Big Brother Nominations 7/10 Recap

Big Brother 13 week two episode on July 11, 2011 started with the oldies/Dynamic Duos (or the Allstars as they like to call themselves) conspiring against the 8 newbie houseguests. Most of us know by now that Evel Dick Donato has left the show, but, he was still present when this nominations episode was taped and aired.

We hear Rachel Reilly and Brendon Villegas talking about the effect of the new Golden Key on the game which allows the holders of the key to float through the first four weeks of the game with no eviction, no competition, and no slop. Rachel says this is a whole new game than what she is used to. Brendon says the new game favors floaters and he and Rachel still hate floaters. Rachel gives floaters an official name, “Golden Ticket Holders.”

Before he leaves the Big Brother house, Dick tells the oldies that the newbies are like the three stooges and will go down like they are on a shooting range, one after another. To achieve his domination plan over the newbies, Dick suggests they bring two newbies on their side to out number the newbies. Daniele suggests that they can offer the people safety in exchange for later loyalty.

Meanwhile, Dominic Briones, Keith Henderson, Cassie Colvin and Lawon Exum have formed an inner alliance against their own partners and agreed to keep each other in the game until the final four. They name themselves “The Regulators.”

Dick sees Porche Briggs as a strong competitor and easy to manipulate over time so he asks her to join them and she agrees. Porche tells Keith of her agreement and gets his apparent OK but Keith runs to Dominic and spills Porche’s beans. Dominic tells Keith to pretend to go along with Porche.

Dick also tells Adam Poch that he would like to have a chat with him. Adam meets Dick and the other oldies in Rachel’s HOH bedroom and is told that if he gets nominated, they would pool their votes to give him the Golden Key and send his partner Dominic home. In return, they ask Adam to throw competitions for them and pool his vote with the old timers. Dick gets a bit cocky here and makes Adam feel that he should see this offer to team up with the Allstars as an honor. “It’s an offer you can’t refuse,” Dick tells Adam. Adam agrees in person but when in diary room, he tells the camera that Dick is a pupet master and all Adam can think about is getting Dick out of the house.

The ‘Have and Have Not’ competition was held and three teams were formed with four people in each team.  Brendon and Rachel are automatic Haves this week since they are the Head of Household. One of these three teams would be declared a loser and would have to sleep in an uncomfortable bedroom for a week which looks like an insane asylum with padded walls. Shelly Moore says the room looks like a looney bin. The losers will have to have the room’s lights on all the time and eat BB Slop for a week. Oh ya, and they can only take cold showers for the week.

The theme of the competition was moon craters. The players had to dive into a crater of milk and then head to the lunar landing to get their teammates to squeeze out enough milk to fill 6 huge jugs. The last team to complete the quest would be the ‘Have Nots’ for the week.

The blue team finished first which consisted of Dick, Daniele, Jeff and JordanThe green team finished second which consisted of Keith, Porsche, Adam and Dominic. The orange team finished last which were Cassie, Shelly, Kalia and Lawon.

Here are the ‘Have Nots’ for the week:

Rachel then calls everyone in for the Nomination Ceremony. Brendon is already safe as Rachel’s partner. Daniele and Dick are the first to be declared safe this week. Danielle and Dick pull Jordan and Jeff’s keys. Jordan and Jeff pull Lawon and Kalia’s keys. Lawon and Kalia pull Cassie and Shelly’s keys. Shelly and Cassie pull Adam and Dominic’s keys.

Keith and Porsche are nominated for eviction, leaving Porsche shocked for having been put up this week. Keith knows the Regulators will support him and feels safe. In the Diary Room Rachel says that she wants Keith to be evicted and to give Porsche the Golden Key so she will vote with them each week.

NOMINATED FOR EVICTION:

Join Big Brother 13 on Wednesday for the Power of Veto and Power of Veto Ceremony.
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SPOILERS:

WARNING! READ ON ONLY IF YOU WANT TO FIND OUT WHO WON THE POWER OF VETO COMPETITION WHICH HAS NOT YET BEEN AIRED ON CBS:
The Power of Veto competition has already taken place.

Rachel and Brandon along with Jeff and Jordan and Porsche and Keith compete for the POV. Adam is the MC. Rachel wins POV. Rachel decides to leave the votes as is, meaning Keith and Porsche remain on the block.

What do you think of the nominees? Did Rachel make the right decision? Who will go home? Porsche? Or Keith? Who do you think is the strongest player in the house is? And what do you think will be the effect on the game when Dick leaves unexpectedly?

