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Wednesday, September 21, 2005
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This looks kind of like the end of SNL. Or as I like to call it, S-Chen-L.
I write to you with great sadness tonight. Our dearest Big Brother 6 has come to an end. It’s been a long, strange journey, and as I write these words, I regretfully realize that this most wonderful of reality show seasons has now been sealed into memories. A present tense turned past. Like the legendary Richard Marx sings, “Hold on to the night. Hold on to the memory. I wish that I could give you something more. That I could be yours.”
With that said, hows about that Chenbot? Are you with me, people? Something happened to her. She seemed almost… human? No, that’s saying too much. Surely she’s incapable of having a Pinnochio moment. No, I think it was less drastic. Maybe someone switched her system software. It’s like she went from Microsoft Word to Leisure Suit Larry. Whatever it was, Julie Chen was en fuego tonight. Aw, CBS. I know we can see her every morning on The Early Show, but we like the ‘bot best in primetime. Bring back Big Brother this spring! Make it bigger and badder than ever before! Do it, CBS! Do it!Anyway, the big shew opened up with none other than Ms. Chen greeting us from outside the Big Brother compound. I was momentarily disarmed as I thought her head was floating mid-air like some new Asian version of The Wizard of Oz. Alas, it was just an illusion (also very Oz-like) as her dark dress merely blended into the background. Julie was excited, I could tell by the goofy grin on her face, and you know what? So was I!
I was even more excited when the camera pulled back and we saw that the producers had fashioned a runway of sorts leading out from the house’s front door. Even better, dozens of adoring fans sat alongside, and as Julie walked to center stage, she was sure to give all her peeps mad props by slapping five and shaking hands. Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to Rockstar: Julie Chen.
And for the record, if I had been one of those lucky fans, I probably wouldn’t have washed my hand for like, you know, FOREVER.
Luckiest people in the world.
We then zipped off to the five-minute recap of the season where the announcer crowed, “It was a Summer of Secrets!” Well, two secrets really. But hey, tonight’s a special night. Don’t hate. Congratulate! Ah yes, and there was much to congratulate. Watching the recap made me nostalgically remember just how wonderful this season was. Dearest readers, if this was your first season, or if we brought you back to a show that you had long given up on, you have to admit. This show rocks, does it not? And for those of you who simply don’t get this show, well, I really don’t know what to say. If I were The Friendship, I would say a prayer for you. But since I’m not, I’ll probably just chuckle dismissively from afar. You know, pull the old “THEY don’t get it.”
After the recap, we then saw the opening credits and look! Everyone’s names were back! And their pictures were in color. Wow, so much love flowing through the show, and it was only the first five minutes. I couldn’t even imagine what else would be in store for us.
One thing I could depend on was some old fashioned Chenbot awkwardness, and sure enough, here she was, holding sway over the crowd with her typically large Chelmet. Julie talked us through some generic information and then gave what we then learned was the last “But first” of the season. You know, had she not said it tonight, I would have been a little sad. Might have cried. And now, thanks to our homemade But First video, all the world can see what we’ve always loved about that special phrase.
Anyway, we moved back into the house where we saw the aftermath of Janelle’s eviction. The girls hugged and congratulated themselves while the rest of America vomited, and then we heard what special strategies they had used to get so far. For instance, Ivette’s gameplan was to be honest. “I am blunt, I’m honest, I’m outspoken, I’m loud,” she said, forgetting other adjectives such as “dumb,” “annoying,” and “racist.” Maggie meanwhile claimed that she bit her tongue a lot. You see, normally she likes the spotlight, provided it’s a very plain, boring spotlight. I’m sorry. I fell asleep halfway through her comments.
Up at the Jury House, things were a bit more lively. Given the nippy fall weather, everyone walked out into the backyard dressed in sweaters and jackets. It was so Sideways: Autumn Wasp Edition. Translation: I was jealous. Anyway, while the group debated who would be joining them next, Janelle suddenly appeared behind them, yelling, “I got taken out by a NERD HERD!!!” Don’t remind us, Janelle. Don’t remind us.
As she walked in, there were tons of hugs and flowery comments, especially by Janey who chirped, “I love you guys!” We’ll just assume that wasn’t directed towards Jennifer. Soon, everyone settled into their seats to have a spirited discussion about the final two players. Janelle seemed like she was going to bash Ivette by saying the finalist had basically given up the money in order to stay loyal to Maggie, but then she smoothed it out by saying that Ivette must have a really big heart. Nice save Janelle, but you don’t have to play politics anymore. James, meanwhile, interpreted Ivette’s moves slightly differently: “The thing is, she kept her promise to her friends, but kicked her family in the ass.” This of course made Beau quite pissy and prickly, as he scoffed back with an angry glare. Honestly, I applaud James. Not for speaking the truth, but for putting Beau in such a sour mood that the chances of him squealing like a cat in a dishwasher were virtually nil.
Anyway, the Maggie vs. Ivette debate raged on for quite some time, with many people hitting on the same notes multiple times. Beau said that if Ivette had picked Janelle over Maggie, she would have been playing dirty, to which Janelle responded, “That’s why it just opened my eyes as to how good of a person she is.” Wait a second. I think Janelle’s being sincere. Hmmm… I don’t like this “say nice things about The Friendship” thing. I feel lonely and cold now. If anyone needs me, I’ll be cradling my head in my knees over in the corner.
Luckily, a bitter Howie was there to keep it real, yo. “But her [Ivette's] integrity was destroyed so many times during the game. Why did she play with integrity during the final week? I don’t understand that.” One point for Howie! And what does fair Rachel have to say? “Ivette made it personal. She was a big piece of trash in my eyes in this game.” Meeeeow! Gotta have the bitter juror. I assumed it would be Janelle, but lo and behold, it was Rachel. Makes sense, actually. After all, Beau really did call her card. You know, what with her being shades of gray, pitch black, and stark white. That whole pseudo-oreo personality assessment can really make a woman mad.
The best part of all this though was that while the Sovereign bashed Ivette and Maggie, The Friendship sat there looking disgusted and annoyed. Jennifer in particular called upon her typical knee-jerk reaction by exaggeratedly rolling her eyes with nearly every comment. She was pissed, man. It was like someone told her she could never do a cartwheel ever again.
As for Beau, the stress of the situation (or maybe it was just the cold weather) was clearly taking a toll on him. Soon his voice had devolved into a nouveau-Katherine Hepburn tremble as he asked, “Do you think Maggie’s strategy was to fly under the radar the whole game?” It’s okay Beau-Beau. No reason to get choked up. Actually, maybe there was. James deftly made The Friendship feel like cow poop as he argued that Maggie had manipulated each and every one of them. Watching April, Jennifer, and Beau give each other “Whoa. He’s right” looks was fairly priceless, almost as priceless as the little interchange when April said, “You pretty much think that Maggie manipulated us in order for her to play the game and get to the end, ” and then Janelle interrupted, “Because she sucks so bad.” Ah, there’s the bitter Janey we’ve come to love!
After the commercial break, we returned to Julie who pointed out Ivette’s family, including “Tush”, sitting in the audience. Julie then said the jury would vote on who should win Big Brother, “But before they cast their votes…” Hey! That was cheap, Julie. You teased us with the “But” and then hung us out to dry without the “first”. What gives? Was that your way of sticking it to us? Because if it was, that hurt. That really hurt.
Anyway, it was now time for the jury to ask questions of the finalists, and unfortunately, this segment wasn’t as insane as I’d been hoping it would be. Then again, how can you top last year when Marvin accused pretty much everyone short of Martin Luther King Jr. of being racist? Anyway, James, Rachel, and Howie all asked dumb, forgettable questions (which was upsetting because I thought Rachel, as the bitter juror, would be the one to make a fool of herself with a venom-laced interrogation). As she addressed Ivette, Janelle was the first one to ask anything with some teeth: “Throughout this game, you said that you’re playing for your family. Don’t you think that by last night’s decision that you’ve made a $450,000 mistake? And if so, why did you do that?” Funny, this was vaguely similar to Tom Cruise’s seminal question: “Why would you do that? Why would you do that? You’re a jerk!” Anyway, I thought Ivette would babble incoherently in response, but instead, she was surprisingly succinct as she explained that had she picked Janelle, she would have lost the money anyway. Huh. Not a lot of fireworks.
