Big Brother Craze

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!

Sheila: Well America, you wanted him back in - he’s here!

Boredom does strange things to the hamsters… especially when mixed with alcohol.

In other news -

- the boys are planning on busting out some Bible verses in true Bible Buddy Style at the Veto Meeting to explain to Natalie just why she’s going up and going home and what she’s done. Will they, or won’t they? We won’t know until tomorrow, but they sure had fun giggling and picking out proverbs to use - with Natalie’s help. Oh my.

Of course, that didn’t beat the trying on of Sharon’s bra…

And, of course,a bit of an lotion fight in HOH…

Good Morning, Feed Freaks! It’s early afternoon in the Big Brother House, and both sides are smug and confident. Sighs. Let’s look after the cut and see exactly how they stand and what’s going down…

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While I was attempting to grab some zzz’s this morning between the feeds cutting in and out as usual, it seems that Allison decided to get into it with Matt again.

She’s decided that he’s the singular reason she’s leaving this week because it naturally has nothing to do with her and her attitude at ALL. Nope, Sweet angelic Allison is telling everyone something, right now! She says she has enough ammunition to bring the house DOWN. Mattie told her to come out with it then - it’s her last chance, and it dissolved from there. He told her flat out he could break her down faster then Joshuah did, and he hadn’t even begun to yell, while all the boys laughed at her for pressing on and continuing to say she did nothing wrong. Mattie finally laid it out for her “You are the reason you’re leaving tonight. Period. Not Ryan, not anyone else. You.” Go Mattie!

She’s been in a long conversation with Ryan in the Sauna room for a while now. She told him about being a professional gambler, and that’s how she can totally read people, and that they had a window when James and Chelsia would have saved them, but it was only about three hours. (…um, wrong, Allison!)

Anyway - the lights in the house just started flickering on and off! Allison was trying to explain to Ryan her theory of the twist and what will happen without telling him anything. The lights flipped off and on again. She started freaking out a little “What’s going ON? something’s going DOWN!” and then went to get her cheat sheet that she made of the blocks. She’d been saying there’s 8 blocks, there’s 8 letters, there’s groups of 8 all over the house. The blocks also include a division and a multiply and an equals sign. As she went to grab her sheet - the lights flipped off again, she ran back to Ryan, who said “Just saying, if you had told me all of this before, as your partner…”

Cut to flames…

IN other news - seems the voting will NOT be live again tonight, as they all mentioned they’d voted earlier today. So… that leaves more time for shenanigans, folks!

We’re back, and she’s still on the Theory of 8 - and the letters on the blocks in the cage are their initials. She says Neil put most of it together. She says it will all go down when there’s 8. Though she’s so sure it will happen with her. She says it will be a whole story puzzle with their names and the letters (If you divide Jen and Parker, and add say, Amanda…) and you’re going to have to “Crack the nut” You’ll have to take apart the toy in there and put it back together in order to win the game. She knows that toy backwards and forwards, and says it will go in order of how things happened in the house. She says the colors mean nothing - that’s just to throw them off.

…you know - if she’s anything close to correct, she’s going to be IMPOSSIBLE to live with… Although, she is CERTAIN it will save her too - even, as Ryan says, “but we make 10 since we leave today…”

You know - all this cheat sheeting? it’s always been illegal before. And her’s has letters (Something Natalie was told she couldn’t use) and numbers (apparently ok for Natalie.) Though she might be onto something - Jen and Ryan were divided in the house, Jacob and Sharon were ‘added’ together, and the puzzle will be the story of the couples themselves. Sounds like she’s thinking of on of the final three hoh competition type puzzles… She also is pretty sure that the Virus will split them up.

Flames again, briefly. What I want to know is if Allison has it ALL FIGURED OUT - why is she scrambling to get more info out of the cage now? And also - we’ve never had the feeds ON this long on an eviction day - does it mean something? Is something going on? Allison is SURE the virus will happen today - whether they’re here or not, and that they wouldn’t want to break up the rivalry of the house - they know she’s going after Joshuah, BB won’t let her go! (rolls eyes) - why else would they not be called to the DR to see their reaction to getting evicted - they always have before! “If that siren goes off, we’re staying!”

