Welcome to the new design! I created this design way back in October when I last posted here and put on the back burner as other things in my life became a higher priority. Now that we are nearly 100 days away from the premiere of Big Brother 11 I thought I might as well get things rolling again.

I have many exciting new ideas that I’m going to implement this year so please return in the next couple of months and decide to choose RealityFire as your new Big Brother source.

While I was gone the site received 13,000 unapproved spam messages!  Jeesh! I had to go into the database manually to delete them all. Let that be a note to anyone else who doesn’t keep up with sites. I might have deleted some actual posts, so I am sorry if that happened.

What happened to the forums!?

There is no need for me to duplicate the success of other websites. So, I will be linking to a forum that I regularly participate in, Jokers Updates. I’ve come to know Jokerette and most of the Joker’s staff over the past year and think they deserve every damn user in the world. So go there, discuss away, then come back here for my insightful, witty, charming, and absolutely annoying commentary and news. Ok?

(BTW – I am thundercat2 over on the jokers message forums.)

What has happened in the World of Big Brother since I last posted?

Ok, so I’ve had this rule forever. What the houseguests do in their private lives is their own business. I’m not a huge fan of gossip websites that stalk these average people after the show. I find it distasteful, and distracting. Sure there are rapid fanatic types who need their Chiara (Big Brother 3) updates, but seriously, enough is enough.

That being said here are a few things that former houseguests have said publically shared (paraphrasing horribly btw).

- Dan (Big Brother 10) is doing motivational speaking. He broke up with his girlfriend Monica. And there have been many innocent encounters with Keesha.

- Keesha (Big Brother 10) has an off again/on again relationship with her boyfriend. Not sure exactly what that is about. Also, her and Renny have had a falling out. Keesha solicited her fans to voter her as Hooters girl of the year.

-Renny (Big Brother 10 ) has tried to sell everything in her closet and her neighbor’s closet on ebay.

- Jerry (Big Brother 10 ) has throat cancer and is getting treatment. I pray for a speedy recovery for him!

- Steven (Big Brother 10) has visited Kuwait, and plans on visiting Iraq very soon.

- Memphis (Big Brother 10) traded his car in for money. If you didn’t hear the story basically CBS didn’t own the car, so they settled on a cash prize instead. He is still giving out signatures to people I guess.

- April and Bryan “Ollie” (Big Brother 10) are still a couple. They both live in Arizona.

Speaking of couples..

- Jen and Nick (Big Brother are still together too.

Big Brother Australia:

The update for the next season is Big Brother is this: There isn’t going to be one this year. As you know Ten ended the current adaptation of Big Brother. At the time the hosts and everyone involved said that Big Brother would eventually be back, just not for a couple of years. This may turn out to be true. The latest rumor is that there might be a Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack series that would debut in 2010.

Big Brother UK:

Jane Goody passed away due to cancer.  She was a contestant on three Big Brother series, two set in the UK and one in India. Her death was publicized on international news.

Every year there are rumors of Big Brother UK’s demise – and that holds true this year as well. Everyone involved is saying that this year will be the last, but that is yet to be seen. I’m still holding out hope that they will convert to a US format which would be more successful in the UK.

As for rumors for Big Brother 11… expect the unexpected and same mix of casting from Big Brother 10.

Tonight’s Head of Household competition will involve the Wake-Up Calls that fans have been sending into CBS.com. The houseguests were woken up last night every 10 to 15 minutes by messages from the outside world.

For those who are watching the Live 24/7 Internet Feeds you are well aware of how important America’s Player is this week. The house has split. April, The Head of Household wants Memphis evicted this week because Memphis told April she’s his target. Since April can’t vote this week she had to get at least four votes to get Memphis evicted. She was able to get Ollie, Jerry, and Michelle’s votes. Libra, Keesha, and Renny want to vote out Jessie because each one of them have been targeted by Jessie’s numerous blowups and tantrums in the house.

Each side is banking on Dan for the deciding vote. What the houseguests don’t know is this week only Dan is America’s Player and he can’t control his own vote. Which mean, this week for the first time since Big Brother 1 we have absolute control of who stays and goes.

The polls are closed! Who did you vote for? Find out soon!

Before midnight Dan was called into the DR. He came out and asked Libra and Keesha he is nervous about Memphis. It’s possible that America voted for Memphis to get evicted. If he is called into the DR again then maybe we’ll know for sure the results.

Update II: Last night after midnight Dan made up an excuse to get back into the Diary Room. He was in there briefly. Dan wasn’t shown again on the feeds until he said goodnight to Libra, Keesha, and Renny. This morning Dan was shown eating breakfast and enjoying arts and crafts time with Jerry. He hasn’t talked game since being in the Diary Room the 2nd time.

Update III: It’s mid-afternoon and we still don’t have a good grasp how America voted. Dan created a t-shirt that says 20 that is supposed to stand for Dan and Monica’s 20th month anniversary. Dan played a silent game of chess against Jessie. Dan is now cleaning the dishes with April while talking about April’s grocery shopping habits. Dan has been hanging out with the April/Ollie/Jessie/Michelle/Jerry side of the house the most today.

