Corey Party-Boy-Worthington-Delaney-Whatever else he wants to be called has had his 15 minutes of fame, and now he is going for minutes 16-30.
We've seen plenty of interviews on current affairs shows peppered with answers of no more than a few words, and interviewers struggling to fill out the time allotted for the story. But is there really any more than that to the kid for us to learn in the BB house?
Kyle's request to the audience tonight seemed spot on. "Let him speak... then boo him." The audience's negative reaction didn't seem to phase Corey, but then you'd think he'd be used to that by now.
When Corey entered the House, he was like a deer in the headlights. He was just a nervous kid. The whole thing seemed to overwhelm him and he seemed to just want to look at his shoes, rather than his new housemates. Luckily Saxon was quick to take Corey under his wing.
He has already spent some time alone in the House. When he had a moment to slip away he spent some time hiding in the dining room playing with a balloon. He doesn't seem to be taking the big group thing easily. Having his appointed Nanna there is not going that well for him either. Terri has already asked him many times if he is feeling tired and what time is his usual bedtime.
Terri has questionned him on his education and Corey admitted that he passed the first 2 months of Year 10 because his mum did all his schoolwork for him, and he has worked doing some carpentry since leaving school.
At the moment he is very shy and quiet but I expect he might become a bit more involved and rowdy after the first night. Somehow I don't see him chipping in with cooking and cleaning and it will be up to Terri to put him in his place in that regard.
Monday, May 5, 2008
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Nobbi Intimidated By Terri's Return
How classic was Nobbi's reaction to Terri returning to the House tonight? While he tried to act tough, his reactions ranged from fear, to denial, to panic.
When the penny dropped that she might be coming back Nobbi started saying a lot of "Ooooh, if she comes in here, I'll...", but never managed to decide how to finish that sentence.
Next he started denying it by yelling that she can't come back after she has been evicted, as if his own grasp of the rules of Big Brother were superior to BB's own.
After Terri entered he decided his best bet was to start collecting friends, fast! He quickly went around to as many HMs as he could and made sure they were on "his side". Strangely, Dixie was one of the first to reassure him, even though she was one of the ones that seemed to get along well with Terri on the first night.
After a commercial break Terri could be heard saying to Nobbi something about if she was here to chaperone him (rather than Corey). At this Nobbi ran off and stood behind a bunch of other HMs.
Terri admitted to Brigitte tonight that when she was asked to banish a HM to the combi van, she was apparently told by BB that she was only doing it to them for 1 night. But when she then thought of him being out there a week so far with no end in sight, she seemed to enjoy her decision even more.
At the moment it seems that Ben, Saxon, and Dixie are going to see Nobbi through this ordeal. Will we see Nobbi tell Terri what he thinks of her while she is in the house? Will his arguments be justified, or will it just be the same spite talk we have already heard from him? Or will he wait until Terri leaves again before he decides to stand up to her again?
When the penny dropped that she might be coming back Nobbi started saying a lot of "Ooooh, if she comes in here, I'll...", but never managed to decide how to finish that sentence.
Next he started denying it by yelling that she can't come back after she has been evicted, as if his own grasp of the rules of Big Brother were superior to BB's own.
After Terri entered he decided his best bet was to start collecting friends, fast! He quickly went around to as many HMs as he could and made sure they were on "his side". Strangely, Dixie was one of the first to reassure him, even though she was one of the ones that seemed to get along well with Terri on the first night.
After a commercial break Terri could be heard saying to Nobbi something about if she was here to chaperone him (rather than Corey). At this Nobbi ran off and stood behind a bunch of other HMs.
Terri admitted to Brigitte tonight that when she was asked to banish a HM to the combi van, she was apparently told by BB that she was only doing it to them for 1 night. But when she then thought of him being out there a week so far with no end in sight, she seemed to enjoy her decision even more.
At the moment it seems that Ben, Saxon, and Dixie are going to see Nobbi through this ordeal. Will we see Nobbi tell Terri what he thinks of her while she is in the house? Will his arguments be justified, or will it just be the same spite talk we have already heard from him? Or will he wait until Terri leaves again before he decides to stand up to her again?
Corey, and Stuff Like That, and... Yeh!
Just having a look at Corey's interview on the OS and here are the 3 phrases we are going to get most sick of for the next... however long!
- "... or something like that."
- "... and stuff like that."
- "... and, yeh!"
Seems every sentence he says ends with one, OR MORE, of these 3 phrases! E.g. "I'm just a nice guy, or something like that... and stuff like that, I dunno." So this is what we'll be subjected to with Corey in the house.
Also, I'm hoping there will be a sunglasses showdown between Corey and Travis. Corey may have his $2 yellow plastic sunnies as part of his "image", but Travis has his heart shaped sunglasses (now broken though, I think), and his blue sunglasses with the plastic criss-crosses that I'm sure you could not possibly see anything through!
Lastly my wishes for Corey are that most of the Housemates think he is a tool and completely shoot down his ego. I wanna see him crying to Big Brother by the end of tonight! Then it will all be worthwhile!
