Wow, I really don't post too often. It's a little embarrassing to come back and see my last entry was about Devin. Oy! I think every year I just give up early on. Maybe I'll try again this year. I'll try to do a better entry later now that I figured out my password (seriously, it took like 5 password tries to get the right password). Maybe writing about this season will also help me sort out all the different people with J names. James. John. Jason. Judas. Jonah. Jericho. But right now I'll just say I'm Team Rockstar Dentist.
More later.......maybe.
Thursday, June 25, 2015
Thursday, July 3, 2014
Sympathy for the Devin
Oh, a new season of Big Brother is here! I say that like I missed all of last week. In a way I did. Due to unfortunate financial situations, I'm not able to get live feeds right now. At the moment I am relying on all the great Twitter updates, feed recaps, and overnight posts. I give a thanks to the fine folks over at Big Brother Gossip for great updates and the awesome podcast. I also give a thanks to the always awesome Dingo over at Hamsterwatch. So before I start to sound like a house guests giving tons of shout-outs, let's get to it, shall we?
I know this is going to seem like an odd thing to start things off with, but I just wanted to talk a little bit about America's Favorite Former Almost Pro Baseball Player, Devin. Now a couple of things up front. One, everything I am writing is based completely on other people's reports of live feeds and things that may or may not have happened in the house. Could I be completely ill-informed? Absolutely! And two, like I said already, I don't have live feeds. One of the benefits of not having the live feeds is I don't have to hear someone going on and on about their daughter's birthday, so you'll have to have a little understanding on why I am not being completely harsh here. Finally, despite what I write here, I am not a fan of Devin. I can't stand the dude. Cocky and arrogant can be great in the Big Brother house, but like Caleb, he is cocky and arrogant in all the wrong ways. If he is back-doored next week, as is the current plan (as far as I know), then I won't shed a tear.
Now having said all of that, I can't help but feel a little sorry for the dude. He called a house meeting and went on again about his daughter, and wanted to play an honest game and be a good influence to his daughter. At first I had the same reaction everyone else had. What a tool. Look at this ass-hole trying to drum up sympathy or whatever he is doing, after just watching him bitch about Donnie doing the same thing! This guy just needs to go.
Then I was thinking about it some more (why?) and started to feel a little sympathy for Devin. He could be completely honest here. Allegedly, he wound up being cut or not picked up or suspended or whatever from baseball, and speculation is he was in rehab, possibly for some drug that is not steroids. Like I said, allegedly. It could be complete bullshit. But if it's not, there was a time when this guy went through some problems, and tried to fix his life. Good for him. He has a daughter (how old is she) that despite what some people may think, he genuinely loves. So he decides to go on this show, and yes, maybe show his daughter that he is a good man (like a two year old would really be able to tell at that age?) and play a solid game with integrity.
The game starts. The players enter. Right away a bunch of meathead alpha dogs band together and form the Bomb Squad. I can't help but think when you get in that kind of environment, you feel like you are on vacation (Hell, I think the girls think they are on vacation and don't realize they are on a game show!) and you cut loose. Devin starts bonding with the meatheads, that gang mentality starts to seep in. He starts getting that old dugout feeling like when he was on drugs and just kind of loses himself. Turns into a total asshole.
Eventually something happens, maybe him realizing that Donnie is who he says he is, maybe a brief moment of self awareness, whatever. But he realized that he has turned away from who he was outside the house when he was trying to be a good father, and quickly reverted back to the asshole, druggy, meathead jock he used to be. It hit him hard and he calls his awkward house meeting. He tries to be sincere, but like the other players actually should, they see weakness. Smell blood in the water.
Yes, Big Brother is a cutthroat game. That's the way I like it, and that's the way it should always be. I just need to remind myself that these people are still humans.
Or I could be totally wrong and just need to pull my head out of my ass.
I know this is going to seem like an odd thing to start things off with, but I just wanted to talk a little bit about America's Favorite Former Almost Pro Baseball Player, Devin. Now a couple of things up front. One, everything I am writing is based completely on other people's reports of live feeds and things that may or may not have happened in the house. Could I be completely ill-informed? Absolutely! And two, like I said already, I don't have live feeds. One of the benefits of not having the live feeds is I don't have to hear someone going on and on about their daughter's birthday, so you'll have to have a little understanding on why I am not being completely harsh here. Finally, despite what I write here, I am not a fan of Devin. I can't stand the dude. Cocky and arrogant can be great in the Big Brother house, but like Caleb, he is cocky and arrogant in all the wrong ways. If he is back-doored next week, as is the current plan (as far as I know), then I won't shed a tear.
