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SEE IT ALL! THE FIGHTS - THE SEX - THE WEIRD STUFF THAT CBS WON'T SHOW YOU
This site is about the Big Brother 11 feeds and contains spoilers! It isn't necessarily thorough: it's what I catch and/or what interests me. It also isn't necessarily about who will win, who should win, who's cute or who's horrid. It's about watching hamsters: who's doing what and why, who's fun and who's dull. If they aren't entertaining, get rid of 'em! Thanks for encouraging my behavior.
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BB11 DRINKING GAME
Premiere event: take a swig every time Julie says 'but first'
Hamsters are now in the habitat
Express Lunch with MissyZ and BB8 Chelsia Hart starts July 9. It will be on SuperPass Thursdays & Fridays at noon Pacific/3pm Eastern. Call-in number is 1-877-576-3348.
The premiere is July 9 at 8pm - the feeds will probably kick on at 9pm PT/midnight ET that night, along with Showtime
CBS shows will air Sundays at 8, Tuesdays at 9, and live evictions Thursdays at 8
Ross (The Intern) Mathews will do post-eviction shows every Friday
I don't know for sure but am guessing/hoping we'll have weekly visits from Craig Ferguson again (even though they've revived the 'no outside contact' catchphrase)
LIVE FEEDS HIGHLIGHTS
From the FlashBack page, enter the date, time and feed - you need SuperPass to view these clips
July 15 / 1am / F1
BB10 sock puppet theater
July 20 / 1am / F4 (2nd half)
April/Ollie sex with the lights on
Hamsterwatch BB10 daily index
FAQ
There are four teams: Populars, Jocks, Brainiacs, and Offbeats. Big Brother made the initial team assignements.
Reliable rumors indicate a male BB10 alum won the first HOH comp, so he is probably the 13th question mark hamster. Three other alums were also in the house the first night but it's unclear if they left as losers or remain in residence.
Teamies of the HOH cannot be nominated.
Comps will determine living conditions for the teams. The losers will live in the Jail room with lights always on, cold water showers, and slop.
Viewer votes will determine one additional food item the sloppers can have.
Promises of a 'green' habitat have apparently been grossly exaggerated: they still have the washer & dryer (rats!) not to mention tons of TV lights, but they did get recycling bins and a compost machine.
Feeds have a new replay option with the ability to select a date & time to see what you missed - or to rewatch what you just can't believe and have to see again!
The habitat has 52 cameras.
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Welcome back, Hamsterwatchers
If you're just arriving here this season, I've already posted a couple Hamsterwatch episodes with news, rumors, and links to what our new hamsters are about.. please to enjoy
If you're a feedster, you know it's urgent you be watching as soon as the feeds kick on Thursday night, as deals & alliances have already been made that will affect the rest of the season - not to mention learning who's who.. by the end of that first night of feeds we should have a fair idea of who's in bed with whom - both literally and figuratively
Be sure to sign up before the feeds kick on so you can get everything configured and short-cutted and be ready to go when the fur starts flying.. and while you're waiting for Julie, you can pick any day & time to watch BB10 highlights again - I've linked a couple on the left sidebar to get you started
Twitter 101
If you've been getting my Twitter text alerts for a few seasons, you'll have noticed I'm sending a lot more this time.. now that all the other sites have caught on to Twitter, I have to up my game a bit, and will be tweeting more haps than just comp results and the likeIf you're only signed up with Twitter by phone, complete your account by going to Twitter.com and clicking "Already using Twitter from your phone?" Then you can follow on the web or any number of third party apps, set sleep times for phone alerts, and set "device settings" to start or stop specific Twitter-ers' (twits) alerts from coming to your phone
Now that everyone's finally on board, Twitter's going to change Big Brother this season in a big way.. many of you are already twitaholics but for those who are new, here's some basic info to get you started
- Using me as an example, beginning a tweet with @hamsterwatch (or any username) will be seen by that user and by any of your followers who also follow @hamsterwatch
- Including @hamsterwatch anywhere else in a tweet will be seen by that user and all of your followers
- Including #bb11 will make a clickable link to see all tweets that include #bb11.
- RT means Retweet - think of it as a forward, and a way to give credit where due. To repeat to your followers something that I tweeted for instance, send: RT @hamsterwatch followed-by-pasted-tweet - spacing is important.
- Direct messages are private and can be sent to anyone who's following you. From your Twitter home page, click the Direct Messages link on the right sidebar to read or send DMs.
- To see tweets sent to you or that mention you, click @yourusername on your Twitter home page on the right sidebar.
- To save a tweet you want to refer to later, click the little star to the right of the tweet in your timeline. Then you can click Favorites on your Twitter home page on the right sidebar to find them later.
- Twitpic is a related photo posting service. You can log in on any Twitpic page using your Twitter nick and password, and any comments you leave will be automatically sent on your Twitter. This season I'm posting selected screencaps on my Twitpic.
- Like everywhere, spam happens on Twitter. Be careful supplying your name & password to third party sites, and be careful when deciding to click on links if they seem suspect.
- See my links page for official Big Brother twits and some former hamsters to follow.
- See OddTwits.com and follow @oddtwits for other interesting twits to follow, including a huge list of celebrities.
I see all tweets sent to me or that include @hamsterwatch but I can't answer them all individually, and I definitely can't get into one-on-one "Who do you like?" "Who's going to win?" convos via Twitter.. please join my Chat and/or Forum for that type of general chat - that's what they're there for :)
By the way, the pic is known as the Twitter fail whale - hopefully you won't see him often.. happy tweeting, and welcome back!
Daily Ratings - Early Impressions edition
Ratings are usually based on entertainment value but these initial first impressions are my guess as to their potential to be entertaining, based largely on the unedited interviews by BB5/7 Diane Henry as linked below, along with other preseason promo, scoops and leaks.
  
