Big Brother Shenanigans: BB14:What Are You Up To AGP??

Saturday, September 1, 2012

BB14:What Are You Up To AGP??

I think production is trying to be mysterious and unpredictable in a season that's been a shizz-show. Really? Jessie? AGAIN?? No PoV competition yet even though they picked players early last night. Ian said they're going to have a "crack if dawn" PoV comp but it's 6:30 am PST, and dawn has long cracked.

Dan and Ian had a long, very open chat (on Ian's part) that started around 1:13 am and ended around 2:57 am where Dan got a lot of info, including:

Ian would consider it a huge accomplishment to be the one to take out Frank.
Ian is still Quack Pack all the way.
Ian would vote Joe out over Dan should they both be on the block.
Ian and Brit had an F2 deal.
Ian doesn't want Dani to the end because he can't beat her....
Ian compared Joe to Adam from last season, then got on the topic of Shelly but Dan stopped him because he probably didn't want Ian to be put on blast by the public.
Ian told Dan about Dan's "mist", a term that Britney and Janelle used. Dan seemed perplexed and amused by this.

Dan asked Ian again if he's will to Renegade and Ian says probably yes because Dan would make a good "meat shield". Ian really has no filter.

8:32 AM: Looks like they're waking them up; what this means about the timing of the competition is unclear. Since everything depends on the results of the PoV competition, I will wait until after for any meaningful updates. Besides, I gots things to do ;)

2:09 PM: Trivia... finally! If this is the Veto comp and not another fake out, I doubt it will be the much awaited Morph as it usually happens at night :(

4:40 PM: Feeds back. Dan, "Right here is the ticket to finally getting Frank out of this game." Dan asks Ian not to tell anyone about their F2 deal. Ian agrees. And that's all he wrote.

Shane and Joe tell Frank to plan his funeral to get Dan to use the veto on him... Frank and Jenn meet quickly in storage speculating whether Dan will use the veto on Jenn and Ian will put Joe up. Frank seems to think he has the votes to stay against Joe...

5:29 PM: Dan and Ian discuss their Veto options.
1- Not change the noms and not get Joe mad at them.
2-Take Jenn down so she doesn't come gunning after them.
3- Take Frank down but they nix that quickly.

Option 2 is the most likely. Of course the campaigning will last for two days, so I'm pacing myself. Dan confirmed that it was OTEV.

Until tomorrow! :)

Big Brother Lexicon

There are certain terms that have been used in the course of this show that should be clarified. Here is a list:

Team America: Yet Another tool for production to manipulate the game. Three players will be placed in alliance by "America" and will be given tasks that apparently will change the game. So far, it didn't change Joey's game, first member of Team America slated to be evicted first.

Battle of the Block: The 2 nominees of each of the 2 HoHs will battle each other. The winner duo save themselves and dethrone the HoH who nominated them, throwing them back out of power at risk of being a renom.

AGP: Allison Grodner of Fly on the Wall Productions which is the company that has been hired by CBS to produce the show.

PoV: Power of Veto. This allows the holder to save one of the nominations for eviction. The last PoV of the game is the most powerful, as it determines who will be evicted.

HoH: Head of Household. Along with getting a primo suite, a letter from home, pictures and treats, this person decides who will be nominated and renominated should the veto be used.

Floater: This term is often misused. A "floaters" strategy is legitimate way to get through and win the game. A prime example of this is Jun Song (BB4). This strategy allows the player to switch alliances when necessary, win when necessary, but always work under the wire. It doesn't mean just going with the power in the house (let's call those floppers). It means manipulating the house, ergo having the power. In later years, the term has been misused for players who do not make any moves in the game but work for whoever has the power.

Backdoor: This strategy is used when the true target for eviction is not initially nominated, does not get a chance to play PoV, is subsequently nominated and evicted.

Blindside: When a player is evicted without even suspecting that he/she is the target.

Pawn: This is a person who is nominated but is part of the HoH's alliance and is used as a decoy, to ensure that the other person nominated gets evicted. It has often happened that the pawn has been blindsided.

America's Player: This is a player in the game, chosen by the viewing public, who is told how to act and vote in the house. They do this for a separate monetary reward.

Fast Forward: When there are two evictions in one week. Typically they tape an eviction on Tuesday followed by a quickie HoH. They have nominations later that night, followed by a PoV competition and PoV ceremony the next day. The second eviction and HoH comp for that week happens live on Thursday.

Double Eviction: On the live show on Thursday, there is an eviction (sometimes pre-taped), followed by a quick HoH comp, immediate nominations, a PoV competition, PoV Ceremony, followed by another Eviction, culminating in the second HoH comp which is usually a physical skill or Endurance.