The Winner is… Jamie!

There you have it, the end of BB06 and Jamie was the winner.  I’m glad that someone interesting with a real personality won it this year.  He really did contribute to the drama in the house and for that reason, I think him a worthy winner.

Camilla did put her heart into it and showed her true character.  She was the mouthpiece for the other housemates when they wouldn’t speak out against new personalities, in particular, Perry.  I do think she would have been extremely difficult to live with, but she also was a major contributor to the drama and interest in the house.  I think the final three were all worthwhile finalists.

This year’s grand finale show was a massive effort.  I think it is the biggest production yet.  It was nice to see all of the former housemates come back to watch the show with Jamie and Camilla.  The dramatic lovers reunion with Jamie and Katie was as well staged as their farewell kiss.  The drinks in the house were a nice touch too, but for the housemates it would have seemed far too short a time.  It was more for the benefit of the viewers.

The announcement of the winner was shifted back into the house this year.  I think they must have realised that the way they did it last year was a disservice to the runner up.  I think it is better in the house… we get to watch the winner pace around the house in hysterics!

John and Ashley weren’t invited back to the grand finale which must have made them feel awful.  I know I would feel like crap if that was me.  I’m glad that their ejection from the house wasn’t excluded in the season recap.

The Underneath the Radar cover version that Danielle performed with the aid of the housemate dancers was fun.  It would have taken a lot of guts for me to go out dressed like Gaelan and Dino!  Rob was funny with his cheerleader skirt too!  I bet Krystal was pissed off that she missed to opportunity to sing instead of Danielle.

It was also good that the Friday Night Games people got to make an appearance on the final show.  They have been a big part of the show this year and should be acknowledged.  I can’t believe last night was the first time that Gretel Killeen and Mike Goldman have appeared on camera together.  Is it just me or did Gretel seem to have a kind of arrogance toward Mike as if she thinks is the true star of the show.  Mike works a lot harder each series with his voiceovers, Up Late and Friday Night Games.

So, all in all, it has been an interesting season.  As I have mentioned previously, I think the actual show would have been more interesting if the housemates had have been more diverse and Big Brother was more cheeky than mean.  There were a lot of good points, with the addition of the one hour weekend recap on Sunday nights before the eviction show.  The added dimension of the 2SAVE votes was also good.  I thought it was a pity that Adult’s Only didn’t make it to the end of the season.  Next year, if there is a series, AO should be more personality than sex driven… but make sure the humorous montages are retained!

Finally I would personally like to thank all of visitor to Brad’s Big Brother Blog.  It has been an interesting ride for someone with very little previous success in blogging.  I have had over 57,000 hits since the start of the series.  I would also dearly like to thank all of the regular commenters… you most of all have made this worthwhile.  It’s nice to talk about Big Brother and to me, discussing it is what it’s all about.

All the best,

Brad.

Chill out David

For all of his apparent ‘worldliness’ David should know better than to think he can expect everyone he interacts with to believe the same things he does, even if it is ‘right’ or ‘makes sense.’

It could become his undoing if he wants to win BB06.  Dino made a point of specifying this trait to David on the farewell video.

In a conversation this week, he said to Rob that he shouldn’t refer to the other housemates as ‘breeders’ because this can lead to him being labelled a ‘fag.’  Rob defended himself by saying that humour helps him to cope.  David replied by saying the humour works for ‘overtly gay characters’ and these types of gay people have generally become accepted in society.  The average gay person however has a harder time being accepted in society.

I think he has a point, but he needs to realise that he isn’t going to change the world on his own.  All he’ll do is make the people out there think he is a whiner.

Sayonara Jade and Dino

Last night's evictees were Jade and Dino. Jade was no surprise, but I felt Dino was a shock.

Things are more unpredictable now that evictions are based on a 'merged' vote of EVICT and 2SAVE. Despite this unpredictability, all evictions have been accurately predicted by the odds at Centrebet.

Jade was definitely a boring housemate and even her farewell 'package' couldn't paint an interesting picture of her.

