The 10th season of "Big Brother" starts tonight. 7pm Central/8pm Eastern.
I love the show so much. One of my best friends I have known since the 3rd grade was even a associate producer on the show for a few seasons.

Yippee . Looks like an especially beguiling circus 'ready-to-go' in that house this time indeed, too. A 75-year old man, though? Yikes. It's great to get the seniors in there (in my opinion) but how on Earth can they keep the challenges fair to include him (and he seems like a nice AND crafty player, too ... I hope he sticks around)? As always, I could've easily lived without the "my breasts are real, I swear it --- here, feel 'em" greeting . I'd be hesitant to shake a big blonde stranger's hand instinctively. I (personally) would be a bit daunted being expected to grope her private parts BEFORE even a handshake.
Oh and *Ye Gods* to that Renny woman from New Orleans. I was convinced after only one sentence that that woman had about 40 things too many wrong with her. I'm sure there are at least 40 we haven't gotten to see yet (it typically works that way). Keep the guy with the abnormally huge biceps (at least he keeps his mouth shut the majority of the time). Send that looney chick back to Louisiana! That's my unofficial vote for the upcoming eviction, anyway ...

I want Renny out as well but the problem is with the annoying ones, people often set them aside and think "well he/she is not the biggest threat right now, they'll go next week" For some "next week" could be the final four or perhaps even the final two. I urge the house guests to take care of their pests before they turn into actual threats.

Other then Remy they do seem a little too laid back for a Big Brother grouping. But when they were giving the quick bio's I thought for each person there was someone on the opposite side of a controversial social issue. I wonder if the social issues will become more relevant as they talk to each other more.

Jeesh ! I may get sucked into watching BB 10 after all, given the "stuff" that went on last night. Things flipped around a little (a lot?) and it got interesting. To my entire surprise, Renny took second best in the "annoying" department (or so I thought) last night. While getting even more irksome seemed an impossible task for her to manage, somebody else slithered in and took over the 'aggravating' prize in no time flat! That Brian dude hit every "pet peeve" button I happen to have, though. He got (in record time, too) smug, mega-manipulative, arrogant beyond belief and impressed with himself to the point of being delusional about it. How I hate that sort of puffed up "here I am to save the day, because you all are too pathetic to realize the day needs saved to begin with..." crap . *Bah!* to him. I was so glad Jerry listened sensibly to all those little 'snakes' busting on the self-appointed 'king snake'. Yes, yes. They're ALL snakes with varying depths of skin, I realize (the game just begs for reptilian regression) ... but Brian was condescending, cocky and not even fun to watch as he "tried" to get his snorty little ducks in a row. Good to see that, even on a TV show, an ample majority of human beings see that sort of puffery just for what it is.
I can't believe I'm thinking it now, so soon after my previous rant, but I find myself actually hoping that Renny survives this eviction. This one only, though . I still think she's a bit off-the-beam ...

Brian certainly deserves to go. The stupidity of coming out so strong, so smug, sure of himself, so fast was a recipe for disaster. How could he not see what was going on when the one came to use the bathroom. He might as well have gone and hung a sign around his neck, stating what his game plan was going to be. If they hadn't called him on it, I would have felt the rest of the house were not bright. Ollie is now in perfect position to be the master manipulator. I thought Libra should have gotten a group together, and bided her time to get rid of Brian, and let him do the dirtywork he was planning doing. The Veto game seemed tailor made for the muscle guy to win, he got through the honey a lot faster then anyone else, which was half the challenge in itself.

Last night was a very good episode especially for a POV episode. I believe Libra said that Brian was "a flashback of Dr. Will". The difference was Will had the charm and charisma to win the game, Brian seemed more threatening than charming. I loved how at the end of the episode Brian said in the Diary Room something like "bravo to whoever orchestrated this plan but I have a few tricks up my sleeves". Man, he doesn't get it!