Now having said all of that, I can't help but feel a little sorry for the dude. He called a house meeting and went on again about his daughter, and wanted to play an honest game and be a good influence to his daughter. At first I had the same reaction everyone else had. What a tool. Look at this ass-hole trying to drum up sympathy or whatever he is doing, after just watching him bitch about Donnie doing the same thing! This guy just needs to go.
Then I was thinking about it some more (why?) and started to feel a little sympathy for Devin. He could be completely honest here. Allegedly, he wound up being cut or not picked up or suspended or whatever from baseball, and speculation is he was in rehab, possibly for some drug that is not steroids. Like I said, allegedly. It could be complete bullshit. But if it's not, there was a time when this guy went through some problems, and tried to fix his life. Good for him. He has a daughter (how old is she) that despite what some people may think, he genuinely loves. So he decides to go on this show, and yes, maybe show his daughter that he is a good man (like a two year old would really be able to tell at that age?) and play a solid game with integrity.
The game starts. The players enter. Right away a bunch of meathead alpha dogs band together and form the Bomb Squad. I can't help but think when you get in that kind of environment, you feel like you are on vacation (Hell, I think the girls think they are on vacation and don't realize they are on a game show!) and you cut loose. Devin starts bonding with the meatheads, that gang mentality starts to seep in. He starts getting that old dugout feeling like when he was on drugs and just kind of loses himself. Turns into a total asshole.
Eventually something happens, maybe him realizing that Donnie is who he says he is, maybe a brief moment of self awareness, whatever. But he realized that he has turned away from who he was outside the house when he was trying to be a good father, and quickly reverted back to the asshole, druggy, meathead jock he used to be. It hit him hard and he calls his awkward house meeting. He tries to be sincere, but like the other players actually should, they see weakness. Smell blood in the water.
Yes, Big Brother is a cutthroat game. That's the way I like it, and that's the way it should always be. I just need to remind myself that these people are still humans.
Or I could be totally wrong and just need to pull my head out of my ass.
Saturday, February 1, 2014
The Disappointing Race
Sadness.
That's what I felt when I heard they were doing another All Star edition of The Amazing Race. I love The Amazing Race. It has always been up there with Big Brother with me. Though where Big Brother is a guilty pleasure, Amazing Race is the class of reality game shows. It has won how many Emmy's now? And rightfully so.
I love Amazing Race because they, for the most part, stay true to the proven formula. They don't feel the need to have some new gimmick or twist every season. Sure, there have been some misfires like the family edition. And yes, the occasionally dip into the old CBS stunt casting by bringing teams from Survivor and Big Brother. But they were never as bad about being stuck in the past like it's CBS brethren.
One thing I hate is All Star seasons. I hate it. Especially in Big Brother where if you are a live feed watcher, all talk turns to inside baseball shit, and everyone has a been there done that / I am above the law attitude which is annoying to watch. Yeah, that's Big Brother. But it annoys me on The Amazing Race as well. I hate the constant interviews of "last time we we like that, but this time we will be like this" or "we won't make the same mistakes we did last time". Finally, I just like new people. That's all.
Then they announced the teams.
Anger.
I'm not even sure if I plan to watch this season. I know my lady will, and as I don't do anything else on Sundays, will probably be roped into it as well. But seriously, the contestants are like a Who's Who of my least favorite teams, combined with teams that just need to go away. I really don't even know who I would go for. Let's look at the teams.
Let's start with the big one that made my head explode. Brendon and Rachel from Big Brother. Seriously, what does the Reilleys have on Les Moonves to keep getting cast on their network? They have to have pictures of Les with another woman, threatening to show them to Julie Chen. They just have to. I cannot for the life of me figure out any other reason that these gas bags keep popping up on my shows? So yeah, I obviously am not going for these two.
Cowboys/Globetrotters/Margie and Luke: How many damn chances do you need. I liked Cowboys and Globetrotters the first TWO times, but if you can't win after two tries, then you cant win. And the fact that these three teams are on a third time makes me fear that Brendon and Rachel will also be back for a future All Stars.
Leo and Jamal/Natalie and Nadiya: There shrieking "Twinnies!" and "Ay-ay-ay"s are like nails on a chalkboard.
Joey and Meghan: Have you seen that SNL skit with with the white college kids who obsess over anime and act like they are Japanese? These two are the real thing.
John and Jessica: This is the douche bag that hot eliminated while holding on to an Express Pass. Did I mention that John was a douche bag? Well, if I didn't, John's a douche bag.
That leaves Bopper and Mark (annoying rednecks), Dave and Connor (only on because father hurt himself), and Jennifer and Caroline (good ol' country singin' gals from down home, ya'll!). Ugh!
