Ahhh....but see this is where the difference lies.
Sheila is not smart, gorgeous or game saavy.
So I can certainly see you dominating in all competitons.
*rubs buns*

That's true. It later occurred to me that the producers could rig a competition to favor washed-up Playboy centerfolds who have dated Scott Baio.

Playing: James, Sheila, Ryan, Chelsia, Josh, Mattie
Hosting: Nattie
Watching: Sharon & Adam

Sprung by Tribe

James (HoH)
Ryan (Nominee)
Sheila (Nominee)
Chelsia (picked by Sheila)
Josh

Contestant #6/Host: Matt/Natalie (which is which? Jokers dunno)

Jokers knows that Sharon and Adam aren't playing or hosting because there was a comment by Sharon about her and Adam will be on the sidelines during the POV.......

Sprung by Tribe

Over the past few hours, James has decided to use the POV. At first, he thought of putting Adam up in place of Ryan, which is what he told Ryan. Then, later on, he changes it to taking down Sheila and putting up MATT (yea! for my BBRAT!). He tells Chelsia that he promised Natalie not to nominate them, but didn't promise anything about backdooring them. James would evict Matt if it ends in a tie.

From what I've gathered from reading the feeds, James to be setting up a surprise POV ceremony for everyone involved. Ryan thinks he is coming down; Sheila thinks she complained enough to everyone about Adam that James will take her down and put up Adam; Matt thinks he's golden; Nat thinks James will leave them the same because he promised her not to nominate M/N.

So, maybe the tradition of Sunday night fights in the BB house will continue. Matt will certainly not go quietly.

TWOP is reporting that James did use POV to remove Sheila and nominated Matt in her place.
Matt is now apparently CRYING (literally) to Sheila begging for her vote.
Natalie is also crying (no surprise there).

Natalie is swearing not to talk to James until she wins HoH, and then she's going to backdoor him onto the block. Shortly thereafter, she tells James about it. Good work, really. Natalie is in all-out anger/revenge mode, but she isn't exactly working out the planning stages beyond 'Make him pay for hurting my man!'

And Matt? Is promising James that he'll sell Natalie down the river (and up) if James will help him stay in the house. When he hasn't been crying. And doing some more crying. And threatening to just pack and leave on the spot. Oh, and he's not going to stay in sequester, that's not for Matt...

At one point, Matt was wishing the eviction was today.

So say we all.

I'm reading Jokers right now and it's pathetic. Matt is crying to Chelsia to keep him in. Something about being alone on his birthday; how his Momma will hang up on him; UGH. I say just vote Matt out. Correct me if I'm wrong here, but when Sharon and Chelsia were nominated, they didn't act like Matt is now.

I agree...Matt should get his wish by getting evicted.

YES!! YES!! James might have become my favorite hamster for this week. I didn't think he had the guts to go back on his word and nominate Matt. Kudos to James for nominating the little weasel. Let's hope Matt gets backdoored on Wednesday.

I'm savoring this moment so much. Matt has been such a smug a-hole for the past couple weeks. I can't wait to see him cry like a little b!tch. If we could only evict Matt along with GNATalie on Wednesday, but I guess that's too much to ask.

>I'm savoring this moment so much.
>Matt has been such a
>smug a-hole for the past
>couple weeks. I can't wait
>to see him cry like
>a little b!tch.

LOL my sentiments exactly.

LAST EDITED ON 03-16-08 AT 07:40 PM (EST)

Technically, this is only a partial backdoor. A full backdoor is if the new nominee had not even played in the POV contest (regardless of whether they were the Host of the POV or the audience....) ETA: Why do you think they went to the drawing pouch for picking POV contestants? To attempt to lower the chances of the full backdoor! Previously the HoH and the two nominees picked the players by calling them by name, which was vulnerable to collusion by the parties to make sure that a certain player didn't play. Now, the pouch gives that player a chance to play, whether the HoH wants them there or not. Granted the "Houseguest's Choice" brings back the pick 'em aspect.... but what can you do?

With that being said, Matt, to quote the trigger phrase to win the Coup D'etat a couple of years ago: "You Reap What You Sow"

You and your cronies organized James' eviction last week, and were perfectly happy to send Ryan and Allison to the curb last week before Ryan was saved by the first siren to signal the end of the couples twist.