Yay ! Toodle-oo Mr. Brian! I can't remember his exact quote (when discussing his [ahem] startling success on the show ) but it was something like: "I went in and got the soldiers all set up for battle/war, but -oops!- failed to realize there was nobody on the other side to do battle with!" I reckon however late he came to it, that was an accurate conclusion to make. It was also indicative of many things paranoid, narcissistic AND somewhat Napoleonic (OK ... so he's not short, but we get the picture ) on his behalf. Oh, well. He did lighten up that last day in the house (that sock puppet show was pretty darned funny), so that was good to see. I kinda think he's likely a pretty decent guy, out in the world. But he certainly came across like a runaway tank in this particular venue. He IS observant well, too, I gotta say. His thinking that Memphis is a strong force in there was right (or so it seems to me). Libra and Ollie are major contenders, too, at this early point in things. Easy to say so, however, from the 'outside looking in', I suppose ...

I missed something last night, somehow, too. What was the meltdown that happened between those two blonde girls? Looked a bit scary there by the time I got back to the TV. But, then, there has to be at least one good ol' fashioned hissy-fit squabble weekly, yes? Just to keep ratings up ...

Thank you, BurgGurl ! I missed all of that on the show - I appreciate your clarifications. Not that it gets it exactly "clear", though, does it? Sounds to me like the two young ladies in question just up and decided to fight about something, anything?

You are probably right Gats - the girls could have been spoiling for a fight caused by the stresses in the house. I caught about 20 minutes of BBAD last night and learned that Jerry, Renny, April, Keesha and Libra (and one of the other guys) are on slop this week and Libra vocalized concerns for Jerry's well-being given the amount of medication he takes daily and no real source of nutrition for the week. Libra was especially resentful of the fact that without good food she is no fun to be around and she feels that her houseguests and the show will suffer for it - Big Brother has been warned. Meanwhile Keesha is beginning to show signs of cabin fever, she is starting to crack from the knowledge that this is how life will be for three months (if she lasts that long) and without food it's only worsened. I seriously wonder if she will ask to be let out of the house and forfeit, though last night it looked as if she and April had moved on from their outburst on Tuesday.

Hmmm. Jessie sure highlighted two major characteristics in his muscle-bound self last night. One is no major surprise (and I reckon he can't help it): he certainly is ... and acts his age. Older gristly folks, such as myself , would likely see being HOH as one of power but moreso as a spot to observe, shift the flow of the group, line up a course for myself to do better in the big picture as things progress. Jessie, though? All he seemed to care about was getting his butt kissed ceremoniously, or so it seemed to me. Although I must say that I was 100% shocked that he didn't nominate Renny. It was pretty clear he wanted to, early on. Were it anybody else I'd think there was some strategic map about his leaving her alone. It being him, though, I'm not so sure. Thank goodness she didn't fall asleep and miss that schmooze session in his room, though, yes?
The other thing about Muscle Beach: Gosh ... his admiration for himself is limitless, ain't it ? Healthy self-esteem is one thing. Blowing oneself kisses every time one passes a mirror is quite another ...

April's problem I think is that she jumps to conclusions, which are usually to some degree wrong, way to fast, and then gets in peoples faces rather then talk to them. In calling Brian on his manipulating I think Libra showed her hand too early and threw her gameplan off, so that she can't sit back in the begining and slide through until crunch time. The two people I like the least since the first episode may be the two who slide through until crunch time and will probably be in the final four, which are Memphis and Michelle.

I am so sick of Jessie's narcissism. I can tell he just wants to sit in his room flexing and make out with his biceps! And he is a bit over the top expecting everyone to pay him visits like he's the Godfather - get over yourself!

I do admit it could hurt one's game to be the sole player to not make nice and at least do the HOH Bedroom Tour but to single someone out and nominate them for that act alone is just dumb. Jessie must have been looking for a reason to put Steven up, and for Steven to say he fell asleep when he was clearly seen on camera in the kitchen is just another bonehead move. Could it be that Steven has never been in the HOH room before and he doesn't know all the rooms can be seen from there? Has he never watched the show to learn this? It's not a secret, so I doubt that could be true - I actually like Steven so I hope he is not the true target this week. I seriously think it could be Angie....anyone else agree?

