Big Brother anyone?

just going to watch it on catch up...

Not my thing at all, have managed to avoid it for years. My youngest DD loves it. Enjoy your viewing time!

I really enjoyed the first series (with Nasty Nick). It was such an interesting and novel concept and fascinating to be a fly on the wall as the housemates interacted. I went off it after that though, once it descended into silly role-playing and the housemates seemed to be chosen for their eccentricities. I think I might just give this one a go though, just to see.....

I'm with Alima here. Can't think of a worse way to spend an evening - time I would never get back, and I can't afford that at my age

Noooooooooo [runs from room screaming ]

I don't watch it as much as I did at the beginning, but I shall dip in and out.

I have watched every series, always after vowing that I wouldn't! I am also watching Love Island ! I find the reality shows give me something to talk about with the teenage grandchildren.
This BB sounds cruel, putting ex-partners into the other house to eventually meet up.

Are these celebrities or not? From what I've just read, some of them seem to be already in the limelight. I thought the summer BB was about normal (?, it is BB) people? It looks too set up for sex and scandal and isn't really a proper social experiment anymore. Is this all society is interested in, not other facets to people's personalities? It seems very shallow and gives youngsters an impression that this is all being young is all about, not intelligence or getting somewhere in life through brains, just looks and putting it about. I wouldn't like to be young now.

I think I might just give this one a go though, just to see.

Well, after saying that all of seven hours ago, I've read the line-up of housemates. I thought this was going to be a tale of everyday folk too, but it seems we're supposed to have heard of them?? I recognised one name - Marco Pierre White - then found out it's MPWII (as one newspaper has it "a heavily-inked hunk"), who couldn't even get into the house without "dropping the f-bomb" live on air. I think I've got better things to do after all - cleaning out the cat's litter, defrosting the fridge, watching EU referendum debates...

I dont tend to look up, or even listen to the opening videos until later in the show if I can be bothered.
I assume though that MPW is MPW's son.

I have now whizzed through the first two episodes. I can't decide if it is going to be a good series or not. Average?

The series do tend to get crueller, but I guess the contestants should know that? Though I think some of them are chosen precisely because they are not overly intelligent.

The poor woman who has discovered that her ex is in there. And she still loves him too, and he is bad-mouthing her. Ouch. Awful. Not something she could reasonably have expected.

I am not enjoying this series so far. Too much shouting, crying and Marco Pierre White Jnr. They are out of control!

I tend to get 'into it' later on. For some reason I don't like it when it begins

DH agrees with you shysal. He keeps threatening not to carry on watching it, but we shall see.

Nonnie1 I dont either. We are still very much whizzing parts, especially Laura.

Thank goodness Marco has left the house!

Hear hear!

It is turning into a rather odd series I think.

A lot of secrets and extreme characters. Not sure I would want to live with any of them for too long.

is it any good?

hmm.
Personally, I dont think it is going to be one of the best series.

Still too many arguments, and probably faux relationships? I dont know what others think about that?

I can't get my head around Jackson[says he is poor] and Georgina[has horses people keep saying]. Though Jackson especially does look like he is genuine?

But I am like others and dont particularly like the first two weeks anyway.

I tend to like the middle of series best, as you find out about different characters.
Come the end of a series, most things have been found out, and it can get that the series needs to end.

For me, this series has not got enough characters that I care much about. I could be wrong. If you take away the more extreme ones, it could make the others look more reasonable, but we shall see.

And a couple of characters normally or quite often, can calm down, and you also see the reasons behind why they behave as they have done. They can come out of the Big Brother house, with time to have found out about themselves, which is nice to see.

I seem to have posted rather more than I meant to!

Big brother is a step to far for me.

. I did have a dream the other night that I was in a large wooden box, the last of two fellow contestants. I was shouting to be let out despite the money prize. I was on my own with Nigel Farage!!!!! I told everyone how he was a smug b.........and I couldn't stand a moment more despite looking the prize. Odd dream but very real.

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I do feel for Jason, he is trying hard to be a gentleman but feeling so uncomfortable. I can't say that I like any of the contestants yet, hope Natalie goes home soon!

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That is one of the funniest dreams I have heard about!

Natalie for home too.

I really enjoy it. Have watched all the series except one. Chalie to go this week for me.

I will agree that Charlie is getting more annoying by the day.
She can't surely think she is going to win Jason over while she is in there? [though stranger things have happened]
She needs to enjoy herself while she is in the Big Brother House. She seems to have forgotten that. Though I can understand that a relationship is more important!

That's Natalie got rid of! Charlie next. Ryan seems to be doing a better job than I expected of living with his ex.

I watched it last night. I found Natalie to be a rather unsavoury character.

I think I'll start to watch more now they are being booted out. When there are too many of them I can't be bothered to think too hard getting to know the wasters of space contestants