More Info On The Soulmate Twist!

From CBS.com:

"This season marks other BIG BROTHER firsts, including the first-ever all-single cast and the most Houseguests in BIG BROTHER history.

When this group of 16 singles enters the house, they will be told they are being matched up with their “soul mate,” a stranger who may prove to be their true love or their worst nightmare. Whether there is a love connection or not, once paired up, the Houseguests’ life in the game depends on their partner. They must strategize, plot and scheme together as a couple for a chance at the prize. These “lovebirds” will live together as a couple meaning they will sleep in the same bed, hold Head of Household as a couple, be nominated for eviction as a pair, and if the time comes, say their goodbyes together upon eviction."

Ugh! Besides the yuck factor of this twist, it seems obvious that we're looking at a shortened season. If they're evicted as couples, the show will be over in seven weeks.

Saucy Pics Already Found of BB9 Contestant!

Meet Natalie Cunial, a 28 year-old "bikini barista" (whatever that means), who was recently quoted as saying, “I have no problem showing my body, or anything like that either …which is kinda funny cause people think well how can you be religious and show your body?! Well Gawd created the human body, so whats wrong with it?!”

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6 more days...I CAN'T WAIT!!

So, I saw the videos ikers posted and I cannot wait to see James in the house. I was right, he's insane and I love it. I dig him most out of anyone, and dare I say I hope he makes it all the way to the end.

Fake Boobs says something interesting. She's a Christian and God made her beautiful body so why not show it off. Did God insert those bags of chemicals under that layer of muscle in your breasts too? HELLLOOOOOOOOO ANYONE HOME~

I also heard Janelle's over staying her welcome in the Big Brother community. I say there's not enough of her. If she could be an HG every season I'd be elated. So there. Look up some vids of her around here. She is just amazing to look at.

Barb

Meet the House Guests

If you missed the Early Show here is the video. I am finding the "Love Match" thing a bit silly.



And here is a second video with Janelle doing the talking...

BB9+Barb=Better than Sex

Hi! I'm Barb, and from here on out you can hate what I have to say, but I guarantee you'll love hating it. It's win-win for me really. It's not win-win for those in the BB9 house, though. Someone has to win, and there better be a lot of backstabbing when it happens, or i'll be piiiiissed.

I like to think I have a good perceptive eye when it comes to first meeting people. Usually it works pretty well just looking at them too, say in a photograph or an exclusive video from ilovereality.com of the HG's, so I'll take a stab now.

Let's go through the candidates:

Jen is a Danny Donato look-alike, trying to keep it fresh and hip. She looks like she wouldn't like to start any shit, and quite frankly, what the hell are we watching for if there isn't any shit. She might find solice in her fellow Columbus, Ohioan, Ryan. I can't figure out if he's a frat boy, or just likes Coldplay, I get those two confused sometimes. Eh, both won't stay long in my opinion.

Parker is a black paparazzo who must have decided being in front of the camera was going to be a nice change. I'm sure he'll use this all as an excuse when snapping pictures of various celebrities since he'll get to know what it's like maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan, but I'm very excited to hear his celeb stories on BB After Dark. He also has huge,wacky hair. Where's that god-loving, hair-braiding woman when you need her.

Amanda is a paralegal from Minnesota, I call her...prettier Amber. She isn't going to get any play, but her accent should piss someone off eventually.

Sheila, a retired model in her 40s wants me to think she wouldn't hurt a fly. I know better. She's from California she might have a tough skin. They never do though. The crash and burn of all things once full of life rears it's ugly head in time. Hopefully she isn't just happy to be there, taking in the tv experience while she can. I hate that crap. Using that bitter, cut-throat, modeling-industry mindset might pan out if she uses it.

Alex, a dj company owner from Staten Island, is my pick for one of the gay men in the house. He is cute though, it'd be a shame. He looks like a mix of Bomb...I mean Tom Brady and Nick Lachey.

Allison is from Boston, and my TOTAL PICK for the latch-onto-a-man plan. Hope it works for her. Try Parker, paparazzi dig the needy girls now. Hey, I'm just calling them like I see 'em.

Adam, a Flordian who looks like he's an obnoxious European but isn't, is another pick for one of the gay guys. You can have this one boys. Eesh.