Big Brother News: Evel Dick Donato Leaves Big Brother

Evel Dick with a guitar he donated to charity, signed by former BB cast.

Well, that was crazy fast. CBS confirmed what fans of Big Brother live feed had already noticed: Dick Donato, aka Evel Dick, has left the Big Brother house soon after the show’s premiere Thursday.

CBS said: “Due to a personal matter, Big Brother houseguest Dick Donato had to leave the game unexpectedly on Thursday. His departure will be addressed on the episode to be broadcast on Wednesday, July 13.”

READ MORE: FULL RECAP OF THE PREMIERE EPISODE OF BIG BROTHER

Donato went MIA soon after the premiere episode. Fans watching Big Brother: After Dark on Showtime late Thursday noticed that he was nowhere to be found. Per BB blogs, Evel Dick went into the Diary Room and never came out. His daughter Daniele (who entered the house with Evel Dick as a pair) started asking where her estranged father was and the other players thought it was a ruse.

Donato, who won BB on season eight, claimed that he and his daughter Daniele who came in second on BB season 8 had not spoken in three years.  The Donatos were supposed to be part of a new twist this season which includes mixing Dynamic Duos from past seasons with newbie players. 

Daniele will continue to participate in the show, and, thanks to Evel Dick’s departure, will be given a “Golden Key,” guaranteeing that Daniele cannnot be eliminated in the next four weeks.
I wonder if this was all pre planned or if Evil Dick realized he could not live in a house with a daughter who was barely speaking to him on the premiere episode. Guess we will find out on Wednesday’s episode.

Big Brother 7/7 Recap: What Twists & Turns Were Sprung On New Cast?

OH Big Brother, my guilty summer pleasure, thank you for coming back! This summer’s Big Brother Season 13, which premiered Thursday July 7, boasts of 52 cameras and 95 microphones, promising to catch every dirt slinging, backstabbing and fight our new (and old) houseguests will partake in. And I will be right here to keep you informed of it all with a weekly recap of every juicy detail all season long!

Let’s start the season by saying that the game we all love and thought knew so well, looks to have been turned entirely upside down by what promises to be countless new twists and turns. At first, we are introduced to the season’s 8 new houseguests, who include everything from a youth minister who appears obsessed with women, to a model who doesn’t want people to misjudge her because of her beauty, to a VIP cocktail waitress who believes she will be targeted because she lives a luxurious life. We also have a thrill seeking virgin and a rocker who is too old to be a rocker. None of these guys and gals piqued my interest but leave it to BB to throw in a big twist right off the bat and just when I thought I knew what’s going on.
The first twist the TV audience (but not the houseguests) were told by Julie Chen is that for the first time ever, three “Dynamic Duo’s” from the past would come back to taunt the newbies and play the game again. JOY OH JOY, I wondered who they could be? (Well, if you have been on the BB site lately, you already knew who America voted to bring back, but I tried to keep it a surprise for myself, so, I stayed away! You can see the fan vote results at bottom of this page.)
The contestants who did not hear Julie tell the viewing audience about the return of the Dynamic Duos quickly realized for themselves that there are 10 beds and 12 place settings, but only 8 of them in the house. So, they figured out that more people would be joining them. With that realization, the most-repeated phrase in BB history were uttered by newbie Adam: “Expect the unexpected.”


FIRST TWIST: HOUSEGUESTS PARTNER UP!
Julie Chen dropped the first twist on the houseguests that each contestant would have to immediately chose a partner from the pool of people they just met with whom to play the game moving forward. Julie also tells them that if one contestant of the pair wins H.O.H. (Head Of Household), so would their partner. Along the same lines, pairs will be put up on the chopping block together and they would then have to campaign against their partner to stay in the game. This is bad enough in and of itself before we find out later on in the episode that if one survives the chopping block, that person gets a “Golden Key,” which is essentially a safety pass or Power of Veto until only 10 contestants remain. But we will get to that later. Confused yet?

The newbies are told to pick a partner. The youth minister Keith who told everyone he is a matchmaker, quickly jumps on the blonde Porsche, obviously using the wrong head to make his decision. We then get the partnership of Cassi and Shelly who are my vote for the strongest newbie duo, Kalia and Lowan, and Dominic and Adam.

SECOND TWIST: OLD HOUSEGUESTS RETURN
Once the pairings are done, the houseguests decide to form an 8-member alliance to beat out anyone who would walk through the door after they had. Sure enough, the doorbell rings and Rachel Reilly and Brendon Villegas from season 12 walk in the door. YES!! Say what you want about this wacky couple who just got engaged after breaking up temporarily when Brendon got caught sending out some sexy photos of himself to someone other than Rachel. But you can’t deny that they are strong players and fun-slash-annoying to watch. But, at least they give us a reason to watch.

