[uniquedude]

Originally Posted by Videostar

BB needs to go back to it's roots (when the show was brilliant) and drop this third rate soft core porn/soap opera crap that the show has become since it went to ch5.

Im getting bored now of this Big Brother because of this reason, but its getting ratings. A lot of people said BB14 was 'back to its roots' but I think it went further away from it roots to become the worst civilian Big Brother for this reason. I think there needs to be a wider variety of people, less manipulations and outside contact. I think BB needs to make them feel they really arent on tv as much as possible.

[Razor]

I think they have picked a poor set of housemates this year. Getting bored of the love triangle and feels like I am back at school and not watching adults living in a house.

[Videostar]

Originally Posted by uniquedude

Im getting bored now of this Big Brother because of this reason, but its getting ratings. A lot of people said BB14 was 'back to its roots' but I think it went further away from it roots to become the worst civilian Big Brother for this reason. I think there needs to be a wider variety of people, less manipulations and outside contact. I think BB needs to make them feel they really arent on tv as much as possible.

Couldn't agree more with what you say.

[Videostar]

Originally Posted by Gusto Brunt

It would do, but it knows sex and gossip sells. Even though you and I hate this current trend for BB bed hopping.

I bet before the tabloid fodder we are being served now that the first 7 civilian BB's and all of the ch4 celeb BB's got better ratings than what we are being served up now.

[Videostar]

Originally Posted by Zee

It's what happens when a TV concept becomes established though - the initial element of the unknown quickly disappears once all of the possible variables are exposed through trial and error (i.e. BB1-BB7) and every series thereafter is just a retread of old territory with people auditioning for it knowing that they have to act in a certain way in order to get through. Just as The X Factor has upped the sob stories and stopped producing stars; Big Brother has slid down the pan too.

I do wish we had more stimulating housemates to watch - I'm not expecting a house full of Derek Lauds but some brain cells to match the soft core porn would be nice.

Good points you make, but if the will is still there with the producers it is still possible to find genuine civilian's who are normal people but have interesting personalities (not fame hungry/glamour model wannabe's) remember Anthony? the guy that lost out to annoying Becky a couple of summer BB's ago, he is the kind of HM im talking about, the gems are there but BB keep picking the tossers instead.

[michael21]

Originally Posted by Videostar

BB needs to go back to it's roots (when the show was brilliant) and drop this third rate soft core porn/soap opera crap that the show has become since it went to ch5.

soft core porn on channel 5

the good old days

[Chuckyegg]

I've not seen any of it but it sounds pretty bad.

[toronto_matt]

Originally Posted by Videostar

BB needs to go back to it's roots (when the show was brilliant) and drop this third rate soft core porn/soap opera crap that the show has become since it went to ch5.

bb is just a reflection of society and the outside world.

bb will never go back to its "Roots" because society and the world has changed. what is important to people especially the younger generation, how people interact with each other and what sells and what brings fame. not just for bb but for the entire media market as a whole.

sorry but thats just the reality of modern day entertainment, social media, and the new under 25 generation. learn to accept it or move on im afraid.

[Videostar]

Originally Posted by toronto_matt

bb is just a reflection of society and the outside world.

bb will never go back to its "Roots" because society and the world has changed. what is important to people especially the younger generation, how people interact with each other and what sells and what brings fame. not just for bb but for the entire media market as a whole.

sorry but thats just the reality of modern day entertainment, social media, and the new under 25 generation. learn to accept it or move on im afraid.

It doesn't matter what society as a lot of what we are seeing on BB right now has been engineered by the producers of the show, none of this is natural to how most people live and behave.