September 24, 2009

Chenbot Gives Birth

Congratulations Chenbot! Our very own Big Brother hostess with the mostest, Julie Chen, gave birth today. Charlie Moonves was welcomed into the world at 9:40 AM PT this morning and both mother and son are doing wonderfully according to a short statement issued by CBS.

Chenbot went on maternity leave this last Friday and her due date was set for October 4th. I guess Charlie decided he'd had enough and wanted out a little early. You could say he gave her his own 'But First' moment!

As many of you know, Jordan and Jeff will be the featured guests on a live SuperPass chat tonight that begins at 6:00 PM PT - just click on the Big Brother tab to watch. There are rumors there might be other hamsters there as well! Next Thursday, Russell and Michele will be the featured guests in another live chat at also 6:00 PM PT. Personally, I'm more interested in that chat.

Again, congratulations Julie Chen and Les Moonves! We can't wait to see you on Big Brother Charlie!

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September 17, 2009

Interviews Galore!

There are so many interviews (video, audio, and written) out there from the hamsters that it's not even funny! Many of them are from the backyard on finale night. As the days pass, expect some of the hamsters to open up a bit more about their experience in the house as they read what's been said about them by their fellow houseguests and the fans.

First, Real Networks has their interviews with all of hamsters conducted by Chelsia Hart (BB9) up in SuperPass in the Hot Clips section. CBS has theirs up in the Interviews section. WeLoveBigBrother.com has an entire load of videos up as well and you can check them out on their YouTube channel. Ross Mathews of Inside Dish has video from the backyard up here.

On Friday, the live feeds will begin streaming the Big Brother Meet and Greet party in Las Vegas. That goes from 4:00 PM PT to 8:00 PM PT. Then on Saturday, we can watch the pool party from 9:00 PM PT to 1:00 AM PT. I can't wait for all of that! You better be in the chat room! By the way, Natalie won't be there because she had to fly back home for prior plans (friend's wedding).

I hope you enjoy some random interviews and videos below! As you find different ones, send the links my way! The juicier the better!

Update at 3:30 PM - The link to all of the interviews from Diane (BB5) are right here.

Update - The streaming from Vegas will actually be in the Big Brother SuperPass section under Live at the Studio. The footage is supposed to be available later as well in case you don't get the chance to see it live.

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September 16, 2009

Jordan Wins Big Brother 11

I didn't care too much for the three hamsters that made it to the end but the format of the finale more than made up for it. Watching the three parts of the final Head of Household competition live on the television show really upped the suspense and entertainment value of the season itself. Do not go back to the old season-ending schedule for Big Brother 12 Allison Grodner!

Where do I start on the show itself last night? I loved that every time Natalie said she'd never backstabbed or lied the audience guffawed. Jordan winning the final HOH competition was almost unbelievable. Julie's questions for the jury and then the questions and remarks from the first four evicted were priceless! It was only fitting that Ronnie was the one to expose Natalie's real age to Jordan. Even more fitting was exposing Jessie's remark to Julie in the HOH room early in the season about his platonic relationship with Lydia. I just knew that Julie would never forget that! I wonder if Lydia felt like she'd been played as a fool after seeing that.

The questions for Natalie and Jordan from the jury were fairly good this season. They've bounced back and forth between being lame and bitter in the previous seasons so it was nice it seemed they actually put some thought into them this time. But how great was Michele's mention of Natalie being 18 years old in her question concerning lying? Natalie just fell right into that trap didn't she?

I want you all to fess up now. A month ago, who among you would have thought that Jordan would be winning Big Brother 11? I know I didn't! I definitely thought the votes would have been closer than what they were though. It was no surprise that Lydia voted for Jordan to win over Natalie because she's been awfully bitter about her in the jury house the whole time. I was absolutely shocked that Jessie voted for Jordan to win though. I guess Lydia really did crawl up into his head and poison him against Natalie. Oh well, I don't mind!

Congratulations Jordan! I was a fan of yours for about half the season and then not so much the rest. But you won what you needed to in the end to ensure yourself a place in the final two so I have to give you credit for that. Enjoy the half million and I hope Jeff takes you on that trip to Hawaii!

I will be posting links to videos and interviews here on Silly Hamsters as they're posted across the web. So while the season has ended, the posts here haven't. Keep an eye out on SuperPass today because Chelsia Hart's post-season interviews from the backyard of the house will be posted there. Also, be sure to check out Express Lunch and a special BB Hour on SuperPass today beginning at 12:00 PM PT. You also might enjoy what will be shown on the feeds Friday and Saturday evening. Can you say live streams from the Big Brother party in Las Vegas?

So what did you all think about the show last night? Are you happy with how things turned out? What were your favorite parts of the show? What did you think about having a two-hour finale? Did you like the new schedule for the final week of Big Brother? Tell me anything and everything you want about this season in the comments!

Update at 11:00 AM - Here are a few interviews with Jordan. There will be more to come later!

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September 15, 2009

Tonight's The Night

Big Brother 11 will be ending tonight after more than two months. Tonight! I can't believe the end is really here and either Jordan, Kevin, or Natalie is going to walk away with $500,000. Who would have ever thought that these three would have been the hamsters still standing at the end?

There is just one group of questions that need to be asked at this point. If Kevin wins the final part of the Head of Household competition tonight, who will he take with him to the end and would he beat either Jordan or Natalie for the big money? What about Jordan? Would the jury vote for her over Kevin or Natalie? And who does Natalie have the best chance against - Kevin or Jordan? How do you think the jury will vote in these three scenarios?

Tune in today at 2:00 PM PT on SuperPass for a video version of Real's Express Lunch where Missy and a special guest host will be talking nothing but Big Brother in anticipation of the finale tonight. Then check back here at 9:00 PM/8:00 PM CT where I'll be liveblogging the finale and hanging out in chat.

I can't wait to hear who you think the jury will vote for in the three final two scenarios above. Is who you would like to win different than who you think the jury will vote for? If so, who do you want to win? Tell me what you think in the comments!

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September 14, 2009

Bittersweet

Tonight is the last night the feeds will be on and I'm a little sad about it. We have been obsessing over the hamsters ever since they were revealed to us on July 1st. And when the live feeds came on after the show on July 9th, it was on like Donkey Kong!

What are we going to do after watching these silly hamsters for over two months? I don't know about you but I think I can find some things that need to be taken care of. Not to mention, we'll have all of our favorite fall shows starting back up for the season.

I would be remiss if I didn't mention some of the action that happened in the house a little bit ago. There has been jack crap going on in there since Friday but the day before the finale things finally perk up some. Shortly after 2:00 PM BBT, a Beatles song ('Martha My Dear') began playing over the loudspeakers in the backyard. And then there was a banner plane!

Yes indeed, our first of this season. The plane and the banner weren't exactly shown on the feeds but Kevin was shown looking up at it and pointing while looking at Natalie. The feeds then went to the control room where you could see some of what was happening here and here.

The live feeds then went to trivia and stayed there for a little bit. When they came back from trivia, the three of them were sitting in the backyard bashing Michelle. Kevin did mention later that the banner had the words 'Natalie' and 'trust' on it. Natalie didn't find that too funny and said back that she saw the words 'Kevin' and 'liar'. Who knows if we'll ever find out what the banner said and if it even meant anything to the Big Brother game. It certainly didn't in Big Brother 10.

I will be liveblogging the finale tomorrow night (yes, all two hours!) so I hope you join us back here at 9:00 PM ET/8:00 PM CT. All of the fun for the evening will certainly be started much earlier in the chat room so jump in there too! Then stick around after the show where we'll be talking about everything that happened on the show and watching the live backyard interviews being conducted by Evel Dick at this link.

So what are your thoughts about these final 24 hours of live feeds? What would you have wanted the banner plane to have said? Would it really even matter at this point? Have you seen the first part of Ross Mathews' interviewing Keesha, Janelle, Boogie, and Danielle yet? Finally, do you plan on joining us here tomorrow evening for all of the finale action?

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September 11, 2009

Jordan Wins Part Two

What a fantastic show last night! It really couldn't get much better. I love this new format for the end of the season and I hope that they keep it the same for the next Big Brother.

Some people are saying that this new competition and eviction schedule is unfair to the person who comes in third place though. They're saying that because the person being evicted on finale night won't have as much time with the jury and to prepare for questioning the final two hamsters. I understand that point of view but I don't really think it will matter too much because the third place person usually ends up voting emotionally.

Speaking of the jury, watching Jeff enter the jury house was hilarious. I loved how he mimicked Kevin's voice before walking through the door. The shocked look on their faces told the story on how they feel about Kevin. Jessie, Lydia, and Russell backed it up later by saying that they hope Kevin wins Big Brother. Jeff seemed really surprised at how the jury house has turned on Natalie though. I'm just glad that Jeff was a good sport in all of it. He got GOT and handled it well.

I enjoyed seeing Evel Dick, Janelle, Mike Boogie, and Danielle on the show last night. I hope that they do more of that next season. Even if it's showing short clips of former hamsters and their thoughts on one particular current hamster or situation in the house. Concerning the four last night though, it was nice to see them give credit to Natalie for the impact that the Last Minute Lie had in the house. I don't care for Natalie but you can't deny that the LML didn't play a huge role in the game.

The outcome of the second part of the Head of Household competition was the icing on the cake last night. Watching Natalie scramble and get confused on her order of previous HOHs was hilarious. She was so cocky heading into the competition that it was nice to see her get knocked down a few pegs. Jordan was a little flustered herself at the start of the competition but was able to gather her wits about her and concentrate on the task at hand.

In the end, Jordan creamed Natalie by getting nine of the ten right while Natalie only got five right. I wonder if Jordan could hear the audience clap in the background when she got one right though. If so, that had to have made her feel good. The shocked look on Kevin's face was fantastic as both Natalie and himself had pretty much written Jordan off in the competition. When Julie asked Natalie how she felt about her fate being in Kevin's and Jordan's hands, Natalie acted like she wanted to cry. And I wanted to reach through my TV screen and punch her. That would give her something to cry about!

Sunday's show will be a 'best of' episode and won't be live. Finale night will be live though at 9:00 PM ET/8:00 PM CT and it will be two hours long! I hope all of you have been voting for America's Vote. I'm not sure what the maximum is on voting but it's letting you vote over and over again this time.

What did you all think about the show last night? Are you glad that Jordan won? Did you enjoy seeing Evel Dick, Janelle, Mike Boogie, and Danielle? What did you think about the jury house's reaction to Jeff? Did you have a favorite part last night and who are you voting for in America's Vote? How do you like the new format for the end of the season? Let me know all about it in the comments!

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September 10, 2009

Part Deux

If you were watching the feeds last night, you saw that that hamsters found a new 'toy' in the backyard for them to play with. Actually, it was more like a practice setup for tonight's second part of the Head of the Household competition. If you didn't see it, you can check it out here.

The concept is simple: roll the ball into one of the holes without touching the sides. Jordan did a pretty good with it last night while Natalie didn't do as well. I'm thinking that for the competition tonight, they'll be asked questions (possiblly true/false) and they have to roll the ball into the correct hole. We won't know until tonight though.

Let's go back to the first part of the HOH competition right now. I know it's over and Kevin won it but check out this video. While the hamsters were getting ready to begin the Log Jam competition and before the show went off the air, Natalie appears to have taken a hair tie and wrapped it around her wrist and the key. That would have lessened the chances her hand came off the key. I don't know if during the trivia after the show Big Brother told her to remove it, but I thought this clip was just another perfect example of cheating. And in front of America at that!

I'm not a Jordan fan but at this point I really want her to win. That's only because I've come to despise Kevin and Natalie. Good luck tonight Jordan!

I will be liveblogging the show tonight so be sure to check back here at 8:00 PM ET/7:00 PM CT. You can also jump into chat and enjoy watching the show in there if you'd like.

What do you think tonight's part two of the HOH competition will be? What reason do you think Evel Dick, Janelle, Mike Boogie, and Danielle Reyes are going to be on the show tonight? What do you think about Natalie using that hair tie with her key? And finally, who do you want to win in the competition tonight?

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September 09, 2009

One Big Mystery

I am still pretty upset about last night's part of the Head of Household competition. I'm not especially upset at who won per se but what ticks me off is that Kevin and Natalie were both caught not following the rules and nothing was done.

After the live feeds finally returned post show, we heard production telling the hamsters that they have to face poolside (forward). However, Kevin spent at least half the competition facing towards his right. He seemed to be focused on a gear that was responsible for making the log turn. And then there was Natalie who was caught holding on to her rope instead of her key.

Jordan was the only one who followed the rules last night and wound up being the first one out. Her being out first didn't surprise me but Kevin and Natalie should have been disqualified long before Jordan slipped off the log. If that had happened, Jordan would have won last night.

Allison Grodner is switching up the schedule for this final week of Big Brother. What has happened in seasons past is the second part of the Head of Household competition would have been held today (the next day after endurance part of the competition) and then the third part of the HOH competition is shown live on Thursday's show.

That's not happening this year. Julie told us last night that the second part of the HOH competition will be shown live on Thursday's show. At first, I just thought Julie had messed up and meant third part. But oh no! Julie was right.

In this interview with Allison Grodner, she confirms what Julie said was correct. But the rest of the schedule is a mystery because Allison won't spill with the details.

So what do you think about Kevin winning the first part of the HOH competition last night? What did you think about the live show and Michele's eviction last night? I still can't get over Natalie's goodbye message to Michele. What a bitch! Finally, how do you think the schedule is going to play out the rest of this season?

Update at 4:25 PM - Lots of news today! Big Brother has been renewed for a twelfth season. Evel Dick (BB8 winner), Mike Boogie(BB2 & All Stars winner), Danielle Reyes (BB3 & All Stars), and Janelle Pierzina (BB6 & All Stars) will join Julie Chen on the live show tomorrow evening. Julie Chen has another blog post up! By the way, she confirms that Jeff didn't see his goodbye messages due to time constraints.

Michele's exit interview is up and you can see it below. Also, check out Julie Chen's and Ross Matthews' interviews with Michele. They're very interesting!

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September 08, 2009

A Big Decision

There's no question about it. Kevin will have to make a major decision this evening. Will he decide to get rid of Michele or will he throw Jordan to the curb?

Natalie wants him to vote to evict Michele but is that the right move for Kevin? The way I see it, Kevin would have a harder time winning the final HOH competition with Michele still in the house but would have a greater chance at winning the $500,000 if she was in the final two with him. On the other hand, he could steamroll Jordan in the final Head of Household competition but wouldn't have a shot at winning the money if he was up against Jordan or Natalie in the end.

A final two deal with Michele would be the best thing for him and I would like to think that he still has that in the back of his mind. I don't think he does however. Kevin will wind up doing what Natalie wants even though he doesn't trust or believe her. That's unfortunate for him.

On tonight's show, we're going to see the POV competition (look for weird editing breaks due to the technical problems that occurred during it) and then we'll see the live Power of Veto ceremony. Following that will be the beginning of the three-part Head of Household competition. It's usually endurance so be sure to fire up your live feeds after the show finishes. By the way, Natalie plans on throwing the first part of the competition to Kevin.

Have you been voting for your favorite hamster to win $25,000? If so, who have you been voting for? Who do you want to win the first part of the HOH competition tonight? And finally, do you think it would be best if Kevin evicted Michele or Jordan tonight? What would you rather he do?

I can't wait to see everybody back here at 9:00 PM ET/8:00 PM CT tonight where I'll be liveblogging the show tonight! And as always, the chat room will be hoppin' busy!

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September 05, 2009

Brace Yourself

I have some bad news for a lot of you out there. Take a couple of breaths and try to remain calm. Kevin won the Power of Veto competition! The competition was a physical and mental one and had to do with when things happened in the house on and vote counts with everybody. From what Kevin said when the feeds came back, there were some technical problems involving Michele's and Jordan's part of the competition and he was glad for that. And no, Natalie did not compete in it.

I know that many of you are upset at this news. Personally, I really wish that Michele had won. She's in real danger of going home now. Kevin will, of course, remove himself from the block and Jordan will have to go up in his place. Also, Kevin is the only one voting to evict this week. So the choice is all his.

Will he vote to evict Michele or Jordan? Well duh! He's going to vote to evict Michele and Jordan is going to skate on through to the final three. Michele knows she'll be leaving too. She knows there is no way that Kevin or Natalie want her to continue in the game because it would hurt their chances of winning. Short of a miracle, there is no way Michele won't be evicted on Tuesday.

One thing the hamsters don't know at this point is that the POV meeting will be on Tuesday instead of Monday. That's because the meeting will be held during the live show. They'll probably figure it out when Monday comes and goes and there is no meeting held. Either that or the diary room will tell them all about it first.

So what are your thoughts on Kevin winning the POV? Spill it folks!

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September 04, 2009

The Friday Wrap

I see from the last post that most of you have pretty strong feelings about Natalie. It doesn't surprise me at all but some of you are really upset! I'm confused about some of the reasons why. The biggest reason that keeps popping up is that she's a liar.

Well of course she is! They all were and are. That's part of playing the game. Was she nasty with some people at times? Absolutely! But again, they all have been. Don't get me wrong, she did tell some lies in the house that didn't need to be told. But nobody can deny that her lies have also turned the house upside down and changed the game on a few occasions. Besides, who wants to watch a bunch of Sam and Susie Sunshines for almost three months? Not me! Bring on the drama!

When the feeds returned after the show last night, it wasn't long until they went to the fishes. The reason for that is they had a luxury competition that needed to be taken care of before Big Brother After Dark began. All of them wound up getting some nice new clothes. Let's just hope that Natalie doesn't wear that black tank top to death that Michele gave her last night though!

You should check out Julie Chen's and Ross Matthews' interviews with Jeff below. They're actually pretty funny! Also, definitely read Julie Chen's newest blog post up over at EW.com. I wish she would write more often!

Natalie told Kevin last night that she'll be nominating him and Michele for eviction. She doesn't think Jordan has a chance in hell at winning the POV competition and Natalie wants Michele gone this week. Natalie had better hope that she wins POV herself or that Kevin does. If not, Kevin will be a goner. But I'm sure that Natalie doesn't care about that though because as long as Jordan gets through to the next round she'll be a happy camper.

What do you all think about Jeff's videos below? And what about Natalie's plans? Anybody have an idea yet what's going on with the second part of Pandora's Box?

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September 03, 2009

Would You Rather

Things have been a little boring in the house since the Power of Veto ceremony on Monday so I've decided we should have a little fun.

Yeah, I could write about how Natalie has been blowing smoke up Michele's and Jeff's arses by telling them she'll vote Jordan out (won't happen). I could also write about how Big Brother has called Natalie out on taking Michele's competition gloves so that she can't use them. I could write about Natalie's wrangling for Jeff's trip and Michele's TV in exchange for keeping him (still won't happen). But nah! Jeff will be going home because even if Natalie voted for Jeff to stay in order to get their prizes, Kevin will still be voting Jeff out. I guess you can't blame Michele, Jeff, and Natalie for trying something!

So let's play a game of Would You Rather. It's quite easy. Just make your choices and let everybody know about them in the comments. Ready?

Would you rather...

#1 - Live the rest of your long life on a deserted island with only Ronnie (and you can't kill him) or climb Mt. Everest with Jeff only to get stranded at the top and die of hypothermia?

#2 - Drive across the U.S. (Key West, FL to Seattle, WA) with Chima acting as navigator (no GPS available) or tutor Jordan three days a week for an entire semester of Algebra so that she passes with a B+?

#3 - Flat iron Natalie's hair three days a week for a month or be the photographer for a 24-hour modeling/fitness shoot with Jessie?

#4 - Co-star with Michele in a highly-anticipated Hollywood dramatic feature film or drive Casey to and from all of his DJ events in the next six months?

#5 - Go over Niagara Falls in a barrel with Laura or jump from the Golden Gate bridge with Kevin?

#6 - Teach Braden how to tap dance, teach Lydia how to mime, or teach Russell how to knit?

#7 - Work behind the scenes in the diary room for a season of Big Brother or be a part of the creative and design team that comes up with new competitions for Big Brother?

#8 - Be a hamster on Big Brother or a castaway on Survivor?

#9 - Watch Jeff or Jordan be evicted from the house tonight?

I can't wait to hear your answers to these outrageously thought-provoking questions! If you have any other thoughts on events in the house share them with everybody else while you're here. And even though the Power of Veto is just as important as HOH this week, I'm curious to hear who you'd like to see win the HOH competition tonight.

Finally, be sure to check your television programming guide for tonight. NFL games are preempting Big Brother in many football markets this evening. If you happen to be one of those unfortunate souls, please join us all here at 8:00 PM ET/7:00 PM CT where I'll be liveblogging the show. Be sure to check out the chat room too! There is a ton of fun to be had in there - especially on show nights!

OK everybody, enough reading. Get to writing your comments!

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September 01, 2009

Come To The Light

All I can say is thank goodness Michele used the Power of Veto on herself yesterday. For awhile she scared the living mess out of us watching her run around trying to make deals to keep herself and Jeff in the house this week. As if! Natalie and Kevin know they need to take Jordan to the end to have a chance at winning. There was no way in h-e-double hockey sticks they would get rid of Jordan before Jeff or Michele.

I'm tired of seeing Jeff mope around the house and am ready for him to go. I'm also tired of seeing Jordan believe everything that comes out of Natalie's mouth. Jeff has tried to tell Jordan she needs to do some talking with Michele and string both her and Natalie along. But seriously Jeff, Jordan's not smart enough to do that. Besides, there's not really much of a need for her to do that because Jordan is not Kevin's, Natalie's, or Michele's next target. I believe that Jordan is completely safe until final three.

For those of you hoping that Jeff's key was going to somehow save him in the game, you can forget about it. Jeff told everybody that it was worthless in the game. However, Big Brother did finally tell the hamsters how much money they won in that lame Pandora's Box twist/activity thing. Jordan received a check for $1726, Jeff received $3181, Natalie received $1900, Michele received $2563, and Kevin received the remainder of the $10,000 (he was locked in the room while the others gathered money) which amounts to $626. Why does it not surprise me that Jordan gathered the least amount of money?

Now, I would like to change subjects a little bit. I would particularly like to hear from the Jeff fans on this. I am wondering how in the world Jeff can still have so many fans out there. Now don't get upset at me because I am really befuddled about this.

He used the Coup d'Etat and got Jessie out. Other than that, the rest of his moves haven't been so slick. Helping to evict the weak and emotional wreck known as Lydia instead of Natalie during Jordan's HOH week was a super move wasn't it! And then getting rid of Russell instead of Natalie was superb!

Some say he's a nice young man in the house. Nice as opposed to Natalie? OK, I'll give you that. But nice in general? Seriously? And yeah, he's a good-looking man but is that another reason why you're supporting him? If so, did you also support Evel Dick for that same reason?

So let me have it Jeff fans! Tell me why you love this man so much. Also, how glad is everybody that Michele used the POV on herself rather than Jeff? And finally, do you think Jeff has any chance to stay in the house this week over Jordan? Let me know in the comments!

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August 28, 2009

Kevin Has Cajones

Jeff realized he made a big mistake after talking to Kevin before the nomination ceremony this evening. While Jordan was in the HOH room talking to Kevin and after Kevin told her that she wasn't his target this week (he told her Michele is), Jeff came on in.

Kevin told him he wasn't going to be happy with the nominations. Jeff didn't appreciate Kevin going back on his word to keep Jeff safe and off the block this week. Kevin apologized and said he had to go back on part of the promise because the numbers in the house are dwindling. He also said he'd make the biggest mistake possible as the HOH by not nominating him.

Jeff questioned him on that and Kevin's explanation was that Jeff was a stronger competitor. Jeff pushed for Kevin to nominate Jordan instead but Kevin told him that he was worried about Jeff winning the POV and taking Jeff on the block so that Natalie would have to go up. He told Jeff if that happened that Natalie would be voted out and he doesn't want that to happen.

While all of that was going on, Michele and Natalie were talking down in the kitchen. Natalie told Michele that she doesn't want her to go home this week. I wasn't sure if she was telling her the truth until after Kevin's talk with Michele up in the HOH.

After Jeff left the HOH, he joined Jordan and Natalie in the backyard. When he told them what Kevin had said to him, Natalie asked him if he was sure that Kevin said that. She acted like it was a surprise that Kevin was putting Jeff on the block and going back on his word. While Kevin was being run over by Natalie in the backyard, he was talking to Michele in the HOH room.

Kevin told Michele that basically she'd be going on the block but that she wasn't his target. Natalie even came in at one point and told Kevin (in front of Michele) that she'd told her she was not the target already. Kevin told Natalie to leave and continued having a rambling conversation with Michele. Part of it involved Kevin promising Michele a jury vote if she was in the final two as long as she didn't vote to evict him (Kevin) next week. There were moments in their conversation that I almost got the impression that Kevin might even want to be final two with Michele.

Once Michele left, it was time for Natalie and Kevin to rehash everything that went on. Kevin told her how the conversations went down but she left out the little part about throwing him under the bus outside to Jeff and Jordan. Kevin really needs to watch out for Natalie and I think he's already wondering about that. Wouldn't a Kevin and Michele final two be interesting?

Meanwhile, Jeff told Jordan out in the backyard that he knows he has to win the POV to keep himself safe. He told Jordan she needs to play to win but definitely didn't seem to have much confidence that she would be able to do that. I had to laugh out loud every time however when he would say he could have had a final four chance. Jeff knows they're gunning for him so for his sake he (or Jordan) had better win the Power of Veto competition.

By the way, there was some sort of money-winning 'thing' today that involved the door in the HOH room. Michele said they weren't allowed to call it a luxury competition because it wasn't but winning money seems like a luxury to me! It sounded as though it was a scavenger hunt kind of event and Jeff found a key that opened 'Pandora's Box'. Then everybody gathered money (a lot in quarters it seems) that was hidden everywhere. There was $10,000 up for grabs and nobody knows how much they actually 'won'.

Finally, as I'm posting this, Kevin has been called to the diary room and the lockdown is on. I'll update this post once the nominations are official.

Update at 6:02 PM - It's official! Jeff and Michele have been nominated for eviction by Kevin.

So what do you think about Kevin's nominations? Whose side do you believe Michele is on? More importantly, who do you want to win POV?

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The Possibilities

I always love this particular week of Big Brother. So many things can happen that would completely turn the game on its ear.

Winning the Power of Veto is muy importante this week. Kevin, as the new HOH, seems like he's keen on nominating Michele and Jordan with Jeff as the ultimate target. I don't have a problem with that! The only person I don't want to go home this week is Michele so anybody else is fine with me.

Let's think this through now. If his nominations are Michele and Jordan, then both of them need to win POV to remove themselves. However, things would be interesting if Jeff or Natalie win POV. Jeff could win POV, take Jordan off the block, and Natalie goes up in her place. Natalie could win POV, take Jordan (or Michele) off, and then Jeff goes up in the vacant chair. And then Kevin could win POV and take care of putting Jeff up himself. That would be foolish for Kevin to do so though.

I wonder what's up with that twist Julie mentioned on the show last night. Her exact words for Sunday's show were, "We'll reveal a new twist to the HOH that could impact everyone. The secret lies behind this door." While she said that, they shot to the HOH room where there's a door to the right of the spy screen. The door has a big gold question mark on it.

We know that door as the door that production uses to go in and out of the HOH room when they need to so it's more than just a closet. Could it involve some sort of weird prize for the house? I doubt that. In a new interview with Allison Grodner, the door is mentioned. She said it's something added to the HOH's responsibility and they've had it planned for awhile. Hmmmm.

I know many won't say it but I'm going to give Russell kudos for going out classy last night. He could have really shown his ass but he didn't. His talk with Julie was good as well and I can't wait to watch the extended interview when it comes out later today.

What did you think about the show overall last night? Do you think Natalie threw the competition so that she could continue to keep her hands clean? Are you happy that Kevin won HOH? Are you disappointed we didn't get to see the end of the Head of Household competition again? Did you have nightmares of Jessie and Lydia in the jury house last night? Who do you think Kevin should nominate? So many questions today!

Update at 10:45 AM - Interviews!

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August 27, 2009

Waiting For Tonight

Watching the live feeds yesterday was like riding one of those old school wooden rollercoasters. You could hear the boards creaking on that long ride up only to drop you suddenly to the bottom. The rest of the ride was up and down but never as exciting as that first descent.

Michele got the ball rolling yesterday by telling Jeff about how she believes that Natalie and Kevin will come to Jeff and Jordan and throw her under the bus. Her instinct was spot on as Natalie and Kevin had indeed planned to tell the fabulous duo that Michele was going to be voting for Russell to stay and wanted Kevin to vote that way as well.

Jeff's morning started off great with that news (that's sarcasm folks) and only got better from there. When he went outside a little bit later, Russell started making little comments to goad him into an argument. The plan worked unsurprisingly well. Jeff and Russell got into it again but it wasn't really like it was on Monday afternoon. It was more male posturing than anything. (If you're interested in watching in flashbacks, pick Cam 1 or Cam 4 beginning at 12:40 PM.)

The funniest part about the whole thing was Jordan's inserting herself yet again into the situation when she had no reason to. I guess her defending her man was a way for Jordan to apologize to him for the night before. Or perhaps she wanted to get Jeff all riled up so he'd ask her up to the HOH room again. Either way, Jordan actually laid her hands on Russell in the confrontation. Well, she actually laid her boobs on him in the form of a chest bump (12:52 PM on Cam 4).

Jordan admitted later that she had wanted to hit him but thought better of it while she was rushing Russell in the backyard. At the last second she decided to chest bump him because she knew that Russell wouldn't hit her. Now that's classy! There aren't many things in the world I can't stand but that's one of them. I feel that women who physically push (that's basically what she did) a man either trying to get them to hit them or doing it because they know they won't hit them are pretty damned low.

I can't blame Russell for stirring the pot yesterday. What else could he have done at that point? Lay down and then leave today with his tail tucked between his legs? I say go ahead and make everybody think about what's going on in their alliances. I just wonder if Russell finally got through to Jeff and Jordan when he went over with them a few times about how final four comes before final two.

Jeff and Jordan eventually made up yesterday but Jeff told her in no uncertain terms that she needs to control herself from here on out. He wasn't happy with her that she got involved and I can't say that I blame him. Jeff had things under control and didn't need her fighting his battles for him. And like I said, Jeff's and Russell's situation was more male posturing than anything.

The hamsters have been on lockdown since early yesterday evening and are suspecting an endurance competition for the Head of Household tonight. They're probably right as this is the usual point in the game that one is held. Did anybody else see Natalie going through Michele's belongings trying to take her competition gloves last night?

I'll be liveblogging the show tonight so load up Silly Hamsters a few minutes before 8:00 PM ET/7:00 PM ET. The chat room will be jumping as well and then long after the show is over while we watch the HOH competition together.

What do you think about what happened between Jeff, Russell, and Jordan? What are your thoughts on women that do what Jordan did to Russell? Who do you want to win HOH tonight? I think I would like to see either Kevin or Natalie win it so that Jeff and Jordan get put up on the block!

Reminder - If you live in an NFL market, make sure you check your program guide tonight. I know if you're in the Jacksonville, FL area the show won't be on until after the Jaguars game but I'm not sure about other areas. If you are being affected by a football game, I hope you decide to join us all here!

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August 25, 2009

Questions For You!

I have a some questions for everybody today and I sincerely hope you'll indulge me by answering them. If you don't want to, that's fine. If you only want to answer one of the questions that's cool too. I just want to understand what's going on in that noggin of yours!

Q1 - If you were a Jeff and/or Jordan fan before, are you still one today? Why or why not?

Q2 - Do you think that Natalie's gameplay has been better in the house since Jessie's eviction? Why or why not?

Q3 - If Michele wins the next HOH, who should she nominate for eviction? Why?

Q4 - Does Russell really have a chance at staying this week? Why or why not?

Q5 - Who do you want to win Big Brother 11 right now? Why?

Thanks in advance everybody! I really appreciate your taking the time to answer some or all of these questions.

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August 24, 2009

Stab You In The Throat

We all knew there would be excitement after the POV ceremony today and we certainly weren't disappointed! Jeff used the Power of Veto to remove Kevin from the block and then used his Head of Household power to put Russell up in his place. Russell has had a feeling this was coming and he was right.

When the feeds came back on after the POV ceremony, Jeff and Russell were in the backyard. Jeff thought he'd swing his lower appendage a little bit by rubbing it in Russell's face about how good of a move this was for him. Russell was understandably ticked off and reminded Jeff about the final four deal with themselves and Jordan and Michele. He also reminded Jeff what he said about how if anything changed then he (Jeff) would go after people's families.

Then Jeff started going off on Russell talking about how he caught Russell in a lie about going to final two with Michele. Russell didn't deny it but tried to tell the wonderkid that final four comes before final two and that he meant what he said about the final four alliance.

After that, it all went downhill. Russell told Jeff he'd better win because if he stepped foot in the jury house he'd mop the floor with him. Jeff told Russell he'd stab him in the throat and that he'd gladly give up his $500,000 to lay Russell out. The amount of testosterone in the backyard was crazy!

All of this was going down while Natalie and Kevin were enjoying the fruits of their labor over by the pool table. Who could blame them for being so thrilled? I would be if I were in their spot. Thanks to Dumb and Dumber, their plan worked perfectly. Throw in a dash of Wishy Washy Flippy Floppy Michele and their LML couldn't have happened any better.

What gets me the most about Jeff and Jordan, other than their stupidity, is their hypocrisy. They act as though everybody has to be on their side and are supposed to lay down and let the almighty couple take their thrones next to each other in the finals. Where does Jeff get off calling somebody out for having a final two alliance? He has one himself with Jordan! And today, Jeff actually asked Natalie and Kevin if they're playing together as a team and they said no. Besides Jeff believing them about that (haha), what makes him think he has the right to ask that considering his partnership with Jordan?

When Jordan stuck her nose into Jeff's and Russell's argument, she most certainly deserved to be called a lapdog by Russell. She deserved it just as Natalie deserved being called Jessie's pit bull by Casey. The argument was between them two and Jordan butting in only made Jeff look like a wuss.

Personally, I think Jeff came across looking like a threatening thug in all of this. He was the one in power and knew he'd take some heat for the move that he made. He knew that Russell would be upset. But the comments about stabbing Russell in the throat and everything were nothing but low class and white trash. I really hope those comments make the show on Tuesday to show America how golden this guy really is.

Russell's basically a goner at this point and Jeff has one less vote for himself if he makes it to the finals. The only chance that Russell has at this point is to try and swing Kevin to vote against Natalie. We all know how much of a long shot that is. It would be a longer shot trying to get Jordan to turn against Jeff though. Russell needs to try and get Michele to talk to Kevin and make him see how big of a threat Natalie is to him.

Will this happen? I highly doubt it!

What do you think about Russell's and Jeff's argument after the Power of Veto ceremony today? If you missed it, just flashback to 1:08 PM BBT on Cam 1. What do you think Russell's chances of going home on Thursday are at this point?

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August 21, 2009

Russell Is In Danger

The nomination ceremony was held a little bit ago and when the feeds came back on, there was chaos in the house. Kevin was standing on the kitchen table yelling at everybody while Natalie was curled up under the stairs crying out for Chima. I'm joking, I'm joking.

Natalie and Kevin were nominated by Jeff but there wasn't any fireworks involved. It would have been interesting if that had happened though. Both Natalie and Kevin knew they were going up on the block ahead of time so it was no surprise to them. They're fine with it too.

They are just pawns this week. If everything works as planned, Jeff and Jordan want to get Russell up on the block and out the door on Thursday. Neither one of them have believed Russell since the LML was told to them and Jeff feels like Russell is going to be the one that stands in the way of his and Jordan's place in the finals.

I was upset last night about Jeff winning HOH and especially upset that we weren't able to watch any of the Head of Household competition on the feeds. I wasn't as upset when I woke up this morning and have been thinking about things all day long. Do I wish that somebody else had won HOH? Most definitely! But it's nothing that can be changed so I just have to deal with it.

I get why Jeff and Jordan are so paranoid and understand how the HOH power goes to people's heads. We have seen this happen so many times each season so it's nothing new. I just disliked Natalie (and Kevin by association) so much that I wanted to see Jeff, Jordan, Russell, and Michele get to the final four and then fight it out from there. May the best hamster win at that point. The chances are slim of that happening now.

I have a feeling that Natalie and Kevin are going to eat Jeff and Jordan alive next week if Russell goes home this week. If that happens, I'm fine with it. But what I'd really love to happen this week is for Russell to win the Power of Veto competition so that the nominations stay the same. If that happens, I think it'll be a crap shoot as to who goes home.

My first thought is that Kevin would be the odd man out. However, Jordan and Jeff may awake from their paranoia-induced slumber and realize that Natalie is not to be trusted and is more competition to them than Kevin is.

My worst case scenario tomorrow is that Natalie or Kevin wins the POV and Jeff puts Russell up in their place on Monday. So I am going to sleep tonight and dream sweet dreams about Russell winning the POV.

What do you think about Jeff's nominations of Natalie and Kevin? Are you on board with their plan to blindside Russell? Who do you want to win the Power of Veto?

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Friday Reactions

Wow! What a show last night! In the end, I wasn't as thrilled as I could have been about the results but I guess I'll take them. It's not like there's anything I can do to change them anyway.

I really would have preferred that Russell or Michele won Head of Household but at least Natalie or Kevin didn't win it. I'm worried about what Jeff and Jordan will ultimately do this week. The person that they want evicted could change from hour to hour so it's going to be a bumpy week for us.

Let's face it. I adore both of them. I really do. They are sweet and nice and have a lot of fun with each other in the house. I can't say a single bad thing about either of them as people. But I get so tired of them being so wishy washy! That they're as gullible as they are just amazes me and hamsters who are easily swayed have always bothered me. It may not be as exciting but I wish they would just make a decision and stick with it.

