BB22: Live Feeds into Thursday Evening - 8/06

Sort of like last season

Please bear with me as I adjust to the new way Blogger is doing stuff. Mind you, I'm good with technology but hate change anyway. This is more aggravating than when my favorite supermarket moves around their departments! So ... you want to know what's been happening in that Big Brother House of Are They All-Stars? Read on ...

• It seems very cold in the house. Most are bundling up as if it's almost winter.
• They have the wisdom of the years when it comes to being creative with slop recipes. Maybe BB should give them a slop cookbook for seasons of newbies.
• The Nicoles were both surprised to see another Nicole in there. Nicole A. said she has a nickname of Coco that they can use if they want. Neither wants to be called Nikki.
• Nicole F. is worming her way into Cody Camp. She wants to work with him and told him she would get together with a girls alliance and report back to him every discussion. @@
• Memphis has turned into some kind of middle-aged business man who likes to discuss Profit and Loss statements at Kaysar.
• Ian explained why he tends to walk on his toes -- something about tendons not fully forming. He says he has shoes that correct it, but he's used to it. He has definitely improved socially since his season. He's still quiet but doesn't rock like he used to do.
• Kevin has been almost invisible on the feeds.
• Bayleigh's voice still grates on me. She talks a lot about her husband. Are you aware that she married Chris, Swaggy C? 
• BB woke them up this morning and we had blocked feeds. When the feeds came back, it seems they were told of the Safety Suite comp. Some were wearing Safety Suite VIP lanyards.
• It seems that the winner of the Safety Suite comp can or does choose a Plus One (which falls in line with Julie telling us one or two could be safe).
• Lots and lots of small talk and wondering what the comps will be like.
• Cody seems pretty set on nominating Kaysar and Janelle with Keesha as a back-up plan. Grr.
• The feeds were down FOREVER showing adoptable pets in video loops. At least they play the regular theme music rather than what they were playing before the feeds went live. They needn't play it so loud, though.
• Oh my.
• It seems like JANELLE won the Safety Suite. She is safe this week and Cody cannot nominate her.
• Hmm. Ian congratulated both Janelle and Kaysar. I don't really have confirmation that Kaysar is safe as well as I go to post this. But I do think he could be safe.
• I hope so.
• Or ... maybe Kaysar won and Janelle was his Plus One.
• Either way, it sounds like Cody is going to have to change his plans.
• Good.

Memphis seems so middle-aged!

Seemingly flying under the radar

Return of the man-bun

Will she work with Tyler?

Channeling his inner Audrey

BB22 All-Stars Blog Pool Match-Ups

The esteemed Lifeguard SueGee, affectionately known as SqueeGee, has made the random match-ups for the blog pool. So. it's time to play WHO'S YOUR HAMSTER!

ALL-STAR                                         POOL PEOPLE 

Nicole Franzel                  Micaela, Sally, Defnotadoge, Deirdre

Dani Donato-Briones         Donna in FL, Marlo L, Nickelpeed 

Da’Vonne Rogers              Monty924, Cheryl in NC, Lili, Jessica Underwood James Christmas Abbott              BrizanWillow, JonMD1237, Skyriverblue 

Tyler Crispen                    Sharon N, CherryPie, SueGee 

Ian Terry                          JLaf, Jennifer, Jean From Tampa

Kevin Campbell                Auntie Leigh, Janice, MikesGirl 

Enzo Palumbo                   dia, Glenn Allen, Rbennie, Dolores 

Janelle Pierzina                 Judi Sweeney, David, Lori G 

Bayleigh Dayton               Jennasmom, Chase, Cheryl NY, Kelsey NY  

Nicole Anthony                 Sharon S, Mytimindi, Sandy, Donna NY 

Keesha Smith                   Margo, Juju, T-Town Chick

Kaysar Ridha                    Ayana, Rich H, Beachbound Gmom, joC 

Cody Calafiore                  Shannon, Chacha, Jackie 

Memphis Garrett               Dr Celine, Indiana Jane, Krysta Gibson 

David Alexander               tbc, AprilW, Marthalight

Let's hear those cheers for your chosen hamster to win!

BB 22: Live Feeds Report - Into Thursday 8/06

So comfortable!

Sure, Blogger, throw a learning curve at me overnight! Yes, it switched to some new funky format since I posted the live show last night. So, I had to waste tune trying to figure out how to add captions, resize photos and you name it. I hate that!

Anyway, here I am with the first live feeds report of the BB22 All-Stars season. Let's get to it! Oh, wait a moment. Now I have to find my bullet points!

