Sunday, September 07, 2008
See No Fruitless Exit Where Sleeping Dogs Lie
Tonight's episode of Big Brother was a pretty good one considering the season is drawing to a close. Yeah, there were several instances of ridiculous suspense. Oh no, who will Dan nominate? We know the nominations don't matter at all this week but the poor hapless souls only watching the television show probably don't. So let's face it. They have to do some creative editing to make them happy. Whoopty dee doo that Jerry and Memphis were nominated.
I was so glad to see the luxury competition get all the attention tonight instead of the nominations. How funny was it that Memphis and Keesha seemed too afraid to make a move when the sumo wrestler was in the house? Dan wasn't afraid to get a little up close and personal though when he snatched that envelope from under the wrestler's rump.
My favorite part of the show by far was all of Jessie being the gorilla. It didn't matter to me that I didn't like him when he was in the house. Who cares? He played the gorilla role wonderfully and was absolutely hirarious in it. It was fun to watch him mock the others in the backyard as they were trying to figure out the puzzle phrase. And when he made that fart sound after shaking Jessie's hand, I laughed out loud. Dan's eyes got as big as silver dollars when he realized who it was. If you're reading this Jessie, thanks for being such a funny gorilla!
Now let's go over the phrases that these numbskulls came up with. Jerry's first guess was the "hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil" phrase. And all because there was a giant picture of an ear and an emu with glasses on it in the backyard. I guess parts of that phrase could be considered helpful in the game. His second guess was "diamond's are a girl's best friend" and it was absolutely stupid. That has absolutely nothing to do with the game. Jerry's third guess of "a dog is a man's best friend" was even dumber. This coming from a man that proclaims to do puzzles all the time at home.
Keesha's first guess of "where sleeping dogs lie" was even worse than Jerry's three attempts. So there was a stuffed wolf lying in the backyard. How is that phrase helpful in the game? I thought it was a given. Her second guess of "blew it" was almost one of the dumbest things I've ever heard in Big Brother this season. At least her third guess of "don't count your chickens before your eggs are hatched" made a little bit more sense.
Now remember how I said I thought Keesha's second guess was almost one of the dumbest things I'd heard? The absolute dumbest thing we heard tonight was Memphis guess of "fruitless exit". What in the sam hell does that mean? Have you ever heard of that phrase before? Even if it was a real phrase, how is it helpful? What an idiot he is at puzzles. I expect him to perform poorly in the second part of the HOH competition this week that's for sure.
As we know, Dan won the luxury competition by guessing the phrase "bury the hatchet" and won a trip outside of the house. I was thinking he'd be lying about going to the beach but it turns out it was true. And everybody's suspicions were confirmed when he chose Michelle to go with him. What was interesting was the choices he had. He could have either taken somebody from within the house or somebody from the jury. I think that Michelle was the best choice he could have made -- either her or Ollie rather.
I'm worried for Dan though. Should he have taken the safe route and chosen Memphis or even Jerry? Because he didn't tell them or Keesha that he would be taking Michelle from the jury house. His not telling them could backfire on him big time. The hamsters are usually shown a little video of what special thing that person did when they were out of the house. What will they think when they see Michelle with him? Memphis might feel especially betrayed by that. And don't forget that one of them will be going to the jury house themselves on Wednesday after they've finished their media rounds.
So what about the jurors? Will they be told about Dan possibly choosing one of them for something? If so, would any be perturbed that they weren't chosen? What might Michelle tell them when she returns from her trip? If Big Brother doesn't tell them about it, what excuse will they come up for Michelle's absence from the house? Would Michelle be able to keep her mouth shut about it if she had to keep it a secret?
There could be so many consequences for Dan doing what he did. We'll find out in the next week or so how Dan's decision affected his game. I hope it all works out for him but I'm just not sure.
What did you think about the show tonight? Do you think Dan's nominations really meant anything? Did you think Jessie did a good job as a gorilla in the luxury competition? What do you think about Dan's decision concerning his luxury trip? Do you think he should have chosen differently or disclosed the whole deal to the others? Let me know in the comments!
And here's a scheduling reminder. The episode of Big Brother on Tuesday will be live so I will be liveblogging it here for everybody. It's also on at a special time -- 8:00 PM ET/7:00 PM CT. So don't be late!