I'm starting to dislike Jessie as well. You think with Jessie's ego that his head would be more proprotionate to his body but kidding aside I thought him nominating Steven was very childish, there is no benefit to nomniating Steven now. I always thought when the HOH showed his or her room to everyone that it seemed phoney and the only reason people went up there was so that they don't upset the HOH. Even though Steven should've went to the room like everyone else, Jessie's decision to put him on the block because of that is completely selfish and in my mind a rather dumb move to make. Steven was never against Jessie personally so why create tension?

I think you might be right about Angie Burg, it seems like Jessie wants to work with Dan, perhaps Jessie will convince the veto winner to use it on Dan and replace him with Angie. Although Jessie did not agree with Dan in the past because he supported Brian he did appreciate his loyalty and perhaps Jessie thinks he can use that to his advantage. He clearly does not like Angie for good reasons and perhaps this is a backdoor plan this week.

I will lose total respect for Jessie if he were to allude to having a real target in mind and then back-door Renny. She might be a little abrasive, but she did apologize to him the first night for ruining his beauty sleep (though he chooses to conveniently forget that) and still harbors a grudge against her for it. It will be a total waste of being HOH if he spends the entire week setting her up for a surprise nomination. I look forward to the week he goes out the door, and I hope he gets blindsided just to make it sweeter. I can't see myself ever coming back from the distaste I have for him.

Libra is walking a fine line right now too, she's getting a little too smug for me.

I thought that Libra would be a strong contender but she seems to complain too much and seems at times demanding and that might if not already annoy the houseguests. If this was some diabolical plot to get rid of Renny, I don't think the house would vote her out they even told Jessie not to try and get rid of Renny. Funny thing with the HOH, you think you have all this power, but it is the people that control you and if they don't like what you did during your week as HOH, you become a huge target. It seems like the only benefits of being HOH is the personal room and being temporaily safe for the week.

Well week 2's Veto episode was rather anticlimatic if you ask me. You had that huge fight with Jerry and Libra, you have to give credit to Renny and Keasha for putting fuel in that fire, creating chaos in the house but Michelle chose not to use the veto so Jessie could put Libra up. It seemed like the whole house wanted Libra out, she did start to get much more annoying and I could see her as a pot stirrer, she seemed like much more of a threat than either Dan or Steven but Michelle chose to play it safe even though I couldn't imagine how this would put a target on Michelle's back. I see Steven heading home this week. An entertaining veto episode but a rather disapointing outcome if you ask me, I'd rather see Libra leave they had their chance.

Yep ... things look pretty bad for Steve, don't they? He seems especially likable somehow (not that likability is always such a great thing to count on when it comes to "Big Brother" success - notably when the nominee in question is about 50 times MORE likable than the current HOH happens to be). It irks me, though, more that I think the reasons (allegedly) he got 'on the block' seemed ridiculous. He ought to be going because he posed a threat in challenges or because he lined up with the wrong people too soon (both of which'd be accurate, I'd say). Not because he didn't line up with the others with the expected puckered lips at Jessie's 'Butt Kissing' party . Something about this Michelle girl isn't dazzling me much, either. Maybe I'm the only one who thinks this way? But the more people scream and shout about how stupid they're not? Doesn't that often preclude the fact that, bottom line, they're not so sure about it at all AND will go about valiantly proving how functionally brainless they are in no time flat ? Too soon to really say, I suppose - but I sense she'll be one of those 'obedient'/useful ones. Only as long as she's running with a "pack", though. On her own? Not too threatening to anybody, if you ask me.

And doesn't the *Shrew-Needing-A-Taming* badge change weekly, or what ? First it was Renny, then the two blondes, then Libra. Then Libra AND Renny (with Jerry thrown in having a coronary event of his own, just to make it all even more unsettling). Good heavens, what drama! That Libra woman (aside from having a perfectly irritating name) is a beast ! I'll never truly understand how folks like Dr. Will and Evil Dick could play that *beast* card and still manage to present some sort of charisma and watchability while doing it. That Libra? She's nothing more than frightening and surly. Using full throttle horsepower. Jeesh ... at this rate, I'm starting to wonder if maybe Renny isn't the sweetie of the group ? Nah. I think that prize might be Keesha's (who likely won't last a month in there).

