It’s Big Brother Time!!!

Thursday, Wednesday & Sunday’s I watch the Best Mind Screw of game. Its name is Big Brother. Season 16 has kicked off. I blame my mother. She was a fan of this game while I was away at school. I came home and got sucked in. It also didn’t help that the season (Season 5) I started watching there was Outspoken_Diva approved Eye Candy in there named Marvin.

Last season (15), there was Eye Candy in the house named Howard.

 Oh and yes the Big Brother gods heard me complaints from seasons of non-Outspoken_Diva approve Eye Candy and granted me with one this year by the name of Devin.
*swoon* That is the physical type I have been attracted since I was five years old. I’m going to date one those one day before I get married. I got close but no cigar. LoL Now, let’s hope he’s a good guy. Marvin was a little chauvinistic at times so we are hoping he has better manners. If they all could be like sweet, sweet Howard, who let the Lord fight is battles in the house for the most part.

Umm I’m actually on the fence about this season of Big Brother (16). Just after the two day premiere, I already find it convoluted for no good purpose other than because CBS can do what they want with their show. This season has some new twists.

Two Heads of Household – Not one, but two HoHs every week. That also means we’ll see double the nominees with four HGs on the chopping block.

HoH doesn’t mean safety – You might win HoH, but you aren’t safe yet. One of those two HoHs will still be at risk by the end of the week.

Battle of the Block – To figure out which noms & HoH remain there’s a new competition called ‘The Battle of the Block. In this competition, the four nominated HGs would face off in pairs and battle for safety. If they won then the HoH who put them on the block would be dethroned and the nominees would gain their own eviction-redemption themselves

Team America – Viewers will vote to influence the game, that the viewers would be voting over the first few weeks to name 3 individual HGs to become part of a secret alliance, Team America. This team of players will then go on to complete secret challenges and tasks. One player has been picked already. Her name is Joey.

Everything but Team America is complicated. Just nominate, safe yourself, and vote. The only thing I like about this Battle of the Block is that is reduces the petty “I don't like so and so put them on block" nominations. I hate those especially when the reasoning is pitiful.

I have some people other than I like. Jocasta, Donny, Christine & Nicole are my favorites so far. They seem nice so far. I wish we had TVGN so I could watch Big Brother After Dark. *sigh* I could really see how they really act without the network edit. Taking that show off Showtime ticks me off. I didn’t like it last year and I don’t like it this year. But I see many on Twitter complain about that the TVGN version is censored and have commercials. Censored or not I miss BBAD.

Yes, I already want three to Go Home Now. One is a HOH named Frankie. Ariana Grande is his sister. Paola and Zach round off my list. All have Grossly stereotyped (Christians, Homosexuals, Conservatives & Midwesterners) someone in the house from the moment they have met. When the first fight break out, I see Zach being involved already. All are annoying and talk constantly. I want them gone.

Well I’m off to read a Big Brother spoiler or two. I can’t wait until the network shows on Sundays & Wednesdays so I follow sites that watch Live Feeds (Keep me from giving other's side eye when they talk about celebrity gossip that i am not interested in). The network show just give me a picture version of what I already know. Thursdays, I have to join the masses and watch the Live show and react accordingly to the eviction. Oh here is a list of the sites I follow.

Big Brother Source
http://bigbrother16.com/

I Hate Big Brother
http://www.ihatebigbrother.com/

Big Brother Network
http://bigbrothernetwork.com/

Here's a list of most frequently used abbreviations for Big Brother because this will be handy on these sites. Luckily one of them had a list.