And if they were going to bring back a team that got dicked over because they hurt themselves, I would have rather them brought back James and Abba from Season 21. That dude fucked up his knee and still kept going. Then they got dicked over after the cab they had drove off and stole their passports. That's a team that deserves a second chance!
Also, concerning James and Abba, there is a good interview up on the AV Club with Abba concerning behind the scenes on the show. I would link it, but my computer is being an ass, but you can find it if you Google search James and Abba AV Club. It's a good read if you are a fan of the show.
And not only would James and Abba have been better for All Stars, seriously, just go to the Amazing Race website, click through any of the last five or so seasons, and there are so many teams that are way better than all of these.
At least The Amazing Race comes on like 8 times a year, so I just have to wait a few weeks for a new one.
That's what I felt when I heard they were doing another All Star edition of The Amazing Race. I love The Amazing Race. It has always been up there with Big Brother with me. Though where Big Brother is a guilty pleasure, Amazing Race is the class of reality game shows. It has won how many Emmy's now? And rightfully so.
I love Amazing Race because they, for the most part, stay true to the proven formula. They don't feel the need to have some new gimmick or twist every season. Sure, there have been some misfires like the family edition. And yes, the occasionally dip into the old CBS stunt casting by bringing teams from Survivor and Big Brother. But they were never as bad about being stuck in the past like it's CBS brethren.
One thing I hate is All Star seasons. I hate it. Especially in Big Brother where if you are a live feed watcher, all talk turns to inside baseball shit, and everyone has a been there done that / I am above the law attitude which is annoying to watch. Yeah, that's Big Brother. But it annoys me on The Amazing Race as well. I hate the constant interviews of "last time we we like that, but this time we will be like this" or "we won't make the same mistakes we did last time". Finally, I just like new people. That's all.
Then they announced the teams.
Anger.
I'm not even sure if I plan to watch this season. I know my lady will, and as I don't do anything else on Sundays, will probably be roped into it as well. But seriously, the contestants are like a Who's Who of my least favorite teams, combined with teams that just need to go away. I really don't even know who I would go for. Let's look at the teams.
Let's start with the big one that made my head explode. Brendon and Rachel from Big Brother. Seriously, what does the Reilleys have on Les Moonves to keep getting cast on their network? They have to have pictures of Les with another woman, threatening to show them to Julie Chen. They just have to. I cannot for the life of me figure out any other reason that these gas bags keep popping up on my shows? So yeah, I obviously am not going for these two.
Cowboys/Globetrotters/Margie and Luke: How many damn chances do you need. I liked Cowboys and Globetrotters the first TWO times, but if you can't win after two tries, then you cant win. And the fact that these three teams are on a third time makes me fear that Brendon and Rachel will also be back for a future All Stars.
Leo and Jamal/Natalie and Nadiya: There shrieking "Twinnies!" and "Ay-ay-ay"s are like nails on a chalkboard.
Joey and Meghan: Have you seen that SNL skit with with the white college kids who obsess over anime and act like they are Japanese? These two are the real thing.
John and Jessica: This is the douche bag that hot eliminated while holding on to an Express Pass. Did I mention that John was a douche bag? Well, if I didn't, John's a douche bag.
That leaves Bopper and Mark (annoying rednecks), Dave and Connor (only on because father hurt himself), and Jennifer and Caroline (good ol' country singin' gals from down home, ya'll!). Ugh!
And if they were going to bring back a team that got dicked over because they hurt themselves, I would have rather them brought back James and Abba from Season 21. That dude fucked up his knee and still kept going. Then they got dicked over after the cab they had drove off and stole their passports. That's a team that deserves a second chance!
Also, concerning James and Abba, there is a good interview up on the AV Club with Abba concerning behind the scenes on the show. I would link it, but my computer is being an ass, but you can find it if you Google search James and Abba AV Club. It's a good read if you are a fan of the show.
And not only would James and Abba have been better for All Stars, seriously, just go to the Amazing Race website, click through any of the last five or so seasons, and there are so many teams that are way better than all of these.
At least The Amazing Race comes on like 8 times a year, so I just have to wait a few weeks for a new one.
Thursday, September 26, 2013
So Long, Season 15
Season 15 is now in the books. Andy won handily. He killed Gina Marie in the Q and A. He had great answers. I didn't so much like his constant pandering (I love you guys!), but beyond that his answers were clear, concise, and didn't shy away from his backstabbing, which seems to be what everyone had a problem with. He owned it. Am I a little sad that Spencer didn't win? Sure. But in the end Andy did play the better game, so kudos. And judging by his Twitter, he has been having a grand ol' drunken time back at home. Good for you. You earned it.
