She Could… Go… All. The. Way.

Big Brother

By B-Side | Friday, September 9, 2005 | 4:08 am | 98 Comments

What a joyous night of television. Between the launches of The OC, Reunion, and the NFL season, old summer stalwart Big Brother 6 almost got lost in the shuffle. Almost.

Of course, you can never forget about Big Brother because it’s turned out to be the most unpredictable, exciting, addictive, and riveting television show of the summer — and dare I say, year. Okay, I won’t get carried away because in all truth, I have not had the hindsight or frame of reference yet to make such bold statements. By late December, however, don’t be surprised if I’m still singing the praises of this latest BB season. At the very least, it’s been a hell of a lot more enjoyable than The OC this year, and that definitely includes tonight’s season premiere. But I’ll let J-Unit regale us with his thoughts on that. In the meantime, join me as we remember all the wonderful moments of tonight’s live Big Brother, including the biggest Summer of Secrets revelation: THE GOTHBOT.The show began just the way every Thursday episode begins: with the Chenbot lovingly standing on her studio lanai. And keeping in line with last Saturday’s outfit, Julie came to us wearing a classy, if not sparkly, shirt and pants combo. Apparently the wild days of super-tasseled mini-coats were behind her. However, while The Chenbot may have seemed glamorous at first glance, it became wildly evident that this wasn’t the same old Ju-Ju. No, Ms. Moonves had been replaced with a darker, edgier prototype; one that wears black lipstick and listens to The Cure. Ladies and gentlemen, the Gothbot has arrived.

gothbot Who was this evil hostess? And what had she done with the Chenbot? Would she force Marilyn Manson upon us? Would she down a goblet of lamb’s blood in worship of Lucifer? Or would she simply draw a mighty Pentagram on the Big Brother front door?

Actually, neither. Turns out the Gothbot is just an all-dark version of the Chenbot. It wasn’t a major shift, but it was enough to startle loyal Chenbot enthusiasts such as me. I mean, she was one eye-patch away from being pure evil.

Nevertheless, after a spirited “But first!”, the Gothbot whisked us back into the Big Brother compound where we happily caught up with our feuding house guests. Once again, we relived the wonderful veto ceremony this week as Janelle took herself off the block, precipitating April’s first nominee experience. “What a cute pawn!” said Howie, trying to lift her spirits. Yeah, she’s very cute. Sort of the way Sophia on The Golden Girls was cute.

After the veto ceremony, Janelle and Howie retreated to their Gold Room lair and tried to plot their next move. In their minds, Ivette’s best strategic move would be to take one of them to the final three because she’d never be able to win against April or Maggie. Unfortunately, Ivette’s brain doesn’t always process things like “logic” and “common sense” or “anything mildly intelligent,” so while I enjoyed this scheming, I still could not believe that the Sovereign Two would be able to change the game. That didn’t stop Howie from being optimistic though. After all, as he noted, we’ve seen major betrayals before. Lest we forget the clones turning on the Jedis? Yes, this was all like a Star Wars movie, claimed Howie. Yes, a really lame Star Wars movie. Well, more like another really lame Star Wars movie. Although… now that I think about it, considering this season of Big Brother has been more exciting than the last three Star Wars combined, maybe I should re-assess that “lame” comment. After all, this season’s had all the things we want from a Star Wars movie: an epic battle between good and bad, amazing special effects (making 31-year-old April look 93 was genius), and of course a new C3P0 prototype in the Chenbot. Take heed George Lucas. Your next trilogy is upon us!

Nevertheless, Howie brought his scheming to an end, saying it was time to go to the dark side of the force. The producers then froze the screen and quickly erased Howie’s light saber in a low-budget attempt to make him look like a young Jedi knight. I told you this show had great special effects, and I’m not even talking about that sweet-ass light saber transition we saw about three seconds later. Man the editors must be bored.

grumpy_ivette Later, Howie and Janelle cornered Ivette to talk strategy, making April extremely nervous up in the HOH room (she was spying via the TV). What happened next was extremely disturbing. Howie actually spoke clearly and coherently. Yeah, I know. Crazy, right? I don’t know what had gotten into him (maybe the Dark Side suited him), but Howie laid out a plan for Ivette in a straightforward and Kaysarian way. He presented her with logical arguments as to why she should keep him and Janelle, and had I been watching the show for the first time tonight, I would have thought Howie had been the mastermind behind the entire season. Alas, despite this winning performance, Howie’s deft use of logic was obviously lost on Ivette as she quickly retreated up to The Friendship to report everything. Honestly Howie, you did a great job, but trying to talk strategy with Ivette is like trying to speak French to a seal: nothing’s gonna get through. And you might smell like fish afterwards. But that’s neither here nor there.

Well, up in the HOH room, Ivette announced, “They’re trying to work every angle they can.” And with Ivette, you know there are a lot of angles to work. Wide angles, if you will. Nevertheless, a nervous April suddenly blurted out, “Everyone in this house deserves the money. I have credit cards. You can’t sit here and say that someone is in more dire need than anyone else.” She then added, “I mean, I lost my life savings in The Great Depression, and you don’t hear me complaining.”

Moments later, when April had left the room (probably to take her afternoon Geritol), Ivette confessed that she wouldn’t be happy if April made it to the final two. Uh oh. Might this be the first signs of a Friendship betrayal? Or just more slick CBS misdirection? We’d have to wait to find out because we then returned to the Gothbot who was happily awaiting us in her studio. You know, in the wake of all that Star Wars talk, maybe the Gothbot is just the Dark Side version of the Chenbot. Dark Sith Lord Julie Chen, if you will. Call her what you want, our robotic hostess faced her first malfunction of the night in a glorious manner. “Hello everyone!” she robo-chirped to the house guests, but only a cold silence hung in the air. Meanwhile, inside the Chenbot, red emergency lights flashed while an urgent alarm blared at full volume. Hold onto your seats. This baby’s going down!

An exclusive peek inside the Chenbot.

Yes, a technical gaffe had derailed Julie Chen as the house guests could neither hear nor see her on their living room monitor. Instead, all they had to gaze upon were some placid clouds floating by, kind of like what you see on an airplane before the safety video comes on. In stark contrast to this calming image was the Chenbot, who had now expelled a flurry of sparks, not to mention a large plume of smoke.

“Helloooo house guests?” she asked, as the self-destruct sequence in her CPU clicked past the thirty-second mark. Meanwhile, the CBS camera men had already bolted for the nearest fire exit, only to find they had been locked in the studio, sure to meet an untimely death unparalleled since Chernobyl.

With little else to do but try one last time, Julie borrowed a line from Verizon and asked, “Hello everyone. Can you hear me now?” Suddenly the living room came to life as the house guests all responded, sending a wave of emotions — equal parts relief and victory — over Julie Chen. It was as if we were at the climax of a Jerry Bruckheimer movie, and Nicholas Cage had just cut the correct bomb wire.

Sweet relief!

Click here to hear the whole awkward ordeal.

