Mon, May 9, 2005
Big Brother Australia is the Australian version of the international Big Brother reality television series. A group of people selected from a national search share a House sealed from the outside world for up to 100 days. Watching over these Housemates is Big Brother - heard only via a fatherly voice. He is the all-seeing all-knowing authoritarian figure who monitors the Housemates' every move. Every week Housemates nominate each other for Eviction in a secret ballot. The viewers then vote to decide who will be Evicted. The last person left wins the major cash prize. Big Brother is the original and unparalleled social experiment. For the most part, the Housemates are left to do as they please in a hyper-real environment largely unpenetrated by the outside world while everything they do is watched by cameras - and ultimately the public. Tasks constitute the only real interference with the Housemates' lives. Basic food and shopping money is provided for staples, however the Housemates have the opportunity of increasing their weekly allowance, or furthering their position in the game, by passing these Tasks. The action unfolds in real time. Everyday living combines with friendship, arguments, love, betrayal and despair to become the stuff of a real-life soap opera.
Thu, May 12, 2005
The housemates compete against each other in a special arena for three rewards: access to a special "rewards room" (featuring food, a bath, a TV, and a large bed) for the weekend, the authority to allocate the weekly household chores to the housemates, and the power to affect nominations by subtracting three points from one of the nominees, thus potentially saving them.
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Sat, May 14, 2005
Big Brother reveals to the house that three housemates have not been honest in their relationship status prior to entering the house, and sends them to a punishment room where they must wait until he decides their ultimate fate. He also announces that one housemate has exposed another as a twin, and sends both twins into the house.
Mon, May 16, 2005
The nominations twist sends the housemates into a spin. The banished trio re-enter the house, but not everyone is happy about it. The results of the public vote for the renegade housemates are revealed, and two of them are expelled from the house, while an additional punishment for the housemate surviving the special eviction is revealed.
Thu, May 19, 2005
The housemates will compete against each other in a special arena for three rewards: access to a special "rewards room" (featuring food, a bath, a TV, and a large bed) for the weekend, the authority to allocate the weekly household chores to the housemates, and the power to affect nominations by subtracting three points from one of the nominees, thus potentially saving them.