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The feeds are the real show - SIGN UP NOW and get a one-week free trial! No promo code neededNext ShowsWednesday 6/27 8pm - Two-hour premiere (recorded 6/20)Thursday 6/28 9pm - Premiere part 2 Sunday 7/1 8pm - BB App Store debut Regular schedule is Sundays 8pm, Wednesdays 9pm, live eviction Thursdays 9pm, on CBS (Global in Canada) - stream links to watch East Coast airing online are posted in Quick Links & Bookmarks on the left sidebar After Dark airs for three hours every night on Pop - times vary by area and provider, check your cable guide Other NewsBB20 Premiere Party June 27 in New York! Eat, drink, and be merry as you watch the premiere with fellow fans and former hamsters! Click for tickets and more info.Cast bios/pics/links and house pics are gathered at Hamsterwatch Forum: your one-stop shop with easy access and no pop-up ads. The June 27 premiere will include three competitions, not including HOH, that promise "game-changing power and two unprecedented punishments." There will also be a room this season (likely the spare Paris/Den upstairs) designated the BB App Store, where "America will get a chance to get the houseguests trending in order to award them powers or punishments." The App Store twist will have its TV debut on Sunday, July 1. Allison Grodner confirmed no vets with EW, and explained a bit how the BB App Store will work. Dick at Night with Evel Dick Donato will be three shows a week again, with insightful, funny, raunchy, and/or "WTF are the hamsters doing" commentary with a rotating roster of alumni panels - check it out at EvelDick.com Post-eviction shows will be hosted by BB Celeb runner-up Ross Mathews and winner Marissa Winokur, Fridays on Facebook Watch. Ross did the All Access interviews live, and he did the after-show with evictees for BB11, and he was superb at both of course - he keeps up with the feeds, not just the air shows! There are some more newsy items on my previous Hamsterwatch episode - there is always a link atop every page to go back and catch what you missed. BB20 real-time feeds updates, screencaps, and air show recaps will be at Hamsterwatch Forum by @UGotBronx once again Pre-season popularity poll results #1 Winston, #2 Bayleigh, #3 Sam Follow @89razorskate20 on Twitter to participate: weekly polls launch every Monday 4pm PT/7pm ET Diary segment tally by @clamperls Alliance charts by @89razorskate20 will be posted here Ratings Watch Air show overnight ratings will be posted here June 25, 2018Hamsterwatch All-Stars, 2nd EditionI'm pleased to present the second installment of Hamsterwatchers and Big Brother fans who are well-known outside of BB circles with their early thoughts about our new cast and season. We've got four veterans back for their second season with us (and that's a good thing, in this case!), and five new rookies have joined them this year.l to r, top row: Chrishell Hartley, Matt Iseman, Dana Swearingen (and friend), Andy Dehnart bottom row: Donathan Hurley, Matthew & Benjamin Royer, Raph Korine, Jason Cochran Let's start with introductionsChrishell Hartley: Hey! Some of you may know me from your daytime viewing habits. People always ask me if we know each other so that usually means I either have one of those faces or they have seen a few soap operas on their lunch breaks. I have been on All My Children, Days of Our Lives, and The Young and the Restless. Chrishell Stause then, but Hartley now (I married one of the hunks from This Is Us).Matt Iseman: I'm host of American Ninja Warrior and winner of the New Celebrity Apprentice. Dana Swearingen: Hey Hey! Most Big Brother fans know me from my press interviews. I started interviewing in season 15 while working at KFROG Radio. I've since left KFROG and work for a nationally syndicated country program called The Big Time With Whitney Allen, where I still do Big Brother press! CBS has cut down on press day, but you can typically catch me at the BB Finale. I also love to tweet along during the show. Andy Dehnart: I've been writing about reality TV on realityblurred.com for the past 18 years, and watching since The Real World. You may also know me as the journalist who published the Big Brother cast contract and wrote about what it smells like inside the Big Brother house, thanks to a tour I took with other TV critics a while back. Donathan Hurley: Hello Big Brother fans! My name is Donathan Hurley and most people remember me from Survivor's 36th season titled Survivor: Ghost Island. I was a finalist and made it to 5th place! Matthew & Benjamin Royer: Hi we're Benjamin and Matthew Royer, and you may know us from Best Friends Whenever on Disney Channel, 100 Things To Do Before High School on Nickelodeon, Back In The Game on ABC, and our YouTube Channel Twinger Talk. Raph Korine: My name's Raph and in the Big Brother World people will know me for being the runner-up of Big Brother 18 UK! Jason Cochran: I'm the kind of guy that everyone always asks, “Have I met you before?” And maybe you