Big Brother 2003
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Big Brother 2003
Twinkie | Monday, April 21, 2003 - 02:55 am     Everytime I see a new date in this thread I think there is some news about BB 2003 but so far there is nothing new about BB 2003 only rehashing old shows and houseguests. Could that be moved to another thread to keep this one for news about BB 2003? |
Mckryan | Tuesday, April 22, 2003 - 07:06 pm     My news for BB4 is that a very good friend of mine is working on the show! I'm crossing my fingers for some inside dirt. |
Twinkie | Tuesday, April 22, 2003 - 07:38 pm     WOOHOO, Mckryn! Keep us posted! |
Mckryan | Saturday, April 26, 2003 - 06:33 pm     I will Twinkie. He's a huge BB fan, like me, so I know he'll share when he can. |
Twinkie | Sunday, April 27, 2003 - 03:26 pm     It'll be great to have some inside info on the hamsters! |
Ketchuplover | Sunday, April 27, 2003 - 07:28 pm     I'm not going to watch bigbrother. |
Babyruth | Sunday, April 27, 2003 - 07:58 pm     But he'll be watching you, KL. |
Mckryan | Monday, April 28, 2003 - 08:14 am     KL - not watch Big Brother?? I'm speechless! |
Goddessatlaw | Thursday, May 01, 2003 - 03:13 pm     Hey, the contestants in Big Brother 2003 UK look like they have it made. Look at these digs: "Big Brother 2003 UK House" Beats the crap out of that sweltering concrete enclosure our guys stay in. |
Jhezzie | Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 11:06 pm     Beam me up, Scotty! Anyone else think of the Starship Enterprise? BB-03-UK sure has interesting digs. |
Monkeyboy | Sunday, May 04, 2003 - 01:29 am     Thanks GAL! That kitchen looks awesome! |
Twinkie | Sunday, May 04, 2003 - 08:31 pm     That place is gorgeous! Something tells me our guys will be in the same old dump. |
Zachsmom | Sunday, May 04, 2003 - 11:39 pm     yeah Twinkie..but it's "our" dump  |
Angelsluv | Friday, May 09, 2003 - 03:46 pm     You're already here, don't tell me I'm already behind again *LOL* Hi Everyone!!! |
Saggkl | Tuesday, May 13, 2003 - 04:38 pm     I wish they would show BB UK on BBc America. |
Caroline | Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 12:38 am     Sagg: What a great idea! From your lips to God's ears. We shoud be so lucky. |
Marefromny | Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 05:46 am     Love that bedroom!! Twinkie - you got it - same old concrete dump! |
Saggkl | Friday, May 16, 2003 - 08:28 am     I went to the BBC website and sent a feedback suggesting they would have a lot of customers watching from this website, if they aired BB UK. |
Scorpiomoon | Friday, May 16, 2003 - 12:19 pm     Holy hamburger! Did you guys see the "loungers in garden"? It looks like a vacation resort! The thing we need to remember is, the concrete dump has gotten a bit better over the years. Maybe, by some small chance, they did a bit more this year than buy new furniture and throw up a new coat of paint. |
Caroline | Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 10:07 pm     Great Job, Sagg... |
Maris | Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 05:37 am     7493,960238,00.html,money for bonking Speaking of Big Brother UK: Gareth McLean The Sun has put up wads of cash for the first Big Brother bonk - but only if it's heterosexual. Some progress Wednesday May 21, 2003 The Guardian Rebekah Wade, editor of the Sun, has shown her largesse by offering "a fantastic £50,000 prize" for the first bonk on Big Brother. Terms and conditions apply. The paper doesn't care where contestants get jiggy, but Sun readers will be asked to vote on whether the couple were making it for real or faking it. The readers' decision will be final. Additionally, the lovebirds will have to agree to tell their story, upon eviction, exclusively to the paper. No correspondence will be entered into. It's tempting to dismiss this as a tabloid stunt, an attempt by the Sun to steal a march on its rivals in pursuit of silly-season stories. If people do have sex for the first time in British Big Brother's salubrious history, the Sun can take the credit. But as the Consumer Association would advise, read the small print. The Sun's bounty is only on offer for the first "boy-girl bonk", and the cute phrasing doesn't disguise the intent. In the (admittedly unlikely) event that two