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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Friday, June 02, 2017 - 1:17 pm 
Per Kitt, the season starts Monday June 5th at 12.30pm board time.
Thanks for the heads up! 
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Kitt
Member
09-05-2000
| Friday, June 02, 2017 - 4:38 pm
Thanks Jimmer .
TV schedule is as follows, times are Pacific:
Mon Jun05 12.30-2.35pm BB S18E01 Live Launch
Mon Jun05 2.35-3.35pm BOTS: Full House with Rylan
Mon Jun05 3.35-4.40pm Live From The House
Tue Jun06 2-3.05pm BB S18E02
Tue Jun06 3.05-4.05pm BOTS
Wed Jun07 2-3pm BB S18E03
Wed Jun07 3-4.05pm BOTS
Thu Jun08 2-3pm BB S18E04
Thu Jun08 3-4.05pm BOTS
Fri Jun09 1-2pm BB S18E05 Eviction
Fri Jun09 2.35-3.35pm BOTS
Fri Jun09 3.35-4pm Live From The House
Sat Jun10 1-2pm BB S18E06
Sun Jun11 1-2pm BB S18E07
Mon Jun12 1-2pm BB S18E08
Mon Jun12 3-4.05pm BOTS
Tue Jun13 2-3pm BB S18E09
Tue Jun13 3-4.05pm BOTS
Wed Jun14 2-3.05pm BB S18E10
Wed Jun14 3.05-4.05pm BOTS
No weekend BOTS. As usual the Live stream shows seem to be a bit hit and miss (and are also late to be added to the tv schedule).
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Kitt
Member
09-05-2000
| Friday, June 02, 2017 - 4:45 pm
So far released:
Pictures of the house, the theme is "Culture Clash" or "Big Brother Village," depending on what article you read
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4559852/Big-Brother-2017-pictures-new-house-revealed.html
The first six housemates
http://metro.co.uk/2017/06/02/big-brother-2017-line-up-first-six-housemates-revealed-with-husband-and-wife-sisters-and-stripper-6680501/
There are also meant to be some Z-listers in the house (people some will be vaguely familiar with).
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Kitt
Member
09-05-2000
| Friday, June 02, 2017 - 4:46 pm
And I may or may not watch, I always think I won't but usually get sucked in.
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Spunky
Member
10-07-2001
| Saturday, June 03, 2017 - 9:32 am
Thanks Kitt, same here, don't know if I'll watch, I remember when I could watch live with VLC media player, it was fun, but then the link was lost and had to look for the episodes on youtube before they were blocked. I'll try to find the first episode on June 6, usually the opening is fun to watch. I like the theme of the house, British Garden, a clear departure from past modern setups.
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Kitt
Member
09-05-2000
| Monday, June 05, 2017 - 10:52 am
Bit sad that it's come to this. I wonder what the ratings will be this year. Last year they had about 1.6 or 1.7 million viewers per episode, which was actually up from the previous year.
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Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Monday, June 05, 2017 - 11:44 am
Well they seem to be going with one of our twists...
The audience is going to vote from a list of HM's (but not the ones who were revealed on Friday)- the winner will become the "People's Housemate" which will have "great power", including outside contact (so it's likely an America's Player sort of thing):
http://www.bbspy.co.uk/bb18/news/0605/big-brother-2017-confirms-peoples-housemate-launch-twist-reveals-diary-room
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Spunky
Member
10-07-2001
| Monday, June 05, 2017 - 11:50 am
It should be easier with all the possibilities of streaming tv channels around the world (I live in Canada but I am tuned to some Italian tv channels, it's like I'm living there).
Joker's site are suggesting to get a VPN but I heard that it interferes with email server. Also, to try BB Viewer (which I enjoyed for BB Canada), I opened BB Viewer and you can only see an eye for now. Someone may upload the opening episode on youtube and we'll have to hunt for that one.
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Amy
Member
07-10-2002
| Monday, June 05, 2017 - 1:12 pm
I am watching, it looks like the pairs that are going in are not playing as one they are playing as individuals. So far there is a husband and wife pair and a mother daughter pair.
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Spunky
Member
10-07-2001
| Monday, June 05, 2017 - 5:55 pm
I opened BBviewer but I'm seeing Supercasino.com and a roulette going... what is that??
Maybe I'll find it on youtube.
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Spunky
Member
10-07-2001
| Monday, June 05, 2017 - 6:19 pm
And that was a really fast find on youtube but the audio was lousy. It's a big mix of cultures... you don't feel like they come from a place under attack as you see in the news.