have. For a few seasons, I hosted the after-show for ABC's Shark Tank on AOL, where I was also a video host, and before that I was on staff at Entertainment Weekly. These days I host a call-in radio show about travel on WABC in New York City and I'm Editor-in-Chief of the site for the famous travel guide publisher Frommer's, where I also write books. How long have you been watching Big Brother, and do you watch the CBS shows, the feeds, After Dark, or a combination?Chrishell: I have been watching Big Brother since the Will and Boogie days so I go pretty far back. If a season is fantastic, I will watch feeds but otherwise I just keep track through the Hamsterwatch twitter account.Matt: I'm a BB Live Feeder who came to it in season 14. Seeing Dan Gheesling's funeral move made me a fan for life, but I still think Derrick Levasseur is the most dominant player I've ever seen (with respect to Evel Dick as I still have to go back and watch those seasons ;). Very excited about this cast and this season because I have a whole new appreciation for the houseguests after being a contestant on Apprentice myself... it is so much easier watching than doing. But that's why I love watching BB. And love trolling people to convince them that I WILL be on Celeb Big Brother!!! But that's another story... Dana: Since season one when Eddie hopped out that door! I've been hooked since the beginning. I call myself a lazy super fan, because there's no way I could tell you who won season 6, week 7 POV (OK I had looked it up, it was Janelle!) I used to follow the live feeds via Twitter thanks to of course Hamsterwatch, but after I started coverage, I watched live feeds and now that's it, I'm addicted. Andy: I've watched since the very beginning, back when the house was a series of trailers in a parking lot; Chicken George was a star; Dr. Drew gave commentary; and I spent all day at work watching the live feeds. Today, I don't watch Big Brother as consistently as I used to. Instead, I've settled into a pattern where I start each season watching the CBS shows; even if I give up on the TV show, I keep following what's happening on the live feeds all season long. Donathan: I may be known as a Survivor superfan and castaway, but I absolutely love and am a superfan of Big Brother as well! I have been watching casually (with Showtime After Dark airings in the earlier years) throughout seasons 1-14, started watching feeds season 15, and have continued so ever since! I have watched every aired episode, and even had a updater twitter which reached over 1,000 followers (D's Big Brother Now). I absolutely adore my Survivor, but Big Brother has been on these eyes for about the same amount of time and I have so much love for the game! Matthew & Benjamin: We've been watching BB since BB18, but we since have watched every season, watch the feeds and After Dark. We also watch Survivor religiously since Blood vs Water 1. Raph: Yes! So whilst I did take part in BBUK I've also seen almost every BBUS season and every BBCAN season so am very familiar with the North American format as well! I first started watching in BB10 because Dan Gheesling was my absolute favourite and since then went back and watched BB4-BB9 and watched BB11 onwards live, with the live feeds too :) Jason: I've been on board since Season One, Day One. Me and Ross Mathews. I even remember the original co-host, Ian O'Malley, who looked utterly confused to be there. I've also been a feeds watcher since Day One, when we could actually watch the evicted hamsters leave the house live on the feeds a minute after we saw it happen on our TVs. More accurately, often I'm a feeds listener, since I have them on like a radio all summer the way college professors use NPR. I don't bother with After Dark unless someone on Twitter notices it's showing an angle that's not on the feeds - I hate its commercials and I hate censorship. AppleTV is the best thing to ever happen to the feeds, but timeouts are one of the worst. What are your general thoughts about the new cast as a whole, and are there any stand-outs you're looking forward to? Any you're dreading?Chrishell: As a whole I do wish they would go back to the days of being more diverse in age because it just makes it more interesting to me socially. And if we are speaking of stand-outs we have to mention JC first for oh so many reasons! I have seen ALOT of him, but I love it! He will be so fun to watch. Rachel is another early favorite of mine. She already has a great BB name and I saw some Vine compilation of hers that was pretty hilarious. I think she will also be a smart player. Bayleigh seems like a firecracker which may not be great for the game, but it is great for tv! Kaitlyn and Tyler get the nod for likely to annoy me the quickest.Matt I: STEVE ARIENTA - Steve strikes me as a cross between Glenn from the Boogie-Down Bronx and, in my mind, one of the greatest ever to play the game, Derrick Levasseur. Unfortunately for Steve, I think he'll be a little more Glenn. He's younger and has a