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Big Brother 17 – Sunday – August 2, 2015

Posted by John Klein III on August 3, 2015
Posted in: Reality Television, Websites. Tagged: BB17, Big Brother. Leave a comment

Who officially won HoH?  Who did they nominate?  How else will they fill an hour of television, now that Battle of the Block, is gone.

I’m about to start episode 14, of season four and I’m sort of loving these old school seasons.  Julie Chen said “but first” at least once every episode, that she appears in.

This is Episode 18.

Hey, they added Julia to the opening sequence!  Once I see that, online, I will get that up.

Day 43!  Is the HoH competition.

The nice thing about Season Four, is that the other side of the house, got to get into power, which I feel rarely happens.

The eagles actually head dive into the houseguests’ chests and busts!  That seems intense!

The wall leans in, so much!

At 20 minutes, James wants to know if anyone wants to cut any deals, a line that will get repeated – SO MUCH!

Steve, then Austin, are the first to fall!

Julia, then Meg, are out!

Austin can’t tell Liz and Julia apart!

1 Hour 9 Minutes.  This is about when we started watching it, on live feeds.

Jackie fell!

Liz dropped, next!

1 Hour 43 Minutes.

Becky takes a spill!

Clay drops!  It must be an intense feeling, to have your legs or arms, just plain give out on you.

The final three are – James / Shelli / John, they last a while.

This comp always does better for the smaller fellows.

As Shelli is trying to make deals, John falls.  Shelli drops, after James agrees.  Clay and Shelli, should be safe.  Shelli, to her credit, makes sure John is included, in the list of safety.

Production, no last minute mark?  For shame!

James was the first HoH and now he is the first, Sole HoH!

James, already, doesn’t feel like honoring their deal.  Shelli, in DR, states that if James goes back on their deal (that was made in front of the house), it will make the house look at him differently.  Which would only be true to her side of the house, who ALREADY want him out.

As they come inside, they see Julia’s photo on the memory wall and her key hanging.  I forgot they even had keys, so they must be turning those keys, in the box.  I figured they were prop keys (that are never really inserted, and they just tell Production, who the image should be of).

Since Vanessa believes that Shelli and Clay are safe, that means James’ nominations should be her and Austin.  That’s who I thought they were going to be.

So freaky seeing Julia and Liz, in the same purple shirt, chatting it up.  Austin comes in the room, but they don’t address him, at first.  He makes the mistake of bringing up Jason, which gives Julia the chance to confront him with how much of an idiot that he is.  Austin wastes, no time, lying to the Twins.

Is everyone, now, going to be in Jury?

Julia may forgive, but she will never forget this.  Julia says that they are friends now, but Austin counters that they are more than friends.  The hell!?!  Is he implying that they will be one day inlaws?  Major Caleb vibes!

Vanessa confronts Shelli about not naming her for safety.  As if Shelli is suppose to give James an entire list of people.  He would have just said, no, to the deal.

Clay wastes no time of wanting to suggest to James to nominate Austin.  Shelli seems to be trying to play the game, so that she is friends with everyone, afterwards.  I’m glad Clay reminds her that it doesn’t matter, just get to the end!

Is BBTakeover done?  That’s pretty disappointing, that they made such a big deal, that it is over and never that important.

Clay mutters a bunch, apparently.  The close caption guy, can’t transcribe it correctly!

James scares Steve!  Straight to the ground!  Steve!  Such a good sport!

Did they skip James’ HoH room reveal?  After Shelli made a big deal of naming names?

Jackie, Meg, Becky and James are chatting in the HoH room.  Jackie is the first to mention that they should just put them up.  Becky is quick to point out, how they have to protect James, next week.

We’re still laughing about Clay’s furless bat comment.  Is there an ongoing list of his mutterings?

Becky betrays that foursome and tells Shelli and Clay the plan.  She kicked Liz out of the room, to tell them this.  I think it was Liz.  Clay tries to calm down Shelli.

Vanessa talks to James, stating the house wanted Jason out.  Except that James knows that not the entire house wanted Jason out.  Which is dumb on Vanessa’s part, to try to blame “The House.”  Vanessa makes an odd deal.  If he doesn’t nominate her, if she wins another HoH, before Week 7, she will allow him to make someone else safe.  Which seems like an odd number, that she worked out.  Especially as we see her correct herself.

Clay and Shelli confront James.  They throw Austin’s name out there, so harsh and easily.

James tells Meg, that he doesn’t want to put pawns up or back door, he wants to put both Clay and Shelli up.  Which is totally how I would do my HoH.  Two targets, every time.

I could have sworn, this was the very next morning, of the HoH comp, so I believe Production aired this out of order.  Meg likes the idea.  James believes this should hit Shelli and Clay like a Mac Train.  Which the expression is, Mac Truck, and it seems insensitive to Becky!

Nominations!

James has nominated – Clay and Shelli!  Shelli should be throwing that table over.  Hulk style!

Shelli and Clay have some words to be said, they try to state that James’ word is no good.  They also imply that they had nothing to do with Jason leaving and will tell the truth, to whomever, they just need to ask.  Which seems, like an odd choice, to not say.  Might as well put all the cards on the table.  Vanessa knows that her name is going to be mud, in a day.

If Clay or Shelli win PoV, James is just going to put up a pawn and there will be no amount of votes to safe the other.

. . .

Quagmire didn’t waste any time, thanks!

http://survivorsucks.yuku.com/topic/121792/Liz-amp-Julia-Nolan-TWIN-TWIST?page=67#.Vb7tJPlVikp

Here is the new sequence!

BB17 Liz Julia Opening Credits

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Big Brother 17 – Thursday – July 30, 2015

Posted by John Klein III on August 2, 2015
Posted in: Reality Television. Tagged: BB17, Big Brother. Leave a comment

Who goes home, Becky or Jason?  Will we find out who the new HoH is?  Also, the Twins enter the game, together!

The HoH will be solo, finally!

But First!

Jason and his friends are not taking his nomination well, as they know that he has to be going home.

Clay lies to Meg about being behind Jason’s nomination.  Meg tells Vanessa, who is not happy that she doesn’t have her alliance’s support – in taking the heat.

Jackie looks look, trying to get into the business.

I do feel like it is too early for the house to be so divided (it happens sooner and sooner) but Shelli needs to stop worrying about losing friends or votes, just make it to the final two – and have a great speech prepared!  They have to choose either you or the dingbat next to you.  That’s all you have.

All the other side can do, is plan on throwing Clay and Shelli out, next week.

Johnny Mac gets some love!  I’ve missed him this week! #DrMac  He got to kiss Jiz!  So awesome!  John got to kiss Becky too!  And teach guys everywhere a sweet new move, counting shoulders!  I hope that Austin took some notes.

