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Anyone Else Enjoying This Series?
Master Ozzy
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In terms of the production/twists/meddling it's horrendous, but I think they have got the selection of housemates right. I thought the original ones that they put in there on the launch were fine and I was enjoying seeing things unfold gradually rather than the immediate chaos we usually get most other years. When I first heard that they were evicting four of the housemates I wasn't happy, however I didn't like Sarah and Harriet and I didn't have an opinion really on the twins and Kieron. I think the new housemates have added that extra something. I think it's a good mix in there now. You have the big characters like Marc, Simon etc. You have the weird, intriguing quirky ones like Jade, Nick. Then there's the quieter, more normal ones like Cristian. I do think that a couple of quieter ones are always needed to balance the group out a bit. I suspect I'm one of the only ones enjoying this series...in terms of the housemates that is...like I said, the production has been absolutely terrible.
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I am enjoying it but this is the first non-celeb series I've watched on C5 (I watched them all on C4) so I'm finding the change in production and overt manipulation a bit jarring.
Otherwise, I think they have a good selection of HMs. They realised they'd got it wrong initially then took steps to rectify it.
I just hope they will ease off a little and go back to basics, eg secret noms and more elaborate tasks. Nothing is more entertaining and classic BB than someone have a serious, emotional argument while wearing a chicken outfit.
That was short-lived though, living in the past does not work anymore and I was just getting to know the HMs and how they interacted when WHAM. BB and most FMs have decided it was too dull and needed a Channel 5 BB makeover. i.e. replica fake romances, fights, arguments etc. Oh well, just sit back and watch like I would watch Corrie, Eastenders or any other soap.
Too much meddling with the HMs, it is no longer a level playing field if BB decide it is not going how they wish - they will alter everything to suit .
I was re-waching some of the early eps of this Timebomb series and they are much better then those of this week.
So I enjoyed them until Aaron left and the 4 in/4 out twist but the rest has been more uncomfortable than enjoyable.
Though having said that I'm still watching hoping something decent will happen.
What an incredibly stupid thing to say "IRA reject" seriously....
Anyway I'm loving this series, I switched off early last year and the year before couldn't get into it. This year is brilliant, Mark is probably IMO the Best Housemate ever, then again I loved Perez so maybe it's me that's warped
I really find myself looking forward to 9 or 10pm when the show starts. I've even watched a couple of the episodes twice, I have NEVER done that with any programme before. So yeah keep it coming BB.
I'm not enjoying the Marc show. He is making the house boring IMHO as he has intimidated the rest of the house so much they are now just generally quieter. It's lost all its fun and energy because Marc sucks the energy from the room. He is another Perez and another Helen. I'm close to switching off
I agree totally Marc is similar to Helen and Perez in that sense.
I will , if Helen or Perez go into the house , stop watching until they have left the house.
And whilst the newbies have added some interest and energy inevitably we now have a house divide the absence of which before 4in4out was one of the pros of this series.
Marc did wake them all up but if you have no-one to bounce off in the end it looks silly. I think Danny wants to be HOH and liked the quiet calm happy family vibe they had until the 4 way swap.
However, I didn't. I don't want constant rows either just a balance of it all. I don't like Harry, I think she brings a negative vibe to the house and encourages the divide. Marc says some very inappropriate things. Simon was too much with the showbiz jazz hands rubbish. Sam seems ok but too much of a people pleaser.
Now Simon is deflated, Sam is hurt and upset after the harsh (imo) noms, Marc is on a f**k you drive and Harry is loving it as she is the only newbie not up.
The rest are boring and come across as very entitled and above criticism. I didn't think it was a good mix before the swap but I am sick of seeing Harry naked, Marc in his speedos and Jack in his tiny hat too.
They need a fun task in there as someone has said the silly costumes or better still the box task.
I completely agree with you, I love the balance of housemates in there this year. It reminds me of older BB were there would be a cross section of all the different personality types and not too many would control the show. I love the subtle interactions between the various individuals as they interact within their groups or with other groups... I do think we are seeing group formations in the house now as well, some are less defined than others.
I wasn't too happy with the meddling by BB but the mix in their now is good although I can't stand Simon.... I'm not sure how I will feel about this upcoming secret lair because I don't want Simon to have a free pass for three weeks.
I have really become invested in this year, really enjoying it.... it's about the only thing getting me through my crappy job at the moment so loving it.
Libellous post. You should check the forum rules.
And there are so many "twists" that something normal happening would seem abnormal. Like Diary Room nominations or a real eviction.
Everything was chugging along at a nice pace, hell even the forum was a little more pleasant than it usually was when a series of BB or CBB starts and there was NO divide on here or in the house
Then that twist happened and it was all downhill with the bell being rung for a lot of troublemakers to flood in and this next twist is hardly likely to improve things
In a short space of time, we've seen the shock suits, eating unpleasant things, the customary "who said this about who" stirring, BB constantly interfering in the hope of creating even more divides and arguments.....The list is endless