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Yul_Kwon_CBSLately, what we've been hearing about reality television has been awful. The winner of Big Brother became a drug dealer by using his prize money to bankroll his illegal activities. A family that appeared on Wife Swap perpetrated a hoax involving their six-year-old son and a helium balloon. Is there anything good to say about reality TV?

Here's something. Survivor: Cook Islands winner Yul Kwon is joining the FCC. He has been named deputy chief of the consumer and governmental affairs bureau for the FCC.

That's the Federal Communications Commission. Chairman Julius Genachowski made the appointment, and it wasn't because Yul did well in challenges.

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]]>CBSCook IslandsCookIslandsdeputy chiefDeputyChiefFCCSurvivorSurvivor 2006Survivor Cook IslandsSurvivor2006SurvivorCookIslandsYul KwonYulKwonAllison WaldmanFri, 23 Oct 2009 08:30:00 ESTBig Brother winner spends prize money on pills, gets arrestedhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/20/big-brother-winner-spends-prize-money-on-pills-gets-arrested/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/20/big-brother-winner-spends-prize-money-on-pills-gets-arrested/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/20/big-brother-winner-spends-prize-money-on-pills-gets-arrested/#commentsFiled under:

Big Brother 9Adam Jasinski, the guy who won CBS' reality show Big Brother last year (Big Brother 9), just got arrested for using his prize money on something he shouldn't have.

He used the $500,000 to buy a bunch of oxycodone pills and was arrested Saturday in Boston for trying to resell them. Spending a half mil on pills and then reselling them? This sounds like the worst business decision ever.

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]]>adam jasinksibig brothercbsoxycodonepillsBob SassoneTue, 20 Oct 2009 15:29:00 ESTBig Brother 11: Finale HOH, season finalehttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/16/big-brother-11-finale-hoh-season-finale/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/16/big-brother-11-finale-hoh-season-finale/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/16/big-brother-11-finale-hoh-season-finale/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Natalie and Kevin made it to the final three on BB11
(S11E30) Natalie and Kevin made it scheming all the way into the final three on Big Brother 11. But, did they make it to the final two? Did one of them win the half-million dollars? Or did Jordan blow them both out of the water? It was an unlikely final three and the first two-hour live season finale. Despite the rather lame "high school cliques" theme to the season, it definitely had its moments of BB history.

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Kevin is in the final three on Big Brother 11
(S11E29) The Big Brother 11 finale will be a two-hour extravaganza on Tuesday evening. It's going to be similar to the Survivor finales with all of the houseguests, a big reunion, and love and joy abounding. Well, Chima should be missing. I'm not so sure on the love and joy either. Perhaps it will be fisticuffs and brouhahas. Hey, if Natalie wins it all, I can see the audience going into uproar mode. It will be live and should be interesting. But we had to get through the latest episode first.

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]]>bb11big brother 11BigBrother11clips showClipsShowdiary roomDiaryRoomfinal threeFinalThreehamstershead of householdHeadOfHouseholdhohhouseguestsjulie chenJulieChenpovpower of vetoPowerOfVetoJackie SchnoopMon, 14 Sep 2009 06:45:00 ESTBig Brother 11: HOH #11 part one finish, HOH #11 part twohttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/11/big-brother-11-hoh-11-part-one-finish-hoh-11-part-two/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/11/big-brother-11-hoh-11-part-one-finish-hoh-11-part-two/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/11/big-brother-11-hoh-11-part-one-finish-hoh-11-part-two/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Kevin is torn between two women on BB11
(S11E28) They say to "expect the unexpected" on Big Brother 11. Well, tonight showed that the viewers can expect an unexpected scheduling of events. Here I was expecting to see the hamsters dwindled down to two tonight. But that wasn't to be the case. However, I did expect Kevin to dress up all spiffy and funky. Sure enough, he did. He had matching red sneakers to complete the outfit.

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Hanging by a key on a rolling logIf you want to discuss last night's episode of Big Brother 11, head on over to the TV Squad review of the show. But if you want to know who won the first part of the final head of household comp, stay right here. Perhaps if we had Jeff and Russell in the competition, they'd still be up on the log.

But think about it. We have players not as um ... enduring (or at least one is certainly not as endearing) left in the game at this point. I mean, how long can they hang in there? A half-hour? Maybe an hour? Well, I'll tell you they were up there for much longer than I thought. If you want to find out more, read on past the jump. Extreme spoilers ahead!

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]]>bb11big brother 11BigBrother11endurance compEnduranceCompfinal hohFinalHohhamstershead of householdHeadOfHouseholdhouseguestsjulie chenJulieChenlive feedsLiveFeedslog jamLogJamspoilersJackie SchnoopWed, 09 Sep 2009 10:25:00 ESTBig Brother 11: PoV #9, Eviction #10, HoH #11 (start)http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/09/big-brother-11-pov-9-eviction-10-hoh-11-start/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/09/big-brother-11-pov-9-eviction-10-hoh-11-start/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/09/big-brother-11-pov-9-eviction-10-hoh-11-start/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Kevin needs to win the power of veto
(S11E27) Yep, we're nearing the end of Big Brother 11 as the final four gets chopped down to the final three. It's not the final three (or four) I would have imagined at the beginning of the season, but rarely does my first impression hold out. As the very pregnant Julie Chen mentioned at the top of the show, there is one representative from each original clique left in the game. I also wouldn't have predicted that she'd last the season. But she proved me wrong.

