Big Brother 8: the Result

Somehow, at the last minute, last night, things turned around and Brian ended up winning "Big Brother," series 8, in the UK. The lovely twins came in second. This result ended up saving the bookies millions. This leaves me wondering if the bookies could have voted enough to change the outcome? At least my bet on Italian football club, A. C. Milan, was successful, so I ended up even for the night. At the end of "Big Brother," it was announced that auditions for series 9 would be held a couple of months early. It will be my third time auditioning. Will the producers do the right thing this time and put me on the show?

Big Brother 8 Final Tonight

It's all come down to this. Tonight is the final of "Big Brother" series 8, here in the UK. This has been the longest running series so far, with the most housemates. However, I think producers picked a bad crop of contestants, this year. The last few weeks, ratings have reportedly been down and even I have not been watching as much as I usually do. Let's face it, any series without me in it is an example of the production company not putting their best foot forward. My favorites to win are the twins, Sam and Amanda, who count as one contestant. Typically referred to as "Samanda," they are also the favorites with the betting public. They have set a new record for receiving the most amount of money wagered on them to win. At least report, £5,000,000 has been bet on them to win the competition, tonight. Even I have gotten in on the action. I bet on the twins a couple of weeks ago.

The Twins Do a Brave Thing

On "Big Brother" this week, the twins, Sam and Amanda, were offered a choice. Ever since they came into the house, people have been wondering if they would be treated as one contestant, or as two separate contestants. For some time, it was supposedly settled that they were two separate contestants on the show. Big Brother reserves the right to change the rules at any time. So, Sam and Amanda were given a choice. They could be treated as one housemate, but then they would both be up for eviction this week. Alternatively, they could be treated as separate housemates, but then they would have to pick one of them to face the public vote, this week.
All along, I have said that the twins should be treated as one housemate. I can't see a reason to favor one over the other, but together they are very entertaining. My wishes have been fulfilled. Saying that they couldn't bare to chose between themselves, Sam and Amanda stared down Big Brother and elected to be treated as one, even though it meant risking the pair being evicted. Also up for eviction were Amy, Kara-Louise, and Jonty. Of course, the twins stayed. Sadly, Amy, the glamour model, was evicted tonight. I would have preferred Jonty to go, as Amy is the sexiest housemate, but the voters, most of whom are women and gay men, chose to chuck out the buxom beauty, instead. At least we have the twins as one. Brave girls, well done. Now, if only they could win the series.

Big Brother Eviction 6

Tonight, Charley became the sixth person evicted from the Big Brother house. No surprise there. She ended up being the second most hated housemate in "Big Brother" history, behind Sezer. With bookies' odds of 1/500, she set a new record for short odds for an eviction. It was because of those odds that I didn't bother betting any money on this weeks eviction.
After Charley's eviction, five new people were put into the "halfway house," adjoining the main house on the show. Two of these five people will be selected to join the regular Big Brother house. The rest will be off the show. The five consist of three women and two men. Two of the women are gorgeous. One of them is a glamour model. Despite these new additions, this year's crop of Housemates seem a bit dull. Charley was one of the most entertaining, but now she's gone. Who's selecting the contestants for this show? He or she should be fired.

Big Brother Eviction 5

Tonight is the fifth eviction to take place in this year's "Big Brother" program. This week, the nominees are Gerry and Nicky. Although I would prefer to see Gerry go, I predict that Nicky will be the one cast out. I tried to bet on Nicky to go, the other day, but the odds were so bad, I didn't bother. I would win less than £1 and it's not worth the risk of my stake. Don't forget to look for me in the audience of "The Friday Night Project," tonight, after the"Big Brother" eviction interview.

