I don't know what the deal is with hypnotism. I'm sure hypnosis is real enough, but not the type we saw in the House this week. Not the stage-hypnotist style of cheap laughs.
Peter Powers just reminded me too mch of Kenny Craig in Little Britain. "Look into my eyes, look into my eyes... 3, 2, 1... you're under!" How are intelligent viewers supposed to believe the whole "when I snap my fingers twice" crap they pulled?
Notice how the 6 HMs "most susceptible to hypnosis" were also the ones most likely to do any crap they're told to get themselves some airtime! I don't know what the deal is. Do they get paid to act like fools and say the whole thing was real? Do they sign non-disclosure agreements?
Anyway, Dixie and Rory were definitely not all that into it. They laughed through most of the scenarios. During the Restaurant scenario, Peter Powers told them all to sleep when Dixie had a mouthful of food. Now, we'd be led to believe that when told to "sleep" by the stage hypnotist, the hypnotised person will just do it. Dixie actually just looked him in the eyes as if to say "how am I supposed to sleep when I'm eating", leading Powers to go on and say that Dixie could sleep and continue to eat, at which point she unrealistically dropped her head, and kept on chewing! Hilarious, but utter crap.
This "special" was probably one of the worst BB has pulled. It was unrealistic, barely funny, and had no introduction or explanation of why it was happening. It was a waste of time, added no insight into the HMs involved (other than they are probaly in it for 15 minutes of fame), and provided unnecessary exposure to the "outside world".
At least the Carson specials were given purpose, and Carson is a much more outgoing and likeable guest. Peter Powers has no powers and is boring and childish.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Another One Bites the Dust
Travis has been out of the House now for almost 24 hours with an infected eye. He was ambushed by Nobbi, Rory and Ben when coming out of the toilet and got squirted with shower gel. Some of the product got into his eye and despite their efforts to flush it with water, it was still stinging.
During FNL, to add insult to injury, they strapped backwards binoculars to head and told him to play soccer! He was hardly participating in the game and the hosts didn't seem to know what was wrong with him. Shortly after this he was removed for medical treatment.
The OS states he was taken to hospital for treatment and they were waiting on doctors' OK to return to the House.
It has now been almost 24 hours and he is still not in there. Hopefully he will return tonight, or at least tomorrow. I wonder what they would do if he was not back in the House and he ended up in the bottom 3 for eviction. I guess he'd have to be exempt for the week not being there to vote on his behalf and so on.
Hopefully Travis is "locked down" and not with his family. A ninja is sufficient to keep him away from fans and outside interferences.
During FNL, to add insult to injury, they strapped backwards binoculars to head and told him to play soccer! He was hardly participating in the game and the hosts didn't seem to know what was wrong with him. Shortly after this he was removed for medical treatment.
The OS states he was taken to hospital for treatment and they were waiting on doctors' OK to return to the House.
It has now been almost 24 hours and he is still not in there. Hopefully he will return tonight, or at least tomorrow. I wonder what they would do if he was not back in the House and he ended up in the bottom 3 for eviction. I guess he'd have to be exempt for the week not being there to vote on his behalf and so on.
Hopefully Travis is "locked down" and not with his family. A ninja is sufficient to keep him away from fans and outside interferences.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Intruder Alert!
The revolving door of Housemates continues this year with another 3 lined up to enter this Sunday night. 1 HM will go out and 3 go in, bringing the House population back up to 12, with 8 weeks to go!
CHERRY
Must be a pretty cool guy to get this far through life with a girl's name. I wonder if his mates shorten it in some way. Chezza! Maybe he will add a new romantic spark for the girls. The original HMs often get to know each other so well they act more like brothers and sisters, but intruders are ripe for the picking (excuse the Cherry/picking pun!). Hopefully he is not too much of a himbo-- the last thing we need now is more segregation between the sexes in there.
