We're Still Learning!

                I know late last night, I was tweeting out that we had a mishap with the website which Mark will talk about on tomorrow's post but I wanna make it clear that we're still learning about coding and CSS code and any other type of coding that we have actually have put onto this website. It's a learning curve with this. Trust me it's always work in progress. However over the last year, we've learned a lot about coding and website building. Neither myself or our web admin went to school for any of this. We practically learned from YouTube and Google how to put together some of the pages that you see on the website. Also the menu bar was all built from scratch which we got the code from online but customized it to our liking which has been tweaked time and time again. I love to learn and our web admin isn't the only one that works on the site, I also work on the website so he's not the only one that works in the backside of the website that works on it. 

                Either way I love to learn about new things and it has been quite a learning curve but we appreciate the patience and honestly we don't think you guys noticed really and this happened to be us that noticed the changes within the website, actually it was me as I was going through pages in the backside of the website and I saw the Special's page and went onto ChrisBOnTheWeb.com and noticed there was no special. So I talked to Mark and he said sounds like the CSS issue but I'll let him explain tomorrow. However the point I wanna make is that we're learning and we have to make sure the site look really good and just be patient. The advice we can is report the issues to us via Social DM or thecbotwteam@gmail.com. Either way we continue to learn and grow and we appreciate the patience you have had with us. 

Chris

The CBOTW Show Team & Podcast Updates!

                 We have been discussing things, between Larry, Chris (Reality Teas) and myself and a new member of the team and we have decided on a couple of things and in this post. There has been so many different developments around CBOTW and the production of sides. It is truly exciting to be honest and been holding onto this for clearly 4 - 6 hours before preparing for this big announcement post. Anyways here it goes:

- Platform Wise- We are staying Audio ONLY as the team think it is the best move even from the Producer's standpoint, meaning Executive Producer and Senior Producer that do all the Behind the Scenes prep for the podcasts and shows you hear on a regular basis. It isn't going to work now with Survivor on hold and Big Brother 22 in limbo, it isn't seen right to try and open up a channel and it is really just unknown and we're better where we are.

-  Larry: He has been named the Podcasts Senior Producer as he also is the Co-Founder of the Podcast. but he has a bit more of a say with the behind the scenes decisions for platforms etc with the shows that we put on. Also he helped me decide which shows to put into a temporary archive for the time being which are Survivor and Amazing Race are on hiatus till next year so it is in a temporary archive at the moment. 

- Other Hosts: On top of hosting their own shows which I will address in a moment, but they will get full reign of their shows, they get to produce and host their own shows. In no way shape or form will Larry or I will be involved which they will be responsible for their own shows. They will have to follow our guidelines for shows which is a guide for them and I know they got no problem with that. 

              Now the shows is the next questions you may ask is who is hosting what with the podcasts? Well here is the list of who is hosting what and what shows still need to be filled eventually:

Shows & Hosts:

Survivor: Billy

Big Brother U.S: Chris (Reality Teas)

Tough As Nails: Chris, Executive Producer

The Simpsons: Chris, Executive Producer

Power Rangers: Host: Chris, Executive Producer; Co-Host: Larry, Senior Producer

Shows That Are Open And Looking For Hosts:

Big Brother Canada

Amazing Race (Will Be Hosting Amazing Race Canada as well) 

Amazing Race Canada (Will Be Hosting Amazing Race as well)

Chris 

Start Of My Reality TV Chatter in 2013 (Throwback Thursday)

