Big Brother Shenanigans: BB16: Big Bullshit

Thursday, August 7, 2014

BB16: Big Bullshit

Yeah okay. So after a two hour blocking of the feeds for a half-way party, suddenly, Caleb has his head in the game not on his abs and what woman he will victimize to talk about numbers. This is not at all suspicious. Combine that with Derrick being told in DR earlier in the week to consider keeping Zach, what happens? Suddenly, Zach is staying. Divine Grodvention.

I have nothing against Zach or him being saved except for two things: this whole scenario contravenes everything Big Brother has stood for; and it is simply yet another ploy to keep production's cash cow in the game. Do not be fooled. Zach means nothing to them except as a shield to keep Frankie safe. This is just another example of how the producers of the show have sold out the show they produce.

The dominating alliance will continue to dominate probably ensuring the fan fave Donny is slaughtered during DE tonight. But it doesn't matter. Zach who sleeps 20 hours a day, wakes up to eat and rehearse lame speeches will stay to "entertain" the fans who think this is America's Funniest Gifs not Big Brother.

Fauxlliances crumble while others reform as a cluster of idiots run their mouths, target each other, threaten to blow up games but do fuck-all. It's beyond ridiculous. It's not even Big Brother. I do not recognize it. CBS and its production team have turned this beautiful, Amazonean game into a two-bit prostitute selling itself to a pop singer and her followers.

Courtesy of Josh Adams via Entertainment Weekly

The only one playing the game with focused intent but paranoid blindness is Derrick. He will win the game if he doesn`t become a victim of his own waffling machinations. His swinging from fake alliance to fake alliance may very well come back to bite him in the nuts. He`s relying on an alliance comprised of a douchebag, a rat, a sleeper, a jellyfish and a diva. It`s only a matter of time that they will turn on him. Add to all this the fact that he kills all exciting game moves because of his inherent fear of making a move, he is someone whose game is interesting but he himself isn`t.

The way it`s going, expect to see Frankie and Victoria in F2, ending another disappointing season of Big Bullshit.

Stay tuned.

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.