The Big Brother television show has been a very popular series on U.S. television. Each week, a new resident of the home is selected and sent into a big brother/sister's home. American teens, cut off completely from the external world, interact in an extremely isolating environment. While there is no fighting allowed, they are made to share a common interest: battling each other. As every sibling grows longer accustomed to this situation, tension mounts as they struggle to deal with being put in precisely the same room, with the very same folks, and with the identical routine.
It looks like there'll be a few new contestants on the block this year too. One of them is going to be The Amazing Race's Simon Bates, that has recently appeared on The Apprentice. His appearance will definitely excite people who love to see competitions on their television sets. Then there's American Idol's Cody Simpson, who is joining the contest after being eliminated from The wonderful Race. Then we have the return of The Apprentice's Chris Lowe to the Big Brother house, and it seems as though he may have a competition for the top prize again this year.
So this morning I went to have a look at the Big Brother house and it's really wonderful to see some new additions which were made this past year. There are still lots of animals in the home and I especially like how the new Big Brother twist gave us a creature who interacts with the houseguests. It makes for a more natural interaction between the creatures, and they actually appear to get along quite well. This is particularly true of The Amazing Race's Simon Bates, that participates really well with some of the other creatures. The judges also seemed to enjoy this twist on the show, and it was a one. I really hope that it keeps moving until the end of the summer since it is just a great way to present a fresh twist to a favorite television series.