My verdict on Brian

[Niamh.]

So, I've been on holiday and tonight was my first time seeing Big Brother and Brian as host. As most of you know I'm a huge Brian fan, so here's my honest verdict on his hosting :

I was really disappointed actually with most of it, it was very obvious he was reading the whole way through, it wasn't natural and it didn't flow well. He did redeem himself though in the interview, he seemed far more comfortable and relaxed. I really hope that he either deals better with auto cue next time or preferably they let him ad lib more (which would be my preference as I think that's where he shines)

What does everyone else think about it?

[Locke.]

He has done a good job presenting. Don't know about the interview I wasn't really listening

[Jordan.]

He's alright but I miss Davina now.

[Zippy]

wow Niamh

very impressed with your balanced view. I was expecting gushing acolades regardless.

and yes, I always said that ad-libbing in a house is worlds away from presenting with an autocue. Its a skill to make that look natural. Ant and Dec do it well.

[CharlieO]

He isn't that horrible and just bearable but noting compared to Davina.
The jokes are getting tedious.

[Niamh.]

He has done a good job presenting. Don't know about the interview I wasn't really listening

I was only really concentrating on Brian tonight as I don't know anything about what's going on in the house, I hate having to pick it up in the middle :/

[GypsyGoth]

I agree about him making it obvious he reads the autocue. And like Zippy says it's a talent good presenters have to make it look natural.

But in a way he's better that I thought he'd be, although I suppose that's not much of a compliment, I reckoned he'd be totally awful.

So yea he's not that bad considering Davina's heels are near impossible to fill.

[joeysteele]

I like him on it, I feel he still has nerves at times, but he has got better from day one all through.

It's a role he is going to really grow in I feel and I think by the time we get to the main BB, he will be as near perfect as he can be.

[Ryan.]

He needs to be allowed to ad lib.

[Niamh.]

wow Niamh

very impressed with your balanced view. I was expecting gushing acolades regardless.

and yes, I always said that ad-libbing in a house is worlds away from presenting with an autocue. Its a skill to make that look natural. Ant and Dec do it well.

Well, I am hoping he'll get the hang of it cos I think he's great but he needs some serious practising with the autocue, definitely.

It was like watching two different people though I thought between the presenting and interview, he was the Brian I love in the interview :/

[Saph]

He's okay but I dont like when he says weird stuff, its unessesary.

[Red Moon]

I think we will all miss Davina she was just part of the big brother package for so long.

As for Brian he seems to get better and better as time goes on, although he has yet to put his own stamp on the show. He less nervous now, but he does need to learn to work with the Autocue and make it look natural. May be he just need to learn his script and use cue cards like Davina seemed to.

As for the interview I thought he did really well. He was given the write sort of questions, he delivered them with confidence and got good answers. You couldn't ask for much more on a first eviction show from a novice host.

[Niamh.]

I like him on it, I feel he still has nerves at times, but he has got better from day one all through.

It's a role he is going to really grow in I feel and I think by the time we get to the main BB, he will be as near perfect as he can be.

That's what I'm hoping Joey :love:

[bbfan1991]

Brian's giving it his all, he seems more natural but will eventually manage without a script etc:).

[Suze]

I'm not a Brian fan at all. However, have to acknowledge he is doing his best, and I think his best for now isn't that bad and he will likely lose some of that nervousness and start to improve soon.

[Lex]

The boys doing fine!...As I knew he would!

We must all remember that Davina was already a seasoned presenter before becoming the queen of BB!
Give Brian a little time and he'll show us that BB has got a new Queen!

It has to be said that I have always been a Justin Lee Collins fan, and he would have been my personal choice as replacement for Davina, but failing that...I would have naturally turned to Brian anyway. And it would seem that it would have been the right choice!

Well Done Brian! :cheer2:

Cheers.

[Niamh.]

I think we will all miss Davina she was just part of the big brother package for so long.

As for Brian he seems to get better and better as time goes on, although he has yet to put his own stamp on the show. He less nervous now, but he does need to learn to work with the Autocue and make it look natural. May be he just need to learn his script and use cue cards like Davina seemed to.

As for the interview I thought he did really well. He was given the write sort of questions, he delivered them with confidence and got good answers. You couldn't ask for much more on a first eviction show from a novice host.

Yeah and I do hope that by the time the real Big Brother is on that he'll be alot closer to that goal, I'm so sure he's got the personality to make it his own, he does need some practise and perseverance though

[dizzy bint]

I thought he was really good. He made an excellent start with the launch show. The critics were very complimentary to him. He continues to build on that success.

He's doing as well as anybody possibly could considering the show had a very well known host before.

Considering it's only show number 3 he's really put his stamp on it. Well done Brian.

[Novo]

Well most of us did say Emma would have been a better host

[Saph]

I havnt heard anything from Davina :S Is she even watching?

[Kazanne]

I like him on it, I feel he still has nerves at times, but he has got better from day one all through.

It's a role he is going to really grow in I feel and I think by the time we get to the main BB, he will be as near perfect as he can be.

I like Brian and think he is doing a great job,but I do miss Davina she kinda was BB,but Brian is getting better,he was bound to be nervous to start with:xyxwave:

[Niamh.]

The boys doing fine!...As I knew he would!

We must all remember that Davina was already a seasoned presenter before becoming the queen of BB!
Give Brian a little time and he'll show us that BB has got a new Queen!

It has to be said that I have always been a Justin Lee Collins fan, and he would have been my personal choice as replacement for Davina, but failing that...I would have naturally turned to Brian anyway. And it would seem that it would have been the right choice!

Well Done Brian! :cheer2:

Cheers.

Nice to see you back Lex :love:

and I hope you're right regarding Brian, I'd love to see him succeed and make it his own.

