Author: Padraig Fahy

  • Big Brother UK 2024 – Day 26 Notes – Live Eviction

    Big Brother UK 2024 – Day 26 Notes – Live Eviction

    • LIVE: One person will be evicted tonight! Head-to-Head nominations happened yesterday.
    • The villagers think that Dean was being very harsh in what he said.
    • Khaled is in the DR – He is annoyed that Nathan brought up that Khaled didn’t talk about Palestine.
    • Vampire Segun and Villager Baked Potato are in the dungeon. They must balance a pole on their shoulders.
    • Segun is scared of ostriches. BP is scared of loud noises. Nathan and Khaled put blood into their pole (and must balance it)
    • The lights go out, and a person walks in, pokes them in the back. 2 people tne come in with chainsaws and direct them towards them.
    • Task is over. Neither of them spilled any blood.
    • Time for the results of the shopping task. Khaled and Marcello pour the blood into the tubes.
    • Vampires wins (not by a lot, though)
    • Villagers are not allowed to have any of the luxury shopping budget. If they do, all the luxury food will be taken off everyone.
    • Vampires only have the power to nominate. And they are face-to-face. And it’s happening NOW!
    • Ali – She chooses Marcello (1) & Hanah (1)
    • Khaled – He chooses Lily (1) & Nathan (1)
    • Segun – He chooses Nathan (2) & Lily (2)
    • Emma – She chooses Dean (1) & Hanah (2)
    • Thomas – He chooses Lily (3) & Baked Potato (1)
    • Dean – He chooses Marcello (2) & Sarah (1)
    • Hanah, Lily, Marcello & Nathan have received the most votes.
    • HoH Emma stands up. She can influence the nomination. She can ‘Save & Replace’ or ‘Killer Nomination’
    • She chooses ‘Save & Replace’. She replaces Nathan with Dean.
    • Hanah, Lily, Marcello & Dean are up for eviction.
    • Dean is in the DR – Emma’s decision has proved that her, Nathan and BP are up their own arse. There is a clique. He is going to be taking a backseat with their friendship
    • LIVE: The public vote is OPEN! (at 9:30pm) – Voting closes later in the show.
    • Dean is not mad with Emma, but is sad.
    • Dean and Ali doesn’t trust Nathan after what he said.
    • Marcello in the DR – Happy that nomination was done this way instead of the previous nominations. He doesn’t like the way Ali and Dean has treated him.
    • Dean is upset and is packing his stuff.
    • Hanah is in the DR – She doesn’t care that she is up for nomination. She is not going to change for anyone.
    • Marcello thinks that Ali is boring. Ali has been giving him death stares for 4 weeks.
    • Lily, Nathan and BP talking about Thomas nominating Lily.
    • Ali is in the DR – She doesn’t have any regrets for nominating Marcello. Emma’s and Thomas’ nomination was a cop out.
    • The shopping has arrived for the Vampires. Thomas is hiding chocolate
    • Sarah is in the DR – Surprised that Marcello is up for nomination. Doesn’t want him to go.
    • Khaled catches Lily trying to steal the chocolate bar.
    • Lily (who was a villager) steals the chocolate bar again and this time eats it. She has broken the rules.
    • LIVE: Voting is now CLOSED! (10:02pm)
    • Thomas and Dean are giving out about Lily breaking the rules.
    • Emma says that Lily is fucking selfish. She ate the Vampire’s food before they were able to.
    • Thomas is giving out about Lily. She doesn’t care about what Thomas thinks about her. They are both the same age. He is really pissed off.
    • LIVE: Time to talk to the house!
    • LIVE: The viewers have spoken. The 5th housemate to be evicted is: Dean
    • The door is not working! Dean cannot leave. (He got out through the fire escape in the garden)


