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.

Hambani Kahle Claire and Krystal

I can’t believe it!  Wha’ happened?  Are Max and Chris so insignificant on people’s radars that they don’t even warrant getting voted for?

It was one hell of a shock to see Claire and Krystal evicted from the house last night that I’m still getting over it!!  The funniest thing was poor Max and Chris when they realised that they had both survived then had to reenter the house.  I’m sure I heard Max say to Chris that he didn’t want to go back to them.

Don’t get me started about David and Camilla’s reactions to Max and Chris‘ reentry.  Jamie did the ‘right’ thing and went up to hug them upon their return.  All David and Camilla could do was howl at the moon and scream WHY!!!

That is funny television!  We better be careful that one of the replacement housemates doesn’t take the prize.

It’s Filler Today

I’m afraid I missed the daily show last night due to a plumbing task I had set for myself this week. So I will amuse you with some dialog from day 87 which may or may not have been on last night’s show.

The housemates are talking about automobile club roadside assistance…

Jamie compares BB’s voice to that of a voiceover for “RAC”. Krystal has no idea what RAC is. Jamie explains that it is roadside car assistance.  “Ah, like NRMA,” says Krystal. “Do you have NRMA in Queensland?”  Krystal calls out to Claire. “Yeah, the insurance,” shouts Claire from the dining room. Jamie and Krystal are now more confused. “What about RAC?” asks Jamie. “Yeah, the RACQ,” calls Claire. Jamie and Krystal just look at each other. “I think they are talking about something completely different,” says Jamie. They change subjects to driver’s licenses.

Fascinating eh? It’s a bit like Abbott and Costello’s famous ‘Who’s on First?’ routine, only like, real.

Nominations 11

That has to be nastiest three point deduction I’ve seen in a long time. Poor Jamie!

The evictees this week are…

• Chris
• Claire
• David
• Krystal
• Max

The only housemates spared are Jamie and Camilla.  Looking on the bright side, Jamie didn’t bring himself into the list.

It was interesting that the replacement housemates, Max and Chris didn’t get too many votes from the original housemates.  Max’s reason for nominating Chris was funny to watch!  It also illustrates why we need a show to depict the characters in a less PG way.  Chris saying that he doesn’t like fat women that are confident isn’t very nice and the viewers should be able to see that.

I think that now BB06 is drawing to a close, the 2SAVE votes are going to play a larger part in selecting which housemates are evicted.  Maybe not this week, but the week after we will see a housemate that is evicted because they have fewer 2SAVE votes.

My prediction for eviction this week is Chris and Max.  I can’t really stand watching them, I don’t know if anyone else can!

Nominations 11

The nominees this week are…

• Camilla
• Darren
• David
• Krystal

There was a brief moment in last night’s nomination show where I was worried that Darren being able to take three points from himself was going to save him from being up for eviction this week.  Fortunately, Camilla gave him two points and the rest as they say, is history.

What surprises me is that the housemates knowing that Darren was most likely to take the three points from himself could have nominated him strategically or otherwise to ensure that he did get nominated for eviction.  I don’t think he had any chance of winning, but I wouldn’t even let him get close to thinking it was a possibility.

I think it’s safe to say that Darren will be the person to leave the house on Sunday.

Get Me Out of Here Now

Well, wasn’t that a great hissy fit from David last night?

I think David’s problem is that he sometimes handles situtions that wrong way.  Instead of taking a moron’s analysis of a situation to heart, he should let them have their opinion instead of trying to persuade them over to his point of view.  When Perry said that she still thinks he is playing the game, David should simply reply yes I am.  He doesn’t need to tell her that she is too.  Surely he can see she is completely stark raving mad and that by trying to make her see his viewpoint, he is wasting his time.

I think David is being very emotional this week, but I am inclined to
think in his situation on last night’s daily show, I would have left. 
Camilla, Krystal and Perry did gang up on him at dinner. Isn’t it interesting what happens when the majority slides over to the side of sugar and spice?  Claire was very quiet through all of this and I think maybe she should have spoken up during the axis of bitchiness’ rant after dinner.

