Big Brother Craze

Here we go - Chelsia was nice enough to answer some questions for us here at Big Brother Craze recently - enjoy!

BBC: Let’s start at the beginning! How many times have you tried out for Big Brother? What did the casting process involve for you? And, of course, what advice would you give those currently trying out for the summer season, BB10?

Chelsia:I tried out for big brother 8 because I had a rival that wanted to make the show. Before that I really didn’t know anything about big brother, and I didn’t watch reality TV. Some advice I would give is… BE YOURSELF! Don’t give them what you think they want, just be
yourself.

BBC:How much of a fan of Big Brother were you prior to auditioning? How much of the previous seasons did you watch/re-watch to help prepare you before entering the house?

Chelsia:I only watched BB8

BBC:How was your reception when you got home - friends, family, work, fans? Have you been able to catch up on the show since leaving?

Chelsia:When I got back to Iowa I was very overwhelmed. This whole experience has been so surreal. My friends and family were all very proud of me and happy that I made it home. I have not watched the season, life has been hectic I’m sure I eventually will but it’s not on the top of my list.

BBC:Many previous houseguests feel like they’re not accurately portrayed by CBS on the network shows - there’s many a discussion about getting a ‘good edit’ vs. a ‘bad edit’. How do you feel you were portrayed on the show? And naturally - do you think they’re portraying the other houseguests fairly?

Chelsia:I know that I was portrayed as a bitch; I’m ok with that because it was just a game. In real life I am not heartless, and I do not judge people.

BBC:Could you describe each of the houseguests for us - both as you knew them in the house, and any changing opinions since your eviction as you watch the show and hear of the house happenings? Many interviewers say ‘in one word’ but clearly I’m as verbose as they come, so go as in depth as you like for each of them.

Chelsia:I’m not gonna sit here and bash these people, the game is over. I think everyone knows how I feel about my houseguests. I can say that outside of the house it is very different. I went out with Sheila one night and had a blast with her. I am still very close with Joshy, and I am still talking to James. Jen has been very nice to me after the game, she understands that it is… just a game. Alex is another person that has been very nice after the game.

BBC:What was your strategy going into the game?

Chelsia:Any strategy I had went out the door when we got paired up into couples.

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Or, rather, Dick talking to the houseguests, and giving his opinions, as Janelle stood by and occasionally got a question in. But they’re amusing none the less.

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Thanks to DreamersVids who got these from Real Player for everyone! Because we don’t have near enough videos, right? Right!

Here’s a mish mash of other tidbits from the interviewers at the Finale, including producers Allison Grodner, Casting Director Robin Kass, AND the VOICE of Big Brother! (Please go to the diary room!)

Tucking them after the cut now, so that they (And the front page) loads faster - SO MANY INTERVIEWS!

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Here’s the last of the houseguests - then there’s a few ‘extras’ for the next post too! WHEW!

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Now we’re down to the pre-jury evictees. Whew! It’s almost like we were there, at this point, hm?

Tucking them after the cut now, so that they (And the front page) loads faster - SO MANY INTERVIEWS!

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And here we go, rounding out the jury house! Poor Matt - he was so flabbergasted and unsettled and trying to be the big man on campus still. Too funny.

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Here’s still more! James, the winner of the last minute prize, America’s Favorite Juror! (hurray! Evil Doer’s REPRESENT!) I know you won’t be surprised that I loved his interviews the most - as it showed just how happy, fun and good a guy he is. I hope Bunky makes good on his plan and films it all for the site! That’d be awesome! Love him! Think Pink, ya’ll!

Tucking them after the cut now, so that they (And the front page) loads faster - SO MANY INTERVIEWS!

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And here’s some more - rounding out the top five. Keep checking - I’ll add others as I find them! Tucking them after the cut now, so that they (And the front page) loads faster - SO MANY INTERVIEWS!

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We’ve got a ton of interviews that started trickling in about midnight last night, and are still making their way to youtube format. I’ll try and link to as many as possible here, so you have them all in one place and can watch them all at your convenience. Once the houseguests are no longer on CBS time (the wrap party, I believe, is Wednesday) I’ll be contacting those I can reach and trying for our more personal BBC interviews as well. So stay tuned - we’ve a lot of good stuff coming!

