Big Brother 7: All Stars
 

I know it's a little early to think about Big Brother (it's only April and it doesn't start until July) but I am so excited they are doing an All-Star version!

From Entertainment Weekly:

Paging Dr. Kirby, Chicken George, and the faaaabulous Marcellas Reynolds! EW has learned that CBS will air an all-star version of Big Brother when it returns for a seventh season this summer. In the current issue of EW, we say who we'd like to see back in the hot tub this summer, but for the first time ever fans will get to choose who participates in the game from a pool of 20 former houseguests (BB6's Kaysar Ridha, stay by your phone!). CBS has yet to announce how or when voting will occur.

So far, the basic rules will remain unchanged for the all-star version: One by one, the houseguests will vote each other out of the house and at the end of three months, the last remaining houseguest will receive $500,000. And yes, Julie Chen will return as host.
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For the love of Julie Chen, please let rumors of a much-anticipated Big Brother: All-Stars be true! Although CBS won't confirm or deny such talk, the possibility of an edition made up entirely of returning houseguests already has us buzzing. Here are 12 memorable contestants we'd like to see back in the hot tub this summer.

''Chicken'' George
(BB1) Who else is gonna put a colander on his head and insist he's a spaceman?

Will Kirby
(BB2) This master of the arrogant sound bite plays mean and dirty. And could win again doing it.

Danielle Reyes
(BB3) Even if there are no virgins to align with, this crafty chess lover is a threat.

Marcellas Reynolds
(BB3) $500,000 says he actually uses the ''golden power of veto'' on himself this time.

Roddy Mancuso
(BB3) Danielle accused him of having horns, but we like playing devil's advocate.

Jun Song
(BB4) Just so she can prove that one can actually lose, rather than gain, loads of weight in the house.

Alison Irwin
(BB4) She's a lousy girlfriend (oh, that poor dunder-headed Donny), but she's delicious at deception.

Jase Wirey
(BB5) His bizarre chicken-clucking attack in season 5 makes him a natural ally for George.

''Nakomis'' Dedmon
(BB5) Sorry, Cowboy, but we long for an encore of your half sis' genius ''six-finger plan.''

Kaysar Ridha
(BB6)The third time could be the charm for one of the most popular houseguests in Big Brother history.

Janelle Pierzina
(BB6) The ''VIP cocktail waitress'' is sure to serve up some more memorable shots.

Ivette Corredero
(BB6) Ewe, she was baaaaad, but no sense putting this ''sheep'' out to pasture just yet.

Which houseguest would you like to see return for the All-Star season?

Bunky. Just so I can say his name.

My faves were

Will BB2. He is my fave ever BB cast member. I loved when he said what he'd do with the money and he said, buy chains and jet skis and such. Funny guy.

Mike Boogey was cool too BB2

Allison would be good but she was already on Amazing Race, dont know if Id want to see her again.

Janelle and Kasar.. Loved them both and they both deserved another chance, esp Kasar....

I hope they put the entertaining people back in because if not it will be BORING.....

Bring all the evil people back.....

Agreed. Yeah she's a Pitt Greek alum, but she's been overexposed. I don't think I could deal with seeing her in something else.

I would love to see Jordan from BB1. I liked her but she got voted off too early.

I'd also like to see Hardy from Season 2 and Jason and Eric from Season 3 for the eye candy. :D

I am SO ready!!

This is sweet!!

Who I would love to see: Marcellas, Jenelle, Kaysar, Lisa, George, Jun, Sarah, Will and Robert (i know he picked his nose alot, but I think he got the shaft in BB4)


Please don't bring back: Allison, ANY of the sheep from last seasons, Jaze, Danielle, Nathan, and Scott

I respectfully disagree, although I admit I may be biased. I say, bring back Alison!

The players I would most like to see are:
- Kaysar, Janelle, and Howie (BB6)
- Danielle, Jason, and Marcellas (BB3)
- Hardy, Krista, and Will (BB2)

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I agree. Every year they go back and find out what happened to the houseguests from the previous season. We never found out what happened to those from season one.

