100 contestants for BB11 launch night?

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Tabloid reports have claimed that over 100 contestants will take part in the final Big Brother launch night.

According to the Daily Star, all the wannabe housemates have passed medical, police and psychological tests, but are not guaranteed full housemate status.

The 100 hopefuls will take part in a live task at Elstree Studios to determine who is allowed to take part in the final series. The first 16 applicants who successfully complete the challenge will be allowed to enter the Big Brother compound.

No details on the task will be revealed until the launch night.

"This is the biggest stunt that producers have ever pulled off," said a source. "Bosses have unearthed what they think are 100 potentially good housemates.

"But none of them has got a guaranteed place on the show. It's going to be a tough battle."

It is also rumoured that the eleventh run will the longest-running series ever, lasting over 13 weeks.

Big Brother 11 starts next month on Channel 4.

No way

, hope it's not true but the DS have been spot on about lots of BB things before due to their links with the producers...

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LockesMember

sounds good

5/24/106:27 AM

squiggleMember 10 years

Interesting, but could fall flat on its face maybe. It can be frustrating when a contestant doesn't even get on the show. I would have liked to see more of the girl who got put on a bus before the show even started last year.

5/24/106:38 AM

Eugene's LairMember 10 years

Reference darloboy Today at 14:24:

Tabloid reports have claimed that over 100 contestants will take part in the final Big Brother launch night.

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No way

, hope it's not true but the DS have been spot on about lots of BB things before due to their links with the producers...

Firstly, this is not a DS story. They're simply quoting a story from the Daily Star - a paper that's not only usually wrong with its BB stories, but is usually spectacularly wrong (remember the reported gay wedding?)

Having said that: a few people on the DS forums are saying it is true. I still have serious doubts, though. The biggest alarm bell for me is that I simply cannot see the producers surrendering that much control over the HMs. Yes, I appreciate that there's likely to be a bit of a "don't care" attitude for the last series, but Endemol usually guards its control over HM selection jealously - they've thown hissy fits in the past when C4 have tried to veto HMs over trivial issues such as criminal records or not performing adequately on the psychological tests.

One suggestion that sounds plausible to me is that 14 (say) HMs are already selected, and the final 1 or 2 are chosen by a game-show process (Kit Kat-style).

5/24/107:11 AM

brisketMember Memoriam

I hope this doesn't happen.
I think one of the reasons for BBs demise is that they try to be too clever and twisted in their stunts.
Just send a handful in and leave it at that I say.

5/24/107:33 AM

Former Member

don't like the sound of that

ok, the 100 have been chosen but what if you get 16 similar thinking HM's - we need a good mix that have been carefully chosen, with different views so they can perhaps learn something - or, if not, at least make good tv arguing their point

5/24/108:11 AM

Rawky-RooMember 10 years

What if it was all men that got on? I wouldn't be wanting to watch that thank you very much

5/24/108:12 AM

Former Member

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all men that got on

oooooh

, now that sounds like it could be worth watching

5/24/108:14 AM

Eugene's LairMember 10 years

Reference barney Today at 16:11:

don't like the sound of that ok, the 100 have been chosen but what if you get 16 similar thinking HM's - we need a good mix that have been carefully chosen, with different views so they can perhaps learn something - or, if not, at least make good tv arguing their point

Essentially my problem with this idea. It goes completely against the general concept of BB HMs representing a wide cross-section of the public (or at least as wide as the self-selecting nature of the audition process allows).

Obviously we don't know the nature of the selection task (or tasks?) but I'm guessing it will have a "physical" aspect to it, which would make it harder for older or, shall we say, "less fit", HM to get in. It also favours the more openly competitive applicants (this was why Beinazir didn't make the cut last year.)

Also, as Rawky points out, there is a real danger of the gender-split being seriously skewed (although I supppose they could allow, say, the first 7 boys and the first 7 girls to enter.)

5/24/108:29 AM

SaintMember 10 years

Hmmmmm i don't think its the best way to select the best people for the job.
I'd be surprised if this happenend for just 2 or 3 contestants

5/24/108:49 AM

BazMember VIP10 years

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I would have liked to see more of the girl who got put on a bus before the show even started last year.

Ditto Squiggle

I am not sure I like this twist....I would rather they just picked the final 16.

5/24/109:10 AM

Former Member

Reference: brisket

I think one of the reasons for BBs demise is that they try to be too clever and twisted in their stunts. Just send a handful in and leave it at that I say.

I agree.

Hoped they might have left it fairly basic for the last series.

5/24/102:37 PM

liverbirdMember 10 years

Agree with most of you - we seriously could get a very unbalanced house

I would like back to basics....

5/24/1011:48 PM

kattymieowwMember 10 years

Sounds like a totally crap idea..if true.

5/25/103:59 AM

Soozy WooMember

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It is also rumoured that the eleventh run will the longest-running series ever, lasting over 13 weeks.

I dont like it when it goes on too long .........IMO 10 weeks is enough - it causes enough rows in my house as it is - OH can't stand it and I'm glued to it for the whole summer!

5/25/106:52 AM

brisketMember Memoriam

Reference: Soozywoo

I dont like it when it goes on too long .........IMO 10 weeks is enough

I agree with this.

5/25/107:20 AM

Blizz'ardMember 10 years

Hmmmmm, sounds like a stoopid idea, so it could be true.

Does this mean we can now pick a number up to 100 in Math's thread?

5/25/108:22 AM

Extremely Fluffy Fluffy ThingMember VIP10 yearsModerator

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"This is the biggest stunt that producers have ever pulled off,"

It may be the biggest stunt EVER, but they haven't pulled it off yet!

5/25/109:41 AM

Extremely Fluffy Fluffy ThingMember VIP10 yearsModerator

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Does this mean we can now pick a number up to 100 in Math's thread?

Well, we could.... but if it's true then there are still only 16 going into the house. So if you picked #73, you'd be ok if they got through, but you'd have to count round lots of times to see who you had if the original '#73' DIDN'T get into the house.

16+16 is 32, and 16 is 48, and 16 is 64, and 16 is...hmmm.

73 minus 64 is 9....thus you'd end up with #9 of the 16 that got into the house.
Why not just go for number 9 from the start?

5/25/109:49 AM

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