                This started back in 2013 when I was still a YouTuber, this was before the Reality TV era and when I knew Larry who's now my Senior Producer who really needs to be promoted to EP (Executive Producer) as well as he's done so much for me over the years and deserves a more of a promotion as he's helped me start this entire journey nearly 5 years ago. Anyways I was just tweeting about Reality TV, Survivor, Big Brother, Big Brother Canada as most of you know that is when BBCAN came out and actually when I met a lot of you and big shoutout to Alyssa on Twitter who I've been friends and she's been a loyal follower of ChrisBOnTheWeb even before the name came to be... LOL.. I met Sean from Sensibly Cynical Podcast I think last year but really do not remember. Getting old over here, slowly hitting 35... smh! Anyways I connected with so many of you, Dusty, Reality Teas (Chris) who is actually on my Staff right now for Big Brother USA! The list is large I cannot name everyone as we've got like 3200 + followers unless that's gone down recently as it fluctuates on a daily basis.  Either way without the Amazing Race, Big Brother, Big Brother Canada, Tough As Nails, The Simpsons, Power Rangers And Survivor fans, we wouldn't be doing what we're doing to this day. We have become a big success because of you guys continuously supporting us through all the ups and downs we have, the laughs and the tears. 

                  I am so happy I met you all and made so many great friends over the years and I cannot thank you all enough. 2013 is a long time ago, 7 years to be exact and I am glad I built a bit of a following in that department before this journey began in February 2015 with the trial runs of talking Reality TV before Everything About Reality TV became a thing and then to go on to merge with the now The CBOTW Show.  I remember when I started to tweet about Reality TV I wasn't getting many hits and with me tweeting about Tough As Nails, I've gotten likes from the Executive Producers and host of Tough As Nails which really surprised me actually. Not just that but connecting with one of my favorite Big Brother Alumni, Talla from Season 1. I remember being on her stream I happen to blurt out the numbers 191999 LOL and she said I saw that! Haha. Her reaction was priceless.  I've connected with other Reality Stars some from Survivor, Amazing Race, Amazing Race Canada. None from Big Brother US yet but never know it could happen. What I am trying to say is without any of the love and support this would of probably gone away.very fast and here we are almost 5 years in still going strong, maybe even stronger then we were before.  That is my throwback story and I had to tell and we've built such a strong amazing community and let's continue to build this community for years to come! 

Chris

Neon Abyss Demo Review

               I heard about this game through Twitch Streamer, YouTuber and Winner of Big Brother 10 and runner up of Season 14, Dan. As you all know I am a huge fan of his and been watching his content for years now and never miss a daily video. Anyways he introduced to his Twitch viewers and I was in his room and I've seen him post up. Anyways the game is Neon Abyss which is a rogue like shooter game. It's like Spelunky and it is more Isaac like as I have had the privilege to try a Demo of the video game. I really like it and in the last week or so I have actually gotten time to try it out and today I got to play and got up to 4 levels down but there is a time limit for the demo but as of today I believe it is released and I need to see how much it is actually to decide whether I am getting it or not right away but either way I like this game. I had a lot of fun and it reminds me of Spelunky and also The Binding of Isaac and I enjoyed my time playing it. I actually got to 4 levels and also beat it in under an hour as I did a speed run. Only issues I have with the game is the coin amount below I cannot see but I think it has to do with the size of the game window which probably can be fixed.

              Anyways this demo I get the grasp of the game and it definitely has a similarity to Isaac and honestly I enjoyed it, I would definitely get this game even if it goes down in price I would actually get it but if it is like 70 something dollars but I think I will wait it out but we'll see as I said today it is coming out or tomorrow around today it is suppose to be coming out. I'd love to do a playthrough of this game on my own spare time. I would give this game a 10 out of 10 and I cannot wait to play it. I might just get the game actually expensive or not I may put some money aside and get it. Once I started to play I got hooked right away. Now I cannot say too much as I am limited what I am currently am playing but the floating eggs reminds me of the orbitals and the actually the bosses were just like on the Binding of Isaac actually. Whenever I get this game, I promise to do a more of a thorough assessment of this game and give it a proper review then this one. Least this gives you a taste of what I've seen so far through the demo copy. Maybe if one day a gaming company may give me a early access to review you never know could be a path but I wanna do more reviews, maybe movies, TV Shows and even video games in the very nearby future.

Chris 

Are We Ready To Open Our Studio Again?

