I drove a cab in Houston Tx while going to school, years ago. One of my trips was to pick up an Alice Cooper band member from a hotel (an ordinary Holiday Inn, actually) and take him to a show, I followed Alice's stretch limo. He and the rest of the group (including Alice) were in full makeup. There were some fairly scary looking chicks (beautiful, but scary) in the entourage.

I guess this guy had done something to p.o. Alice, he rode alone in my cab.

LAST EDITED ON 08-13-11 AT 12:54 PM (EST)

Cue the recording of the scriptwriter (S) and producer (P) phone call....and, transcribe:

S: What the he.ll happened? I leave to go to my family reunion and you have Lawon get evicted? I thought the plan was for Brendan to battle Rachel after Rachel was evicted! That would have made for terrific tv because the audience would have been torn about which one they would root for!

*crackle*...*crackle*

S: are you there? I can't hear what you just said.

P: remember when ED bailed out after 5 days? And the rest of the vets threatened to all pack up and leave, too, unless we gave them more money and guaranteed they would make jury...or at least, have a really, really, really good shot at making jury?

S: what? Jury? Who cares about jury? I thought you just wanted good ratings...who cares if they are in jury together!

P: well, jury means more screen time, something the vets all wanted. We send cameras to jury every so often to update viewers on their favorites. Jury is guaranteed stipend. And our polling shows the vets are pulling in the ratings much more than the newbs. Plus, they get to determine the winner.

S: next thing you'll tell me is that you have changed your mind about the winner. Don't tell me the poll has anything to do with it!

P: we did get 2mm+ votes in our poll. Not as many paid votes as we had hoped, but the economy is down compared to when Kaysar got voted back in.

S: I thought this game was supposed to be about power shifts. You have Dani in the HOH again for what is actually her third week, because we all know that Kalia did Dani's bidding for the first part of her HOH. How in the heck did Dani win?

*crackle* *crackle*

P: Dani....asked....first script....current week's script accidentally ....mistake...sorry... off the storyline...provided

S: And just WHAT have you done with Shelly? She had a bigger role than you have been showing and now she is on the block? Having meltdowns? Did you give her the wrong meds?

P: Shelly ...*crackle* ... moral majority conservative type. She went to the Glenn Beck rally, for Pete's sake! Can't have.....*crackle*....for a winner ... *crackle*...must be done.

S: You've killed my scripts! Brendan isn't even nominated!

P: It's BB. Expect the unexpected. Call back after the POV ceremony, we'll talk.

S: WHAT?

*click*

S: $%#&!

You guys who don't usually participate in RTVW's Off Topic forum need to go there to read the "Sad News" thread, started by ARNutz.

http://community.realitytvworld.com/boards/DCForumID6/36894.shtml

After that, I suggest looking at the front page of BB spoilers to see the important contributions made by Vince.
A real nice guy.

I was just thinking that in time all the threads started by him will fall off the front page.

As long as RTVW is here, they'll be here.

And even after RTVW goes another way someday in the distant future, his spirit will remain with us.

I know; it's just so sad

His spirit will be with us in the Hamster House game. I can feel him there already!

Adam. Hopefully, he's not so confused that he doesn't know what to do.

LAST EDITED ON 08-13-11 AT 11:57 PM (EST)

Hmmm. Things have been going Dani's way, not that it's helped her much.

Adam will take himself off, and Dani can put up someone that she might like to backdoor. But I think Shelly's probably gone, even if she does try that. Dani's got Kalia on her side, JeJo and Brenchel against her, and Porsche -- she can't be dumb enough to nominate Porsche, can she?

Well, sure she can, if she wants to rejoin the veteran alliance. Does she?

LAST EDITED ON 08-14-11 AT 00:10 AM (EST)

Indeed. Whether she knows it or not, Adam winning POV might have been the best thing that could happen for Dani.

Her initial thought right now is to put Brendon up. And Rachel is currently having some buyers remorse over her 2nd HOH week. She is now second-guessing Jeff and claiming that they should have gone through with keeping Dominic and BD'ing Jeff that week. Brendon is actually agreeing with her. There is quite a bit of throwing-under-the-bus going on in the hammock in the backyard.

