Hey Thanks Chima!

Big Brother is back and I’m getting more and more entrenched in it. By now, if you are too, you have seen we have touchy producers who failed at creating a theme for the show, a bad showmance, no variety in houseguests, and get this, no confrontation!! Is Big Brother 12 suffering the repercussions of Chima Simone’s behavior last season? I am thinking so. Unfortunately, the much anticipated show has been a sleeper.

We must call out the elephant in the room and that is the whole “Saboteur” theme. Did that whole theme really fail as bad as it did? The fact that no one thought the saboteur was the saboteur yet she was still voted out, by a unanimous decision the first week, shows that Annie must have somehow fooled everyone directly involved in vouching for her during the casting process. Just her opening her mouth rubbed people the wrong way, so why they ever thought she would be a good candidate for this role, or even show, is beyond me. It’s almost as if they owe us an apology after all the silly hype.

I’ve never been on the Superpass feeds before this year, but I’m guessing by all the feedback on Twitter that the “We’ll Be Right Back” that I see nearly every time I log on, is not a regular thing. They seem to pull the feeds down at any hint of excitement! Someone will speak loudly and the feeds will go down briefly. Last night, someone farted and they came down momentarily. This could all be technical glitches, but I’ve been looking for a pattern. I understand they want to save all the good stuff for the networks and ratings, but I thought that paying extra money would provide more insight into the house other than just the superfluous. When it was pointed out to me on Twitter by several that the producers are probably being extra careful this year because of all the drama surrounding Chima Simone and her early departure, I’ll admit I was disappointed at the networks’ reaction.

I was not (and still am not) a Rachel hater, however I hate the Brenchel thing. Perhaps this is all part of her plan, but I hate seeing her give her game to anyone, let alone a dude (who in my opinion is playing her). Never in a million years would I consider Jeff and Jordan a power couple, but shoot, they were at least smart at how they went about leveraging their alliance. Even our cute, sweet, airhead Jordan, wasn’t about to give up her game for a guy that she just met. They didn’t get down in front of others creating a huge target straight away.

All the cast members are all practically the same age, thus making this season more like The Hill’s than Big Brother. Who cares if people didn’t especially like the older cast members, they made better TV! Other than about game play, the conversations were more than just about nail polish and who looked busted. How many of you are wishing for a confrontational, “Judas” scene now, huh? (And that season had two members over the age of 40!) All I’m saying is that it seems like the producers didn’t give us much variety.

In Big Brother history I’ve never seen so many people not be confrontational. They are passive aggressive and they only talk behind people’s backs and not to their face. In one breath, someone will talk about someone, and in the next breath go down and sit right next to them. Who was doing the casting? Spineless doesn’t make for good TV.

All in all, regardless of my banter, I am glad Big Brother is back. I am thankful for Twitter, the feeds and Showtime After Dark because I get to find out what’s going on real time since the shows are days behind what actually happens. I have faith that things are going to get better.

What I Think About Who:

Andrew – I like him. He makes things interesting. I know people think he’s a bit weird, but I truly like him. Plus, you never know what he’s going to do next which makes for good TV.

Annie – She’s definitely coming back

Brendon – I love that he is the cook a lot of the time. A really hot guy, but a girls’ worst nightmare. I think he’s insincere and playing Rachel.

Britney – I think she’s a chameleon and becomes whoever you want her to be. If she’s around nice people, she’s nice. If she’s around mean girls, she’s a mean girl. If she’s around men, she plays the girly girl airhead.

Enzo – He is the comic relief of the group. Not sure how well of a game player he is yet, but I definitely like what he adds to the group.

Hayden – Justin Bieber! I’m not sure why I don’t like him, but it may be the Justin Bieber vibe he has going or maybe just the new facial hair he’s sporting.

Kathy – I like Kathy. The first week she basically hung back and profiled everyone, like a cop does, maybe using her injuries to do so. Not sure what we have in store but I think she’s a smart player so far.

Kristen – If you’ve seen my tweets, I think she is a Fem-Bot. She’s gorgeous with a perfect body but moves and talks a bit robotic. She’s like wallpaper which may be a good game.

Lane – No opinion yet. I just don’t feel like I know him at all. At least with Kristen you always know she’s in her bikini and in the hot tub.

Matt – All I know is that he’s the genius, laying down all the time, hand down his pants guy. I think I get distracted from his story by the bandaged up tatt. I’m very curious as to what it is.

Monet – Megabitch. (She only gets one word.)

Rachel – I like Rachel. She’s never bothered me. I just wish she would stand up and be a strong woman than depending on Brendon and offering up her game to him.

Ragan – So far I like him, but I really haven’t seen much of his game play. No opinion thus far.