Big Brother 2008 (UK) Thread 1: Low Life?

Without Dermot, I don't see the point. Dude anchored the whole experience.

Alison wasn't first off.

"interesting but normal people"

I think the difference was that the housemates earlier this year were people who had a lot to lose by acting like twunts. Normal BB is people who have no talent and have to resort to twuntishness to get a tiny amount of fame. Really, WTF has Brian done since the end of the last series? Rhetorical question, I don't actually care.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Brother_2008_%28UK%29

Many of the walls are padded

That'll be useful, for when they start bouncing off them...

I might not bother watching this one.

I might not bother watching this one.

-- Matt DC, Monday, 2 June 2008 21:17 (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

mfkn real talk

of which we all partake...

George Lamb presenting BBLB. Great.

They really need to stop wheeling out Nikki and Spiral all the time.

How did I miss this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVS4CPXXmyA

????

lol I didn't even recognize her

Christ.

'er indoors: 'GOD.'

someone told me dawn just lost another "i'm not smelly" lawsuit against endemol recently.

Chanelle's single - "I Want It", Charley's single - "I Want It More"

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a97394/bb-charley-i-might-be-the-new-mariah.html

an "R&B hip-hop" single (...) which would have a "funky house electro" remix.

Covering all the bases there...

"Who knows, next year I might be Mariah Carey with a bit of luck."

If by that she means "a cokehead with no grasp of reality, a very short fuse temper and blatantly fake breasts who looks like a drag queen", then she's probably already there.

Why is it that ALL the girls on UK BB are sluts?

(Please, no obvious answers.)

to an obvious question?

If possible!

I think that most of the BB contestants - both boys and girls - are subconsciously going for that Loaded/Maxim/GQ/etc. "lads" vote, based on a (mis)perception that most of the BB audience are a bit thick. Real lowest common denominator stuff. It's got worse in the last few years, "lad's lad" Anthony winning in 2005 being the tipping point that informed the strategies of future contestants from that point on. Actually I don't think that either Pete or Brian fell naturally into that "lads" category, but it was something they both played up to.

Is Anthony always in the lads mags? I don't know...

I would guess that a large amount of the auditionees for BB are the 'fame! followed by TV presenting work plz!" wannabeez of which the producers could either wheedle them out or pick a representative.

It does seem to be a ticket to Heat magazines "star spot" page for ever, well beyond the 'can't remember them now' stage.

Anthony is more the kind of bloke lads would have a drink with in a pub while reading a lad's mag which had pictures of Chanelle/Charley/whoever in it.
In last year's "Big Brother's Big Brain", one of the psychologists was explaining that they actually made a point of telling the wannabees that BB wasn't a ticket to fame and fortune, but the wannabees eyes would just glaze over and they'd hear whatever they wanted to hear.

Nadia's cash-in single wasn't all that bad, if I remember, but it didn't exactly do their ongoing fame any favours.

Why is it that ALL the girls on UK BB are sluts?

-- King Boy Pato, Thursday, 5 June 2008 00:22 (7 hours ago) Bookmark Link

Like the Australian one is any different.

i didn't watch it last year after racistgate and didn't miss it.

definitely not watching it this year.

One housemate has had a breast enlargement, apparently.

Like the Australian one is any different.

Only THREE of them will probably end up in Zoo Magazine this year!!

It's still going??

The Daily Star has it there's a blind man, a 44 yr old, a mother who will 'miss her kids', um someone with a boob job, and some people.

Blind dude ftw.

What does The Independent say?

that Bush is taking over Iraq and imposing immunity for US contractors

Brilliant.

O FFS Please give it a rest. Who in the UK hasn't been in the Big Brother house already?

If anyone is planning to watch the 'direct' feed later on tonight, you'd do well to watch the episode of King Of The Hill on just before it - it's a great episode, where Hank forgets to mail the house insurance.

MTV's 'exclusive':

Big Brother 9 starts tonight and MTV can exclusively reveal some clues to the contestants identities...

One Housemate does stand-up comedy
One Housemate has been deported from America
One Housemate is a DJ
One Housemate is a Buddhist
One Housemate is Muslim
One Housemate wears a watch worth £13,000
Three Housemates have children
Three Housemates were born outside the UK
One Housemate has appeared in a film with Hugh Grant
One Housemate has had a breast enlargement
One Housemate has never watched Big Brother
The eldest Housemate is 42.

So, basically, one housemate is a stand-up mother of three who has kids, is a buddhist who got deported from america as she had a cat stevens cassette, has an expensive watch, knows HGrant, and is too busy DJing to watch Big Brother.

Jenny Eclair, come on down!

IT'S ON NOW, MOFUGHGAHS

*self-satisfied shrug*

Isn't the room with the padded walls where Charley was freaking out during the S&M party last year?

Good house/bad house looks shit. Zero tolerance looks shit.

Now it's time to meet the dregs of humanity.

Luke = Rik from The Young Ones crossed with Gareth from The Office...

lol at this one

sike -- not actually watching

Bah - neither am I now. Crappy contrived first task.

Crappy task with potential for big lulz. The fat-faced Joey out of Friends dude is well into role-playing, maybe cos him and his Mrs give off major swingers vibes.

i'm currently watching Heroes instead.
i'm sure i'll pick up the pieces later on.
or will i be strong and resist this crap for once ?
i would like to believe so, but the truth is i'll probably succumb.

my god this guy -- wotta dick

Any road up, more on the controversial Kat nominations and her frowning at Rebecca's nominations...

Darnell and Kathreya argued over Rachel's nomination of Rex in the early hours of this morning.

As Darnell washed up, he asked an upset-looking Kathreya what was wrong.

"I feel lost," she replied, starting to cry. "I really feel disappointed, sick, tired. I'm not very happy. I just want to go home now. Why you still doubt me? Why Rex and Mo still doubt me?"