• Whoa! Too many people talking at once!
• It's interesting to see the feeds on the first night when so many either know each other or, at the very least, know of each other.
• Well, except David. At one point he asked Dani who she was.
• I was surprised that BB didn't reprimand them for talking about production when they talked at length about the movies and Netflix they watched in sequester.
• Lots and lots of talk about house changes, the seasons they were on, how BB has changed, current jobs, families and spouses/children ... not so much game talk overall.
• In one meeting between Kaysar and Janelle, she told him they need to watch being seen together. So, the old ties are indeed still there and we can expect their alliance to remain.
• Kaysar also talked to Nicole A. in the storage room. He told her how terrible it was that she was treated so poorly by her fellow hamsters last season and how much that bothered him. She was really touched by his concern and told him that it meant so much coming from him. I can see them working together down the road.
• Cody's HOH room itself was cool, but too many people gathered in it! Thankfully they didn't make all kinds of noise waiting for him to unlock the door like last season. Sure enough, he had issues unlocking said door.
• Cody got a basket with treats and his music, but no letter nor photos. I don't know if that's going to be the new normal for the season or not. It just might be because everything was so iffy going through quarantine/sequester and BB wasn't prepared because they didn't know for sure who would be in the house until last minute.
• Cody got no alcohol -- I think I caught him saying he doesn't drink these days. 
• Actually, the whole house got no alcohol, not even the celebratory first night champagne.
• Dani and Nicole F. talked about ghosting or blocking Nicole A.'s DM about appearing on her podcast. I'm disappointed in both of them!
• They have no clue as to the schedule for comps and such. However, they did know the feeds went on after the live show their time.
• While in sequester each hamster had to go through sexual harassment and racial bias training training. That's new and I'm surprised BB didn't cut the feeds as they talked about it. Or, maybe BB wanted it known so they can defend the show if a hamster acts up.
• There are no fish this season -- probably because maintenance used to have to come in so much to attend to dead fish and other issues.
• The feeds cut can't go to fish, so it goes to Wall. I don't like it.
• Dani seems to be clicking with Nicole F. Hmm. I didn't see that coming. Nicole F. is also clicking with Ian. Hmm.
• That's about it for now. With so many of them and so many tales they needed to tell, there wasn't much jump into scheming or allying. I do expect that to change after nominations. 
• Just a note -- I won't be adding labels/tags to this post as this new format makes it ridiculously labor intensive when I have a lot of stored labels to choose from. My apologizes.
• Have I mentioned I hate changes in my technology?
• Wait! Don't go yet! New developments while I was messing with this! -- Nicole F. and Dani have been in Cody's ear. Cody is tossing around the idea of putting up Kaysar, Keesha or Janelle! Nicole is pushing for a Kaysar/Janelle nom. A pox on all three of them!

Kaysar has put on a few pounds

Then there's David

Awkward moments

Hair flipper. Stop that.

Kaysar, we need to not be seen together

These two should work together!

BB22 All-Stars Season Premiere Blog Party

With the pandemic crippling much of the television and film industries, things looked a bit dismal for Big Brother fans and our favorite summer voyeuristic pastime. But here we are, ready to not only start a new season of hamster-watching, but the second "all stars" version in 20 years. The argument might be made that some of the cast are just returning players, not "all stars" per se. So what ... we have a season ahead of us when things had been looking doubtful. 

The cast reveal and move-in will be live during tonight's two-hour show. Although some of the cast have been confirmed and others seem all but confirmed, I will post them as the show airs here on the East Coast. A separate post with our blog pool picks will be posted before the next episode airs on Sunday. I will update this blog post throughout the show with the major events. Please refresh the page to get the latest news! As always, the real party is in the comments area -- feel free to join in on the fun!

When commenting, please be respectful of others. If you don't care for a hamster, that's fine and dandy. But don't attack the fans of said hamster! No hate speech either! Please keep your comments at a PG-13 language level even if the hamsters may tend to potty-mouth. I have this blog set with Google as family friendly and want to keep it that way! Also, please do not come up with whacko nicknames for the hamsters -- we need to know about whom you're talking! If you see someone coming in and trolling, rest assured their comments will be deleted. I know people try to help control the trolls and I appreciate it. However, then I have to remove the comments made to the troll as they no longer make sense. I try to check in on comments during all the commercial breaks.

::: deep breath ::: Okay, let's get this show AWN!

16 will be returning. The FOH is really blue. Same announcer, same Julie.

The show is completely live (as it actually was in BBOTT) with the cast entering the house on camera. Who will be moving back? Nicole Franzel is introduced first. We get a bit of what she's been doing and what she's done in the game. Next we get Dani Donato-Briones and she also catches us up with her life. Da'vonne's intro is next up. And then (sigh) Christmas Abbott has her intro clip. She doesn't mention her domestic violence arrests.

The four are standing on the stage socially distanced from Julie. Julie talks of the testing, etc. due to the virus. They have masks on and Julie is 12 feet away. Julie chats with each one before they go into the BB "bubble." The second they enter the house they're in competition. Race into house where a question is in the backyard, race back in and enter answers, only the first two will get a chance to play the HoH comp. They are allotted four minutes.

They found the backyard and have to do a table/ball thing to get the question. Christmas runs back in first. Only she will be able to compete in the HoH comp. All four will be hidden away in the house for the arrival of the next four hamsters.

