Did you watch the first BB?

[The Human Santapede]

Just curious as to who watched the original BB. And did you watch it when it first aired?

[Urban Cragou]

Not in live time.

[The Human Santapede]

Not in live time.

I’m sad for you (not in a patronising way) but I’m glad you’ve at least watched it. At the time there was such a hype for it as it was new and groundbreaking.

[Ray.]

I watched it about a year ago or a year and a half ago for the first time. Though I'd seen bits and pieces here and there over the years (in documentaries and the like, e.g., Most dramatic television moments, that sort of thing).

[Withano]

No im just a baby

Feel like I saw clips up until bb4. But did watch the bb3 final and would have saw enough clips to formulate favourites.

didn’t take to bb4 too well (obvs) - it was background noise / occasional family viewing

Bb5 was the first I would’ve watched in full

[ChristmasNeeve]

Yes :love:

[Ammi]

…I did watch it, it was something that had just never been seen in the same way before …the Big Brother of reality TV, really…it can never be the same because reality TV has grown so much/evolved so much …Anna was my favourite in that first season…

[ChristmasNeeve]

BB2 was when i really fell in love with BB though

[ebandit]

..............also i only started watching BB with series 2............................then so many watched...............sadly in recent times i'm yet to meet anyone that follows..

Mark L

[Vicky.]

Yes but I missed quite a bit of it. First one I watched properly was bb3, live feed and all

[millyrose]

no i didn't start watching till BB4

[JingleJones]

I’ve seen bits but i didn’t start properly watching until BB3

[Candy Annie Cane]

I watched it at the time - it was a major conversation point at work. We used to have launch and final parties until about BB7/8 when babies started getting in the way of social lives :laugh: We used to predict various categories on launch night (first boot, winner etc etc) and lock everyones answers in the safe at work and then reveal them at the final.

[FaLaLaLand]

Yeah, I was 10! :omgno:

I can even remember seeing the adverts on C4 ages before asking for applicants that showed what I assume was “the Guinea pig run” housemates in the house and our teacher discussing it with us at school. She explained to us all about 1984 and where the BB name originated etc.

[The Human Santapede]

BB2 was when i really fell in love with BB though

BB hooked me in from the start. Anna is still one of my favourite housemates of all time.

qoYX95EIOW0

[bots]

i watched the first series, including live feed when it aired :laugh:

[Time to Sleigh]

I was a bit too young at the time but I do remember hearing and seeing bits of it. I knew of it. Same with the four series after. The first series I actually watched when it was on was BB6. But I have watched all of the series prior to that since well what available footage there is of them anyway

[ChristmasNeeve]

I watched it at the time - it was a major conversation point at work. We used to have launch and final parties until about BB7/8 when babies started getting in the way of social lives :laugh: We used to predict various categories on launch night (first boot, winner etc etc) and lock everyones answers in the safe at work and then reveal them at the final.

I really miss when it was a more mainstream audience and everyone was chatting about it

[ChristmasNeeve]

BB hooked me in from the start. Anna is still one of my favourite housemates of all time.

qoYX95EIOW0

Loved her too :love:

And remember how shocking it was at the time all that nasty nick stuff, how innocent we all were :laugh:

[Ammi]

I watched it at the time - it was a major conversation point at work. We used to have launch and final parties until about BB7/8 when babies started getting in the way of social lives :laugh: We used to predict various categories on launch night (first boot, winner etc etc) and lock everyones answers in the safe at work and then reveal them at the final.

…what I loved as well with the original/earlier BB’s, was the summer airing because that for me was non work time so I could get completely absorbed in them…and strangely …(…if I recall…)…the early season were also around 6 weeks-ish but that was enough, that worked beautifully because they were all so organic and ‘real TV’…now that time scaling doesn’t seem enough because of the show manipulation as one huge factor…

[Christmas Dynasnow]

I sure did! :amazed:

[Ammi]

…(…I believe..)…that Anna Nolan presents the Irish Bake-off, so has great success in her career and maybe a nod to BB even…

[The Human Santapede]

…(…I believe..)…that Anna Nolan presents the Irish Bake-off, so has great success in her career and maybe a nod to BB even…

And she remains great friends with Davina.:lovedup:

[Merry Mockmas]

I watched bits of BB5 and BB6 at the time.

But my main memories for the Show started forming more during BB7 & 8.

[Ammi]

And she remains great friends with Davina.:lovedup:

..I mean, if you were friends with Davina, you’d never let her go, let’s be honest…if she ever tried to ‘say her goodbyes’ she’d be locked in that cellar immediately…:fan:..

[Merry Mockmas]

I really miss when it was a more mainstream audience and everyone was chatting about it

I miss that with BB and The X Factor.:bawling:

[Katmieow]

No I started with BB 2

[Livia]

I've seen bits of the original but I didn't get sucked in till I accidentally watched the launch of the Nikki Graham season.

[Abysmal]

I started from Sada's eviction in series 1 and was instantly hooked, I haven't missed an episode yet!

It's been a long slog at times and it's sad to see the state the show is in now but I'll see it through until its next axe...

[James]

I watched the preview programme they did over Christmas 1999 when they commentated on the Dutch version, and I think asked for applications for the UK show. Then watched BB1. I got more into BB2 with the live feed on E4 and BBLB.

i watched the first series, including live feed when it aired :laugh:

Was there ever a TV live feed, I know they had several webcams - dial up internet speeds though.

https://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=6206&stc=1&d=1761136259

[The Human Santapede]

I watched the preview programme they did over Christmas 1999 when they commentated on the Dutch version, and I think asked for applications for the UK show. Then watched BB1. I got more into BB2 with the live feed on E4 and BBLB.



