Thanks to TVGuide for leaking the pictures of the new BIG BROTHER contestants. That’s right folks, it’s winter but we’re about to embark on a new winter themed version of our summer obsession. Big Brother 9 starts February 12th (I believe) and the Chenbot returns as host.
Here are our newest group of exhibitionists house guests. Click on each picture for a larger view and their names.
Wow, check out the boobs on that Natalie! So gross. Boston’s represented in 2 players so that’s always fun. I’m finding Joshuah’s smile to be damned adorable. As for the rest, I’m sure I’ll love and hate them all at some point. Bring on Big Brother!
Happy New Year and welcome to TV in 2008 — something the likes you’ve never seen before. The WGA Strike has completely changed the landscape of television for the upcoming winter/spring season and we’re here to dish about it.
Dan and Kath are back for TV Podcast #18 and while shows are still new we’re covering the latest from Friday Night Lights, Gossip Girl, The Amazing Race, and Project Runway.
We also give you the latest counts for original episodes remaining for our favorite shows as well as returning faves like LOST, PSYCH, TORCHWOOD and KYLE XY. What about newbies like TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES and NEW AMSTERDAM? What about AMERICAN GLADIATORS? Yup, we chat about those too.
*Just a warning there are major spoilers for the finale of GOSSIP GIRL which has yet to air.
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JERICHO fans just went nuts all over again! CBS just unveiled the return date for the 7 episode Season 2 of it’s resurrected from the dead JERICHO. Tuesday, February 12th at 10pm.
A special strike edition winter edition of reality fave BIG BROTHER 9 kicks into gear that same night at 9 p.m.
IT’s Friday morning and it’s damp, cold, and downright miserable here in Boston so I thought I’d chat about some news tidbits given that I didn’t see any television last night. Well, that’s not entirely true. When I got home at midnight I started watching SUPERNATURAL but couldn’t keep my eyes open. Being at work for 16 hours will do that to you.
Let’s start with some SUPERNATURAL news. Obviously there’s the whole Katie Cassidy tried to impersonate someone else to protect her “high profile” acting career after being a drunken mess and underage.
Then, did you hear about this? Apparently SUPERNATURAL is big with the Troops! Could it be all the violence, the hot girls, or the hot boys?
According to TVGuide:
Jensen and Jared were honored on Veterans Day in Chicago, Army Master Sgt. Kevin Wise, First Special Forces out of Baghdad, presented the actors with congratulatory letters and Special Forces coins. It seems the CW series is one of the most popular — some say the No. 1 — DVD request from military members over there. According to a letter Sgt. Wise read, watching the demon-killing Winchester brothers helps soldiers forget the stress of war and reminds them of family and home.
I’ve never asked my brother if he’s into the show… he’s all GI Joe and all so this would be good to know. That’s pretty frakkin’ cool huh? Go Jensen and Jared. Though to be honest, I’m a little peeved at my Supernatural contacts for not spilling that scoop to us earlier.
So up in Vancouver where they film Supernatural, it appears that a number of shows are closing shop this week and telling their actors to get lost. BIONIC WOMAN and BATTLESTAR GALACTICA are ceasing to continue production. Battlestar needs no more barriers… seriously can we just get our final season already! Damn.
Project Runway’s 4th Season Premiere killed over at Bravo! It was the highest rated show on Bravo ever. It’s all because of Tim Gunn, let’s be honest folks. He makes it work. See how I snuck that in, “make it work”… ah, good times.
One of my summer faves, BIG BROTHER has started casting for Season 9 which CBS is not confirming will begin this winter (thanks to the strike). If you’re interested in joining that hamster cage in L.A. now’s the time to submit your application. The Chenbot Lives Even In The Winter!
And finally today, I’ll throw in a huge sigh of relief and excitement over the fact that TLC has asked the ever perky and punctual PAIGE DAVIS back as Host of Trading Spaces. To be honest, Spaces has not been the same since she’s been gone. If we could only find a way to get rid of Frank, it would be the perfect show again. Bring back Doug and Vern too! If anyone questions my love and infatuation with Page and the Trading Spaces of old, you can surely find a Boston Globe article with me in it as a super fan. God that’s gay.
