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December 27, 2005

GuyTVBlog.com Interview . James Rhine

Mr. GuyTVBlog: The TV audience knows you from CBS' Big Brother 6. Are you content with keeping the title of "Houseguest" for years to come? And are you attempting to do more within the business of entertainment to give people something else to remember you for?

James Rhine: I was never content w/ "Houseguest" as a title. I wanted to win, not just participate. Right now I have the same title as Busto (she's a bitch) and Ashlea (who's sweet, but left week one). I had fun, but wanted the title of "winner". As for the entertainment world, I would like to do more in the future, "Big in 05" on VH1 was fun and left me yearning for more. Here in Chicago it might be a little more difficult to find work in that field, but Sarah really wanted to be here.

Mr. GuyTVBlog: Let's talk about some of your Big Brother houseguests. I give you a name and you tell us about your experiences with them after the show.

Maggie: The Victor -
James Rhine: Maggot - I spoke to her and her boyfriend in the lobby the day after the wrap party. That was it. I told her she played a great game. I knew what she was up to in the house, unfortunately no one else did until it was too late. She played a superb game by manipulating the Girl Scouts and Howie, she should enjoy her money.

Ivette: The Yammer -
James Rhine: Ivette and I have rekindled our friendship. She was the only person kind of loyal to me and after Sarah left was the only person I could really talk to. We hung out in LA 2 weeks ago for the VH1 thing and talk every couple of days. I miss her sometimes.

Sarah: The Combatant -
James Rhine: I moved to Chicago for her in the winter, that should say it all... We just moved into a place on Lake Shore Dr. and can see Lake Michigan from our living room. Things are going well, there was a little strife after I got off, b/c of what others were saying. That subsided and we are happier than ever, I do wish it was warmer here though...

Jennifer: The Minx -
James Rhine: J-Blo- who cares. One of two I could give a shit less about. In sequester her and Busto were ripping on Rachel, Howie, Sarah, Janelle, and myself one night and I ripped into them. It was about 7am and I told them that America would hate them for who they were not how they played and good luck on the outside. They said that they would have all this great press waiting for them and that we would be seen as demons and losers...

Janelle: The Venus -
James Rhine: Janey - We talk every couple of days. She's one of the people I miss the most. We like to reminisce about the ol' Gold Room and ripping on the Nerds. One of our favorite moment's was at Sequester, when we were all drunk trashing J-Blo and Busto for about 30 minutes and Jen had been hiding in the bathroom listening the whole time. Poor Busto thought Janey loved her and wanted to be friends, she keep asking her if it was true. Aside from BB talk, we focus on our jobs, the real world, that type stuff. Janelle's about to get her Real Estate License, and I think she'll do great.

Kaysar: The Harbinger -
James Rhine: Other than Sarah, I talk to him the most. We've always had discussions about things above the game. He's one of the people I know I'll be friends with for a long time. Even in the house we had an understanding and mutual respect for each other regardless of the competition and that continues outside the house.

Howie: The Jester -
James Rhine: I didn't think I would really be friends with him outside the house, but I was wrong again. He's got the biggest heart of anyone in that house. He tried to get BB to send me a veto for my 30th birthday. He just does things that are really considerate. And of course there's no one better to talk about boobies with!

April: The Ninny -
James Rhine: Busto - see J-Blo... dumb bitch

Mr. GuyTVBlog: One theme I would love to see next season of Big Brother take on is "Couples". A house full of people dating, married, engaged, divorced, separated, etc. If you and Sarah had gone into a house with a couple twist, how do you think the game would have been like for you two? And how would you have won this game?

James Rhine: Couples... BB is not the place for couples. The stress that it places on realtionship is heavy. Emotion can not and should not be in this game. Maybe I took it upon myself to try and look after Sarah, but I felt I had to. It hurt my game play in the begining. They tried the "X-factor" on 4 and it was one of the worst seasons, so I don't think they'd try it again. As for how would we win... not get evicted. :)

Mr. GuyTVBlog: I'm not sure where I heard or read this but I believe you had discussed the possibility of you coming into CBS' Big Brother 6 taking on the role as a "gay" houseguest. How exactly were you going to pull this off? How far were you willing to go? And why the thought of playing "gay"?

