The rumour currently going around is that the Nine Network put pen to paper today on the contract to pick up the rights to BB for 3 years.
Ten only ever negotiated one season at a time.
If this is true and BB returns in 2009, they still hold the contract with Dreamworld to produce the series from the existing facilities, meaning there would be no time lost setting up the series.
With ESS scared they would lose their biggest production, it is likely they'll be more willing to change the format, audience, and timeslot. According to Kyle and Jackie O, it was ESS, and not Ten, that demanded the Daily Show remain in its 7pm timeslot-- the battle against Home & Away probably being what killed it.
Nine is looking to draw in the young adult demographic, so a later timeslot and a more adult-oriented show could be on the cards, taking the focus away from teenage soap storylines of the past.
The rumoured official announcement is 10am tomorrow (Friday). Here's hoping this is true!
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Last Nail in the Coffin for ESS?
BB's axeing could be behind Fairfax Media's decision to sell off production company Endemol Southern Star, which they bought only 8 months ago. BB was ESS's biggest production. ESS have had a few other shows canned recently, such as Monster House, 1 vs 100, and Out of the Blue. Other ongoing ESS productions include Deal or No Deal, Gladiators, Ready Steady Cook, and Mike, Bree & Fitzy's Download.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Almost a Winning Disaster
We all know what happened last year-- they decided to show the voting graph with the faces during the Finale show, it crashed their servers, and the show turned into a huge mess while they tried to figure out who was supposed to win the damn thing, running an hour overtime in the process.
This year they tried again, at the start of the Finale showing Rory was the slim favourite to win over Terri. This time it led viewers to cast the "wrong votes". Voters just started voting out Terri and Rory, ignoring Ben, and Ben slipped into the winner's position (just as Mike Goldman predicted-- spooky!).
Realising what they had done, Jackie O urged viewers to not forget about the one who didn't look like they would win, clearly pointing out that the original favourite evictee had now become favourite to win because of their blunder. Obviously this did not sink in, because despite promising they would not show the voting tally again, they did-- and showed the nation what their votes had done. Terri was now favourite to be evicted, and Ben was favourite to win. Nothing like what the blind votes had reflected, and certaily not what the producers wanted!
But, as expected, like sheep the viewers just reversed their voting pattern yet again and tipped the see-saw back the other way, leaving Ben to be evicted, and Rory and Terri to fight it out, averting a crisis the producers had stupidly not forseen. (Did they think the voting public all had maths degrees or something?)
With Ben gone, it made for a much more gripping winner announcement. Had the public done enough to bring Terri back? Or did the Rory fans get in enough votes to see the Nanna kicked to the curb?
We all know Kyle's favorite was Terri from Day 1, and Jackie O also said she wanted Terri to win out of the three finalists. It was obviously in the producers' interests to have their oldest ever HM, also be their last ever winner. So I'm sure there was many a wiped brow in the control room when it was announced that Terri had actually made it back into the winning position.
It could have been another monumental cock-up in the axed show's history if Ben had wrongly won just because they wanted to get those last few voting dollars. (Make that thousands of dollars!) Thankfully they managed to turn their mistake back around before it was too late....
But we never did see that final voting tally, did we?!
This year they tried again, at the start of the Finale showing Rory was the slim favourite to win over Terri. This time it led viewers to cast the "wrong votes". Voters just started voting out Terri and Rory, ignoring Ben, and Ben slipped into the winner's position (just as Mike Goldman predicted-- spooky!).
Realising what they had done, Jackie O urged viewers to not forget about the one who didn't look like they would win, clearly pointing out that the original favourite evictee had now become favourite to win because of their blunder. Obviously this did not sink in, because despite promising they would not show the voting tally again, they did-- and showed the nation what their votes had done. Terri was now favourite to be evicted, and Ben was favourite to win. Nothing like what the blind votes had reflected, and certaily not what the producers wanted!
But, as expected, like sheep the viewers just reversed their voting pattern yet again and tipped the see-saw back the other way, leaving Ben to be evicted, and Rory and Terri to fight it out, averting a crisis the producers had stupidly not forseen. (Did they think the voting public all had maths degrees or something?)
With Ben gone, it made for a much more gripping winner announcement. Had the public done enough to bring Terri back? Or did the Rory fans get in enough votes to see the Nanna kicked to the curb?
We all know Kyle's favorite was Terri from Day 1, and Jackie O also said she wanted Terri to win out of the three finalists. It was obviously in the producers' interests to have their oldest ever HM, also be their last ever winner. So I'm sure there was many a wiped brow in the control room when it was announced that Terri had actually made it back into the winning position.
It could have been another monumental cock-up in the axed show's history if Ben had wrongly won just because they wanted to get those last few voting dollars. (Make that thousands of dollars!) Thankfully they managed to turn their mistake back around before it was too late....
But we never did see that final voting tally, did we?!
AND THE WINNER IS... TERRI!
52 year old Coles deli manager Terri Munroe has taken home the $250,000 reward for winning BB08, and winning our hearts.
She was the first one through the doors all those 85 days ago, and was also the first out of the doors 84 days ago when she was voted out, by one vote, by her much younger fellow HMs.
BB was not about to let his biggest asset for the year go so easily though. He had a backup plan. With the arrival of Corey Worthington on Day 7, Terri re-entered the House after a week in lockdown as Corey's chaperone. Terri failed her mission to keep Corey under control, finding it impossible to get the 17 year old to go to bed at a "reasonable hour", and he ended up holding a grudge against his temporary-nanna, purposefully ignoring all of her requests. So it came down to "Plan C" for BB to keep her in the House. When Corey refused to choose 2 of the viewer-voted WebMates to be evicted, Terri was given the responsibility, and after swiftly booting Michael and Barney, keeping Nathan in the House, Terri was granted full HM status again.
Terri lived a relatively Nomination-free life in the House. She did not once sit in the Nomination HotSeats in the Eviction Room during the initial weeks when the public nominated and the HMs evicted. In fact her first taste of Nomination wasn't until Day 56 when Nobbi's FNL Twist left a total of 6 HMs facing eviction.
Terri was originally talked up as the racist Pauline Hanson lover, which was only exacerbated when she chose the Asian guy to be banished to the backyard and sleep in the Combi Van. But when it came down to it, she was nothing like that at all. She had a few non-PC things to say, but polical correctness and racism are confused too often these days. She told Nobbi he had "slits" for eyes, which isn't racist at all-- it is just not politically correct to point it out. Terri was just a patriot, and a little bit old fashioned, but you can't say she hated anyone.
Early on Ben told Terri that he being in the House was like being in there with his mother. A statement I'm sure he soon regretted, both for hisa mother's sake, and because Terri did a fantastic job at fitting in with the young HMs. She did very well during Friday Night Games, played a few games of Truth or Dare, and told her fair share of sex stories-- some that even grossed out the kids, like lactating during sex. Sometimes the others became a bit rowdy for her and she knew when to give them their space. Luckily she had level-headed Alice there who was always cooking or cleaning, and later Terrence came along for a bit of a yarn.