Once order had been restored in the Cheniverse, we were able to resume where we had left off: idle chatter with the contestants. I don’t remember much of what was said, but I do know that at one point, Julie asked Howie how he enjoyed being the one guy left in the house. The aspiring weatherman said it was great because they were all like family, noting, “They’re like step-sisters really, but non-blood-related.” Yes. That would be the definition of STEP SISTER.

Julie then pointed out that April hadn’t smoked in over a month, prompting the question as to whether or not she would keep it up after the game. “Uhhhh… yes. Absolutely,” replied April. Oh shut up. Don’t lie to us. We just heard you say “Uhhhhh.” You’re gonna smoke like a chimney, just as you have for the last fifty-four years. But April had more delusions for us: “I came in here– I wasn’t really a true smoker, but yes, I smoked.” Not a true smoker? You make Tom Waits sounds like a British choirboy. (I was going to make some vague comparison about coal miners and castrati, but I think Tom Waits really does the trick.)

Anyway, after April was done telling us how much she doesn’t smoke, Julie took us to the commercial break, asking us what will Ivette’s mother and girlfriend think of how she’s played the game. I WONDER. Actually, it was pretty interesting. When we came back from the break, we met Ivette’s mother who looked like the bizarre hybrid of Horatio Sanz, Wendy the Snapple Lady, and Gene Wilder. We also saw Ivette’s girlfriend for the first time since the premiere episode, and yes, she still looked amazingly like the hybrid of Piggy and… Piggy. Yeah, she was all Piggy.

Shockingly, these two women were awesome. Piggy earned instant bonus points by saying, “Nothing against Cappy because I don’t know the guy. I don’t really like him. I hate Ivette’s obsession with him. I can’t stand it. It drives me crazy.” Uh oh. This will be an awkward Thanksgiving. Maybe Piggy was just a little jealous of the trollish cue ball firefighter. But no, Momma was upset too. “She forgot her Beau a lot of times!” she pointed out, as we saw footage of poor Beau sitting alone at the hot tub. Awww. Everyone forgot about Beau-Beau! Either that or they were just avoiding his piercing caterwaul.

The best part about this little segment though was how badly Ivette’s mom wanted her to betray The Friendship: “You didn’t go there to make friends. You went there to win. To win at a game. Not to make friendship.” Translation: VOTE THAT BITCH APRIL OUT!

Meanwhile, Piggy continued to endear herself to America by commenting, “As Ivette’s girlfriend, it’s probably not right for me to say that A) I do like Janelle. I like Janelle in the game. I think she’s a great player. She’s beautiful. She’s smart. She’s witty… She’s charismatic. She’s got all these great qualities.” So basically, um, these two will be broken up about thirty minutes after the season’s over. Man, why couldn’t Piggy have been Ivette’s secret partner?

Anyway, this segment wrapped up, and then it was time for Julie to ask Ivette a few questions in the privacy of the HOH room. This was a fairly humdrum interview; so I’m not going to really get into it. Afterwards though, we got to take a trip to the sequester house, and I still don’t know why CBS doesn’t dedicate even a half an hour to this parallel world. Nevertheless, things were tense in the Sideways house, although you wouldn’t know it if you saw the silly footage of Rachel and Jennifer feeding fish in the lake below. I don’t know how Rachel and Jennifer managed to co-exist alone for a full week, but luckily their hellish world expanded by one as James showed up with a middle finger in tow. “I really am disappointed to see James here. I was really hoping for a spicy Latina,” remarked Rachel. But Rachel, everybody loves a spicy Latina! I mean, it says so on the shirt… that Ivette wears every. single. DAY. (and Johanna from Real World too.)

Well, the addition of James was more than enough to bring this fish-feeding household from the doldrums to the, uh, not doldrums. He and Jennifer immediately went at it as they watched the videotape of the last week, and at times they even crossed the line from being PA to full on A (that’s passive-aggressive and aggressive in TVgasm slang). “We know what Busto’s plans are,” said James as he relived the past week.

“You’re such a jerk. Get over it,” said Jennifer, annoyed at the April insults. Hey Jenny, you might want to develop a thicker skin before you leave the Big Brother bubble. Let’s just say your biggest fan site is Jenvasquezsucks.com. By the way, if Jennifer’s still cheerleading for the Dallas Desperados next Spring, I’d totally get a group together and boo her. That would just be funny. Pathetic, but funny.

Best jury house EVER (despite being in stupid wine country).

Anyway, the Jen/James rivalry was beautiful to behold, and it was great to see that the anti-April crusade hadn’t died either. “America hates you April!” shouted James. “I’m just kidding. No I’m not. America hates you.” Man, this show is awesome.

Later, Beau and his new trucker cap joined the jury house, but his arrival yielded little drama, as usual. James seemed to pick up where Howie left off, giving Beau two kisses and even carrying him into the house as if he were his new bride. And with that stirring image, we returned to the Chenbot who faked us out with a “For now” instead of a “But first!” Listen writers, don’t get all cutesy with us. We want our “But first” and we want it NOW.

Anyway, we watched a few clips as Maggie and Janelle deliberated on who they’d vote for. Of course, the cult of The Friendship was in full effect as Maggie explained, “Turning your back on someone in The Friendship would pretty much seal the deal on you not getting anyone in Friendship’s vote for you in the end.” Maggie then shaved her head and pledged to build a commune in the countryside. In other news, Tom Cruise has left Scientology for The Friendship.

Finally, it was time for the eviction, which meant the nominees had the floor. April thanked everyone under the sun. Everyone, that is, but PEPPERONI! This was worse than Hilary Swank’s first Oscar win. As for Howie, he thanked every single person he could think of, and after what felt like thirty minutes, he was still talking. Needless to say, the Chenbot was NOT happy. Howie had sent her carefully timed chatter out of whack. Might there be a second meltdown?

The Chenbot struggles to improvise when her patented laugh-interrupt fails

Amidst all his babbling, Howie somehow managed to suggest an illicit affair with the Chenbot as he said, “If you weren’t married, Julie…” Hey, be careful. That’s Les Moonves’s girl you’re talking about. This sexy bitch only belongs to one man.

You can’t touch this.

Anyway, it was time to vote, and even though CBS tried to make this seem unpredictable, we all pretty much knew how things would go. Sure enough, Janelle voted against April, Maggie voted against Howie, and in the tie-breaker, Ivette evicted Howie. Sigh. Now if Janelle makes it to the final two, she’ll have to somehow win a Friendship vote, and that’s unlikely to happen. Oh well.

Well, the girls all ushered Howie out of the house with a steady stream of hugs, kisses, and in the case of April, BS. “Howie, we’re gonna miss you so much,” she said in her typically phony way. Just shut up already.