Surely Janelle’s next question would provide some excitement, yes? “Maggie, you haven’t made many plays in this game. Why in the hell do you deserve the money over Ivette?” This of course sent Jennifer’s eyes rolling anew, and honestly, at this point, she should have just sighed really loudly or moaned “OH MY GOD.” I mean, c’mon. The eye-rolling is just so old. Meanwhile, if Jennifer’s reading this, she’s probably rolled her eyes about five times in the past two seconds.
Jennifer rolls her eyes. Much the way most people do when they meet Arena Football Dancers.
Anyway, Maggie gave a typical “My strategy was to blend in” response, which meant it was time for Beau to ask his question. “What was your strategy after Cappy got evicted?” he asked. Maggie replied, “My strategy was to not get evicted.” Well, THANKS! That really sheds some light on your game. This is why I’d never last one second on Big Brother. My strategy is to get evicted. Duh. I should totally consider not getting evicted.
April was up next with her dumb question to Ivette: “It took down to the five people being there until you started winning. Were you throwing the competitions or was it that there were stronger competitors, you feel, in the game at that time?” Yeah, wonderful question. Surprise, surprise, Ivette said she hadn’t thrown the competitions and that she tried super hard every week. Gosh, I never would have thought she’d say that. Way to cut to the heart of it, April!
Lastly, it was time for Jennifer to pose a question, and I’m still trying to decide whether it was a lame, self-serving attempt to clear her image, or a strategical move to boost Ivette-hate. She asked, “Maggie, when I was HOH, and we were all upstairs in our own group, who was the one person that initially brought up Kaysar’s name as a nomination?” Just shut up Jennifer. Now I’m doing her classic move: rolling my eyes. For the record though, Ivette did fess up that it was her idea, but honestly, five or six weeks later, I don’t think anyone in the jury still gave a shit.
Well, the two women gave some generic final speeches, and then it was time for the jury to confer again. “I found out some things about Maggie that kind of shocked me,” stated Jennifer, adding, “She said she couldn’t do a cartwheel. I just cannot respect that.” Meanwhile, back in the house, Maggie semi-joked to Ivette, “I don’t think they like either of us!” Who? The jury? Or AMERICA?
Back on the live show, it was time for Julie to welcome the jury. Sure enough, they all came parading down the runway to the sound of cheering fans, and honestly, if I was there, I would have given Janelle a standing ovation. To his credit, Howie received a loud response, but it was nothing compared with Janey who actually did receive a huge — and in some places, standing — ovation. Take THAT, Friendship!
As we cut to commercial, the camera drifted over the cheering crowd, and we were able to get a quick Big Brother audience update. Present were TVgasm friends Josh Souza and Erika Landin (from seasons 1 and 4, respectively), Jack (season 4), Will (season 5), Marvin (season 5), and of course, last year’s big winner, Dreamboat Drew (season 5). I’m sure there were others amongst the masses, but honestly, there was a lot to recap. I couldn’t dilly-dally with all these cameos.
When we came back, it was time for the jurors to cast their votes. And by the way, a big shout out to Maggie for making sure her hair was all frizzed out for the occasion. It’s about time someone dressed up with class… Anyway, Julie instructed the jurors that they could make one brief statement to the nominees before casting their votes. Emphasis on brief. And we all know what happens when The Chenbot’s stopwatch goes off. “I NEED AN ANSWER NOW!!!!!”
As much as I loved this season, and as fun as this finale was, I had to admit, this vote was probably the least interesting part of the whole hour. After all, do we really care who wins? I mean, even when it was Jun and Allison, two girls everyone hated, I still desperately wanted Jun to win over Allison. But this year, I’m sorry CBS. My heart walked out with Janelle on Friday.
Okay, enough babbling on my part. Time to listen to the jurors babble instead. Beau was up first, and he gave some empty praise to the girls, but I was too distracted by his stupid shirt that read, “Royalty.” I suppose it was an appropriate word, considering Beau was by and large a royal pain in the ear. (Yes, I probably could have made some cheap “queen” joke, but please, we have standards here. Low standards, but standards nonetheeless.)
Up next was April who took the opportunity to talk and talk and talk about who knows what. I probably could have read The Brothers Karamazov thrice over in the time it took April to wrap up. You know she must leave the longest, most annoying, voicemail messages. Honestly, I was surprised The Chenbot didn’t try to laugh-interrupt her.
April eventually dropped her key in the voting box and was then followed by James and the accompanying nervous laughter as the audience braced for a bitter comment. Alas, he was remarkably civil and dispatched his vote with no incident. Also relatively polite was Rachel who took as long sticking her key in the box as April spent babbling in front of America. Hurry up Rachel! The Chenbot’s gonna blow!
Next was Janelle, and as she rose from her chair, her microphone pack came undone, an affliction that has plagued her seemingly the entire season. Seriously, why does Janelle’s mic pack always fall off? Surely I thought this would lead to a total Chen-failure, but let’s not forget. This was Cool Cat Chenbot 6.0, and to my surprise, she actually cracked an adlibbed joke: “Before inserting your key as to who you would like to see win the game… put your mic pack on!” Wow, Julie! Well done! Almost in recognition of her newfound go-with-the-flow powers, Julie broke out into that robotic laughter we’ve come to love so dearly (the ChenCackle, if you will). I nearly did the slow-clap-to-raving-applause in her honor. Bravo! A major improvement over last year’s big awkward silence.
Anyway, as Janelle cast her vote, she said that she would base it on either who she felt was the bigger competitor or who had treated her best in the house, causing Julie to quip, “Can’t wait to see that vote!” Hey-oh!!! This just in: Julie Chen will be headlining at the Laugh Factory this Thursday, followed by a weekend engagement at Ha-Ha’s and then Misty’s Comedy Shack in Akron, Ohio. Get our tickets now.
Jennifer placed her key in the box next, and as she struggled to get the damn thing in, Maggie laughed warmly, “Look at your face, Jen!” Yes, it’s brimming with ugliness! The most biting and truthful comments, however, came from Howie of all people who managed to give Kaysar and Janelle a shout out, saying they were America’s Choices. This caused the audience to erupt with applause, and as Howie enjoyed his newfound hero status, the always reliable Chenbot piped up with an urgent plea, “BRIEF, HOWIE! BRIEF!!!” Julie then added, “Starting self-destruct sequence. 10. 9. 8. 7…”
Nevertheless, Howie obliged Ms. Chen and wrapped up his statement beautifully, noting, “I’m stuck voting for America’s last choices.” The audience murmured with “Did he just say that?” and as Maggie sarcastically said, “Thanks, Howie…” the crowd applauded loudly in support of Howie and his alliance. Best passive-aggressive applause EVER!
With all the votes cast, it was time to reveal the winner. BUT FIRST! Even better! Time for… the reunion! As Julie noted, it would be the first time the jurors would be hearing details about the show. Suddenly my heart was beating. Would they say that Janelle and Kaysar have been the most popular contestants ever? Would they say how much everyone hated The Friendship, especially Jennifer? Would they say that TVgasm was the bestest website and the only place for super funny recaps? Hmmm… I figured that last one was a long shot, but hey, a man’s gotta dream.
Well, Ashlea, Michael, Eric, Sarah, and Kaysar all waltzed onto the stage (after passing through the mini-MTV Video Music Awards runway), and once everyone was seated, Julie joked, “Welcome back. One big happy family. NOT!” Good one, Julie! That Wayne’s World humor still kills!!! You go on with your bad self. ChenCackle until the cows come home.
Anyway, this new, casual, jokey Chen conducted the reunion with surprising casualness. She asked Sarah if there had been anything she had wanted to tell James, and yada yada yada, Sarah just wanted to reaffirm that Howie, Janelle, and Rachel’s loyalty really was honest and true. How nice. Still doesn’t make up for Howie’s dumbass move. But no use crying over spilled milk, even if that milk cost Janelle or Kaysar $500,000.
