8.30pm.
Waiting.
Music.
Seems Geoff is missing.
Music.
Seems Geoff gave them his sister's phone number.
Music.
Someone's gone to search for Geoff.
Music.
Geoff has been found. He's being dragged out of a restaurant.
Music
9.20pm: Interview finally gets underway:
"What's it like being married?!"
"Wow - You get to meet CELEBRITIES!!"
"How cool is Kyle?!!"
"How hot is Jackie?!!"
Forumers questions:
Why does your show make fun of you?
How great is the Kyle and Jackie O show!!?
Why can't we see the housemates naked anymore?
Rima stuff.
Geoff takes over the interview, tells Shane what a great change this year is.
Shane stutters around for a while.
Shane attempts a top five thing. Favourite colour??
Stilted goodbyes.
Geoff hangs up the phone, heads back to the restaurant and, like the rest of us, cracks up!
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Thursday, May 8, 2008
The owning of BBBA
How much fun is it watching BBBA play straight into Big Brother's hands.
The manipulation really got underway with the arrival of Geoff - Kyle and Jackie's newsreader. Geoff drops by the BBBA forums a couple times each day to leave some food for thought on the show and its hosts.
Geoff's pretty clever. Early in the piece he mentioned BBBA on-air and BINGO. That site was cleaned up faster than you can yell 'MUMMY'S HOME'.
The Kyle whips were frantically stashed, anti-Kyle types were evicted, the devil horns scrawled on his head last year were photoshopped out and isn't he just the bestest host EVER!
Before Geoff there was Susannah, Thomas and Nick from BB07. I must admit, I felt a teensy bit sad for those three when they were suddenly and unceremoniously dumped as resident BBBA celebs in favour of Geoff. Still, they can hold their heads high. Vibes and co now understand that BB07's Housemates weren't that "horrendously drab" afterall. They were the bestest housemates EVER!
But let's not allow Geoff to get too comfy, here. After watching BBBA members during Mike Goldman's live chat today repeatedly (and rather embarrassingly) beg him to come play on their forum, it seems they tire easily. You could just hear them chanting: DOWN WITH GEOFF! WE WANT MIKE!
And of course Big Brother is going to let Mikey play with BBBA.
They've done so well with Geoff, so why not?
The manipulation really got underway with the arrival of Geoff - Kyle and Jackie's newsreader. Geoff drops by the BBBA forums a couple times each day to leave some food for thought on the show and its hosts.
Geoff's pretty clever. Early in the piece he mentioned BBBA on-air and BINGO. That site was cleaned up faster than you can yell 'MUMMY'S HOME'.
The Kyle whips were frantically stashed, anti-Kyle types were evicted, the devil horns scrawled on his head last year were photoshopped out and isn't he just the bestest host EVER!
Before Geoff there was Susannah, Thomas and Nick from BB07. I must admit, I felt a teensy bit sad for those three when they were suddenly and unceremoniously dumped as resident BBBA celebs in favour of Geoff. Still, they can hold their heads high. Vibes and co now understand that BB07's Housemates weren't that "horrendously drab" afterall. They were the bestest housemates EVER!
But let's not allow Geoff to get too comfy, here. After watching BBBA members during Mike Goldman's live chat today repeatedly (and rather embarrassingly) beg him to come play on their forum, it seems they tire easily. You could just hear them chanting: DOWN WITH GEOFF! WE WANT MIKE!
And of course Big Brother is going to let Mikey play with BBBA.
They've done so well with Geoff, so why not?
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
The BBBA Top Ten #1
Inspired by their current state of sheer humdrumity.
This week, the BBBA top ten most overused phrases.
10. Details are sketchy
9. BBBA can confirm...
8. ... cancel that rumour.
7. Eagle-eyed
6. Inside sources
5. Reliable sources
4. Ever watchful inside sources
3. Good friend of Behind Big Brother, Tim Brunero
2. Currently undergoing maintenance
And the Number One most overused phrase on BBBA...
1. news.com.au
This week, the BBBA top ten most overused phrases.
10. Details are sketchy
9. BBBA can confirm...
8. ... cancel that rumour.
7. Eagle-eyed
6. Inside sources
5. Reliable sources
4. Ever watchful inside sources
3. Good friend of Behind Big Brother, Tim Brunero
2. Currently undergoing maintenance
And the Number One most overused phrase on BBBA...
1. news.com.au
Monday, May 5, 2008
Journalism 101, BBBA-style: Grab the story, insult your source
How do BBBA react to the mainstream gossip columns getting the early goods on the House? (Oh, no. Not again, guys??)
They suddenly get all principled about rules and stuff, and even invent something called a "standard same-day media embargo".
From BBBA yesterday:
"The WA arm of news.com.au, PerthNow, has broken the standard same-day media embargo and given out details about tomorrow’s three gatecrashers."
We'll leave that 'arm' thing alone and get on with a couple of basic lessons, okay boys?
An embargoed release is a press release or announcement that is shared with the media in advance of its publishing date. This can be one hour, four hours, 12 hours, three days, one week, two weeks... pick any timeframe you like. There is no such thing as a "standard same-day media embargo".
Lesson number two.
Regardless of how long you must have positively agonised over whether to run with this - appaaaaarently - duplicitous and ill-gotten story, you don't whack in a few Wiki bits and then try and pass it off as your own by saying:
"Please link back to this site when using this info!"
They suddenly get all principled about rules and stuff, and even invent something called a "standard same-day media embargo".
From BBBA yesterday:
"The WA arm of news.com.au, PerthNow, has broken the standard same-day media embargo and given out details about tomorrow’s three gatecrashers."
We'll leave that 'arm' thing alone and get on with a couple of basic lessons, okay boys?
An embargoed release is a press release or announcement that is shared with the media in advance of its publishing date. This can be one hour, four hours, 12 hours, three days, one week, two weeks... pick any timeframe you like. There is no such thing as a "standard same-day media embargo".
Lesson number two.
Regardless of how long you must have positively agonised over whether to run with this - appaaaaarently - duplicitous and ill-gotten story, you don't whack in a few Wiki bits and then try and pass it off as your own by saying:
"Please link back to this site when using this info!"
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