Some big news at the tail end of the season was the imminent departure of Executive Producer Allison Grodner. Many people are probably happy about this. It seems that whenever there is a bad twist, a returning player, a batch of house guests that people don't like, AG usually takes all the heat. I'm not going to bash AG. I honestly have no idea who is responsible for every decision made on the show. Not only that, despite the fact that I hate bad twists and returning house guests, I still love Big Brother. And despite the casting of Elissa this season, and allowing America to decide anything, let alone who goes up on the block or has secret power, this was a great season. We had a lot of house guests who were playing and strategizing their little hearts out. In fact, I don't recall a season where so many people were trying to stay two steps ahead of each other. It made for messy viewing and way too many alliances (and stupid alliance names), but I still enjoyed it.
People are hoping that since AG is leaving, that there will be changes galore upcoming. No more twists! No more returning house guests! No more casting only young, beautiful people! Honestly I don't see many changes coming down the pipeline. And why would they want to re-invent the game or change too many things? The show gets great summer ratings.
Twists. I hate them. Never have liked them. And I don't mean additions to the game, like when they introduced HOH in season 1, or when they introduced the Veto. I mean having twins play as one person. I mean having an ex or family member in the house. I mean past house guest pairs. I mean coaches. I can do away with all that. It's nothing more than a distraction, or in the case of the coaches, a way to bring back former players for like a third or fourth time. Seriously, please stop putting Mike Boogie on my TV. But as much as I hate them , I doubt they will stop coming up with them.
A quick aside: I do have to give kudos to the producers this season for not having a Coup De' Tat, a Diamond Veto, and a Pandora's Box. For that I just have to say THANK YOU!!!
Where was I? Oh yeah. Twists will not go away. I'm sure they feel they have to have some new twist to keep it fresh and keep bringing people in. I don't agree with that thinking, but I also don't have a job in Hollywood. But look at The Amazing Race. That show has had the same formula season in and season out, with the rare addition of a Speed Bump or what have you. They don't start every season telling the people racing "Oh, hey! Guess what? This season you have all switch teammates!" or something as silly as that. Unfortunately I doubt Big Brother will ever just cut the twists.
Returning house guests. I don't see this ever changing. I think this last season is as close as we will get to a completely fresh cast of new players. Even beyond the All Stars seasons, they will probably always now have some sort of returning player in some capacity. Hell, it works for Survivor. I don't even watch that show anymore, but I know that they keep bringing back the same people. Come on, Rupert. Give up the dream already! But people love returning players. They like the familiarity.
I hate returning players. They always have this been-there-done-that attitude about the game. Listening to them talk on the feeds is like listening to insider baseball, when you don't even watch baseball. They all think they know how to do everything and how to play the game, even though most of them haven't even won the game. Some of them just look like they are tired of even being there.
I like a batch of fresh players who are new to the game and excited to play it. I don't want former players even mixed in with them for the new players to latch onto. Not only that, they feed the former players ego by geeking out over them. Most former players have a hard time letting go and moving on with their lives. This doesn't help.
Once again, I am not working in Hollywood. And after all the controversy from last season, they will probably have former house guests in there if for no other reason but to keep the newbies in line.
Holy cow, I have been rambling on! A total stream of thought mess, too, so I apologize if that was hard to read. I want to talk more about cast diversity and why you will have house guests sexing up the joint from here on out, but I'll save that for a later post.
Hopefully I won't wait another month for the next one.
Some big news at the tail end of the season was the imminent departure of Executive Producer Allison Grodner. Many people are probably happy about this. It seems that whenever there is a bad twist, a returning player, a batch of house guests that people don't like, AG usually takes all the heat. I'm not going to bash AG. I honestly have no idea who is responsible for every decision made on the show. Not only that, despite the fact that I hate bad twists and returning house guests, I still love Big Brother. And despite the casting of Elissa this season, and allowing America to decide anything, let alone who goes up on the block or has secret power, this was a great season. We had a lot of house guests who were playing and strategizing their little hearts out. In fact, I don't recall a season where so many people were trying to stay two steps ahead of each other. It made for messy viewing and way too many alliances (and stupid alliance names), but I still enjoyed it.
People are hoping that since AG is leaving, that there will be changes galore upcoming. No more twists! No more returning house guests! No more casting only young, beautiful people! Honestly I don't see many changes coming down the pipeline. And why would they want to re-invent the game or change too many things? The show gets great summer ratings.
