[Joe.]

So- Launch begins tuesday at 9 and I think the initial housemates are always the most important, it can be the difference between a viewer tuning in every night or turning off because they simply aren't that interesting...

Where Big Brother can go wrong...

... is too much of the same- BB12 had fourteen housemates all of a similiar age but all of similiar personalities, there were no stand-out characters from the bunch and consisted really of what we'd all seen before- the series really needed somone different to spice it all up but we simply weren't getting that from the original set of housemates and later on only 'Jem' was added who was another similar bore.

Where Big Brother can go right...

...is oddballs, I don't care what you say but 'normal people' are sometimes boring and the class off 2009's BB10 provided some amazing characters on launch such as Marcus, Sree, Freddie and Noirin- they entertained throughout the whole series and was interesting seeing the diverse backgrounds and personalities mix throughout the series.

So- I ask you now- what makes a succesful bunch of initial housemates on launch night?