Category: Preseason

Another day, another leak from the compound on the Gold Coast. We can confirm that the production team have sourced beds with blue neon lights attached to the underside, turning the bedroom into a retro looking high class hangout.

The problem is that we’ve seen it before – Big Brother UK used the same idea (as can be seen below), so it begs the question – if we are using the UK version of the eviction stage, the UK bed design, the UK eye etc etc, are the housemates going to be the only Australian part of the 2012 series?

What do you think? Is imitation the highest form of flattery? Do you even care? Head to our forums or leave a comment below.

Update: The new catwalk platform has mysteriously disappeared from the seating chart on the ticketing website. Too little too late for a cover up though, see the original chart and images below!

Tickets for the Big Brother launch night went on sale today and the seating chart has given us a glimpse of how the eviction stage will work.

Evictions and upcoming specials will return to the Dreamworld Auditorium. The biggest change is the removal of the “eviction plank” that led evictees through the centre of the crowd. Evictees will now enter via the side of the auditorium, on a 90 degree catwalk.

Walking past the front of the stage they will then have the chance to stop and pose on a small circular platform, wave to the crowd, tv cameras (and possible photographers below) before moving up to the main stage for the eviction interview. A ‘VIP area’ will have the best viewing area of the ‘pose platform’.

Behind Big Brother user marquisite has created this composite image (left) to show how the new catwalk and VIP seating will look on TV:

We’ve already made a song and dance about how much producers have been “borrowing” from Big Brother UK, but this is no different. The catwalk idea has come straight from Britain (image on the right above).

Here’s how they do it (eviction happens towards the end of the video):

A fresh round of Big Brother promos have begun airing this weekend, featuring Sonia Kruger emerging from the Big Brother eye and floating about on some flashy CGI stairs.

She’s decided to keep her wardrobe conservative by wearing the same outfit as the previous shuffle promo… or more likely both promos were shot on the same day. :-)

While Sonia doesn’t tell us anything new other than the usual commercial TV guff, the ad does give some hints of where the season is heading. It’s a frame-by-frame copy of a Big Brother UK ad that aired last year (watch both below). Channel Nine and Southern Star have already looked to the UK for inspiration on previous promos and even the Big Brother logo itself.

So with the new season being heavily influenced by our British cousins, what could we potentially expect?

• When it switched to a new channel, BBUK canned the live internet feeds. This is looking likely to happen on BBAU.
• Evictions are held next to the house and involve a large crowd who greet (or boo) the evicted housemate as soon as they come out.
• BBUK’s companion show “Bit on the side” airs later in the night and includes panelists and callers who discuss the latest house events. There’s a chance the 9pm ‘adult’ show on GO! channel will follow this format.
• Some interesting recent tasks on BBUK may find their way to BBAU. One of particular note involved a housemate wearing an electric shock suit.

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