Like I said in my preseason Phony Bios edition, I am striving to keep an open mind. That's about all I've got for them so far, since it's hard to do so. I do like that they gave some of them BB5 to watch in sequester, as that was a great but underrated season in my opinion. I'm not crazy about having a has-been or four in the habitat, and the way they're letting ambiguous tidbits leak out to generate buzz just pisses people off: facts would buzz just as well. |
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Braden Bacha - 28 - singlesurfer actormodel Santa Monica, CA CBS bio - video interview Team Popular He didn't know who Diane is, so he's not there as a BB fan. He admits he's there for the money but then says 'money just makes you evil'. He says 'everyone thinks I'm a psychologist' which sounds suspect considering his use of 'broughten' and misuse of 'pet peeve'. He said he hasn't done porn but has 'thought about it', yet he's already been caught with his junk hanging out onscreen, and for everyone who wants to watch more than mirrorface and weightlifting, further discoveries of his past and fallout from it might be the most amusement we get from him. |
 
Casey Turner - 41 - married2 sons: Cruz 19, Morgan 1 teacher, DJ Lakeland, FL CBS bio - video interview Team Offbeat It's a qualified negative because he'll be fun for a minute (in a point 'n laugh kinda way) but I think it'll wear off fast. He seems like a MiniMe for BB2/7 Boogie - possibly worse, since 41 is old enough to stop pretending he's Mr. Cool all the time - when he's probably not. He says he'll likely cry in there thinking about his family and baby son at home.. well, he could have stayed home with them. He sees himself as similar to BB5 Marvin Latimer? Marvin was possibly the funniest hamster of all time - Casey's interview only made me crack a smile once, when he was amazed at finding out many hamsters are recruited. |
 