After asking Eric a stupid question about Maggie, Julie then asked Michael about the sexual harassment allegations he faced in the house, but in classic Chen fashion, she tried to be ultra-sensitive in her phrasing: “Michael, while you were in the house, you were kind of attacked. Some of your housemates accused you of some bad behavior in regards to your treatment of women. Later on, these… some of these people regretted believing certain accusations made against you. What would you like to say to your accusers?” Oh, just say it Julie. April and Ivette and Jennifer accused you of sexual harassment. It’s okay. We all saw the episode. For the record, Michael had a classy response by saying that the feedback he’d gotten from the public (that’s us!) has been so positive that he’s received all the validation he could have wanted. Hey Michael, if you’re reading this, we back you, bro. Jennifer, if you’re reading this, go away.
It’s funny. I really don’t have the deep-seeded hatred of Jennifer that most people have. But I think it’s just fun to jump on the bandwagon. Sort of sad, really.
Later, Julie then cornered April about Janelle winning America’s Choice twice. In fact, she even played the infamous scene where she called us all “pieces of shit.” Best reunion EVER! This is what we’ve been waiting for! Jerry Springer-ish confrontation. Hey CBS, how could you only give us 60 minutes with these people. Give us another 30. 15 at least! Anyway, April very politely apologized to America and Janelle for her comments, and to her credit, while I do enjoy bashing the old granny, April did seem somewhat decent tonight. I know she’s a crazy old bat, but she seemed genuinely happy about the whole experience. Maybe I’m just going a little nuts myself.
Certainly not coming off well was Jennifer though who was received with a fair share of hisses and boos. Heh. When Julie asked Kaysar if he had anything to say, he replied with a I-kinda-wish-it-were-better response of “Jennifer, think for yourself.” This was met with several “Ooooh!”s and applause, and in response, a defensive Jennifer said, “I did think for myself. The group swayed my decision.” Uh… what? That really made no sense at all. Maybe I misheard it. Anyway, Jenny’s comment resulted in stony, awkward silence on stage. It was like all the contestants had suddenly turned into Chenbots.
Luckily, Eric was there diffuse the situation. You see, he didn’t understand why Kaysar and his group had gotten so mad when in effect Kaysar had done the same thing to him. Well, douchebag, it’s because you turned on Kaysar and negated your deal. But whatever. I didn’t need to remind anyone about that because the crowd rejected Eric’s little moment with a flurry of boos. Did I mention this was the best reunion ever?
As we headed to commercial break, The Chenbot told Sarah and James they could hug, which they did, and it was all sweet and lovely. But honestly, take care of this bidness during the commercials. We only have so many minutes on air. I’d rather spend these thirty seconds picking Ashlea’s brain rather than watch the lovebirds. And speaking of Ashlea, she was omitted from the questions. What exactly did this woman do? You know there’s a back story here. The producers must hate her for leaving sequester early on.
But anyway, when we came back from commercials, it was finally time to reveal the votes. Maggie and Ivette clutched their hands and looked about ready to throw up as Julie read the votes. Here’s how they broke down:
Beau voted for Ivette
April voted for Maggie
James voted for Ivette
Rachel voted for Maggie
Janelle voted for Ivette (causing everyone, including Ivette, to react with shock)
Jennifer voted for Maggie
and the tie-breaking vote by Howie went to…
Chenticipation…
Chenthusiasm…
Chengasm!
MAGGIE WINS! That’s right. We have a new winner! Yippee! Now, let’s talk to Janelle and Kaysar some more.
Nevertheless, Ivette looked absolutely destroyed by her loss, and she sullenly hugged her ally while the crowd cheered loudly. Moments later, Maggie emerged from the house and walked down the runway, her hands limply grazing those of the fans below. Least excited runway march EVER!
Yay.
Well, Maggie walked right into the arms of Cappy, and oops. Did I say that Maggie had the least excited runway march ever? I’m sorry. That honor belongs to Ivette, who walked out of the house as if she’d just seen Cappy get shot in the head. Well, everyone rushed in to hug the two finalists (and then Kaysar. He was a popular man), and in all the confusion, we suddenly saw the unlikely sight of Julie Chen with her arm draped on Ivette. Whoa! This was entirely too human for The Chenbot. Things became even more surreal as Julie then draped her OTHER arm on Maggie. People, take note. This was the closest we’d get to Julie being drunk.
Julie Chen to Maggie and Ivette: “I love you guys.”
And you know what? Julie might have actually been drunk. She was at least euphoric. She happily called everyone together, summoning Maggie by shouting, “Winner! Come here, winner!”, and then even yelling out, “TUSH!!” And so this fairy tale season came to an end. Sure, it wasn’t exactly Happily Ever After, but at least Janelle and Kaysar got to bask in their popularity, and Julie Chen, like one Haley Joel Osment in AI, learned what it’s like to be human.
Congratulations CBS, Endemol, and Shapiro/Grodner. You made this a summer to remember!
What did you think of the big finale? And the season as a whole? Was this your first time watching?
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Ah, what a night! And a season. Thanks so much, TVgasm, for giving me a reason to rush to my computer each morning while the coffee’s still brewing. You are awaesome!
Hey, do me a favor? We need a promotion to have CBS put the Sovereign on national tour…
Thank you TVGasm (and thank YOU B-Side) for your essential role in making BB6 one of the most enjoyable reality seasons of any show! Even as mostly a lurker, it felt like a community and I loved the humor and insight everyone brought. Although Big Brother wasn’t what first brought me to TVGasm, it will keep me coming back in the fall.
The finale was actually very rewarding and a lot of the herd (even Jen) had at least one moment when they seemed almost decent. But of course the S6 (S5, S4, S3, S2, S) shone throughout the broadcast.
Actually, in response to Kaysar, Jennifer admitted that he was right by saying, “I didn’t think for myself. I let the group sway my decision.” Way to stand up for yourself. I can’t wait to go to a Desperado game this spring, and to bring several D-batteries to throw at her.
OMG, I’m watching the Early Show, and Julie gave a Chentastic “But first”. It was a good way to ease my way out of the Big Brother season.
Oh yeah, and Maggie sucks.
I thought I would want to slit my wrists no matter which of the two won, but I did get a the last laugh as Ivette sank her own boat and will have to sit around for the next century wondering why she’s not “blessed.” With the money she should clear after taxes, she and her girlfriend can get matching bicycles and two SMALL sodas. Guess the rest of her family will just have to rot. HAAAAAAA!!!!!
The producers of this show must of really hated April. First, they showed Howie bashing her, her husband and dog all over again.
Then, the next minute they show the clips of her saying the fans of BB are pieces of shit.
I loved it. I wanted them to bash Jen too.
I loved the how James pointed out to the friendship that Haggie played them all…priceless…..
Thanks, TVgasm for great reviews all season!
KH
A fantastic finale (Great recap B-side!)
My favourite moments:
1. Fans booing Eric
2. Ivette’s expression after the Howie’s vote was revealed (you can see at that point she realized her big mistake-evicting Janelle)
3. April’s rant exposed
4. Monsterous cheers for Janie and Kaysar
5. Howie saying he has to vote for America’s last choices
I have been watching BB since the 3rd season and this was the best one (most memorable, at least). Never have I cheered/loved one side so much. (not to mention while hating the other side!) But the anticipation of those HOH comps were heartstopping. A part of me died everytime the Nerd Herd won. Yet it was like heaven when the Sovereigns triumphed.
Fav moments of season:
1. Kaysar winning HOH
2. Kay nominating Maggie and James (It’s just Chaos, and I love it!)
3. Birth of Sovereign 6
4. After James winning 2nd veto, Maggie (to Kaysar): You just took me out. Kay: “No I took your partner out…..I caught the bigger fish.” (Loved maggie’s horrified expression)
5. Eric’s eviction
6. Kaysar’s return
7. Howie’s fight with Busto
8. Janie’s HOH win
9. Bye Bye Bitches
10. Janie winning hockey veto
11. Janie’s call with Michael – nerd herd crying
12. Howie’s dramatic 2nd HOH win
13. Janie’s veto win (morph comp)
14. Janie’s 2nd HOH win (with a PERFECT score)
15. Janie winning AC (2 and a half men visit)
16. Cheering for Jedi Janie!!
I heard there will be a BB7. (Hope that it will be BB Allstars)
Can’t wait until the Nerd Herd finds out their hatred in their everyday lives. This was an exerpt from Joker’s Updates
–(At the finale) …Ivette was escorted out to find a restroom. She stopped to wait for her escort and was about 2 feet from me (a S6 fan/NH hater). I thought I was having a dream!! I smiled and said, “Hi Ivette. Congratulations for making it so far.”
