Production Team Meeting:

"This Helen journey stuff didn't work over the last few weeks, what do we do now?"

A week to go... let's fill the episodes with Ashleigh v Helen, make it a 2 Horse race.

Lots of clips of HMs talking about Ashleigh as the winner. Some viewers will shout "Cocky b*tch thinks she's won!"

Show the two HMs deliver long character assassinations in the DR. We get two sides of "Yeah! She nailed her!"

Let's have a court case and let the unpopular Judi James deliver a guilty verdict to Helen! That will garner even more sympathy. "Ashleigh always gets her way!"

Early in the week let's show Helen's false humility. Lots of clips where she says she knows she won't win, and admits she's a bitch. Even if all her bitching is with her pals and she only shouts at someone when confronted, the sheep will repeat her OWN line "At least she tells it like it is!",

All is forgiven.

Throw in some pre-eviction tears against a seemingly triumphant Ashleigh, and the bandwagon gathers pace.

The 5 day "journey" to 2nd place is complete. Plus 2 rampant sides bring in more votes than a foregone conclusion!

My Grandfather fought in WWII against the Reich brother.

We're talking propaganda here.

You're certainly talking something...

Godwin's Law violation.

Orwell replaces The Reich in the title, before someone starts talking about spitfires in a thread about the producers shameless propaganda techniques that WILL ensure Helen at least 3rd place.

Production Team Meeting

Producer: We still haven't caused enough conflict and the ratings are still dire. I think we'll have a Coliseum theme with a couple of more Iphone apps asking which housemate most deserves to be thrown to the lions. What do you think team? They can't blame it on us surely because it's the Ashleigh fans......err... I mean it's the public who decide, right? I mean this will definitely go out with a bang for our last series of BB, won't it?

The Team: All bang on the table in agreement.

Ah, the Reich Brothers! They were a right-wing verion of the Marx brothers, and therefore not as popular.
I don't quite see what the (Third) Reich has to do with BB, any more than I see what your grandfather does, but there you go. My dad was at Dunkirk, so I win!

As a disinterested observer it seems to me that it's this forum that's turning BB into a Helen vs Ashleigh competition, and not Endemol.

Edited to add: Oooh, you little cheater, OP. You've changed the topic header from "Message to producers - the Reich would be proud". New readers must be wondering what the first few posts are on about

*nods*

Yes because it's only Ashleigh fans who has the App. Right?

Excellent. The analogy works better with Orwell. That whole court case was very Orwellian, although I doubt the production team realized it. Not once did any of them point out that ultimately BB is responsible for the house divide. Every time peace and friendliness prevailed they blasted it apart with all of the outside information. They knew straight up competitions wouldn't work so they kept dripping poison in their ears. If one of them had pointed that out during the trial they would have become my winner instantly.

The producers are a subtle as a brick.

Ashleigh = heroine

Helen = villain

The final week will be used to bolster this position, don't worry OP BB isn't trying to change your mind on Ashleigh\Helen, merely reaffirm the prejudices they built up over the preceding weeks.

There are a few that can see through BB's heavy handed approach but I doubt these are the sort that would willingly hand over their hard earned cash to channel 5, so Ashleigh's victory is assured.

It's not enough that Ashleigh wins though, Helen has to lose as well to achieve maximum viewer satisfaction.

It's just a bit of a fun dig at the OP's post. That's all. We all know that it's not just Ashleigh fans who have the app. However, let's not be disingenuous about the campaigns all over the place against Helen and who her main nemesis is in the house.