Before the contestants can even digest Brendon and Rachel’s entrance, or Rachel’s god-awful laugh, the doorbell rings again and Jordan Lloyd and Jeff Schroeder walk in! Two of my favorites who I am thrilled to see are still together after also having met on BB almost two years ago. The newbie contestants are much more pleased with this surprise and treat the duo and previous BB winner (Jordan) as BB celebrity. 

But the doorbell rings for a third time and season 8’s Evel Dick and Daniele Donato enter the house. WOAH! WHAT? Thought we got rid of that guy by awarding him $500K already for being the biggest ass on TV. Guess it pays to be evel. Turns out, as no shock to any true BB fan, that Daniele and her father Dick haven’t spoken to each other in three years, which makes their “couple” status a bit more complicated. And awkward. Then again, these two hardly got along the first time they were on the show but they came in numero uno and number two, respectively, anyway.

H.O.H. COMPETITION

The first H.O.H. competition takes place in the Big Brother backyard and is called appropriately enough, “Going Bananas.” Each couple gets and hangs on to a single giant slippery banana and the goal is to see which houseguest can hold on the longest. Random squirts of chocolate sauce and whip cream splash the contestants making the bananas extremely hard to grasp. But c’mon, which of you didn’t know that Rachel would for sure win a contest which required holding on for dear life to a banana? And sure enough, she won. Even she told the cameras afterwards, “Nothing comes between me and my banana,” which made me wonder if that’s her nickname for Brendon. I mean, she is the one that repeatedly said nothing comes between her and her man the last time she was on the show.

Shelly is the first to fall off, saying to the camera later that she and partner Cassie wanted to seem weak. That’s funny because the entire newbie group seemed weak and when it was all said and done, there were still 3 repeating BB houseguests left when all newbies had shamelessly fallen off. That’s bad especially considering there are two more newbies than oldies in the house.

Jordan expectantly falls next followed by Keith and then Cassi. Then Lowan, Adam, Jeff and Dominic take falls one after another. Brendan falls too, and Kalia follows shortly thereafter. The remaining contestants are shot with whip cream, and Porsche falls immediately, leaving only the oldies in the game. Dick and Daniele agree to fall if Rachel promises them safety and she agrees. With that deal in place, Dick falls off. Then goes Danielle and Rachel is crowned the first H.O.H.

Once inside, Julie Chen informs the whip creamed houseguests of the Golden Key twist and says “Being a nominee this season will be both a blessing and a curse” since the person who survives the nomination would win the key guarantying a spot in the top ten. The Golden Key winner will not be able to participate in a H.O.H. competition but will be able to vote on evictions. One thing that Julie did not address but which I put together is that the Power of Veto will save a couple as a pair and not just one person.

Sunday night, Rachel will have to nominate the couple she wants to put up for eviction. Wednesday, the house will compete for the Power of Veto, followed by Thursday night’s eviction.

QUICK NEWBIES BIO

Adam Poch – A metal head, music inventory manager who loves appletinis and Beverly Hills, 90210. He and Evel Dick will either be BFFs or end up killing each other. It could go either way.

Cassi Colvin – A beautiful model from Texas who is hiding her real day job so the other players don’t misjudge her as someone trying to steal their boyfriends. She claims she is a southern tomboy guys’ girl who loves her beer and country music.

Dominic Briones-  A 24-year old college student adrenaline junkie who is a virgin and still living with mom.

Kalia Booker – A proclaimed real-life Carrie Bradshaw from Sex and the City–she is a relationship advice blogger. She also has a phobia of hair and can’t fathom showering in a public shower.

Keith Henderson – A youth minister who loves women as much as his Bible and who lied about his profession, telling everyone he is a matchmaker. He thought that would help him get in tight with the BB ladies so he could form an alliance called “Keith’s Angels.” But then, the couples’ pairing twist squashed his heavenly dreams.

Lawon Exum A legal file clerk who wears outlandish clothes. He seems to be trying way too hard to be funny, but then, I know someone who knows him in real life and he promised me that Lawon will have us in stitches soon enough. So, only time can tell.

Porsche Briggs – That’s right, Porsche. She got the name because her parents thought it would be funny naming their baby girl after a car. She is a VIP cocktail waitress from Miami Beach, Fla., who says her personality is her best feature, but “the doctors did help a little bit” when they enhanced her boobs. She also lied about her profession because, get this, to avoid everyone thinking her real job as a waitress is “too luxurious” of a career. So, she told everyone she’s a student.