She smiled and said thanks. She also said, “Did you follow the show?”
I told her yes…and as her escort started approaching I said, “I just want to warn you that the people that watch the feeds see a lot more than you think they do. We heard everything you guys spoke about in the HOH room. You should have listened to Janelle.”
She just looked at me with wide eyes as she walked away. That was the best. I said it really nicely, though. But I did say it. Almost every BBchatter’s dream. –
Their reality is already starting to set in.
Anyways, sorry for the long post (i don’t post often) but to close, I’m sure that Janelle, Kaysar, Howie will have a long list of fans, not to mention what awaits their careers. Their journey in BB has forever enriched their lives, earning a spot in America’s hearts.
I can’t believe it. I got so addicted to this show. It was my first season, but I don’t know if I can stand another. So many ups and downs and then Maggie won it. OMG. They really played up summer of secrets too without really doing too many surprises–I hope next year they will give an America’s Choice like they did with Rupert==I think that would make us as viewer’s not feel so upset when the losers win it all. C ya next year. THANX.
I want to thank B-Side and J-Unit for their amazing recaps this summer. It was the best BB ever and your recaps enhanced it like chocolate on a juicy ripe strawberry.
The things that caught my attention last night:
1. CBS choosing to edit the announcement of the pairs in such a way to make it seem like the houseguests didn’t know about it. Summer of Secrets pshaw!
2. When Ivette came out Beau positioned himself at the end of the runway to hug her, she went straight past him to hug Crappy. heheh
3. During the Jury deliberation it seemed like April was holding Beau and Jen’s hands but as it got more aggressive on the S6 side it almost seemed like she was holding them back.
I am now in front of the tv watching the Early Show to see Maggie get the check and it’s funny to see the Chenbot after a late night tying one on – her hair is flatter than flat, she’s wearing an almost demure white blazer and has bags under her eyes the size of Beau’s balls.
I’m going to miss this obsession. Bring on Amazing Race to fill the void!!
Great recap even though we were stuck with a Nerd Herder as the winner. Maybe they can bring back Janelle to play again next summer like they are doing this season on Survivor.
Did anyone else catch how Beau was waiting at the end of the ‘runway’ for Ivette and she immediately jumped all over Cappy leaving Beau to akwardly hug her while she was hugging Cappy? I think Beau needs to find a new friend….
I have watched BB since season one and this was the best one by far. I was almost dreading the finale because I thought they would focus on Maggie and Ivettes last week in the house, but the finale was AWESOME! Loved it when they told everyone about Kaysar’s 82%
I thought I wouldn’t care if Maggie won because of the excellent way she played the F-sheep and Howie. But I hate that she won. Self-righteous bitch!!! Uggghhhhh…. Where’s my Vicadin!!!
And how about Ivette makeing clear eye contact with Beau who stood with open arms to hug her and she bulldozed right past him to Crappy. Bitch!!! And Beau took it…like a Bitch!!! UGGGGGHHH I HATE THESE PEOPLE!!! Thank god I get my life back now that this show is over.
And after the sequestered houseguest questioned Maggot & Evilette, Maggie, in her last mind possession command of Ivette whispers “I need a hug” and Ivette, all mind possesed, hugs the bitch. UUUGGGHGHGHGHGHGHG! Maggot just could reach over & hug Ivette…no she needed to command a hug. Beeeoytttch!!!
You know, I want one final episode of BB6 with Maggie & Ivette. But I want the BB6 house placed right smack in the middle of New Orleans. Drown bitches, Drown!!!!!!! UrrrrgghhhGHGHP:”HAEGIOPGHPOIHG:PGIPH
I Hate them!!! And don’t forget to take Crappy with you! Drown you midget… drown!!!!!
But I loooooove Jedi Jani, King Kaysar, Superstar Howie, Rachel, Sarah & Wisecracking James. I hope they are all successful.
End of Rant.
I loved how you could tell the popularity (or lack thereof) of the contestants on the runway by how long it took them to make it down. Jennifer and April positively sped through like a stick of butter on a hot pan. Meanwhile, Janey and Howie (and Kaysar, later) took a while to get through, for all the hand shakin’ and such. YAY!
What a doofus Maggie is: “My strategy was to not get evicted.” Um, no, bitch. That was your GOAL. Your strategy is the movements you make to attain that goal. A-doy!
And I loved watching April’s hands worm their ways into Jennifer’s and Beau’s crotches during Sideways house time. Wheeeee!
So sad it’s over….thanks for making it worth my while to get sucked into this show again (haven’t watched it since season 1!)
My fave moments were:
1. 82% in your face NH!
2. Watching Ivette’s dejected face the whole end of the show. hehehe!
I thought a part of me died when Janey got evicted. I didn’t have the heart to even watch Friday’s episode as I had been spoiled about Ivette’s HOH win.
Anyway, I dreaded the finale but tuned-in half heartedly – AND CBS DIDN’T LET ME DOWN (finally!)!!!!
The Fiendsheep’s true colours really shone through (grey, stark white, stark black, bwah!) and they finally got a glimpse of how the viewers see them! YES!
Also, Beau didn’t screech (he was pouting – I wonder where he learned that?) and Hags and Evil were hardly in the episode at all! Weeeee!
And the Chenbot might be human? NO WAY! Do you think that was the big Secret CBS was waiting to reveal?
TVGasm, I only started watching BB because of you, and much to my husband’s dismay I became addicted. I can’t wait for next summer! (Crossing fingers for all-stars – what I wouldn’t give to see a Marcellas/Janelle alliance!
So how much sh*t do you think Ivette’s mom and Tush are giving her right about now?
Thanks for the recaps, it’s been a fun summer.
My favorite of the season, I think was still the chess game, and watching the faces as some realized they were screwed.
And Ivette’s face was classic when she realized she lost. She seemed to think she deserved to win, nice to see that nasty bitch taken down a notch.
Canada Hates you Ivette, Janey should have won!
This was definitely one of the better finale shows of a reality show. Instead of 45 minutes of rehashing what we’ve watched all season, we got the interaction at the jury house where they talked about how everyone had played. I would love to see more of that and a survivor-ish reunion show right after!
I have to say before the episode aired, I didn’t care who won. I’m with all of you, when Janey left, who cared anymore. I still didn’t like to see Maggie win the money. I just had to mutter that she didn’t deserve it! I don’t like the flying under the radar strategy at all!!
Actually, Jen said to Kaysar, “I don’t have a reply. I didn’t think for myself; my group swayed my desicion.” So Jen was, I guess, agreeing with Kaysar.
Man what a Finale. CBS has this sixth sense every year to know exactly what the audience wants and give it to them. They knew we hated the friendship losers, so they tailored the show to the rest of us who loved Janelle. You could totally tell. The pause before Janelle’s introduction, and Julie screaming her name out louder, Her bringing up Kaysers 82% vote. Showing Aprils “America is shit� comment. It was a total friendship hate fest. I loved it.
I don’t even waste time hating Jenn. Its what she wants. We all know from the live feeds her #1 aspiration is to become a reality star whore and be on Kill Reality 2 and Surreal Life 9. Although I hope she makes Kill Reality 2 since I’d love to see her get “Fairplayed�. Which means I want someone to shit on her head. All she’s done for the last 5 years of her life is dance for that stupid arena football team and apply to be on reality shows. Now she’s trying to milk her time by playing up the “I’m the new Omarosa villain� angle. Don’t give her the satisfaction. Just ignore her completely. Which isn’t hard since she’s 3’6�.
Maggies hair was white trash perfection.
Kayser needs to relax a little with his intensity. He keeps acting like Jenn stabbed his mom. No one told you to take you’re your hand of the button dude. He’s still a choo-choo Charlie though…
Sarahs mouth does this weird thing when she talks that just annoys me.