Natalie and Kevin are pretty damned proud of themselves and they have every right to be. The only reason Natalie is still there this week is because of the LML (Last Minute Lie) she created. For that, she definitely deserves some major credit. The GR (Green Room) lie she created with Jessie earlier in the season was needless but the LML was brilliant. Even if you don't like her, you have to give her mad props for fighting to stay in the game.

There was another bit of good news yesterday. CBS has decided to make the finale on Tuesday, September 15, a two hour affair! I've always thought that the finale should have been two hours long. I assume this season's great ratings helped give them that little push to finally take the plunge.

So who do you all think that Jeff and Jordan are going to nominate today? And are you happy that Jeff won HOH or do you wish somebody else have won it? Are you glad that the finale will be two hours long? Let me know! Also, keep your eyes on this post because later today I'll add the exit interviews with Lydia. Those are going to be interesting fershure!

Update at 10:35 AM - Below are Lydia's interviews by Julie Chen and Ross Mathews. They're actually really good interviews. What do you think about them? And for more fun, you should check out the Big Brother mashups going on over at CBS' site. Check them out right here!

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August 20, 2009

Eviction Wishes

Things have been so crazy in the last couple of days that my head is constantly spinning. Everything hit the fan yesterday. Jeff and Jordan finally got the nerve to ask Russell what's going on instead of only believing what people have been telling them. They then turned it around on Michele and let her have it.

In the end, the final four alliance deal is back on. Will it last until tonight? Who knows!

Here's some things for everybody to ponder today while we wait for the live show tonight. Who will be evicted tonight? Of course, it all depends on who wins the Power of Veto so who would you like to win that too? The only thing we definitely don't want to happen is for Kevin to win the POV!

Come to Silly Hamsters this evening at 8:00 PM ET/7:00 PM CT where I'll be liveblogging the show. Follow along there and also jump in chat. The chat will be hoppin' long after the show ends because of the probable endurance HOH competition. I can't wait for tonight!

Update at 10:35 AM - Players for the POV competition tonight have been chosen. Everybody except for Russell will be playing. I can't imagine that Russell's too thrilled with that. Expect major bouts of paranoia today!

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August 19, 2009

What Would You Do?

Imagine, if you will, that you are in the Big Brother house and you are in the same situation as either Jeff or Jordan. You're teamed up with this hot chick or hot guy and you're trying to make it to the finals with them. You have had each other's back since close to the beginning of the game and now you're in this power position.

What do you do next to increase your odds of winning Big Brother 11?

Do you stick with Michele and Russell and work to get rid of Natalie, Lydia, and Kevin? You want to trust this on again off again on again off again final four alliance. You really do. But you've had Kevin and Natalie in your ear talking about how Michele and Russell are coming after you and you're their next target. Would you really believe Kevin and Natalie after all they've done and said to you in the game?

Do you decide to pair up with Natalie and Kevin and kick Michele and Russell to the curb? You realize if you do this that you're going to jeopardize their votes for you in the jury house. The only way to get one of their votes then would be standing side-by-side with your 'partner' at that point.

What do you do with Lydia? Do you keep her around and drag her to the final three with you?

Jeff and Jordan need to do a lot of thinking and less listening. I believe that they should go with their gut instinct (and original plan) and stay paired up with Russell and Michele. They really need to get rid of either Natalie or Lydia this week - even Kevin if it's absolutely necessary. But don't be stupid and trust Natalie. I don't care what she's said to you, she's lied to everybody in that house except for Jessie.

At this point in the game it would only take one small wrong move and you're toast!

Who do you think Jeff and Jordan should believe and what do you think they should do? Should they team up with Kevin and Natalie and surprise Russell with an eviction on Thursday? Or should they stick to their guns and get rid of Natalie or Lydia?

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August 18, 2009

In A Holding Pattern

I woke up this morning to all of the hamsters fast asleep in their beds. There was no late night Power of Veto competition held so maybe they'll have it today. If they don't have it today, then I would guess that it, along with the POV ceremony, would be held on the live show on Thursday. Doing that would help make up for some of the action promised last week.

As far as the house, Jeff and Jordan are still gunning for Natalie this week. They're paranoid about Russell (and Michele) thanks to Kevin's and Natalie's lie but the target isn't changing for the week. Jeff and Jordan are going to hold off on shooting for Russell's eviction until next week. Now all we have to do is hope that Natalie doesn't win the POV. I guess if she does it's not really that big of a deal. That would just mean that Lydia's evicted and I'm fine with that too.

Tonight's the big night! What a show it's going to be! I wonder if Chima is happy that the show is going to be all about her. By the way, that's her Twitter page. Might she tweet while watching the show tonight? Check out the promos below running for the show tonight and tell me what you think!

Update at 11:00 AM - Check out the clip of Chima below that will surely be part of tonight's footage. And if you're ever in need of more Chima footage or just want to see more juicy clips you might have missed, check out all of the Hot Clips in the Big Brother section of your RealPlayer.

If you haven't checked out Michele's HOH blog, you should do so now. Because according to that she has no intention of taking Russell to the final two with her. She wants the final three to be herself, Jeff, and Jordan!

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August 17, 2009

Another Little Lie

The paranoia is really getting to Jordan and Jeff. They are in real danger right now due to the little lie that Kevin finally put in Jeff's ear.

The lie in a nutshell is this: Natalie and Kevin overheard Russell telling Michele that Jeff was the next target and that they'd made a final two pact together. Michele and Russell never talked about targeting Jeff (or Jordan) next but they have made a final two agreement that nobody else knows about. Regardless, Natalie and Kevin never overheard anything. All they were wanting to do was put enough doubt in Jeff's and Jordan's minds to contemplate putting Russell on the block.

It seemed to have worked last night. Jeff took what Kevin told him and ran to Jordan with it. Jordan and Jeff asked Michele about the pact with Russell last night and she denied it. Jeff said he'd heard it (he didn't) and that caused Michele to waffle about it. In the end, Jordan was stubborn enough to stick to the original plan of nominating Natalie and Lydia today. But now they're considering putting Russell up in either Natalie's or Lydia's place if they win the POV and remove themselves from the block.

What gets me is how they haven't really talked to Russell or Michele straight up about what Kevin has said. Jeff and Jordan are just believing Kevin and doubting Russell and Michele. And now they're worried that Michele and Russell are trying to stab them in the back when in reality, they're just trying to get their block of four to the end.

I never thought that Jeff or Jordan would believe this cockamamey (that's my own spelling) scheme but it seems like they have. Natalie did a good job working on Jeff in the backyard this afternoon. Michele's acting awkward again which only makes Jeff and Jordan think she's up to something. Russell has been making snide comments about Michele never leaving Jordan's side. None of this helps matters at all.

Jeff and Jordan definitely need to talk to Michele and Russell about what's being put in their ears. The only problem is every time they think about doing it, they change their minds or decide to do it later. They need to bring it up now!

I guess you have to hand it to Natalie. This little lie has worked pretty damned good so far. Right now, everything hinges on the Power of Veto competition. Russell really needs to win the POV to ensure his safety this week. But then so does Lydia, Natalie, and Kevin. Could you just imagine if it was revealed to Jeff and Jordan that Kevin was lying for Natalie? Not good for him!

What's your take on all of this? Do you think Jeff and Jordan are truly contemplating getting rid of Russell now this week due to what Kevin has said? Who do you want to win POV and what do you want them to do with it?

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August 16, 2009

A Magic Carpet Ride

I don't know about you but I woke up today completely drained. Actually, I was drained, relieved, and happy.

Things have been so crazy since Wednesday evening. Doesn't that seem like so long ago? Think about it. At that point in time, Chima was the outgoing HOH and Russell and Lydia were on the block. The plan was for Russell to go home but everybody was stressing over the Coup d'Etat power. Chima had threatened to go crazy during the live show so many times that the show had to be pre-recorded.

After the show aired on Thursday, the feeds returned from day-long hiatus. Jeff used his magic power to send Jessie packing, Michele was the new HOH, and the immediate fallout from all of that was long gone for us. However, the Jeff/Jordan/Michele/Russell alliance was reborn while Chima, Natalie, Lydia, and Kevin were left scrambling. On Friday, Michele nominated Chima and Natalie with Chima being her ultimate target for eviction.

Chima's piss poor attitude went sliding further downhill as did Natalie's and Lydia's. But Chima just took it too far. After Chima threw her microphone pack into the hot tub, rumors began popping up that Allison Grodner, executive producer of Big Brother, had been called to the house. It turns out those rumors were indeed true and early Saturday morning, Chima was no longer a part of the game.

CBS says they evicted Chima. Chima says she quit. To tell you the truth, I couldn't give two sticks of gum how it truly happened. We probably won't find out the real story anyway until Big Brother is over this season and the other houseguests spill all the juicy details. But again, I really don't care. That bitch is gone and I'm thrilled.

A new Head of Household competition was then held yesterday and sweet Jordan won. I can't remember a time in many seasons where I was so anxious to find out who won and then so ecstatic after finding out. It appeared the entire Big Brother community felt the same as sites everywhere erupted in celebration. Now all we're waiting for is the nomination ceremony on Monday where Natalie and Lydia will be put up for eviction.

Oh my goodness at all of the drama! We've watched Chima, Natalie, and Lydia eulogizing Jessie. We've seen the three witches engage in despicable and petty behavior. From hoarding the washing machine to fighting and calling names to hiding people's belongings to threatening the safety of the others in the house. And the meltdowns? We've seen so many of those as well with the latest being Lydia's drunken tirade in the red room yesterday.

I can't end this post without saying one more thing. One of the sweetest things I believe I've ever seen happen on Big Brother occurred shortly after 9:30 PM BB time last night. Jordan was so emotional after receiving her letter in the HOH room last night that you just wanted to reach through the TV or computer screen and give her a big hug. She didn't forget about Michele's predicament though and told Michele she wanted to share the HOH room with her including having Michele's pictures on display next to her own.

Jordan's generosity really affected Michele and she began crying too. It's one of those moments that words can't really express. You need to flashback or watch last night's Big Brother After Dark and see it all for yourself to really appreciate it.

Now how will this week play out? How will all of this be aired on the shows? How are they going to get the schedule back on track? Looking back on everything now, what are your thoughts on it all? I know one thing though, I can't wait to see tonight's show! I hope all of you join me in chat so that we can watch what will truly be a fantastic show this evening.

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August 14, 2009

On The Block Again

How much drama could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck drama? I don't know! I bet it would take more than one though to deal with the drama in the Big Brother house lately.

Earlier today, the Have Nots competition was held. All that's really important about this is that it was messy and it took Chima forever to get the mess out of her hair. OK, that's not all that's important. There are no Have Nots this week. Everybody played as a group to earn food for days of the week. It seems they'll be eating regular food every day except for one. So I suppose that the food we voted for will be the supplement for that sole day.

They also won two of the three luxury prizes offered in the competition. One of the prizes is the always popular backyard grill. When they came back inside, guess what was waiting for them? The smaller table! It just got a little more real up in there.

Before the nomination ceremony today, Natalie and Chima went up to Michele to campaign for their lives. Nat sounded like a stumbling bumbling idiot when she talked to Michele. It's so obvious that she has no game and Jessie was her crutch the entire time. Michele told Natalie that there is just one person she wants to go home this week and the other two would be pawns. Let's see, who does Michele want gone? Haha!

Chima did a much better job of campaigning to Michele but Michele really just didn't want to hear it. Her mind was made up and nothing that Chima could have said to her would have changed it. Chima did her damned best to make Russell out to be the "Muslim extremist terrorist" that she believes him to be. (Yes, she actually called him that today behind his back.) Chima also pulled the women's alliance card but Michele didn't waiver. She told Chima that she's going to do what she has to do and wished her luck this week.

Lydia's, Natalie's, and Chima's poor attitudes has really been getting on my nerves. They threatened to quit the show last night in the diary room but Big Brother was able to bribe them with beauty products to stay. They messed with Russell's and Jeff's belongings and bedding last night. Chima even took Jeff's rosary and hid it! They eulogized Jessie in the kitchen last night while downing his wine.

They continue to make smartass comments to Russell and Jeff every time they're around. They threatened this morning before the Have Nots competition to not take cold showers and eat regular food even if they lost and said they'd take a penalty nomination for it. They've threatened to throw buckets of something on people after the POV ceremony is held on Monday. They're taking the washer and dryer hostage with shoes and clothes that don't need to be washed so that the others can't do their laundry.

Why is Big Brother letting them get away with this pissy behavior? Let them walk if they want. Ladies, and I use that word loosely, get the hell out of the house if you don't like it. Take your loose lips, bad hair, fake laughs, and pre-teen temper tantrums and mood swings and just get on down the road.

Who knows? They just might do that! I have a feeling tonight is going to be a really good night for the live feeds!

Are you still waiting to find out who was nominated? You're in luck because now we know for sure. Chima and Natalie are up on the block! Something obviously happened during or after the nomination ceremony because the feeds were on trivia for more than an hour-and-a-half. When the feeds came back on, Jeff was up in the HOH room saying they'd better not put lotion on his things. Natalie was reading the rule book and saying that there is a rule about covering up the cameras and then something about a warning. I can't wait to find out everything that happened!

Now, I have to wonder what Michele would want to happen if Chima won the POV and took herself down. Would she rather have Natalie or Lydia voted out then? I really don't know and perhaps she really wouldn't care. Even though I'd like Chima to go home this week it be pretty damned sweet if Natalie was the next one to go. It would be even better if Chima and Natalie were both evicted next week and they joined Jessie in the jury house. But that's a pipe dream for sure.

What do you think about the nominations? Who is going to behave the worst tonight? And what do you think about their behavior since Jessie has left? Tell me!

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The Day After

While we await the Have Nots competition and nomination ceremony later today, it's time to check out how much of an ass Jessie made of himself in interviews last night. Julie Chen's interview with him below is so sad it's funny. It's not Julie's fault either.

Jessie came across like such a doofus! I know his mind was still reeling from what had happened but he had problems even answering Julie's questions. Combine that with his lackadaisical attitude and you'd have thought all he wanted to do was go shave his pits or iron a shirt or something.

Jessie's attitude with Ross Mathews in his interview was a little bit better. You can see that interview below as well if you're interested. I still don't get his attitude though. But why should I be surprised?

Now if you really want to laugh, you need to check our Braden's videos of Jessie getting evicted. Hilarious!!! Watch the following videos in order - Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. He's so funny!

I'll update this post later as more videos and interviews come in. Sit back, enjoy, and then let me know what you think in the comments!

Update - Check out Julie Chen's blog post about what's going on in the house right now. She is so freaking funny!!!

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August 08, 2009

Jessie's Worried

After being gone most of the afternoon and some of the evening, it was nice to come home and find out that Kevin won the Power of Veto. Woohoo! The one person that I absolutely did not want to win didn't. In case you're wondering who that person is it's Natalie. But most of you probably feel the same way as I do when it comes to her not winning.

But does Kevin plan on using the POV on Monday on Lydia? I highly doubt it. He said as much to Chima today too. Kevin told Chima that he would respect her wishes (I hate it when people say that to the HOH) and not use it if she could guarantee that Lydia would be safe. As of right now, it does seem that Lydia would definitely be safe and Chima told her that later too. We all know that Chima's primary target, well only target, this week is Russell.

Natalie pointed out to Jessie earlier this evening in the green room that Russell screwed himself over by choosing Jeff in the POV competition. See, Russell chose Jeff and Lydia chose Kevin and Chima chose Natalie. Natalie told Jessie that Russell should have picked Jessie because then Lydia would have chosen Jeff and of course Chima would have still chosen Natalie. But Kevin wouldn't have played then and Russell would have won (Russell came in second in the competition today). Jessie and Natalie are actually talking to Chima about this in the HOH room right now as I'm watching.

Regardless, Jessie's just one paranoid son of a gun right now. He wanted to play in that POV so bad and win to ensure his safety. Puhlease, he's worried about Russell? No way. Jessie is worried about Jessie and only Jessie.

Everybody has pretty much figured out that Jeff has the wizard power (poor Jordan seems to still be in the dark about it) and nobody's too worried about it except for Jessie. That's because he knows if Jeff uses it that his ass will be up on the block and evicted.

Even Natalie's not worried about being evicted if she's put up with Jessie by Jeff. She knows Jessie is more of a target than her and she's also a member of the new behind-the-scenes all-girl alliance. Chima's been talking with some of the ladies and Natalie about a woman winning this season. So Natalie feels safe with the girl power of Chima, Lydia, and even Michele behind her. (Poor Jordan isn't aware of this little alliance either.) But it's beginning to shape up to be a woman's season with three guys gone already and a fourth (Russell or Jessie) going home this week.

How much will all of this change by Thursday? It might be a little or it might be a lot. Will Kevin change his mind and save Lydia on Monday? If so, would Chima change her mind about using Michele as the pawn and choose Jordan instead? If the nominations stay the way they are right now, will Jeff really use the Coup d'Etat on Thursday? Will Chima really go off on live television if it's used? What are your thoughts on all of this so far?

Update - OK folks. I have how the POV players were picked wrong. Russell drew 'Houseguest Choice' and chose Jeff. Then Chima drew Natalie and Lydia drew Jeff. Jeff's name was already drawn by Russell so she had to draw again and got Kevin. Thanks to Lynette in the comments!

Regardless, Jessie is still not happy about Russell not choosing him instead of Jeff. But that explains why Natalie and Jessie were talking about how Kevin wouldn't have played to begin with if Russell had picked Jessie.

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August 07, 2009

More Miscellaneous Friday

When I was home for lunch today and watching the feeds, I was listening to a conversation that Chima was having with Michele and Natalie up in the HOH room. What stuck out the most to me was how much Chima really does seem to want the women to to run the game this season and win. Of course, I'm sure she imagines herself as the last woman standing but I'm down with a woman winning this season.

We haven't had a female winner since Maggot I mean Maggie won Big Brother 6. But for that to happen the women in the house this season are going to have to find a way to band together and get the men out sooner rather than later. We all know how emotional females usually are though and I just can't see the women of Big Brother 11 staying together long enough to accomplish the mission.

Jeremy Piven from the hit HBO show Entourage stopped by the Big Brother house this afternoon to visit with all of the hamsters. Is it because he's a fan? Perhaps. Is it because he has a new movie called The Goods: Live Hard, Play Hard coming out on August 14th? That's probably more like it. In fact, that's definitely like it. Movie passes for the Haves were a part of the Have Nots competition held today so this will be a definite segment for Sunday's show.

Speaking of the Have Nots, the foods that America decided for them to supplement their slop with this week are liver and limes. Mmmm, delicious! Not! There are four Have Nots this week by the way. Jeff is a Have Not as well as Michele, Lydia, and Kevin. Jeff's not too thrilled about losing the competition because he wanted to see a movie but at least Kevin is trying to think of the positive. He just told Lydia in the kitchen that they can make limeade instead of lemonade. Lydia shot him a look back that almost sliced right through him. But hey, I'm sure Michele's happy she gets to sleep next to Jeff. Ha! And I'm sure Russell is happy about winning $10,000. I would be.

Nominations haven't been held yet but I'll update this post after we know who's on the block. Like I said earlier today, it'll be between Russell, Lydia, and Michele. Regardless of how it happens though, Jeff just promised Russell he'd take him off the block if he won the POV tomorrow. Of course we know that Jeff doesn't necessarily have to win POV to do that. So it seems to me like Russell's a keeper for the week no matter how things happen.

And now time for a little postscript for this post. Remember how Julie said last night that more than 12 million votes were cast in the America's Vote for the Coup d'Etat? Well, guess how many of those votes that Jeff received. Over 10 million! So all of that worry about voting bots for Ronnie were for not. By the way, I got this bit of info from Joker's Updates who says they got it from the Big Brother Facebook page.

Update at 7:15 PM - The feeds are back and I've finally figured out who is definitely nominated. Chima put Russell and Lydia up on the block. Russell has already gone upstairs to the HOH room to apologize to Chima for his actions last week and also wished Natalie, Jessie, and Chima luck in the game - in other words, letting them know he's not with them anymore. Lydia's doing a fake caring about Russell's fate to him in the kitchen right now because she knows that Russell is the true target. Michele is worried about not playing in the POV tomorrow because she doesn't want to be backdoored.

Overall, Chima's nominations are no surprise. Russell has to feel a little safe right now because of Jeff's promise earlier. But did Jeff literally mean that if he won the POV he'd take him off the block? Or was he really meaning using the Coup d'Etat without letting Russell know that? Would Jeff sandbag in the competition tomorrow to make it seem to Russell that he can't save him and then still wind up taking him off the block right before the live voting on Thursday? Would Jeff save Russell AND Lydia on Thursday or just Russell?

What do you think is the ultimate plan this week? And now that you know who's on the block, who are you hoping wins the POV on Saturday?

Update - Sprite1949 alerted me to a fabulous interview with Ronnie where the interviewer actually played hardball with him. They asked the questions we've been hoping would get asked and it wound up getting them blackballed from future Big Brother interviews. You can read the interview from Media Fiends right here. Bravo interviewer!

Update on Saturday at 11:30 AM - Players for the POV competition have been picked. Besides Chima, Lydia, and Russell, also playing for the Power of Veto are Jeff, Natalie, and Kevin. While we're waiting for the POV to begin and end (they're wearing chicken costumes!), check out Ronnie's eviction commentary and exit interview by CBS below.

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Miscellaneous Friday

Happy Friday everybody! Hope things are going great for all of you today!

Nominations are going to occur later this afternoon and there won't be many surprises there. Chima will be putting up some combination of Russell, Michele, or Lydia. I think that Russell will definitely be nominated but am unsure as to who she'll put up against him. And then depending on who wins the POV and if it's used, the other person will be put up in the saved one's place. That's what I believe Chima will do anyway.

Of course, who the hamsters will be voting out of the house on Thursday could be completely different due to Jeff's wizard power. Some think he won't use it because then it would make himself a bigger immediate target. Others hope he uses it to put up Jessie and Natalie (as long as one of them doesn't win POV that is) so that one of that power duo are evicted. At this point, everything's really hanging on the Power of Veto competition that will probably be held tomorrow.

For those of you who haven't seen it yet, check out Julie Chen's interview with Ronnie 'Ratboy' Talbott below. All I have to say is his version of reality is completely different from most others. He also has one heck of a reality check waiting for him once he gets back home and gets online. Or not. He'll probably go on believing he knows it all.

You should also check out Ross Mathews' interview with Ronnie right here. It's a little lame though because Ross was so nice to him. But if you're a fan of Howie 'The Jedi Master' then you'll enjoy it.

Besides watching these interviews, you should read Julie Chen's new blog post up over at EW.com. She can be so funny! I also love how she was just as confused as all of us were about all the fights and what caused them.

So what are your thoughts on who Chima will be nominating? How much are you looking forward to the POV competition? And what did you think about the interviews and Julie's blog post? Let everybody know what you're thinking in the comments!

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August 06, 2009

Finally It's Thursday

Last night was another crazy one in the house. I really can't wait for there to be a new HOH tonight! Just don't let it be Jessie or Natalie. Why? I want to see Jeff blow their world apart with his wizard power!

Let it be known that Chima and Russell are officially done. Russell tried to make amends with Chima but she wasn't having any of it. Chima did apologize to Lydia though for calling her a whore and Lydia accepted it. Lydia's still completely off her rocker though.

Our messages that we called and left were played into the house last night. They seem to have hit a nerve with Natalie and Ronnie the most. Natalie had a couple that dealt specifically with her hygiene and she got the hint. It didn't take her long to jump in the shower where she stayed for one hour. One hour! I wonder how long she'll keep the showering up though.

Ronnie and Michele were fighting early this morning. Ronnie had been ripping on Michele for awhile so she hid Ronnie's glasses and Ronnie got upset about it. With Natalie egging him on, he began turning over mattresses and everything. I can't wait for him to be gone tonight!

What did you think about the phone call messages in the house last night? What about all of the craziness that went on? Finally, who do you want to win the HOH the most tonight?

Also, I WILL be liveblogging tonight so make sure you check back here at 8:00 PM ET/7:00 PM CT for all the fun!

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August 05, 2009

Big Brother Is A Game!

The hamsters had Blowup #5,376 not too long ago in the house and I'm not too thrilled about it. Now a lot of you have been reading Silly Hamsters for awhile and you know I love me some fights in the Big Brother house. But this afternoon's argument has left me feeling uneasy and little disgusted.

You want to know what's eating me up the most right now? Every season we have a few hamsters who are all about telling the truth when it comes to the game. I should rephrase that. They're all about others telling the truth but not themselves. This season's worst offender is by far Natalie.

Russell gets paranoid and wants the truth from people but doesn't really run around spreading lies about people. Jessie makes up lies about people but puts them out there when the time calls for it and is fairly calm about it. Ronnie lies about everybody and plays the house gossip monger but knows the game well enough to realize that whatever feedback he receives is probably a fuzzy version of the truth.

Kevin and Lydia have become furniture in the house. Jeff and Jordan are a cute little couple just trying to figure things out as they go but they're definitely not schemers. Chima can be a lose cannon when it comes to the game but she has a really good memory and does possess the ability to drill down to the truth in a fairly reasonable manner. Michele's book smart but when it comes to the game she has the intelligence God gave a goldfish - not to mention the worst social skills in many seasons of the game.

Natalie lies just to lie. She lies because the sky is blue. She lies to cover Jessie's ass. She lies just to make somebody jealous. She also lies to make herself look better and to deflect attention away from herself. Despite Natalie's of 24 years, she acts as though she is 12 with the hygiene habits of an 8-year-old boy. Natalie doesn't know when to shut up when she's ahead and always butts in when others are talking. Yet Natalie is always the first one to demand the truth from whoever it is she feels she (or Jessie) deserves it from.

Give me a damned break!

While I don't appreciate how some of the people in the house are playing the game this season, I can understand it. I also realize that it is too late to change their in-house personalities and alliances without causing a stir. But I just don't get Natalie's behavior. I can't stand how she stirs the pot just for the sake of doing so. I can't wait until somebody goes off on her and puts her in her proper place. Figuratively you know what I mean but literally I hope it's the shower.

This stupid green room lie about Michele that Natalie and Jessie came up with was so stupid and meaningless to begin with but it's made a huge impression in the house. There's been almost nonstop drama going on because of it since Monday evening when the lie was first concocted. Unfortunately, Russell still believes Jessie and Natalie. Also unfortunately, Michele is completely inept at defending herself so it seems like it is the truth. I don't like Jessie and I despise Natalie but I have to give them credit for this. All I can do at this point is hope that it comes back to bite them on the ass later and Ronnie still goes home this week.

After the house meeting in the kitchen earlier which got me riled up enough to write this post, there's now a big production going on in the red bedroom. Thankfully it's Kevin and Lydia being thrown under the bus and not Michele. That poor girl was driven over enough earlier today.

At this point, I would just like for them all to just shut the hell up. Stop demanding others to tell you the truth. Stop trying to placate others and explain yourself. Everybody lies in this game. It's OK to lie in this game. Everybody bends the truth in this game. It's OK to bend the truth in this game. Everybody is trying to win the game. It's OK to try to win the game.

It's a freaking game!

Update at 7:55 PM - I guess I can remove Lydia from the furniture list. She's actually quite mentally unstable it appears. What with the cutting thing, smearing food in Jessie's face a few minutes ago, and all of the wallowing in self pity the girl needs some help. I'm only worried that she'll wind up requesting to leave or asking the others to vote her out causing Ronnie to stay this week. Hold it together Lydia. Just one more day!

I also can't believe Jordan is having to tell Natalie how to use a tampon. She doesn't realize there are two different holes and well I won't go any further on this. But in case you're interested, Natalie says she'll try one out tonight after her shower. LMAO!

Update at 8:10 PM - Remember those messages we called and left for the hamsters? They've begun playing randomly in the house!

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August 02, 2009

Another Last Stand

This has been a great weekend for the feeds hasn't it?

Michele seems to be feeling more comfortable in the house and it's really showing around some people. Her body language and conversation is much more relaxed with her fellow alliance members than with the others. When she talks with Natalie, for example, her facial expressions are forced and she speaks in short clipped sentences. Michelle is completely closed off when it comes to Ronnie. But with Russell, Jeff, and Jordan, she's cool and open.

Michele approached Jeff in the backyard yesterday (around 4:45 PM) about a final four alliance with herself, Jordan, and Russell. She made some really great points and Jeff realized that it would be a good deal. Jordan was open to the plan as well. Besides, what other chance do they have at this point? They have to trust somebody else to have a shot at the end.

And while Jeff and Jordan were still a little apprehensive about Michele when the talks were done, I don't believe they have anything to worry about with her. Michele approached Russell late last night again about this final four plan and he is definitely on board.

Speaking of Russell, him and Michele are beginning to really bond. They did a lot of talking last night about their personal lives and she even revealed to him that she has her Ph.D. and is a neuroscientist. I really see Michele and Russell becoming a strong power duo in the house and a huge force to be reckoned with later. They're a couple the likes of Lydia/Kevin and Jessie/Natalie have little hope against.

Michele has no plan to use the POV in the ceremony tomorrow and everybody pretty much knows it. And while Ronnie has been isolating himself in the pool room, he did slip out long enough to have a talk with Russell in the HOH room (Flashback to 2:54 AM today on Cam 1 and it continues into the 3:00 AM hour).

Ronnie then took the forgiving and whimpering attitude he had with Russell and flipped it into a smug and back-handed threatening way with Michele just a little bit later (Flashback to 3:56 AM today on Cam 1 and continuing into the 4:00 AM hour). Michele told him flat out she wasn't going to use the POV on him or anybody else and ended it by telling him she's done with him while walking away. This really is a conversation you need to listen to because his bitterness and condescension is so unreal.

I'm not sure how much Ronnie action we're going to see today. Part of me thinks he'll lay low and wallow in self-pity. Part of me thinks his bitterness will begin to shine full-on and he'll begin trying to stir up more crap in the house. Because if there's one thing we know about Ronnie it's that he's never quiet for too long!

So what do you think about this final four alliance with Michele, Russell, Jordan, and Jeff? What did you think about Ronnie's attitude towards Michele in that conversation above? Do you think Ronnie is really going home this week? And on a lighter note, what do you think about these Casey clips below?

Don't forget we have a show on tonight at 8:00 PM ET/7:00 PM CT where we'll get to see Ratboy put on the block. Please join us in chat where we have fun talking about the show as it's happening!

And don't forget that today is the last day you can call and leave messages for the hamsters to be played into the house! The details for that are right here.

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July 31, 2009

Overnight Tidbits

As of this posting, many of the hamsters are still up and wide awake. So let me add a few tidbits from overnight while most of us were sleeping.

* Kevin won the $5,000 in his graduation gift

* Jordan's graduation gift was that she was a 'Have' and got to pick three 'Have Nots'
* Jordan pulled names out of a hat to determine who the 'Have Nots' would be. She removed the former Brains' names from the hat. The first name pulled was Natalie. The second name pulled was Kevin. The third name pulled was Jeff and the others couldn't believe she left his name in the hat. Everybody agreed that Jeff wouldn't go on slop and told Jordan to pull another name. She pulled Jessie's name and then Jessie got butt hurt over it. It had been between Lydia and him at that point so she suggest they Rock/Paper/Scissors it. Jessie didn't want to do that so they did the 'Guess the Number' game. Jessie lost again and admitted defeat. So he's on slop with Natalie and Kevin. And they're all in the doom room and have cold showers.

* Kevin told Lydia that America must know about the love triangle because of Julie's questions on the show.
* Lydia admits she needs to stop it with Jessie.

* Jessie guessed that the mystery power was the Coup d'Etat but didn't remember exactly how it worked.
* Ronnie clued them all in on how it works and they're wondering who will win it.

* Jeff & Jordan had a quick kiss on the lips this morning around 3:50 PM PT on Camera 1 (for flashback purposes).
* Russell got his letter when he got his HOH room and was very touched that his father contributed to it.

* So far, Russell is still going to be nominating Ronnie. He's also still saying he'll stick to his deal with Jeff about keeping him and Jordan off the block.

Import Notice About the America's Vote take directly from CBS' site - "IMPORTANT NOTICE -- All online votes cast before 9:20 PM EST (6:20 PT) on July 30 have been disqualified due to technical difficulties. We encourage you to vote again if you voted during this time period. We are sorry for any inconvenience." So go vote some more if you need to. And don't forget to rally others to vote for Jeff!

Finally, I would like to clear something up about the Coup d'Etat. In my Graduation Time post last night, I was wrong about how the replacement nominees were chosen. Here's how it goes: The winner of the Coup d'Etat has the ability to take down one or both of the HOH's nominees AND replace them himself. Sorry for the confusion!

So what is your take on everything that's happened last night and since?

Update at 11:00 AM - Below is the extended version of Julie Chen's exit interview with Casey last night. You can also watch Ross Mathews' interview with Casey over at his Inside Dish page right here. Check those out and tell me what you think.

Also, it is confirmed that only 10 votes from each IP address (each computer) will count for America's Vote. Feel free to vote as many times as you want but only 10 will count. If you're in doubt, check the source code of the page and find it for yourself.

There's also a comment from ldermoody here on this post about a call in thing to leave messages for the hamsters. Perhaps they're going to play them in the house soon? The link about all of that is right here! That sounds like fun! You have to leave your message by this Sunday, August 2nd, at 11:59 PM PT. Call in and then tell us what you said. Don't forget to mention your screen name from here so we'll recognize you if it's played!

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July 30, 2009

Bring On The Show!

I hope everybody is ready for the show tonight! Even though it sucks that Casey will be exiting the Big Brother abode, It will be nice to have a new HOH. I just hope the new HOH won't be Natalie, Ronnie, or Chima! My dream HOH this week would be Jordan so I really hope she can pull through in this one.

I am also excited about the huge announcement that will be made tonight. I really would like it if it was more than the cliques being dissolved but I'm not going to hold my breath on that. We all know how lame some of these announcements can be after all.

So bring on the endurance competition! Those are my favorite!

There is also something I need to let all of you know about tonight. Unfortunately, I won't be able to liveblog the show tonight. It's not that I won't be watching though. I hurt my hand yesterday and had to have seven stitches in my right thumb and let's just say that my typing speed has gone way down - not to mention it hurts! However, the chat room is always open and there will be many people in there tonight (including myself). The chat link is over there to the right of my Twitter bird underneath the 'About Me' section.

So if you're on the Pacific coast or won't be in front of the television tonight, jump into chat to have the show spoiled so that you're ready to go on the feeds for the endurance competition. And make sure to stay in chat so you can discuss the competition as it unfolds before our very eyes!

Are you ready to have fun tonight?

Update at 3:40 PM - Check out the video below with Evel Dick and Joe. It's kind of interesting. He gives an update on his Dick & Janelle show as well his thoughts on this season. This is Dick we're talking about so you should know that his language isn't exactly for children or for work.

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July 29, 2009

Endurance Ideas

The hamsters have been bickering back and forth all week. We've been knocking on the show because of how predictable and boring it's become. How about we move on to a happier things and speculate on the upcoming HOH competition?

Casey hasn't really gained any momentum in the house concerning keeping him around so it's still highly probable that he'll be the one leaving tomorrow evening. So let's get it wrapped around our heads that the ridiculous airhead known as Jordan will be sticking around.

The hamsters all received a new pair of athletic shoes yesterday so they (and us) believe that the HOH competition tomorrow will be an endurance one. I can't imagine that they'd need shoes for any kind of activity where they'd be hanging by their knees or arms so let's factor those types of competitions out. I'm thinking it could be something with a lot of walking or perhaps balancing. There might even be a slippery surface involved.

What kind of endurance HOH competition would you like to see them have at this point? Are there any previous endurance competitions you would like to see recycled for this season? Who do you want to win it? And regarding the huge announcement planned for the show tomorrow tonight, do you think it will be about the clique breakups or might it be about something else?

Let me know what you think in the comments!

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July 27, 2009

The Blue Banana

The Power of Veto ceremony was held earlier this afternoon and things went as expected. Michele used the POV she won in the competition on Saturday to take herself off the block and then Jessie put Casey up in her place.

Casey had a feeling that was going to happen and actually brought it up during the margarita party last night. Even after having a talk with Jessie in the HOH room about the plan (to put Ronnie up), he had held out some hope. But little did he know that the plan had already been set in motion and he'd be the last one to find out. Lydia told Michele and Jordan in the bathroom last night before the margarita party that putting Casey up was the plan. Jordan told Jeff and then it got back to Casey.

Casey was in a pretty foul mood last night, this morning, and then especially after the POV ceremony today. I can't say that I blame him. But I also can't believe he actually thought that Jessie's word meant anything. If you'll remember, Jessie and himself had a plan to go to the end together. Casey, I do believe that Jessie dumped that plan a long time ago - if he ever meant it in the first place.

After the POV ceremony, Casey was going on about Ronnie this afternoon and upset that the rest of the house wasn't outraged at Jessie for not putting Teflon Ron up on the block. There wasn't really much that the others could say since they had been prepared for it. Although Casey wants to stay in the house, he knows there's almost no chance at all. He'd have to be able to get five votes and I don't see that happening. As he said to Kevin a little bit ago in the backyard, Casey's best chances are if Kevin, Lydia, Chima, Russell, and Jeff vote to keep him in. He'd never get Chima's vote and I don't see Jeff voting against Jordan.

Regardless, it's definitely obvious to everybody now though that Jessie has a deal going with Ronnie. They need to band together to get them out. The problem with that is the numbers. Jeff, Jordan, Lydia, and Kevin realize that Jessie and Ronnie really need to go. Natalie and Chima are firmly stuck up Jessie's rear. Ronnie has to trust Natalie, Jessie, and Russell to an extent because he has no other choice right now. Russell's been fairly successful playing his own game and Michele just flat out has no game.

But can Lydia really be trusted to make a move considering we all know what she's been up to with Jessie? I do know she wants Natalie and Ronnie out badly so she could be of some help. Jeff or Jordan really need to win HOH this week to have any kind of a fighting chance. Jeff also needs this clique twist to be over sooner rather than later.