Jessie was in the Spa Room with Michelle, until the DR called Michelle for her late night session. Dan went to the restroom, splashed his hair and face with water and went into the Spa.

Jessie immediately went into game-talk mode. Jessie repeated a few times why the rest of the house was playing Dan for a fool and that Jessie is Dan’s best chance to win the game. He also mentioned something about being a good role model for kids. Dan then asked if he could talk about something personal with Jessie. Jessie said sure. Dan then begin to cry about his relationship with his girlfriend Monica. He wasn’t sure how he was being portrayed on television and he wasn’t sure Monica would leave him or not. Jessie tried to calm Dan down. Jessie even put a caring hand on Dan’s knee.

After a few minutes of getting comforted by Jessie Dan stood up and hugged Jessie. The hug was almost 20 seconds long. In the middle of the hug Dan looked up to the camera and smiled.

Task Completed!

Last night’s HoH Competition ended up being an endurance. The remaining houseguests were hanging off a building facade. The goal of the endurance competition was to be the last person standing on the ledge. Jerry MacDonald was fell out first. He complained about his neck being stiff and having too much upper body weight. Libra Thompson was the next person eliminated from the competition. She looked around and saw how well April Dowling and Michelle Costa were doing and decided she had enough.

During the competition Dan Gheesling was being a tad bit annoying. He was shouting out movie quotes and being a nuisance. Dan fell off about 30 minutes after Libra. Jessie Godderz was disqualified from the competition because he had his entire arm around the railing. They could only grab the pole using their hands. Bryan Ollie fell off the ledge about 30 minutes after that. Memphis Garrett was able to gash open his arm on the brick wall. He was in tremendous pain. Before Memphis jumped off the ledge he tried to make a deal with the remaining contestants. They didn’t give him a deal. Memphis jumped off. Renny Martyn was eliminated after she lost her footing and got turned around. Another rule was they had to have their back to the building at all times.

The final two were Michelle and April. Both girls were hurting pretty badly but Michelle was wearing her pain on her sleeve. Michelle looked over at April and asked how she was doing. April said that she was doing fine. Michelle then started to ask for a deal to be made. April promised that Michelle wasn’t her target. Michelle still held on. Michelle again asked for some sort of deal and April said that Jessie would be safe as well. After a couple more minutes Michelle finally jumped off the ledge and April became the new Head of Household.

April’s true target this week is Memphis. She told Ollie that she was going to target Memphis because sometime last week Memphis said that he was targeting her. April’s alliance had previously agreed that they would vote to evict whoever the head of household wanted. Keesha really doesn’t want Memphis out of the game because she believes that later down in the game he and her could align.

Before the Nomination Ceremony Dan completed the America’s Player nomination task. America had selected  Jessie to be this week’s target. Dan repeatedly asked April if she was going to put up Jessie. April reconfirmed that Jessie was going on the nomination block with Memphis.

Many of the houseguests have been speculating about Dan’s recent behavior. Some have even suggested that he is the twist this year. Libra and April have both stated they think he is America’s Player. Ooops!

The Nomination Ceremony is over!

As suspected Jessie and Memphis were nominated for eviction.

This season, for the most part the alliances in the house are all well-known. Keesha Smith blurted out to the whole house that she has an alliance with Libra Thompson, April Dowling, and Bryan Ollie. Jessie Godderz made it obvious he was aligned with Angie Swindell when he didn’t nominate her for eviction. Memphis Garrett and Michelle Costa have made their four person alliance known just by hanging out with Jessie and Angie for the better part of each day in the house. Keesha and Renny Martyn made their pairing obvious just by Renny sleeping inside the HoH room during Keesha’s HoH reign. Ollie and April made their alliance obvious by having an open showmance.

All these out in the open alliances makes them easy targets for the rest of the houseguests. However, there seems to be a secret alliance that is in the midst of forming.

Dan Gheesling has been smoothing his way into the good graces of the rest of the houseguests. He’s talked about his girlfriend, engagement rings, and has even formed a Swim Club at the Big Brother pool. All strategic When Keesha and Renny decided to sleep together in the head of household room Dan jumped at the opportunity to sleep on Keesha’s water bed next to Libra.

Each night this week Dan and Libra have talked in bed about non-gaming topics until last night when Libra began to question whether or not Dan was being truthful to the 7-person alliance in the house. Dan reaffirmed his position. He is being truthful and trustworthy to the alliance. They then began a trip down memory lane by bringing up all former successful secret alliances. Libra said that the most successful secret alliances are Guy/Girl alliances. Dan upped her up one and said that the most successful secret alliances are the unexpectant ones. Libra then said that Danielle (Big Brother 3), a married mother, had Jason (Big Brother 3), the christian photographer in her secret alliance and they went far. Dan asked if Jason was Catholic and they both giggled.

Could this be the beginning of a secret alliance? Time will tell!

