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Friday, June 13, 2008

Big Brother International!

When our special winter edition of Big Brother wrapped up in April, I was so ready for something new to watch. Watching Adam and Ryan talk and carry on at the end was extremely mind-numbing (to say the least) and I was ready for some new hamsters. Luckily, Big Brother Australia was starting their eighth season just five days after ours ended. Yay!

It had been a couple of years since I'd really watched any other Big Brother besides our own but I was super excited. I loved BBAUS as soon as it started. I loved (and still love) the houseguests, er housemates, and the drama they brought with them into the house. I've really enjoyed their twists and intruders (I never expected to like Corey!) but the thing I've loved the most about BBAUS is that the housemates aren't babied.

Australia's Big Brother actually doles out punishment when it's warranted. I wonder how many times Nobbi has washed the windows! The housemates get strikes when they do something that Big Brother has told them not to do and isn't afraid to get a little mean with them in the diary room. It's been so fun to watch and is such a stark contrast to our version. Year after year I wish that our Big Brother would get a little tough with our hamsters and year after year I'm disappointed.

Another thing I love about Australia's Big Brother is the way that it's broadcast. They have six daily shows during the week that will get you caught up on what's been going on in the house and they're fantastic. The daily shows primarily focus on any drama that might be going on between some of the housemates and are great to watch as "catch up" if you've been away from the feeds for a day or two. Oh, and you get to hear a ton of BBAUS's sexy male voice. Ooh la la!

Besides their daily shows, they also have a weekly Big Mouth show where a panel of hosts dish and dig on the housemates and what they've been doing. The cherry on top of it all is Friday Night Games. Every Friday evening, the housemates compete to become head of household. The games are light and fun and definitely not high budget. I love that because our BBUSA competitions are so overly produced and over-the-top. Not that that's always a bad thing but, again, I wish Allison Grodner would take a page or two from BBAUS's playbook.

BBAUS is halfway through their season right now but guess what? Big Brother United Kingdom's ninth season started last week! It's taking me some time to get into BBUK but I'm beginning to pick it up.

BBUK's voice isn't nearly as sexy as BBAUS and it's been hard for me to understand many of their housemates because of their thick accents. But BBUK is definitely not short on drama. Just a week into their season, a fake coupling twist/task has failed and the four involved in the twist are up for eviction. And if you're looking for variety in hamsters, BBUK won't disappoint you. They even have a blind guy in the house!

And then they have their housemates you love to hate. One of the biggest bitches I've seen on any Big Brother has to be Alexandra. I can't wait until she implodes because the ground would probably shake so much we'd feel it here in America. I also can't really stand their real-life couple they have in the house: Mario and Lisa. He's a big lunk and she's just a weirdo. Speaking of weirdos, there's one girl in there that gives weirdos a bad name. "Cookie Monster" Kathreya is a freak if I've ever seen one. I'm not saying she's a bad person (I truly don't think she has a mean bone in her body) but this girl. I don't even know where to start with her.

Like BBAUS, BBUK has their daily shows and a Big Mouth show. They also have a show called Big Brother Little Brother. Their Big Mouth is just tolerable and their BBLB show is atrocious. I probably feel that way though because I can't stand the hosts on that show -- especially the female host.