James Rhine: I was going to go into that house trying anything. My strategy was going to begin the moment I started to get a feel for the other houseguests. I did contimplate going in and saying I was gay. Guys never view gay males as physical competition and girls get friendlier with them, so I thought it might help me fly under the radar. I'm not to keen on stereotyping so I wasn't going to try and fit any particular "gay" stigma. That would have been rude and highly disrespectful to some watching, I don't mind pissing off the houseguests but I didn't want anyone mad at me for stupid shit. It might have worked, who knows; Beau thought I was gay and so did some of your readers.

Mr. GuyTVBlog: Let's dig a little in your knowledgeable brain. I'm going to give you 3 topics and then you discuss your opinions, thoughts and/or personal issues with each selected topic. Let's begin.

President Bush -
James Rhine: not my first choice, but a hell of a lot better than John Kerry. Every Dummicrat in Congress is now second guessing his invasion of Iraq and all this other crap. If you're going to vote on a resolution to go to war you shouldn't take anyone's word for shit. You're responsible for your constituents and some of them are dying over there, read the intelligence and make your decision. All this bullshit about "we didn't have the same intelligence" IMO is more poltitcal fodder that resignates from spineless bitches trying to trump up their next campaign. We need a solution, Saddam fucked up by comvincing everyone he had WMD's, the war is on and needs to come to resolution. Democracy didn't happen overnight in this country and it will take some time over there. As for the economy, it's kicking ass and those stories have now dissappeared from the media... wonder why? I see "W" like Howie, good heart, just bad decisions on misgiven facts.

Gay Marriage in the UK -
James Rhine: well I'm not gay and don't live in the UK so I don't care... j/k relax and stop screaming at your computer. I am all for civil unions here in the US. Marriage as I understand it came from the Church. If the church says no to it, don't be a member of that church. Marriage should not be a state license, it originated from the church. If you're married outside the church it should be designated a "civil union" and have all the same advantages of a marriage. as long as you're not kin, if you love someone it shouldn't matter AT ALL your sexual orientation. Britney got married for 24 hours and then married Kevin Trailerliner, Ellen shouldn't be told she can't marry Portia. It's stupid to me. One question I do pose is... When Clinton was in Office for 8 years and passed the "don't ask don't tell" why wasn't this legislation brought up then?

15 Minutes of Fame -
James Rhine: that's what you call it.. it's been fun. I do not consider myself famous. I am back at my job having fun with the whole experience. BB was one of the best things to happen to me and I'm glad that others can hate me, love me, or not give a shit for it. Being on VH1 was cool as hell though.

Mr. GuyTVBlog: I've very interested in how a person continues to live life after being on a popular reality show. Compare how life was before the Big Brother experience and how life is after the Big Brother experience. Also, what advice do you have for those exiting reality shows to then live life within a judgemental TV society.

James Rhine: I get more free drinks now then before. Life after is amazing; from people questioning my feelings for Sarah, to saying I'm one of the best to play the game, to critiquing Beau plucking my eyebrows ONCE!!! It's all been fun. I went in to play a game so I could get money for college for Sarah and I, she's still young and I want her to finish her degree. Retail sucks and I want more for her than that. I lost, so it's back to doing things the hard way.

For all those with dreams of Reality Fame... get unlisted numbers, and THINK before you open your mouth. You owe nothing to the other competitiors, but you do to your loved ones outside. Don't embarrass them by detailed sexual accounts or telling America they're pieces of shit. Use as much common sense as you can. If you're devoid of that, go on anyways you'll make good TV. As for the judgemental people, most just want attention. I call people out on my site all the time and they still come back for more. Just remember that they hide behind screen names for a reason.

Mr. GuyTVBlog: Most who leave a reality show have a blurred memory of their experience. For many contestants, their show started too quickly and ended even quicker leaving what I like to call "selective memories". These would be moments one recalls or thinks about when referring back to their time spent on their show or season. What would you say are your selective memories of CBS' Big Brother 6?

