Topic: Big Brother 9 News & Rumors

[marigold]

thanks ca bb fan

I really like this house

  Me too Michael D it's pretty cool

[marigold]

 
wow full bio's too

[RealityFreakWill]

omg, I'm at tears now....reality just hit me hardl...here we go....bios coming up you guys! love ya all!

[georgiapeach]

They seem to have a pool table and a massage table!  Oops... I seem to be a bit slow here--but I'll leave them here anyway. Thanks for the quick pics ca bb fan!

[georgiapeach]

Just saw the Early Show, hopefully CBS will do a video.

James plans to walk around in his underwear and then ditch the underwear later. Oh joy! 
Natalie has no problem showing her body, and is religious.
Sheila is a former Penthouse Pet who wouldn't mind "hooking up" in the house.
Looks like a Boston Rob wannabee in the house.  (Matt.)
Parker will give it back a hundred times over.


Per Alison G: You will live and die with your Soul Mate. Not all couples will be heterosexual. Guests are flamboyant.

Anybody else catch more?

[marigold]

Julie Chen on the Early Show

[michael]

LOL that Alison Grodner is so evil:

“How is a special edition of Big Brother — that show about people who lay around half-naked doing nothing all summer — possibly going to work in the dead of winter? “By turning up the heat — and that’s not just a publicity slogan,” says Allison Grodner, exec producer of the CBS hit. “The house is usually air-conditioned, but no longer. It’s going to get quite hot inside. I think you’re going to see a lot more people taking off their clothes.”

rest of article at source:
http://www.realitybbq.com/2008/02/06/article-winter-edition-of-big-brother-turns-up-the-heat/

[puddin]

BB9 cast video featuring Janelle when ready



THE NEW SEASON OF BIG BROTHER IS ABOUT TO START... 16 STRANGERS LOCKED AWAY
FOR 90 DAYS.. BUT WITH THE PROMISE OF A HALF MILLION DOLLAR PRIZE.
   OUR JULIE CHEN HAS THIS EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK AT THE HOUSEGUESTS.
(insert)
NATSOT BIG BROTHER MUSIC, montage of sixteen houseguests.

TRACK 1 of 3
THESE are the sixteen men and women who will soon be living in the "Big
Brother" house. They're from all walks of life... from all over the country.
But they have one thing in common. They're certain that THEY will be the
half-million dollar winner of "Big Brother 9."

ALLISON
03 01 12
I'm sort of the girl next door, but I've definitely had my share of life
experiences, but I'm not afraid to be BAD. 18

JOSHUAH
00 47 35
America, I'm going to give you crazy funny back-stabbing hilarious hot sexy
smokin. I'm gonna give it all to you.

AMANDA
01 13 31
People don't think I'm smart when they meet me. So then, when they find out
that I'm smart, they're kind of intimidated. Because I'll blow you away with my
 looks, and then turn around and blow you away again with my brains! 42

ALEX
02 13 06
People that whine and cry about, oh, slop, or, my family at home. Well, if you
were so worried about missing them, or so worried about what you were going to
be eating, you shouldn't have gotten involved in Big Brother. Plain and simple.
 16

PARKER
02 01 44
I'm a very vengeful person. So, you know, if someone downright sews me over,  I
mean, I'm gonna do it, like, a thousand times harder. (laughs). 54

NATSOT WALK & TALK
05 51 14
JULIE: You lead the way.
ALLISON: Okay!

TRACK 2 of 3
According to Executive Producer Allison Grodner... the players about to enter
the Big Brother House are like NOTHING you've seen before.

SOT INTERVIEW 06 42 58
RUNS=:06 + :05 + :02 + :07 + :02
JULIE: Tell me about the sixteen houseguests this season. Who are the
stand-outs? What are the personalities going in? //
06 43 17
ALLISON: We have a group of really energetic people. These people are over the
top, some amazing characters. // 06 43 48 We have a bikini barista, is what
she's called. She runs a coffee shop in Oregon, and serves coffee // 06 43 57
in her bikini.