AC - America's Choice
AP - America's Player
AV - America's Vote
BB - Big Brother
BBT - Big Brother Time
BBAD - Big Brother After Dark
BBLF - Big Brother Live Feed
BOB - Battle of the Block
BY - Backyard
DE - Double Eviction
DOR - Drop Out Request
DR - Diary Room
FF - Fast Forward
FOTH - Front of the House*
HG - Houseguest
HOH - Head of Household
LC - Luxury Competition
LD - Lock Down
MVP - Most Valuable Player
NOM - Nominee
POV - Power of Veto
QC - Quad Cam
TA - Team America

Well here is to another season of Big Brother 16. Good luck to the All the House Guest. Do you watch Big Brother? Who are your favorites? Dislike? Do you like this season’s twist so far?  Let me know in the comments and Expect the Unexpected!!!

As Always, Talking to You in Adult Terms

Big Brother 15 Finale Tonight

Tonight is the Finale of the worse season of Big Brother. SMH The excessive racism, denial of racism, group think voting, & the bullying for group think voting made this season SUCK. CBS and Big Brother casting could not have found some the worse players of this game even if they said "Lord, send us worse". Almost don't want to watch but I'll see it through. There's nothing else on for me to watch anyway.

Right before next season starts I would like to see a reunion show for this cast. I want so to see how they felt watching themselves play the game in the worse possible ways known to the game. I would love to hear Amanda, Aaryn, and Gina Marie explain how they felt once they saw their gross behavior in the house. Not just the horrendous racist things that were said but also their "Showmance" behavior was also eye opening. Gina Marie crying over a man that she barely knew and who probably did not feel the same way for was shameful in my opinion. Where was her dignity? Amanda pouncing on McCrae the moment he became the first HOH made me cringe. Aaryn basically tried to use her sexual wiles to seduce a man into voting her way. I won't call them sluts but they did exhibited slut behavior.

I thought the group voting was the Dumbest method ever. Then when they started bullying people to group vote, that took the cake for me. If you don't vote our way we'll vote you out next week. The unbelievable part was that it worked.

I just hope casting for Big Brother 16 will find smarter players. People who play their own game. Not a house game.


Hope Howard gets America's Favorite! Congratulations to the Winner! See you for Big Brother 16!!!

Big Brother Pride

Okay if you "know" me offline & are a Facebook friend or "know" or "don't know" offline & follow me on Twitter, you know I am a fan of the show Big Brother. I think is the Ultimate mind screw of a game. I didn't start watching until Season 6. My mother watched it so I decided to join her and I like it. I haven't missed a year since. This year I have to say I am very proud of the show this season.

First, I am proud that they finally put an OutSpoken_Diva approved Eye Candy. His name is Howard. I have not had an Eye Candy in the house since Marvin of Season 5. He is very handsome, has a nice smile and has great muscles. Oh and he has a well worned Bible. Since Season 5 until now Season 15, I've just had watch the game for the game. So this season Big Brother did well. Howard is playing a good game so far. He's floating but some of the houseguests this season are so thick headed, it easy for him to float. According to the spoilers, I think he will strike soon.

Okay that is the fun reason to be proud of Big Brother. My second reason is not so jovial. Big Brother is not absent of controversy. I know the reason why the cooking utensils are hard plastic is because a houseguest in season 2 tried to attack another with a kitchen knife. This season racism and homophobia is some what rampant. It's just the beginning weeks of the game. They just eliminated the first houseguest out the house Wednesday. Two house guests have been heard making fun of a Chinese-American houseguest and a Black Houseguest looks. They've said that the two Black houseguest will stick together. One said to the other that the Chinese-American houseguest should "shut and go make a bowl of rice". The other one asked her racist buddy did she want a manicure in a stereotypical Asian accent.  One of the racist has also made homophobic remarks referring the only known gay houseguest. She called him a "queer". Another guy made gay slurs around the gay houseguest, while joking with him. So I think that will not be deemed as homophobic to some. The Online media has had a field day writing articles about what is heard on the feeds. The two houseguest that made the derogatory comments have been fired from their jobs. The house guest who made homophobic remarks to the gay houseguest, job has spoken out against what was said but id fire him. A former houseguest, who is also gay, wrote CBS an open letter about his disgust with the comments and not edit said comments out of the show and show America who these people really are. CBS & Big Brother did just that.  They aired the two houseguest lowly saying their horrible remarks. One of the houseguest they don't see hearing them, is the Black houseguest named, Howard. On the taped show we see him in the Diary Room giving his opinion about what he heard. He is upset and had thoughts of acting accordingly but he knew he said he would lay low and let them shoot themselves in the foot. Looks like he's been ready that well worned Bible of his by acting rationally in the game. I have strange feeling if Howard becomes HOH and they are still in the house, he will put them up on the block for just that very reason.