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Saturday, September 06, 2008
Memphis Pulls Through
Good on Memphis for winning the POV early this morning! It sounds as though Jerry did awful, Keesha said she should have done better, and Dan threw it. So it wound up in the perfect hands of Memphis who even said he got a lot wrong. It seems as though they were asked questions about other hamsters this season in case you're wondering.
Now Dan and Memphis have to make a decision on who the want to go to the final three with. They don't know about the schedule change as of yet and believe the POV ceremony will be held on Monday. We know however that the POV ceremony will be live on Tuesday's show as well as an eviction. Also, the first part of the final HOH competition will begin and it will presumably be endurance. I wonder how long it takes for them to figure out the schedule.
I wonder when Dan will have his "trip". Might it be today or tomorrow? And what exactly is it really? I know not to trust what Dan says on this one because he's not going to want them to think it's that great of a luxury. Are they going to have time to show it on Sunday's show?
Below are the Renny appearances with Julie Chen after being evicted and on House Calls. Make sure to check those out when you get a chance.
So what do you think Dan and Memphis are going to do? Will they choose to take Keesha or Jerry with them to the final three? And why do you think that? Let me know!
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Friday, September 05, 2008
Hello Mr. Gorilla
Today has certainly been an eventful one on the feeds. Those of you lucky enough to not have had to work today certainly hit the jackpot didn't you? If only I hadn't had meetings scheduled all day.... *sigh*
How would you like your day to begin like theirs did?
Yeah, the luxury competition had begun! Over the next three hours, the hamsters had three guesses to try and figure out a phrase from the clues in the backyard. At first, all of the clues were uncovered. But as time passed, the gorilla covered clues up letting them know that they weren't part of the phrase. If you'd like to see more on how all of this played out, just start with this video and then continue watching the other videos in the set.
But basically how it went down was that Jerry made his three guesses in quick succession after the competition started. And he was wrong on all of them. I don't think Memphis ever made a guess and I think Keesha only made a couple herself. Dan was ultimately the winner by guessing the phrase "bury the hatchet" and told everybody it was a trip to a private beach where he could take one of them. Dan later chose to not take any of them (4:30 mark) and below is some footage of that.
Now here's where things get funky. Check out what Dan had to say while he was in the HOH bathroom by himself. See what I mean?
We still don't know exactly what it means because Dan hasn't said anything more to anybody but speculation all over the place is that he gets to take her to the "beach". If this is what will be happening, might he be able to sway her with this little trip? I'm not quite so sure. I don't know when Dan will leave for his trip. We'll just have to wait and see on that.
By the way, nominations were held not too long ago and Dan nominated Memphis and Jerry. But as we all know, the nominations don't mean anything this week. It's all about the POV competition. This is the point in the game where if you you don't want to go home, you'd better win HOH or this last upcoming POV competition.
So what do you think about things today? How stupid of Jerry to have guessed so quickly. The gorilla was hilarious and a much needed entertainment break. What do you think about the trip and do you think it will indeed be Dan doing what everybody is speculating? If so, how should he handle it?
P.S. If you're still reading, I'd like to tell you something funny. I hope you watched some of the videos up above of the luxury competition. If you did, check this out. Jessie -- yes, this season's Jessie - was the gorilla! Now go back and watch at least the wake-up video and see if you can tell. I bet Jessie had so much fun doing that. I know I sure would have.
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Thursday, September 04, 2008
Sumo You Know
What a great show tonight! They're hardly ever this good so late in the season so I greatly appreciate it. I'm not sure if I liked the show so much because Renny left or because Dan won HOH or because there was a visitor in the house or because there's the possibility of a twist still to come.
Speaking of Renny, I wanted her to be evicted tonight but I felt a little bad for her. In all of the years I've watched Big Brother (since the beginning), it's not often that a hamster is evicted and is genuinely so appreciative at this point in the game. Renny certainly could give a lesson to those in the jury house couldn't she?
Libra seemed OK with things and so did Ollie amazingly. Michelle and April? Not so much. April was quite the spiteful bitch. So was Michelle to a lesser degree. I won't blame Michelle as much because she'd been there a week less than April. So could you imagine April just sitting and stewing for two weeks? I actually feel sorry for Libra! I never thought I'd live to see the day I ever felt that and it took a lot out of me to even type that out.
