James Rhine's Diary Room

[James Rhine]

Episode 1
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Starting Fresh

I can't believe it's  been a year since I started playing in season 2 of Big Brother: Rise and Fall. It seems like forever ago and now I'm here in season 5: All Stars! This is my first ever All Star game so I am beyond thrilled to get the show on the road. I'm starting the game with a clean slate: I'm not holding petty grudges against any of my fellow season 2 All Stars at all. That being said, I don't want to simply align with them and have the Brolliance return because that just won't fly in All Stars. I'm sure season 2 alumni will surely be targeted  because the other houseguests likely think we're still going to stick together. Oh well, c'est la vie.

I haven't played on this new Proboards version yet and it's going to take some getting used to because it fraking sucks rat balls. Despite making it to the finals of my original season there are a lot of areas where I can improve. I don't think I need to worry about competitions because I'm confident in my abilities to hang with the best. My social game has always been my weakest point and I've been working to improve that. A big issue I have is that I tend to give away too much information to other players. Even though I can't help it sometimes, that will greatly be reduced this season. Why am I always so damn loyal? I've gotta be totally ruthless this time around, I have to blindside some people even if I don't feel comfortable doing it. Of course, it's one thing to make statements like that, but as usual I forget about it. Maybe this game will be the one where I don't? Poop.


Rumours Be Floating

Upon talking to a few houseguests, there are apparently some rumours circulating and I don't like it! Joe claims that apparently the season 1 and 2 guys have a super guys' alliance which is so hysterical to me. He got his information from Dominic so it's pretty much unreliable because Dom is a sneaky sneak. No one would I ever do another all guys alliance again. Been there done that. And no way in hell would I involve the season 1 fellas either. It is important to note that there are a considerate number of guys over girls. I'm sure the girls will just agree to work together for a few rounds even if it's unofficially just to make sure a guys' group doesn't take over

According to David another rumour is that Frank, GM and Estelle are in a winners' alliance of sorts. If it is true then it's likely a pre-game alliance me thinks. Those 3 are already high up on my dangerous players list anyways. Hopefully the 4 winners are targeted early just for having won previously. Dominic does worry me since he is a host of a popular BB game and likely has a decent number of connections.

So I'm not sure if you've noticed, but there are 20 people in this game. That's alot for a Big Brother game. Many of us are expecting some sort of twist and people have been speculating every day. Maybe it could be a division of some sort whether it be 4 houses of 5 or just 2 houses. Not sure how I would feel about that since it has a sort of Survivor dynamic to it which I don't like lol. I'm expecting some super epic twist before the HoH that will take out like 5 players lol. Instant eliminations yo. If I do leave first (please don't let that happen) I would prefer to leave with 4 others so I'm not as embarrassed haha. I was goofing around with this new version of Proboards and discovered an alternate board them entitled: Apocalypse. No offence to the default board, but the Apocalypse theme looks totally awesome! I think it has something to do with the twist and I shared this info with pretty much everyone lol. Rhian seemed to be the most excited when I showed her this alternate theme. However you hosties have hid the theme from us now! That makes me even more suspicious.....lol.


First (and Second) Impessions

There are so many people to talk to, it's so damn difficult to keep track of! I discovered that I know some players from having played with them in Shadow Survivor: One World. Frank played Jonas, Ed played Leif, Talla played Kim and Drew played Sabrina. I instantly love Talla and Drew which is weird because I wasn't a big Drew fan in our original season. I pretty much final 2's with both of them so I guess that's a good start. I guess technically they aren't pre-game alliances since I didn't talk to them between the two games but oh well. I would like to steer clear of Frank and wouldn't mind having a side thing with Ed. Also according to a few people, Dixie is Shadow! Dafuq?! Maybe they're pulling my leg cause Dixie is WAY too lazy to be Shadow lmao.

David and I reconnected as if we never stopped talking at all. He's always been a cool guy and we already made a pact to work together for at least the first few rounds although I already hinted a final 2 with him. Joe jumped straight into game talk with me saying how he wants a clean slate and wants to work with me. He asked me at the beginning of the game this time around instead of the end like before. I really don't trust the guy very much though, he just emits a negative sort of energy. He also played in season 1 as Lane for a short while so he could have some connections there even though he claims that Kevin hates him.

