Big Brother Craze

For fun, as the houseguests do the same ole same ole and recycle the same stories as they pretend to get along - while in two distinct groups as the 7 shuns the outcasts - I thought we could have some fun. Here’s a couple of my favorite screen shots from today.

Pick one and caption away in the comments section! Click to get a bigger view and use the back button to get back here.

And don’t forget - comments on the giveaway post are the only ones that count for the prizes, so drop in there too!

Alrighty, Big Brother Crazies! Now that we’re up and stable for the duration, it’s time to welcome all of you back who stuck with us during this little setback as well as welcome all you new folks that have found us! How can we do that? How else?! With a giveaway!

That’s right, Big Brother Craze has teamed up with the ever-fabulous Barbara over at Knitting Passion to put out a unique gift set for the winner of this contest. In fact, it was all Barbara’s idea! She’s pretty awesome, she is, and I’m not just saying that because she’s my mom!

So here’s how it’s going to work:

1. Contest runs will begin at 12:01 AM Alaska Time, July 28, and run through Midnight Alaska Time on August 1.

2. To Enter – Leave a comment on THIS POST. I know, hard huh?

3. Each comment will be a single entry for the giveaway – but ONLY the comments on THIS POST. Feel free to comment elsewhere – in fact, I’d love that – but only the ones on THIS POST count for the giveaway.

4. I will accept multiple entries, as long as you are not spamming the comment section. Every relevant comment WILL be entered into the giveaway.

What is a relevant comment? Something about Big Brother, of course! Name a favorite houseguest, the houseguest you hate the most, favorite season, what you think of THIS season, etc.

Also, flattery toward the Big Brother Craze and Knitting Passion writers WILL get you anywhere, or at least entered into the giveaway. Bribery also accepted, though it will only get you an entry into the drawing, not a guaranteed win. We like chocolate, cashews, long romantic walks in the park at sunset, bacon, roses and Doritos, among other things. Choose accordingly.

Also considered relevant – any comment that is in reply to the comments before it – feel free to derail the conversation and carry on and cavort within the comment session. Just don’t be all spamlike, ya know?

5. Winner will be determined by Random Draw. I will use the ever popular random.org and have it choose. I’ll even screen shot the process so that you can see that I did not cheat in order to favor those with good bribery and flattery skillz.

6. This giveaway is part of the Bloggy Giveaways Carnival. All visitors from the Carnival are welcome to enter, and I encourage all of you to go visit Bloggy Giveaways for some other fantastic prizes!

7. The management reserves the right to declare a comment ineligible. That’d be me, folks, and it’s not like I’m making this difficult, so play nice, ok?

8. Obviously, you’ll have to email me your home address in order to get your prize! If you’re not willing to trust me a little there, don’t enter! I promise I won’t stalk you. Honest.

9. The winner will be chosen and announced by 8pm Alaska Time on August 2nd.

Of course, now you want to know what you’re going to win, right? Right! Every single Big Brother Fan knows that if you’re going to watch the feeds, the shows, and hang with other fans, Coffee – or some other caffeine substitute – is necessary. And sometimes, you need a beer just to make it through (or a bigger mug to hold more coffee, either way). So we here at Big Brother Craze and Knitting Passion designed a prize package to help you cozy up to your addiction.

The lucky winning commenter will receive the following as part of the prize package:

1 Big Brother Craze Coffee Mug – for those early morning wake up calls after you’ve stayed up all night listening to the houseguests talk about everything, anything and nothing.
1 Big Brother Craze Beer Stein – for those times the houseguests drive you to drink. We know it happens. We’re here for you.
1 Knitted Cup Cozy that fits over a to-go paper coffee cup – for those times where the home brew is not enough, and a trip to the coffee shop is needed – if only to remind you that the outside world exists. Don’t worry, no one will dare steal your cup when it’s protected by THIS cozy!
1 Knitted Dishcloth – to wash your mug and stein, of course! Or to hang up and admire, use as a coaster, wipe your tears when your favorite is evicted, your choice!

Cool, right?

And don’t worry, there are other possible prizes. Because I love you all, the following comment numbers will receive a Big Brother Craze sticker: 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, etc. Do I think I’ll get that many comments? Nah – but feel free to prove me wrong!

See, couldn’t be easier to win, right? Right! So comment away, tell your friends, and let’s have fun!

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The lights flicker…

Renny “OMG what if the lights go out in here?”

The lights go out.

Renny screams, and we get fish. (note that the light is still on in the fishtank - so is it a real outage, or more BB shenanagains?)

And I sit here giggling, because I am easily amused!