               The answer to that question is no, we are not ready to open the studio up to Larry or any of the team at this point cause of the pandemic is still on going and I am taking every precaution we can to avoid getting ill. i know with our studio on lock down still questions towards our Power Rangers Podcast but that is least of our worries honestly and we have a plan in case but honestly not in any rush to have Larry here and he knows this too. Staying healthy and having our staff safe is the upmost importance right now. I couldn't tell you when Larry and I will be back in the studio together and yea I admit to it, I miss seeing him in person. Getting tired of talking to him through Skype when I wanna see him physically in person but again this will be sooner then we expect with restrictions slowly being lifted up here I'm sure there will be a time and place him and I will see each other. Won't be at the mall anytime soon as I am not planning to return to the mall at any point in the nearby future till we know we are over this hump of this pandemic but it won't be going away it could come back in a second wave in the winter but who knows.

               The positive thing out of all of this is Larry and I have a plan to actually record through Skype if this continues to go longer and we have a plan in place and raring to go. Only difference is we will not have the same quality of sound but hey beggers cannot be choosers. We just have to be patient and we need to go with our plan to do things online for now till we are in a clear where we can be physically near each other again, and be together once more.  Right now is not the right time to do that and hopefully very, very soon we can start hanging out with one another again and things get back to a more of a normal schedule for us but we'll see. That is my mini post for the day and I will see you in the next post tomorrow.

- Chris

Big Brother Canada Is RETURNING for a Season 9!

                 For certain reasons, Chris is unavailable right now to make this post but he sends his apologies as he is spending time with his Fam right now which is very important to him. As I sit here writing a post for you guys, I am excited for Chris, Reality Teas & Larry and the rest of the Production Team that puts on The CBOTW Show on a weekly basis, depending on the shows currently on air. However as you all know is that Chris and the rest of the team have been struggling with the podcasting world as shows have been on hold of not as many shows on the air right now but today changes everything for not just us but the entire fan base. The title doesn't lie that Big Brother Canada is returning for a 9th Season. We found out back last month that the show was put on Hold till we know further with the pandemic as you all know but I guess with the news of us going into Stage 3 of re-opening things. Also Arisa Cox has been promoted as Executive Producer which I have to say is well deserved! She will have a part in casting for the show and also the basic storyline within the house.

                So we are very excited for this news and look forward to the next season of Big Brother Canada. I know Chris really wants to make it up to Larry for no Big Brother Canada Finale this year and he wants to make it up to him. So this is indeed good news and just have to wait to see if their is casting for this season or if they will end up doing All-Stars next season to the pandemic, however it could have online auditions and no open casting calls to cover up the fact that they are doing all stars like they did with the US All-Stars. Will they use the same house design or will they redesign the house again? I would keep it the same as it would save money for production and it was only 4 weeks in the season so they can use the challenges that were not used as they were forced to shutdown production early this year. However we will have to wait and see what they have stored for the 9th season of Big Brother Canada. What are your thoughts on this season? Let us know in the comments below!

- Mark, Community Manager

The CBOTW Show Hit It's 275th Episode Yesterday!

             For those who didn't know that yesterday, we hit our 275th Episode of The CBOTW Show! However I know it only had about 9 episodes in total but with the merger of the two podcasts it has gained a ton more episodes. However I shouldn't be complaining really as the podcast has changed so much since the merge and it's time to start this growth of a podcast. But this is the longest running project I have done in episode wise. As you know when the two merged together it gained it's start date to 2015 and it's gained all the episodes hence we are now at our 275th episode in total which mind you it's craaazy! The most in a series that I have done is about 112 episodes and I have well surpassed that mark and now my next move is EP # 300 which isn't that far off from now. It might be me that hosts EP # 300 or it could be Chris (Reality Teas) who hosts it never know. This podcast has evolved over the years and this was the biggest move we have made yet. What do I mean? I literally gave up and retired Entertainment Man Podcast just to continue to build The CBOTW Show Podcast and make this the best podcast yet! I am excited right now with what is in the plans.

