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First video inside the house and it's about boobs. And the old guy cops a feel. I think I am amused. And a little scared.

So we have had the cast leaked for like a week and a half now and this is the first time I have gotten around to saying anything. I fail at life. However I also am spoiled so if anyone wants to know who the first HOH is I have that answer (along with a bunch of other people but whatever).

Now they are saying they're doing BB11 in winter 2009. Fan-fuckin-tabulous. 

Do I really need to list the reasons this is bad? Besides me not having nearly enough time with the livefeeds during the school year? 

On the plus side, this speeds up All-Stars 2, thus giving me a chance to see Eric or Dick or Jen or ANYONE from BB8 (except Kail, Mike, or Carol because *snores*) interact with these nutjobs. And that would be entertainment (do you hear me CBS, do you?)

And she's back...

Honestly, winter edition of Big Brother, BB9, The Season of T&A, whatever you want to call it, I'm just glad it's over. It made me not want to blog, hence why for the majority of this season the blog went unmanned. School was also a factor. 

But not this time. I'm back and ready for action.

A few things we know about BB10:

- Allison Grodner calls them the wildest cast yet
- We will have a LIVE EVICTION AUDIENCE. Because we know that will end so well. Can you imagine a live eviction audience for oh let's say Natalie. That would've been good.
- There will be 13 houseguests. It premieres on July 13th. Am I sensing a pattern?
- There were Rumors (the word is capitalized for a reason) that they were casting a gay cowboy. Which I thought they already accomplished with Josh, but, you know, these people like to do it right.

Anyone who hasn't been watching CBS religiously (I tend to, if there's nothing else on) to catch the promos can find them here:

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You will note that they are using BB7-BB9 to advertise. Even they recognize that BB9 sucked ass, since they are trying to draw us in with the likes of Janelle, Will, Dustin, Eric, and the Donatos. Yes, I know Adam, Josh, James and Natalie are in there. I'm trying to pretend they weren't. Not the point. If they had enough material they wouldn't need the earlier seasons. 

This season? It better be good.

 I know I haven't done much with this site as of late...that's about to change. Spoilers below, my own opinions as well. Discussion is open, I know a lot of you will disagree.

For all the skeptics who, yesterday, thought I was kidding about the Jen/Nick thing...I wasn't.

A poster over at realitybbq had this to say:

“OMG, I was just at a CPK in Tarzana and who was there? None other then Nick and Jen from BB8 sitting right across from me. They were holding hands and even kissed on there way out. All I can say is OMG and I have never been on any of these sites, I don’t even know how to post, where to post, I just thought he was dating Daniele from watching the show and I just totally freaked out. Nick looked super hot, Jen was wearing a hat so she looked like she was undercover or something, No fooling me, it was her. So is this news or does everyone know this?” ~Sandy

And as of this morning Jen and Nick have both changed their myspace status to 'In A Relationship'.

Now, this is not me saying I ship them or anything...I like Jen but I never liked Nick...this is just more of me laughing my ass off considering the whole Jen/Nick/Dani thing that went down during the first four weeks. 

Payback is a bitch.

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Apparently auditions for BB9 ARE still going on. This is in-line with those Star Search postings, and the rumor that Jen, Zach, and Nick were all found very close to sequester. 

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Julie Chen will be appearing on CBS' Late Show on January 28, 2008.

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Danielle Donato is now auctioning a signed 5x7 photo of herself. Which is only slightly less annoying then the clothing/phone call thing. 

If you want it, it's here. 

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"LA Ink
New Beginnings
TV-PG (DL)

The crew looks to make a fresh start. Pixie undergoes laser tattoo removal (by Dr. Will) to make room for a very important tattoo. Kat hires her sister to be her personal assistant and plans a surprise with the help of comedian Tom Green.

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Janelle Pierzina (BB6, BB7) has officially broken up with her boyfriend. And word has it he got into a fight with Dick Donato at some point prior to this. 

It's bad when this is the news coming out of the show. I mean really.

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Former BB2 houseguest, Kent Blackwelder is suing...over gay porn. For more on that go here. 

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BB9dish has a new interview with Danielle over here. The only positive out of this interview is that she was only bitchy toward Dustin and Amber. No other names. That's new.

 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. (source)

Given what's said here, I have a feeling we're going to have another Carol on our hands -- a know nothing. Let's hope, if this turns out to be true, our new houseguest suffers the same fate. I am not a fan of having people who don't watch the show ON THE SHOW. It's stupid. 

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BB appears to be casting, though it's likely for BB10. The following casting notice was posted:

CBS' Big Brother is looking for attractive guys (late 20s - early 30s). (source)

We're looking for hot guys (late 20s - early 30s) and women (35-45 years old) (source)

I'm a little concerned with the difference in age range -- what happened to the usual smattering of 22 yr. old females we normally get? 

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Dick Donato is back and blogging again. 

Three new BB9 promos are making the rounds. They can be found here, and here and here.

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BB5 contestant (and the first evicted from that season mind you) Mike Lubinski talked to Big Brother Couch Potatoes recently. Full interview can be found here, should anybody care (for all the rest of us, Mike WHO??)

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Jen Johnson is STILL selling stuff on Ebay. All her auctions can be found here. 

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Jessica Hughbanks released this news on Wednesday:

'Hey everyone! This Sunday, January 20th, I will be on the radio hosting by myself for the first time!

96.3 is the station!
11am-2pm
We stream so you can listen on the web if you are not in Wichita, at this site:
http://www.channel963.com/pages/stream.html
And be sure to check me out every Monday thru Friday from 4-7pm!

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Dick Donato has a live streaming interview on Nowlive.com today (Sunday, January 20) at 9:30 PM EST. Click here to listen in.

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Showtime has picked up Big Brother After Dark, for the second year in a row, issuing this press release:

LOS ANGELES, CA – (January 8, 2008) – CBS and Showtime will once again partner to bring viewers Big Brother: After Dark, an exclusive, live televised look inside the BIG BROTHER house after the network prime-time cameras have been turned off. Big Brother: After Dark will feature a live television feed from the "Big Brother" house for three hours (12:00–3:00 AM, ET/PT), seven days a week, on the cable network's SHO2 multiplex channel beginning Tuesday, February 12th at 12:00 AM ET/PT. The announcement was made today by Robert Greenblatt, President of Entertainment, Showtime Networks Inc.

“Big Brother: After Dark was a big success for us at bringing an audience to very late night time periods on SHO2. This began as an experiment with our friends at Endemol and CBS, and I'm happy that it worked so well for all of us,” said Greenblatt. “I'm amazed at how much curiosity there is about what goes on in the Big Brother house after the lights are out, but what better place to present that than on SHOWTIME where we have a lot of on-air real estate in the wee hours of the morning.”

The first winter edition of BIG BROTHER will premiere on CBS Tuesday, February 12th and air every Tuesday at 9:00 PM ET/PT, Wednesday at 8:00 PM ET/PT and Sunday at 8:00 PM ET/PT. The series follows the relationships and conflicts of players who live together in a house outfitted with dozens of cameras and microphones recording their every move 24 hours a day. One by one, the houseguests will vote each other out of the house. At the end of three months, the last remaining houseguest will receive the grand prize. 

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