As Howie crossed the threshold and walked out the house, he looked out over the “lawn” and joked “Julie?” as if he couldn’t see her. Amazingly, this CRACKED the Chenbot up, and she giggled heartily as Howie bounded over to her. And then the unthinkable happened. Julie extended her robo-handshake, and Howie clasped it… AND THEN KISSED HER ON THE CHEEK! And what did Julie do? She went from giggling hostess to full-on hysterical robot. I mean, Julie went nuts (comparatively). Looks like Les Moonves might have to rewire his wife a bit.

Click on the happy couple to play.

Anyway, once the Chenbot settled down a bit, she asked Howie if the turning point in the game was when he nominated James and Sarah (yes). “James and Sarah, whether they were coming after me or not, I couldn’t take a shot at James taking me out. You know, blindsiding me,” he explained. Well big news: you blindsided yourself, jerk. And even though everyone else has pretty much admitted that Howie’s critical nominations led to the downfall of the Sovereign Six (Five, Four, Three, Two, and now One), Howie was reticent to take blame, instead saying that the whole game was full of woulda, coulda, shoulda. True… but this was still all your fault.

Well, the house guests all taped goodbyes, and surprisingly, April forgave Howie for his obnoxious behavior, which was either pretty big or pretty stupid of her, depending on your outlook. Maggie, meanwhile, said, “Thank you so much for all the laughter you brought to this game.” Laughter? Wait, she actually thought Howie’s jokes were funny? I suppose she watches Yes, Dear too.

After Howie’s interview, we then were told about the new America’s Choice. This time, whoever won would get to spend a day on the set of Two and a Half Men. Normally, I’d organize a Janey campaign again but a) the polls close at like 7 AM tomorrow, and b) I’m not sure spending a day on the Two and a Half Men set is what I call a reward.

Finally, it was time for the Head of Household competition, that weekly event that always brings me one step closer to cardiac arrest. This week, we revisited our old friend, the Before & After game. Julie would ask whether a Big Brother event happened before or after another Big Brother event, and the house guests had to respond in kind by stepping on either a “Before” space or an “After” space.

Now here’s the thing. It’s pretty much common knowledge that Janelle must win every HOH competition from here on out. Unfortunately, things looked bleak for her tonight. Well, maybe not to all of you folk, but at least to me. You see, someone had emailed J-Unit a spoiler, and about an hour or two before the show, he told me that the entire telecast had been destroyed for him. He then spent the next two hours moping around with a long and dejected face. Surely, I would be in for a massive disappointment.

Anyway, the competition got underway, and all in all, Janelle was doing pretty well. We did have an obligatory Chenbot meltdown when April took too long to make a decision. “PLEASE STEP NOW, APRIL!!” yelled the Chenbot, momentarily becoming the Gothbot yet again. (Technically, she never stopped being the Gothbot, but I just got sick of writing it. Chenbot is just so much more fun.)

After four questions, the score stood Janelle 4, Maggie 3, and April 2. This looked encouraging, but then again, J-Unit had that sad face. Surely this would end in disappointment for me. But wait, Janelle got another right. And another. And then the score was Janelle 6, Maggie 4, and April 3. And there were only seven questions, which meant… IT WAS A LOCK! JANELLE WON HOH!!!!

Before the last question was even asked, J-Unit suddenly bounced up from the couch with a triumphant smile, and after high-fives were shared all around, he revealed that even though he had read the spoiler, he still wanted to misdirect me. “You have no idea how hard it was for me to contain myself,” he sighed with a wide grin. Props to J-Unit. Props indeed.

Well, Janelle handily won the competition with a perfect score of 7 for 7, and as The Friendship congratulated her with unhappy smiles, Janelle bubbled, “I DID IT!!” Sure, it wasn’t as wonderful as “Bye Bye Bitches!!!” but it was worth the price of admission. Later, as the Chenbot killed time, she asked Janelle the viewer-submitted question on everyone’s minds: “What was it like growing up in Minnesota?”

Huh?

It’s not like Minnesota is some wacky place that no one’s ever been to. I don’t know if I should make fun of the viewer that sent that in or the producers for putting it on the air. How about I do neither and simply coast in the pure triumph that is Janelle’s victory. The good news is that she’s now ensured a spot in the final three, and given that the last HOH contest is usually of the endurance variety, she should have the leg up on the other girls. But you never know. Go Janey!

What did you think? How excited were you when Janelle won?

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Tony A.

Posted September 9, 2005 at 4:25 am

Yes, we know Janelle won’t get the half mil, but if she continues to kick ass she’ll get the 50K, which will wipe the smirks off the bitches of the Friendship. Naggie will likely be the winner, but who do you think will get kicked out last?

Loved seeing Jen squirm and die between Rachel and James. She was absolutely PISSED!

Lame Howie…let me count the ways he f***ed up…nah, only one incident counts, losing control because he made a deal with Naggie! Ugh!
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CopyCat

Posted September 9, 2005 at 4:35 am

SMACK, SMACK!

That’s the sound of Ivette’s mom beating the crap out of her after the show. I was rolling on my side when Ivette’s mom questioned her actions to date. “Ivette should get her head out of Maggies Ass and realize she didn’t go to make friends but to win Money!” And then, Tushie (who really isn’t that ugly at all, I think just a bad photo) says she too hates Crappy!!! And the cherry on top was that Tushie likes Janelle too!!

Maybe this world isn’t so bad after all.

Go Jedi Janey!!

And another great Recap B-Side! I think I will be in BB withdrawl after the shows over. Oh wait, its TAR time again!!

P.S. VOTE FOR JEDI JANEY!!
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33Jones

Posted September 9, 2005 at 4:39 am

I really hope Janelle wins the America’s Choice vote. Yeah, the prize is horrible, but I guarantee it will send either Ivette or April into a hysterical bout of crying. And that’s good t.v.

Here’s the link to the voting site: http://www.cbs.com/primetime/bigbrother6/_polls/amc_poll.shtml
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stephen

Posted September 9, 2005 at 4:40 am

I, for one, have voted for Janie on CBS at least a zillion times since last night. The poll is open until 9am Pacific time today.

If just to see Evilette and Ape burst into tears once again as they finally come to the realization that nobody likes them, it will have been worth it!
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Dana

Posted September 9, 2005 at 4:43 am

Bye Bye Bitches! Loved the comments by Ivette’s girlfriend and mom. I voted for Janelle in America’s Choice just to give her a break from the house (and see if Charlie Sheen tries to hit on her).
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jmax

Posted September 9, 2005 at 4:56 am

Wow, J-Unit, great recap. I was gearing up for a disappointment but when Janey won HOH, slicing apart the Friendship’s hopes with her light saber of death, I nearly cried!
Go Janey! America Loves you (and hates you April)…
Hopefully she’ll put up Ivette and Maggie and finally break April for good! Ivette made a bad move not evicting April, the spicy Latina has no hope of winning against Mag-pie and Ap-rail….
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chronic

Posted September 9, 2005 at 4:57 am

Ivette’s mother and girlfriend were awesome! So much so that I could almost bear an Ivette win. Not nice to pick on the girlfriend though; her hair is a bit unfortunate, but she’s not that bad looking at all.
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B-Side

Posted September 9, 2005 at 4:59 am

Ivette’s girlfriend looks better than in that picture. But she still looks like Piggy from Road Rules.
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TV-Eyes

Posted September 9, 2005 at 5:01 am

“In other news, Tom Cruise has left Scientology for The Friendship.”