Terri took it in her stride when the tables were turned and she got banished to the Combi Van with Terrence for a week. She even quite enjoyed a bit of time away.
When it came down to the end, Terri survived a fake eviction by the HMs and a real eviction by the public, both over the other expected finalist, Travis, proving her support from both camps, and her competition, Ben and Rory, both knew their elder was likely to take out the grand prize.
While the final win was a little controversial (that's for another post), it was the right HM that won the big prize. Terri's plans for the cash windfall were to take her partner and see what they hadn't seen of Australia, and the world. She plans to keep her job at the supermarket but just reduce her hours a bit to take some of the stress off and spend time with her grandson.
CONGRATULATIONS TERRI!
She was the first one through the doors all those 85 days ago, and was also the first out of the doors 84 days ago when she was voted out, by one vote, by her much younger fellow HMs.
BB was not about to let his biggest asset for the year go so easily though. He had a backup plan. With the arrival of Corey Worthington on Day 7, Terri re-entered the House after a week in lockdown as Corey's chaperone. Terri failed her mission to keep Corey under control, finding it impossible to get the 17 year old to go to bed at a "reasonable hour", and he ended up holding a grudge against his temporary-nanna, purposefully ignoring all of her requests. So it came down to "Plan C" for BB to keep her in the House. When Corey refused to choose 2 of the viewer-voted WebMates to be evicted, Terri was given the responsibility, and after swiftly booting Michael and Barney, keeping Nathan in the House, Terri was granted full HM status again.
Terri lived a relatively Nomination-free life in the House. She did not once sit in the Nomination HotSeats in the Eviction Room during the initial weeks when the public nominated and the HMs evicted. In fact her first taste of Nomination wasn't until Day 56 when Nobbi's FNL Twist left a total of 6 HMs facing eviction.
Terri was originally talked up as the racist Pauline Hanson lover, which was only exacerbated when she chose the Asian guy to be banished to the backyard and sleep in the Combi Van. But when it came down to it, she was nothing like that at all. She had a few non-PC things to say, but polical correctness and racism are confused too often these days. She told Nobbi he had "slits" for eyes, which isn't racist at all-- it is just not politically correct to point it out. Terri was just a patriot, and a little bit old fashioned, but you can't say she hated anyone.
Early on Ben told Terri that he being in the House was like being in there with his mother. A statement I'm sure he soon regretted, both for hisa mother's sake, and because Terri did a fantastic job at fitting in with the young HMs. She did very well during Friday Night Games, played a few games of Truth or Dare, and told her fair share of sex stories-- some that even grossed out the kids, like lactating during sex. Sometimes the others became a bit rowdy for her and she knew when to give them their space. Luckily she had level-headed Alice there who was always cooking or cleaning, and later Terrence came along for a bit of a yarn.
Terri took it in her stride when the tables were turned and she got banished to the Combi Van with Terrence for a week. She even quite enjoyed a bit of time away.
When it came down to the end, Terri survived a fake eviction by the HMs and a real eviction by the public, both over the other expected finalist, Travis, proving her support from both camps, and her competition, Ben and Rory, both knew their elder was likely to take out the grand prize.
While the final win was a little controversial (that's for another post), it was the right HM that won the big prize. Terri's plans for the cash windfall were to take her partner and see what they hadn't seen of Australia, and the world. She plans to keep her job at the supermarket but just reduce her hours a bit to take some of the stress off and spend time with her grandson.
CONGRATULATIONS TERRI!
Monday, July 21, 2008
Ex-HMs to be Publicly Humiliated Again
Sadly the last 3 years of BB have ended with producers assuming ex-HMs have talents other than popping each others pimples and thinking of creative ways to bribe BB to give them more toilet paper.
BB05 saw HMs stomp-dance in Blundstone boots to I Like the Way You Move.
BB06 let Danielle sing her no-hit wonder cover of Underneath the Radar while HMs danced along.
BB07 at least took the choreography aspect out of it and saw them perform a pantomime based on charicaturised versions of each of their in-House traits.
In BB08, dance is back, and their voices may be making an appearance too! After politely grinning through Mike, Bree and Fitzy butchering Farnesy's Playing to Win, photos have been leaked today, and a group-shot put up on the OS, of all BB08 ex-HMs rehearsing a dance routine for the Finale, and yes... microphones are present. Don't be too off-put by this-- they may just be miming.
Luckily Kyle will be there with his Idol scorecards to shoot them down before they get too full of themselves. Or maybe he'll be holding application forms! Oh dear.
BB05 saw HMs stomp-dance in Blundstone boots to I Like the Way You Move.
BB06 let Danielle sing her no-hit wonder cover of Underneath the Radar while HMs danced along.
BB07 at least took the choreography aspect out of it and saw them perform a pantomime based on charicaturised versions of each of their in-House traits.
In BB08, dance is back, and their voices may be making an appearance too! After politely grinning through Mike, Bree and Fitzy butchering Farnesy's Playing to Win, photos have been leaked today, and a group-shot put up on the OS, of all BB08 ex-HMs rehearsing a dance routine for the Finale, and yes... microphones are present. Don't be too off-put by this-- they may just be miming.
Luckily Kyle will be there with his Idol scorecards to shoot them down before they get too full of themselves. Or maybe he'll be holding application forms! Oh dear.
Ben Assumes New Persona
Today Ben has come to the realisation that from tonight, he will forever be known as "Ben from Big Brother". And so he has been commentating his day referring to himself as "Ben from Big Brother".
Ben and Rory also seem to have spent the whole day singing almost everything they say.
Ben and Rory also seem to have spent the whole day singing almost everything they say.
Inaugural Winner Shuns Finale
Ben Williams, winner of BB01, has declined an invitation to appear on tonight's final Finale, reportedly saying he doesn't want it to affect his professional reputation-- in the business his BB winnings helped him set up.
All other season winners will be present.
With runner-up Blair presumably still overseas, BB01's second runner-up, Sara Marie Fedele, has been elected to "represent" her season, having already been involved in BB08 as a Big Mouth panelist. She's a much better choice anyway.
But it's not like Ben has always had a grudge against the series. He did appear in BB05's Launch Show along with all the previous winners. Let's go to the videotape:
All other season winners will be present.
With runner-up Blair presumably still overseas, BB01's second runner-up, Sara Marie Fedele, has been elected to "represent" her season, having already been involved in BB08 as a Big Mouth panelist. She's a much better choice anyway.
But it's not like Ben has always had a grudge against the series. He did appear in BB05's Launch Show along with all the previous winners. Let's go to the videotape:
FNL Cast Co-Hosting Backstage
Mike Goldman confirmed today that he and his FNL team will be "backstage" hosting the show with the ex-HMs. They will also have a chat with the final 2 remaining in the House, confirming there will be an eviction before the winner announcement. How things have changed since last week when he was saying he was so sad he was not invited to the Finale! I wonder if he's outside Kyle's dressing room banging pots and pans together, trying to bring on a migraine right now!
Gretel Confirmed for Finale: UPDATE (Or is she?)
