Channel 4, We have a BBig Problem...
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As you may be aware from my previous blog coverage, I’m a big fan of Big Brother, but this year’s contestants just lack that spark.
Big Brother 10’s lineup is in fact, so dull, that there will not be a BB10 Blog unless
something drastic happens. Now don’t believe all the media bias that ratings are falling and this season might be
the last - so far, viewing figures are pretty much in line with what Channel 4
expects (5.5 million tuned in for launch, compared to just over 6 million for BB9). What will kill it, if anything, is the dodgy selections.
Charlie (1st left), a Geordie camp machine; Cairon (3rd from right), a Anglo/American wannabe rapper and Siavash (7th from right) a Kasabian wannabe, are about the only interesting ones, who might be worth
watching. 3/16 isn’t too good though is it? Davina, to her credit, was entertaining, but that was
about it from the entrance show, the highlights and the shocking fact the 24/7
service has been scrapped (maybe they knew it was gonna be a stinker eh?), don’t show a particular hotbed of human voyeuristic excitement.
Particular lowlights of boredom so far:
- Nicol... sorry I mean Lisa (also a Brummie lesbian, but even more unattractive than the BB1 baldie) boasting how she could turn a woman gay: “I looov wominnnn”
- Halfwit (which is far more an appropriate name) just being annoying and posh - like the person you hope you don’t meet at university.
- “Angel”‘s pantomine parade towards the house. She may be dressed like a ringleader, but
this circus has already been lost to the gypsies.
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In what initially seemed a shock decision, Sir Alan, in all his wisdom,
dispersed with the services of Little Miss Perfect Kate and went for the
plucky, yet risky, Yasmina. Risky, of course, until you discover that her
restaurant business is about as profitable as Cliff Richard’s swear jar.
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Kate’s downfall was a couple of things actually. First, she should have picked
Phillip on her team if their relationship didn’t, as she said, interfere with business. Secondly, Sir Alan got her exact number
when he asked her what she wanted to achieve. Somehow, if he didn’t already know, simply wanting to add the somewhat distinguished title of ‘The Apprentice’ to a meaningless CV of titles, isn’t the best reason for wanting the job. It’s like she just wants to be successful for the sake of being successful. There’s no passion there, no human drive - so the right decision.
Of course, Debra was robbed, but at least it proved that being a mouthy
so-and-so doesn’t always get the job, though I’m sure that won’t deter the next batch of applicants in the new year.
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