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Future shock
This is bound to happen here sooner than later: the UK version of "Big Brother" is offering the public a chance to end up in their house via Golden Tickets that are hidden Willie Wonka-style in KitKat chocolate barsAssuming those who find the tickets pass the psych and background checks <koff> they'll end up on a special show where one of them will be chosen at random to move in and become a star <koff>
It's just a matter of time til a similar casting option happens here.. I bet the PR departments are kicking themselves they didn't think of this first, instead of this lame All-Stars idea that nobody seems to be looking forward to
Golden Ticket video - story
Applications out the window
"All-Stars" seems a misnomerIn sports, an all-star game is played by the best of the best, the cream of the crop - not just some players who happened onto the field at some point in a game
But it's a done deal now.. Julie will host an unveiling of a pool of 20 former players on Wednesday, June 21 at 8pm.. polls will open on CBS.com at 9pm BB time/midnight ET for viewers to vote for the 12? 14? who will become hamsters once again.. voting will end on June 28 at 9pm BB time/midnight ET
Then the show gets officially underway again on Thursday, July 6 at 8pm, when the "winners" will be announced live and will move into the house.. this is another big departure from the past, when move-in day occurred several days before the show - and for that matter, the feeds - began, so that's one plus at least.. before this, we always missed those first few critical days of first impressions, reactions, polite getting-to-know-you chit chat, and alliance forming
Of course, none of that will be necessary this time since they all do know each other, albeit some better than others, and they all know how to react to the voice of Big Brother giving them mic instructions, etc
Personally, I'm not really looking forward to it.. of course much will depend on who goes in (and I don't for a minute think that web votes will decide that) but for me and many others I've talked with, the best part of Big Brother is getting to know them and watching them get to know each other
There's a lot of speculation whether the former hamsters seen in the ad the other night will be on the slate.. I'm sure some will, but I doubt if that's an accurate predictor - it is, after all, CBS and Big Brother - and it also showed a few clips of BB1's "Chicken" George Boswell, who has been diagnosed with cancer.. I'd like to see George return and I'd hope he'd be well enough to, but somehow I doubt he'll be back in the house, and that doesn't give much credence to guaranteed return visits by the other faces glimpsed in the ad
Once again I wonder what became of all the applications & videotapes they received from ordinary hamster-hopefuls, and if all this means that casting director Robyn Kass is looking for a new job
They aren't going out of their way to promote this one, at least not yet.. the new logo has appeared on the CBS BB7 site, but it's superimposed over the same old furniture, carpet, and odd metallic wall from last year.. even the Coasters game equipment and oversize nipple clamps are still there
Meanwhile the feeds will be back again, provided by Real again, Housecalls will be back again weekdays at 10am BB time/1pm ET, and the air schedule is the same as always: Tuesdays at 8pm, Saturdays at 9pm, and live eviction Thursdays at 8pm.. barring pre-empts by higher profile and/or higher sponsor revenue events, as always
Linkage
Daily linkage just highlights unique sites now - check the new links page for more
Aldav first to find big news, all the edgy stuff & the best mini-recaps in town (adult content)
Screencaps refresh site is back from bbfan
Houseguest Tributes videos, quotes, pics from all seasons by BB's number one fan Attw x
Househappenings in-depth Big Brother analysis by IA aka It's Aawwn
Photochops by C=Venus - also try Destroy a Hamster by Johnbb
Big Brother Keyhole peruse various BB sites in the same window, feeds too
Reality TV Links - Big Brother 7 emphasis on individual hamsters' sites
Sir LinksALot Big Brother 7 All Stars all the links
Patrick's Place One-man BB show, 20+ streaming cams including his car
Another 2 cents quasi-intellectual sleaze & radical gumbo aka blog - off for the summer
RealOne SuperPass 14 Day Free Trial
CBS Big Brother 7 the official site, plus Housecalls live weekdays 10am BB/1pm ET
CBS Innertube same-day Housecalls and next-day air show replays
Hamsterwatch Big Brother 7 Navigation tool for that dingo's daily recaps on this site
Hamsterwatch MySpace
Hamsterwatch on YouTube BB6 & BB7 videos off the feeds
BB7 Park by TD South Park-inspired versions of the goings on
No time-out feeds links Easy how-to plus Real phone numbers
Big Brother Top 100 all seasons, many countries - Hamsterwatch is #1 wow!!
Big Brother 7 All-Stars Top 50 Hamsterwatch is #2 wow! thanks for the clicks
 
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