Twists. I hate them. Never have liked them. And I don't mean additions to the game, like when they introduced HOH in season 1, or when they introduced the Veto. I mean having twins play as one person. I mean having an ex or family member in the house. I mean past house guest pairs. I mean coaches. I can do away with all that. It's nothing more than a distraction, or in the case of the coaches, a way to bring back former players for like a third or fourth time. Seriously, please stop putting Mike Boogie on my TV. But as much as I hate them , I doubt they will stop coming up with them.
A quick aside: I do have to give kudos to the producers this season for not having a Coup De' Tat, a Diamond Veto, and a Pandora's Box. For that I just have to say THANK YOU!!!
Where was I? Oh yeah. Twists will not go away. I'm sure they feel they have to have some new twist to keep it fresh and keep bringing people in. I don't agree with that thinking, but I also don't have a job in Hollywood. But look at The Amazing Race. That show has had the same formula season in and season out, with the rare addition of a Speed Bump or what have you. They don't start every season telling the people racing "Oh, hey! Guess what? This season you have all switch teammates!" or something as silly as that. Unfortunately I doubt Big Brother will ever just cut the twists.
Returning house guests. I don't see this ever changing. I think this last season is as close as we will get to a completely fresh cast of new players. Even beyond the All Stars seasons, they will probably always now have some sort of returning player in some capacity. Hell, it works for Survivor. I don't even watch that show anymore, but I know that they keep bringing back the same people. Come on, Rupert. Give up the dream already! But people love returning players. They like the familiarity.
I hate returning players. They always have this been-there-done-that attitude about the game. Listening to them talk on the feeds is like listening to insider baseball, when you don't even watch baseball. They all think they know how to do everything and how to play the game, even though most of them haven't even won the game. Some of them just look like they are tired of even being there.
I like a batch of fresh players who are new to the game and excited to play it. I don't want former players even mixed in with them for the new players to latch onto. Not only that, they feed the former players ego by geeking out over them. Most former players have a hard time letting go and moving on with their lives. This doesn't help.
Once again, I am not working in Hollywood. And after all the controversy from last season, they will probably have former house guests in there if for no other reason but to keep the newbies in line.
Holy cow, I have been rambling on! A total stream of thought mess, too, so I apologize if that was hard to read. I want to talk more about cast diversity and why you will have house guests sexing up the joint from here on out, but I'll save that for a later post.
Hopefully I won't wait another month for the next one.
Friday, August 30, 2013
Catch Up
I started this blog because I was so frustrated with feedsters spewing hatred at houseguests. The feedsters forget that these aren't just zoo monkeys for their entertainment. These are real people with real lives and families outside the house. The shit that feedsters write will be on the internet for a long time, after the feedsters have been released from the house. The feedster will forget about the houseguest, yet the houseguests will have to live with the shit the feedsters say about them online, be it racist, bigot, pedophile, bitch, fat bitch, whore, whatever it may be.
The ironic thing about this is most feedsters pick on who they think of as the villain for talking shit about other houseguests, yet the amount of hate being spewed by feedsters is way worse than anything the houseuests have said. And the feedsters wont have to sit through an interview with Julie for the shit they said.
So basically feedsters are crazy. On every site I had been to, feedsters were spewing the worst shit.
Because of that, I created this blog to vent about it and just give useless commentary about Big Brother.
Since then, actually right about the same time, I found a couple of sited that are doing what I am doing, but way better than I ever could. That's why I haven't written anything for a while. SO I give props to the best Big Brother coverage sites I have found.
The first is Dingo's Hamsterwatch . This site is awesome with great rankings. The weird thing is I used to visit this site regularly, but for some reason had stopped and forgot about it. It was probably in my gap in watching the show. But Dingo is amazing.
The other site is Big Brother Gossip. First of all, The first thing I do every morning is read Ash's The Night Owl overnight coverage.I work an 8-5 job, so I don't get to watch all the action overnight, when most of the good stuff happens. Ash's coverage is the best I have found. Great stuff. Also they have a great weekly podcast that is very entertaining.
The best thing about these sites, and the people running them (follow all of them on Twitter) is how RATIONAL they are about the game. They know the houseguests are real people. They know when someone tells a bad joke it is a joke. They don't get over the top in their hatred. They don't go off on wild conspiracy theories. They don't condone getting involved with these people real lives. They have caught lots of flak from people about the things they say, but it mostly from idiots.
These people are all golden. They do what I set out to do, just better. They make following Big Brother fun again.
The ironic thing about this is most feedsters pick on who they think of as the villain for talking shit about other houseguests, yet the amount of hate being spewed by feedsters is way worse than anything the houseuests have said. And the feedsters wont have to sit through an interview with Julie for the shit they said.