What do you think about Jessie putting Casey up in Michele's place on the block? Do you think Casey has any chance at staying this week?

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July 24, 2009

Two Pawns Up & One Ho Down

The keys have been pulled and I can now reveal that, in no particular order, Jordan and Michele have been nominated for eviction.

Jessie did exactly what he said he would do. Jordan and Michele aren't too thrilled to be up on the block as pawns but they knew it was coming. The only problem with that is Casey, Jordan, Jeff, and Michele still believe that the plan is to backdoor Ronnie. Oh how wrong they are! Jessie's plan is to actually backdoor Casey this week.

I really don't want to see Casey gone any time soon. I enjoy watching and listening to him. I didn't think I would care that much for him before the season began but he's become one of my favorites. Casey isn't afraid to tell you how he feels (which can be bad for this game) and has a great sense of humor. He also has intelligence. And as cute as a button I think Jordan is, she's lacking in that area.

Michele's going to have it really tough this week. Besides being on the block, she's also on sauerkraut and cocktail weenies. The Brains lost the Have and Have Nots competition held earlier today. It sucks that she has to go through this again but I'm more excited about Chima and Ronnie being denied regular food. Especially since this is the week of Chima's birthday! Her birthday is July 28th in case you were planning on sending her a gift. Perhaps they could craft her a slop cake with weenies on top as candles. Could you imagine her blowing the weenies out?

Speaking of weenies, Lydia's had her hand on one lately. She's been using her inked fingers to provide pleasure to King Jessie. The poor girl even had to use her clean sweatshirt to absorb the 'evidence' earlier today. The horror! But hey, whatever makes him happy right? It'll get her to the jury house at least where she'll be waiting for Jessie and his 'two finger' plan.

The Power of Veto competition will probably be held tomorrow and I really hope that Casey wins it (if he's picked to play). I would love nothing more than to see him blast the others away in the competition and then take Jordan or Michele off the block. Jessie would have to abandon his plan at that point. He's told Natalie that the backup plan is to put Lydia up if it comes to it and then there's no telling who would be voted out. I imagine that the votes would then bounce back and forth until right before the live show. Let's just hope that Natalie blaming the hinky vote from Thursday on Michele doesn't rear its ugly head again.

While you're taking all of this in, check out Julie Chen's interview with Laura below. For more Laura (and even Braden) action, you can watch Ross Mathews' interviews with them here and here.

So what are you thinking about Jessie's nominations? Do you want Casey to be evicted this week? Who do you want to win the Power of Veto competition? Do you think Laura's assessments of things in the house are right? What other thoughts are you having about everything that's going on in the house right now?

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***Update on July 25th - Ladies and gentlemen near and far, it's time for a Flashback that will leave you on the edge of your seat and cause your toes to curl. Jessie and Lydia had sex! The deed took place this morning under the makeshift tent in the HOH room and it sounded like they both saw fireworks (if you know what I mean). From what I can tell, Lydia started with her patented and well-practiced hand technique. Jessie then took over and did a little exploring on Lydia with his (two?) fingers and mouth. The ship finally left and entered and left and entered and left the harbor. After the fireworks show, it was back to their normal talk. If you're interested in watching all of the action for yourself, Flashback to 3:15 AM this morning on Camera 3. The deed is eventually shown on each of the cams so you can check out the different angles if you'd like. Enjoy!

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Please Help Me

The video below of Ronnie is going around again as though it is 'new' and 'never seen before'. That's not true. Myself and many other sites posted this video before this season even began. But you should take a look at it again with fresh eyes because we've seen Ronnie in action now. What does this video tell us about him now that we didn't see before?

Moving on, is anybody else out there feeling blah about this week with Jessie being the HOH? I was thinking about Big Brother when I woke up this morning and I just felt really let down all of a sudden. It's a combination of Laura leaving last night, Jessie winning HOH, watching Natalie stuck to Jessie's backside, and seeing Lydia's hand stuck to Jessie's front side. I almost just don't even want to watch this week.

But I know I'll perk up as the week goes by - at least I hope so. But knowing that Ronnie will be safe this week is a letdown. I really hope they get rid of these cliques soon. Continuing to watch the athletes steamroll over the others is going to make for a really dull season.

So help me out everybody! Perk me up a little bit and give me a reason to be excited about this week. Make me realize that the glass is half full instead of half empty. And let me know what you think about Ronnie's video now that we've all watched him in the house for a couple of weeks. Was there anything in there that you missed the first time around that you think is relevant now?

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July 23, 2009

Going Crazy

I'm really beginning to think some of these people are certifiable nutjobs. One moment Michele and Chima are willing to throw the HOH for safety from being evicted. The next moment Michele's getting all paranoid and wanting to play for HOH. Her paranoia has ultimately caused the plan to throw the HOH to cease and desist. It was ultimately decided after a roundtable discussion at the dining room table with all of the other hamsters (minus Ronnie).

Meanwhile, we have Russell telling Ronnie that him and Jessie will keep him safe next week and that Natalie is on their side. Then we have Natalie and Lydia sneaking upstairs last night to tell Ronnie not to trust Russell. We also have Lydia and Chima not trusting Natalie and wanting her out next. Confused?

Last night, Big Brother set them up a ball launcher in the backyard to presumably practice for tonight's HOH competition. I suppose we won't have 'Majority Rules' after all!

What do you think about all of this? Who do you believe? And who do you want to win HOH tonight and why?

ETA - Here's a screenshot of the setup in the backyard last night. Also, don't forget to join us all here at 8:00 PM ET/7:00 PM ET for chat and liveblogging tonight during and after the show! Remember you can jump in chat at any time!

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July 22, 2009

The Four Musketeers

Things have been pretty mellow in the house since Ronnie was outed as a turncoat. He's stayed holed up in the HOH room - only coming out to go to the Diary Room and to get a bottle opener out of the kitchen. If Russell was around when he stepped out of his haven, Ronnie was sure to hear some heckling from him. Beyond that, the house has been a pretty cheerful bunch with Laura still being the choice for eviction tomorrow.

As we all know, things can change pretty quickly in the Big Brother house. Everybody wanted Ronnie to be voted out yesterday. Today, there have been a few that are thinking otherwise.

There has been talk of Michele and Chima throwing the HOH competition tomorrow night so that Ronnie won't be safe from nomination. Even though Michele and Chima asked for (and were promised) safety from nominations in doing so, they've been feeling that it really isn't fair to deprive them of that possible win. Chima wants to hold HOH during her birthday and Michele is just a tad paranoid about the others' promise. I can't really say I blame either of them for feeling the way they do.

So there was more talk of everybody really competing in the HOH competition and just promising to put up two pawns and then backdoor Ronnie. The only problem with that is Ronnie still has a chance at playing in and winning the Power of Veto.

During all of this, Jessie has been sort of quiet and only agreeing with the others when he needed to. I personally never thought that Jessie was ever on the 'get Ronnie' out train. I did think Russell was on it though. If he ever was, he isn't now.

Jessie talked to him really early this morning (in the 1:00 AM hour) and basically told him that he was still for keeping Ronnie. Russell didn't seem too excited about the news at first but took more of it in as Jessie talked. Jessie told him that they could have a solid four alliance (himself, Natalie, Ronnie, and Russell) and probably pull in Lydia and maybe Michele.

Russell must have put some more thought into the plan afterwards because he snuck upstairs to have a little talk with Ronnie this afternoon (flashback to 12:45 PM today on cameras three or four). Russell relayed to Ronnie what has been going on in the house and how people are feeling. He was truthful in everything he told Ronnie and Ronnie seemed excited but not overly so about the new situation. That was a shock in and of itself.

In a nutshell, the new situation is that either Russell or Jessie will win HOH (they hope) and nominate Michele and Casey. Michele will be the pawn and Casey will be the intended target for eviction. They'll just have to keep on pretending to hate Ronnie so that the others don't get wind of this scheme. Because if they do, all hell just might break loose again.

What do you think about this plan? Do you think they can pull it off? If so, for how long?

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July 20, 2009

It's That Time Jordan

I can't believe who Ronnie put up in Jeff's place on the block at the Power of Veto ceremony today! It's so shocking, earth-shattering, unbelievable, and mind-blowing that I'm not sure you can stand this news. Ladies and gentlemen, please take a seat and try to remain calm.

Seriously, who are we kidding here? Ratboy put Jordan up in Jeff's place today. After flip-flopping all week long and even telling us in the diary room at the end of the show last night that he would be backdooring Russell, he wussed out and went with Jordan.

And why you might ask? Besides him being a spineless ass, he did it because Jordan has bigger testicles than he does. She wasn't afraid to straight up tell him that she didn't believe a word he said anymore. Jordan also told him to pretty much leave her and the rest of the backyard crew alone because nothing they said to him mattered even when he asked for their advice and asked for their word on keeping him safe. Well Ronnie didn't like that too much and stomped off in his signature slumped over gait.

So Ratboy's solution to playing a purely strategic instead of a personal game was to - wait for it - get personal and put up one of the only people in the house who really bothered to spend any genuine time with him. You win the cowardly dork prize of the year Ronnie! I bet your wife will be so proud!

He says that the plan is to really get Laura out. But who knows if that's going to be the final outcome. Things have been changing in that house so much over the last few days that Jordan could very well be the one that goes home. As disappointing as that would be, I'd really rather Jordan go home over Laura at this point. Jordan really has almost no chance to win and I'd rather she go now than skate through to the end.

What are your thoughts on Jordan being up on the block now against Laura? Who do you think will eventually go home on Thursday? And who would you prefer seeing evicted?

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July 17, 2009

Ratboy's Nominations

What a day! King Ratboy with his imaginary gold crown held court with just about everybody in the house today in the safe confines of the HOH room. The funniest thing about it all was that he was his biggest jester.

If there was ever a time I'd like a hamster's nether region hooked up to an electric shock machine it would be now. And trust me, that's saying a lot. I was thinking earlier today how he ranks among my personal all-time despised houseguest list. He's ranking pretty damned high. He hasn't reached Dick (BB8) status yet but he has surpassed Maggie 'The Maggot' (BB6) and Cappy (BB6).

Perhaps that's what he's shooting for though. I really have no idea. But I can guaran-damn-tee you that he's no Dr. Will. Last night he actually compared himself to my beloved Dr. Will Kirby. He said something along the lines of when this season is over, they'll (us fans) will say Dr. Who? Ronnie, you best check yourself before you wreck yourself. The only thing you have in common with Dr. Will is an undertan. You certainly don't have his fabulous hair, lovely smile, flat stomach, and devilicious mind.

Earlier today, the Have and Have Nots competition was held and the Popular clique found themselves on the losing end. Laura and Jordan were crying their eyes out when the feeds came back on and complaining of being railroaded. I so wanted the athletes (sorry Jeff) to be the ones trapped in the steel cage with slop, cold showers, and uncomfortable metal beds.

Dan was indeed part of the competition today and spent around three hours with the hamsters according to Jeff. I'm not exactly sure what the competition entailed but Laura seemed to have made quite the scene during it. Also, Casey and Chima won a movie somehow. Now that will be an interesting date!

Let's see. What else happened today besides Ronnie telling everybody what they wanted to hear? Oh yeah, Chima and Michele fought over which of them was going to sleep in what bed. And yes, Natalie had her little brown nose up in the whole shebang. Lydia and Casey also had it out before the feeds came back on after the competition but it seems that fizzled out quickly. Jessie got in some slams against Dan while making himself out to be the best player of BB10.

I almost forgot! The nomination ceremony was held this evening! Ratboy seemed certain to put up Laura and Jeff before the feeds went to trivia and sure enough that's what he did. There wasn't really much surprise in his nominations. It was just a matter of finally having them.

So what do you think about today's happenings? Do you feel bad for Laura and Jordan in the metal room? Does Ronnie's nominations of Jeff and Laura surprise you? Do you really think that he wants to backdoor Russell? Let me know in the comments!

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Ronnie 'The Rat' Wins HOH

Was last night a dream? Did it really happen? Ronnie 'The Rat' is the new Head of Household? I want to vomit every time I think about it.

The show itself was rather ho-hum until it came time for Braden and Chima to plead their cases to their fellow houseguests before the voting took place. Braden sounded sincere while Chima was just plain pitiful. The diva needed her drama queen moment and she got it. She reminded everybody of Braden's calling Kevin a beaner and Julie Chen a whore.

I can't believe that Chima actually thought that CBS would let that get through. She must have forgotten that just because it's a live show doesn't mean that there's not a delay. After being called to the diary room last night, Chima informed some of the others that Big Brother told her it was bleeped out for the show. And she was upset about that! That girl really needs to check herself.

After Jessie broke the 5-5 tie and voted Braden out, it was time for the HOH competition. I was hoping (like many of you) that another one of the athletes wouldn't win it. I also didn't want Ronnie to win it. But lo and behold, The Rat pulled it out. Nooooo!!!!! A lot of people are blaming Casey for not getting Ronnie out. If you'll remember, Casey finished out the athletes clique by getting rid of Jeff rather than eliminating Ronnie or Jordan.

I completely understand why he did it. If Jeff had gone on to win the HOH competition, Russell, Natalie, or Jessie wouldn't be able to be nominated this week. So Casey took a chance and it wound up not working out - at least not for everybody who didn't want Ronnie to go on and win Head of Household.

When the feeds came back on after the show, it was ear-splitting. That's because Natalie and Chima were screaming at Michele in front of everybody. And when I say screaming I mean screaming. They were going on and on about Michele voting to keep Braden instead of her own clique-mate. Chima and Michele eventually hugged and made up but Natalie 'The Gnat' was still going on about it to anybody that would listen.

One good thing that happened on the feeds last night is that both sides realized it was Ronnie who's been playing the mole role. Jessie and his bunch realized it in the recycling room but decided for now to let it slide because Ronnie's helping them out. They just know now they might need to watch what they say in front of him. Laura and Jordan figured The Rat out on their end and let the word spread. Hell, Ronnie even told Laura and Jeff later in the HOH room that there was a rat in the house and they need to figure out who it would be. Haha! Of course, they didn't let Ronnie know that they (and the rest of the house) were on to him.

In a perfect world, I would love to see everybody in the house turn their back on Ronnie. I wonder who Ronnie would put on the block if he had no alliances in the house and they all hated him. I can dream I guess.

Ronnie got his HOH room last night and what was in his HOH basket was hilarious! Among other things, he got a bubble wand, a CD of the soundtrack to Legally Blonde (the movie instead of the musical like he'd wanted), a letter from his wife, some hot dog sauce (yes you read that correctly), some Smirnoff Ice, and Play-Doh. Oops, Big Brother wants him to call it modeling clay due to trademark issues. The look of glee that went over his face was shocking. He even tweeted about his excitement later on with this little gem, "When I get out of the Diary Room I am going straight to my HoH room to play games with my modeling clay!"

Yeah, that's pretty sad isn't it? What a week it's going to be. Especially with Natalie following Lydia and Jessie everywhere. Speaking of, Natalie is asleep on the floor right below where Jessie and Lydia are bunked up. I guess she doesn't want to miss Jessie's massaging later.

Remember what Julie Chen said about Dan, the winner of Big Brother 10, surprising the houseguests for Sunday's show? I'm betting he'll have something to do with the Have and Have Nots competition that will be held today. I can't wait to find out who the next inhabitants of the steel cage are going to be. Please let it be the athletes! Also, nominations will occur later this afternoon. I believe Ronnie will probably nominate Laura and Casey.

What did you think about the first live show of the season last night? What are your thoughts about how things are going in the house? Who do you want to lose the Have and Have Nots competition and who do you think Ronnie will nominate for eviction? I can't wait to read your comments! Also check out an interview with Julie Chen here and watch Julie Chen's interview with Braden on The Early Show this morning below!

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July 16, 2009

Ronnie Holds The Power

Yesterday was a crazy day in the Big Brother house. Remember when I mentioned earlier this week that things can change on the drop of a dime? That's exactly what was going on yesterday and early this morning.

Braden was pretty much a goner yesterday morning. But then Jordan and Laura began to fight for him. Braden is going to need six votes to stay in the house. With ten people voting, having five votes won't cut it. That would cause Jessie to have to break the tie and, as of this morning, he would vote to evict Braden.

So let's take a look at the votes. Jordan and Laura are two for Braden. Jeff is another vote for Braden. These three are definite votes and they've all told Jessie (and Natalie and Chima and Ronnie) so. Three more votes are needed now.

Michele was then asked if she'd be willing to vote against her fellow clique member. She would not have flipped before yesterday but thanks to Chima and herself getting into it regarding the toilet situation she's on board. Two more votes needed.

Casey was then approached regarding the voting situation. Now he hasn't been a fan of Chima's at all but he's also afraid to rock the boat this early. Casey seemed receptive to the plan but said he'd have to sleep on it and that he'd let them know today. I firmly believe though that he'll be going along with it. One more vote needed.

Where is that vote going to come from? It won't be from Natalie. It sure as hell won't be from Kevin or Lydia. Russell? Absolutely no way. That only leaves one person - Ronnie.

Yes, somehow Ronnie the slimeball is the person that will decide whether this will come down to a tie vote or not. The funny thing is that both sides don't trust Ronnie but seem to think they have him. And I really have no idea what he's going to do. Hell, I don't even think he knows yet what he's going to do. However, no matter what Ronnie decides to do will be bad for him. Promising his vote to both sides is a sure way to get his pasty white ass exposed.

There was a little bit of drama early this morning in the HOH room. Natalie woke Laura up in her bed to ask her about her vote. Laura told Natalie she was going to vote for Chima to go home and Natalie told her that it wouldn't be smart to go against the house. This pissed off Laura and she wound up in the HOH room with Jessie, Lydia, Natalie, Chima, and Ronnie telling them she's not going to vote to evict one of her clique members. The whole exchange was pretty interesting. If you want to watch it, just flashback to 1:00 AM this morning on Camera 2.

And then you're going to want to watch the next hour because it's Jeff's turn to converse with the others in the HOH room. Basically, Jessie and Natalie tried to strong-arm Jeff into voting to evict Braden. If he did, they'd consider him a part of their team again and he'd have more friends in the house. The whole thing was pretty funny.

Speaking of flashback, some of you guys out there might want to go and check out the 8:00 PM hour on Camera 3 last night. Can you say bubble bath in the HOH with Jordan, Lydia, and Laura? Can you say full frontal exposure by Jordan? Yeah, I thought so.

So what do you think Ronnie's going to do? What do you think Ronnie should do? And how do you think the vote is going to come down tonight on the show?

Don't forget, I'll be liveblogging the show tonight! Join us all here at 8:00 PM ET/7:00 PM CT to find out together who's going home and who the new HOH will be!

Update - Casey informed Russell a little bit ago that he would be voting to evict Chima. That ticked off Russell enough that he punched a wall and his hand began bleeding. Chima's been in a pissy mood since finding that out and right now, all thirteen hamsters are locked down in the HOH room (like Big Brother always has them do on eviction day).

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July 15, 2009

Question Time!

The feeds have been on for almost a week and I'm wondering what you all are thinking about how things are going in the house so far. So I have a few questions I'd like to ask of you. I hope you don't mind taking a few moments and answering them in the comments. I can't wait to see what you think!

1. Who do you want to win the next Head of Household? Why?

2. Which two hamsters would you like them to nominate for eviction? Why?

3. Who is your favorite hamster in the house right now? Why?

4. Who is your least favorite hamster in the house right now? Why?

5. Who do you think has the best chance of winning right now (it doesn't necessarily need to be your favorite)? Why?

I'll post my answers in the comments along with all of yours. Thanks in advance everybody!

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July 14, 2009

Dear Sweet Baby Jesus

Tonight's show was infinitely better than Sunday's show. Everything from Jordan adoring Jeff's feet to Russell's jealousy of Jeff to Jeff being the better man when attacked by Russell and Natalie.

Can you believe how hilarious that Power of Veto competition was after listening to the fallout on the feeds earlier this week? Russell's plan (as he told us in the diary room) was to get Jeff worked up about his misspelling in the POV competition. It didn't work out that way for him though because Jeff kept his cool. I was actually watching the feeds that day and when Russell couldn't get Jeff to go off on him when he was yelling 'technotronics' in the backyard, he gave up and just went after Jeff outright.

I'm thankful that CBS didn't chop the argument up too badly. For once, they actually portrayed it the way it happened. Jeff, why didn't you just spell 'tectonics' and be done with it? You had all of the letters and you would have won! Besides the icky concept of the competition itself (which was actually really good), the best part was finding out that Natalie only spelled the world 'last'.

Last? Really? Last? You spent ten minutes getting letters out of mounds of goo and you could only put together a four-letter word? Well we obviously see why Natalie is not in the brains clique. That fact was only cemented by her going after Jeff immediately after Russell going off on Jeff. Natalie's an idiot. Russell's an idiot. I can't wait for them to go home.

I wish the show included more of Lydia's 'strategy' tonight in getting off the block. They didn't even mention that Lydia had the votes to stay this week. Oh I know, fighting to get taken off the block is good but she was never really in any danger. Chima was going to be the easy out this week. But Lydia showed her stuff and convinced Jessie and Natalie that Braden was going to eventually rule the game. Bad for Braden but good for Lydia.

I'm glad they showed Russell questioning the trustworthiness of the worm otherwise known as Ronnie. Now if Big Brother portrays Ronnie as a major gameplayer (like they did Jerry last season) then I'm going to puke. Because if you're watching the feeds, you know exactly how close he is to getting caught.

Does anybody think we're going to see footage of Lydia's fights on Thursday's show? What did you think about tonight's show? Do you think they were fair in what they showed of Jeff, Russell, and Natalie's confrontation? What was your favorite part of the show tonight and how much did you love that POV competition?

Posted by HamsterDame at 08:14 PM | Comments (36)

Just Hit Snooze

Thank goodness Thursday isn't too far away because something needs to change. Some of these people are downright boring and the situation concerning this week's eviction is pretty much set in stone.

It's a 99.9% chance right now that Braden will be evicted on Thursday. I believe about the only thing that would change that would be Chima quitting at this point. And while she may have wanted to quit earlier, she doesn't feel like that anymore. Braden has given up and is prepared to go. He went so far as to confront Lydia yesterday and give her a little piece of his mind (Flashback - July 13 beginning at 12:50 PM on Cam 1).

The confrontation with Lydia (and Kevin) was pretty pathetic. Braden began by just being an arrogant ass and wound up looking like a racist arrogant ass. First of all, he couldn't have timed the whole thing worse. Kevin and Lydia had been talking about she had tried to commit suicide in her last relationship (took a bunch of pills but threw them up) so she was kinda upset. Then in swoops Braden blaming her for his being up on the block.

Kevin wasn't about to let Lydia take the blame and told Braden it was his fault that he was on the block. Then Braden began calling Kevin a 'beaner' and telling him to go back to where he came from. Understandably, Kevin was upset. But the funny thing about it was that Kevin isn't even Hispanic and Braden had no clue.

The whole thing sent Lydia into hyperdrive mode though. You know how she gets when she's upset. She overblows everything and adds to what really happened. Well she said something to Jordan after that and Jeff got into it with Lydia over it. Then Jordan decided to confront Lydia on it herself. The way that Jordan and Jeff handled themselves really impressed me. Lydia? Not so much. That girl really needs to go. She is just one big mess in the house and I can't stand her. Jordan went way up in my book though. You go girl!

But other than these crackpot screaming matches yesterday, nothing happened. And nothing happened last night. If I were a betting woman (which I am), then I'd say that nothing will happen today. But who knows, they could surprise me. At least Ronnie, Michele, and Chima can eat now. Yay to not having to look at Ronnie's poor puppy dog face every time he's in the kitchen! But boo to there being no duct tape to put over his mouth.

Speaking of mouths, Laura really needs to learn how to shut hers when she's eating. It's been a long time since I've seen a woman eat so unladylike.

What did you think about those arguments yesterday? Do you think Braden's a racist or do you think he's just ignorant? What would you do to stir things up in the house right now to provide us some entertainment?

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July 12, 2009

The Rave

Woot woot! The coolest part about the show was. Woot woot! The rave in the backyard with all of the. Woot woot! Glow in the dark body paint and rave juice. Woot woot! Thump thump da thump thump. Now dance!

Seriously though, the Have and Have Not competition was really fantastic. It was easily the best part of the show. I would have loved to have seen them get ready for that one on the feeds. Getting all painted up and then going out back and glowing in the dark. How cool would it have been to have been part of that competition? By the way, Casey looked rad yo!

The brains really disappointed though. But then again, it seemed Ronnie was trying to make the decisions. I feel so bad dumping on him but he's nothing at all like I expected he would be in this game. Well, their losing landed them in the doom room. Metal beds with a thin comforter to lay on, a tiny airplane pillow, and a thin blanket. No furniture to speak of and it's cold in the room. Perhaps next time, Ronnie will stand aside and let the women on his team take command!

Jessie's still as much of a tool than ever in the diary room isn't he? Showing off his 'guns' and making idiotic analogies. Come on now, you may not like him in the house but you have to laugh at him in the diary room.

I'm kinda pissed that they didn't show more of Chima being upset. You know the 'episode' had to have lasted longer than the three seconds they gave it on TV. And what was up with Ronnie's 'Dork' shirt? It's a cute shirt and all but today was their seventh day in the house. He's worn that shirt for at least three days out of seven now (today, yesterday, and whatever day(s) they used on the show tonight). That shirt's gonna get really old if he keeps wearing it so often.

The nomination ceremony was quite a letdown. I'm not saying that just because we already knew who was nominated. But why didn't Jessie give any real reason other than 'you're a strong competitor'? Because we know that Chima was nominated because she wanted to go home. The producers had to calm her down in the diary room. Yet none of that 'extra' made the show tonight and Jessie still gave the lame excuse that she was a strong competitor? Really?

What did you think about the show tonight? How'd you like the Have and Have Not competition?

For all you who joined us in chat tonight, thank you! We had a great time in there and I hope you come back more often. I also hope those of you who haven't tried it out yet do so soon. Chat is open 24-7 and it's fun getting to know all of you while watching the feeds and the shows.

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Lydia Is Saved

The first POV ceremony of the season has been held and the results are....

Russell used the POV on Lydia. Jessie then put Braden up on the block!

I'm sure Lydia feels really proud of herself. She did do a good job of talking to Jessie, Natalie, and Russell about this and convincing them to save her. Stupidly though, they're using it on somebody who's a non-player at this time.

At this point, the plan is for Braden to go home on Thursday. I wonder how many times that plan's going to change before then. Do you think they'll actually stick to it and vote Braden out? Or do you think people are going to be swayed to keep him? What are your thoughts?

Don't forget to join us in chat tonight during the show. It all begins at 8:00 PM ET!

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The Two Stupidest Players

Almost a week ago, I gave my impression of the hamsters from what I'd seen up to that point. Two of my favorites, Ronnie and Natalie, have turned out so far to be the two stupidest players this season.

As two self-confessed huge Big Brother fans, they're really disappointing me. Natalie is playing too emotionally and haphazardly. Ronnie is playing too hard and too fast. Neither of them are thinking very far in advance.

If I didn't know better, I'd think that Natalie believes she's this week's HOH. She's been stuck up Jessie's ass like hemorrhoid cream since the feeds began. When she's not nestled in his orifice, she's sucking on Russell's teat or curled up in bed. Her getting involved in the fight between Russell and Jeff yesterday was beyond idiotic.

Does she not realize how much of a target she's placing on her head? If she or another member of her clique does not win the next HOH, she's not safe from being nominated (or backdoored) and being voted out. Yet she's on such a power trip that she can't even see that. Instead of yelling at Jeff and airing their clique's dirty laundry in front of everybody, she would be smart to play peacemaker.

The athletes are going to be a huge target next week if one of them doesn't win HOH. They need to try and stick together as a team because Big Brother won't be keeping these cliques in place all season long. It would do Natalie some good to try to turn on some feminine charm (or femininity in general) and get the meatheads on her team to come to an understanding. But I think it's too late for that. It's too late for the huge egos of Jessie, Russell, and herself and Jeff must certainly be tired of them.

I also can't wait for Natalie to be outright confronted on her lying about her age. And I think Kevin will be the one to call her out on it first. I wonder if it will come out that Jessie's known about it. Seriously, why lie about something so stupid? I completely understand downplaying certain strengths and abilities in this game, but why age? Regardless, she's certainly an immature little gnat ain't she?

Speaking of gnats, there happens to be another one in the house that will probably be squashed soon. Buzzing around from location to location, Ronnie is getting on quite a few nerves in the house. He seems to think that he can pull off this double agent routine with a full house. Unfortunately for him, he's not a good liar nor is he a good storyteller.

Russell is just waiting to bust him out and you can practically see him licking his chops every time he talks to Ronnie. Does he really think that with all of these people around, nobody is going to talk to the 'other side' sooner rather than later? As soon as that happens, Ronnie's going to go up and then out. No passing Go and no collecting $200.

He's just trying too hard too soon. Ronnie's not realizing that he's getting on people's nerves. They're tired of him always being around. They're tired of his constant talking. Being such an uber fan, Ronnie should realize that what works better is putting a little bug in somebody's ear and then leaving it alone. He should let them fester and stew on what he's told them, not try to jam it down their throat and then follow them around to make sure they believe him.

What do you think about Natalie and Ronnie and their gameplay? Or do they even have any? Haha! Do you think either of them have a snowball's chance in hell of winning Big Brother 11?

Check back later today as the POV ceremony will be held and it's still highly likely that Braden's going to be put up in either Chima's or Lydia's place. There could be some fireworks there! Also, the second show of the season is on CBS tonight at 8:00 PM ET so join us in chat during the show. The link is over there to the right of the little Twitter bird underneath the 'About Me' section. And you don't have to wait for shows to be in chat - jump in and chat with others while the feeds are on. Sometimes I'm in there and sometimes I'm AFK (Away From the Keyboard) but you can always chat with the others there.

Catch ya later hamster fans!

Posted by HamsterDame at 09:44 AM | Comments (21)

July 11, 2009

In Other News

Is it just me or is this season starting off pretty boring? The 'Have And Have Nots' twist doesn't seem to be that big of a deal. Ronnie's enjoying losing some weight and Chima and Michele aren't having too hard of a time with things. Although, the sad look that comes over Ronnie's face when he's in the kitchen is hilarious.

There were a couple of interesting things that happened last night though. Everybody (except Jordan who had gone to bed) was in the recycling room at one point and the talk inevitably turned to sex. I won't go into all of that here but you can flashback and watch it last night if you missed it. After that talk, Chima made a stunning announcement to everybody: she had been attacked and raped by a serial killer/rapist.

After getting over the initial shock of what she'd just said, the other houseguests started asking her questions about it and she began to reveal quite a few details. Chima was raped in her sorority house back in 1999. She was also beaten enough in her face to require two surgeries afterwards. It was a horrible story to listen to but at least her rapist was eventually caught, linked to other rapes and murders, prosecuted, and executed. An old pen pal request of his is quite interesting to say the least.

Also last night, Lydia and Natalie confronted each other and eventually made up. Now, they're BFFs. Isn't that special? Trying to save her own ass, Lydia helped convince Jessie, Natalie, and Russell to use the POV. When they finished their discussion, it was decided that Russell would use the POV and take Chima off the block. Jessie would then put up Braden with the intention of Braden being voted out of the house.

I can't fault Lydia at all for playing the game, but I really don't like her in-your-face personality. She's either in full on game mode or ultra mellow/depressed/paranoid. Take heart all of you Braden fans out there. There's still plenty of time between now and Thursday and we all know how often things can change. Personally, I'm perfectly fine with Lydia going home.

And now, while I'm writing this, the hamsters decide to give me some drama. Russell and Jeff are fighting! Not fist fighting but yelling and screaming at each other. Russell yells like a girl and makes no sense. Technotronics! Technotronics! Apparently, Jeff misspelled that word in the POV competition yesterday and Russell's upset about it. In the end, it doesn't even matter because you won the POV Russell! What an idiot! And when Russell finally leaves the backyard (and Jeff) to go back inside, Natalie starts up with Jeff.

Now Jeff and Natalie are yelling at each other. Damn, Natalie's voice hurts my ears. I think these people have lost their ever-lovin' minds. And it's about time! I hope you're watching all of this one the feeds! If you missed it, you'll need to flashback to check it all out. It's quite amusing!

So what are your thoughts on these first couple of days of feeds and all of the drama (and non-drama) in the house?

Update - Russell just told Laura and Casey that he'll be using it on Lydia. So now maybe it's changed to save Lydia. Regardless, the target is still Braden.

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July 10, 2009

First Night Of Feeds

Was I dreaming last night? Did Big Brother 11 really begin? Well of course it did!

When the show started, I got super excited. But when the feeds started I became ecstatic. You have to love those first five or ten minutes when they begin. All you're trying to do is figure out what's going on at that moment in time. Why are they whispering? What are they talking about? Where's what's his name?

It didn't take long last night before we found out who was nominated. Nominations were held yesterday and Jessie put Chima and Lydia up on the block. Chima was put up on the block because she'd thrown a tantrum of sorts at some point. I heard somebody talking about it on the feeds and they said that she had threatened to leave the game and the producers had to calm her down in the diary room. Why she was upset I don't know. Perhaps because her clique lost a have-and-have-nots competition and had to sleep in the doom room? Who knows.

I can't figure out why Lydia was nominated. Jessie, Natalie, and Russell are clicking together but Jeff (for some reason) doesn't seem to be on the same page as them. He didn't want Lydia to be put on the block for whatever reason. Ronnie seems to be in some sort of alliance with Jessie, Natalie, and Russell that the others don't know about. When Lydia went and cried on Ronnie's shoulder, Ronnie ran and told Jessie what she said.

Lydia later went and put the moves on Jessie. Seriously flirting with him in the most needy and pathetic kind of way. Jessie actually seemed to feel a bit bad about putting her up on the block after that conversation but it's really too late for him to do much of anything about it.

As to who will be going home (at this point), it seems the house is kind of divided. The vote may go to a 5-5 split and if it does, then I guess Jessie could break the tie then. That's so far into the future that it doesn't really matter though. They still have to have the Power of Veto competition. Some of the hamsters though are worried that if Jordan plays and wins the POV, she'll use it to take Lydia off the block.

Speaking of Jordan, her and Lydia were tramping it up in the house last night. Prancing around in little negligees and putting a show on for us watching on the live feeds. They're not my cup of tea but I know more than a few guys appreciated the eye candy on display. They definitely seem like close BFFs at this point however.

What are your thoughts on what's happened in the house so far? Have you been able to make heads or tails of the alliances yet? What do you think about Jessie's nominations? Who do you think will vote for who?

Update at 10:50 AM - We know who's going to be playing in the POV competition now! Jessie chose Russell, Lydia chose Jeff, and Chima chose Natalie. Casey will be the host. Not sure when the competition will be though!

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July 09, 2009

Big Brother Premiere!

Wow. What a show! I knew I missed Big Brother but didn't really realize how much I missed it until that oh so familiar music began playing.

Can you believe how great Julie 'Chenbot' Chen looked? I thought she looked fabulous myself. I know she's not everybody's cup of tea but over the years she's rather endeared herself to many Big Brother fans across the country.

I really liked this first HOH competition. I'm even a little cruel in that I would have loved to have seen that underwear really go up the cracks of the rears. Whoever came up with 'The Wedgie' competition deserves a few beers right now.

But about the new hamsters. I was really surprised that Natalie lied that much about her age. 18? Really? I loved how Kevin had her pegged for 25 (she's 24). I'm hoping that lie, as well as her lie about her past athletic abilities, doesn't come back to bite her in the ass. You know how it goes. Once you get caught in a lie like that, people really aren't going to believe much of what you say later. And when you add that to how one of her own teammates, Russell, thought about her flippant attitude during the competition? I don't think it's looking so good for her.

I was surprised to see Lydia get a little attitude in the diary room so quickly. And Chima? That girl gets on my ever-loving nerves. I thought she would just from watching her interviews. But I wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt.

Jordan looked like a lost puppy in the house. That worries me. Not because she seems ditzy as all get out but because people like her tend to float on for awhile. There are so many super BB fans in there, I can see them pulling her along as the season goes.

Kevin is going to be quite the character in the house won't he? Can you say drama queen? Jeff seemed like a sweetheart. Casey seemed like a cool guy but that personality of his is going to get on some people's nerves in a major way.

Finally, while I wish it had been Cowboy that had gone in the house I'm not too disappointed about Jessie. Why? I thought Brian was kinda lame last season so I didn't really want to see him again. I don't think I could have stood another season of Jessica's voice. For some reason, Cowboy is just one of those types of people that you can't help but love watching on the feeds. But Jessie? I think he'll be interesting to watch with these people. They're very different than his fellow housemates last season.

So what did you think of the show tonight? Loved it? Hated it? Who made the biggest impression on you in either a good or bad way? Are you happy about Jessie being the 13th hamster? Would you have rather seen somebody else?

Spill it now folks in the comments! I can't wait to find out what you think! And don't forget, the lives feeds start at midnight ET. If you've got Showtime, make sure you have Big Brother After Dark fired up as well!

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Roll Call!

The day is finally here! The day is finally here! The show starts tonight at 8:00 PM ET/PT and then the feeds will begin at approximately 9:00 PM PT!

Are you all ready? Everybody check in! Tell me who you think your fave will be and tell me who your least fave will be. Tell me what you think about the twists. Tell me what color the sky is where you're at. Tell me anything you want!

I'll be liveblogging the show tonight so if you're on the west coast or somewhere else where you won't be able to watch, jump on over here during showtime. Also, I'd like to invite you all to join my Fafarazzi group over there so I can kick your butt this season in the Big Brother 11 contest.

Don't worry, the picture says Big Brother 10 but that's only because they won't update the image for their widget. Guess I'm going to have to make my own. So click on that, then search for the Silly Hamsters 11 group, click join, and then pick three hamsters for your team. Sorry to those of you who were on the old group. I had to delete that one and start over. So if you'd re-join I'd appreciate it!

