“Will tells all. What does he think of the other 19 candidates? What is his strategy? What will he do with the money if he wins? What happened in the chat with Kaysar that he was kicked out of? All that & much more.”
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I’ve been asked to make my guesses… so here goes.
I know for sure Alison, Dr. Will, Kaysar, Janelle, Danielle and Marcellas are in. If they weren’t voted in, they’ll be put into the house by CBS.
Outside that I’d guess Diane, Erika, George, Howie, Mike, and James.
Erika and Mike are the only wildcards I see… Nakomis could slip in there, but I doubt it.
I don’t know how long they’ve been there, but there are now 2 videos on (almost) everyone’s profile on the CBS official site – a Chenterview (their term, not mine) and a highlight reel. Chicken George doesn’t have the Chenterview, I guess because he’s from BB1, and Ivette’s Chenterview is named something different… interesting.
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The HG have left for LA. Supposedly an alternate is involved in some way… we’ll see what that means.
As is obvious by the CBS press release, Marcellas is in the house (guests will host… they would have said “IF Marcellas gets in” if it wasn’t guaranteed).
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Bill Eegle, originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, is thrilled to be performing with his first professional improv company, ACME’s Yankee Company. After appearing as Bunky on the CBS reality show Big Brother 2, he moved to LA to pursue a comedic acting career. Bill, technical writer by day and comedian by night, also performs stand up as Bill “The Bald” Eegle, sings Bass with GMCLA, and volunteers answering teen suicide calls for The Trevor Project (thetrevorproject.org). In his free time, Bill enjoys tennis, boxing, tap dancing, collegiate & pro wrestling, party decorating, club dancing to retro music, & finding great clearance deals.”
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Voice: The Big Brother summer of All-Stars is about to begin…
Julie: …and we’ve saved the biggest twist just for them.
Voice: Find out who’s moving in and how far they’ll go to be the ultimate all-star.
Jase: I’d like to get a little revenge.
Mike: This time it’s a whole new ball game.
Voice: The all-star cast will be revealed on the season premiere of Big Brother, CBS next Thursday.
CBS Launches the Most Interactive Summer Yet For the New Season of “Big Brother”
Entire Episodes of “Big Brother: All-Stars” Will Be Streamed on CBS.com’s New Broadband Channel “innertube” the Day After the Episode Airs on the Network
CBS to Offer Mobile Subscribers Around the Clock Coverage of “Big Brother: All-Stars” Via a Multi-Tiered Interactive Campaign
CBS and RealNetworks Join Forces for Another Season of Exclusive 24/7 Live Video Feeds From Inside the Big Brother House, Available Through CBS.com and SuperPass
“House Calls: The Big Brother Talk Show” Returns for Third Season on CBS.com
BIG BROTHER: ALL-STARS will be on the air, online and on your cell phone this summer when CBS launches a multi-platform campaign that will bring audiences unprecedented coverage of their favorite and not so favorite- All-Stars from inside the Big Brother house. BIG BROTHER: ALL-STARS premieres Thursday, July 6 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
The multi-platform campaign will form an ambitious convergence of the three mediums — TV, Internet and cell phones — creatively linked to keep viewers entertained, informed and engaged throughout the summer.
Entire episodes of BIG BROTHER: ALL-STARS will be streamed on CBS.com’s new broadband channel “innertube” beginning the morning after the episode airs on the Network. The episodes will be archived on “innertube” for viewing throughout the run of the summer series.
For the first time, CBS will offer around the clock coverage of BIG BROTHER: ALL-STARS through a mobile subscription package:
“BIG BROTHER MOBILE PACK”: Big Brother knows and so will you. For the mobile subscription package, special producers will be monitoring the action inside the house around the clock to keep fans in the know with video clips, photos, live breaking house alerts and daily insider summaries on their cell phones. Additionally, fans will have access to exclusive video, picture and text diaries of their favorite Houseguests. The service will be available on most major wireless carriers and fans will be able to subscribe via www.CBS.com and on-air callouts during BIG BROTHER: ALL-STARS.
Other wireless elements outside of the package, which can also be accessed through www.CBS.com and on-air callouts during the show, include:
“AMERICA’S VOTE” sponsored by Cingular Wireless: Throughout the season, fans will have the opportunity to cast their votes for scenarios that will impact the outcome of the game for the Houseguests. Cell phone subscribers can send in their votes via text message on most major wireless carriers.
“AMERICA WINS ON BIG BROTHER” sponsored by Cingular Wireless: Each week, fans will have the opportunity to predict via text message which Houseguest will be the next to be voted out of the game. After each eviction, one lucky fan who chooses the correct evicted Houseguest will win $10,000.