I’ll set up posts for the houseguests by twos - and link to all the interviews and such I can find. If I miss one, leave a comment, and I’ll come back and add it to the appropriate posts, ok? Ok!

In the meantime - Let’s get started with the Final Two, hm?

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Here’s the another little surprise for you all! First we had Alex’s interview, then the shirts and etc from us here at Big Brother Craze to James Fans everywhere, through Cafe Press, and now… another interview!

Jen was kind enough to sit down and answer some questions for me about her time in the Big Brother House, so without further ado, here’s the Big Brother Craze interview with Jen Diturno. Enjoy!

(PS - remember, if you get a high load warning, try again in a minute or two. It’s been getting better, but it’s not perfect yet.)

I ask that you do not take the liberty of copying and pasting this interview elsewhere. You may link to it using the direct url: http://www.bigbrothercraze.com/an-interview-with-jen-of-bb9/

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BBC: Let’s start at the beginning! How many times have you tried out for Big Brother? What did the casting process involve for you, and also for Ryan? At what point did they tell you that you’d both be on the show together? And, of course, what advice would you give those currently trying out for the summer season, BB10?

Jen: This was the 4th time I tried out for Big Brother. I got closer and closer every time. This last time I went to an open casting call in Columbus. Big Brother called me and asked if my boyfriend (Ryan) would be interested in doing the show too. They said they were considering doing a pairs season. Ryan never applied, just got on this through me. We knew we were going to be on the show together while going through the process. It wasn’t until they came to our home town to kidnap us, that it was official. Even then, we still did everything separate. We were never allowed to see each other or even talk to each other. We were even in different hotel rooms through the finals and sequester process too! We were treated as individuals the entire time! My advice for others trying out for Big Brother in the future would be to never give up! Big Brother casts for the theme of the season…they cast for a character. If you don’t fit the qualifications this time, maybe you will next time! If at first you don’t succeed, try try again!

BBC: As a fan of the show, how much did you watch/re-watch in order to prepare yourself to enter the house?

Jen: I didn’t do much of that. During my week of sequester, before moving into the house, we were given past season DVDs that I watched, but only because I was bored out of my mind! You can never be prepared to enter the Big Brother house…..expect the unexpected! I actually think I was at a disadvantage having watched all 8 seasons of BB because it made me play the game a little too hard!

BBC: How was your reception when you got home - friends, family, work, fans? Have you been able to catch up on the show since leaving?

Jen: I had a big homecoming party once I got off the plane! It was all very exciting and overwhelming at the same time! I have received both hate and love mail, but so have we all! I have to read things on the internet very carefully because their is a lot of haters out there! I try not to let it get to me, and I am a very strong and independent person so I am able to look past all the bullshit! Work is crazy! Constant people wanting my autograph and picture taken! It’s cool though! I feel like a broken record with the million repetitive questions that I am asked on a daily basis, but hey….it comes with the territory! My friends never thought I would come back after this! Ha ha ha….some of them even though I would come back as a different person! But I am the same Jen as I was before I left! The 15 minutes of fame has not gone to my head and it never will. I know who is important in my life and it’s all the friends, family and co-workers that have been with me my entire life! I love my fans too, but my heart belongs with my home! I have been able to catch up on the show since I have been home. I watch the feeds 24/7 of course because Ryan is still going strong! It’s weird to see him on TV and I miss him more than you know!

BBC: Many previous houseguests feel like they’re not accurately portrayed by CBS on the network shows - there’s many a discussion about getting a ‘good edit’ vs. a ‘bad edit’. How do you feel you were portrayed on the show?

