Allowing Noms Discussion: Is it a good thing or....?

[Holly Christmas]

Housemates being allowed to discuss nominations, we had it last year and they've allowed it again for BB13. Do you think that overall it is a good thing for the show and adds to the entertainment value, or is it detrimental to the process, and your enjoyment as such?

Basically, are you for it or against it, and why?

Wait for the poll.

[sampvt]

Should the HM,s be allowed to discuss noms openly.

[Merry Mockmas]

Im for it as you would never have had these two dullards up for the vote this week otherwise.

[Merry Mockmas]

I think so.

[Cherry Christmas]

I would say stop now, they have had a taster, but cut out the nom talking now before all the good HMs get kicked out and we are left with Cardboard Conor. and Trampy:devil:

[Samuel.]

Best thing about this series.

[Urban Cragou]

I don't see why not. If they actually nominate people then I fail to see why they shouldn't be allowed to discuss their nomination votes. It's what the housemates put themselves forward to, really, and they're well aware of it.

[erinp5]

I don't like it .

[Cherry Christmas]

I think they should be a few weeks of talking about noms and then ban them, that would mess with their heads. Im all for head wrecking.:dance:

[Mrluvaluva]

I would rather have it so they were not allowed to discuss nominations. It allows for groups to vote tactically. I prefer there to be a mystery about who people are nominating. Of course HM's also have the opportunity to say they are voting one way, and then do so another, although I don't think that would go down too well with the public. Some could also see that as a strength in their game play though.

[R0B1S]

Don't like it. At first I thought it would be great, but seeing the results of the nominations in first two weeks, I've changed my mind and wish they would just return to the previous order.

[smeagol]

it kills the show as far as im concerned. people can conspire to get people out thats why you see intresting people going while the rats stay.
The whole idear of big brother was isolation its a mind game show. but now they can talk about the most important part of the show it takes that away. people deciding in their own heads who cant speak and slip up and get caught is far more intrestiing than watching them talk openly and just bitch all the time. bring back real bb i say make them suffer, its all too easy now

[Doogle]

It's good to an extent, but it makes who's up predictable (or perhaps not with this week's result). However, I do think it adds another element to the game which is great. I just sort of wish they couldn't discuss it so there'd be more 2-faced gameplaying. It's more fun when it's sneaky.

[Holly Christmas]

here's why I'm against it (and btw I don't think that the two facing the vote this week are dullards, I agree Benedict hasn't lived up to what I hoped, but he's barely been shown until last night, and as for Lauren, she's a good housemate, shame she's been ground down by the jealousy crew, imo Conor and Becky are far more more boring) - the housemates are all in it to win it, I'm sure no-one will disagree with that, so given the opportunity to conspire, they are obviously going to try and get the biggest threats out and they have a different perception to us as to who those threats may be, they see it all, we don't. It will become even more obvious as the weeks go on, and we are in danger of losing all the best housemates and being left with deadwood. There was no bigger travesty than last year when Jay and Louise made it to the final at the expense of the superior (by far) Harry and Faye. smh. :bored:

At this rate, your finalists will include Becky and Conor, neither of which deserve it (imo). Yawn!

[Samuel.]

Becky won't make the final. She'll be up next week.

And I don't think they're all in it to win it. Don't think most of the house believe they even could.

[In the Drunk Tank]

Nah, bored of so much of the episodes being taken up by people discussing who they're gonna nominate

[Gillian-73]

No. It dominates to much of the HLs for starters!

[BigBrotherfan4ever]

I love it

[iRyan]

Yes, it's entertaining

[Enid]

Ugh no. It's awful and I'm sick of hearing them discuss and plot against eachother.

[WCR1942]

It does make the HLS tedious.
Banning discussion puts more strain on the HMs as evidenced by past series where they cannot resist and get punished. Excellent.

[starry]

Where is the 'it doesn't matter' option? They influence nominations by saying who they like and dislike anyway. What they put in the HLs is another thing really, and that's limited by the quality of HMs, the quality of tasks and the quality of the editors.

[Mrluvaluva]

Do you think, that in allowing free discussions of nominations, that the producers could use this to their advantage and manipulate certain situations? (Such as in the case of not allowing Benedict to nominate as an example - they could do this basically to whomever they wished). They watch the house 24/7 and they could have a very good idea of who is going to nominate who.

Just a thought...

[Macie Lightfoot]

:joker: at this thread being made after your two favorites are nominated

[Livia]

I don't think talking about nominations is a good thing. Not being able to talk about it feeds their paranoia.

[bbfan1991]

I like it, interesting to see the scheming etc and if people stick by what they promise or they vote for someone else in the DR or backstab one of their friends.

[arsenalforever]

i think for one week they should be allowed to talk about noms and then another not too just to mix it up a little.

[arsenalforever]

I like it, interesting to see the scheming etc and if people stick by what they promise or they vote for someone else in the DR or backstab one of their friends.

None of them are friends reggie. They are simply votes.

[joeysteele]

No, it was one of the really good things about BB, the paranoia involved as to once housemates were up the churning around in their minds as to who nominated them but being unable to discuss anything about it.

We are now getting around 3 highlights programmes each week taken up in the main with endless nomination talk and plotting.

I detest the talking about nominations and although I think this still has the potential to be a really good series of BB,all the nomination chat is spoiling it completely for me.
I even know people who now switch over once nomination talk starts.

[Scream]

I agree with what Livia said that is feeds their paranoia. I think they shouldn't be allowed to discuss nominations but Big Brother should 'treat' them like at random weeks and allow them .

[Callum]

It's weird because in BBUS I love all of the nomination talk and gameplay but in BBUK I'm not really a fan of it. The whole paranoia element to nominations has gone and I miss that, now it's very easy to predict who's going to be up.

[GypsyGoth]

I really like it so far.

[SillyTilly]

Part of me does as it does cause a few arguments but overall I don't think I do. I don'd like people ganging up and plotting to get someone up for eviction

[Jords]

Its amazing. I love how the HMs keep chopping and changing too.

2 days ago it was set Becky and Deana would definitely be up, it ended up a 2 horse race between Benedict and Lauren!

[saz2011]

hate it. if its not broke dont fix it