Longbow
Self Destructoid
Excluding the U.S. and the first recent Canadian BB (as their format and show mechanics are very different than most others) i want to hear from a vast array of people on what they think about game playing in BB.
I didn't like Tim in the beginning of this season as i felt he was just doing his best to be Michael 2.0, now I've come around, i still think he still sounds like a car crash victim when he talks but at least I'm understanding why he does things and how he's positioning the chess board. This in itself is interesting, entertaining and in my eyes blasts Michael from last year out of the water as many were saying what a great game player he was.
I have watched many a BB, I'm kinda embarrassed to admit how many I've watched including all Australian ones about half of the U.K. ones with even a German and Swedish season (during the AUS BB drought) and through all of them there is this strong stigma about game playing and those that even 'dare' to attempt it.
I've found it very cheesy when housemates talk about being "true to yourself", "it's not about winning it's the experience", "i did this for the journey not the money" blah blah blah same talk with different faces. Why can't someone be there for the money? Why can't someone be allowed to play the game? I feel there's a few reasons for this but the one that always springs to my mind first is public perception. I think housemates care far too much about how they're perceived in and out of the house which i see straight through them, it's easy to spot when someone bites their tongue and holds back because they fear nomination, they fear that the public won't like them. When you have someone like Tim that doesn't possess that fear, well, then you have a unique and interesting dynamic. It's refreshing.
I always had the belief the game players were usually the interesting characters and regardless of how successful their plans were it would cause paranoia, distrust and arguments... a.k.a DRAMA!
Your usual housemate would immediately slander the game player, this is understandable as it's just a case of survival, better to label a housemate rotten that's trying to get you out rather than do nothing at all right? I get that, what i don't get is the public who usually vote game players out, surprisingly in the most recent BB U.K. civilian version the public kept the game player in to the end (didn't win though, the boring one did) which is highly and unfortunately irregular.
Tim feels like a different type of housemate this time round though, a different game player all together, playing the game similar to how i would if i was in the BB house which is to be absolutely transparent to the public in your thoughts of housemates and even your game plan. This is vital as they ultimately decide your fate in the game also telling it like it is and calling people out on their bullshit, I've found over any series of BB worldwide that calling someone out on their crap is major brownie points from the public. Don't trust ANYONE! Probably the best advice for any housemate game playing or not. Also messing with people's minds making them paranoid forcing them to make irrational decisions, exposing the fence sitters and low flyers etc... with more i can't think of right now.
So to end this god damn thesis i think Tim could maybe be the first legitimate house mate who's blatantly playing the game that the public can admire and even get behind, as if he takes us through he next play people will want to see how it plays out and if it actually worked. The only other successful game player in BBAU i can think of was... coincidentally... Tim from BB 5 (2005) who took a more strict pre-planned approach and followed everything he had to do to a T (still didn't win though but came second).
What are your thought's on game playing and perhaps Tim being the strong fan favorite right to the end if he does take a puppet master/villain role and possibly take this series out? Or do you prefer a frat house summer camp style show than a conniving Cluedo-esque game show?
I didn't like Tim in the beginning of this season as i felt he was just doing his best to be Michael 2.0, now I've come around, i still think he still sounds like a car crash victim when he talks but at least I'm understanding why he does things and how he's positioning the chess board. This in itself is interesting, entertaining and in my eyes blasts Michael from last year out of the water as many were saying what a great game player he was.
I have watched many a BB, I'm kinda embarrassed to admit how many I've watched including all Australian ones about half of the U.K. ones with even a German and Swedish season (during the AUS BB drought) and through all of them there is this strong stigma about game playing and those that even 'dare' to attempt it.
I've found it very cheesy when housemates talk about being "true to yourself", "it's not about winning it's the experience", "i did this for the journey not the money" blah blah blah same talk with different faces. Why can't someone be there for the money? Why can't someone be allowed to play the game? I feel there's a few reasons for this but the one that always springs to my mind first is public perception. I think housemates care far too much about how they're perceived in and out of the house which i see straight through them, it's easy to spot when someone bites their tongue and holds back because they fear nomination, they fear that the public won't like them. When you have someone like Tim that doesn't possess that fear, well, then you have a unique and interesting dynamic. It's refreshing.
I always had the belief the game players were usually the interesting characters and regardless of how successful their plans were it would cause paranoia, distrust and arguments... a.k.a DRAMA!
Your usual housemate would immediately slander the game player, this is understandable as it's just a case of survival, better to label a housemate rotten that's trying to get you out rather than do nothing at all right? I get that, what i don't get is the public who usually vote game players out, surprisingly in the most recent BB U.K. civilian version the public kept the game player in to the end (didn't win though, the boring one did) which is highly and unfortunately irregular.
Tim feels like a different type of housemate this time round though, a different game player all together, playing the game similar to how i would if i was in the BB house which is to be absolutely transparent to the public in your thoughts of housemates and even your game plan. This is vital as they ultimately decide your fate in the game also telling it like it is and calling people out on their bullshit, I've found over any series of BB worldwide that calling someone out on their crap is major brownie points from the public. Don't trust ANYONE! Probably the best advice for any housemate game playing or not. Also messing with people's minds making them paranoid forcing them to make irrational decisions, exposing the fence sitters and low flyers etc... with more i can't think of right now.
So to end this god damn thesis i think Tim could maybe be the first legitimate house mate who's blatantly playing the game that the public can admire and even get behind, as if he takes us through he next play people will want to see how it plays out and if it actually worked. The only other successful game player in BBAU i can think of was... coincidentally... Tim from BB 5 (2005) who took a more strict pre-planned approach and followed everything he had to do to a T (still didn't win though but came second).
What are your thought's on game playing and perhaps Tim being the strong fan favorite right to the end if he does take a puppet master/villain role and possibly take this series out? Or do you prefer a frat house summer camp style show than a conniving Cluedo-esque game show?
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