Christine wrote:
BBoop wrote:
That was wrong of Davina to put Rachel on the spot re the money like that. She can do whatever she likes with it.

I didn't see that. What did she say?
She said there had been some talk amongst the housemates about splitting the money, and would Rachel do that. Rachel looked a bit thrown by the question (and who wouldn't?!), and to be fair, Rex was one of the people, shaking his head, and telling her 'no'. Eventually, Rachel said she was going to donate 10K to charity.
It was a disgraceful moment on BBBM. I'm very disappointed in Davina. It wasn't even good television - far far from it.
I believe the wonderful programme is repeated on E4 tonight at 23.05.
Christine wrote:
Calrissian wrote:
Thats right, if you sit on the fence, act like a child, and still have disney wallpaper in your bedroom, you too can win Big Brother.
Calrissian: FRAK Disney.
Yes exactly, it sends out the wrong impression to future auditionees.
Possibly. Possibly it gives ordinary decent people the impression that they might actually just have a chance on Big Brother - that it's not all about people like Charley and Chanelle. (I'm just using those two examples, as they were possibly the most infamous HMs last year).
I'm being selfish, in taking delight at Rachel's win. Because it has gone some way in helping me point out to all my acquaintances who DON'T watch BB (which would be the vast vast majority of people I know!) that actually, Big Brother isn't all about being notorious, and doing anything for attention. BB Celebrity Hijack was a breath of fresh air, but I doubt it'd be popular, even if it was on C4, if it ran for three months.
To be absolutely honest, I couldn't care if there was never another BB as we know it. I'd prefer much shorter series, if anything. How many of us have said 'oh I'm glad it's coming to an end'? Yet we watched - for me it felt like a chore at times, but as I've said before, I continued watching because I was intrigued by the Rex/Rachel/Mikey scenario - waiting to see Rex get his comeuppance, and glad when Mikey would stand up to Rex.
I had a lot less interest in BB8, or BB7. And I'm thinking that it'd be quite nice for me to finish my commitment to watching BB on a high, at the end of this year's show. If they changed the format, if I knew someone who was in the show, that'd be different, but otherwise, it might be time to move on.
And if there weren't forums, I wouldn't have watched BB after BB5. I mean, the actual show isn't great, now, is it?
I'm left with happy memories of BB9, and I'm grateful for that.