Big Brother Craze

Here’s the houseguest reveal on the Early Show this morning with Julie Chen!

More as it comes through!
Be sure to check out all the Bios right here - including a video of Chima on the job…

Courtesy of WeLoveBigBrother.com!:
- Everyone can relate to the twist
- The cliques will be Populars, Athletes, Brainiacs and OffBeats
- 12 strangers will be ‘kickin it old school’
- They will play the game and compete in one of the cliques.
- A 13th Mystery Houseguest will join the game and give one clique an advantage.
- The houseguests will be made aware of how much waste they create, and be requireed to “sort, recycle and place all food items in an outdoor manual compost center”

They’ll be interviewing Alison later today - so more on that when it happens - and here’s the video from CBS!

Get the full press release here at BBDish!

Aw yeah, baby! Now we KNOW it’s getting close! Today various journalists and bloggers spend the day INSIDE THE BIG BROTHER HOUSE! Lucky bastards. The only one I know for sure yet is Ben over at B-side Blog - little did we know when he tweeted that he was going off the grid for the day in 3…2…1.. he meant INSIDE THE BIG BROTHER HOUSE! I am so 100% jealous! He tweeted his release from the 12 hour sequester just a few moments after CBS tweeted the day had finished, and they would allow the journalists to release details on their own…

Don’t worry - I’m all about stalking him until he posts! It’s just one of the little things I do for all you Big Brother Crazies!

While we’re waiting for the stories to start pouring in, take a gander at this! Alison Grodner gave a radio interview this morning with John, Jay and Rich and Peaches has all the goods on it over at BB-411. Alison gave us a few details to ponder over and pick apart and OMGYAY somewhere around 4 minutes into the interview! Check it:

“Everyone is in. We’ve got a cast, we’ve got the twist, the new house. It’s exciting!”

“The house is gorgeous. It’s a modern house this season, and we’re going green. Eco-friendly.”

And Alison joked about Julie hosting through the pregnancy, and joked that the baby would be the FOURTEENTH CONTESTANT - do we consider that a confirmed 13 houseguests for the season? DO WE? I think we MIGHT be able too!

Back to Press Day:
– who dresses up in costume on Craig Furgeson’s show? He was there too.
– Someone named Carrie on that interview was also in the house…

THIS JUST IN: No details will be released until JUNE 29TH!

Which means, of course, that while we’re chomping at the bit, that means that we have a definite day that the actual cast will be preparing to enter the house, completely sequestered! We can expect them to move in by July 2nd most likely, with the premiere on the 9th.

WHOOO!

Also - if you’re lucky enough to be in LA during the season, and want tickets to the Live Eviction show? It’ll be a Live audience again this year and you can get your tickets by clicking here! And after you go - be sure to come back here and give us all the details!

As always - as soon as I know? You’ll know! In the meantime, hit up the forums and sign up for our pool party!

UPDATE! Here’s the participants in Press Day as we figure it out:
1. Ben @ B-Side Blog (will be posting on the 29th.)
2. Jen Johnson of BB8 fame, for MSN
3. Dennis Luciani from Average Joe
4. Carrie Ann Moten from JohnJay&Rich
5. Katie Neal from WLBB

Rumored:
Ross Mathews from Inside Dish
“The guy who dresses in costumes” from Craig Furgeson

I’ll update as I find out more!

The premiere of What Happens In Vegas was last night - and pictures are popping up all over of Ryan and Sharon as they enjoyed their luxury competition win! They clean up pretty nice, all told - though I do question the brightness of those blue shoes… then again, I’m no fashionista, so what would I know? (grin)

They are also seen a couple of times in the Access Hollywood interviews at the red carpet - you can find the video here, and I did a couple screen caps and added red arrows to make it easier to see them for you! I know, I spoil ya, but that’s ok, I like to!

I am officially jealous. Harumph.

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!

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

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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.

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

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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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Just where are all the Reality stars shining last night?

In LA, baby, where they are filming/holding the Fox Reality Channel 2007 Really Awards! It won’t be shown on FRC until October 13th, but you know I’ve been scouring the web, waiting for any and all hints of who of our favorites were nominated, and who won…

So - Without further ado, here are some of the first pictures of the event - and a list of the categories and nominees!

