Big Brother

I'm Going to be a Big Brother
$15.95
The concept of this book is cute, but I find that my 3.5 year old loses interest half way through. It is a bit too wordy. I also bought the book "I'm a Big Brother" by Joanna Cole and prefer it to this one. I would give "I'm a Big Brother" 5 stars.

Big Brother AKA the Boss - T-shirt (6T)
$16.99
My son wore this shirt proudly at the birth of our daughter. It was a great gift but just a bit pricey. I am still glad we got it because he still wears it regularly!

Babies Don't Eat Pizza: A Big Kids' Book About Baby Brothers and Baby Sisters
$16.99
Perfectly age-appropriate for new older brothers and sisters 4-10. Entertaining and informative, nothing objectionable, clear and concise. Great tips for parents at the end. Even though we're having our baby biologically, I appreciated that the book talked about if you were picking up your adopted baby, too.

Big Brother 3 - The Complete Season
$69.95
If you like BB USA and have not sean this season this dvd set is worth a buy.

Three plastic cases hold nine disks which contain thirty two episodes. The disks can slip free in the plastic cases during transit. The plastic cases come in a less than sturdy cardbox box. For the most part the packaging is attractive and it does not reveal who the winner is.

The extras are cast interviews from before they went into the house.

The episodes are presented for the most part I would imagine as originally aired. However there are a couple of obvious edits. At the end of episode 14 host Julie invites viewers to come back for (more?) news of an exciting twist after the break. Sadly the screen fades to black and the disk goes straight to the main menu. This happens on about 5-7 episodes. I think there might have been some interactive viewer option during these missing segments but as they were a part of the programme they should be included. During the last few episodes we get a few on screen banners informing us that Survivor: Thailand starts in a few weeks.

Also, the ending credits are missing for every episode. The last disk has a feature where some very poor end credits are on offer which do not even have any music playing.

When you put the disk in your machine the disk goes straight to the main menu (there is no FBI warning) which gives you option to select an episode to watch as the theme music plays. There are no play all, subtitles or audio options available.

The picture quality is very good and I would have given 4 stars if it was not for the pointless edits on a few episodes as mentioned.