9am with David & Kim this morning confirmed that 7-year host Gretel Killeen will appear on the BB Final Finale show tonight. Whether it is live or in a recorded message, or live by satellite, is yet to be seen. It is great she would come back for the last show ever, since she was there for the first show. It shows maybe there really were no hard feelings between her and producers.
UPDATE: Seems to still be some question about whether she will be there or not, and in what capacity. If she is there, will she just be interviewed, or co-host with Kyle & Jackie? If she's not there, will there be a recorded message, recorded interview, or live cross to her in Sydney? Or could it just be that her involvement will be clips from previous seasons?
UPDATE: Seems to still be some question about whether she will be there or not, and in what capacity. If she is there, will she just be interviewed, or co-host with Kyle & Jackie? If she's not there, will there be a recorded message, recorded interview, or live cross to her in Sydney? Or could it just be that her involvement will be clips from previous seasons?
Raking in the Voting Dollars
BB has set up a good thing for himself this year. Of course the final night of BB attracts the most SMS votes for the year. Probably many many times any other single week. So this year, having 3 finalists means if you want one of them to win, you have to vote for 2 to be evicted. Double the votes! Double the revenue! BB-- the entrepreneur!
HMs Spend Final Day in the House
For the last 3 years, the finalists have been locked away early in the day of the Finale, either in the Rewards Room, or Revenge Room, and not allowed out until the 7pm Launch, so ninjas can clean and prepare the House for the Finale show.
This year, thankfully, BB is letting them spend their final day together IN the House, which is really as it should be. Hopefully some footage of the final day will be cut together for tonight's show.
This year, thankfully, BB is letting them spend their final day together IN the House, which is really as it should be. Hopefully some footage of the final day will be cut together for tonight's show.
Ben Summarises Final Day
This morning, Ben summarised his feelings of being a BB08 finalist thusly:
It's the 21st of July and I'm in Queensland making scrambled eggs with a 52 year old!
Sunday, July 20, 2008
GO TERRI!
Terri is deservedly favourite to take out the crown tomorrow night. Betting odds have her as favourite to win on $1.66, followed by Rory on $2.50, and long-shot Ben on $7.00. According to the OS poll, 49% want Terri to win, with the remainder split slightly in Rory's favour.
With Travis gone, Terri's chances are higher, which is good. And with Alice gone, it leaves only 1 totally undeserving person (Ben) left in the House.
If Terri takes it out tomorrow night it will show the producers what they have been doing wrong all this time. Terri has been a real Housemate with life experience, knowledge, opinions, and feelings. A lot of the others were young, dumb, and only cared about number one.
But is it the fact that Terri is so different in age that makes her appealing? Is it because she has gotten along in there while being the odd one out? If they had cast more HMs from varying age groups, would there have been more HMs to love, or would they all just seem the same?
It was definitely Terri's ages difference that made it easy for the others to gang up on her on Day 1 and evict her in the first snap eviction. Thank god BB gave her the second chance and put her back in there.
Since then she has been motherly to all the HMs, but also has become their friend. She has joined in with a lot of their sex talk, played a few games of truth or dare in the spa, and has been tough competition in the Friday Night Games. She has, to her credit, given it her all in that House, and she would make the most deserving winner yet.
GO TERRI!
With Travis gone, Terri's chances are higher, which is good. And with Alice gone, it leaves only 1 totally undeserving person (Ben) left in the House.
If Terri takes it out tomorrow night it will show the producers what they have been doing wrong all this time. Terri has been a real Housemate with life experience, knowledge, opinions, and feelings. A lot of the others were young, dumb, and only cared about number one.
But is it the fact that Terri is so different in age that makes her appealing? Is it because she has gotten along in there while being the odd one out? If they had cast more HMs from varying age groups, would there have been more HMs to love, or would they all just seem the same?
It was definitely Terri's ages difference that made it easy for the others to gang up on her on Day 1 and evict her in the first snap eviction. Thank god BB gave her the second chance and put her back in there.
Since then she has been motherly to all the HMs, but also has become their friend. She has joined in with a lot of their sex talk, played a few games of truth or dare in the spa, and has been tough competition in the Friday Night Games. She has, to her credit, given it her all in that House, and she would make the most deserving winner yet.
GO TERRI!
Alice & Travis Evicted Backwards
In tonight's Eviction Alice was evicted, followed by Travis. When they showed the voting graph, Travis had more votes to go. Really Travis should have been the first one evicted tonight, then Alice. I know the voting closed at the same time and it doesn't matter that much, but it affects the evictee positions for the two of them, who was 5th last, and who was 4th last. They probably did it for the tension, keeping the more popular one in there til later in the show. Just seemed like a strange thing to do.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
DVD Collection
As the series nears the end I've almost finished putting together this year's DVDs of the show. This series is made up of:
- 1 disc for Launch Show
- 11 discs for Daily Show
- 3 discs for Big Mouth
- 6 discs for Friday Night Live
- 5 discs for Evictions
- 1 disc for Finale
The covers are based on the opening titles of the shows (which made them very easy to create!)
The DVDs take their place in my collection of:
- BB02 (Launch, early episodes & Uncut)
- Celebrity BB (Finale)
- BB04 (Launch, Specials, Evictions, Uncut, Finale)
- BB05 (Almost everything)
- BB06 (Entire series)
- BB07 (Entire series)
Mike Making Sure Ben is Evicted
Mike Goldman has spent the week ensuring Ben is evicted this weekend and does not have a chance of winning the grand prize. Mike has used his own blog several times, and the FNL Finale show to promote the fact he thinks Ben will be "forgotten about" and win the series through lack of votes. This could only be to ensure he "reminds us" about Ben and that we start voting for him again to get rid of him on Sunday night.
Hopefully it works!
Hopefully it works!
Each HM Gets a Daily Show Story
In the final week of BB, each HM was given a big story as part of one of the Daily Shows:
- Terri: National Nana Day where HMs entertained Terri to win her care package.
- Travis: Cooked each HM their favourite meal in a 6 hour kitchen marathon.
- Alice: Had a date with BB (and a segment on her love for the treadmill and not wanting to give it up for Terri).
- Rory: Finally getting his hands on some real bricks and building a letterbox with Travis.
- Ben: A few small stories: as Head of House got to do the Vending Machine and host the Family Dinner, and was reprieved from sleeping in the Combi Van.
The Combi Van itself got its own farewell in Friday's Daily Show with a "lights out" tribute reminiscent of BB04's Finale Show. Hopefully they will do that again with the House at the end of this year's Finale.
FNL Hosts will get a Send-Off at Finale
A Channel Ten spokesperson has confirmed that Mike Goldman, Bree Amer, and Ryan Fitzgerald will in fact be involved in the Finale on Monday night. This may be in response to outrage by fans on Mike's blog after he said he was told he wouldn't be required.
All the past winners will be there: Ben, Peter, Regina, Trevor, Greg & David, Jamie, and Aleisha.
Still no word on whether Gretel will have any part in it. She is probably one of the only celebs Vile Kyle doesn't have a problem with these days, so you never know.
All the past winners will be there: Ben, Peter, Regina, Trevor, Greg & David, Jamie, and Aleisha.
