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Hercules Wonders If The Surprise Contestant Crossing Over Into Tonight’s BIG BROTHER Isn't A SURVIVOR!!

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I got this crazy idea in my head that “Survivor” vet Richard Hatch is going to compete on “Big Brother” this summer.

CBS.com has revealed 12 contestants for its latest edition of “Big Brother,” launching tonight, but leaves only a box full of question marks for the show’s mysterious 13th cast member. It’s said to be someone we’ll recognize.

Entertainment Weekly suggests they’re bringing back an old BB cast member, and there are rumors afoot that former BB cast members are missing from their jobs. But that doesn’t seem too spectacular an idea; we’ve already had a whole all-star season of returnees.

I’m thinking they’ve maybe grabbed Hatch, who finally got out of stir May 14 following a tax-evasion conviction. Hatch was the first winner of “Survivor,” CBS’ top-rated reality show for nine years now.

Having said this, I also wonder if producers haven’t recruited into The House a celeb who has nothing to do with reality shows. “Celebrity” editions of “Big Brother” (crammed solid with contestants Americans never heard of) have long been mammoth draws in the United Kingdom; maybe BB producers have finally decided to give American audiences a taste?

Because of the secrecy, Number 13 will have to be more famous than former Penthouse Pet Sheila Kennedy, who got pretty far in “Big Brother” a couple of seasons ago. More famous also than gaming champ Ken Hoang or Olympic gold medalist Crystal Cox or Grammy nominee Taj Johnson-George, all of whom competed on “Survivor” recently. More famous than former NFL safety Ken Greene or filmmaker-actor Mike White, both of whom appeared on recent editions of “The Amazing Race.”

The surprise houseguest probably couldn’t be too employable. It can’t be somebody like “Big Brother” fanatic Neil Patrick Harris, because Harris can’t take three months off from his big-deal network sitcom. (Though Harris did sneak into the Big Brother house for a few hours during the All-Star season.) It can’t be Justin Timberlake, because he might have to suit up to play Green Lantern. (Though I could envision seeing JC Chasez, Lance Bass, or Chris Kirkpatrick finding a summer-long hole in his schedule.)

I’d guess the 13th cast member would have to be at least “Celebrity Apprentice” or “I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here” or “Celebrity Rehab” famous. More famous than C.C. DeVille but not as famous perhaps as Sherman Hemsley. More famous than Steven Adler but not as famous perhaps as Gary Busey.

Or maybe it’ll be somebody really nuts, like Kanye West or Mike Tyson?

The 12 contestants already revealed will be divided into three groups: roughly the cool kids, the jocks and the nerds. I’m guessing the two teachers and the neuroscientist and maybe the gay graphic designer fall into the last group.

As is typical, half the known contestants hail from California, and two-thirds are twentysomethings:

Laura Crosby, 21, bikini model, Atlanta
Jordan Lloyd, 22, waitress, Matthews, N.C.
Russell Kairouz, 24, fighter, Walnut Creek, Calif.
Natalie Martinez, 24, store manager, Gilbert, Ariz.
Lydia Tavera, 24, makeup artist, Torrance, Calif.
Michelle Noonan, 27, neuroscientist, Pasadena, Calif.
Braden Bacha, 28, model-actor, Santa Monica, Calif.
Kevin Campbell, 29, graphic designer, Chula Vista, Calif.
Ronnie Talbott, 30, teacher, Belpre, Ohio.
Jeff Schroeder, 31, advertising salesman, Norridge, Ill.
Chima Simone, 32, journalist, West Hollywood, Calif.
Casey Turner, 41, teacher, St. Petersburg, Fla.

Sadly, CBS doesn’t provide any “Survivor”-type bikini shots, but you can see what 12 of the contestants look like with their clothes on here.

As always, talkbackers who claim to have never followed a reality show are trying to make people forget that time mom caught them masturbating to “Breaking Bonaduce.”

“Big Brother 11”: 8 p.m. Thursdays. CBS.
“Big Brother 11”: 8 p.m. Sundays. CBS.
“Big Brother 11”: 9 p.m. Tuesdays. CBS.
“Big Brother After Dark”: Midnight. Nightly. Showtime 2.