I didn’t just laugh out loud at this, I clapped, too. Very funny recap!!

My favorite part of the show (after Janelle winning HOH) was the interview with Tush and how she agrees with America about Cappy and Janelle. I love thinking about how shocked Ivette is going to be when she hears this news. Her family will have to whisk her away to someone unnamed location to deprogram her from the evil workings of The Friendship. Meanwhile, Maggie will write a book and become a cult sensation, bringing all the disenchanted loners to her commune to bask in the glory of The Friendship. At $5,000 a head, of course.
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CopyCat

Posted September 9, 2005 at 5:07 am

B-side, Just the fact that she agrees with almost 99% of the comments on this blog regarding Crappy and the Fshits’ kicks her up a couple of notches on the attraction scale. Replace the Zack cut with something better and she isn’t that bad at all. She ain’t America’s Next Top Model or nothing, but she isn’t as bad as Naggie, or Nakomis (BB5).
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megstar

Posted September 9, 2005 at 5:13 am

I think it’s funny that Ivette’s girlfriend and mom think she’s crazy for her worship of Cappy. I love the fact Ivette’s girlfriend thinks Janelle is a good player, I would love to be a fly on the wall when they meet up again.

When Maggie said that if Ivette voted April or her out then no one in the friendship would vote for Ivette, I thought what kind of crazy bitch is this that knows how all those people are going to vote? Geesh!

I hope Janelle nominates Maggie and April but I guess it doesn’t matter if they all compete for POV. For Janelle to stand a chance Maggie needs to be voted out.
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byebyebeyatch

Posted September 9, 2005 at 5:16 am

OK, gotta give Ivette’s girlfriend her props, along with momma. And, she’s not bad looking, that was just a horrendous photo the other night.

Oh, and can’t forget the obligatory:

B-U-S-T-O and Busto was her name-o!
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Princess Sparkle Pony

Posted September 9, 2005 at 5:28 am

When Janey won, I crouched down on the floor, punched the carpet a couple of times, and then jumped up on my couch!

(Then, well, since I live in a basement apartment, I had to bandage my head, but it was totally worth it.)
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sg-dub

Posted September 9, 2005 at 5:53 am

New DiCHENary entry: CHENobyl, the weekly Chenbot meltdown after a technical glitch.

Also, anyone else pick up on Howie’s unintentional humor when he described James as, “mentally, physically, y’know, challenged.”

Janelle/Kaysar ’08
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Jalaman

Posted September 9, 2005 at 5:56 am

Anyone notice that the “But FIRST” comment is rubbing off to other shows. I noticed the hostbot on Rock Star: INXS used “But FIRST” as well. Chenbot is reproducing other bots…

Careful what you watch…
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hannahthehun

Posted September 9, 2005 at 5:57 am

Props to J-unit for keeping the spoiler to himself. That’s a good friend.

Ivette’s mom and gf were so cool that I too could almost tolerate an Ivette win. Almost.
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Chrissie

Posted September 9, 2005 at 6:16 am

What was with Maggie counting on her fingers throughout the HOH competition?

So now that Janelle has HOH, the friendship will have to vote against itself, in Maggielogi that means they will not get a final vote to win in the end.

Maggie better not run into the Harichrisners at the airport, otherwise she will be handing out flowers instead of bandaids for a living.

Ivette reminds me of Ruthie from RW
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ButterflyTattoo

Posted September 9, 2005 at 6:20 am

I loved that Ivette’s girlfriend liked Janelle and momma was great too. Bring home the money! I’m assuming that interview was taped BEFORE Janelle said in the diary room that Ivette’s girlfriend was ugly as hell. LOL
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Paulie

Posted September 9, 2005 at 6:33 am

Great recap as always. I loved how Ivette’s girlfriend was saying what a great player Janelle was and how pretty she was when Janelle had just called her ugly as hell. Hee Hee.

Also, my years languishing in parochial school compel me to point out an error. In paragraph four, I think you mean that Goth-Chen would draw a Pentagram on the door; Pentecost is the holy day that celebrates Christ reappearing to the Apostles.
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CopyCat

Posted September 9, 2005 at 6:35 am

I don’t think that Tushie got too upset with Janelle’s comment. I bet that even she thinks that photo made her look ass ugly.

The live feeds reported that April had sat down and broke a lawn chair a couple of days ago and then proceeded to blame Janelle. WTF is the fascination with them hating her!?!
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sharon W

Posted September 9, 2005 at 6:39 am

I now love Ivette’s girlfriend. It was very unfortunate that they showed that hideous photo of her because she is not ugly at all. Plus I feel bad that she likes Janelle and Janey said she was ugly – I hope she realizes it was the photo and the association with Ivette’s fault!!!! Maybe Tushie will leave Evilette for Janey at the wrap party! And OF COURSE we all need to vote for Janelle to spend the day with Charlie Sheen – she would enjoy it the most and it would get her out of that miserable house where those 3 A-holes won’t even talk to her. How is it possible that Janelle continues to have such a positive upbeat outlook in the face of those wenches who cry and claim she cheats at the drop of a hat?! At least she finally gets a FULL week in the HOH room! No one deserves it more.

Go Jedi Janey!! Go Tushie!
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EdHill

Posted September 9, 2005 at 6:52 am

This show has drained me emotionally. IT reminds me of last years ALCS where my beloved Red Sox were down 0-3, about to be put away by the hated Yankees. And Janelle is our David Ortiz. Keeps getting clutch hits, walk off home runs, making you think deep down that itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s possible. It COULD happen. And then I remember all the panic attacks and stress headaches that that whole experience gave me, and curse CBS for making me care too much about something so stupid.

God I love my JaneyÃ¢â‚¬Â¦. Did anyone else notice her walk? SheÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ got this weird pigeon toed walk that makes her look goofy. But in a good way.

Ivette is such an idiot. We actually hear her say out loud that she understands the math involved in the final 2, yet she still doesnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t do it. SheÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s still in cappy land. And her mom looks like Larry from the three stooges.

I love Howies light sabers. I looked them up on line to see if I could get one. Those suckers are 120 bucks. And in his defense, if you watch the live feeds, he is kinda funny. Just not when heÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s got the spotlight on him.

And voting for Janelle for AmericaÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Choice is required. Not so much that I want Janelle to win (I do) I just want to make sure once again that the freindshits get it rubbed in their faces. I just hope Charlie Sheen doesnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t give her Hep C.
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Timmy

Posted September 9, 2005 at 7:02 am

im too tired to rant…..vote janelle…i want to see the
cry
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Rick D.

