veto-related stories
Posted Aug 16th 2005 10:54PM by C.K. Sample, III
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, CBS, Big Brother (UK)

If you're wanting to avoid spoilers, don't read too far in this post. I'll try to keep all the juicy parts after the jump, but it's going to be hard. The idiocy of
last episode's HoH competition continued to be heavily felt in tonight's episode. The episode began with everyone reflecting upon how Jen broke her word by nominating both Rachel and Janelle, rather than two of her teammates as part of the effort to backdoor James into the hot seat. There was much lamenting by James on how cowardly the backdoor move was. There was much lamenting by Kaysar on how unfair and wrong it was for Jen to break her word and nominate two of his teammates. What both of these guys meant to say during the confessional talks with Big Brother when they lamented these things was quite simply: "I was an idiot. I shouldn't have let go of the button. I do not deserve to win this game."
Check out after the jump for more...
Continue reading Big Brother 6: Veto #6 . . . backdoor or revolving door?
Posted Aug 10th 2005 10:58AM by C.K. Sample, III
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, CBS, OpEd, Big Brother (UK)
Reminder: Today is the last day of voting. Don't forget to vote Kaysar back in the Big Brother House!
If you want James out of the house, you have to stick him in the hot seat
after someone else if vetoed out of the hot seat, because the guy just keeps on winning veto competitions. Of course, last night's competition was a variant of one they've done in previous seasons. Synopsis: Here are X number of The Item (this time candy). You must place a piece of candy in at least two of the (this time) pinatas representing two separate HouseGuests. You can put candy in as many pinatas as you like and you can give each pinata as many pieces of candy as you like. Whichever HouseGuest is closest to 20 pieces of candy without going over wins. If memory serves me correctly, in previous seasons it has played out exactly the same way: the majority of the players over-think the challenge, with only one or two thinking "load up the one we don't want to win," and as a result, the person who everyone least wants to win the veto wins the veto. This week, that was James, who received 18 pieces of candy, after Ivette loaded him up, thinking everyone would be loading him up. Wrong, and the mistake may cost Ivette her seat in the house. Read after the jump for more...
Continue reading Big Brother 6: Veto #5, or The Season of Veto Domination