I’m still gobsmacked that Dick won BIG BROTHER 8 over his daughter Daniele but whatevs, it was a great summer. Here is the interview of Evel Dick and Daniele Donato from the CBS Early Show.
Watch Big Brother 8 Winner Dick Donato on CBS Morning Show
BIG BROTHER 8 proved one thing, good does not always beat EVEL… DICK that is.Evel Dick Donato has won Big Brother 8 and to be honest, I am shocked.
Daniele has proven that she was in this game to win it. She was the new Janelle. She won almost every competition you put her into. She tied Jani for the most wins in a single season. She was hard to beat and so many Jury members acknowledged that so I’m dumbfounded to see them vote for Dick.
Don’t get me wrong, Dick worked some magic and some hatred and some strategy never before seen but I still feel that when it boils down to it, Dani was the one winning it all and putting a great number of the plans into motion. I’m surprised, that’s all.
Regardless, BIG BROTHER 8 stood its ground and proved that it’s not just a guilty summer pleasure. What would we have done without Amber’s crying, or Amber’s stupidity, or Amber’s lying drug addicted past? Jessica proved to be another player that surprised me to no end. When she entered the house she came off as a spoiled ditsy cheerleader with no brains and by week 6 she had come out swinging. I ended up loving her before the season was over. Jameka took many a hit on the chin but girl kept it real and worked it out for much longer than any of us expected. Jen, how can we forget the resident Jenius? To be fair, the girl made for some brilliant TV, you have to give her that.
Alas, Big Brother’s end signifies the final nail in the coffin that is summer. We move on to Fall programming and with Top Model premiering tomorrow night, I say AMEN!
BIG BROTHER 8 is only two episodes away from revealing it’s big winner but that doesn’t mean that the boring has set in yet. The Dirty Donato’s are the final 2 houseguests and I’m sure once everyone in the Jury house realizes that, the pain over giving the Devil or Ms. Jones the money will set in. I love when a reality show’s finale comes down to voting for the lesser of two evils.
Part 1 of the final HOH Competition was brutal. Dani went out after almost 3 hours and it looked like she was dying of hypothermia. Dick and Zach lasted almost 8 hours up there on those carrots. I can’t even imagine how horrid that experience was. I’d liken it to having lunch with Hitler and Leatherface, no thanks! Zach reigned supreme for Part 1, leaving Dick and Dani to face off in Part 2.
Part 2 consisted of a puzzle and 2 Houdini-esque dunk tanks. You had to transfer the puzzle pieces from Tank 1 into Tank 2 then solve the puzzle which revealed the path of winning HOH’s throughout the summer. It looked incredibly fun but pretty hard considering you had to concentrate, hold your breath, and not drown in the process. The only people who would have nailed that competition were The Darling Mermaid Darlings! Dick won Part 2 and I was annoyed because to be honest, Daniele is 1000x better at competitions than he is so he should have thrown it to ensure the smarter and more competitive of the two went up against Zach in the most important, Part 3.
Part 3 was a live event where Zach and Dick squared off in a A/B competition of who said what. Julie asked a question and gave 2 possible answers for each. The Jury gave their video answers and the best of 6 won. Guess who that was, shockingly… EVEL DICK.
Dick celebrated as if he was a Boston sports fan. He kicked things over, the punch in the wall, he knocked things over and caused quite the stir. I never understand how elation turns into violence. Idiots.
Speaking of Idiots, they are Carol, Joe, Nick, Eric, Dustin, Amber, and every other houseguest that didn’t do everything in their power to make sure neither of the Dirty Donato’s made it to the Final 2. They’ve got noone to blame but themselves.
I cannot wait for Tuesday’s LIVE finale when hopefully Daniele Donato will be named winner of Big Brother 8!
BIG BROTHER 8 has kicked it into overdrive as the Final 4 head into the home stretch and by kicked it into overdrive I mean, acted like 12 year olds. Dick went back into childish attack mode, Dani gloated one minute then went all depressive the next. Zach tried to act all manly but really it was like watch that boy in middle school with his peach fuzz trying to pretend he’s a man. Jameka was the only one playing like an adult.
