Big Brother 14: Live Feeds Friday Daytime - Pandora's Box - Aug. 31

He bought time, but how much time?

While the nominations won't be until later tonight, there's been some action in the house today. No, I'm not talking about Danielle jumping on Shane. (After all, he is so infatuated with her.) Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Healthy Living:

• Ian thinks Frank's social game is garbage. He says there's a reason he's on the block every week when he's not HoH. It's the way he treats people.
• The Quack Pack (minus Britney, of course) agreed that the nominations should be Frank and Jenn with Joe going up as a replacement if veto is used.
• Huh?
• I guess they do have two weeks to get rid of Frank. But about the only way they're going to do it is with a backdoor. If he has the chance to save himself, he will.
• Well, at least a floater will go home.
• Shane said Frank thinks he's already won the game.
• @@
• "The Quack Pack is back."
• Um. Okay. 
• Joe knows that he'll go up as a replacement if needed. But he's been assured that they have the votes to save him.
• Joe still needs to hula hoop at the sound of horns.
• Then there was trivia. Say what? If the feeds are briefly blocked, they have a fish cam. With trivia, it's usually a comp or something along the lines.
• Oh, geez ... Allison Grodner (Executive Producer), I do NOT want to see Jessie.
• I don't.
• I really don't.
• Dang it, he was in the Pandora's Box today ... again.
• Now, it was kind of funny last year seeing him annoy Rachel. But that's mostly because I liked to see things annoy Rachel.
• Ian got all kinds of "Christmas gifts" including a luxury hammock and blow up toys for the pool.
• Ian likes to almost live in the water, so blow-up toys are fitting.
• He did NOT get a blow-up doll for the HoH room. :X
• Danielle blew up a lot of the toys.
• She's good at that.
• Oh, I'm being terrible, aren't I?
• Jessie wasn't in the Pandora's Box, per se. However, he was in the house.
• He threw out all of their snack foods, replacing them with healthy foods.
• He threw out all their saved beer.
• Heh.
• BB also took their grill away. Or maybe Jessie carried it out on his back. I don't know.
• Jenn tried to use her mojo on Ian to keep off the block.
• He told her that he didn't like to keep floaters who don't make big moves in the game.
• Her "big move" last week was actually a Frank move.
• Joe told Ian that Britney wanted them to work together. 
• He really doesn't want to be a replacement nominee.
• Frank is suspicious of Dan.
• Well, geez ... he's DAN, the Man with a Plan!
• He wonders if Dan has a deal with Ian and finds it strange that there's nothing being said about Dan going on the block -- the names coming up seem to be Frank and Jenn.
• Heh.
• Nominations will be later today.
• I predict Jenn and Frank. Wouldn't be my choices, but ...!

No longer a carrot, now wearing a Boogie shirt. @@

Most congenial houseguest

Danielle is full of wind

New hammock ... wait, won't anyone sit with me?

Big Brother 14: Live Feeds Post-Competition - Aug. 30-31

The smiles are fewer and far between

Well, well, well ... Ian won Head of Household. If you missed the competition action, check out the comp updates post. It was a shock to me that Shane lasted as long as he did. Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Hula Hoop Hamster:

• As I mentioned in the update post, the punishment Joe received for falling first is that he has to hula hoop every time he hears military music.
• Maybe he'll be able to hula hoop by the time the punishment ends.
• Ian and Shane can do it.
• Joe? Not so much. BB yelled at him for hitting himself in the head with the hoop.
• Shane told Dan that he included him in the safety deal he made with Ian.
• No, he didn't. Shane ONLY asked for safety for himself and Danielle.
• Danielle bashed the now gone Britney. Some friend she is, eh?
• The big HoH reveal went down.
• Gee, I feel in with the In Crowd. Danielle didn't know the music group on Ian's CD.
• I know them -- the Arctic Monkeys. They've been on Letterman a few times and I'm a Letterman addict.
• I can't believe BB actually still finds a CD Walkman to use for the HoH winners.
• He's the only HoH to receive an element in his goodies basket -- bismuth.
• I'm shocked I know how to spell bismuth.
• Ian was gracious and generous with his goodies.
• He also told people they were free to go as "this is the most boring thing ever."
• BB gave everyone beer (although Ian got some in his basket).
• Frank is worried that he'll be nominated as a carrot.
• He probably will. The week is up tonight, most likely at midnight he can take it off.
• Danielle went on about how her face hurt and she was worried about the paint/tan used in the comp. 
• She also threw up twice.
• It's all about Danielle.
• Ian told Joe he's safe from the nominations.
• BB told him he's not allowed to discuss his nominations.
• Ian says he's not going to drink beer for the rest of the season with the exception of his HoH beer.
• Maybe he did learn a lesson.
• Frank tried to worm into working with Ian.
• I don't think so, Carrot Boy!
• Ian doesn't commit to any promises.
• Frank talked about being nominated in front of Danielle and Dan. He mentioned that Danielle and Shane are safe and that Joe told him Ian said he was safe tonight.
• Ian later told Dan he made the safety deal with Shane for Shane and Danielle only ... no Dan in there!
• So now Dan knows Shane lied to him.
• Perhaps he should have hung in there and tried harder to win?
• Dan also all of a sudden wants to work with Ian.
• @@
• Ian, don't drink that Kool-Aid!
• When asked to revive the Renegades, Ian only committed to the Quack Pack being safe. He'll commit (or not) to the Renegades by the end of the week.
• Hmm ... sounds like he's going to go for Frank or Jenn, doesn't it?
• That's it for now! 

