Big Brother 2 Africa [Spoilers]

[Arneldo]

BB Africa 2 has been confirmed. The largest BB ever, which includes 12 countries, Angola, Botswana, Ghana, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. will launch on August 5th 2007 and will last 99 days.

The first series took place in 2003 and lasted 106 days. It was won by Cherise Makubale from Zambia. The first series featured a housemate swap with BBUK.

[Corkie]

It's took them a while to get a new series up and running hasn't it?

[Arneldo]

I dont think the first series was very popular and thats why it didnt return. I think there giving it another try.

This is a English speaking BB so if torrents are available then i might tune in.

[MarkWaldorf]

Yeah, I read on BBBA. I'll deffo check it out if the torrents are up.

[Rory]

I wonder if it will air on The Africa Channel over here in the US. There are constant reruns of the first BB Africa.

[andybigbro]

Oh Cool i remeber in BB1 Africa Gaetano was a guest in the Big Brother UK 4 house when he swapped with Cameron for a while :cheer2:

[lily.]

Wasn't there a big fight in it - the one Gaetano was in? Or am i thinking of a diff one?...

[James]

Big Brother Africa 2

'The Big Brother Africa 2' housemates will occupy a new 'Big Brother' house, situated somewhere in South Africa. "The exact location and details of the house remain a secret for now," says Fischer.

One thing we do know is that it will be a totally different house to the previous one, as that has been incorporated into M-Net's broadcast facilities ('Deal Or No Deal' is currently filmed in the old house).

One of the 12 housemates will be a South African citizen. To find the other contestants, 'Big Brother' will cast its eye over Angola, Botswana, Ghana, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The person who manages to stay in the house for the longest will walk off with 100,000 US dollars.

Entries for 'Big Brother Africa' opened on Friday (13 April). Entry forms are available online at www.mnet.co.za or at the Multichoice offices in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban.

The selection committee will be looking for a South African 'Big Brother Africa 2' contestant who is fun-loving, creative, original, articulate and opinionated (i.e. a drunken lout who doesn't mind showing off their whang in the shower on national telly).

The closing date for entries is 2 May 2007.

'Big Brother Africa 2' will be screened 24/7 on a dedicated DStv channel and the four daily highlight shows (Tuesday to Friday) and weekly nomination and eviction show will be on M-Net's AfricaMagic channel, also on DStv.


http://entertainment.iafrica.com/television/insidestory/772647.htm

[dtd2]

WHAT RORY!!! Theres a channel here that airs an international version!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What channel???

[Rory]

Originally posted by dtd2
WHAT RORY!!! Theres a channel here that airs an international version!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What channel???
Well I live in the US. I'm not sure if you do. It's the Africa Channel. I get it on Comcast, but it didn't work on my last cable company. (It's premium cable)

[dtd2]

Yeah, I live in the States as well. I have digital comcast. The Africa Channel, I will have to see if I have it. I just looked and of course I don't. I wish BBC America would air the British version, that would be great.

[Matt]

Cool, I might look in on it :cheer2:

[Dami]

Originally posted by dtd2
Yeah, I live in the States as well. I have digital comcast. The Africa Channel, I will have to see if I have it. I just looked and of course I don't. I wish BBC America would air the British version, that would be great.

The BBC don't broadcast Big Brother UK. Channel 4 does.

[dtd2]

Yes I know that, but BBC America broadcasts shows that air on other channels other then just the BBC. For instance Hollyoaks, Green Wing, The F Word, and Shameless from Channel 4, and footballers Wives and Weakest Link from ITV airs on BBC America.

[Matt]

Are you sure? Weakest Link is on BBC2 over here :spin:

[Rory]

We get "Whose Line", Hollyoaks, The F Word, Green Wing, Shipwrecked, and I think Shameless on BBC America.

BBC America has no plans to air BBUK, I emailed them. I don't know why, because it'd certainly draw more viewers than those Benny Hill and Whose Line reruns we get all day.

[dtd2]

Oh sorry, I thought for some reason that Weakest Link was on ITV for some reason, not sure why. But, basically they air shows that air on 4, ITV, and Sky as well.

[Matt]

Nope. Weakest Link is a BBC format. C4 have Deal Or No Deal over here.

[Arneldo]

The advert for BB2 Africa has started to air on TV.