strong athletic background. SAM BLEDSOE - Really like Sam & her down home charm. She talks about laying low but then says she's going for the first HOH??? I think she's been hitting the moonshine a bit hard. As a welder, she could be physically stronger than she appears, but I fear that she may be way too confident in her ability to seamlessly manipulate people and that, along with coming out hot for the comps, could send her packing early. HALEIGH BROUCHER - I love when a 21yr old college student talks about her expertise in psychology as her greatest strength in manipulating the other house guests. One class does not turn you into Derrick or Dan... but, she seems a bit chill and could coast along like Nicole... but, I think she could be courted for many a showmance. KAYCEE CLARK - I love that we finally got a pro football player in the house... but one who doesn't like having people talk behind your back and be shady??? Ooof. I don't think she's watched this show before because THAT'S ALL IT IS AND THAT'S WHY WE LOVE IT. Also, she liked a Calafiore brother and it wasn't the good one. Kaycee may find out she has plenty of time for off season workouts. TYLER CRISPEN - Wow, he looks like a soap opera version of Frank from BB 14 & 18... alas, Frank's futures were trending downward. I see him getting some good showmance efforts and tons of pool time and having the best confused look on his face when he gets blindsided week 4. BAYLEIGH DAYTON - She's a flight attendant, so all I can think about is Amanda in #BB15 giving her flight safety talk. I'm glad she likes Donny because he was a sweetheart, but I don't know why you choose nice people when Big Brother isn't about BEING NICE, it's about WINNING. KAITLYN HERMAN - How can you be a LIFE coach at age 24??? Anyone who thinks they know about life at that age and thinks that they'll rely on "messages from my guides" to get them through the house is going to go very far in the game because no one will see her as a threat whatsoever. I mean, I could easily see people trying to get her to Final 2 and I am not even kidding. Perhaps I am her spirit guide??? WINSTON HINES - He seems like a little bit of a cipher... and a bit incongruous: lives in isolation, loves being alone, but he loves Paul Abrahamian and the idea of screwing with people??? Hard to get a read on Winston... but I have a feeling, Pall Malls will have a better shot of getting $500K than Winston. ANGIE LANTRY - I love her Harry Caray glasses and the fact that her nickname is "Rockstar." Of course, she likes Joey and Frankie... but, as she describes her strategy, she seems the most sensible. Of course, as the great BB pundit and boxer Mike Tyson once said, everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face during the first eviction. JC MOUNDUIX - This guy has potential to be the most entertaining person (intentionally or otherwise) ever to enter the house. A 4'8" Spanish Dancer born in Cuba??? I'm going to be singing Elton John every time he's on screen. He's like a pocket sized Ricky Ricardo. I'm calling him Tinigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to be EVICTED! He's a total wild card, could be a comp beast and totally overlooked (pardon the pun) as a player. BRETT ROBINSON - I like his vibe and he seems bright, so going in playing dumb is smart. But, I think the cyber security engineer may be prone to overconfidence in his ability to read the others... he thinks he Neo, but I didn't see the Oracle give him a cookie. ANGELA RUMMANS - Fitness model who wants to style her game after Rachel Reilly? Boom. Sold. She could be a threat if she knows how to lean on the southern charm and save the competitive beastmode for just when it's needed. Also, calling herself a "networking queen" is a red flag... don't play too hard and think you have to be the Queen Bee... people smell that out faster than Spencer's dirty beard (just kidding, Spence, I know you clean that crumb catcher, pal). SCOTTIE SALTON - It's like Johnny Mac, the rockstar dentist, gave Andy Herren a makeover. His frisbee golf skills should strike fear into the heart of every other houseguest. As should the fact that he lists Evel Dick as his favorite player. As should the fact that he's a virgin who's never been kissed. I think he'll be a fun one to watch, especially because I think he's going in wildly over confident like some Miami Meatball and we know how that works out. FAYSAL SHAFAAT - I may be a bit biased because he already competed on my show, American Ninja Warrior. Now, I hope he does better on #BB20 than he did on ANW where he went out in just under two minutes; otherwise, he'll be the new #BB14 Jodi. But, I'll be pulling for my ninja! RACHEL SWINDLER - The most appropriate last name ever to play the game. Now, she says she's a Vegas entertainer and that covers a wide swath of possibilities, but she has a good strategy and the fact that her friends call her "Craychel" means she will likely be the thing we MOST love in our houseguests... a hot mess. CHRIS