Joe's punishment. He shouldn't quit his day job.

In his HoH goodies, Ian got bismuth

Gee, where's Shane who saved her?

Big Brother 14: HoH Endurance Comp Live Feeds Updates Post - Aug. 30

The new HOH -- "This one's for Brit!"

11:48 PM ET -- IAN IS THE NEW HOH!!! -- Quick added note: Joe's punishment for being down first is that he has to hula hoop every time he hears music (24 hours, I assume).

11:47 PM ET -- Shane asks the onlookers to leave them alone. Deal time! Shane gets safety for himself and Danielle - no nominations, no backdoors. He agrees to drop. Ian will win.

11:45 PM ET -- Shane and Ian still in it to win it.

11:30 PM ET -- Shane/Ian still at it. The feeds keep getting blocked due to some sort of mechanical issues with the comp machinery.

11:24 PM ET -- Shane and Ian still in it.

11:17 PM ET -- Extended fish cam, feeds blocked.

11:10 PM ET -- Still Shane and Ian hanging in.

11:00 PM ET -- Still just Shane and Ian remaining in the comp.

The Peanut Gallery -- Ian and Shane still in the comp - 10:48 PM ET

10:42 PM ET -- Only Ian and Shane remain

10:38 PM ET -- Just Ian and Shane spinning around. Ian said it was going 37 seconds per revolution. Now it's speeding up again. Now we have trivia again.

10:34 PM ET -- The feeds came back and DAN is on the ground!

10:33 PM ET  - Danielle promptly vomited after she fell. We went to trivia on the feeds as we do every time someone comes down. Don't ask me why. Also, because he fell during the show and the feeds didn't return for a while, I have no clue what Joe's punishment was for being the first down.

The "swings" are spinning and it's going faster. Just Dan, Shane and Ian left to battle it out.

10:26 PM ET - Danielle down!

10:22 PM ET, the four still in

10:13 PM ET - Shane, Ian, Dan and Danielle still in

10:09 - Feeds back on. Shane, Dan, Danielle and Ian still in.

Refresh this page for the latest update! Right now 10:02 PM ET, the feeds are still blocked.

Once the live feeds return, I'll be tracking the progress of the endurance competition on the live feeds. I'll be including screen caps from the feeds and hanging in myself until a winner is decided. You don't want to wait until SUNDAY, right?

Sheesh, Joe fell before the show ended! So did Jenn! I've never seen ANYONE out of endurance comps before the show ended before, now two. Yeah, but they're in the house and Britney is gone. @@

Big Brother 14: Live Eviction and HoH Show Blog Party - Aug. 30

Uh-oh. This live show isn't showing live in many areas on the East Coast. Thankfully, just this past winter WCBS out of NYC bought WLNY and, just in the past few weeks, they've included it in my cable package. Before that, WCBS was the only CBS affiliate I had. Tonight's live show will air on WLNY (We Love New York - gag) usually on either 10 or 55 for most cable companies in the NYC viewing area. WCBS itself will be airing football and I see no delayed time for BB listed at all.

I hope you can find it in your area! 

As the show airs here, I'll be updating this post with the major events. If indeed, as we suspect, the HoH comp is an endurance comp, I'll set up a separate live feeds post after the show, updating that post with happenings and screen caps from the live feeds. If you're checking on the show or, if it's endurance, the live feeds post -- you'll need to refresh the page to see the latest updates.

But, as always with our blog parties ... the real fun here is in the comments area. Come join us with your thoughts on the show!