Ryan “We’d probably have to earn it.”
Allison (laughing) “They’d probably try to save us one more time like Come on Allison and Ryan, get it TOGETHER already!, right?”

AUGH! less then 3 hours to go!

And at 2:20 BB time we get Trivia for the first time - and it looks DIFFERENT! Are the questions different? I think they might are!

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Alright, Ya’ll - here’s some more rumors for you about this Siren business! At jokers, someone claiming to be an insider, BBFan, popped into a chat and after declaring himself legit with a “all my spoilers have come true so far, ask around!” he hit them up with this information:
(Keep in mind, this is ALL RUMOR! I have zero confirmation on anything below)

* Alarm will go off tonight, after Showtime, between 12-4 am.
* Feeds should not be off that long.
* The house will go on total lockdown, doors will shut and Grodner will appear on the screen to fill them in on what is going on.
* People will be coming back.
* They are (obviously) tying it in with Jericho, but he wasn’t sure how.
* All five of the evictees (Jacob, Jen and Parker, Alex and Amanda) are in sequester.
* They are actually on set - Studio 19, third floor, next door to the HOH stage.
* Amanda will be back, the whole production crew loves her, as does CBS. (…sigh - but she is better then Allison!)
* The might come in different ways, one in the yard, one in hoh, one in the store room, other rooms that are locked down - no one will see them enter, until the doors unlock.
* They want drama, so it won’t happen till everyone’s asleep. (Currently Joshuah and Sharon are still up and talking. Everyone else is sleeping restlessly.) (I lied, they just turned off their light…)

Interesting, no? He claims to be a handler for one of the houseguests, who he wouldn’t name, and also to have never steered us wrong. (I’ve heard THAT before. *L*) So there went any chance of my getting to sleep tonight, hm? You can bet if ANY of this comes to pass for us to see on the feeds, I’ll be here to let you all know! (Sleep? Sleep is for the WEAK!)

Other clues come in the form of TV Guide’s listing for BB:

CBS 9/8c
BB9 Tuesday March 11th
The singletons take time out from all their scheming and hooking up to participate in tonight’s Power of Veto contest.

CBS 8/7c
BB9 Wednesday March 12th . ..
The fifth couple is evicted from the compound.

Of course, they’ve been called singletons in the TV guide stories before, referring to the fact they were all single when they came into the house.

So what does it all mean? Does it mean ANYTHING? is this “insider” for real, or a screaming fake like some say he is? HOW will we survive this kind of anticipation for another 13 hours?! Heaven only knows, but YOU know I’m here for ya - to the bitter end, folks! Hear that, BB - Bring it on!

Here’s the preview from Reality TV:

And! Some last minute spoilers from an ‘inside source’ over at Reality BBQ. He’s been letting us in on some tidbits here and there since the houseguests went into the house. The folks over at BBQ say he’s legit, and he’s been right many times over. So for the first time, before the feeds are even online, I’m going to bust out the spoiler button for a reason! If you want to wait - DON’T CLICK below the image!

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Remember the room with the massage table? Apparently it also has a sauna, and a bowl full of condoms. Haha! Think I’m kidding? Check out the leak…

Guess Grodner wasn’t kidding about ‘turning up the heat’ this season… and here’s what else she has to say…

It’s always fun to guestimate who we think are going top be part of the big twist - and this year EVERYONE is a part! So who are our ’soul mates’? Who’s going to hook up, be shook up, or hate the very site of their partner/bedmate? Bblue has posted some ideas on the previous post, and I think they’re pretty good guesses. Let’s see what we come up with after digging into the cast member’s bios. On first glance last night - there’s a lot of lost dads, close to moms, military backgrounds and the like:

Joshuah and Neil: No brainer, as they’re the gay ones. Joshuah might make it interesting with claiming bisexuality too, so who knows… possibility of drama? High.

Joshuah’s parents apparently couldn’t spell (ha!) but that has nothing to do with anything. He’s gay, has a bachelor’s degree in advertising and grew up closeted and even had long relationships with women. He came out after sleeping with his sister’s cheerleading coach, something his family hasn’t forgiven him for. He’s an exhibitionist, and considers himself actually bisexual - he likes the all American boys and female floosies if I remember right. He loves football, and hates snakes.