I hate to admit it, but “Cappy� had a point when he talked about how Kayser promised him he’d be safe to and backstabbed him too. Granted it was a one on one whispered weaselly sounding promise, as opposed to a 4 hour massive collective “we promise to not evict you Kayser� spectacle.
Although I didn’t care who won I did care who lost. I wanted Ivette to lose so badly I could taste it (FYI: It tastes like curry). And I was richly rewarded. The look on her face was priceless. For the last 5 minutes of the show I was transfixed by her utter devastation. Take THAT, you racist pile of garbage! The countdown is on for how long it takes for Cappy and Maggie to stop returning her phone calls.
We must all promise that we shall support Janelle in any future endeavor, no matter how shitty an actress she becomes. Best case scenario is she becomes the love interest on next seasons 24. Or a Cylon. Also, it would be a good idea to forget that as we speak she’s probably banging that weirdo Michael silly right now, with that weird pencil thin goatee and badly dyed hair. Ugh. He doesn’t love her like I do. Someday she will realize this, but it will be too late, and I’ll be like, “You turned down THIS!� and just walk away. I learned that from my boy Wes.
And if anyone’s interested, there’s some nice nude pictures of her from a Playboy lingerie spread she did a few years ago online. Hubba Hubba.
I think that Ivette sealed her fate with Rachel’s vote when she trashed Rachel during the “parting words” of Rachel’s eviction. I wonder what Rachel promised Howie to make him vote her way.
Loved the bitch fest! Thanks for making the season so completely enjoyable, B-Side and J-Unit!
I’ve watched every season of BB and this, by far, was the best. If only Janey woul’dve won it all, then it would’ve been even better.
I loved your recaps after each episode and hope to see them again during BB7.
My 5 favorite moments of the season are
1. Kaysar being voted back inside
2. Janelle getting HoH and nominating Ivette and Maggie
3. “Bye Bye Bitches”
4. Eric being booed
5. Showing the jurors, audience, and all of America what April thought of the fans and Janey. April and the rest of the NH may want to move to Canada.
I too, thought it was hilarious how Ivette immediately hugged Cappy when she walked on-stage and then hugged him AGAIN before giving Beau the weakest hug in the world. She didn’t even look at him. I wonder if they secretly hate each other. It kind of seems like it.
Did anyone else notice that, during the last few minutes of the show, when Julie asked Maggie how she was going to spend the money, Julie threw in a “pay taxes?” I thought that was an interesting nod to the Richard Hatch scandal that’s been going on lately.
It’s been a fun season, guys. The recaps definitely make watching the show all the more enjoyable. Job well done.
Ohhh, Thank You, B-Side! Thank You, TVgasm!
I just found you and I am IN LOVE! Your site is aptly named! Hooray for TVgasm!
I thought I did not care who won last night, but after watching Ivette push Beau aside so she could fall into Eric’s arms made me want to puke. You know Ivette’s mom is going to kick her ass for the way she treated Beau the whole season.
I LOVED how Ivette was so devastated when she lost. Obviously she honestly thought she would win. Ha, ha, ha!
Ed, (#20) you are so right. Kaysar is a Choo-Choo Charlie to the nth degree, almost on par with my sweet Phil. (Can’t wait to see him, by the way.)
Sand, (#7) way to go in your comments to Ivette! I wish we could see how the Nerd Herd acts when they realize how much we hate them. Especially Jen! I think they got an inkling last night. If I were one of them, I would never turn on a computer again.
Thanks for the great recaps this season!!!!
It’s been less than 24 hours since the end of big brother and i’m already experiencing withdrawal symptoms. thank god for tvgasm, the methadone of reality tv addiction.
well, i thought ivette had it in the bag, but it looks like howie decided (a little too late) to listen to rachel for once. of course, it was almost worth seeing maggie win just for the pleasure of watching ivette’s reaction. she looked like somebody had kicked her in the baby-maker.
as for eric’s remark re: kaysar’s broken promise–gotta disagree with you, EdHill–as b-side pointed out, kaysar’s promise to eric was rendered null and void after eric broke the initial alliance by railroading michael out of the house on the slander-train.
what fun that finale was! howie almost redeemed himself for blowing the season by dissing the finalists (to thunderous applause) before casting his vote. the pure hate resonating in the air during the jury deliberation was priceless. i just wish they’d let us see ivette’s mom and tush (who looked pretty hot, esp. compared to that unflattering photo in the house) tell ivette what a dumbass she was. and what could be more fun than a drunken chenbot? the mechanical laughter processor is definitely going to need some tech support after that performance.
thanks again to the tvgasm boys for all the fine hilarity.
B-Side, it’s Akron, not Ackron. Unfortunately I know this.
Favorite moment of the finale, when that stupid bitch Ivette came out of the house to find Beau waiting with open arms, but she completely snubs him and runs into the arms of that midget Crappy. Good times.
‘Funny, this was vaguely similar to Tom Cruise’s seminal question: “Why would you do that? Why would you do that? You’re a jerk!”‘
B-Side, I don’t just Kelly you (and the rest of the TVgasm crew) – I KELLY you KELLY you! Seminal, indeed!
ha!
As far as I was concerned the show ended last week when Janelle was evicted.
I didn’t want to watch the finale but when I finally did I was rooting for Vomette over Maggot, the lesser of two evils. The way it turned out was actually better! Can you imagine…Ivette finally realized what a huge mistake she made choosing Maggot over Janelle. She actually could have won $500 000 and she gave it up to her Fiendsheep leader.
The last 3 people Evilette evicted were Howie, April and Janelle. She could have won against any of these 3 but she chose to carry Maggot to the end. What a moron!
Janelle showed what a classy person she is with her grace when she lost. No one can ever call her a sore loser. I want to see her succeed in anything she does.
Vomette and Maggot deserve to be forgotten (and definitely will be).
Akron
The reason I loved this finale was because it was the closest we’ve ever come to the UK version of Big Brother-at least from what I’ve read. During their eviction interviews, contestants are often booed or cheered for when they are out of the house. Of course, Big Brother UK is just crazy (with secret rooms with houseguests wearing only fig leaves, “Big Brother” coming up with wacky nomination schemes, etc.)
Agreeing with iluvjanelle… Ivette had three chances to make her move and didn’t. Sorry Ivette, but it serves you right.
TVGASM! What can I say that hasn’t already been said. Thank you for an amazing season! the “but first!” video will go down in history as one of my favorite moments ever.
I must ask…what is a choo choo charlie?
I kinda felt sorry for Kaysar when he was asked to address Jennifer last night. The guy is still so upset by the fiendsheep betrayal that his face was actually twiching. Forget about it Kaysar…you’ve read the internet sites bashing Jennifer. You will get your revenge when she finally gets on a computer and googles her name. I think she will be too shocked to even do her signature eye roll.
There was a moment, brief but beautiful, as Janelle entered to roaring cheers when Jennifer looked over at April. The camera wasn’t focused on them and they didn’t look at each other for long, but you could tell that they were both totally aware of how small the cheers were for them and how large it was for Janey. Jennifer gave April the “they really don’t like us and they really do like her” look, and it was wonderful.
to be honest, i had a bizarre rxtn to the announcing of maggie as the winner. i immediately felt happiness at ivettes loss, and that she screwed over her family.
although i bet i would have been happy if ivette won because that means maggie lost.
it was a schadenfreude win-win situation for me.
I was pulling for Maggie slightly last night. Partly because of my hatred for Evilette, and partly because I thought Maggie truly played a better game. To me, it is much more difficult to play “under the radar” and get others to do your dirty deeds, than it is to win the odd Veto or HOH and control your own destiny.
But alas….to qutoe the great Canadian wordsmith, Don Cherry: “Its like picking between Syphillis and Gonorrhea.”
OMG – LMAO. Thanks cdnbbfn, I have never heard that before – great quote.
A Choo-Choo Charlie is a real class act!
Originally (I think) it was a Molly Shannon line but it was seared into reality TV fans’ minds when that woman on Amazing Race 5 (or 6) in Iceland (I think) was preparing to meet Phil at the Pitstop. She was applying makeup and making herself pretty in order to be at her best for Phil who was, as she put it, “A class act. A real Choo-Choo Charlie.”
And for those of you with the show still on your TiVo’s, watch the 82% announcement again and focus in on Jen’s puffy little face. It physically drops into full Droopy Dawg mode. Priceless.