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BIG BROTHER'S BACK BABY!!!!
by splungiest
Jul 9th, 2009
02:44:05 PM
BIG BROTHER'S BACK BABY!!!!
by splungiest
Jul 9th, 2009
02:44:07 PM
MAYBE IT"S JONNY FARPLAY?!!
by lockesbrokenleg
Jul 9th, 2009
02:45:44 PM
Rob Mariano maybe
by darth girlfriend
Jul 9th, 2009
02:47:10 PM
Dear Christ, I love this show ...
by Katie Geek
Jul 9th, 2009
02:48:48 PM
It'll probably be a former BB cast member
by Katie Geek
Jul 9th, 2009
02:49:36 PM
Why not do an All Women Survivor next year?
by lockesbrokenleg
Jul 9th, 2009
02:49:49 PM
lockesbrokenleg
by whoanecron
Jul 9th, 2009
02:50:48 PM
suffering through I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here
by whoanecron
Jul 9th, 2009
02:53:23 PM
I'm not sure I want a celebrity Big Brother
by mach5jack
Jul 9th, 2009
02:56:32 PM
Herc, it's 4 groups
by Big Jim
Jul 9th, 2009
02:58:12 PM
If it's not Dr.Will or Evel Dick
by Lisa Bent
Jul 9th, 2009
02:58:43 PM
Oh, and whoever called it BB the best reality show?
by Lisa Bent
Jul 9th, 2009
03:00:03 PM
Best show on CBS.
by Mose Schrute
Jul 9th, 2009
03:04:28 PM
And please Jeebus
by Mose Schrute
Jul 9th, 2009
03:05:00 PM
I'm always hearing about big-deal celebrity fans of this show
by mcgowanleg
Jul 9th, 2009
03:07:18 PM
The only show on CBS that doesn't feature a rotting corpse
by lockesbrokenleg
Jul 9th, 2009
03:08:23 PM
I second the craving for a Dr. Will return.
by mcgowanleg
Jul 9th, 2009
03:08:46 PM
Fairplay?
by splungiest
Jul 9th, 2009
03:14:04 PM
Howie and Janelle
by darthuser
Jul 9th, 2009
03:17:05 PM
Jenna Morasca FTW
by splungiest
Jul 9th, 2009
03:22:37 PM
Ami Cuasck with her giant tits
by lockesbrokenleg
Jul 9th, 2009
03:23:56 PM
Erinn from the last Survivor
by whoanecron
Jul 9th, 2009
03:25:42 PM
Mariano loses fortunes at poker too.
by whoanecron
Jul 9th, 2009
03:35:05 PM
All is known
by Moviegimp
Jul 9th, 2009
03:35:11 PM
Stick in Gretchen Massey
by Katie Geek
Jul 9th, 2009
03:39:37 PM
Erinn from the last Survivor
by Itchy
Jul 9th, 2009
03:43:32 PM
Three hours to go ...
by Lisa Bent
Jul 9th, 2009
03:49:10 PM
How about that hot bartender who won season three?
by mach5jack
Jul 9th, 2009
03:54:17 PM
all girl survivor with a showtime tie in like big brother
by Chain
Jul 9th, 2009
03:54:49 PM
RUPERT!! He would shake up the house
by lockesbrokenleg
Jul 9th, 2009
03:55:19 PM
This "rotating in and out" business
by mach5jack
Jul 9th, 2009
03:56:08 PM
no blurring on Showtime 2
by Mose Schrute
Jul 9th, 2009
04:00:32 PM
COACH! COACH! COACH! COACH! COACH!
by Mindraven
Jul 9th, 2009
04:00:50 PM
Would an all-hot all-lesbian show be out of the question??
by Mose Schrute
Jul 9th, 2009
04:04:04 PM
there is an all-lesbian reality show on Logo I think
by darthuser
Jul 9th, 2009
04:07:03 PM
Hey herc, Attack of the Show has its 1,000 episode tonight
by lockesbrokenleg
Jul 9th, 2009
04:07:43 PM
Coach would NOT work on BB.
by Lisa Bent
Jul 9th, 2009
04:10:28 PM
I heard the secret contestant is Sarah Palin!!!
by FlandersBum
Jul 9th, 2009
04:19:12 PM
USA turned into Lesbian Naiton overnight
by lockesbrokenleg
Jul 9th, 2009
04:26:25 PM
Lydia is bi
by Moviegimp
Jul 9th, 2009
04:37:25 PM
There are 4 returning former BB houseguets
by Heckles
Jul 9th, 2009
04:42:39 PM
Which is more Gay?
by jaysin420
Jul 9th, 2009
04:49:22 PM
The one former HG that made it in the house is...
by Heckles
Jul 9th, 2009
04:50:04 PM
It has been confirmed that **SPOILERS**
by geeko2000
Jul 9th, 2009
05:23:14 PM
What do they have against "older" people????
by IK1701
Jul 9th, 2009
05:32:34 PM
geeko2000 is right.
by Heckles
Jul 9th, 2009
05:33:21 PM
Herc's just pissed about Joss Whedon not getting
by lockesbrokenleg
Jul 9th, 2009
08:06:49 PM
splungiest, remember when Amanda & Ami took a topless
by Big Jim
Jul 9th, 2009
09:23:03 PM
A Survivor wouldn't subject hinself to this bull shit
by lockesbrokenleg
Jul 9th, 2009
09:51:31 PM
this is still on ?
by slkboxrman
Jul 9th, 2009
09:53:36 PM
I'm glad the big tits babe is a butterface...
by Ka Dargo
Jul 9th, 2009
11:48:09 PM
The British version is crammed full of "Celebrities"..
by The Dark Shite
Jul 10th, 2009
12:03:31 AM
I just love how the huge muscle ass dude has a
by lockesbrokenleg
Jul 10th, 2009
01:45:31 AM
"crammed solid with contestants Americans never heard of"
by NeanderCarl
Jul 10th, 2009
02:44:51 AM
Thetyre are misses, and then theyre are misses...
by Yeti
Jul 10th, 2009
05:46:01 AM
Pretty f'n sad...
by topfivevideo
Jul 10th, 2009
07:20:37 AM
Will they be more famous than Gary Hogeboom?
by jtp8000
Jul 10th, 2009
12:45:23 PM
Hell
by jtp8000
Jul 10th, 2009
12:46:36 PM
"Offbeat"
by Subtitles_Off
Jul 10th, 2009
02:01:35 PM
watched the showtime stuff.
by Chain
Jul 10th, 2009
04:00:26 PM
Showtime After Dark
by Don Lockwood
Jul 10th, 2009
11:04:11 PM
Pretty crap so far
by pumaman
Jul 13th, 2009
07:54:53 AM
Also....
by pumaman
Jul 13th, 2009
07:57:46 AM

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