'Cause we already know she'll be back.

But first!

Can't we instead talk about who we'd rather have host the show?

Gordon Ramsey, perhaps?

"*beep* off, you!"



I'm already sick of Chenbot and the flamingos from the promos alone.

Would the next host have to be married to the network president? That kind of limits the field.

As much as the Chen makes me yawn, I do look forward to her Blue Steel move, the sharply angled turn towards the camera.

Aw, I love the Chenbot and her questionable fashion sense. But if you want to put Gordon INSIDE the house, I'll co-sign that!

She's a necessary evil. I can't wait to see her H & M sale rack stylings.

I wonder if the flamingos will be what you guys see when the feeds go down. :)

I love flamingos. And martinis. BB8 might be the best season yet!

Um, Chenbot... Does this mean she will co-ordinate with flamingo pink?

Agreed. The Asian Stepford Wife is sometimes the highlight of the week.

tooletta... as I brush my BB cobwebs off....Yawn...

Alas, I was hoping you were suggesting that "The Mime" be our new host...but sadly that was just the picture. One can hope.

Dang, the friggin' MIME would be a better host that ChenBot...

Lausana thanks to your avatar, in my head I will now see Chenbot saying "superstar!" every time she's on screen -- superstar!

The UK host Davina is awesome and kinda snarky too. It really made me realize how lifeless Julie is. Although the UK version has MUCH less interaction with BB, producers or the host. I think the only thing she says to them while inside is "The person evicted from the house is ____"

I can't believe that no one's mentioned that Julie Chen looks like Nicole Richie's skinnier sister.

Oy, the bubble hair is back with a vengeance!

Someone send Julie a memo--

Heroine chic is SO last year.

How about heroin is so last year.

Okay, I'll admit I don't know if heroin makes you too skinny, I was trying make a funny.

Actually, you're right! I made a spelling booboo :P

Did anyone else think Julie looked like a cavewoman last night?

If by cavewoman you mean undernourished and unkempt, yes.

Frankly, she amazes me...keeping the head upright for 60 minutes only supported by a few frail bones, way to go 'bot.

Looks like Jules skipped her monthly tic-tac.

LMAO! Be careful though...Her hubby Les Moonves is the Bill Gates of TV. He'll smite us all! LOL

From tonight's show Chat:

magpie542 (8:42:05 PM): i wish chenbot would deflate her helmet a bit
magpie542 (8:42:11 PM): it's eating her face and that bugs me
Tsylyst (8:42:12 PM): ooh, damn
Lifeonhold52 (8:42:15 PM): haha
Tsylyst (8:42:18 PM): early show is going to call someone out?
inkyL0808 (8:42:20 PM): Amber is going to be the Queen of Arrogance now
snookyhamster (8:42:22 PM): Her helmet protects her circuitry
CindySiandam (8:42:26 PM): the sparkly balls around her neck are distracting me
Lifeonhold52 (8:42:29 PM): hahahahahaha, snooky!
magpie542 (8:42:30 PM): good point, snooky!
copssister (8:42:30 PM): ha, Snooky
inkyL0808 (8:42:36 PM): lol Snooky
ka3rmx (8:42:46 PM): haha.

I applaud the Chen for a normal pantsuit...it's a shame she used up her one of the season so early.

I, too, was distracted by the popcorn balls she had around her neck.

From the July 20 issue of Entertainment Weekly -

"So sad the Chenbot wasn't in "Transformers". But by definition they kinda have to be able to do something else."

*Snort*

Was lovin' the Louboutin's she was sportin' tonight though.....serious shoe envy over this way!

She looked very good tonight!

You know you've been watching Big Brother far too long when you laugh everytime Julie does the blue steel "But first!" move, and yet you're the only one in the room who's laughing. The woman is an institution.

Hi all,

In googling around for info on Julie Chen, I came across this link to "before and after" photos which are quite compelling!
http://www.goodplasticsurgery.com/archives/004877.html#4877

moved from the house analysis and discussion thread ~tooletta

Hey, did y'all notice Chenbot getting teary during the goodbye message from Dani to Nick. I swear to God, Chen was all dewey-eyed right before they cut to the commercial. If you have a DVR go back and look at it and see for yourselves.

Even Mrs. Zgeist noticed it and pointed it out as I was rewinding the DVR to see it again. Then I looked over at Mrs. Zgeist and she's all teary-eyed too!!!! It's like I'm living with a mini-Amber. I called her out on it and her excuse was this pathetic, "Well, Amber was crying and Dani was crying and Nick was crying and even Julie was teary-eyed" I was all like, "Amber cries when the barometric pressure changes a fraction of a degree in either direction - don't be using that for an excuse"

Anyways - I'm telling you. Chenbot was about to cry live on national tv because of the Lovebores.

I fully expect that it was merely a coolant leak caused by the hot studio lighting. I was laughing, for what it's worth.

I was too. I was laughing..........that is until I realized I was living with my own version of Amber in my house. Then I was stunned for a second before i started laughing hysterically.

That's some real slick gameshow hosting there Chenbot!

It's obvious that tonight's slipup was Freudian in nature and reveals the truth of Julie's love for Nick...


/Edited to add epiphany - Maybe it was CHENBOT behind the banner plane!!

Edit to remove AOLspeak - gforce

Seems nary a season goes by without a Chenbot malfunction or twenty.

Chenbot love for the way she cut Amber off tonight. So cold, so...bot-like!

Did anyone else catch that Julie asked Ambore about her "5 yr old" daughter, but Ambore talked about her starting 3d grade? WTF!!! Ambore couldn't possibly have a genius for a daughter, right? Another Chenbot malfunction, apparently.

Props to the 'bot for use of "Playa", of and I guess for minimal malfunctioning since it wasn't really her fault.

yes, but what about the glitter on her chest/arms?

That wasn't glitter. Those were just places where the paint's starting to rub off. Looks like she skipped her mid-season touchups.

aaahhh thank you I couldn't figure out why her make up artist would put glitter on a 30+ woman. I guess it's time to tweak the bot.

Darn it! I missed that, not I've got to rewatch and enjoy.

30+ is a bit generous, isn't it? lol I know the + is there, but isn't she quite a bit older?

Wikipedia says she was born January 6, 1970. So she's 37.

Ooh .. THANKS! I really didn't know for sure, but honestly thought she was in her 40s. Not that there is anything wrong with being in your 40s. I know I will be there in a few years!

The Chenbot was built AFTER I was born???? No freakin way!!! Nope, no way is that woman 3 years younger than me!!

I was thinking the same thing. Then I remembered that they can make them look like they are any age. Also, poor maintenance may make her appear to be of an earlier design.

I thought the Chenbot performed well tonight - only one slip.

One superficial question: did she look a little puffy or something or was that just my set?

Perhaps it was the 2 pounds of glitter on her face.

They sure do make her sparkly, huh?

Yeah no question on the body glitter tonight. Perhaps it's a shoutout to Moonves, you're gettin lucky tonight old man!