Fake Big Brother Eviction

Tonight's fake "Big Brother" eviction is too close to call. I am going to predict that Charley will be the one fake evicted, although it's so close it wouldn't surprise me if Nicky was the one. In fact, I think it should be Nicky. Charley is so hated by the viewing public that I don't see the point in fake evicting her. People want to evict her for real. I think it would be much more clever to fake evict Nicky, who would go back in the house wound up from the experience.
In case you didn't know, tonight's eviction is "fake," as part of "Fake Week," on "Big Brother" series 8. The public are voting for the housemate they would like to see go through the whole eviction process, including an interview with Davina, but then be put back in the house. The "evictee" would get to see who nominated her, just like in a normal eviction interview. As I said, I think we'd get the most out of Nicky experiencing this. Charley doesn't need winding up, as she's always wound up. Also, the funniest thing I heard on "Big Brother," this week, was when Charley said, in the diary room, that she didn't understand how she ended up nominated. She is blissfully ignorant of how annoying people find her. Get a clue, love.
Non-UK/Ireland readers, I have been told that it's possible to watch our UK "Big Brother" over the internet. A young man in America called in to "Big Brother's Big Mouth," the other day, saying he watches over the net. Don't ask me how to do it. Have a fiddle around on the old computer and work it out. He also said the UK series is better than the American version. So come on, join in on all the fun.

I Won!

I have finally won some money betting on "Big Brother!" My prediction that Laura would be the fourth person evicted came true. Having placed a bet on that outcome, I have won! Sadly, the odds on her being evicted were so bad that I haven't won much money. Still, it feels great to win! I usually am pretty good about correctly predicting who will be evicted each week and who will win, but this is the first year I have put money on my predictions. So far, I have only gotten one prediction wrong out of four. Sadly, I bet against my own prediction last week, as the odds on it were so poor. I should have stuck by my initial assessment. I correctly predicted the first eviction, but by the time I went to bet on it, the bookies had stopped taking bets on the person I had predicted would be evicted. That was because so many people were betting on her to go. It was fairly obvious. As Paul Newman said in, "The Color of Money," "money won is twice as sweet as money earned."

Big Bother Eviction 4

Another Friday and another "Big Brother" eviction. Laura and Chanelle are the nominees. I am predicting that Laura will be voted out of the house. Let's see what happens. This may be the shortest blog post I have ever written, but I was rushing to get this posted before tonight's show starts. Catch you all later.

New Episode of Big Brother Review

A new episode of the "Big Brother Review" podcast (episode 4), which I do with Angelika Jinks (AKA Mucky Sarah), is available now. It's free to download, so listen to it as soon as you can. You can find at: http://www.pluggd.com/channel/show/big_brother_review
or on iTunes, at: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=257681286
In this latest episode, we give our views on the newest housemates and Angelika tells which housemates she would have sex with, girls and guys, in order. I guess that's why they call her "Mucky Sarah." Download it now and recommend it to your friends.

Big Brother Eviction 3

Amazingly, I got my prediction on who was to be evicted, last week, wrong. I even bet money on it at the bookie's, so you know I wasn't happy. I wasn't the only one wrong, as the bookies had Jonathan favored to go, as well. I hate loosing money. Regarding this weeks eviction, I expect Billi to go, but as of last night, the odds on Tracey being evicted were steadily improving. The odds for Billi are so bad, you can't make any money betting on him, so I'm taking a chance and putting a small wager on Tracey to go out. Last week, the bookies favorite, Jonathan, didn't go and second favorite, Seany, did. I'm hoping for a repeat of that sort of outcome, this week. Anyone listening to LBC Radio presenter, Bill Buckley (97.3 FM, London, Sky 0177, and via the net at: www.lbc973.co.uk ), last night, would have caught me talking to him about "Big Brother," amongst other things, as I phoned in to his show. I know Muckey Sarah was listening, but I'm not sure who else. I'm out tonight and tomorrow night. Have a nice weekend, people.