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=a6RgHgTyUic

I'm looking forward to this. I will be following and watching.

[Captain.Remy]

Is there any way to watch it ? At least, if there isn't, I hope we can download it by torrents !

[Captain.Remy]

The official site has opened:
http://www.mnetafrica.com/Mnet/shows/displayshow.asp?id=342&type=gal

There are the first pics of the house:
http://i19.tinypic.com/5xnio2b.jpg
http://i13.tinypic.com/53j017n.jpg
http://i14.tinypic.com/539aglc.jpg

[MarkWaldorf]

Thanks for them Remy! It's tomorrow right? I hope a torrent comes up for it.

[Captain.Remy]

Yep it's tomorrow noght, I hope there is a torrent, I want to follow it ! The house is awesome isn't it ?

[Wasted]

I might see what it's like if there are torrents. Is the format any different to the UK version or is it similar?

[MarkWaldorf]

Me too, but I don't think many people will be watching it online...I hope so though.

Yeah it is, it looks funky.

[Captain.Remy]

It didn't air since 2003 so it could be different, I hope it is, I love watching new formats even if the UK one is a legend !

[JeanP!]

28 cameras :tongue:
98 days :whistle:

[Arneldo]

In the last series it was evictions every two weeks, this series, I believe it's one every week. I think that is the major difference.

I'm looking forward to seeing this :dance2:

[dtd2]

I think that it would be brilliant to have a swap with Big Brother USA. The USA house only has one black. The last African version only had one white. It would really be like a culture shock for either. England does usually tend to cast more racially diverse casts, so it would be more of one then it was for the first one.

[Captain.Remy]

I hope there is a way to watch it because it will be very interesting. The house is georgous too.

[Captain.Remy]

The coutries who will participated are:
Angola, Botswana, Ghana, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Can't wait to watch it ! :laugh:

[Simple_Plan]

Does It Start Today ???

[Captain.Remy]

Yep tonight ! I'm really excited, I hope tomorrow we will get the show by torrent !

[Arneldo]

The show is on now. Shilpa Shetty is there and welcomes the housemates and guide's them towards the house.

[Arneldo]

The Housemates

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Name: Tatiana
Age: 26
Location: Angola
Hometown: Luanda
Occupation: Actress/model

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Name: Justice
Age: 23
Birthday: January 17
Gender: Male
Place of Birth: Serowe
Height: 1.52m
Occupation: Freelance Journalist/Student

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Name: Kwaku
Age: 30
Birthday: June 1
Gender: Male
Place of Birth: Kumawu
Height: 1.77m
Occupation: Self Employed (Entertainment Consultant, Brand Architect, Artist)

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Name: Jeff
Age: 23
Birthday: November 21
Gender: Male
Place of Birth: Kisumu
Height: 1.85m
Occupation: Novelist and Entrepreneur

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Name: Meryl
Age: 21
Birthday: March 8
Gender: Female
Place of Birth: RSA
Height: 1.65m
Occupation: PA / Receptionist

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Name: Ofunneka
Age: 29
Birthday: August 9
Gender: Female
Place of Birth: Jos, Plateau
Height: 1.6m
Occupation: Personal Assistant to Medical Director

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Name: Lerato
Age: 24
Birthday: October 31
Gender: Female
Place of Birth: Soweto
Height: 1.75m
Occupation: Events co-ordinator

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Name: Richard
Age: 24
Birthday: August 10
Gender: Male
Place of Birth: Ilala
Height: 1.77m
Occupation: Student

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Name: Maureen
Age: 27
Birthday: September 5
Gender: Female
Place of Birth: Entebbe
Height: 1.65m
Occupation: Fashion Designer

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Name: Maxwell
Age: 26
Birthday: June 27
Gender: Male
Place of Birth: Lusaka
Height: 1.85m
Occupation: Call Center Operator

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Name: Bertha
Age: 28
Birthday: June 2
Gender: Female
Place of Birth: Harare
Height: 1.65m
Occupation: Lawyer/PR and Communication Consultant

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Name: Code
Age: 31
Birthday: June 2
Gender: Male
Place of Birth: Blantyre
Height: 1.74m
Occupation: Broadcaster

[MarkWaldorf]

Only four housemates? Are they the only ones that have been released?