The other thing that really grates with me is when people say things like “Don’t tell me you’re life has been harder than mine, because you have no idea.”  That’s not what David said at all, Krystal, maybe you should try listening more and shaking your ass less.

Ashley and John – Further Writings

In all of this frenzied media surrounding the eviction of Ashley and John, my blog has rocketed to the number 4 position on WordPress.com’s top blogs.  This is out of 243,000 blogs, so I am feeling pretty amazed!  If the popularity of my blog can be correlated to that of the current series of Big Brother, this event is completely off the scale!

Since my last entry about this scandal, I have seen last night’s daily and eviction show, listen to conservatives crap on about axing the show and seen the actual footage with my own two eyes.

I think that they handled the daily show quite well in terms of explaining what transpired while being sensitive to the fact that children would be watching.  What I couldn’t believe was how the housemates reacted.  They were seemingly all comforting each other… except for Camilla.  For Jamie, the whole incident seemed to be about him, which was in character.  Perry did lot’s of mumsy type things.  Claire felt sorry for Ashley and John, Gaelan didn’t say a damn thing and Krystal thought she could negotiate their return.  David was criticised for not saying anything much, but I think he knew the whole thing wasn’t about him, he seemed to be the most concerned for Camilla.

There have been further calls by conservative politicians and the like for Big Brother to be axed.  I can’t believe the kinds of issues that mobilise such passion in these people.  Get a life.  I don’t agree with what happened, but this is hardly the thing that is going to bring down our civilisation is it?  Maybe you could focus on the fact that Global Warming is a reality and stop worrying about other (not you) people watching a television show.

I saw the footage thanks to a few commentors on this blog and found the behaviour dissapointing.  John and Ashley seemed to conspire the situation in bed as a joke.  There wasn’t any hyperactivity before it and Camilla seemed to suspect what they were going to do.  Despite her protestations, she still got into the bed.  I don’t think she was truly offended, but I think their activity was degrading towards her and they wouldn’t have done it to any of the other housemates.

This situation has boosted Big Brother’s popularity at time when interest was flagging.  Will they bring new housemates in at this late stage?  Or maybe bring back two previously evicted housemates.  They could have phone vote for who to reinstate.

Long Episode

Last night we were treated to a one hour episode.  It’s funny, it didn’t seem to be longer to fit more in.  Maybe it had something to do with stopping viewers from switching over to watch the first episode of a new show on Channel 7.  Or am I being cynical again?

We were treated to…

John’s mexican hat dance.

Krystal putting the hard word on Gaelan.  Is that the most uninspiring relationship you’ve ever seen on television?

Ashley wanting to kiss Claire, while Camilla wanted to kiss Ashley. Man oh man!  Talk about cringeworthy!

I think the traffic light task is okay, but have you noticed the amber light doesn’t get used?

Nominations 9

The nominees for eviction this week are…

• Camilla
• David
• Gaelan
• Krystal

I couldn’t believe that David decided to give one nomination point to Camilla.  So what! She was acting nice over the weekend to avoid getting nominated.  Stone the crows David, would you really begrudge the woman a jolly week off from being nominated?  Too Right! 

I hope you’re feeling like shit in light of Camilla being dragged into the list after Claire’s three point deduction.

Finally, the viewers get a crack at evicting Gaelan.  I know I would be happy for him to leave as I think he is the epitome of ‘under the radar’, so much so that nobody can see it!  He is so good at keeping his mouth shut when he needs to and opening it to amuse the housemates, it is as if he has been studying how to win Big Brother under the instruction of Ben (BB01), Peter (BB02) and Trevor (BB04).  People you can barely remember even though they were in the house longer than anybody else in their respective series.

My prediction for eviction is Krystal.

Vote to evict Gaelan!

Cyclone Perry

Not a lot of time for blogging today, but I thought I should mention how much Perry is dominating the activity in the house since her arrival.  She is so energetic!  I’m tired just watching her… or is that because I’ve had a busy week?

She’s very agressive and it was interesting to see her talking to Gaelan about the ‘fling‘ he is having with Krystal.  She made him squirm a bit… and that was definitely worth seeing.  It was also interesting seeing how Krystal reacted to an interfering ‘adult’ that wasn’t her mum.