Darnell explained that no-one doubted her, but pointed out that she was very "intelligent". He observed that although she could play jokes on them, they couldn't do the same to her.

He then warned that Rachel apologising to Kathreya for nominating Rex yesterday looked bad. She argued that she didn't mind, but he replied: "I've seen the look on your face."

She said that she had been "surprised", to which Darnell said: "He ain't necessarily the nicest person to her. That's the person she feels doesn't treat her the way she should be treated. I thought it was bad she had to say that, honestly."

Kathreya began crying again and sobbed: "I'm sad I talked to you. You didn't help me and I didn't want to talk about that. I don't find it my fault at all. I never influenced Rachel, ever."

As she retreated to the bathroom, Darnell sighed: "That's fine. Can't talk to her. All it's going to do is make you look like a dickhead like I just did. It's not fair on us regular people who don't know how to say the right things."

.. which I'm trying to make head or tail of..

right, I got there.

Kat is trying to stay in with the boys, (Rex and Mo), Darnell called her on it, and she's gone back into character..

found the 'script'...

Mikey told Rex in no uncertain terms what he thought of him this afternoon, branding him a bully - leaving Rex with no comeback.

"You were blaming Sara if Darnell goes," Mikey accused Rex, referring to Rex winding up Sara earlier today and making her feel guilty for Darnell's rumoured exit. "You kept on going on in your usual way grinding her down, harping on about it."

Rex was furious: "You don't want anyone to like me, because you're a jealous little man," he retorted. "You can't take the fact that people like me. That makes you a very pathetic man and I feel sorry for you, honestly. You should think about the things you say."

But Michael shot back: "You don't realise you're a control freak and bullying everybody," he told the chef, who promptly left the room.

"Rex will never accept any responsibility," Mikey fumed to Lisa, who agreed with him. "Classic bully," he went on.

Rex stormed back in: "I'd prefer it if you didn't talk to me or mention my name, if that's how you're going on," he railed. "It's pathetic!"

Mikey FTW now I guess.

I was disappointed in Mo's eating abilities last night. I reckon I could have done it, it's not like there was a time limit.

http://vote.sparklit.com/poll.spark/1083383

still much the same...

OMG the levels of irony involved! Is Rex the most delusional un-self-aware contestant ever?

yes

Kat's gone way down in my estimation the last few days for sticking up for Rex.

i was just thinking exactly the same.

Rex: "In here I've lost my delicate touch with people"
Oh FFS, Rex spends so much time trying to justify his wanker behaviour...

Almost as much time as Darnell spends telling everyone how sorry they should feel for him...

Does Darnell listen to other people? I've heard him talk about his own weaknesses nonstop for three months but never seen him listen to another person.

I can't stand Kat or Rachel, but at least they both genuinely show an interest in other people.

We're so sick to death of Darnell talking about himself ALL THE TIME that we skip all his bits completely now.

.

Sara could win, if the crowd's reaction on Friday night was anything to go by.

My prefs, in order:

Mikey
Sara
Mo
A giant meteor destroys the earth
Rachel
Kathreya
I am buggered with a red hot poker
Darnell

Sara's been all over Darnell all weekend, so she may be out of the running again.

I see Rex isn't on your list.

Rex hasn't a chance, so no point speculating.

Outrageous guess time: He will come third.

http://vote.sparklit.com/poll.spark/1083528

Not quite the "who will win" poll, not quite.

Sara 22/1

Hmm, Sara might be at a bargain price there.

She's now 4/1 or thereabouts...

Rex hasn't a chance, so no point speculating.

he has hugely more chance of winning than Darnell or Mo. i will eat my own shoes if Mo isn't first out. i can't imagine any more than 2-3% of people voting for him. i agree with Mark, he will come third. i now think rachel will win, alas. not that i dislike the girl i just think she's dull and weak.

"i agree with Mark, he will come third."

talking about Rex obv.

i now think rachel will win

If that's the case she'll win 1p for every time she's said OH MY GOSHHHHHHHH in there.

Quality trolling from Rex there leading to Darnell threatening to walk.

KEEP TROLLING

Oh Rex.

I've been trying to work out why Lisa looks like a clown.

Staying away from this thread until Friday so as to avoid spoilers. Bye.

you won't have to!

Ladies and gentlemen, owing to the nature of the ILX closedown, this thread will not contain the 'of the moment' proceedings.

If they are moved to another place, I'll endeavour to repost them here.

If not, well, ahem, Congratulations Mikey, you kept your head while all about you erk.

http://ilx.lefora.com/forum/category/general/page1/

See youse...

Predicting Sara and perhaps Mo to go tonite

Yeah I'm thinking Mo, not sure about the other one.

Sara is quite high up on the rankings.

Mo, and Kat most likely.

Maybe Mo and Darnell.

its...

Mo.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"

oh come on, it's not like he's going to be executed

Oh woe, Mo.

(we still on?)

Kat doing the crying for five....

Right, lets see if we're still here for the next one....

TAK YR DRESSING GOWN OFF MAN!

Please be Rex next...

(xpost) if ILX goes offline before the second eviction, head over to http://ilx.lefora.com

Oh!...

(Kats been shot)

jeez!

She's over it...

ok watching this on ch4+1 so Kat has just been evicted. i've never seen an eviction like that. they were so fucking shocked!.. and so was i, actually.

even rex dropped his mr. cool cool act and was genuinely amazed and confused.

i missed the mo announcement and someone was on the phone during his interview but i dare say i didn't miss much.

no way did i think kat would be second out.

the best bit about the second announcement was that as soon as they heard the studio sound come over the PA in the house kat said "oh no, big brotha... please don't take any more of my frien' away" lol!

Rachael won.