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Avoid BB8 UK. Seriously, it is awful. I'm from the UK and have watched from the start, each season in chronological order, and I can tell you right now that the only season I ever gave up on was BB8. Some of the most boring, annoying, uninteresting housemates ever put on the show. The most ridiculous twists that all flopped. Unimaginative tasks. And after about half way through every single highlight show just revloves around food arguments. I gave up two or three weeks before the end because it was that bad. Even worse than BB4.

That's the bad out of the way. Now here are the series you should watch:

BB5 - Fantastic series. Often held in a very high regard by fans and critics alike. This was the year that Big Brother went 'Evil', and the BB himself started developing a personality. The cast is perfect, I honestly believe that every housemate in this series played a role and added something to the show. Even the quieter housemates were significant. It has a tense rivalry between two factions in the house, amazing twists, really fun tasks and just all round entertainment.

BB3 - This is the other series that is usually put alongside BB5 as the example of Big Brother's greatest. Like with BB5, it has an almost perfect cast of housemates, each personality adding to the dynamics. The tasks are well thought out and there is a big twist that impacts on the series in a very entertaining way.

CBB4 - Probably the best Celebrity Big Brother. As an American viewer you may not recognise many of the names, but once you get in to it that doesn't matter. Such big personalities and egos clash in the series. And they have a very inventive twist with the "non-celeb" housemate. Hilarious tasks and a couple of nice twists.

BB7 (first half) - I have a back and forth thing with this series. I think the first half is near perfect Big Brother. Right from the opening night it gets going, a fantastic group of housemates that seem to click in to place almost immediately. There is the right mix of fun and arguments. Then on the flip side, the second half of the series is some of the worst stuff Big Brother has ever done and the start of the franchise's demise, and lead to where it is now, with cancellation. It has some very poorly thought out twists, too many late entrants, returning housemates, and it goes on too long. I'd still recommend watching it because as I say, the first six-eight weeks are near perfect entertainment.

BB2 - Obviously an earlier series so not quite as over-the-top and in your face as the later series, but I still find it highly enjoyable. The series is more fun and I remember laughing lots watching this series back in 2001, and that was mainly down to Brian Dowling. It has some great housemates in the likes of Helen, Bubble, Paul and Narinder. The tasks are more basic and the twists are in their early form, but it is still a very good series.

BB6 - I personally find this series too nasty. It's strength lies in two of the all time great housemates that lift this series placing up a notch. Most of the housemates are just horrible, unlikable people that you don't even love to hate, you just plain hate. Housemates such as Craig just make you want to reach for the off button. However, Makosi and Science are two of my personal all time favourites; they make the series watchable from start to finish with their antics, sometimes irritating but other times hilarious. There are also some great tasks this series.

CBB3 - The second best Celebrity series. It takes a little while to get going but once it does it has some of the best BB moments ever. "Yeah Jackie" is probably all that needs to be said.

Celebrity Hijack - Extremely underrated series. This came after the race-row incident in CBB5, and Channel 4 and BB were trying to lay low. So instead of a proper Celebrity series on C4, they had an experimental series on spin-off channel E4. The housemates were young, up and coming talents - musicians, dancers, politicians, acrobats, fashion desingers etc. The twist was that each day a Celebrity would take the role of Big Brother and set the housemates tasks and such. I really enjoyed this series, the Hijack element wasn't exactly that good (although a couple do make it very entertaining - such as Russell Brand), but it was the housemates that made it a joy to watch, the likes of Amy, Emilia, Jeremy and Victor.

BB1 - It's the first series and that's why you should watch basically. You see where it all evolved from. Most of the housemates are very naive and don't really know what they've got themselves in to, and although it appears basic compared to the BB of now, it still has all the elements of relationships, arguments and nudity. And of course Nasty Nick.

I'd watch all of those in that order. BB9 and BB10 have their moments and some good housemates, but they suffer from what most recent series suffer from, lack of imagination by the producers and tasks makers, and the series just going on too long. CBB5 might be worth a watch just because of the whole Jade/Shilpa race row, but it's not pleasant viewing. CBB6 is pretty boring, it has its moments, but its not one I'd rush to watch.

I'd avoid BB4, BB8 and CBB2.