Author: Padraig Fahy

  • Big Brother UK 2024 – Day 33 – Live Eviction Notes

    Big Brother UK 2024 – Day 33 – Live Eviction Notes

    • Emma and BP talking about Lily – They can only deal with her for about an hour a day.
    • Khaled is getting his toes waxed.
    • Lily is in the DR – She regrets her rule break. She might apologise to Sarah.
    • Hanah and Sarah are talking about “Stop the gloats” comment. Hanah is not offended or have any anger towards Sarah.
    • Emma in the DR talking about the eviction. She is a bit worried, but not too worried. She can’t wait to not spend 24/7 with Lily.
    • Lily apologises to Sarah, for her comment and the rule break.
    • BP in the DR talking about the eviction. She is slightly worried about the eviction tomorrow, even though she was up for nomination on Week 1.
    • Marcello and Lily talking about potential future jobs for certain housemates. They say that Khaled could become a stunt double. Khaled thinks that Marcello is triggered when there is some pushback about what he is saying.
    • Emma and BP asks Nathan what would happen if both of them were evicted, he would cry. Sarah could look after him.
    • Khaled in the DR talking about Marcello – He doesn’t like that he is being instructed to shut up and sit down and if someone tells him something negative, he will throw it back to them.
    • Ali in the DR – She is not phased about eviction, she has been up 3 times. She is worried about Lily if she gets evicted.
    • Khaled is talking to Nathan about the “Fake Vanity Bitches” – Nathan clarifies that Khaled addresses his answers. Khaled is conscious about the camera and what he is saying in case his family hears what he is saying.
    • BB has gathered everyone to the sofa. 01:30am – Lily said that if she went, she would nominate Sarah. As punishment, everyone is being enlisted into Big Brother’s Bootcamp. And the luxury shopping budget has been taken away.
    • HoH Marcello is the drill sergeant. Everyone else is a cadet. Everyone must respond with “Sir, yes sir”
    • 1st training course is an assault course. They must continuously go hopscotch through tyres, crawl under some nets and do a lap of garden and repeat it.
    • For the 2nd and final training session. They must line up in order of number of people that have rule breaks. Next, they line up who is most annoying. Next, they line up as to who is going to win.
    • Lily must do 10 push-ups as punishment.
    • Big Brother will reward the luxury shopping budget, BUT Lily cannot have any input into the shopping list.
    • Housemates are working on their luxury shopping budget.
    • Lily is singing “Give me Tangfastics” and shouts it.
    • Hanah and Emma are talking about Segun. Hanah likes Segun, but they can never date due to Segun having being in a relationship, and then they have different religions.
    • Ali, Nathan, BP, Lily and Sarah are talking about Ali being ‘boring’. To Sarah, it felt that Dean was holding Ali back. And that she is coming out of her shell in the last week.
    • Housemates are having dinner and tells the person to their left 3 qualities about them.
    • LIVE: Voting is now closed.
    • LIVE: Time for the 1st eviction of the night – The 6th housemate to be evicted is: Lily
    • LIVE: Time for the 2nd eviction of the night – The 7th housemate to be evicted is: Khaled