Big Brother Nominations 3

The third set of nominations are in and this week, Carole, Jonathan, and Seany face the public vote for who will be the second housemate evicted. This is the first week that all housemates have nominated. Many members of the viewing public are surprised that Charley wasn't nominated, but she only escaped nomination by one vote. With the past week's events in mind, this trio are not that much of a surprise. All of them have annoyed other housemates. Carole seems to order everyone about and is constantly complaining. Seany's practical jokes haven't endeared him to many of his fellow housemates. Some of the young women think Jonathan has been "perving" over them. Meanwhile, other housemates have picked up on the same observation that I have. Jonathan doesn't need to be in there.
Jonathan is a multi-millionaire. He could finance his own show, if he was so keen to be on TV. Not only doesn't he need the money from winning, by his own admission, he doesn't want the money. I think he's just taking up a space that some poor person could have. Those of us without money, who could benefit in a life-changing way by being on the series, are probably a little pissed off that someone who totally doesn't need it is in there. I waited hours in line, two years in a row to be on the show. For that reason, I think Jonathan will be the one evicted on Friday. It would be different if he'd come in there and been totally charming, winning the audience over, but he hasn't. He's a bit too full of himself and a bit too quick to look down on his fellow housemates, with cliched, poorly articulated criticisms, which aren't even entertaining to watch. Get the rich dude out.

Program Alert Update: Nevermind

After driving all the way to Borehamwood and standing in line at Elstree Studios, I was refused entry by the staff of "Big Brother's Big Mouth," tonight. Their reason was that they claimed they couldn't take the chance that I might get another nose bleed. Despite the fact that I had an operation to stop the problem, a week ago, and have had no problem with nose bleeding since my last hospital visit, they would not be swayed. After I complained about the expense I had gone to in driving there, I managed to get the cost of petrol out of them. The person I spoke to, who didn't give her name, kept repeating the mantra of "health and safety." I would like to know who's health and who's safety? So, there's no need to watch, unless you were going to anyway. Ironically, Mucky Sarah sent me a text from inside the ready room, stating that they were short of audience members, tonight. I can't say I have the least bit of sympathy for them. All I ended up with was buying a comfort DVD.

Program Alert: Big Brother's Big Mouth, Tonight

Mucky Sarah invited me to do "Big Brother's Big Mouth" with her, tonight. It's on E4 at 11PM, just after the main Channel 4 "Big Brother" show. If your in the UK or Ireland, tune in and I'll try to be entertaining. The guy who plays Bo Selecta is hosting.

Big Brother's Big Mouth: Alexa Chung

This week, Alexa Chung hosted "Big Brother's Big Mouth" (BBBM). I would have been in the audience on Tuesday, her first night, but my nose intervened. I had not heard of her before and had no idea who she is. I found out she's a former model and presents, "Popworld." She's got long legs and is very cute. I think she did a pretty good job with BBBM. There are a couple of ironic coincidences between her and I. First, she's Eurasian, while my evil ex-wife, the Black Queen, was half Chinese and half English. A further coincidence is that Alexa is from Hampshire and I used to live in Hampshire, when I lived with the Black Queen. It's too bad I didn't get to expose her to my wit and charm, this week.

Big Brother Nominations 2

This week, the housemates on "Big Brother," series 8, who are nominated for eviction are Carole, Tracey, and Shabnam. Poor Shabnam comes as no surprise, as so many seem to have something against the exotic beauty. However, with newcomers Gerry and Seany being two of the four people empowered to nominate and given the power to chose who the other two would be, I just couldn't predict how things would turn out. Gerry and Seany interviewed their fellow housemates, before deciding who the other two who have nomination ability would be. They chose the twins, Sam and Amanda, a move I didn't expect. To me, selecting Sam and Amanda was like giving a pair of monkeys the keys to the space shuttle...anything could happen!!!
The unlikely foursome, newcomers and the twins, produced a quite reasonable result. Shabnam has been unpopular and is now enjoying her second week as a nominee. She only was saved last week, by Emily getting herself kicked off the show and the eviction being cancelled. Carole and Tracey have been increasingly marginalizing themselves from the main group of housemates, so their nominations are also quite reasonable. I am sad to say that I expect Shabnam to go. She has proved unpopular with the public, even though I like her. I am so certain she will be the one evicted, I was going to bet on it, but the bookies have closed off betting on her, because it's so one sided. The betting public is putting most of their money on her to go, too. Poor Shabnam. Whatever happens, there will always be a place for her in my life.
Who goes? You decide.