Helen and Rhian are two of my early favourites as they are super easy to talk to. I enjoy talking to people who know how to keep a conversation going. People like Kristen, GM and Ed just don't have that ability unfortunately. Shane seems really trolly.I know who he is but he avoids talking about it so I just dropped it because it's just whatever. Although I'm pissed that he replaced Amanda because I think Faye deserved the spot much more, I actually enjoyed talking to Sam alot more than I thought I would. Frank and I always seem to have conversations filled with making fun of one another lol. Roddy is all buddy-buddy with me which is fine for now. Ryan seemed friendly enough during our first conversation as do Andrew and Estelle. I haven't spoken with Dixie nor Dominic yet so hopefully they get here soon. I doubt I'll be talking to Dixie at all actually since I'm sure she'll be using her PM method this season again.

There shall be a much more detailed cast analysis in a future post so stay tuned peeps! 

And PS: Don't wanna be rude or anything, but that little bit of the "s" sticking out on the left hand side of the RnF banner is bugging the CRAP outta me. Please fix it

[Kat]

It doesn't show up on my computer so I wasn't aware of that but will try to fix it later.

Also we have a post that will be posted tomorrow (well I guess later today?) with stats of each AS. Sorry to make you go thru all that work

[James Rhine]

Lmao are you serious? Boo you suck.

[James Rhine]

HoH of Death

I hate International BB week. I hate it. I'm getting flashbacks to season 2 when I was nominated and terrible it was for me. I thought I'd never be seeing that twist ever again for as long as I live but nooooo, the HoH of Death has returned. I'm sure as a viewer this will be so damn exciting to see who gets points and whatnot, but the agony for the players of hoping they aren't nominated just sucks ass lol. Most people haven't even talked to everyone yet so it's tough to pick who to nominate. At least it was quick though ahha, I have a headache tonight so I was worried a difficult competition might make it worse. Of course Drew and Kevin, those bums in Europe, have to ruin things for us. I want an HoH now, let's get this game going!

Honestly though, I do think that I'm safe this round. I said this in season 2 as well but there were only 10 people left at that time. There are 20 god damn people here and I think I've been one of the more active players having conversed with nearly everyone. Plus I'm not a former winner so I think I should be safe. I'm assuming it's the exact same as in season 2 meaning that the veto will have to be used and there will be no replacement nominee. I will be thrilled if I'm not nominated as I can rest easy for the round. I smell a double eviction this round because this cast really needs to be cut down. Actually a few double evictions should do the trick lol.

I'm sure a bunch of people will be getting points because people will be using different strategies. Just watch there be like a huge 7 person tie for first lol. I gave my points to Dominic and Kevin because those are the only 2 I had not spoken with before the HoH began. Others might be targeting enemies hoping to get rid of them sooner or later and some might go after the winners since they could be aligning together.

In other news, Talla found out that Drew is Sabrina (I'm assuming he told her) which is alright I guess. I just hope Talla sticks with us and doesn't think I'll dump her for Drew. Apparently Dixie (Shadow) has been kidding around with Talla saying she knows that us 3 (Drew, Talla, James) are together since we were tight in Shadow One World. That makes me nervous. Dixie needs to continue just being Dixie and not talk much game lol.

[James Rhine]

Oh and the Apocalypse thing was just nothing? LOL I spread some paranoia around for nothing

[Kat]

Jan 15, 2014 2:55:17 GMT -5 James Rhine said:

Oh and the Apocalypse thing was just nothing? LOL I spread some paranoia around for nothing

I was looking at themes on proboards a while back and installed it to check it out. #forgotaboutit

and keep up the work! I like your input

[James Rhine]

Time to Breathe Easy

HoH results/Noms are up and guess who's safe? James Rhine is! That's me. Thank goodness history did not repeat itself. Although I was paranoid, my gut said I would be safe because I have been pretty social thus far. Unfortunately, 6 houseguests weren't as social as the rest and they got nominated. History DID repeat itself for Drew and Joe as they were nominated again lol. Kevin, Dominic, Estelle and Ryan are the other nominees. Nothing too surprising there as they've been the least talkative. Poor Drew got the most points So Hoping he can win the veto because I need him to stay!

What was surprising about the results were that Dominic, Estelle and Ryan were tied with 4 points along with Ed and David. I was shocked to see David up there since he's a pretty social guy. Drew got to pick the final 3 nominees and decided to save Ed and David which didn't surprise me at all. I was the only member from season 2 not involved with the nominations. Guess we're pretty popular, huh? It kinda worries me though because people might be out for us since we were a big alliance in season 2 or maybe it's just a coincidence. I'm hoping for the latter.