Posted September 9, 2005 at 7:11 am

I actually think Janelle has a chance of winning, but only if she is up against Yapril in the final two. Ivette really hates Yapril, and would probably throw a vote to Janelle if it was the two of them. James, Howie and Rachel would vote for Janelle, leaving Beau, Maggot and J-Blo voting for Yapril. Janelle could still pull this off. Ivette did say that she wouldn’t be happy if Yapril walked away with the $500,000. There’s hope people, let’s just hope that Janelle sees it and takes Yapril to the final with her.

Rick D.
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vyper

Posted September 9, 2005 at 7:20 am

That recap was great, I haven’t laughed that hard in weeks. I put in 100 votes for Janelle after midnight; she deserves to get away from the houseguests from Hell for at least a day.

Janey needs to win HoH again next week and then hope the jury is smart enough to realize she’s the best all around player in BB history. If she’s lucky then America will help determine the winner and we all know how America loves Janey!
26

bcarterx

Posted September 9, 2005 at 7:23 am

Janelle has just lost the game. To get to the final 2, she had to LOSE this HOH, then win the POV.

Remember that since she won HOH this week, she will not be eligible to compete for it next week. When it comes down to 3 contestants, the HOH gets to determine who she will take to the finals.

Her only chance was to lose HOH, win POV, take herself off the block, and win next weeks HOH.

It’s all over.
27

Chris in L.A.

Posted September 9, 2005 at 7:24 am

Go, Janelle, go!

I think Janelle’s best bet to win 500k is to take that old hag April to the end, ’cause it looks like Ivette REALLY doesn’t want her to win that money.
28

Chris in L.A.

Posted September 9, 2005 at 7:26 am

Prior to last night’s HOH competition, Julie Chen this week’s winner can participate in next week’s HOH competition, right?
29

J-Unit

Posted September 9, 2005 at 7:26 am

bcarterx,

The final HOH competition is always an endurance challenge among the final three contestants, no matter who was HOH the previous week.
30

Lyndsay

Posted September 9, 2005 at 7:29 am

That’s awesome! I was worried about that, too.
31

LULU

Posted September 9, 2005 at 7:30 am

Vote Janey!!! Just to see those idiots cry. 1 1/2 hours left…..
32

cutiepie

Posted September 9, 2005 at 7:30 am

Does anyone else think that the audience might get to vote in the end? SUMMER OF SECRETS!!!

With American hating the Friendship so much, if Maggie and April are the final two, no one will watch the finale.

CBS has to do something to make us happy and let Janey win it all!! Especially since there were not a whole lot of ‘secrets’ this season…
33

LULU

Posted September 9, 2005 at 7:31 am

I can’t believe someone made that website for Jennifer Haters. That rocks!
34

bcarterx

Posted September 9, 2005 at 7:32 am

J-Unit–

Sorry–I didn’t know that.

Thank you for doing a superb job on the re-caps! You’re far more enjoyable than the show itself.
35

loops

Posted September 9, 2005 at 7:34 am

Just to set the record straight: Yes, Janey will be able to compete in the next HOH competition.
36

grundo

Posted September 9, 2005 at 7:36 am

i think we should organize a vote for maggot to win america’s choice.

now before you crucify me… listen.

whoever wins spends a day outside of the house, right? so if maggie is gone… that leaves plenty of time for janey to talk strategy (for what it’s worth) to the spicy latina….

see where i’m going with this?
37

jack

Posted September 9, 2005 at 7:37 am

actually, bcartex (#27), as our beloved chenbot mentioned before the HOH comp, next week the outgoing HOH gets to compete for the last HOH, so janelle still has a chance. i also think there’s a slim possibility that she could beat april (not likely, given the cultish nature of the friendship alliance, but possible).

either way, janelle should be set–she’s so popular, she might be the first person to actually turn post-reality TV life into something worthwhile and lucrative.

go janey!
38

Bobbie

Posted September 9, 2005 at 7:42 am

Yes, Grundo (#36), my thoughts exactly.
39

Bevin

Posted September 9, 2005 at 7:45 am

It’s not so much a vote for Janelle to win America’s Choice, it’s a vote against the others! Go Janelle! Here’s hoping America picks the winner in the end!
40

ha!

Posted September 9, 2005 at 7:45 am

Chrissie – #17,

I was wondering about Maggie’s finger counting as well. My own personal theory is: Maggie uses the NEW MATH technique, that was ‘new’ back in the 70s.

And the other part that really makes me giggle: remember how Maggie said that Jannelle only stared at people and didn’t get to know them? Well, last night’s HOH proved that Janelle is most definitely paying attention to what is going on. Sweet karma.

My hope is that Janelle will put up Maggie and Ivette; Janelle will win the POV and won’t use it – then April will be forced to evict one of her pals (cough, Ivette, cough). Super Sweeet.

ha!

P.S. Oh, and remember when someone commented that after seeing the picture of Ivette and her girlfriend, it appeared that Ivette could do better? Well, personally, I think Tushie/Piggy/Maggie could do better!
41

DF

Posted September 9, 2005 at 7:46 am

Could someone answer a veto question for me? If one held the veto but was not nominated, and then used it to protect someone on the block, could the HoH then turn around and nominate the person who just used the veto, or are they protected?
42

Mary

Posted September 9, 2005 at 7:49 am

“Ivette’s mother who looked like the bizarre hybrid of Horatio Sanz, Wendy the Snapple Lady, and Gene Wilder.”

Oh man, that shit cracked me up.

I’m so glad that Janelle is probably going to make it to the top two. Hopefully America’s Choice will kick in and we’ll get to decide who wins BB6 instead of the jury house, but that’s unlikely. Oh well. I hope the tabloids print pictures of her and Michael out on the town after it’s all over. Maybe I’ll see her here in MN. Speaking of which, I’m from MN and I thought that question of how it was to grow up here was really lame. Who cares? Can’t they think of anything better? Jeez.

Ivette’s mom and girlfriend and totally cool. You know they’re probably reading this shit, right? I would be reading every blog I could if someone I knew was on the show.

James is hilarious. I love him. That jenvasquezsucks.com website is awesome. I really hope she sees it.
43

J-Unit

Posted September 9, 2005 at 7:50 am

DF,

In years past, that was the case. But the last few seasons, the Power of Veto has been “Golden”, meaning the person using the veto is safe from being nominated.