Big Brother's Big Mouth: Not Again!

Some of you who were watching "Big Brother's Big Mouth," last night, have contacted me, saying you couldn't see me on the show. That's strange. Did you look really, really hard? It's because I wasn't on it you numpties! I arrived at Elstree Studios, promptly, only to have a visit from an old friend. My nose started bleeding, again! After spending an hour in the toilet, next to the waiting room, I decided to bow out for the night and head to the hospital. My Artist friend, Jan, dropped me off at Barnet Hospital, the closest to Elstree, then headed back do she could participate in the broadcast. There was no reason she should miss out, as well as me.
After two hours of waiting, bleeding all over he A & E reception area I was finally taken in to the A & E ward. They put me on a gurney and left me to wait some more. When I eventually saw a doctor, he was pretty useless. The only good thing he did was call a specialist hospital for ear, nose, and throat. They immediately agreed to accept me as a transfer. I was driven from Barnet all the way to central London, near Kings Cross. At this new hospital, I was seen by an ENT specialist, who was tall, very thin, blond, and cute. She did an excellent job of cauterizing the bleeding blood vessel. The bleeding stopped and, so far, hasn't returned.
By the time I got home, I was exhausted. I arrived at my door at 6:30AM, just in time to get up and get ready for work. I was so tired, I contemplated taking the day off, but I am too dedicated an employee to do that. I dragged myself around work, today, figuring I could sleep when I got home. After work, before I could get in bed, someone from BBBM called. They were thinking of using me for a feature, as a caller. So, something good may come out of events, after all. Stay tuned to BBBM, in case.

Big Brother Program Alert: BBBM Tonight!

Once again, I will be on "Big Brother's Big Mouth." Tonight at 11PM, on E4. Last week, I got a barrel of laughs by pulling a piece of toilet paper from my trouser pocket and offering it to the housemates, upstaging host and serving MP, George Galloway. What might I get up to this time? Tune in and find out. A new presenter starts tonight, as well.

Great News About Big Brother Review Podcast!

The "Big Brother Review Podcast," which I do with my good friend, Mucky Sarah, is now available on iTunes!!! It's a must have if you follow "Big Brother" series 8, here in the UK. Even those of you outside the UK and Ireland, who don't watch the show, may find our podcast entertaining. For example, in episode 2, we discuss the use of so called, "racist language." Is it ever okay, or always "unacceptable?" Download our free podcast and find out. Tell all your friends. http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=257681286

Big Brother Review Podcast

I have some great news! My friend, Mucky Sarah, and I have recorded three episodes of a new podcast, "Big Brother Review." We give our thoughts and opinions on "Big Brother" series 8, here in the UK. You can find the podcast at: http://www.pluggd.com/channel/show/big_brother_review . Check it out and let me know what you think. More episodes in the series will follow.

Lesley Walks!

This morning, the oldest housemate in "Big Brother" history waked out on the show. Lesley, aged 60, who's been moaning that she wanted to leave several times during the past week, finally made good on her threat. I am both angry and disappointed over this. I am angry because I have auditioned for the past two years to be a housemate, myself. Here she got to be on the show and she quits after 10 days. To me, she's wasted an opportunity that another person could have had. I am disappointed because I found her entertaining. She had a dry wit, filled with sarcasm and eccentric commentary, laced with a patronizing disdain for the other housemates. As someone over 45, I could relate to her attitudes on life. I liked her so much, I was considering betting on her, to win. I'm now glad I didn't.