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The bars were a bad idea. They went against the ethos of Big Brother (which the production company had set from BB1) whereby the housemates worked together as a group to win favours from BB. This in itself then could cause dilemmas when it came to nomination time; you may have to vote for someone who had really put a lot of effort into a task, or someone you'd really got along with, purely because you had to nominate someone.

We didn't need the artificial barrier of the bars to create drama and tension, if you pick the right mix of people and give them the right mix of things to do, the drama will evolve naturally.

The formula for BB3 seemed to be a collection of rejected ideas from Endurance and Survivor put together in one big pot and the housemates were just guinea pigs in this mish-mash. The idea that "Big Brother is very concerned about the housemates happiness and well-being" seemed to be forgotten.

I hope BB4 goes back to the original formula and treats next years contestants with a touch more humanity and intelligence than was shown this year.