  • Big Brother UK 2024 – Day 25 Notes

    Big Brother UK 2024 – Day 25 Notes

    • For this week’s Shopping task, the house has been transformed into Castle Bloodstone
    • House will be divided into 2 teams – Immortal Vampires vs Brave Villager
    • One team will win the luxury shopping budget and the other will get basic rations.
    • Emma as HoH is the leader of the Vampires, and she chooses Ali, Thomas, Khaled, Segun and Dean.
    • Hanah looks at her team and states that she is going to lose.
    • The vampires have to stay in the vampire lair. They can only be invited into the rest of the house if a villager invites them.
    • The teams will compete for ‘blood’. Heavy consequences if a team loses.
    • They all get dressed up as their respective vampires and villagers.
    • Villager Hanah in the DR – “It’s giving slap”. She says that that vampires have a better team formation.
    • The lair is open. Emma is going to be without a smoke and is not happy about it.
    • Emma in the DR – It was only right that she selected people that she nominated (sans Martha). She is going to sway Villager Nathan to let her into the living room.
    • The vampires are free to roam. Hanah barricaded the door even though it’s a pull door.
    • Hanah is leading the villagers in prayer. They strategise what the vampires will do.
    • Vampire Ali and Villager Sarah are in BB’s dungeon. They must suck blood out of skeletons and deposit it into a vial in the middle of the room.
    • Sarah wins by gathering the most blood. They take their vials of blood back to the lair and living room.
    • Ali and Emma wants to go to the smoking area, but the villagers will not allow them. BB told the vampires to go back to the lair.
    • Vampire Dean and Villager Dean are in the dungeon. They will need to “spill blood” about other mate to get blood for their team.
    • Dean stands behind the question, “Who wouldn’t you speak to outside the house?” – He chooses Sarah
    • Nathan stands behind, “Who do you think would backstab you?” – He chooses Dean.
    • Dean stands behind “Who is the most manipulative?” – He chooses Marcello.
    • Nathan stands behind, “Who is the most two-faced housemate?” – He chooses Thomas.
    • Dean stands behind, “Who would you sacrifice to save yourself?” – He chooses Nathan.
    • Nathan stands behind, “Who is holding back your true self?” – He chooses Khaled.
    • Dean ended up with more blood than Nathan.
    • Dean asks Nathan to consider letting Emma and Ali to go for a smoke.
    • Its nighttime. The vampires can now roam the castle, including going out for a smoke.
    • Villager Lily in the DR – Looking for a new top.
    • Dean and Sarah talk about not being friends on the outside.
    • Nathan and Khaled talk about not talking to each other about their political beliefs
    • Dean in the DR – Bad blood was spilled. He believes that people like Sarah and Marcello were shocked about how he views them.
    • BB has put on an after dark party for both vampires and villagers. BB puts on music
    • Segun says to Dean that the drama will blow over within 24 hours, or until there is new drama.