Anyway, tell me whatever you want today! I can't wait for the show tonight!

Update - If you haven't seen it already, check out Julie Chen on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson from last night!

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July 08, 2009

Big Brother Eve

How are all of you doing on Big Brother Eve? I hope that you're as excited as I am. I had to remind a few people today not to call me during show nights unless it's an absolute emergency. Seriously, I'd better only hear a peep out of them if they're being attacked by a pack of lions or something.

Yesterday, I promised you that I would let you know about something I will be doing here (no hurricanes please) on show nights. This season, I'm going to be chatting with you all during the shows. Now, I won't be liveblogging all of the shows like I have and will continue to do on live show nights. But on Sundays and Tuesdays there will be a place for all of us to talk about the show as it's going on. Some of you might be confused as to what I mean when I say liveblogging. When I liveblog a show, I'm basically typing my ass off telling you what's happening as it's happening. For the other shows this season, I'd just like to chat with you all about what's being shown (because we're all going to know what happens on those shows anyway). So I hope you'll join me here on all show nights! I think it's going to be a blast!

Now I know some of you are well acquainted with a little site called Twitter. Others of you may have heard about it but don't exactly know what's it all about. To put it simply, Twitter is a place where you can send messages (and read other people's messages) that are less than 140 characters (and it's free). Below are a few links that I think you'll find helpful whether you're new to Twitter or have been around awhile but just haven't had a chance to explore all that you can do (like using your cell phone to get Twitter updates)!

Twitter Basics - A Slide Show Presentation For The Non-Techies
More Twitter Basics
Find People To Follow On Twitter
Twitter Using Your Cell Phone
Using Twitter To Do Everything Under The Sun

I hope those links help some of you out! By the way, you can follow me on Twitter here! I plan on using Twitter to let you quickly know when things are going on in the house, when I have a new post up here, or just let you know what I think about Big Brother and their hamsters.

If you haven't signed up for the live feeds yet, tonight's the last night you can do so at the discounted price of $29.99 for three months of hamster goodness. So what are you waiting for? Do it! Also, be sure to check out the very first episode of The BB Hour being presented on SuperPass tonight. All you have to do is go the Big Brother section within SuperPass and then choose the Live Show tab. The show begins at 4:00 PM PT so you have less than 30 minutes!

Finally, some of you have mentioned how hard it was to find my Silly Hamsters blog from within SuperPass. All you have to do to find a direct link to Silly Hamsters is, after you're on the Big Brother section watching the feeds, click on the HG Connect tab and then the Blogs tab. There you'll find a listing of my posts and a quick and easy way for you to find me. Of course, you can always just add me to your Favorites or Bookmarks!

I better go so I can get ready to watch The BB Hour starting soon. I can't wait for the show tomorrow night!

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July 07, 2009

Less Than Two Days

I don't know about you but I'm getting more and more excited about Big Brother 11 as the hours pass. It feels like forever since we witnessed Dan become the winner of Big Brother 10 hasn't it?

If you're anything like me, you've had friends and family come up to you in the past few weeks asking about Big Brother because they know you're the one to go to for the information. When's it going to start? Who are the houseguests? What time does it start? What channel is it on again? Don't laugh, we all know that person. Perhaps you even were that person a season or two ago. If you were, we now welcome you to the dark side!

Maybe they're asking because they want to watch this season. Or they're wondering if there are any hot guys or gals on the show. They could also be asking you so that they'll know when to leave you alone during the week. Hehe! But whenever you get these questions, all you can do is smile really big and tell them everything you know. Personally, I have this glazed look that comes over my eyes and I start talking about everything non-stop like a maniac. I should probably work on not scaring them off!

How many of you have taken Friday off so that you could stay up all night and wait for the feeds to come on Thursday evening? Did any of you even take the next week off so that you could enjoy getting to know the new hamsters even better? I'm sure there are more than a few of you out there.

So let's go over a few things in case you've forgotten how things work or if you're new to the Big Brother scene. The Big Brother feeds won't begin streaming footage from within the house until after the show is over on the west coast this Thursday. That's a bummer if you're living on the east coast but they do it so that everybody can begin watching at the same time. Remember, the live feeds are LIVE no matter where you're at. It's all about the Pacific time zone when it comes to Big Brother. You'll even see it referred to as 'Big Brother time'. By the way, all of the posts here on Silly Hamsters are on 'Big Brother time' even though I live in Texas (Central time zone).

Silly Hamsters is going to be full of spoilers all season long. I post about things going on in the house (and my views on them) as quickly as I can after they've happened. If you're looking for a spoiler-free site to read until the next Big Brother episode Silly Hamsters is not the place for you. That actually goes for most Big Brother sites out there. So if you've always been just a fan of the TV show, what you should really do is sign up for the live feeds!

Now for those of you who are already signed up (like I am!), you may have been hearing some talk about the feeds being on already. It's true but not really. Real Networks does have the feeds up but they're streaming things like NASA TV and C-Span until it's time to turn on the video streams within the house. It gives all of us subscribers a chance to get everything set up so that we don't miss a thing.

If you want to test out your live feeds and make sure you're all set, I've updated my sidebar over there (psst... on the right) with the live feed direct links. That's where they'll be all season long if you ever need them. And remember me telling you about how you can see one of the main feeds while watching the others at the same time? You're going to want to make sure you test out that Feed+Bar link! I do believe you will be pleasantly surprised at what Real Networks has done with that. If you need to copy and paste those links to insert into RealPlayer, just right click over one of them and choose 'Copy link address' or whatever is appropriate to your specific browser and then paste where needed.

Tomorrow, I'm going to let you in on a little change I have in store for all of you on show nights here on Silly Hamsters. I will also tell you about a few other things that I want to make sure you're aware of.

So, is everybody ready? What do you think about the Feed + Bar feature? Have you signed up for the feeds? If you haven't, you only have one more day to save big! And wouldn't you rather get three months of Big Brother for $29.99 rather than $39.99? Of course you do! So do that here!

I hope you're ready for Thursday! Let me know how excited you are! And check back here often because things are about to get crazy around here!

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July 06, 2009

It's Killing Me!

The week before Big Brother starts each season is such a crazy one. Everybody's digging up gossip on the new hamsters, passing judgement on them, and speculating about the new twist(s) of the season.

One of the hottest topics in Hamsterland lately concerns the recycling of previous Big Brother contestants. Lest you forget, one of the themes this year is being 'green' and eco-friendly. What better way to do that (besides peppering the walls of the spa room with recyclable materials that will be thrown in the dumpster after the season and introducing the hamsters to the wide world of composting with a machine that won't work longer than two weeks) than to incorporate old houseguests? And by old, I don't mean in age. Know that!

You remember me talking about CornerOffice right? Well he/she's been quite a busy person lately. One of the things I mentioned in that post was how many houseguests there would be this season. Since then, we've found out who they actually are and CBS updated its site to reflect twelve hamsters and a mystery thirteenth houseguest. Check out what CornerOffice revealed to the RealityBBQ site early this morning:

The HG entered the house at 6:30.* Those of you who follow the feeds know that Big Brother hardly ever runs on time. The first in the house were Russell, Ronnie, Laura, and Kevin

The Cliques:

Populars
Braden, Jordan, Laura

Athletes
Russell, Jeff, Natalie

Brains
Ronnie, Chima, Michele

Offbeats
Lydia, Kevin, Casey

The first HOH will be a former HG. Each clique is assigned one. The HG don't know who they're getting. Who are they? One of them had a showmance. Another was almost an All Star.

OK. So, the hamsters entered the house last night at 6:30 PM PT. They're already split into their cliques. Whoa, did you catch that? The first HOH will be a former houseguest? Each clique will have one? One had a showmance and another was almost an All-Star?

Now there are rumors flying all over the place by other BB fanatics about who these four former hamsters are that could fit into the four cliques. Let's start ruling out who it isn't. It's not Bunky or Keesha (they're doing a BB commentary show). It's not Marcellas (we're so beneath him now). It's not Jerry (he's been ill with throat cancer). It's not Amy (she was asked but turned it down because it didn't pay enough). It's not unitard Jen (she's writing for MSN). It's not Diane (duh, her interviews). It's not Boogie or Dr. Will (they're too busy making money). It's not Dick (he's doing a show for Real Networks again). It's not Chelsia (she's interning for Real Networks). I could go on but I won't.

The most rumored former houseguests in the running to be the four returning are: Sheila 'The Single Mom' Kennedy, Jessie 'The Body' Godderz, Brian 'President of the Sock Puppet Alliance' Hart, Eric 'America's Player' Stein, Jessica 'Oh That Voice' Hughbanks, and Michael 'Cowboy' Ellis.

But CornerOffice wasn't finished yet. Check out what he/she relayed to RealityBBQ later today:

As with every first night of Big Brother it was a love fest. Ronnie couldn't hide his excitement. During the "Getting to know you" in the living room, Laura and Braden sat in the "you got screwed chairs". Casey comes off as another Boogie, fedora and all.

Jeff wore the Chicago city flag on his shirt. He definitely has an accent

Michele downplayed her personal info.

Jordan is the new Jessica and everyone will love her.*

Watch out for Russell. He's very chill and smart.*

Lydia and Laura were the first to talk game.* It was very brief and
they said it's hard to team up when they don't know what cliques
they'll be in. Then Jeff and Russell joined them up stairs to play chess.

When Casey was called into the DR the rest of the HG made fun of him a little. Braden rapped as well as a white surfer from the OC can.

BB decided to divided the HG into their cliques after all. They found out when they entered the Back Yard for the HOH Comp

The first comp was endurance.

The Athletes seemed to have the best grip on the game over all. Not just the physical aspect but also the mental. They're there to play.

At 11:30 the house had an HOH. You first met him in BB10 and he is sure to add a lot of drama to not only the house but to his clique as well.

So where does that leave us concerning the four returning houseguests? Well whoever it is won an endurance competition and HE was in BB10. CornerOffice referred to Jordan as the new Jessica. Would he do that if Jessica was going to be in the house? The site JokersUpdates has supposedly confirmed that Sheila won't be in the house. So of the list above, that leaves four guys. Would Big Brother really do that? What cliques would Brian, Jessie, Eric, and Cowboy fit into?

Perhaps regardless, that would leave either Brian or Jessie in the house this season as the thirteenth houseguest and the others would be out. Right? Also, if you remember from earlier posts about the other twists this season, that clique will have immunity and nobody in that clique can be nominated. Hmmmm.......

What do you think is going on with all of this former houseguest business? And what do you think about CornerOffice's little spoilers about the season so far? All I know is I can't wait for this season to begin!

Posted by HamsterDame at 06:02 PM | Comments (19)

My Impression Of The New Hamsters

Just four more days my friends until Big Brother 11 begins and I can't wait! I was checking out these interviews by Diane Henry of Big Brother 5 this weekend and I have to admit that some of my first impressions of the new hamsters have changed already. Some of my impressions have changed in a good way and some just went straight down the tubes.

So as is customary each season, I go through the hamsters and tell you how I feel about them and what I think their chances of winning are. Perhaps I do that for no other reason than to laugh at myself at the end of the season. Every year, I'm inevitably so far off the mark about some but I do tend to peg at least a couple. Here goes nothing!

I like Lydia. I don't know if she has what it takes to win though. She almost seems a little too laid back. On the other hand, that might help her get along with others and ride a few coattails down the stretch. She definitely seems to have a nice personality. Mix that with her quirkiness and free spirit and she could go pretty far. I just feel like she lacks that competitive drive it will take come crunch-time.

I have different thoughts on Chima. You could definitely tell in her interview with Diane that she's a big fan of the show. She must have missed Diane's season though because she didn't know that she was in a showmance. Regardless, I love that she applied for Big Brother (and wasn't recruited) so I'm excited for and about her. However, her voice and laugh really get on my nerves. She seems to have a humongous personality and I can definitely see her rubbing some of her fellow hamsters the wrong way as time goes on.

Michele (that's with ONE 'l') seems like a very grounded person who is ready to play the game. Like Lydia, she came across a CraigsList ad for the show and decided to go for it. Unlike Lydia (and Chima), she's excited about competing in the challenges and likes previous two-time hamster Janelle the most due to her all-around ability in the game. Michele has a cute and bubbly personality and I really can't wait to watch her on the feeds and get to know her a bit more.

I really like Natalie. She seems to have the perfect mix of brains, athleticism, and charisma. Actually, the words that came to mind when watching her interview with Diane was 'cutie pie'. I can definitely see the guys in the house developing a crush on her. Too bad for them she's in the midst of trying to work things out with her ex-boyfriend Jason. She's another huge fan of Big Brother and seems excited about being in the house. I'm really hoping she goes far - perhaps even to the end.

When it comes to Russell, I'm actually confused as to how I feel. On the one hand, he really irks me with his loud and cocky attitude. But he's fairly easy on the eyes and has a unique charm to him. I believe that he's going to be very interesting to watch in the house and people are either going to love him or hate him by the time his stay ends. He was recruited at a bar yet claims he's a fan of the show. Hearing that 'Evel Dick' is his favorite hamster though sent shivers down my spine.

Ronnie is an adorable geek with fabulous dimples and a great laugh. OK, I admit I have a little crush on him. What can I say though? Cute geeks have a special place in my heart. Even better is that he showed up to an open casting call at a television station and he's another huge fan of Big Brother. By the way, his wife of six years plans on watching him on the live feeds so if you're out there Ronnie's wife, email me! Ronnie seems like a really genuine guy and I hope he goes all the way. The only thing I see that might set him back is not gelling enough with the others causing him to be an easy nomination - especially in the beginning.

Jordan was obviously recruited to be the cute and ditzy blonde of the season. Fresh from a boob job (see the women's interviews with Ross below), I have the feeling she's going to be the cause of a bunch of drama in the house. That's not because I see her as a bitch but she just really seems naive and judgmental. I especially see her and Chima clashing a few times. She's a really pretty young woman and I see her catching quite a few eyes from the men. I don't see Jordan being nominated early on and she could very well skate through the game for awhile.

I don't particularly care for Braden. As a matter of fact, I get a huge douchebaggery vibe from him. After watching his interview with Diane, I felt that I needed to go take a shower. Trust me. His surfer perv schtick got old within five minutes of watching. One of the best parts of this interview is where he said he had no porn in his past. I guess technically it's not porn but still. (Don't worry, that link is OK to click at work but what you click on after that is up to you.) Another great part is where he said self-centeredness is a turnoff for him (picture me laughing out loud). I'm not looking forward to watching this dude on the feeds and I think I should start shopping for a full-body condom right now. Please Big Brother gods, let him be the first out of the house.

Kevin is sure to be quite the character in the house. After applying for Big Brother every season since the first, he's finally made it in. However, do we really need another bitchy over-the-top gay guy in the house? But he will definitely be bringing some drama to the house that's for sure. The longest of Diane's interviews, he did a bunch of talking without really saying anything special. An ex-Jehovah's Witness, he definitely has a handle on the curse words and seems to think more of himself than anybody else on the planet. I really have no clue as to how long he'll be in the house but I hope he's gone sooner rather than later.

It's disappointing that three of the hamsters' interviews with Diane aren't posted up on that site yet. All I really have to go on about them is what we've all read and watched before. So these following three I could really change my mind about later.

Laura (link added) appears to be super competitive from everything I've seen and read. A young and pretty bikini model, I wonder if her drive to win will bother her fellow hamsters because I can't imagine her keeping her plans too close to the vest. Will the other houseguests be intimidated by her or will they want to keep her around for her looks and/or athletic ability? I have no idea. But I see her going soon or making it all the way.

I worry about Casey (link added). Is he going to try and be the cool older guy to all the young'uns? Or might he play a father role? Never mind, I really don't get that vibe. While he seems like a really interesting person, I just don't see him lasting very long in the house and might possibly be the first one to go.

Jeff (link added) seems to be the most vanilla person in the house. There's nothing really that stands out about him except his blandness compared to all of the other outrageous personalities in the house. However, that could get him really far in the game. I can really see him being the nice guy in the house that everybody likes and doesn't want to vote out. So who knows?

After checking out these interviews, do you feel differently about anybody than you did before? If so, why? Do you have any favorites? Who do you see winning this season? Do you think I'm completely off the mark about anybody? And if you haven't already, go sign up for the live feeds!

Update at 2:45 PM - Diane's interview videos with Laura, Casey, and Jeff are up now and I've included the links in their sections above. I haven't had a chance to watch them yet though! Hahaha!

Posted by HamsterDame at 04:15 AM | Comments (12)

July 02, 2009

Interviews With Ross

As you already know, Ross Mathews, will be interviewing the houseguests that are evicted as the season goes on. Last night, he posted a round of interviews with the men of Big Brother at his site that he conducted earlier this week.

Later today, he'll have the women's interviews up and I'll add them here. Until then, check out the men with Ross!

And here are the women now!

Has your impression of any of them changed after watching this?

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July 01, 2009

Let's Gather Our Thoughts

It's been a busy week so far hasn't it? Busy and exciting! Just imagine, we're only getting started.

On Sunday, we found out what the possible (now definite) twists would be. Some in the house will get to live in relative luxury compared to their unlucky fellow hamsters. And the cliques! The house will be divided into four always-present high school cliques: jocks, populars, brainiacs, and outcasts. Will there be more twists? How long will the cliques last?

On Monday, the house was revealed thanks to the lifting of the media day embargo (and the hamsters entering sequester the day before). Bubble wrap, energizing workout bikes, compost bins, an ultra-luxurious HOH room, and a secret bedroom were presented to us on eco-friendly bamboo plates. And don't forget the pool room. By the way, did it bug anybody else when that media chick didn't take the pie in the face yet won the slop pass? Do us a favor and don't come back next year ya wuss.

Tuesday was a little calmer but sure enough, news of a semi-House Calls surfaced as well as a new interview with Allison Grodner. For those of you unsure about what's going on here or may not have heard the news, House Calls with Gretchen Massey was canceled because they couldn't find a sponsor.

Well that's what they're saying at least. Don't get me wrong, I loved the show. But I always thought it was super lame that they wouldn't talk about what was currently going on in the house. However, I did wind up making one huge discovery last season. I actually liked Daniele Donato a million times more than than I ever did when she was in the house. Yeah, yeah, yeah I know what you're thinking. You may as well pull out one of those bamboo plates right now and give me a spankin'. Moving on, I can't wait to hear Ross Mathews' interviews with the evicted hamsters every Friday morning!

Of course, the biggest news of the season so far came today. We found out who the hamsters we'd be watching this season would be! The first thought that came to my mind when I saw them was that we definitely have some eye candy for both sexes this season. This is a good-looking bunch that also seems to be surprisingly well-rounded (unlike previous seasons). Like you, I gave them a glance and checked out their profiles while also trying to figure out which clique they would best fit in.

Some of them fit into those four aforementioned cliques easier than others. Michele is definitely a brainiac. Lydia is definitely an outcast. Laura is definitely a popular (if you know what I mean). Russell is definitely a jock. Some could be in multiple cliques: Braden, Kevin, Natalie, Braden. But we can't forget about that mystery thirteenth houseguest! Who will it be? Will they extend the recycling theme to bring back a hamster from a previous season? I hate having to wait until July 7th to find out who the mystery hamster will be though.

Also today, Julie 'Chenbot' Chen gave us an official house tour that showed the secret room and explained the twists a tad bit more. If you haven't seen the video yet, what are you waiting for? What do you think about that third room? Looks pretty comfy eh?

So what are your thoughts about everything you've learned this week about Big Brother 11? Love the house? Hate it? Love the hamsters? Hate them? Why or why not? Let me know in the comments below! I'd also appreciate it if you'd tell me what you think about the Flashback feature available on Real Player this season (check out the video below for a quick explanation). Oh man, I can't wait for the season to begin!

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Meet The Big Brother 11 Hamsters!

Woohoo! Finally, we get to find out who the hamsters are that we'll be talking trash about, fawning over, and perhaps even cheering on. So let's get on with it!

Braden Bacha - Born and raised in Dana Point, CA (Santa Monica, CA)
DOB - September 13, 1980
Tidbits - Surfer who is afraid of drowning, is a bachelor as well as an actor/model, calls himself a fashion icon
CBS bio link - Braden
Braden Bacha's Facebook
Official Braden Bacha fansite
Most Beautiful Man bio
IMDB profile
The Pictures Warehouse photo set
Braden's Bikini.com video
A stellar acting job
Surf instruction video

Casey 'DJ Mingle Mixxx' Turner - No city listed in his bio (St. Petersburg, FL)
DOB - February 16, 1968
Tidbits - Married, a fifth-grade teacher, DJs at night, two sons (19 years old and 9 months old), nervous about BB cameras
CBS bio link - Casey
Newspaper article about his class

Chima Simone - Has lived all over the country (West Hollywood, CA)
DOB - July 28, 1976
Tidbits - Military brat, freelance journalist who is single, looking for love, plan in the game is to make and break alliances
CBS bio link - Chima
Chima Simone's Facebook
360 Mag profile of Chima
Chima's Google profile
Chima interviewing celebs on red carpet at 2008 BET Awards

Jeff Schroeder - No city listed in his bio (Norridge, IL)
DOB - June 5, 1978
Tidbits - Single, an advertising salesman, looking for love, outdoorsy guy who loves football, wants us to notice his big heart
CBS bio link - Jeff

Jordan Lloyd - No city listed in bio (but says she's a small town girl) (Matthews, NC)
DOB - November 21, 1986
Tidbits - No relationship status listed, waitress, says she's game for anything, will flirt on BB but won't have sex, party girl
CBS bio link - Jordan

Kevin Campbell - No city listed in bio (Chula Vista, CA)
DOB - September 18, 1979
Tidbits - Graphic designer, grew up Jehovah's Witness and excommunicated at 21, African American & Japanese heritage, can get bitchy
CBS bio link - Kevin

Laura Crosby - No city listed in bio (Atlanta, GA)
DOB - December 21, 1987
Tidbits - Bikini model, enjoys working out, says she'll show off her 'tramp stamp' in the house, will be hard to abstain from sex while in house
CBS bio link - Laura
Tropic Beauty model profile
Campus Squeeze
Hot Models 4 Hire

Lydia Tavera - No city listed in bio (Torrance, CA)
DOB - March 8, 1985
Tidbits - Single, currently a makeup artist but used to be a nanny to a famous family, close to her family, doesn't like watching sports
CBS bio link - Lydia
She's quite the Harry Potter fan!

Michele Noonan - Born and raised in Iselin, NJ (Pasadena, CA)
DOB - June 16, 1982
Tidbits - Married, has earned a PH.D. in Neuroscience, nerd and former band geek, loves the news, wants to win challenges
CBS bio link - Michele
Michele Noonan's Facebook

Natalie Martinez - Born in Chino, CA (Gilbert, AZ)
DOB - March 3, 1985
Tidbits - World champion bronze medalist in Tae Kwon Do, "feisty Latina", loves poker and her father, video store manager
CBS bio link - Natalie

Ronnie Talbott - No city listed in bio (Belpre, OH)
DOB - January 15, 1979
Tidbits - Married, teacher, obsessed with video games (World of Warcraft), loves Star Wars collectibles, huge Big Brother fan
CBS bio link - Ronnie
Solitary 3.0 audition video

Russell Kairouz - Previously lived in Southern California and Lebanon (Walnut Creek, CA)
DOB - September 1, 1984
Tidbits - Known as 'Russell the Love Muscle', commercial real estate broker and mixed martial arts fighter, brash and always looking for a fight, once temporarily paralyzed from a motorcycle accident
CBS bio link - Russell
Russell Kairouz's Facebook

And finally, there will be a mystery 13th houseguest. What in the world? Please don't let it be what's been rumored around lately (Big Sheila from Season 9). Ack!

So what do you think about the new hamsters? And what are your thoughts on the mystery houseguest? Let me know in the comments below!

Update - New Big Brother commercials!

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June 30, 2009

Jealous Of Ross 'The Intern'?

I don't know about you but I'm really excited about finding out who the new hamsters are tomorrow. But, I'm also excited to hear that Ross 'The Intern' from Jay Leno's show will be interviewing the evicted houseguests and posting them up on his fabulous web talk-show site. Think of it as a "new" Housecalls except on Fridays. Before lunch.

I love that he's a big fan of Big Brother and I especially love the enthusiasm that he brings to everything he does. I could feel his excitement through the monitor while watching him make his big reveal. Wouldn't we all love to be in his spot?

Check out his big announcement in the video below. Also, be sure to check out his show Inside Dish with Ross Mathews every Friday morning (or more often)! Don't worry - I have a link up over there on the right in my links list in case you forget.

Are you going to watch Ross' show like I am? Oh, and don't forget (like you could anyway) to join me back here tomorrow where we'll begin obsessing over the new Big Brother 11 hamsters!

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June 29, 2009

House Details!

Let the house discussions begin! Media day is here and the twelve journalists picked to go into the house are now finally able to talk about their twelve hour stay last weekend. The theme of the house is indeed green but sadly none of the water conserving rumors turned out to be true (and yes there is a washing machine).

The kitchen has an Oriental theme that includes bamboo cabinets and dinner plates and also has trash cans set up for recycling. One of the bedrooms has a swimming pool theme. The spa room has exercise bikes that are set up to light a light bulb when being used. The spiral staircase is a bright orange. There is a huge outdoor mural on one of the HOH bedroom walls. The backyard has been outfitted with new patio furniture as well as a compost machine to match the one in the kitchen.

Those are just some of the many details coming out about the house. You can check out WLBB.com's Katie Neal's impression of the house after her stay right here. Hmm, I wonder if that dish of keys in the living room has anything to do with the secret room the journalists weren't allowed to see?

More links to stories about the media day event and the house will be added as the day progresses so be sure to check back here later!

What do you think about the house so far? Do you think there will actually be any composting done in the BB house this season? What do you think will be the pet this season? Tell me your thoughts in the comments!

Updates - Ann Murray-Yavar's experience from Fancast

Ben 'B-Side' Mandelker's experiences here and here

CBS has the official house photos posted!

Check out the videos provided to the journalists by Big Brother after their stay below!

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

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June 28, 2009

The Have And The Have Nots

What do you think of when you hear the phrase "the have and the have nots?" If you're like me then you're probably thinking along the lines of rich and poor. That, ladies and gentlemen, might just be the theme of Big Brother 11!

Of course, it hasn't been officially announced. Yet. And that's if it's even true. I tend to think it's true as it comes from somebody online who goes as CornerOffice over at RealityBBQ. They've been spot on in previous seasons with their pre-season Big Brother news leaks so I have no reason to think it's false. Now back to the possible theme.

Reality Blurred has this post up comparing this theme/twist to one that was used in the first seasons of The Netherlands' version of Big Brother. Basically, the house was divided up into two groups - one group lived in luxury while the other group didn't. The groups would occasionally 'battle' each other for the right to live the high life and each team captain would have special privileges. The really interesting part of that is that at any time somebody could battle their captain and take over their spot.

CornerOffice also revealed that their will be a high school spin on the season as well. Remember those fabulous cliques from back in high school? Well they're back - except we get to watch them instead of live them. According to CornerOffice, Big Brother has cast hamsters that fit into those lovely teen stereotypes. The cheerleader, jock, geek, kicker, skate punk, etc. are all back together (or not) again! They'll be made to form their own cliques with no help from Big Brother. Then, they'll play in the game as those groups until later in the season when they'll be competing on their own. That sounds like an interesting twist to me!

Allison Grodner revealed in an interview about a week ago that something will happen on the premiere show that has never happened before. Will that be when we see them split into cliques? And as we know, the hamsters are in the house a few days before the show premieres. (By the way, they went into sequester today, will be entering the house on July 5th, and then the show starts on July 9th.) So will they be made to 'clique' together right after entering? Or will they be given a day to get to know each other before doing so?

Some more tidbits and/or rumors about the upcoming season: The house will be going green and it seems water conservation is at the top of the list. I've read everything from movement-activated shower heads and sink faucets to there being no washing machine! I can get behind that just for the silliness and unpampered fun. Perhaps the Haves get laundry service while the Have Nots get a washboard? Tee hee.

Will there be 12 or 13 hamsters? The latest commercial says 12. But in the same interview with Allison Grodner I mentioned earlier, she joked that Julie Chen's baby could be the 14th houseguest. There are even some rumors floating around out there that there will be 16 hamsters. However, CBS' official Big Brother site has just 12 boxes. Who knows?

Tomorrow, there will definitely be some more news out about the season as the media day embargo will be officially over since the houseguests will have been sequestered. We'll also be able to hear all about the experiences the special guests had last weekend in their 12-hour stay.

Check back tomorrow for more news and links. And if you haven't already, make sure you're signed up for the live feeds by clicking here!

So what do you think about this news? And what clique were you in in high school?

Update - Per CornerOffice (again), there will be four different cliques. We'll have the jocks, populars, brainiacs, and outcasts. Interesting!

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June 18, 2009

Big Brother Early Bird Special!

Hello all! Are you getting more and more excited about the upcoming season? Just today I was thinking about how I can't believe close it is until Big Brother starts. It's just 21 days away! That's 3 weeks from today!

And guess what Real Networks is offering up again this season. An early bird code for all of us fans. So instead of paying $39.99 for three months of hamster goodness, you can get it all for just $29.99! All you have to do is go to Real Networks' Big Brother page here and enter the code BB11QTEARLY in the coupon code box (if it's not already there) and then continue checking out. That's it! Now isn't that simple!

Speaking of Real Networks, they have a few fantastic new features for us this season. I honestly can't tell you which one will be my favorite. One of the new features is the ability to keep up with all four feeds at one time. For example, Hootie and Mary Jane are getting up close and personal on feed four but you know that some serious game talk is about to happen at any moment between Lars and Gillian. Now you don't have to jump back and forth seeing if that game talk has begun anymore. While watching the canoodlefest on the the big window of feed four, the other feeds are also refreshing to show you what's happening. So when you see Gillian round that corner to Lars' HOH room, just jump right over there. Woohoo!

Another great feature is called Flashback. No more running to YouTube to catch that big fight that happened while you were asleep or at work. Every moment of every day all season long can be accessed at any time through SuperPass. You can even go back and watch all of season 10 again if you feel so inclined. How cool is that?

These two great new features are going to make our feed-watching so much more enjoyable. I can't wait to see them in action! So don't forget to take advantage of the early bird special and then join me and everybody else right here for what I hope will be the best Big Brother season so far!

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June 04, 2009

CBS Is Alive! Alive I Say!

The CBS Big Brother page is now live! Go check it out and tell me what you think.

Big Brother 11 from CBS

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June 01, 2009

Big Brother 11!

Hey there Big Brother fans! Guess what we have! We have an official start date for Big Brother 11! The eleventh season of Big Brother will premiere on CBS on Thursday, July 9th at 8:00 PM ET/PT.

There are two big changes in store for us already. The first is that the old schedule is returning. Welcome back Thursday shows! Goodbye awkward Wednesday shows! That's great for us because we won't have to moan about the hamsters bitching about having nothing to do -- well at least not as much. I'm so glad they changed the TV schedule back to what it used to be: Thursday, Sunday, and Tuesday. Hooray CBS!

The second big change concerns Julie Chen. Just in case you haven't heard already, she's pregnant! She's due in October so we'll get to watch her belly grow and grow throughout the season. I'm just glad she'll be back in spite of her pregnancy. Say what you will about the Chenbot, it just wouldn't feel like Big Brother without her.

So welcome back everybody! I'm very excited that my favorite show is about to begin again and I'm even more excited to share it all with you here on Silly Hamsters! I hope your 'off-season' went well and I am thrilled to see you back. Stick around as I get this place ready for the new season!

Are you excited about Big Brother 11?

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October 08, 2008

Dan & Memphis Chat On SuperPass Tonight

Dan, winner of BB10, along with fellow Renegade and BB10 runner-up, Memphis, will be video chatting tonight at 9:00 PM ET on Feed 4. So if you've been watching the re-feeds, don't forget to switch your feeds when the time comes.

There's another great reason to watch their interview tonight. You'll have a chance to win a one-year subscription to SuperPass which will include the BB11 feeds! For more information on how to win one of the five subscriptions being given away check out the thread on Real Networks' link removed.

I'll see you there!

***Note - I have been out of town and haven't forgotten about the last part of the roast. I just haven't had the opportunity to get it posted. Keep an eye out for it later this week.

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September 23, 2008

HamsterDame's Roast - Part 3

Ladies and gents, this is HD speaking. I know I told you there would be three parts to this roast of mine but I have lied -- kinda. For the record, I would like for you to know that I read the parts of the roast only right before I prepared them for publication. I selfishly wanted to prolong the pleasure of being cooked on the spit while spinning round and round over the hot coals. It's now my turn to prolong your pleasure.

As you all know, DRATS is a man of very few words. So few in fact that it would take you longer to read the great Moby Dick than it would for you to read his roasting diatribe. He even took the opportunity to roast many of you along with me. How kind of you DRATS! So what follows below is his roast to you. His roast to me, as well as Gregor's closing comments, will be posted for your enjoyment later this week.

Before the roast continues, let me fill you in on a little Big Brother news. Keesha, Big Brother 10 dolphin girl extraordinaire, will be interviewed by Chelsia Hart from BB9 this Friday, September 26th at 9:00 PM ET. The interview will be aired on Feed 4 and has the makings of a pretty damned good show. That is, if you consider two mentally unstable young ladies wearing too much makeup and laughing maniacally entertaining. (I kid, I kid, I'm in roasting mode.) I'll remind you again later this week and hope you all join me in chat while we watch them expound on the wonders of the universe.

Now everybody, what follows below is Gregor's opening monologue for our dear DRATS and DRATS' droning roast to all of you (Luv ya Drats and Gregor!). Enjoy!

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The final guest roaster this evening has single-handedly caused a huge spike in traffic at Dictionary.com with his use of ten-dollar words for his two-pence prose. And like a great plague, no one is immune to his brand of satire. He is the Pied Piper of Silly Hamsters, blowing his skinny, flute like instrument to the delight of HamsterDame's minions. Not unlikened to William Wallace, his sword is indeed mightier than his pen, but we all know he is only gathering souls for his master with his demonically deadly witticisms.

"And why do we fall DRATS? So we can learn to pick ourselves back up. All creatures feel fear DRATS. Even the scary ones? Especially the scary ones." - DRATSman Forever

Like a healthy shot of Jeagermeister, just the taste of imbibing his literary concoctions can leave a sour look on your face. He not mearly a writer, he is a Wordologist! His penchant for butchering words (even his own name) has caused me to realize that his moniker is actually an anagram. Therefore I offer you all a list of possible anagrams for dratsab tnagorra.

Of course there is the obvious choice giving us all proof that he is completely ass backwards, Arrogant Bastard.
Then there is a very telling option of A Bastard Grantor. Next are the ever so curious A Starboard Grant and Sandbar Gator Art. Baa Drat Grantors conveys his long known love for sheep, where Bastard Tarragon shows he may prefer his mutton spicy. Abroad Art Grants may prove that despite his protestations he has a humanitarian bone in his body. While Aboard Rang Tarts may give us some insight to his preference for seagoing sirens, Starboard Nag Rat may tell us which side of the bed he prefers when sleeping with his favorite animals. Radar Strata Bong is possibly what he uses to smoke his kind buds.

Finally, (because this could go on for hours) Narrator's Bad Tag is actually the best descriptive anagram of the chosen name by our good friend DRATS. You all know him, and some of you may even love him (who wants to be marooned on that island?), but unfortunately it is hard for all of us to ignore him. Everyone please at least pretend to care, and give him a hot and nasty welcome... DRATS has entered the building!

HamsterDame, Ladies and Gentlemen, Honoured Guests, and other assorted Sub-Amoebic Life forms,
As a self made man who worships my creator, ordinarily I would decline an invitation to any gathering that would draw persons such as my self. However, seeing as how Gregor's gone to such effort to put together so lively a gathering, how could I resist? (Perhaps later this evening when things pick up, we can all get some formaldehyde and embalm each other.) Now then...

Since this swell exercise in defamation was Gregor's little brainstorm, (which is all the more impressive considering that prior to this point the closest he'd ever come to one was a slight drizzle) I think it only right we thank him for his efforts...

*lifting his glass of "Bruichladdich" *

Thank you, Gregor. We've been through so much together, and I can say with absolute certainty that most of it was entirely your fault. Your KFC spork-like wit is indeed legendary. Gregor, (my often wrong friend) there are only two requirements to be a smart ass. Not to worry though my friend, you've got the second part down pat. Nevertheless, (and somehow simultaneously, always-the-less) you have delighted us long enough. (Yada - yada...)

Sleepyeye10, my gorgeous little 5'1 nymph. So darling, What's on your mind? (If you'll forgive the overstatement.)
Ya know it's many a time that I've pondered precisely which of Newton's three laws of motion keeps your ears apart, but now in person, (feeling my inner light being drawn into the gaping black hole of your intellect) I believe I finally understand. No, really pumpkin, it's quite alright. Just go back to whatever it was you were doing. Clearly you're deep in thought, (and as it's unfamiliar territory) we wouldn't want you to get lost. Wait. On second thought...

*looks around*

Speaking of lost, I see that BenF is joining us tonight; a man with truly mammoth delusions of adequacy. Ben has all of the virtues I abhor and none of the vices I admire. Benny, you're a man after my own heart, (which is interesting considering in all likelihood it's the only thing in this room emptier than your head). Really, come on man. Putting Keesha in the same category as Elizabeth Montgomery? Why don't you just bore a hole in your side, let the rest of the sap run out, and we'll all have pancakes. My friend, when they made you they broke the mold... Then, they found the mold-maker, dragged him into the street, and shot him... Repeatedly.

Ah the beautiful SuZieQ, you're a parasite for sore eyes. (Bet'cha can't say "magic wand" with your mouth full.)
Ever the fashionista, I see you're wearing April's "hump-me" pumps in honour of the occasion. Your saccharine aptitude for misquotation and your unique flair for the unintelligible, brighten a room like a birthday candle in a vacuum. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways...