Other “BIG BROTHER: ALL-STARS” elements on the Internet include:
For the sixth year, CBS and RealNetworks, Inc., will join forces to provide exclusive 24/7 live video streaming from inside the BIG BROTHER: ALL-STARS house. The webcast coverage debuts immediately following the July 6 premiere of BIG BROTHER: ALL-STARS and will be accessible through the official BIG BROTHER: ALL-STARS website at CBS.com and through Real’s SuperPass subscription service at www.real.com/bigbrother.
The entire three-month live 24/7 internet feed of BIG BROTHER: ALL-STARS is available through SuperPass. Subscribers to the 24/7 video stream can watch any one of four live camera feeds from inside the BIG BROTHER: ALL-STARS house or catch all of the action at once with the special quad-cam view which allows fans to see four different video feeds simultaneously. Subscribers will also have access to an exclusive, subscribers-only web chat that will allow fans from across the country to converse about what they see live on the feeds. This year, Real and CBS are enhancing the Big Brother 24/7 experience with Big Brother-focused blogs, chat rooms, message boards, weekly polls and other new interactive features that allow fans to interact with each other and stay engaged with the show 24/7.
{As in past years to preserve the drama for BIG BROTHER: ALL-STARS television viewers, CBS may block or delay the webcast for a limited number of real-time events that transpire in the house.}
Also returning is the popular HOUSE CALLS: THE BIG BROTHER TALK SHOW, a no-charge, half-hour, streaming video daily talk show about the summer reality series seen every Monday through Friday (1:00 PM/ET, 10:00 AM/PT) on CBS.com.
HOUSE CALLS is hosted by radio personality Gretchen Massey, host of “The Gretchen Massey Show” broadcast Sunday nights on CBS Radio’s 106.9 Free FM, San Francisco, Calif. A guest host will join Massey on HOUSE CALLS each week and former Big Brother Houseguests may be among the guest hosts. The hosts will interact with viewers through phone calls and e-mails, discuss events that transpire in the Big Brother house, offer prognostications, analyze strategies and interview former “Big Brother” Houseguests as well as current Houseguests following their eviction.
All fans will have access to other key components of the official BIG BROTHER: ALL-STARS website on CBS.com, including, detailed summaries of all the events that happen during each televised broadcast; a live 24/7 chat room; popularity and opinion polls; a virtual tour of the BIG BROTHER house; descriptions of the week’s challenges; voting history pages; photo galleries; and a houseguest section with complete profiles.
Returning for a second season on CBS.com is the Head of Household Blog in which fans will be able to hear straight from the Head of Household about life in the BIG BROTHER house, what it is like to be under the constant gaze of dozens of cameras and watched live on the Internet 24/7.
BIG BROTHER: ALL-STARS premieres Thursday, July 6 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Following the premiere, BIG BROTHER: ALL-STARS will be broadcast each week on Tuesdays (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT), Thursdays (8:00-9:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) and Sundays (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT). The Thursday broadcast, hosted by Julie Chen, will feature the live eviction of one of the houseguests.
Arnold Shapiro, Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan are the executive producers of BIG BROTHER: ALL-STARS for Arnold Shapiro & Allison Grodner Productions, in association with Endemol Entertainment.
For more information on BIG BROTHER: ALL-STARS and the potential 20 houseguests, log on to www.cbs.com.
New Service Strengthens ‘Big Brother’ 24/7 Experience; Chat, Blogs, Message Boards, and Polls Make it Easy for Fans to Connect
LOS ANGELES and SEATTLE, June 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — CBS and RealNetworks®, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNWK – News), the leading creator of digital media services and software, today announced that they will offer an exclusive 24- hour-a-day service streaming video from the BIG BROTHER: ALL-STARS house, allowing fans to watch live and unedited houseguest activity, much of which never appears on TV.
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This service, available through RealNetworks’ SuperPass(TM) subscription service, brings TV to the Web in an entirely new way by combining around-the- clock footage with blogs, chats, message boards, polls and other interactive features that build on the drama and excitement of the BIG BROTHER television experience.
The webcast premieres on Thursday, July 6, immediately following the East coast broadcast of the show at 8:00PM ET. Subscribers to the 24/7 video stream can watch any one of four live camera feeds from the BIG BROTHER: ALL-STARS house or catch all of the action at once with the special quad-cam view, which allows fans to simultaneously see four different video feeds. In addition, Real and CBS are enhancing the BIG BROTHER 24/7 experience with the introduction of new interactive features that bring together the fan community. Fans can interact with one another in BIG BROTHER-focused blogs, chat rooms, message boards, and weekly polls, and get much more information on the show and houseguests.