I'm not sure what exactly is prompting Brenchel to distrust Jeff/Jordan (Diary Room? Shelly being on the block?) but some very visible cracks are now showing.

It's because Rachel is an ingrate. Shelly, Jeff, Jordan worked last week to keep Rachel in the game.

What does she do? She and Bren make a deal with Dani pre noms this week that Dani will target Jeff/bd Jeff.

So right away, they've thrown JeJo under the bus. All Rach is doing now is backwards justifying her/their decision.

This is right up there with the comments that people only play for themselves. OBVI! What do you expect in this game?

Rach is on my last nerve.

I don't know if Dani will pick Jeff or Bren. They had a one week deal, and Dani won a pass to play in next week's veto. So, she does not need the deal as badly now.

She has told Jeff to his face that he is not her target, but this is Dani we're talking about.

OK, a bit more caught up on last night's feeds summary and Dani went to the door of the HN room to talk with Shelly and told Shelly she was putting up Brendan and that Shelly should not stress. She went out of her way to make this "visit" and to tell Shelly this. Shelly said she "got" it and it took her 42 days to "get" it (meaning get Brenchel out of the house).

Earlier she had said (to Kalia? Porsche?) that she was going to lie and tell everyone she was putting up Brendan, but now...it may be that because she won the POV card (ability to play in a POV when she is not nommed or chosen to play), she wants to go ahead and get Brendan out.

Meanwhile, Adam reported that Brendan wins around 80 percent of the competitions he is in.

That's a huge reason to break the Dani-Brenchel pact and backdoor Brendan.

Brenchel made a deal with Dani....so Brenchel would vote out Jeff.

But, since it would be Jeff vs Shelly, Rach may rethink that due to the big Shelly-Rach-Por fight after noms. LOL!

I hope it's Brendan, or better yet, Rach.

I hope she backdoors Rachel. I'd give my left nut to have Rachel tossed out of the house, and if Daniele backdoors her now even with Shelly on the block who most of the house wants out, I think Rachel is dead meat.

! I thought you were a Peach! LOL

LAST EDITED ON 08-14-11 AT 05:40 AM (EST)

Shelly is in the Have-not room for 24 hours, but she will receive a phone call from home.

Jeff won $5000. But regretting not winning POV when he could have.

Kalia won a vacation. She's happy.

With the POV, Adam says he will use it on himself (he's no Marcellas). So, now we wait for Dani to make up her mind as to which pair she will screw over.

Jordon is wearing a fairy costume, with a dunce cap and a "I'm with Stupid" sign. At least she's having fun with it.

And, to top it off, a legal "SWOOP". My second ever!

On a personal note, I never had the chance to interact with vince3, but I did enjoy his posts and sense of humor. It's a sad day. He will be missed.

When did Porsche actually leave the veterans and joined Danni and Kalia?

Good question, but it had to have been very soon after Brendon found his way back into the game. According to the live feed spoilers, it was on early Friday afternoon when Porsche spilled the beans on Shelly's pact with BR to go to the final 3 together.

I think it was during Kalia's reign. I think she thought Rachel was gone and knew she needed somewhere else to go.

Samboobree, brought to life by Arkie

It was fairly clear she joined the Danikalia sorority last week by the amount of time she spent hanging out in the HOH room.

After Dani won HOH this week and Shelly waged the Rach/Por fight, Por later said to Dani and Kalia something like "well, you've got me now, there's no going back" (just going from memory, so words are totally paraphased).

and the renom goes to:

Brendan!

*zazzy sends up cheers--Woo Hoo! *

(Can't stand his whining and treatment of Rach and the we're the only ones who deserve to be here comments....and I want to see how Shelly rebounds from the bad week she's had this week).

Fingers crossed for Thursday night.

Well, this should be an interesting vote.

I see a good chance Shelly will go out anyway. Rachel will obviously vote for Shelly, J&J hard to say depending on if they want to keep the vet alliance intact for at least another week and if so they'll vote Shelly, and the newbies will probably follow Dani's lead. It could turn out to be a 3-3 vote.

In which case, Daniele will break the tie -- and she'll probably send Brendon to the jury.