James Rhine: Alot of the experience is blurry, watching the tapes and live feeds does bring back tons of memories and emotions. My favorite tape was the Pinata Veto competition, dumbasses. I feel like I was in that house for a long ass time, made longer by the lonliness. Ivette helped me a lot in the house and it's why we are still friends. I'll see things and it will take me back to certain moments. Some as simple as waking before everyone and having coffee or doing laundry. It's happening right now. I miss that house. I really miss talking w/ Janey in the Gold Room ripping on the Girl Scouts or playing chess w/ Kaysar. Those are things I think about. The competitions were very stressful and I can't remember much from them, just blurbs.

Mr. GuyTVBlog: If Big Brother decides to go All Star in the next year or so, how ready are you to go back into the house for another round? I'd personally would want to see a house divided by all star players vs. new houseguests, it might make for great tv for fans of returning players and those seeking new personalities to love or hate. What are your thoughts on an All Star edition of Big Brother? And would you have homoerotic thoughts of Roddy if he returned for a 2nd round? And if Maggie returned for a 2nd round, how do you think you would treat her inside the house?

James Rhine: All Stars I would do in a heartbeat! As for Roddy, not my type. I still like girls. I spoke to Roddy a while ago and he seemed cool, it would be nice to have someone in the house that can count w/o using their fingers. Maggot would get my respect for how she played, but I'd get her the hell out of there ASAP. Maggie played a great BB game, she manipulted the weak minded all the way to the end. I used to laugh at how stupidly the lemmings ran to the cliff for her. She deserved to win, I would have prefered Ivette, but Maggie played a good BB game, boring as hell and ugly to look at. But shit, she won.

All Stars and new players would be fun. I think the game has evolved though. Dr. Will would have been evicted early in our season. The game is transcending to a herd instinct, the weak gather together to protect themselves from predators or intelligent people. Look at the Nerd Herd, little lambs that stuck together to fend off the traditionally strong players. Same in 5, boring ass people going farther b/c they are scared of dominant personalities. Neitzsche wrote books on these type people.

Mr. GuyTVBlog: Everyone seems to bitch and complain about the "Friendship" or "Fiendship" as Marcellas Reynolds loves to call them. I also am proudly guilty of ripping apart the Friendship, it was fun. Although I have to say I respect the Friendship [aka Maggie] because they [she] managed to push a team of five through the house knocking everyone out until it was only 2 of their alliance left to win the grand prize. After the show, it seems the Friendship is no longer a "friendship". What happened to them in your own words? Do you keep in contact with anyone from the Fiendship? And who's in your Friendship alliance today?

James Rhine: The friendship/friendshit/sheep/Nerd Herd/Girl Scouts/ got the job done. Only two of them came to win and both were at the end. Jen came to make it to sequester and pay off her credit card debt. She was a Arena Cheerleader making $400.00 a year. Beau was there for who knows why. Busto wanted exposure so she could be a newscaster one day. Maggot and Ivette wanted to win and they did so. The others were set up to fall week after week and they did so. I still talk to Ivette regularly and to Beau every once in a while from that side. From the "other" side I speak w/ Howie, Kaysar, Janey or Rach almost daily.

Mr. GuyTVBlog: Final Question. Since the Bible became the must have book in the Big Brother house, I have to ask... Am I going to burn in hell for eternity for sleeping with other men? And are you going to burn with me?

James Rhine: You probably won't burn in hell, but you're not allowed any other book in that house. Aftrer reading nutritional ingredients and the chemical makeup of the cleaning products you have nothing else to read. and I still like girls, so if I burn it will be for other reasons. I'll save you a seat.

Any Final Words?

James Rhine: Thanks to anyone who read this and anyone who enjoyed the show or hated it. I hope for the most part you enjoyed my game play. That house fucks with you like crazy. I went in there to win money and could have cared less about making friends. In the end I lost, but came away with some incredible relationships and even better memories. So it was worth it.

Don't ever vote for Hilary, make educated decisions about politics, not uniform one cause you feel you fit a certain "group". Sarah's hot! Don't feed the Nerd Herd.. If there is an All Stars, be nice to me while I'm locked inside. not really... Have a happy holidays and be safe.

Mr. GuyTVBlog: Question for Sarah: Hello to the CBS' Big Brother 6 beauty. What is life like for you after the Big Brother experience? And how... um... big is James?

Sarah: James summed it up about life outside the house. I get recognized at work all the time and have been having fun with it. About James you'll just have to know he has positives that overcome his being a jerk sometimes.

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