April thinks she was the one that was able to leave the house with her dignity intact? Her comments on Keesha's weight were beyond catty. The last time I looked, Keesha didn't need to lose any weight. OK, well not if you count the pounds of makeup on her face. But Keesha fat? April seriously needs glasses or a major reality check or perhaps even a knock upside the head. That bitch ain't all there in the personality (or chastity) department -- but then we all knew that. I can see her going major stalker on Ollie in a matter of weeks after the season ends.
I really wanted Memphis to win the HOH competition tonight but I was perfectly fine with Dan winning it as well. I was just glad that Keesha didn't win it. She did a horrible job in that competition. I guess she feels a little too safe. I have a feeling she's going to wish she had studied those pictures more earlier and had tried harder tonight.
The luxury competition announcement at the end of the show tonight was fantastic. So at stake is a trip outside the house complete with a twist that could change the game? Oh please Big Brother gods, don't let me down. Don't let any of us down. It'll be nice to have a little excitement going on at this late stage of the game and give them all something to think about.
In case you didn't catch the end of the show, Julie told us that on Tuesday (8:00 PM ET/7:00 PM CT) there will be another live show "featuring" the final veto competition and then the live veto meeting and eviction. She didn't say the veto competition would be live so it will probably be held on Saturday as normal. At least that's what I'm thinking.
One week from tonight, there will be another live show where the final HOH is crowned. In other words, the first two parts of the HOH competition will have already happened between Tuesday evening and the start of Thursday's show. The third and final part of the HOH competition will be live for the viewing audience. And then that HOH will evict one more person bringing the hamsters down to two. Then it'll be a waiting game until the finale on September 16th.
While I've been typing this, Dan managed to retrieve a clue from the sumo wrestler's ass. Trust me, it sounds dirtier than what it really was. The wrestler was sitting on a clue in a black envelope that Dan managed to quickly grab when the wrestler stood up. The note from Big Brother congratulated them and told them they've officially launched a very special luxury competition. It also said that the winner of that competition would be awarded a trip out of the house that could impact the game. The note finished with Big Brother telling them that they'll be given more details tomorrow. The sumo wrestler then stood up, bowed to them, and walked to the storage room to fade into black.
So what did you think about the show tonight? How did you think Renny's eviction go? Are you happy that Dan won the HOH competition? What are your thoughts on this luxury competition? It's so close to the end of the game and it even includes a trip out of the house? It could impact the game? What do you think is going on?
Tell me!
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Liveblogging - Thursday, September 4th, 2008
Are you ready for another exciting night of Big Brother? I am and I definitely hope that you are as well. Everybody, please check your schedules again this evening as some of you will have political coverage going on that will push the episode back until later tonight.
The live-blogging begins at 8:00 PM ET/7:00 PM CT. While you follow along with the show, jump into chat to talk about what's going on with everybody else. Have fun everybody!
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Happy Thursday!
Good Thursday morning everybody! It's a really big day in the Big Brother house but it's going to be an even bigger night. Now all we have to do is wait for it.
Everybody except for Jerry will be competing in the HOH competition this evening. I'm really hoping that Dan gets it. Memphis would be my second choice and Keesha last. I'm worried about Keesha working up the nerve to want to keep Jerry over Dan or Memphis if she wins it. But either way, it all depends on the POV competition. I just don't want Jerry to win that because it's really the most important competition of all at this point.
Have you heard yet about the Big Brother 11 rumors? Yep, another winter edition. Actually, I should say another possible winter edition. The reason for this is because Big Brother is listed as a midseason show on TVGuide.com's fall schedule lineup. It could be a mistake. It could be listed as only a possibility. Either way, I'm excited!
Did you catch the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson last night? Julie Chen and the hamsters made yet another appearance. It was cute but Renny's sexual innuendo to Craig Ferguson about her husband laying pipe was just awkward. But how nice was it to see Memphis in something other than one of his v-neck t-shirts? Check out the video below if you missed it all.
There's a 99.9% possibility that Renny will be leaving tonight. Do you wish it was somebody else going instead? And who do you want to win the HOH competition this evening?
Update at 10:45 AM - Earlier this morning, Big Brother changed the pics on the memory wall to show pictures from previous competitions this season. After everybody studied them (some spent more time doing that than others), the pictures changed back to those of the hamsters like before. It's obvious then that the HOH competition tonight will have something to do about the competitions shown in those pictures. Join me back here tonight where I'll be live-blogging the show as it happens at 8:00 PM ET/7:00 PM CT. Good luck Dan!