Don’t forget, it is starting in just a few minutes! Evel Dick’s live broadcast will begin at 4pm BB Time, which is in just a few minutes. Even better, you can watch it right here - this time. After the first two, you’ll need superpass, but this will give you a taste of the good stuff!

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Enjoy! And I’ll be here at showtime with the live show recap in the next post. Currently in the house, it’s been a typical day - not a lot of scrambling for votes, just cleaning and getting ready and the like. But you know what they say - expect the unexpected!

Here’s Julie’s segment on the Late late show with Craig Ferguson - with the house guests too! It’s a cute clip, and I think those women need to lay off Jerry for his comments - he’s not so bad. They just looking for something to bitch about, an excuse to be mean.

And also - April, honey? if you are so embarrassed that your daddy is watching everyone fondle your boobs? STOP INVITING PEOPLE TO FEEL YOU UP. Seriously.

and also, how cute is Craig Ferguson when he says ‘boobies’?! Srsly. He’s too adorable. I wanna shrink him down and carry him around in my purse. Just sayin.

Ah, in the grand ole tradition of bored houseguests, Big Brother provided them with the requested role of trashbags and tape so that they could make a slip and slide! Angie, Steve, Memphis, Ollie and Dan put it together, added laundry soap and water on the slide, soaped up their chest and are slippin and sliding all over. This group has SO. Much. FUN. Love it!

Angie proved her top would stay on, BB provided swim caps for those that wanted them and now Michelle is getting ready for her first run. Too much fun! Check it out in all the screencapping glory…

Spark up the feeds, ya’ll - it’s gonna be fantastic! There’s going to be a Big Brother Talk show tonight, and everyone is busy picking out their outfits and making preparations for the show they’ve put together.

You better believe I’ll get youtubes as soon as it’s done and they pop up, natch.

Meanwhile, here’s some of the preparations (Renny’s dresser is a treasure trove… it’s all about dressup in Renny’s stuff!)

Stay Tuned! And Spark em if ya got em! (and get em if ya don’t!)

And here it is - the Big Brother Late Night! - After the cut!

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This morning over at MySpace, Evel Dick is feeling sassy and has a whole bunch of little tidbits about Big Brother 10, HouseCalls, and even the now expected dig at Erik and Jessica. So what’s he up too?

Everyone loved his video blogs for RealPlayer last year, so we can expect more of the same on a bigger scale. (Ok, everyone except you. And maybe you. And you over there in the corner too, but we’ve been ignoring you for a long time and stop sucking your thumb already. And you over there too. LOTS of people, then - not everyone. Happy? *grin*) ANYWAY. This year while the feeds are down for the live broadcasts on Wednesdays, we’ll have something to watch instead of the screen saver and endless loop of the theme song.

Evel Dick will be broadcasting a “loosely put together show of sorts” live from the Cat Club on Sunset Blvd in Hollywood. He’ll have guests, friends, random people - not just past houseguests. He says that some of the guests we’ll recognize, want to have, or want to punch. He’s going to be interviewing big fans of the show that have some type of celeb status or another.

If you don’t have the feeds, and are wondering if this is worth checking into them for, you’ll get to see the first two shows for free, available to everyone. If you like the “trainwreck in the making [he's] calling a show”, it’ll start July 16th.

The deal with Showtime for a Dick at Night show before/after Afterdark fell through due to things out of his control, but we will get more of Dick on Housecalls on Thursdays! This year Housecalls is on at Noon PST, and Evel Dick will be co-hosting with Gretchen on Thursdays where he promises he will get to speak to evicted houseguests. Of course, we’ve heard that last part before, so we’ll see what happens.

Also co-hosting Housecalls this year? Sheila from BB9 (Know that!) will be joining Gretchen on Wednesdays. Not sure who has returned for the other days just yet, but I’ll be sure to let you know as soon as I know.

One last tidbit from Evel Dick - the live eviction audiences will not include past houseguets. They want them to be different then the finale, where all past houseguests are welcomed and invited. So it’ll be all fans, all the time, watching our beloved Chenbot oust a houseguest every week!

TWO MORE WEEKS!

I think the best part of the season, of any Big Brother season, is the two weeks or so before the premiere. We’re all so giddy with anticipation that THIS season will be the BEST season. It’s that tingly feeling we get way deep inside that’s full of hope. We’re roaming the net, hoping for someone, anyone in the know to tell us what they know - even if it’s just so that we can begin the endless debate.

So what do we know? Here’s the compilation of all the rumors I’ve heard bantered around. Keep in mind that they are rumors, and we won’t know anything for sure until it happens, but some of the sources seem to be pretty reliable. However, if they turn out to be completely wrong, don’t shoot the messenger, eh?

1. 13 houseguests - source, the commercial. Could BB be lying to us? Absolutely.