So basically feedsters are crazy. On every site I had been to, feedsters were spewing the worst shit.
Because of that, I created this blog to vent about it and just give useless commentary about Big Brother.
Since then, actually right about the same time, I found a couple of sited that are doing what I am doing, but way better than I ever could. That's why I haven't written anything for a while. SO I give props to the best Big Brother coverage sites I have found.
The first is Dingo's Hamsterwatch . This site is awesome with great rankings. The weird thing is I used to visit this site regularly, but for some reason had stopped and forgot about it. It was probably in my gap in watching the show. But Dingo is amazing.
The other site is Big Brother Gossip. First of all, The first thing I do every morning is read Ash's The Night Owl overnight coverage.I work an 8-5 job, so I don't get to watch all the action overnight, when most of the good stuff happens. Ash's coverage is the best I have found. Great stuff. Also they have a great weekly podcast that is very entertaining.
The best thing about these sites, and the people running them (follow all of them on Twitter) is how RATIONAL they are about the game. They know the houseguests are real people. They know when someone tells a bad joke it is a joke. They don't get over the top in their hatred. They don't go off on wild conspiracy theories. They don't condone getting involved with these people real lives. They have caught lots of flak from people about the things they say, but it mostly from idiots.
These people are all golden. They do what I set out to do, just better. They make following Big Brother fun again.
Friday, August 23, 2013
Amanda, You in Trouble, Girl!
Full disclosure. I like Amanda. Does she grate on my nerves? Sure. Does she do things that just confuse the hell out of me? Quite often. But she has had a control over the house. Even if it was an illusion, even an illusion can be real if enough people believe it, and that is the case with Amanda. Look how long it took to convince someone to finally get rid of Howard. She tried and tried for weeks and no one would listen to her. They were like, "Uh, sure, Amanda", and then they would do something completely different. But once Howard finally left, Amanda believed, as did the rest of the house guests for some reason, that Amanda was controlling everything.
I'm rambling. This is not a "In Defense Of..." for Amanda. Not yet. but I could be writing one very, very soon.
So last night, after a wet t-shirt contest, a crazy red-wig baseball type fan ("Lets do some shots!"), some conspiracies and hanging on to objects, Elissa was victorious in the HOH comp. Oh, and Judd is back in the house.
I am not an Elissa fan. At all. One of the things about this blog and why I started it is because I hate how viewers shit all over the house guests for stupid shit. I hate it. I mean I don't mind some good ol' fashion shit talking, but nothing serious. In the end these are real people. They have no idea what is going on out here. They will eventually come out of the house to their real lives and deal with the shit that has been piled upon them. They will have to live with that for a long time, where as the viewer will just forget about them and move on to the next season of Survivor. Some people say "well, it serves them right for being on TV and saying racist stuff blah blah blah." Fuck off. Really.
Uh-oh, I'm ranting again.
What I was trying to say is that I am not an Elissa fan. Not at all. To the level of I don't think of her as a real person, unlike the other house guests. Her "morals" are just as fake as her face and boobs. She is an annoying enigma that just baffles me. As much as I don't like her, this will be an interesting week to watch.
I'm kind of split about watching. I don't think I could handle high and mighty Elissa. Well, higher and mightier Elissa. But there will be tons of scrambling this week. People complaining about this season being too predictable and boring (like they do EVERY YEAR), well look out. This week looks to be nuts.
Amanda is back on the Judd hate train. Andy looks to be jumping the 4AM ship (but you never know with that guy). Spencer looks to be safe for the first time on like a month and a half (yay!). and it looks like McCray may be going up on the block for the first time all season. The plan looks to be Elissa putting up Aaryn and McCray, with Aaryn being the target.
Amanda is scrambling. She is trying to cash in those friend chips she thought the was earning with Elissa last week when Helen was leaving. Elissa is not as pliable as Aaryn was when Aaryn wanted to get rid of Elissa, though. When Aaryn won her second HOH, she was dead set on removing Elissa, but before the night was over Amanda got in her ear and convinced her to get rid of Howard instead. Amanda is trying the same thing with Elissa, but I don't think it's working. Her hatred of Aaryn is the stuff of legend.
According to Elissa, she wants McCray on the block so he can fight hard for Veto to make sure Aaryn doesn't get it. Is Elissa sincere with this, or is she going by a plan the Helen gave her to backdoor Amanda? That's the think about Elissa. I don't think she is focused enough to carry out a plan. I think she would just drop it and do her own thing, convinced that production wouldn't let her go anyways. So why not just take out who she hates?
