Looks like Channel 4 miss BB

[BBUK-Fan]

https://tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/big-brother/352400-channel-4-working-big-brother-millennials-reality-show.html

They obviously miss BB and trying to recreate it

[Marches]

Fight night to happen on snapchat?

[Jack_]

The tabloid reports that the format is likely to have a competition element, with contestants voting one another out.

here for it

tbh it just sounds like Sequester has been been commissioned for broadcast television

[Jack_]

I can't help but feel like the format would work better if they only communicated online for half of the time, and then you surprised them by forcing them to live with one another in person - to see who was 'real' and who wasn't.

[y.winter]

Sounds like a bad flop. Eden much?

[Greg!]

I don't understand the concept of it? It sounds stupid

[T*]

This sounds overly complicated
Just pick up BB sisters

[Marsh.]

They miss having that fresh new television juggernaut so are trying to find a new one.

BB has had its day. They miss its success not what it is now. They'd never take it back.

[LaLaLand]

Sounds terrible

[Morgan.]

TiBB BB hew?

[Withano]

Why am i the only one who thinks that this sounds great.

[T*]

‘So how do you feel about being evicted first?’
*davinas phone beeps*
‘Oh hold on - ‘Vanessa is a fat bitch’
-crowd roars-

[Wizard.]

They should just put cameras in student halls it would be cheaper

https://i.imgur.com/fEBR5e6.jpg

[Underscore]

It will be a flop

[arista]

It will be a flop


Maybe
it may get bad press
that promotes it, in a way.

[GoldHeart]

https://tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/big-brother/352400-channel-4-working-big-brother-millennials-reality-show.html

They obviously miss BB and trying to recreate it

Oh for goodness sake :bored: , this spin off sounds crap !! . It be funny if nobody watches it :joker: . I don't actually fully understand the concept either. It sounds like a more basic dumbed down BB.

[Mystic Mock]

It doesn't sound as good as the BB format.

I'm worried that it could be too staged, however I want them to go through with it being a competition Reality Show as they are the purest form of the genre imo.

[Jordan.]

It's said the new show will be a new 'social media experiment', where contestants live together but never meet.

“The show will explore how people paint a picture of themselves online that may not be truthful.”

The tabloid reports that the format is likely to have a competition element, with contestants voting one another out.

Not them airing a series of tibb bb

[Eddie.]

TiBB to sue Channel 4?!

Anyways its a crap idea and it will flop hard. I hope they can just buy BB from C5...

[Cal.]

Not them airing a series of tibb bb

Not the series I was ejected getting more viewers than BB3?

[Marches]

The contract ends soon just buy big brother off of channel 5 they don’t want it anyway

[Jack_]

It's called The Circle, and IMO it sounds fun!

C4 commissions The Circle from Studio Lambert and Motion Content Group

Channel 4 has commissioned Studio Lambert and Motion Content Group to produce The Circle, a bold new factual entertainment series that will ask provocative questions about modern identity, how we portray ourselves and how we communicate through social media.

Our social circles used to consist of a handful of friends we saw regularly, now it can be made up of hundreds of individuals many of whom we have never met in real life. Social media has radically changed the way we make friends, conduct relationships, argue and even fall in love, but how truthful are our internet identities? And what are we prepared to do to be popular, when others can’t see who we really are?

In The Circle individuals from all walks of life will compete in a popularity contest to win up to £50,000. They will all live in one modern block but separately in individual apartments, interacting with one another exclusively through a bespoke voice-activated social media platform called The Circle.

Like many people using social media today, The Circle will enable them to chat, make friends, argue and maybe even fall in love. Building their own profiles, contestants will only get to know each other from what they choose to reveal via The Circle. They will be able to communicate as a group or individually, allowing cliques to form and private allegiances to be made.

Popularity matters and all will be trying to avoid being judged least popular by the rest of The Circle. Throughout the contest the competitors will rate each other with whoever is liked the least running the risk of being ‘blocked’ and removed from The Circle. It is only when someone is 'blocked' that the others will learn about who they have really been interacting with. Will they turn out to be who they said they were? How will each member of The Circle play the game and stay popular and will the other competitors believe their hype?

