Big Brother 2007 Day Seven

The first Friday Night Games has a Gladiator theme. An obstacle course that ended with the eating of a raw egg. The guys had to wear a false bottom for unknown reasons, other than the pun (gluteus maximus). Bodie had the most impressive attempt jumping his way through. The next rounds include various housemates spinning a wheel (by running around in circles) and then having to traverse a beam, riding a mechanical bull dressed up as a lion, and traverse a path blindfolded. The final task takes place in the air on suspended beams and Emma is the overall victor.

Big Brother 2007 Day Six

TJ, self proclaiming herself as the alpha female, is going after Thomas but although she's calling him a game player, she's the one playing games with him. She's clearly upset her advances were over and is now bitching with Katie that he's as feminine as a man can get without being gay.

Katie's not winning me over as she sits in the diary room and complains that the rest of the housemates are immature and unintelligent. She thinks the boys are controlled by their hormones and they don't have a clue what a real woman is. This translates to none of the guys like me.

Thomas tells Hayley that he thinks she and Andrew would get along. Hayley has to keep a poker face. Bodie is onto it though thinking that Hayley and Andrew are the couple realising correctly that Hayley is trying to throw the HMs off the scent.

Andrew and Billy have a bit of a late night chat in the backyard and Hayley has a cry in the diary room. The preview says this story should be wrapped up this weekend and the unscripted drama can continue.

Big Brother 2007 Day Five

Andrew and Hayley still a few kisses today while the other housemates are out in the room. I'm surprised they lasted this long to do that, but it's risky. If they keep it up someone is sure to stumble across them.

Big Brother 2007 Day Four

Billy's new task is to become Hayley's best friend. Everything he does for himself, he has to do for her as well. Shameless Big Brother. He gets her glasses of water, give her flowers, takes her out to pick herbs.

Hayley and Andrew finally have some time alone in the chill out room. Andrew seems to be more jealous of Thomas than Billy, which is interesting given Billy's actions all day that have not gone unnoticed. It's tough on both of them but it makes me think the producers have set this up to guarantee there's drama in the house. The problem is it overshadows the real drama.

Jamie is up early working out before everyone else is up, possibly feeling some body pressure from the looks of the other "reflects all walks of life" housemates. Rebecca feels out of it too and is relating well to Jamie, both feeling unacknowledged and sitting apart snarking about the other housemates.

Emma doesn't know who this Foghorn Leghorn that Bodie speaks of is. Is that a generation thing or a blond thing?

Early this morning the HMs are woken for a dawn service. I can't recall if the housemates have been in the house on an ANZAC Day before. Usually the show starts in May.

Big Brother 2007 Day Three

The rooster alarm clock surprises me; they're already tending to animals? The role seems unofficially assigned so far. The HMs are quick to start fitness routines on only their second day in the house.

Jamie's got the same complaint of many past housemates, feeling concerned because he's the loud one in his group but overwhelmed in the house. Travis sounds a lot like Frizie from a couple of years ago.

Hayley's trying to throw everyone off her scent convincing a couple of the guys that she doesn't connect with him and that she thinks he might be gay.

Thomas is being presented as a rival (he's pretty but very lanky) until an actual rival comes in. When Billy walks in Hayley freaks out but tries to hide it (not very well from the cameras though). Andrew asks him a lot of questions but that could be clever editing.

Billy has to wish her goodnight and the camera shows a not impressed reaction from Andrew which could also be good editing. Hayley can't talk about the fact she knows either guy to anyone but Big Brother and currently it looks like she might fail on that.

Big Brother 2007 Day Two

Andrew and Hayley are a pre-existing couple, together for a year exactly before going in. They have to remain undetected to stay in the house as a couple in much the same way as the Logans.

The four not voted in are going to be housemates in the white room which might mean the housemates will be able to watch other housemates?

Big Brother tells everyone, but the couple, that they have a secret insider task to find out who the couple are, explicitly telling them that it's a couple they are seeking.

No one's particularly subtle about it but it helps that they are in the early days and can ask about relationships and crushes and things like that. Although any mention of boyfriend or girlfriend seems to make the whole house prick up their ears.

The show had a long segment focusing on a vulgar comment and the repercussions of it within the house, with an unofficial house rule to "walk away" if they don't like it (almost a sly turn the channel if it's offensive to you.)

Big Brother 2007 Day One

There's four secrets this year: no money for the housemates; we choose the last two of the original housemates; a secret, very-challenging room; and two existing relationships that one insider-type will be given the task of finding out.

House changes? The sauna's separate from the bathroom now, out in the backyard. Lots of recycled products used to make stuff, going with an environmental friendly approach. The house colours are a bit more muted, browns and blue.

The inclusion of a phone is interesting. The chill out room, for three people to have privacy (other than the window), looks a little silly. One big bedroom connected by a locked door and switchable glass to the rewards room.

First impressions of the housemates:

• Hayley - I like her, she's got that nice-fitness-person attitude, that might get on HMs nerves
  
• TJ - Shes a bit too young and spunky to last too long unless there's a romance
  
• Rebecca - Our Mormon is our straightlaced girl which would put her up for nominations, but she might also fly under the radar
  
• Kate - described as debater she's being positioning as someone who will argue, but I suspect she won't last that long
  
• Emma - come across as one of the less-nice-fitness-person
  
• Aleisha - the youngest so far shes got an innocence that might carry her through
  
• Jamie - the nerdy guy could last a while but hes a bit too happy to be in there
  
• Bodie - is like the opposite to Jamie, and reminds me of John from last year. Pretty but a bit up himself
  
• Andrew - Firefighter is cuter because he seems more like a nice guy
  
• Joel - way too full of himself, he's totally someone to go
  
• Thomas - ok forget about those other two, he's gorgeous and so well presented. He might last a while
  
• Travis - the most blokey of the guys so far and I don't like him much so far and suspect he'll be an alpha male

I think Emma and Rebecca might be one of the existing relationships, they looked very alike in the photos in the package.

Of the housemates to vote in, I think Zoran's very cute which is as good a reason as any to vote.