Was there ever a TV live feed, I know they had several webcams - dial up internet speeds though.

https://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=6206&stc=1&d=1761136259

When you could choose which camera to watch. :flutter:

[Parmy]

Ah the 4 screen live feed.......bliss

[Urban Cragou]

I’m sad for you (not in a patronising way) but I’m glad you’ve at least watched it. At the time there was such a hype for it as it was new and groundbreaking.

Absolutely.

Not my favourite series overall but it set the tone for the rest of the series.

[bots]

I watched the preview programme they did over Christmas 1999 when they commentated on the Dutch version, and I think asked for applications for the UK show. Then watched BB1. I got more into BB2 with the live feed on E4 and BBLB.



Was there ever a TV live feed, I know they had several webcams - dial up internet speeds though.

https://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=6206&stc=1&d=1761136259

i remember watching something, i'm sure you could watch it 24/7

im a celeb started something like a couple of years later and it used to have live feed

[vesavius]

I did, it was such a big deal in the media with Nasty Nick etc. Front page stuff :joker::joker:

I don't think I watched it from launch night back then, but not long after.

[James]

You can watch the first series of Big Brother here - Big Brother (UK) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive https://share.google/75fwgfrjbAVbfLRJf

First episode wasn't broadcast until the housemates were 4 days in.

[In the Drunk Tank]

I watched it about a year ago or a year and a half ago for the first time. Though I'd seen bits and pieces here and there over the years (in documentaries and the like, e.g., Most dramatic television moments, that sort of thing).

Was it worth watching or did it feel dated?

[The Human Santapede]

Was it worth watching or did it feel dated?

I’d give it a go. I’m sure the episodes (other than launch and evictions) were a lot shorter than they are now too.

[James]

The picture and sound quality is not the best in the online sources.

[Adamw92]

Yes I watched it live, it feels like a whole other lifetime since then!

[Holly Christmas]

Yes I watched it live, it feels like a whole other lifetime since then!

Ooooh you are a bit older than I thought? Who did you like?

[Kazanne]

Just curious as to who watched the original BB. And did you watch it when it first aired?

We watched as the lad who won was a friend of ours he knocked around with my brother, Craig Philips,so our town was always rooting for him and what celebrations we had when he won , he donated his winnings to a disabled girl called Jo,but sadly she did die a few years after. He has moved away now but still comes to visit us all now and again,so that was the reason we started watching it.

[Ray.]

Was it worth watching or did it feel dated?

I mean it's dated in the sense that I regarded as a cultural artifact and a nostalgic look back at the late nineties/early 2000s. But I really enjoyed it! :laugh: I watched it basically concurrently with last year's series and found that it held my attention far more. The likes of Nasty Nick, Mel, Anne and co. were far more captivating and interesting than the likes of Ali, Marcello, Sarah and co. I'd give it a go, certainly!

[In the Drunk Tank]

I’d give it a go. I’m sure the episodes (other than launch and evictions) were a lot shorter than they are now too.

I mean it's dated in the sense that I regarded as a cultural artifact and a nostalgic look back at the late nineties/early 2000s. But I really enjoyed it! :laugh: I watched it basically concurrently with last year's series and found that it held my attention far more. The likes of Nasty Nick, Mel, Anne and co. were far more captivating and interesting than the likes of Ali, Marcello, Sarah and co. I'd give it a go, certainly!

Cool thanks, I'm quite intrigued how it compares as someone who has only ever really known modern BB (end of C4 era onwards) so I might do that after this series

Also Kazanne, never knew that Craig donated his winnings. That's incredible given the prize fund was bigger back then given inflation and all the housemates now can only think of holidays and things like that for the money

[Vicky.]

I really miss when it was a more mainstream audience and everyone was chatting about it

Yea now if you mention you watch BB people take the piss, where it used to spark long convos about the show :bawling:

[Vicky.]

My main memory of BB1 was of Mel sat in the garden plucking her pubes...:laugh:

[Yuki Maru Hoshi]

If we had it in the US, I would've been hooked. Our version is terribly boring.

[Ray.]

Yea now if you mention you watch BB people take the piss, where it used to spark long convos about the show :bawling:
If and when I mention to other people that I watch it, I tend to go on a lil preamble about how I think everyone should be allowed to watch two pieces of trash television without fear of being judged. Because I know watching BB nowadays is equal to watching double the amount of trash. :hehe:

[storybrooke]

No I was 4 years old . Maybe I should look into watching some of the older series

[Shaun]

I didn't start watching properly until BB4... I only caught clips of 2 and 3, never saw 1.

[Adamw92]

Ooooh you are a bit older than I thought? Who did you like?

I mean… I was perhaps a little too young for it but it didn’t stop me :laugh: I can’t remember a lot of it but I remember liking Craig, Darren and Claire.

[Rustic bauble]

Yes I did. I watched it and couldn’t believe what I was watching. On the first night they were stripping naked and painting their bodies and smudging them up against the wall….swearing every 5 minutes. I remember telling my husband in the morning I couldn’t believe what I had watched…it was an eye opener.

[The Grinch]

Where is the I watched a few but remember the finales as I was allowed to watch that in full?