Tonight was another veto competition and then live eviction. If you recall, Zach had previously nominated the Dirty Donato’s so the POV was going to be brutal. Daniele was the first to solve the picture and numbers puzzle, officially tying Janelle for the most POV wins in one season.
At the veto competition, Dani decided to not take herself off, but instead returned the favor her Father bestowed upon her previously and took him off the block. Dick obviously chose to evict the God loving Jameka.
Jameka had a really rough time in the house this summer. She came in as the only person of color, the only true religious person having to deal with a bunch of bible jumpers, she felt the wrath of Evel more than once, and constantly was on the chopping block. If Dani was the obvious challenge winner this season, then Jameka was the obvious choice to fill a nomination chair. Girl survived a long time and we’ve all got to hand it to her.
As the show closed, they had just begun the 3 part final HOH Competition. Standing atop wooden carrots and having to hold onto their key with one hand at all times, they were tasked with jumping over a traveling rabbit. If trying to maintain your balance while holding a key and jumping over a rabbit wasn’t enough, Big Brother turned on a hurricane. It was windy and pouring rain so I’m sure one of them are going to crack their skull open before this competition’s over.
I’m rooting for the Dirty Donato’s again. I really don’t want Dick to win but Dani should take this all the way to the end.
BIG BROTHER 8 was a whirl-wind tonight! Damn a lot happened in the matter of an hour and the best part…
Both JESSICA and ERIC were Evicted and sent to the jurors house(s) – whoops America’s Player bit it! I’m not the least bit sad to see Eric go. I was sad to see Jessica go because she grew on me as the weeks went on. She got screwed this week and a big part of that lies with Eric. He didn’t help her game, he hindered her from being the HOH she was meant to be.
There were so many chances for each and every HOH to get Dick and Daniele out but they caved each time. Dumbasses. And now look what’s happening; The Dirty Donato’s are steam rolling their way through houseguests!
So our Final 4 are Zach, Jameka, Dick and Daniele. I want to vote for Daniele to win but then I think about how amazing it is that Jameka has survived as long as she has. Girl’s been beaten down by the white man. She looked like she’d run a marathon of emotions tonight. Two Nominations, Two Votes, another POV, and Two Saves… Girl’s had a rough night. Hell she’s had a rough go all season. G-O-D is all up in her business, I’m feeling like Amber must hate her and God right now. Love that!
Sunday night is the HOH reveal, Tuesday is another Eviction, then on Thursday there’s another Eviction which will reveal our Final 2. Big Brother 8 is beginning to wind down but I hardly doubt that the game will get boring. This is sure to be one of the nastiest finale’s ever. Can’t wait!
If BIG BROTHER 8’s Evel Dick had it his way, Jedi Jani would be Dani’s newest Mommy! Dick was sweating Janelle so hard, his showboating and swagger was simply high-sterical to watch. You just know that Dani was mortified watching Dick’s ridonkulous behavior. Genius.
I loved having Janelle back in the house. She looked wonderful and you could just tell that she was once again studying the game and the players. Good to see that she’s still a fan. And could those houseguests be MORE fans of Jani’s? They gushed and squeed when she walked out. Everyone but douche-tard Eric who moments before said she had the face of a horse. Wow! I love that Janelle put on her game face but really wanted to punch that little midget in the face. Love Janelle – she’s got the best game face.
The episode was pretty uneventful. For the most part everyone is getting along which always makes for a dull viewing. Eric doing his duty as America’s Player gave me a good couple chuckles. I also liked watching Daniele play Zach like a fiddle. God, that girl really could rival Janelle, don’t you think?
Jessica wanting to donkey punch Eric for leaving Zach in the house was fun. She was so pissed. He cowered like a little bitch too. God he’s annoying.
I voted 10 times (online) to have Eric evict Jessica. Not that I want her gone, I just want him to have to vote for her. THAT WOULD BE AMAZING!
In the end, Daniele won the POV and left the nominations as they are. Sadly that means either Jameka or Jessica are going home on Thursday night. I’m only sad because Eric should be the one leaving this week. But, fingers crossed because Big Brother said that Thursday night would be a surprise DOUBLE ELIMINATION episode! Love those.
Here’s a question though… Does anyone miss the sequester house footage as much as I do? I hate that they haven’t been showing each houseguest show up at the sequester house with the video of their elimination. That’s so much fun and sadly, BB8 got rid of it. That’s working my nerve.
