Now arriving on Pier 1...The Nautilus, with your Captain Arisa Cox.
Here's the first look at the new design. Let's just say it beats the shit out of a wall of a thousand birdhouses. The teases started last night. I got anxious, so I made this:
Luckily, this morning they complied. I think I nailed it. It really does look like Dr. Evil's underground lair. You have to wonder what the houseguests thought when they saw this.
The entrance is incredible. It almost dares you. Shall we???
The front doors...from the inside.
Down we go. You can see the basic layout has not changed.
But WOWWEE, now that's a reno!!! Those are some big gear chains.
Thank God they reno-ed the Kitchen.
The houseguests receive incoming transmissions from Arisa here. Very cool.
Central Meeting/Living Room.
Backyard...unchanged except for gargantuan geer mobiles.
The hot tub. Cleaned and disinfected.
If Marsha's in here, she must be trippin right now.
The Twilight Zone hallway to the DR....Marsha, are you there? Marsha? Maybe those gears and wheels...
HoH Room. Or Captain Nemo's quarters. Take your pick, but this is where all the action will go down (nudge, nudge)
The HoH bathroom.
Good to see they reupholstered those cushions...
Engine room. Steam room? No it's the main bathroom.
Hallway into the bathroom. Don't touch the pipes.
This makes me want to sing, "Under the Sea"
The main bedroom.
And finally, there is this thing. The Vault. Let the rumours commence.
The Season 1 House was gorgeous. That kitchen. The HOH room. The Haves bedroom. I absolutely adored the Subway themed bathroom. And then there's Marsha. Dear old Marsha. So when I first heard that a new house was being constructed, I was kind of shocked. What a waste of money...tearing down that set and building another. But then again, with The Brick as the major sponsor of the show, why not?
Here are some of the pictures that were released. My first impressions were, "Nicely done!". But, then...
The Bathroom. Larger than a lot of apartments. Sleek. Looks incredible when clean...which makes me wonder about the scale of the disaster that will be created once the House Guests get in there. All those lotions, powders, scents, wet towels, and dirty underwear. Well at least there won't be any glitter (or will there be? Hmmn.) Take note of the spaces which look specifically designed to encourage and facilitate conversations. Those designers are tricky, aren't they?
The Haves Bedroom Another room that looks great when tidy. Extremely bright. Wait a minute, not too sure about the red, and the textured walls. Looks like it could be a bedroom for Santa's helpers OR the guest room in Superman's Fortress of Solitude. You know, when Superman entertains the rest of the Justice League.
Diary Room Hallway Look at all those keyholes. Curiouser and curiouser. No Marsha. Where did you go, Marsha? But the picture frames seem odd, don't you think? The whole area makes me feel like I am in a Rene Magritte painting of Alice In Wonderland. Who gets to go down the rabbit hole first?
HOH Bedroom Pretty, but those overhead lights look like they were strategically placed to deter bouncing on the bed. No, not that kind of bouncing.
Kitchen Personally, I don't care for the wood. Gives it a bowling alley look. And those sloped walls and ceiling? Very tempting to invent a new game of rolling heads of lettuce and seeing if you can get one right up to the ceiling. That's what I would do. I hope those one-way mirrors are shatter proof. I also hope there are no bowling balls in the house. Warning: do not get drunk and run around that bar. Maybe one of them will invent a new drink called "Twisted Ankle".
Main Room Will you look at that. Green. I hate green. Still...it's pretty. Sunken circular seating. Custom made by The Brick. Note the separate double couch for the nominees. This will be great for the Eviction Vote. There is no hiding from the nominees, no looking away, is there? There are also five, that's right, five TVs. Something has to be up with that...there is usually just one for contact with the host.
Swimming Pool Hope those tiles are non-slip! Look at those nice sharp corners. Nope. Not liking this at all. Has a public swimming pool feel to it. Well except for the one-way mirrors. Chairs all lined up like that? Boring.
Of course, we haven't seen all of the house. Some things have to remain a surprise. Like the Have-Not bedroom. There is also supposed to be a new room called, The War Room. I presume it is specifically meant for strategy discussion, but with Big Brother, anything is possible. Could be a totally new aspect of the game. It may even involve the new Side Show, with Gary Levy, Peter Brown and Arisa Cox.
There are more cameras. The entire set has increased in size, which is amazing because even the old set looked bigger than BBUS. Speaking of which, it looks like BBC has really upped the ante on the U.S. show. The ball's in your corner now BBUS. Time to refresh that set. I wonder if they have ever gone in there with a black light. You know, the kind that detects, well... Blech.