The entire three-month season of BIG BROTHER: ALL-STARS is available through SuperPass. Fans who want to see everything that happens in the house, including things they won’t show on TV, can sign up for the webcast via the official BIG BROTHER: ALL-STARS website at www.CBS.com and through Real’s SuperPass website at www.real.com/bigbrother. Fans can subscribe for $14.99 monthly or $39.99 for a discounted three-month subscription, with a free trial for everyone who signs up.
“Together, CBS and Real are delivering TV on the Web in an entirely new way,” said Harold Zeitz, senior vice president of media software and services for RealNetworks. “Real’s ‘Big Brother’ offering begins where reality TV leaves off, blending around-the-clock streaming video with blogs, chat and other fan-friendly features that allow fans to stay immersed in the Big Brother experience.”
“The Big Brother web offering is even better this year, with the addition of new ways for fans to interact with each other and stay engaged with the show 24/7,” said Brinley Turner, Vice President and General Manager, CBS.com. “We’re thrilled to be partnering with Real to enhance the ‘Big Brother’ experience by enabling fans to check in on houseguests at anytime and watch as the action unfolds.”
Subscribers can also access other components of the official CBS BIG BROTHER: ALL-STARS website, including: detailed summaries of all the events and challenges that happen during each televised broadcast; popularity and opinion polls; photo galleries; and a houseguest section with complete profiles for each contestant.
In addition to BIG BROTHER: ALL-STARS, SuperPass subscribers also have access to a compelling mix of features, including news and entertainment video, free music downloads from the RealPlayer® Music Store, free downloadable games, premium Internet radio, Real® PhotoVideo for sharing personal photos and video clips, security software, and more.
To preserve the drama for BIG BROTHER: ALL-STARS television viewers, CBS may block or delay the webcast for a limited number of real-time events that transpire in the house.
Arnold Shapiro, Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan are the executive producers of BIG BROTHER: ALL-STARS for Arnold Shapiro & Allison Grodner Productions, in association with Endemol Entertainment.
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“CBS’ Big Brother 7: All-Stars is about to begin, and the 20 potential housemates are out campaigning like crazy – perhaps none more so than “Hurricane” Howie Gordon. The self-proclaimed Jedi and former weatherman who breezed through the first half of Big Brother 6 desperately wants a chance to blow away audiences with his humor once again. Today is the last day that fans can vote at CBS.com for their favorites. (The viewers’ top six will be combined with the producers’ favorite six, and the chosen dozen will enter the house on July 6.) Before casting your ballot, read TVGuide.com’s entertaining interview with Howie. One thing is for sure -Â he knows how to get reporters on his good side.
Howie Gordon: You sound hot as ever, wow!
TVGuide.com: Aww… you are so sweet. Now hopefully we’ll be talking again when you win.
Howie: Oh, abso-friggin’-lutely! That’s the plan.
TVGuide.com: I was looking at the schedules online, and you’re really out there campaigning.
Howie: Yeah. Like I said, there are three guarantees in life &Â death, taxes and Howie going back on Big Brother 7: All Stars. But at the same time, you gotta always compete. If you’re the heavyweight champion of the world, you still gotta fight the contenders. And I gotta still fight to get back in that house.
TVGuide.com: I think you’re pretty safe, but you never know….
Howie: Let’s just say for some reason I don’t get back in the house – I don’t want them to have to cancel Big Brother 7 ’cause the star of the show’s not returning.
TVGuide.com: So you just don’t want it to be boring.
Howie: I’m looking out for CBS, I’m looking out for me. I’m looking out for Les Moonves. I’m looking out for Big Brother. I get back on, and the show goes on. I’m doing it for the love of the game and everything else, absolutely.
TVGuide.com: I noticed at CBS.com that you have your occupation listed as “lightsaber salesman.” What happened to the whole weatherman thing?
Howie: I kind of took a bit of a hiatus when the Big Brother stuff hit the fan. I’ve been busy getting on music videos here and there, doing stand-up comedy. I’ve been doing a lot of charity events and using my celebrity status to help charities, help people and just make myself a better overall Jedi. The meteorology will be coming around again soon, but for now I’m sellin’ some lightsabers, payin’ some bills and puttin’ some money on the table to take out some chicks once in a while.
TVGuide.com: Are you having fun?
Howie: Oh, a lotta fun. This is the greatest fun I’ve ever had. I wish someone could be doin’ what I’m doin’ all the time. It’s awesome. It doesn’t hurt that I’m a great-lookin’ guy either, you know?
TVGuide.com: In your clip that aired last week, you said you were the best-looking Big Brother player ever.
Howie: I’m the best-looking guy in Big Brother history, there’s no question about it. The other guys can say what they want but….
TVGuide.com: If Will, who also discussed his looks, gets back in the house, too, there might be some competition.