NATALIE
01 02 02
I have no problem showing my body. Or anything like that either. Which is kinda
 funny, because people say, how can you be religious and show your body? Well,
God created the human body. So what's wrong with it? 11

SOT INTERVIEW 06 45 18
RUNS=:05 + :03
JULIE: And there's a former Penthouse...
ALLISON: We do, we have a former Penthouse Pet. // 06 45 30 She's a single mom,
 so it's in her past. But she still looks terrific.

SOT SHEILA
02 55 20
If there's a really hot guy in there, and there's some chemistry happening,
that might be really fun, too. 24

MATT
02 32 36
I'll tell the women anything they want to hear. I'll tell them how good they
look, how nice they smell. 42 // 52 I will lay it on thick as possible for
these women. I really don't even care! 56

SOT INTERVIEW
06 44 28
RUNS=:10
ALLISON: Crazy James. That's interesting, something we've never seen in this
house. He actually considers himself homeless, because he is traveling around
the world on his bicycle, and has no money to his name.

SOT CRAZY JAMES
00 55 52
I'll probably be walking around in my underwear all the time. 55 / 56 04 Maybe
after week six, I'm just going to say fck clothes, and just be naked. What are
they gonna do? (laughs.) 10

TRACK 3 of 3
But it wouldn't be "Big Brother" without a big twist. Each houseguest
filled-out a "love match" profile... as part of their application.

 
ALLISON: Sixteen singles, living in a house, suddenly discover their perfect
love match is sitting right next to them. // 06 49 57 Your life in the house
depends on this other person. You're going to sleep in the same bed together.
You're going to compete together. Hold the "head of household" together. Get
nominated together. And ultimately get evicted together.
06 50 13
JULIE: Is it all male/female coupling?
06 50 22
ALLISON: There will be some gay men in the house. And certainly you can expect,
 therefore, it won't be all heterosexual couples.

NEIL
03 14 46
When I'm with somebody, "Oh, why are you with somebody? You're attractive, you
should be with everyone! And when I AM single, it's "Why don't you have
somebody?" 09

CHELSEA
02 24 56
Big Brother, they know me. And I'm sure they're going to put in my guy. You
know, my typical, "ohhhhh," heart throb. So it's gonna be hard. We'll see what
happens I guess. Close your eyes, dad!! (Laughs.) 08

 
  THE NEW SEASON OF "BIG BROTHER" PREMIERES NEXT TUESDAY... AT 9 O'CLOCK, 8
CENTRAL. RIGHT HERE ON CBS.

 

[Texan]

thanks for the video... I have not been keeping up...

[puddin]

repost
CBS REVEALS THE IDENTITIES OF THE 16 NEW HOUSEGUESTS COMPETING IN THE FIRST WINTER OF "BIG BROTHER"
First Ever All-Single Cast and the Most Houseguests in "Big Brother" History

 

Ninth Installment Premieres Tuesday, February 12th

 

Julie Chen Returns As Host

 

Love Is In The Air As An All-New "Big Brother" Creative Twist Is Reveale

 CBS REVEALS THE IDENTITIES OF THE 16 NEW HOUSEGUESTS COMPETING IN THE FIRST WINTER OF "BIG BROTHER"
First Ever All-Single Cast and the Most Houseguests in "Big Brother" History

 

Ninth Installment Premieres Tuesday, February 12th

Julie Chen Returns As Host

Love Is In The Air As An All-New "Big Brother" Creative Twist Is Revealed

CBS today revealed the identities of the 16 Houseguests who will compete in BIG BROTHER, as well as the new creative twist that will play out during the first-ever winter edition, which premieres Tuesday, Feb. 12 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT).

This season marks other BIG BROTHER firsts, including the first-ever all-single cast and the most Houseguests in BIG BROTHER history. 

When this group of 16 singles enters the house, they will be told they are being matched up with their "soul mate," a stranger who may prove to be their true love or their worst nightmare.  Whether there is a love connection or not, once paired up, the Houseguests' life in the game depends on their partner.  They must strategize, plot and scheme together as a couple for a chance at the prize.  These "lovebirds" will live together as a couple meaning they will sleep in the same bed, hold Head of Household as a couple, be nominated for eviction as a pair, and if the time comes, say their goodbyes together upon eviction. 