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Natalie is the HOH this week
(S11E26) Now, this is downright frightening. Natalie is the head of household this week in the Big Brother 11 house. I can deal with that ... sort of, kind of. I don't care for her and I don't want her to win the half-million. But I can cope with her winning HoH once this season. What I can't abide by is the outfit. We're talking funkadelic gone horribly awry.

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Jeff and Jordan are nominated for eviction
(S11E25) It's the end of the line for the two lovebirds of the Big Brother 11 season, Jordan and Jeff. With both of them sitting in the nomination chairs tonight, it's inevitable that one will go home. Kevin and Natalie hold the power in the house, and lone wolf Michele is but a lone vote. Kevin doesn't vote unless there's a tie.

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Kevin has to make some decisions as head of household
(S11E24) Kevin wanted to win the head of household on Big Brother 11. Sure, the room and the basket of goodies is always fun. But the tough part, especially this late in the game, is making the right nominations and planning ahead for the veto competition. Nakomis (BB5) did it right. She literally invented the backdoor plan -- put two hamsters on the block, but neither of them your real target. Then, if the veto is used to save one, slap up your target with no way to escape. Did Kevin do that? Nope. He put his two targets on the block.

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Jordan and Jeff relax in the Big Brother 11 house
(S11E23) You don't always see them wearing them, but three out of the final five hamsters in the Big Brother 11 house wear eyeglasses. It was four out of six wearing them before the Russell boot last week. Yes, Russell wore glasses. I recall him mentioning that they didn't want him to wear them in his diary room segments. Perhaps they didn't fit the persona of his brawny beastie-boy character the show wanted to portray.

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]]>bb11big brother 11BigBrother11diary roomDiaryRoomhamstershead of householdHeadOfHouseholdhohhouseguestsjordan and jeffJordanAndJefflive evictionLiveEvictionnominationspovpower of vetoPowerOfVetoJackie SchnoopMon, 31 Aug 2009 02:02:00 ESTBig Brother 11: HoH #9 spoilers from the live feedshttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/28/big-brother-11-hoh-9-spoilers-from-the-live-feeds/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/28/big-brother-11-hoh-9-spoilers-from-the-live-feeds/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/28/big-brother-11-hoh-9-spoilers-from-the-live-feeds/#commentsFiled under: ,

Big Brother 11 Once again, the Big Brother 11 show ended with their version of a cliffhanger -- a head of household competition started, but not completed on the live show. Yet again, they think show fans should wait until Sunday evening to see which worthy (or not) hamster won the competition.

But I say ... why wait? It isn't like they're still going to be stumbling and sliding yet on Sunday night. It's over as I write this up for you. You could know the winner, figure out the best game plays, and strategize with the best of them. Oh wait. I forgot. We don't have the "best of them" on the show this season. Read on for extreme spoilers for Sunday night's show.

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]]>bb11big brother 11BigBrother11head of householdHeadOfHouseholdhohlive feedsLiveFeedsspoilersJackie SchnoopFri, 28 Aug 2009 01:10:00 ESTBig Brother 11 : Eviction #8, HoH #9http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/28/big-brother-11-eviction-8-hoh-9/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/28/big-brother-11-eviction-8-hoh-9/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/28/big-brother-11-eviction-8-hoh-9/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Jordan is ready to beat up Russell on Big Brother 11
(S11E22) Well, we all knew sparks would fly tonight on Big Brother 11. After being backdoored by Jeff in the last episode, Russell practically promised to pull a Chima. Don't you just love it when foolish moves are named after the houseguest who did them? A Marcellas, of course, is not saving yourself with the veto and getting evicted. A Chima is a complete breakdown, tossing all to the wind while wreaking havoc in the house.

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Why is Natalie smiling in the Big Brother 11 house?
(S11E21) My goodness, whatever could be making Natalie smile in the Big Brother 11 house? Could she have actually won a competition for the first time this season? Perhaps she's thinking of the Lydia/Jessie reunion in the jury house -- picturing scenes of Lydia scratching Jessie's eyes out or something. Maybe she's proud to be wearing a doo-rag which clashes with her shirt instead of her neatly color-coordinated um ... urban wear. Maybe she's thinking of adopting a pit bull so they can wear matching little outfits. Or maybe ...

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Jordan confronts Russell on Big Brother 11
(S11E20) After the recent excitement in the Big Brother 11 house, I'm spoiled. I want every episode to be a Chima meltdown. I want the producer's voice to come over the intercoms of the house and yell at bad hamsters. I want brouhahas and perhaps even fisticuffs. No, I don't anyone to get hurt -- I just want my excitement fix from the episodes. What did I get tonight?

