[armand.kay]

Originally Posted by Jack_

Here's an idea - if you enjoy Big Brother, watch Big Brother! And if you prefer one of the formats that an incarnation of Big Brother uses, feel free to say that you think it would be good if another one you watch adopted it!



Gina and indeed Dexter were complete anomalies and we got extremely lucky, that kind of thing doesn't happen every series - especially under vote to evict. The prerequisites for succeeding on BBUK are basically: have a penis, be attractive, befriend all of your housemates and be the 'nice guy' so you're never nominated, never utter a word all series and you're destined to make the final or win. It's counterproductive nonsense and requires no skill or merit whatsoever.

Of course there are exceptions to the rule on BBUS as you've outlined but for the most part if you are evicted it's through your own doing. You could using your examples say that Ashley's early eviction could be attributed to a poor social game with the women and that Victoria played on her 'goat' status (unlikely but there's still something to be said for making it that far regardless).

As for your last sentence, that is exactly what merit is. If you're not part of the 'in' crew that is your problem for not having a strong enough social game. If you make yourself a target, that's your fault. It's absolutely based on merit.

oh hi Cody.