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And that's that (Wednesday 9/19)

The end is near

Wrap it up

Co-Stars of the Season

Ratings - It's a wrap edition

I often give them a cumulative ups at the end for the finale and the season overall, even with their lousy twists, casts and screwups, but I just can't this time. While it was a very satisfying finale, that was due mostly to the drama between the last three standing and the bitter jury rather than anything The Powers That Be choreographed. I will say Julie looked stunning, classy, and very much the style icon she should be, which made a nice change from a couple of her Thursdays this season. But they used almost one-third of our precious 90 minutes to deliver old news and they cut the juicy stuff down to bare bones, omitting Jodi, Kara and JoJo completely. Not that the CBS show doesn't always have to catch up to the feeds - that's understandable, but that half hour's worth of stuff should have been on the Sunday show rather than the lame convo setups for the Best of BB14 clipdown. I've gone on long enough above about this season in general so I won't dwell on it any longer except to say the enthusiastic support for Ian's win and the $25k going to Frank prove that newbies are what the fans want to see. I wish they'd go back to putting some creative effort into this show and stop just phoning it in, but in the end, it remains our annual summer addiction, and I thank them for that, even though it's closer to crack than Cristal.
TEAM BOOGIE WON: $504,000, 24 hour dog, veto ball WINNING VOTE 6-1 He turned the nerdy BB superfan role into an art form and was a fan favorite from the get-go for many, if not most. He was proud of every notch in his BB belt (as he should be), and he stayed loyal to Dan to the end rather than go true renegade and cut him for the cash, but it worked out and he got the cash anyway. He started by wearing a duck on his head, streaking, and kicking himself in the face, but quickly earned feedster love by being Have-not for 3.5 weeks without a gripe, and he made his 24-hour dog's life a joy to behold along with turning hammock into a verb as well as music. He got annoying spouting BB stats and his social skills weren't the best, but he was a top notch hamster in every way and proof that fan applicants are what this show needs.	TEAMIES: Kara, Danielle, Jodi WON: $50,000, sushi party, 24 hour disco He started out picking weak players (as if he knew the coaching would end) and he steered his star pupil Danielle to the end. It was comical to watch how easily he manipulated most of them, but it was painful to see him mess with Danielle's emotions to get his way. His funeral and Final Four maneuvers were miracle saves for the books, but his entertainment value was lacking once again. I don't think he checked many things off his activities to-do list and he continued to shout in Diary - unlike Joe, Dan knew better. But he played an impeccable game overall until his cocky got the best of him, and Dan's Mist has now been added to the Big Brother lexicon. I admit I was rooting for Ian but I thank Dan sincerely for his Hamsterwatch and BBQ Smackdown shoutouts.. sorry about that half-pointer.
TEAM DAN WON: 24 hour shackles, field trip VTW Dan She came in with the dumb teacher lie and proceeded to double-, triple- and quadruple-dip like nobody's business. She took self-centeredness to all new heights, and her exaggerating, escalating retells quickly became legendary, resulting in the prematurely cancelled As Danielle's World Turns miniseries here. In a season of blindsides, she took the brunt of most of them thanks to Dan, and her shocked expressions & resulting chops will live online long after this season is forgotten. Her dramatics, mirror antics, excessive pinkyswears, and nomance with Shane would normally be Hamsterwatch Star of the Season material, but no.	TEAM BRITNEY WON: Veto ticket, field trip VTW Ian We got him because 'Bachelorette' didn't want him, and all he knew of BB he saw in hotel sequester. He watched BB13 thru Dominic and he quit BB11 before Final Four, so he didn't fully realize how it really works, and his blindside made for a white-as-a-sheet exit interview. He wasn't the sharpest plastic knife in the drawer, but he stayed patient and even-tempered thru a stolen HOH and many, many hours of Danielle's hot/cold and frigid/scalding. He'll be remembered for repeated offers to pawn himself (especially the one that took), a pastel wardrobe, puka shells, goofy expressions, and peculiar Trump-like hair.
TEAM BOOGIE WON: $1,000, Hawaii trip VTW Ian For weeks she was in the Who? category, prompting me to post Daily Jenn Sightings to remind folks she was still there. She was more visible as the numbers dwindled, but she still isolated herself a lot, with some occasional musician chat to the non-musicians. She made what she termed a BIG MOVE when she veto'd Dan off the block, after burning her clothes and taking slop for three weeks so he wouldn't win the veto - most consider that a dumb move, not a big one. She spent 67 days at summer camp, fell for Dan's Mist like most, and paid for it. She didn't apply to be on the show: they found her on Facebook.	TEAM JANELLE WON: 24 hour hula hoop VTW Ian HE WAS AN ALTERNATE WHO MADE THE CUT. HE WAS OBNOXIOUS FOR AWHILE HE TURNED IT AROUND BY BECOMING COMEDY. HE SHOUTED IN DIARY BUT HE SHOUTED EVERYWHERE AND HIS STORIES MADE TALL TALES LOOK SHORT. HE COOKED ALL THEIR DINNERS AND WASN'T A THREAT TO THE GRILL BUT HIS FOOD HYGIENE NEEDS HELP. HIS CHEAP WEBSITE CRASHED FROM ALL HIS PIMPING BUT I WISH HIM WELL. HE WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON BUT NOBODY LISTENED DESPITE HIS VOLUME. JOE INVENTED BIG BROTHER.