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]]>alliancesbb11big brother 11BigBrother11diary roomDiaryRoomevictionhamstershead of householdHeadOfHouseholdhohhouseguestsnominationspovpower of vetoPowerOfVetoJackie SchnoopMon, 24 Aug 2009 01:12:00 ESTBig Brother 11: Head of Household spoilershttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/21/big-brother-11-head-of-household-spoilers/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/21/big-brother-11-head-of-household-spoilers/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/21/big-brother-11-head-of-household-spoilers/#commentsFiled under: ,

Big Brother 11 is living up to the hype latelyShh ... don't tell anyone, but I have some Big Brother 11 spoilers for you. Are we alone? You see, CBS would rather the results of the head of household competition remain a secret until they get around to airing it on Sunday night.

But you know it's all over. Heck, they only had an hour time limit -- long enough so they couldn't do it in its entirety on the Thursday live show. But it's all over now. It only looked like it could last an eternity. Admit it. You like to peek ahead to the end of a novel, and you really want to know who's the latest head of household. Read on for extreme spoilers!

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Will Jordan's nominations remain the same in the BB11 house?
(S11E19) Jordan's abbreviated head of household reign came to an end on tonight's Big Brother 11. Of course, it wasn't quite as abbreviated as Michele's run before her. However, this whole week has been all topsy-turvy in the house. Let's see ... this week was originally scheduled to be the fast forward double eviction week. Instead, Chima went all kinds of bonkers and got the boot from the producers, forcing the comps to go a bit awry, as well as the events of tonight's show.

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]]>bb11big brother 11BigBrother11diary roomDiaryRoomevictionhamstershead of householdHeadOfHouseholdhohhouseguestsjulie chenJulieChenlive evictionLiveEvictionnominationspovpower of vetoPowerOfVetoJackie SchnoopFri, 21 Aug 2009 00:24:00 ESTBig Brother 11: Eviction #6, HoH #7, Nominations #7http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/19/big-brother-11-eviction-6-hoh-7-nominations-7/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/19/big-brother-11-eviction-6-hoh-7-nominations-7/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/19/big-brother-11-eviction-6-hoh-7-nominations-7/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Kevin and Michele in the HOH room.

(S11E18) If you're a Big Brother aficionado, this single episode is bound to be one of the biggest classics of the series. I'm talking absolutely brimming with moments which will be referred to for years to come. Remember the classic Dustin face upon eviction? This is better than that. Evel Dick dumping ice tea on Jen? Child's play, I say! For once, the television-show-only viewers get a taste of what the live-feed-watchers have seen this season. It's not pretty. It's actually a rather depressing look at humanity. But it's entertainment.

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]]>bb11big brother 11BigBrother11chimadiary roomDiaryRoomevictionhamstershead of householdHeadOfHouseholdhohhouseguestsjulie chenJulieChennominationspovpower of vetoPowerOfVetoJackie SchnoopWed, 19 Aug 2009 01:08:00 ESTBig Brother 11: Nominations #5http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/17/big-brother-11-nominations-5/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/17/big-brother-11-nominations-5/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/17/big-brother-11-nominations-5/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Michele listens to Chima in the BB11 house

(S11E17) I think Michele's eyes are glazing over and she's put herself into a coma state as she listens to Chima rant on about Russell in the head of household room. You see, Chima isn't over her loss of power to Jeff's use of the coup d'etat in the Big Brother 11 eviction this past week. How dare Jeff change her nominations! How dare America screw her over by voting to give Jeff the power! How dare they evict Jessie (the man, the myth, the legend) instead of her choice of Russell, the terrorist. Mind you, those are her words ... not mine.

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]]>bb11big brotherbig brother 11BigBrotherBigBrother11chimadiary roomDiaryRoomhamstershave-have notHave-haveNothead of householdHeadOfHouseholdhohhouseguestsjulie chenJulieChenlive evictionLiveEvictionnominationspovpower of vetoPowerOfVetoJackie SchnoopMon, 17 Aug 2009 01:17:00 ESTBig Brother 11: Breaking spoilers from inside the househttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/15/big-brother-11-breaking-spoilers-from-inside-the-house/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/15/big-brother-11-breaking-spoilers-from-inside-the-house/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/15/big-brother-11-breaking-spoilers-from-inside-the-house/#commentsFiled under: ,

Big Brother 11 is really Drama City!Admit it. You don't want to wait until Sunday night ... or maybe even Tuesday night to hear about the big drama going on in the Big Brother 11 house. Sure, the real happenings in the house are usually a few days ahead of the actual airing of the shows.

Yes, the nominations have already happened. But that's not even the major news of the day. I'm talking huge. I'm talking BB history annals big. I'm talking drama, I'm talking excitement. But, unless you want to know major spoilers, be warned that show-changing news is beyond the jump.

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