BB8 | After Dark Update (8/25; contains spoilers)

• Jessica is head of household
• Amber and Zach are nominated for eviction
• Early this morning, Eric and Jessica admitted to having feelings for one another
• Later in the day, Eric competed in his first veto competition of the season
• Before the veto competition, Amber and Jameka prayed and Amber insisted that this was the week her veto vision would come true
  • Eric went on to win the power of veto
• Meanwhile, Zach is looking at all options to ensure his safety this week…

DVD/CS | It’s a complete series “packaging-off”

Which is cooler: Northern Exposure‘s aforementioned messenger bag, or The King of Queens‘ truck-shaped box?

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BB8 | ‘Brother’ the hellmouth for CBS’s promo dept.

I’ve long maintained that two things have kept Big Brother on the air in the lean times: 1) its host is married to the president of CBS; and 2) it’s a flagrant promotional tool for the network, its corporate parent, and whatever other quasi-related properties they can manage to drag in sideways.

This week, the Big Brother promotion machine has hit fever pitch, essentially opening the hellmouth at the CBS promo department and bombarding viewers with countless opportunities to get sucked farther in. I’ll now take you through Thursday’s hourlong live eviction and point out the cross-branding as it occurs (hope you packed a lunch):

DVD/CS | Complete series saturation continues

It’ll be a crowded ‘complete series’ marketplace for DVD retailers as well as consumers this fall. Look for the complete series release of Seinfeld November 6.

UPDATED | The Northern Exposure complete series comes in a fleece-lined, faux suede messenger bag!

TALK | Another decade, another O.J. ‘Oprah’

A decade after Oprah and her audience examined the O.J. Simpson verdict, he’ll be the topic of conversation once again at Harpo Studios. Denise Brown, murder victim Nicole’s sister, will confront the Goldman family, who stands to profit from the forthcoming publication of “If I Did It,” the controversial book from the football star. The Oprah is scheduled for Sept. 13, just days into the show’s new season.

Program notes: Carey’s ‘Price’ debut; football to MNT

The 36th season of The Price is Right kicks off October 15 on CBS with new host Drew Carey. Look for a redesigned set to reflect a new era of the show. …

MyNetworkTV and the NFL Network will present NFL Network: Total Access, a preview of the weekend’s games. The show premieres on MyNetworkTV Saturday, September 8 at 9 p.m./ET. Twenty episodes will air over the course of the season, ending February 23. …

NBC’s annual primetime preview show is hosted this year by Greg Grunberg from Heroes. It’s online at NBC.com now; you can also see it all over NBC’s cable properties in a few weeks. Or you can catch it on a United Airlines flight. Your cable system might have it on demand. Or your local NBC affiliate might broadcast it or stream it on their site. If all else fails, it’ll air in primetime on NBC Saturday, Sept. 8 at 8:30 p.m./ET. That’s a lot of exposure for the network’s half-hour infomerical promoting its new season….

Ebert takes his thumbs back

Roger Ebert is holding his thumbs hostage in contract negotiations with Disney.

The longtime movie critic is a copyright holder on the thumbs up/thumbs down judgments that accompany each film review on At the Movies, the weekly movie review show he has hosted for decades, and he’s pulled the trademark judgment from the show until a new contract is signed with Disney’s Touchstone, which syndicates the show.

Ebert’s ailing health has kept him off the show for about a year now, but co-reviewer Richard Roeper has kept the balcony open, filling Ebert’s seat with guest hosts.

UPDATED | Ebert refutes Disney’s story on Deadline Hollywood Daily

BB8 | After Dark Update (8/24; contains spoilers)

• Jessica is head of household
• The girls defeated the guys today in a luxury competition, winning a two-minute clothing shopping spree in the house
• The nomination ceremony was held tonight
  • The nominees are Amber and Zach…