2. Season Premiere July 13th - source, CBS.

3. Network broadcasts will follow BB9 structure, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday nights.

4. There will be a live audience for the live eviction shows on Wednesday nights, and our beloved Chenbot will host, as always.

5. As I reported before, a gentleman who said that he made it to the top 35 posted at jokers was given his ‘regrets’ call to say he didn’t make it, so we can assume that all the houseguests have been contacted and are en route to CA and sequester if they are not there already (We’ve also heard that they are there already… and It’s also been reported that one finalist has quit already, and another flown in to take their place.)

6. Each room is decorated as if it came from a different ere/decade - 60s, 70s, 80s. I mentioned that before as well, as it came from Crazy James. That fits with the speculation that…

7. We’ll have a wider array of ages then we’re used too - 20s, 30s 40s and even one guy in his 60s. (How cool would it be if it were 3 - 20 somethings, 3 - 30 somethings, 3 - 40 somethings, 3 - 50 somethings and that one 60s fellow being our number 13?)

8. Because of the odd number of houseguests, 13, there’s speculation that we’ll have other houseguests entering the house throughout the season - complete rumor, I’ve heard nothing to substantiate it.

9. None of the houseguests are from previous seasons, and I’ve heard it said a couple of places that none of them know each other, either. But we’ve heard that last part before, huh?

10. The Twist - it’s been held EXTREMELY close, and even the one fellow who posted anonymously over with my BB-blogging BFF, Carolyn at BBDish, even he would only toss out a tidbit for us to gnaw on. He said:

Alli Grodner was quoted on BB9 finale night as saying “you will love it” regarding the twist of BB10. I know that I can’t speak for all of you, but as a die-hard Big Brother fan, I can say with complete honesty that she was telling the truth. This twist has been held very close to the vest and as a result it’s too risky to leak it all (I know, I’m sorry!) but I can tell you this much: it twist involves mirrors and a “disappearing room.”

HOW cool does that sound? A disappearing room? Here’s hoping it’s something fantastically cool. This same person also said that the houseguests were already in sequester as of the past weekend, though he had heard no reason for it being so early. He assumes it is so more detailed promos can be filmed and ready to air.

11. Together again - just as I said to begin with, it means nothing other then Summer + Big Brother = Together again.

12. The houseguests are all “Opposites”. The Joker’s dude who got to top 35 said that each houseguest will have an opposite in the house as well. It will be some hot-button issue, like religion, hunters vs. PETA, politics, vegetarians, etc. This falls into line with the rumors during casting that members of PETA were being recruited.

And lucky number 13 (yes, I totally did that on purpose. *L*). We know that no matter what, how good or how bad it gets, that I’ll be here watching and reporting it all here at Big Brother Craze - and that’s one rumor that I can 100% confirm!

This? is funny stuff! My son and all his friends are now contemplating a war of their own. James Rhine from Big Brother 6 and Allstars is in there - I had to watch it a second time to be sure which one he is - there’s lots of action, and in his own words:

This was a fun little project that I got to do recently. I was a little disappointed that you can’t see me that often especially since I don’t die till the end by Nerf gernade… but it was one of the funnest days of filming ever.

I’m pretty sure I’ve picked him out - can you?

The Great Office War

And, since my kids and their friends are jonsin’ to make a Nerf War video of their own… I just have to make sure they let ME play too!

ETA - I got an email from James Rhine yesterday (HI JAMES!) and he mentioned that he was also featured in the latest video from the Pussycat Dolls! You can see the video on his MySpace page!

TWOOOOOOOOOO BIIIIIIITS! (Pweeeeeeese, Eddie! Yes, I watched Roger Rabbit way to often when my kids were younger - why do you ask?)

All during Housecalls for season 9, and well, ever since his own season, Bunky took a lot of ribbing about his back hair. He took it in stride and joked about it as well, ever being the cute little wooly mammoth that he is. At one point during the season, Evel Dick started telling him that he’d take bits for someone to shave said back hair and rid poor Bunky of his own personal sweater.

Evel Dick apparently didn’t have enough pull. But you know who did? The Banker and Howie Mandell! That’s right, our very own Bunky was on last nights Deal or No Deal, with clippers and $100 in hand, as a contestant was asked to ’show her skill’ at her job. Check out the clip!

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Howie looks MORTIFIED - he is well known as a germaphobe and that kind of manscaping pushed him to his limit, I suppose. I just sat here and giggled, myself, as the contestant did exactly what Bunky asked for - just a little off the top. A back Mullet. Who’da thunk it? Nice to see the previous houseguests getting airtime, though, isn’t it? James Rhine was recently in a music video by the Pussycat Dolls, and Kaysar has a new commercial out that’s pretty funny - see?

