Once the twist sinks in
 

Hi guys, it's been a while and though I don't post much these days I always check in here each night to see what you're all talking about.

After my initial reaction which wasn't a positive one I've slept on the idea and now I'm hyper-excited at the prospect of this new twist.

Friday's show is going to be mental.

The housemates will learn that those who thought they could be going wont be going

The housemates that thought they were safe are going to be totally shocked and their reactions will be intense.

Then they learn that four are getting evicted and four new housemates enter.

This is one hell of mind screw-up, they wont know what the hell is happening and the reaction is going to spill over the weekend.

I've liked this house but admit that they were some very dull housemates and it didn't matter how much BB was trying to stir the pot they kept making up which in theory is really nice, but I love the friction in the show, it's what I tune in for each night.



Of those that face eviction this week I would like Sarah & Harriet to stay as they seem to be making some kind of impact on the house, but all told I wouldn't be gutted if they were to go.

I wouldn't be feeling this excited with the twist had it been the nominated housemates facing eviction.

It's a mess tbh

Harriet will kick off. :fan:

Welcome and thanks for your post Visage. I agree with you. I think Fridays show will be mental and mega exciting. I am really really hoping that the new housemates will DO SOMETHING and bring something to the house. Most people on here at the moment hate the twist and some are even threatening not to watch anymore. But its BB. Twists should be expected and I will keep watching like I always do. Lovely to see you in the forums :wavey::wavey:

I'm going at the eviction. There's no way i'm missing this! :thumbs2:

Here for her refusing to be interviewed

I can see her storming off. :joker:

It's unfair, fixed and everything wrong with BB

I wonder if Harriet will be so quick to kick Jade's ass once she realizes that in saving her BB have, in effect, thrown Harriet to the Wolves!

Wonder if Jade will live up to her promise to point at everyone who nominated her when they flip the nominees ? Doubt it..............but if she does it'll probably set Harriet off like a stick of dynamite!:thumbs:

Thank you rionablue


I think what I'm (also) trying to say is that I don't want a predictable Big Brother and I don't always enjoy it when the housemates think they have BB all figured out. I want them to take each week with the possibility anything strange could happen.

Really play with their minds.


Lucky you Vanessa, it's going to be one hell of a night.

I just have to see Harriet getting evicted. I know she will go mental. :joker:

While I certainly don't want to dismiss your opinion, I love the fact that they are willing to take some action to ensure we get a BB house that makes people talk.

It must be very frustrating for the producers, each decision they make can have either a negative or positive reaction from the viewers. I do applaud them for doing something. I'm sure the next few weeks will be telling but to make something memorable or successful you have to take risks.

I agree with you Visage. My initial reaction was ffs but then I started thinking about all those shocked faces and what good viewing its going to be.

As for the audience, we all like to get comfortable and predictability gives us that comfort. Its interesting to watch how emotional some people are getting regarding last nights BB. Any viewer who dumps the show because of this last twist are taking television far too seriously imo.

Hi Visage we miss you on here,I think the show is a bit naff this year anyway,so the twist doesn't really bother me,i do wish BB would follow the original concept a bit more,it seems to have lost it's way,but one positive is that I no longer vote so save money,lol.I hope we get some livelier housemates,and don't be a stranger:wavey:

Its got people talking but for all the wrong reasons. It's not about excitement but rather how disappointed and unhappy they are. As deluded and as stupid as these people behind the scenes are i'd love to believe they weren't happy with how negative this twist has turned out.

This has been done before and it was one of the most disliked things to happen in BB history when they chucked 4 people out in the C4 days.. it's their own fault that nobody's happy for not researching enough and knowing enough about the show.

Yes, I can fit into that comfortable category and my initial reaction wasn't a happy one. Sometimes I need to let things settle before I can make a better judgement all on something.

I also agree that it's just television and not to get hung up on it.

I miss chatting on here too, I think I just get lazy and read posts without having much to say.:blush:



I was still enjoying it, but there were times when I was waiting for something 'big' to happen, or something that will make this year memorable for me. I know it's still early days and there is plenty more to come.


I think I've just moved on from thinking this. I do like to see changes and when I think back to the C4 version I remember getting a little tired of the usual format.


:D


:elephant:

idk i'm slightly warming to it, even if the production are a mess and deserve no ratings at all for this :bored:

Even sleeping on the twist won't make me optimistic. I can't seem to be happy about four people being thrown out for absolutely no reason, it's just an evident 'fix' by the producers and the show is so far from authentic, it kills me.

I am PRAYING Sarah and Harriet stay.... Out of the 6 I feel like they're the only ones that make the HL's show interesting and contribute tbh.