So only the 6 nominees get to compete in veto and 2 of them will be safe. If I had to pick who to be safe from that bunch I would go with Drew and Joe. I'm comfortable with any of Dominic, Kevin, Estelle or Ryan leaving this week. Don't really have plans on working with them. This week is kinda boring now that all I have left to do is vote haha. I guess in a way the game won't officially start for me until next week. It will be interesting to hear from the nominees as to why I should vote to keep them.

Past Season Relationships

I think I'll take a moment to talk about the relationships these All Stars had with one another in their past seasons and how it could possibly affect this season. Season 1 is a bit trickier for me since I wasn't a PW that season and I don't really feel like reading all of their diary rooms lmao. From what I understand, Frank and Roddy (Froddy) were a tight pair and Kevin and Kristen were on the other side (they did win best duo) and Shane was right in the middle before flipping to the side of Froddy. Since those duos didn't really betray each other the simple thing would be for them to continue those relationships right? I'm not a big Frank fan, but Roddy has taken a bit of a liking to me so that's good. Hopefully Kevin stays not that social so the duo with Kristen doesn't go places. I think I'll have the strongest bond with Shane because I think he's the least likely to work with his season alumni.

Season 2 is just whatevs lol so on to season 3. Andrew and Estelle are the only real pair from that season who have reunited in All Stars and they could be dangerous should they decide to work together again. Getting Estelle out for that reason could be a good move for this week. I don't really see the hype around them though, they're kinda boring to talk to lol. Season 4 could be the most dangerous in my opinion. GM was tight with both Ed and Rhian but I hope they don't stick with her since she betrayed Ed and Rhian is likely not happy about her being somewhat more loyal to him. Helen is more of a wildcard as she had an alliance with the Femme Fatales but was pretty much dropped once the jury began. and then there's Sam who had a well profiled love affair with Ed. It would be shocking if they didn't continue that gross love fest this season. Hopefully players don't have an affinity to work with their season alumni because that won't suck. Imagine this season becoming a battle of the past seasons lawl.

[James Rhine]

Ughh seriously only 2 people have done the veto so far?? I've seen like most of them online too. Lazy butts. It wouldn't be All Stars without Shir getting mad about deadlines

[Shir]

<3 true story.

[Pyramid Head]

Shir gets mad about everything unless it's something that her future husband (AJ) does. <3

[Shir]

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[James Rhine]

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Awesome Cast Analysis

I'm so bored lmao so I'm going to spend an unseemly amount of time on this because I'm just so dedicated to All Stars (:
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Andrew Monaghan

I'm kind of iffy about Andrew because we don't have the most riveting conversations yet for come reason I don't see him being a major player in this game. He did well in season 3 tying my record of 4 HoHs but he lucked out on most of them. He knows the game well but I don't see him as a major factor this season. I know him and Estelle are obviously back together so that is something will have to be watched out for.
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David Lane

I'm so thrilled to be playing with David again. We've already agreed to work together for at least the first few rounds but I have a feeling it will last longer than that. I can definitely see him being one of the players I choose to go to the end with but I need to play it smart this time. I can't base it too much on loyalty. David is a fantastic social player and is great at making connections with people. I was surprised to see him get 4 points for nominations though as I thought his social game would keep him out of that. Either players targeted season 2 alumni or they targeted him for not talking much or they want to see him gone sooner than later.
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Dixie Kong

What a character this one is....for real. I've never played with Shadow before so I'm a bit nervous about that considering he's supposedly is a fantastic ORGer and has a great track record. The fact that he is a host concerns me a bit as he knows all the games many of the All Stars have played in and can spread information about who will potentially buddy up with whom. I'm hoping Dixie sticks to just being a funny character and not be super strategic and social just like in the 3rd season.
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Dominic Briones

Dominic is a pretty big threat if you ask me. Past winner and host of Starz, he's well connected so it wouldn't surprise me if he has pre-games or already established relationships with people. Although I don't think he has any reason for coming after me so soon, I'd rather see him leave soon so I don't to leave with him later down the road. I'm hoping that he sees the nomination block like every week lol.
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Drew Daniel