All of which just makes us want July 13th to come all the faster, right? Right! BRING ON THE NEW HOUSEGUESTS!

…remember that promo open call Saturday? I received an email from a reader who attended the open call - and I guess Evel Dick is losing his appeal… as of the time Fran showed up - she was the only one there! Here’s what she had to say about her experience:

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Hi Lessa! Ok, well i went. this is what happened: I arrive around 1:30pm. there’s no one there but staff and a lighting and camera crew. No Evel Dick, no crowd. I’m literally the only fan there - lol.

So, basically I just show up to see if I can meet Dick. Figure it’ll be a zoo and probably just get a look at him. Didn’t really expect to be interviewed. They whisk me right back to the taping area and sit me on the directors chair in front of the lights and camera, and I’m pretty surprised and just thinking- now what…

So one person sits me down, another is powdering my face and fixing my flyaways, then a third starts interviewing me all about why i watch the show, who do i like best, favorite moments, who I disliked, what advice would I give to upcoming houseguests, etc. etc. They were so excited to have someone to interview, they were acting like I was the Queen of Sheba or something.

It was all very surreal. There was all this extra security on duty as a big crowd was expected, so everyone was just as baffled as I. It took about 15 minutes and then I left. …no one was waiting to go next.

Well, thanks for the info! We’ll see if I show up in a promo - I’m the brunette in her forties wearing the white, cap-sleeved, scoopneck blouse!

So, whatcha think!? Also, pls. let me know if you notice they start airing?

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Well! At least you were treated like the royalty you are, Fran! I’ll keep an eye out for the promos to start airing, and let you know as soon as I see one! Sounds like you’ve a great shot of being the main gal, hm? Sucks that Evel Dick was a no-show, or had left already by the time you arrived. I totally would have gone with ya, if I could have!

Anyone else give that open call a try?

We all have our reasons, and now some of you can take advantage and tell the whole nation why you love the conniving, lying, backstabbing, strategizing, game play of Big Brother! With just over a month to go before the beginning of Season Ten - CBS has released a casting call for folks interested in the nationwide promo. I doubt there’s any money in it - but there IS a chance to meet and greet with the one and only Evel Dick!

Here are the official details:
You can be on National Television as part of the promotional campaign for the CBS Summer hit Big Brother. Get a chance to meet the one and only Evel Dick, Winner of Big Brother 8!

Date - Sunday, June 8th
Location - CBS Television City, 7800 Beverly BLVD. Los Angeles, CA 90036, Stage 36
Time - 12 Noon to 3pm
Parking - Enter through main gate on Beverly Blvd. Park as directed by Security
Participation - You must be 18 or older to participate. All participants will be required to sign a release form. You must have Photo ID.

Man, why can’t they have this kind of stuff while I’m visiting my friends in LA? Sheesh. If you make it out there and get in, though, be sure and let us know! We’ll be on the lookout for all of the promos that are sure to hit the air any day… right? Not that we’re addicted and eagerly awaiting it or anything. Really. Quit looking at me like that….

Of course, if you don’t make the cut, you can always go to Reality TV School and hope for better luck next time…

…the excitement of the Final Two on the feeds, that is… The boys slept in this morning until just minutes shy of noon, after a night of celebration, and a whole bunch of “bro” talk. They’ve been quiet, as they got up, did their morning routines, drank some joe, ate some breakfast, and worked out. They’re still upset that big brother won’t give them cigarettes, but will give them more nicotine patches.

The guineas are quite depressed, BooBoo especially. Ryan tried to get them to feel better, giving them some apples this morning. They ate, but without their usual gusto - The boys agree they miss Sharon and are upset about her eviction. I hope to see a GP DR confirming that fact on Sunday.

They got yelled at for singing, they ran around without their microphones while doing sit ups, and rescued a ladybug from the pool. Said ladybug and Ryan spent some time communing and forming a friendship, before an indoor lockdown.

The last week of feeds are always a little boring - and I have to say that at least THESE two interact more then the Dastardly Donatos did last year. They make plans, they giggle, they trash the houseguests, women, men, and hell even the guineas, they talk about the money, the bitch about doing the dishes since their ‘maid’ is no longer - it’s all good.

So - while we’re watching our final two be typical boys, here’s an activity for ya’ll as we look forward to BB10. We’ve learned a lot this season of Big Brother on how NOT to act on National Television, more so then any season so far. (IMO) So - let’s start a list of do’s and don’ts to help those that make it on the summer session of our addiction. Hit the comment button below the post - I’ll even get us started there - join in, and help next seasons hopefuls be better then all the others!

…Adam’s doing his best to get on it. It’s really rather hysterical to watch. After the cut!

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