Official Press Release: House Spilt (They\'re doing it this Saturday!!!)
 

OMG - they are actually going to do it. :shocked:

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The Big Brother House Divide

On Saturday night (June 8th) the remaining ten housemates will once again be given a task to perform live on Channel 4 (Channel 4, 10pm). But this week, Big Brother has upped the stakes – the 5 task winners will live in luxury whilst the 5 losers will live in poverty as Big Brother splits their home into ‘Rich House / Poor House’.

This week’s live task will be a basketball hoop challenge. The first five housemates to score a basket will be the winners – the others the losers, and it’s up to the housemates to decide the order of shooting. As soon as the task has been completed, the winners will be asked to go to one bedroom with their belongings and the losers the other and remain there until further notice.

When they open the bedroom doors the shocked housemates will be faced with a house divided by glass bars – 5 on one side and 5 on the other. The rich side will have the comfy sofas, the luxurious bedroom, the swimming pool and the swanky kitchen and wet room. They will also have £400 housekeeping allowance and hot water in the morning and evenings. The poor side will have basic furniture, an outside wood burning stove on which to cook and an outside toilet and shower. The poor house will have the chickens for eggs and the vegetable garden with which to supplement the basic provisions (rice, pasta) provided by Big Brother. They will have no housekeeping money and no hot water. The housemates will be divided in this way for at least one week.

Viewers can see the housemates reactions to their new surroundings during Big Brother Live on Channel 4 at 11.30pm.

An updated set of house rules will also be issued to the housemates referring to housemates conduct in the split house.

“When we said Big Brother was getting tougher this is what we meant. Each week how the housemates perform in their task will fundamentally effect the way the live their lives in the house.” Phil Edgar-Jones, Executive Producer.

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Click HERE to see the pics of the glass bars and the split house.

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Thanks LEE! :thumbs:

:dance: :colour: :dance: WOW! I CAN'T WAIT! :dance: :colour: :dance:

Almost unbearably cruel for the poor 5 housemates who end up in the Poor House, but it will make for riveting viewing! :hello: :elephant: :hello:

I must admit when I first heard about this ages ago I hated the idea and really hoped that they were not going to do it. However, this years show is sooo boring that anything to make it more interesting will be welcome.

Thanks Lee. That's made my day. ANYTHING to make it more interesting!!!

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According to Guardian Online the "rich house/poor house" tactic has been tried out in the Dutch version of Big Brother. it says:

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'In Holland, mini tasks were set to allow housemates to move between the rich and poor areas. The "poor" side of the house spent much of their time lined up in a row staring through the glass barrier watching their "rich" counterparts drink wine and enjoy themselves.'

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I just hope that the 2 cliques don't end up in either house.

Hopefully couples like Kate and Spencer will get separated. Perhaps Jade and Spencer going in one house together might drive Kate mad.

Absolutely, make them suffer, that's what I say. After all, I suffer everytime I look at them and try to like them.

BTW, I am not REALLY logged on from work Lee!

:bawling: I have a bad feeling about this - its gonna be a big mistake :bawling:

Also it might look bad on camera....

Oh well - guess we will have to wait and see.....

Mark :shocked:

Wow, I'm really looking forward to this. I just wish all ten were going into the poor side of the house. It would serve them all right and I'd love to see their faces.

As for £400 housekeeping for just 5 people, if the 5 include Jonny, Spence and PJ they will be absolutely sozzled for the whole week. Hic, hic.
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I've just realised, I'm away this weekend so I don't think I'm actually going to see this. Typical, the first time something interesting is going to happen and i'm going to miss it. :mad:

IDEAL!!!
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This is gonna make fab viewing!!!!
I wonder whos gonna be on which side!:conf::laugh::conf:

ACE
 

Damn Good about time the stakes were raised - NOW it's going to get good.

How about setting up Machine Guns to shoot those trying to escape!!


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This is a bad idea.
What kind of people like to watch others suffer ? :mad:

Will there be two separate Diary rooms ?

The press release made no such mention of that

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This is a copy of an E-mail I have sent to the addresses given on the contact section of the official website.


I have BCCd a copy to LEE for file

Am I alone here in thinking that the house split is wrong ?

Oh no, I've just found out we're going away for the weekend as well! :bawling: :shocked: :bawling:

However, I'll hopefully still be able to watch this - if not the trusty video will be set before I leave tonight. :thumbs:

I'll let you know what I think when I get back on Sunday! :colour: :spin2: :colour:

I don't know if I like the idea of the heaven/hell split house.

But I suppose any new thing could only make it more interesting, it couldn't be much worse right now!

That's about what I think as well Janette. As I said earlier I've never really liked the idea of the split house but BB3 has no'spark' of interest this year so at least it is going to give us something different to watch.

I think if I was in the 'Rich' half I'd feel really guilty and wouldn't feel much like living it up at all.

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I don't like this idea at all - I don't want to seepeople having to have cold showers and burning on a wooden stove, being driven mad by the cruelty of it all. This isn't entertainment to me, it's treating half the house worse than convicts are treated.

Maybe i'm overreacting, but even if I did get to be on the rich side, as LEE says, I'd feel awful.


I hope not. At the moment it is really boring, and i watch it to see how relationships are developing, particularily with Kate and Spencer , who i think make a lovely couple.
If they are split up, it will cause even more boredom on my part (and break my ickle heart!)

I know that they are going to be on separate sides now, just to spite me!!

But on a more serious note, i don't think this will work, and I don't know how much i'll enjoy watching it, if at all.

Are they going to do this for the rest of the time in the house?? Please say no!

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Let us know if they reply Sticks...