Update at 4:23 PM - Awwww. Keesha and Renny are going to miss each other. Sad video below.
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Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Jerry Wronged Again
Well last night's show successfully accomplished one thing. It made Jerry out to be the poor victim yet again. They may as well rename the show Big Baby because they certainly don't seem to want to make the viewers appreciate good game play.
In seasons past, they would make the backstabbing fun for the viewer to watch. Cute little music as somebody fell for a plan hook, line, and sinker and then show how much of a fool they were later. Last night, it was poor old Jerry and how Memphis did him wrong by using the POV on Dan. It was the one thing Jerry trusted Memphis not to do but the mean man made a fool of sweet little Jerry. Barf!
I had a problem with another part of the show as well. They didn't show how Keesha and Renny polished off two bottles of wine when they knew the POV competition was coming up. Renny's intoxication was why it took her 23 minutes and 32 seconds to match up the babies' parents. Seriously, how could she not think Jerry was the father of that one baby? Does anybody else see an almost bald gray-haired old man in the house? I wonder if the wine wasn't the only thing that made her lose her damned mind. Perhaps Big Brother slipped her a crack pipe when we weren't looking.
And those babies were some damned ugly babies too! I think the ugliest one was the Libra/Memphis baby by far. Whoever was in charge of morphing those two together really could have done a better job at that. But then I guess it wasn't a baby beauty pageant right?
Memphis was definitely the man last night. He won the POV and removed his friend Dan from the block. He told us how he has everybody in that house wrapped around his little finger. Well except for Renny who he wants to be voted out this week. Memphis, you're going to get your wish!
Besides the eviction and HOH competition on Thursday, we're also going to be shown the jury house. Finally! I could have sworn we would have seen some of it last night. It would have helped break up the monotony that is Jerry.
So what did you think of the show? How did you like those freaky morph babies? What do you think of Memphis' game play?
Updated at 5:50 PM - I was just emailed about this video on YouTube and it's hilarious! Check it out but beware. There is a ton of foul language ahead!
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Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Needing Excitement
I both love and hate this time of the season. It's close to the end and you're happy that your favorite (or somebody you like) is looking to have a chance at winning the game. Even if you don't like anybody at this point, you find yourself rooting for the lesser of the evils. The strategy is all mapped out for the next major event and we're just waiting for its execution.
But it's also so freaking boring in the house! Give the hamsters something to do already!
Late yesterday afternoon, they got a grill for Labor Day. Woopty freakin' do. That certainly makes those of us watching the live feeds excited doesn't it? Absolutely not. They got some games and crafts a few days ago. Except for their game of Table Topics, it wasn't all that exciting to watch.
What would you like to see Big Brother give them that would make it exciting for those of us watching the feeds and exciting for the hamsters? Would you like to see a luxury competition this late in the game? How about daily contests sponsored by Big Brother where they could win fun little things for themselves and the house? What do you think?
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Monday, September 01, 2008
Happy Birthday Dan!
Dan received one of the best birthday presents ever today. He was taken off the block!
Jerry had to have been waiting for the fireworks to go off after the POV ceremony. Renny was up on the block and wasn't going crazy. What Jerry doesn't know is that Renny spent the day yesterday preparing herself for that very thing. And now Jerry realizes how Memphis lied to him about Dan.
But there were no fireworks. Renny didn't freak out on Memphis and Dan. Jerry has remained surprisingly calm. But I think that's only because he still thinks he can play in the next HOH competition. I can't believe he hasn't asked the diary room about that. Memphis certainly has. After hearing Jerry talking about being able to play in the next HOH, Memphis has asked the diary room twice about it. Oh how I hope that Jerry doesn't find out until it's time to play.
In other news, Dan and Memphis have been talking about who they should take with them to the final three. That's if they can get there anyway. They've tossed around the idea of taking Jerry with them because he's weak in physical competitions but they realize he's good in mental comps. Keesha thinks she might be taken with Dan and Memphis because she feels closer to them and because Memphis has told her that's what they want.