The ORG world is so weird I thought Drew was boring and bland in season 2 but I loved him as Sabrina in Shadow One World. I think he enjoys Survivor games much more than Big Brother ones as he clearly puts more effort into Survivor. He can be useful for votes and I know I can trust him so keeping him around is good for me. He really needs to step it up though. Get on aim, dude! I can't see him making any big moves though, more of a sidekick lol.
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Ed Lower

Ed is pretty cool. He loves to be all flirty with me which is kinda weird since I'm straight. I welcome it though haha don't want to be rude. I can definitely see myself aligning with him and he be pretty useful in this game. I don't think he's the sharpest tool in the shed though as I've seen him make mistakes in the past that have cost him games. His partnership with Sam is a bit worrisome but if I'm good with Ed I should be good with this duo.
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Estelle Landy

According to Drew, Estelle is some big time ORGer who has won literally 100s of games. Umm ok lol has anyone even played 100 ORGs? That's just crazy to me because talking to Estelle I have established that she is hella boring. She takes too long to respond. She better step it up if she wants to have a long run in this game. She tends to make others feel sorry for her to gain sympathy. A former winner herself, people might want to target her for that so that's good for me.
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Frank Eudy

Frank is weird. We have such terrible conversations. We just make fun of one another (in a friendly way of course). I really have no desire to work with him whatsoever and wanna see him gone like yesterday lol. He's won before and is a staple in some reputable ORGs so that makes him dangerous in my eyes. He'll likely team up with Roddy again so I hope he doesn't come after me although something tells me that he will. Gotta hope he's got other targets I guess.
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GinaMarie Zimmerman

GM is going to be dangerous in this game. She is pretty boring to talk to and tends to go straight into talking game sometimes. I know she's Kim from Sausage Island so she can get pretty crazy sometimes when things don't go her way and can make things personal. That in mind I don't see myself working with her in the future. She's not afraid of making bold moves even if that means betraying allies so I'll need to watch out for her.
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Helen Kim

Helen is just a great person to talk to. Our conversations are always fun and interesting. She seems like more of a wildcard to me. I feel like she has something to prove this season whether that means trying to do better in competitions and paying people against one another. I would love to work with her in the future because I feel like it's too early to try and start something. She was pretty popular last season so I feel like she might be a hot commodity lol.
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Joe Arvin

Joe's physical game is great so I can see him winning his fair share of competitions this season. He's already made somewhat of an alliance with me as a way to start fresh but that makes me suspicious of him. I don't trust him very much and I think he thinks that I will try and get rid of him hence the alliance proposal. His social game isn't the strongest and I can see him being a target this season. He also played in season 1 but was an early boot so I don't think I have to worry about him aligning with season 1 players.
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Kevin Campbell

Kevin is probably the best competitor out of all the All Stars. I think it'll be fun to go head to head with him because I'm not all that bad in that department too. He can probably just win his way to the end lol. I do think that he has a big target on his back as he's already won a veto. I've always had this feeling that he's never liked me but whatever. He's been inactive until he won the veto so many people haven't talked to him yet. I had a brief conversation with him and it was just fine. I gots my eye on you.
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Kristen Bitting

Living up to the award she won in season 1, Kristen is quite the sweetheart. However, I feel like that's all she'll be. She seems too nice to make any bold moves. I feel like she'll be pulled into an alliance and just stick with that group until the end. She doesn't seem like the best strategist either but that may be me just underestimating her.
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Rhian Sugden

Rhian is great fun to talk to! I can see why she did so well last season. I think Rhian will be a power player this season. While I would like to align with her because I think we would make a great pair, I know how great she is at the game so I can definitely see her cutting me loose. I think I've built a good enough relationship with her thus far so I don't have to worry about that happening any time soon. I'm banking on the hope that she won't want to align with GM again based on what happened last season.
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Roddy Mancuso

Roddy seems like a relatively nice guy but he can get pretty emotional sometimes. He's been venting to me about his experiences in an ANTM game he's judging as well as a BB game he's in. He seems to have strong opinions about topics and I can see him being very defensive when things don't go his way. He's the type that blames his mistakes on others. I have a much better relationship with Roddy than I do with Frank so hopefully that keeps me on their good list lol.
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Ryan Buckingham

As long as you're cool with Ryan, he'll be cool back. He'll likely get pissed when he gets nominated even if there are good reasons for him to be nominated. He's not afraid of having confrontations with other players on the board so it's probably better to steer clear from that.
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Sam Wallace