Favorite Showmance
Eric and Jessica from “Big Brother 8”
Nate and Jenny Lee from “Beauty and the Geek”
Jackie and Rebecca from “Workout”
CT and Diem from “The Real World/Road Rules Challenge”
Dr. Will Kirby and Mike “Boogie” Mallin from “Dr. 90210”
Danielle and Nick from “Big Brother 8”

Favorite Fight
“Chance” Kamal Givens vs. “Mr. Boston” on “I Love New York”
Rocky vs. Dreams on “Survivor: Fiji”
Sharon Osborne vs. Piers Morgan on “America’s got Talent”
Leilene vs. Pumpkin on “Charm School”
Evel Dick vs. Jen on “Big Brother 8”
Saaphyri v. Htown on “Flavor of Love 2”

Favorite Tears
Jenn on “Big Brother 8”
Aaron on “Hell’s Kitchen”
Paula Abdul on “Hey Paula”
Amber on “Big Brother 8”
Ashley Ferl on “American Idol”

Favorite Winner
Tyler and James from “The Amazing Race”
Rock from “Hell’s Kitchen”
Evil Dick from “Big Brother 8”
Traci Bingham from “Surreal Life: Fame Game”
Yul from “Survivor: Fiji”

Favorite Villain
Dustin Diamond from “Celebrity Fit Club”
Cecille from “Beauty and the Geek”
Johnny V from “Scott Baio is 45 and Single”
Evel Dick from “Big Brother 8”
Renee from “America’s Next Top Model”
Larissa from “Charm School”

Favorite Hottie
Bridget from “The Girls Next Door”
Jenn from “Big Brother 8”
Brooke from “Hogan Knows Best”
JP Calderon from “Janice Dickenson Modeling Agency”
The “Olley” Girls from “Sunset Tan”
Bob Harper from “The Biggest Looser”

Favorite Potty Mouth
Chef Gordon Ramsay form “Hell’s Kitchen”
Dustin Diamond from “Celebrity Fit Club”
Evel Dick from “Big Brother 8”
Adrianne Curry from “My Fair Brady: We’re Getting Married”

America’s Favorite Reality Show
“Survivor”
“Dancing with the Stars”
“American Idol”
“America’s got Talent”
“Big Brother”
“Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”

Favorite Moment of Prayer
Jamekah from “Big Brother 8”
Saaphyri from “Charm School”
Dog from “Dog: The Bounty Hunter”
Amber from “Big Brother 8”
Sister Patterson from “I Love New York”

Favorite Competition Program
“Hell’s Kitchen”
“Big Brother”
“I Love New York”
“The Biggest Looser”
“So you Think you can Dance”
“Survivor”

Reality Performer of the Year
Adrianne and Chris Knight from “My Fair Brady”
Sanjaya from “American Idol”
New York from “I Love New York”
Len Goodman from “Dancing with the Stars”
Evel Dick from “Big Brother 8”
Ant from “Celebrity Fit Club”

And now? AFTER THE CUT I have the FIRST SPOILER from the event. That’s right - through diligence and simply knowing WHERE to look, I happen to know the winners of one award. Oh yes I do. So if you WANT to know… click the ‘read more’ tag below. Don’t click if you must wait! Don’t blame me IF you click…. You can’t say I didn’t warn you!

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Here we go, guys, still MORE on the interview circuit, including one that I’ve decided is my ultimate favorite D/D interview yet…. mainly because they seem to get so uptight about being asked some questions. Heh.

Mid Season Replacements Interviews D/D

Dick: Not after the questions were asked. I think the jury questions were asked to us on Saturday night and just the tone and how personal it was. Things like Amber’s attack on my daughter, and because of what a “good person” Amber is…

Daniele: And we all know she’s a “good person”.

Dick:After hearing that, and we did not know anything about the anti-Semitic remarks she made. We were informed outside of the house. But, some people get what they deserve.

EdHill:You were a pretty controversial figure yourself all season long. Looking back do you have any regrets on how you played the game?