  • Big Brother UK 2024 – Day 32 Notes

    Big Brother UK 2024 – Day 32 Notes

    • The house has been transformed into a “Gangster’s Paradise”
    • It is the last shopping task.
    • Ali, Hanah and Nathan are The Biker Bandits
    • Emma, Segun and Thomas are The Moustache Mob!
    • Khaled, Sarah and Baked Potato are The Grifters Geezers
    • Marcello is the big boss and right-hand woman Lily
    • 1 group are saboteurs.
    • Marcello & Lily must find out who the saboteurs are to win the luxury shopping budget.
    • There are 3 envelopes. The Biker Bandits open one of them and they are the saboteurs.
    • The entire shopping tasks falls on them – If they sabotage tasks, and go undetected, they will win the shopping task for the entire house.
    • The moustache gangers are Loyal. The grifters are Loyal.
    • Marcello and Lily are observing the gangs.
    • 1 person from each gang. Segun, Nathan and Baked Potato. They must get vases while avoiding the lasers.
    • Nathan is intentionally causing them to lose time by triggering the alarm.
    • They only get 1 out of 3 vases.
    • Marcello and Lily must interrogate BP, Nathan and Segun to find out who the saboteurs are.
    • Marcello is “Mystic Marcello” as he reads a pot.
    • Baked Potato has worked out who the saboteurs. She tells Marcello and Lily, but they think it’s the geezers.
    • Grifter Geezer, Sarah in the DR – Morale at the all-time low. She has had no food, no treats. She is angry at BB for not getting anything nice.
    • Emma, Khaled and Emma has been called to the art museum.
    • They must crack the codes to unlock the art piece. Each art piece have 3 questions and the answers must be pushed into a keypad to unlock
    • They get 1 out of 3 correct. Neither of them suspect that one of them is the saboteur.
    • Marcello and Lily interrogate Hanah, Emma and Khaled.
    • Marcello and Lily are saying that the Geezers are the saboteurs.
    • Marcello has to choose who the saboteurs are.
    • Marcello collects a red envelope. He writes down a gang name on a piece of paper and puts it into the envelope.
    • The gangs are having a meal (pizza).
    • BB reveals that the saboteurs had to sabotage the shopping tasks.
    • Marcello and Lily choose the Geezers. The Bandits revealed themselves. They won a luxury shopping budget.
    • BP found out that Nathan broke the laser’s and screams.
    • Lily in the DR – She wants to be in charge of the shopping list.
    • Lily in the bedroom joking with Sarah. Lily says that if she stays on Friday, she is going to nominate Sarah. RULE BREAK!
    • Hanah is in the DR – She is not happy with Sarah making a non-PC joke (Changing “Stop the Boats” to “Stop the Gloats”)
    • BB has called Sarah to the DR – BB explains that her language about her chanting “Stop the Gloats” being in reference to “Stop the Boats” and confirming it with Hanah and Emma that that is what the chant was in reference to may have caused offence to not only housemates but the viewing public.


  • Gaming News – 7th November 2024

    Gaming News – 7th November 2024

    • Nintendo has confirmed that the new Nintendo console (which has not been announced yet) will be backwards compatible with existing Nintendo Switch games.
    • Warcraft II (2) Remastered has been leaked before its (reportedly) announcement during Warcraft’s 30th Anniversary next week.
    • Warner Bros. Discovery has revealed that the poor reception of MultiVersus is one of the major reasons why their games division is “substantially underperforming”
    • Raven from DC Comics and Marceline from Adventure Time are being added to Season 4 of MultiVersus which also includes 2 new stages from Samurai Jack and Adventure Time.
    • Starting in 2025, New subscribers to Nvidia’s game streaming service GeForce Now, will be limited to 100 hours of playtime per month. Existing members will have this limit imposed in 2026.
    • Surprise! Death Stranding is now available on Xbox Series X|S and via Xbox app on PC. For a limited time, it is 50% off (now €20)
    • As part of their Q2 Financial Report, Take-Two has stated that Grand Theft Auto VI is still on track for a Autumn 2025 release.
    • Take-Two has also stated that while the Borderlands movie was ‘disappointing’, it actually had a positive impact on video game sales.
    • Take-Two have also stated that they will spread out the release of Grand Theft Auto VI and Borderlands 4 even though they are slated to come out within a year of each other.
    • It has also been confirmed by Take-Two, that their “Private Division” label has been sold for an undisclosed sum.
    • It was recently confirmed by Konami that the voice actress for Eva in Metal Gear Solid 3 was listed as “Suzetta Minet” This was a pseudonym for Jodi Benson, who voiced Ariel in The Little Mermaid movie. It was suggested to her at the time that her name be changed due to the ‘adult themes’ that were in the game.
    • SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics is being delisted from Steam on the 6th December. If you have already purchased games within SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics, you would still be able to download them.
    • On this N7 Day, it has been revealed that there is a Mass Effect TV show in development from the writer for Fast & Furious 9, Daniel Casey, and Amazon MGM Studios.