  • Big Brother UK 2024 – Day 24 Notes

    Big Brother UK 2024 – Day 24 Notes

    • [Monster Mash plays]
    • They dress up in costumes for Halloween.
      • Dean – Frankenstein’s monster
      • Marcello – Werewolf
      • Lily – Alien
      • Hanah – Mummy
      • Ali – Red Witch
      • Thomas – Spooky bat
      • Baked Potato – Sea Monster
      • Nathan – Decapitated Man
      • Martha – Spider
      • Segun- Knight
      • Emma – Fallen Angel
      • Khaled – Posh ghost
      • Sarah – Killer Jester
    • Emma is in the DR – She is sick to her stomach with her nomination choices
    • Khaled says that he looks like a silver dildo.
    • The house has been decorated for Halloween. There is a Trick & Treat structure outside.
    • Ali in the DR – She is leaning into the red witch persona. “Revenge of the red witch”
    • Emma is in the DR. She gets to decide who will get tricked and which gets treats. She is given 6 chocolate covered treats. They either are onions or apples.
    • Dean, BP and Nathan gets onions, Martha, Ali and Khaled were given the apple.
    • Emma must play Trick & Treat with housemates. Dean, BP, Lily and Nathan are selected.
    • 1 of the 4 pumpkins will have a trick, and Emma knows which one it is.
    • Emma will select who goes where. Emma tells Dean to go to 2, BP to 1, Lily to 4 and Nathan to 3.
    • Nathan’s hatch opens and he will receive a treat. Dean’s hatch opens and he will receive a treat.
    • Lily gets gunged. Baked Potato’s hatch opens and she will receive a treat.
    • Lily in the DR – She wonders why she was chosen. She thinks there is a deeper reason.
    • Emma is starting to chill out being HoH.
    • Thomas is in the DR – Wishes he had more to do. He is bored. BB says that there are 13 more housemates. He says that BB should provide more material, he responds that it is his (BB’s) house.
    • Martha is in the DR – She chats about Emma being HoH. She thinks that the chocolate apple is a sign that Emma will do something evil later.
    • Next round of trick and treat. Marcello is placed under 1 and Segun under 2. Sarah under 4 and Hanah under 3.
    • Segun and Marcello switch spots. Hanah’s hatch opens and she will receive a treat. Segun’s hatch opens and he will receive a treat.
    • Marcello gets partly gunged on his back. Sarah’s hatch opens and she will receive a treat.
    • Khaled is in the DR – He doesn’t know what the house is like. He wants to smile and wave.
    • Hanah, Nathan, BP talk about politics.
    • Khaled asks Emma whether giving birth is painful. Sarah talks about not just birthing, but periods, menopause. Emma reveals that she lost 3 babies.
    • Last part of trick and treat. Head of House Emma, Martha, Thomas, Khaled and Ali are sent outside.
    • Only BB knows where the bad pumpkin is.
    • Martha stands under Number 1. Ali stands under Number 2. Thomas stands under Number 3. Khaled stands under Number 4.
    • BB says Emma did not become Head of House. She became the ‘Evil Head of House’
    • BB reveals that Emma nominated the 4 people. Emma gives her reasoning for nominating each of the housemates.
    • One of them will be evicted right now.
    • Khaled’s hatch opens. He is safe.
    • Ali’s hatch opens. She is safe.
    • Thomas’ hatch opens. He is safe.
    • Martha’s hatch opens. She is gunged.
    • Martha has been evicted from the Big Brother house.
    • Lily is in the bath playing with a skeleton. Some of the girls are packing up Martha’s stuff.