Dick:I won. I really [don’t think I’d] change anything whatsoever. What I call the ripple effect and what Daniele calls the butterfly effect. You change one thing and it can change everything.
So do I have any regrets? As far as I know, I didn’t fabricate anything, I didn’t lie about anything. I said things that people are afraid to say. Calling people hypocrites.

EdHill:But when it comes to that, you can’t play this game and not be a hypocrite at some point. I mean, you guys lied to Eric and Jess to get rid of them.

Laramy’s (real.com) interviews right after the finale:

It was like a freak show - RNO w/Zach

RNO: You mentioned that it would have been a 6-1 vote, but it likely would have been 5-2 due to America’s Player. Overall, what did you think of the America’s Player twist?

Zach: Eric is a funny character. His humor is definitely something that helped pass a lot of time in the house. I knew something wasn’t right with him, but couldn’t put my finger on it. I never would have guessed the America’s Player twist. It was an incredible twist on the game. I knew there was something shady but couldn’t figure out what it was. I couldn’t really resolve anything. I think it was a cool little twist. He prevailed pretty well, he did a good job.

God Ordains Different Things - RNO w/Jameka

RNO: You probably haven’t had a chance to see anything yet, but your religious beliefs were featured quite a bit on TV. One thing you said many times was that you believed the results of Big Brother were pre-ordained by God. With that in mind, why do you believe you were evicted when you were?

Jameka: I still have not come up with a concrete reason as to why I was evicted. I feel I played the best game I could have played. I don’t know if you all saw it when I was a little overboard. I wanted them to not typecast me and I was concerned they were trying to make me into this person and only cater to these areas that were Biblical. I hope they got the other stuff and did not confine me to this one person. When I clapped my hands at Dick, I couldn’t contain my anger at that point.

And the one we’ve all been waiting for, but unfortunately it just doesn’t do good enough…

It was just me being me - RNO w/Amber

RNO: Is there anything else you want to tell us about your time in the Big Brother house?

Amber: I do – two things. First, my crying. Everybody looks at me and laughs because I cry so much. But they portrayed me crying all the time. I spoke to my family [about what was shown on TV]. Yes I did cry a lot, but they didn’t show my fun side, my laughing side. It’s very embarrassing. I’m proud that I cry but my daughter was watching and it offends me that they only showed me crying. I had so many times in the house when I didn’t cry, they really showed my character not to be me and that really bothers me.

[The second thing is] I made a comment when I was upset with Eric – I made it about Jewish people and people from New York. I just want to tell the people I offended that I am very sorry. I did not mean to offend anybody and I was upset with Eric at the time. Being upset, people tend to say things they don’t mean. That came from a really bad place, and from the bottom of my heart, I am truly sorry – I send my apologies to anyone I offended. I don’t like to hurt people’s feelings. The words just came out and I was upset with Eric. I have friends that are Jewish and friends from New York. I am not prejudiced and I am truly truly truly sorry.

OK - I can’t let that last one go by without saying something - and well, loudly calling BULLSHIT. Those comments were made BEFORE she got upset with Eric about the whole secret that she told the whole world business. Those comments included the statements that she learned these things from her mother and sister who feel the same way. Sorry Amber - apology NOT accepted. Someone set this wackjob straight? PLEASE?

Ok - After the cut! Zach and Eric on Housecalls! Whoo!

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Ahhh, Memories! Picture below was caught on the replay of the feeds that started tonight - first night, Eric and Dick together strategizing already. Seriously - those two could have been JUST as unbeatable! Oh well. (grin) Real Player is replaying the entire season of the feeds, for anyone who wants to relive any missed moments. It was kind of shocking to see so many people in the house!

Anyway! Thanks to Dreamer, at Joker’s Updates, who I’ve heard (and seen!) is always the fastest and the best at getting videos available for the rest of us - here are the first interviews available of the houseguests after the finale! Yes - ALL FOURTEEN of them. Slipping them behind the cut, so that the page isn’t 14 miles long!