Neil is also gay, and a realtor. He is extremely close to his mother, enjoys all manner of sports and playing ding-dong ditch with his little brother. Awww. He says he’s loyal, outgoing and energetic.

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Adam and Amanda: Close to mom, romantic, aggressive/strong woman smart… Yeah, seems similar enough.

Amanda is smart (bachelor’s degree in Paralegal/political science), loves her mother who she says is her best friend, has lost her father, and she considers herself to be the strong one of the family. A hopeless romantic that loves to cook, she loves to motivate her friends, loves football, and has 2 cats.

Adam has a masters degree in fashion and works organizing events as a PR manager. He’s extremely close to his mother, and likes aggressive (strong) women as he’s not easily intimidated. He talks a big game, and wants to settle disagreements now rather then later.

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Jacob and Natalie are both religious, so it would be obvious to put these two together, but I’m not sure. I’m thinking his childhood sweetheart may be a bigger connection, leading too this coupling instead: Jacob and Sharon. Note the designed tattoos as well…

Jacob an ex-Marine, he works as an electrician. He’s traveled the world, and is trying to move on from his last relationship. He still has feelings for his childhood sweetheart. Funny, and caring, he likes wakeboarding, soccer model cars. He has three tattoos, one which his ex designed. He’s religious and a churchgoer.

Sharon is another military brat - her dad is a Marine - and says she adapts easily to any situation. She’s been in a 12 year on again off again relationship with the boy who followed her home in 8th grade. Loud and dramatic, she has a tattoo she designed herself, a cat and a dog. She loves drama.

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James and Chelsia: The wild child connection suggests these two kids will be paired up. Crazy, drinking, partying, wild, competitive…. yeah. Though, if he likes older women, it’s possible Sheila might be in here somewhere too.

James considers himself homeless as he’s currently taking a break from biking halfway around the world without cash. Nice. Favorite movie is Fight Club, and he claims he has different personalities depending on mood. And has threatened to be naked all the time by week 4. He too is close with his mom, and was engaged to an older woman at one point.

Chelsia is still in school studying German before moving to Austria to continue her studies. She’s the typical party girl, wild sincere and competitive. She loves motorcycles and has a pet that she calls her baby (Evil Dick hates her already! Haha!) Pierced and tattood, she loves to watch football, dance, drink, and watch movies.

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Speaking of Sheila… let’s pair her up next (assuming she doesn’t go for the wild n crazy James.) How about Sheila and Alex: Maybe his true romantic side will win her over.

Sheila is the oldest in the house - indeed, the only one not in her 20s. She was a Penthouse Pet of the year in 1984, and loves to call herself a Cougar as she adores younger men. She has a temper, but stands up to those who try to intimidate her. She recently broke up with her boyfriend, is a single mom, and says her sister is her hero. (I think her bio is worded strangely - I believe her sister is the one with five kids who donated a kidney - not Sheila, making her a hero in her eyes.)

Alex was raised by a single mom, meeting his dad in high school then losing him on 9/11. He has a bachelors degree in business, and is working on a second masters in childhood education. He owns his own DJ business, like dancing, hockey and soccer. He has turtles as pets, and says he’s a true romantic.

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Ryan and Jen: These two have each other on their myspace profile pictures, and are both from Columbus. She says she has a boyfriend, while he says he’s looking. Are they ex’s? Or still together? Could go either way, but for now we’ll stick them together. It’s obvious, but often times the most obvious is the most true.

Ryan is used to being the center of attention, has a tendency to be loud and stubborn. He’s looking for someone pretty, intelligent, motivated and aware. He has a pet Pit Bull terrier and loves basketball.

Jen she’s a party girl who loves boys even though she’s loyal to her current boyfriend (Um, what happened to 16 singles, there, Grodner?) She’s got a bachelor’s degree in education, has a pet dog, and turtle and she’s never missed a season of Big Brother. She’s pierced and tattoo’d, loves to shop, hang with friends and watch football.

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That leaves four I’m not sure of - so we’re gonna just randomly put them together.

Allison and Matt: Why? Because they’re both a bit manipulative - she juggles guys and he’ll say anything to get what he wants. Close enough!

