Hamster Headlines and Past BB Seasons

[Magpie]

https://ew.com/tv/cbs-reality-series-casting-representation/

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CBS announced a new diversity pledge Monday that will have a visible impact on its staple of reality shows: All future casts will contain at least 50 percent Black, indigenous and people of color.

That means hits like Survivor, Big Brother, and Love Island will be far more diverse starting with the 2021-2022 season.

 

 

[gforce]

Finally.  

[elizabethann]

It's a new world.  

[Mockingbird]

In case anyone misses Cowboy, here's your chance:

https://myiclicktv.com/big-brother-michael-cowboy-ellis-set-to-appear-on-mtvs-catfish/

"He toyed around with becoming an actor or a rodeo clown."  Heh.

[gforce]

In retrospect, that play by the producers to have two siblings discover their relationship on the show is one of the lowest points of BB. And it’s had plenty.  I’ll never forget Nakomis’ long drunken but well placed rant one night about the producers. 

[Magpie]

Airing tonight, if you can stomach it (starring Cowboy and Russell Hantz):

 

[gforce]

Poor Cowboy.  Well, maybe Holly is available nowadays. 

[Magpie]

I'm sure it's totally a coincidence that they announced this on Janelle's birthday...

https://www.etonline.com/big-brother-alums-nicole-franzel-and-victor-arroyo-expecting-first-child-together-158816

[copssister]

Did their wedding happen - or did they lose their "funding" when all of her influencer gigs were dropped over the summer?  

[shopnfoo]

A rare case of the mother out-whining the baby.

[Magpie]

4 hours ago, copssister said:

Did their wedding happen - or did they lose their "funding" when all of her influencer gigs were dropped over the summer?  

Doesn't look like it's happened. From the article: "Because of the coronavirus pandemic, Franzel and Arroyo postponed their destination wedding to spring 2021, though it's unclear if that date's been changed again due to their expanding family."

I feel sure Nicole would be blasting the news if she and Victor had gotten married.

[nixiechick]

Michie claims he was fresh out of rehab when he competed. I'm not sure if I believe him or not, but I believe CBS would still clear him for the show if they knew about the addiction, but it's really scary if they knew about a blood clot near his heart and still went ahead. Cuz, yeah, what could be stress full about BB right after rehab and surgery. 

[Tsylyst]

Does any of that explain why he rubbed deodorant on his crotch after every shower and ate approximately 10 tons of watermelon in three months? I'm not sure you can blame drugs for that.

[copssister]

On 1/24/2021 at 11:18 AM, nixiechick said:

Michie claims he was fresh out of rehab when he competed. I'm not sure if I believe him or not, but I believe CBS would still clear him for the show if they knew about the addiction, but it's really scary if they knew about a blood clot near his heart and still went ahead. Cuz, yeah, what could be stress full about BB right after rehab and surgery. 

Well, he's wrong.....he went through zero "rehab", he may have gone through detox from Xanax while in the BB house.  Special note - alcohol and benzos (of which Xanax is one) are the only two detox processes which can kill a person.  Those who are physically addicted can suffer seizures if not gradually weaned off the drug.  He couldn't have hidden even the less severe physical symptoms of detox, like sweating and/or vomiting, from the DR - whose watchful eye was on high alert for physical issues amid the pandemic.  Much like everything he said in the BB house, I'm not buying much of what he's saying now.  

[Mockingbird]

Oh, man.  What are the odds? If anyone has been following the saga of the hedge fund short-sellers being beaten at their own game, this might bring up scary questions.  The subreddit at the heart of it all (or at least one of them), which shows a long list of opportunities like GameSpot and AMC, is this:

 

Edited January 29 by Mockingbird
ETA: The Swaggy of this subreddit and swaggymedia is at this point unidentified