http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/09/Big-Brother-8--Heres-to-You-Mrs.-Robinson.aspx “Could you pass the butter?” “No! You gave me gonorrhea!” This may the trashiest season of BIG BROTHER yet, and we’ve just started to scratch the surface. While the producers of BIG BROTHER 8 have done away with aged contestants, they luckily kept an old casting standby: the religious devotee who has a problem with homosexuals. In the first episode, Kail proclaimed that she wouldn’t want any of her three children telling her they were choosing to lead a gay lifestyle. This week, she won the Head of Household competition and formed an alliance with the three young bucks, Mike, Nick and Zach. How crushed is she going to be when she discovers, as I did from the CBS website, that Mike’s favorite drink is Bacardi and Diet Coke? I don’t think Mike is gay, but that is certainly one gay lifestyle-friendly drink.   Kail may be a fierce entrepreneur outside of the house, but she didn’t figure out she should throw the first HOH competition. Sure, you get a cushy private room with pictures of your kids, who you haven’t seen for close to 30 hours, but then you have to get dirty and nominate two people for eviction. The three late-arriving houseguests — the dad, the ex and the rival — were safe this week, so Kail wussed out and nominated based on the first competition performances. Booo! Hisss! I expect better, more shallow reasons for nominations. It looks like I’ll have to wait for Jessica to win HOH. See, she doesn’t like girls who use curling irons on their hair. That’s the kind of logic I look for on BIG BROTHER. en-US Critics Rant info@criticsrant.com Subtext Version 1.9.4.0 http://www.criticsrant.com/images/default_gravatar_bullhorn.png http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/09/Big-Brother-8--Heres-to-You-Mrs.-Robinson.aspx 77 60 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/09/Big-Brother-8--Heres-to-You-Mrs.-Robinson.aspx#874 I'm shocked and chagrined that I missed the first two episodes of this season. I blame the CBS promotional department. Of course, it might have something to do with the fact that I havent watched a CBS show since the Amazing Race finale. I usually put a big red circle around the whole month of July so I wont miss any of the wit and wisdom of Julie Chen so thanks for the heads up, Buzz. ozzy http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/09/Big-Brother-8--Heres-to-You-Mrs.-Robinson.aspx#874 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:42:41 GMT