Allison has a bachelor’s degree of arts/psychology and has traveled abroad to study. She works in pharmaceutical sales, does pottery and paints. She used to gamble, but lost horribly, so doesn’t do it anymore. She says she’s confident agile and sexy, she’s worked with orphans, loves to exercise, read and paint. She’s juggled more then two men at a time and says women usually hate her.

Matt was extremely close with his dad, who died when he was nine. He keeps exes around for booty calls, except the most recent one who flirts to make him angry. He will say anything to anyone to get what he wants and has a thick Boston accent. He too has a pet turtle. He loves sports and any music that has soul.

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Natalie and Parker: because they’re the last two left.

Natalie says that God made the human body so she likes to show it off - I’m thinking he didn’t make hers exactly as it appears now. (Smirk) She’s a military brat, who says she’s religious and takes her bible everywhere. She serves coffee in a bikini. She loves football, and wants someone strong, smart, religious. She has two cats and a dog.

Parker has a bachelor’s degree in radio/television and works for TMZ. He was in the Air Force for three years, and was raised by a single mom. He loves socializing and laughing at other people and doing anything except working. He has pet lizards, three tattoos and digs Desperate Housewives and Weeds.

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So who do you think will be paired up? Am I way off the mark, or right on? Chime in!

An eagle-eyed Jokester found the houseguests revealed on TV Guide.com! I knew I kept hanging out there for a reason! So without further ado, here’s who TV Guide says will be our 16 Hamsters on “Big Brother: Till Death do you part”. This should all, of course, be confirmed one way or the other by Julie Chen on CBS Early Show tomorrow morning.

1. Adam, 29, Public Relations Manager, Del Ray Beach, FL.
2. Alex, 24, DJ Company Owner, Staten Island, NY - Myspace

3. Allison, 28, Pharmaceutical Sales Rep, Boston, Mass. - Myspace
4. Amanda, 23, Paralegal, Fridley, MN

5. Chelsia, 21, College Student, Cedar Falls, Iowa - Myspace (it originally said 21/cedar falls… nice friend list…)
6. Jacob, 23, Electrician, Dallas, GA

7. James, 21, Sarasota, FL (Currently biking around the world.) - Mysace
8. Jen, 26, Bartender, Columbus, OH - Myspace

9. Joshuah, 24, Advertising Media Buyer, Dallas, Texas - Myspace
10. Matt, 23, Roofing Foreman, Charleston, Massachusetts

11. Natalie, 28, Bikini Barista, Salem, OR - Myspace
12. Neil, 29, Realtor, Los Angeles, CA - Myspace

13. Parker, 26, Paparazzo, Northridge, CA - Myspace
14. Ryan, 27, College Student, Columbus, OH - Myspace

15. Sharon, 23, Realtor from Olathe, KS - Myspace
16. Sheila, 45, Former Model, Reseda, CA - Myspace

And, of course - 9 men, 7 women, soulmates = at least 1 gay couple?

NEW: Those BB9Dish Girls are GOOD! Thanks to them and their friend Crystal, they think they’ve pegged the first POSSIBLE Soulmate Couple: Jen and Ryan. Check it out!

Stay tuned! I’ll post more as I find it!

Well, those of you who didn’t like the idea of Dirty Little Secrets - might not like this one much either. This morning there was a new commercial, and those at We Love Big Brother got it put up for everyone.

VO: The big brother houseguests are moving in and we’ve matched them each with a soul mate. They’ll compete together and if they’re not careful, be evicted together! Big Brother Premieres next Tuesday!

WELL then. One little thing to note here though is this - they didn’t specifically say that these houseguests knew each other before and are soul mates already - they said “We’ve matched them…” As everyone knows, these promos can often be about tiny little differences like that which can change the whole dynamic of the game. Also - some of the Semi-Finalists that weren’t chosen have been speaking up here and there - the common thread? They said they’d applied to be on a “dating show” not Big Brother! Strangers is still a definite possibility, especially if this season is sponsored by Match.Com or EHarmony or something like that…

Of course, NOW it makes sense why Janelle is hosting a “Showmance” special for BB9… This also opens the doors for double evictions as needed too if they aren’t careful and end up ‘evicted together’.