All happy, not just the players, but the audience as well, and the host as always so gracious and elegant. In a few days we'll notice how much they'll fight and their ugly side. You can't avoid that on Big Brother.
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Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Monday, June 05, 2017 - 6:25 pm
Well considering BB Canada is "on hiatus" for 2018, BBUK is the only one that'll be on between BBUS seasons next year...
And if that People's Housemate makes it more than three evictions without production helping him, I'll be shocked...
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Kitt
Member
09-05-2000
| Tuesday, June 06, 2017 - 12:45 pm
I put some Bios in the other thread. It'll give us their names even if there's not much other info there.
I did watch. Some definite misses there (as in hits and misses), but maybe the real them rather than the hyped up version will be better.
I didn't like the People's Housemate at all. Bad attitude, I thought. None of the four were a good choice for people's housemate, I think they need someone more cunning, but again it's hard to judge when they are playing to the camera.
I'll probably get behind but I'm going to give it a go.
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Spunky
Member
10-07-2001
| Tuesday, June 06, 2017 - 3:33 pm
BBviewer is working, right now is the BB talk show that follows the tv episode, I was out earlier and I may have missed the 2nd episode of BB on the BBviewer. I wonder when the US BB starts how is the BBviewer going to show both UK and US, unless there is a way to switch to US feeds from the same player.
I'm not too excited about the housemates this time, I remember some blow ups with that group that Helen, the one everyone hated but won in the end, right? I thought that group was interesting.
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Spunky
Member
10-07-2001
| Wednesday, June 07, 2017 - 3:04 pm
I finally caught the tv episode on BBviewer, Kitt gave the time, I guess that is not the local time but our time, here it ended at 4 pm. Bots is going to start soon. However, I have the 'common' itch to use a remote when I want to speed up and it drove me nuts having to wait, so I was streaming an Italian talk show (that I never miss) while watching the BBviewer. Nuts!!! I think I'd like to watch when there is an eviction show.
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Kitt
Member
09-05-2000
| Wednesday, June 07, 2017 - 4:32 pm
The times I posted are board time, so Pacific time zone. But they do change sometimes, especially the further we get from the date I posted. And it's the UK election tomorrow so although Ch5 doesn't do much news if something unexpected happens it could be delayed.
I haven't seen today's yet, but so far no one has offended me... although no one has grown on me.
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Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Friday, June 09, 2017 - 6:58 pm
basically the first week was that The People's Housemate had to choose people to go up for eviction after he got a chance to talk on Facebook Live.
After that, he assigned tasks to some of them to possibly change his mind about them being up (and replace them for someone else).
After the list was finalized, the audience voted- but only for the possibility to evict. Once the top two was determined via the eviction vote, The People's Housemate made the call as to who to evict.
His choice was between the husband of the husband and wife HM's and the mother of the mother and daughter HM's- he booted the mother, as he thought the daughter would be able to open up a little more if she was gone (and she was getting a bit embarrassed by her mother- as part of a task in revealing secrets about each other she found out her mother and father had made a sex tape that had made it's way around the neighborhood back in the day)
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Sarasmile
Member
02-09-2007
| Sunday, June 11, 2017 - 6:38 pm
What is up with this cast and dropping the C-bomb… constantly?
I'm no language prude, but that was one word you just never had to worry about hearing - now it's about as common as the F-bomb. It's really bugging me.
I'm bored with this one so far -- no tasks really, it's been the Arthur show for days, and the HMs in general haven't been very interesting.
It doesn't seem like anyone else is watching either! 
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Amy
Member
07-10-2002
| Tuesday, June 13, 2017 - 2:39 pm
First nominations of the season!
Raph can not be nominated and is up for eviction because of Joe's killer nomination.
3 or more nominations and the person is up for eviction
Ellie: Charlotte and Sukhvinder
Charlotte: Joe and Imran
Lotan: Hannah and Sukhvinder
Deborah: Rebecca and Kayleigh
Rebecca: Sukhvinder and Imran
Joe: Rebecca and Charlotte
Kayleigh: Imran and Deborah
Chanelle: Rebecca and Sukhvinder
Raph: Joe and Kayleigh
Tom: Sukhvinder and Imran
Kieran: Sukhvinder and Charlotte
Imran: Rebecca and Ellie
Hannah: Rebecca and Kayleigh
Sukhvinder: Kayleigh and Rebecca
Nominated alongside Raph are Rebecca, Imran, Kayleigh, Charlotte, and Sukhvinder.