  • Big Brother UK 2024 – Day 23 Notes

    Big Brother UK 2024 – Day 23 Notes

    • The living room has been converted into “Camp Big Brother”.
    • Housemates are dressed as jocks and cheerleaders.
    • The challenges will end with someone becoming Head of House, which means immunity.
    • There is a book. Actions must be performed by camp mates. Thomas reads the first page and chooses Martha and Sarah.
    • Martha and Sarah have to dance around the fire. Sarah chooses Thomas and Khaled
    • Thomas and Khaled have to down some gruel (porridge). Khaled chooses Emma and Marcello.
    • Cheerleader Emma made up a story about Marcello. Emma chooses Nathan.
    • Nathan reads his page. Only 1 of the 13 campers would make it out alive. 1 camper, (He chooses Ali) falls into a trance.
    • Ali has to get a skull from the hatch and walk around the campers. Nathan continued reading and chose someone to not be head of house.
    • He chooses Martha. Martha asks him why didn’t he choose someone who was already HoH. Nathan says that he has his reasons.
    • Ali pours the blood inside the skull over Martha. Martha is now ‘dead’.
    • WELCOME TO HALLO-WEEK!
    • Martha seems visibly upset with Nathan choosing her.
    • Martha in the DR – She thought she was cool with Nathan. He has ‘stabbed’ Martha. She never thought about nominating him… She will now.
    • The next victim will be chosen soon. There are amulets hidden around the house. They can be used to prevent someone from being killed. There are only 6 amulets.
    • Everyone scatters to find them.
    • Lily, Sarah, Marcello, Segun, Emma, Baked Potato got the amulets.
    • The 6 must now choose 2 people to protect. The remaining 4 will be ‘eliminated’. There are 2 extra amulets in the hatch.
    • The 6 decide that people who were already head of house will not get an amulet. They choose Thomas as one.
    • They decide between Hanah and Nathan. There is a vote and Nathan wins. He gets the 2nd amulet.
    • Hanah, Ali, Khaled and Dean are eliminated. 4 of the protected pour blood over them.
    • Hanah is not happy with Sarah over her choosing Nathan over her. Sarah explains that she gets on with Nathan better than her.
    • Lily in the DR – Lily shouting “Gimme a H”. BB responds nonchalantly “H”, “A”, “P”, “P”, “Y”. She wants to be HoH “A lot is at risky… I mean, a lot is at stake”. She is ready to be HoH.
    • Sarah and Martha are whispering in the hallway that Hanah gets upset when someone else is chosen over her.
    • Hanah in the DR – She didn’t come in with a game plan. She can’t stand people being fake. She feels like that Sarah backstabbed her and that no-one else is seeing what she is seeing.
    • Hanah is upstairs crying. She wants to see her ‘girls’. Ali speaks with Hanah about missing her “homegirls” – She has 8 homegirls outside but inside, she has none. – She cannot relate to any of the girls in the house. All discussions are ‘surface level’.
    • She thinks that everyone in the house is against her. She cannot believe that Sarah chose Nathan over her. Ali responds that there is not to “stimulate” deeper conversations and all that is talked about is gossip within the house.
    • A crow caws in the garden. BP and Dean get spooked. The crow caws again and they go over. Some girl speaks. She can only speak to one of them. BP goes into the house.
    • The crow has a scouse accent. They ask their name and where do they come from. It’s Clare the crow! Clare has a conversation with Dean.
    • Clare asks Dean, “Who do you want to murder?”. Dean can give Clare 2 names. We don’t know who Dean chooses.
    • BB gets everyone around the campfire. They reveal that someone spoke with the crow and that 2 people would be eliminated.
    • Dean chose Marcello and Segun. They have had ‘eliminated’. Khaled and Dean pour blood over them.
    • 6 people are left and one 1 is going to be HoH. Marcello: “Time for the Purge to commence”.
    • Everyone is questioning who the ‘rat’ is.
    • Marcello is in the DR – He would have liked to be HoH. BB is not what it seems.
    • Dean reveals to BP that the crow asked him to kill 2 people. He chose Marcello as he ‘killed’ Dean. And he chose Segun as he didn’t want to be HoH. Dean wonders if anyone knows that it was him. BP says “no” and he does an evil laugh.
    • There are 6 living people left. Lily, Emma, Thomas, Nathan, BP and Sarah are left. 1 dead housemate collects a plate with a cloche from the hatch. Under the cloche are torches. They are given to each of the living housemates.
    • Only 1 of the 6 torches will work. Whoever torches light up, becomes Head of House. “That’s a shit ending” ~Thomas.
    • Emma’s torch is the only one that works. She is now Head of House. She is now immune from eviction.
    • 5 dead housemates collect the 5 skulls and pour the blood over the remaining living people to ‘kill’ them.
    • Thomas is in the DR – He is very Anti-HoH. Nathan and Martha wanted to be HoH.
    • BB has called the HoH Emma to the DR – She has to go to the secret basement.
    • She goes to the secret basement. There are “the dolls of doom” with housemates faces on them.
    • As Emma is HoH on Hallo-week, she is now “Evil Head of House”. She has more power. She won’t be just affecting nominations. She will be making nominations.
    • She must choose 4 people who will be up for eviction. She chooses Martha, Thomas, Khaled, and Ali. She ‘locks’ in her nominations by putting a pin in each doll.
    • Martha, Thomas, Khaled and Ali are up for eviction. Voting closes during Big Brother Late & Live (The post-show that BB does) [Voting is already closed by the time this has been posted]