It’s a good thing we get to find out the details and who the houseguests are tomorrow! Then we’ll at least be able to start digging for dirt and snarking on actual houseguests for 6 days before we get to see them in action.

So what do you think of this sorta Valentine’s Day kind of twist? Do you think they know each other, or are just paired up strangers? Are you hopeful either way?

…and it looks like those posting CBS clips to YouTube have caught the fever too! Along with the Dirty Little Secret promos, there’re two new clips that poke fun at the houseguests of Big Brother 8. While the first one is mildly amusing, the second one is laugh out loud funny!

Julie Chen, our beloved Chenbot, will be on Craig Ferguson on February 11th, the night before the premiere! Of course, by that time, we will already know (hopefully!) the Houseguests names and other particulars and such. She should be able to talk more freely then she did on Letterman though!

Chenbot is also already in California, preparing for the premier. Her note from CBS Early Show said she had left, and was hoping to get the Powers That Be to allow her to announce the Twist on The Early Show. Which, of course, all but confirms there WILL be a twist, despite her saying on Letterman she knew nothing. She’s pretty smart though, her programming likely allowed her to deduce that since there’s been a twist every year since Season 4.

Entertainment Tonight was supposed to have a preview of the House yesterday, but it was apparently postponed without even a blip of a mention. Likely that will happen on the 4th, as that’s when we’re expecting the Houseguests have been sequestered and are about to move in. At least, that’s what we’re HOPING, of course.

Though Entertainment Tonight raised our hopes without seeing through, LA Ink was true to their word and we got to see Dr. Will in action on January 29th! One of the girls, Pixie, has decided to get a tattoo that doesn’t really have a story or mean anything to her removed so that she can replace if with something personal of meaning.

So, while we continue to wait to see what delights and surprises February 12th will bring us avid fans, the rumors and speculation continues to fly thick and fast. I wasn’t too sure I’d post the next one, because it was just as outlandish as some as the ones before, but people can’t seem to let it go - AND someone who was at a casting call seems to have a possible insider track.

It’s all about Dirty Little Secrets, of course. People are obsessed with the use of the song. Last year they were obsessed about the flamingos on the logo. Some say it had NOTHING to do with the season, but since the theme was Malice in Wonderland, and the Queen of Hearts played Croquet with Flamingos… arguments could be made either way. But I digress….

Dirty little Secrets - that’s what we were talking about. One of the posters over at Survivor Sucks, Alabamacandace, attended one of the open casting calls and says the following:

Alright, so I went to the open call in Atlanta and while I did not get a call back, I can share a tidbit that makes me think this secret thing may have some validity.

In my group of 5, there was a girl, a blonde model from Atlanta and she mentioned something like “I am dating 2 guys - one knows and the other doesn’t know” after she said this one of the casting people stopped her and said “don’t tell the rest of what the other guy doesn’t know in front of everyone else”. After we were all dismissed, she was asked too stay behind.

There was a gay guy in my group who I walked out with and I wondered aloud what was up with her and what was the big secret. The gay guy told me she was a tranny - a friend of his knew her and he told her to come to the open call.

She mentioned she had never seen the show, knew nothing about it all, and just because of her “secret” I am 99% positive she got a call back and would not be surprised to see her on the show. She was really pretty but I HATE HATE HATE that another know nothing about the game dumb bitch may be getting on because she has some sort of overexaggerated “secret”. Even though I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to blow her spot up - I won’t mention her name - I can PM it to Aero or SoA and when we know they are sequestered I will post it. Again, she may not be on - but they made a big deal of her not spilling her “secret” in front of the rest of us and y’all KNOW a beautiful blonde tranny from the South who grew up on a farm and knows nothing about BB is the kind of shit these dumb casting idiots drool over.

They did ask all of us if we had something interesting to tell them about ourselves “that no one knows about.” So, having been through the casting and hearing other people’s stories - I am inclined to believe there is something to this.

Some are pooh-poohing this, of course, as people tend to do, but what do you think? Is there validity to the claim? Is there a possibility that the Dirty Little Secret is a transsexual in their midst? Does it really matter? Are we, once again, grasping at straws?