  • Big Brother UK 2024 – Day 31 Notes

    Big Brother UK 2024 – Day 31 Notes

    • HoH Marcello in the DR – He gets a slap-up breakfast. He didn’t like the silk sheets on the bed.
    • Nominations time!! Nathan cannot nominate due to the rule break, but can be nominated. As Head of House, Marcello cannot be nominated.
    • As it is a Double-Eviction, Housemates with 2 or more nominations will be up for eviction.
    • Ali chooses Sarah (1) & Emma (1)
    • Lily chooses Thomas (1) & Khaled (1)
    • Khaled chooses Lily (1) & Nathan (1)
    • Baked Potato chooses Khaled (2) & Thomas (2)
    • Hanah chooses Emma (2) & Ali (1)
    • Emma chooses Lily (2) & Ali (2)
    • HoH Marcello chooses Ali (3) & Lily (3)
    • Segun chooses Lily (4) & Ali (4)
    • Thomas chooses Emma (3) & Lily (5)
    • Sarah chooses Lily (6) & Khaled (3)
    • Khaled in the DR – There is now a group called “THE CORE” – Members: Khaled, Marcello, Thomas and Hanah.
    • Nathan was talking with Ali and Lily came in screaming “I love MSG”. Nathan asks her to shut up.
    • HoH Marcello has been called to the DR – He must go to BB’s now not-so-secret secret basement.
    • He runs up the stairs without being seen.
    • BB shares that: Thomas, Emma, Khaled, Lily and Ali are up nominated.
    • Marcello can either “Save & Replace” or “Killer Nomination” – He wishes to save both Thomas and Khaled.
    • Marcello chooses to save Thomas. We don’t know yet who he has chosen (This will happen soon)
    • BB has gathered everyone to the sofa to reveal the results of the nominations.
    • Up for eviction this week: Lily, Khaled, Ali, Emma, Thomas
    • However, as HoH Marcello chose to Save & Replace. He saves Thomas. He chooses Baked Potato to replace him, as it would be a sure bet that BP wouldn’t get evicted.
    • Up for eviction this week.: Lily, Khaled, Ali, Emma and Baked Potato
    • Segun is dancing in the bedroom
    • BP is in the DR – BP understands that Marcello had to make a decision and holds no grudge towards Marcello.
    • Ali smells Hanah’s feet.
    • Lily is in the DR – She says that the people who nominated her would regret it.
    • Nathan is in the DR – He is shocked that he is not up for eviction. He knows who nominated Emma. He is obviously upset that BP is up instead of him.
    • BP and Ali are talking about Nathan meeting BP’s parents. There will be problems between Nathan and BP’s mother.


  • Big Brother UK 2024 – Day 30 Notes

    Big Brother UK 2024 – Day 30 Notes

    • The kitchen is a tip again.
    • Lily is in the DR – She cannot stand having veg and potatoes. She wants to be Head of House.
    • Emma is having her Head of House breakfast.
    • Sarah is talking to Khaled about “coming down from his Ivory tower” – He didn’t think that she was joking.
    • Ali and Lily are talking about Khaled about Sarah’s statement.
    • Sarah in the DR – She wants some sugar. She is going to sue BB for the lack of sugar. She is having a sit in. The alarm in the DR goes off. Animal sounds and construction noises are playing.
    • Sarah is still in the DR with her sugar protest. Alarms and noises are still going off. It’s been 42 minutes.
    • Ali, Lily, BP and Nathan are cleaning the kitchen.
    • BB has a Knock Knock joke for Sarah. BB: “Knock Knock” Sarah: “Who’s there?” BB: “Lily” – BB starts playing audio clips of Lily screaming. – Sarah leaves
    • Sarah and Lily are having a bake off. Lily wins.
    • Segun in the DR – He wants to be HoH.
    • Evil HoH Emma is in the DR. Today is the last day of her being HoH. BB asks them to get Ali and Khaled and take them to the secret room.
    • Lily seen Ali go into the secret door into the basement.
    • Segun, Marcello, Lily and Hanah stare at the door from the sofa.
    • Housemates are very suspicious.
    • Khaled gets everyone into the garden. Khaled runs back in and bolts it into the secret basement.
    • Khaled, Ali and Emma will decide the last Head of House. Nathan is not eligible.
    • They must individually decide who will be HoH. They have chosen, but has not revealed the choices.
    • They go into the bedroom and act like nothing happened.
    • They gather on the sofa for the HoH. Ali chose Lily. Khaled chose Marcello. Emma chose Sarah.
    • They go to the garden. There is a Catherine wheel. Wherever it stops, that person will become Head of House.
    • The wheel lands on Marcello. He gets immunity and sees him into the Final Week.
    • The housemates have sparklers and fireworks are set off.
    • Marcello in the DR – Really happy to be HoH. BB will throw a dinner with Khaled.
    • Sarah is in the DR – She is happy to be one of the three, and is happy with Marcello winning.
    • Ali and Lily talking about Marcello and that he is a sensitive person. And if anything bad was said about him, he would take it personally.
    • Hanah, Khaled, Segun, Thomas and Marcello are in the garden celebrating that one of their “divide” are HoH.


