BB9: Houseguests Revealed and more

...And the last 8 houseguests are: Joshuah 25, advertising media buyer, Dallas, Texas Matt 23, roofing foreman, Charleston, MA Natalie 28, bikini barista, Salem Oregon Neil 29, realtor, Las Angeles, California Parker 26, paparazzo, Northridge, California Ryan 27, college student, Columbus Ohio Sharon 23, realtor, Olathe, Kansas Sheila 45, former model, Reseda, California Sources: Wild Bluff Media , Big Brother Access

Parker's MySpace Alex's MySpace Allison's MySpace James' MySpace Photos Joshuah's MySpace Source: Big Brother Access , and TV Guide (Since that's where the leak came from)

So the twist is soul mates. Logical assumption is that 8 couples will be competing and, quite possibly if the promo is to believed, evicted together as a couple. (and lends credence to a shorter season :D ) There is at least one gay couple because there are two more guys than gals. I am super psyched and I can't wait until Tuesday. BTW, when I was on Alex's MySpace the online indicator was on. I wonder if they are not in the house yet. They probably are, and his designate is already holding down the fort.

Finally, The Early Show just revealed. (now I have to quickly shower and get to work) This from Allison G (producer... I never remember how to spell her name) The Twist is indeed soulmates. But not couples. 16 complete strangers. They filled out a "Love Match" application as part of the auditions and BB has matched them with their soulmate. They will live together, compete together, sleep together, rule HOH together and ultimately be evicted together. Confirmed that there will be homosexual pairing(s).

has anyone else noticed that everyone but one guest are all in there 20's.that means alot more sex and drinking.I just hope there's not alot of beer bong, I've had enough of that from last season.will see ,we should all get lots of sleep now,cause I think it's going to be a crazy season .

Yeah Sof, there is only one over 30 (Sheila) and she's an ex-model (was in penthouse) 45 year-old, single mom that likes to party. In her clip she said something about hot guys and flirting/hooking up. So, young crowd...love matches...sharing the same bed. CBS is banking on some hook-ups for sure.

To much information for my little brain to process! Thanks Kath for pounding the pavement and getting us the goods. Great research! I am going to be straight up and say that I am a bit disappointed in the female cast right away. They all look like, well.....not my type. Maybe these are just bad pictures (lets hope nobody cries over them!) The good news is once I get to know them my opinion will change. I was never much for glamor shots anyways. You are right Sofrito, they are very young. Sheila sticks out like a sore thumb. I say she is out the door in the early going as there is not even a thirty something contingent to bridge the gap.

They filled out a "Love Match" application as part of the auditions and BB has matched them with their soulmate.

This is a cool twist. I wonder if a popular online site did the survey (like e-harmony?) It will be interesting to see if the soul mates actually find each other, and how the reveal will be handled.

Bacchus it is my understanding that they will be paired right away with their soul mate and I imagine will learn the twist shortly after entering the house. Allison said that they will be sleeping together in the same bed and will be doing competitions together as a team...meaning no single HoH. Sleep together, compete together and get evicted together. I'm not sure what the process was for the matching (we'd have to see if any one of those on-line services are sponsoring...most likely match.com as I believe they do work with Dr. Phil and he's CBS as well). Maybe based on the applicants they did a match within those moving to the next round...or they selected 8 and then did a match in the system as a whole and recruited their soul mate to be on BB9.

OK! I didn't get it until you broke it down for me. I am going to like this twist! It would be awesome if a majority of them actually were soulmates in the truest sense of the word. Awwww....how cute! Ok...never going to happen. I smell blood in the water! So....if their soulmate goes, do they go? Is it double evict every week? Or is it that you are paired with a soulmate and can send them to the slaughter? I am a little slow on the uptake today.

Yes, in essence, double eviction every week. Straight from Allison's mouth they will be evicted together as a pair. Should be very interesting because like you said it's unlikely that everyone will like their soulmate.

Kathleen;5919 wrote:
Yes, in essence, double eviction every week. Straight from Allison's mouth they will be evicted together as a pair. Should be very interesting because like you said it's unlikely that everyone will like their soulmate.

So that puts to rest the short season versus regular season debate. There are only enough pairs for 6 evictions. Then we will have the final vote to see who gets the $500,000 and who gets $50,000 (or does the winning pair split the final prize? That would mean 5 evictions and then a finale.) In any event, this means that we are looking at around 6 weeks in the house. So for those that do not have Superpass yet, get the 14 day free trial on the 12th and then you will only have to pay for one full month to enjoy the entire season ($14.99)

Rumors are that it runs until May, but by calculations the final two pairs would be the first week of April. Maybe there will be a couple of non-eviction weeks. Or at the half way point...they will be evicted as a single entity and not a couple. I guess we'll find out shortly. I've already paid for three months. LOL My subscription was renewed in January. Although I'm still thinking about getting the Superpass Reloader. I think having the ability to record the feeds will come in handy since I can't pull any all nighters this time around. A young crowd is a good thing, and if last year was an indication ... it means I can work all day and not miss a thing. ;)

Yikes, lets hope they do not go two full weeks at a time without an eviction. Talk about a snooze fest! Here is a cast preview from the early show:

Okay, I have to say that when I heard about this I thought it just seemed stupid. To be paired and eliminated with someone you don't even know doesn't seem fair. For all the whining that Eric did about how he couldn't play his own game, I kind of agreed with him. Now no one in the house can play their own game. And ummm how often do these survey things really get things right on matching people up? I for one don't buy those match.com commercials, they are all actors! Lol. Or if they're not, of course they're going to find a few happy couples that met through their site, they only have like a zillion members. I guess I won't judge too much until the show starts and the twist is fully explained to us. Complete sidenote. I think it's kind of cool that a tmz papparrazzi made the cut. It's almost enough to tempt me to get the feeds in hopes of hearing him tell funny stories about celebs he's trailed, or who's cussed him out, etc.

