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(S08E25) The only thing more annoying than watching Amber on this season of Big Brother is, wait a second...

I actually can't think of anything more annoying. I'm pretty sure there's plenty of stuff out there, but I'm just too agitated to think of it right now.

I can't remember another person on a reality show that has aggravated me to the same extent as Amber. I hated her holier than thou attitude, I hated the tear factory that resided on her face, and I hated the constant swearing on her daughter's life. I haven't even mentioned the antisemitic fiasco from a few weeks back, but I hated that as well.

(S08E24) Eric is either playing an extremely brilliant game of Big Brother or an incredibly stupid one.

Okay, that's not entirely fair. His game play has been pretty impeccable up until this point, especially when you factor the curve balls thrown at him with the America's player challenges

That said, I really find myself questioning his decision not to use the Power of Veto to target at least one his two biggest rivals in the house. Namely, a member of the Donato Duo.

Perhaps it wasn't an interview. I'd say it was a Jenterview. Yeah, that's perfect! AOL's TV Tattler recently interviewed the last houseguest evicted from the Big Brother 8 house -- Jen Johnson.

You can say what you want about Jen. You can like her or hate her. But everyone has to admit she's surely a character. She boasts of being a bikini model and the nanny for Vanna White's children. She's Jen to the Jenth Degree!

I want to delve a bit into the interview at hand and give my two cents on it. Want to join me? After the jump ...

(S08E23) It was kind of a lite night in the Big Brother 8 house, but I found it to be a nice departure from the chaos that ensued during most of last week's episode.

Outside of a setback in Dick and Daniele's relationship, there wasn't a great deal of conflict tonight. In fact, I found a bulk of the episode to be on the amusing side with the highlight arriving when Jameka told Amber that she should pursue a career in modeling once the show is over.

Yes, you read that correctly. I just typed "Amber" and "a career in modeling" in the same sentence.

Are the remaining houseguests in the Big Brother 8 house feeling a Jen-uine sense of loss today? After all, the Jenius has left the building. But life goes on.

How have the houseguests been reacting to Jen's eviction after so many weeks of trying to achieve the goal? What about the food situation? Who's on slop for the week? Has Evel Dick stopped smiling yet?

The nominations are in. Don't you want to know before Sunday evening? Read on past the jump for extreme show spoilers!

(S08E22) Tonight's episode of Big Brother was very Jen-centric which is a good thing in my book.

After several weeks of insanity in the beginning, Jen appeared to consciously take a back seat in the day to day happenings of the house.

Sure, there was an occasional episode where she rubbed Dick the wrong way or made a poorly received comment to Daniele, but for the most part she didn't stir up as much trouble as early sequences in the house seemed to allude to.

That all changed tonight. Jen went right back into crazy mode and while I might be in the minority, I found most of her actions completely justifiable.

Big Brother 8 fans, both ones who watch the show and those who are into the 24/7 live feeds from inside the house, have questions on their minds this season. We're talking a lot of questions.

In past seasons, the executive producer was Arnold Shapiro with Allison Grodner at his side. This season is the first one in which Allison Grodner is the executive producer. And, it hasn't been an easy season. The show has a cast of colorful characters, to say the least. There have been dramatic swings of power in the house, as well as drama-filled houseguests.

Allison Grodner was interviewed by EW.com, and I'd like to delve into some of the issues discussed as I know they're also on your mind. Beware -- there are spoilers for tonight's show in both the article linked and after the jump.

Here's a spoiler for the front page! It's quiet in the Big Brother 8 house and the houseguests are all getting along! Wow. Who woulda thunk it, eh?

Oh. They're getting along because they're all asleep? And here I thought I had breaking news. But there have still been a few things of interest -- sort of like being a person of interest as these houseguests are all a bit suspect to me -- which went down in the late night and overnight hours going into today.

For some show spoilers and the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Horrendous Hamsters, read past the jump!

(S08E21) I can't tell if Eric has game but doesn't realize it or if he's simply trying to stay focused on winning this season of Big Brother.

It's probably a combination of both and regardless of which one it is, he's got a budding showmance burning to happen and he absolutely refuses to embrace it.

He's basically the anti-Nick. Chances are if Nick hadn't gotten so smitten with Daniele early in the game, he'd be in the house right now thinking of new things to do with facial hair and hair gel.

I'd hate to see Eric make a similar mistake, and I commend him for fighting off the temptations of an attractive woman.

Here I am, on the scene with the latest news from inside the Big Brother 8 house. Okay, I'm not really on the scene. I'm in my apartment. But, fear not! I bring you news anyway!

There has been some excitement in the house, but you know I can't get into it before the jump. After all, these are spoilers. You don't want spoilers to be glaring right here on the main page, do you?

Yes, I am wasting time and space. Read on for the latest news from the live feeds -- show spoilers abound!

It's Monday! You know what that means, right? On Mondays, those lovable (cough) houseguests inside the Big Brother 8 house hold their Power of Veto ceremony during which one nominee might be removed from the block and replaced with another. If you didn't read my last post, you might not even know who won the Power of Veto.

If you're just watching the show, all you know are the original nominees. Don't you want to know more? And, I'm sure you're very concerned about which houseguest ended up with Eric's woobie.

Beware -- show spoilers after the jump!

(S08E20) It's day 46 in the Big Brother house and all seems well ever since King Dustin was sacked last Thursday.

Dustin really was a lightning rod for discontent among the house guests and it took him leaving before I was really able to pick up on this point. While the typical strategizing and maneuvering could be witnessed in the background, the house had an overall air of serenity in tonight's episode.

The house guests interacted with one another peacefully, talked out their differences in a calm and collected manner, and some even found the time to get a little frivolous as you'll read after the jump.

All in all, it was a nice change of pace to see some levity after weeks and weeks of crying, bitching, and screaming. I wonder how long the peace is going to last.

It's Saturday in the Big Brother 8 house. Do you know what that means? After all, even though the show airs three nights a week, Saturday isn't one of those days.

So, whatever could be happening in that Big Brother House of Mad Men and Women Who Cry Over Them?

How about the Power of Veto competition? Bingo! What? You don't even know the nominations yet? Well, let me tell you all about it ... after the jump.

Beware -- extreme show spoilers ahead!

Well, well, well ... did last night's show surprise you? It wouldn't have if you knew the happenings from inside the Big Brother 8 house as they happened!

I was letdown by the abbreviated segment with the "mysterious visitors." Watching it on the feeds was almost magical -- the barbershop quartet sang five or six songs. But then on the show I think they knocked the whole thing down to two minutes. On the feeds, the Mini-Mad Hatter flubbed the line "a stitch in time saves nine" substituting the word "snitch" more times than he got it right. Was that shown? Nope!

Nominations are in. Read on past the jump for show spoilers!

(S08E19) "Never before has one house guest gone as far to protect another house guest." - Chenbot

How true, how true. If Evel isn't back in good graces with Daniele after this, he should just wash his hands of her completely, sell any bad photos of her he has to the first tabloid that calls, and hook up with her best girlfriend. And how appropriate that Dick potentially gave up his chance at $500K when it appeared to be money that caused their falling out in the first place.

This is probably one of the best turn of events in Big Brother history. A father/daughter reunion that goes from bad to okay to now possibly setting the stage to take over the game? Come on!

Would Daniele have done the same thing for her dad? Judging by her reaction later on in the show, it sounds like she wouldn't have. Damn those youngsters and their inability to appreciate what their parents do for them.