That's how I see it.
Danni would nominate Brendon only if:
- she was absolutely certain that she had 3 votes on him
- she was absolutely insane.
I still think she isn't that dumb.

If Jordeff are smart, they will realize Brendon's a sinking ship and rally to Shelley's side but then, suddenly, Danni, Kalia, Porsche and Adam form the majority alliance. Just goes to show that many players made stupid moves if Dani can come out on top after all her mistakes and bad luck.

Jejo and Adam should vote out Shelly. If they don't, Dani, Kailia, Porsche have control of the voted next week with Brendon gone.

Adam, I don't think he has a way back in with those women. He can give them his vote, but they will not consider him a trustworthy ally again. Plus they now know he can win a POV when his back is against the wall, so he's no longer a non-threat due to complete challenge ineptitude.

If Brendon goes, Jeff is the next target if any of the girls win HOH. Rachel has been flubbing the competitions, while Jeff is a big threat. I'm sure Jeff realizes that Brendon is his shield.

The vets need to get Dani out, and then they can turn on each other, but as long as Dani is there unifying Kalia and Porsche, they need each other.

It is not in either Jeff or Adam's interest to be the last two guys in a house with six women. Shelley is not worth keeping; her cover is blown, and she is a legitimate threat to get jury votes if she stays.

Dani is not playing a good game. She doesn't stick with her plans. She could have let Brendon and Rachel think she had lived up to her deal and been safe next week if they won HOH, but no, she made Shelly her enemy and she will have to deal with the wrath of Rachel or Brenchel, one of the two.

While this is a true back door of Brendon, as he didn't get to play the POV, and that must have made Dani feel like it was a chance she couldn't pass up -- whenever you back door someone, that puts more of a target on you, just as someone who is willing to play that way. Although Rachel goes full tilt revenge no matter what, and Dani is already a huge target.

It will be interesting to see whether the others like the idea of getting Brendon out via the back door with no blood on their hands, or whether Jeff and Adam think ahead and realize they are toast if they let D-K-P and Janus-Shelly take over.

"Adam, I don't think he has a way back in with those women"

But he has even less with the couples so he should choose the side that has less solid bonds.

"I'm sure Jeff realizes that Brendon is his shield"

And luckily, he gets to use him again this week. Rachel is also a shield. Not as good but he could always have a shot at winning a vote against her.

"Dani is not playing a good game"

True but now that Shelley has lost her cool, everyone else is playing even worse. Everyone except maybe Jordan who no one worries about. That's why she's the only winner in the bunch.

"Adam, I don't think he has a way back in with those women"

But he has even less with the couples so he should choose the side that has less solid bonds.

According to the spoiler sites, it's looking like JJBR holding up their boomerang alliance, so Shelly's going to get 3 eviction votes from them. Kalia and Porsche are going against Brendon, following Dani's lead, so that's 3-2.

The wild card here is Adam. If he votes Shelly, she's history. If he votes Brendon, then Dani will cast the tie-breaker to see Brendon out the door.

Late last night, Jeff tries to convince Adam to vote against Shelly instead of Brendon. Adam doesn't seem to be committed either way, but he also isn't using his pivotal voting position to his advantage to strike any deals.

this could be happening elsewhere on RTVW.

http://tinyurl.com/hamsterhouse

Well, it could be if people read their PMs...

LAST EDITED ON 08-16-11 AT 12:23 PM (EST)

>Jejo and Adam should vote out
>Shelly. If they don't,
>Dani, Kailia, Porsche have control
>of the voted next week
>with Brendon gone.
>
>If Brendon goes, Jeff is the
>next target if any of
>the girls win HOH.
>Rachel has been flubbing the
>competitions, while Jeff is a
>big threat. I'm sure
>Jeff realizes that Brendon is
>his shield.
>
>It is not in either Jeff
>or Adam's interest to be
>the last two guys in
>a house with six women.
> Shelley is not worth
>keeping; her cover is blown,
>and she is a legitimate
>threat to get jury votes
>if she stays.

I agree, JeJo should vote out Shelly. Her cover is blown and having two people on their side is better than one. Alos, the shield factor. Get rid of the newbies. If they do that it comes down to the two couples....Dani is eventually gone...it is a matter of time. The two couples are the best at challenges other than Dani.

