Big Brother Reindeer games (2023)

[Ben Wyatt]

Figured I'd make a thread as it premieres on Monday night.

Let's see the cast.....

people.com/big-brother-reindeer-games-cast-announcement-8412302

Frankie? Josh?  Nicole Franzel?  I'm out. f*** this. 

I'm kidding. Maybe. 

Discuss here

[Jumpin' Jesse Walsh]

This cast would actually be stellar for a mini All-Stars season so of course that's not going to happen.

I'm worried with how comp-based this show is becoming, even if this spinoff isn't really Big Brother at all.

[Ben Wyatt]

Dec 8, 2023 11:23:32 GMT -5 Jumpin' Jesse Walsh said:

This cast would actually be stellar for a mini All-Stars season so of course that's not going to happen.

I'm worried with how comp-based this show is becoming, even if this spinoff isn't really Big Brother at all.

There needs to be a happy medium when it comes to the *types* of comps we get. 

Also, there's chatter that Rachel Riley was going to be a contestant, was suddenly ghosted and replaced with Franzel. I don't know if it's true ,though she did some rat shit and ended up screwing over Derrick and Kaycee from being on the last All Star season, so there's a history there.

[Jumpin' Jesse Walsh]

Dec 8, 2023 11:36:17 GMT -5 Ben Wyatt said:

Dec 8, 2023 11:23:32 GMT -5 Jumpin' Jesse Walsh said:

This cast would actually be stellar for a mini All-Stars season so of course that's not going to happen.

I'm worried with how comp-based this show is becoming, even if this spinoff isn't really Big Brother at all.

There needs to be a happy medium when it comes to the *types* of comps we get. 

Also, there's chatter that Rachel Riley was going to be a contestant, was suddenly ghosted and replaced with Franzel. I don't know if it's true ,though she did some rat shit and ended up screwing over Derrick and Kaycee from being on the last All Star season, so there's a history there.

I think Kaycee and Josh were dropped from All-Stars because they tested positive for COVID shortly before sequester was to start.

I do hope the comps are equitable because this past season got so ridiculous. Like, they were pitting a 63-year-old in physical comps against an Olympic swimmer in his prime.

[Ben Wyatt]

Dec 8, 2023 11:43:47 GMT -5 Jumpin' Jesse Walsh said:

Dec 8, 2023 11:36:17 GMT -5 Ben Wyatt said:

There needs to be a happy medium when it comes to the *types* of comps we get. 

Also, there's chatter that Rachel Riley was going to be a contestant, was suddenly ghosted and replaced with Franzel. I don't know if it's true ,though she did some rat shit and ended up screwing over Derrick and Kaycee from being on the last All Star season, so there's a history there.

I think Kaycee and Josh were dropped from All-Stars because they tested positive for COVID shortly before sequester was to start.

I do hope the comps are equitable because this past season got so ridiculous. Like, they were pitting a 63-year-old in physical comps against an Olympic swimmer in his prime.

I'd heard covid for Josh, but Kaycee and and Derrick  were booted because Franzel ratted on them for pregaming, IIRC

In addition to the comps being less skewed, they need to ease the f*** up on twists, especially ones that involve battle backs. Im tired of big moves being rendered moot because of it

[fw91]

f*** Franzel and Josh. Everyone else I don’t care who wins. This is a non cannon gimmick.

[Jumpin' Jesse Walsh]

Danielle Reyes back on TV in the year 2023. Now THAT'S a Christmas miracle.

[Jumpin' Jesse Walsh]

There are all these spoilers floating around on Twitter and I'm not sure how true they are but the biggest one so far is:

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW}CODY is apparently the first boot!

[RadcapRadsley]

I really like Britney and Taylor.......but the majority of the rest of this cast would be a laundry list of people I 100% don't want to see on BB.

[Jumpin' Jesse Walsh]

Dec 11, 2023 10:32:18 GMT -5 Jumpin' Jesse Walsh said:

There are all these spoilers floating around on Twitter and I'm not sure how true they are but the biggest one so far is:

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW}CODY is apparently the first boot!

Update:

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW}I've heard it's Cody OR Cameron who is eliminated first.

[Jumpin' Jesse Walsh]

How does Franzel manage to look more like a grandma than Danielle?

[Jumpin' Jesse Walsh]

I'm gonna be honest and say this has been more fun than like the last month of BB25.

[ejm olmos]

Dec 11, 2023 22:36:22 GMT -5 Jumpin' Jesse Walsh said:

I'm gonna be honest and say this has been more fun than like the last month of BB25.

The bar couldn’t possibly be lower.

[fw91]

Dec 11, 2023 21:25:34 GMT -5 Jumpin' Jesse Walsh said:

How does Franzel manage to look more like a grandma than Danielle?

Because nobody likes her.

[Jumpin' Jesse Walsh]

This take could age badly, but I think Josh may do quite well. The format is pretty much just like The Challenge and he has the most experience out of anybody here with that.

[Jumpin' Jesse Walsh]

Wow, it's almost like when you have an equitable, diverse set of comps, you get a diverse set of winners.

[Jumpin' Jesse Walsh]

This spinning snowflake ball maze is one of the best competitions they've had in a long time.

[Jumpin' Jesse Walsh]

Dec 12, 2023 9:31:34 GMT -5 Jumpin' Jesse Walsh said:

This take could age badly, but I think Josh may do quite well. The format is pretty much just like The Challenge and he has the most experience out of anybody here with that.

*Narrator voice* And so the take did age badly and, to add insult to injury, Josh lost to FRANZEL.

[Jumpin' Jesse Walsh]

This is the first all-women final 2 on any iteration of this show in over 12 years.

[Jumpin' Jesse Walsh]

At the end of the day, we all job to Franzel.