Chelsia, I think I'm already in love with you. Your face piercing and devious smile say it all. You are a fucking partyer. Bisexual anyone? If this woman doesn't break something in the house, I'll come there myself and get her the 8-ball I know she's itchin' for right now. Go girl! She'll most likely choose a man to take all her anger out on from the party withdrawal..I'm thinking Jacob, an electrician from Georgia. That cute little southern boy accent is adorable. But it screams walk all over me to a girl like meI mean her.

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Interestingly, there's a biker (no, a real bike, not one with a motor) named James probably loving life. He looks like he might have shit together, even though it's a bit on the weird side. I want to see what he's about. It could all change on a dime of course...if you watch you'd know that. *flashbacks of dustin's face*

Sharon's a realtor who thinks she'll be taking the Donato lookalike award til she meets Jen. Aw. Sorry. Back to square one FOR YOU!

Joshuah, a goofball from Dallas, should provide entertainment. We all know what happens when people like to take the spotlight too much. It shouldn't worry Matt, from Mass. with his snazzy shirts and ironed sweater vests. He thinks he's already won. Too bad, man. At least he didn't get this job by finding Julie Chen a vacation home, cause how the hell else did Neil get in there. What a bore. He is my pick for first breakdown from being away from family.

Basically if there aren't tears and anguish, I'm not watchin'!

Yes I am, who am I kidding, I'm addicted. And now that I've posted, you have two addictions to worry about...don't get help 'til after the show is over. Thanks.

Babs

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Paulisded's Casting Predictions

With the unveiling of the Big Brother contestants less than twelve hours away, I thought it was a good time to chat about the sorts of people that inevitably become a part of the show.
Obviously, these predictions may not hold true this year if what Indymike said earlier about some insipid “Soulmate” twist is true. I pray that he’s wrong, though, as there has yet to be a successful twist. Twins, enemies, ex-lovers, family members, and “America’s Player” were all complete wastes of time, and I can’t see anything beneficial out of forcing people to pair up.
Even if they follow through with this plan, the basics of Big Brother casting should remain similar to past seasons. Like all reality shows, BB’s booking closely follows the stereotypes that have ruled (and/or ruined) MTV’s Real World. Look for the following people:
1. At least two overly-tanned meatheads who spend the majority of their time in the house lifting weights. They always believe their shaved chests will cause the girls to swoon and the boys to stay clear of their wrath, yet they can’t have any conversations that don’t include their studliness.
2. Hoping for at least one hot hookup to drive TV ratings, the studmuffins must have an equal number of corresponding bimbos. They may rock a string bikini, but once again their conversations rarely stray from themselves or what you’ll find in People or Us Magazine.
3. One militant minority. An African-American is the TV standard, but every now and then you may find a Hispanic or a person of Middle Eastern descent. Delusions of grandeur inevitably affect their play, as they somehow believe they’re playing for their race.
4. One “flamboyant” gay person. They feel they represent the entire country’s homosexual population, and at one point in the season they’ll be offended by an offhand remark made by one of the meatheads.
5. One small town hick who has not only never traveled beyond their county’s boundaries, but has never met anybody who has any views outside of their own. They’ll be shocked when they meet a black, gay, and/or non-Christian. How can anybody be this sheltered in this era of MTV and the internet? It also helps if this person is extremely attractive, and has an existing relationship that will be tempted by their attraction to one of the pretty people.
6. One ultra-religious loon who believes God is going to hand them the prize money, and will spend the entire season offended by the existence of the homosexual contestant and the ultra-tiny bikinis worn by the bimbos.
7. One or two middle-aged married people who think they deserve to win for their families, and will play the “child card” every time they’re up for eviction.
8. One divorced single-mom who complains about her debts and her children every moment of every day.
9. Another older person, preferably a guy, who thinks of himself as the life of the party. He’s not much of a player, but lasts longer than expected simply because nobody takes him seriously.
These last three categories are the only real differences between Big Brother and the Real World, and they only exist because everybody on the Real World is between the ages of 18 and 24.
It also helps if somebody combines a couple of categories. Nothing is bigger television gold than an ultra-conservative gay African-American pretty boy.
For once, though, I’d like to see the casting of not only Big Brother but all reality shows break these chains and actually sign up some people that don’t easily fit into any category. Evil Dick was a rare character who, like him or not, was never dull mainly because he didn’t fit they typical cast member.
Here are some of the people I’d like to see (besides the all-babe version that would be my ultimate fantasy):
1. Twenty-something male hipster who lives in his indie rock t-shirts and can actually have real conversations during those late-night Showtime broadcasts.
2. Corresponding cute female rock chick, reminiscent of Scarlett Johansson’s character in Lost in Translation. I’d watch non-stop if at some point this person said she has a thing for older music collector dudes.
3. Porn star. Not a Jenna Jameson-ish character, but a relatively unknown person who has made a handful or pornos and is not afraid to admit it. Forget the mid-season discovery of naughty pics that we see every year; it would all be out in the open from the beginning of the show.
4. One ultra-liberal political junkie and a corresponding ultra-conservative. I’m not talking about the ill-informed types that regularly do make appearances, but those that are well-read and can actually debate issues without vilifying anybody whose opinion varies from their own.
5. One Kevin Smith-ish video store clerk. Just an average Joe with a gift for gab and a great wit.
6. One cute but not overly-attractive female bartender. I’m not talking about the usual “actress” waiting for her big break by tending bar in Hollywood, but a takes-no-crap Midwestern barmaid.
7. One professional musician who has toured the country in a small van playing tiny clubs. Not somebody who has tasted any real level of fame, but has a small following in every city in America. If you’ve heard of bands like Hot Water Music, Pinback, or The Whigs, you know what I’m talking about.
8. One middle-aged blogger who secretly gets to write about his experiences in the house. I know the perfect candidate for that spot!