*crickets chirp*

Which brings us to the lovely Betty, whose sole purpose in life may very well be to serve as a warning to others. Tell me Betty, Has the thought ever crossed your mind (which would undoubtedly a very long and lonely journey) that perhaps in each of your posts; you've missed an invaluable opportunity to remain silent? Betty my dear, your posts weren't merely pathetic, they were fancy pathetic; they were pathetic with cashews and raisins baked inside.

Moving on... (Oh my, is that Thor's Hammer I see swinging downward?)

I am deeply saddened by Tavia's absence from our gathering this evening, and it is with a heavy heart that I must deliver ill tidings... I received word several hours ago that her dim little light was extinguished while attending a presidential debate. Evidently Tavia decided midway through the candidate's speech that she could provide a better reiteration of Jimmy Carter's economic policies than the presenter, and was shot by secret service while attempting to force Obama off the stage. While I will be unable to attend the funeral, I did send a lovely Hallmark card voicing my approval of it. We loved her dearly, (some of us more often than others) and she will be missed. (Kinda the way we miss Big Brother, Season 9)

~ Tavia (A Brief Eulogy) ~
In her single person Tavia managed to produce the effect of a majority. We will never forget her relentless efforts to complicate the simplistic, nor her cherubic consideration of fellow bloggers. Despite having a mouth that could have easily been mistaken for a wicker toilet seat, she never wrote a single word that might send a reader to the dictionary. Tavia, if you're up there, (oh, who the hell am I kidding?) while you're down there, remember the words of Oscar Wilde, "Some bring happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go."

*sniff*

And then there's darling Diff. Diff, that's short for the PC term, "Differently Clued" right? Diff, before we proceed let's clear up a few things...

1.) No, The fact that no one understands you doesn't necessarily make you an artist.
2.) Yes, I am indeed Satan, but these days my duties are largely ceremonial.
3.) No, a polygon is not a dead parrot.

Diff my dear, I only mock out of envy; as you have the distinct talent of being able to compress the most words into the smallest idea conceivable. Moreover, you've never allowed those ideas, (however small) to interrupt the flow of our conversations. But don't get me wrong my friends; Diff is nobody's fool. (We are however, doing our very best to find a nice family who's willing to adopt her.)

Kimberly... Hi, I'm Earth. Have we met?

*waits*

Nope, still nothing.

Oh my darling Dixie-Cup. (Aka. reklatS) Hope as you might, I couldn't forget you. (And the gods know, I've tried.) I will always treasure the false image I have of you. Speaking of images... Warning: Objects in mirror are denser then they appear. Regardless of how trivial the post, I could always count on your compliments. Like a magnificent stampede of lips galloping towards my bonny derriere; Dixie thinks by infection, catching an opinion like a cold.
Oh divinely tragic comedy that is Dixie. Thy mind is Teflon; (nothing sticks) so open that notions and ideas simply pass by, as effortlessly as the whistling wind through your ears.

And yet to your good credit, you go on loving Nature in spite of what she's done to you. Nature, not content with merely denying you the ability to think, has endowed you with the ability to write. How very ironic to be refused the power of conversation but not that of speech.

*clears his throat*

Alau53, what can I say? A rejection letter from MENSA wouldn't be too much of a surprise for you now, would it? I could go on, but really; what would be the point? Without your "Speak n' Spell" handy; none whatsoever.

And then there's Gray, a man who has occasionally stumbled over the truth, but somehow managed to pick himself up and hurry along as if nothing happened. Gray old boy, (and I do mean "old" because when God said let there be light, Gray was actually there to flip the switch) some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them. Never has there been anyone who knows so little, so fluently.

Gray, when you talk, other people get hoarse just listening. I could talk on for hours about my good buddy Gray, (much the same way he does in his posts) but I see he's waiting for me to finish so he can visit the men's room. Gray, when you reach the end of the corridor you will see a sign that says, "Gentlemen." Pay no heed to it. Go right on in.

*sips some more scotch*

Oh, I'm sorry Dee, I didn't notice you there. Beloved Dee, I'll never forget those now famous words, "DRATS, I appreciate your taking the time to take me on..." Dear, so many times I've tried, "to take you on" and yet it's never worked because you're so very off. Try as I have to see things from your point of view, my efforts have been of no avail because even if I could manage to put my head there, I don't know of a doctor willing to install the Plexiglas I'd need in my naval so I could see where I was going. Dee, I've always thought of your writing like watching an elephant walking on hind legs. It's not done well; but you're surprised to see it done at all.

*scanning the room*

Oh, look who's here! Footballmom, How nice to see you! Recently, Governor Sarah Palin said something that reminded me of you. What was it? Oh yes… "What's the difference between a pit bull and a hockey (or football) mom?" (Nope, not the lipstick.) One is just a dumb animal, and the other is a dog…

*finishing the last of his scotch*

And here we have our lovely Coleen. (And of course we all know what the one "L" stands for don't we?) Coleen, never has so little been said so eloquently. Tell me luv, are you still waiting for a vacancy in the Trinity, or was temporarily taking the reigns from Hammy quite enough? Colie, I have watched in awe as you plunged into a sea of platitudes, and with the powerful breast stroke of a channel swimmer, confidently made your way towards the white cliffs of the obvious. So often this season you've shown us that there is no nonsense so arrant, that it cannot be transformed into the creed of the vast majority. All that is required is encyclopedia of nescience and a high enough platform to recite it from. Thank you once again, for filling such small shoes, so inadequately.

*lights a cigar*

Now before I go on... To those of you I may have left out, I apologize. I'm not being rude; it's just that you're really that insignificant.

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September 21, 2008

HamsterDame's Roast - Part 2

Totally disproving the old saying "Better late than never" we are happy to finally welcome SuzieQ to the stage... just as soon as she is done doing that line, errr I mean "powdering her nose" in the ladies room.

Our dearest HD-
If you can't be a good example for us, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning.
Before you open up your mouth to speak, make sure it's an improvement on the silence.
You're not yourself today, I noticed the improvement immediately.
If ignorance is bliss, you must be overjoyed.
Did you have an extra bowl of stupid this morning?
Shhhh...that's the sound of nobody caring what you think.
We have enough gun control. What we need is idiot control.
Opinions are like asses...everyone's got 'em and they all stink.
Hates sex in the movies...tried it once..seat folded up and drink spilled.
Remember, any woman can have the body of a 21 year old....just buy him a few drinks first.
and, HD, it's not that I'm insensitive to your feelings....I just don't care!

Sorry I didn't have time to really get into this...I'm sure you have plenty of good stuff from our more popular posters...bringing me to one more bit for one of our more eloquent members (DRATS, if you couldn't guess)
What matters is not the length of the wand, but the magic in the stick. (just couldn't resist!!)
SuzieQ

This couple are the ultimate voyeurs, hiding behind their keyboard (usually buck naked) while they sit reading all that HamsterDame had to say. It may surprise you to hear that your all-knowing host Gregor has no clue who this pair of BB watchers is. But I honestly don't recall ever seeing them creeping around the Silly Hamsters hacienda. That doesn't quite let them off the hook though. Strangers to me or not, we all know that if they read SH they are probably just strange. Straight from their cave dwelling somewhere deep in the Appalachians I bring you the poetic married duo (and possibly siblings) Tiffadee and Boogedyshu

We wanted to be there in spirit with you, so here's our poetic contribution...

Ode To Hamster Dame

Oh Hamster Dame
thou noble scribe,
your words we read
and then imbibe.

You rule the "House" we call Big Brother
like some magical, mystical, wonderful mother.

You keep us cool;
you keep us sharp
with wisdom, insight, and so much heart.

You make us feel like never before
each time a houseguest's shown the door.

You've graced us with laughs
and even some tears
for lo these many Big Brother years.

So let's take a moment to pause the game...
for our dearly beloved Hamster Dame.

Forever Lurking,

Tiffadee and Boogedyshu

When I say this next long time poster is funny, I don't just mean ha ha. Mel Brooks has nothing on this guy. Through the seasons of BB he has tortured us with unstoppable belly laughs. The kind that don't end until you've pissed yourself and turned purple from lack of breath. And that's just from looking at his picture!
When you read the crap he throws on a snow white back drop that's when the side splitting begins.

I am beginning to get cramped up just thinking about what he might write next, or is that my breakfast talking to me? He ain't heavy man... he's light in the loafers. His love for the divas keeps him coming back for more though. That and I keep threatening to give him a spanking, to which he always replies "Don't threaten me with a good time sailor!" Now everyone please hide your liquor as we bring everyone's favorite lush to the stage... BenF!

Ben F Celebrates Hamster Dame Through The Years: A Verbal Journey

HD to Pete Rose: I'm not going to ban you. LOL
HD to OJ Simpson: Calm down killa. ;)
HD to Geraldo Rivera: I'm just tired of people saying false things about everybody.
HD to e.e. cummings: Thanks for commenting but please do us all a favor next time and don't type in all uppercase. If you want to do all lowercase that's fine with me just not all uppercase.
HD to Rush Limbaugh and James Carvelle: Would all of you just cut it out? It's been like kindergarten around here lately.
HD to the Pope: I guess I can't please anybody. Religion was being discussed in the house and it was Easter so it was only obvious that it would be discussed here. It's not an all or nothing kind of thing. But if you want to read all about Christianity, then by all means knock yourself out.
HD to Monica Lewinsky: As far as the cum in drinks, that was all a joke and he never intended on doing any of it. Nasty and disgusting talk, yes I'll agree. But many people are exaggerating what went on and blowing things way out of proportion.
HD to Hannibal Lecter: You so cuh-razeeee!
HD to Patrick Henry: Why don't you tell us how you really feel? LMAO!
HD to the Manic Depressive Convention Attendees: All I can do is laugh at this point because some people will never be happy.
HD to Knute Rockne: For the millionth time already, I called it exciting. Be it in a good way or a bad way it was exciting. In other words, it wasn't a namby pamby pussy boy I love you speech. Jeez!
HD to Judy Collins: Please try to see both sides!
HD to Shakespeare: You haven't pissed me off. But it was a sentence that refers to the paragraph that precedes it. All by itself, that sentence could mean anything. When read after the paragraph I wrote it for, then it makes sense. I apologize if you are having difficulty with that and I shall strive in the future to write more clearly for you.
HD to Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski, and Stan Musial: Ah, no worries. I find these 'out of left field' comments hilarious!
HD to Deep Throat: We'll have none of that here. The others don't need to know what we're talking about. It's just our little secret. ;)
HD to the Senate: I get really sick of the bickering around here sometimes and I've had enough of it tonight. Like you said, there's nothing going on in the House so people have decided to turn on each other here. Not anymore tonight they will! LOL.
HD when the President tried to reach her during the night on the Red site: Oh please forgive me! I was asleep at 1:05 AM CT time when you posted your first comment. And again, I apologize because I was still asleep when you tried to post this comment at 2:14 AM CT time. I work a 40-hr day job during the week but perhaps I should quit that so that I can be here to post your comments in the wee hours of the morning on weekdays. Come on already. And I can't give you a cutoff time. It's whenever I go to sleep or aren't around to post your comment. That's the cutoff time. Sorry for sounding a bit miffed but it's because I am. I need sleep too dear!
HD to Howard Dean in the 2004 election: I agree with you. I was just happy to see something else besides those boring ass speeches. LMAO!
HD to David Letterman: Oprah isn't in the house and neither is her pudenda.
HD to Henry VIII: Does everybody have to agree with you? And if not, do you really have to tell them that they're wrong?
HD to Stephen A. Douglas about Abraham Lincoln: I'm seeking some excitement. But it sure reads to me like you're singling yet another person out to disagree with.
HD about Lady Godiva: Well after her behavior last night, let's just say I'm less of a fan than I was.
HD to Steven Spielberg: You're going to make me cry! And in a happy way! LOL
HD to the Marquis de Sade: And we all know how you love to be reprimanded! *cracks whip* ;)

Things HD has said about dick:
- I was never a Dick fan.
- Boy, did I have fun last season with that!
- We get that you're a Dick fan. Please give it a rest and try to be considerate of others.
- Personally, I don't care enough about Dick to do that. But I get what you're getting at....
- I did like Dick at first but I've grown to where I can't really stand him
- Dick is still in it.
- Yeah, it's not like we want somebody to eff Dick up the arse until he bleeds or anything.
- I haven't been gaga over Dick in a long time.

BenF

From HD - Oh dear! I can't wait to see what y'all have in store for me in Part 3. I love you guys! Great job once again Gregor!

Posted by HamsterDame at 07:36 PM | Comments (37)

September 19, 2008

HamsterDame's Roast - Part 1

"The only gracious way to accept an insult is to ignore it; if you can't ignore it, top it; if you can't top it, laugh at it; if you can't laugh at it, it's probably deserved."
- J. Russel Lynes

On this inauspicious occasion we gather to pay homage to our guest of honor HamsterDame. She runs this little web site that has become quite notorious for handing out spankings, but for some reason many of us keep coming back to read her never ending updates.

Silly Hamsters is the name of the site, and the name says it all. Like stalkers, we look into her window hoping to catch her with her pants down so we can post the pictures on YouTube. Our voyeuristic nature keeps us returning to the scene of the crime. Either that or the smell of the room tells us it's time to give HamsterDame more pellets, freshen her water and clean out her cage. If it weren't for us she would probably never remove her eyes from the Big Brother feeds and forget to eat altogether.

In a way we are keeping her alive and well, like psychopaths with our victim locked in the basement, we lower the bucket and say to her "it puts the lotion on it's skin, or else it gets the hose again!"

So we pay homage to our kidnapped host. All the while more and more stalkers darken her door. She is about as charismatic as a train wreck and attracts the biggest of monsters.

Even the weather seems to send it's worst nightmares in her direction. Through the years she has been paid visits by the likes of benignly named terrors Alicia, Bonnie, Allison, Chantal, Jerry, Dean, Allison (again), Grace, Humberto, Rita and now Ike. She seems to be a magnet for disaster. Each time she just flips them the bird and goes right on typing. Perhaps that is why we watch her travails through the internets. One never knows when the next storm of conflict will rise up and cause her grief.

Other names have appeared throughout the years. Coleen with one "L", diff, Dixie, footballmom, gray, Grog, Claypo, SuZieQ, xtex88, Sleepyeye10, DRATS, alua53, Betty, CanFan, BenF, verity and a whole slew of other visitors who so badly need get lives that Death himself wouldn't waste his time with them. It is my extreme misfortune that tonight I have that task.

But since I am easily persuaded (usually a six-pack of import beer will do the trick), I have been commissioned to put on this soiree. If you have not been mentioned, it's because you didn't care enough to give me your input or I didn't care enough to use it!

I realize some of you wouldn't know funny if it crawled up your pants leg and nibbled your bum. So just in case you think I am talking about you... I probably am.

Appropriate cliche is an oxymoron in my opinion, so let me use another one, let's get this show on the road!
Before we do, let me remind you all that this is a roast. If you were not aware of what a roast is all about then you are about to get an education and quite possibly a rude awakening. Those who didn't know what they were getting themselves into should understand that this is all in jest and meant to be humorous in the darkest sense of the word.
Let the games begin!

Our first guest tonight is our great and gracious friend diff. She tries to say that a lot of us are better writers than she is, but we all know she can be witty as a wombat. Even though she is often accused of having a few in her belfry! Everyone give a warm welcome to the wonderfully wacky Silly Hamsters wunderkind, diff and her poetic stylings!

HD,
My literary ability pales to that of Drats, BenF, Gray, Sleepyeye10, Dixie, Gregor, Grog and many, many others, but it comes from the heart HD...

There once was a woman in Texas,
Probably not drivin' round in a Lexus
Reality's her game,
HD is her name
Her site is the bomb,
She's like everyone's mom
We all come to play,
Not an ass? you can stay
Her hand slappin's a bitch,
She'll drag your words through a ditch
Beware of your tongue,
Or you'll be wishing you hadn't swung
As you're reading and trying to eat,
Her wit can knock you right off your seat
Quality's we adore,
As you spew your coffee all over the floor
Producers make her mad,
Manipulation makes her sad
BenF makes her smile big,
While Drats has her doing a jig
Will is her baby,
While Dan is a maybe
Eddie was her Duke,
While Maggie made her wanna puke!
Ivette made her glad she's a hetero,
James Z's big 'thang' made her say, 'rut-row'
Evel made her crazy,
And she wished Keesha wasn't lazy
Nakomis' voice grated on her last nerve,
Marcellas' 'boo-boo', threw her a curve
Holly King made her feeds a dread,
And she called Jase a 'poopyhead'!
Thought Kaysar was 'dumb',
And Cappy a chum...................p
Cheesy comps make her wish she was blind,
But thought Sarah was oh so kind
Could go on and on with this,
Instead I blow you all a kiss
HD's knowledge of the game,
Rivals all sites of the same
We love her enough,
And know that she's tough
To take all our crap,
But she's nobody's sap

Love ya HD,
Peace, Health and Happiness,
diff

Our next guest star is more of the strong, silent type. He is a man of few words, but when he does wander out from his fortified bunker to speak, his words pack a powerful punch!
Say hello to the boards favorite stalker, alau53!

HamsterDame has been blogging big brother so long isn't it about time she changes her bio to be a forty something female instead of a thirty something female..don't they say forty is the new thirty?
alau53

Our next guest may only type with one finger, but that one finger is more powerful than Rick James pimp hand. She is an infamous musician, along the same vane as William Hung and she has written a wonderful ditty for HD and some of her favorite hamsters from this season. Now everyone don your ear plugs as you give it up for Betty and her rambunctious remake of I'm a Little Tea Pot.

I'M A LITTLE HAMSTER

sing to the tune of I'm a Little Teapot
verse 1 dedicated to Keesha "I'd go on allstars if they invited me." (I'll watch you if you do.)
I'm a little hamster
Don't wanna pout
Put me up and vote me out.

CHORUS

I have a friend in Texas ...Hamster Dame,
She tells the world about my shame.
My housemates didn't keep me,
And that's okay.
I may live to play another day.

verse 2 dedicated to Michelle "I do look good on camera." (That's a matter of opinion.)
I'm a little hamster
Tall and coarse
Wind me up and hear me curse.

CHORUS

verse 3 dedicated to April "I left the house with my dignity intact." (We'll see you in Hustler.)
I'm a little hamster
Long and thin
Turn on youtube and watch me sin.

CHORUS

verse 4 dedicated to Ollie "April, will you be my first girlfriend?" (WTF OMG ROTFLMAO)
I'm a little hamster
Don't drink or smoke
Just your typical horny bloke.

CHORUS

verse 5 dedicated to Jerry "stupid of me to fall in the pool" (Trusting Memphis is even dumber.)
I'm a little hamster
old and gray
I wave the flag all thru the day.

(all together now) CHORUS

Thanks so much, HD, for all your hard work. Hope to read your blog on BB 11.
Betty

Cantankerous may be the best way to describe our next guest. She hails from the land of cotton and she has been known to have a thing for arrogant bastards. She is an aspiring talk show host and reportedly the actual reason that soldiers used to sing O, I wish I was in Dixie! Hooray! Hooray!

Everyone please give a warm round of applause and a rebel yell for my friend (and DRATS' secret admirer) Dixie!

Top 10 Ways you know you've been blogging too long with Hamster Dame...

#10 - You sneak away to your computer after your significant other goes to sleep
#9 - ...You end your sentences with.....three or more periods.....
#8 - You start experiencing "withdrawals" after waiting so long for HD to put your post up
#7 - You buy a cell phone specially equipped for blogging
#6 - Your purchase vanity license plates with "BB" and your screen name on it
#5 - You sit on-line all night waiting for Drats to post
#4 - Benf starts getting the hots for you
#3 - Gray thinks you're old, feeble and stupid
#2 - Drats posts something about YOU
and the #1 way you know you've been blogging too long with HD....
#1 - You make the call back to join the HG's next season

Dixie

Thanks for that Dixie, although I think David Letterman's job is still safe... I kid, I kid.
Now our next participant has gotten a special pass from the Betty Ford clinic so she could be with us tonight. I seems that she is so alone even Mr. Sandman won't pay her a visit. Of course she's always got us to keep her from feeling too lonely. The bags under her eyes are SO BIG,(HOW BIG ARE THEY!) they're so big that when she checks out at the grocery store the sacker NEVER asks "paper or plastic ma'am?" (GROAN)
Okay, Okay. With no further ado, let's have a rousing welcome for Sleepyeye!

(Sleepyeye grips the podium.)
Ahh-khummm, HD you are...
*raises voice to cover noise from knocking knees*
HD you are an enabler. I am sure I speak for more than just myself when I state that I have failed to kick the BB habit, in fact it has gotten worse. I've tried 12 step programs to no avail, and to be perfectly frank, it's thanks to Silly Hamsters. I innocently tripped across your site in 2006 -- lurked about -- and then bam! You reeled me in, as you have done with so many others. I changed my moniker a few times in hopes that others would not know how effective your trap was. Finally decided to call a spade a spade -- and admitted to being sleepy-eyed from season to season -- All thanks to you.

Last year you led us all to drink on more than one occasion. Poor Toots really got hammered once, to the point where Gregor had to call a Taxi for Pete's Sake. We ordered out, and drank some more, all while you reigned over the Silly Hamster Kingdom.

Each year I notice how nice you look in your Ref outfit. Last season you ruled over many a bout of all star wrestling between Gray and... Well pretty much any other poster. You participate in smack downs to those that take you on, and you always come out the winner.

This year you have led us to be environmentally conscious by leading the fight against the Plastics. You have helped us understand that what goes on under the sheets -- does not always stay there; nice doesn't equal win; houseguests actually have many names; and that CBS/BB really knows how to edit. You've gathered many a character to your Silly Kingdom that help offer sage information for all to read and ponder, all the while keeping the peace throughout the land.

Some of the head court jesters are DRATS, Diff, BenF, Gregor, Gray, Grog, a couple of col(l)eens, SuZieQ, Dixie (of many names), and so many more. Without you this place would be chaos. With that I leave you with this little ditty:

Since we've found HD's Silly Site
We now have greater insight
Because Silly Hamsters has great might
We've lost our daily life to this plight.

*sleepyeye shuffles off to snooze until next season*

Who knew Canadians had television? I thought those in the Great White North saw nothing but snow and primarily used televisions as extra storage boxes for their beer. But apparently this one actually figured out what a satellite dish is for and sees Big Brother regularly as well as an awe inspiring ability to use a computer, something even our aspiring POTUS hasn't yet figured out. Because Sarah Palin can see her country from Alaska, let's ignore the fact that she ain't from around here and welcome CanFan to the party!

Having been a Big Brother TV fan for five seasons, in the sixth Season I was amazed and delighted to find a group of individuals online who shared the same passion (what can I say - I was a slow learner). Of course, their leader was a mediocre blogger who was elevated to cult status by her obsession with Big Brother and by our obsession with her.

What can you say about someone who abandons her family and friends to take up with a group of hapless voyeurs for three-month stretches of time? You can say she's crazy, that's what you can say. So, Crazydame, I hope you know that this roast was all in good fun. We would never write these things about you if we didn't love you ... at least not where you could read them.

CanFan

From HD - Y'all are crazy and fantastic! Gregor, thank you for all of the hard work that you put into doing this. I appreciate it more than you'll ever know. Everybody, this is just the first part. The second and third parts are coming up over the next couple of days. I hope all of you laugh as much as I did when I was reading all of this. :)

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September 18, 2008

Some Links For You

Still happy that Dan won? I sure am! He seems like such a nice and genuine guy outside of the house. Definitely not at all like the ass we thought he would be at the beginning of the season.

If you'd like to watch more videos with Dan and everybody else in the house this season, you can find all of the interviews right here. Also, check out yesterday's House Calls with Dan and Memphis below.

There is also an interview up with Evel Dick and Dan in your SuperPass' Big Brother section. Keep checking there for more interviews with all of the other hamsters from this season as well. Midseasonreplacements has a great interview with Dan that's definitely worth checking out.

The wrap party will be soon and we all know there will be crazy pics from there as well as the seasonal gag reel. That's the thing I can't wait for!

Update on Friday, September 19th - Here are some photos from the wrap party last night. And below is part of the gag reel shown at the wrap party.

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September 10, 2008

Memphis Wins Part Two

Guess who won part two of the three-part final HOH competition? Memphis did!

So it'll now be Memphis and Dan up against each other in the final part during the live show tomorrow night. One of them will be the final HOH of the season and will have to decide who to take with them to the final two. What do you think will happen depending on who wins the HOH tomorrow evening?

If you missed Keesha on CBS' The Early Show or on House Calls, you can watch them below. How do you think Keesha handled things? And what do you think about Dan's blog this week?

Watch CBS Videos Online

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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!

Posted by HamsterDame at 11:18 AM | Comments (88)

September 04, 2008

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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August 27, 2008

Let's Lighten Things Up

Things have been a bit heavy around here lately so why don't we take a breather from the hamsters' activites and have a little fun?

In honor of the Big Brother poll that's still going on, I thought I would ask you all some questions of my own. Now don't think too hard on these because it's not a test. Even if it was, you'd all pass. So let's get on with it.

Like the current poll, you can only choose from the hamsters that are still in the house: Dan, Jerry, Keesha, Memphis, Michelle, Ollie, and Renny.

Q1. Which hamster would you like to see wear a purple Barney dino suit for the remainder of their stay in the house?

Q2. Who would you like to win big money in the lottery only to have to turn around and give it charity?

Q3. Who would you like to see go without a haircut for one year?

Q4. Which houseguest would you like to see win an around-the-world trip for two as a prize?

Q5. Same as question four except they wouldn't be allowed back into the U.S. when it came time to come back?

Q6. Who would you like to win a cushy pad (anywhere in the U.S.) where they can live out their days?

Q7. Who in the house would you choose to have their belongings (except undergarments) taken away from them? No swimsuit, no makeup, no hair products, and only one pair of pants, a long-sleeved shirt, and one pair of dress shoes.

Q8. Who would you like to see in solitary confinement for 48 hours in the house?

Q9. Which hamster would you like to win a party in the backyard complete with unlimited food, alcohol, and a musical performance from their favorite singer/band?

Q10. Which one hamster would you have join the person you picked in Q9? The catch though is that they have to wear a blindfold, earplugs, and can only drink water and only eat slop for the party.

Have fun everybody!

Posted by HamsterDame at 09:26 AM | Comments (90)

August 21, 2008

Pre-Show Excitement

It seems like tonight's HOH competition will most definitely be endurance. Yay! Now why do I think this? Well they've been on inside lockdown since early yesterday evening. They were told advised by Big Brother to go to bed early last night. Also, some sites are saying that a guy named James (part of the production staff) even told them it would be an endurance challenge.

It didn't stop Ollie from physical activity with April though. I believe that was #12 for them. And again, Jerry was in the room with them while they did the deed. However, they were loud enough that Dan, Memphis, and Keesha overheard them. They thought at first that Jerry was exercising (the heavy breathing and grunting) but eventually figured out the exercising was from April and Ollie.

Are you ready for an endurance competition on the feeds tonight? If not, try to clear your schedule and join us for all the fun here during the comp. I'll be live-blogging the show as usual (7:00 PM CT) and the chat room will be super busy during the show and during the competition.

I'm really hoping that Memphis or Dan wins the HOH tonight. I want them safe for another week! Who do you want to win HOH tonight and why?

Update at 10:40 AM - America will get to vote tonight on the CBS for who we want to receive a phone call from home. Who are you going to vote for and why?

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August 19, 2008

Let's Pair Up!

Nothing much really happened overnight. The plan is still for April to go. Renny peed her pants laughing so hard with everybody. April plans on donning a bikini for the Craig Ferguson taping tomorrow and hopes Maxim invites her to pose in their magazine. So let's talk about something else.

If each of the hamsters could have a houseguest from previous seasons to help them in the game, who would you pick for them? By helping them I mean anything from being able to talk to them in the diary room about strategy or even coming into the house for a day to be their "partner". Or perhaps something more low key like a video or letter from the former houseguest about how they should behave. And since you know me pretty well, the help could be beneficial for them or the help could be a form of sabotage.

So which former hamsters would you have pair up with the hamsters now and how? And should they be used for good or evil?

Posted by HamsterDame at 05:20 AM | Comments (63)

August 16, 2008

Mr. Dan Is The Man

Dan has finally stepped up his game and won something. He won the POV!

I'm not exactly sure what the POV competition was about but it involved a big snake, voodoo dolls of the hamsters, and having to measure something. Jerry would have won but he folded.

Regardless, April thinks she'll be safe because she hasn't caused as much drama in the house as Jerry has. Her and Ollie want to talk to Dan and offer him safety if he uses the POV on her. But I think they're delusional. Dan told Jerry that he wants to speak to him one on one later today. That should be quite the talk. I wonder if Jerry will bring up Judas again.

Personally, I don't think Dan will use it on either of them. What do you think? And if Dan does use the POV, who do you think he might use it on and who would Renny put up in their place?

Update at 1:42 PM - After being on FOTH for about an hour-and-a-half, the feeds come back! And it was for what I thought it would be. The hamsters got a smaller kitchen table.

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August 10, 2008

The Best Big Brother Catfight Ever!

I don't even know where to begin about last night. But let's just start with the steak and lobster feast they had thanks to the competition on Friday.

After spending about an hour in an awkward HOH lockdown, the hamsters were finally able to DINE IN HELL. The table looked so pretty. There were fresh flowers as a centerpiece and everybody had their meal served on a sterling silver covered tray. The wine was flowing quite liberally as they were stuffing their mouths with food as fast as they could. Then they got more wine. And then in their inebriated state, they decided to go around the table and say nice things about everybody else.

They were actually able to make it all the way around the table and it was fairly pleasant and fun to watch. But then Jerry wanted to rebut something somebody said. And then April told Ollie to take his hat off at the table. And then Libra confronted Ollie in the storage room about him calling her a scallywag and a ho. Meanwhile, Michelle and Dan had gone to the bathroom and were talking to each other about normal outside of the house stuff.

While listening to Michelle and Dan, you could hear April and Keesha getting rather heated in their bashing of Libra in the sauna room. Libra then left Ollie in the storage room to go do something or other but wound up outside of the sauna room with her ear to the door. After listening for a few seconds and hearing them talk about her, she knocks on the door and opens it. She says a few words to them about not wanting to interrupt their conversation and then scurries back to the storage room to begin telling Ollie about what she just witnessed.

Libra lets it fly on Keesha to Ollie. She can't believe that Keesha has the nerve to talk to April when all Keesha's been doing is bashing on April all week. Keep in mind that Ollie is stone cold sober. Libra, April, and especially Keesha are three sheets to the wind.

April and Keesha begin to scream and yell at each other at the top of their lungs. Then they share a beer and kinda hug and make up. Then an upset Keesha asks Michelle if they can talk up in the HOH room. Shortly after that, Libra comes up and joins them but leaves after a couple of minutes when she realizes she's not welcome. Then Memphis comes up to the HOH room where some Libra bashing is going on. Then Michelle asks April to come up and join them so that she can tell Keesha what Libra had said about her. You still with me?

So we have a Libra bashfest going on up there with Michelle, Keesha, April, and Memphis. To be fair to Memphis, he's mostly just watching all of this go on in front of him. Then it was time for Michelle to go get Libra and have her come up to the HOH with all of them. That's when the proverbial shit hit the proverbial fan.

Keesha said something about how she's always had Libra's back and that's when Libra lost it. Libra began yelling at Keesha. Keesha was yelling at Libra. Then Michelle said something that caused Libra to start yelling at her. Then April jumped in and before you know it, all four of them were yelling at each other. They were bringing up every stupid thing that had happened so far in the house and airing it all out. Wooo-eeeee!

Then Keesha stormed out of the HOH room crying and pissed and super drunk. Yes, they're all still drinking during all of this. Michelle leaves April and Libra alone up in the HOH room to go talk to Keesha who's running around the house crying and cussing. After trying to comfort Keesha in the hippy room, Michelle goes outside and begins crying and lays down on the couch in the backyard and completely covers herself with pillows to hide. Then she jumped up suddenly and began cussing and throwing the pillows from the couch.

Michelle goes back upstairs while screaming at the top of her lungs, "Fuck you! Fuck you all of you! I'm going to get blamed for all of your fucking decisions!" April and Libra (who are still in the HOH room) hear Michelle going off outside the door. Meanwhile, Keesha has gotten back up out of bed and is crying and ranting in the backyard about everyone and everything. Back upstairs, Michelle is throwing the pillows from that couch all around and then picks them up and takes them over to the corner to lay down and hide/pout again.

When April and Libra finally come out of the HOH room, Michelle jumps up from her little nest she made and goes off on them. April skidaddled away leaving Michelle's full force rant solely on Libra then. The whole situation in the house has really spiraled out of control by this point but it's way too late to stop it. Eventually, Michelle does manage to go off on April who then goes off on Keesha again. Then Michelle and Libra get into it again. Lather. Rinse. Repeat.

These women are batshit crazy I tell ya. I'm talkin' Nakomis crazy.

It was a historic catfight in Big Brother history. Happening over three hours, I can't wait to see how many segments they dedicate to this one on the show. The fights they spent two segments covering on Tuesday ain't got nothing on last night's drama.

The men came out of things relatively unscathed last night. Memphis even brought up to Jerry in the backyard at one point about how they should secretly team up because nobody would ever expect that from them. And Jerry seemed open to the idea. Ollie needs to figure out what he's going to do with his woman though. And Dan? He tried the best he could to be his lovable self last night and stay out of the drama.

Even after all of this, Keesha still got reassurances from people (including April and Michelle) that she's safe this week and Libra will be going. What Keesha doesn't know is that Michelle and April have agreed to go after her next week. So don't be surprised when Keesha is nominated next week by just about whoever winds up being the next HOH.

So how late did you stay up watching all of the craziness? I turned in the towel at about 2:00 AM Central time and thankfully didn't really miss much more because Big Brother put them on lockdown outside and more than likely told them to simmer the fuck down or they won't get anymore alkyhol.

Thoughts? LOL!

Posted by HamsterDame at 08:28 AM | Comments (54)

August 09, 2008

Players

The players for today's POV competition have been picked. Michelle, Libra, and Keesha will be playing in addition to Jerry (drawn by Libra), Memphis (drawn by Keesha), and April (drawn by Michelle). Ollie will be hosting and, from what April has said, is pretty excited about it. One interesting note for all of you conspiracy theorists out there: Michelle did check the bag to make sure everybody's chips were in there.

So who do you want to win POV today? What do you want them to do with it? Or would you rather they leave the nominations the same? And while we're waiting for things to get underway, check out yesterday's House Calls with Gretchen, Evel Dick, and newly evicted hamster Jessie. It's quite interesting!

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August 07, 2008

Wake Up Silly Hamsters!

Last night (actually early this morning), the wake up calls began. The hamsters were amused at first but quickly grew tired of them. So tired of them that they went to bed and began sleeping through them. I think Big Brother just wasn't playing them loud enough. If you want to check them out, go here.

We still have no idea how Dan is going to be voting tonight. One moment it sounds like he's pushing for Memphis to go and then you turn around and it seems like he's pushing for Jessie's exit. I guess it's a good way to cover his ass but I want to know for sure! LOL

Some of you out there will be affected by pre-season NFL football tonight and won't be able to view the live show in its regular time slot. Make sure you check your schedules! If you are one of those unfortunate few, come back tonight and join the chat room where you can talk with everybody in there while you follow me live-blogging the show tonight.

Who do you think will be leaving the Big Brother house tonight? Who do you want to win the HOH? And in case you missed it, check out the hamsters' appearance below on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson last night. Michelle was milking her unitard for all it was worth wasn't she? Wait a minute, that doesn't sound right but whatever. You know what I mean!

Update at 10:50 AM - We just got a sneak peek at tonight's upcoming HOH competition! Don't get too excited.

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August 06, 2008

Pick Three

We know that the final HOH competition of the season is usually a three-parter to narrow it down to the final two.

Of the hamsters remaining so far, who would you like to see in the final three? Then how would you like things to go after that? Who would you like of those three to win the endurance competition (first part) and then who would you like to win the second part part of the competition?

And then, who do you want the winner of the final HOH competition to be and who do you want them to vote to evict to narrow it down to the final two?

Posted by HamsterDame at 04:36 AM | Comments (56)

August 02, 2008

Old Man River

Jerry won the POV early this morning and has the chance to shake things up a little bit. Will he do it though? No. He told April that he will keep things the way that she wants them to be. This mentality in the house that whatever the HOH wants is fine is making me lose my mind!

Do any of these people actually think for themselves? Even after all of that fighting last night amongst most everybody, Keesha told Libra that she will still do what April wants because she's the HOH. Blah phooey!

Many good things came out of all of some of the best drama EVER on the feeds last night. It was made perfectly clear that the group of seven are hanging on to their alliance by the skin of their teeth. One of the four Plastics, April, is now on 'outsider' status and the other three are tighter than ever. We're seeing exactly how hard Michelle is fighting to stay in the game and she's taking it all very seriously. The secret sub-alliance of April/Ollie and Jessie/Michelle have strengthened as well. Except for April (I can't stand her!), that's a foursome that could do some major damage in the house.

Anyway, to the best of my knowledge, here is who won what in the POV competition this morning. Jerry won POV and is on slop for the week. Memphis has a slop pass and was the one responsible for putting Jerry on slop. April won $10,000 but gave $4,000 to Jerry and $1,000 to Libra. Libra won a trip to Hawaii. Michelle had won the trip to Hawaii but Libra took it away from her and made Michelle the seasonal winner of the red Big Brother leotard. Libra could have had a letter from her kids back at home but passed on it somehow so somebody else has their own letter now. Who it is I'm not exactly sure. And as far as the cash goes that April, Jerry, and Libra now have? They seem to still have the ability to use it to barter with their fellow hamsters in the house. That could be interesting to see!

So things have the ability to be pretty damned interesting on the feeds today after everybody wakes up and gets moving around. I'm sure last night's drama will continue to be rehashed all weekend long.