RHIANNA
A young single mum-- her daughter was born when she was 18. Possibly an interesting conversation starter with Terri, also a mum. She said in her bio package she wants to be Brigitte's friend and give her a hug. She is obviously being put in as the Rebecca replacement to cheer up Brigitte and give her a new friend. Maybe Brig will stop carrying on about leaving now.
TERRENCE
A new oldie to rival Terri. Will they love having a mature HM to talk to, or will they turn on each other? This guy has 3 teenage kids and wants to get to understand the young generation. He might latch onto the young group even more than Terri has tried which could lead to some resentment.
(I was just thinking, the BB House has had 3 Terri/Terrys over the years (BB04 & this year's 2), and all were parents! Freaky.)
So, will these guys all get to stay, or will there be another snap eviction to decide who gets to become HMs? The official HMs want to leave, and the new ones that go in get thrown out. Maybe we'll get to know these ones.
CHERRY
Must be a pretty cool guy to get this far through life with a girl's name. I wonder if his mates shorten it in some way. Chezza! Maybe he will add a new romantic spark for the girls. The original HMs often get to know each other so well they act more like brothers and sisters, but intruders are ripe for the picking (excuse the Cherry/picking pun!). Hopefully he is not too much of a himbo-- the last thing we need now is more segregation between the sexes in there.
RHIANNA
A young single mum-- her daughter was born when she was 18. Possibly an interesting conversation starter with Terri, also a mum. She said in her bio package she wants to be Brigitte's friend and give her a hug. She is obviously being put in as the Rebecca replacement to cheer up Brigitte and give her a new friend. Maybe Brig will stop carrying on about leaving now.
TERRENCE
A new oldie to rival Terri. Will they love having a mature HM to talk to, or will they turn on each other? This guy has 3 teenage kids and wants to get to understand the young generation. He might latch onto the young group even more than Terri has tried which could lead to some resentment.
(I was just thinking, the BB House has had 3 Terri/Terrys over the years (BB04 & this year's 2), and all were parents! Freaky.)
So, will these guys all get to stay, or will there be another snap eviction to decide who gets to become HMs? The official HMs want to leave, and the new ones that go in get thrown out. Maybe we'll get to know these ones.
Favouritism in the Daily Show
According to the OS Diary, yesterday BB reprimanded Bianca and Nobbi for swearing too much. Bianca was made to clean the inside windows. Nobbi was made to clean all the outside windows.
In the Daily Show, only Nobbi's warning and punishment were shown. It was not mentioned that Bianca got exactly the same lecture moments before.
In the Daily Show, only Nobbi's warning and punishment were shown. It was not mentioned that Bianca got exactly the same lecture moments before.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
BB Lays Down Law, Forgets to Tell Viewers
In tonight's Daily Show, BB called HMs to the Diary Room and told them from now on breaches of House rules will incur a strike against them, and 3 strikes evcits them from the House. This seemed to be brought on by Rory having a bit of a go at Brigitte. It was nothing harmless, but possibly just the straw that broke the camel's back. Or maybe BB just needed some more Daily Show filler.
He went on to say that 2 weeks ago, he had introduced spot fines for rule breaches, and the HMs had already earned themselves $82,000 in fines. Hold on. When did this happen? And what do they have to lose money from? So far the only "money" we have heard of is the $60,000 Corey earned them with his parting task. It was never referred to as prize money though. We have not heard anything else about money-earning tasks. So the housemates have lost $82,000 of their $60,000? Doesn't make sense.
I'm sure regular viewers of the show were surprised to hear HMs were losing money for rule breaches. It's just another aspect of the show BB is inexplicably hiding from viewers this year. It seems this year the HMs that are cut off from the outside world actually know more about the running of the show than the viewers do. Even having watched a lot of live streaming I have not heard anything about HMs winning or losing money this year.
It's time BB came clean and let us in on what the grand prize is this year, how they win it, and how it can be taken away.
