This has been quite the eventful week at the Big Brother house! Daniele and Amber won a trip to New York to play CBS's new "Power of 10" game. Eric and Jessica bonded over Eric's "Woobie" (which is a stuffed animal, for all of those whose mind is in the gutter!). Zach continues to take up mindless space, Jameka struggles with the anxiety of being nominated, and after numerous fights with Dick, Jen loses control!

To catch you all up to speed, Dick and Jen have been at odds since day 1! They fight, argue, torment, scream, pour iced-tea on, and make each other miserable! Things came to a head yesterday when Jen decided to act out against one of her many peeves of Evel: his cigarettes. She proceeded to douse several packs of them in bleach. And, according to the Big Brother house rules, players are only allowed to "hide" belongings of others, not "destroy."

At this point, Big Brother stepped in and gave Jen a penalty nomination, which means she will automatically be one of the house guests nominated next week and will not be allowed to participate in the HOH or POV competition. This penalty came about when Jen decided to take herself off of Slop and eat normal food (which she had committed herself to edure in order to win POV a couple weeks ago) in addition to being a destroyer. The problem with this is that now Jameka becomes the target of the house guests for eviction this week. With Jen almost guaranteed out next week from her penalty nomination, why not get rid of Jameka for "free" this week to narrow down the playing field even more?

So, Big Brother realized that this plan unfairly harms Jameka, and I believe their next move may be to actually remove Jameka from being nominated forcing everyone to only be able to vote Jen out. And, fans are outraged at this! Is Big Brother fixing the game? Should Jen be punished? Is it fair for her to remain in the house another week given that she is not following the house's rules? Should she be allowed to cast a vote as a member of the jury for one of the final 2 contestants when she's proven to be unruly? Can she swim 1 mile in the pool and "wash" away her wrongdoing? Oh, Big Brother!

My prediction is that Jen is going home this week!
Right now, Eric actually has the best odds to win at 4/1 at Bodog!
Next in descending order are:
Daniele with odds 2/9 at Bodog
Jessica with odds 5/1 at Bodog
Jameka with odds 6/1 at Bodog
Dick with odds at 7/1 at Bodog
Amber with odds 8/1 at Bodog
Zach with odds 9/1 at Bodog
Jen with odds 10/1 at Bodog

I hope Dick, Daniele, Eric, and Jessica make it to the final 4!

Labels: Amber, America's Player, Big Brother 8, Bodog, CBS, Daniele, eric, Evel Dick, Jameka, Jen., Jessica., nominations, Power of 10, Slop

posted by Bonnie Bentley at 11:42 AM

So, it's officially begun! Big Brother 8 is HERE!
I am still try to learn everyone's name - 14 people all at once is a little overwhelming! And I can already sense that this season is going to be pretty chaotic! I can just smell the loads and loads of drama, scheming, and deception to come! And I think it will be a 3 month intense version of a Jerry Springer (gay ex lovers accusing each other of STDs) episode and a Maury Povich ("i'm your daddy and I'll prove it with the spilled blood from my tatoos and piercings!") reunion show.

I must say that the house is really cool this year! It's all done up in an "Alice in Wonderland" theme with giant spinning mushrooms in the backyard, hobit-sized beds, and miniature doorways. I wonder what other rooms could be hidden for the guests to later find?!

The season has already started with an explosion of surprises! 6 of the guests must live in the house with their WORST enemy (2 ex gay lovers, 2 girl rivals since 7th grade, and a father/daughter pair who hasn't spoken in 2 years). Wow, it makes the show so much juicier when the cast brings their history to the show! Now, we must watch (and be immensely entertained) as the 14 house guests deal with these emotional situations. Will the other 8 contestants be symapthetic to the unfortuante 6? Or will the "enemies" need to rely on each other as allies in order to avoid eviction?

Also, Big Brother has placed a contestant inside who they label "America's Player." America will vote on a certain action for him to take (ie, vote to evict a particular player or spread a rumor about a house guest) and he will be paid upon completing these missions we vote on! Eric is this chosen player and he will definitely add a new and exciting dimension to this game.

Believe it or not, Bodog already has odds up on who will win Big Brother 8!
You can bet on whether the winner will be male (-120) or female (-120).

You can also bet on the gender combination of the first "hook up" on the show!!
Boy-Girl is at 1/4
Girl-Girl is at 7/2
Girl-Girl-Boy is at 5/1
Boy-Boy is at 8/1
Boy-Boy-Girl is at 10/1

Unless there is a crazy hot tub night soon, I think it's pretty safe to bet on a Boy-Girl Hookup happening first. There are too many pretty boys and girls locked in that house!

And of course, you can already bet on which player will win!
Amber: 11/1
Carol: 9/1
Daniele: 19/2
Dick: 12/1
Dustin: 10/1
Eric: 9/1
Jameka: 11/1
Jen: 7/1
Jessica: 9/1
Joe: 10/1
Kail: 15/1
Mike: 17/2
Nick: 12/1
Zach: 7/1

Personally, it's too early for me to say for sure, but I have a little crush on Mike, so I'm going to be cheering for him!

Labels: America's Player, Big Brother 8, Bodog, CBS, Jerry Springer, Maury Povich, Reality Show, worst enemy

posted by Bonnie Bentley at 12:01 PM