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Big Brother 10: Almost famous: Hudson woman was finalist for reality show (Article)

Joe Brooks — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:30:44 +0000

If you want to become a future Houseguest on Big Brother do not follow the example of this former finalist. Linda White told the media of her journey through the interview process. That’s a no-no. It’s been well known that if you put your name out there, whether on Big Brother websites or on local newspapers the casting will ban you from the show. They want their cast to be kept secret.

Here is a portion of the MetroWest Daily News Article:

When Linda White tried out for “Big Brother 9,” she did not expect to be a finalist nor to be flown to California to interview for a spot on the 10th season of the CBS reality show.

During casting in Boston for the show’s ninth season, White, 42, a lifelong Hudson residents, was chosen out of hundreds of hopefuls, but said she didn’t make it far into the process.

This year, however, while attempting for the second time to become a cast member, CBS executives told White she could bypass the casting interviews in Boston and was flown to California as one of the finalists for the 10th season, which premieres Sunday at 8 p.m. on CBS.

After 10 days in California, which White said were often nerve-wracking, the mother of two sons, ages 23 and 15, got the bad news that she didn’t make it onto the show.

Big Brother 10: Robyn Kass reveals the date when Official Information is released!

Joe Brooks — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:56:32 +0000

TVGrapevine interviewed casting director, Robyn Kass about the upcoming season of Big Brother 10. In the interview she said that on July 9th all will be revealed. We are to expect the dossier files of all the houseguests, including their names and wonderful headshots. She also said that the age group of this year’s cast has a wide variety. (which would go along with the leaked cast list posted earlier today.) Also, no word on when BB11 casting begins.

The audio interview can be here on TVGrapevine: Big Brother 10: Casting Director Robyn Kass Discusses The New Season

Big Brother 10: “The Game starts before they go into the House”

Joe Brooks — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:50:23 +0000

Another one of our favorite Big Brother websites, WeLoveBigBrother.com received an exclusive interview with Executive Producer Allison Grodner regarding the upcoming season. During the interview she said numerous times the quote above, “The Game starts before they go into the house.” What could this mean? Last year the America’s Player twist sort of began prior to the houseguests entering. Eric Stein was told of his title a few days before entering. Grodner and her staff have a habit of coming up with something more evolved than the previous season so I do not expect America’s Player to return.

What other scenarios might happen before they go into the house? Maybe the first Head of Household competition is played outside of the Big Brother compound this year. I’m thinking something they couldn’t do in the backyard of the house, like skydiving or something similiar. What are your thoughts?

Other information from the WeLoveBigBrother.com interview:

Houseguests coming to town soon
Houseguests will be going through press interviews soon
Cleaning crew in the house right now
“Absolutely all strangers” with diverse points of view and backgrounds
All different ages
Twists and turns down the road
Live audiences will involve fans more than audiences in Season 1
13 houseguests with extreme points of view
House represents the “places and eras” that the cast comes from
The game starts before the houseguests even go in the house on premiere night

Big Brother 10: Be the First to ask the Houseguests Questions!

Joe Brooks — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:31:01 +0000

Diane Henry, the 3rd place contestant from Big Brother 5 and CBS2.com Big Brother correspondent is asking fans to send in questions for the new batch of Big Brother Houseguests. Diane will be interviewing the rookies on Press Day which is this Wednesday!

Want to know their favorite colors?

Boxers or Briefs?

Want to know their strategy?

Send your questions to Diane via her Myspace.

(Hat Tip: Our friends at BigBrotherAccess)

BTW, “Press Day” refers as the day CBS allows the press access to the houseguests for pre-show interviews. The “Press Day” that is referred to on BigBrotherAccess is the day CBS is going to release official Houseguest information.

Warning: Be Weary of Fakers and Misinformers

Joe Brooks — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:32:33 +0000

All spoiler and rumor information should be taken with a grain of salt up until they are revealed by CBS. There is a “spoiler” report that is floating around now that of a person who claims to know this year’s twist. But, in typical faker and misinformer fashion they not only fail to supply the spoiler, they claim to know other inside information. This is how fakes act, it happens every season.

Do not get caught up in the lies that are posted on the internet between now and July 13th. Most of them are fake.

Big Brother 10: Des Moines Casting Auditions

Joe Brooks — Sat, 03 May 2008 23:15:46 +0000

The casting producers of Big Brother were in Des Moines yesterday. They were looking for future housemates who will be able to win the overall prize, $500,000. Did they find the next Dick Donato or Adam Jasinski?

Des Moines Register:

Greg Scavo, 29, of Des Moines said his mother “is afraid I’m going to kill somebody on the show because I get a little obnoxious from time to time.”

“They asked why they should pick me and I said ‘Cause I’m the most obnoxious person they’ve seen.’ And they asked why it would help and I brought up ‘evil Dick’,” said Greg Scavo, referring to the man who was a winner of a season of “Big Brother.”

“I think it’d be fun to just be obnoxious to people I don’t see on a regular basis,” Scavo said. “I’ll find a way to entertain myself at the expense of others.”

Scavo’s coworker, Cyndi Conner, said she made sure he would audition for the show because “he can let a lot of things slide and put up with a lot before he gets mad.”

Scavo said Conner and her husband Neil are “an adopted mom and dad.”

The Des Moines Register also add an interesting news item. If a newspaper or online website publishes the full name of the potential houseguest then they will probably not be selected. They like to keep the process secret. The Register responds to this situation with the following:

DISQUALIFIED: If a contestant’s full name is revealed by media, then the contestant will be disqualified, according to Tedd Schermerhorn, a senior casting producer for “Big Brother” who was at Saturday’s open casting call at Merle Hay Mall.

POLICY: Schermerhorn told The Des Moines Register that CBS has a strict confidentiality policy.

NEWSPAPERS: But newspapers, including the Register, typically have policies that required people who are interviewed for articles to be fully identified. News media in Michigan, Utah and Ohio have published first and last names of potential contestants. Schermerhorn said he did not know whether those contestants were disqualified.

Full Article Text: 200 show up for ‘Big Brother’ tryouts at in DM