Technically no he didn't but he is assuring that one of them stay on the block and i think he would be happy if either one went home personally am hating James he is a sleeze

>Technically no he didn't but he
>is assuring that one of
>them stay on the block
>and i think he would
>be happy if either one
>went home personally am hating
>James he is a sleeze
>

I agree I think James is a slimball, why others like him I do not understand. Maybe this messageboard is filled with people with Pink Mohawks. But James promised Matt last time he would not put him up and he did anyways. Now he made a deal with Natalie and he backs off of that. He is the biggest hypocrit because he said he put up Sheila because of he not keeping her word. So it is ok, for him to break promises but not ok for others? Is Matt perfect? No but still better than slimball James. I am glad that Ryan might actually survive the week though.

LAST EDITED ON 03-17-08 AT 12:57 PM (EST)

Frankly, I don't care who wins, execpt maybe not Josh, because of his Amanda antics.

I find it ironic that this mini blood feud between Ryan, James, and Matt have resulted in Ryan and James both getting "evicted", with Ryan not even getting out the door due to the first siren breaking the couples at that exact moment and James actually getting to see the Chenbot on Wednesday and then getting snuck back in via the Mystery Box when the Revive a Hamster fiasco twist was finished.

Yes, not technically a backdoor. More of a blindside. I'm not sure what I think about this move. Sure, it'd be good to get rid of Mattie, but he did make a deal with Nat about the 2 of them being safe this week. I know that lying is par for the course in BB, but this doesn't sit well for me.

Still Loving James. Hope this works for him. Agman even made me a cool siggie

The thing is he is making fun of her and then he kisses another girl and then he is playing the guilt .. a) her stupidy comes into play but come on .. he is being a jerk
Even during HOH he islike her talking will make them crazy IO hope he goes.. Ijust don't like him

I still like him too, regardless of the going back on his word which is what everyone else has pretty much done to him already.
Doesn't make it right, ITRW, but it sure is fun to watch.

Everything in this post falls into the 'reportedly' category: stories that are appearing across multiple sites with varying levels of backing.

1. The hamsters have received an official 'shut up' letter from BB's executive producers, giving them a list of words they are no longer allowed to use. Period. Live feeds, live -- at all. This is because James managed to drop a verbal bomb on the East Coast feed Wednesday night, and CBS is probably going to face a pretty hefty FCC fine before that gets resolved. Of course, it's not the fault of whoever didn't reach the censor button in time...

2. The complaints from viewers to CBS and affiliates about the sleaze factor of this year's cast has been off the scale, at least when compared to prior editions. As such, Endemol has basically been ordered by CBS to find some way of putting a tent over this circus. Either get the hamsters to clean up their act, or --

3. -- this season may go off the air. According to said rumors, there's a clause in the contestant contract which allows the series to be canceled without worrying about awarding any prizes that would have been given away. Since the ratings are down, the network is getting tired of fielding calls, and you only put up with controversy when a lot of people are watching it, getting rid of the whole thing is starting to look like a viable option.

Just rumors, although #1 seems to have some evidence supporting it on the live feeds. It's just interesting to watch the vultures circling overhead.

Here's the rules on the application for BB10, if there is one.....

http://www.cbs.com/primetime/big_brother_9/includes/about/casting/rules.html

I like the last paragraph the best: Producers reserve the right to change the terms of the application and the production schedule at anytime. Producers reserve the right to change the eligibility requirements and any other application rules in its sole discretion at any time with or without notice on a specific, case-by-case basis or across the entire applicant pool. Producers also reserve the right to not hold any participant applicant interviews, or to modify the manner in which it conducts participant applicant interviews, or to not produce the program Big Brother at all.

So, I imagine that there is some kind of "nuke it" clause in the final waiver form or whatever they gotta sign to appear on the show.........

>2. The complaints from viewers
>to CBS and affiliates about
>the sleaze factor of this
>year's cast has been off
>the scale, at least when
>compared to prior editions.
>As such, Endemol has basically
>been ordered by CBS to
>find some way of putting
>a tent over this circus.
> Either get the hamsters
>to clean up their act,
>or --

Allison got what she wanted. But what she wanted isn't what America wants.

This American wants a diverse group of people of all ages, makes, and models. She casted damaged people, and this is what it's become.

It's more interesting to me to see how different types of people interact with others they normally wouldn't in real life.

( I still want a Baby Boomer edition, however. Let's see the hippie, used to be a hippie clash with the yuppies, those who "made it" and those who want people to think they did.)