Speeches!

Becky’s is pretty decent, no real shoutouts but she wants to stay.

Jason’s was decent too!

The Voting!

Austin – Jason
Meg – Becky
Liz – Jason
James – Becky
Steve – Jason (get a steppin’!)
Jackie – Jason
Shelli – Jason
Jason is going home!
Clay – Jason
John – Jason (Chenbot reveals that he has a FlirtMance with Becky)

7 – 2, that isn’t what Jason wanted to hear

Julie confirms to Jason that there are twins.

Julia doesn’t know that she is about to join the game, as last she knew, they were nominated.

Julie tells Julia that she is in the house, even though she is dressed for the comp.  Julie then gets the entire house.  Liz is so happy!  The house is stunned (for some reason).  The twins switched, fourteen times.  The game resets.  No more Battle of the Block, and only one HoH.

Classic Wall Competition!

I wish we didn’t get this OPIOID commercial so much!

Oh man, that wall is really leaning over!  Just four minutes left, of the show!  They get rained on and they get pooped on from eagles.

I believe Austin was one of the first to fall.

HoH comp, is endurance!  My wife learn that it was happening, we came home from my in-laws and watched the feeds.  John, Shelli and James were the longest.  Then the HoH went too . . . JAMES!  John fell, as Shelli was trying to broker a deal.  James promised that he wouldn’t nominate Shelli and Clay.  Which disappointed my wife.

THEN James stayed up all night and . . . NOMINATED SHELLI AND CLAY!!!   So now my wife is super happy!

 

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What If : Fantastic Four

Posted by John Klein III on August 1, 2015
Posted in: Review. Tagged: Carey, Eliopoulos, Fantastic Four, Magik, Rogers - Marshall, What If. Leave a comment

What If Fantastic Four

Story Mike Carey

Cover & Pencils Marshall Rogers

Inks Jonathan Glapion & Marshall Rogers

Colors Soto Color

Letters Artmonkey’s Dave Lanphear & Virtual Calligraphy’s Chris Eliopoulos and Rus Wooton

Cover Dated February 2006

What If the Fantastic Four were Cosmonauts?

We are kicking Fantastic Four Month off with this issue!

So in 2006, Marvel tested out an idea of Uatu the Watcher not being the host of What Ifs.  The Watcher here is Hector Espejo, who is a super hacker.  He found an alternate time line.  So there were six oneshots that were released, with the concept of seeing how different this one Alternate Timeline was, instead of looking at six different timelines.  This is the only one I read so I am not sure if all of them actually line up or not.  They had the foresight of making sure each one took place in a different decade, so they don’t have to really connect, just not conflict with each other.

The six titles / eras are :
Feudal Japan’s Devil Who Dares (get it?)
Civil War’s Captain America (actual civil war)
Prohibition’s Wolverine
WWII Namor (so not much different there)
Post-War Fantastic Four (this comic)
Thor being the Herald of Galactus, not sure where that one takes place, but it seems like it is a space opera, so it probably just ends with this timeline ceasing to exist.

What If Fantastic Four Magik 1

The actual concept starts on the third page and naturally it has the Russian foursome’s space ship being bombarded with cosmic rays.

The Fantastic Four here are – Reed Richards, Natasha Romanova, Illyana Rasputin and Piotr Rasputin – not a bad line up!

I remember when the 2006 What Ifs were announced and how excited I was to not only have more What Ifs in our lives but that Marvel had the great idea to put their most famous three Russians into the same comic!  Plus, keep Reed Richards and you have a decent Fantastic Four!

 What If Fantastic Four Magik 2

Illyana is a Corporal.  Natasha is ex-KGB and a Major.

Lieutenant Von Doom,who only appears on these first pages, informs the Premier that the four cosmonauts not only survived but have been changed.  Latveria is a member of the Soviet Union.

What If Fantastic Four Magik 3

Doom is going to name them, The Ultimate Federalist Freedom Fighters (UFFF).

Piotr Rasputin is Colossus – the Thing of the team.

What If Fantastic Four Magik 4

Iliana has the power of camouflage – the Invisible Woman of the team.

Rudion Richards can open up discontinuities in his own body – the . . . Reed Richards of the team?  I like how Carey found an interesting way to do his power.  His limbs still ‘stretch’ distances but instead of it actually doing that, his limbs ‘blast off’ from his body, so it is the same effect, essentially.

Natasha is a lady Electro, called the Widow Maker (get it?) – the Human Torch of the team.  A bet of a stretch but it works.

What If Fantastic Four Magik 5

I like them addressing the Rasputin / Romanoff real world connection.

Rud, what a name!, has to explain how he has an American last name.  His father got with a local peasant girl and left.

I like that smirk Iliana makes when she is named the team’s KB Liaison, she is so proud of the honor.

What If Fantastic Four Magik 6

Nice homage panel to the Fantastic Four first issue. Not sure if the one on the right is an homage.

What If Fantastic Four Magik 7

Iliana is the Bucky Barnes of the team, but before he was Winter Soldier.

Rud starts not liking their new missions as they seem to be attacking regular people, unarmed people.

What If Fantastic Four Magik 8

We start seeing that Colossus is slowly losing his mind and becoming the big dummy we know him to be.

Ilana and Natasha have no qualms about following orders, no matter what they are.  They are good KGB Agents.

The UFFF are officially under the KGB umbrella, due to their own field commander being dead.

What If Fantastic Four Magik 9

Rud mistakenly believes since the guy who gave them orders is dead, they should report back to base.  Iliana wastes no time in letting him know how wrong he is.  Boy, do I wish Magik and Reed Richards could get this much screen time together!

Natasha has found Rud’s father, who Rud hasn’t spoken to or written to since sending a letter stating his own mother had passed.  Rud visits him in jail.

What If Fantastic Four Magik 10

Nice how the Daily Bugle exists on this Earth, of course it would.

The UFFF are sent to fight the Avengers in Cuba.  The Avengers are – Giant Man, Wasp, Captain America and Iron Man.  So it will be four on four, which is fair.

I’m not sure how this Captain America relates to the Captain America from the Actual Civil War days What If issue that came out along with this one, but that’s a question I have.

Giant Man is the first one to physically approach the UFFF.

Iliana tries to shoot her gun but Captain America throws his mighty shield and stops the bullet.

What If Fantastic Four Magik 11

Colossus gets a mad on for Captain America due to that, which he should.

I’m not wrong in that the panel layout is unusual on that page, right?  There is something about how the middle panel with Iron Man is that forces my eyes to adjust to it.

Iron Man absorbs Widow Maker’s electricity, which gives him a boost.

Iliana sets herself up for another kill shot, but Wasp zaps her.