Okay, I don’t normally pull back the curtain to reveal the mechanics of the blog but I had to for this one. I can track what people search to land on my site, it’s like watching Amber self-destruct on Big Brother 8 – you just can’t stop monitoring it.
I had to point out the best and most apropos search term today: Where Does Heidi on The Hills Get Her Money?
Honey, aint that the question of the year. Where does that little thing get her dough? We saw her house in Colorado. While it was fine and all, it was a ranch. Maybe ranching paid off for her fam? I don’t know, if someone has that answer not only would I be appreciative but obviously the person search on google would be happy as well.
Well, it had to eventually happen America – AMBER the crying all the sudden Jesus freak has been evicted from the BIG BROTHER 8 house. I’m happy and sad, kind of like knowing that unicorns poop marshmallows - but that they poop at all is sad, ya know?
Amber or Whamber as Rae calls her has really been a great treat all summer. I’ll never forget the time she didn’t know what cynical meant or what cheese meant or when she outed her family as racists or when she said she was a lying drug addict. Good times! Sadly I think that she will have a really hard time going back home and facing her family and boyfriend after all the marbles she’s spilled.
In other news, after a week of actually thinking Eric might be a contestant I can root for, yeah… he went and ruined that. The way he took over Jessica’s HOH and bossed everyone around from not-his throne was really obnoxious and could be detrimental in the game. He went back to being a slime ball, and that’s not suiting.
Jessica has really stepped up her game and honestly I never once thought I would like her but in the last couple weeks she’s really grown on me.
I can’t even imagine how this week will play out. Its such a critical week in that house and it’s going to get ugly. I love it!
Ducky and GMMR are back with another TV Podcast and this time we’re tackling the nutjobs at Big Brother 8, Kathie’s been to K-Ville and back, and Dan’s been talking to some Damages folks. All of this and more in our TV Podcast #14.
TV Podcast 14: Big Brother 8 is discussed, GMMR’s visit to K-VILLE and PRISON BREAK, our upcoming red carpet PUSHING DAISIES event at NYTF, some recent interviews Ducky’s done with the DAMAGES cast and KYLE XY’s Matt Dallas, SUPERNATURAL semi-scoop and more.
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BIG BROTHER 8 is almost a double dose tonight because we’ve got Dani and Amber on The Power of 10 and then immediately following is the POV on BB8.
Jen was one of the funniest and most delusional characters this season and I was so mixed when she left the house. Who else would freely wear that unitard? Who else would flip her lid and break the BB rules? Who else would cry at their Memory Wall photo or personal photos because she thinks she looks hideous? Aside from Amber and Dick, Jen provided the best television in that house so I was excited to read TVGuide’s interview with Jen.
TVGuide.com: What’s the story behind those “Jenius,” “Jensa,” etc. T-shirts? Jen: My friend always calls me a Jenius. Before coming into the house, I bought 50 packs of letters, and I made a million shirts. But Jenius was my favorite, because it’s the most funny, no matter what. It would be funny even if your name wasn’t Jen, because you’re spelling “genius” wrong. It marks me perfectly.
TVGuide.com: You were the first person on slop ever to break their food restriction. You said you did it because you were mad at Big Brother. Why? Jen: I was previously told it was OK to destroy Dick’s cigarettes, and then when I did it, I was told that they were going to replace them. I was really upset that I had gone through all that hassle, that I was going to deal with Dick being upset with me, and that I got nothing out of it. So I was like, “I’m just going to eat!” It was the only thing I could think of. But the sad thing is, I really did like being on slop. I actually gained weight on slop. It’s kind of like lumpy, chunky oatmeal.
TVGuide.com: So in the end, did you have fun being on the show? Jen: The parts that were Big Brother-involved, like the competitions, were definitely really fun. But I didn’t enjoy everyone’s deceitfulness.
TVGuide.com: What do you think about going into sequester? Jen: At first I wasn’t too happy with it. But at least I get books, and I’m going to try to learn Spanish on my iPod. It’ll adjust me so that I’m not, like, completely in the world all of a sudden. It’s my halfway house for the world.
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