I made a connection within 2 minutes of meeting him: like me, his is a tennis fanatic! Finally someone in the ORG world I can talk about tennis with. We tend to talk about the Australian Open a lot and I think he's taken a liking to me and although I didn't like his game last season, I think the possibility of us working together is pretty high. Maybe a trio with Ed?
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Shane Meaney

Shane has a trolly sense of humour lol. I can definitely work with him in the future but I'm just scared of him jumping ship like he did in his original season. I think I can get information out of him easily which is a good thing. I can see Shane just slipping by into the jury without having to do much.
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Talla Rejaei

I love Talla! Having previously played with her in a Survivor game, I know that I can trust her. She tends to be crazy sometimes and can say anything at anytime which is worrisome. She's a great character as well but sometimes I fear that she overdoes it and pisses people off. She kind of goes with what others tell her to do so hopefully she listens to me haha. She blurts stuff out a lot so I hope she doesn't blurt my name out.
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...and finally...

James Rhine

The winner of Big Brother Rise and Fall: All Stars! (hopefully)

[James Rhine]

Biggest Vote Ever

So I'm not sure if you've noticed or not, but there are 16 people voting in this first eviction.16!! That's one higher than 15 but one lower than 17. That's way too many people lmao. This has been such a boring round for those that are safe. Only the nominees got any action this week! Not the best time to do International Week as people were ready to get the game started. Game officially starts next round for me haha. Why isn't there a double eviction? There are 4 nominees and just a single eviction! Why you do dis?! Make it a quadruple eviction. Or 3 people gone and we vote to save one. What happens if there's a 4-4-4-4 tie? Lmao

Kevin and Dominic ended up winning the 2 vetoes and I wasn't all that surprised. I knew Kevin would likely get one. So now Drew, Joe, Estelle and Ryan are the final nominees. Drew is obviously the easy vote this week and most people are in agreement with that. I don't want him to go though, he's gonna be useful for me! David and I got to talking and agreed that Estelle or Ryan leaving would be a lot more fun hehe. We discussed possible votes. David and Ed can vote to keep Drew citing the fact that Drew saved them as their reason. Ed told me that he wants Estelle or Ryan gone as he hasn't spoken to them at all. Shane is willing to make a move, David says Helen is as well. Talla has been very vocal about keeping Drew. We need 9 votes as majority which is a very daunting task.

We started talking to people and it became clear that the plan wouldn't come to fruition. Most people don't rock the boat or will only vote if enough people do it. So silly. You're All Stars for crying out loud! Talla is becoming hella weird. She went to Estelle and told her that her name has been mentioned for eviction. Umm say what? Why you being so loony?! She goes on to give send me an entire paragraph blasting the cast for being stupid and keeping Drew. Such a blabbermouth, exactly what I was worried about. Dominic was drunk and said Drew is a bitch for not saving him so we can't rely on him lol. GM was being so sketchy tonight. She was making rounds saying that everyone is voting Drew as if there can't be any other choice. I know her and Estelle have something going on. GM loves knowing what everyone's knowing doing whatever she can to get information out of you. She loves being in control, it's so annoying.

Speaking of annoying, what the fuck is wrong with Roddy? The guy belongs in an insane asylum. He talks like a frickin' psychopath! Just be normal! It's disturbing. He should be on pills. So to summarize, Drew is leaving. I considered voting Estelle just for funsies but I people might guess the vote was me. Oh and Talla decided to vote Joe. Random. I really hope next week is a normal week. I want to win HoH so we can really get into the game.

[James Rhine]

A Miracle?

Don't you just love it when you go to bed thinking things won' go your way and when you wake up people have been scheming and votes have flipped? Well I do. Drew decided to wake up and do some campaigning and it seems like keeping him might be possible. The problem is nearly everyone has already voted lmao so they would have to switch their votes. Seems like the play is to go for Joe. Meh I'm fine with him but I trust Estelle and Ryan less than I trust Joe.

I ain't voting until the deadline lol. We need 9 votes or maybe even 8 if we can get someone to vote Estelle or Ryan to make it 8-7-1. Talla, David, myself, are for sure locks that I know of. Drew claims that he has Dixie and Helen seems to be on board with it. Ed can get Sam and Shane is itching to make a move so that would make the tally 8. Drew is PMing Frank trying to get him to vote Joe as well as Kevin by playing the different time zone card lol. Cmon people get online so we can shake this game up!

[James Rhine]

Drew is probably gone lol. I still voted Joe. I ain't scurred! YOLO