Official BB7 Website is up!
 

The 20 houseguests to choose from will be revealed June 20 and the show starts July 6!!:D :D

http://www.cbs.com/primetime/bigbrother7/

20 finalists are revealed...
 

:D I'm glad to see someone from the "forgotten" season (Chicken George).

Bunky...please don't cry if you get back in the house.

I would trade Danielle and Lisa easily to have Jason and Amy in the running.

Is it bad that the only person I remember from season four is Allison (which I DO NOT want back in the house).

And for the record...I want the Sovergern 3 in the BB7 house, especially KUTIE KING KAYSAR!!!!!!:D :D

Besides the sovergern three, probably Marcellas, Ivette, Diane, Cowboy and Nacomis.

Vote for the Sovegern 3!!!! (2000th post!!)

to have the best most evil show you need to nominate the funny evils ones.

I am definately voting for
Bunky
Mike Boogie
Will
Dana
Howie
Kassar
Janelle
Jase
Ivette


Im missing 3 but these 9 are the best because they will be VERY entertaining. Id also love to see if Howie, Kassar, and Janelle will stick together if put in. They all deserve another shot.

I wont watch it if Will doesnt get in. He is my fave EVER!!!!

I wonder where they will be campaigning at. Julie said they will be around the US getting our votes.

I'm voting for Monica, Howie, Janelle, Marcellas, Mike and my ALL TIME FAVORITE Kaysar. I wanted to jump inside the tv when I saw him. He's such a cutie. :D

Anyone but Allison please.

Soror, I was squeeling when I saw him! I was hoping he made it and there he was!!!! He'll get the top votes again this year. :D

Co-sign with 1CalledTKE. And she and/or Danielle is voted on, they need some girls like Diane and Ivette to shut them down!:D

I wouldn't care if anyone of those came back on except Alison. There is just something about her that I don't care to see again!!

I voted for Erika, George, Howie, Ivette, James, Janelle, Kaysar, and Marcellas.

I was totally excited to see the Sovereign 3 back!! :D As much as I hated her before I truly believe that Ivette has a new leaf, so I voted for her. Did anyone catch what Julie said about the Nerd Herd? That they were the most hated group in BB history...haha!!

I was excited to see Marcellas back and if Danielle is in there with him, that should be interesting.

Now are they only letting America pick 6 of the 12? Are the producers going to pick the other 6?

Yes, the producers will pick the remaining 6. I wonder if those 6 will be from that list or if there are others not on that list who they could pick. (I would love to see Hardy again, and Josh or Jordan or Eddie from Season 1, and Jason from Season 3.)

I'm pretty sure I will die if Nakoma, or whatever her name is, comes back. I could not stand her whatsoever. Howie and Janelle are musts for me. Danielle would be great as well.

I didn't really watch BB 1 or 2, so I could only vote off of what I saw tonight... Monica seemed like a firecracker though, and I liked it.

I really don't wanna see anyone who won already back in though. I'd much rather see the other people try and win.

The remaining six that the producers will pick will be from the 20 as well. All I have to say, anyone but Cowboy! I will cry if gets voted in :eek:

But what about "Drunk Amy"!?!? She was my all-time favorite...the time she fell out of the hammock cause she was so drunk, and then just laid there and laughed was the best.

Although, Janelle and Kaysar were 2 of my other faves. Especially Janelle. CRAZY, but awesome!

I agree with that!! I didn't vote for anyone that won to be on again. Although, I like Lisa alot...I think they should give other people a chance.

What did you guys think of the house? In someways I like it (the kitchen looked awesome) and in someways, it kind looks like a strip club.

I also wished that Amy was in the running. She brought so much fun into the house. I miss Jason as well.

I can see Marcellas and Ivette getting along in the house, because Marcellas and Beau are so much alike.