What If Fantastic Four Magik 12

Giant Man gets out of the water, and tries to warn Wasp from attacking Iliana.

Iliana starts shooting wildly to get Wasp to stop with her attack.

Rud quickly realizes they were not prepared for this.  Which makes sense as their latest fights have been against unarmed folks, so one gets use to that type of enemy (the kind that don’t fight back) so they are not as battle ready as they should be.  I imagine the Avengers are fighting the fights we now they do.

Colossus fights Iron Man, which makes sense as they are Men of Steel.

Rud gets an idea to even the battleground.  Giant Man attacks Colossus.  Rud notices the device that controls Giant Man’s height.

What If Fantastic Four Magik 13

We get a small taste of what Millar / Hitch also did in Ultimates with how Giant Man’s innards work when he grows.  Like there, Giant Man’s heart and lungs can’t support this new height.

For some reason, Iliana really wants to kill the Avengers – maybe she was given special orders.  Just like Winter Soldier, who came after this.

Captain America comes over to try to Iliana, as she is just firing blind but rubble is falling towards her.  He saves her, Wasp dials the device back, shrinking Giant Man.

Captain America turns his back to Iliana to inform Colossus that his sister is okay.

What If Fantastic Four Magik 14

Rud finally makes his way to Natasha, who has been unconscious for pages now.  He feels bad for not taking all of the biology as a factor to the harm Giant Man would have felt.  This Richards hasn’t had much time to be a scientist.

Iliana is looking for her gun as the heroes are regrouping.

Giant Man is now just regular size, Wasp is looking over him.  Iron Man lands for the assist.

Iliana puts her gun to Captain America, who is also walking over to his fallen ally.  She pulls the trigger as Colossus puts his hand in front of the barrel. The gun backfires and kills her.  Yet another Colossus, yet another character’s death that I like so much more than him.  Alternate Reality Colossuses are the worst!

Either Colossus really doesn’t know or he is becoming that dumb, but he tells Rud that he doesn’t know what happened to his sister.

Rud opens the dimension that he uses to transport his limbs and he teleports the entire team away.

What If Fantastic Four Magik 15

Their commanding officers are dead.  Natasha reveals that super humans are appearing more regularly every day.  This new group of people will need a leader.  Rud wants to just spend time in his lab, so Natasha will be the actual ruler and Rud just the puppet head.

Issue ends with Rud going to try to smarten his friend up and there will be no rulers, everyone will be an equal.

Not a bad issue.

Inside back cover ad is for the excellent game, X-Men Legends II, Rise of Apocalypse.

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Official Handbook of the Ultimate Marvel Universe : The Ultimates & X-Men 2005

Posted by John Klein III on July 31, 2015
Posted in: Review. Tagged: Bagley, Biggs, Byrd, Finch - David, Handbook, Hitch - Bryan, Hollowell, McQuaid, Ultimate, Ultimates, Vandal. Leave a comment

Official Handbook of the Ultimate Marvel Universe - The Ultimates & X-Men 2005

Head Writer / Coordinator Stuart Vandal

Writers Sean McQuaid, Ronald Byrd and Chris Biggs

Cover Artists Mark Bagley & Morry Hollowell

Cover Dated December 2005

Ultimate Giant-Man makes the cover but not Shadowcat?  Ridiculous!

Giant-Man gets a lot of love in this handbook.  He is featured in the Profile image for :

The Defenders

Ultimate Defenders
Art by Bryan Hitch

Himself

Ultimate Giant Man
Art by Bryan Hitch

The Ultimates

Ultimates
Art by Bryan Hitch

Shadowcat is shown in :

Her own

Ultimate Spider-Man Annual 1
Art by Mark Bagley

Ultimate X-Men

Ultimate X-Men 37 Kitty and the X-Men
Art by David Finch

Not too shabby!

Since this is only the second Ultimate handbook, all of the big names are also spotlighted that are in the Ultimates and Ultimate X-Men teams.

I had to add Ultimate X-Men 18 to my wishlist as apparently Illyana Rasputin is named in that issue, I learn that as she is listed in Colossus’ relatives.  I thought he just had unnamed siblings.

Kitty is referenced in Iceman’s profile as well as Longshot’s.  Rogue’s profile has a reference to Shadowcat, as well.

There is a handy issue checklist in the back.

Giant Man –
First Appearance : Ultimates 2
Significant Issues : Became Giant Man, Ultimates 2; injured by Hulk, abused Wasp, Ultimates 5 &  6; beaten by Cap, Ultimates 9; Ant-Man guise, fired from Ultimates 2 1 – 3, joined Defenders, allied with traitor, Ultimates 2 6

Shadowcat –
First Appearance : Ultimate X-Men 21
Significant Issues : Destroyed evolved computer, Ultimate X-Men 24; first met Spider-Man, Ultimate Spider-Man 42 – 44, began dating Peter Parker, Ultimate Spider-Man Annual 1

. . .

This brings us to the end of Ant-Man Month, it was more of an Event than a Month but what that’s how these things happen.

Please come back soon for . . . FANTASTIC FOUR MONTH!

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Big Brother 17 – Wednesday – July 29, 2015

Posted by John Klein III on July 30, 2015
Posted in: Reality Television. Tagged: BB17, Big Brother, CSBG. Leave a comment

Who wins Veto?  Will they use it?  How does Vanessa continue to run the house as the sole HoH?  Let’s Get Excited!

Which I feel like I should restate, as I don’t think I have this season, the whole “Let’s Get Excited!” comes from Comics Should Be Good’s very own Chad Nevett, That’s how he started his Random Thoughts column, which I use as an inspiration for these posts.

http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/category/random-thoughts/

I asked him for permission, on Tumblr, to use the line and format and he said I could.  Which is pretty nice of him.  Though I couldn’t find that moment.  I really thought “Chad Nevett jackalsiii” would bring it up but I checked Google’s recommendation of page 29 and 31 but that didn’t work.

I’m in the middle of episode four of Season Four and they fixed the Veto power, so that the winner of the comp, can take themselves off the block.  Which is an obvious power it should have had.  So fun to watch June, as everything she does, gets her the money.

With Becky and Clay on the block, a big competitor could be evicted.

Johnny Mac’s DR about how Clay is only getting a slight taste of what Clay has put John through, is so great!

Austin knows he is in the dark.  Liz likes to hang out with Austin, but no love connection.  Austin got a kiss!  She seems pretty disgusted.

Picking players for Veto!

Vanessa – Houseguest Choice – Shelli
Clay – John (Veto Champ!)
Becky – Liz

Could be interesting!

Vanessa wonders if they should tell Liz the plan now, or after Veto but the room thinks later, is the better option.

Steve gets TV time!  The camera starts to follow him!  The camera loves him, as do I!

