Making it a year+ would bring it back to a social experiment.

[cujo-man]

If BB was lengthened to a year or over it and was made back to basics it would leave it to be a social experiment again.

We have never seen how the housemates handle this long. The longest we've ever seen is 3 months.

I think it could be interesting to see how they develop being in the house for this long.

Thoughts?

[Stu]

So we throw up a show everybody has seen in 2001 except make it 12 months or longer and expect them to accept it in 2008 after the disaster of a 12 months Big Brother has had?

[cujo-man]

Originally posted by Stu
So we throw up a show everybody has seen in 2001 except make it 12 months or longer and expect them to accept it in 2008 after the disaster of a 12 months Big Brother has had?

Correction - we've also already seen it in 2000.

Well then, it doesn've have to be back to basics.

Although I see no point on defending it, since it was more of a thought rather than an idea I think they should go through with.

[Stu]

Originally posted by cujo-man
Originally posted by Stu
So we throw up a show everybody has seen in 2001 except make it 12 months or longer and expect them to accept it in 2008 after the disaster of a 12 months Big Brother has had?

Correction - we've also already seen it in 2000.

Which makes it better? Im not surprised you have seemingly given up already. I dont know how one goes about defending ripping a show from 8 years ago , extending its lenght to over 12 months , and expecting people to watch it after the rubbish 12 months Big Brother has already had.

Besides , lenght wont matter for squat if the series itself is rubbish.

[Tom]

They can't even sustain interest for 12 weeks, let alone 12 months.

[Captain.Remy]

I agree with the back of the social experiment because since BB6, I miss it. But 12 months is too long for UK, it worked in Germany twice because for them it's a phenomeon, like the most waited show in Germany.

[Arneldo]

It didn't work for Germany, and it was really bad ratings and the second series was cut short. If Germany, which is IMO the home BB, cannot do a suscessful year long BB then nobody can.

However, I wouldn't mind seeing BB last for 100 days. When BB launched it lasted for 106 days - it wa sthe UK that cut it down to just 64 for BB1. They did up to 94 days for BB8, so I don't see whats wrong with doing it for just anoher week.

[KKBL]

12 months is wayyy too long TBH i dont think id watch.

[Tilly83]

god imagin being in their for 12months eek! would you nominate like once a month?

100 days is a good idea tho

[cujo-man]

Originally posted by Captain.Remy
I agree with the back of the social experiment because since BB6, I miss it. But 12 months is too long for UK, it worked in Germany twice because for them it's a phenomeon, like the most waited show in Germany.

I thought it was bigger over here. Or it was when it was really, really big (BB3).

Plus, there ratings have went down to an average of 1 million with a population of 20 million more people so I fail to see your logic.

[Captain.Remy]

Message original : Arneldo
It didn't work for Germany, and it was really bad ratings and the second series was cut short. If Germany, which is IMO the home BB, cannot do a suscessful year long BB then nobody can.

Of course at the end the ratings were bad and they decided to finish the season but they have done a whole year ! And BB was born in Netherlands, well the name and the concept (nominations, evictions)

[cujo-man]

Originally posted by Captain.Remy
Of course at the end the ratings were bad and they decided to finish the season but they have done a whole year ! And BB was born in Netherlands, well the name and the concept (nominations, evictions)

aka the whole show.

[Jake!]

Making it a year will FINISH the show, no doubt about it. I say 4 months is maximum at the position its at now...