Do you remember the days when it was all or nothing on Big Brother?

 

I'm not a big fan of Malcolm McLaren by any means but he came up with some great tasks for the housemates. My only problem was that during the painting task they were given 'an option' to take part. I remember the days when you lost the reward if you refused to do the task!

As part of his cultural education task, Malcolm gave the housemates huge rolls of card and vats of paint to make body art. It actually reminded me of the first Big Brother when Craig and Nicola stripped down and made mud prints of their bodies on the walls. Malcolm was super-considerate and even gave them the option of shorts, underwear or bikinis if they felt uncomfortable naked. I was gobsmacked to see Amy and John bow out and head for the bedroom and John was using the politician card as an excuse. What about George Galloway and his cat routine? At least he had a go! I thought that when you signed up for Big Brother you hand yourself over to Big B. You do what you're told and there's no out. Bad form guys, very bad form!

 

After the painting task Malcolm let the housemates take part in a wine tasting. If you ask me, John and Amy should have been barred from that - But NO!

I think some people believe Big Brother is faltering because the control has been lost. The idea of the hijackers breaking the rules is fantastic, but the fact that the housemates are ALSO calling the shots defeats the object. They should have stuck to the original BB rules and just let the hijackers break out. The housemates have never ruled the roost.

I'm glad that E4 have said this is just an experiment, because I really miss Celebrity Big Brother. It lifts a boring January! Don't get me wrong this series has been 'different' and 'new' and I'm looking forward to the final, but I don't think it's compared with CBB. It lost it's sparkle quickly due to 'some' lacklustre hijackers. I mean really, Kate Lawler's the celebrity of choice at the moment - When did we see her last?

I think that Big Brother's appeal is old school. I loved it when it broke boundaries and was truly controversial and that's what's missing now. As a member of Joe Public I was hoping that the producers would put last years CBB problems behind them, take the bull by the horns and get on with it! After the celebrities left the house last year, the whole thing turned into a farce anyway. Shilpa Shetty was photographed embracing Dani Lloyd and it was Jade Goody who (although wrong in her actions) became the scapegoat in the whole thing - There was little mention of the other two involved after that. The press ate Jade alive and that seemed to appease them, meanwhile Jade was forced into hiding and within months Dani was back in the tabloids. I've seen her four times this week, is all forgiven?

 

Was what happened really fair? I don't think so!

So my message to the BB producers would be 'give us hell from now on!' I think they were far more worried about last years controversy than anyone else!

Big Brother is supposed be a delightful blend of fun, fornication and frolicks. That's why we like it! The hijack might be a good idea and it may be worth introducing it for a week or two during the regular Big Brother, but bring back our CBB!

Okay, rant over...

See you tonight for the LIVE FINAL! I'll be here to blog the goss and pass on my opinion as always! Pop by and let me know yours...

Regardless of my CBB fandom, I've still enjoyed Celebrity Hijack and want to know how it's gonna turn out. After weeks of immunity, will politician John poll highest? Will boxer Anthony sock it to them or will Amy the artist give them all the brush off? Who wins? You decide!

The fun starts at 8.30pm, see you then...

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