Veto Comp!  Jason is the host.

Is there any pictures of Becky in her black bra, after the BotB comp?  I’m not seeing any.

The Veto Players are in Squirrel costumes!

Jason says that Becky is a Hooker Squirrel!  Clay is liking Shelli’s costume.  I need a picture of these!

They have to catch the nut, 250 times!  So long!  This is a classic Big Brother comp.  Seems like whoever gets to 100 first, is also the person who gets to 250.

They can remove their Squirrel hats?  Why would they?

Clay is the first to 100.  The ladies seem to be dropping their nuts.

Clay is the first to 200.  John and Becky are in the 100s.  Clay stops at 209, that is probably a mistake.  Becky drops her nut, and is back to zero.

Steve is so happy to see Becky fail, the hell man!  So weird and odd!

Clay got 250!  John got into the 200s as well.  Becky starts crying and pulls a Rachel and cries behind a tree.  Oh Becky, she’s lost three comps in a row!  Something that I’m glad she is keeping track of such things.

Vanessa is happy that Clay won, he takes himself off, and Austin should be able to go up.

Vanessa tells Liz the plan.  Vanessa blows up Austin’s game and reveals how creepy Austin’s end goal was.  End goal into Liz’s pants.  wowzers!

Liz seems to have convinced Vanessa and Shelli to not go through with the plan.  Vanessa talks to Austin, about how dumb he was.  Vanessa starts crying, I would to, if I had to talk to such a dummy.  Austin does not want to be put up.  She tells him to try to make good with Shelli and Clay.

Poor Steve!  He was minding his own business in a room and Austin kicks him out, so that he can talk to Shelli and Clay.  Austin, can you really tell people that you are falling in love with Liz?  That just seems crazy and super creepy.  Clay is worried that Austin is way too emotional.  Austin is a number for them, and he own’t go after them.  Except, wouldn’t he, now?

Vanessa calls everyone to the living room.  Steak Dinner from Outback Steakhouse.  Each one gets to invite one more guest!

Vanessa – Becky
Liz – Austin (mixed signals!)
James – Clay!?!

Meg implies, heavily, that she could have put out, with a few drinks, oh Jason!  Jason is getting ready for his date with Clay.

I want some steak!  Especially from Outback Steakhouse

Outback Steakhouse logo

Jason wants a kiss, to make the night special.  Clay goes in but Jason pulls away.  Smart, play hard to get.

I see that Missoula, Billings and Bozeman, all have Outback locations.  Maybe one day, I can go there!  Those are the only three locations, in the entire state.

Outback Steakhouse locations

See Helena, above and to the left of the C (Bozeman), that’s where I am.  I’m three hours away from the closest one!

Vanessa is worried about who to put next to Becky.  She thinks about Jason, as he is the leader of the other side of the house.  Vanessa seems to be crazy about getting blood on her hands.  Is she not worried about her final speech?  Come on!  Get it together!

Veto Ceremony.  Becky looks great, even in regular shirts.  Clay uses the Veto on himself.  Vanessa puts up, as a replacement nominee . . . JASON!!!   So Vanessa is, for sure, on Shelli’s side of the house.

I’m not really sure who is going to home.  I imagine Jason’s side isn’t that strong, numberwise.  Jackie is angry, as Vanessa got Jeff out, and now Jackie may lose another ally.

. . .

In honor of Becky being on the block, here is a gif that I found –

BB17 Becky boob push

 

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Superior Spider-Man 32

Posted by John Klein III on July 29, 2015
Posted in: Review, Websites. Tagged: 141, Camuncoli, Edge of Spider-Verse, Gage, Slott, Spider-Verse, Superior Spider-Man. Leave a comment

Superior Spider-Man 32

Plot Dan Slott

Script Christos Gage

Pencils Giuseppe Camuncoli

Inks John Dell

Color Antonio Fabela

Letterer Chris Elipoulos

Cover Dated October 2014

This issue is only my third with Superior Spider-Man issue, but I must say, I really dig Otto Octavius as Spider-Man.  I wouldn’t mind getting several trades of the character.  I also enjoy that it was a limited time, so it probably is super easy to have as a collection of trades on the bookshelf.  Now that I think of it, this is the fourth appearance that I own.  A+X 11 (Superior Spider-Man & Cyclops – I own it for the Thor and Magik team-up); Avenging Spider-Man 16, where he teams up with the Jean Grey School, including Kitty and Lockheed; and Wolverine Volume Five 2 and 3, where he meets Wolverine and gives him Wolverine’s armor insulated costume.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Superior_Spider-Man

There are three hardcovers that collect the 31 issues of the series and then the Amazing Spider-Man : Spider-Verse, which collects the final two issues of the series.  That might be how I read Spider-Verse.  I tried to do a search and didn’t see Ben Reilly has part of that mega-crossover but maybe that was more on how comicbookdb has the character listed.

http://comicbookdb.com/character_chron.php?ID=79106

Okay, so the Ben Reilly who was involved with Spider-Verse, was from Earth-94 – which makes sense as that’s when the Clone Saga started plus Ben Reilly is dead in the Proper Marvel Universe.  So I will need to track down whatever trade collects Scarlet Spiders 1 – 3, Spider-Verse 1, Spider-Verse Team-Up, and Amazing Spider-Man 9, 10, 11 and 13.

Okay, that’s enough of that, but I just won’t get another chance to write about Spider-Verse and I sort of wanted to write this so that I can one day refer to it.

Thankfully there is a recap page.  Otto Octavius took over Peter Parker’s body, which we knew.  As Peter, he fell in love with Anna Maria Marconi.  A temporal distortion occurred that brought Spider-Man 2099 to the present, cool how Parker’s company (that Octavius started – I believe) Horizon Labs eventually becomes Alchemax of 2099.  Back in Superior Spider-Man 19, there was a temporal implosion and Otto was missing for 24 hours.

Horizon Labs.  Several Months Ago.  Otto recalls the previous paragraph and we jump into the crux of this issue.  Editor Nick Lowe references, on the official first page of the comic, that this comic occurs during Superior Spider-Man 19.  You know what would have made this comic worthy of $4.99, including issue 19 or at least, the pages that this issue takes place in-between.  I would have preferred those pages, over the back up feature.  Which is nice and all but now I’m curious about what happened in issues 19 and 20, was Spider-Verse referenced in those last ten issues of the series?  This issue ends with such a build up to Spider-Verse, that I’m not sure how the last ten issues isn’t setting it up.  Does it?  Or does he conveniently forget this information and then it comes back to him?

Superior Spider-Man 32 XDoFP Kate Pryde 1

We get to the page why I bought this comic.  Otto witnesses several timelines, including Days of Future Past!  Other ones are Old Man Logan (which will be referenced later), 1602, Earth X, Future Imperfect and Deathlok, for some reason.