WILLIAMS - Swaggy C? Swaggy C. He loves Paul and thinks Paul DESERVED a million dollars. Not sure about his math, but, if there's one thing we've learned about Big Brother in #BB18, #BB19 and #CelebBB it's that no one DESERVES anything. You don't win by "playing the best game," you win by winning... Marissa and the Meatball are living proof. Plus, you didn't like Derrick's game???? Wow, that's like saying you didn't like Steph Curry's game. Dana: I like that it's half male, half female, but again, I could use some more diversity! I would have love to see more diversity in race and body image. I typically wait a week in with feeds to form opinions about HGs, but just based off bios and press day, I'm liking Winston and Rachel. Winston because he's not there for a showmance, twitter followers, or America's love, he's literally there to play. Rachel because she knows Marcellas' name! I want to hear more actual fans who talk about Danielle, Janelle, or Will and less about Derrick, Paul, or Nicole. Andy: This cast seems — fine? Nothing overly exciting or distinctive for season 20, nor anyone who seems like a pre-season break-out star. Big Brother seems to have assembled its usual, familiar cast, from occupations (undercover detective Steve) to appearance (Tyler = Frank). And, of course, they're very young, as is typical for CBS reality shows now. In general, I love casting diversity, in age, experience, and background. My concern is that a lot of them seem ignorant about the game and its history. I'm basing that on the brilliant questions THR's Brian Porreca asked — especially when he asked them if they knew who Dan was. (A+ to Brian for that question!) I don't want them to just repeat past players' strategies, but you also don't show up to a field and start playing without knowing what the game is and how it's been played before. Donathan: I have good vibes from this cast reveal. I stay optimistic before the season about the new cast, because we are still in a period where we don't really know them. These videos are more "first impressions" and I have to say, there were a few that really impressed me! I really like Kaycee! From her interview, she seemed to be really relaxed, and seemed to have a great game plan ahead of her - if she sticks to it. I really like how she said she had a laid back personality but wasn't afraid to speak up if it was needed be. It's also a plus she has a history of sports - I can see her doing well in competitions - but she needs to not come out too strong too fast with her skills - I'd love to see her go far! I love that she is also LGBTQ! :) Another standout to me was Winston. Good 'ole Kentucky boy! (For those who don't know I am from Kentucky). He is very handsome! I really love that he isn't into social media when the theme apparently is surrounding just that! If he can keep the southern charm and stay low for the first part of the game, I can see Winston going far. The "olders" - Steve and Sam - have my heart! I always love to see older people do well in a game mostly consisting of eye candy 20-somethings. Sam reminds me of people from my home place - they will have a ball with her if her personality shines in the house! And I'm sure Steve will have some good stories in the house to tell! It's interesting to hear of Brett's job and how he plans to use that in the house. If he could make that strategy work and make it to the end, I will be very impressed. I really don't have anything negative to say about any of them (yet lol), but I am interested to see how JC and Scottie will do in the house. Those two are going to be a hoot, and I am excited to see them on the feeds! In all, I hope this cast delivers! They all have screen presence, so hopefully they keep the feeds fun and exciting this Summer! I am so excited to watch their journey! Matthew R: This is the most promising cast we've had in a while (if there aren't any vets), they all have different looks and personalities. Although there are a few houseguests who have the wrong intentions, it looks like there will be some early strategizing and scheming. My favorites in this cast are Faysal and Chris. Faysal seems like he has a strategy like Derrick (S16), he wants to have one or two people in front of him as his henchmen in the game. If he doesn't make them feel like they are doing his work, he could go far. Chris says he has a great memory, maybe that'll allow him to manipulate others in the house. Benjamin: This cast has very interesting personalities, but the jury is out until they get into the house. There are some social butterflies, but there is also some people that could be much more quiet and lay back for most of the game. Early in to my assessment of the cast, two people that made me excited to see them play would be Kaycee and Brett. Kaycee is a pro football player and I could see her using a team strategy through a strong alliance. She also has a great social game plan that I think can help her impact the game. Brett has great potential for what he