Gilly Greenslade, commissioning editor, Channel 4 said: “Are people we meet online who we think they are? The Circle is unique in that it promises to give viewers the chance to see how tech can change both who we are and how we’re perceived. It's hard to imagine a more timely show. This is a genuinely innovative concept and we are truly excited about the ambition, scale and potential of the project. We are thrilled to be working with Studio Lambert and Motion Content Group on what promises to be both riotously entertaining and a fascinating comment on how we live today.”

Creative Director, Studio Lambert Tim Harcourt added: “It used to just be film-stars, rock-stars and narcissists who would do anything for the adulation of thousands of strangers. Now we’ve all caught the bug. So many of us do bizarre things or become very different versions of ourselves just to be ‘liked’ online. And whilst sometimes social media seems ridiculous and shallow, at other times it becomes a force for positive change. This series promises to explore all of this in a fashion that is dramatic, funny, warm and compelling.”

Martin Oxley, Motion Content Group said: “The Circle is a truly exciting format that will make us all think about our social media behaviour and the people we mix with online and we can’t wait to see it on air. In the hands of the talented teams at Studio Lambert and Channel 4 the show will undoubtedly move fast-turnaround factual entertainment programming to another level”.

The Circle was commissioned by Channel 4 Deputy Director of Programmes Kelly Webb-Lamb and Factual Entertainment commissioning editor Gilly Greenslade. The series will be made by Studio Lambert with Motion Content Group. Executive producers for Studio Lambert will be Tim Harcourt, Daisy Lilley and Toni Ireland. Martin Oxley will be executive producer for Motion Content Group.

Channel 4 Press (http://www.channel4.com/info/press/news/c4-commissions-the-circle-from-studio-lambert-and-motion-content-group)

[RileyH]

Sounds interesting :clap1:

[Baby Jane]

Here for some ruthless arguments and hilarious putdowns

[Morgan.]

T* is currently suing them for copyright against Revolution

[Josiah.]

It's basically mixing BB with the now-cancelled US TV show Solitary.

[y.winter]

"12:42. Sophie is in her apartment tweeting to Ashley: 'omg like who does he think he his lol like s.tfu idgaf about you shagging Georgia, tragic people', adding a smiling poop smiley".

Sounds promising.

[Jack_]

Now casting, films for three weeks during September/October

https://lambert.etribez.com/ag/lambert/circle/welcome.html

Programme Description

The Circle is an ambitious new TV factual entertainment series, where contestants compete against each other to be deemed the most popular. Contestants in The Circle will all live in one modern block but separately in individual apartments, interacting with one another exclusively through a bespoke voice-activated social media platform, called The Circle, that the production team controls and curates. Like many people using social media today, The Circle will enable them to chat, make friends, argue and maybe even fall in love. Building their own profiles, contestants will only get to know each other from what they choose to reveal via The Circle. Contestants are filmed around the clock, for the duration of the series, with little or no contact with the outside world. The production team will be in total control and there will be games, surprises, twists and turns. The competition will suit confident people who are prepared to be put to the test.

There is a maximum £50k prize up for grabs for the most popular contestant at the end of the competition. Throughout the contest the competitors will rate each other with whoever is liked the least running the risk of being ‘blocked’ and removed from The Circle.

The programmes will be filmed, edited and broadcast whilst the contestants are living in this environment. Contestants won’t have the opportunity to see programmes before they air.

Eligibility Requirements:

You must be over the age of 18 as of 21st May 2018

You must be available exclusively for up to three weeks of filming throughout September and October 2018

You must be a legal UK resident

You are not employed or engaged and have not been previously employed or engaged by any company within the All 3 Media Group, Motion Content Group or Channel 4 and you are not an immediate relative of an employee of or worker for any company within the All 3 Media Group, Motion Content Group or Channel 4.

Sorry but I'm looking forward to this :clap1:

[Marsh.]

Looks like they really don't.

[armand.kay]

This sounds good but I can't imagine how they're going to present this on TV. Like how will they show their chats, surely it wont be just words on a screen?

[Marsh.]

This sounds good but I can't imagine how they're going to present this on TV. Like how will they show their chats, surely it wont be just words on a screen?

Hollyoaks is shaking?

[Jack_]

This sounds good but I can't imagine how they're going to present this on TV. Like how will they show their chats, surely it wont be just words on a screen?

I'm guessing the viewers will see them in their individual apartments and what they say to each other - but to them it'll all be virtual