Survivor: David vs. Goliath - Jeff Probst Cast Assessments

Yes! It's almost here! The season premiere is Wednesday at 8pm ET/PT leading into the season finale of the best Big Brother seasons in years! 

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As for this season's cast -- on a personal note I find it very interesting that Jeff Probst is mentioning one castaway as the impetus for this season's theme. Pat Cusack. No, I don't know the man. But, dang. He's from Watervliet, NY. That's family stomping grounds for me. You don't see many folks from Watervliet out and about outside of that area. My father worked for years at the Adirondack Steel Casting Company in Watervliet. Many relatives worked at the Watervliet Arsenal. I believe both are long gone these days. My still favorite fast food place ever in my life started in Watervliet -- Ted's Fish Fry. They remain there and in several locations around that area. Unfortunately, there are no Ted's Fish Fry locations where I live now.

Onto Jeff's cast assessment videos --

Big Brother 20: Memories Show Blog Party - Sept. 23

Tonight's show is running about five to seven minutes late in this area. Since this one is the walk through memory lane, I won't be live blogging all the happenings. Oh, yeah. I'm sure to comment now and then. And, as always, the real party is in the comments area!

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They did the previously on segment as if this show isn't going to be mostly previously on. However, I think if you've only watched the shows and not the live feeds, some things might be new. And, we're promised the start of the first part of the final HoH comp. Woot. 

Tyler and Kaycee want to work together on the final HoH -- Kaycee do the physical, Tyler the mental. Kaycee definitely plans on remaining loyal to Tyler.

Now it's time for brunch and a visitor. It's Jeff Schroeder! Champagne toast all around! He brings up all the blindsides. We get to see all of them once again and they're still priceless, especially with Fessy DR commentary. Then it's into the house meeting by Hacker Haleigh.

Jeff asks about showmances -- Tyler mentions Bayleigh and Swaggy. So we get video clips. JC says he considers Tyler and him a showmance and Angela tried to steal Tyler from him. Sp. we see Angela/Tyler clips. JC doesn't think Fessy and Haleigh were a showmance; Tyler disagrees.

Time to reminisce over each and every departed hamster. Kaitlyn up first. "Yatus" clip is always funny. Brett throwing Rockstar under the bus with his lying speech. We did have some new classic moments this season! On my daughter's birthday!

Jeff is now curious about Sam. That leads into crying and emotional DR sessions. Into a segment on the punishments dealt out this season.

We get a whole minute or two of the start of the first part of the HoH. They have to ride their "jet-packs." It's an endurance comp. They are tilted and blasted with stuff.

Big Brother 20: Live Feeds HoH Part Two Aftermath - Sept. 23

This game isn't FAIR!

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of a Salty Sulker:

• Due to the late hour last night here on the east coast when the feeds finally returned, I didn't go into much aftermath detail.
• I believe JC sees the writing on the wall.
• He's such a sore loser -- even to the point where he claims BB rigged it so Kaycee would win by making the second part so physical.
• Apparently the comp involved wall climbing and answering questions.
• According to what Tyler said, JC only lost by 40 seconds.
• JC is steaming because he claims he had more answers right but couldn't keep up with the physical.
• After all, he worked this season with Tyler because he (JC) was the brains while Tyler was only there for the physical comps!
• Heh. At least that's what he says and thinks.
• Now, if he hadn't been such a schemer himself all season, he might think there would be a chance for either Kaycee or Tyler to bring him to the final two.
• But, no. There isn't.
• Although both Tyler and Kaycee haven't told him of their final two deal or Level 6 alliance, JC thinks they would take each other because (of course) neither could win against him!
• Around JC, Kaycee tells him how well he did in the comp and complains about how sore she is, acting rather subdued.
• Around JC, Tyler keeps telling him to think positive.
• Not around JC, both Tyler and Kaycee are calling themselves the Final Two.
• Both are thrilled with their alliance and also with their final two deal since the beginning of the game.
• Without a doubt, Kaycee will take Tyler to the final two if she wins Part Three.
• I believe Tyler will take Kaycee, too. However, he doesn't seem AS excited as Kaycee.
• Perhaps because he may have felt that either JC or Kaycee would take him to the final two.
• I don't know.
• If he wins the final part and is against Kaycee, the final two deal early in the game might show loyalty which the jury didn't see with him. He could claim bigger moves although their wins have been pretty even number-wise. Kaycee won many vetoes but didn't use them while he had to "get blood on his hands."
• Kaycee's argument to win would be based on her loyalty, her social game and her number of comps wins. That's a good record and she has a much better social game than either Tyler or JC. She was friendly with everyone and, need I say, doesn't have any "blood on her hands." With a bitter jury, she'd be a shoe-in for the win. 
• If he were to be in the Final Two, JC would probably be problematic -- as he has been all season. While I do think all of his game playing that he did, he's certainly worthy of being in the final three, I think he's a bit delusional about his own game versus the games of others -- specifically Tyler. I think JC would lie, cheat and steal in any final plea to win the game. 
• I believe that all three deserve to be in the final three. We can't say that every season.
• And, I think that the final two will be Kaycee and Tyler, no matter which one wins the third part.
• Kind of like the Derrick/Cody Hitmen, their personal alliance will go in the records if they make final two together.
• But will Tyler be Derrick or will he be Cody?
• At least JC has certainly been no Victoria!
• We will have to endure three days of JC whining and pouting over the part two comp. He's fussing that he wants to leave and acting like a belligerent small child.
• The hamsters seem to be going back and forth between thinking the finale is tonight or Wednesday.
• Nope, not tonight. They'll have to suffer for three days.
• And, so will we.
• In other news, Allison Grodner confirmed that this season the winner and runner-up are indeed eligible to win America's Favorite Player.
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Resting easy now

Hurting, but it's happy hurting

Big Brother 20: Live Feeds Saturday, HoH Part Two Winner - Sept. 22

New peg-wall work

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Boredom:

• Of course, the boredom will get worse after today.
• At least today they had the second part of the final HoH comp ahead.
• They napped.
• They snacked.
• They chit-chatted.
• Kaycee spent a lot of time studying faces on the memory wall and going over previous comps.
• Tyler cooked.
• JC napped some more.
• The live feeds went down around 6pm their time.
• It's only Kaycee and JC competing.
• How long can it take?
• Apparently, three and a half hours.
• Kaycee won Part Two.
• It will be Tyler and Kaycee competing in Part Three in the finale.
• I predict feeds boredom until then.

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