wants to do in the game. He could come across pretty cocky in the game. I'm still not sure what a "Cyber Security Engineer" does, but with how he explained it could help him if he told the truth about what his job does. Overall this seems like it could be a fun season. Raph: My favourite is TYLER!! I actually auditioned for BBUS one time four years ago and Tyler was at the same casting call! We followed each other since then and it's so nice to see his dream has finally come true as well - I will definitely be rooting for Tyler this summer! However, in regards to the bios.. The girls: I really like Kaitlyn! She's Jewish, from Long Island and game-ready which I love. Angela seems cool as well, I'm loving how confident she is about the game. I like the casting of Kaycee as well but I have a feeling her weakness will be racking up comp wins too early. The boys: Apart from Tyler, I like Scottie! He has giddy effervescent vibes and whilst he may be a bit hit-and-miss, he clearly knows a lot about the game, which is always useful. I also like Steve, I enjoy his voice and the way he communicates. Having said that, my winner's pick this year is 100% WINSTON! He doesn't want a showmance, he seems to understand the game well, has some good pre-season faves and I have really enjoyed his interviews so far! The others make me want to fall asleep (Fatsal, Brett) or make me want to mute the TV (JC, Angie), or it's too early for me to judge them but I'm not really feeling them (Haleigh, Bayleigh, Chris). Jason: My first reaction on seeing the 16 of them together was, “This looks like a group of understudies for past Houseguests.” Tell me that Tyler doesn't look like an amateur playing the role of Frank Eudy in summer stock, Angie Rockstar is who you hire when Jenn City is unavailable, or that (at least in her photo) Haleigh doesn't look like the bus-and-truck replacement casting for Nicole Franzel. Then again, my feelings kind of make sense since so many of them were apparently alternates at one time or another. Whenever a new cast list is released, I always remember that day in the summer of 2005 when we first laid eyes on Janelle's photograph. Based on the pre-show profile many of us pegged her for some bimbo Clorox blonde golddigger. As we know, she was nothing remotely like that. It's so easy to be wrong about these people because CBS has steered us to a narrowly defined portrait. What's more, the pressures of the house completely upends personalities and best-laid plans. Even the most promising player can suddenly grasp for a game-wrecking showmance once the stress of the situation sets in (Austin, Shelli, Jessica - so much potential, but suicidal relationships). Brett is giving me some BB18 Corey vibes, which is not a compliment. If there's one glaring casting flaw that CBS never fixes year after year, it's the presence of a few chiseled jocks who coast on their looks, bond primarily with the other jocks, and embarrass themselves trying to come up with clever alliance nicknames. Faysal is voted Most Likely to Self-Destruct in a Burst of Toxic Masculinity. Watch Steve try to fit in with the boys with abs and either wind up hitting the road fast (BB11 Casey, BB12 Andrew, the lamentable OTT Cornbread) or being kept around as a stooge a la BB14 Joe, BB13 Adam, or Chicken George. He can't seem to focus on one topic even in his Q&As. He's being set up to fail because he's such a sore thumb in this group, and that's a waste of diverse casting. BB10 had two middle-aged players, Renny and Jerry, and although they didn't get along, it made for a much more interesting dynamic and most people agree it was one of the best seasons we've had. Why hasn't the show done that again? It's frustrating. I am also wary of anyone who announces that they're sassy. Bayleigh may have some tough sledding and be out pre-jury if she holds onto that for long. Which would bum me out. I hope her pageant experience can rein that in. This show badly needs some minority women in the finale but currently (and maybe it's just the posturing all the hamsters do as they come out of the casting process), she seems to be more about attitude than strategy. However. However. By and large, I sense that this cast is not a bunch of jerks. The caliber of their thinking seems to be a little more powerful than we're used to seeing at this point, with a lot more sensitive social planning than they usually display right now. This doesn't seem like a batch who would put up with the kind of nonsense Evel Dick or BB19 Josh dished out. In fact, several of them claim they'd call out bullying or injustice if they see it. (We'll see how that actually works in the confines of the game.) Too often, this show casts overconfident loudmouths because they make good TV, but this time around, there's generally a note of restraint that could make for solid gameplay if groupthink doesn't set in. With the exception of JC and possibly Tyler, this crowd seems to be mostly aware of when they ought to keep their mouths shut. Winston