If it's Dan and Memphis in the final three, I really don't know who they should take. Yeah Jerry sucks in physical competitions but he doesn't need to win that first round of the final HOH competition to advance to the final two. I wouldn't call Keesha a strong physical competitor but she's a bigger threat than Jerry in that area. Keesha's not a big mental threat so I think Jerry has her beat there.
I want Dan and Memphis to be the final two as do many of you. But can you imagine if it's Jerry and Keesha? How crazy would that be?
Do you think it would be better if Keesha or Renny were evicted on Thursday? Which of them is a bigger threat down the line?
Update at 3:50 PM - Damn! Big Brother told Jerry he can't compete in the next HOH competition. I guess they had to because Jerry asked them about it but still. I didn't want him to know.
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Sunday, August 31, 2008
Dear Old Grandpa
This week's show did an excellent job summing everything up that happened through the nominations. For once I even appreciated watching the recaps of Thursday's double eviction episode. It seems like so much has happened since then so it was mind-boggling seeing how crazy that show was again. There was one editing deal I noticed though. Dan's dinger was "fixed" in the recap (remember it took him hitting it several times for it to go off on Thursday). I can't blame them for that one. I was shocked I got so excited at seeing Ollie leave again. Fun times! Fun times!
Speaking of fun times, how great was that segment they did on Keesha's laugh? It had me cracking up here. I've been waiting for that segment for ages. Listening to her laugh on the feeds is ear-splitting sometimes so I was happy that the show-only viewers got a taste of that medicine. And then watching the others remark on her laugh and even imitate her in the diary room was absolutely hilarious.
They really made Renny look like a huge doofus tonight didn't they? First we saw her go around and around with Dan over the correct time in New Orleans. If it's 8:00 in California, it's 6:00 in New Orleans? Hahaha! She got so spittin' mad that Dan was saying she was wrong I was sure she was ready to reach over and punch him. And then finally when Dan and Memphis just agreed to give it up and go along with her, the light bulb went off over her head and she got it. Wow. The sleepwalking segment was cute too. It definitely is a good thing she didn't try to eat a ping pong ball.
Jerry's edit made me nauseated. The bumbling old man with the funky cartoon music in the background. Oh feel sorry for me. Please just talk to me. I won HOH and now everybody likes me. I don't know what I'm going to do. I can't tell a story to save my life. Seriously, what was up with that hissy snake Indian story? I did enjoy how they did the fast forward thing during the epic tale. Just remember everybody: hiss, don't strike and bite. That's the moral of the story.
Dan really had a shot at winning that HOH competition. Too bad his poor aim and bad luck really bit him in the ass in the sixth round. And Renny? Was she awful in that competition or what? Or did she just not want to win? At least we got to hear from Memphis about why he was so bad. He hadn't been keeping track of the days in the house. But I really expected more from Renny. And Keesha's voice as the host? It was horrible!
Memphis and Dan were made to look like Big Brother masterminds. They left out showing the others talk with Jerry but we know that those talks didn't really mean anything anyway. Because Jerry had already pretty much made up his mind concerning the nominations of Dan and Keesha. All Memphis did was help seal the deal with a fake final two promise. Like Renny said to Keesha, it would have been smarter for Jerry to have either put up the two girls or the two guys. Now everything hangs on the outcome of the POV competition. And we know how that went don't we? Jerry needs to prepare himself for a backstabbing courtesy of Memphis.
What did you think about the show tonight? How did you like the funny segments they threw in? Did you have a favorite part? And what is your opinion about the way the hamsters were edited tonight?
Posted by HamsterDame at 06:46 PM | Comments (57)
Jerry Falls Into The Pool
No, I'm not a mean old fart for posting this video. But since Jerry didn't get hurt, it's hilarious. He could have been hurt very badly the way that he went into the pool. He's OK though so check out the video below!
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Saturday, August 30, 2008
Good Morning!
I wish I could tell you who won the POV but I can't.
When the feeds finally came back on from after the competition, nobody really talked to anybody. Everybody was silent and looked to be sad. There was no happiness in the house.
Now they're all sleeping and they could be doing that all day. So it's no telling how long it will take for us to find out who won it! LOL!
Feel free to move about the cabin.
Update at 11:35 AM - Memphis won the POV!!! The plan is for Memphis to take Dan off the block but only if Dan promises to vote Renny out. Woohoo! What fantastic news!!!
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