In other news, the one and only Evel Dick Donato will be doing some promo spots for Big Brother After Dark when he returns from his trip and the Motley Cruise. No, he won’t be taking Julie Chen’s place, just doing some promos in addition to the ones she will have already filmed the day before he arrives home. He also is slated to do a webcast shit-talking this season of Big Brother. Always opinionated, that will be something to listen too for sure! I’ll post details of when and where as soon as I know them.

The countdown continues!

..,rumor mill keeps on burnin… ROLLIN… ROLLIN… Rollin on the 9th season…
(Doot doot do do doot doo…)

Ahem. Sorry, bout that, I couldn’t resist channeling a little Tina. The rumor mills are still going strong concerning Big Brother 9 - the commercials asking for applications are still playing, the open calls are still going on in select cities, and though there was a new contract placed on the table today, the Writer’s Strike is still going strong.

So what’s all that mean? Networks are going to run out of scripted shows. There’s nothing they can do to change that without, you know, coming to terms and stopping the strike - and while on one hand it sucks the big one, on the other, things are looking brighter and brighter for an early season of Big Brother!

In fact, it seems over at BB9Dish, Carolyn has got a new rumor/scoop posted yesterday that if true, well! It will make for a very interesting season.

Or an annoying one. Whatever. Here’s what she got in her email:

The season will be called, “HOW THE OTHER HALF LIVES”. It will be 6 celebrities (paid a handsome fee for their appearance) and 6 non-celebrities. The celebrities would live in plush surroundings at one end of the house and the non-celebrities would live in the other end in “basic” surroundings, complete with mechanical rats and roaches. They unwittingly vote each other to move back and forth between the areas until they are merged. Alice Cooper is one of the celebrities under consideration-so is George Michael. 3 nights a week starting Sunday Jan. 13, right after AMAZING RACE finale.

….Alice Cooper and George Michael? Oh my. And Evel Dick posted on his MySpace that when he went to an open casting call to check it out and say hello to folks, Joey Buttafucco was there, which Joey confirmed in an article posted in part at Reality BBQ:

“Joey Buttafuoco was one of about 70 houseguest hopefuls who participated in an open casting call this weekend in Los Angeles for CBS’ Big Brother. While waiting in line before his audition, Buttafuoco chatted with BB8 winner Dick Donato (yep, he was there, too). “I support the writers strike because they’re entitled to get what they work for,” said the 52-year-old, who’s appeared in such films as Finding Forrester and Mafia Movie Madness. “I don’t believe in crossing the picket line or anything like that because this program isn’t going to be happening for quite some time. Am I right?”

Nope, Joey, I think you’re wrong. Clearly Celebrities would mean D list (Where’s Kathy Griffith? Now THAT would be fun!) or worse. Or, the occasional b-list model, as one of the comments at BB9Dish said:

Joanna Krupa, a B list model, was on Howard Stern a couple of weeks ago. She said she was going to be on a major reality show on a major network but couldn’t give anymore details about it. Joanna is also Janelle’s #1 myspace friend. I have no doubt in my mind she’ll be on the new BB.

Of course, the other date everyone is flinging around with glee is February 7th. Keep in mind that CBS has refused to either confirm or deny any of this! All we have is their casting director’s assurance on her MySpace blog that they are indeed coming back early for BB9 and to get their applications in ASAP.

And hey - That’s not ALL the rumors - here’s even MORE about possible twists….

So - if that is INDEED what the new season will entail, what’s your take on it? Love it? Hate it? CAN’T WAIT for Big Brother no matter WHAT twist Grodner puts on it all? Hit the comments button and let me know! On your mark, get set…. Discuss!

..watching tonight’s Survivor: China, and what to my wandering eyes should appear? No, not Santa, but a gift none the less! With all the rumors, and the talks, and the strike, and the steadfast refusal of CBS to confirm or deny, and the slip of Robin Kass, Casting director on her Myspace… THIS is the one thing that made me go “ohhhh you know, maybe it’s really TRUE!”

What was it? A commercial asking for applications for Big Brother 9! In my experience, those only show up a couple months before the premiere of a new season – especially when in conjunction with fired up Casting Calls across the country!

