I'm a Celebrity........

Michael Buerk has sprouted a beard . Perhaps it's a form of camouflage - he may need it when he returns to Blighty!

I had a look at the line-up and it gives a whole new meaning to 'celebrity'. Do they really mean 'nonentity'?

Perhaps Michael Beurk wants to break free of news and the moral maze after so many years of being - serious

Just reading Michael Buerk's comments about his forth coming trip to The Jungle," You are a long time dead and I would rather be pilloried for what I did than be disappointed of what I didn't" so I applaud the man and hope he does not miss to many of the luxuries he is used to in his everyday life.

I had a look at the line-up and it gives a whole new meaning to 'celebrity'. Do they really mean 'nonentity'?

Quite agree.
That and other programmes like it, seem to go lower and lower each year[but personally, it could be beacuse I am getting older, and dont youngsters as well?]
And they now seem to import some Australian or Americans etc to make up numbers
[disclaimer, I have only glanced at the line up for this year].

Watched it for the first time tonight. Confused about the trial with the monitor lizard. I thought their bite was extremely toxic [I'm sure the bite of a Komodo Dragon is], so it seemed a bit dangerous.

Edwina Currie is going in.... Should make it more interesting!

Havent seen yesterday's installment yet.

I liked Gemma in it. My husband is glad she has gone!

I read this morning that Craig Charles was informed yesterday that his older brother has died unexpectedly, so sad for him. Michael Buerk had no idea who Tynchy was, but they have formed an unlikely friendship including funny handshake.
I am embarrassed to say that I always watch I'm a Celeb and Big Brother. I enjoy them, and look forward to discussing them with the GCs.

I cannot believe what people find entertaining!

It's good for a laugh!

I don't watch it. Just reflecting on what people have found 'entertaining' throughout history.

Well, I like it.. It makes me laugh. And some of this year's celebs in the jungle have reeled me in already.
Each to his own.

annsixty. I have never watched it and never intend too. I loathe reality programmes. It's just cheap TV and most of it staged.

I like it too

@Marty -- I'm witchoo, Booboo... (sorry, Yogi Bear mode there). I'm with you all the way on that. I'm sick and tired of soi-disant 'reality' programming, where we used to expect entertainment of a professional kind. I find myself giving up in disgust, turning the thing off and going to bed early a lot these days...

Funny - our equipment is immeasurably more sophisticated and of higher quality than it used to be - but there's so little to watch on it nowadays!

Yep, I'm in the 'I can watch crap progs but enjoy them' brigade.

I thought it was a dire line up initially but they actually have a good mix and at last some reasonably intelligent people.

The footballer makes me smile. He has lost his street cred from the get go but he doesn't care he's taking the spirit of the thing to heart.

It could be one of the better ones. Ant and Dec are as good as they were from the first show, they are showing no sign of mental fatigue or boredom.

It is definitely one of those programmes that is Marmight.

I watch it , be a strange world if we all shared the same sense of humour - or lack of sense of humour

I watch too , I have had some of my most hysterical moments in past series especially the one with Paul Burrell, OH and I don't often like the same programs but we do watch this together and are hoping for some more laughs this time.
Laughing is good for you no matter how its generated ladies.. and yes I do know its rubbish but choose to watch anyway.

Me too. It's a pity Gemma's walked out and Craig's had to leave due to bereavement, they were both colourful characters.

I've never watched it either.

Is it me, or do this year's bunch seem a bit different to usual?
More selfish maybe?
Not as willling to share meals for instance, and more out for themselves?

I do think that Mel Sykes is coming through well. And also the allo allo woman.

Not sure about that, soontobe. The ones who've done the trials so far have all sacrificed meals to release one of the others from the camp 'prison'.

Not the first one I dont think.

Plus there was that kerfuffle about not giving Nadia somewhere nice to sleep?
Plus Michael Beurk keeps making non generous remarks [though I do wonder if it is a bit of an act].
Plus Mel wouldnt give up her bed for another woman.
Plus most of them were not willing to stay awake at night for the star counting.

You mentioned food sharing, and that's the point I replied to. I seem to remember that every time they had an option, they chose to release someone.

Nadia didn't seem bothered about where she slept, Kendra was just taking umbrage on her behalf, I think!