Shelly Moore- May be the oldest player on the newbie side. A mom and an outdoor apparel company VP.

AMERICA’S VOTE

Here is how America/BB fans voted on who should return to the BB house:

Brendon & Rachel: 21%
Dr. Will & Mike “Boogie”: 16%
Jessie & Natalie: 1%
Evel Dick & Daniele: 24%
Jeff & Jordan: 32%
Hayden & Enzo: 6%
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Big Brother’s Brendon Villegas & Rachel Reilly Are Engaged!

Couples meeting on ABC’s The Bachelor keep breaking up but Rachel Reilly and Brendon Villegas who coupled up on the 12th season of the CBS reality show Big Brother have big news: They’re engaged!

CelebMagnet caught up with the couple at Reality Rocks Expo in Downtown Los Angeles where Rachel broke the news, “We just got engaged and are planning our wedding. I just moved from Las Vegas to LA!” About their rocky relationship, she said, “Outside of the Big Brother house it’s even been more challenging to keep our relationship together but we have overcame those challenges and we’re engaged.”
Congrats Rachel and Brendon. As a huge Big Brother fan, I have always been rooting for the two of you! I’ll be waiting for my wedding invite 😉

Two Big Brother Contestants Use Show Winnings To Start Drug Ring

Big Brother may have to soup up its contestant screening process because more and more of its former stars keep finding themselves in serious legal trouble after starring on the show.

Matthew McDonald, Photo Courtesy of CBS

Season 9’s Matthew McDonald is the latest of this group of reality stars to find himself in a heap of legal trouble. He has pled guilty to and faces up to 20 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute Oxycodone in conection with a drug ring allegedly founded by his Big Brother costar, Adam Jasinski.

Yes, you read that correctly. And, if that were not bad enough, TMZ reports that all of Jasinski’s $500,000 winnings (yes, every penny since Jasinski also failed to pay taxes on his winnings) were infused into the massive illegal operation. 

Good grief. The best Hollywood screenwriters could not come up with a more entertainingly-pathetic story.

Adam Jasinski, Photo Courtesy of CBS

This isn’t even McDonald’s first sign of trouble with the law. He was arrested in April of last year for threatening to harm family members of his fiancee and accused of domestic violence against the fiance who was pregnant at the time of the alleged abuse.

Jasinski, on the other hand, was arrested in May of last year for attempting to sell 2,000 Oxycodone pills to an undercover detective outside of Boston.

As a long-time fan of the show, I am glad to see Big Brother winnings going to such great causes. Of course I jest. I think I need a shower after finding out about all of this…

Steven Daigle Of Big Brother Alledgedly Beat Up Boyfriend

CBS.  
This has not been a good year for former Big Brother contestants. The latest one to get in legal trouble is Big Brother 10 contestant Steven Daigle who is sitting in jail after allegedly roughing up his ex-boyfriend and fellow gay-porn actor, Trent Locke.
Daigle had become a hardcore porn star after his stint on Big Brother. He had previously told TMZ of his new career choice: “I didn’t expect my life to take this path, but when I was presented with the opportunity, I dove in head first… literally.”
The 37-year-old Daigle and his former boyfriend allegedly got physical following an argument in West Hollywood which resulted in Locke ending up in the hospital and the 6-foot-2, 185-pound Daigle in police custody. 
He was booked for misdemeanor battery and is being held on $20,000 bail pending an arraignment later today.

Poor Locke comforted himself by blogging from his hospital room, denying he hit his ex: “[I] would never take a swing at [Steven]. And I did not,” and saying he felt “deeply embarrassed” about the fight. He also tweeted he’s nursing a broken heart, can’t eat and is getting comfort from his “lucky” dog by his side

Adam Jasinski Of Big Brother Faces Drug And Tax Evasion Charges

Photo Courtesy of CBS.

Guess the fact that ex-Survivor winner, Richard Hatch spent time in jail for tax evasion for failing to report his Survivor prize winnings to the IRS failed to make an impression on Big Brother winner, Adam Jasinski. 

Jasinski, who won Season 9 of Big Brother, just pleaded guilty Monday to a drug charge and for failing to file a tax return for the year he won the show’s $500,000 prize. 

The DEA had arrested Jasinski last year for trying to sell 2,000 pills of oxycodone to a government informant and faces 20 years in prison plus a $1,000,000 fine for the drug charge. 
He could face another year in prison for failing to pay the taxes on his show winnings. Now, that’s what I call a double whammy. Sentencing is scheduled for January 11 next year.