One more thought. So will a total of four people be up for noms each week? So instead of making potentionally one enemy each week, you'll be making two while the other two you nominate go home. And then if one of your noms wins the veto you and you have a replacement nom, you will have potentially made four enemies by the end of your reign as HOH. And what happens if you are at a stalemate with your partner as to who to nominate and neither of you are willing to budge. What happens then? For us fans, it would suck if one of our favorites and one of our least favorites were paired together.

Katiedid;5928 wrote:
Complete sidenote. I think it's kind of cool that a tmz papparrazzi made the cut. It's almost enough to tempt me to get the feeds in hopes of hearing him tell funny stories about celebs he's trailed, or who's cussed him out, etc.

That type of stuff will get "smurf colon'd" unless the people that he is talking about have signed the release forums. :(

And what happens if you are at a stalemate with your partner as to who to nominate and neither of you are willing to budge. What happens then?

If I remember correctly from seasons past, at the very least they would become auto nominated.

Damn! Well, maybe he could just have a code, like call Britney 'weaveguard' or something? Lol.

Corals Rack is impressed by this year's gays.

For all you Dani haters out there - looks like we are going to be seeing a lot of Dani this year. ;) From her MySpace Blog:

Okay I know.. you're sick of hearing from me this week.. haha. With the new season of BB starting though, theres a lot going on! get off my back! :] 1 I will be cohosting housecalls every monday with gretchen. ..

Bacchus;5909 wrote:
To much information for my little brain to process! Thanks Kath for pounding the pavement and getting us the goods. Great research! I am going to be straight up and say that I am a bit disappointed in the female cast right away. They all look like, well.....not my type. Maybe these are just bad pictures (lets hope nobody cries over them!) The good news is once I get to know them my opinion will change. I was never much for glamor shots anyways. You are right Sofrito, they are very young. Sheila sticks out like a sore thumb. I say she is out the door in the early going as there is not even a thirty something contingent to bridge the gap. This is a cool twist. I wonder if a popular online site did the survey (like e-harmony?) It will be interesting to see if the soul mates actually find each other, and how the reveal will be handled.

Well, the guys are not cute either! They are definitely not my type. Glamour Shot, have not thought about that since Napolean Dynamite! I wonder if they still have shops in malls in middle america?

chopkins;6026 wrote:
Well, the guys are not cute either! They are definitely not my type. Glamour Shot, have not thought about that since Napolean Dynamite! I wonder if they still have shops in malls in middle america?

I think Joshua's hot! Is he one of the gay ones? Because I always seem to go for the gay ones, lol.

Katie I think you're safe with Joshuah ;) I can't tell from the pics, but if I remember from the clips on the Early Show, I'd go with Neil as one for sure. But my gaydar is wonky at best. (2 exes that were gay and Dustin was my fave player last year)

Kathleen;6033 wrote:
Katie I think you're safe with Joshuah ;) I can't tell from the pics, but if I remember from the clips on the Early Show, I'd go with Neil as one for sure. But my gaydar is wonky at best. (2 exes that were gay and Dustin was my fave player last year)

Two exes that were gay? That is crazy! Hey, you could be a good sport and set them up with each other. Lol. Back to Josh, I hope he's not and I hope he's not a jerk either. Cuz I have a feeling he'll be my little reality crush for the season. Dustin was your favorite player? Hmmmmm, Kathleen since this season we are members of the same forum I hope our opinions mesh of the players are a great deal more likeminded this year. ;)

What? You didn't like Dustin? Well, you must have liked Eric and Jessica! ;) No worries Katie, I know I was in the vast majority on my faves last year. It happens from time to time. I guess I just don't like the mob mentality that sometimes affects the live feeders. The whole Donato fever was not something I wanted to catch. Even in BB6, I was for James all the way. I enjoyed Kaysar but thought he was too arrogant for his own good. But as Bacchus will tell you I am easy going and can take the heat. :D

Katiedid;6031 wrote:
I think Joshua's hot! Is he one of the gay ones? Because I always seem to go for the gay ones, lol.

Joshua is definitely the best looking guy. He is a little too Metrosexual looking for me though. There are not a lot of Metro looking guys in MS:)! But I like people on personality too, so it will be interesting to see what he's like on the show.

Kathleen, I'm with you. Don't see many James fans or Donato Non-fans on any BB forums. On a side note. I don't buy the whole "Matched based on personality compatibility test or whatever" These people were matched to maximize the entertainment value of the show. The ones who are truely compatible are being set up to be the showmances and the ones who already hate each other were obviously set up to be in conflict with each other.

markt_99;6249 wrote:
Kathleen, I'm with you. Don't see many James fans or Donato Non-fans on any BB forums. On a side note. I don't buy the whole "Matched based on personality compatibility test or whatever" These people were matched to maximize the entertainment value of the show. The ones who are truly compatible are being set up to be the showmances and the ones who already hate each other were obviously set up to be in conflict with each other.

I agree Mark. What compatibility test would put Adam with anyone? The fact that they broke up Jen & Ryan just goes to show that the match ups were rigged for entertainment value and in house strife. BB Producer 1: Hmm....lets stick a real couple in the house, break them up and have them sleep with a ***** person from the opposite sex. Hell, we might get lucky and end the real relationship and maybe, just maybe, there will be hot sex! BB Producer 2: Eureka! (tosses "computability" results.)

Gee it's not every day that I hear "Kathleen I'm with you..." LOL especially about BB. Thanks Mark :D I think a couple of them were truly matched because I predicted two pairs based on their bios on CBS. I was actually leaning towards Jen and Parker being matched but I wasn't sure. But definitely a lot of them were paired for drama.