The season premiere of Big Brother 9 in its first non-summer season (thank you, WGA strike) is just around the corner. The big night is February 12 and I believe we can expect cast announcements sometime this week -- most likely before mid-week.

Even without the cast information, some details are beginning to emerge about the season and about the house. Thankfully, it won't be another Alice Through the Looking Glass theme this season. After all, that was never really developed last season! Read on past the jump to find out the skinny as it's known right now.