on basic rations?

I'd love a roast dinner myself but I've only got a bit of cold curled up ham in the fridge, this BB make me mad, telling them they are on basic rations and then showering them with treats and parties and giving in whenever they beg for booze, whisky they drink, I dream of drinking whisky

is it any wonder we have the spoilest bunch of housemates ever, Winston stomping his feet whenever he doesn't get a horse to eat for a snack?

bastards

We don't even get to see them fighting over the shopping list anymore. They just use acado direct. Everything about this series is designed to squeeze out any enjoyment for the viewer.

I agree!

The shopping task is a total waste of time!

It's hardly and expensive meal when cooked for a big group,

they don't even seem to smoke rollies anymore, let alone have to rip open old butts, this mob are bowling around the gaff lighting up Havana cigars

More expensive than flour and chickpeas which they should be having.

They're supposed to be on basic rations though.

Basic rations usually means pasta, lentils, chickpeas etc., not a full roast dinner.

I think C5 set their stall out giving in to Jay on BB12 everytime he threatened to leave.

The HMs know now that threats get them everywhere.

I remember when HMs used to have stand offs with BB and never won like silent protests etc.

I think the HMs and BB alike know that in a reversal of fortunes BB needs them more than they need BB!

it doesn't matter really, because they are being given it for nish

Plus champagne every other minute. There's been no fallout over food or fags or noms talk. I'm surprise they even bother with the tasks.

If they fail the shopping task, they should be on tinned "all the nutrients you need" slop, three meals a day, for the entire week, with no alcohol, parties or any other treats.

That'll make people think twice about throwing the task to save themselves from eviction. As it is, they've probably all already forgotten about Marlon's selfishness last week. Pass another chicken leg please.

It was so much more fun to watch when the shopping task was an endurance task over several days and when on basic rations they had to bake their own bread grow their own veg etc. It helped show the individual personalities more and whether they liked doing it or not it alleviated their boredom somewhat.

there are lots of whys these days...

WHY are they allowed to discuss noms without punishment?
WHY are they allowed to sleep in the day?
WHY has the naughty step & Jail been removed?

etc etc etc.. the principle of the show has been totally obliterated

The day they got the basic rations and they turned on Marlon, that night didnt they have a party?

Thats the way it should be and still is fondly remembered.

Back in the day when BB was all about making the hm's suffer and not the viewers. Good ole days.

Yeah, but how many times have you seen the 'shopping list argument' scene played out before? It's always the same, pointless bickering about carrots v crisps, or worse still, some charisma-free idiot orders chocolate and bananas, or whatever, as a gambit for coverage. If you want to watch that sh*t, people with not enough to eat and so on (amazingly, they seem to become lethargic and grumpy, it seems to happen every time!) there any number of other shows that cater to your sadistic urges.

Starving the HMs is, at heart, an uncreative way of making them suffer. On basic rations, all they usually do is retire to bed. Anyone who runs a circus will tell you this; if you want the animals to perform, you have to feed them.

I think they have had a party nearly every night since they lost the task, I'd like to have to suffer that sort of hardship

Why do they want viewer to suffer? Are they trying to see how much we can pain we can take?

but wasn't it wonderful to see the store room full of bananas, then seeing the HM faces? At least the viewer didnt know what might happen next as opposed to now, which is basically so predictable

Yes I want to see petty bickering and grumpy lethargy. The well fed performing is not all that interesting. Sabotaging the shopping was amusing and led to lots of futher entertaining scenarios.

Yep, definitely the 'spoilest' bunch.

It's laughable. They dont need to try to pass the tasks anymore. If they fail, BB still throws about 2 or 3 parties a week anyway, with all they need to eat and drink. They never complain about hunger, no cigs etc in fact, it makes you wonder just why they became so annoyed when Marlon threw the task last week - what difference does it make??