Here is the deal, though. Everyone else is ready to get rid of Amanda. So there are only one of two scenarios that could happen to make sure Amanda stays. The first, Amanda has to win Veto. Amanda can't win anything, though, so what's next? Elissa has to put someone other than Amanda up as a pawn if Veto is used. If Elissa is true about getting Aaryn out, she would have to put up GM as a replacement, someone who wouldn't give Aaryn a vote.
If Amanda goes on the block, though, there is no way to stop the house guests from giving her the boot, regardless of what Elissa wants. It will be interesting to see how this week pays out. Who talks in who's ear. Who tried to convince Elissa to put up Amanda (my guess would be Judd, Spencer, and GM). Will McCray see which way the wind is blowing and try to form an alliance with Spencer and Judd while not fighting too hard to keep Amanda in the game? The only thing you can be sure of is Amanda scrambling like crazy all week, just like Helen last week.
I'm rambling. This is not a "In Defense Of..." for Amanda. Not yet. but I could be writing one very, very soon.
So last night, after a wet t-shirt contest, a crazy red-wig baseball type fan ("Lets do some shots!"), some conspiracies and hanging on to objects, Elissa was victorious in the HOH comp. Oh, and Judd is back in the house.
I am not an Elissa fan. At all. One of the things about this blog and why I started it is because I hate how viewers shit all over the house guests for stupid shit. I hate it. I mean I don't mind some good ol' fashion shit talking, but nothing serious. In the end these are real people. They have no idea what is going on out here. They will eventually come out of the house to their real lives and deal with the shit that has been piled upon them. They will have to live with that for a long time, where as the viewer will just forget about them and move on to the next season of Survivor. Some people say "well, it serves them right for being on TV and saying racist stuff blah blah blah." Fuck off. Really.
Uh-oh, I'm ranting again.
What I was trying to say is that I am not an Elissa fan. Not at all. To the level of I don't think of her as a real person, unlike the other house guests. Her "morals" are just as fake as her face and boobs. She is an annoying enigma that just baffles me. As much as I don't like her, this will be an interesting week to watch.
I'm kind of split about watching. I don't think I could handle high and mighty Elissa. Well, higher and mightier Elissa. But there will be tons of scrambling this week. People complaining about this season being too predictable and boring (like they do EVERY YEAR), well look out. This week looks to be nuts.
Amanda is back on the Judd hate train. Andy looks to be jumping the 4AM ship (but you never know with that guy). Spencer looks to be safe for the first time on like a month and a half (yay!). and it looks like McCray may be going up on the block for the first time all season. The plan looks to be Elissa putting up Aaryn and McCray, with Aaryn being the target.
Amanda is scrambling. She is trying to cash in those friend chips she thought the was earning with Elissa last week when Helen was leaving. Elissa is not as pliable as Aaryn was when Aaryn wanted to get rid of Elissa, though. When Aaryn won her second HOH, she was dead set on removing Elissa, but before the night was over Amanda got in her ear and convinced her to get rid of Howard instead. Amanda is trying the same thing with Elissa, but I don't think it's working. Her hatred of Aaryn is the stuff of legend.
According to Elissa, she wants McCray on the block so he can fight hard for Veto to make sure Aaryn doesn't get it. Is Elissa sincere with this, or is she going by a plan the Helen gave her to backdoor Amanda? That's the think about Elissa. I don't think she is focused enough to carry out a plan. I think she would just drop it and do her own thing, convinced that production wouldn't let her go anyways. So why not just take out who she hates?
Here is the deal, though. Everyone else is ready to get rid of Amanda. So there are only one of two scenarios that could happen to make sure Amanda stays. The first, Amanda has to win Veto. Amanda can't win anything, though, so what's next? Elissa has to put someone other than Amanda up as a pawn if Veto is used. If Elissa is true about getting Aaryn out, she would have to put up GM as a replacement, someone who wouldn't give Aaryn a vote.
If Amanda goes on the block, though, there is no way to stop the house guests from giving her the boot, regardless of what Elissa wants. It will be interesting to see how this week pays out. Who talks in who's ear. Who tried to convince Elissa to put up Amanda (my guess would be Judd, Spencer, and GM). Will McCray see which way the wind is blowing and try to form an alliance with Spencer and Judd while not fighting too hard to keep Amanda in the game? The only thing you can be sure of is Amanda scrambling like crazy all week, just like Helen last week.
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Someone is Coming Back
Oy! I hate it when they do this. I don't care if someone I loved has the potential to get back in the house (in this case, no), I just don't like it.