BIG BROTHER follows a group of people living together in a house outfitted with dozens of cameras and microphones recording their every move 24 hours a day.  Each week the Houseguests will vote each other out of the house.  At the end, the last remaining Houseguests will receive the Grand Prize of $500,000 and a second place prize of $50,000. 

This edition of BIG BROTHER debuts Tuesday, Feb. 12 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.  Following the premiere, BIG BROTHER will be broadcast three nights weekly, on Tuesdays (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), Wednesdays (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) beginning Feb. 13 and Sundays (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) beginning Feb. 17.  Julie Chen returns as host.  The live weekly eviction broadcasts will be Wednesdays, with the first eviction on Wed., Feb 20 (8:00-9:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT).

 


 

 


 

[puddin]

Heres the Early Show transcript~

Latest "Big Brother" Twist: "Love Matches"
Sixteen Roomies To Vie For Half-Million Dollar Top Prize In Show's First Winter Season
CBS) Sixteen men and women will soon be living in the "Big Brother" house as the show's latest season -- and first in winter -- gets under way Tuesday.

The scheming strangers -- roommates and rivals -- will be locked away from the world for 90 days.

The houseguests are from all walks of life, and all parts of the United States.

But they have one thing in common: Each is certain he or she win the half-million dollar grand prize.

And they were more than willing to share their reasoning on The Early Show Wednesday, as Big Brother host and Early Show co-anchor Julie Chen revealed the cast's makeup for the first time:

ALLISON, Single, 28, Pharmaceutical Sales Representative, from Boston:
"I'm sort of the girl next door, but I've definitely had my share of life experiences, but I'm not afraid to be BAD."

JOSHUAH, Single, 25, Advertising Media Buyer, from Dallas
"America, I'm going to give you crazy, funny, back-stabbing, hilarious, hot, sexy, smokin'. I'm gonna give it all to you."

AMANDA, Single, 23, Paralegal, from Fridley, Minn.
"People don't think I'm smart when they meet me. So then, when they find out that I'm smart, they're kind of intimidated. Because I'll blow you away with my looks, and then turn around and blow you away again with my brains!

ALEX, Single, 24, DJ Company Owner, from Staten Island, N.Y.
"People that whine and cry about, 'Oh, slop,' or, 'Oh, my family at home' -- well, if you were so worried about missing them, or so worried about what you were going to be eating, you shouldn't have gotten involved in 'Big Brother.' Plain and simple."

PARKER, Single, 26, Paparazzo, from Northridge, Calif.
"I'm a very vengeful person. So, you know, if someone downright s**ews me over, I mean, I'm gonna do it, like, a thousand times harder." (He then chuckled) "Definitely."

Executive Producer Allison Grodner says the players about to enter the Big Brother House are like none you've seen before.

"We have a group of really energetic people," Grodner told Chen. "These people are over the top, some amazing characters. ... We have a bikini barista, is what she's called. She runs a coffee shop in Oregon, and serves coffee in her bikini!"

NATALIE, Single, 28, "Bikini Barista," from Salem, Ore.
"I have no problem showing my body. Or anything like that, either. Which is kinda funny, because people say, 'How can you be religious and show your body?' Well, God created the human body. So, what's wrong with it?"

"We have a former Penthouse Pet," Grodner continued. "She's a single mom, so it's in her past. But she still looks terrific."

SHEILA, Single Mom, 45, Former Model
"If there's a really hot guy in there, and there's some chemistry happening, that might be really fun, too!"

MATT, Single, 23, Roofing Foreman, from Charleston, Mass.
"I'll tell the women anything they want to hear. I'll tell them how good they look, how nice they smell. ... I will lay it on thick as possible for these women. I really don't even care!"

" 'Crazy James, ' " Grodner said. "That's interesting, something we've never seen in this house. He actually considers himself homeless, because he is traveling around the world on his bicycle, and has no money to his name."

