes Danielle. Woo ...
• Jason picked up on the fact that Alex and Morgan look almost the same on the Memory Wall pictures.
• Not 'fessing up to being sisters at the start might come back to bite them in the butt.
• And, a shame ... those two should be strong game players in the house.
• Ohhh ... Alrx called Morgan "Mo" as if she knows her! And, it didn't go unnoticed.
• Shelby picked up on it.
• They were being called into the Diary Room, but we saw none of the sessions.
• Grr.
• BB sent their suitcases in and they got them from the storage room, going through them to see what was confiscated.

So far, I'm not super excited. I had signed off the feeds and now I'm getting an error that the content isn't available yet. I am happy that Jason is back in instead of Jozea. We'll see how this goes. 

Julie tells them no jury and more

BBOTT: Season Premiere Blog Party

Okay, let's get this going! I'm not sure how well this is going to work. Normally, I have my nearby small television watching the show while I type on my computer. Now I've been experimenting with splitting my monitor screen. In tests, it's kind of okay. But I don't have the hugest monitor in the world. Let's see how this goes ...

Here's some information on the scheduling for the season:

Weekday Replay: A quick recap of all the crucial moments that happened throughout the day
When: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Weekly Full Episode: A rundown of the week's events, followed by the live eviction ceremony
When: Wednesdays at 10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Safety Ceremonies: The HOH will reveal the Houseguests who are safe for that week, culminating in the live reveal of the nominations
When: Saturdays and Sundays at 10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Live Diary Room Sessions: In a Big Brother first, fans will get a live look into the confessionals
When: Tuesdays and Fridays at 11 PM ET / 8 PM PT

Evicted Houseguest Q&A With Host Julie Chen: Julie will interview that week's evicted Houseguest
When: Thursday afternoon (times will vary)

Big Brother Winner Chosen By Fans: Fans will vote for the winner of Big Brother: Over the Top
When: Day and date to be announced soon

America's Vote: America will have the opportunity to impact the game like never before and affect nominations, evictions, and game-changing twists
When: More details will be revealed during the premiere of Big Brother: Over the Top

And, here we go ... welp, there's Julie in a red dress. She's going through most os the stuff I have posted above. Gee, let's meet the houseguests! (Of course, I've already covered that in previous posts.) Intros still going on. This is going to be half the show!

Interesting. Alex tells us that if her sister Morgan walks through the door, it will ruin her game. Um, well, the Morgan intro is next up! 

Finally, they're going to move in. one by one. The last one will be either Jason or (ick) Jozea.

Scott is in first, says hi to no one and us, then looks for a bedroom. Sp far, I'm seeing no thrills. Morgan is in next. Good. I'm tired of Scott looking around the house. They see the tips left behind by the BB18 Final Three, but have no clue which one won the season.

Now Shane has finally arrived. I'm not sure this is the best approach to the season. 

They see 16 key slots but only thirteen place settings at the table.

This is SO how not to introduce the show! Is this what we miss on the real seasons? If so, I'm glad we miss it!  

Now Neeley has arrived. If they keep up this rate, it will take them two hours to get them all in the house. Neeley lets them know she works at Nordstrom's. She can probably kiss that job goodbye.

Finally, another ... Shelby arrives. Another long wait and it's Cornbread.

If I were Scott, I'm not sure I'd be telling everybody I'm a debt collector. They've noticed there's no champagne. 

An hour in and we only have six hamsters. Isn't this only supposed to be an hour "show"? Have the rest been abducted by aliens? 

Finally another one enters. It's Kryssie. 

After an eternity passes, the doorbell rings again. Whitney now.

Oh, please end this torture and let the rest all in at once! About the only positive thing I can say at this point is that they haven't blocked the feeds at all. 

Another entry after a way too long wait. It's Justin. 

Production voice, "Somebody say HOLLA."

There. There's our excitement in this slow torturous season premiere. I hope you didn't miss it.  

The torture continues, then the doorbell rings again. It's Alex. She hugs Morgan like she doesn't know her. 

"Attention Houseguests, the storage room is now available."

Maybe they have booze. I need some to keep this up. He makes the announcement many times in a row. They're ignoring him.

"YO, IDIOTS! GO TO THE STORAGE ROOM!" -- that was my announcement.

Finally, they check it out.  

Monte arrives. JASON needs to be next. 

Doorbell and it's .... Danielle. I forgot she wasn't there yet.

Torture us some more, BBOTT. You're trying to break us!  

YAY! IT'S JASON BACK IN THE HOUSE!

But that doesn't redeem these two hours of torture at the moment. 