Howie: He was looking a little thick in that interview, a little pale white, so he’s got some work cut out for him if he wants to aesthetically compare himself to me. Big Brother was five years ago for the old doctor. I’m sure he can still bring it – he’s a great, great, great competitor, maybe the most dominant competitor ever -Â but to look as good as Jedi Howie in the Big Brother backyard? In the sunshine? He’s got his work cut out for him.
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TVGuide.com: What girls are you hoping get back in the house for more flirting time?
Howie: I always said the dream all-star Big Brother cast would probably be Howie with Diane, Erika, Janelle, Ashlea, Lori, Lisa, Holly… and you can even throw [Alison] in there. Nakomis is kinda freaky, so I’d like to take her on as well. And Ray Ray [Rachel] and Michelle. That’d be the greatest Big Brother cast ever.
TVGuide.com: Howie and 11 women.
Howie: Exactly! Howie with 22 boobies all summer long. Would there be a better show on television than that? Come on.
TVGuide.com: Are you making plans for any alliances?
Howie: Absolutely.
TVGuide.com: Have you been talking to anyone yet?
Howie: Umm, not really.
TVGuide.com: You don’t have, like, Janelle on speed-dial or something, saying, “You know, if we get back in….”
Howie: I haven’t talked to Janey about it, I’ll be completely honest with you. She didn’t even know I was in the top 20 until the show aired. Nobody did, I kept it private. True power is concealed.
TVGuide.com: Mmmmm. Is that a Jedi thing?
Howie: That’s a Jedi thing. That is maybe also a Kal-el thing with Superman.
TVGuide.com: Ohh, are you going to have to miss Superman Returns, which opens this week?
Howie: I’m kind of pissed off about that. At least I’m one for two, ’cause a year ago I almost missed [Star Wars Episode III] Revenge of the Sith [because of Big Brother 6 auditions], but I actually changed my flight, went and saw it at 4 o’clock in the morning, and then my buddy took me to the airport. This year, if I’ve got to wait a few months to see Superman – even though it is my second love after the Jedi -Â eh, I’ll wait. I will eventually see it, no question about it.
TVGuide.com: Out of the other 19 candidates, who do you not want to see back in the house?
Howie: If I tell you, that doesn’t really allow me the element of surprise. Some of the top 20 look stronger than others -Â some look not as able to compete at the level of Jedi Howie -Â but you know they were all picked for a reason. Everyone is only as good as their last performance. James is as good as his last veto, but if he doesn’t win one, then he’s just an average houseguest. Chicken George could go on and win five vetoes in a row. Last year I overlooked the Friendship [alliance] because I was focused on James the whole time. Am I gonna focus on doctor Will or Diane or Cowboy, hypothetically, and look past these other players who might evict me? You really can’t say, because the game changes every week and you just gotta roll with it, hit the curve balls when they’re thrown at you.
TVGuide.com: Do you have a new strategy in mind?
Howie: Last year my strategy was “hook and boot” – hook up with chicks and boot ‘em out. [My secret partner] Rachel was gonna get the guys, and I was gonna get the girls. It didn’t work out ’cause you put a lot of married people and some fat, ugly people in the house last year, and I just didn’t get my chances. But hook-and-boot could work again, we’ll see. I’m very adaptable and that’s what Hurricane Howie’s gonna do. Let’s put it this way, Angel: Hurricane season is startin’ early this year!”
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“George Boswell’s nationwide campaign to be voted onto a CBS reality show is still in full swing.
The Rockford native appeared on the first season of “Big Brother” in 2000 and is vying with 19 other past houseguests to be part of the seventh-season cast. Viewers can vote for their favorite guest until 10:59 p.m. CDT Wednesday at www.cbs.com/primetime/bigbrother7/.
Boswell spent Saturday in Houston, mostly at the huge mall Galleria, where he says he met lots of people and campaigned hard.
Sunday he came home to Rockford to do lots of Internet PR, and today he hopped on a flight to Las Vegas from Chicago/Rockford International.
Boswell said this morning that the 20 “Big Brothe” contestants would be at CBS Television City, inside the MGM Grand in Sin City, for a promotional day.”
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“YoUDee, the University of Delaware’s irrepressible mascot, will make a guest appearance between 7 and 9 a.m., and most likely at about 7:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 27, on The Early Show on CBS.
YoUDee will be on the set of the program to help promote the CBS network program Big Brother All-Stars. As befits a Fightin’ Blue Hen, YoUDee will be promoting support for the show’s Blue team. There are 20 candidates for the all-star show, and viewers will select 12 based on the campaign.
While on the air, YoUDee also hopes to plug its own participation in online balloting for the Mascot Hall of Fame.”
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