So tonight, after (presumably) Helen gets the boot, there will be a competition between Candice, Judd, Jessie, and Helen to come back in the house. I'm not a huge fan just because I think it's lame that a loser gets a second chance. That whole week it took to get that house guest out is pretty much null and void. It counts for shit, really.
I know some people don't think it's fair. I don't think it's fair. But it's Big Brother. When has BB ever been fair? Don't get me wrong, I'm not one of those tin foil hat types that think the game is rigged for Amanda to win because she is best buds with AG. I don't buy that shit for a second. However, I do buy that the MVP was there to insure Elissa got to stay in the house for a couple of weeks. It was basically a life vest for Elissa's BB game. How ironic.
But I digress.
Honestly, I just don't like the fact that these people (with the exception of Helen) got to chill out for at least a week with no worries or stress.
I'm annoying myself now crying about it, so I'll stop.
What I think will be interesting to see is if Helen wins and comes right back in, how much she sticks to the promise everyone made to make sure to vote the returning house guest right out the door. I so hope that they don't give the person returning a free week. Make them play for HOH and earn not being shuttles right back out.
If the returning HG doesn't have a free week and doesn't win HOH, unless Elissa wins the HOH Candice, Jessie, and Helen will probably march right back out the door. I know earlier today Helen almost turned the house. I don't believe it would work if she came back. She lost.
Judd, on the other hand, I have no idea. I think if Judd came back then they may go ahead and go after Elissa this week. I know many people want Judd back in because he's entertaining. I won't deny that he is. I guess my dream scenario would be Judd to return. Spencer or Judd win HOH and put up Elissa and Aaryn, with the target being Elissa. While Elissa and Aaryn are campaigning (does Elissa even really campaign?) Judd, Spencer, and McCray make a final three deal that actually makes it to final three.
Really, I just want whatever gives Spencer the ability to win the game.
So yeah, I'm a hypocrite. I hate the returning house guest gimmick, but I also want to utilize it for the guys to win. I am fully aware of that.
I really hope they show some of Elissa's meltdown tonight, but I doubt it. If they are cutting to fish whenever they start talking shit about Elissa, they are probably protecting her from a bad image. Blah.
I also hope to see a meltdown when they announce an HG coming back, but you know how they are. They will probably all have dropped jaws and smile and look all cheery about it.
Regardless, it should be a good show.
So tonight, after (presumably) Helen gets the boot, there will be a competition between Candice, Judd, Jessie, and Helen to come back in the house. I'm not a huge fan just because I think it's lame that a loser gets a second chance. That whole week it took to get that house guest out is pretty much null and void. It counts for shit, really.
I know some people don't think it's fair. I don't think it's fair. But it's Big Brother. When has BB ever been fair? Don't get me wrong, I'm not one of those tin foil hat types that think the game is rigged for Amanda to win because she is best buds with AG. I don't buy that shit for a second. However, I do buy that the MVP was there to insure Elissa got to stay in the house for a couple of weeks. It was basically a life vest for Elissa's BB game. How ironic.
But I digress.
Honestly, I just don't like the fact that these people (with the exception of Helen) got to chill out for at least a week with no worries or stress.
I'm annoying myself now crying about it, so I'll stop.
What I think will be interesting to see is if Helen wins and comes right back in, how much she sticks to the promise everyone made to make sure to vote the returning house guest right out the door. I so hope that they don't give the person returning a free week. Make them play for HOH and earn not being shuttles right back out.
If the returning HG doesn't have a free week and doesn't win HOH, unless Elissa wins the HOH Candice, Jessie, and Helen will probably march right back out the door. I know earlier today Helen almost turned the house. I don't believe it would work if she came back. She lost.
Judd, on the other hand, I have no idea. I think if Judd came back then they may go ahead and go after Elissa this week. I know many people want Judd back in because he's entertaining. I won't deny that he is. I guess my dream scenario would be Judd to return. Spencer or Judd win HOH and put up Elissa and Aaryn, with the target being Elissa. While Elissa and Aaryn are campaigning (does Elissa even really campaign?) Judd, Spencer, and McCray make a final three deal that actually makes it to final three.
Really, I just want whatever gives Spencer the ability to win the game.
So yeah, I'm a hypocrite. I hate the returning house guest gimmick, but I also want to utilize it for the guys to win. I am fully aware of that.
I really hope they show some of Elissa's meltdown tonight, but I doubt it. If they are cutting to fish whenever they start talking shit about Elissa, they are probably protecting her from a bad image. Blah.
I also hope to see a meltdown when they announce an HG coming back, but you know how they are. They will probably all have dropped jaws and smile and look all cheery about it.
Regardless, it should be a good show.
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