Otto lands, and he is in 2099 – which he feels makes perfect sense, as this era is missing their Spider-Man.

I know I’ve typed this before, but I really do dig the Superior Spider-Man costume.

People recognize that a Spider-Man is back, one dude calls Gabriel, Miguel’s brother.  Miguel being Spider-Man 2099.  Public Eye approaches Otto, they are surprised that he is taking the fight to them.  Which isn’t what Miguel does, he typically just runs off.  I do enjoy this revisit to 2099, as it is such a fun trip down memory lane of Peter David’s Spider-Man 2099 run.

Gabe come along and gives Otto a lift.  He references how Otto must be Peter Parker.  Nick Lowe gives us a handy editor note that Otto has purged all of Peter’s memories, so he doesn’t recall the events of Spider-Man Meets Spider-Man 2099.  Which I didn’t know that he eventually purged those memories, as last I knew, Otto was using that knowledge to fake pleasantries with anyone who Peter use to know.

Gabe takes Otto to Miguel’s apartment and Otto dismisses him, he doesn’t need a tour nor does he need the holographic interface explained to him.  Otto requests information about the technology he needs to create a time machine.  He gets them pretty easily.  He visits familiar locations – Stark / Fujikawa North American Headquarters and The Alchemax Building, Office of Tyler Stone.  Otto even takes out Vulture 2099 – Venture.

“Downtown.”  What’s Left of Old New York.  Otto is finishing his time machine, he has also changed the holographic display from a generic dude to a replica of Anna Maria Marconi – which I imagine is why that was included on the recap page.  Otto has made it possible to have Holo-Anna be connected to his webshooter.  He has made a portable time machine, and he is a genius enough to make it that it has a default bounce back to 2099, in case it doesn’t work out.

Superior Spider-Man 32 First Jump

This ride through the time stream is much better than his original one, seen as the first image above, well second image after the cover being the first.

I keep typing Otto, but I forgot about the fan base name for him, SpOck (Spider-Octopus) that I could pepper this review with.  I just don’t want to type “Superior Spider-Man” more than a few times.  Though, SpOck, does seem silly to use more than a few times as well.  I guess I can (and probably should) just call him, Spider-Man, but he seems better than that name.  Superior, if you will.

Otto sees that Reed, Thing and Human Torch are laying dead.  He comments, aloud, that he always figured Reed’s arrogance will be his own downfall.

Superior Spider-Man 32 What If Spider-Man Joined Fantastic Four Dead

We get the first death of Spider-Verse, The Spider-Man from the first issue of What If, Volume One, What If Spider-Man had Joined the Fantastic Four?  Which is pretty intense, that’s a Spider-Man that we know!

I do like how Otto’s reaction is just merely move on to his quest to get back home.  But he can’t avoid dead Spider-Mans.

Superior Spider-Man 32 Dead Spider-Mans

The House of M Spider-Man, some version of a Civil War Iron-Man and the worst of them, Spider-Man Armor from Web of Spider-Man 100!  The armor that didn’t even last the full issue of that anniversary issue.

Spider-Man Armor Action Figure

I loved that, even though it never appeared in the FOX Animated Series, they made an action figure of the armor!  I loved it so much!  There is just something about that costume, that I really enjoy.

When Spider-Man : The Other kept going into second printings (amazingly and surprisingly), the armor made a come back.

Spider-Man The Other Variants

How great are those covers!  I really wanted the Scarlet Spider and Spider-Armor variants, Marvel Knights Spider-Man 20 & 21, respectfully

2099.  Superior Spider-Man realizes that someone is killing Spider-Mans (which I have debated using “Spider-Men” but it doesn’t feel right) and knows that he will appear on that list, eventually.

Spider-Man : India, is being attacked by a guy in a nice suit but with a scuba gear helmet and the weapon that is clearly killing the Spider-Mans.  Otto shows up and knocks the guy out.  India chooses to go with him, he is honored to be the first of such an army.  Turns out, he is not the first.

Superior Spider-Man 32 Spider-Army

Issue ends with SpOck’s gathered (thus far) Spider-Army!

Thanks to Marvel Database’s excellent webpage for this issue for the confirmation on who these peeps are –

http://marvel.wikia.com/Superior_Spider-Man_Vol_1_32

The broad is from Old Man Logan
The Six Arm Spider-Man, my mind just tells me he is from a What If Peter never lost his additional arms
The Spider-Man that gets the star treatment in the following back up story, is from the What If based on Spider-Man vs Wolverine, which revealed that the Hobgoblin was Ned Leeds – which he wasn’t.  I do like the idea that, after Gwen died, Peter realized that he needs to distance himself from who he loves, as his foes will always go after them.
Spider-Man Noir, I know from Shattered Dimensions, the best levels in that game!
I wasn’t even curious about the little Spider-Man there, at first, I thought it was like a Spider-Boy, as I wasn’t seeing his tail until I read, from the website, that that is Spider-Mankey from Marvel Apes and then I noticed the tail.

Such a good start an I’m super intriqued by Spider-Verse, I really need to know how this played out.

I keep remembering Spider-peeps and checking both Marvel Database and comicbookdb to see if they were shown.  Spider-Ham was, a version of Ben Reilly was and Spider-Man from Mutant X wasn’t, as he was killed in his first appearance in Mutant X 5, but I had forgotten that.  Also, Spider-Boy, from the Amalgam Universe, shows up in Spider-Verse 2, that’s pretty awesome!

I really like how, for every one-time outfit change Spider-Man has had, there is an alternate universe where that costume got to be the mainstay.

The Future Spider-Man from Amazing 500 did not appear in Spider-Verse, probably as he did die in Amazing 500 (but appeared in the two issues that preceded the renumbering – 57 & 58.  He apparently was kicked off the Avengers, in the future, shown in Amazing 637.  I could have sworn I read something about 500 Spider-Man appearing in a Spider-Verse miniseries.  Okay, he is this guy –

http://marvel.wikia.com/Ezekiel_Sims_(Earth-4)

Who used that same sweet outfit, and was in Spider-Verse Team Up 1, and six other issues.  That explains that

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Verse

For anyone that wants to know everything that happened, that link has everything, from it looks like – plot wise.  May 2015, is the giant omnibus styled collection.

http://marvel.wikia.com/Spider-Verse_Vol_1_2

Spider-Verse 2 seems to be the issue that gathers multiple known alternate Spider-Mans, including Yu Komori, the Spider-Man of Japan that appeared in the 1997 Manga series!

