Craig and Lesley's voices are irritating, I have to agree with you there!
Even last year, when the confrontation seemed like it was at an all time high (I think this year has actually surpassed it on that front!), you had some nicer people in there to calm things down-the likes of Dan, Shell and Vanessa (Nimmo, that is!)
This year, Derek is the self appointed leader of the house, but he fails to command respect off everybody-Saskia, for one, can't stand him.
Yes, I too have been thinking why does it seem slightly different this year. It's becuase, as someone said earlier, of the negative atmosphere the housemates are all creating. I like the fighting, but I think it's fair to say it would be better if there was more fun as well. Even last year we had a lot of that, what with the naked mud wrestling and Shell's midnight lawnmowering-and her graduation celebrations...!

Last Wednesday night was great during the live coverage-you had Craig whinging, Mary having a go at Anthony, Science having a go at Roberto, and Maxwell having a go at Kemal-all in the space of a couple of hours! Yet only two of those were included in the show!
I understand that they're probably pressed for time, and can only include so much, but, even so, they're editing is a shambles-I only realised that when I read a lot of people saying that on here.
Last year for example, when The Sun flew their byplane over the house with the banner proclaiming "Only Becki nominated Michelle"-Michelle got into a furious argument with Becki over it until she explained that it was BB that set her up to it, yet this wasn't included in the highlights-not even mentioned on BBLB!
Endemol are sly little buggers-fortunately, we're not so stupid as they obviously seem to think we all are!

its amazing how such an awful programme like CLI can actually get 4 million suckers watching it, at least with bb its relatively interestingm CLI is mind numbingly boring and pointless, the great british public eh, pah!