>Everything in this post falls into
>the 'reportedly' category: stories
>that are appearing across multiple
>sites with varying levels of
>backing.
>
>1. The hamsters have received
>an official 'shut up' letter
>from BB's executive producers, giving
>them a list of words
>they are no longer allowed
>to use. Period.
>Live feeds, live -- at
>all. This is because
>James managed to drop a
>verbal bomb on the East
>Coast feed Wednesday night, and
>CBS is probably going to
>face a pretty hefty FCC
>fine before that gets resolved.
> Of course, it's not
>the fault of whoever didn't
>reach the censor button in
>time...
>
>2. The complaints from viewers
>to CBS and affiliates about
>the sleaze factor of this
>year's cast has been off
>the scale, at least when
>compared to prior editions.
>As such, Endemol has basically
>been ordered by CBS to
>find some way of putting
>a tent over this circus.
> Either get the hamsters
>to clean up their act,
>or --
>
>3. -- this season may
>go off the air.
>According to said rumors, there's
>a clause in the contestant
>contract which allows the series
>to be canceled without worrying
>about awarding any prizes that
>would have been given away.
> Since the ratings are
>down, the network is getting
>tired of fielding calls, and
>you only put up with
>controversy when a lot of
>people are watching it, getting
>rid of the whole thing
>is starting to look like
>a viable option.
>
>Just rumors, although #1 seems to
>have some evidence supporting it
>on the live feeds.
>It's just interesting to watch
>the vultures circling overhead.
>

Honestly, I don't see this season as any worse than last for example....people loved evildick and he wasn't exactly classy. Evildick stuck around oddly enough because of the viewers.

"Honestly, I don't see this season as any worse than last for example....people loved evildick and he wasn't exactly classy. Evildick stuck around oddly enough because of the viewers."

I agree with WJ. I've been too busy to watch the feeds this season and just read the feed updates on occasion and try to keep up with the CBS shows. These HGs may be a little wild and a bit icky (IMO), but I find the stuff Eveldick did to be much worse. Eveldick was verbally abusive to an alarming extreme and very intimidating. I find people like Eveldick to be vile.

If the HGs want to make fools of themselves or do things they might regret later, that's on them. Plus, I think the whole "Big Brother" concept is playing into voyeurism and what do people want to see if they are "peeping" into people's lives behind doors?

Rowdy & raunchy behavior doesn't bother me at all . . . violent, abusive behavior does.

LAST EDITED ON 03-17-08 AT 09:11 AM (EST)

Matt to Sharon, lightly paraphrased: 'The other guys make fun of me because I won't do anything with Natalie.'

Kind of makes you wonder what his definition of 'anything' is.

In other news, Sheila has been considering forming a 'people who couldn't have passed the psych test' alliance with Joshuah and Adam. Seriously.

LAST EDITED ON 03-18-08 AT 02:41 AM (EST)

James, Josh, Sharon, Chelsia hatch a plan to fool Matt into believing he has Chelsia's vote. The plan is to have Sheila and Adam show their hand to Ryan by voting for Matt to stay, then Ryan will abandon that side altogether.

Matt spent his day by begging, pleading yelling, moping with anyone who would stay around long enough. Then, when he finally got the hints from James that Chelsia was upset with James, Matt made his way to her side and has yet to leave.

Natalie is praying for a miracle, or a buzzer on eviction day.

BB gave them a cake and, for a half hour, music, to clelebrate the half-way mark.

In between complaining about "them" saying she was crazy and her son is going to see that and what is he going to think, Sheila has been badgering Sharon to keep Matt, but Sharon still hasn't shown her hand to her.

So, as far as I can tell, the plan is still to evict Matt, with James breaking a 3-3 tie. With a little extra slap in the face to Matt by getting his hopes up, then dashing them at the end.

Yea James!!

Edited to add: James has made a secret pact with Adam, of all people. Similar to the deal that Ryan has with Josh - watch each other's backs; keep tabs on each group.

Has any hamster ever faced possible eviction with less dignity than Matt?

And Natalie is starting to turn into some kind of unholy Amber/Joanna cross. 'You will know I am the Lord when I bring down my vengeance upon thee!'

There's been discussion among the other contestants about telling Natalie the whole truth -- how Matt speaks about her in front of the others, everything he's revealed and bragged about -- but they've decided she'd never believe them.

I read on another board that the producer in the diary room told James that he wants Matt to stay.

LAST EDITED ON 03-18-08 AT 11:21 AM (EST)

I think they could bring Matt back if he gets voted off, and if they wanted, they don't need James to keep him. We may not have seen the 'Worst Twist ever' yet.

Besides, the general audience entertainment value associated with him being voted off would be hard to turn down.

Think we're heading for dubbed votes? Watch the facial movements on Wednesday and see if someone's voice is saying 'Ryan!' while their lips are saying 'Matt!'

Should we be checking their blinks for morse code?

*insert joke about chances of any hamster even knowing what morse code is here*