Thanks

Mark :dance:

hope u dont mind my 2p's worth lol

but i sooo hope Alex is still in cos i cant see him getting into the good half so imagine all the moaning and sniping if he's got an outside loo and shower to deal with

now that would be fun to watch lol

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mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm not sure
 

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I'm really not sure about this..... I liake KAte and Spencer and just hope they end up in the same bit.

I am a bit worried about those in the poor end: rice, pasta and ,,,,,,,veg from the garden?????? Wot: not cider to make life bearable???

I like this idea!!!!!
but i did'nt think they would do it !!!
i wonder if anyone will try and get to the nice side of the house!!!
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I dont think the housemates are gonna be very happy bout it but its only for one week and it will make good viewing, for me anyway.
Its a bit like Survivor, having to deal with the hard life - except they're not in a jungle, they're in London!:spin:

I am undecided over whether this will work or not.

Be good if they try to smash the glass though:laugh:

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I think its a good idea - please remember its only a gameshow & they can leave at any time , there is no hardship in the real sense of the word.On the low rated "survivor" show the people endured real hardship, lack of food( they ate rats ) and did extremely difficult tasks.
That was for £1 million of course but the people ended in obscurity - this is for a chance at real fame and they can walk at any time - they don't really "endure" having your feelings hurt is not "suffering".
All in All this BB needs something NOW or there won't be a BB4.

Cheers :xyxwave:

Oh, worry not, they'll be separated, and forced to sitting gazing longingly at each other through glass bars (because I would like to see them get together, and these things tend to go against me, it's just Anna luck!)

Looks like Spencer's plan to share Kate's bed in place of Alison may be ruined.....:bawling:

However, I still hold out hope - let Spencer and Kate be in the same part. Go on.........
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I still don't like this idea that much. Too much suffering....

Anything is better than the rubbish we are watching at the moment and I agree with pauljw. I hope Alex gets to go in the poor house. God, how we'll see him moan. Perhaps he will wish he had been evicted last night.
What I would like to know is. How can they make bread on a wood stove?
Can't wait to see their smug little faces when they come out of the bedrooms.
Pity it's only for a week it would be good to see them put more effort in to future task's.
My God, I sound like a witch ( or should that be bitch?)
Don't answer that one.


YIPEE:devil::devil::devil::devil::devil:

I so hope the couples are split up. I don't think there is any real romance here. (Sorry to those who are looking for something deep and meaningful) just pratting about, warmth and comfort and a not inconsiderable amount of posing and plotting.


Thank God something is going to happen in there.

Jbellemeg, it is very possible to make bread on a wood stove. I have done it lot's of times in my sister's croft. It will give them something to do, and they will all whinge, and no doubt think life is cruel.


See, if you are an old witch, so am I!

In fact, here we both are! And, hang on, isn't that doxy on the right my old friend peachy??
http://www.nightgallery.net/Images/witches.jpg

Or, is it, left to right, Kate, Sophie and Adele? Which gives me an idea for a caption........................


IF ALEX THOUGHT PEEING IN THE SHOWER WAS DISGUSTING, IT'S A GOOD JOB HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT WE PUT IN THE PORRIDGE!!!!

Or this caption
 

"Do you think they'll miss Alex after lunch??"

:elephant: finally!! something to get me dancing!!

I think it's a good idea. Wasn't Lee talking about quitting earlier in the week? Maybe if he gets the poor bit, he will do a 'walk off'.

I dont' think Kate and Spencer have any real future together-imagine how jealous and great viewing it will make if him and Kate are seperated, yet if Sophie is in the same section as him??:devil: (maybe I should join the witch brigade too??)

At the end of the day....it's all about viewing figures and this will bring them in!

Hi Cali!:wavey:
Welcome to the board!:thumbs::elephant::thumbs:

Im thinking that maybe ppl copuld walk who were considering it anyway - if Lee is put in that poor side, he aint gonna have it!
Or Alex for that matter!!:laugh::laugh:

Thanks for the welcome!!! :xyxwave: HeLLo!!

I think Lee only wanted to 'walk' the other day because of the football!!

I think this will be good for all involved and mostly for us viewers!! :spin:

Its gonna be amazing for us viewers!!:laugh:
I CANT WAIT!!:colour::elephant::dance::colour::elephant:: dance::colour::elephant::dance:

Hello Cali!

Welcome on board. Please be as daft as we are because we all need cheering up here!

Nice to meet you!!!:hello::colour::hello::colour::hello:

Tonights late C4 showing should be good!!:laugh:

Welcome Cali. You are going to love this board. We are all very friendly and love having new members.
ROB
Thanks for the information re..stove.
Hope Alex gets to go in the poor side of the house. He will wish he had been the one to go last night.
It will be interesting to see how they react when they realise what's going on.
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Bring Back Helen, Paul and co

Here's a conspiracy theory for anyone that's interested. :thumbs:

The producers can influence who ends up where, if they know how good the housemates are at the skill involved.

They could have asked them if they have played, or still play, basketball or netball.

Just a thought.

I first thought it was a good idea but now that I have just seen the seperation I have had a change of mind.

It looks like a prison. The interaction between them will be ruined I think.

Worst of all it is going to go on til the end of the series. Each weekly task will give them a chance to swap places.

To see them talking behind glass bars is really quite awful. I don't like to watch people being made physically uncomfortabe. I think the BB team have gone bonkers to allow this divided house until the end of the 9 weeks. I am not a happy bunny.

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I agree - I think the split house is cruel. I thought the idea of BB was to get a group of very different people together and see how they would interact, live together, chat and have to rely on each other for 9 weeks. This is like being in prison. I think it's a dreadful idea - even worse now knowing it's going to last until the end of the series.

If this is what the Endemol/Ch4 got from their 'focus groups' they can stick it.

We want to be entertained not have to watch a version of Prisoner Cell Block H.