Oh, and this clip of Keesha and Jessie going at it last night is absolutely awesome!

Now surely you have some thoughts on all of this and I want to hear them! Let it rip in the comments below!

Posted by HamsterDame at 10:41 AM | Comments (34)

July 31, 2008

Evel Dick's Pre-Show #2

Will Dick talk about the current season of Big Brother? I guess we'll have to wait and see. Catch him and guest star Puck from The Real World in just a little bit for the pre-show.

To watch it in Real Player, click here at 7:00 PM ET/6:00 PM CT. Or you can just watch right here in the player window below. Be sure to click on the speaker icon in the player window to turn the sound on and off.

I'm not watching this again. If you want to watch it then bookmark the link above.

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July 30, 2008

Live Show Reminder

Just want to remind anybody who may not be aware of the change that the live show is no longer on Wednesday evenings. The live eviction show is now regularly scheduled on Thursdays for the remainder of the Big Brother season.

I hope you'll come back and join us tomorrow at 8:00 PM ET for the fun! :)

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July 29, 2008

Vote To Choose America's Player!

Ladies and gentlemen, I type for you the America's Choice promo:

America, do you want to play the Big Brother game? Now's your chance! America's Player is back! And this time you get to choose who it will be.

The houseguest with the most votes will be given an offer to become America's Player for one week. If they accept, they will do your bidding all week long. From who to target for nominations to who to vote out of the house. But vote carefully because the houseguest you select can decide whether or not to accept the offer.

So who do you think will take the challenge? The power's in your hands America! Text the number of the houseguest you want to become America's Player to 81818. Text:

1 for Angie
2 for April
3 for Dan
4 for Jerry
5 for Jessie
6 for Keesha
7 for Libra
8 for Memphis
9 for Michelle
10 for Ollie
11 for Renny

Then tune in Thursday night at 8:00 PM ET/7:00 PM CT when the person you choose will be offered $20,000 to do your bidding.

$.99 plus standard charges for each text message vote. Maximum 10 text messaged votes. Go to THIS LINK for free voting. Votes will be accepted until 11:59 PM Wednesday (July 30) Pacific time. If the person with the most votes is evicted, the person with the next most votes will be given the offer to become America's Player.

So who are you going to vote for to be America's Player? Are you voting for that hamster because they're your favorite? Are you voting strategically? Whatever the reason is, start voting!

Posted by HamsterDame at 07:32 PM | Comments (33)

Happy Birthday Renny!

Hope you have a great day gal! And may the house get tons of cake and booze later on! BTW, the birthday wishes begin right after the 4:00 mark. Renny's such a hoot!

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July 28, 2008

Angie's Second Chance?

Some of Keesha's crew are thinking about desertion. Some of Jessie's crew are thinking about desertion as well.

Ollie and Libra are ready to jump ship and toss the dolphin girl back into the ocean. They're sick and tired of Jessie and don't consider Angie as big a threat as Keesha does. All they need is a helping hand from a few housemates.

They certainly have a friend in Jerry at this time. Jerry's had it up to "there" with the lunky lad and is ready for Jessie's time to be over. Memphis is realizing he's about to have to make a choice between the pinhead and furniture.

Dan has given his word (thanks to a little strong-arming) to Jessie that he won't vote him out. Michelle would never vote to evict her future husband.

There are only 8 votes to be cast on Thursday (which they still don't know about). If the vote comes down to a 4-4 tie then Keesha will have to decide it and that would mean Angie goes home. The vote has to be at least 5-3 for Keesha, Jessie, and even Angie to be blindsided.

So far, we have a definite vote of 3-2 for Jessie to go. I'm considering Memphis a draw right now so that only leaves Renny and April. They're going to be the hardest to figure out. April is one of Keesha's bestest friends in the house but also boinking partners with Ollie. I think April will fall on the side of the phallus on this one. That makes it 4-2.

Renny? She's now generally liked by all in the hamster cage but has to realize it won't take much to fall out of favor with the majority again. Renny thinks of Keesha as a daughter and friend in the house but how bad does she want to play the game? I see Renny going either way on this one. She could either teach her "daughter" a lesson or two about the game or not want to rock the boat. Your call. But I think she might be ready to step up and play.

I tell ya, it's going to be a long two days until the eviction on Thursday evening. How many times might people flip before then? How many times might Jessie flip out before then? It would be in Jessie's best interest to lay as low as possible but I really don't see that happening.

What do you think's going to happen and how do you think the votes might go on Thursday? Let me know in the comments!

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July 24, 2008

Keesha The Sheepa?

I was afraid of this.

As much as Keesha has flip-flopped on her AOL (April/Ollie/Libra) alliance, I was really hoping she might shake things up as Head of Household. It doesn't seem like a power move is in the cards -- at least not when it comes to nominations.

Angie is a definite to go up on the block. Memphis or Dan will be the other. Right now, it really doesn't matter who goes up against Angie because she is Keesha's primary target this week. I guess that's a safe move for Keesha this week even though I don't like it. This set of nominations would show AOL that she's definitely on their side. But surely Keesha realizes that she'll be the first one of the four in AOL sent to slaughter when the time comes.

But if she was going to pick two of JAMM (Jessie/Angie/Memphis/Michelle) why couldn't she have picked Jessie and Michelle? That would have made me a happier hamster watcher. Jessie and Michelle are huge threats to her in the game. Memphis is too but not Angie or Dan. Angie's actually boring and hasn't shown anything special when it comes to competitions. Dan's a convenient throwaway for later thanks to the Brian, and now Steven, "cloud."

At this point, all I can hope for is that Libra isn't a good bed partner up in the HOH room. Come on Libra! Kick Keesha in your sleep and hog the blankets! If Keesha won't put Libra up on the block then perhaps she can manage a way to get the HOH bed to herself. But then again, maybe Keesha does deserve to have Libra up her ass all week.

For all of you who are interested, both Jerry and Jessie's HOH blogs and pictures are finally up on CBS' site. You can check them out here. I wonder what took them so long?

So what do you think about Keesha's possible nominations? Smart or stupid? And who would you rather she nominate?

Afternoon update - Jerry, Renny, and Dan have been brought into the AOLK alliance. Keesha's current plan is to now nominate Angie and Jessie with the primary target still being Angie. If either Angie or Jessie win POV then either Michelle or Memphis will go up on the block.

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July 23, 2008

Evel Dick's Pre-Show Party Tonight

Evel Dick from Big Brother 8 will be broadcasting live tonight from the Cat Club in Los Angeles right before the eviction show airs. The winner of BB8 will be joined by special guest Bridget Marquardt from E!'s The Girls Next Door where they'll be talking about this season's hamsters.

His show will begin at 7:00 PM ET/4:00 PM PT this and every Wednesday during Big Brother 10. Right before his show tonight, I'll put the video feed in this post so that you can watch it right here at Silly Hamsters. You can also watch it through Real Player by clicking here when the show is to begin. The first two shows will be free for everybody but after that, you'll need to be a SuperPass subscriber to watch. The show is sure to be an entertaining one so I hope you check it out.

At 8:00 PM ET/5:00 PM PT join me back here where I'll be liveblogging the show as it's happening. You'll be able to follow along in real time with what's going on and even participate in polls during the commercial breaks. I can't wait for tonight!

ETA - Video link removed so I can liveblog.

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Alliances In Action

Below is the way the major alliances stand in the house as of now.

Group #1 - Jessie, Michelle, Memphis, Angie
Group #2 - Libra, April, Ollie, Keesha

Dan believes he's a member of #1. Jerry and Renny aren't really a member of anything but definitely aren't in an alliance with each other.

Do you like these alliances or do you wish they were different? Who would you like to see teaming up with who? Do you think somebody's on the wrong team? Why?

In other news, April & Ollie had sex again last night. I know, stop the presses right?

And just in case you missed it, Julie Chen and the hamsters were on The Late Late Show last night. Check out the clip below. It was absolutely hilarious!!!

Tonight, I'll be liveblogging the show (like I always do with the live shows) and I have just one more question for you right now. Who would you most like to see win HOH tonight?

Posted by HamsterDame at 05:28 AM | Comments (28)

July 22, 2008

Lollygagging Around

The hamsters this season are very unique. They're actually having fun in the house and not schemin' and dealin' every single hour of the day. All except Libra of course. She hasn't stopped complaining about being on slop and the smallest things get on her nerves.

The plan is still for Steven to be evicted tomorrow night. Nothing's changed about that and it's unlikely that it will, So there's been tons of tanning, sex talk, napping, hair trimming, slip n slide action (day and night), and even warrior fighting!

It's actually nice to watch them have so much fun because it's entirely different from what we've become accustomed to. You know what it reminds me of? The old days....

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July 19, 2008

Operation Backdoor Libra

Last night saw the beginnings of a plan that many Big Brother fans have been wanting to see. Talk began of Libra being put up and voted out.

I tend to think the talk started because of the way Libra behaved during and after the POV competition yesterday. At some point during the competition, Keesha and Libra both had a chance at a slop pass. But whoever took the slop pass would not have had the chance at the veto. Keesha told Libra to take the slop pass. Libra took that to mean that Keesha really wanted to win the POV so that she could remove Steven from the block. Keesha says that all she meant by it was that she knew Libra has a hard time being on slop so she thought Libra would want it.

When the feeds came on after the POV competition yesterday, Keesha was upset and crying in the sauna room. Jessie went to comfort her and Keesha told him that she truly wanted Libra to have the slop pass just so she could eat regular food. Keesha was hurt that Libra didn't believe that and Keesha maintained that she wouldn't have removed anybody from the block because she was on "their side." We all know that Keesha has had some ups and downs with April (Libra's best buddy) and we also know that Libra has questioned Keesha's loyalty for awhile.

Anyway, this got ol' Jerry all fired up. Jerry became vocal to several of his fellow housemates about Libra and her thinking that she runs the house, how she acts like a bitch, etc. I don't recall who exactly brought the plan to backdoor Libra to Jessie's attention but he did discuss it with Keesha early in the evening with Memphis present. Or rather, it was more a tossing around of ideas concerning what if Michelle used the POV. Their alibi to use to Libra when Keesha wanted to know what they were talking about? They were going to say that if the POV was used Jessie would put up Renny and they could get rid of her.

Well sure enough, when Keesha left Libra wanted to know what they were talking about. Keesha told Libra and April of this plan to put up Renny. Libra wasn't too thrilled to hear about this because she really wants Steven gone this week and doesn't view Renny as a threat at all. Libra also didn't seem to really believe that's all that they talked about so she stuck herself up Keesha's ass for pretty much the rest of the night.

So pretty much everybody last night was at one point talking about Libra going up on the block except for Ollie, April, and of course Libra. Michelle (the most important person at this moment because she's the POV winner) found out about people wanting her to use her veto power and spent her time bouncing around with everybody. She also managed to spill enough bits and pieces to Libra but not enough for Libra to realize it was her people wanted out. Libra still got the bad vibe from Michelle and enough for her to tell April, Keesha, and Renny not to believe a word that Michelle says.

Libra's status in the house as of early this morning is a sure one. It was ultimately decided by Memphis, Jessie, and Michelle (a very tight alliance of three) that they would hold off on getting Libra out and instead stay the course and continue with getting rid of Steven. Angie is still a part of the alliance between Memphis, Jessie, and Michelle but is on the outside of it. All three of them are trying to hold on to Angie for numbers' sake but she'll be cannibalized first by their group when it comes down to it.

The best thing that happened last night was seeing how many people are beginning to truly not like Libra. Most realize they need to do something about her fairly soon if they're able to. Steven has seemed to find the fight in him to stay in the house without managing to campaign against Dan.

Don't expect the discussions with Michelle about using her POV to slow down any this weekend. And I expect Libra to get wind of how people are wanting to put her up on the block instead of Renny. When that happens, there will be explosions galore. How Libra handles the news might play a huge part in what Michelle decides to do.

I'm crossing my fingers.

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July 17, 2008

The Friendship 2.0

As you might guess, it didn't take long after the live show last night for Jessie to decide on who he'd be nominating today. It was decided, with help from Ollie and Jerry, that Angie and Dan would be nominated but that Steven would be the ultimate goal. Hmm, backdooring Steven? I guess it's never too early in a season for that to begin. However, Jessie changed his mind later on and decided that he'd just go ahead and put up Dan and Steven.

What basically happened was after Jessie finally received his HOH room, complete with bodybuilding pictures, it was time for The Friendship 2.0 to meet and cast evil spells on those who are not as deserving as themselves. The new Maggie and Ivette are none other than Libra and April. Along with Maggie and Ivette -- er I mean Libra and April -- were Jessie, Michelle, and Ollie. After being joined by Memphis, it was decided that Dan and Steven would be put up and if one of those two won POV and took themself down, then Angie would be going up.

After that was decided, it was time to pat each other on the back for their job well done. After all, their month was planned out and they can now skate along. Steven will go next, then Dan, then Renny, and then Angie. Now it was time to bash Keesha for having the nerve to hang out with Angie and Dan. How could she? Didn't Keesha realize how horrible they were? Well she must not want to be a part of their little cult too badly.

In fact, Keesha was at that moment having a good time in the backyard with Steven, Dan, Angie, and Renny (when she wasn't checking on her cake). They weren't out there talking smack. They were actually saying nice things about each other and talking about assorted life experiences. Dan even told Steven that he thinks of him as a friend now and now just a gay man that he knows. Please remember that Dan's the Catholic school teacher.

When Jerry unknowingly busted up the meeting between The Friendship 2.0, they dispersed throughout the house. Libra and April were so cute in the backyard pretending to really care about the friendly conversation going on.

Jessie eventually talked to Angie alone up in the HOH and in a roundabout way told her that she shouldn't be associating with those people and that they don't really believe that she's on their side. But he'll keep her around for another three weeks. How kind of him!

The food competition will be taking place in the house shortly and nominations will happen later on. Until all of that, answer me this. Why does The Friendship 2.0 feel it's so necessary to alienate people? Especially this early in the game? Why demand others not speak to or associate with different people in the house? What makes them so special? Because I find it amazing that they're so threatened by people in their alliance just having conversations with the others.

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July 16, 2008

Dick's Weekly Pre-Show Party

Every week, an hour before the live eviction show begins, Evel Dick from Big Brother 8 will webcast live from the Cat Club in Los Angeles. Dick and his friends will offer up their thoughts on the hamsters and what they've been up to in the Big Brother house.

To watch, just click here (see update) at 7:00 PM ET/4:00 PM PT. The first two webcasts will be streamed for free to everybody but after that you'll have to be a SuperPass subscriber to watch.

As soon as you're finished watching Dick, be sure jump back over here where I'll be liveblogging the show. (For those of you who are new to Silly Hamsters, I blog about what's happening on the live show as it's airing.)

Have a fun time tonight everybody!

Update - Dick's webcast has been called off for tonight due to "problems at the club." Hopefully things are up and running next week. Sorry for the bad news!

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July 15, 2008

Fafarazzi Reminder!

Hey everybody! Just want to remind you to update your Big Brother Fafarazzi team! If you haven't signed up for a BB Fafa team yet, then what are you waiting for?

Basically, you pick three people before each show that will score you the most points. Be careful though because points can be taken away as well. For a better explanation of how it works, click here.

After you've signed up, make sure you join my group of Silly Hamsters BB10 Fans!

Get a move on folks! Time's a'wastin'!

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July 13, 2008

BB10 For The Win!

After two, yes two, mini family emergencies this weekend I'm finally back home and ready for this season of Big Brother. Everybody is OK but seriously. I refuse to step foot back into the emergency room again this weekend!

So Big Brother is finally starting tonight! The show airs on CBS at 8:00 PM ET. And then many of us will have to wait a few hours for the live feeds to come on. (For those of you who are new to Big Brother, the live feeds don't begin until the show has finished airing on the west coast.) At 12:00 midnight ET the live feeds will start. That's also when Big Brother After Dark begins on Showtime2.

And so then it will be that we're all off and running trying to figure out who's who (they almost always never look as pretty as their pictures) as well as trying to wrap our heads around which voices belong to who. Well, Keesha's will probably really easy to figure out! LOL!

I have a cheat sheet printed out already next to my computer so that I can learn who these hamsters are as quickly as possible. It has their picture on it, along with their name, age, where they're from, etc. Do you have something like that set up too?

So are you ready for BB10? Are you signed up for the feeds and/or Showtime? Is your computer all cleaned out and ready for the season? Do you have your snacks all set up and ready to go? Tell me all about it in the comments. I want to read how excited you are!

ETA - And don't forget to join my Fafarazzi group! After you get your team all set up for tonight's show (remember you have to update it before each show), join the other Silly Hamsters BB10 Fans by clicking here or by clicking on the graphic over there on the sidebar!

Join me in chat while the show is on tonight! The chat link is over there on the sidebar towards the top!

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July 09, 2008

More Media For You!

Want to watch tons more video of this season's houseguests? Diane Henry, of Big Brother 5, got the chance to sit down and interview the thirteen new hamsters before they went into the house. Because they're new houseguests it's easy to overlook Diane's lack of interviewing skill.

To check out the interviews, go here. Prepare to carve out several blocks of time though because the interviews are pretty long. But that's a good thing for us right?

Once you're done watching that, check out video here of the now seasonal occasion of journalists moving into the house for a day. Gretchen Massey, our very own co-host of House Calls, was one of the lucky ones that entered this pre-season. All eight of the journalists got the chance to play for HOH, go through a round of nominations, be put on slop, participate in a POV competition, and an eviction. It's actually pretty interesting to watch!

Well enjoy the videos everybody! After watching them, was there anybody you liked more or liked less? If you didn't have a favorite before, do you have one now?

Update on July 10 - There are more hamster bio videos up on CBS' YouTube channel. Click here to check out what they have up so far!

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July 08, 2008

Meet The BB10 Cast!

Yay! The Big Brother 10 page is up over at CBS!!!

There are some hamsters that seem to have what it takes and then there are some I'm not too sure about. Just watching that video I like Angie and Brian as well as a couple more. Memphis seems too cocky, Keesha's voice gets on my nerves and I'm not really sure what to think when it comes to Jerry.

All of the hamsters' bios are up right here. Go check them out and tell me what you think! I'm actually very happy about the casting this season and think there's a perfect amount of everything. I am really looking forward to this season! Much more so than the last few seasons.

Oh, and do you wanna check out this season's house? Play the video below!

Sooooo, what do you think the hamsters and the house so far? What stands out to you the most? By the way, I absolutely love the kitchen and the communal bathroom! Actually, I think I pretty much love it all!

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July 07, 2008

New Promos With New Houseguests!

Check some of the new BB10 hamsters out! The official unveiling is tomorrow but take a peek at these promos that have been airing on CBS tonight.

Thoughts so far???

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July 06, 2008

7 Days To Go

Ladies and gentlemen, young and old, welcome to the tenth season of Big Brother USA!

On Sunday, July 13, Big Brother will begin it's tenth season of hamsterly madness at 8:00 PM ET on CBS. Julie Chen, our hostess with the mostest, will be back yet again to guide us through the season. Except this time, she won't be alone. On eviction nights, she will be joined by some of the most rabid fans in the entire galaxy -- Big Brother fans!

With just this final week to go before our internet bandwidth begins its seasonal ascent, tons of news will be breaking each and every single day. Who are these new hamsters? Where did they come from? What do they look like? What is their mission in life? And most importantly, who is their best friend's brother's girlfriend's mother's nephew and what might they say about them?

According to Allison Grodner, the game begins before they even enter the house. Is Allison telling us the truth or is she lying to us? Might somebody be given the boot before they even enter the house? There's a live eviction scheduled for July 16th so we're going to have to wait to find out what all of that means. But if there are two evictions in the first week, we'll already be down to eleven hamsters. Eleven sounds like such a lonely number so early on in the season.

The best thing about what I've heard so far about BB10 is that the hamsters will all be strangers. Might it actually happen? Not since BB3 have all of the houseguests been strangers to each other. The next best thing I've heard about BB10 has been that the hamsters will vary in ages. No more will they be a concentrated block of twenty-somethings with a thirty-something and forty-something thrown in. It seems as if there will really be a variety when it comes to their ages. I really appreciate that because I'm quite tired of listening to the young'uns drone on and on about nothing except their tans and favorite positions.

Rumored houseguest lists have been posted (here and here) and reading those lists is one of the fan rituals each season. How much do I believe those lists? Let's just say that I believe the second list more than the first. Does that mean the second list is true? Absolutely not.

I guess we're going to find how much is true and how much isn't true when the Big Brother 10 cast is revealed on The Early Show on Tuesday morning, July 8. What happens when the hamsters are revealed? You got it! CBS' Big Brother page gets updated so we can read all about their likes and dislikes ad infinitum.

On Friday, July 11, we'll get our first tour of the house on The Early Show. How much might they change the house? Personally, I don't think the layout will change much (if any). The thing I'm most interested in is what will be in the backyard and are they going to get rid of the old cushion covers on the back lounge that have just been added on to since BB6?

After enjoying a very relaxing Fourth of July, I spent the rest of the weekend cleaning. I cleaned everything I could lay my hands on because I know cleaning won't be at the top of my list for another three months or so. I gave my friends and family the Big Brother talk and they just rolled their eyes at me. They're used to 'the talk'. They liken it to me going away to a deserted island with just my computer and online friends for awhile. In other words, they don't call or text me unless it's an emergency. I have them trained quite nicely I believe.

So are you ready for Big Brother 10? Have you given 'the talk' to those around you yet? Because if you haven't, time is running out! Are you going old school in your snacking this season and opting for peanut butter & jelly sandwiches (I am!) or are you stocking up on oatmeal?

What does your pre-season Big Brother routine include? And are you as excited about BB10 as I am?

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July 01, 2008

What I Want To See In Big Brother 10

I don't know about you but I'm tired of seeing a bunch of young and picture perfect twenty-somethings. The one or two token "older" people they throw in there doesn't float my boat either.

I want to see real people. I want to see hamsters of all ages and of different races with different backgrounds. Enough of these people being on the show hoping to become a model or an actress out of their stint in the house.

With that said, I like watching pretty people just as much as the next person but how often have the pretty people cast in Big Brother turned out to be ugly as individuals? Most of the time they've been boring to watch as well. How about some average men and women? Enough of the big fake boobs and men with muscles so big their head looks like an egg atop their shoulders.

Watching normal people in the Big Brother house isn't so bad. I seem to remember it a long long time ago. The interesting thing about those normal people was that as time passed, they grew more attractive because they actually had interesting personalities and could carry on an intelligent conversation.

If the rumors of this season's theme is correct, I have some hope. A house filled with hamsters who have diametrically opposed views on everything from religion to politics could be interesting. Dare I say, they may even be halfway intelligent? Zealots on both sides of every fence are interesting to watch and could create quite the interesting dynamics in the house.

Will they be able to discuss their views and beliefs in a mature and thought-provoking manner or will they be bullyish and try to force their beliefs on others? How many alpha males and females might we get out of this experiment and will it help to curb the splitting up of the house so early on in the season? Could the alphas join forces, despite a possible difference in beliefs, and get rid of their underlings? Or might the underlings band together and watch the alphas fight it out between themselves? It could be quite fun to watch all of this don't you think?

Tell me in the comments what you want to see in the house this season. What do you think of this "house divided" theme? Do you believe the rumors that there will actually be hamsters of all ages this season? I want to know!!!

And don't forget to fire up your feeds tomorrow (Tuesday, July 2) at 6:00 PM Big Brother time. (That's Pacific time for any that might be new to the show.) Sheila from Big Brother 9 will be on Feed 4 to dish about her experience in the house and fill us in on what's been going on since she was evicted last season. I'll be checking it out that's for sure!

ETA - Check out this interview (the entire eight-minute interview is available in audio if you're interested in listening to everything she says) from our beloved executive producer of Big Brother regarding the upcoming tenth season. All strangers? Check. All ages? Check check. The game starting before the hamsters even enter the house? Huh? What do you think after reading or listening to this?

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June 23, 2008

A Stroll Down Big Brother Lane

How about a little sumthin' sumthin' from one of my favorite YouTubers, QuirkyDude, to get us in the Big Brother mood?

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June 17, 2008

Big Brother 10 New Commercial!

Now I'm all excited!

I just saw a new commercial for Big Brother 10 and it got me all tingly with anticipation. Is it really less than a month until BB10 starts up? Don't answer because I know it is but it's so weird having another season this soon again. It's just taking a little getting used to. And I LOVE that!

I'll link up the commercial as soon as I can but I just couldn't help sharing my excitement with all of you.

BB8 and BB9 weren't all that they could have been and there are rumors that this upcoming season of BB10 will be an old vs. young kinda season. How well will that work? I have no idea. I just know that I'm tired of seeing Barbie & Ken dolls prance around all day on the feeds. But then, I know most of you are the same way.

I adore Big Brother and that will never change but you all know me well enough to know that I'd like to see some "real" people. I don't care if they're old, young, fat, skinny, purple, orange, whatever. Give me some people that I want to watch and could provide me with entertainment.

Your thoughts?

Update on 6/18 - Good news everybody! For BB10, there will be live weekly elimination shows (as always) but there will also be a LIVE STUDIO AUDIENCE for each of those shows!!! You can check out the info for yourself right here. Did you click it yet? If so, perhaps you then went and clicked on the link to check out the show dates they'll be needing that live studio audience. Notice anything peculiar? The first eviction will be on July 16th! Just three days after the season premieres on July 13th and, if the schedule sticks like in previous seasons, approximately 6-7 days after the hamsters first entered the house. I'm super excited about the live studio audience for the evictions and really hope that this season of Big Brother will go back to its roots some and perhaps even adopt some of the ways of BBAUS and BBUK. Woohoo!

Oh, and here are the links to the BB10 commercials that have aired so far:
Promo #1 (from end of April 2008)
Promo #2 (aired June 12, 2008)
Promo #3 (aired June 16, 2008)
Promo #4 (aired June 17, 2008)
Promo #5 (also aired June 17, 2008 - slightly different from #2)

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June 13, 2008

Big Brother International!

When our special winter edition of Big Brother wrapped up in April, I was so ready for something new to watch. Watching Adam and Ryan talk and carry on at the end was extremely mind-numbing (to say the least) and I was ready for some new hamsters. Luckily, Big Brother Australia was starting their eighth season just five days after ours ended. Yay!

It had been a couple of years since I'd really watched any other Big Brother besides our own but I was super excited. I loved BBAUS as soon as it started. I loved (and still love) the houseguests, er housemates, and the drama they brought with them into the house. I've really enjoyed their twists and intruders (I never expected to like Corey!) but the thing I've loved the most about BBAUS is that the housemates aren't babied.

Australia's Big Brother actually doles out punishment when it's warranted. I wonder how many times Nobbi has washed the windows! The housemates get strikes when they do something that Big Brother has told them not to do and isn't afraid to get a little mean with them in the diary room. It's been so fun to watch and is such a stark contrast to our version. Year after year I wish that our Big Brother would get a little tough with our hamsters and year after year I'm disappointed.

Another thing I love about Australia's Big Brother is the way that it's broadcast. They have six daily shows during the week that will get you caught up on what's been going on in the house and they're fantastic. The daily shows primarily focus on any drama that might be going on between some of the housemates and are great to watch as "catch up" if you've been away from the feeds for a day or two. Oh, and you get to hear a ton of BBAUS's sexy male voice. Ooh la la!

Besides their daily shows, they also have a weekly Big Mouth show where a panel of hosts dish and dig on the housemates and what they've been doing. The cherry on top of it all is Friday Night Games. Every Friday evening, the housemates compete to become head of household. The games are light and fun and definitely not high budget. I love that because our BBUSA competitions are so overly produced and over-the-top. Not that that's always a bad thing but, again, I wish Allison Grodner would take a page or two from BBAUS's playbook.

BBAUS is halfway through their season right now but guess what? Big Brother United Kingdom's ninth season started last week! It's taking me some time to get into BBUK but I'm beginning to pick it up.

BBUK's voice isn't nearly as sexy as BBAUS and it's been hard for me to understand many of their housemates because of their thick accents. But BBUK is definitely not short on drama. Just a week into their season, a fake coupling twist/task has failed and the four involved in the twist are up for eviction. And if you're looking for variety in hamsters, BBUK won't disappoint you. They even have a blind guy in the house!

And then they have their housemates you love to hate. One of the biggest bitches I've seen on any Big Brother has to be Alexandra. I can't wait until she implodes because the ground would probably shake so much we'd feel it here in America. I also can't really stand their real-life couple they have in the house: Mario and Lisa. He's a big lunk and she's just a weirdo. Speaking of weirdos, there's one girl in there that gives weirdos a bad name. "Cookie Monster" Kathreya is a freak if I've ever seen one. I'm not saying she's a bad person (I truly don't think she has a mean bone in her body) but this girl. I don't even know where to start with her.

Like BBAUS, BBUK has their daily shows and a Big Mouth show. They also have a show called Big Brother Little Brother. Their Big Mouth is just tolerable and their BBLB show is atrocious. I probably feel that way though because I can't stand the hosts on that show -- especially the female host.

So if you're looking for some Big Brother action until our season starts up on Sunday, July 13th there's definitely not a short supply of it. Check out their official sites I linked to above and hit up YouTube and forums like Behind Big Brother and Jokers Updates for updates and videos.

And keep an eye on things here at Silly Hamsters because with just a month to go until our regular summer season starts, things are going to be getting hot and heavy here very quickly!

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April 23, 2008

Until Tonight

Sheila tried to campaign to the boys last night but it didn't seem to have worked too well. Ryan told her that he's taking Adam to the final two. Adam cried to her and told her that Ryan has had his back since the beginning of the game and she didn't.

Adam's spine is still laying around somewhere and his brain seems to have been probed by aliens. He told Ryan that he's going to throw the third part of the HOH competition tonight so that Ryan wins it and gets rid of Sheila. I guess Adam doesn't want to do the dirty work eh? And to throw the first part of the HOH competition I can kind of understand but the final part? That's just crazy!

Ryan has to know that he has a better chance at winning the game with Sheila next to him over Adam. I think if Adam stays then Adam will win. The votes from the jury would be closer between Ryan and Sheila and he would have a chance at swinging some people.

If Adam does throw the competition tonight and lets Ryan win, who do you think Ryan should take to the end? Do you think Ryan would stick with the bros before hos thing or do you think he'd turn on Adam at this late point in the game? If Adam is blowing smoke up Ryan's almost always thinly exposed rear, who do you think he should take to the end? Do you think Adam has the balls to vote out Ryan and take his former partner in the house, Sheila, to the end?

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April 22, 2008

And Then There Were Three

Well I woke up to some pleasant news this morning. Adam did indeed follow through with the plan they were talking about right before the feeds went to trivia and voted Sharon out of the house. Yay! No more of her screeching voice!

The other big news of the night is that Ryan won the first part of the HOH competition. Adam kept his word to Ryan and dropped out after Sheila was out of the comp. Sheila's going to have her work cut out for her beating Adam in this next part. The second part of the HOH competition will be sometime today and, if it's like previous seasons, will be a mental one. I really expect Adam to win this part. If that happens, it will leave Ryan and Adam fighting it out to become the final HOH on the live show tomorrow evening.

I'm glad that they did turn the feeds back on last night though. I really thought they would be off until after the live show tomorrow night so that we wouldn't find out who won what or know who had been evicted. With that said, what the freak was the reason for cutting the feeds last night so that we couldn't see the endurance competition? I can understand them not showing us the beginning because, just like in a live show, Julie would check in with them once at the beginning before the "show ended" but why couldn't they have brought the feeds back about fifteen minutes into the competition?

They had to have known we would find out who was evicted and won the first part. So why not just show us the damned competition? Really stupid if you ask me. It's not like it would have kept anybody from watching the show. But now, instead of us having the ability to watch the approximately three-hour long endurance portion, we'll only be able to watch a watered down ten-minute version. That stinks!

So what are your thoughts on Sharon's eviction? How do you feel about Adam letting Ryan win the first part of the competition? Do you think Sheila has any chance at winning against Adam in the second part of the HOH competition today? Tell me!

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April 21, 2008

Let's Think About This

So what do you think? Let's chew the fat and go through these scenarios.

Will Ryan use the POV? If you think he won't use it, who do you think Adam will be voting to evict? If you think he does use it, who would he use it on and who would that person vote to evict?

Now let's think about what the next HOH will do. If Ryan becomes the next HOH, who will he be evicting and take with him to the final two? What about Adam, Sheila, and Sharon? What would they do (if they aren't evicted today) and who would they want sitting next to them at the end?

ETA at 4:04 PM - The feeds went to trivia at 3:16 PM and have been there since. When the feeds come back on, I will let y'all know.

ETA at 4:37 PM - The feeds are back on. And everybody's still there. I don't think they've even had the POV ceremony yet. All four of them are still in the house. Let's get the show on the road Big Brother!

ETA at 5:17 PM - The POV ceremony has not happened yet (the POV medal is still hanging on Ryan's picture). Adam is trying to talk Ryan into him (Adam) voting Sharon out. Ryan's not sure about things and I think Adam may be making a bad decision doing this much campaigning for Sheila right before the ceremony when Ryan could still take Sharon off the block and put Adam up. Think Adam! Think about it!

ETA at 5:23 PM - It seems as though Adam has talked Ryan into the whole voting out Sharon thing. Ryan appears to be a go for the plan.

ETA at 5:50 PM - Trivia again on the feeds. Less than ten minutes until they start taping for Tuesday's "live show". It still seems the plan is for Adam to vote Sharon out. Adam has promised Ryan that when Sheila drops out or is no longer in the running to win the first part of the HOH competition, Adam will drop out right after her letting Ryan win the first part. Will this actually happen? I can't wait to find out.

ETA at 7:08 PM - The feeds are on trivia. I will update this post when they're not on trivia. So if you're reading this post and this is still the latest update here, then the feeds are still on trivia and I have no idea what's going on in the house. LOL! I'll update as soon as something changes.

ETA at 8:48 PM - Yes, the feeds are still on trivia. I'm going to go lay down but I'll have BBAD ready to go at 9:00 PM and I'll be falling asleep to it. I'm positive it will be the three hours Big Brother filmed this morning for Showtime. I also highly doubt we'll get the live feeds back any time soon. At the earliest, I'm thinking they might be back when I wake up for work in the morning. At the latest, I'm thinking after the live show finishes airing on Wednesday evening. Either way, I'm going to bed. Look for a new post in the morning with an update as to what went on overnight -- if anything. Good night folks!

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April 18, 2008

Two Questions

Since we're basically in a holding pattern until we find out the results of the Power of Veto competition (which will probably be held late this afternoon or early this evening), I would like to get an idea on where all of you stand. I feel a quick couple of questions would be perfect right about now.

Who do you want to win the POV and why?

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April 16, 2008

Rye-Bread Makes The Final Three

Whoa! Talk about a show tonight! If that didn't get your blood pumping then I don't know what will.

The lead-up to Natalie being evicted was fantastic! They did a great job with showing the house meeting in the bathroom while Natalie was dying her hair but cut things a little short on the Sharon and Natalie confrontation in the kitchen. I'll spare the criticism on that because I know they were under considerable time constraints tonight with it being a live show.

Natalie was absolutely stunned when she heard her name called. I still think she's having a hard time realizing she was evicted. To all of you out there who feel that Adam and Ryan did her wrong, I recommend you getting over it. She did go out with class (and I never expected her not to) so all of you Natalie fans can take heart in that. I didn't feel sorry for her though one bit. I didn't like her and I'm ecstatic that Natalie is gone. I'm sure I feel the same way that everybody who couldn't stand James was when he was voted out. And I like that Sheila was made to break the tie and that Natalie still has no idea who cast the vote against her (that would be Ryan).

I liked the HOH competition and I especially loved the last question. I still can't stop laughing over it. I would have rather seen Sharon or Adam win over Ryan but to tell you the truth, I really don't care right now. I don't particularly like any of these final four so I'm all about their gameplay now.

I can't believe some of you think the HOH competition was rigged because of that last question though. The feeds have since come on and the hamsters are still talking about what the answer to that question. Ryan is stuck on Sheila and Matt being related but, obviously, Ryan has forgotten that Julie's question was about a pre-existing relationship still in the house. Does anybody see Matty around? Sheila thinks she's related to Ryan. That just cracks me up! I can't wait to hear some of the theories these people are going to throw out of the next day or so about this.

So what do you think about the show tonight? Are you happy about Natalie being evicted or sad? What about Ryan winning HOH? It's obvious he'll be nominating Sharon and Sheila so the finality of the block will come down to this last Power of Veto competition. What do you think about this final question in the HOH competition?

I love you BEEEBEEEES! Oh you sweet guinea pigs! Hahahaha!

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April 14, 2008

Crunch Time

Today was a really boring day in the house. Honestly, Wednesday evening can't get here quick enough. And in saying that I can't believe that we have less than two weeks until this season ends and a winner is crowned. It almost seems like just yesterday that it all began. But April 27th is the finale and I must say that most of the people still in the house aren't the ones I would have wished to have been there or even the ones I thought would have been there.

There's only two more HOH competitions to be had and only one more Power of Veto competition left. The winner of this next Head of Household competition (and it can't be Sheila) will have a guaranteed spot in the final three. The winner of this final POV, as long as it's not the HOH that won it, will also have secured a spot in the final three (as long as they don't do something stupid). And after this week, all we'll have left is the three-part HOH competition that will determine the final two. Amazing isn't it? And then? Just over two months until Big Brother 10 begins! Wow!

Does anybody still feel as confident as they did a couple of days ago that Natalie will be going home this week? And do you think the meeting that the guys held with Natalie yesterday helped or hurt them? Personally, I think it made them look like jackasses (even though she did kinda deserve it). Way too little and way too late I feel. If they were going to call her out, especially using the Bible, they should have done that a couple of weeks ago. But of course, they wouldn't have done that because they were too worried about getting other people out. The boys should have just left well enough alone. It didn't really even do anything but backfire on them because Sharon and Sheila didn't appreciate it and the boys themselves wound up feeling bad about ambushing Natalie like that. And besides, they were safe so why even behave like that?

