Do you buy the "Mentors" rumors?

As much as some people hate rumors it does give us something to talk about as we build up into a froth waiting for Big Brother 14 to begin.

A couple days ago a fake 'insider' account popped up on twitter and lasted all of 24 hours, if that.  The account claimed a few things, none of which are worth repeating since it is obvious it was a fake.

However there have been a few whispers out there - and at least a few rumors posted by people that aren't totally discredited based on past 'leaks' they have provided about reality shows.

One such account on Twitter has been pushing one of the rumored 'twists' for this season of Big Brother and that is the idea of "Mentors." Names tossed about that I have seen include Dan (BB9 winner), Mike "Boogie" (BB2, BB7 Winner), Janelle (BB6, BB7) and a few others.  Matt from BB12 would like you to think he is returning but it is all a ruse (sorry Matt!).

Imagine four (Four BIG Surprises have been advertised) former players acting as advisors to newbies.  Now I speculated on how this might work the other day and the biggest issue I see is how do you have at least 17 HGs in the house AND 4 mentors?  Even if you count the mentors as Hgs you would still need 20 total people to meet the 17+ total (assuming you have an even number of newbies per mentor).  Not to get too technical here, ok maybe I am, but 3 newbies + 1 mentor x 4 = 16 HGs which is less than 17 so you would need 4 newbies + 1 mentor to get to 20 hgs.  That’s a LOT of people in the house.  Unless as I also speculated you eliminate a chunk of people before the show even goes live.

The idea of mentors makes total sense in that we have seen it recently in other shows.  The Voice, Duets, and others have a mentor theme to them so it would be plausible that Alison Grodner and company might try this 'twist.'  I for one and not crazy about the idea but I guess we could give it a shot for a season.

Remember - this is ONLY a rumor.  It will be sometime next week before we know even some of the cast (they may hold some names back to tease us).

What do you think?  I've seen a lot of people say they will skip this season if any former HGs return.  And do you think, if they do return as mentors they will end up being allowed to also play for the $500,000?

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Big Brother 14 kicks off July 12th - ABC Glass House starts June 18th

Let me get this out of the way first.  Big Brother starts July 12th.  Well the show starts July 12th - the HGs will be in the house for several days beforehand as usual.  This is a week later than the normal start time, perhaps CBS is trying to shorten the run.  In 2007 - BB8 premired on Thursday, July 5th.  Either way - July 12th is when it kicks off so I get one extra week to relax before life goes crazy!

Well - I guess maybe I don't, have you heard about ABC's new entry into the reality TV world?  Glass House will start June 18th and it promises limited live streaming (which kicks off Monday, June 11th).  Here is a list of the contestants:

Alex, bail bondsman (age 25) – Dallas, TX
Andrea, bookkeeper (age 31) – Valencia, CA
Apollo, poet/author (age 28) – Phoenix, AZ
Ashley, paralegal (age 30) – New Orleans, LA
Erica, cocktail waitress (age 27) – Denver, CO
Gene, stuntman (age 28) – Chicago, IL
Jacob, cook (age 28) – Coos Bay, OR
Jeffrey, receptionist (age 35) – Brooklyn, NY
Joy, nurse (age 27) – Fredericksburg, VA
Kevin, police sergeant (age 33) – Toledo, OH
Melissa, freelance journalist (age 31) – Chicago, IL
Mike, bar mitzvah DJ (age 48) – Pembroke, MA
Robin, blogger (age 43) – Washington, DC
Stephanie, scientist (age 32) – Boston, MA

I may write more later on Glass House - ABC has also promised fan interraction with Poll's - here is the FAQ on ABS's site: http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/the-glass-house/show-faq

And there you have it - discuss if you like!  More on Big Brother and Glass House soon!