  • Big Brother UK 2024 – Day 29 Notes

    Big Brother UK 2024 – Day 29 Notes

    • Lily didn’t clean up the vegetable scraps last night. Segun agrees with Sarah that cleaning it up would enable her.
    • Hanah in the DR – She will stay in the house, but is still not happy
    • Emma cleans up the kitchen mess left by Lily.
    • HoH Emma is having a breakfast upstairs.
    • Ali in the DR – Felt unwell after having a sip of Lily’s stew. Stomach rumbled really loudly. BB could hear it.
    • Emma puts washing powder on the breakfast that she didn’t eat to prevent Lily from eating it.
    • Segun and BP are upstairs praying.
    • BB are at the sofa for today’s task. It’s Big Brother’s Nature Flower Show. They are aiming to become “Best in Show”. Winner gets a tea party.
    • 2 of them become judges. HoH Emma is Head Gardener. She chooses BP to be a groundskeeper
    • The rest are plants:
    • Lily and Khaled are Nuisance Weeds. (They must write a poem about how they are going to become better people in the house.)
    • Ali and Marcello are Shy Wallflowers (Must perform a dance routine to Demi Levato’s “Confident”)
    • Nathan & Hanah are Poisonous Stinging Nettles. (Can only give compliments and cannot swear)
    • Thomas & Segun are On-the-fence Ivies. (They are fence sitters and must sit on the fence outside and give a controversial opinion )
    • Sarah is a Beautiful Rose. (She gets to look pretty)
    • Nathan and Ali are talking about Emma in the storeroom.
    • Each of the types of plants have a certain task.
    • BB has gathered everyone
    • On-the-fence Ivies Thomas and Segun. Thomas believes Nathan to have been a game player. Playing into everyone’s emotions.
    • Segun says that the rule breaks are affected people who haven’t broken any rules.
    • Emma asks Segun if someone was to do a backdoor eviction, who would he choose. He chooses Lily. Thomas also chooses Lily.
    • Stinging Nettles Nathan and Hanah are next. Nathan apologises to Khaled and Thomas. Hanah apologises to Lily.
    • The Nuisance Weeds Lily and Khaled. They read out a poem, taking turns to talk every paragraph.
    • The rose (Sarah) must go around and tell each person how they could improve. She gets to Khaled and goes ‘in’ on him by saying that “instead of looking outwards, he should look inwards” and “come down from his ivory tower”
    • Ali and Marcello must dance for the house.
    • Ali and Marcello win the BB Nature’s Flower Show best in show.
    • Ali, Marcello, BP and Emma have a tea party later today.
    • Khaled thought that Sarah went in a bit too hard.
    • Ali and Marcello are in the DR – Marcello enjoyed working with Ali and collaborating.
    • Khaled and Sarah in the kitchen. Khaled seems upset about what Sarah said and asks her for some distance.
    • Ali, Marcello, BP and Emma are upstairs are having their lunch.
    • Lily is in the DR – She didn’t like that Thomas and Segun and chose her.
    • Marcello and Lily are dancing Ali and his dance routine from earlier.
    • Nathan is completing BP dress
    • Sarah and Lily are dancing. Segun is making a beat and Marcello is rapping.
    • Khaled in the DR – Sarah’s comments about him earlier was unpleasant.
    • BP, Nathan, Emma and Lily are talking about anal… yep…
    • Nathan is in the DR – Khaled doesn’t like people talking negatively about him. If you ever wanted to fall asleep. Just ask Khaled to read a story.