Just returning to Monday’s post, I can definitely see what they’re going for with “save and replace” and the sorts of reactions they’re going to get, and that’s mildly entertaining and fine (after all, if you get put up for eviction by any means then voted out, you were never going to win anyway), but I think Phil E-J is being a bit disinginuous on the DS forums when it comes to changing the game – as I’ve said, there’s not an awful lot of tactical play you can use here.
I quite liked the nominations scoreboard. But maybe it would be better if Save and Replace happened on the same evening so they can open the phonelines a day earlier rather than drag it out some more.
In other BB news, Emma Willis is very good on Big Brother’s Little Brother, George Lamb I can take or leave (normally leave), the promise of more behind the scenes stuff hasn’t really come true I don’t think, it’s more like Big Brother Does The Big Breakfast which isn’t too bad an idea in itself. Big Brother’s Big Mouth is a genuinely terrible hours worth of masturbatory references as comedy, which is upsetting if the producer of it is who I think he is (the awesome Saturday task BB from BB6).
In other news, the BBC have picked up a show called Splatalot, filmed in Canada. It appears to be basically Kiddy Wipeout with some elements of Gladiators.
Also, surely Claudia Winkleman’s upcoming Channel 4 show Wannabe is exactly the same as Brian Conley’s Let Me Entertain You?
Marble Media did the wonderful “The Adrenaline Project” here in Canada for YTV for three series (and had a US pick up on Fox during S1) so there is hope for a good run!
Personally, as I live “north of Toronto” I’d love for them to open up the course… PEOPLE this is your chance to make money.
One more thing, V tele in Montreal has picked up a Quebecoise version of “Come Dine With Me”, adding already to W Nework’s “Come Dine with Me Canada”.
As you can see they can’t be very big budge as they’re on such low lying letters of the alphabet!
The Big Mouth producer was also responsible for BB5’s Bedsit task, and all that ensued.
BBLB could do with more genuine behind-the-scenesy stuff, but at least they’ve injected some more relevant and interested BB chat, rather than the stupid, boring games that blighted the post-Dermot years. And yes, Emma is lovely. In every sense.
*interestING BB chat…
Cheers Itsyourround, this is the first time I’ve watched BBLB regularly for a long time (I’m making the effort this time) so I’m not sure what I would be comparing it to. I don’t remember Emma Willis being particularly great on I’m a Celeb… Get Me Out Of Here Now, but I think she’s terrific on BBLB.
She seems to genuinely love BB, even throwing references to Celebrity Hijack in a recent interview (with Keith Lemmon I think!)
Agree Big Mouth is just unwatchable. However good Davina is on the main show, within 30 seconds of Big Mouth she undoes any good work! I just really, really hope come finale night it ends with the main show and they don’t do a Big Mouth afterwards.