With the latest press release, it also confirmed that Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan would again be at the reigns as Executive Producers, and our favorite Chen-bot would return as host. I do hope they have enough time to program her correctly!

Also announced, to my delight, is that Big Brother 9 “will follow a group of strangers” – which means no celebrity edition! So here’s hoping that all this is indeed pointing to an early run of our favorite addiction! Here is the latest list of casting calls:

BIG BROTHER 9 CASTING CALL - Dates/Cities/Locations and Local Times:

Nov. 17 Los Angeles - Exclusive Casting Studios, 7700 Sunset Blvd. (12 Noon-3 PM)
Nov. 17 Columbia, S.C. - WLTX-TV, 6027 Garners Ferry Road (10 AM-2 PM)
Nov. 18 New York - NY Castings, 243 West 30th Street, 3rd. Floor (12 Noon-8 PM)
Nov. 23 Houston - Meridien, 1503 Chartres St. (7PM-10PM)
Dec. 1 Houston - Moes Grill & Bar, 5000 Katy Mills Circle (2PM-5PM)
Dec. 1 Schaumburg, IL- Woodfield Mall, “Cool Waves” Nordstrom lower level (12PM-3PM)
Dec. 1 Atlanta -America’s Mart, 240 Peachtree Street 1st Fl. Rm. A (12 PM-3 PM)
Dec. 1 Brooklyn, NY - Duff’s Brooklyn, N. 3rd Street & Kent Avenue (7 PM-10 PM)
Dec. 1 Charlotte, N.C. - Cans, 500 West 5th Street (12 PM-3 PM)
Dec. 1 Chicago - Ontourage, 157 W. Ontario Street (10 PM-12:00 AM)
Dec. 1 Hillsboro, Ore. - The Streets of Tanasbourne 19350 NW Emma Way, (12 PM-3 PM)
Dec. 1 Kansas City, MO -Screenlands Crossroads Theater, 1656 Washington St. (1 PM-4 PM)
Dec. 7 Columbus, Ohio - Spice Bar, 491 N. Park Street (10 PM-12:00 AM)
Dec. 7 Scottsdale, Ariz. - Suede Lounge, 7333 E. Indian Plaza (12 PM-3 PM)
Dec. 8 Boston - Felt, 533 Washington Street 3rd & 4th Floor (12:00 Noon -3 PM)
Dec. 8 Broomfield, Colo. - FlatIron Crossing, 1 West FlatIron Crossing Drive In the Dillard’s Court (10 AM-1 PM)
Dec. 8 Columbus, Ohio - Park Street Patio, 533 Park Street (2 PM - 5 PM)
Dec. 8 Tampa, Fla. - The Dubliner Irish Pub, 2307 W. Azeele Street (12 PM- 3PM)

What do you need to bring? Your application, filled out, and your winning personality. Good luck!

So – in light of all of that? Dig the new banner, kids. When I know more for sure, you’ll know too!

You know everyone is talking about it, everyone is hoping, everyone is speculating – will there or will there not be a Big Brother 9 as early as February? Will it be a normal one, or a celebrity bitch fest? WHEN WILL THEY TELL US?

Well – It seems there’s a bit of a scoop posted over on Zach’s blog by his friend Mike – you’ll have to take it for what it is (hearsay!) but perhaps he’s not messing with us… MAYBE IT’S TRUE and oh my goodness how cool would THAT be?

Big Brother 9 Confirmed
By Sysop
November 9, 2007

In a conversation today with Robyn Kass of Kassting Inc the primary casting agency for Big Brother, it was confirmed that Big Brother will commence in February.

They are very busy at casting the show as I write this and Robyn asked me to pass on the word to get your applications in or contact her at her website, http://kasstinginc.com/ .

I asked Robyn during our conversation if the Big Brother rumors were speculation or was there a basis in fact? Robyn replied “We are casting with the thought in mind that the house guests would move into the house during the first week of February.

I can not quote on the following, but my feelings are it will be a normal Big Brother, not a Celebrity Big Brother and it is a strong possiblility that the summer Big Brother will also take place.
Mike

Ooooooooh just the thought makes me giddy, how about you?! Soon as I hear more, I’ll post more!