Still no word on whether Gretel will have any part in it. She is probably one of the only celebs Vile Kyle doesn't have a problem with these days, so you never know.
Friday, July 18, 2008
FNL #12: Finale Night - UPDATED
Tonight is the final ever FNL! It is also one of Dreamworld's "Screamworld" nights where the theme park adjoining the BB House opens its gates late to create the After-Dark Park.
The FNL winner tonight will have the opportunity to enter Dreamworld for "a few hours" to go on some of the rides.
HMs will be lifted higher than ever before. There will be live rats. There will be... pavlovas? And Mike, Bree & Fitzy will sing John Farnham/Little River Band's "Playing To Win".
All this on the last ever Friday Night Live!
UPDATE: What was Mike on about in his blog. The HMs didn't go to Dreamworld. Their families did. The winner got 60 seconds to spend with his accidentally slime-covered brother! It goes to show the format must change right up until the last minute.
The FNL winner tonight will have the opportunity to enter Dreamworld for "a few hours" to go on some of the rides.
HMs will be lifted higher than ever before. There will be live rats. There will be... pavlovas? And Mike, Bree & Fitzy will sing John Farnham/Little River Band's "Playing To Win".
All this on the last ever Friday Night Live!
UPDATE: What was Mike on about in his blog. The HMs didn't go to Dreamworld. Their families did. The winner got 60 seconds to spend with his accidentally slime-covered brother! It goes to show the format must change right up until the last minute.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Mail Bonding
(I love a blog entry with a good pun in the title.)
For weeks Rory and Travis have been planning a day where they will do a "life swap" in the outside world, where Travis will take on Rory's job as a brickie and go out partying, and Rory will do Travis' job as a PA, and go horse riding. Rory has been giving Travis lessons in how to be him by teaching him to lay bricks. Very expensive bricks so far, as the only thing they've had to practise with in the House are the $25,000 cash bricks from the Prize Money wall.
Today BB answered their requests and delivered a wheelbarrow full of real housebricks and a bag of lime to make mortar. Rory and Travis' task was to build the first ever BB mailbox. He even gave them a real taste of the tradie's life by offering them a "smoko" of coffee and sausage rolls with sauce.
After a couple of hours, the letterbox was complete, right beside the Combi Van, and Rory and Travis etched their names and "BB08" into the wet cement. The job looks pretty good, and it will be something to see when doing the BB House Tour when the series ends.
For weeks Rory and Travis have been planning a day where they will do a "life swap" in the outside world, where Travis will take on Rory's job as a brickie and go out partying, and Rory will do Travis' job as a PA, and go horse riding. Rory has been giving Travis lessons in how to be him by teaching him to lay bricks. Very expensive bricks so far, as the only thing they've had to practise with in the House are the $25,000 cash bricks from the Prize Money wall.
Today BB answered their requests and delivered a wheelbarrow full of real housebricks and a bag of lime to make mortar. Rory and Travis' task was to build the first ever BB mailbox. He even gave them a real taste of the tradie's life by offering them a "smoko" of coffee and sausage rolls with sauce.
After a couple of hours, the letterbox was complete, right beside the Combi Van, and Rory and Travis etched their names and "BB08" into the wet cement. The job looks pretty good, and it will be something to see when doing the BB House Tour when the series ends.
Mike Goldman "Not Needed" for Finale
Are the producers morons or something?
Mike Goldman showed up for work on BB on Launch Night 2001, and has not missed a day in 8 years. He has done:
Mike Goldman showed up for work on BB on Launch Night 2001, and has not missed a day in 8 years. He has done:
- voice overs for about 600 Daily Shows
- live crowd warm-ups for 6 years of Evictions, Nominations and specials
- hosted about 260 episodes of UpLate by himself for up to 2 1/2 hours a night
- co-hosted 54 episodes of Friday Night Live
- co-hosted 2 live evictions when Kyle got sick
And the producers have the nerve to call and say they don't need him to be there for the Finale of all Finales.
From the response Mike got to this revelation on his live blog on the Courier Mail website it is obvious fans want to see him at the Finale, if not hosting it over Kyle "I always hated BB" Sandilands. He did say things could change at any time and we may still see Mike, Bree and Fitzy make an appearance during the final show. Let's hope they come to their senses and let Mike give his show a big send-off.
Unfortunately chances are looking slim that Gretel Killeen could possibly make an appearance as she is in the middle of a month's run in The Rocky Horror Show in Sydney.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Terri Turns on Travis
Terri's had some words to say about Travis lately.
In The Big Sting on Sunday night, Terri voted for Travis to be "evicted" from the House. She claimed he would not spend the prize money wisely if he won.
On Monday when they got their ironing task and were told to cover the clothing from the rain, Terri had a go at Travis for mucking around too much instead of getting a job done, which she reiterated on Tuesday.
In tonight's Family Dinner, Terri said that living with Travis is getting difficult with less people in the House to distract him.
Does she see him as her threat? Is Terri out to eliminate the competition and win?
In The Big Sting on Sunday night, Terri voted for Travis to be "evicted" from the House. She claimed he would not spend the prize money wisely if he won.
On Monday when they got their ironing task and were told to cover the clothing from the rain, Terri had a go at Travis for mucking around too much instead of getting a job done, which she reiterated on Tuesday.
In tonight's Family Dinner, Terri said that living with Travis is getting difficult with less people in the House to distract him.
Does she see him as her threat? Is Terri out to eliminate the competition and win?
Alice Selfish in Final Days
Did no one tell Alice how to win BB? Surely a selfish act like keeping the treadmill in the House instead of letting Terri get her care package from home, including a gift from her grandson, won't do her any favours. Couldn't she just jog around the backyard for 4 more days?
I don't think Ben's decision to buy himself and Travis their care packages and leave Terri out was selfish, because she did get a letter from home the previous week, and Ben and Travis had gotten nothing. When Terri missed out on her package, Alice and Rory both concurred that they would have sacrificed their own packages to get Terri's, but when they got the second chance to get Terri's as well in exchange for Alice's beloved treadmill, her generosity was revoked and she flat out refused to give up her luxury for Terri.
I don't think Ben's decision to buy himself and Travis their care packages and leave Terri out was selfish, because she did get a letter from home the previous week, and Ben and Travis had gotten nothing. When Terri missed out on her package, Alice and Rory both concurred that they would have sacrificed their own packages to get Terri's, but when they got the second chance to get Terri's as well in exchange for Alice's beloved treadmill, her generosity was revoked and she flat out refused to give up her luxury for Terri.
This... is Big Brother?!
He's only been the main Big Brother for one year, but he has come to be known as "the funny Big Brother" after taking over from past Big-BBs Peter Abbott (01-03) and Nick Colquhoun (04-07). So after all this time, what does BB08's BB look like?
Not what you expected, right? Leon Murray has been with BB for many years and even had some on-screen time in BB04's UpLate where he would read a poem about the events of the week every Friday night. Here's his name in the credits of BB05 UpLate as an Editor:
It's weird putting a face to the voice. Like finding out Daniel Stern was Kevin Arnold's uncredited grown-up voice in The Wonder Years, or that Drew Forsythe (who I remember from The Miraculous Mellops!) was the man behind David Tench.