-J
44

jennifer

Posted September 9, 2005 at 8:01 am

Please please vote Janey for America’s Choice. This is a great chance to stir up some trouble. There’s NO WAY Charlie Sheen isn’t going to bone Janey once he meets her on Two and a Half Men. Just think, America, you have the choice to bust up a marriage!!! Seize the power!!!!
45

CaliGirlinGA

Posted September 9, 2005 at 8:08 am

Y’all have got to see this:

http://www.bbscreencaps.com/message.php?f=6&i=9825&t=9825

Too funny.
46

dig_n_dive

Posted September 9, 2005 at 8:13 am

NO ONE has mentioned Maggie’s huge upper thighs in the HOH competition. Was she wearing riding breeches or what? I thought she had lost all this weight…. but no, it just fell down below her waist. Maybe the counting on the fingers during HOH was supposed to distract the audience from those massive pones. not
47

iluvjanelle

Posted September 9, 2005 at 8:22 am

I agree, Rick D. #24
Janelle’s best chance of winning the $500 000 is if she goes up against April in final 2. She has Rachel’s and Howie’s votes locked, James can’t stand April so she has his vote as well. Then she would need one more from the Friendsheep.
If she nominates Maggie and Ivette for eviction it would leave April to vote to keep Maggie.
If Janelle can stir Ivette up about April she might be able to get Ivette’s vote in the end!! Ivette already hates April, it wouldn’t take much to turn her.
48

Brian

Posted September 9, 2005 at 8:24 am

You can still vote for Janelle for the America’s Choice- It would be fun to watch Charlie Sheen and Duckie squirm when they meet her.

I think BB is afraid to do the “who gained weight” episode because some of the houseguests are getting a little wide. Maggie looked like she stuffed her black jeans with something.
49

BKNY

Posted September 9, 2005 at 8:27 am

Love that Ivette’s mom doesn’t understand the obsession with Cappy. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Friendship moves with him to Waco. The only thing better was that Ivette’s GF loves Janey just like the rest of America.

Count me in to boo Jen at her first game. But we have to bring Kasar, Howie and James with us!

East Coast watchers beware on Saturday. BB is on after US Open coverage. Set you tivos accordingly.
50

Tony A.

Posted September 9, 2005 at 8:30 am

Hold it! Hold it! Hold it! I LOVE that Naggie will promote the idea of NOT voting for the last of the Nerd Herd left standing (if Janelle makes it to the end). It means, well, you know, like…er, Janelle wins?

Also, if it’s true that the last challenge for the three semifinalists is an endurance contest, ain’t NO way those blobs of fat can beat trim, toned, strong Janelle. Then it’s up to the last vote. Let’s hope James convinces Ivette or Beau (or both) to vote out the last of the Friendshit. Regardless, I see Janelle winning at least second place, which is $50K. Or maybe CBS will let us vote for a larger prize somehow? Regardless, the Nerd Herd will be shocked when the game is over. Great review again, B-Side. Guess you’ll make me a fan of TAR after all. I tell you true that your blog is what makes BB6 popular. CBS secretly LOVES you! (Hmmmm, you sure you’re not on their payroll to stir things up?)
51

Greg

Posted September 9, 2005 at 8:35 am

Although I am just pulling stuff out of my ass at this point…

wouldn’t it be great if the 3rd safe contained a “Change-a-vote” pass? If you made it to the final 2, you could change someone’s vote?

Also, wasn’t there one season where the final 2 houseguests were able to throw out a jury member’s vote?

There’s gotta be some way for Janelle to win this! I know that CBS can’t fix it in her favor but, come on guys, you gotta do SOMETHING to help her out!
52

boz48730

Posted September 9, 2005 at 8:54 am

Here is how Janelle can win.
Ivette and James are the two key players.
Janelle nominates Maggie and Ivette.
April votes to evict Ivette.
Ivette leaves the house and goes Cuban.
James sees himself as a master game player and since he can’t win the game he wants to be the one who determines who wins the game.
James takes Ivette under his wing and fuels her hatred for April, and remember Ivette said she would hate to see April win the money, so I think James could do it.
It comes down to April and Janelle as the final two.
Rachel, Howie, James, and Ivette, and maybe even Beau vote for Janelle.
April’s face cracks, Maggie’s hips explode, Jennifer is disgraced when a sex tape of her and Howie surfaces, and all is right with the world.
It could happen.
Anyway, Janelle may be the first reality show contestant to parlay her participation into a career not based on the reality show circuit.
53

chronic

Posted September 9, 2005 at 9:18 am

I was thinking of the same strategy. Get Ivette on the jury, with April taking the brunt of the blame for her eviction. No brainer really.

btw b-side, forgot to compliment you on the pic of Johann, the engineer, from Das Boot. Bloody brilliant that.
54

Laura

Posted September 9, 2005 at 9:37 am

Just found this site and am having so much fun reading the recaps and posts. I’m not the only dork out there so excited to have the Friendsheep have to vote out one of their own!

There has to be at least one more BIG Secret. If not, the summer of secrets was a farce. Everything was exposed within the first couple of weeks. Somehow they have to let America “help” decide the winner of BB6. That’s the words Julie uses for each of the jury members. Is that what she said in seasons past?
55

ad

Posted September 9, 2005 at 9:49 am

Janelle Americas Choice autovote url

http://cybonica.com/index.cfm
56

Kathy

Posted September 9, 2005 at 9:52 am

GO GO GO Jedi Janey all the way.
I have been voting like crazy, sure hope Janey wins because you know what the “Fiendship” says..”The lucky bitch wins everything.” HAHAHAHAHAHA
Just to see their faces when Janey gets the trip out will make the BB6 season for me.
57

corona kid

Posted September 9, 2005 at 9:52 am

great recap, although one of my favorite parts you missed, or maybe i heard incorrectly so i’m curious if others picked it up. When the Chenbot was telling Howie and April to say their final pleas, she said “use your wlrds…words wisely”. I thought it was great that she messed up “words” when saying use your words wisely. Priceless irony!
58

Robert

Posted September 9, 2005 at 9:58 am

Janelle really does have a chance– so often when jury members vote, they end up throwing who-they-like out the door and instead vote on who they think played the game better. Everyone who loses wants to feel like they lost to someone who was more manipulative and played the game harder, that makes them feel like even though they lost, they were at least on the right “moral ground”. As much as the Friendship hates Janelle, they know that she played the game better MUCH better than April did.
59

loops

Posted September 9, 2005 at 10:00 am

http://www.janellepierzina.org/gallery/displayimage.php?album=5&pos=17

Ivette Flabs!
Viewer Beware
60

America's Next Top Fan

Posted September 9, 2005 at 10:23 am

OK

Howie is on House Calls on CBS.com and Marcellas asked him about sissies and Howie’s relationship to Beau.

Howie called Beau cute and a “WC” but couldn’t explain it in clean terms so they made him skip it. Bummer. Does anyone know what WC means?
61

B-Side

Posted September 9, 2005 at 10:31 am

#19 – duly noted. that was a spellcheck error. but it is fixed now.
62

happy_gal

Posted September 9, 2005 at 10:49 am

I agree with above. I think Tushy is adorable, and her comments made me toally love her. Ivette’s mom too!

If Janey does not win this thing, there is no justice.

I noticed poor Maggie’s thighs too. This is why I would never go on this or any other reality show – y’all would have a field day making fun of my many flaws!!!

Ghastly, horrendous, loser Jennifer. She has overtaken all past BB contestants to be my most-hated of all time. I can’t wait until she gets out and see how much America “loves” her!
63

girlafraid

Posted September 9, 2005 at 10:56 am

I think Janelle should nominate April and Ivette, thereby making Maggie do the dirty work and choose between her friends.