Chima Simone Benson - 32 - singlefreelance journalist West Hollywood, CA CBS bio - video interview Team Brain She's going to be our designated namedropper (ugh) since she's interviewed A-list celebs at many red carpet events for Hollyscoop.com. She also promises fireworks and seems feisty enough, so some good fights and hissy fits could counter the endless 'When I met _____' small talk we're likely to get. By the way, it's pronounced CHEE-ma. She says her mom is 'really sick' and she'll worry about her but she too could have stayed home. She says she won't showmance, she's not worried about negativity from fans, and that she's 'physically inept'. Prepare for marathon hair & makeup sessions. |
 
Jeff Schroeder - 31 - singleadvertising sales Norridge, IL CBS bio - video interview Team Athlete He seems like he's probably a nice enough guy, but I don't see much hamster potential here. I'm not giving him a negative though, as I suspect he'll be like BB8 Mike in that we'll forget he's there a lot. He's up for showmance, he's not scared to cry, and says he wears his heart on his sleeve. He tried out with an ex who's a superfan and had been a finalist previously.. fortunately we don't have an ex's twist this time, but he doesn't know that. I wonder if he's considered the possibility of her being in there too? Probably not, since his strategy is having no strategy. |
  
Jordan Lloyd - 22 - singlewaitress, party girl Matthews, NC CBS bio - video interview Team Popular Fasten your seatbelts: this is the girl who's going to give up all kinds of personal info that nobody asked for. What with the brand new boobies and all, I was figuring her for a Hooters girl but no, she waitresses (and was recruited) at a bowling alley. She'd never seen Big Brother but watched CBS episodes at a friend's to prepare (she doesn't have internet), and she thinks it'll be more 'activities' than 'strategies'. She claims she'll use guys if needed, she giggles a lot, and says most sentences as if they're a question? She's so much like BB8 Jessica Hughbanks in so many ways, she'll probably shout "Booyah!" |
 
Kevin Campbell - 29 - single/gaygraphic designer Chula Vista, CA CBS bio - video interview Team Offbeat I can't get his video to play, but all signs indicate drama queen, hissy fits, bitchiness, and quite possibly a very nice & likeable guy to boot. His tale of going in there so his estranged parents can see him (read: accept him) is different, and kinda sad if true. More to follow if I can turn up his interview with Diane. |
 
Laura Crosby - 21 - has boyfriendbikini model Atlanta, GA CBS bio - video interview Team Popular She seems a bit obsessed with her looks, saying she'll use them on the guys and that girls judge her by them. She liked BB8 Dick & Daniele Donato, and said BB10's 'Brian would be an easy target for me' - that could be interesting if he's in there. She seemed nervous (and almost bored?) talking to Diane except when they compared 'tramp stamp' stories.. she was a lot more animated in her Reality Wanted video but that interview was done by a male. She might kick some ass gamewise, but I'm not seeing a lot of potential for feedsters - except bikini fans, of course. Also, she calls herself a 'closet nudist'.. but there are no closets in the habitat. |
 
Lydia Tavera - 24 - single/bimakeup artist, former nanny Torrance, CA CBS bio - video interview Team Offbeat I can't get her video to play now either - I should have watched them all when I checked the links. I think she has potential to be something unique in there that we haven't seen before, and I'm just hoping they all hear her tattoo stories before the feeds start because if that's all she's got, it'll get old fast. |
 
Michele Noonan - 27 - marriedneuroscientist Pasadena, CA CBS bio - video interview Team Brain She seems sweet and down to earth, albeit nervous in Diane's interview. She's as book-smart as BB2/7 Dr. Will Kirby but she might not have his people skills. She's also a big fan who probably follows at least some sites since she referred to 'BB8' rather than 'Season 8' like they do. Super-brainy and super-fan is a strong combo, and I love her attitude: 'The houseguests will be like my little lab rats'.. that's how I watch it! |
 
