Cough Cough…sorry lots of dust on this thing. That’s right boys and girls I’m exhuming the dead and buried corpse of the once glorious Reality Rap-Up to give you my thoughts on the Reality show nobody wants to watch but does because its summer and nothing else is on. That’s right BIG BROTHER IS BACK!!!
Okay I know I have attempted to bring the Rap Up back before with poor results. That is of course because most reality TV just annoys me now and I get tired of watching much less talking about the shows. But I feel strangely inspired to write about Big Brother this season. So while I won’t be attempting to recap the episodes (I don’t have the time and this ain’t a paying gig) I figured I will at least give my thoughts on each episode as I find the time.
So tonight kicked off season 11 of the debacle that is Big Brother. Another 13 houseguests are being forced upon us and once again I immediately find myself asking “why am I watching this again?”
For tonight’s episode, since they just spent the whole time introducing the characters and introducing this seasons lame-o (copyright Rachel Ray) twist I’m just going to break out each cast member (yes cast member, these people aren’t contestants they are cast) and give my thoughts on each after watching the first show.
So to quote Peter Pan, “hold on tight cause here we GOOOOOOO!”
Braden – Um, um…why am I doing this again? Okay lets just push through. Braden is first on this list, namely because I’m doing this in alphabetical order. I have to say, on looks alone, Braden is the most annoying houseguest. That said during his time during the competition he didn’t come off completely unbearable (there is much worse). He should at the very least make for entertaining TV as apparently he frequently makes up his own words because those that have been previously defined in the English language must not be awesome enough for him or something. I do think he won’t last long in this game because he won’t be able to see the forest for the trees, or the game play for Laura’s chest at least. Oh I just also have to comment that Braden said when he was introduced that surfing is better then sex because the waves don’t talk back. I don’t know how to tell you this Braden but if your significant other is talking back to you…well you might be doing it wrong…
Casey-Mike Boogie Sr, come on down! Seriously I’m convinced this guy has to be related to Mike Boogie someway, somehow. Not only does he act like him, he looks like him and he was seen wearing Florida Gator shorts during the challenge, the same school that M Boogie frequently wore during his time in the game. That said he seems to be less annoying, so far. I actually like his chances. He seems to be fairly friendly and personable and as long as he can avoid coming off phony he should avoid being a target early on.
Chima-Hmm what to say about Chima, other then she looks like a demon when she laughs and I already can’t take it!!!! I think Chima is going to rub people the wrong way quickly in this game. She thinks just a little too highly of herself and I don’t think she is going to be good at making friends with many of these people.
Jeff – I have to say from pictures alone I thought I was going to hate Jeff. But after watching him during the game tonight I have to say hes one of my early favorites. Didn’t stand out as a threat during the challenge but I bet he can turn it on when he needs to. That and it seems like everyone in the house so far either wants to date him or be his BFF. I like his chances but his biggest downfall may be the fact that he can’t be friends with everyone and we all know what they say about a woman scorned.
Jordan – Considering she was placed in the popular clique I think her best shot in this game early on is to float. She definitely did a good job of blending into the background during what we saw in episode 1. I think she is unoffensive and isn’t a threat to anyone and early in the game that’s all you can hope for. Should carry her for a while.
Kevin – Definitely the most polarizing figure in the house (until Jessie that is) at this point. He is going to have some strong allies and some big time enemies. If this house is going to break down into two sides like it always does I can see Kevin being right in the middle of the catfights that ensue. He’ll make for great TV but won’t be able to avoid the hot seat.
Laura – Jen + Bigger Implants = Laura?
Lydia – Tattoo girl will find herself in trouble if the early friendship (or whatever it is) with Kevin takes. I don’t think either of them will really be able to hold back their opinions of other people when push comes to shove and she will wind up on the hot seat….as well.
Michele – Don’t really have strong feelings for Michele at this point. Given the way the first episode was edited she may be a potential floater. If she pulls that off I think shes the smallest target of the brains clique and that will carry her for a while.
Natalie – Okay talk about stupid gameplay, who on earth is going to believe this girl is 18 and just graduated (not to mention she was drinking champagne, what are the drinking laws in LA again?). She shot herself in the foot the first minute they were in the house and then made a fool of herself in the HOH challenge. She is lucky she is part of a strong clique with numbers but I think she is going to annoy everyone, her cliquemates included.
Ronnie – Oh wow talk about annoying, can we turn the geek down just a bit there Ronnie? I will be the first to admit that I am a geek. However I don’t feel its necessary to carry my geek bat around and beat everyone over the head with it. That and the guy seems like he needs his meds or something, hes just a little too hyper about being on this show. I think he can easily rub folks the wrong way in the house just because of how different he is and then, goodbye Ronnie. Oh I also have to add that I’m not sure how being a member of a nationally ranked debate team is going to help you in this game. OOOOOOOOhhhh you can out argue someone! Helpful ability to have in the house, piss everyone off because you can argue with them. Hows that working for you?
Russel – Um Pass? Russel appears to be dumb as a brick and I hope for his sake (and mine if he ever reads this) that he isn’t. I think Russel’s biggest problem may wind up being his own insecurity. He walks into this house as the big, muscle bound guy and then in walks Jessie who is twice as big (and way way more then twice as stupid) as he is. I think its going to be a (pardon my english) “pissing contest” as long as they are both around.
That brings us to Jessie. I have to admit, I was ecstatic to see Cowboy back on my TV screen. Its nice to know after all this time he is still just sitting there waiting by the phone for CBS to give him a call and invite him back on the show but just like Allstars he misses the cut again. I would have been happy to see Brian back in the house as well as he never really got a fair shake last season. Jessica, well if I remember correctly she really bugged me early on but then I ended up liking her when everyone else in the house drove me nuts so she might have been okay. But Jessie, oh please I would literally take any other houseguest in the history of big brother over Jessie (that may not be true, my memory isn’t what it used to be). At least The Soup should have some fun material to work with again while he is around (hopefully not long).
So there you have my take on the guests, suppose I should comment on the twist for a bit. I hate the clique idea but I like the idea of these “teams” where the HOH cannot put up one of their teammates. Especially when they didn’t get to choose their clique. Should make for some interesting strategy, when the possible nominees are limited. That said it can’t go on very long either just because of the nature of the game. So we shall see.
Let me just wrap things up with my guess on Nominees now that we know Jessie is HOH (wasn’t he first last year too?). Its a little early for predicitions since the live feeds aren’t up yet and we really don’t know how these guys are interacting but I think Jessie is going to look down upon anyone who doesn’t kiss the ground he walks on so I think the off beats are in trouble. He might also go after anyone he sees as a threat so that puts Braden in the hot seat. So lets go with Braden and Kevin as the nominees.
Well that’s my take on Episode 1. This is the longest I have written for a post on Droppin in a while so lets see if I can ease back into this as the weeks go on. Thanks to DirecTV’s generous gift of a free year of Showtime (gift or punishment? Seriously Showtime must be the biggest waste of a channel on TV. So bad DirecTV is just giving it away) I will be able to watch the after dark show for the first time. Although I’m not sure I can take 13 unedited morons living in a house for three hours a night so that may not be my cup of tea. Time will tell.
Join me back here sometime after Sunday (or whenever I get around to watching it thanks to TIVO AKA the real reason the Reality Rap Up died) for another dose of Brother Love.
You’ve just been rapped…CONVINCED? (Insert other annoying catchphrases here…)
