[Spike]

I think it was better in the studio, much better atmosphere and more suspense.

[CrossingGuard]

It's for the best. I think there could have been a chance that Alex would have changed her whole persona if she had heard to "Get Alex out!" cheers.

[Blink_Me]

We all know why.

[Slim]

Originally posted by poiuytrewq

how would it keep alex in? she wouldn't be able to hear the chants but in bb7 and bb8 the house heard get ____ chants and grace lasted until susie arrived and charley lasted quite a long time, albeit with a bit of fixing for the third eviction.

I'm not saying it will keep her in, just that they should make sure its consistant with every one.
Also as in the past, u mention grace going - only susie made that decision and she's been on the outside, who is to say they wud have even nominated her, she had loads of allies at the time....

[kevinyeah]

its alrite it been quiet but wouldnt of been good tonite to hear "get alex out" would of been great

[stonedape]

The selfish part of me is pissed because I wanted Alex to hear those chants, but objectively its a good move. No contact with the outside means no contact with the outside.

[..george]

Great idea.
If the housemates hear boos and cheers they get paranoid and start to re-think nominations and game plans.

[Blink_Me]

Originally posted by ..george
Great idea.
If the housemates hear boos and cheers they get paranoid and start to re-think nominations and game plans.

Anything to get that bitch out.

[bringbackscience]

Originally posted by bananarama

The crowds are nothing more than a rent a mob. Booing yobs with the intellect of a squashed ant beneath a foot of snow with a cherry on top.......

So what do you do? Clap and cheer someone you dislike? That seems pretty stupid if you ask me.

[GiGi]

i think it is much better. Although.. I would play music into the house. That suspense music that goes on while the housemate is leaving- just to make it less silent.

Great move. Now in true BB fashion... the housemates have ZERO contact with the outside world! Everything about BB9 is shaping up to be a fab series!

[sol]

Although the crowd added to the atmosphere of the show, now the housemates won't know who's popular and who isn't meaning they will be a lot more genuine in their behaviour during the show.

[dylissimo]

As much as I'd have loved them to hear "Get Alex Out", I think it's better in the long run because they won't be able to work out who's popular and who's not... and the unpopular ones like Alex will be in for a bigger shock when they come out.

And also if they had the crowd then Mario and Lisa would have heard boos too and known they're kinda disliked but now they think the public has saved them and they're liked!

[thisisme2008]

I thought all in all it was a pretty good idea. It really cut out any idea of how the public feels about HMs.

[DOG]

For the best.