Showing posts with label Big Brother. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Big Brother. Show all posts

August 7, 2011

Veterans Day is Over - Big Brother - August 7, 2011


The Gazette writers have been on hiatus but we're back!  And we appreciate your patience.  We lost Comet somewhere around San Francisco and it's a long story but he's back and we are too.  

Let's jump right into the Big Brother shenanigans.  Until this week it's been all about the Veterans (Daniele, Rachel, Brendon, Jordan and Jeff) - but when one of their own turned against them (Daniele got Brendon out) - it's anyone's game now!  

The first newbie is now in charge, with Kalia as this week's Head of Household.  A very emotional Kalia. Most people are excited and jubiliant to go into their HoH room and see pictures of their family and friends.  Kalia walked into the room and began to sob hysterically.  Jeff put it best: it was "like we just walked into a morgue and someone was in a casket."  I guess we saw this coming, as this was her HoH-win reaction last week:

image courtesy of cbs.com

Daniele is seen coaching Kalia on how to be HoH - basically you let people come in to the HoH room, backstab each other and promise you their souls (or whatever souls CBS has left them with), and you just listen and tell them that you haven't figured out what you're doing.  Kalia practiced this technique when Rachel humbly came in and tried to make a deal.  Two minutes of trying to contain the hot mess that is Rachel won't make up for the damage she has done to herself with this group.

We got to witness Adam stripping out of his elf suit (he got lucky enough to have to wear it for a full week), a sight that might be burned into my brain but hopefully won't reappear around Christmas-time.  He is no Buddy.

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Who's ready for the have/have-not competitiooooooooooooon (as yelled by Kalia)??  This one involved blending a concoction of three ingredients (plus milk) and having another player guess the three ingredients.  If both people in a set guess the same amount of ingredients, it becomes a who-can-chug-the-fastest comp.  The ingredients involved items like beets, horseradish, eggs, applesauce, canned yams, onions - you know, a normal Friday night cocktail.  In the end, Jordan was the clincher in losing the competition for her group.  I don't think I've ever heard anyone crying, saying "I should've known…sauerkraut."  Tough break, but the have-not food for the week is coconuts and catfish - it could be worse!


Kalia did a little more HoH work - she discussed a deal with Shelly (even though Shelly has committed to J&J already) and then let Jeff know he was likely going to be a nominee this week, even if he isn't the target.  Jeff freaked out as usual, and told Kalia that she was now going to be his number one target.  I do love J&J but the male J needs to take some anger management classes…pronto.

To no one's shock, Rachel and Jeff are this week's nominees.  The most amusing part of the nomination ceremony was not the nominations though.  It was Rachel's over-exaggerated syrupy sweet and extremely sarcastic presence around Daniele.  Daniele reacted to Rachel's cattiness by calling her out ("Does she have to be sitting on my lap and touching my foot?"…Classy, Rachel, as always), only to have a table full of contestants who do not know how to handle the awkward tension.

Guess it's not Veterans Day any more … BUT Julie Chen did say there would be a twist this week, with the possibility of the evicted houseguest coming back - so we can't count out the Vets yet.  If Brendon comes back though, I might be sobbing more than Kalia...

America - please! Don't vote for Brendon to come back!  image courtesy of healthymomskitchen.com



July 8, 2011

This is about to be B-A-N-A-N-A-S! - Big Brother 13, July 7, 2011

Top o' the summer to you!  We're halfway through 2011 which means only one thing (actually it can mean a lot of things, but not to Julie Chen fans): Big Brother is back!

We learned tonight that the house has 52 cameras and 95 microphones, which is respectively 52 and 95 more than I like to keep around my house.  We also learned early on that Julie Chen and Chris Harrison need to get married and have the most dramatic babies ever.  Well, maybe we didn't learn that - but that IS my opinion.  One more thing - everyone will be pairing up and competing as couples this season!  

On to the houseguests...

Lawon:  "I feel bold" is how we were introduced to him.  "Bold" is a mild description of the man.  With his green blazer, this man is sure to make an impression.  Now let's see if he La-wins.

photo from bigbrotheraccess.com

Dominic: A male model, lives on the edge, this tall drink of danger... lives with his mom.  Will need to find someone in the house to pick up after him.

Cassi: Southern tomboy guys' girl.  She's a model but didn't tell anyone about it because it gives off a certain, uh, connotation.

Keith:  A youth minister who loves girls - expect some jokes this season kids!

Shelley:  Loves huntin', fishin' and said that you should look like a lady and work like a man.  Her voice sounds like a man too.

Adam: The self-proclaimed "heavy metal teddy bear."  What makes him a teddy bear you ask?  He loves loves loves 90210.  Maybe if he wins the big prize he can open up his own Peach Pit!

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Kalia - Says she is like Carrie from Sex and the City.  Those will be some high shoes to fill.

Porsche - She is a VIP cocktail waitress but told people she is a student because people will think her life is too luxurious.  Does she realize that her life would be too luxurious if she were one of the VIPs instead of one of the VIP cocktail waitresses?  If she wins, I think I know what car she will buy...

photo from recipeapart.com

Now on to the megadrama - the power duos from previous seasons return!

Jeff & Jordan - The sweetheart pair, couldn't figure out how long they've been together (1 year and 9 months, longer than 95% of all Bachelor franchise relationships).  Lawon said he is in the company of BB royalty.

Evel Dick & Danielle - I appreciated Adam's reference to Dick: "It was like Tori Spelling walked through the door."  I will vote Adam in as long as possible if he keeps making 90210 references!

BRENCHEL - Back and more annoying than ever!  We know they have at least a few episodes in them because Rachel won HOH.  Since the last BB season, Brenchel has gone and gotten engaged, which means we get a summer full of marriage references.  Who's ready for some TEQUILAAAAAA?

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The HOH competition involved bananas and who could stay on the longest.  Since this was a competition that was made for Rachel, the winner was quite predictable.  The competition wasn't complete without QR (Quotable Rachel): "I spend most of my time on bananas" and "No one comes between me and my banana."  Thanks Rachel.

We must pay tribute to a banana from a past season - while Adam might love the Peach Pit, BB's favorite fruit is B-A-N-A-N-A-S!  


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