Now that BB has been outed, can he go on if the show is picked up by Channel 9 next year? Or would they source their own BB voice? Surely Mr Channel 9, Eddie McGuire, could do it. "This is Big Brother... the winner of BB09 will be a quarter of a mi-yen-airre!"
Not what you expected, right? Leon Murray has been with BB for many years and even had some on-screen time in BB04's UpLate where he would read a poem about the events of the week every Friday night. Here's his name in the credits of BB05 UpLate as an Editor:
It's weird putting a face to the voice. Like finding out Daniel Stern was Kevin Arnold's uncredited grown-up voice in The Wonder Years, or that Drew Forsythe (who I remember from The Miraculous Mellops!) was the man behind David Tench.
Now that BB has been outed, can he go on if the show is picked up by Channel 9 next year? Or would they source their own BB voice? Surely Mr Channel 9, Eddie McGuire, could do it. "This is Big Brother... the winner of BB09 will be a quarter of a mi-yen-airre!"
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Cast Members Jump From Sinking Ship
No loyalty around here anymore! 2 BB hosts have come out after the announcement of the show's axeing and said they wanted to leave the show.
Kyle Sandilands who only signed onto the show last year for the BB08 season says he is glad the show was axed and now he gets 6 months of his life back (presumably the period of next season). Was his plan to sign on to a show he hated and bring it down from the inside?
Even Mike Goldman told the Courier Mail that if the show was picked up for a 9th season, "I probably wouldn't want to work on it". Seems a bit funny that later in the article he says he doesn't know what he's going to do next. You'd think if he was planning on quitting at the end of the season he might have thought about future prospects!
I get the feeling they are distancing themselves from the doomed program to save face. (Gee, Kyle wouldn't be underhanded and selfish now would he?) Would they really have left if the show hadn't been axed? Only 2 days earlier Mike Goldman was saying on his live blog on the Courier Mail site that BB09 was defintiely on and how much he loved the show.
Also on the finale of Big Mouth last night, semi-regular panelist Tom Gleeson turned his back on the show, saying he was only upset that he had attached himself to a dud. I'm sure you had heaps of other offers Tom with that one joke you know-- "I have red hair!"
Kyle Sandilands who only signed onto the show last year for the BB08 season says he is glad the show was axed and now he gets 6 months of his life back (presumably the period of next season). Was his plan to sign on to a show he hated and bring it down from the inside?
Even Mike Goldman told the Courier Mail that if the show was picked up for a 9th season, "I probably wouldn't want to work on it". Seems a bit funny that later in the article he says he doesn't know what he's going to do next. You'd think if he was planning on quitting at the end of the season he might have thought about future prospects!
I get the feeling they are distancing themselves from the doomed program to save face. (Gee, Kyle wouldn't be underhanded and selfish now would he?) Would they really have left if the show hadn't been axed? Only 2 days earlier Mike Goldman was saying on his live blog on the Courier Mail site that BB09 was defintiely on and how much he loved the show.
Also on the finale of Big Mouth last night, semi-regular panelist Tom Gleeson turned his back on the show, saying he was only upset that he had attached himself to a dud. I'm sure you had heaps of other offers Tom with that one joke you know-- "I have red hair!"
Monday, July 14, 2008
Brigitte Turns Orange
In the House her hair extensions turned green from the chlorine in the spa, and her roots turned black from too long between hairdresser visits. But who can explain why 4 days after leaving the House, Brigitte's skin has turned orange? She's either been on an all-carrot diet, or paid a visit to the Gold Coast's budget spray tan salon.
Ten Dumps BB (The Logistical Viewpoint)
I really didn't think it could happen. Ten have announced it is dropping BB from its 2009 schedule. Regardless of the declining ratings, BB08 has been Ten's top rating show every night and has still done well in the all-important 18-49 age group.
BB is an established show with an existing infrastructure at Dreamworld, and a huge crew. Piloting new programs is so hit and miss these days, it would take forever for Ten to produce new programming that would find an audience, or to find a balance of existing shows that will rate any better.
Without BB Ten have to fill 120 hours of primetime programming, not to mention it was a huge chunk of its required Australian programming quota.
Idol's ratings are also dropping massively year by year, and with no Mark Holden this year it may cause another drop. Could Ten possibly axe its 2 reality staples in one year? Will they spread So You Think You Can Dance and The Biggest Loser across more of the year to fill the gaps?
BB is an established show with an existing infrastructure at Dreamworld, and a huge crew. Piloting new programs is so hit and miss these days, it would take forever for Ten to produce new programming that would find an audience, or to find a balance of existing shows that will rate any better.
Without BB Ten have to fill 120 hours of primetime programming, not to mention it was a huge chunk of its required Australian programming quota.
Idol's ratings are also dropping massively year by year, and with no Mark Holden this year it may cause another drop. Could Ten possibly axe its 2 reality staples in one year? Will they spread So You Think You Can Dance and The Biggest Loser across more of the year to fill the gaps?
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Eviction #11: The Penultimate Eviction
Who should go? CHERRY! The guy hasn't made a word of conversation the whole time he's been in there. Lucky he can surf, otherwise he'd be crap at everything! He's a sleaze, and I would have said that even before I saw him latch onto Pamela Anderson's arse in his "goodbye hug". (Doesn't he get evicted for sexual harassment BB?-- of a celebrity guest! I didn't hear her ask him to do it.)
Luckily Cherry is favourite to go, and least favourite to win. Though Rory will get a lot of votes and is in danger of going tonight too.
Ben and Alice are the boring ones who need to go before the final though. Travis and Terri are the perfect finalist duo, though it looks like next week with be a double eviction with a trio in the final.
Luckily Cherry is favourite to go, and least favourite to win. Though Rory will get a lot of votes and is in danger of going tonight too.
Ben and Alice are the boring ones who need to go before the final though. Travis and Terri are the perfect finalist duo, though it looks like next week with be a double eviction with a trio in the final.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
BB Silences HMs
Right now on the live feed the HMs are dancing up a storm, but all we can hear is their feet tapping on the ground. BB has invented the silent disco!
Armed with a blindfold, a fluro costume, and a personal music player (OK, it's a promo for a new LG phone), they must dance on the spot for as long as possible to 4 songs on a loop. The HM who lasts the longest wins a prize. I'm guessing they win one of the phones they are using.
It's one of the funniest sights I've seen. All you hear is Rory coughing every now and then. How long will they keep this up?
Armed with a blindfold, a fluro costume, and a personal music player (OK, it's a promo for a new LG phone), they must dance on the spot for as long as possible to 4 songs on a loop. The HM who lasts the longest wins a prize. I'm guessing they win one of the phones they are using.
It's one of the funniest sights I've seen. All you hear is Rory coughing every now and then. How long will they keep this up?
Thursday, July 10, 2008
The Many Faces of... The Combi
One thing that has set this season of BB apart from the rest is a dirty great hunk of scrap metal in the backyard, also known as The Combi Van.