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Avengers World 17

Posted by John Klein III on July 28, 2015
Posted in: Review, Websites. Tagged: 2015, Avengers World, Barbiere - Frank, Before Time Runs Out, Caramagna - Joe, Checchetto - Marco, Comic Book Resources, Dekal - Jeff, Magik, Secret Wars 2015. Leave a comment

Avengers World 17

Writer Frank Barbiere

Artist Marco Checchetto

Color Artist Andres Mossa

Letterer VC’s Joe Caramagna

Cover Art Jeff Dekal

Before Time Runs Out, Part One

I’ve wanted this issue ever since Barbiere was interviewed by Comic Book Resources’ Dave Richards.

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=57797

Which it wasn’t really the interview but the preview art by Checchetto :

Avengers World 17 Magik Preview Art

I’m pretty much coming into this cold, so let’s hope this recap page is informative.  In the future, Cannonball and Smasher have a baby.  Smasher’s real name is, Izzy.  In the past, Smasher tells Captain America that she is falling in love with a teammate, who is Cannonball.  I believe that was during Infinity.

The Present.  Avengers Tower.  Smasher narrates the opening of the issue.  Her full name is Izzy Kane.  Smasher, typically, is a member of the Shi’Ar Imperial Guard.  She has done a pregnancy test and it has come back . . . positive!  The Imperial Guard shows up at this point and tells her that she needs to come home.

The Guthrie Farm.  Cumberland County, Kentucky.  Bobby and Sam have gone home, well, Sam’s home.  Melody, one of Sam’s many siblings, wants to meet Izzy.  Sam references how it has been a long time since he has met someone special.  I guess he has had Dani Moonstar and Lila Cheny as love interests.  Melody references how she has mutant powers, so that’s another Guthrie child, making four total – if I’m counting right.

Izzy holo-calls Sam and informs him that she is leaving the planet on short notice.  By the time she starts talking, she is done.

On the ship, Smasher tells her mentor (or a guy named, Mentor) that she is ready to leave the planet behind.  Once they come out of hyperdrive, the doctors want to inspect her new ‘seed’ as it should be a source of power for the Shi’ar.

Kentucky.  Ma Guthrie tells Sam about how she met his father.  They met at a fair, as they were from different counties, they had a nice time but went their separate ways.  Afterwards, he went to every farm until he found her again.  Oh the days before Facebook!  She tells him to go after Smasher.

Avengers World 17 Magik referred

Avengers Tower.  Manifold, who I believe was an Avenger during Infinity, tells Sam that the Avengers can’t help him.  Bobby wants to help his oldest friend but they don’t know anyone with a spaceship.  Sam actually knows someone with a spaceship, so there is still hope.

Avengers World 17 Magik 1

The New Xavier School.  Sam (and Bobby’s) friend is of course . . . Magik!  I wish Checchetto got to draw a proper page of Magik, instead we get this double page splash (which looks cool) that we only see the back of her head (twice) and see her from behind in the bottom left corner of the page.

I really like the idea of Magik staying in touch with Cannonball, well, I imagine it is Sam who keeps in touch with everybody he has ever worked with.

So Sam knows Illyana and she knows Young Scott Summers, who is a current member of the Starjammers, so it is their ship that Sam and Bobby are going to tag along on.  The Starjammers’ ship should be able to catch up to the Shi’ar ship as they head to their homeworld, Chandilar.

Magik references that young Scott appriciates the chance to see his old All New X-Men teammates but it would have been nice to see a glimpse of the entire cast but I get that Barbiere doesn’t want to get too involved with the X-Men’s current storylines.

Sunspot references what Kitty Pryde knows, nothing good ever comes to the X-Men when they leave the planet.  Sam tells Bobby that he isn’t coming with him.  Bobby doesn’t fight him, as he has a company to run.  He recently bought AIM, so that’s the company I believe.

One of the Starjammers says, “Let’s go catch that Shi’ar bird!” which I like the reminder that the Shi’ar evolve from birds.  Sam calls both Illyana and Sunspot his best friends and the page ends with Sunspot calling him, Tiger.

Shi’ar ship.  Mentor keeps calling her baby, a seed.  I would have corrected him so that he stop calling it that.  At least call it an egg or something.  Also, it is a cold expression that I get keeps the fetus as a detached thing.  I only imagine that Smasher gives birth and the child is enlisted into the Smasher Corp (if that is what it is called).

Mentor’s poor choice of words keeps getting worst as he refers to the fetus as, Spawn of their Guardians.

Corsair is right, their ship caught up to Smasher’s, rather quickly.  Scott has become quite the space pirate.  Cannonball is an honorary pirate now.  The Shi’ar crew freaks out as they are yanked out of hyperspace (so the medical exam hasn’t occurred yet).  Smasher isn’t quite happy with Cannonball being there.

Corsair makes a reference to the Guardians with the Galaxy with a Rocket mention.  Sam goes for a hug but is shot down.  He wants to confess his love to her, but the Shi’ar crew come back to their senses and go on the attack.  Corsair tries to calm the situation down.

Once Mentor knows that Cannonball is Smasher’s partner, he puts him down from the force field.  Izzy talks to Sam, recognizing that it is a sweet gesture coming all the way out there to space, just for her.

I really love X-Nerd Wil Moss giving us a note to check out Uncanny X-Men 341, the issue that Cannonball went toe-to-toe with Gladiator, it is also a Christmas issue.

Sam finally gets to tell Izzy that he loves her and Corsair has such a great reaction, pumping his fist to the sky.

They are all in rogue space, so they get attacked by a third party.  Cannonball tells the crews that he will take care of this as it is his fault, the Starjammers were only doing him a favor.  Smasher is coming along, as she wants to show the universe how great of a couple they are.  Corsair wants them to hurry, as he doesn’t want his ship attacked next.

Smasher tries to tell Cannonball their big news but they have to shake off the alien ship, which isn’t a ship – it is a giant alien!  Cannonball gets tangled up and is about to be eaten when Smasher does her thing and frees him.  She states that she love Sam too.

They straight up explode the alien!

Back on the ship, Sam tries to assure her that he is ready for whatever comes next.  With that, she tells him that she is pregnant.  He is super excited but is now worried that she should have stayed on the ship.

Corsair is told to get off Mentor’s ship.  Once they leave, Mentor turns to Cannonball and tells him he is worthy and that he is Shi’ar now.

Issue ends with them on Chandilar, Months Later.  Sam Guthrie is a proud parent of a baby boy.

Next issue, Sunspot vs AIM, which I doubt I will buy.

 

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Big Brother 17 – Sunday – July 26, 2015

Posted by John Klein III on July 27, 2015
Posted in: Reality Television. Tagged: BB17, Big Brother. Leave a comment

Who did Jackie and Vanessa nominate for Battle of the Block?  Who won that competition?  How did these two ladies work together?  Let’s Get Excited!

