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cubcake1
24-06-2008, 12:04 PM
I discovered BBUK this fall with bb7. You guys really know how to do big brother. If you have seen the US version, it pales in comparison to the UK version. I am now hooked. Does your channel 4 sell the shows on Itunes or any other online media or do I have to continue to find it in other ways?

Spike
24-06-2008, 12:13 PM
The two shows are very different and I love both, I wish BBUK was more like BBUS.
I think you will have to watch it in other ways because I don't think C4 sell it to itunes or anything like that.

cubcake1
24-06-2008, 12:21 PM
That is a shame. Seems like there is a huge money making potential for the station if they sold the shows online

Matt
24-06-2008, 12:30 PM
Welcome to the forum :thumbs:

BBUK and BBUS do indeed follow very different formats, and they're both good in their own way. I do like the US version, but I prefer the UK version.

If you live in the US (which I presume you do), then there's no official ways that you can watch the show (to my knowledge), but you can try YouTube or torrents.

cubcake1
24-06-2008, 12:34 PM
I am in the US and I use torrents. I am not opposed to using torrents when I need something, but I am also not opposed to paying for something that has genuine worth. I would pay if I could, even pay for a huge box set if they were available. After the first 1/2 of BB7, my daughter and I could almost understand everyone, lol, and we really enjoy the show.

letmein
24-06-2008, 01:42 PM
What show are you watching? BBUS is about the fakest crap around! :yuk: It's like watching a movie. All the people look the same. It's just beyond boring. The UK show blows in out of the water! :thumbs:

dylissimo
24-06-2008, 01:50 PM
I've only seen BB-US once and I really really like the game-playing aspect of it!

They're both very different and I definitely prefer the UK version, much more enjoyable! But I would like them to slightly incorporate some of the game-playing into it! I thought they were going to when they said this year would be a competition but it's never happened.

letmein
24-06-2008, 01:53 PM
I enjoy the UK's voyeuristic quality. BBUS is just too scripted and lame.

sammyboi
24-06-2008, 03:50 PM
im shore dotcomboy11 on youtube is uploading it, and u can try 4od on the channel4 website or somthing, or the catchup thing, but im not shore if they will let u access that from usa

and bbusa is not good, say the ones on e4 and it seemed very scripted, i mean 2 guys fainting one after another seems abit wied, then them being back the same night, any way bbuk rocks

andyman
24-06-2008, 03:53 PM
the usa bb host is not right for the show, usa bb is more middle class bb.

Captain.Remy
24-06-2008, 03:55 PM
Those 2 are completely different formats, you cannot compare them as they are not focussed on the same aspect of life in society.

Personally I love both, BB USA needs some of BB UK and BB UK needs some of BB USA.

MisterModest
24-06-2008, 05:58 PM
I love both. I'd love to see a bunch of UK housemates having to do it the American way. People like Sylvia and Dennis' heads would explode with all the open game-playing.