"CRAZY JAMES," Single, 21, Originally From Sarasota, Fla., Riding Bicycle Around The World
"I'll probably be walking around in my underwear all the time. ... Maybe, after week six, I'm just going to say, 'F*ck clothes,' and just be naked. What are they gonna do? (He laughed)

But, Chen points out, it wouldn't be "Big Brother" without a big twist.

Each houseguest filled out a "love match" profile as part of his or her application.

Says Grodner, "Sixteen singles, living in a house, suddenly discover their perfect love match is sitting right next to them. ... Your life in the house depends on this other person. You're going to sleep in the same bed together. You're going to compete together. Hold the 'head of household' together. Get nominated together. And ultimately, get evicted together."

"Is it all male/female coupling?" Chen asked.

"There will be some gay men in the house," Grodner responded. "And certainly, you can expect, therefore, it won't all be heterosexual couples."

NEIL, Single, 29, Realtor, from Los Angeles
"When I'm with somebody, 'Oh, why are you with somebody? You're attractive, you should be with everyone!' And when I AM single, it's, 'Why don't you have somebody?' "

CHELSEA, Single, 21, College Student, from Cedar Falls, Iowa
" 'Big Brother,' they know me. And I'm sure they're going to put in my guy. You know, my typical, 'ohhhhh' heartthrob. So, it's gonna be hard. We'll see what happens, I guess. Close your eyes, dad! (She laughed)

The other contestants are:

Adam, Single, 29, Public Relations Manager, from Del Ray Beach, Fla., via Cherry Hill, N.J.

Jacob, Single, 23, Electrician, from Dallas, Ga.

Jen, Single, 26, Bartender from Columbus, Ohio

Ryan, Single, 27, College Student, from Columbus, Ohio

Sharon, Single, 23, Realtor, from Olathe, Kan.

[RealityFreakWill]

Janelle introduces the hg's

[puddin]

Janelle

[puddin]

and another

[puddin]

okay lets try this again

  

[RealityFreakWill]

Got from youtube but credited to Jokers:

[RealityFreakWill]

FYI.....

Please be advised, the live eviction show for BIG BROTHER 9 will occur on Wednesdays, with the first eviction airing on February 20.

On Wednesday, February 13 one-time-only, BIG BROTHER 9 will not (repeat not) have a Live Show Program Format - Timings will be issued on the day of air.

Effective February 20 until further notice, the Wednesday editions of BIG BROTHER 9 will have a Live Show Program Format, with Station Breaks cued by the Network ID.

[georgiapeach]

Michael was right...12 days!

[RealityFreakWill]

The houseguests entered the house at 4:30pm P.S.T. yesterday afternoon and held their first HOH competition last night is all I know so far.

[puddin]

Michael was right...12 days!

Actually I was right 

guess who never works tuesdays or wednesdays

Live show's on Wednesday's make the most sense, so they have time film nominations//food comp in time for the next show.

I'm still wondering how the first episode will work..will the first live show be February 13th?

Thanks for all the news Michael, CBS confirms the cast revealed on Feb 6th on the ES. And to answer your question I'm going to say no, no live show on the 13th, rather the HOH gets some extra days as HOH then the live eviction the following week .. that is usually how its done.

[puddin]

heres another video with Grodner when ready

[puddin]

did anyone see this?
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/sfl-tvbigbrothersbfeb11,0,1552502.column

Behind the scenes of Big Brother

Big Brother: 16 players, 54 cameras, 200 crew. Let the spying begin!
 

The facility that 16 contestants will call home for varying lengths of time over the next couple of months is actually a renovated Studio City sound stage, with walls knocked out to create a backyard. The sitcom The Game is right next door. The shrub-rich courtyard in which host Julie Chen welcomes the recently dismissed contestants is under the roof of Sound Stage 18. The foliage and lawn are as plastic as your credit cards.

There are those who wish there was no Big Brother, period. Many viewers — some of whom have never seen the show — regard the fact that the summer success is getting a winter showcase, starting Tuesday, as one of the most regrettable ramifications of the writers' strike. But if detractors had the opportunity to witness the incredibly challenging way in which the show is produced, some opinions might be swayed.
During last summer's press tour, a small group of critics was invited to tour the Big Brother set. This included a walk-around in the two-way mirrored corridors, which make up the perimeter, and a sample of the notorious "slop," the tasteless granola-like cereal that often becomes a dietary penalty for a failed task. As a result of the eye-opening visit, at least one writer who had no use for the series has become a regular viewer.