[Arneldo]

Originally posted by MarkChap?!
Only four housemates? Are they the only ones that have been released?

I have edited the post. I will keep editing it as the housemates are announced :thumbs:

[MarkWaldorf]

Thanks Aaron. :thumbs:

[Captain.Remy]

Thanks for updating Aaron, where did you get the pictures ? :wink:

[Arneldo]

Originally posted by sunshine30
Thanks for updating Aaron, where did you get the pictures ? :wink:

A person I talk to on MSN is sending them to me, I think he is getting them off a fan forum.

[JeanP!]

I'm triying to find that channel :sad:

[Rory]

Argh, I get so many BB Africa 1 reruns on The Africa Channel! I hope they show BB Africa 2, even if it's on somewhat of a delay.

[Captain.Remy]

Is there any official website ? :sad: I want to see the housemates profiles and the house tour.

[Arneldo]

Originally posted by sunshine30
Is there any official website ? :sad: I want to see the housemates profiles and the house tour.


Official site is http://www.mnetafrica.com/bigbrother/

[Captain.Remy]

Thanks, you have saved my life ! :laugh2:

[Captain.Remy]

"hg girls are showering, sorry I didn't see that" lol I watched the Kabelo's house tour and I love it, the host is crazy, an african version of Davina, it's wicked ! The housemates looks great too, and I personally love the house, one of the best this year, with a lot of colours and cultural items, brilliant.

[MarkWaldorf]

I really hope this comes out on torrent!

[Captain.Remy]

Me too, I can't wait, it looks like amazing ! :colour:

[JeanP!]

Kabelo is so funny :laugh2:

[Wasted]

Originally posted by MarkChap?!
I really hope this comes out on torrent!

Yeah, me too! :bigsmile:

[GabrielleisLove]

I really loved this. They all have such great personalities, especially the presenter Kabelo. :D Loved the entrances.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Tatiana - She may be a little stuck up.
Lerato - Another confident chick, but she seems more genuine.
Bertha - She seems cool and ready to go. Maybe a bit of a stirrer.
Maxwell - Seems nice, he's definitely going to be real.
Justice - He's so short. He may have Napoleon Syndrome.
Ofunneka - I like her, but she seems a little rowdy. She's got a lot of personality.
Maureen - Seems rather tough. I think she may be an early evictee though.
Meryl - I don't like her, she seems argumentative.
Jeff - Boring, muscle head.
Code - Love Code! He's my favourite. He's cool and a bit of a free spirit.
Kwaku - He's ok; I need to see more of him.

They're all very confident too. Very upfront about their strategies. I really like it. And there's also so much sexual tension on opening night. :laugh:

[Captain.Remy]

How did you watch it GabrielleisLove ??

[GabrielleisLove]

There are videos of all their entrances on the website. including hosue tour, and opening toast. :thumbs:

[Loukas]

whats there website...?

[Captain.Remy]

Message original : GabrielleisLove
There are videos of all their entrances on the website. including hosue tour, and opening toast. :thumbs:

Oh yes I watched them, it was hilarious, the host is amazing !

[Captain.Remy]

Message original : doubletrouble
whats there website...?

http://www.mnetafrica.com/bigbrother/default.asp :thumbs:

[Arneldo]

Fake Nominations


Meryl and Ofunneka are the first two Housemates to lead the charts in a fake eviction nomination session with Big Brother.

While Housemates Richard, Meryl, Maureen, Tatiana and Jeff found it difficult to choose two Housemates to nominate, the general consensus is that Meryl and Lerato are too sexually overt and Justice is too sensitive.

Max has not escaped unscathed as Jeff nominated him for making too much of noise and disrupting the other Housemates sleep.

Ofunneka, Maureen and Jeff have all been criticised for not mixing with the other Housemates.

For Tatiana, Code and Kwaku, the session has proved successful as none of the Housemates nominated them.

They (Lerato and Meryl) are a bit too over-shadowing in conversation. There are better topics in conversations than immoral things like boobs and stuff.'' - Ofunneka to Big Brother in the Diary Room. Meryl and Ofunneka are the first two Housemates

The first actual nominations are still a few days away is this how the real nominations will actually turn out ? Only time will tell.


From OS

[dtd2]

What was the point of the fake nominations? Just to show how people feel?

