adminaround is Big Brother Season 7 and I noticed M-Net are busy trying to hype the show ahead of its launch in May.
Well, this week they made the announcement that one of the twists in new season is that the housemates will play the game in pairs.
They have since called this an “innovation” but I am not sure about this because we have had that twist before and already what’s worse is that the rules of the game will allow a housemates to bring along a partner — it could be a parent, wife, husband, boss or neighbour and what have you.
Judging by this new rule I foresee that the worst is yet to come in Big Brother Season 7.
Can you imagine your wife or your mother dressing in front of the cameras or taking a shower with other housemates? That’s completely unAfrican.
Quite honestly, I don’t think the producers of the show, Endemol South Africa, are serious about this unless, of course, this is a confirmation of what we have been saying all along that they have run out of ideas.
May I suggest that M-Net focus on Big Brother Nigeria so that they can fill up the house with Nigerians who speak Pidgin English throughout and give the prize money to a Nigerian.
The first Nigerian Big Brother won by Katung, who happened to be my favourite housemate at the time, was simply extraordinary in that other countries like Botswana, Ethiopia, Zambia and Zimbabwe were not used as pieces in a game of chess.
So when I looked at the rules for Big Brother Season 7 I already knew how much Endemol have missed the point.
According to a statement released by MultiChoice Zimbabwe’s Liz Dziva: “M-Net’s Big Brother Africa Show will hit a new high in 2012 with a requirement for entrants to partner with another person to enter as a pair.
“That other person can be a best friend, boyfriend, girlfriend, mom, dad, brother, sister, boss, husband, wife, neighbour, hairdresser . . . in fact, anyone. But the rule is: People have to enter in pairs.”
“The question to each would-be entrant, therefore, is: So who will take the journey of a lifetime with you? Remember that you may have to spend a long time with them in the house, so choose carefully.”
I just hope there won’t be anyone who will take their in-laws, parents, wives or husbands in the house because that alone will be their downfall.
Another “innovation” we are told, will be welcoming two new countries into the Big Brother house — Liberia and Sierra Leone.
This time round, Ethiopia will not be involved, while Mozambique will take on an as yet undefined new role.
“The announcement of the partnership plan means that this year people who wish to become participants in Big Brother Africa can do so if both partners are citizens of one of the participating countries: Angola, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia,
Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
“Both partners must come from the same country, must be 21 years of age or older, must be fluent in English and must have valid passports.
Those interested can collect entry forms from MultiChoice Zimbabwe offices after February 5, or they can source a form through www.mnetafrica.com/bigbrother, completing the form online. Alternatively, the form can be downloaded, completed and e-mailed to [email protected]. Online entry forms will also be available from February 5.
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