Each of the participants wore green unitards, they were informed to wear underwear so certain body parts couldn’t be see through the fabric. They sat in a compost pile, had a potted plant on their heads, and got worms dumped on their heads. I believe the competition involved correctly guess when an hour and 15 minutes has passed.

Keesha won the Power of Veto. Libra was in Second. Will Keesha end up switching her nominations or keep them the same? Tune in soon to find out!

Keesha Smith, this week’s Head of Household has had her suspicions of Jessie, Angie Swindell, Michelle Costa, and Memphis Garrett for quite sometime. She begun getting an inkling that those four were in sort of an alliance when Angie miraculously floated through Jessie’s HoH reign without a scratch. She’s also been aware that Angie and Memphis have been together often in the house. And that Jessie and Michelle have been inseparable. Both Memphis and Jessie approached Keesha separately about the reasons why Angie shouldn’t be on the block. They both said something about sticking to the plan, which was to nominate Dan and Jerry MacDonald. During Jessie’s conversation with Keesha he made a hard push to get Libra nominated instead of Angie.

Keesha reaffirmed her alliance with Libra Thompson and April Dowling. She told both of them that Jessie was pushing hard for Libra’s nomination. Those three made a pact that they will never allow anyone put doubt in their heads about each other. Keesha said she was for sure going to nominate Angie and Jessie, but she needed to make sure she had the votes to get Angie out of the house. Jerry was called up to the HOH and apologized to Libra and agreed that Angie should be booted. Ollie, who has an relationship/showmance with April, quickly oblidged. Dan was also called into the HoH and made the same pledge, he would vote out Angie.

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Food Competition Results

The food competition was held earlier today. The houseguests competed as pairs and their goal was to win certain foods for the house. Because it was a house competition no one was placed on slop. Among the foods that the houseguests won were beer, pigs feet, bread, pumpernickel, raisins, chicken, broccoli, beef. The houseguests did not win Wine, which upset the girls.

Before the competition began Keesha Smith began campaigning for Steven Daigle to say inside the house. She was telling Libra Thompson and April Dowling that compared to Dan Gheesling, who was also nominated, Steven is more enjoyable. She said that Steven is her friend, he makes jokes, and easier to talk to than Dan.

Keesha was called into the Diary Room. April and Libra immediately began second guessing the things that Keesha was saying. They pieced together that keeping Steven in the game would be better for Keesha because of their friendship. That wouldn’t necessarily be a good move for Libra and April they figured.

They drew chips for the Power of Veto Competition. Dan selected Houseguests choice and choose Libra. Keesha and Michelle were also randomly selected from the bag. Jessie choose Jerry MacDonald to be the host of the competition.

Michelle won the Power of Veto, Steven and Dan were eliminated earlier on in the game. At some point Keesha said she was sorry to Steven which was overheard by some of the houseguests. Keesha came in second place.

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For those who have been watching the feeds then you are well aware that the nominations are already in. We’ve also learned of a new secret alliance, and someone made the best move in Big Brother history.

Jessie Godderz, The Bodybuilder from Iowa won HoH on Wednesday’s live eviction show. After the live show went off the air Jessie was able to access his Head of Household bedroom. All the other houseguests except Steven Daigle went up to the room to congratulate Jessie and his win. Steven’s non-appearance seemed to have pissed Jessie off.

The feed watchers also were informed of a new secret alliance in the house. In the first hours of the show Memphis Garrett, Michelle Costa, Angie Swindell, and Jessie made an agreement to form an alliance. Like most alliances however, this one has had a rocky start. The rest of this alliance believed that the move Angie made in the final hours of week 1 to try and save Brian went against the better good of the alliance. Jessie couldn’t understand why she would do such a thing. Angie’s play in week 1 almost made her position in the alliance in jeopardy.

At the nomination ceremony Jessie nominated Steven and Dan Gheesling. These nominations were decided by the House Alliance (The other housemates that aren’t Dan/Steven/Angie) last week if any of them won Head of Household. Jessie decided to go along with the house because he didn’t want to piss anyone off.

I feel like Dan is an underestimated player in the game. On the feeds we have watched him sneak around the house to listen in on others conversations. Before the nomination ceremony Dan asked Jessie to use his HoH Bathroom. Jessie went downstairs and Dan left the bathroom and turned on the HoH Spyscreen immediately. When Jessie began to bring Bryan Ollie up to the HoH room Dan quickly jetted for the restroom again. Ollie and Jessie began talking about the nominations when the toilet flushed. “Is somebody in my room” Jessie asked, forgetting that he gave Dan permission to use the facilities.

After the nomination ceremony Jessie told Dan that he needs to start asserting himself back with the rest of the group. Dan made what I called the Best Move Ever in Big Brother History. The girls were all gathered in the kitchen fuming over the food competition where most of them were placed on Big Brother Slop. Dan turned around from the sink and began asking the girls about engagement rings. In an instant the girls had their minds off the game and were for the first time engaging in conversation with Dan. Dan also upped his game when in the presence of Ollie and April Dowling by joking with them about their relationship in the house. Being the “third wheel” with a power couple can be a good move early on in the game.