My favorite? Eric’s and then Jessica’s of course! Dick would be a third, and all of them were interesting. Amber’s is a complete bit of fluff, and I can’t WAIT for someone to get to the GOOD stuff with good ole Wwwwwhaaaaaaaamber. And the interviewer sucks - needs to SLOW DOWN and remember that we need the microphone under HIS mouth when he talks too!

But they’re all worth a watch, so click ye old more link, and watch away!

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Funniest thing said in the house today? Daniele, upon leaving the DR, where she was going to ask for something to do - arts and crafts or anything. “Apparently we’re supposed to entertain ourselves in this house! I didn’t get that memo! Was that in the rule book?!”

It was funny. Maybe you had to be there. She started to entertain herself by going upstairs to mess with Zach and steal his doorbell and got a “Daniele. Stop it.” from BB before she even got close. Now she’s redressing the rabbit shrub by the door. OH THE EXCITEMENT! WE CAN HARDLY HANDLE IT!

However, earlier, Daniele was the first in the house to put together the untold facts and realize that there would be a live show tomorrow night. No one would confirm it for her, saying only to “Expect the unexpected!” The main telling fact was, of course, that there was no POV Meeting today. That will happen on the Live Show tomorrow. BB let the houseguests sleep in until 2pm, which is going to bite for those who want to get a good night’s sleep tonight!

The conversations have been boring, and repetitive, so! Here are some things to read and talk about instead!

BB8 Dish has an interview with Mike, Zach’s college roommate.

Reality Wanted has a follow up interview with Kail. In it, she admits that she is now glad that Eric won’t win because of the Jen comment he made as he left. She clearly wasn’t aware that it’s a longstanding joke in the house. She’s not the only one, but oh well! I thought it was funny.

Big Sister complains about Dick and his son’s admission to ‘cheating’ by sending a coded letter that got through Big Brother’s watchdogs - though her main complaint (as with other’s I’ve seen) is that BB did nothing about it. Perhaps because the message was outdated? (And Vince said elsewhere that Dick missed well over half the message anyway. Ha!) So, What’s your take on it?

And last but not least, I received this comment via the feedback button from Kathleen: (For the record - only comments under an entry show up to everyone!)

Double Standard used for Asians.
T.V. show - chat rooms & news services ignore derogatory comments @ Asians but burn up the wires in outrage over anti-semantic slur of same type. Pathetic rant by Big Brother’s Amber on “selfish, money-hungry Jews, w/ big noses” (sic) caused national outrage, but Big Brother’s golden girl Dani’s “Asian people are stingy though” as with Jameka’s (the sole African American House Guest) “Eric has chinky eyes” (sic) has garnered no attention. Even more troubling is the lack of concern from posters & denial that the Asian comments compare in any way to Amber’s comments. The handful of posters that have raised the issue in fact have been booed & accused of going overboard in “pc-edness”. Ironically, one poster stated “that compares in no way to Amber’s vile comments”.

Dani’s statements start at about 6.40 minutes in this clip. HG’s talk about wedding rings, credit scores, tippers and Asians (see at @ 6.40 min)

My thought on the comments is they all should not have been made, they’re all wrong and un-pc and such. However, this is a pressure cooker situation, and while many of us swear that we’d never be caught saying such things, we’ve all - admit it or not - said something we regret, that’s against someone and can be an ‘ism of some sort - racism, ageism, etc. None of us are perfect. None of us can say we’ve never once made a comment that would hurt another person, or multiple persons. It’s just that most of us have managed not to stick our foot in our mouths on live TV.

Should all the comments get the same apology from CBS and the people involved? Probably. Should they cause the uprising they have? Most likely. Will it change anything? Probably not - not until we as parents teach our kids not to hate - to accept everyone for the people they are, for personality, not race, size, sexual preference, age, etc. It is not the government or schools or CBS’s job to make sure our children learn these lessons. It’s up to us, and we make mistakes.

Live. Learn. Love.
Move on.

/soapbox. What’s your take on it all? Sound off! I’ll even let you use my soapbox!

And! Don’t forget! TUESDAY LIVE SHOW! We’ll see the Veto Competition, and an eviction and the beginning of the Final Three HOH competition! See you here!

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