seems like he has the good sense to temper his competitive qualities with charm and dimples, and if he can keep his hormones in check he may not fall in the common BB trap of steamrolling others with ego, like Cody did (to his downfall). Swaggy C comes off as posing and pretentious in pre-interviews because of that awful name, but he has also hinted at hidden depths that I hope emerge instead. Kaycee seems like she's here to play - she talks a big game now, but given her background I think she'll be good at blending in when she needs to. Angela seems like the type to not register at first and then emerge in the second half of the game (strong endurance comp candidate), but I worry that ultimately she will pan out to be a B-list follower. Haleigh's personality so far has barely registered with me at all - she says she hates Victoria's game but she'd better bring some edge quick if she doesn't want to copy that fate. Rachel and Kaitlyn, who on first blush I like because they wear their intelligence proudly (I wish more Big Brother women did), might have the potential to connive brilliantly if - and it's a big if - they don't skeeve people out with their obvious people skills. When other Big Brother players feel like they're being masterminded, it can mean the axe, and that's doubly true this season because it follows Paul's relentless vetsplaining and puppeteering last year. And finally, which of the many aspects of BB do you like most?Chrishell: My favorite aspect of Big Brother is when the house is divided and the power shifts from week to week. Watching Paul dictate to a whole house did not make for a very interesting season once Jessica left. So I am hoping like everyone I'm sure, that we get a few leaders and gamers this summer. Most of them mentioned they want to lay low the first few weeks so I am hoping (even though it's not a bad game move) that they don't all stick to that. My favorite thing to watch is someone that comes in guns blazing with an enormous ego and then gets sent packing very shortly after.Matt I: The thing I most love about BB is the true sociological experiment that we get to witness as the houseguests are literally trapped together for 3 months. It is amazing to me to watch the mind games play out, hyped up by the strange cocktail of utter boredom and total paranoia. It's incredible to watch alliances form and fold as players often launch themselves into unrecoverable spins. It gives me such joy to sit in my bed in the middle of the night watching the Live Feeds on my phone to see players scheming together in real time, not realizing that they're plotting their own demise. It is an incredible cocktail of endurance, strategy and human nature that gets me drunk every summer. For me, Celebrity Apprentice was an absolute beast of a game that pushed me to my limits, but we weren't on camera 24/7. I don't think there's any way I'd ever set foot in the BB house. If only because I'd miss watching it all on the Feeds and tweeting about it with all the other Hamsterwatchers. Dana: The commitment of the fans! Sometimes the fans truly make it more entertaining for me to watch the HGs. The way they find information about people, when they shout over the wall into the backyard, hilarious tweets, or fly planes over the house, they're crazy and I love it! Andy: The best part of Big Brother for me, as a reality TV super fan and critic, is the ability to see inside the house, and see how that gets edited into television episodes. We have a window into the players' games and the TV production process, and no other show offers that. (Huge disclaimer: I'm not a feed-watcher, but rely on our awesome Hamsterwatch and others to keep me informed and let me know what I need to go back and watch.) Plus, at its core, Big Brother is a fascinating game with a ton of potential thanks to confined spaces and lots of paranoia. I don't think the game needs a lot of twists, drama, or silliness to make it entertaining TV. Donathan: There's many aspects of Big Brother that I love. One that I love more than anything now that I have been on an edited show, is the live feeds! It's cool knowing who is doing what, and what is happening in real time. It was thrilling to play Survivor live, but so much is missed out on because they only have an hour a week. So I appreciate, personally, getting to know what is going on in real time - and it's not that I didn't before, I just view it much differently now. Which is nice. I always loved the social aspect of Big Brother. It's fun watching great players work their magic with words and presence (example is Derrick from BB16). I admit that I had many BB players and their style of play in mind while playing Survivor - Danielle Reyes in particular. The feeds are definitely the best aspect for me, and I appreciate them for the "social game" study guide it provides! :) Matthew R: My favorite aspects about Big Brother is the strategy that goes in to a winning game and the live feeds that allows us to follow what's going on 