The new Big Brother house guests!

We've now got the names, bios, and early interviews for the twelve new house guests for Big Brother 18. What we're seeing so far is a glimpse into them, with lots more to come.

We've got mostly twenty somethings again this year with one fifty year old guy (Glenn) tossed in. It's a generally pretty cast. Here are some early impressions.

Bronte is a bit goofy, but I like what little I've seen of her. She's in it for the money which is nice.

Paulie is the brother of Cody from BB 16. He wants to follow Cody's social game. I'm pretty sure the other house guests will figure out his identity pretty quickly. Will that make him a target?

Corey seems like a pretty solid, all American guy. He's a baseball coach and won't compromise his morals to win.

Paul is next up. (I hate having both a Paul and Paulie in the house. One of those two has to go to keep the updaters sane.) Paul has an odd Mohawk style haircut and a long beard. He's our designated tattooed guy this year. He seems okay, but we'll learn more as the season goes on.

Jozea is a guy who I thought would be a Frankie clone from the photo, but he seemed pretty solid in the interviews I've seen. I'm guessing he's a recruit to the show as he seems to have very little knowledge of the game.

Bridgette is a traveling nurse who's literally bursting with energy in the interviews. She has a cat named Hercules. She thinks she'll be great at the game. We'll have to see.

Tiffany is up next and she plans to lay low for the first few weeks. She's the sister of Vanessa Rousso (the pro poker player from BB 17) and doesn't plan to tell the others she's related to Vanessa. (She looks enough like her sister that they'll figure it out quickly.) She'd rather win and be hated than lose. She's afraid she may be too competitive and win when it would benefit her to lose. She's got an owl tattoo on her right shoulder and several written tattoos on each arm.

Michelle is a huge fan of the show and is thrilled to be in the house. She's kind of nerdish in a cute sort of way. She has no trouble lying, breaking alliances, or doing anything to win. I think she's my early favorite so far. She's a dietitian and may drive the other house guests crazy if she's too dictatorial about it. She'd rather win and be hated than loved and lose. She's planning to be a big time game player.

Glenn is our designated old guy at 50. I'm betting endurance comps won't be his strong suit. He's a very "normal" looking guy in that he's not super buff.  He's a former cop turned dog groomer. (I have a feeling Glenn will feel very, very old in that house.) He thinks his mouth will get him in trouble if someone gets under his skin. (Thank God! When I heard he was a former cop I was afraid he'd be another Derrick and look to calm things down.) He'd rather win and be hated.

Natalie is originally from Caracas, Venezuela. She loves glitter. She's very pretty and has long dark hair. I was expecting more of an accent, but there's not a lot of an accent there. She wants there to be an all girl alliance. (Good luck with that!) She seems like the most girly girl of the group.

Zakiyah is our African American house guest. She's a preschool teacher and a fan of the show. She's single (as is pretty much everybody but Glenn this year) and is willing to flirt to win. She's trusting her ability to read people to tell her if someone is just playing her. She's expecting to be more of a mental threat than a physical threat.

Victor is from New Orleans and is a fan of the show. He's only watched a couple of seasons. He thinks he's a triple threat in the mental, physical and the social game. He's hoping to flirt with as many girls as possible. (Dangerous if they compare notes.) He's the one player who's not sure how far he'd go to win the money. He's worried about the endurance comps as he doesn't run much.

I'm cautiously optimistic that we'll see some good game play this year. Nearly everyone wants the money which is a nice change. Too many times in past years people have wanted to play for the experience, to meet new people, to find a romance, etc. This group wants the money! Greed is good when it comes to BB.