Jen: For the most part, I am who I am. I like you until you cross me and I can be a bitch! I don’t back down from confrontations and I deal with problems head on and that’s exactly what I did on the show. There were a couple instances that were edited and cut in a way that made me look really bad and I don’t appreciate that, but that’s what I signed up for. I knew that could happen and all I can do now is move forward from it. The racist comment did not happen in any way, shape, or form the way it was shown to America! In fact, that was not my way of campaigning against Ryan because it was said BEFORE I was even nominated! So people (haters) can say whatever they want….Ryan and I and everyone that knows us knows how that situation really happened and that’s all that matters! The thing about me saying my picture was first b/c I was gonna win……ha ha hha ha….lol….that’s me and my sarcasm and obviously some of the houseguests just didn’t get it, or me for that matter!

BBC: And naturally - do you think they’re portraying the other houseguests fairly?

Jen: I will let other houseguests speak for themselves on this one!

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Here’s the first of the little surprises I have in store for you all! Alex was kind enough to sit down and answer some questions for me about his time in the Big Brother House - he was the last to get his questions and the first to get them answered, actually. So without further ado, here’s the Big Brother Craze interview with Alex Coladonato. Enjoy!

(PS - remember, if you get a high load warning, try again in a minute or two. It’s been getting better, but it’s not perfect yet.)

I ask that you do not take the liberty of copying and pasting this interview elsewhere. You may link to it using the direct url: http://www.bigbrothercraze.com/an-interview-with-alex-of-bb9

BBC: Let’s start at the beginning! How many times have you tried out for Big Brother? What did the casting process involve for you? And, of course, what advice would you give those currently trying out for the summer season, BB10?

Alex: BB9 was my first audition for Big Brother and I was lucky enough to be the person they were looking for and get selected. I cannot talk about the casting process but I will tell you it was long - LOL. Finally, for the people trying out for the summer season, good luck. Go as yourself and look good. They know what they want when they are interviewing, be that person, the saying that I’ll leave you with is, “Hey, ya never know!”

BBC: How much of a fan of Big Brother were you prior to auditioning? How much of the previous seasons did you watch/re-watch to help prepare you before entering the house? I believe I’ve read that your best friend (Johnny?) auditioned too, and helped you prepare - true?

Alex: I watched the first 2 seasons of big brother and then didn’t watch again until all-stars and season 8. I watched almost all the seasons to see different type of ways to play the game but of course played the way I wanted to when getting into the house - if I did. My best friend Johnny also auditioned, he is the reason why I made it. I was only going for him and I was picked the first day I was seen and went through the process hoping to get through every round after that.

BBC: How was your reception when you got home - friends, family, work, fans? Have you been able to catch up on the show since leaving?

Alex: My reception was amazing. My mother ran to me and gave me the biggest hug and said how proud she was of me for being the person you are and that’s why your the best. I then went home to a house of like 20 people looking to ask me everything and anything. I then spent Easter Sunday with my family, and Sunday night left to go to Aruba for a week. Came home and had an awesome welcome back party with family and friends from all over and had a blast. Happy to be home, but missed the house.

BBC: Many previous houseguests feel like they’re not accurately portrayed by CBS on the network shows - there’s many a discussion about getting a ‘good edit’ vs. a ‘bad edit’. How do you feel you were portrayed on the show? And naturally - do you think they’re portraying the other houseguests fairly?

Alex: Its CBS, LOL. There is nothing we can do. I don’t really care how CBS portrays me to be honest, because I know I didn’t change the person that I am on the show. So maybe that’s why they had the twist because they didn’t like my style of play or knew I was going to win, who know, LOL. People who watch the live feeds and Show Time know the real me, I haven’t watched the show yet to see how the really portrayed me, that will come in time.

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Here it is, the promo for Big Brother After Dark!

And if you don’t see the official new banner for us here at BBC - refresh! Just like last year, I will only update the header after the West Coast network show, so as not to spoil it for those on the west coast who want to wait for the show. Any spoiler posts from the live feeds will be posted under the official BBC spoiler warning button that looks like this:

It will also be behind the ‘read more of this entry’ cut tag. If you decide to push that link and go to the spoilers, you cannot get upset at me that you know something you didn’t want to know! I mean, you COULD get upset at me, but that’d be pretty silly, right? Right!