After seeing that inspired “but first” montage of the Chenbot, any chance of one with Jenn’s seemingly uncontrollable eye-rolling affliction. And that fucking smirk she had when Julie introduced Kaysar, ffs? Only April came across as alright, not smugly intransigent like Jen or defensively pissy like Beau, though I could see Janelle fidgeting in her seat, waiting a bit too long for April to apologize for her post-America’s choice remarks.
Still, none of that compares to Crappy thinking he could call out Kaysar during the finale. Does he have any fucking clue at all?
Oh yeah, and as much as I did not want Maggie to win or think she deserved it, Ivette’s dejected face was priceless. Don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone so unable to reign in their disappointment. She looked positively crushed
B-Side, as always, excellent recap!
I want to thank you and J-Unit for the BEST summer reading EVER!!!
And thank god for Howie who actually had the balls to say what everyone was thinking … a couple of times! Hurricane Howie, you rock!!!
Ivette, who claims she played with integrity, honesty and whatever the hell else she babbled on and on about, lost the game for herself by trashing Rachel. And the only person who would have deserved to crash and burn on their own villition would have been Maggie. Oh well.
And as for Jen, I have a feeling that girl will have a career in Skinamax flicks. She’s already professed to having the special skills they look in their casting sessions.
Kaysar & Janey will have tons of success ahead of them b/c they’ve got the personality, charisma and ‘it’ factor that draws people to them.
As for Beau, he needs to go do some drugs or drink heavily or something to make him have a personality, b/c that boy is dull dull dull. Dishwater dull.
All in all, a great summer. Like going to camp w/some people you like and others you can’t wait to get the hell away from.
On the Early Show this morning Ivette said that she didn’t want to be associated with the Friendsheep anymore. She said that Tushie has told her some things and has changed the way that she looks at that group of people. Too little too late, but I’m glad her g/f is telling her how it really is.
Rick D.
I just have to add something that might make you chuckle…
I was just watching “The Price is Right” (another CBS staple) and the guy who won took home $50,184 in cash and prizes.
He did this for less than 45 minutes of work.
Ivette stayed in the Big Brother compound for almost three months… and also earned $50,000 (plus the Vespas).
You picked the wrong CBS show, Ivette!!
So sad it’s over. . . I’d love to see an animation of Hurricane Howie going in for the kill/kiss. Did anyone else notice how many times he just stabbed his 172 mph kisses at anything that moved?
Right now, Ivette’s mother is hitting her with a wet taco. Eric has started wearing a badly made toupee to avoid the angry mob that follows him everywhere. April is banging her husband for the thirteenth time while Pepperoni looks on in disgust. Jennifer’s eyes have rolled out of her head and under a passing bus. Maggie has left her boyfriend and moved in with Ivette to get some Latin lovin’. Tush has moved in with Janelle and Michael to get some whitebread lovin’. Howie moved in with Beau but then moved out after his eardrum was pierced by Beau’s screams. James and Sarah are having sex under that huge crucifix in his mother’s house. Kaysar is surrounded by 72 virgins and he’s not even dead yet. Rachel has become the spokesperson for Orange Bitters – “We outbitter the bitterest!” And really, does anyone care where Ashlea is?
EdHill:
What is this photo spread of Janelle that you speak of? Enquiring minds need to know!
WOW Rick D. (#41)!! Ivette not only lost the money but also lost her ‘precious’ friendship! She did save Haggie and Crappy the awful experience of avoiding her phone calls though.
You go Tushie!! And Momma Ivette too!! I’m sure you both gave her a real good smack back into reality last night. Would love to have been a fly on the wall of that intervention!!
I enjoyed watching Ivette realize her monumental mistake last night. But I am hung-over with the thoughts that Haggies family (which includes Crappy!) won over Tushie and Momma.
Tushie was looking pretty hot, right before CBS cut to commercial and avoided a lesbian kiss on Prime Time TV.
Did anyone catch Yapril say right after they showed the clip of her calling us all a piece of shit “I don’t recall saying that….” I bet she’ll be saying a lot of that for the foreseeable future..
Great recap, as always B-side (J-unit too). I think the ‘summer of secrets’ was discovering the TVGasm love affair with BB and enjoying every moment of it with you guys!!!
The king is dead, Long live the king!! I’m gearing up for TAR (even if its shitty, sucky, family edition)!!
Thanks to B-Side and J-Unit for enriching my summer with your tasty BB6 recaps.
Of course I didn’t like seeing 2 Nerd Herders in the final, but the beauty of the show this year is that there was such hatred and distrust between the 2 alliances that it drew you in, regardless of who was in power.
And you’re spot on jess (#13). Maggie isn’t smart or articulate enough to state her strategy – which was finding the most weak minded people in the house (the Friendship plus, I’m sad to say, Howie) and working them over so that they would do her bidding.
Until BB7, Bye Bye Bitches…
My heart soared at the mention of BB Allstars…
This season of BB rose to the level of Amazing Race. I am sad it is over….
The finale definitely needed to be longer so the Friendsheep could realize the wrath of America. I wanted to watch!
I think CBS should have recognized the work of BSide and Junit with front row tickets to the finale.
The hype they created with the countdown alone….. worth millions
I kelly you tvgasm for a great season of recaps! You have made me now watch The Early Show just to see the chenbot and that is a true testament to your powers! Long live king tvgasm (and Janelle)!
B-Side, thanks for reneging on your promise NOT to recap the finale. I am soooo bummed because I had to go on a business trip to China this week, and of course, CNN and Fox News are about the only English-speaking/American channels that I get. So, I won’t get to actually SEE the finale until I rtrn home next week and pray that my DVR didn’t fart out.
I’ve been watching BB since BB1 first aired, but I’d have to say this was the best season, thanks in no small part to your fantabulous recaps!
P.S. LOVE the “Butt First” montage!!! ROTFL
Howie was surprisingly funny last night! I thought it was weird though how he kissed April on the cheek like 6 times during the whole ‘Howie/Busto’ clip segment. Something tells me that didn’t make the situation with April’s husband better ha.
The other thing I thought was interesting was the Friendship (and then Ivette) saying they had a deal the whole time that if any of the Nerd Herd took one of the Sovs with them to the Final 2, they would all vote for the Sov over the ‘disloyal’ person. Hm…
This was my first BB, so thanks for bringing me on board! J-Unit and B-Side, awesome job all season.
Jeebus bless you, TVGasm. Thank you SO much for a great summer of reading.
BB6=best reality show season ever. This is one for the DVD archives.
What struck me most last night was this simple fact: The people most of us liked, the Sovereign Six, are the people who seemed to understand best that they were playing a game and on television. Yet they were still able to be sincere and true to themselves. Everyone else DID treat this as some sort of bizzare fun sleepover for twelve weeks, seeming to forget most of the time that they were on TV competing for MONEY and that everything they said or did was broadcast onto the internet, before being clipped for TV.
it was all there in the voting: you had idiotic babbling and worthless drivel from the Friendship, then you had intentional politeness from most of the Sovereign Six, and the BRILLIANT Howie moment, where he managed to once again prove his mastery of broadcasting while still being sincere and making America fall in love all over again.
Sigh. I will miss these people, even if at least six of them are reprehensible and should be beaten silly with aluminum baseball bats.
I was disappointed that Howie voted for Maggie, she is the most awful person…And after all she is the person that cost the S6 the game…
Ivette made a good point on the Early show this morning that answered a questions I had…She could not have thrown the final competition because she was worried that Janelle would call her out during the Q/A section.
I’m going to miss you J-Unit and B-Side … at least until Tuesday when Amazing Race starts!!
Re: BB Allstars…I want the return of the original, hot and straight Will…Janelle and Will would be unstoppable.. the best reality team eva!
great season, great recaps, I’ll miss you Janey.
….aaaand, starwipe.
Is Chenbot a germaphobe? What was with the way she was taking the keys out of the box? She would only touch the very edges. Come on Julie, grab those suckers and yank them out!!!
the only thing you forgot to add was how sad it was that ivette practically hit beau in the head to hug that ‘roid rage little man first.
A big thank you to TVGasm for turning me onto BB6 in the first place.