male contestants are overwhelmed with passion for each other, they wouldn't be eligible for the paper's prize. Similarly, girl-on-girl action is disqualified. We shouldn't be surprised, of course. Under its previous editor, the Sun tried to be nicer to everyone, but lately it has reverted to type. With this prize, it has cemented homophobia as a core Sun value. Rebekah, some of whose best friends are gay, must have trouble explaining this at dinner parties. At least, you would hope so. Leaving aside any discussion of contestants' dignity (or the lack thereof), and ignoring the dubious morality of a newspaper promoting promiscuity by offering people money to have sex on television, the Sun's stipulations regarding sexuality reveal a wider truth: we're not as cool about gayness as we'd like to imagine. In principle, equality for gay men and lesbians is a basic tenet of liberal thinking. We agree that they are entitled to live their lives as they choose and that discrimination on the grounds of sexuality is wrong. There are more openly gay men and women in the public eye than ever before. This, we think, is a Good Thing. And so it is. Except there is a proviso. We don't like our gays to be too gay. Camp we can handle; in fact, the camper, the better. Brian Dowling, previous winner of Big Brother, was taken to the nation's heart for his giddy - and decidedly asexual - persona. (As a children's TV presenter, he is effectively neutered; in his latest project, Brian's Boyfriends, he takes on the role of honorary girl, giving makeovers to the partners of disenchanted women). Had Brian had sex with Josh, the other gay 2001 housemate, he would not have won. Such a rampant display of desire would have been crossing the line. Similarly, if Graham Norton had been caught in a love triangle à la Sven, you can bet the tabloids wouldn't have been quite so laddishly approving of his exploits. If Will Young were to emulate the lovin' generosity of his straight counterparts in pop world, he would be castigated. They are studs; he'd be Aids-in-waiting. Like most things, this double standard comes down to sex. Specifically, two kinds of gay sex. First, there is the acceptable kind. This involves two women who don't conform to the stereotypical image of lesbians. They are Tatu, or Brookside's Beth and Margaret, the stuff of the straight man's masturbatory fantasy. Indeed, if the Sun could guarantee the conventional attractiveness of Big Brother lesbo lovers, it would likely pay a lot more than £50,000. As it can't, it won't, and Tatu will do for now. Then there is the unacceptable variety of gay sex. This can be further divided. There is sex between women who conform to dykeish lesbian stereotypes, and therefore are not attractive to the male gaze; and there is sex between men. This is the scariest sex of all. Even otherwise liberal straight blokes can't hide the fear in their eyes when they meet gay men. From this fear springs mistrust; from that comes guilt and fear. It's all very tedious. Three years ago, Jonathan Freedland wrote in this paper that younger Britons were at ease with sexual difference. He was, unfortunately, being overly optimistic. True, we are more relaxed about sexuality, but even in the most liberal circles there is an attitude of "so far and no further", and it's not half as far as the heterosexual equivalent. A gay snog at a party would still attract disapproval where a straight snog would not. I don't want to see sweaty man-on-man action on Channel 4 in prime time, but I don't want to see sweaty man-on-woman action either. As long as one is frowned upon and the other is not, we've still got a long way to go. |
Ginger1218 | Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 08:07 am     COME ON ALREADY, WHEN IS IT GOING TO START????? I want to see it already. |
Mizinvanccouver | Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 12:30 pm     I read that it will start sometime in June and go through till October on the CBS website application for BB4. www.cbs/bigbrother4 I wish I knew the date as well. *sigh* |
Avrey258 | Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 08:17 pm     Did anyone else see the commercial for Big Brother 2003? I saw one during Survivor and then....nothing. |
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