So if she keeps Ivette, April will be so hurt (remember the heaving sobs?) that she’ll turn Jen against the remaining Friends***.

And if she keeps Ivette, she’ll go so ballistic over the fact that Maggie kept the girl “who doesn’t even need the money” that she may turn as well and take Beau with her.

Great recaps, btw! I’m addicted!

Go Janey!
64

mmmmm...tvgasm : )

Posted September 9, 2005 at 11:08 am

B-side, I’ve been reading this blog for a while now , but never put up a post. I couldn’t wait to see if you were going to comment on Howie’s “mentally-challenged” comment about James…but(tear) there was no comment to be found. Thank you sg-dub(#14) I knew the tv-gasm staff wouldn’t let me down. Keep up the good work…the only thing that keep going thru the day @ my temp jobs are reading thru the archives…yes I know…me<-Loser..heehee
65

Mrs. Thurston Howell, III

Posted September 9, 2005 at 11:48 am

I love Ivette’s mom and her gf. They are the best. And I don’t think her gf is ugly. I just think it was a bad shot. I hope they kick her ASS when she gets out. I hope her mom goes all Cuban on her.

Why did James pick up Beau and carry him into the house? That was strange. And I love that James is being so nasty in the sequester house.
66

ashes

Posted September 9, 2005 at 12:45 pm

Robert (post #58) maybe in the past that has been true of some jury members, but do you honestly think that Beau, Jennifer, Ivette, April, and/or Maggie will do that? No way! They have been all about group-think from the start, and Maggie and Ivette point-blank said when voting for Howie last night that they couldn’t vote based on what was best for them as individuals and had to follow the group.
67

ha!

Posted September 9, 2005 at 12:52 pm

ANTF – 60,

I would guess that Howie is referring to our little Ram-Beau as a “White Chick”. You know, from the movie.

Runner-up possibilities include:
White Cock
Water Closet
Women’s Center
WarCraft
Waist Circumference (Hi Ivette!)
White Clan
WC Fields fanatic

ha!

P.S. Personally, I’m gonna stick with White Chick.
68

Jick

Posted September 9, 2005 at 12:54 pm

Okay, this is the first summer I’ve watched BB and I’m really pissed I didn’t watch the other 5. Were they all this good, or has this been an exceptional BB?
69

Lubin Odana

Posted September 9, 2005 at 1:08 pm

So glad that Janelle won HOH, but sorry she didn’t have anyone to be pleased for her and hug her. She’s going to be a lonely lady now.

Piggy proved to be surprisingly sensible and cute and classy. I can’t believe that CBS chose boring Beau over her to be in the show.

What’s in the final safe? It’s a remote control for the Chenbot. Loved the pic of the internal workings of the Chen. Abandon Chen! Abandon Chen!
70

Ed

Posted September 9, 2005 at 1:11 pm

Awesome recap, save this: How could you have left out Howie’s q of the Chenbot right after he kissed her and they were sitting? “Is your husband cuter than me?”, he said.

How the Chenbot kept it together I’ll never know. Whatever material was used for her shell must be adapted for all nuclear energy sites!!!

Excepting Veronica Mars, this single ep was the best hour of TV this summer.

Now, how great would it be if they allowed call home to each guest? Imagine Ivette’s mom and Tushie screaming at her to get rid of April (basically telling her she was a moron)! Oh, to see her reaction to this.
71

Lubin Odana

Posted September 9, 2005 at 1:11 pm

I’d say this season is Classic BB (despite its over-focus on strategy at the expense of character development and other non-game related silliness like food contests). Season 3 is available on DVD (worth getting) and was pretty good as well. Season 4 was all about the nasty bitchy girls and their exes(although I ended up admiring Queen Bitch Alison), and Season 5 started off well and then went wrong with some chennanigans involving a pair of silly religious hemaphrodite twins. Or something.
72

katieshole

Posted September 9, 2005 at 1:13 pm

I squealed like Beau when Janelle won HOH. I hope she takes out Maggie. She is the glue that hold those other 2 bitches together.

I was surprised by Tushie, I suspect that they will break up, since Tushie is into Janelle….Glad she hates Crappy too.
73

Nony Mouse

Posted September 9, 2005 at 1:30 pm

There is one more safe, isn’t there? At the beginning of the season, didn’t the Chenbot make mention of a possible No Veto week? Maybe the last veto is in the last safe… and if no one gets it open, no final veto…
74

moutain girl

Posted September 9, 2005 at 3:22 pm

I have to give Tush a vote of confidence. Yes, she has a Piggy resemblance but that isn’t necessarily bad. I think the picture was not flattering to her. If nothing else, the girl has a great judge of character.

WOO HOO for Janie!!

For so long I always thought that Maggie was the lesser of the evils in that house but the more I watch and read, she is evil incarnate. And as upsetting as is it for me to even admit it I would like to see Ivette win over April and Maggie.

Maybe TVgasm should sponsor a trip to Texas so we can all go hate on Jenn as a group. I’m still trying to convince my manager to drive by Crappy’s firehouse and yell mean things while he is there later this month.
75

Cheryl lee

Posted September 9, 2005 at 4:20 pm

I loved all of James comments in the sequester house! (He said something sarcastically like “Yeah, I got to preside over my own funeral for the veto competition and now I get to toast my eviction..yeah!”)

Also, Ivette’s girlfriend is very cute IMHO. Certainly looks far better than I do. Loved her comments and the Mom’s. It made me like Ivette a little.
76

Holly

Posted September 9, 2005 at 4:38 pm

I am a loyal reader of this site. I DO NOT watch BB, yet you guys have me voting for BB6 contestants on the power of your writing. I’m like a will deprived monkey, who can only go, “Vote Kaysar”, “Vote Janey”. Give me back my free will, damn you!!!!! (Said really dramatic like and stuff)
77

mkognito

Posted September 9, 2005 at 4:57 pm

There’s SOOOO much I could say about last night’s show, but I won’t. I just want to give props to B-Side for another stellar recap!
78

Tony A.

Posted September 9, 2005 at 5:21 pm

Damn you, TVG! I was a perfectly normal, well-adjusted older man until I started reading TVGasm. I don’t even know how I tumbled onto it during the “24″ season this year. Now I can’t bear to just TiVo my shows and go wherever whenever because I want to see the show before the next morning, where I now get to my office 1/2 hour early so I can login and read your hilarious blog.

I’m going to loooooove Saturday when the bitches get the double whammy of one of them being evicted while Janelle gets a “Get Out of Jail Free” pass. Ohh, I can almost feel the thrill and glee right now! It’ll be worth it having my wife glare at me whiule I watch the show!
79

Wack Attack

Posted September 9, 2005 at 5:45 pm

Alright I might be totally wrong. But does anyone else think maggie threw this HOH too.
Think about it:
1. She knows she has the best chance winning against Janelle, but can’t keep her in the game without pising of the nerd herd, (thus losing their support for the final vote)
2. She knows if she get put up on the block, whoever isn’t will vote to keep her, April will cause she’s her “partner” and ivette will because of crappy and she doesn’t want april to win.
3. didn’t she get a quesiong wrong about her own birthday?

