Another week, another disappointment. Enzo got the ball rolling by winning a ball-rolling Head of Household competition that was rather mundane and boring and nominated two players America actually liked, Kaysar and Kevin. Kaysar was still reeling from losing Janelle, his half-duo partner (and America was still in mourning for Janelle). So we already knew […]
Tag: Big Brother
Big Brother – Week Two Review
The week of Memphis (and why do the “jock” type white males always win early? Whyyyyyyyy?) proved to be more watchable than expected, although that was mainly because the end result wasn’t terrible. Who won? Memphis targeting David and Nicole A. wasn’t initially terrible–and while Nicole A. didn’t suffer an epic meltdown about it, her […]
Big Brother – Week One Review
Any fan of Big Brother has come to love the phrase “expect the unexpected,” so perhaps a relatively quiet first week of Big Brother season 22, or the second edition of Big Brother All Stars, isn’t terrible. In fact, maybe the biggest surprise of all is that CBS managed to successfully launch the show in […]
Reality TV Meets Real-World Tragedy: The Ethics of (Not) Knowing
There is a haunting Ray Bradbury story from 1950 set in 2026—haunting only because it’s yet another one that seemed so far-fetched that seemingly has become true—about a technologically advanced house that lived on well past its owners. In “There Will Come Soft Rains,” the main character of the story is the house. It’s run […]