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Rima's Fall Gives Her A Break
Rima's fall from the tilting platform in the first round of FNL last night caused her to break her leg. She is now in hospital recovering and could take several weeks to heal.
The press release issued by Ten and ESS says they will await her decision on whether to return to the House when she is up to it.
Obviously in hospital she can't be "locked down" completely. Will BB assign a minder to her? Will doctors and nurses be instructed to only communicate to her about her medical condition? Will she be in a room without a TV? Will she be secluded from fans? Will her husband be able to see her?
The decision needs to be made once she is fit to leave the hospital. If she can go home or to a hotel room, then she is fit to re-enter the house. It's not like they do much anyway. If they are going to give her several weeks to recover and then decide to go back into the house, she has too much of an advantage over the others.
The press release issued by Ten and ESS says they will await her decision on whether to return to the House when she is up to it.
Obviously in hospital she can't be "locked down" completely. Will BB assign a minder to her? Will doctors and nurses be instructed to only communicate to her about her medical condition? Will she be in a room without a TV? Will she be secluded from fans? Will her husband be able to see her?
The decision needs to be made once she is fit to leave the hospital. If she can go home or to a hotel room, then she is fit to re-enter the house. It's not like they do much anyway. If they are going to give her several weeks to recover and then decide to go back into the house, she has too much of an advantage over the others.
Friday, May 2, 2008
FNL Prizes and Privileges Gone
At the beginning of tonight's FNL, BB promised HMs $20,000 cash to the winner. The hosts did not mention any of the usual prizes during the show-- a choice of the 3 boxes, a weekend in a rewards room with another HM, the right to discuss nominations, the right to allocate chores, or a nominations twist.
When Nobbi finally won, BB presented him with a cheque for 20,000 Zimbawe Dollars, worth less than AU$1. The hosts showed clips of Nobbi breaking BB's rules during the day and suggested this is the reason the prize was reduced to non-existence. However they must have planned this "twist" for whoever was the eventual winner of the games to have the prize ready. Yet the hosts did not let on about this.
So Nobbi gets a buck and a trophy. If this really is the whole prize, I don't see the use of FNL at all anymore. HMs should be competing to make their stay in the house either longer or more comfortable, or at least to enhance their bank accounts when they leave. The only hope FNL has now is if they increase the value of the prize each week. $1 in week one, and maybe extra privileges or prizes next week, and so on. But after this week's diappointing reward, they are going to have to advertise the weekly prize twists heavily each week.
When Nobbi finally won, BB presented him with a cheque for 20,000 Zimbawe Dollars, worth less than AU$1. The hosts showed clips of Nobbi breaking BB's rules during the day and suggested this is the reason the prize was reduced to non-existence. However they must have planned this "twist" for whoever was the eventual winner of the games to have the prize ready. Yet the hosts did not let on about this.
So Nobbi gets a buck and a trophy. If this really is the whole prize, I don't see the use of FNL at all anymore. HMs should be competing to make their stay in the house either longer or more comfortable, or at least to enhance their bank accounts when they leave. The only hope FNL has now is if they increase the value of the prize each week. $1 in week one, and maybe extra privileges or prizes next week, and so on. But after this week's diappointing reward, they are going to have to advertise the weekly prize twists heavily each week.
Rima Abducted from FNL
FNL games really weren't designed for Rima. If she had gotten past Round 1 tonight, she would not be able to compete with the props and costumes they had to use. The only option would be if she elected an eliminated housemate to play on her behalf.
This was not a problem however since it seems BB's aliens abducted her during the show and erased other HMs memories so no one even noticed.
In the pre-game decider where HMs had to stay on a tilting ramp as long as possible a ninja was standing by to catch Rima when she fell. Other HMs were left to plummet to the ground. Yet despite this, Rima injured her toe and was removed from the arena to have ice applied. She did not return for the duration of the show, and is still, as far as I can see, not present in the house celebrating David's birthday with the others.
Maybe the aliens have taken her as compensation for their spaceship that Saxon broke in Round 3.
This was not a problem however since it seems BB's aliens abducted her during the show and erased other HMs memories so no one even noticed.
In the pre-game decider where HMs had to stay on a tilting ramp as long as possible a ninja was standing by to catch Rima when she fell. Other HMs were left to plummet to the ground. Yet despite this, Rima injured her toe and was removed from the arena to have ice applied. She did not return for the duration of the show, and is still, as far as I can see, not present in the house celebrating David's birthday with the others.
Maybe the aliens have taken her as compensation for their spaceship that Saxon broke in Round 3.
FNL Week 1 Theme: Out of This World
At the end of last year on the BBBA forums a discussion was going on about themes for FNL, and I suggested a UFO/Alien theme. They already did a Space theme in 2005, but that wasn't really UFO/Alien-related. But tonight's episode is "Out of This World" with an alien theme. I hope they have some great games, up to the standard of Gladiator night or Japanese night last year.
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