Dr. Will and Evil Dick didn't talk much about people in the house, unless they were puting part of their plan into action. Libra talks too much, Dr. Will of Evil would not have made the comment about older people in mixed company and behind people's backs. Libra sees the other people plans, but is not as good at executing her own. But then again she isn't on the block this week so no need to worry, and she didn't even know she was a possibility to go up.

The entire house voted Steven out and the newest HOH is now Keesha, I'm not necessarily sure what she'll do I'll have to wait and see. Two things kind of annoyed me in tonight's episode. When Julie asked Libra does age have an affect in team competitions, I thought Libra was B.S.ing it with her anwser. She said something like "I don't think it does but I think it could be more fair". I really wished she stopped complaining and making excuses. The other thing was Jessie's goodbye message to Steven. He said after Steven watching him workout that he is an inspiration for Steven to be like him when it comes to have a muscular body. And I thought Jessie had an ego before, instead of saying goodbye to him he just started to gloat about himself as usual, it's just disgusting if you ask me.

I thought the same thing myself when I heard Jessie take another moment to stroke his own ego when he should have been bidding a friend goodbye. He gave himself total credit for being an inspiration to Steven getting into shape and made it a point to say that with hard work he (Steven) could be as great as him. I wish the houseguests could have seen that video, it would make nomination day a whole lot easier.

Interesting night, Sunday . I don't profess to be at all skilled on the Big Brother game itself (or wildly smart about how I'd conduct myself with over a dozen [im]perfect strangers in close quarters with no way out) but I think I have a question. While it seems sensible, in a day-to-day living situation, to evict people from your life that irritate the heck out of you ... is it a good *strategy* in a game? Especially one you're hoping to win? Strictly from a social sense (and also from the viewpoint of a viewer with nothing to really do but watch and/or be entertained) I think Keesha's nominations were terrific indeed. Jessie and his exaggerated body parts (specifically his head) make me pretty annoyed to just LOOK at. I can't imagine sitting at breakfast with the bonehead for one day in a row, much less several . Angie, while she did throw Steve under the bus the minute she smelled the diesel (which I commend kindly, loyal Keesha for noticing, and reacting to), seems pretty much NOT a threat - or so it seems to me, anyway. Not nice by a mile, but not a looming 'problem' just yet. I liked Keesha's nominations because I like her, and I like her motives for deciding them (on a personal, "pest control" level ). But, honestly, in the 'big picture' I'm not sure they showed any great forethought or served as an indicator of any real building plan, on her part. I don't think last night will serve her too well as things shake down (but, as said earlier, I'm not thinking she'll be around terribly long, no matter what she does). The Veto could easily turn everything completely upside-down, anyway, so I reckon it's all "wait-and-see". But the *block* decision(s) surprised me last night. Mostly because that horrid Libra wasn't on it .

I do expect a fun show next time . Can't wait to watch Renny have many whacks at a vulnerable Jessie . How unexpected! I find that I like her better with each passing week. Probably because I like Jessie LESS at the same rate?

The only thing about last night's nominations that concerns me is if Jessie wins the veto comp again Keesha will pay for it dearly. She really should have given this move more thought and back-doored him (God, I hate that term). Jessie really is a powerhouse in those comps and he will definitely have a better shot at winning than anyone else. If she is smart Keesha should pull him aside and play up to those strengths and say it's Libra she's really targeting so as to take the heat off for the week, but I doubt she will. She's too open with her feelings and is losing what few friendships she has. I was surprised to see Michelle turn so easily against her, and I see a big shift coming. Maybe Keesha ought to think about aligning with Memphis as he could be her only salvation in the house after her week is up.

In a way Libra owes Keesha now for doubting her previously. Rather then Libra running roughshod over the alliance they have, now Keesha is more of an equal partner. Keesha will certainly be put on the block at least once for her choice of nominations, but anyone who has won Big Brother has at some point. The winners are the ones who can survive the block. Keesha also scores points with the floaters, who will be the swing votes if she is nominated in the future.