  • Big Brother UK 2024 – Day 22 Notes

    Big Brother UK 2024 – Day 22 Notes

    • Ali in the DR – Hardest part of being in the house is being surrounded by so many different people.
    • Martha, Hanah and Segun in the garden. Martha thinks Hanah is like her sister.
    • Dean in the DR – Misses his boyfriend and his dog.
    • Nathan didn’t expect to be in the BB house after 3 weeks. How its cool that there are different people getting on with each other regardless of background.
    • [Virgin Media player is buffering like mad. I may miss some notes]
    • The phone in the house rings. Sarah answers. BB says that the phone will be ringing all day with different tasks. BB complements her style and says that Sarah has 15 mins to improve one housemates style. She chooses Marcello.
    • Most of Sarah’s clothing goes on Marcello. He wears a blonde wig and wears a padded bra.
    • The phone rings and Martha answers. – Shopping delivery. Suspicious activity. Martha is to take the coffee, tea and Tangfastics to the diary room. Martha was scammed. Now they have lost the coffee, tea and tangfastics.
    • Lily is looking for the Biscoff spread. Sarah finds it in the jar for Lily.
    • Hanah is in the DR – Mood in the house is uplifting. Doesn’t seem that Martha is sister-like.
    • The phone rings and BP answers. It’s an automated prize line. They have to give their name. Every time BP says “Baked Potato”, BB intentionally says the wrong name (Mashed Potato, Jacket Potato, Roast Potato) – BP gets increasingly frustrated that this automated line can’t recognise her name. She loses the prize.
    • BP screams and Segun is stunned by it.
    • Lily kisses the picture of her rat.
    • The phone rings and Marcello answers. He plays Clues for Booze… He must pass the phone to the person that the question is about. He passed to Emma. He passed to Segun. Segun passes to Nathan. Nathan passes to Lily. Lily passes to Martha.
    • They won the booze!
    • Phone rings again. Sarah answers. It is Dean’s boyfriend Reece. She relays the message to Dean. Dean breaks down.
    • Segun was hoping to get a call instead of Dean.
    • Sarah is in the DR – So happy to deliver the message to Dean.
    • Lily answers the phone – It’s Ali’s partner.
    • While most of the housemates are listening to Ali and consoling her, Nathan and BP are on the couch kissing.
    • Sarah and Nathan are talking about Lily being out of line.
    • Ali in the DR – She is happy to hear about her girlfriend
    • Marcello is being weird around Lily. He is playing with her hair. Ali cock blocked Lily and Marcello.
    • Lily admits to Ali and Martha fancies Marcello.
    • Segun in the DR – He appreciates the shoutout from Ali’s girlfriend about the “Red Witch” comment.
    • Hanah is dancing in the hallway.
    • Nathan and BP are talking about their sleeping arrangements.


  • Gaming News – 29th October 2024

    Gaming News – 29th October 2024

    • The developers behind the failed Concord, Firewalk Studios has been closed by Sony after spending “considerable time these past few month exploring all [of their] options” – Neon Koi (fka. Savage Game Studios) were working alongside Firewalk and were potentially going to release Concord on mobile down the line.
    • The early access for Path of Exile 2 has been delayed by 3 week to December 6th. This is due to server side infrastructure work that is taking longer than expected to completed.
    • New multiplayer maps and modes and a new Zombies map is coming to Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Season 1 on November 14 with Omnimovement and BO6 weapons coming to Call of Duty: Warzone on the same date.
    • Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition – A remaster of the WiiU title has been announced for the Nintendo Switch and will release on March 20th, 2025.
    • Shadow Man and Turok 2 has been added to the Nintendo 64: Mature app for Nintendo Switch Online.
    • Bungie’s development of Marathon is ‘on track’ but they are not ready to show gameplay.
    • The specs for Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered has been released [pictured]