I still really don't ever see Brenchal trusting Dani, afterall she was the reason Brendan went the first time and once again Dani puts him up. BRenchal is now forced to go back and aligned with JeJo. The key now becomes Adam who would give one couple the advantage over the other.

I'm getting a bad feeling for Shelly. Like DR involvement, perhaps? She has not been getting a good edit from the show, and this week she could be expendable if the show thinks having Brenchel together in the game equals ratings. Sigh.

Dani has been very clear about wanting Brendan out. Adam told Dani that Brendan wins eighty percent of the comps he's in. Dani told Shelly the target is Brendan. And she told Kalia.

The way the DR could have spun it to Dani is that Dani makes separate deals with both Brenchel and JeJo, with each thinking they have the only deal with Dani, and Brendan stays.

Shelly's gone, and who in the game is targeting Dani? No one who made a deal. And Kalia/Porsche are on Dani's side. That leaves Adam. Dani is foxy enough to cut a deal with Adam when she needs it.

This is the time I start to lose interest in the show because the invisible hand starts to be visible.

If the 5 vets reband together as one unit with adjuncts Kalia and Porsche, Adam is toast unless he wins HOH.

Then the following week Dani wins HOH and repeats her trick of throwing one of the vets under the bus, quickly in a fast forward ep, and the show rolls on from there.

Arrrgggh. I wanted to see if Shelly would actually try to win a comp. Now the phone call to home may be the acme of her story arc.

LAST EDITED ON 08-16-11 AT 07:31 PM (EST)

"Shelly's gone, and who in the game is targeting Dani? No one who made a deal."

I would be remiss if I didn't point out that no "You're safe now if you keep me safe later" deal is worth anything in the BB house. It is in fact usually a well worn and unbelievably obvious con.

Yes, you are safe until you aren't...there are alliances, like Kalia and Dani and then there are alliances, like anyone with Brenchel.

If Dani gets nommed, you know it will be a POV she can win. More drama.

I'm sure the DR is going to try to keep Brendon in the show for the drama. I've always suspected that part of the reason why Brendon was voted back in by America is because Production edited him to be better than he really was. But Daniele's a veteran herself, and I doubt she'll be easily manipulated by Production like that.

Tonight's show wasn't real kind to Shelly. It painted Brendan as the underdog, and didn't make Shelly seem to be in much danger once the POV meeting was held.

I am not sure if that's because it is cut and dried that Brendan is toast and Shelly is safe, or whether they are trying to worry the Brendan fans and they think he will make it. They certainly showed Jeff as ready to vote Brendan out, and Dani's group is clearly set.

OTOH, I felt Shelly's phone call was as you suggested a good wrap to her story arc. But there is always the chance they are building her up as sympathetic. I can't stand her theatrics, they make Rachel look understated, so I'm kind of biased.

I do feel that Jeff and Jordan are getting the hero and heroine edit, with Dani as the dark horse bad girl.

I just don't see how Jeff stays in the house with Brendan gone, if Dani's side wins HOH. Dani made it clear she is going after strong competitors, which would be Jeff -- not Rachel.

One other reason that Jeff and Jordan might vote out Shelley is they simply don't want to go through babysitting Widow Rachel for another whole week or more. I think both of them have been shown saying that it would suck, which is why Jeff asked Dani to backdoor Rachel.

I can see their point.

LAST EDITED ON 08-18-11 AT 09:25 AM (EST)

They are building drama. But realistically, the best result I can see for Brendon is JJ+R= 3 votes, which with Dani breaking the tie is his eviction. There are still some variables, maybe Adam is being persuaded, or maybe JJ will decide that going with the flow is better for their chances in the coming weeks.

The problem with story arcs in BB is that there is a live show each week, so, week to week, it's tough really control a story or know when it'll end. They do what they can with what they have, I guess.

LAST EDITED ON 08-18-11 AT 09:46 AM (EST)

Yup, I see Adam as the swing vote. If votes Shelly, she's out (assuming JJ+R = 3); if he votes Brendon, Dani will break the tie (assuming KaPoAd = 3).

The usual episode recap from yours truly.