Soul Mates?

Apparently there is a new commercial out there teasing that the HGs will each be paired with a 'Soul Mate' in the house and they can be evicted together.

Sounds like a really radical change to the show to me if it is true, and I am not sure if it is one I would like. Couples Big Brother?

I think rather than speculate too much I'll just wait until Julie announces the HGs tomorrow.

I also saw a video of the House on "The Insider" - I tried to post it here but the code seemed to mess up "Blogger" so I have posted it over here.

Well I was begging for info and now it is starting to roll in, not sure if I like what all I am hearing though.

What would you like to see?

Hello, it is Indymike again setting a few more things up.

As we continue to wait for the beginning of Big Brother 9 I have been tweaking the blog a bit, adding things not on ilovereality.com and asking the other contributors to this blog (Paul, Lil and Barb) for suggestions.

A few of things you will find on the the sidebar that may come and go depending on how they seem to be received.

• Slide Show - I take a lot of screen caps as I watch the live feeds so I will try to throw some up on the little slide show.
• Video Bar - This is simply a link to the youtube videos I have.
• Weather - I have a feeling the weather will play a much bigger role in the activities in the house this year so I have set up a small weather window to show the temperature and conditions in Burbank where the Big Brother house is located.

Other things I may add...

• Polls - if enough people start checking the blog out we can toss up polls and see what the feelings are about the house guests and the show in general. For now I haven't put any up because I would be embarassed to see only a few votes (pssssttt - that means START COMMENTING and TELL YOUR FRIENDS!!!).
• Audio Podcast. I already do an audio podcast that I usually update every couple of days, eventually I may put a link to it on this site so you can just click and listen if you like.

Do you have any suggestions of what you might like to see? Add a comment and let me know!

Tune in to the CBS Early Show Wednesday.

The word is that Julie Chen will be revealing the 14 hours guests on Wednesday.

My guess is they will be entering the house on Monday or Tuesday, thus when Julie reveals the names they will be sure of who is in the house.

Every year there are one or two alternates that might enter the house in case one of the 14 break a rule before then begin the show.

So set your DVR's or check out this blog and we'll let you know all the details about the new house guests as soon as the info is revealed.

"Please Allow Me To Introduce Myself"

I guess it's only right that my first post here is a bit of an introduction to give everybody a bit of a hint at what you may expect from me in the future.

So here we go - I'm a bored, 45 year-old Midwestern zero whose day job consists of taking care of the books of my family's business. In my spare time I've been a writer for a number of local publications - mainly music reviews and previews, but I've also dabbled in television, movie, and political opinion pieces. I even hosted an advice column for a couple of years.

I'm also a weekly guest on a local rock radio station, where I "kick" somebody out of town. These rants can be found at scotthudson.blogspot.com.

It's only fair to point out that I'm NOT a fan of reality television. In my opinion, American Idol is everything that's wrong with the music industry. I gave Survivor almost one season, but the product placement and selective editing drove me away long before the tax dodger collected his prize.

Yet I've always been a fan of Big Brother. Although this fact perplexes the majority of my friends, the reasoning is simple - by far it comes the closest to "real". Sure, the producers commit some of the same casting sins as every other reality show. It's also obvious there is some behind the scenes manipulation to ensure certain events occur. For the most part, though, once the contestants enter the house we see them as real people. In fact, thanks to the multiple cams what we wtiness is even more real than what the other contestants see. If a contestant is a complete phony to the others, we're the first with the ability to call them out.