Has anyone noticed the last four runner-ups are in the running? :p

My picks would have to be:

1. Kaysar
2. Janelle
3. Howie
4. Marcellus
5. Danielle
6. Will aka Dr. Evil
7. Mike Boogie
8. Ivette
9. Lisa
10. Bunky

I would hate to see Allison, Dana, and/or Jase.

Here is another site that recaps the live feeds for you.

Joker Big Brother7: All-Stars Live Feed Updates

The jam canoe recaps are all done by one guy while this one is done by many people. The both are great, but this one continuously updates when you hit the refresh button. I like the jam canoe site for when I have been away from my computer for awhile because they Live Feed Archives, plus the guy that does it answers questions that people post!!

Who was the guy who claimed to be a doctor and got kicked off the show for threatening someone with a knife?? I swear I did not dream this up.:confused:

I can't wait for the new season to start! :D

Entertainment Weekly's take on BB7 nominees
 

Although the last time CBS did an all-star reality season, the winner didn't deserve it, we're psyched for ''Big Brother 7: All-Stars'' by Lynette Rice

The word thrilled can't begin to describe how I feel about this edition of Big Brother — it's more like, Mother of God, what in the hell was I doing, wishing for an all-star edition that could mark the return of Bunky and Chicken George? Okay, full disclosure — I really wouldn't recognize Bunky and Chicken George if they bit me in the ass, since I didn't start watching BB until the start of season 3 (but I hear that Dr. Will is a real piece of work — and what I don't know, he tells us, because he's always calling our offices to get some ink on his other reality show ''projects''). It doesn't matter anyway. Fact is, we all know what happens when CBS does an all-star version of one of its reality shows — we get an anticlimactic installment that culminates with a winner who has no business taking home the cold, hard cash. So I ask you, my brothers and sisters: Will we get another Amber?

But first — welcome back. Glad to have you. Hope you had a great year. Trust you blubbered like I did when Denny bit it in the finale. How 'bout that Bob Schieffer? Okay, enough of that, let's talk BB. First up, old business. As some of you may recall, I asked you guys last August to post your suggestions for a more improved Big Brother — which I sent to CBS with assurances that they'd make their way to BB's Allison Grodner and Arnold Shapiro. Now we won't know until July 6 if they heeded all our advice, but I feel somewhat confident they at least took a gander at some of our suggestions. (Look at Nos. 4 and 11.)

Here are your top 20 ideas/gripes, in no particular order:

1. Live feeds from the sequester house.

2. Everyone gets a chance to compete for the power of veto. No more back-dooring!

3. Only one person allowed to sleep in the head-of-household room.

4. Do an all-stars show. Allow viewers to cast it.

5. Eliminate those needless set-ups by the Chenbot, which are almost always self-explanatory. And have a crew person take the ousted houseguest's bag so we won't have to hear Jules say, ''Put your bag down there!'' every flippin' week.

6. Viewers pick the winner unless BB allows the jury to have live feeds all day long so the ousted houseguests can see and hear what is really going on.

7. Give returning houseguests (like last year's Kaysar) immunity for one week.

8. Let the HOH choose the nominees each week, then turn it over to the public to decide who is evicted. (Apparently, that's how it's still done in the U.K.)You really didn't watch BB1!!!!

8. Let the jury see diary-room chatter.

9. Add sound to the HOH TV.

10. Find a way to penalize houseguests for using expletives.

11. Change the PB&J diet to something equally, if not more, offensive — like mac and cheese or Spam. (Catch that part in last night's show where Julie hinted at changes to the diet?)

12. Reward someone with the privilege of watching selected scenes from the diary room — but don't let him or her spill anything to the other houseguests.

13. More competitions that require skill — not guessing games!

14. Add an ''America's choice'' eviction midway through the season.

15. Allow all houseguests one 10-minute phone call anytime during the game so friends on the outside can fill them in on what's going on.

16. Increase prize to $1 million.

17. Have the six sequestered players choose the two finalists and give America the final vote.

18. Power-of-veto winner picks his replacement should he remove himself from the chopping block.

19. Dock Julie's pay every time she says ''but first.''

20. Allow more time in the finale to interview the winner and runner-up. Make it two hours long.

Okay, so the last one really mattered only last season because we hoped Chen would use that hour to expose the sheep for the duplicitous ho's they really were, but you catch the general drift. Do these suggestions jibe with yours? What would you like to see them do differently?