And who do you want to win this next very important HOH?

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April 12, 2008

Happy Birthday Sheila!

Dear Sheila,

Happy 46th birthday girl! How does it feel to be another year older? That was a really nice surprise Big Brother had for you. Your card with notes from your son, mother, and sister was especially great. It sounds as though you have a wonderful family and they love and miss you. I'm sure you were really surprised at receiving your coffee mug. What a wonderful thing for you to have in that crazy house. As you drink your coffee each morning, I'm sure it will be hard to stop staring at all of their pictures.

I'm sure you're going to want to kill your fellow hamsters later though when you watch your birthday celebration on the big screen. Couldn't they have put it off ten or fifteen minutes so that you could have at least dried your newly dyed hair? Ah well, you're not even going to care about it next year.

When it comes to the game, you had better keep your eye out on everybody in there. Not a single one of them have your back and I hope you realize that. You'd also better be running through every scenario in your mind concerning what might happen. Oh, and you really should step it up in the competition department as well. It's getting to be very crucial in the game to win those things. Watch your head though because the HOH power is really gettin' to your noggin'. Stop hanging out so much in the HOH room and keep on socializing with everybody -- even if they don't want you to be there.

Well take care and have a wonderful day. You deserve it ya know!

Sincerely,
HamsterDame

So if you could write a birthday letter to Sheila right now, what would you say?

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April 10, 2008

The Big She Is The Big Cheese

Well, well, well. Sheila pulled it out and won her first HOH of the season.

Now she has to make an important decision as to who to put up on the block. She promised Natalie that she wouldn't put her up but I could see Sheila going back on her promise if it keeps her in the game. Remember, she's doing this for her son!

Who do you think Sheila will nominate for eviction later this afternoon? Will she put the boys up on the block? Will she go the safe route and throw Sharon and Adam up there? Or might she actually break her word and nominate Natalie? What do you think she should do and what do you think she will do?

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April 08, 2008

A Crack In Team Christ?

Might Sheila and Sharon have turned Adam and Ryan against Natalie? Part of me really thinks so. Independently, both of them did quite a bit of talking to the boys yesterday and really made them think about things.

First, Sheila spilled Natalie's plan to Adam about targeting him next because he's a strong player. She also told him that Natalie wants the girls to be the final 3. If you were watching the feeds at all yesterday, you saw Natalie flitting around the house talking to anybody and everybody that would listen to her. With the boys, then with the girls, then with people by themselves. She's stirring up quite a hornet's nest with everybody and people are beginning to catch on.

Then Sharon confirmed to Adam and Ryan up in the HOH room last night about Natalie's intentions. Sharon was upset that Natalie's been talking crap about her behind her back. It seems the house is finally getting to Sharon but it's also causing her to finally open up a little. In doing so, she's planting these seeds in Adam, Sheila, and Ryan's mind and they're wising up to Natalie's ways. Unfortunately, the boys aren't really sure who to believe. Is Natalie being faithful to them? Are Sheila and Sharon telling them the truth? Either way, they're going to have to pick a side and soon because Natalie's upping her game (a little too early if you ask me).

It still seems that James being evicted is a foregone conclusion so if Sharon wants to truly stay in the game she had better win the HOH competition or maybe, even more importantly, the POV. Because if "that group" binds together again, they'll pick Sharon off for the sake of harmony. It is nice to see some cracks in Team Christ finally. It's the time we've been waiting for folks!

So what do you think about all of this that's going on? Do you think the boys will wisen up and slyly go after Natalie? Or will they coward out and flail around for another week while the girls finish getting their game together? And I still wonder if there's any way to keep James in this week. Yeah, I know. I can dream though right?

While you're letting me know what you think of all of this in the Comments, feel free to drop me a birthday message. Yup, today's the day. Ahhh, another year older.

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April 06, 2008

Your Favorite Final Six?

Watching the six remaining hamsters of Big Brother 9 is as exciting as watching paint dry or mowing the lawn or taking a lint roller to clothing. But honestly, we reach this lull in most seasons. This season, things will pick up when the cannibalization of Team Christ begins. Until that happens, let's take a stroll down memory lane and recall the final six from the seasons before this one. Because Big Brother 1 was in such a different format, I won't be including that one.

Big Brother 2 - Krista, Bunky, Hardy, Monica, Nicole, Will
Big Brother 3 - Roddy, Marcellas, Amy, Jason, Danielle, Lisa
Big Brother 4 (X-Factor) - Jack, Jee, Erika, Robert, Alison, Jun
Big Brother 5 (Project DNA) - Marvin, Karen, Nakomis, Diane, Michael, Drew
Big Brother 6 (Summer of Secrets) - Beau, Howie, April, Janelle, Ivette, Maggie
Big Brother 7 (All-Stars) - Danielle, George, Will, Janelle, Erika, Mike
Big Brother 8 (Biggest Nemesis & America's Player) - Jessica, Eric, Jameka, Zach, Daniele, Dick
Big Brother 9 ('Til Death Do You Part) - Adam, James, Natalie, Ryan, Sharon, Sheila

So how do this season's final six stack up against other seasons' final six? You can take anything into factor: level of intelligence, excitement factor, in-fighting, etc. I would appreciate it though if you told me why you picked the season that you did. It will be interesting to see what everybody chooses.

Live Feed Update at 12:00 PM - The POV ceremony is over. Ryan used his POV (duh!) on Sheila. Adam put James on the block in her place so it's Sharon and James on the block now and one of them will be going home on Wednesday.

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March 31, 2008

Finding Sheila

Sheila's in this video somewhere. Can you find her?

Hint: She's a dancer.

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March 26, 2008

Last Day For Chelsia?

I honestly don't think we're going to have any surprises on the live show tonight as to who will be evicted. I feel safe saying that It will be Chelsia going home. James even told Chelsia last night that he can't vote for her to stay because he knows she'll go after him in the game.

Sharon had a little mini-breakdown yesterday after being worked over by Sheila and Natalie. She had her cry and then gathered her composure. Of course the "other" side is trying to get Sharon to flip but before doing so, she'd better realize she'd be low man on the totem pole over there. They'd use her for a week or two to get James and Josh out and then boot her ass. So stay strong Sharon!

Big Brother will be back to its regular time tonight at 8:00 PM ET and I'll be live-blogging the show as usual so check back here this evening to chat and follow along. I really do wonder which of those questions (if any) that we answered on CBS' website will be used in tonight's HOH competition.

So who do you all want to see win HOH tonight? Who would you want them to nominate? And what are your thoughts on Sharon going to the "other" side?

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March 24, 2008

Ten Questions

With all of the goings on around this place lately, I'd be really interested to see how you would answer these questions. If you want to see my answers, you can do so here. But why don't you tell me what you think right now at this point in the game?

1. Who is the most underrated player left?
2. Who is the most overrated player left?
3. Who do you think will win?
4. Who do you think *should* win?
5. Who is most irritating to you?
6. Who is getting the best and worst TV edit?
7. Who is most different on the feeds vs. TV?
8. Who is the luckiest to still be there?
9. Who will get the rudest awakening when they leave the house from the public?
10. Who will be received best after they leave?

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March 23, 2008

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter to all of you Big Brother fools! Whoa, that feels weird to say. I'll probably never get the chance to say that to you again due to the unique circumstances this season.

Yesterday was a fairly boring day in the house wasn't it? The only major event that happened was Chelsia, Josh, Sheila, and Sharon getting to watch the movie up in the HOH room. While they were up there doing that, Natalie and James came to an "understanding" to have each other's backs until the end of the game. Of course, it wasn't real. The movie-goers then brought down candy for the others to enjoy so everybody snacked on that.

The only other business going on in the house was between James and Chelsia late last night. They came close to doing the deed but stopped just short. James did tell Chelsia that Big Brother gave the OK for them to have sex in the Diary Room behind the couch though as long as they showed their heads. While they almost completed their mission last night, I kinda think they'd already completed it the night before. Why don't you be the judge? Now consider yourselves warned -- don't click these links at work or with the kiddies around. Here is the footage of them from Friday night. And this is the footage of them from last night in the sauna room. After they left the sauna they went to the bathroom and Josh caught them making out.

On the agenda for today, the hamsters will be having their POV ceremony. James will be using his Power of Veto on himself which will leave an empty chair for Adam to fill. Sharon has graciously chosen to put her head and her ass on the chopping block. Confident little thang ain't she? Part of me would love to see things flip so that she goes home this week. Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! You never volunteer to be on the block.

I wonder if Big Brother will do anything special for them today since it's Easter. They could give them some Easter baskets at least. The hamsters did boil eggs last night for their own Easter egg hunt today. And perhaps Natalie and the two remaining Bible Buddies will gather the houseguests for a little Bible study on the meaning of Easter. Oh, one could only hope!

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March 21, 2008

A Conversation With Sheila Of Big Brother 9

I hope all of you enjoy this little video of Sheila I put together. It sure was a helluva lot of fun making it!

This is the direct link to the video on Veoh. This is the direct link to the video on YouTube. The YouTube link seems to work only when it wants to.

Let me know what you think about it in the comments -- good or bad! :)

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POV Watch

Since we're all waiting with bated breath for the POV competition, I thought it would be good if we all took a look at last season's croquet POV competition that Dick won. Dick said in his chat here that this POV competition will be just like last season's but it will be sort of twisted in that they'll also be competing against Dick.

So let us take a stroll down memory lane and revisit last season's Power of Veto competition. For what it's worth, if there are concoctions again I hope they are just as nasty because I would love to see if Sheila would actually drink any of them!

ETA at 7:10 AM - Well I heard Dick talking and laughing with somebody about 45 minutes ago (the audio on his mic bled through to the feeds) and then I'd been watching them sleep. I was afraid to go grab a second cup of coffee just in case! But I shouldn't have waited, because trivia has started and it seems they won't even show us a tiny bit of the wake-up. Booo!

ETA at 8:40 AM - The feeds are still on trivia so let's take another stroll down memory lane. The links that follow are of Dick's wake-up calls last season and the hilarity/rampage that followed. Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6 - Part 7

ETA at 10:40 AM - Still trivia on the feeds but I did just finish watching House Calls. Early on in the show, Gretchen showed what was happening on the live feeds and we saw James lying in his bed. He appeared to be sleeping and was fully dressed and laying on top of the covers. Then at the very end of House Calls, they showed the live feeds again and we saw Dick. He was in the backyard and appeared to be announcing something or practicing lines because he had paper in his hands and was walking back and forth across a little stage. There were also cardboard stand-ups of flames to the side of the stage.

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March 18, 2008

The Plan

Just a quick question for y'all this afternoon. Do you think 'the plan' hatched by James/Josh/Chelsia/Sharon last night will end up being successful in getting Matt voted out of the house?

Please answer yes or no in the comments and give your reasoning if you'd like.

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March 16, 2008

Rank The Hamsters

It's been a smidge over a month since the feeds have been on so I think it's a good time for us to rank the hamsters. Please post a comment listing the current hamsters in the house in order of favorite to least favorite. To get everybody started, here are my rankings.

1. James (favorite)
2. Chelsia
3. Ryan
4. Adam
5. Sharon
6. Josh
7. Natalie
8. Sheila
9. Matt (least favorite)

Now gimme yours! It will be interesting to see how all of you rank them.

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March 11, 2008

James or Sharon?

Who's staying?

James has really begun trying to work with people while Sharon's been trying to lay relatively low. James has been promising the moon and the stars to Matt, Ryan, and Adam. Sharon's been working Sheila.

As of this moment, who do you think will be staying? James or Sharon? Or is it still too early to call?

And who would you rather see stay in? James or Sharon?

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March 10, 2008

Where Would You Draw The Line?

I'd like to ask you to put yourself in a hamster's shoes. You can pick somebody from this season or even the very first season -- it won't matter. You can pick your favorite hamster of all time or you can pick the one you despise(d) the most. Again, it won't matter.

Now imagine yourself in a situation similar to the one after the POV ceremony yesterday. Or a situation similar to Dick and Jen's cigarette fight last season. Or a situation similar to Michael and Cappy's "almost" physical fight from BB6. There are many more but you get the picture. Now you're in that position and everything's going crazy around you. How well do you think you'd be able to tell yourself in the middle of all of it, "This is just a game."

Because didn't you realize it was just a game going into the house? Surely you'd at least heard about the game even if it was only right before you auditioned. Friends or family might have told you how almost everything you say would be heard by thousands upon thousands of people who would then talk about it on the internet. They might have even told you that people were going to say bad things about you -- both in and out of the house. I mean, everybody's fighting for the money right along with you.

Or perhaps you thought of it as more of a cool place to crash for awhile and get to know some people. If you won some money along the way, hey that'd be nice too. Who am I kidding? Even those of you that fall into this category would wind up getting all caught up in the money once inside the house.

Either way, you'd quickly learn you can only be one of three people in the house. You could let it all hang out and be exactly who you are in real life. You could basically be yourself but embellish and lie about some things. Or you could be a completely different person than who you really are and hope you can keep it all together long enough to last until the end.

So when these explosive situations happen around you inside the house what would you do? Pardon my language but the words "cunt", "whore", "bitch", and soooo many others have been slung around the house since the first season. There's a mighty healthy dose of graphic sex talk each season. There's usually talk of illicit drug use, racial slurs that are uttered, and over-the-top religious discussions each season. Would you really be so offended or would you just pretend to be? Do you think you'd be on either the giving or receiving end of those words or those conversations?

What if somebody brought up your family in a mean-spirited way? What about if somebody dumped iced tea on your head or threw pickle juice at you? What if somebody ran at you as though they were going to hit you? What if somebody hid your belongings? What if somebody destroyed some of your belongings? How would you react? Could you imagine being upset enough that you would do any of these things to somebody in the house? Do you think that these behaviors should be considered part of the game? Remember, this is not your real life. Or is it?

So how would you act or react in these situations and where would you draw the line at acceptable behavior in the house? Is name-calling OK? Is making fun of somebody for what they said they've done OK? And what about pushing that increasingly stuffed envelope? Is that OK?

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Crazy James Not Really Homeless

We've already learned on the feeds that James isn't exactly homeless and he's told all of us about his biking around the world. But are you interested in just a little bit more on how this all got started? Check out the blurb below and then click to read that person's complete post from November 2007 and find out just exactly what is going on with James.

Last week, a bunch of us here at POKE, had a very interesting experience. We routinely hold chat sessions to just talk to regular folks and understand their tech habits. On Friday, we had a bunch of guys come in for one such routine session. One of them was the Crazy James.

His story paraphrased, -- He is trying to spread peace and love in the world that is consumed by materialistic desires and he will bike around the world for just $100. We checked out the above video on his myspace site. And we totally admit that this kid's got balls. But once you get over that - it's a load of bullshit that irresponsible brands contribute to and perpetuate. Let's examine this a little more closely.

Click here to read the full post and to also check out a video. The article refers to his MySpace a lot so here's that link as well in case you didn't know it before.

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March 09, 2008

One Large Order Of Drama Coming Up

Regardless of which side of the house you're on, you have to admit that today is going to be a fantabulous day! Will we have drama? Check. Will we have yelling? Check. Will we have crying? Check. Will we have an overload of testosterone? Check. Check.

Personally, I don't really care for Matt and wish he was the one going up on the block but it doesn't really bother me either that James will be going up instead. Ryan is doing what's best for him and the group that he's aligned himself with is the stronger one. Then throw in the fact that Alex, Amanda, or Allison will be back in the house and it means that group will only become stronger.

What do you think everybody's reactions will be after the POV ceremony today? And are you as excited about the upcoming drama as I am?

ETA at 12:01 PM - Flames! Woohoo!

ETA at 12:12 PM - False alarm. Boo!

ETA at 12:53 PM - Flames again! I think this is it! *HD dances around the living room*

ETA at 1:23 PM - We're back!

ETA at 1:29 PM - James is definitely up on the block against Sharon. When the feeds came back on, Sheila and Matt were consoling Sharon and talking to her about her alliance with Josh. Now, Chelsia is upset in the backyard and talking with Matt, Adam, and Ryan.

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March 06, 2008

Pawn With A Pink Streak

As you might know already, the nomination plans were changed mid-afternoon today. Ryan had originally planned on putting Sheila and Sharon up on the block together but was talked out of it. Actually, it was more like he was shown the light.

Ryan's ultimate plan is for Sharon to go home this week. While Matt really tried to push him to put Josh up on the block against Sharon, James and Adam helped talk him into putting Chelsia up against the voice-screeching wallflower. Adam's main reason was that he wants to be the one to put Sheila up on the block himself but, regardless of the reason, Ryan made the right choice.

Sheila wouldn't win the POV. I have no absolutely no hesitation stating that. Sharon would run circles around Sheila in either a physical or mental competition. She needed to be put up against somebody that would give her some competition. Chelsia is that person. Chelsia has a better chance out of all of the women in the house to beat Sharon in the POV. It doesn't hurt Chelsia either that she's part of the Bros alliance -- well more than the other women anyway. Ryan and the other Bros want the Hos out of the house and have promised Chelsia that she's safe for the week. Just in case things go wrong and Sharon wins the POV and takes herself off the block, it will be Sheila that goes up and gets voted out.

I can't blame Chelsia for feeling a little apprehensive about their plans. How many times have we seen the pawn go home? Somebody? Anybody?

Do you think Ryan's nominations were smart? And let's be honest here, does anybody else feel that Ryan should have answered that last question incorrectly and let Adam win HOH?

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March 05, 2008

Drama To The Max

What a great live show tonight! Of course, tonight's show was even better because of everything that went down. Don't you know it just killed Joshuah to not be interviewed by Julie up in the HOH room? Little Princess Drama Queen will surely bring it up in the week to come. Josh must have to know he's a huge target this week.

And what about Ryan winning the HOH? Who of you out there saw that one coming? Those were some pretty hard questions in the competition tonight. And the chances of him of all people actually winning it? I mean, his partner just left the house and then he's the new HOH after earning it all on his own? You know many of them in the house are wanting to poop their drawers at what happened tonight.

Who do you want to be voted back into the house? I really want to vote Alex back in but all the guys will gang up and really run a train on the women then. Perhaps another girl is what the house needs to balance out Allison not being there. Do you think Amanda would do better in the house a second time around? What about Jen? Perhaps even Allison again? Surely they will have some kind of immunity when they come back and then they'll probably be the biggest target in the following week.

How much did you love Allison's reactions tonight? She went from being so excited and staying in (just watching her trying to open the door had me rolling with laughter) and then to watch her face as she was evicted by a vote of 6-0? I LOVED it! I can only imagine how much she's bawling right now. And you know when Jen finds out about all of this that she'll be laughing her rear off. It should give Ryan and Jen plenty to talk about later on.

There are so many ways this game could go right now! And you have to love all of them scurrying to try to set up alliances right now. Just wait until they find out somebody will be coming back in after all!

ETA - Click HERE to vote. The polls will close at 11:59 PM PT on March 11, 2008 (2:59 AM ET March 12). The person possibly re-enters the house during the live show on March 12. We have one week to vote. Keep that in mind.

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Stuck There?

Check out the new promo and tell me what you think will happen tonight!

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March 02, 2008

Me In The Big Brother House?

I was asked recently if I would want to be a hamster in the Big Brother house. And since it's been a relatively slow weekend concerning the hamsters I thought I'd take a little time to ponder the idea. Would I want to be cooped up in a house with a bunch of strangers and be watched by all you weirdos (hehe) and have you pick apart my every word and movement? In typical HamsterDame fashion, part of me says yes and part of me says no.

The yes part of me thinks I could actually go pretty far in the house. I consider myself a person that's fairly easy to get along with. I can talk to just about anyone about most everything under the sun so I would have the conversationalist part down. Some might consider it one-sided though. When talking with others, I tend to want to know more about them and their thoughts and experiences without giving up much about myself. If you want to know something about me, you're going to have to come right out and ask. That could either be good or bad in the game. So I would probably have to cough up some info (even if it's false) to build those oh so trusting relationships in the house. I wouldn't be interested in what people thought of my clothes or hair or makeup. Go ahead and call me a "6". I don't care.

I was specifically asked to address the issue of skeletons in my closet possibly coming to light for all the world to see. That's a more interesting angle to delve into. I'd like to think that all of us have something in our past, or possibly present, that we don't necessarily want everyone to know about. I don't think any of my skeletons are so bad that it would cause my world to crash down around me or make me the laughingstock of the nation. I smoked a few joints back in high school. It wasn't my thing and I never went on to try anything harder. I've had a few too many drinks occasionally and done some stupid things, but again, nothing too bad. I've been married once, and then divorced, under "normal" circumstances. There was no scandal involved there. I don't have any DUIs, never had an abortion, and am not or have ever been involved in any nefarious business doings. So I think I'm OK on the skeleton front.

With all of that said, the no part of me would probably win out and keep me out of the Big Brother house. I'm more of a watcher than anything. I like watching people's actions and reactions from afar. Seeing a woman brush her fingers through her hair when a handsome man appears, a man squaring his jaw as he concentrates on a crossword puzzle, a couple of kids playing with their toys engrossed in fantasy: that is what I prefer. How people act in the environment around them is my thing.

That's what makes the Big Brother live feeds so fun to watch. Watching them build relationships with each other and then tear them down only to build them back up again is fascinating. We, the feed watchers, see things that would never make it onto the show. We learn to tell when someone is lying by the tone of their voice and their body language. And we can't forget the inevitable nipple slips and naughty language. With varying degrees, we are all fascinated by those moments. Don't even try to deny it. You can tell others you aren't interested in some juiciness but you know damned well you are.

So while I think I could handle being in the Big Brother house just fine, I would much rather watch the hamsters myself. What about you? Would you want to be in the Big Brother house and scrutinized by so many? Or are you more of a watcher like me?

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February 29, 2008

Allison's On The Block

Well Allison's not the only one on the block of course. Her partner, Ryan, is right up there with her. Matt/Natalie were the couple chosen as pawns by Josh/Sharon. Although there really hasn't been a question as to who Josh wanted nominated since Sharon and himself won HOH. Their nomination of Matt/Natalie was an especially good choice though. I don't believe Josh has any idea that Matt's been trying really hard to work with Allison to make it to the end so putting them both up will help squash that.

Of course, we have to wait to find out who will win the Power of Veto. The plan is to ultimately boot Allison this week but if she and Ryan do win the Power of Veto, Adam/Sheila will go up on the block and they will probably be voted out. I say probably because we all know how quickly things can change in that house. For all we know, the house could turn and vote out Matt/Natalie. Either way, I'll be happy if any one of these three teams leave the house this week.

What do you think the chances are of Matt/Natalie being evicted? Or do you think Allison/Ryan will continue to be the primary target this week? And then there's this twist coming up. How might that play into all of this?

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February 25, 2008

Quick Question

I'm interested in how you're feeling about Big Brother so far this season. I've heard and read everything from fans already this season so I'm interested in what my readers here think.

1 - It's the best season so far! It's about time we had this crazy excitement!
2 - I'm a big fan of Big Brother and love their "freedom" this season but it's getting a little too wild for me.
3 - It could be better and it could be worse.
4 - I wonder if any gameplay will be involved at all this season and I'm trying to hold out hope for my beloved Big Brother.
5 - I can't stand it and I just can't watch or read about it any more. I hope the summer is better.

Please post in the comments with only one of the following numbered choices concerning your opinion on Big Brother at this moment. I can't wait to see what all of you think!

ETA - If your comment doesn't include a numbered answer from one of the choices above, it will not be posted.

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February 22, 2008

Lowe's Pulls Out Of Big Brother

Hmmm. A reader sent me this link to an article this afternoon concerning the decision by home improvement chain, Lowe's, to stop advertising on Big Brother. Their decision is a result of Executive Director of Autism United, John Gilmore, and his demand for an apology from CBS concerning houseguest Adam Jasinski's "retard" comment. CBS refused to issue an apology and said that they decided to go ahead and air the segment but to also include Sheila's retaliatory comments.

I'm sorry but this controversy is growing a little long in the tooth though -- at least when it comes to folks demanding an apology from CBS. Don't get me wrong. I find Adam's use of the term "retard" absolutely atrocious. But why is that CBS' fault? Sure, they aired him saying that. They also aired Sheila's negative reaction to him saying that. Those of us who watch the feeds also know that Sheila didn't hide from nobody else in the house the fact that he said it and I don't recall anybody standing behind Adam on this one.

To put it mildly, the United Autism Foundation isn't even a real foundation. In case you're not aware of this, the group that Adam claimed to have worked for was this site. Please note the sketchy name of the website compared to the actual name of the foundation. Let me also tell you that earlier in the week there were goods for sale on the site (Adam's stapler, Adam's pen, Adam's t-shirt, etc) but those have been removed. Another website with a different web address is this one. Try clicking on some of those links on that site. See what happens? Now click on the "Donate" button on the upper right of that page. Now you're really seeing what I'm talking about aren't you?

Let's take a look at another piece of this puzzle. Below is a letter from the supposed President of this United Autism Foundation in response to an email of complaint that was sent through this page. It's a little long but it's worth the read.

Good afternoon,

This email is an Official Apology for any and all irresponsible, misleading and unprofessional comments made by Adam Jasinski on Big Brother 9, a CBS Reality TV Show, about children and adults who have been diagnosed with Autism.

In the name of the United Autism Foundation, I would like to apologize for all disrespectful comments made by Adam Jasinski on Big Brother 9 to the entire Autism Community as well as all children, adults and families who are affected by Autism.

I am aware that Adam Jasinski hurt many people in our country, but please understand that Adam does not represent the United Autism Foundation with his personal point of views or his personal believes.

Please accept my apologies and please keep in mind that the United Autism Foundation is committed to help special needs children in order to improve our society today. UNIAF is committed to support our community, and we need your support to make a difference.

The United Autism foundation is not all about Adam Jasinski - UNIAF is trying to create awareness in order to help and support all those who have been diagnosed with autism.

At the time when Big Brother started, Adam Jasinski was no longer employed by UNIAF since we had to downsize the foundation because of the lack of financial support in early January 2008. Adam wanted to volunteer and mentioned that if he is going to Big Brother he would like to get attention in order to get funds for the foundation.

Unfortunately I was not aware what he was planning to say on the show. Obviously he cannot represent or even work for the United Autism Foundation after his Big Brother time. The foundation suffered tremendous because of his remarks - Adam caused more damage to the foundation than doing anything positive.

AGAIN, I AM SORRY AND I DEEPLY APOLOGIZE FOR THOSE COMMENTS MADE BY ADAM JASINSKI ON BIG BROTHER 9.

Respectfully,
Olaf Hampel
President
United Autism Foundation

What are your thoughts after reading that letter combined with everything else you've read in this post so far? That's what I thought.

Now let me ask you this. Would you have rather CBS not aired him saying that at all? Of course, that would mean that Sheila's reaction wouldn't have been aired either. Tto add to that, the chances of him being outed as a fraud might have been greatly diminished. Adam Jasinski and his cohort(s) should have much more to answer to than his use of a derogatory term.

While I don't feel that CBS should be issuing an apology for Adam's use of the word "retard", I do believe that CBS should issue an apology for not doing their due diligence well enough. The person(s) who checked into Adam Jasinski's background should be fired -- no questions asked. The fact that he's on Big Brother earning a guaranteed weekly stipend that could be used to perhaps further perpetuate fraud when he is evicted is outrageous.

What are your thoughts on all of this? Fire away in the comments below!

ETA on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 - Adam has been fired. From the UNIAF website:

The UNITED AUTISM FOUNDATION does not agree with any and all irresponsible comments made by Adam Jasinski about children and adults who have been diagnosed with autism.

AUTISM is one of the fastest growing disorders in the country. Unfortunately, Adam Jasinski made some comments, which are not acceptable and we deeply apologize to all those who are affected by this overseen disorder.

UNIAF is trying to create awareness and help all those who have been diagnosed with autism. UNIAF does not agree with any personal comments made by Adam Jasinski. Mr. Jasinski will no longer work for or represent the United Autism Foundation since he caused tremendous damage to UNIAF.

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February 20, 2008

Chat Is Open!

This is the first time I'm trying this type of chat on Silly Hamsters. I hope it works OK for everybody tonight but if it doesn't please let me know.

For those of you who like to chat during Showtime's Big Brother After Dark, you will be familiar with the format. To those of you who are new, it's super easy. The chat window below will stay up in this post while the show is going on and while I'm live-blogging tonight. I will take it down a little bit after the show ends but chat away while you can! :)

Shortly, there will be a new live-blogging post above this one. Refresh this page every 5 minutes or so after the show begins for me (8:00 PM ET/7:00 PM CT) to find out what's going on in the show and chat with others who are watching the show and/or following along here.

And don't worry! You don't have to sign up for anything. You can turn off the annoying clicking sound by clicking on the speaker button in the chat window below and you can change the name you want to go by if you click on "edit nickname".

And just a hint, you might want to load Silly Hamsters in a new browser window or tab to follow chat and have another Silly Hamsters in a separate window or tab to follow the live-blogging. It will help you keep up better.

Have fun folks and play nice! :)

ETA at 6:21 PM - Chat is closed! It was fun everybody. I hope you enjoyed it.

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February 19, 2008

The Lesbian Alliance

Am I alone in thinking that Sheila and Allison are making a huge mistake by perpetuating their false lesbian alliance? I understand that they did it as a joke but seriously, it's gone on long enough.

Joshuah finally revealed their "secret" last night and told Sharon. Of course, Sharon was utterly shocked. And now that another person knows, I expect yet another person to know fairly soon. We know that Josh had revealed their "secret" to his partner Neil but then Neil left. Josh hadn't felt good about really trusting Sharon when she replaced Neil but I guess that has changed since he must have felt comfortable enough with her to tell her about it.

But Sharon is no Neil. I expect Sharon to slip this info to another person who will, in turn, tell another and so on and so on. Sheila and Allison should have told Josh many days ago that it was a joke. Sure he would have been upset at them (and himself for actually believing it) but he's going to be even more upset now that it's gone on so long.

We know there's no such thing as trust in the house, but keeping this lie going won't do Sheila and Allison any good. I smell another house meeting in the future.

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February 14, 2008

Your Faves and Least Faves So Far?

I'm interested in hearing what y'all think of Big Brother 9 so far this season. We've had two shows and not quite two full days of feeds. Surfing around the internet brings me to the conclusion that many people don't quite have a favorite hamster or even a favorite couple so far. Many definitely know who they don't like though!

So, let me ask you some questions to get the feel of what readers here think. Please answer in the comments. I'll include my answers in just a little bit. Also, pretty please just pick one person or couple as your answer.

1. Who is your favorite hamster so far?
2. Who is your favorite couple so far?

3. Who is your least favorite hamster so far?
4. Who is your least favorite couple so far?

Posted by HamsterDame at 05:00 PM | Comments (32)

February 13, 2008

Up, Down, And All Around

After one very full night of watching the feeds, I can say with confidence that I can't stand two more people. Joining Ma Kennedy in HamsterDame's corner of contempt is Parker and Jen.

Parker's ego is so overblown that it isn't even funny. His wearing that king's crown didn't help with my impression of him either. All I kept seeing was a black version of Dustin from last season. And Jen? She's just flat out annoying. First of all, she was stupid enough to spill the beans about her and Ryan being in a real life relationship to a couple of the girls who then, of course, went on to tell everybody else. Secondly, her crying and boohooing has got to go.

As far as the rest of the hamsters go, they certainly like their drink don't they? Allison, Amanda, and Natalie were all a bit tipsy. It helps make for some damned good drama though!

Speaking of drama, let's get caught up on things so far in the house. Sharon and Jacob are gone. They were the first couple to be evicted and I guess we'll find out why on tonight's show. Amanda and Alex are the new Power Couple. Nominations have not been held yet (which means POV hasn't happened yet either) but it seems that the gay couple of Joshuah and Neil along with the crazy couple of James and Chelsia are the ones most in danger at the moment.

Other thoughts? There's an upstairs and downstairs alliance which I still haven't figured out yet. I really love the way the house looks on the feeds. I was hoping things would get steamy in the sauna because I wanted to see if the cameras would fog up but I guess there's plenty of time for that. Nudity or almost nudity is definitely not a problem with the hamsters this season. You thought last season's Jen looked skanky? Some of this season's ladies put her to shame!

I have a great feeling about this season. This soul mates twist is one I can definitely get behind. I can't wait to see how Big Brother is going to play it further down the road though.

So what do you think about your first night of feed-watching? How well are you doing on matching up faces with voices yet? LOL

Posted by HamsterDame at 08:55 AM | Comments (16)

February 12, 2008

Guess What Today Is

I'm so excited I can barely stand it! Tonight (9:00 PM ET/CT), finally, we'll meet the ninth set of hamsters in the flesh. No more looking at pictures and watching the promos trying to glean yet another tidbit about them we might have missed the first time around. Oh no sir-ee!

We'll watch them assemble in front of the house, enter the house, and pick beds tonight. We'll watch them gather 'round the plasma as Julie introduces herself and informs them (perhaps) of the twist. And we'll watch the first HOH competition!!! Who will be the first HOH of Big Brother 9? I can't wait! And then when the show is over, I'll sit here anxiously waiting for the feeds to come on. For those who are wondering, the feeds won't be starting until after the show has finished airing on the west coast. If you're on the east coast, you're looking at a start time of 1:00 AM and those of us in the Central time zone are looking at midnight. Surely, you've signed up already right?

I have spent the last few days getting everything ready for tonight's event. I have my place super duper cleaned up, stocked up on groceries, have informed friends and family to not bother me while the show is on, and cleaned my computer out. I have to have room for all of my screen caps after all!

I have also set up a Big Brother group over at Fafarazzi so that all of us can compete against each other in a cool fantasy game they have going on. It's easy to set up and it's free so I hope to see many of your familiar screen names in the Silly Hamsters group. All you have to do is pick three hamsters that you think might do certain things and that make it on the next show and you get points. You can change your three hamsters for each show by the way. If you're interested, click here and join me.

So are you excited for the show tonight? What special preparations have you made or are making for tonight? Are you going to be up all night like I will be watching the feeds? Let me know in the comments below!

ETA - And what do you think about there already being an eviction on tomorrow night's show? Which two could it be?

Posted by HamsterDame at 06:39 AM | Comments (21)

February 08, 2008

Hamsters In Their House

They look quite comfy don't they? Now let's try to picture most of the girls without makeup and the guys not smiling. It will help us remember their names better.

Click here for the full-sized photo.

Posted by HamsterDame at 07:35 PM | Comments (12)

The Brits Are Coming!

OK, the title for this post is a bit much. Perhaps I should say that those in the UK will be watching our version of Big Brother right along with us.

It seems as though our shows will be delayed by about a day-and-a-half over there so they won't be as "live" as we are, but I think this will be rather interesting. For those of you visiting from across the pond, welcome! Feel free to join in here anytime.

I've created a new area on my sidebar called "The UK's Take". I'll list links to sites in the UK that are covering our Big Brother. If you know of a great UK site for me to add, please let me know. If you run a site in the UK covering the American Big Brother, please email me (info on upper right side of this page) with your site info so that I can add it.

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February 06, 2008

Let's Get To Know The Hamsters Better

It's been about 24 hours since the Big Brother 9 hamsters have been revealed and there is already a ton of good info on each one of them available. Everything from their social networking sites to yearbook photos as well as other goodies are ready for us to consume. I'll work on filling in the blanks as more information comes out but let's get to what we know already shall we?

Adam

* Full name: Adam Jasinski
* From: Cherry Hill, NJ but lives in Delray Beach, FL
* Occupation: Public Relations Manager
* Date of birth: April 30, 1978
* Zodiac sign: Taurus
* Interesting notes: Has a master's in fashion design and marketing, likes aggressive women, and considers himself to be a ladies man

Alex

* Full name: Alex Coladonato
* From: Staten Island, NY
* Occupation: DJ Company Owner
* Date of birth: August 16, 1983
* Zodiac sign: Leo
* Networking sites: MySpace for Big Brother, personal MySpace, and Facebook
* He's a DJ that started his own DJ company called E-Squared Productions at age 16
* His senior yearbook photo
* A pic of Alex from his senior yearbook goofin' around
* Interesting notes: His father was killed on 9/11 in World Trade Center 2, has five pet turtles, and is currently working on his second master's degree
* Silly Hamsters reader and former high school classmate of Alex, LisaLuvBB9, has this to say about him: "So lets see I can tell you that he started a successful DJ company at 16 its actually a pretty big deal here on staten Island every girl loves him cause he can be a real sweetheart and such a ladys man. His dad passed away on 9/11. He basically dedicates everything he does for him. He is a huge smooth talker and a big manipulator. He will def do awesome in the house if they keep him around cause like I said everyone loves him!!! But he is def a conniver so he will def be someone to watch!!!"
* LisaLuvBB9 also says this: "He was very smart in HS. we graduated in 2001 He was actually in the band in HS but was still pretty much friends with everyone."