Sure, the actual network broadcast stinks. Historically, it's been the most low-rent production of the entire reality genre, and the producers commit every editing sin possible. But those of us who watch the live feeds know the "truth", and it's always been fun to nitpick what's not true (or has been overplayed/underplayed) on the CBS version.

Thanks to the writer's strike, we have a special new season ready to kick off in a couple of weeks. What can we expect? I'm happy to hear there's no silly couples/ex's/feuds/America's Player garbage. Could this be the season where there's no silly "twists"? Probably not, as I'm sure there's other schemes to attract headlines. But it will be interesting, particularly in the early weeks, to see how the contestants deal with the difference in the weather. Will the smokers sit outside all night, like last summer? Granted, the weather in Southern California is a lot nicer than in my chilly part of the country, but even late in the summer seasons we have seen complaints about the dropping temperatures.

I'm also hoping that the rush to get this season underway will cut the number of "professional" reality show contestants. Almost every season has been plagued with houseguests (I hate that term) who have either appeared on other shows or were in the running. Hiring nothing but "semi-pros" could be argued as the easier way to go, but wouldn't it be nice to have a "pure" version to watch this spring?

What I know about Big Brother 9 so far.

Here are the details I have been able to get so far, I am pretty sure it is all accurate.

• The show participants will not know each other ahead of time this year, they may all have 'dirty little secrets' but there won't be any secret couples, or relatives, or ex's. I really hope I am not mis-informed on that. The last time we saw this was Big Brother Three, which I personally enjoyed (Daniele, Lisa, Jason, etc etc).
• The show will run the normal time frame - sometime between 70 and 80 days.
• It will be back on Sho2 (a Showtime channel) - overnight from 12am-3am Eastern.
• There WILL NOT be an "America's Player" which is fine by me. I found that concept a joke, no offense to Eric.
• I am guessing that the HGs will move into the house some time next week so they can get a few days of tape 'in the can' before the first episode on Tuesday, February 12th.
• Lastly, there are still plans to have the regular summer version of Big Brother as well come July.

Now on to more random Big Brother things.

I'll be doing my usual recaps over on my main Big Brother site which is I Love Reality - Big Brother 9 - I have started this site as a way for a few friends to post and others to be able to comment, something I don't allow on my other site.

The feeds will be up 24x7 again and I have yet to hear about a 'season package' but you can sign up for the two week trial via links on this site (which I will be greatful for!).

I'm hoping that this season is not a flop, having the show at this time of year is going to bring in a different group of viewers, not everyone can devote the same amount of time in February that they can in July, it will be interesting to see if the ratings, which ALWAYS start out slow, pick up at the end as they have every season during the summer.

Are you excited? Ready for this? Do you think a 'winter/spring' version will be a flop? Are you burned out on Big Brother?

Two Weeks And Off We Go.

Ok now, I think I am finally getting things in order here.

Hiya folks, for those that are 'new' let me tell you a tiny bit about myself and then I'll put up another post with my thoughts/info about Big Brother 9 which will be off and running 14 days from now.

I have been a Big Brother fan since season one way back in 2000. I tend to enjoy the show for different reasons that some, and for the most part I don't tend to care who wins. I get the live feeds every year and like watching how the producers take the live feed footage and edit it down to create the story line that the TV viewers see.

I have asked a few of my 'internet' friends that are also fans of the show to join me and post their thoughts on the show, the feeds, whatever is on their mind. I also hope that those that stop by will feel free to comment and interract with all of us, just please have a thick skin if you do because some people can get pretty brutal.

I'll let the people that will be posting introduce themselves if they choose to, if not I guess you'll just have to figgure out how they feel about Big Brother by reading their posts!

Ok, that's it for now, time to buckle down and do some more work on this site and make another post that is actually related to the show!

Big Brother 9 Begins February 12th - Are You Ready?

Six months early we are getting a winter installment of Big Brother, think you can handle it?

I am thinking we may find some new fans of the reality show, those that have better things to do during the summer and are not outside (for those that live in colder climates).

This site will be dedicated to all things Big Brother 9, live feed happenings, thoughts, opinions, you name it.

There will be several regular contributors, ready to offer their expect opinion on what is going on.

So bookmark the site, subscribe to the feed, and settle down for yet another season of Big Brother.