              Either way I cannot wait to expose the plans that we have but I cannot say a lot right now till we know further on some of the shows but just you wait. I am working on a timetable for Video and Audio ONLY that is reasonable and will work for us. I can tell you guys this I already got video side of things already raring to go. With our 275th, I am still figuring out what platforms the podcast is on as right now we are just getting back on certain platforms, such as TuneIn.com and IHeartRadio but it would take some time actually till it is back. I have to start checking around to see if we have already expanded to others but it is time for this expansion as we're not a young podcast anymore, we're becoming an older podcast and we're ready to expand on the shows and team. However I have said too much and I will leave it at that and here is to another 275 amazing episodes! 

Chris

Chris B On The Web Weekly Updates [07-12-2020

    It is time for that weekly update for Chris B On The Web. It has been a crazy week and Chris and I have been busy with updating things site wise and podcast wise. I can say we have been busy and there was one day last week where we couldn't do a post for the day as we were just swamped on getting things done. Anyways here are the updates for the week:

The CBOTW Show: As you know we have moved providers due to their site being down for about 4 to 5 days so we are now moved to Castbox.fm entirely and so far we love it there thus far. We've also added to the list all the Reality TV Shows and also Power Rangers Podcast and The Simpsons Recaps to the list so we have a bunch on the list for the very nearby future.
An episode will be up today at 8 pm for the Tough As Nails to catch up for you guys as we're currently behind schedule at this moment and this will mark EP # 275 which he will talk about on tomorrow's post! Already working on getting all of the audition process for more hosts to help expand our team officially.

Website: We tweaked the website podcast tabs to add all the shows currently being added to the list which the length of the drop down automatically updated when we added on all the shows apparently and we're not sure why this is. Also the schedule has been updated with The CBOTW Show and Entertainment Man Podcast so we have things up to date at this point.

Entertainment Man Podcast:  Entertainment Man Podcast has been delayed a week as we do not have an Audio ONLY feed right now and he has to create it and that is the actual plan this week is to get that up and running for the following week and it will be on Tuesdays at 1 pm EST.


              There are the updates for the week and we will let you all know if we have to wait one extra week for Entertainment Man Podcast to be up but it is recorded, well both are currently recorded and going to be posted., He will probably let you guys by Friday when he will start up his other then that I will be talking to you guys next Sunday on our regular weekly updates.



- CBOTW Community Manager

Answering Your Questions About The CBOTW Show

Since I am the Founder/Executive Producer/Host of The CBOTW Show, I have been asked a so many questions by you guys and I am going to address some of them in this post as it cannot be answered in tomorrow's post as it is an update post and it wouldn't fit into one post. Anyways here we go:

1) Is The CBOTW Show going to be going to video as well? Now that hasn't really be determined but we would be changing over the former Everything About Reality TV YouTube Page and change the name, logo and description etc. Now we do have a Twitch channel setup in case we go this route and I do go on a few Twitch Streams, Dan, Boogie2988. I'm only following 3 or 4 channels at this moment. 

2) What is airing right now on The CBOTW Show? We are about to post up some point this weekend the first Tough As Nails Recap Podcast on Audio ONLY as I stated we're currently on Audio ONLY both ChrisBOnTheWeb.com & the other Audio ONLY platforms as well. 

3) Any news on Big Brother 22 and will you be covering it? This has been answered so many times that Reality Teas (Also named Chris) has come with us during this Merger and will be covering when and if. Now there has been rumors and speculations that we will be seeing an August start but all rumors and speculations at this point. 

4) Do you have a back-up plan in case there isn't many shows in the fall as Survivor may or will be filmed in the fall? So far with this plan nothing is in the plans at this time. It is too early to start planning ahead, however right now the only show on our schedule is Amazing Race 32 at this current moment unless CBS changes the schedule again but we hope not. 

