Blogs roundup

There's been some great coverage of Big Brother around in the past week or so.

Larvatus Prodeo, one of the top political blogs to be found on the web, have had their say on the formation of narratives of redemption in the season so far. It's a great critical roundup and we're planning to expand our comments from the post into a full entry for you here.

You can always count on Eye on Big Brother to have some interesting takes on the current situation in the BB arena. This year, much like us, she seems to be wondering if the fireworks aren't getting in the way of the show itself actually working on its most base level. Her most recent entry is similar in many ways to our point of view on the Corey vs. Bianca debate.

Tim Bruneo is, as always, keeping a keen eye on the household. Check out his website for a few good scoops (there are some distinct advantages to having a foot in the official door!). Most interesting so far from Brunero has been this article on the real enemy within the house - boredom - and his brutal laying down of how to manipulate both housemates and audience.

And what of our favourite entertainment website, Defamer? Well, after the mud-slinging joy that was their coverage of Michael's stripper girlfriend (and his demands to speak to their bosses), they're now on to the topic of Saxon's departure. We giggle, as always. And secretly hope this feud between themselves and Michael continue to grow (it's more exciting than the on-screen drama so far).

Lastly, the 'real' media seems to be largely quiet regarding Big Brother (other than the obvious Corey Commentary). You can of course check out Brisbane's Courier Mail and their yawn-worthy puff piece about Carson's entry into the house this Wednesday. Or how about the same publication's stale coverage of Saxon's departure? For a change of scene you could head over to The Age, where their coverage of Saxon's departure was so uninspiring it nearly sent us to sleep.

Corey Coverage

There are some strange things going on there in media land re Corey. Of course, you can find the usual kind of beat ups. Here is the Courier Mail's view on his entry to the Big Brother house.

What we're more interested in however is this Courier Mail story, click here for the article about his mother's recent arrest... which we are very confused about. Was she arrested for something to do with "that" party Corey held and the aftermath, or an entirely seperate incident? Let's hope an editor does a re-write on this story soon as it makes little to no sense right now.

Sunday Night Roundup...

First, the gatecrashers entered the house. Hot stuff Barney received a "warm" reception from the girls, while the following two, Nathan and Michael, raised barely an eyebrow. The boys seemed rather disappointed to see no new female faces. Personally, we were disappointed to see Barney prove his beauty only runs skin deep as the sexist comments began right from the get-go.

Next up, Corey's first foray onto the BB stage was met with a... shall we say mixed? reaction. The loud, insistent booing didn't give way for his whole interview with Kyle and Jackie O. You had to feel sorry for the 17 year-old, especially when even Kyle couldn't get the audience to give him a break. Things didn't fare much better for party-boy when he made his way into the compound where only a few housemates surged forward to meet him. At first a few of the girls, primarily Bianca, were openly hostile and went to Big Brother to voice their unhappiness over the new guest. Surprisingly it was Saxon who took her aside to chat and ask if she would give the young guest a break. Who knew he would come out of that offensive shell?

The last 'surprise' for the night was probably the most enjoyable to watch. When Terri re-entered the house to act as Corey's minder the mixed reactions of the housemates were priceless. Most entertaining of all, Nobbi's face. To say he was pissed off is the understatement of the year. While Big Brother attempted to bleep the majority of his swearing rampage, the audience were left with the longest bleeeeeeeeping sound in television history! Extra kudos for them managing to miss the "fuck this" on the end that made it to broadcast. Dixie, Travis and Renee were clearly overjoyed to have Terri back, and she has wasted no time getting stuck back into the younger housemates.

Nobbi, meanwhile, is still complaining to anyone who will listen about his "rough time" in the house and his hatred of Terri over in the live feed. Corey, meanwhile, is wandering aimlessly in the house looking very uncomfortable indeed. Terri seems to be receiving the suck-up of a lifetime from Ben, who appears very uncomfortable to see the woman who he voted off for reminding him of his mother return.


Highlight: Kyle and Jackie O discussing Saxon's emergence as a bigot and "those" Rima pictures and controversy upfront - very refreshing.

Lowlight: Barney's first comments to the Australian public - he likes women who he can get to cook, clean and have sex with. Classy, you tool, classy.