Survivor: Millennials vs Gen-X - September 28 Blog Party

Promos show someone with either heart or heat issues. Who could it be?

As the show airs here on the East Coast, I'll be live-blogging with the major events. As they're all still new to me, I'm sure to be a bit lost about who is whom as the show unfolds. My apologies in advance with that! As always, the real party is in the comments area. Please feel free to join in on the fun!

Here are the blog pool matches the Lovely Lifeguard Laurie randomly chose:

Millennials - Vanua Tribe 
Adam Klein - Brian, Kelsey NY, Sharon N 
Jessica Figgy Figueroa - Donna in Alabama, Laurie 
Justin Jay Starrett - Becky, Jackie, Shayne 
Mari Takahashi - cwcamper, Marthalight 
Michaela Bradshaw - Donna in NY, Krysta G, Pinky 
Michelle Shubert - Ed in Ohio, Nickelpeed 
Taylor Lee Stocker - Donna in FL, Janice from GA, Stephanie in Baltimore 
Zake Smith - Beachmom, monty924, Glenn
Will Wahl - Cheryl, Indiana Jane 
Hannah Shapiro - David, meb, Terry is a Texan 

Gen-X - Takali Tribe 
Bret LaBelle - Brandi Peralta, Judi Sweeney, Skyriverblue 
Ciandre CeCe Taylor - Anonymouse, Merrilee 
Chris Hammons - Cheryl in NC, Jennasmom, Lanell from TN
David Wright - Buzzmaam, MikesGirl, Sharon C 
Jessica Lewis - Cupcake, Jean, Petals 
Ken McNickle - Dolores in Hollywood, Margo, Russ 
Lucy Huang - Delee, ML 
Paul Wachter - ChickMc, PDX Granny
Sunday Burquest - Brenda, Kristen from Ohio, SueGee

Out
Rachel Ako - As first boot, her blog pool people have been reassigned.

Survivor fans ready? Nineteen are left. Who will be voted out tonight?

Gen-X doesn't have fire on Day Five. They also have a lot of doubts and a lot of cracks. David, the scared dude, wants to bring them fire to redeem himself a bit.
He's got it! He made fire! They still want him out next. Meanwhile, David is still peeking around for hidden idols. He finds one! 

The Kids: Fuggy, er ... Figgy and Taylor are already kissing and cuddling. Do they think this is BB? Even their fellow kids aren't down with that action. Jay tries to talk some sense into Taylor to no avail. 

The Older Kids: They have their fishing gear, chosen in the beginning. Ken gets an octopus. And, he gets along with Dave. No, not a bromance. Perhaps the start of an alliance? Dave feels compelled to tell Ken about the idol. For now, at least, Ken seems really taken with the alliance. We'll see how that holds up.

The Kids: Hannah is having a hard time trying to open a coconut. Michaela has the Figgy/Taylor situation down and she's not happy about it. She seems to be blaming it on Figgy being a flirt. Ohh ... cat fight? Now they want each other out.  

Older Kids: Paul likes being in control. The others like that idea ... not so much. He's putting a bigger target on his back than Scaredy Dave. Medical issue time and it's PAUL. He wasn't even doing anything all that strenuous. He thinks he's having a heart attack. Medics coming in and we go to commercial (of course). Sunday is worried about the alliance. Go figure. No sign of heart damage -- it was heat stroke and they leave him in the game. Since Paul is David and Ken's target, they welcome his new weakness to the game. 

Immunity Challenge time. They're on the water. Dive, race up cargo net, retrieve key, another dive for rings to throw at targets on floating platforms. Reward is a tarp. The Kids take over when David has troubles for the Older Kids. Then CeCe has a bad performance as well. Wait ... Older Kids catching up a bit! 

Whoa! Gen-X (Older Kids) wins! 

Mari tells us that Figgy will be blindsided. Hmm. Could be! Michelle doesn't want her Taylor, Figgy and Jay alliance broken apart. She wants to plant seeds to get rid of Mari. Now Michelle wants to work with Michaela? Hmm. They want to get Will in with them. 

Heh. The Kids are starstruck at Tribal Council.  Jay, Hannah and Michelle are whispering and not paying attention. Michelle is trying to get Hannah to vote out Mari. Meanwhile, I'm digging Michaela ... she might get in trouble with others, but she says what she thinks!

Hannah is all confused about her vote and finally does it.

The tally:
Figgy, Mari, Figgy, Mari, Figgy, Mari, Mari, Mari, Mari.

Those silly kids. They kept the showmance intact and voted out Mari instead.