Dino was the alpha male and a major contributor to the culture of the house. I am not his biggest fan, but I can see the show sliding more and more towards a blander interaction of the housemates in coming weeks.

I'm glad that John was spared.  I feel sorry for Dino having to share the eviction spotlight with Jade this week!

Nominations 5

The nominees for eviction this week are…

• Camilla
• Dino
• Jade
• John
• Krystal

Gretel told us last night that it was the first time that housemates faces and percentages had been shown before a vote was finalised.  Was this because they wanted to raise more cash?

Forgive me for being cynical, but I think it’s wrong to allow the viewers to nominate housemates for eviction.

I don’t believe that John or Krystal are ‘flying under the radar’ and it was unfair to have them up for this vote based on the results of a cheesy lie detector.  I can’t believe that Ashley and Gaelan netted so few of the votes.  Ashley is pretty bland and Gaelan is flying so low, he’s a worm burner.  I don’t blame John for being pissed off about being nominated.

As it’s a double eviction this week, my tips are Jade (easy) and Camilla (not so easy guess).

SAVE JOHN!

Dino and Danielle

Are they hooking up?  It’s interesting to watch how different the males with potential relationships are handling them in the house.

Katie and Jamie have pretty much become a married couple in the house.  Is Jamie thinking that this will give him the best chance for a long term stay in the house? A la previous love stories from other seasons of BB?

Gaelan and Krystal aren’t going to be doing anything in the house, even if as Gaelan says, he’d like to.  I think this is his strategy for survival.  Why doesn’t anyone else see that Gaelan is the biggest game player in the house?

It remains to be seen how Dino will play it.

Krystal, Dino and Adults Only

These are the words that some people are putting into search engines as they find their way to my blog.  It’s interesting to see what people are looking for.  Generally they are looking for videos of Dino and Krystal… Not together, separate searches.  I didn’t realise that Dino was popular.  I think he is a bit of a gossiper!

Obviously the blog has been around long enough now to be trawled by the search engines.  Could this be the beginning of a lot more visitors to BBBB?  Not if they are only looking for video of Krystal or video of Dino.   They won’t get much further than this entry. 

How Long Can Michael Take It?

Michael is copping it quite hard at the moment.  After the sabotage of the clown task, the housemates all suspect a mole and he is the only one they suspect.  He is fighting hard to deny all of the accusations, but I don’t know how much more Big Brother can ask him to do.

Last night on the daily show, Dino was saying ‘we all think you’re the mole, but don’t get offended if we’re wrong.’  What a lovely disclaimer!

What if someone said to you, “I think you’re an idiot, but don’t be offended if I’m wrong.”

I Can’t Be The Same Around You Now

I cracked up laughing as Dino said this on the daily show last night to Krystal.  ‘We just want to have fun, and you’ve brought your mum into the house.’  Krystal didn’t seem too happy to hear it.

And when Krystal was proudly telling Michael that it was ‘Okay if you were checking out my mum, it happens all the time.’  I laughed when he replied blankly that he wasn’t.  It appears that Krystal doesn’t seem anywhere near as attractive as she might have earlier.

Nominations

So, this week’s nominees for eviction are:

• Michael
• Claire
• Dino
• Elise
• Tilli

The pressure cooker atmosphere of the nomination process should be interesting to watch in the coming weeks.  I was amused by how hard BB was pushing them. 

My highlights were Karen when she said she was nominating Michael for going under the radar because “he is giving everyone a hard time and you know, going under the radar”.  Is she thick or what?  The other funny one was when Claire was nominating Ashley and couldn’t remember his name.  What a classic!

It will be interesting to see how the dual voting system goes for eviction versus saving.

My pick for eviction is Tilli.  She’s going down!

Final Three

I don't really expect to be right about this, but it's fun to look back and see how wrong you can be.

So for what it's worth, I think the last three people in the house will be…

• David
• Gaelan
• Katie

I had a hard time deciding between Gaelan and Dino, so consider Dino my little backup.