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Spunky
Member
10-07-2001
| Tuesday, June 13, 2017 - 2:55 pm
I've watched a bit of the nominations on BBviewer, such a great tool for watching BB but for this BB is almost a waste of a good thing, they're not a very likeable bunch, the culture clash is evident, (is it really this diverse the population in England?, don't know if it's a good thing if everyone keeps fighting, and not only in the BB house. Oh well, but they could have chosen better looking people and with more interesting personalities.
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Amy
Member
07-10-2002
| Tuesday, June 13, 2017 - 2:57 pm
Chanelle gets a formal warning for spitting on and being aggressive toward Kieran.
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Kitt
Member
09-05-2000
| Tuesday, June 13, 2017 - 8:27 pm
Not really sure what you mean by is the UK this diverse... if you're talking racially then definitely yes, at least in larger cities and university cities. Small towns with no "pull" to attract new residents will mostly still be people who've lived in the same town for generations. (In fact this has led to some interesting populations, like towns full of old people, where the younger people have gone to the bigger cities for a wider variety of jobs, or have left for university and never returned.)
Or if you mean types of people, not necessarily grouped by race, then the answer is yes, BUT people of the same type tend to be from the same cities. Like the older guy is an archetype that would really only be found in London, but there are lots of him there and none in Manchester for example. Not a real "posh" person this year, but there are lots of posh people but they would probably only be found in the counties West of London. (Hard to give examples with this case as predictably I am already way behind, so don't know the hms very well.) It's not that the country isn't that diverse, it's that those people wouldn't normally be interacting.
But that's the way it is on most BBs I think.
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Spunky
Member
10-07-2001
| Wednesday, June 14, 2017 - 9:21 am
Thanks Kitt, I knew I could count on your input on this 'diversity', society has changed a lot with unlimited immigration and the same thing is happening now in Italy, another very small overpopulated country but with many small villages almost abandoned and now filled up again with immigrants from Africa. Only time will tell if this is a good thing or not.
I'm all for all types of races in one community but when they are totally integrated with the native population and respectful of the laws. The BB house is trying to teach this and hopefully we will see a more peaceful interaction among these different races. Still, I would have preferred to see more 'intellectuals' among the housemates.
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Kitt
Member
09-05-2000
| Wednesday, June 14, 2017 - 5:33 pm
Well remember the big cities in the UK have always (since the 50s maybe) been pretty diverse because citizens of countries that were once colonies have often been allowed to move to the UK if they wanted.
So we have a lot of people from the West Indies, like Jamaica, a lot of Indians and Pakistani. Jamaicans have always been a part of British society, at least in my lifetime, and the London-Jamaican accent is extremely common and is pretty much considered a British dialect. The Asian communities have also been very integral to the UK, if not integrated. They've always been very respected because they have an extremely good work ethic, plus their manner - always so polite and respectful of women and elders - fits in well with Brits (or at least those over 40).
What's new are the Eastern Europeans who've come over the last few years. They have not integrated well, and also (I seem to remember typing this before, so sorry if this is a repeat) are allowed to claim public assistance even while in temporary status, which has caused issues because it is draining our economy so much. Difficult situation as they're in need too.
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Kitt
Member
09-05-2000
| Wednesday, June 14, 2017 - 5:55 pm
Show times, Pacific (Board) Time.
BB Main Shows
Thu Jun15 2-3.05pm
Fri Jun16 1-2.30pm Eviction
Sat Jun17 1-2pm
Sun Jun18 1-2pm
Mon Jun19 2.30-3.30pm
Tue Jun20 2-3.05pm
Wed Jun21 2-3.05pm
Thu Jun22 1-2.35pm Eviction
Fri Jun23 2.30-3.30pm (not an eviction)
Sat Jun24 1-2pm
Sun Jun25 1-205pm
Mon Jun26 2-3.05pm
Tue Jun27 2-3.05pm
BOTS
Thu Jun15 3.05-4pm
Fri Jun16 2.35-3.35pm
Mon Jun19 3.30-4.30pm
Tue Jun20 3.05-4.05pm
Wed Jun21 3.05-4.05pm
Thu Jun22 2.35-3.35pm
Fri Jun23 3.30-4.15pm
Mon Jun26 3.05-4.05pm
Tue Jun27 3.05-4.05pm
Live from the House
Fri Jun16 3.35-4pm
Thu Jun22 3.35-4pm
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