Who came up with the idea of putting the vehicle in the backyard and getting one unlucky HM to spend their entire BB existence sleeping in it? And were they smoking the same stuff when they came up with the idea as they were in the 60s when they were driving one around?
The Combi has become a character itself, and has had a few facelifts to keep it looking fresh for its inhabitants.
When Nobbi moved in on Day 1, the Combi was proudly sporting its hippie heritage design of large brightly coloured flower decals.
During his 5th week living in the van, BB decided Nobbi required a bit more style, and the HMs pimped out the Combi with zebra stripes, matching sheets, mirror balls, and fluffy dice.
When Nobbi was finally evicted, he flipped the grenade Terri gave him and sent her packing to the backyard with Terrence to keep her company. On Day 57 the HMs rid the Combi of all trace of Nobbi and set it up for the Grey Nomads, with a fitting grey paint job, featuring designs from each of the HMs.
Terrence was then evicted and told Terri she could move back into the House, so the vacated Combi got its final redesign in a rainbow grafiti style, again with a motif from each HM, and a multicoloured row of HM hand prints to make their mark on the Van.
The van is now inhabited by Ben due to his insubordination. Will he be the Combi's final occupant?
Who came up with the idea of putting the vehicle in the backyard and getting one unlucky HM to spend their entire BB existence sleeping in it? And were they smoking the same stuff when they came up with the idea as they were in the 60s when they were driving one around?
The Combi has become a character itself, and has had a few facelifts to keep it looking fresh for its inhabitants.
When Nobbi moved in on Day 1, the Combi was proudly sporting its hippie heritage design of large brightly coloured flower decals.
During his 5th week living in the van, BB decided Nobbi required a bit more style, and the HMs pimped out the Combi with zebra stripes, matching sheets, mirror balls, and fluffy dice.
When Nobbi was finally evicted, he flipped the grenade Terri gave him and sent her packing to the backyard with Terrence to keep her company. On Day 57 the HMs rid the Combi of all trace of Nobbi and set it up for the Grey Nomads, with a fitting grey paint job, featuring designs from each of the HMs.
Terrence was then evicted and told Terri she could move back into the House, so the vacated Combi got its final redesign in a rainbow grafiti style, again with a motif from each HM, and a multicoloured row of HM hand prints to make their mark on the Van.
The van is now inhabited by Ben due to his insubordination. Will he be the Combi's final occupant?
Well, Didn't We Get It All Backwards (Maybe?)
Brigitte's claims throughout the latter part of the season that if she hooked up with a boy in the House it would ruin her life, seem to have been taken rather the wrong way.
While it was speculated in and out of the House that Brigitte actually had a boyfriend on the outside named Eric who threatened her if she should make him look to be a fool by breaking up with him on national TV were almost the complete opposite of the story that has come out today.
And if it is possible to have two complete opposites of something, a further story told by Eric this week was that they were nothing more than friends and she wanted to be more than that, threatening to hurt herself if he saw other girls, and threatening to kill girls he would get together with to put her off him. He made her out to be a bit of a bunny boiler.
The third (and final?) story that has come out today from Brigitte herself is that Eric wanted to be more than friends with Brigitte, and she didn't, but he was threatening to release a sex tape he had secretly made of them together if she should do anything with any guys in the House.
The story is so bizarre it could not be made up. So who do we believe? With the evidence given, all 3 make sense. So did BB invite Eric onto the eviction show not knowing about the sex tape story, and when Kyle knew all about it that's when they decided not to pair them up on stage? Did BB inadvertently invite Brigitte's blackmailer to meet her?
Just when you though Brigitte could not be any more mentally draining!
While it was speculated in and out of the House that Brigitte actually had a boyfriend on the outside named Eric who threatened her if she should make him look to be a fool by breaking up with him on national TV were almost the complete opposite of the story that has come out today.
And if it is possible to have two complete opposites of something, a further story told by Eric this week was that they were nothing more than friends and she wanted to be more than that, threatening to hurt herself if he saw other girls, and threatening to kill girls he would get together with to put her off him. He made her out to be a bit of a bunny boiler.
The third (and final?) story that has come out today from Brigitte herself is that Eric wanted to be more than friends with Brigitte, and she didn't, but he was threatening to release a sex tape he had secretly made of them together if she should do anything with any guys in the House.
The story is so bizarre it could not be made up. So who do we believe? With the evidence given, all 3 make sense. So did BB invite Eric onto the eviction show not knowing about the sex tape story, and when Kyle knew all about it that's when they decided not to pair them up on stage? Did BB inadvertently invite Brigitte's blackmailer to meet her?
Just when you though Brigitte could not be any more mentally draining!
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Pamela's Quick Pop-In
I can't believe how quickly the HMs realised the "Pamela Anderson impersonator" was really Pamela Anderson. Good call. Rory was still skeptical when he saw her in the Diary Room, though I think he just didn't know whether to gush or act cool. He did get his hands on her as many times as possible in the Diary Room, just in case.
I cringed when they went into the Banquet Room and there were glasses of champagne on the table. You can just imagine someone like Pamela Anderson drinking BB-quality champagne! A nice 2008 vintage from Dreamworld Winery!
Pamela mentioned a few times that they don't have a Big Brother in the USA. I guess her tastes don't go as far as CBS. BB USA has been running as long as ours has!
Alice was a very good interviewer and knew all the questions to ask from the magazines, about Tommy Lee and her kids. They asked about parent-teacher night at her kids' school and she said she is a member of the Parents and Teachers Association and does crossing guard duty on Mondays. (Did you just imagine a car not stopping and Pamela in the red swimsuit go slow-mo jogging after it too?)
But then halfway through their meal, it was time for Pamela to leave. She promised she would be back tomorrow and would do something to do with abs and glitter. She said she would be in and out of the House until Saturday.
The HMs can't believe their luck getting to hang out with a celebrity, and they have already speculated what she must be thinking of them-- mainly that they are losers and they are crap. Alice has set to work cleaning everything in the House for her return tomorrow.
I guess tomorrow's 1 hour Daily Show will include tonight's events plus Thursday morning's. I still wonder if they will edit it to look like Pamela never left the House. Though airing Brigitte's goodbye message and hand grenade in the middle will show she is missing from their midst.
I cringed when they went into the Banquet Room and there were glasses of champagne on the table. You can just imagine someone like Pamela Anderson drinking BB-quality champagne! A nice 2008 vintage from Dreamworld Winery!
Pamela mentioned a few times that they don't have a Big Brother in the USA. I guess her tastes don't go as far as CBS. BB USA has been running as long as ours has!
Alice was a very good interviewer and knew all the questions to ask from the magazines, about Tommy Lee and her kids. They asked about parent-teacher night at her kids' school and she said she is a member of the Parents and Teachers Association and does crossing guard duty on Mondays. (Did you just imagine a car not stopping and Pamela in the red swimsuit go slow-mo jogging after it too?)
But then halfway through their meal, it was time for Pamela to leave. She promised she would be back tomorrow and would do something to do with abs and glitter. She said she would be in and out of the House until Saturday.