Allison

* Full name: Allison Nichols
* From: Boston, MA
* Occupation: Pharmaceutical Sales Representative
* Date of birth: July 24, 1979
* Zodiac sign: Leo
* Networking site: MySpace
* Interesting notes: Is a world traveler who committed over 1,000 hours to many of Mother Teresa's orphanages, admits that women usually don't like her because of her confidence, is an accomplished painter, and has juggled more two men at a time while in a relationship

Amanda

* Full name: Amanda ?
* From: Fridley, MN
* Occupation: Paralegal
* Date of birth: August 17, 1984
* Zodiac sign: Leo
* Interesting notes: Loves to cook, very close to her mother, text messages her friends each day with an inspirational quote, and is a hopeless romantic

Chelsia

* Full name: Chelsia Hart
* From: Cedar Falls, IA
* Occupation: College Student
* Date of birth: November 9, 1986
* Zodiac sign: Scorpio
* Interesting notes: Tried out for Big Brother "more than a year ago" with her mother Robin, likes older men, loves motorcycles, has three tattoos (two of which cover her back), and has had everything pierced

Jacob

* Full name: Jacob ?
* From: San Diego, CA but now lives in Dallas, GA
* Occupation: Electrician
* Date of birth: May 15, 1984
* Zodiac sign: Taurus
* Interesting notes: Has three tattoos, is religious, is an ex-Marine, still has feelings for his childhood sweetheart, and loves football

James

* Full name: James Zinkand
* From: Sarasota, FL but is traveling the world on his bicycle
* Occupation: Unemployed
* Date of birth: November 21, 1986
* Zodiac sign: Scorpio
* Networking sites: MySpace and YouTube (possibly NSFW)
* Interesting notes: Has seven tattoos, red mohawk, was the "freak" in high school, admits to having a few different personalities depending on his mood, and was engaged to an older woman at one time

Jen

* Full name: Jen "Deez" Diturno
* From: Columbus, OH
* Occupation: Bartender
* Date of birth: October 18, 1981
* Zodiac sign: Libra
* Networking site: MySpace
* Interesting notes: Rumored to be already dating fellow hamster Ryan, has a pierced tongue, loves to shop and tan, and claims to have never missed an episode of Big Brother from any season

Joshuah

* Full name: Joshuah Welch
* From: Port Neches, TX but lives in Dallas, TX
* Occupation: Advertising Media Buyer
* Date of birth: June 3, 1982
* Zodiac sign: Gemini
* Networking site: MySpace
* Interesting notes: Is openly bisexual, claims to be a bit of an exhibitionist, and is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin
* Silly Hamsters reader and "sort of" co-worker bbfanindallas has this to say about Joshuah: "I know Joshuah, he actually goes by Josh! He works for a sister company of the company I work for, I prolly talk to him at least once or twice a month."
* She goes on to say this about Josh: "He is always really helpful when I need something (work) and he is hilarious! I only met him once, it was at a fall preview luncheon hosted by our local NBC affiliate here in Dallas, I was so excited to finally meet him after all the times we had talked on the phone, so we sat next to each other. I spoke with one of his coworkers yesterday when I realized that it was him on BB9, and she is huge fan of BB also. Says she is only one in their office that is, so that's cool, now I will have someone locally to dish with!"

Matt

* Full name: Matt McDonald
* From: Charleston, MA
* Occupation: Roofing Foreman
* Date of birth: April 7, 1984
* Zodiac sign: Aries
* Interesting notes: Keeps his exes around for booty calls, has three tattoos, and is an only child

Natalie

* Full name: Natalie Lynn Cunial
* From: Born in Mountain View, CA but lives in Salem, OR
* Occupation: Bikini Barista
* Date of birth: November 7, 1979
* Zodiac sign: Scorpio
* Networking site: MySpace
* Interesting notes: Was a Hawaiian Hot Tropic Girl, is a model (possibly NSFW -- the other pics in her portfolio are almost definitely NSFW!), and is an artist

Neil

* Full name: Neil Garcia
* From: Texas but lives in Los Angeles, CA
* Occupation: Realtor
* Date of birth: September 16, 1978
* Zodiac sign: Virgo
* Networking site: MySpace (tons of pics including one with Perez Hilton)
* Interesting notes: Tried to pursue modeling and acting but gave up, studied many assorted majors in college but quit without getting a degree, and is gay

Parker

* Full name: Parker Somerville
* From: Northridge, CA
* Occupation: Paparazzo for TMZ.com
* Date of birth: April 6, 1981
* Zodiac sign: Aries
* Networking site: MySpace
* Interesting notes: The only black person in the BB house, received a general discharge from the Air Force, claims to say what he feels, has three tattoos, and has two lizards as pets

Ryan

* Full name: Ryan Quicksall
* From: Columbus, OH
* Occupation: College Student
* Date of birth: September 16, 1980
* Zodiac sign: Virgo
* Networking site: MySpace
* Interesting notes: Rumored to be already dating fellow hamster Jen, used to being the center of attention, and loves basketball

Sharon

* Full name: Sharon ?
* From: Olathe, KS
* Occupation: Realtor and Restaurant Hostess
* Date of birth: June 24, 1984
* Zodiac sign: Cancer
* Networking site: MySpace
* Interesting notes: Her favorite activities include tanning and drama, has a belly button piercing and a tattoo, is a military brat, and has been in an on/off relationship with a guy for twelve years

Sheila

* Full name: Sheila Kennedy
* From: Memphis, TN and currently lives in Reseda, CA
* Occupation: Single Mom
* Date of birth: April 12, 1962
* Zodiac sign: Aries
* Networking site: MySpace (possibly NSFW)
* Interesting notes: Her sister is a mother to five children (who donated a kidney to one of them last year) and is her hero, she was Penthouse Pet of the Year in 1983 (the CBS bio says 1984), is currently writing a book about her living for ten years in the Penthouse mansion, a former girlfriend of Scott Baio from Scott Baio...Is 45 and Single, sells her Penthouse covers on her personal website (NSFW), and has a ton of pics here (very NSFW!)

So what are your thoughts on these hamsters so far? Do you have any information to contribute like LisaLuvBB9 or bbfanindallas? Let's dish!

Posted by HamsterDame at 07:05 PM | Comments (11)

February 05, 2008

Meet The Big Brother 9 Hamsters!

It seems TVGuide.com has jumped the gun and posted the names and pics of our new hamsters. Let's take a gander at who we'll be watching on the live feeds next week.

Jen is a 26-year-old bartender from Columbus, OH

Parker is a 26-year-old paparazzo from Northridge, CA

Amanda is a 23-year-old paralegal from Fridley, MN

Ryan is a 27-year-old college student from Columbus, OH

Sheila is a 45-year-old former model from Reseda, CA

Alex is a 24-year-old DJ company owner from Staten Island, NY

Allison is a 28-year-old pharmaceutical sales representative from Boston, MA

Adam is a 29-year-old public relations manager from Del Ray Beach, FL

Chelsia is a 21-year-old college student from Cedar Falls, IA

Jacob is a 23-year-old electrician from Dallas, GA

Natalie is a 28-year-old bikini barista from Salem, OR

James is a 21-year-old originally from Sarasota, FL and currently biking around the world

Sharon is a 23-year-old realtor from Olathe, KS

Joshuah is a 25-year-old advertising media buyer from Dallas, TX

Matt is a 23-year-old roofing foreman from Charleston, MA

Neil is a 29-year-old realtor from Los Angeles, CA

Your thoughts? Two realtors? One black guy? A bikini barista? All twenty-somethings except for one 45-year-old woman? And what could the "Til Death Do You Part" really mean this season when you think about the whole soul mate twist?

ETA February, 6 at 5:00 AM - CBS' Big Brother 9 is now up! Go check it out and definitely don't forget to look at all of the pics of the house they have up. Then come on back over here and tell me what you think!

Posted by HamsterDame at 07:24 PM | Comments (14)

One More Day Until The Reveal

Just think. Tomorrow, we'll be all atwitter over knowing who the 16 houseguests will be. We'll be reading their bios at the CBS site and googling their names. We'll be pouring over their MySpace and Facebook entries and then scouring the web for info on their family. I'm so excited!!!

Until then, how about we check out what we can of the BB9 house? Just click here for the video!

In case you're not sure what that clip was all about, a group of select media peeps were chosen last month to live in the BB house for a day. Mark, from Realitywanted.net, even wrote a little about the experience.

The house looks a little better than I'd imagined from the details that had been released earlier. I like the new shade for the patio door especially! What do you think about the house?

And then what about this supposed twist concerning soulmates? I'm not sure what I think just yet.

One more day until we know who's in the house! I can't wait!

Posted by HamsterDame at 11:05 AM | Comments (8)

January 31, 2008

New Theme In Da House

Hmmmm. RealityBBQ has some info on the Big Brother house for this ninth season.

The house is extremely colourful - so colourful that it might take us time to get used to.

As long as they don't have those stupid yellow plastic chairs at the kitchen table I'm fine with it. I don't know why, but for some reason I hated looking at those things.

The living room and kitchen are decorated like a winter cabin "on crack" - logs and stones, like the wallpaper on the third level during BB8 - to match the winter season. They even have that basementesque white birch mural paper up in the Diary Room! Ick. The living room also sports a circular couch for the big happy HG family.

Yeah, that birch mural on the upper level was fugly. I can't imagine it will be nice in the DR. I figured they would change that cool looking plush in the DR but to that? Eeeks!

The third level is no longer the log wallpaper and is bookshelf wallpaper. I sense themes... everywhere.

Sounds like it could be the same wallpaper that was used in the hallway to the DR.

The HoH room has a surfer theme - gnarly, dude! The other bedrooms have low walls which divide up a little bit of individual space for the HG - great idea! One room has a nautical them! Fun.

A surfer theme for the HOH room sounds cool but it doesn't seem to really fit for a winter edition -- especially considering how the rest of the house seems to be outfitted. I wonder if that's the theme they had planned for the summer edition but couldn't come up with something new so soon. Same thing goes for the nautical theme in one of the bedrooms.

The backyard now sports a firepit to keep the HG warm on the frosty winter nights. The pool is also heated now!

Woohoo for a firepit! And an even bigger woohoo for a heated pool. Watch the heater break though in the first week. LOL

What do you think about these tidbits about the house so far?

Posted by HamsterDame at 04:40 PM | Comments (8)

January 27, 2008

Is The House Ready To Go?

It seems like the Big Brother 9 house was open for business late last week.

If what is posted in that thread is correct, Mark from RealityWanted was one of eight people to spend twelve hours in the house. They participated in an HOH and POV competition as well as an eviction ceremony. Mark was even placed on slop!

Wouldn't it be cool to spend some time in the house before the season started? 12 hours, 3 days, or 1 week would be awesome! Surely, you'd want to spend a little time in there yourself right?

I wonder how different the house looks this season compared to BB8. Might there even be secrets concerning the house itself since the theme seems to be "dirty little secrets"? What kind of cool secrets would you like the house to hold for the next group of hamsters?

ETA - Let me know what you think by clicking on the 'Comments' link right below this. Then just type in the name you want to go by, an email address, and then what you want to say in the big box below that. Click 'Post' and it'll be published for everybody to read as soon as possible.

Posted by HamsterDame at 12:50 PM | Comments (8)

January 22, 2008

The Rumor Mill

Well, we all know how it goes with the rumor mill right before a new season of Big Brother starts (three weeks to go). One of the more interesting ones floating around out there is that a transexual might be involved. Considering the "dirty little secret" commercials that have been airing, it would fit.

Reality BBQ put up a link to a message board posting that reads:

"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."

So what do you think about this rumor? How much of it do you believe? And what do you think about the "dirty little secret" theme?

Posted by HamsterDame at 09:30 AM | Comments (13)

January 07, 2008

We're Getting Closer!

Howdy folks! Long time no write!

The holidays are finished and I'm getting back into the regular swing of things. As you all know, Big Brother will be starting back up on Tuesday, February 12 at 9:00 PM (ET/PT) so I've begun the housecleaning here on Silly Hamsters a little earlier than you've become accustomed to.

The first thing you should notice is the new web address. (Don't freak out or anything!) The folks over at Real.com have kinda folded my site into their Film.com site so that's where the dot film part of the address is coming from. Nothing else will be changing here and you can still get to Silly Hamsters just fine by typing in the www and sillyhamsters but, as a favor to me, if you normally get here through a bookmark or my RSS feed I would really appreciate it if you could update those links. (If you have a site or blog and you have me linked up, I'd appreciate it if you could update the link there as well.)

CAUTION: Do NOT use www and then sillyhamsters dot film dot com in your bookmarks or favorites because it won't work! Try it and see if you don't believe me! LOL! Use the link that's in the address bar up there at the top of your screen or copy and paste this address: http://sillyhamsters.film.com

Another thing, I've been working on updating the links to the other sites in my sidebar over there and I'm trying to make sure I only include sites that keep themselves current. As we get closer to the start date, more of them will probably be updating themselves but if they don't then I'm gonna dump them. If you come across a link that is no longer working or really out of date, drop me an email (my email link is at the top right of this page) and let me know. Also, if you know of a great Big Brother site (U.S. versions only please) let me know and I'll check them out and probably add them over there. And don't be afraid to pass my site on to others as well!

Now that I have that out of the way, I'm getting so excited about Big Brother coming back to us so early! I can't wait to see all your familiar screen names come flooding back here and I especially can't wait for all of the new hamster-followers that will be joining us! All of you guys are what makes Silly Hamsters one of the best Big Brother sites on the net and I miss all of y'all in the off-season.

To those of you who have been following me (and even contributing!) over at Silly Reality, thank you very much! You hold a very special place in my heart! And don't worry, just because Big Brother is starting back up doesn't mean I'll be abandoning Silly Reality. I mean, we have to have somewhere to talk about shows other than Big Brother right?

I remember early last month when I posted about Big Brother's early return and I was excited, but nothing like what I'm getting to be now. Instead of seven months to go, we only have to wait five more weeks! As excited as I am, it will definitely be weird having BB back so early. It's grown to be one of those "summer things" for all of us and now we'll soon find ourselves season-shocked! But hey, we probably won't be watching endless hours of boobies falling out of bathing suit tops! Sorry guys.

So how much are you looking forward to a Big Brother in February? How are you doing on working your schedule out to accommodate the ninth round of hamsters?

And, once again, let me humbly welcome you back to another season of Big Brother with me here at Silly Hamsters. I just don't know what I'd do here without all of you great people!

ETA - Commenting is fixed now. Type away hamster fans!

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November 21, 2007

I Am Thankful

Writing a post filled with heart-wrenching emotion about what I'm thankful for could be compared to Rosie O'Donnell trying to wear one of Paris Hilton's little sparkly dresses -- it just wouldn't fit. So pouring the few sappy feelings I have left in me (no doubt due to almost decades of reality television viewing) onto this website would be a waste. I might need those feelings in the future and you don't want me to blame you for me using them up now do you? I didn't think so. While I'm most definitely thankful for the health of my family and friends and for being blessed with another year absent of personal catastrophes, I'd rather go over four things in particular I'm thankful for in this grand year of 2007.

The new teenaged girl working the express lane at my local grocery store. There used to be this one lady that always seemed to be manning the register for that lane. I didn't like her very much. She would always let the people that had more than 15 items go through. I'm not talking 16, 17, or even 20 items (yes I do count and you know you count too). I'm talking about people with full shopping carts. She would look at their cart and invite them to place their groceries on the magical moving belt. That would be fine and everything if I wasn't standing behind that person with my measly 7 items. The new girl? She'll tell people to go to another checkout lane. So new girl (sorry I can't remember your name), I'm thankful for you.

The new cell phone tower in my neighborhood. You must be thinking I'm out of my mind but really, I'm not. Most people think a huge honker of a cell phone tower is an eyesore, especially if it's in their neighborhood. Not me. I heart my greatly improved cell phone reception so much. No longer do I have to find that "special spot" in my bedroom just so that I can hold a conversation for longer than three seconds. I welcomed my radiation-emitting overlord into the neighborhood and I wave at him every single day. You rock my world cell phone tower and for that, I'm thankful for you.

Podcasts. I know that podcasts are nothing new but they were new to me in January. After buying my Zune (I love my Zune so back off maniacal iPod fanboys), a friend recommended a couple of podcasts for me and I fell in love. I honestly don't know how I would make it through work every day if I didn't have them. Who needs mindless mainstream radio full of commercials? Not me. I prefer being entertained in my head. It's wonderful to sit at work and learn new things about subjects that interest me from people who actually know what they're talking about. They also distract me from the fellow in the corner cubicle who is constantly sniffling his nose and making water sounds (please don't ask). So to the podcasters across the internet, I'm thankful for you.

Sharp knives. After living with a set of old hand-me-down knives for more than a decade, I finally bit the bullet and bought a grown-up and modern set of knives. Don't ask what took me so long to do this because I have no clue. I remember the first time I used the big chef's knife in the set as if it were yesterday. I was slicing some red onion for the chicken pesto pizza I was making when all of a sudden it slipped out of my hand. I tried to grab it before it hit the floor. Bad idea. Seven stitches and three hours later, I was back at home trying to make a sandwich with one hand. But the knives are really sharp and there hasn't been an incident since that April evening. Shorter prep times and clean cuts (even including my right thumb) are wonderful so to my sharp knives, I'm thankful for you.

May each and every one of you out there have a fantastic and safe Thanksgiving holiday. Try not to eat too much. I also recommend letting the knife hit the floor instead of grabbing it in midair.

Posted by HamsterDame at 11:38 PM | Comments (8)

September 20, 2007

Finally

It's about damned time.

A real interview with Amber!

They also have a couple of good interviews with Jameka and Zach.

Before I forget, many of you have emailed me asking me to add a link here on Silly Hamsters to Silly Reality so I took care of that for ya. Check the blogroll over there on the right.

So, what are your thoughts on their interviews - especially Amber's?

ETA at 2:10 PM - Check out this interview with Dick and Daniele. Nice to read another 'real' interview. You can just 'hear' Dick's feathers getting ruffled and Dani's high-pitched whiney voice. Thanks Ed!

ETA Sept 23rd - BuddyTV has a 'must read' interview with Amber up. Go read it now!

Posted by HamsterDame at 10:42 AM | Comments (22)

September 12, 2007

Still Waiting

We're still in a holding pattern waiting for the second part of the three-part HOH competition tonight. I have no idea what specific time it will be held and the hamsters don't seem to know either. I'll update later, if my head hasn't exploded yet from exhaustion, on who won.

Meanwhile, don't forget about the chat on Feed 4 with Howie and Kaysar coming up in about 35 minutes. It'll definitely be more exciting than watching Daniele mess with her fingernails, Zach staring into outer space, or Dick hacking. hehe

Posted by HamsterDame at 05:23 PM | Comments (36)

August 31, 2007

Oh The Drama!

Is it just me or are things getting crazier in the Big Brother world by the minute?

Say what you will about Big Brother 8, but the one thing you can't say is that it's boring. Inside the house or outside the house. The drama surrounding the show has been building and building over the last couple of days and it finally reached its peak (perhaps?) this morning. But let's start at the beginning shall we?

Now remember if you will the controversy surrounding Amber's anti-semitic remarks back in early August. Remember the statement made by CBS to TMZ regarding why Amber's comments weren't shown on the show? Right. The stage is now set.

Then things began to really heat up back on August 16th - the night that Dustin was evicted. CBS had forbidden all media from asking Dustin "certain stuff" as noted by Derrik Lang, a blogger at The Slug who writes on behalf of asap and The Associated Press (AP), in his interview with Dustin that was posted on Friday, August 17th.

On Sunday, August 19th, editor Michael Jensen of AfterElton.com, a site that focuses primarily on gay and bisexual men in entertainment and media, posted an interview with Dustin that he had conducted. It's a great interview to read but went a little bit too far it seems. Towards the end of the interview, Dustin was asked about his calling his dog a "n***er bitch". Dustin's response?

"A female dog is a bitch. I'm not a racist and my actions speak louder than words. I've had just as many African-American friends and roommates as I have white. I apologize if I offended anyone. My words are not intended to hurt anyone and I think that was clear within the context of my conversation. How can a gay man be racist? Isn't that that most contradictory thing on the planet or what?"

Alrighty then.

On August 20th, Reality Blurred's Andy Dehnart made note of AfterElton's interview in this article writing,

"Considering the negative press the show got from the bigotry coming from the house, one would imagine that the media would be all over asking Dustin about that - and about his use of certain words. But pretty much all the interviews have seemed as if asking about bigotry was off the table, too. However, After Elton did actually ask Dustin about his racist name for his dog, which Dustin defended by essentially ignoring his use of the n-word, and saying that he has many black friends."

On August 29th, just a scant two days ago, Andy Dehnart of Reality Blurred wrote that Derrik Lang of The AP and The Slug revealed that the media's questions of the evicted houseguests would be restricted even further than they had been for Dustin. Mr. Dehnart writes,

"Selected "reporters granted access to houseguests-turned-jury members have been told by CBS they must agree not to ask [Amber] Siyavus or [Jameka] Cameron about the controversial remarks" that Amber made if she's evicted this week. Previously, "reporters interviewing the six sequestered evictees who will make up the show's jury and decide the $500,000 grand-prize winner usually agree to only ask houseguests about conversations that they were physically present for in the house," the story says (disclosure: I'm quoted in the story)."

Mr. Dehnart goes on further to reveal that The AP has declined to interview Amber or Jameka at all because of CBS' increased demands concerning their possible questioning of those two houseguests. Now here's a little tidbit that most of you are already aware of. The AP is a huge media organization. They write an article or conduct an interview or take a picture? It gets published over and over again all over the world in print media and online media. Millions of eyeballs read their work and view their pictures. Getting it yet?

Today, August 31st, Derrik Lang over at The Slug (The AP remember?) posts "Big Brother" Keeper. Andy Dehnart at Reality Blurred writes another article. What's this one about? 'Amber evicted from the Big Brother house but won't be interviewed by the media'.

And indeed, Amber wasn't interviewed anywhere. Not even on The Early Show - A show put out by the same network that puts on Big Brother. Not even on House Calls where Gretchen Massey's questions are already pre-arranged on Friday's shows once hamsters have begun being sequestered. Gretchen read a statement from Big Brother at the beginning of today's House Calls basically saying that due to the houseguest's behavior in the house, they (Big Brother) are not allowing any more of the jury members to be interviewed and they (the hamsters) will not be made available to the media for questioning at all but that they will be made available for questioning immediately after the finale.

You just gotta love this drama.

Before I go, there was one little tidbit released by Janelle (who was with Gretchen) today on House Calls. Are you ready? You remember Julie Chen saying on the show last night that Janelle would be taking part in the POV contest to be shown on Tuesday's show right? OK. Are you sure you're ready? The Power of Veto contest will be held tonight. Yep. That's what she said. She also said she was meeting Kaysar for dinner tonight so I wonder if she'll have dinner and drinks first and then do her POV participation or if her dinner and drinks will come after. I guess it all depends on what time BB plans to get this important POV competition on the road. And the hamsters have no idea about the POV comp being tonight right now. Many of them are still sleeping even.

I wonder if they're going to have the POV competition immediately after nominations then. Or will the nomination ceremony be moved so that it takes place sooner than normal this afternoon to allow for a break in between the nominations and POV competition?

What do you think about the POV happening tonight? Do you think there might be something else planned for them this weekend? What do you think about the jury members not being interviewed at all anymore? Why do you think we haven't seen the sequester house?

ETA at 2:45 PM - SH commenter Kyla led me to an article today (thank you!) that has some sequester house info. Per Reality TV World:

"However, although Amber is now off to the show's sequester location, Big Brother viewers shouldn't expect to see much footage of her new jury house adventures. Unlike previous Big Brother seasons, CBS doesn't plans to broadcast regular weekly footage of each evicted houseguest's jury house arrival.

"[The producers only] anticipate [broadcasting] one jury house package before the end of the season," a CBS spokesperson told Reality TV World on Friday."

So how about them apples?

ETA at 3:05 PM - And the drama continues. Via Reality Blurred, the folks over at TV Guide have published another statement issued by CBS today.

"We have made jury members... available to the press the past two seasons, always with the proviso that their questions not inform the ejected houseguest of influences outside his or her personal experience in the house. This season, several cast members have made either offensive statements or exhibited controversial behavior. We respect journalists' interest and right to pose questions about these matters, but at the same time believe doing so could provide information that influences the final vote and potential outcome of the 12-week competition."

I can't wait for the bloodbath that's going to ensue on the evening of Tuesday, September 18th. It's going to be delicious and a thrill to watch.

Posted by HamsterDame at 12:06 PM | Comments (29)

August 29, 2007

Free For All

Most of you don't know this but I guess now you do - I'm on vacation this week from my regular 8-5. And guess what? I'm going to spend a day away from Big Brother, the TV, and even the computer. *shock*

I'm unplugging from everything. Well almost everything. I still have my cell phone! Those of you that know my number had better call or text me if something major happens! LOL

I'm getting the shakes already just thinking about it but it'll do me good. I need a little life recharge and I love getting out and driving when that happens. This probable slow day on the feeds combined with the new tires on my car and and some new pavement to go conquer and twist equals a great day for me. I might even stop by a beach or two. Texas is a big state but I'll be back in only about 16 hours or so.

Hopefully this doesn't mean that all hell breaks loose once I leave the driveway. But if it does, I'm counting on all of you to take on a starring role and tell others and myself about what's happening so that I and everybody else can be caught up when I get back. But really, the hamsters will probably be sleeping most of the time.

Your comments will still be posted throughout the day (thank you friend!) so don't feel shy when it comes to posting. I'll post about the day's Big Brother happenings later this afternoon or early evening when I get back home and we can compare notes.

Consider this a 'say anything' day for you - Big Brother related or not. Take a deep breath, be nice to everybody, and have some fun today! I know I will!

Catcha in a little bit!

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August 28, 2007

Favorite Hamster Moments So Far

As the death knell looms ever closer for Amber and this week slows to a crawl, I thought now would be an opportune time to list our favorite houseguest moments. I left Carol out because I can't remember her having anything other than a string of depressed moments but if you can remember a good moment concerning Carol feel free to add it.

Please post yours in the comments. Between all of us there should be some real gems. With that said, let's go!

Fave Joe moment - Definitely when he was dressed in those overalls and making fun of Amber

Fave Mike moment - His entire Magnus time in the Iron Man competition

Fave Nick moment - When I heard him talking about how his dad thought he was gay and then he mentioned giving a guy a bj not long after the feeds came on; mohawk time would be a close second

Fave Kail moment - Perhaps one will come to me later

Fave Dustin moment - Without a doubt, the shocked look on his face when he was evicted

Fave Jen moment - Too many to list but how well she handled it when Dick dumped his glass of tea on her ranks right up there

Fave Amber moment - Again, too many to list but I got a chuckle out of this one time while she was praying she coughed and told God "excuse me"

Fave Daniele moment - I can't think of one. You don't understaaaannnndddd.

Fave Dick moment - When he told the story of how he found his best friend dead in a hotel room. I thought it was very touching.

Fave Eric moment - Definitely the awkward first kiss with Jessica but the mustard moment was hilarious!

Fave Jameka moment - I need to pray about this one.

Fave Jessica moment - Probably the other day when she put on that white dress and made herself look pregnant and went looking for Eric so that he could pay his child support

Fave Zach moment - Not one in particular but I loved how he was so raring to go and dump that slop concoction over himself every single hour after that POV competition

ETA at 6:15 AM - I almost forgot! Don't forget to watch Power of 10 tonight at 8:00 PM ET/7:00 PM CT before Big Brother.

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August 24, 2007

Been Caught Stealin'

Can you guess who was nominated? But first...

The hamsters got lucky today. No food competition! Of course that means no slop restrictions for the week. But they got to compete in a luxury competition today. From what I've gathered, the competition sounds like it went down something like the one mentioned in this article from BB4. Except this season it was the guys vs the girls and the winners got to have a shopping spree instead of laundry service. LOL

The girls won of course and got to shop 'til they dropped inside the house while the guys rooted them on. You can see parts of the shopping spree here, here, and the aftermath here. Thanks to xx2000xx, katydid, and BB8house respectively.

Later on I had the wonderful experience of walking in to my home after work, setting my stuff down, walking over to my computer, turning on the feeds, and seeing Amber topless and then, almost immediately afterward, bottomless. Alrighty then. Ahhh, she was trying on her new clothes with Jameka. But still. Couldn't it have been a guy's naughty bits I saw at that particular moment? I swear, I saw Amber's breasteses so many times tonight I lost count. But what's a girl gonna do when she has new clothes to try on? Wearing t-shirts underneath clingy tops and dresses while trying them on just doesn't work. Ask Jessica.

It seems like most of them got some pretty nice clothes though. Even if there were some holes in the fabric from the anti-theft thingies that were attached to them. LOL

Did you like see like today's House Calls with like Jen? What did you like think of it? I think I gave that girl too much credit in the game. She has an interesting view but I don't know if I'd call it an intelligent one. That may sound mean but then you wouldn't understand unless you watched her today. I still give her mad props for standing up to Dick for so long but....

So Zach and Amber have been nominated. And of course it was no surprise. But hey, Eric gets another task completed.

What do you think of Jessica's nominations? How many times did you see Amber naked today? How many tears do you think Amber will cry tonight? Who do you want evicted this week?

I can't wait for the POV tomorrow!

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August 23, 2007

Second HOH For Jessica

Jessica is the newest HOH!

I couldn't help but laughing when it was her and Dick as the final contenders. I was really hoping that Dick wouldn't win it. You don't think he threw it do you?

What did you think about the show tonight? Who do you think Jessica is going to nominate? Do you think she's going to try and backdoor anybody?

Who are you voting for Eric to get nominated? I've already voted my 10 times for it to be Daniele. Puh-lease let it be Daniele. If you haven't voted yet, you can do so by going here.

What other kinds of thoughts are you having right now? So many thoughts are racing through my mind....

ETA on Friday 8/24 at 5:30 AM - Sounds like America voted for Eric to get Amber nominated. LOL

ETA on Friday 8/24 at 9:58 AM - Check out this interview with Jen by The Slug.

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List Time!

It was a slow night except for Dani and Dick arguing again and both of them crying so let's take a little time and rank our remaining hamsters in order of favorite to least favorite.

1. Zach
2. Jess
3. Jen
4. Eric
5. Dick
6. Jameka
7. Amber
8. Daniele

What would all of your lists look like? I would love to check them out.

Oh and guess what? While you're waiting for this long Thursday to pass, Rob and Trevor have their latest Reality TV podcast up and it includes an interview with Kail! Hook up them headphones to keep innocent ears away from the language and check them out here. I just love those guys!

ETA - I'll be liveblogging the show tonight so stop on by and follow along with us this evening and/or pop into chat and shoot the bull with other BB fanatics!

ETAA - Jude (one of Silly Hamsters' many wonderful commenters) thinks we should all check out a great interview with Allison Grodner talking about many hot topics over on EW.com. The direct link to the article: 'Big Brother': Burning Questions Answered! Thanks Jude!

ETAAA - Check out this interesting interview with Dustin! Here's the link: 'Big Brother' Shoe Salesman Gets the Boot. Thanks Zack!

ETAAAA - To pass some more time, check out this video captured by Dreamer of Jen looking for her clothes yesterday and then her bikini top popping off. Caution: Side-boobage nudity.

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August 16, 2007

Teaser For Tonight

Thought I'd pass along this little teaser email that I received from Real this afternoon. Be sure to check out the little teaser clip. LOL

BIG BROTHER 8 HOUSEGUESTS ARE SURPRISED TO FIND UNINVITED GUESTS IN THE HOUSE, ON "BIG BROTHER 8," THURSDAY, AUG. 16 ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK
CLICK HERE TO WATCH A CLIP

The BIG BROTHER 8 Houseguests were surprised to find some unusual and uninvited guests in their House when they woke up yesterday morning. Unbeknownst to the Houseguests, a group of specialty performers were let into the House while they slept. As the Houseguests emerged, the performers presented various playful and colorful acts before the BIG BROTHER 8 group.

As the puzzled Houseguests looked on, they saw a Mad Hatter, a barber shop quartet, a human statue, a stilt walker and four real white rabbits.

The purpose for these unexplained antics will be revealed on the live BIG BROTHER 8 show, Thursday, Aug. 16 (8:00-9:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.

BIG BROTHER 8 is broadcast three nights weekly, on Sundays (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT), Tuesdays (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) and the live eviction show, hosted by Julie Chen, on Thursdays (8:00-9:00 PM live ET/delayed PT).

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August 15, 2007

Dick Or Dustin?

If you have some down time this morning and are bored, the latest Reality TV Podcast by Rob and Trevor is up and ready to be listened to! Click here to listen to the guys. Don't forget your headphones! LOL

I only have just a couple of quick questions this morning for all of you - Do you want Dick or Dustin to be evicted? Why?

TTFN!

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August 12, 2007

Caption This! #4

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August 08, 2007

Amber's Anti-Semitism

Well Amber's 'Jew' comments have finally made national news. Even though it's painfully obvious that the author of that article doesn't watch Big Brother beyond the linked YouTube clip, I don't have a problem with Amber's anti-semitism being called out. It's only too bad that the author didn't throw in Amber's self-confessed speed addiction as well. Perhaps somebody needs to email him those YouTube clips. LOL

In more recent BB news, it seems as though Eric will be going home now. After a Dick/Dani/Amber/Dustin pow wow, it has been decided that Amber will still vote to keep Eric (to avoid going back on her promise to Eric that she made on her daughter's life) and that Dustin will vote to evict Eric instead. Amber's spilling all to Jameka (who she woke) right now (as of this posting) in the bathroom and it seems Jameka is ecstatic that Eric's going home.

Ya gotta love these BB summer nights.

ETA at 10:39 AM - Now TMZ has picked it up - "Big Brother" Shiksa Learns Jews Have Jewish Names

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August 07, 2007

Pick Three

This mission, if you choose to accept it, will be to PICK THREE of the hamsters currently in the house for the events below.

Of course, your choices are: Amber, Daniele, Dick, Dustin, Eric, Jameka, Jen, Jessica, Kail, and Zach.

1. The three you'd pick as contestants on Wheel of Fortune
2. The three hamsters you want to wear mouse costumes and dark sunglasses for a week
3. The three houseguests you'd like to go out to dinner with one evening
4. The three you'd choose as roommates for a year in a four-person rental
5. The three houseguests you'd pick as lion tamers in the circus
6. The three you'd have walk the plank on a pirate ship
7. The three to take over the roles of Moe, Larry, and Curly in a movie remake
8. The three hamsters you'd make spend 24 hours together in the teacup
9. The three houseguests you'd let leave the house for a day in an amusement park
10. The three hamsters you want to see in the Final 3 this season on Big Brother

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August 02, 2007

Tingling In Anticipation

I absolutely can't wait for tonight's show and tonight's HOH competition! Endurance competitions are the absolute best. I love going from the show to the feeds and watching how the competition unfolds. Personally, I think that being able to watch the endurance comps are the worth the price of the feeds alone. I'm sure at least a few of you out there think the same.

I really hope tonight's HOH competition goes on for at least a few hours. If it's over in less than an hour I'll be pretty disappointed. And pretty pretty pretty pretty please don't let Kail or Amber win the next HOH. I wouldn't mind seeing Zach win it just to see what he'll do. LOL

As I do every Thursday evening, I'll be liveblogging the show (8:00 ET/7:00 CT) so join us while the show's on. Also, since the chances are extremely high that tonight's HOH competition will be endurance, I'll start an HOH post after the show is over so that we can follow the competition there.

Tonight's going to be jam-packed with excitement and I just can't wait! Are you excited?

ETA at 2:20 PM - Is Kail asking to be voted out???? Hmmmm.

From Lessa, Big Brother Craze, and Jokers...

DIARY ROOM LEAK!

Kail is asking for DOR! The producer is trying to talk her out of it!

Transcript of leak via Jokers:

BB: Are you sure this is what you want to do?
Kail: Well, I think I'm going to go home any - they're probably going to be sending me home in a couple weeks anyways. And I really don't want in the sequester house. And...
BB: This isn't the Kail that tried to get on seasons 5, 6 and 7.
(Kail laughs)
Kail: I know. But I didn't think I was going to get cussed out every day either, so...
BB: You've held your head pretty high, regardless of being cussed out every day.

VORTEX!

ETA at 2:42 - Link found via I Love Reality - Big Brother 8

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August 01, 2007

Pick 'n Choose

1. Who is worse? Howie (Seasons 6 & 7) or Dick (S8)

2. Who do you want to go home this week? Kail or Nick

3. Since the next HOH competition will probably be endurance, are you prepared for an all-nighter on Thursday? yes or no

4. Who do you want to win the next HOH?

5. Which would you rather the non-food people get to eat? PB&J or slop

6. Of the hamsters currently in the house, please list them in order of favorite to least favorite. Amber, Daniele, Dick, Dustin, Eric, Jameka, Jen, Jessica, Kail, Nick, and Zach

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July 26, 2007

Caption This! #3

It looks like Mike may be going home tonight. I'd rather Kail be evicted just because she gets on my nerves but Mike leaving would probably be better strategically for the LNC (Late Night Crew).

Since it's Thursday, I'll be liveblogging tonight. Join me here during the show (8:00 PM ET/7:00 PM CT) and follow along while all of the drama unfolds. I can't wait to see who the next HOH will be!

While we're waiting for tonight's show though, what do you think Mike is thinking about above?

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July 16, 2007

Most Annoying?

Now this is what many of you have been waiting for! The follow-up post to the Favorite post last week. You've been begging for it via carrier pigeons, morse code, and smoke signals so I thought the least I could do was give you what you've been clamoring for. So ladies and gentlemen, without further adieu...

Who do you think is the most annoying hamster this season?

And no funny business by choosing Carol (who's already been evicted) or Julie Chen (who will never be evicted)!

Who really gets your blood pressure rising? Gives you eye-roll fatigue? Gets your knickers in a knot?

I know you've just been dying to tell me. And how do you tell me? You can tell me by leaving a comment. And leaving a comment is super duper easy. Just click on that little 'Comment' link right underneath this line here.

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July 15, 2007

Cragnus, Magnus, Zagnus, Diagnus, and Jen

How many of you were around for the unofficial Big Brother 2008 Iron Man competition today? If you had the feeds on, you had to have been laughing your ass off. It reminded me of the first couple of BB seasons because back then, they seemed to come up with their own ways of amusing themselves as a group more often instead of Big Brother giving them things to do.

Today's Iron Man competition with Cragnus (Nick), Magnus (Mike), Zagnus (Zach), and Diagnus (Dustin) performing topless with small vegetable gardens in their tight spandex shorts was one of the best BB moments in many years. Avocados ripened and potatoes baked before my very own eyes. It was truly a surreal and grand experience. And watching those hot wet male bods perform such feats of grandeur left me twitching in exhaustion. Exhaustion from laughing so hard!