[Captain.Remy]

It's an interesting twist I think, it could be great to watch.

[Rory]

Watching the launch now!

[Captain.Remy]

Where did you get it ? :thumbs:

[AlexTheGreat]

Wow looks brilliant for just there second series and since 2003
, Has the potential to be really good , a Lovely simple house , looks like a good choice of housemates , Could be great

[Rory]

Originally posted by sunshine30
Where did you get it ? :thumbs:
IRC. :)

http://bigbrotherbinaries.net/

[Legend]

Just waiting for my torrents to download for the first 2 eps.

What format does this follow? How do the nominations, evictions work etc?

[Legend]

I love this. I've only seen the first 2 episodes but I really like it.

The majority of the housemates are big characters, Lerato is my favourite.

Definatly following this.

[Wasted]

If anyone wants to download episodes, I think you can also download them here;

http://bbafrica2.wordpress.com/2007/08/08/big-brother-africa-2-online/

I downloaded the launch and nominations show, will watch them later.

[JeanP!]

Who's up for eviction in Africa?

[Captain.Remy]

Great question ! :laugh2:

[robza171]

Hey guys. Great to see our version of BB is quite popular over here.
To answer JeanP: Nobody has been nominated yet. Nominations start on Monday 13th August. However, the way things are going, it seems Justice from Botswana and Ofunneka from Nigeria have a good chance of being up.

Check out the official website for more OR see: http://bbafrica2.wordpress.com
Note: If interested, see the 'uncut' section at: http://bbafrica2.wordpress.com/uncut/

[bbcanada]

i posted the intro, and ad on youtube, i mite upload the first episode launch too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE7BoBcsL2Y

[Captain.Remy]

I watched some videos and it's really great ! Glad to watch a good series ! :hugesmile:

[Arneldo]

In the nominations, Bertha and Justice were up for eviction, but Meryl, like HoH, had the power to save one nominated and to choose another in his place. She has saved Bertha and has choosen in her place Jeff.

JUSTICE: Meryl, Bertha
CODE: Justice, Maureen
JEFF: Justice, Bertha
RICHARD: Justice, Jeff
KWAKU: Justice, Ofunneka
MAUREEN: Bertha, Meryl
MERYL: Jeff, Bertha
BERTHA: Justice, Jeff
TATIANA: Bertha, Lerato
OFUNNEKA: Meryl, Lerato
LERATO: Jeff, Ofunneka
MAX: Richard, Meryl

Puntuation
Bertha: 5
Justice: 5
Jeff: 4
Meryl: 4
Lerato: 2
Ofunneka: 2
Maureen: 1
Richard: 1
Code: 0
Kwaku: 0
Max: 0
Tatiana: 0

[Arneldo]

Justice has been evicted.

He received the votes from Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe

Jeff received the votes from Angola, Botswana, Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia and the rest of Africa

[JeanP!]

the %?

[Captain.Remy]

Bye Justice !

[Arneldo]

Code = Jeff and Meryl
Maxwell = Richard and Meryl
Jeff = Meryl and Lerato
Richard = Kwaku and Meryl
Kwaku = Jeff and Ofunneka
Maureen = Bertha and Meryl
Bertha = Jeff and Maureen
Tatiana = Maxwell and Lerato
Ofunneka = Meryl and Lerato
Lerato = Jeff and Ofunneka

Meryl: 6
Jeff: 4
Lerato: 3
Ofunneka: 2
Richard: 1
Kwaku: 1
Bertha: 1
Maureen: 1
Maxwell: 1

Jeff and Meryl were initially nominated.

Bertha as Head of House had to save one of the nominees and replace the person with a Housemate of her choice.

Bertha chose to save Meryl and nominate Maureen.

[Captain.Remy]

Yessss Meryl is saved ! :spin:

[JeanP!]

who's favorite to win?

[Arneldo]

Code is very popular I think.

[Captain.Remy]

Jeff has been evicted from Big Brother Africa 2. :xyxwave:

[Captain.Remy]

By the way, Jeff has been evicted with 7 country votes, Maureen survives with 6. :thumbs:

[Arneldo]

BB3 Africa is officially confirmed to launch 24 August 08 running 92 days.

[Captain.Remy]

Good news, I thought it was going to be axed after what happened last year.