I may be giving her too much credit
80

Meesh

Posted September 9, 2005 at 6:10 pm

I admit I got a little teary when Darth Howie was talking to Jedi Janie before his ouster. Even she looked a little chin quivery.

Jedi Janie rocks my world. I LOVE her.

She will rock on “Two and a half men”. The bitches of eastwick will start spewing green bile immediately upon the announcement of AC. hehehe… I love it.

Janie doesn’t need to win. She has already won just about everything anyway, and will make far more than $500,000 upon leaving the show. I have a feeling she will be the most successful BB player post game ever.
Modelling contracts and endorsements alone will have her set for life. She is a stunning girl.
haggie, yapril and evilette will return to obscurity except for the odd “f&ck you bitch! America HATES you!” shouted at them across the aisle at the local Krogers.

I’m still holding out hope that there is some sort of equalizing twist on the jury. Like “if your partner is eligible, you can’t vote” thereby negating Jeniwhore and BoBo’s votes.
Or that America votes for the “real” winner, a la Rupert from Survivor, and they get the 1 MILLION!! hahahaha…. Can you just picture the VILE EXPLOSION OF SWEARING AND SPITTING FROM THE NERD HERD!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA!

Ok…apparently I’m way to emotionally invested in this now. I must ween myself.
81

Diane

Posted September 9, 2005 at 7:15 pm

Janelle is the best player.\ but the mean girls arent playing the game, they are just a sorrority house. MEAN GIRLS!!! CBS..be smart, you will loose a lot of viewers if you dont do something to give janelle a chance to win.
82

Pamsey

Posted September 9, 2005 at 7:57 pm

Please you guys, put up a notice that BB is on LATE this Saturday night, 10:00pm Eastern time. I’m going out of town and have to tape it, and am so glad I realized. Please share with other BB fans!
Thank you
83

philip21

Posted September 9, 2005 at 7:57 pm

Howie might have stayed in the house, if he’d only shaved his head, thus fooling Ivette into thinking he was cappy reincarnated? … just a random slightly alcohol-induced thought …
84

tj

Posted September 9, 2005 at 9:23 pm

ahh, another knock against the oc! b-side you’re killing me. i wasn’t going to say anything, but how can you compare big brother to the oc? the two shows are from completely different genres and try to provide entertainment through very different ways, so i don’t think that your comparison was a very fair one.

also, the first episode of reunion was much more confusing and plot-overloaded (woo grammar!)than the oc has ever been.
85

tj 2

Posted September 9, 2005 at 9:56 pm

i wouldnt place all of the blame on howie… what about jennifer?

awesome recap, i loved the ‘you can’t touch this’
86

B-Side

Posted September 9, 2005 at 9:58 pm

Big Brother and The OC are apples and oranges.

But enjoyable is enjoyable, and that’s what I was comparing. Which show is more enjoyable these days? Big Brother.
87

amygirl

Posted September 10, 2005 at 12:29 am

I love Tushie (Ivette’s ladyfriend). Who would have thought Ivette would have snagged such a smart, cute girl. (And yes, she is very cute, that picture didn’t do her justice). I must admit Ivette has grown on me a bit over the last week or so. But Janelle just has to win this thing. She is just soooo cool!
And don’t ya just love all of that tension in the seclusion house (or whatever they call it). It is so funny watching them all snap at each other. They are worse than my family.
Hey all of you web people, start an April-bashing website already, will ya? She is most definitely the most annoying woman on this show. She is either a blatant liar or someone who is in complete denial. What is a “true smoker” anyway? And when she said she’s not there for the money? Give me a break. Everyone is there for the money. She just likes to give the impression that she has money, and I don’t buy it. If she had money, she wouldn’t have credit card debt. And I am sure that the major sum of that is plastic surgery debt. I know her type- she just bugs the livin’ shit out of me.
I will be so relieved when this show is over and I can get back to my life.
88

Schadenfreude

Posted September 10, 2005 at 12:33 am

I’m with chronic (#53), that ‘Das Boot’ reference was hysterical. Doesn’t look good for Janey winning the whole thing, but I like her odds for final two. We can but hope…
89

Schadenfreude

Posted September 10, 2005 at 12:37 am

By the way, I missed this episode, and I confess that all this talk of Ivette’s HOH room photo of Tushie not doing her justice has me curious. Screen-shot, anyone?
90

amygirl

Posted September 10, 2005 at 11:03 am

Hey Schandefreude-
You can see the picture of Tushie here-

http://www.tvgasm.com/archives/big_brother/001157.php
91

Tony A.

Posted September 10, 2005 at 11:04 am

Whoa, Meesh just may be onto something. What if he’s right and we get to vote for the million dollar winner? Wow.
92

TinkerbellAPixie

Posted September 10, 2005 at 12:42 pm

I’m starting to grow concerned for a lot of the TVGasm readers. People who find that Ivette is “growing on them”. Do ya’ll have a case of mass amenesia? She is a loud harpy racist shrew. The things she said about Kasar were just awful. Same with the stuff she has said about Howie, Rachel, Janelle and Michael. And the stuff she said about America when Janelle won the call. SHEESH.
93

amygirl

Posted September 10, 2005 at 1:24 pm

Alright Tinkerbell- settle down…
Maybe it’s just that I find her more tolerable now that she isn’t praying to Cappy anymore. Thing is, I find myself HATING April so much, that I find them all tolerable in comparison. If you watch the feeds, you can clearly see that April NEVER shuts her fucking mouth- she talks all the time. I mean this woman talks so much that you can tell she is even grating on “The Friendship’s” nerves. But your right, of course- Ivette is pretty unlikable. She has just been less unlikable since I have started my “I hate April” campaign. Thanks for slapping my silly ass back into reality.
94

amygirl

Posted September 10, 2005 at 1:47 pm

Hey B-Side,
By the way, the exclusive look inside the Chenbot is the funniest fucking thing I have ever seen!!!!
You are hillarious- If I weren’t married, I would be stalking you.
95

Dagiana

Posted September 10, 2005 at 3:13 pm

I’m so thrilled at this episode’s events. Janelle is meant to win!

And I just have to point out a couple of things:

Paulie,

It DOES say “pentagram,” not “Pentecost,” so I’m a bit confused.

Jennifer,

Charlie Sheen’s marriage is already over. He and Denise Richards are in the process of getting divorced.
96

Lew

Posted September 10, 2005 at 4:36 pm

Denise Richards? Mmm…

I mean, GO JANIE!
97

B-Side

Posted September 11, 2005 at 12:25 pm

I changed Pentecost to pentegram
98

amygirl

Posted September 11, 2005 at 1:40 pm

Ah… Someone after my own heart-
Some great April-Bashing going on here…
Thank God

http://www.aprillewissucks.com/

and

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