TEAM BOOGIE WON: $28,341.49, 1 week spiritard, 1 week carrot, green bath, 24 hour chum showers VTW Ian He was either HOH or nominated every week and he fought hard to stick. He got a reprieve on reset night, and he escaped walking the plank in the cheertard and the carrot, but he was a good sport with both, as well as his chum showers. He was loud and volatile, featuring in the only two fights of the season, but he cooled off quickly and made it up. He seems like a good guy at heart and he has a fabulous laugh. His famous father was the best kept non-game secret.	TEAMIES: Shane, Willie, JoJo WON: 1 week safety, 24 hour shackles VTW Ian She gamed way too hard as a coach and as a player, but she contributed to Willie's pork rind tantrum so kudos for that. She didn't bring as much comedy as she's capable of but when she did, it was hilarious, including early late nights with Janelle, beating up Ted, and her stellar pre-eviction drunk. It's a shame we didn't get a second season of Just The Tip and that she repeated some of her same mistakes, but she was fun to see again and she'll definitely be missed.
TEAM JANELLE - WON: Nothing VTW Ian She was ditzy and kooky, and didn't seem like she knew what show she was on most of the time (which fits, since she landed here after being rejected from a dating show). She had back problems that looked legit, and worked in her favor more than once. She brought a kitty-cat sleep mask, creative counting methods, unicorns and dreamboard strategy, and while she seems like a nice enough girl who would have been a hit in 1967, her monotone voice won't be missed.	TEAMIES: Frank, Ian, Jenn - WON: $16k He started a bit better this time but degenerated to his old self. His friends in production couldn't save him this time around and he got got. His team survived him but only Frank stuck with him til the end, even though Boogie went for cash rather than working to help him. I'm very relieved to see the back of him for a third and hopefully last time, and I only wish we had a feed for when Dr. Will smacks him upside the head.
TEAM JANELLE - WON: $5,000 He came in with the most entertainment potential we've seen in awhile but other than a few spectacular bursts such as his drunken sushi birthday, he failed to deliver on a regular basis. His Sharon Osbourne was spot-on and so was his Joe, but his quick wit wasn't enough to combat the overall doldrums of the season. He fiddled his hair constantly (like Kaysar), and he pinkyswore Janelle out the door. He starred in two of the three 'The Soup' segments to date, and he'll be missed.	TEAMIES: Wil, Ashley, Joe WON: nothing She was the first coach casualty but she went quietly, robbing us of an updated 'bye-bye bitches'. She didn't have a Howie or Kaysar to work with (or entertain us) this time, and her teamies either didn't know or didn't care how loyally she plays BB. She had some sippy fun but this cast didn't get her shtick, and she had pork rinds thrown at her and mean girl chatter reminiscent of BB6. She drove the early game but didn't play in any veto comps, and that was a huge loss for the season.
TEAM BRITNEY - WON: nothing She promised to bring it, but apparently she left it on Staten Island since she failed to fight even when confronted. She talked a lot but it was mostly the same loops over and over: she only gets along with East Coast girls, she's street-smart, she's loyal, and she's loyal, know what I mean? She was scouted via Facebook to get here, and that's where she should have stayed. Now she can get back to modeling and piloxing.	TEAM BRITNEY - WON: nothing (Possibly forfeited stipend) He spent two weeks laying in HOH bed, parannoying his brains out even though he was perfectly safe, and his fall from HOH was the hardest we've ever seen. He head-butted himself out the door when he might have been saved by veto, so he'll go into the BB blunders pile. I didn't come in with Hantzophobia so I'm grateful for the cheap entertainment he brought, especially the Froot Loops war and Willieisms like 'key-hos', 'corn-ho', and 'totin' pole'. He's the first hamster to pose for his mug shot while his season was still underway.
TEAM DAN - WON: nothing She brought a big name and rep to the show but didn't live up to either. She seemed like a nice enough girl but she didn't bring much to the feeds, and her sister wife wardrobe greatly disappointed her pre-existing fanbase. She'll be remembered for extra shiny knees and little else - she didn't even campaign to stay.	TEAM DAN, for a minute - WON: nothing Most were looking forward to seeing what she'd bring, but she got a raw deal and was gone before the feeds even kicked on. She'd said she was worried about lack of privacy & sleep, missing her family, and slop, so maybe BB wasn't for her, and she got away without airing any dirty laundry. It had to be humiliating to go back in for the group bikini pic but that's how they do things.