24/7. Benjamin: Big Brother, in my opinion is a game based off social strategy. The ability to watch people play with these social strategies and advance the game throughout the years is really fun to watch. That's what I love about this show. That new ideas happen every season, and the game changes every year. Raph: I think my favourite thing about Big Brother is what it teaches us every year about humans, group dynamics, manipulation, empathy and so much more. I also think that ultimately, the houseguests are the heart of Big Brother, so seeing the new cast and finding a favourite for that year is always something fun for me to do. Jason: I like my hamsters human, with a solid streak of kindness, a minimum of arrogance, a tendency to tell good real-world stories, and a strong desire to play the game. On that level, and not a game level, I have the highest hopes for Sam (it seems like nearly everybody does) and for Scottie (who I admit runs the risk of becoming an acquired taste very quickly). Now that the casting process is over and they don't need to hammer home their “types,” Sam is hopefully done reminding everyone with every breath that she's from a small town and Scottie won't feel the need to hammer home that he's a nerdy klutz. They can just be themselves. As Janelle taught me all those years ago, it's a good feeling to have my preconceived notions about others shattered. That's when the real richness of Big Brother unfolds. It's a lot like real life that way. People who only watch the broadcast show, who don't watch the feeds, don't realize how insanely complicated Big Brother is. Keeping track of it is tougher than doing calculus in your head. There's what players say, and then what they mean, and then there's the fact it changes hourly. Then you have to consider that words you're hearing may be lies (too many feeds watchers take what they say at face value). Then there's watching reality get bent into the CBS version. Finally, there's the psychological twisting that inevitably happens. Unless you're a prison warden, you've never had the opportunity to observe the human mind compacted under this kind of social stress. In Week One, notice that they're still talking about the outside world. But by Week Three, most of them can only relate to things that happened within those four walls, and the smallest event takes on massive significance. You watch people go insane, really, and the second they walk out the front door - and I mean the very second - you see it all lift off their shoulders. Even the muscles in their faces seem to ease by the time they reach Julie. It's utterly fascinating, and maybe a little bit cruel, but hey, they signed up for it. One of the reasons I loved Big Brother 1 is the Housemates (that's what they called them then) had a genuine care for each other that was allowed to thrive because viewers, and not themselves, cast the votes to evict. It's a lot meaner now, but those bonds are still something I love about the game. I find it genuinely touching to think of how the lives of these people change the minute they exit the house. I have such strong memories of watching players struggle emotionally on my computer screen wishing I could tell them how many people on the outside world had now grown to care for them. When BB17 Steve sobbed alone, BB14 Ian agonized by himself in the hammock, and BB19 Kevin took arrows from his brainwashed houseguests - they felt alone but they weren't, and they just needed to hang on a little longer until they found their tribes. (Can you tell I tend to like the nerds more? In some ways, high school never ends.) HUGE THANKS to my guests for participating in the second Hamsterwatch All-Stars edition! Be sure to follow them on Twitter as they'll be watching and tweeting #BB20 along with us: Chrishell Hartley - Matt Iseman - Andy Dehnart - Dana Swearingen - Donathan Hurley Benjamin Royer - Matthew Royer - Raph Korine - Jason Cochran Daily and Noteworthy EventsDay 1 Wednesday 6/20 Move-inThey taped the premiere early in the day, with a few dozen alums along with a stunt audience. There were representatives "from every season" at the taping (but not OTT, other than Jason who also repped BB17, or celebs). No twists were revealed and they didn't start the HOH or supplementary comps, but no vets moved in with the 16 rookies, so that's something. One or more could come along later but nearly the entire fanbase is hoping not. Bayleigh was the first through the doors so unless she breaks the 28-season US/Canada streak, she won't be winning the season. Day 5 Sunday June 24 Tyler nominated Sam and Steve (Day 5 per July 1 show) Day 7 Tuesday June 26 Brett, Kaitlyn, Scottie, Winston volunteered to be Have-not, and the fidget spinner room had been transformed into Have-not room (Day 7 per feeds) Ratings - What Do We Have Here editionPre-season ratings are based on potential entertainment valueCBS bios, photos, social links for each are at Hamsterwatch Forum
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