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I just don't 'get' the voting this year. I have the series recorded so have been a bit behind with it, but sneak on to DS to see the results of the evictions. How come the most loveable, entertaining, interesting and witty people (apart from perhaps Joey and David) have been voted off first? OK, Mad-Eye Matthew was a stirrer, but very entertaining; Steve was quiet but very witty and his trial was the funniest I've seen for ages, Vincent - what can I say? Endearing, funny - a sweetheart. And now Rebecca. This series had all the potential to be a classic but it's sadly turned into a bitchfest instead. 
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And don't forget Annabel - very witty lady.
Oh Vincent! Loved, loved, loved him - was hoping for him, Annabel and David to be there to the end.
Me too
I know he could be a bit cheesy, but I really laughed at him and Annabel in the warehouse, and during the spider challenge. He just brought freshness and an old IAC innocence to the camp, to a reality show that, like many others now, are getting to be greedy and cynical and obsessed with vacuous celeb culture.
It was his one liners, 'I've done a little pee pee' and pavlova that made me chuckle.
I was surprised too. But really I don't have any say as I don't vote.
Shame he went though.
"I am going to make myself beautiful... it will only take a few seconds."
@OP - yes, it's all a bit tragic, isn't it? There was a great show there for the taking but it's been totally ruined by the editing and the focus on pettiness.
He's a cheeky chappie.
Just as well I didn't go into the Jungle......I would have had to say 'I am going to make myself beautiful, see you in three weeks' lol.
Yes! You have perfectly described the problem in 'an old IAC innocence'. That's what's missing. Thank goodness David still has it. Together with wit and wisdom.
I can remember the days when IAC was truly a case of throwing a bunch if celebs into a camp and watching what unfolded - the live feed helped with this, too - it made manipulation by editing so much more difficult.
It's the only show of this kind that I'd watch (admittedly Ant and Dec play a big part in that, too, and I think it's commendable that they're still really entertaining on this, even though they're much more constrained these days in what they have to work with).
It's seemed over the past few years though, that certain agents or PR people seem to bargain for a bigger, or a more news worthy edit than others, and that, basically, the show is now aimed solely at a younger audience who will pick up the phone and vote - maybe I'm just too old to be watching it still, I don't know, but the fact that there's no interest in the likes of Steve and Rebecca (from either the producers or voters) whilst the likes of Joey and Amy seem to have a huge fan base ( nothing against them but for me there's nothing of interest about them), and the producers try their hardest to make them the centre of everything, has just convinced me that it's not a show for me anymore:-(
I've hated the Big Brother turn it's taken this year and I really dislike that it's all become so transparent; I used to like seeing them get their letters, for example, but this year is was so obvious that some of the writers had been told to make the emails as emotional as possible.
I'm just not going to waste my time watching it any more.
I agree. ITV are now well into the realms of seeking out zelebrities with a huge Twitter following as they will spend money on voting for their hero! They also compete with each other to vote. IMO ITV have dumbed down the content of the show to manipulated teenage angst level to suit the new audience.
The other campmates have real talent and mostly, wider fame. That now counts for nothing in many areas of instant fame entertainment. Their followers are generally more mature and don't follow each other like sheep onto Twitter. It's mainly a teenage obsession. To say that Joey is the most famous as he has over 2 million Twitter followers is a ridiculous statement.It may be time for Ant and Dec to disassociate themselves from this dross now.
BB went down exactly the same route with manufactured nastiness and completely turned away from the original ethos of the show. We all know who won CBB, one of the least known people in there, to the British population. She was also utterly talentless. Twitter followers galore meant she won.
I agree! It's ridiculous now with the Twits, or whatever they call themselves. In this series alone we had them saying horrid things because they thought Amy was getting too close to Joey. Apparently they even targeted Amy's 16yr old sister. It's ridiculous.
I quite agree on the winner of CBB. I have no clue how she could possibly have won on her own merit alone. The Twits came out in full force on that one.
It does tend to make things a foregone conclusion when a 'celebrity' has such a large following on Twitter. Not worth really voting for anyone (not that I do) with the amount of votes that comes in via twitter.