The producers better find some ****ing fabulous new housemates to right this wrong or else I am so turned off Timebomb. Not here for another Pav YAWN

I love the twist, BB11's quadruple was a disaster with three of the best housemates getting the boot, I remember crying over Corin's eviction.
Atleast this time the loose ends will be cut. Let's pray they put a few older or eccentric characters in.
I've really warmed to this series and so far both shopping tasks have been a major improvement on past years, Also they're being alot stricter.

The quadruple eviction on BB11 really pissed me off. They only did it to make sure Josie would win. :mad:

How do I spot ewe?

I'm on the guest list, so i will be near the stage. :cheer2:

I still believe you have to take risks, sure it might have failed before, but they can tweak on that and try another angle. I don't think you can totally give up on something just because it didn't work the first time. You have to be a little more creative than back then.

You could be right with this and it could be the final nail in the coffin, but I would rather look back and think they tried something over the thought of just letting it ride out.

It's about keeping things fresh and while I appreciate that isn't to the taste for every viewer, it feels exciting to me.

Great post...I agree with everything..even down to who you hope will stay. But I think Harriet's going for sure unfortunately. Don't like her but she makes a good housemate.
Friday will be awesome because of what you said. The stage was set for this manipulation from Day 1 when Simon went without being even nommed... I love Bb but it's kind of become all too predictable...showmances...flying under the radar...and the entertaining ones all going.
This is great...mix it up...we don't want a boring,happy house.

The public are voting, it couldn't be fairer. Everyone was saying how naff the nomination reasons were, it was clear that the nominations were already tactical to remove interesting characters. We are getting new housemates relatively early on, so we have time to get to know them. I think this is the best thing the producers could have done

harriett is gonna march her tiny ass to the diary room screaming its not right big brother wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh lol

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I'm sure the producers are keeping a close eye on who's entertaining and who's dead wood. If they don't consider the contestants value for money, then they are going to devise a way to get rid of them and I reckon that's what's happening here. They have four more people lined up that hopefully have bigger and more entertaining personalities that will push ratings up.

This show is only as good as the people who are in it. End up with a bunch of bottom feeders and ratings will drop. We shouldn't ever forget that BB is just another money making machine. Without a wide audience BB could end up in the archives of past entertainment and I for one don't want that to happen.

Yep, while some clearly enjoy the current crop of housemates, many, many diehard fans have switched off finding them boring. BB can only filter housemates so much during auditions, if they put them on the field and they don't do the business they should be taken off and substitutes put on in their place.

Great post visage, I'm so looking forward to seeing this twist unfold, I'm sure it's all going to kick off, that's for sure.

100% agree

I liked her in the first week and found something endearing about her, then after the debate task we saw a much harsher side to her. I wasn't impressed with her way of dealing with it, but was happy she actually started to have an impact. I think she's messed up and while I've gone off her as a person, I think she has the makings to be a good housemate. Of the ones who could go I think she will still add to the mix if she stays.

I loved how she was complaining to Sarah about Aaron, she was disgusted by his talking behind Jade's back, not realising that she was doing exactly the same thing by talking about Aaron behind his back.


Yes, absolutely this is what I love too. I don't want a predictable show.

I love the fake evictions/secret house, but think they have to stop doing it for a while or do something completely different.

Who knows, some of the housemates may believe the four evictees are in a secret house, again that's going to mess with their heads.



Yes, that's an excellent point, it's still very early in the show and that gives us plenty of time.

I hope so, passionate housemates is what I love.

Couldn't agree any more.

Great point to get the message across. Let this be a warning or hint for some of those who want to try and sail under the radar.

I think it's great how BB are showing just how vulnerable the housemates are.

Oh I too am hoping for it to kick off.

I wonder if the crowd will chant GET JADE OUT, despite her being safe. :joker:

I'm sure of it, but I think she will react with a finger in the air as she realises she isn't going no where.



This week...

I will be chanting along with them. GET JADE OUT! :dance:

One of the things I'm looking forward to is how Harriet reacts, she has such a short fuse. Initially I wan't sure where I sat with this twist, but now I'm really excited to see how the show goes down on Friday.

She will kick off big time! *gets popcorn* :joker:

I actually think if Harriet goes it could be very uncomfortable viewing. Remember how bad she was at being voted in the top 3, all the crying and stuff. I think it will be a repeat of that, rather than her kicking off.

Good to see you posting Visage.

I'm still a bit shocked with this twist tbqh, on one hand I'm still really pissed off about it and feel it's unfair for the housemates that are going to end up evicted (had the whole house been up it wouldn't have been so bad I guess) but then on the other hand I am quite excited to see it all play out and I'm really hoping we don't lose 4 pretty big characters only for them to be replaced with dullards.

Lets hope it all works out

I agree with the original OP (welcome!) that this new twist is exciting. Big brother is a social experiment and it looks like the producers are really going for that this year.

Fans of the show will always moan if the format doesn't fit how they want t it to run but shaking up the format and giving us the unexpected can only be refreshing and healthy for the show.