In the meantime, discussions about new rules and that new lounge-lizard set, with flames painted on the walls (all that was missing was a neon sign flashing ''Girls! Girls! Girls!''), may have to carry us until July 6 because last night's show was damn anticlimactic for the true BB fan. Only two weeks ago, the Internet was abuzz with rumors that CBS.com had inadvertently posted on its website the name of all of the 20 candidates who would vie for the 12 openings in the house: Alison, Bunky, Cowboy, Dana, Danielle, Diane, Erika, George, Howie, Ivette, James, Janelle, Jase, Kaysar, Lisa, Marcellas, Mike, Monica, Nakomis, and Will. CBS tried to throw us off the scent by posting other names on its site (Amy, Drew, and Jack, among them), but the damage was already done. We ain't stupid, CBS. You can't pay tribute to past season greats without inviting Nakomis and Dr. Will, and we wouldn't even show if they didn't bring us Kaysar.

So here's who we have to choose from (and what I roughly estimate the odds are of them making the final cut next week):

BB 1's Chicken George. Dude lets his freak flag fly, but who needs this distant memory when we can still see Jase in our rearview mirror? 72 to 1.

BB 2's Bunky. Even when he's wearing a shirt, I can see his back hair. 66-1.

BB 2's Will. The best player in Big Brother history deserves another shot at the $500K. Too bad the houseguests will drop him after the first week. 2-1.

BB 2's Mike Boogie. Guy's a walking party, but his friendship with Dr. Evil also makes him an early target for eviction. 10-1.

BB 2's Monica. Mommy, she scares me. 50-1.

BB 3's Marcellas. We'll miss him on House Calls, but homeboy needs a chance to make up for that idiotic veto ceremony. 3 to 1.

BB 3's Lisa. So pretty! So tall! So sexy! So boring. 40 to 1.

BB 3's Danielle. You got robbed, girlfriend. She's my pick to go the distance. 3 to 1.

BB 4's Erika. That reminds me — remember how her ex picked his nose throughout the show? Disgusting, I know — not that it makes her a booger or anything. 5 to 2.

BB 4's Dana. Spits acid. So what's the problem? 2 to 1.

BB 4's Alison. Nooooooo! 35 to 1.

BB 5's Jase. See entry for Chicken George. 4 to 1.

BB 5's Cowboy. Mommy, he saddens me. 4 to 1.

BB 5's Nakomis. You know she's thinking, ''Great! But do I really have to pretend to like that goober brother of mine?'' 2 to 1.

BB 5's Diane. Sub in entry for Lisa — except for the part about her being tall, sexy, and pretty. 40 to 1.

BB 6's Howie. Managed to call April ''Busto'' during last night's short interview. Nice! 2 to 1.

BB 6's Kaysar. Without question. Even.

BB 6's Ivette. This is a joke, right? She won't get in, right? America can't be that forgiving, right? 70 to 1.

BB 6's James. The only guy strong enough to go head to head with Will. 7 to 1.

BB 6's Janelle. Marcellas? Meet your new Amy. You kids should get along great. 2 to 1.

If you've been keeping up with Internet chatter, you know that some all-stars are more equal than others. At least six of the players above were reportedly given guarantees by CBS that they'd make the cut. (I'm thinking they're Kaysar, Will, Nakomis, Howie, Marcellas, and Danielle.) That leaves America only six holes to fill — not that I care who ends up in the house. Even with Alison and Ivette in the mix, I wouldn't trade in this edition for a million Grey's Anatomy episodes with Denny (though I do wish Jack were among the all-star litter, because I do so miss hearing Erika call him a ''father figure'' every friggin' time she talks about BB 4).