This was the first season I watched and I only started watching it so I could be “in the know” when reading the awsome recaps.
And lucky for me, it seemed to be the best season yet!
Vyper (#23) – Canada doesn’t want the bitches either!
I thought it was so tacky that Ivette hugged cappy first and left beau with the leftover, side hug.
thanks tvgasm! you’re the reason i started to watch big brother again Can’t wait for next season
GREAT season! It’s a shame that every year though the best people (Drew the exception) don’t win. It’s seems the better you are, the bigger the target on your back, so te weak gang up and destroy.
The game was won for the “nerd herd” when Kaysar gave up the HOH to that bi-atch Jennifer. That was the last week before the jury box started to form, so the Soverign Six needed to evict one of the nerd herd and weaken their power.
IF Kaysar wins HOH and gets rid of–probably Maggie–then that only leaves 4 friendship people (April, Jenn, Beau and Ivette)so if one of them makes the final 2, they’d only have 3 votes and either Kaysar or Jani would have won the $500,000.
BEST moments:
1.) When Jani won HOH the day Kaysar got screwed, and yelled out: “Bye Bye Bitches!”
2.)After April telling Howie he couldn’t get to her, she’s BAWLING like a little baby in the HOH room! I’m still laughing!
3.)Eric ten midget playing the “brave firefighter” card and America seeing right through that bullshit. He was a bossy little turd with a Napolean complex.
4.) Howies “Busto” attack outside was a DVR keeper!
5.)Watching Ivette cry when Jani won Americas choice phone call!
6.) Ivettes face practically telling America that she F%&*ed up by not bringing Janelle. (BTW–Her and Janelle both live in Miami, how close is she going to be with Maggie–who lives 2,000 miles away in Vegas–anyway?
I wish they would have had the Rolling Stones play a few tunes in the backyard!!
I’m all for an All-Star BB7! They should let us vote for who we want in and the top 14 play!
B-Side and J-Unit- Thank you so much for keeping us all entertained with your accurate and hillarious recaps. The show just rocks, but wouldn’t be nearly as good without you guys to re-live it with. Simply Chensational! I look forward to The Amazing Race (who know, maybe Family Edition will be better than expected).
The reason Ivette lost was because of what she did to Rachel..remember rachel is Howies partner and he was the deciding vote. Ivette very bad move all the stuff you said to rachel..cost you the game
Thank God that that stupid, ignorant, racist, beyoooootch Ivette didn’t win. The lesser of two evils won.
I’ve seen all the BB seasons except for season 4 (season 3 bored me so much that I decided to skip season 4), and this was easily the best I’ve seen.
There was just so much drama this season. You couldn’t take your eyes away from the screen. One the best seasons I reality TV I’ve witnessed. There has to be conflict to make things exciting, and this is something that was missing last season.
Hopefully BB7 can be as good. It’ll be hard to top the best season BB ever.
To Smithie — I, too, am disappointed that Howie voted for Maggie but she is the reason that he and his allies were on the jury. She played him better than Ivette so I guess he owed her his vote.
As for the finale — I dreaded a full hour of Ivette/Maggie loviness in the house, but CBS gave America what the wanted. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Eric seriously thought he could play the card that he, too, was lied to in the house? What an idiot — but an attempt like that isn’t surprising coming from such a hypocrite. I remember one of his lines during the first few weeks while attacking Michael when Eric said “Don’t talk about my f–king family like that.” I love it when that adjective is used to describe me, but probably not as much as Eric’s family did. It is so nice when people rush to the defense of others all the while putting them down even more.
Lastly, Evette now wants to distance herself from the Friendsheep?! WTF — wasn’t she one of the major reasons they were so hateful towards everyone else? Too little too late. As for Beau — dump this bitch — she didn’t even want to hug you after she left the house. I have said it before and I still stand by it — she was only “friends” with Beau so that she could have a partner to come onto this show with. He may see her as his friend, but it does not go both ways. Hit her while she is down Beau — anything for another cry.
Extremely mean but oh so funny…..http://www.aprilyouareahorribleperson.com/
Great comments…but please we don’t want the nerd herd here in Canada. We hate them just as much as you.
I “ditto” so many of the comments already said.
My favourite season so far, my favourite reality show. I too would LOVE to see an ALL STARS BB7.
My heart did a pitter-padder when Kaysar took the run way, even if he was wearing a Mr Rogers Sweater, but Kaysar.. you can come play in my neighborhood anyday !
I was at the taping last night, but sadly, in the bleachers and away from the Chenbot.
Some observations:
Tushie is a total hottie. GREAT body, seriously. I think I have a girl crush on her.
The Chenbot’s hair was worked on each commercial break by a team of four people. Also, the Chenbot weighs aprox. 12 pounds.
I couldn’t stop giggling when witnessing the Chenbot say “But first..” live. Joy, utter joy.
I have long loved BB, but this season has had me completely hooked. I wish I’d heard about this site and these hysterical summaries earlier in the season!!! thanks to B-side and J-unit. your summaries have added a whole new level of enjoyment to the season.
the only REAL secret this year was what happens as the “friendship” gets a clue by their embarassed friends and family. LOLOL. we DESPERATELY need a follow up reunion show!!!!! it should be hosted by the sovereign six, with the friendship only appearing in embarassing clips (ie BUSTO and whatever tushie did to make ivette drop out of the friendship first night out of the house), LOLOL
I was late to work today because I just had to see the BB piece on the Early Show and it did NOT disappoint. Hope you don’t mind if I do a little transcription of what went down I just wish I could also copy the facial expressions and tone of voice it was priceless. In all the teasers Julie kept referring to Maggie as the mastermind behind the friendship and the more she did it the more ill Maggie looked:
JULIE: 27 year old Maggie Osborne was the Captain of Big Brother’s friendship alliance (at this Maggie’s head snaps as she looks at Ivette who smiles a smug smile)and not only did she steer that ship to victory, she took home the half million dollar grand prize. After spending 80 days cut off from the rest of the world, Maggie earned the keys to victory (cut to video of the moment she won last night and then back to Maggie who has now grabbed Ivette’s hand as Iv looks upset). Maggie Osborne is here with her friend and first runner up Ivette Coraderro. Congradulations ladies, who got sleep here, I know I didn’t? (It shows in that flat hair Jules)
IVETTE/MAGGIE: no, not me, no
M: we haven’t slept in 80 days, I don’t think, including last night (cut off by Chenlaugh)
JC: So Maggie, how does it feel?
M: It feels incredible. I think everyone on the program should feel incredible right now. We’re done, we accomplished something really huge and I’m really proud of everything.
JC: Now do you have any clue of what you are going to do with the half million dollars you are taking home?
M: Well apparantly I was told many many times I need a workover or do over by Beau Beau of my attire, I always hung out in pajamas and you know..
JC: Well hopefully he’ll do that for free..
M: I need to spruce things up a little bit and as I said I have a lot of gifts to buy. I couldn’t be here without any of the people in my alliance, so I won’t forget that.
JC to I: And you’re taking home $50,000 which is not bad.
I: No, not to shabby.
JC: What are you going to do with that?
I: Um, like I said (and apparantly forgot along the way…ahem) I went on the show for my family, and so a big big portion is going to my family.
JC: You know it came down to the wire, it was three votes for Ivette, three votes for Maggie, then Howie was the deciding vote for Maggie, you guys hugged and there screaming and there was whispering between you two. What were you saying Ivette, because your face dropped when you found out it was Maggie and you guys were hugging and congratulating each other but there was whispering going on. What were you saying do you remember?
I: I DON’T rememberwhat I was saying, I think I told her congratulations or I think i told her I knew you had it, I’m not sure, something like that, I’m not sure tho, It’s too crazy in that house. (she was doing her fake smooth talk in that voice she’d always use on eviction night)
M: There was a lot of things I don’t think were shown, the pep talks, we really encouraged each other a lot of the players were really supportive towards each other whenevery they won any competition. (fake smile)
JC: Well the internet fans saw it all so they know (Maggie’s smile fades) they saw it and we showed it on the show. (Oh Julie goes catty – I love it) But the big question was, what was your strategy Maggie?