He went on to say that 2 weeks ago, he had introduced spot fines for rule breaches, and the HMs had already earned themselves $82,000 in fines. Hold on. When did this happen? And what do they have to lose money from? So far the only "money" we have heard of is the $60,000 Corey earned them with his parting task. It was never referred to as prize money though. We have not heard anything else about money-earning tasks. So the housemates have lost $82,000 of their $60,000? Doesn't make sense.
I'm sure regular viewers of the show were surprised to hear HMs were losing money for rule breaches. It's just another aspect of the show BB is inexplicably hiding from viewers this year. It seems this year the HMs that are cut off from the outside world actually know more about the running of the show than the viewers do. Even having watched a lot of live streaming I have not heard anything about HMs winning or losing money this year.
It's time BB came clean and let us in on what the grand prize is this year, how they win it, and how it can be taken away.
Travis Too Possimistic
Can the HMs do anything to Travis to crack his positive (possimistic) view of the world? Brigitte was told by BB to wear rose-coloured glasses as a task, but it seems Travis has rose-coloured corneas or something. Nothing fazes the guy!
Even Nobbi completely shambolicising Trav's hair yesterday could not break the barrier. He basically cut bald patches into his head, and Travis loved the outcome, even with the entire House-load laughing at him. I shouldn't be too surprised though. This is the guy that requested Renee wax (she ended up shaving) just one of his legs.
And how bold is Nobbi to do something like that to someone.
And surprisingly, even though they are on national TV, it kind of seems like just about anything goes in the House. It's as if there are no social repercussions for what they do except amongst themselves. Even looking on from outside it seems less of a deal. If Travis had to go out shopping with that haircut it would be far more mortifying than to be broadcast into 900,000 homes like that every night. Weird.
Even Nobbi completely shambolicising Trav's hair yesterday could not break the barrier. He basically cut bald patches into his head, and Travis loved the outcome, even with the entire House-load laughing at him. I shouldn't be too surprised though. This is the guy that requested Renee wax (she ended up shaving) just one of his legs.
And how bold is Nobbi to do something like that to someone.
And surprisingly, even though they are on national TV, it kind of seems like just about anything goes in the House. It's as if there are no social repercussions for what they do except amongst themselves. Even looking on from outside it seems less of a deal. If Travis had to go out shopping with that haircut it would be far more mortifying than to be broadcast into 900,000 homes like that every night. Weird.
"I Want To Go Home"
We have heard this plea (or threat) more times than ever before this year, and it's only Week 5!
Rebecca, Dixie and Brigitte have been most vocal on the subject, requesting an early departure every time something doesn't go their way. From the way it seems, BB is pretty much ignoring these requests, asking them to sleep on it, or just to leave the Diary Room. The requests for voluntary eviction seem half-hearted, so there is probably no reason to go further into it.
Obviously the BB production has spent a lot of time, effort, and money on the HM selection and the last thing they want it to see one of them actually walk out over something petty. Not to mention that the HM would probably regret it after not very long at all. But you have to wonder if BB opened the Diary Room doors to the House and to the "outside", which one would they walk through?
Are they just trying to get BB to back down on his punishments? (Both Dixie and Brigitte have received hand grenades they are not fond of.) Are there emotions just getting the better of them? And how serious would they have to be before BB took these requests seriously? Will we see one of them actually leave before their time comes?
Rebecca, Dixie and Brigitte have been most vocal on the subject, requesting an early departure every time something doesn't go their way. From the way it seems, BB is pretty much ignoring these requests, asking them to sleep on it, or just to leave the Diary Room. The requests for voluntary eviction seem half-hearted, so there is probably no reason to go further into it.
Obviously the BB production has spent a lot of time, effort, and money on the HM selection and the last thing they want it to see one of them actually walk out over something petty. Not to mention that the HM would probably regret it after not very long at all. But you have to wonder if BB opened the Diary Room doors to the House and to the "outside", which one would they walk through?
Are they just trying to get BB to back down on his punishments? (Both Dixie and Brigitte have received hand grenades they are not fond of.) Are there emotions just getting the better of them? And how serious would they have to be before BB took these requests seriously? Will we see one of them actually leave before their time comes?
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