Natalie Martinez - 24 - singlemartial artist Gilbert, AZ CBS bio - video interview Team Athlete She sounds like a daddy's girl so that could make for some interesting dynamics. I'm predicting she'll start getting on nerves fairly fast, as I've heard her say 'Mark my words' twice already - and I'm not even keeping up with all the promo material - and that phrase often goes along with 'I told you so'. She also claims to be a fan, but it sounds like she's CBS-only, which won't help her much. She's really worried about slop. I'm not sure why, but I'm expecting some drama here. |
 
Ronnie Talbott - 30 - marriedgamer, student? Belpre, OH CBS bio - video interview Team Brain Sure, laugh at his WoW and Everquest obsessions (like we aren't obsessed with something stoopid), but such a hardcore gamer will have some solid skills that will come in handy here. He says his wife is his best friend, and that could help him get cozy with the girls.. well, some of them anyway. He seems fun & funny, has watched since BB2 (longer than most), and he cried when he got his key. Being a national debate champion bodes well for being persuasive about noms & votes. |
 
Russell Kairouz - 24 - singlelovemuscle, real estate broker, martial artist Walnut Creek, CA CBS bio - video interview Team Athlete He sat down with Diane and said 'You're gonna have fun with me, aren't you?' and went on to explain that his Lovemuscle tag is anatomy related and not just a cute rhyming name. I'm not buying real estate broker since his local geography is way off.. at the very least, the broker part sounds exaggerated. I tried to listen to him but I tuned out every few minutes, so I'm not sure what else he's about. I won't be hasty about it, but I can see the possibility that he could go on Hamsterwatch ignore. |
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LINES OF THE DAY
Chima: You can't pay attention to the internet
Jeff: Once I meet [people], I judge what type of person they are.. I'm pretty good at their character
Jordan: When I get excited, I talk a lot - and I don't want to get on people's nerves
Jordan: I am a bad liar.. my face always gets red.. I'm terrible at it
Laura: A lot of girls don't give me a chance because they judge me by my appearance
Michele, on having a PhD: I don't have the dork costume on that would give me away
Russell: Walnut Creek is about 20 minutes south of San Francisco (no, it's about 40 minutes east)
Chima: You can't pay attention to the internet
Jeff: Once I meet [people], I judge what type of person they are.. I'm pretty good at their character
Jordan: When I get excited, I talk a lot - and I don't want to get on people's nerves
Jordan: I am a bad liar.. my face always gets red.. I'm terrible at it
Laura: A lot of girls don't give me a chance because they judge me by my appearance
Michele, on having a PhD: I don't have the dork costume on that would give me away
Russell: Walnut Creek is about 20 minutes south of San Francisco (no, it's about 40 minutes east)
LINKS OF THE DAY
Lydia the Tattooed Lady
by Groucho Marx
All of Diane Henry's interviews
at CBS2.com
Attw x on the casting formula
Meet the guys - Meet the girls
with Ross Mathews
Julie's house tour
Lydia the Tattooed Lady
by Groucho Marx
All of Diane Henry's interviews
at CBS2.com
Attw x on the casting formula
Meet the guys - Meet the girls
with Ross Mathews
Julie's house tour
Click to see my full list of BB11 links
These are some of my favorites:
24/7 feeds - free trial see everything that happens before it gets edited into something else for tv
No time-out feed links including set-up how-to, plus Real contact info
SuperPass FlashBack instant replay by time/date/feed (requires SuperPass)
Hamsterwatch Chatroom
Hamsterwatch Forum
BB adult/explicit links - already updated for BB11!
CBS Big Brother 11 the official site
DogDave BB11 aka Aldav scouts all the BB sites so you don't have to: all the news, edgy stuff & the best mini-recaps in town
Attw x's houseguest tributes all seasons fun & reference by BB's number one fan
BuddyTV - Big Brother 11 TV supersite with news, articles, discussions
Sir LinksALot Big Brother 11 all the links, once again
EXTRACURRICULAR TALLY
Naughty past that may have surprised the producers: 1 (Braden)
They'll have to work hard to get up to as much sex & fights as last season, but I have high hopes for them