5) What other shows besides Reality TV are currently on our List? Well, currently besides all the Reality TV Shows that we have on there, we have The Simpsons and Power Rangers Podcast so not as much as of yet but in time if shows end then I'm sure we will add another one but we do not want to over do it as of yet. 

6) What happens if not many shows are being recorded? Well you always have posts to read and Entertainment Man Podcast will currently so either way you will get a podcast to listen to one way or another. 

             There is the answers I can give you guys. There was 6 of them that was on the list and if you guys got anymore questions to please contact us through Social Media or thecbotwteam@gmail.com if you got any questions that you may have moving forward and we will try and answer them as best as we can.

Chris

Fuller House Season 5 Review! (Warning Some Spoilers Ahead)

               I know I was tweeting about this at the end of the week but I wanted to do this review. Season was good and there was a ton of stuff from the past they brought up and I wanna talk about it on today's blog post. First thing I wanna say is Stephanie driving Joey's car into the damn window into the kitchen AGAIN! Talk about major deja vu from the original series, Full House. The next thing is the return of the character Derek who was best friends with Michelle as we know Michelle's character did not return to the series this time around which honestly it all worked out without the Olsen twins returning this season. Yes I was disappointed but still worked out either way. Also the return of the character Dwayne which yes he was the character always said "whatever" which was a well known line he use to say in the show. Also Vicki Larson returned so that really got me excited actually to see old characters resurface or return to the show. This season brought a lot of nostalgia from the Full House Series in the later 80's into the later 90's.

                 Now the review side of things, well I really enjoyed this season and it is truly sad that the series is now finished but I really enjoyed it and the fact that they added in a throwback into this season with it being the last season they did really made things interesting. So I would definitely give this season an 9 out of 10 which is a good rating for a season but wish Netflix didn't have to cancel the series but it is what it is. However I can always buy the DVD's and rewatch the entire series. However another good season and they sure went out with a bang at the end and I was most impressed with the way they ended the series. However the way they ended it kind of leaves things to maybe another reboot? However I do not think there will be a reboot right now, nor a reboot in the very nearby future. If they did do one it would have to do with the kids both Kimmy's and DJ's kids but would be many years down the road for this to happen but this may be beyond my time if it did happen. 

Chris

Getting Anxiety for Going Back To Events and Food Reviews In 2021!

               I know I shouldn't be anxious with going back to events. However I am worried about going back and questioning if I will be back at events right away when they start in Spring 2021 or hold off. Honestly I cannot over think things nor plan  too far ahead of myself. I do not want to promise something that I cannot keep so right now we are waiting on the decision. Yes I got some events that I want to do and I may ease back on the schedule as it will be too soon with actually and I want to ease myself back to events. I may end up cutting out a few events such as Rib Fest, Polish/Ukrainian Festival, some of the bigger events that I have been too and I want to ease it back not rush back into all events so not everything will be on the schedule technically. We will see how things go. It will depend on the status of the pandemic at this time next year to what and if the pandemic is lower and if I really wanna travel into Toronto, because I may not be going to any Toronto events even next year, I may end up waiting for Toronto events and may just stay local for now.

             Again this does depend how things are and if we ended up going into the second wave of this pandemic so right now I need to focus on now. I know it's taken a hit on the content as right now we've halted events and food reviews and the views are really down with the site? No, it's been full speed ahead and with the changes that we have made with the website has helped us. However in the end, eventually we will end up back to events and food reviews and I know Larry and I owe you guys a food review from Pop Eyes and we were on our way to do one but this pandemic hit and and now we're without those reviews. Also we or I was planning to return to Toronto Union Station to actually return to the Pizza Pizza to try their food again but I guess that is on hold. Soon I hope soon enough we will have news that we can travel around again and get around once again but we had to just continue to be patient. I will not or try to not get anxiety over returning to a normalcy but right now I have a bit of anxiety but that's all normal. What I have to do is take things one day at a time and baby steps. 

Chris