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finchy · **Joined:** 16 Jun 02, 3:46 **Posts:** 11820

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Heavenly housemates will learn to perform a theatrical sequence in the style of Bunraku - Japanese puppetry performed by puppeteers dressed in black, who 'invisibly' manipulate objects and people while standing against a black background.

The sequence they will learn is a magical table tennis match, where the characters can fly and stop the ball in mid-air. In order to pass their part of the shopping task, Heavenly housemates must practice and perform to Big Brother's satisfaction.

The housemates from Hell, on the other hand (and shoved up a sock), must perform a hand puppet show over a period of approximately 24 hours.

They will be provided with puppets of the Heavenly housemates, and must use their imaginations and experiences in the House to create shows every time the trigger sound is played. In order to pass their part of the shopping task, housemates from Hell must incur no more than three fails.

When Head of House Rachel read out the instructions, Heaven weren't too enthusiastic - especially when they heard about the Big Brother puppet shows that the other housemates would be putting on.

"Send me to Hell!" wailed Stuart.

"That's the best task ever for you guys," agreed Darnell bitterly.

"That's hard," worried Stuart, after seeing a video of the Bunraku routine.

Thankfully, others were more positive. "We can so do this!" declared Sara. "It is so cool!"

Wonder if she means the puppeteering, or the little black costumes?

alanlapin

I wonder if the HMs appreciate the irony.

finchy · **Joined:** 16 Jun 02, 3:46 **Posts:** 11820

Ping Pong Ding-Dong

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Head of House Rachel then chose Mohamed and Sara to be the table tennis players for the Heavenlies' Bunraku task. Sara was enthusiastic, but felt the burden of responsibility. "I really wanna do it... I just don't wanna let people down," she worried.

"Yeah, but you should know if you can do it or not!" objected Dale, getting a bit worked up. "You shouldn't be like 'I'll give it my all'. You should be confident enough to know you can do it."

Sara looked outraged. "How could I know that? I've never tried to do it before in my life! Don't be ridiculous!"

"Sara, you're confident you'll keep rehearsing, babe?" asked Rachel, trying to smooth things over.

"Not if people are gonna make stupid comments like that," replied Sara huffily.

Don't worry Dale, them failing or passing won't have any impact on you next week :angel:

Not The Way To Do It

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"Chickpeas, chickpeas, everybody up, chickpeas," screeched Mikey as Puppet Rachel, "Rex, get up, chickpeas, chickpeas."

And as if insult needed to be added to injury, the backdrop fell on the performers.

"Keep going, keep going," the real Rachel shouted.

"Throw in some new characters," laughed Stuart, "this storyline's a bit ****."

"Chickpeas, chickpeas, chickpeas," squawked Mikey.

"I miss my girlfriend so much," squealed Kathreya as Puppet Rex, prompting some rather inappropriate marionetics.

"Oh my god, oh my god I miss my girlfriend so much," continued Kathreya, "let me talk about my girlfriend again. My restaurant is so big and so beautiful."

Ooh, they're good at this {@}

John

Here's what they are supposed to be recreating...

Table Tennis - Matrix style (video)

Christine · **Joined:** 07 Nov 01, 2:00 **Posts:** 10186

Thanks John

That looks hard.

Bunny

I have to say the tasks have been excellent this year

Realitytvfan

I agree with Bunny the tasks have been the best bit of BB this year

Christine · **Joined:** 07 Nov 01, 2:00 **Posts:** 10186

Yes, I agree also. The tasks have been good.

alanlapin

I think it's less to do with the task being good (they've been pretty mixed in quality) and more to do with us actually liking the HMs.

Some of the task have been decidely lazy (food-eating, reciting the alphabet, peeling or separating food) and even re-heated (Heaven/Hell divide, hanging around on a frame) from old or foreign BBs or both (eating disgusting food).

But some tasks have been most enjoyable (the Cops & Robbers, Riverdance - just for how laughably awful they were).

I'm looking forward to the BB pantomime/movie when they all imitate each other and give a rushed version of the previous 10 or so weeks. I hope this puppet task isn't this year's version of that. I always burst my sides at the sheer insanity displayed when 6 or more HMs pretend (badly) to be all 16 of their co-contestants.

gerbilgranny · **Joined:** 24 May 04, 15:56 **Posts:** 7767

I was thinking yesterday, that's it's funny, that the 'letters from home'/videos of loved ones elements become highlights of the show, for softies like me. Yet, when you think about it, the only reason 'a letter from home' is such a big deal, is because BB has shut the housemates off from the outside world for months.

I'm not explaining this very well, but it seemed a bit 'wasteful' to go to the bother of cutting the HM's off from 'the world' for so long, to enable BB to come up with such a meaningful treat for them.

No, I'm not explaining this well at all! I guess it made me question 'What IS the point of BB, really?'

However, what I really wanted to say was that if I was in charge of the whole shebang, I'd be very daring - and occasionally take them all out in a minibus, to go on a 2-day hiking trip. Or have them decorate a Community Centre. Clear out a playground.

Yes, it would be a radically different show, then, but I think the format of 'a dozen or so people locked up in a house, being friends or enemies, and doing similar tasks to those we've seen for 9 years' is a little jaded.

alanlapin

If you've ever taken a group of immature, unruly, squabbling, attention-seeking brats out in a minibus, you'd know how difficult it is to keep them under control.

And even more difficult to round them all up when it's time to go back.

No, it's better to drip-feed them back into the real world, one week at a time rather than have to co-ordinate a huge manhunt at Alton Towers.

finchy · **Joined:** 16 Jun 02, 3:46 **Posts:** 11820

Task passed, luxury budget next week. Lots of special prizes no doubt.

Turnip Queen

That video is a direct copy of Scissor Sisters 'She's my man'! Check it out on Youtube!

John

Turnip Queen wrote:

That video is a direct copy of Scissor Sisters 'She's my man'! Check it out on Youtube!

The clip above is an original piece from Hideki Kajiwara and his team of players in the Kinchan and Katori Shingo's National Costume Competition which was broadcast by Japan's NTV in April 2003.

The actual style of performance 'kabuki theatre' is hundreds of years old.

Contrast, the Scissor Sisters video which was produced in February 2007.

I hope everyone is taking notes because I'll be asking questions later?

finchy · **Joined:** 16 Jun 02, 3:46 **Posts:** 11820

Video of task performance on BB site here

Looks pretty good on the whole, a decent effort.

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