The HMs can't believe their luck getting to hang out with a celebrity, and they have already speculated what she must be thinking of them-- mainly that they are losers and they are crap. Alice has set to work cleaning everything in the House for her return tomorrow.
I guess tomorrow's 1 hour Daily Show will include tonight's events plus Thursday morning's. I still wonder if they will edit it to look like Pamela never left the House. Though airing Brigitte's goodbye message and hand grenade in the middle will show she is missing from their midst.
HMs Tipped Off
BB has a hard time surprising HMs with anything. Why? Because he goes and changes routine when some thing special is coming up. Today BB let HMs sleep in until 1pm. Usually a sleep in is reserved for the weekends and then it is until maybe 10. So because their routine was changed, HMs already suspect a celebrity intruder is coming tonight. They are nowhere near close with their guesses-- Travis guessed Vanessa Amarossi, and the others decided on Natalie Bassingthwaighte (who already intruded in BB06) or Axle Whitehead (though he probably wouldn't be invited to a House where BB tells you off for flashing your genitals). Will they be more or less surprised when they find out it is PamAn?
Surprise Eviction #10: Who Will Go?
No, it's not the 10th Surprise Eviction. It's the 10th Eviction, which is a surprise. Anyway...
Nominated are the usually-saved Alice, the usually-nominated Rory, fan-favourite Terri, over-the-top Brigitte, and under-the-radar Ben. With all those names Nominated, who then is safe?? Just lucky Cherry (who saved himself with the FNL Powers), and Travis.
Betting odds say favourite to be evicted is Rory (at 2:1), closely followed by Brigitte (at 11:4)-- perhaps an effect of the possible "Eric" making allegations about her being a bunny boiler, but fan votes may not follow betting trends. Ben is at 4:1, Alice 11:1. Terri would seem to be safe as houses at 31:1!
The OS poll says Rory is favourite to go (30.3%), then Alice (28.5%). Ben and Brigitte are close at 18.1% and 16.7% respectively, and true to form Terri is at only 6.4%.
Hopefully Alice will pull some votes from somewhere and get kicked out of there. We just have to see Rory in there with Pamela Anderson. Plus Alice doesn't give us much, other than treadmill mileage. If Alice does get evicted, it leaves Brigitte and Terri as the only remaining females! How funny would that be? But if it has to be out of Rory and Brigitte, I say get rid of Rory.
Nominated are the usually-saved Alice, the usually-nominated Rory, fan-favourite Terri, over-the-top Brigitte, and under-the-radar Ben. With all those names Nominated, who then is safe?? Just lucky Cherry (who saved himself with the FNL Powers), and Travis.
Betting odds say favourite to be evicted is Rory (at 2:1), closely followed by Brigitte (at 11:4)-- perhaps an effect of the possible "Eric" making allegations about her being a bunny boiler, but fan votes may not follow betting trends. Ben is at 4:1, Alice 11:1. Terri would seem to be safe as houses at 31:1!
The OS poll says Rory is favourite to go (30.3%), then Alice (28.5%). Ben and Brigitte are close at 18.1% and 16.7% respectively, and true to form Terri is at only 6.4%.
Hopefully Alice will pull some votes from somewhere and get kicked out of there. We just have to see Rory in there with Pamela Anderson. Plus Alice doesn't give us much, other than treadmill mileage. If Alice does get evicted, it leaves Brigitte and Terri as the only remaining females! How funny would that be? But if it has to be out of Rory and Brigitte, I say get rid of Rory.
Celebrity Guest VS Major Sponsor
Pamela Anderson has more than BB on her schedule during her Aussie visit. She also plans to speak out against KFC's poor treatment of their chickens.
Since "Yum! Foods" are one of BB's major sponsors with their KFC and Pizza Hut brands, how will they take BB inviting a celebrity rival through its doors onto national TV? What will Pamela think tonight watching the Eviction from her dressing room when they say "Big Brother's Nominations Twist brought to you by KFC Twisters"?
Don't worry, Pammy. I'm sure the Twister lived a long, full, and happy life, and has gone to Double Sweet Chili Heaven!
Since "Yum! Foods" are one of BB's major sponsors with their KFC and Pizza Hut brands, how will they take BB inviting a celebrity rival through its doors onto national TV? What will Pamela think tonight watching the Eviction from her dressing room when they say "Big Brother's Nominations Twist brought to you by KFC Twisters"?
Don't worry, Pammy. I'm sure the Twister lived a long, full, and happy life, and has gone to Double Sweet Chili Heaven!
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Ticket Troubles?
Look for plenty of empty seats at tomorrow night's Surprise Midweek Eviction / Pamela Anderson special. They have been flogging the hell out of them for weeks to a point where I think maybe not so many people want to go. The hosts have been reminding people every chance they get, and there have been emails and ads from Dreamworld and Big Brother. Pamela may arrive on stage to the sound of crickets chirping.
Monday, July 7, 2008
Unlucky Shot
How unlucky was Ben to smash the water tank indicator on the first shot after being reprimanded by BB not to throw the ball at the tanks! It was almost like it was scripted that way. Bizarre. It's a wonder the BB House didn't float away after seeing how bad the backyard drainage is during the treasure hunt task.
Blonde Mice Hook Up
Strangely, I was happy to see Brigitte finally let her guard down with Cherry. Cherry has been determined since his first day in the House to make his move on Brigitte, and despite her special friend Eric on the outside, Brigitte had a snuggle and a smooch with Cherry for the last 2 nights. Brigitte has said a relationship in the House could "ruin her life". No one quite knows what her arrangement with Eric is, so we can only speculate what this comment means, or if she is just being overreactive. Maybe her story will come out when she is evicted.
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Eviction #9: Who Will Go?
Easy one this week: Bianca.
But let's extrapolate on that a bit more. Alice was nominated by the HMs, and saved by fellow Blonde Mouse, Cherry. She has been saved from nomination so many times now, I'm sure she'll be a little embarassed, and grateful, to get another free pass.
Rory, on the other hand, has actually been up for eviction so many times and survived, he will just get more cocky than ever and be sure the world loves him. Although, if Bianca somehow makes it through this eviction, it will be Rory that goes.
Terri and Travis replace Alice in the mix, and are both huge fan-favourites, so look for their eviction percentages at the bottom of the graph when Kyle and Jackie show it.
Bianca has been having tantrums all week about the mole task, flaring up at the others, and wasn't really one of the favourites to begin with. She has a temper and that never goes down well with viewers. Plus, other than the ones with Corey, her arguments are never very entertaining. It's time to go Bianca.
But let's extrapolate on that a bit more. Alice was nominated by the HMs, and saved by fellow Blonde Mouse, Cherry. She has been saved from nomination so many times now, I'm sure she'll be a little embarassed, and grateful, to get another free pass.
Rory, on the other hand, has actually been up for eviction so many times and survived, he will just get more cocky than ever and be sure the world loves him. Although, if Bianca somehow makes it through this eviction, it will be Rory that goes.
Terri and Travis replace Alice in the mix, and are both huge fan-favourites, so look for their eviction percentages at the bottom of the graph when Kyle and Jackie show it.