It is endurance tonight -- reward or punish first eliminated hamster is a viewer Twitter poll. I didn't catch the address. Oops.

Ahh ... the Twitter poll is at #bbpunish or #bbreward.

Danielle's dressed for an endurance comp, Britney is in her pretty eviction dress. We can guess which way this will go. :-(

The vote to evict:

Dan -- Britney
Jenn -- Britney
Ian -- Danielle
Shane -- Britney
Joe -- Britney

:-(  We're stuck with Danielle. Ew!

Viewers voted for punishment for the first one out of the comp.

Soak up the sun is the comp. They're all balanced on small disks held up by wires over a pseudo-sun. A spray "tan" is coming down on them. Sheesh, Joe already looks like he's having problems and they were at it for about four minutes!

Once the show ends, my endurance comp post will go up and we'll move over there to follow the live feeds. Heck, who really wants to wait until Sunday for the results?

Darn, Joe is already down before the show ended! First for that! Jenn's down, too. "Planets" are hitting them.

Big Brother 14 : Live Feeds Wednesday Night Into Thursday - Aug. 29-30

Smile now, Carrot. Two weeks ahead, no HoH possibilities

For as much excitement as we've had the past week, it's been a yawn a minute since yesterday. So, I warn you now -- do NOT expect a Pulitzer prize level live feeds report from me this morning! (Although, to liven things up ... there are two Chippendale dudes on the upcoming season of The Amazing Race. Hubba hubba!)

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother house of Dwindling Days:

• Ian kept apologizing even more for his actions while drunk the night before.
• BB did NOT give them any alcohol.
• They have been on an extended inside lockdown while the HoH comp is being built in the yard.
• Or, perhaps, maybe BB just likes to have 'em trapped like flies on flypaper.
• Britney kind of wants to try to talk to Shane and Joe.
• Ian told her it probably wouldn't be worth it.
• Alas, I think he's right.
• Ian cried.
• In a moment of compassion for someone other than himself, Danielle tried to console him.
• He said he deserved it.
• After all, Britney is only going right now because Frank couldn't put Ian on the block due to his PoV ball.
• Ian knows that. He also really seems as non-romantically smitten with Britney as one could be.
• Unlike Matt in Britney's season, Ian never tried to qualify (or paid) to be in Mensa. He knows he's smart, doesn't need to be a member to prove it.
• Good for him. I always sneer at Mensa people myself. After the National Honor Society in high school, let college grades and life decisions speak for your intelligence.
• Smart, unfortunately, doesn't always mean successful or happy. In the long run, it often means little in the game of life. Common sense, on the other hand, is usually better than mere book smarts.
• Oh my. I'm getting all profound here with the live feeds in the background.
• But Britney and Ian had a big talk on who's intelligent or not in the house.
• It's their fault. They led me there.
• They don't think Joe is particularly intelligent.
• Y'think?
• We again suffered all four feeds on sleeping Joe for a while. What's up with that?
• Even the BB voice is bored. When Britney said, "I like to suck on these" about some nuts she was eating, the BB voice replied, "That's what she said."
• Huh. The BB voice hasn't been giving house trivia as it has in past seasons.
• I don't think anyone other than Jenn will truly stick with Frank once the carrot is out of HoH for two weeks.
• I do think that Jenn, the ultimate floater, is probably going to be honest and true to her word now that she's voiced a side.
• She probably won't win. It's rare that honest people make it to the end.
• Ian told Britney that Frank was going "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth and a blond for a blond."
• Britney is angry that Frank is bullying Ian. She wants to tell him that Ian had to do what's best for him, not what's best for Frank.
• Ian told Danielle that Frank only put up Britney as a personal attack against him.
• Danielle told Ian that Dan's treatment of her was just an act.
• She also told him that she would get Frank out.
• I won't hold my breath on that one.
• But if it's a physical endurance tonight, she just might eke out another HoH.
• Despite what has happened, Britney told Ian that Dan really is a good guy.
• She thanked all of her fans on the feeds.
• She said she's going to go crazy with just Ashley as company for a week.
• Whatever will they have to talk about?
• They're talking about reviving the Quack Pack -- Joe and Jenn cannot win the game, they say.
• Danielle also told Shane that the Dan bit was only an act, not the brightest move. Maybe she's a Mensa member.
• There ya go. 

Again, we spent too much time watching Joe sleep

America's youth in action

Has he got a chance in heck to make it?

Britney is someone I could watch EVERY season in the house