We've got lots planned for this summer, including our TV Watches after the weekly eviction ceremony and online interviews with the ousted all-stars. Until then, what do you think the chances are that Cowboy can stage a comeback? Have you changed your mind about Ivette? Who's your early pick for the grand prize? And who (or what) is responsible for the track marks down Julie's pants?

If Kaysar, Janelle, and Howie don't ALL make the show, I don't know if I'll be able to stick with this season.

In the UK version they do a lot of cool stuff that I wish they would incorporate into the US version. The game has gotten too predictable.

On alot of the chat boards they have been talking about the memory board that was shown on the show on Wednesday night. Apprently there were 14 screens on the memory board instead of the 12 players they promised us.

Could BB be keeping a secret from us about how many players are going to be in to house this season? To get a full count take a look at the top right picture. I don't know about you, but I did count 14 little screens on the memory board:

Could there be 14 House Guest?!

Come to think about it...I do remember this, but little. You got to remember this was six years ago.:o

When it first came on, it was just like the British version. But when Survivor took off and stratiging, alliances and backstabbing became the name of the game, they changed it in season 2 to reflect this (because that's what us Americans wanted!). So it's not suprising that ratings have gone up steadly since they've done this.

As in terms of the possible 14 houseguests, anything is possible!

My guess is that the the 12 that are chosen - by us or producers - and the other 2 will be houseguests not even in the 20 chosen b/c they are were a few surprises when some names were not there.

It would be nice if there are some GOOD surprise people (for instance: Jack, Amy, Hardy, Krista, or Jason).

Thanks! Obviously, I had two people mixed up somehow.

This should be fun to watch.

When the heck does it come back on?!

Yup, Thursday is the big day. Can't wait!!

Thursday seems so far away...don't know if I can wait that long. In the mean time here are the supposed totals, from cybonica.com, for the votes of the houseguests. BTW, the houseguest have already left for CA to be sequestered.



So with that said, let me give you a few numbers to ponder.

Cybonica.com tracked votes made by 2,757 different IP addresses. Accepting the idea that CBS is only counting 500 votes per IP address, the total votes that cybonica.com could have helped with would be 1,378,500. This number is far less than the total of 341,930,865 votes counted in total.

The final statitistics of votes that Cybonica.com assisted in is as follows:

341,930,865 Total Votes @ Cybonica.com
Kaysar 32,634,242 9.54%
Michael 32,060,990 9.38%
Howie 31,796,253 9.30%
James 29,667,178 8.68%
Janelle 25,996,109 7.60%
Will 25,149,777 7.36%
Diane 23,529,187 6.88%
Erika 23,290,511 6.81%
Nakomis 22,550,007 6.59%
Lisa 20,846,370 6.10%
Alison 13,137,867 3.84%
Danielle 12,138,108 3.55%
Jase 10,689,669 3.13%
Ivette 8,577,030 2.51%
Marcellas 8,444,991 2.47%
Boogie 6,143,501 1.80%
Monica 5,093,043 1.49%
George 4,323,092 1.26%
Bunky 3,023,235 0.88%
Dana 2,839,705 0.83%

Now, for the "Prediction" numbers. After reviewing the logs of votes made (And believe me there were many) , sorting, and running a few queries these are the numbers I came up with when only counting 500 votes per IP address:

1,258,031 Total
James 155,606
Howie 119,729
Alison 99,005
Janelle 96,881
Kaysar 89,888
Danielle 88,984
Diane 86,451
Nakomis 75,630
Lisa 60,307
Will 58,210
George 50,697
Ivette 49,584
Erika 42,464
Marcellas 36,409
Jase 33,566
Michael 29,890
Bunky 24,112
Dana 22,545
Boogie 19,956
Monica 18,117

So in conclusion, I hate making predictions of any kind (Mostly because I hate being wrong). We can all wait and see if the numbers hold true and how accurate they really are.

I hate Nakomis!! AHHH! Please don't let her be on the show!!

what they need to do is let the current winner of HOH participate in the next HOH competition so that they can have a better shot of staying. it seems like the person who is HOH one week is out the door the next.