No. 4 & 3 Of BB8: Livin’ On A Prayer
During Big Brother 8, those of us on this blog talked extensively about religion.
No, we weren’t debating Scriptures or learning about world views. We were discussing the relevance of religion in reality television, specifically what some of us perceived to be a (superficial?) grab for God in the Big Brother house.
If Amber wasn’t praying, “God Bless You, God,” (greatest. line. ever.) then Jameka was invoking the Bible in one breath while cussing like a fiend in the next. Not that the faithful don’t cuss and not that any of us are near perfect, but faith and the perceptions of those who consider themselves faithful played a big role in BB8.
Let us not forget that our champion from last season, the venerable E.D., was born to an ordained minister, a verified woman of the cloth who feeds the homeless and shelters the poor, as the elder Donato reminded us time and time again.
Amber approached religion from what I would call a helper mentality. God, please help me through this day. God, please help me win. That’s fine, and many of us walk along that same path.
However, Jameka was an Old Testament soul. Very Calvinistic. She believed everything in the house was preordained. Nothing she could do nor nothing she didn’t do would have an effect on the outcome of Big Brother 8.
If that’s the case, then why was sister Jameka on her knees in our No. 4 clip of Big Brother 8?
Seriously. That clip makes me grin every time I see it because it encompasses so much about any given moment in the Big Brother house. At any nanosecond, one person can be experiencing despair in the same environment in which somebody experiences joy. And Jen’s hilarious pursuit of a decent belt was one of my favorite moments of the season.
But don’t think for a second that the argument Jameka and Amber waged with Dick wasn’t more entertaining. I’ve told you guys before; I leave those live feeds each night waiting for a “Hell, yeah” moment, and there was none better than this bitchfest.
What I wonder still to this day is whether or not Jameka thinks God preordained this clip? Hilarity ensues at No. 3:
No. 2 comes up tomorrow night, and Sunday will bring us No. 1. Hey, you still have a few days to get that live feed before the season starts. Can’t wait until the games begin!
ENIGMA said,
February 9, 2008 @ 11:52 am
That was classic. But I really loved Dick’s pranks. I hope we have a real practical joker this eason. I know if I were in that house I would drive all the others nuts with jokes they couldn’t pin on me. I think that would be almost as much fun as winning. What do you think?
Karen said,
February 9, 2008 @ 12:43 pm
I like the idea of a prankster on BB9. The sparring in the 2nd clip was funny. I like the idea of putting up your top ten. Thank you again for this blog.
Natvtxn said,
February 9, 2008 @ 2:02 pm
What A Hoot! Nothing could have been funnier that poor Jamekas, on her knees, pouring her soul out to God…AND THEN….Jen’s fashion statment!? Never a better contrast!!
Pausing the vidoe clip, I saw the mini-walls I have heard about that is placed between the beds. But the producer said the couples were going to be sleeping together…in the same beds? The bedroom didn’t look very big, and the beds didn’t either! God, this is going to be interesting!!!
Time keeps ticking away……