Jackie wants to no longer be a Pawn but a Queen!

Jason realizes that the broads are dominating this game.  Good for those ladies!

The Twins have to stay in the house, just this week and they both can play.  Austin knows that he has to communicate his plans.  He tells Liz that he is going to trust Jason with some of the information.  Jason already knows this information, but he is confused why Austin is telling him.  It doesn’t help Austin, at all.  Austin names Julia.  Austin confides that he is really into one of the twins.  Jason even knows, before the information, that week five should mean the other gets into the house.

Switch # 13

Jason debriefs Meg, on the whole twin business.  Austin, is an idiot.  A tree tattooed giant of an idiot.

I just watch the episode from Season Three where Marcellas didn’t use the Golden Power of Veto, on himself.  Oh, Marcellas, so silly.

Jason and Meg, excitedly tell Shelli – but she already knows and now she knows, that Austin is an idiot.  Shelli plays along with the ‘hot’ gossip.  The trio tells Vanessa, who plays along, as well.

We’re still 15 hours before eviction.  Shelli tells Clay, what has been happening.  This isn’t exciting television, as much as Production thinks it is.

There is a giant whale picture, on the outside of the HoH room.

Poor Liz, now everyone knows that Austin doesn’t care for Julia and only wants to hook up with Liz, in the Jury House.

Sixth Sense has to be get rid of Austin!

Day 36.  Vanessa and Jackie, try to work together for nominations.  Jackie is thinking of nominating Steve and Liz – as Liz nominated Jackie.

My wife pointed out how much she missed the old nomination ceremony, with the whole, removing keys from the container and telling people they are safe.  I sort of miss it too, after watching so much of Big Brother Two and Three.  Should be finishing Three before the end of the week.  I’m making my way to watching all of Seven, All Stars, and stopping as I recall 8 through 16, pretty well.

Joint HoH room.  What happens to the other one’s stuff?

James thinks Vanessa’s mom is a smokebomb!  oh boy  Someone calls him, Caleb – which is awesome!

Vanessa talks to Austin, who she cleverly calls “Judas” in DR, as that is what he may be. Pretty clever!  She knows that he is lying.  Austin, is pretty stupid – to use his word.

James confides to Vanessa, how much he is attracted to her mother – oh boy!  There is a Mr. Vanessa’s Mom, so James better watch out!  I’m a huge fan of the houseguests talking to the camera – something I would do, all the time.  Marcellas did the same thing.  Before it was normal to do.

Vanessa tells Julia about the whole Austin thing.  Julia doesn’t believe that Liz is attracted to Austin, good for her!

Julia tries this Valley Girl act in DR, that is so horrible but not bad enough to be funny.

Vanessa talks to Shelli and Clay about Austin’s lie.  Two fractions in Sixth Sense.  Liztin and Clayllie.  The worst names.  Jackie joins the conversation, to finalize the nominations.  She really wants to nominate Liz but wants to put up a pawn or some one to throw it.   Vanessa fake invites Jackie into the group.  Clay volunteers to go up for Jackie and they are going to enlist Becky (welcome back to the show!) to throw it.  Never throw competitions!  Becky is cool with the plan, does she like like Clay?

Who can they get next to Liz, to throw the comp?  Who?  Vanessa and Jackie meet with Jason, Meg and James.  Vanessa tells them about backdooring Austin.  Jackie repeats the whole “if you put me up, I put you up” so people know.  Jason doesn’t ever want to throw a competition.  Jackie flirts with James, and he agrees to throw it.  The house is sort of united!  Eight person alliance, for one week!

#DarkMoon, is the alliance name, pretty good!  Probably as it has no silly tie to the game.

I can’t believe John was approached to throw it, probably because Vanessa told him that he was done being used as a pawn. He probably is going to be hurt, that he isn’t going to play in his first BotB.

None of these babies are going to grow up using Windows 10, I hate this commercial.  They will grow up with whatever Windows 20 or something, in ten years.

Benefiber ad, who is the voice actress for this commercial?  I can’t believe they get away with the whole vagina exercise, kegel.  that’s pretty bold.  That’s what she is hinting at, right?  With her swatting to pick up a bottle?

Vanessa tells Austin a creative reason for why some of their own alliance is on the block.  He buys it, as he is an idiot.  Austin is willing to throw his entire game to get inside Liz’s pants AND SHE DOESN’T WANT HIM THERE!!!  oh boy

Nominations –

Jackie – James & Liz
Vanessa – Clay & Becky

WhackStreetBoyz for life!  As they still wear their outfits.

John celebrates that he isn’t on the block!  I love that guy!  He doesn’t know what to do with himself.  He gets to just watch.

Vanessa tells Julia that she isn’t the target.

Switch # 14, Julia doesn’t tell Liz about Austin.  She does tell her that Austin is ‘scary creep’ which should be enough for her to try to distance herself from him.  I hope that would be enough for him to stay away from her.

Clay and Becky are pretty much as A-Team as it gets, for physical competitions.

Verizon really has decided to dump advertising dollars into CBS All Access, on the Roku.  They got two commercials, one with the beach and the other with birds.

HEY!  That reminds me, dear visitor, has anyone else having issues with Hulu Plus on their Rokus?  Ours keeps freezing or resetting programs or not even loading programs.  So irriating!  I read that there was an update in April, and there are still problems with it.  I hope they get it fixed soon.

Meg is going to host the comp.  She tells them to memorize the memory wall WITH LAST YEAR’S CAST PHOTOS!

Who is the BBTakeover for the week?

BBNewsroom, Outback Steakhouse, must have paid for advertising.  I miss Outback Steakhouses, I’m not sure if they are in Montana, but I really liked the one in Yuma, Arizona.

Splashy Headlines, is the name.  It seems complicated.  Throw paint and get letters later to spell out a former houseguests name.  If you are a real superfan, it shouldn’t take much to guess the names.  James is just throwing paint.  Becky knows Hayden, so that’s a good sign.  He was last year’s Jace but nice.

The names are – Christine, Hayden and Victoria ate natural cut ribeye at Outback Steakhouse!

Even with James throwing the comp so hard, Liz is safe!  So the twins are coming into the house!  JuJu is her nickname.  Clay and Becky were just not smart enough to save themselves.

James, Liz and Vanessa are eating at Outback Steakhouse!  Lucky!  Blooming Onion!

Clay and Becky can still win Veto, so that’s okay.  Vanessa can win it too and still backdoor Austin, they just can’t have Austin play in it.  Which he probably will.  He will probably win it too.  Oh Production, we are so onto you!

. . .

In honor of her being HoH, for a hot moment, here is a gif I found on Reddit, of Jackie –

BB17 Jackie Boob Shake gif

I still haven’t gone to Reddit, more than five times.  I’m not sure if I’m looking at it wrong.