Less then 24 hours to go! To help you while the time away, here’s another interview with Julie Chen. Ever wondered what she really thinks of being called “Chenbot”? or who her favorite houseguests have been? Did you wonder if she actually cusses in front of people? She does - and in interviews too - in telling us who her favorite houseguest is, she actually uses the word “bitch”! I kid you not - even though it was a quote, she still says it. She also loves slop. How can it be so bad if the Chenbot will eat it? I knew they were being pansies about it! Anyway, go over and check it out!

And if that’s not enough Chenbot for you, here’s another interview for you from CBS 13. And last, but not least, Julie will be on Craig Furgerson tonight too! I doubt she’ll say anything different there then she has in the latest interviews, but it’s worth checking out none-the-less.

See ya’ll tomorrow!

….you watch David Letterman (who I dislike immensely) on the off chance of learning something new about the upcoming season as Julie Chen guests….

Well, that was disappointing.

There was nothing new on the interview, what little they talked about Big Brother involved the evolution of all strangers to seasons with twists, to a fake Big Brother After Dark segment and a plug that the season starts on February 12th. Guess we have to wait another week or so!

Sigh.

Here’s the Youtube for those who missed it - not that you missed much, of course.

Oh stop - you know what I mean! Mike, the quiet man who ate much meat while in the house - was nice enough to sit down and answer some questions for all of us here at Big Brother Craze! It struck me, as I emailed back and forth, that he simply is what he seemed to be - a really nice guy, with integrity and confidence. Read on - I’m sure you’ll agree!

1. How did you come to be chosen for Big Brother 8? Were you a recruit, or apply as a fan of the show - what can you tell us of the process that got you there?
I simply saw an ad on the internet for a reality show, applied for it, and next thing I knew was being called in for an interview. I found out it was for BB, and having watched the past 2 seasons of it, was interested in advancing through to being on the show.

2. What kind of strategy did you enter the house with, and would you do differently if you had the chance?
I went into the house trying to get to know everyone as best I could, and asking them lots of questions. I would pay particularly close attention and compare questions that they would more likely tell the truth on vs. ones where they were more likely to lie about. At the same time I would also study their body language. This could be used later on during the show when asking questions to determine if they were lying or not so I knew where to place my trust. I wouldn’t have done anything differently if given the chance.

3. What were you thoughts when the enemies twist was revealed? How scared were you that one of YOUR enemies would be walking down those stairs? Relieved when they weren’t? Did the knowledge of the enemies/people who knew each other change your strategy at all?
I wasn’t scared in the least bit that I would have an enemy coming down those stairs. I just don’t have people out there that I hate or hate me. The enemies twist immediately made my strategy turn to eliminating one member from each group of three enemies for fear that they would all have a common bond in the house (regardless if enemies or not at that point) and join forces against the rest.

4. After leaving the house, how much of the show did you watch? Did you watch BBAD or the feeds?
I only watch about a half dozen shows. I did watch some BBAD but no live feeds. My schedule was and still is quite busy, which didn’t allow me much time to dive into the shows.

5. One thing almost all houseguests have in common, is that they think they aren’t portrayed correctly on the network shows. How do you feel CBS portrayed you?
Poorly. Many interactions whether it be conversations, ideas, strategies, revelations, activities including dates with the girls simply wasnt aired. Unless someone is in a power postition or their decision is going to have a drastic impact in the house it wasnt aired. So I looked like a mystery man to most when in fact I wasnt in the least bit.

6. Do you think they portrayed the other houseguests fairly?
I think everyone at some point during the game was portrayed differently. Some not as severe as others.

7. Could you describe each houseguest for us as one who knows them better then we could?
Carol - sweet
Joe - loud
Nick - athletic
Kail - hearty
Dustin - aloof
Jen - optimistic
Amber - emotional
Jessica - lofty
Eric - sly
Jameka - genuine
Zach - smart
Daniele - pompous
Dick - unreserved

8. You had the unique perspective of seeing the America’s Player twist played out from outside of the house since your early eviction. What do you think of the twist, and how Eric shouldered the load of AP?
I didn’t think the twist was a huge wow factor by any means. But, I do think Eric did a good job of manipulating others during the game. There were some tasks that seemed very unchallenging though and almost handed to him.

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