M: (under her breath) Oh My God, (then louder) well at first it was to not be discovered that we were the twist, you know Eric and I going in there together, and then when Eric was evicted it became immediately “game on”, everything was turned upside down. I had to get intense and get aggressive and start playing and um I really wanted to enjoy my time in the house. The only way to enjoy my time was to meet friends that I would have for the rest of my life. I did that. I have, you know, 4 other people after Eric left and we formed an amazing alliance and that’s why we were called the friendship, because we really care about each other.
JC: You really were the mastermind, Maggie, (Maggie sorta breaths hard) behind this friendship and the glue that held it together. James and other people believed firmly that you made the friendship believe you were doing stuff that was good for everyone but it was really good for yourself. What is your response?
(At this Maggie does that wide eyed wrinkly forehead look of surprise and Ivette is grinning away)
M: That’s REALLY hard to hear, to be totally honest because I thought every single person…. I didn’t know I was seen as a mastermind, but every single person within that friendship thought it was an equal alliance. We thought we were (she glances at Ivette who is sorted in a daze glancing off and not making eye contact) all leaders, and we thought we were all…
JC: Is that accurate Ivette?
(Ivette grins again)
M:…being protected.
I: (very slow and deliberate) I thought, you know, I honestly thought that I was doing things to benefit everybody in the group and that I was..
JC: But do you think..
I: …was making my own decisions.
JC: Do you think Maggie everyhthing to benefit the everyone in the group? (At this point Maggie’s eyebrows are raised so high I thought they’d leap off her head)
I: I think, I think um.. (Maggie is staring at her hard) I think Maggie did watch out for everybody in the group. I do. I hate to be part of that friendship now, to be honest..
JC: Why?
I: I know that sounds horrible to say (Maggie looking sad now) I never liked the name friendship anyways, you know, it’s hard to play that game and say you have a friendship going on.
JC: But, what… do you still like the people that were in that group? Call it what you will.
I: Right now…coming from my Tush, I don’t have the best thoughts on those people but…
JC: Like who? I want names. Who were those people?
I: Nooooooo, I’ve got a big enough mouth anyways already, I’ve gotten in trouble for it.
JC: Ivette, did you give up the game because you thought they were your friends? I mean Janelle said “Listen, if it’s you and me you take me, you win�
I: That wasn’t going to be the case.
JC: Because the friendship had an agreement if someone went against the friendship they would vote for the other person, is that why you didn’t do it?
I: Well the way I saw it was it came down to Maggie, April and myself and there was going to be no way I was going to win against Maggie or April just because of the people that were going to be on the jury. And even though I was against Janelle, throwing the competition or having Janelle pick me, and then having Janelle call me out at the Q&A, I wouldn’t have won regardless.
JC: We’re out of time but stick around because I have more questions, I want to pick your brains. Ivette, thank you. Maggie congratulations to both of you.
^^ wow thank you for doing that!
Great questions from Chenbot. I guess Ivette is realizing how much everyone hated the friendship, maybe she is trying to do some damage control. Plus she is pissed she lost.
thanks tvgasm for making me watch this show, cbs owes you big time for all of the people you turned into bb fans. and thanks for the random akron OH (a-k-rowdy!) reference, b-side, it made my day.
Well, I’ve been watching the show since the first season, and I have to say that the structure of it all had improved immensely.
Bitch #1) I was actually rooting for Maggie to win during the finale, which is a complete contradiction to my BB6 beliefs.
Bitch #2) Whatever happened to holding food competitions? What was the point in Janelle winning the PB&J pass, if she never got to use it? Unless they just weren’t televised…I don’t have live feed, but just checking. I could really care less whether they got food or not, but those competitions are a lot of fun to watch, dang it!
Thanks for the recaps Tvgasm – you made the show much more enjoyable than in the previous years I’ve watched.
I’m already having Janelle and Chenbot withdrawal symptoms (Maybe I should try to find that Comedy Shack Julie’s playing at). I hope this site continues to chart Janelle et al’s doings outside the house…
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What really makes me laugh is the Friendsheep saying that they had this agreement that if anyone took one of the S6 to the final that the S6 player would get their votes. Is that “friendship?” Do you abandon your friends like that in real life? Come on, if you’re such good friends you should understand that people are playing for the money and want to win the money. What a crock. Talk about CULT mentallity. I really hope that they understand how much people really didn’t like them.
Rick D.
Thanks Tinkerbell for transcribing the Early Show interview.
Sandslash – I was listening yesterday to Fishbowl Radio when they were on live. Tried desperately to get through to call them – to no avail. But some of the Sov6 along with a possible Nerd Herd will be on the radio show on Friday at 3:00pm because the Finale Wrap Party is tonight.
Did anyone see housecalls with the final group? Can someone give a summary of what was said? There are pictures from it on the web but no captions. Thanks
Last post re the BB6:
It’s been a blast reading TVG and I will miss it. Special thanks today to Tinkerbell for the thorough transcript. I type way too slowly to attempt that.
Last night’s show was frustrating in many ways, not the least of which was watching the cold fat assed Naggie win a half a mil, thus giving Eric some satisfaction. What an asshole! It must be hell in whatever firehouse he runs in Las Vegas. Bet the bastard runs surprise inspections all the time and forces everyone to sleep whenever HE’S ready.
Kaysar is way too gentle and honest for this kind of company. He’d probably fall for the same trick if he were faced with it again. I’d have liked to see more than “Think for yourself next time” to Jennifer. She figures she dodged a bullet.
Sick me derived some satisfaction watching Ivette’s face fall when Naggie won. Stupid ass was warned by everyone. I was happy to hear that Tushie’s filling her in on all the Nerd Herd shenanigans, more so during the finale when she realized Naggie’s the kind of person she is.
WTF was Howie doing voting for Naggie? She was the one that f***ed him up in the FIRST place! As much as I hated Ivette, it was Naggie that pulled all the strings right along! And then she “needed a hug”. Awwww. Manipulator till the end.
I won’t be watching either Martha or the Donald this year. I don’t think I can stand another self-important CEO with a yen for show biz. I’m actually celebrating Bernie Ebbers’and Dennis Kozlowski’s sentences. And I’m pretty burned out on the idiotic twists of “24″, soooo, I’ll limit myself to “Survivor” for the foreseeable future. I will, however, continue to let TVG be the bright spot of my day. You guys keep up the great work. You and the contributors have given me more to laugh about than the shows themselves. Thanks for the memories!
I hope Ivette and Janelle come back next year. Janey because she rules, and Ivette so I can live out my wildest fantasy:
Julie: Answers, please
Julie: I need an answer.
Julie: Give me an answer Ivette! (she then electrocutes Ivette with her Chentastic powers.
b.t.w.: Quote (#17) “Canada hates you”
Better Yet: Cuba hates you, Ivette. ohh no I didn’t. oh no I didn’t, oh wait, yes I did.
I tuned out this summer after seeing the first few episodes. I wanted my evenings free and the people in the house just did not engage me. Beau was the biggest disappointment after last year’s charismatic Will. Anyhow, the recaps were probably much better than the show was, so I managed to live vicariously through you! thanks!
2 THINGS I LOVED
Janelle winning HoH and yelling, “Give me that key, BITCH!” and “Pack your bags BITCH!”
Then her live nominations when she said “Maggie” then “Jennifer”
I LOVE YOU JANELLE!
The Chenticipation, Chenthusiasm, and Chengasm still makes me crack up every time I see it.
By the way, props to Julie for a relativelly error-free broadcast! Everytime she said “half-million dollar prize,” I was praying that the the “plahgh” from last season would make a return appearance
Tinkerbell (#71)
I have to say thank you for transcribing that. Amazing! Was there a follow up session after the break? Is there a video posted on the internet anywhere? I must see that.
MARY LOU: I love Jani too, but she said, hmmmm JENNIFER, and then Maggie!
I loved it when she said “BYE BYE BITCHES!” at the end of that live episode.
ps–still can’t figure out why Ivette didn’t throw the last HOH contest against Jani!? That way she could have kept her alliance with the “friendship,” and did what was best for her….go up against Jani!
MIKE – thanks! when i think of Jennifer my mind rolls it eye and i get confused!
im going thru w/d’s – how many more days til season #7?