It's almost impossible to witness all that it takes to put together the CBS show, plus the late-night editions on Showtime and the round-the-clock Internet site, and not be impressed. A staff of about 200 is split into shifts so that the house guests' every movement and sound are captured 24/ 7. No fewer than four directors in an eerily quiet control room constantly monitor a wall of 12 screens, searching for the best shots. The images are supplied by 54 cameras dispersed around the makeshift living quarters as well as within the hollowed-out walls. Another quartet of directors sits behind them, listening via headsets to the 80-90 microphones, including those worn by the players. Within the walls, the camera people, as well as visitors, have to wear black clothing or don vests so that their presence isn't discernible by the contestants. Conversations have to be in whispers.

While the house really isn't one, the producers do their best to give it a homey feel, although for a mischievous twist, the facility was transformed last summer into an Alice in Wonderland fantasy, with miniature beds and doorways and garishly painted walls. Still, this was preferable to the original Big Brother house, which was a couple of trailers cobbled together on a back lot.

Big Brother's first winter edition is going a more traditional route, a rustic cabin motif complete with fireplace, sauna and a giant mural simulating an outdoor lake. "It's 180 degrees from Alice in Wonderland," executive producer Allison Grodner said. "We like to turn things upside down."

The warm feel of the residence fits in with a twist Grodner has concocted. The 16 guests, including a public relations professional from Delray Beach named Adam, will be paired off as couples. They will compete as couples, strategize as couples and, at least in the beginning, be voted off as couples.

They also will sleep in the same bed, which they were not told until they entered the house. (Grodner would not specify precisely when this happened.) She allowed that this might not sit well with all of the guests. Her reaction: too bad for them, great for the show. "If everyone accepts this, it wouldn't be interesting."

Big Brother consulted with a match-making service to arrange the couples, although there is a possibility some incompatibles will be paired for the sake of theater.

Moreover, this is arguably the hottest cast in the show's history. You won't find a Chicken George, the portly fortyish Ohio roofer and family man who thought Big Brother would make him a star. All this season's house guests are single. Only one has reached his or her 30th birthday. The exception is a 45-year-old former Penthouse Pet named Sheila, who describes herself as "a cougar," says Grodner.

The hook-ups should help alleviate the boredom that is the biggest downside of being a house guest. There are no TVs, radios, cell phones, BlackBerrys or any other way to communicate with the outside world. Except for the few hours a week when they are competing, the contestants have to find ways to amuse themselves. They can't even sing to themselves because of song-licensing issues.

On the day of the critics' tour, half the guests were lying in bed, which is what they reportedly do for endless hours. Having a bunkmate could spice up things. If show-mances develop, so much the better.

The initial agenda follows the norm: nominations for eviction on Sunday, a power of veto competition on Tuesday (both on tape) and a live eviction on Wednesday. If the elimination-by-couples blueprint is adhered to until the end, Big Brother could have an uncommonly brief run of six or seven weeks, about half the usual. The prize fund has not been kicked up with the move from the offseason. The winner takes home $500,000, the runner-up $50,000.

One possible explanation for the potential quick ending is CBS is leaving its options open, in case ratings that have been solid for summer outings don't measure up during the regular Nielsen season. On the other hand, if things go well, the dual eliminations could be scrapped and the run could be extended almost to the end of the season in May.

Grodner is playing it coy about the game plan and end date. "You know Big Brother. Expect the unexpected."

Tom Jicha can be reached at tjicha@sun-sentinel.com.

[RealityFreakWill]

Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you the cast of BIG BROTHER 9!

[michael]

yeah will I posted it earlier, but in the wrong thread LOL thanks for bringing it over

[RealityFreakWill]

yeah will I posted it earlier, but in the wrong thread LOL thanks for bringing it over

Oh I didn't see your post...sorry, where did you post it?