Bianca has been having tantrums all week about the mole task, flaring up at the others, and wasn't really one of the favourites to begin with. She has a temper and that never goes down well with viewers. Plus, other than the ones with Corey, her arguments are never very entertaining. It's time to go Bianca.
Some People Stand in the Darkness...
The last time we saw Pamela Anderson she was inside Borat's hessian sack, and she was probably safer in there than she is going to be in the BB House this week. Pamela and her pair of floatation devices will go in live on Wednesday night, presumably after a Surprise Eviction, though plans for that have not been officially announced yet.
Unfortunately it looks like Bianca will be gone by tonight, so she won't be able to show Pammy what a real rack of Double-Gs looks like, compared to her plastic set of Double-Ds.
Looks like she won't be staying over full time though. Her schedule supposedly includes 3 separate entrances into the BB House-- Wednesday night, a dinner, and a slumber party, though Pamela won't be spending the night. Perhaps this will be done in the Holiday House, as it has been suggested the BB Airlines gimmick still has 1 trip left in it. It will be interesting to see if BB edits the 2 Daily Shows to make it look as if she was there the whole time!
Her visit will tie in with a papparazzi-themed task. What will she teach them? How to keep your home-made sex tapes out of papparazzi hands? I think they'd fail the task!
So we have her live entrance on Wednesday night, an extended Daily Show on Thursday, and she will be live on the FNL panel on Friday for Circus Night. I'm sure she will have Mike and Fitzy pitching circus tents of their own.
But what will the HMs make of her? Are they old enough, or in Terri's case young enough, to have watched Baywatch? I guess it's just another stunt to make us forget they are supposed to be locked in a House with no outside contact. Good luck Pammy!
Unfortunately it looks like Bianca will be gone by tonight, so she won't be able to show Pammy what a real rack of Double-Gs looks like, compared to her plastic set of Double-Ds.
Looks like she won't be staying over full time though. Her schedule supposedly includes 3 separate entrances into the BB House-- Wednesday night, a dinner, and a slumber party, though Pamela won't be spending the night. Perhaps this will be done in the Holiday House, as it has been suggested the BB Airlines gimmick still has 1 trip left in it. It will be interesting to see if BB edits the 2 Daily Shows to make it look as if she was there the whole time!
Her visit will tie in with a papparazzi-themed task. What will she teach them? How to keep your home-made sex tapes out of papparazzi hands? I think they'd fail the task!
So we have her live entrance on Wednesday night, an extended Daily Show on Thursday, and she will be live on the FNL panel on Friday for Circus Night. I'm sure she will have Mike and Fitzy pitching circus tents of their own.
But what will the HMs make of her? Are they old enough, or in Terri's case young enough, to have watched Baywatch? I guess it's just another stunt to make us forget they are supposed to be locked in a House with no outside contact. Good luck Pammy!
Friday, July 4, 2008
Cherry Ripe for Finals
Having won another FNL, Cherry would have to be pretty unlucky to not get into the final week of the show now. Last week he was the only HM to get NO nomination points, proving he is as far under the radar as he can go without dragging along the ground. If the public were nominating and HMs evicting like at the start of the season, I don't think he'd still be there.
So he is not nominated this week, and assuming they do go ahead with the midweek eviction this week, then Monday's nominations will be for Wednesday's eviction when Cherry will have the chance to save himself. If he is not unlucky enough to get himself nominated this time, then the earliest he will go is next Sunday.
But with HMs ignoring his nominatability and viewers seemingly liking him, we may see him get through to the final eviction the night before the Finale, or even in the final 3!
So he is not nominated this week, and assuming they do go ahead with the midweek eviction this week, then Monday's nominations will be for Wednesday's eviction when Cherry will have the chance to save himself. If he is not unlucky enough to get himself nominated this time, then the earliest he will go is next Sunday.
But with HMs ignoring his nominatability and viewers seemingly liking him, we may see him get through to the final eviction the night before the Finale, or even in the final 3!
Thursday, July 3, 2008
HMs Leave Their Marks
At last they have created a memento system for each HM that has been in the House this year. Every year sees some kind of marker for evictees, and I thought this year it wouldn't happen, being so late in the piece.
This evening the HMs have cut up old cereal boxes into 22 shapes representing everyone that has been in the House this year, and stuck them in order of eviction/leaving along the purple wall next to the eviction door.
I was trying to figure out what each object was. So far I only got: Rima is a mole, Ollie is a dog, Travis is heart-shaped glasses, and Rory is a dick & balls!
This evening the HMs have cut up old cereal boxes into 22 shapes representing everyone that has been in the House this year, and stuck them in order of eviction/leaving along the purple wall next to the eviction door.
I was trying to figure out what each object was. So far I only got: Rima is a mole, Ollie is a dog, Travis is heart-shaped glasses, and Rory is a dick & balls!
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Mole Unearthed
After 3 days of non-stop speculation, BB has called in all the mole guesses from the HMs. The only one who was not a suspect was Cherry as he was an Intruder, and in turn he was the only one to not vote for Brigitte as the mole. The OS Diary doesn't specify who he did name though.
So did the task have the effect desired? It certainly made the HMs speculate strongly about each others' characteristics, and things about each other they may not think were genuine or being fully shown. How many times did people tell Brigitte she was really intelligent and was just playing a typical dumb blonde, only for her to know she really is a typical dumb blonde.
In a replay of the Travis-Alice spa incident, as soon as Travis named Brigitte as the mole he broke into tears. Seems the guy can't even force himself to say a bad word about someone. And this in turn made Rima start crying. Did she know what she was getting herself into with this task? Well when she revealed that there was no mole and this was just her Hand Grenade to the House, she did it via the plasma screens from the Diary Room, and announced she was not returning to the House again. Makes me think this was not planned, and she decided on the spot not to go back and face up to the fallout of her trick.
Maybe explaining herself might have helped though because Bianca seemed to blame Rima outright for the whole prank, and threw items around the backyard in a fury, and called her some pretty bad names.
A few hours on and the House seems to be back to normal, but I'm sure they'll still think of the things that have been said about each of them for the past 3 days.
So did the task have the effect desired? It certainly made the HMs speculate strongly about each others' characteristics, and things about each other they may not think were genuine or being fully shown. How many times did people tell Brigitte she was really intelligent and was just playing a typical dumb blonde, only for her to know she really is a typical dumb blonde.
In a replay of the Travis-Alice spa incident, as soon as Travis named Brigitte as the mole he broke into tears. Seems the guy can't even force himself to say a bad word about someone. And this in turn made Rima start crying. Did she know what she was getting herself into with this task? Well when she revealed that there was no mole and this was just her Hand Grenade to the House, she did it via the plasma screens from the Diary Room, and announced she was not returning to the House again. Makes me think this was not planned, and she decided on the spot not to go back and face up to the fallout of her trick.
Maybe explaining herself might have helped though because Bianca seemed to blame Rima outright for the whole prank, and threw items around the backyard in a fury, and called her some pretty bad names.
A few hours on and the House seems to be back to normal, but I'm sure they'll still think of the things that have been said about each of them for the past 3 days.
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