[joeysteele]

I like Brian and think he is doing a great job,but I do miss Davina she kinda was BB,but Brian is getting better,he was bound to be nervous to start with:xyxwave:

He still has some nerves, it's a big project for him and he wants to do really well at it, he will relax and it will all flow for him soon.
Hi kazanne, it is fantastic to have you back on here again too.

[Niamh.]

I thought he was really good. He made an excellent start with the launch show. The critics were very complimentary to him. He continues to build on that success.

He's doing as well as anybody possibly could considering the show had a very well known host before.

Considering it's only show number 3 he's really put his stamp on it. Well done Brian.

It must be a whole lot of pressure for him, definitely. I missed the launch show unfortunately, but I reckon if he can relax abit with the autocue he'll be fine, you can tell he's a people person though, he changed completely to the Brian I knew and loved in the interview :love: I have faith in him!

I like Brian and think he is doing a great job,but I do miss Davina she kinda was BB,but Brian is getting better,he was bound to be nervous to start with:xyxwave:

Kazanne!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :hug: where have you been!!?

[Patrick]

He was fantastic in the launch show - pretty stupid at the start - but then towards the end of launch he seemed to become more relax and you know, ignore the script.

But yeah and then it seemed as if tonight the producers told him to go back to the script and stick to it seriously.

And he sucked.

I missed Davina, My mum loves Brian and even she said 'What have they done to him?' it was just embarrassing to watch him - he made a dick of himself and I wish he would tell the producers to go and ****** themselves and just be himself.

[MusicMan]

I think Brian's doing well, I'm willing him to do a good show each time he's on there - I think he's going to relax a lot more into it. I actually thought tonight was an improvement on last week, but I think that's might just be because I'm getting used to him more.

[Kazanne]

He still has some nerves, it's a big project for him and he wants to do really well at it, he will relax and it will all flow for him soon.
Hi kazanne, it is fantastic to have you back on here again too.

I have every confidence Brian will do a good job,he is very likable and he does make me laugh,and nice to see you on here too Joey:hugesmile:

[Kazanne]

It must be a whole lot of pressure for him, definitely. I missed the launch show unfortunately, but I reckon if he can relax abit with the autocue he'll be fine, you can tell he's a people person though, he changed completely to the Brian I knew and loved in the interview :love: I have faith in him!



Kazanne!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :hug: where have you been!!?

Hi there Niamh,I've been busy working and looking after the kids,you know that multi-tasking us women are so good at,Can't wait for school to start again,the kids are great but boy do they bicker,lol,still loving the Gerard I see:xyxwave:me too.

[Red Moon]

I havnt heard anything from Davina :S Is she even watching?

She said sometime ago on Twitter she was going to watch when I looked at her feed, but I don't follower so that is old information.

Interesting to listen to Brian on the spin off show, I think he knows he has a way to go, which is good. It means he will keep working on it and it will just get better.

[Niamh.]

Hi there Niamh,I've been busy working and looking after the kids,you know that multi-tasking us women are so good at,Can't wait for school to start again,the kids are great but boy do they bicker,lol,still loving the Gerard I see:xyxwave:me too.

haha just back from a two week holiday with the kids , so yes absolutely, it is good to know that my kids aren't abnormal though :joker:

[iRyan]

He was way better during the interview than presenting.

[Callum]

SaphLiike Davina is in Canada so she can't watch it, I'm sure she will when she gets back.

I don't mind Brian, I preferred Davina but he's not as bad as I expected him to be. He's better at ad libbing though, autocue and him just do not work together.

[InOne]

I get what you mean, it almost seemed if he was squinting at times

[Kerry]

The interview was a lot better than I imagined. I do wish they'd tone down his make up a tad. He looks very overdone. As for his presenting, again, better than I thought and he did great on the launch show. I think he just needs to relax. He'll get there :)

[Niamh.]

The interview was a lot better than I imagined. I do wish they'd tone down his make up a tad. He looks very overdone. As for his presenting, again, better than I thought and he did great on the launch show. I think he just needs to relax. He'll get there :)

Oh I need to see the launch actually, can't watch the shows on C5 website though as I'm outside the UK :/

[Kerry]

Oh I need to see the launch actually, can't watch the shows on C5 website though as I'm outside the UK :/

Might be on YouTube but I heard that was being restricted also so :/

[starry]

So yea he's not that bad considering Davina's heels are near impossible to fill.

I don't agree she is impossible to replace. It's strange that they have gone from vastly overpaying a presenter (Davina McCall) to going cheap on us. Or maybe it isn't we are now dealing with CH5 and they are really cheap for sure. Just get someone in who has some experience in doing a presenting job and has some authority to them.

Well most of us did say Emma would have been a better host

It's unlikely she would be that good either, too screechy. She'd be like a little girl presenting.

He's okay but I dont like when he says weird stuff, its unessesary.

No weird stuff needed I agree, no campness, I don't want any of that. You don't make someone learn on the job with something like this, you get someone who is actually experienced enough in TV work to do it. The interview was ok (but very rushed because of the strange shortening cheapskate CH5 have done to the eviction program) but the rest was not, I'll have to have him on mute most of the time except obviously at the eviction announcement and interview.

[Patricia4]

I think he's doing great.

[billy123]

Probably one of the hardest set of shoes on tv to step into and i can forgive him for looking like a startled rabbit for the first couple of shows and i thought he was a lot better last night. For the launch and other live show he was concentrating on the autocue so hard he was going crosseyed but last night it seemed more natural,relaxed and he seemed to enjoy it more.
Brian as presenter is succeeding as far as im concerned the interview even though too short was handled fine good stuff brian.

[mizzy25]

I think hes doing well

[karezza]

Brian is useless. I wish he would stop going on about being Irish - it is nauseating.