Just Us Nerds

Nothing matches the glory and the pagentry of the few hours leading up to a Big Brother live telecast. The preening… the primping… the pumping… it’s like a documentary about animals mating on The Discovery Channel. And then there’s the “Hi Julie!” and “Thanks Julie” of the HG’s in the living room. Hurricaine Howie even had a “Thanks Julie!” T-shirt on. And everything’s hunky dory, and everyone’s pals… until we start to peel the layers.

But invariably, what the producers decide to show you in the telecasts is seldom, if ever, the whole story. Following each BB7 telecast this season, join me here, and we’ll try to separate fact from fiction… lies from half-truths… and Howie from Dr. Will!

7/12:

EVICTED:
Alison

HOH:
Kaysar

The feed continues…

• Aside from all the usual bullshit created CBS drama (that you can stop from entering your head by having the feeds, BTW) another pretty decent representation of actual events in a CBS telecast.
• The one aspect we feedsters miss is the Diary Room entries. It was nice to see James seem pretty solid with his fellow BB6ers in the DR, since his DR entries last year were very candid. You still never take your eyes off him, but maybe he’s OK for at least a few weeks.
• Dani crying in the DR about made me puke my guts out. The shit people said about you after BB3 weren’t lies. You’re a cold hearted, backstabbing bitch, and you can’t climb into the DR and bawl, and tearfully claim that you aren’t, because we’ve all SEEN IT. You should go next, bitch… but there may be bigger fish to fry. Just don’t think anyone’s gonna fall for the Saint Dani routine & let you skate to the final 2 again. You’re fucking gone, Dani… sooner rather than later. But don’t take my word for it. Just ask Marcellas. And Erika!
• Ali goes bye-bye, just like we all knew was going to happen. Boogie’s “I tried to save you, but the tide turned at the last minute” crapola is such a buch of shite… Boogie won’t pee if Dr. Will doesn’t let him, even if it means his kidneys explode. And Dr. Will wanted Ali gone tonight, no matter what the telecast tried to make you believe… if for no other reason that Ali was distracting Howie from him. One less set of boobies in the way.
• Nice focus on Jase tonight, and most of it very true. I hated his fucking guts last time, and still doubt the “America voted him in” thing… but if CBS fudged it, I’m kinda glad they did, because he’s gold this year. More mature like Julie said, but he’s also more personable, without having lost his edge. And his cocky but true candidness in both the DR, and the live interviews with the Chenbot will go along way in making this season more watchable once the house finally polarizes.
• Erika’s final message to Ali after her eviction, and Ali’s reaction to it was, in this BB fan’s eyes, amazing. In the words of Jerry Maguire, we live in a world of tough competitiors. It’s why I like this reality show the best, and have pledged myself to it above all others. This show is purely, plainly, and simply about fucking over everyone else to win. There’s no pretense of tribes, or teams, or any of that shit. Consequently, truly emotional moments are at a premium. And we got one tonight. Ali was the reason Erika got evicted last time around, and it wasn’t pretty. But tonight, Erika cried during her final mesasage to Ali, and talked about how maybe she thought she could somehow “get her back” (they were friends once upon a time). And Ali was stunned… and she appreciated it. Anyway… in a show filled woth lies & backstabbing, and scorched-earth techniques, it was truly a very nice moment.
• Janie played dumb in the one-on-one with the Chenbot… and there’s still no one who plays dumb better. Even among the All-Stars… who should know better… I swear she’s STILL gonna get a couple with that act. I love you, Janie!!!!
• CBS producers… I’m only gonna say this once… and then a million more times until you do it… WE WANT MORE WILL & HOWIE. Seriously kids.. who’s working who in this relationship?
• Wow. 8 to 2. I seriously didn’t think anyone would be SO fucking stupid to fall for all the “we really want to keep Ali so she can take out Janie” horse shit that’s been flying around all week… wait… ooooh yeeeeeaaaah… NAKOMIS & DIANE!!!!!! Congratulations, morons!!!! you’re the proud winners of these two brand new targets, and they’re ON YOUR BACKS!



• I liked the “Alison Rules” aspect of the HOH comp… It was certainly more interesting than the usual Q & A competitions. Julie gave everyone in the entire BB universe wet pants with her flub, accidentally naming Nakomis winner instead of Kaysar… sorry Nik!!! Oh well, at least she heard her name called once before she goes away. Eh, maybe I’m wrong. Maybe the Big Brother All Stars, the finest, craftiest, strongest, and most storied players to ever play the game, will allow the inventor of the Six Finger Strategy to stick around as long as she likes. Yeah, ya know what pal? Pull this leg and it plays Jingle Bells.
• OK, my heart is pretty much on my sleeve… Janie’s my girl. I was happy as fucking HELL that Kaysar won the HOH, because it assures my lil Janie some safety for awhile, and also takes the target off of her a little bit… but someone really should have talked to Howie beforehand about the celebration, should one of them win. The last thing they needed was a big, alienating display of unity that would piss off the rest of the house even MORE… and that’s exactly what Hurricane Howie gave them.
• All bets are off, kids… King Kaysar is in charge this week… and he’s learned more than one or two lessons. The shit starts here.

more soon.

For a nice example of what you miss by not having the feeds… here’s the real reason why Dani had Chicken George’s vote tonight. Courtesy thatdingo’s Hamsterwatch (my favorite BB site). Enjoy…