Onto the next four. Tyler comes up first with his intro clip. Then it's IAN! (I adore him) Kevin Campbell from BB11 is next up. Enzo, the Meow Meow from Bayonne NJ is up next. He takes credit for starting the Brigade alliance. Julie chats with them a bit. They were told of the rules for the comp ahead of time and it's a more abbreviated segment than with the first four. Ian finishes first. Then Kevin finishes. They will both compete in the HOH comp.

Julie teases us that a new twist could keep two people safe on eviction night.

The next group of four women. Janelle is up with her clip first. Then we get Bayleigh's intro. Nicole Anthony is introduced in clips next despite someone posting all kinds of stuff on Twitter to show she isn't in the house. Keesha Smith is next with the intro clips. As with the two previous groups, they chat on stage with Julie before heading into the house with the comp. Nicole gets it first. 

So far competing in the HOH comp will be Christmas, Ian, Kevin and Nicole A. We have the last group of four men to go. 

The last group -- Kaysar is up first with his clip! Next Cody Califiore (sp?) from BB16, the one who gave his game to Derrick. Memphis from BB10 next. Last we get David Alexander from BB21 -- the first out that season and never really got the chance to play. Then the chat time before they go in. Memphis, then Cody finish.

All hamsters are brought together in the living room four by four. I noticed that Bayleigh did hug Tyler. Janelle and Kaysar were thrilled. 

All must head to the backyard.

HOH Comp time. BB City. Six compete. Star Stepping. Race across star-studded field to lock in their time. Stars are solid and not solid. Fall, must go back. Three minutes and then you're eliminated. If eliminated, pick up an envelope -- some are good, some not so good. One at a time. The stars are on raised platforms, some with springs which make them fall. Memphis goes first. 1 minute 12 seconds. Cody next. 22.06 seconds. Memphis takes an envelope. Christmas up next. Doesn't beat Cody's time. Envelope.

After commercial, we're back. Kevin is up. Fell right when he couldn't beat Cody's time. Envelope. Nicole next -- timed out, envelope. Ian next -- timed out, envelope.

CODY is the first HOH.

Julie talks to Cody in the DR. He's most surprised to see Kaysar. We find out they will still have Have Nots.

The envelopes have a cash prize or punishment. Ian - Have Not. Christmas - 5000 cash. Memphis, Kevin, Ian and Nicole are Have Nots.  

They have to go through a hall and then crawl into the room. Oops! It's locked, first technical issue of the show.

Sunday will be nominations. The Safety Suite is the new twist -- inside it is something they all will want. 

Twist -- New rooms will be revealed each week. Each gets a VIP pass (first) to the Safety Suite. She leaves them (and us) with that info. Wait, she does let us know that two might be safe from the Safety Suite.

The live feeds start tonight after the West Coast airing of the premiere. I will have a report up in the morning as that means 2:00am here.

BB22: Live Feeds Start Update and More

CBS announced that the live feeds will start after the West Coast airing of the season premiere tomorrow night. Or, as I should say here ... Thursday morning at 2am. You can expect my first live feeds report sometime Thursday morning. I have to wait and watch until I have enough fodder to post. I once again this season will be posting two updates a day, more if worthy stuff is happening in the house! 

Since I am only one person, I don't report on every breath they take. I choose what I feel is important and what interests me. I don't make up nicknames or use them for the hamsters unless it's something widely known. I ask that you please do the same in comments. It always helps to know about whom you're speaking! I also discourage comments based solely on things like weight, looks, etc. and absolutely NO racist or bigoted comments! You can feel free to like or dislike any of them, but based on gameplay or things they're actually doing in the house. 

As far as spoilers from the live feeds, I will not post, for example, the winner of a POV unless I personally see that the person won it. Any false postings made in comments will be deleted. This isn't Jokers where anyone can just post fake stuff! 

I will be posting screen caps from the live feeds with each live feed report. Beware -- I love to get "bad" screen caps! Expect some pimple-popping!  

As for the show schedule, other than the reveal and entry, I'm not sure what is on the agenda for tomorrow, nor what schedule they'll keep comp-wise until we're in the swing. Tomorrow is 9pm-11pm. There is no show this Thursday. There is one Sunday evening at 8pm. The regular show schedule starting next week is: Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday ... all shows at 8pm. The live evictions are still supposed to be on Thursdays.

In other news ...
It's still mostly rumors about who is in the house. HOWEVER, we now know for sure that Josh was booted from quarantine and that Christmas Abbot is indeed in the house.

Josh posted on Twitter, not going into detail, but saying his health was fine and thanking everyone who wished him well. He is sad about not being in there, but will root for his friends.

Then there's Christmas. It turns out she postdated an email to friends and coworkers saying she's in the house. She probably didn't think it would violate the nondisclosure as surely the cast reveal would have been in place by now. Nope. I guess BB could pull her off, but I get the feeling they won't. I'm just sort of surprised she's in the cast at all with her domestic violence arrests the past year or so. Maybe BB feels guilty about her broken leg or something.

That's all for now!