Big Brother knows how to make a Diva happy. I was already upset because Big Brother After Dark was moved from Showtime 2 (a channel I have) to TVGN (a channel I don't have) before the season started. Proper Eye Candy and showing houseguest for who they really are is a good thing. It is one thing to give a statement about not standing by what is said in the house. Embarrassing them around the country is another. Oh well, people are going to learn. It doesn't pay to be hateful.

As Always, Talking to You in Adult Terms

Deception of a Cancellation

OK  I am sighing and rolling my eyes this afternoon. The show "Deception" was cancelled by NBC. Even though we have no idea who Vivianne's killer (the point of the show), the show has been killed. I should be used to it. Lots of shows that I like get the ax. I hate how TV Networks do that. Let the shows have at least a proper ending. One special episode this summer could tie it all up in a little bow.

When I see Networks do this to shows, my mind thinks of many shows from just our recent television pact. "My Name is Ear" is one of those shows. If Darnell was not Earl Jr's father, who is? Who did Mona choose Chase or Lorenzo in the show, "Half & Half". There are shows like "Heroes" and "A Gifted Mind" both ended with questions that need answers.

The show that the Networks did  treated the worse in my opinion was the show "Girlfriends". The CW actually said a finale episode episode would cost too much. I was outraged. A Proper Series Finale would cost too much. A long running show that was showing its ending day was not worth the money of a proper goodbye. Wow, who did the research that helped make that decision? The sad reality is that CW said their reason but all the Networks probably feel that way. If they didn't think that way, then why are so many shows cancelled without an ending. It's all about the dollar line not what is actually the proper thing to do.

Oh well Deception joins the rest in the "Unfinished Series Ending" section of the Television Shows Cemetery. Finished or Unfinished great memories of our favorites will forever live in our hearts

MLK Memorial Ceremony News Coverage

Okay Roland Martin has his perspective, here’s OUTSPOKEN_DIVA’s on the coverage of the Martin Luther King Memorial ceremony on Sunday morning. First off KUDOS (yes big ones) to the stations of BET, Centric, CNN & TV One for covering the Memorial ceremony, when others did not. It was slap in the face to see the Big Three, ABC, CBS, and NBC going on with their programming as usual. All the news pundit shows could have been with held for one Sunday for coverage of the historical event. And I will not buy into the excuse because it was rescheduled because of the earthquake & hurricane on its original date. Organizers gave suitable notice of the rescheduled date so programming still could have been modified. I think the big Three could have covered the ceremony. What about those that do not have cable, internet, or satellite? How would they have watched the ceremony if they wanted to watch it?


Of what I was able to see and hear I was a very good ceremony. I hope to visit the memorial one day. Add to my Atlanta experience of the King Memorial there.


Yes I said of what I got to hear and see of the televised ceremony. Though TV One & CNN had the better coverage than BET & Centric (I know they are the same folks), they all are guilty of talking way too much at the wrong time. Do newscasters ever understand that no one cares what you think? I would have liked to here the choir sing or Al Sharpton’s whole speech without flipping channels without to see whose not discussing when the Obama Family arrived or running a commercial. I think most coverage of this event was only to show the President’s address. Ed Gordon et al. were talking during the introduction of Obama. Seriously? And that was very unfair for those of us not able to be there in person. Newscasters give your opinion while no one is up at the microphone speaking or performing. And keep it short because if you have something to say somebody else has an opinion to.

As Roland Martin says That’s my perspective, What’s Yours? ROTFLOL