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Bendis’ Entertainment Weekly Guardians of the Galaxy Interview

Posted by John Klein III on July 26, 2015
Posted in: Websites. Tagged: Bendis, Entertainment Weekly, Guardians of the Galaxy, Newsarama, Schiti - Valerio. Leave a comment

http://www.newsarama.com/25285-bendis-on-guardians-of-the-galaxy.html

Newsarama hipped me to Bendis’ interview over at Entertainment Weekly – which is pretty great that EW has gone out of their way to cover comic book titles.  Goes to show how serious the Marvel films have changed the game.

http://www.ew.com/2015/07/20/brian-michael-bendis-guardians-interview

We get confirmation that Kitty Pryde will be Star Lady, which seems like a silly name, but I also like the direction they are taking her.  So it seems like the team really isn’t affected by Secret Wars 2015, Gamora said she was leaving the title at the end of the last issue of the series.  I take it, the interviewer didn’t actually read the comic, though why Newsarama doesn’t explain that, I’m not sure.  Gamora is going to go after Thanos.  Quill is going to be the President of Spartax, which is probably going to an interesting direction.

Bendis does make the “Jews in Space” which I’m far more comfortable quoting him, but someone had to state it.

EW Kitty Pryde as StarLady Schiti Guardians of the Galaxy

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Big Brother 17 – Thursday – July 23, 2015

Posted by John Klein III on July 25, 2015
Posted in: Fun With YouTube, Reality Television, Websites. Tagged: BB12, BB14, BB17, Big Brother, YouTube. Leave a comment

Who goes home?  Will we learn who the new HoHs are?  Let’s get excited!

Julie Chen implies that Audrey got some  heat on Twitter for not showing up.  Will she not show up for the live show?  At least she didn’t leave early.  Who will Production make as their next star?

I need a new website that has screencaps of the episodes or from live feeds.

Julie Chen should just skip Audrey’s exit interview.  Honestly, after Week One, I was done with Audrey.   She should have just laid low.  I wonder if the house can be reunited after she is gone.

Steve comments on how this is historic, the replacement nominee not taking the chair.  Audrey will definitely go down as one of the worst Houseguests.

We get confirmation that Audrey was in DR for six hours.

I do like how the houseguests are upset, mostly as Audrey was a waste or a stunt, and Production could have gone with another Transgender, that was willing to play.  They will probably try again, in two seasons.

Day 33.

Audrey leaving will be a mercy killing.

James made Audrey an omelet and a glass of Orange Juice!  I do like James, I wish his game was better.  I also like that Audrey hate it, instead of throwing it ot the ground or some other childish thing.

Audrey goes back into DR!  At least we don’t have to deal with her again, after this episode.  I take it, that she isn’t talking to Production, or they will be airing those conversations.

BB12’s Britney Haynes!  I love her!

Backstreet Boys tweeted about the Whack Street Boys!  That’s pretty cool!  Live appearance!

We visit Audrey’s family, as Production wants us to not view her as a quitter or as a waste or as a monster.

Audrey has a penalty vote for eating food as a Have Not!  For shame!

Audrey promotes her website, but she’s not going to get the visitors that she wants, I bet.  She toots her own horn, which is silly.

John uses his speech, to have some laughs.  That’s the right tactic.  He only shout outs his fellow Whack Street Boyz, which I adore.

I can’t tell what the HoH comp is going to be like, as some are dress fancy and others are casual.  Probably a quiz.

The Votes!

Clay – Audrey
James – Audrey
Austin/Judas – John
Jason – Audrey
Vanessa – Audrey
Becky – Audrey
Audrey is officially gone, with six votes!
Jackie – Audrey
Steve – having to wait, he blew a kiss at Jackie! – Audrey
Julia – Audrey – John gave her a massive hug, I love that guy!
Meg – Audrey

Meg’s shirt, she never strikes me as a gal with large breasts but she knows how to dress to draw attention to them.

Audrey got 9 votes to evict, plus one penalty vote.  Chenbot didn’t mention the one vote to John.  No one is giving Audrey hugs, oh way, Vanessa and Shelli (maybe?) did.

Julie’s interview with Audrey is as expected.  All the farewell messages are kind and polite.  They don’t want to be seen as Anti-Transgender.  Which no one should be, but my opinion of her is based purely on her gameplay.

HoH Comp.

Pop Til You Drop.  Two Hougeguests compete, at a time until the winners are chosen.

Round One – Steve v Jason – BoB – Jason

They paid for these songs, so if the player guesses early, Production has to let the song play on.

Round Two – Austin v John – BoB – Austin

Round Three – Becky v Jackie – HoH – Jackie

Round Four – Vanessa v Liz (Julia) – Veto – Vanessa

Commercial!

Round Five – Meg v Jackie – Veto – Jackie wins

Round Six – Austin v James – people laugh as they are drastically different heights.  James just presses BoB BUT GETS IT RIGHT!  He pressed it as soon as the music started.

Round Seven – Clay v Vanessa – Veto – Vanessa wins

one of these will be the next HoH

Round Eight – James – Jackie – she really wants to be on our right – James did the same thing, press HoH first – got it wrong – BoB – Jackie gets HoH on a technicality!

Round Nine – Vanessa v Jason – one will be HoH – Veto – Vanessa wins!

winner gets to chose the next two to play.

HoH and it sounds like we end on Britney Haynes!

Jackie and Vanessa (for the second time) are the new Heads of Household!  Should be drama free, I imagine.

Britney looks great!  She has two daughters.  The photos online are not from great angles.

Britney likes Jason and Vanessa, she also likes Johnny Mac.  She really likes this season.  That makes me like this season more.  Britney thinks half of Shelli /Clay should make it to the end, a floater (like Jackie) could be at the end and Vanessa too.

Sunday – Nominations
Wednesday – Veto
Thursday – Eviction – if Liz can stay in the house, Julia gets to enter the house, as well.

. . .

Thanks to Big Brother Network for hosting these images of Britney Haynes!

Big Brother 17: Who Went Home Last Night? Eviction Show Recap

BB17 Britney Haynes 1

BB17 Britney Haynes 2

I was looking for some full shots of Britney but the Internet isn’t providing those images.

Thanks to this Tumblr website for this third picture –

http://fuckyobbfaves.tumblr.com/

BB17 Britney Haynes 3

You can follow Britney Haynes on Twitter at –

https://twitter.com/britney_haynes?lang=en

I’m such a fan, she’s by far my favorite Big Brother Houseguest!

Jeff also got to interview for for 33 minutes –

Thanks again to Big Brother for hosting the video.  I have to watch it when I have some more time.

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