People on this forum complained to OFCOM? That's a new low for Big Brother UK

swear we're meant to be the diehards :|

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You've already said what I was going to post.

Kind of shows how sh*t the show is. :laugh:

It's been a corpse since at least 2009.

Big Brother always gets complaints to Ofcom, anyway. Always has done. But lately it's getting worse.

should complain to bb if you dont like it. complaining to ofcom about a tv show is sad when all you have seen is edited highlights.
there was no major bullying at all. just a few bitches nothing to complain about to ofcom

jale wasnt bullied she was just playing the victim. you only being bullied f you allow it

If it had continued I would have been tempted to make an official complaint.BB have stepped in so they both know that they are being monitored .
Helen had hoped to change the public's view on her ...epic fail
Pauline was loved on the launch night and she is hated within two weeks...all Jale's fault no doubt .

How wrong you are.

There's a reason BBUK is a shadow of its former self and is miles away from what it was in Big Brother 5, 6, and 7. Part of that was the Race Row, admittedly, but the incessant complaining that resulted ever since that have watered this show down to within an inch of its life.

It was at its worst in BB11 when any argument would be stopped almost immediately by production as everyone involved were called to the Diary Room and separated into different rooms, it has thankfully become a bit more lax in the years since its move to Channel 5 but if people are going to continue to complain it'll return to the censored, childish programme it became in 2010.

Did some people on here even see Big Brother in its prime? I don't know how they'd have coped.

And as a few others have said, if you want something done you complain to Endemol, Channel 5 and executive producers directly - not the regulatory body of TV itself. The former should and would probably address viewers concerns if there were enough complaints and would step into certain incidents where necessary, the latter would restrict what Channel 5 is actually allowed to show which has negative effects for the viewers because that means more cover-ups (Freezer-Gate is a good example) and a more censored programme. Way to shoot yourself in the foot.

Jack_ :worship:

im never wrong

"PC" Big Brother <3333333 keep telling off the people I hate when they get out of line

There was incessant complaining before the race row. It's just the race row had them running scared.

So it's not the complainers to blame for it being watered down, they've always done it for TV shows like this. Acting like it's something new in recent years is ridiculous.

That's their business and their right.

Didn't you read the post where someone said they'd complained to Endemol and didn't even get the courtesy of a reply? If you feel strongly about something, you make a noise about it. I thought you of all people would agree with that, Jack.

Endemol aren't going to reply to everyone and as a matter of fact neither are OFCOM, I mentioned in my post that if enough people complained they would do something. The point I'm making is that everyone complaining to the regulatory body rather than the production company, broadcaster or even someone like Ben Frow, could very well have serious implications on what Channel 5 are allowed to show. It's not just a case of them stepping in to do something, I think people are forgetting OFCOM monitor and decide what can and can't be broadcast - not dictate what production decisions must be made - so all complaining to them will lead to is cover-ups of incidents like these as what happened with Jay and the freezer in BB12 and a lot less free reign for C5 to produce an uncensored, adult programme which Big Brother is.

And they posted their business on this site.

If they wanted to keep the information private then why would they post it on a discussion forum?

I get your point, but there's a line. The serious implications are for Endemol to address... but they were slow in addressing it in my opinion.

Her heads been so far down this week its dragging on the floor ,but will it save her ?are the Uk public fools ? NO ,it should have been shown ,but IMO BB ar doing all they can to save Pauline this week

They obviously didn't want to keep it private though as they have posted. :shrug:

Preach.

I hope the public isn't fooled by it. She still deserves to go.

I was sick of seeing Helen being a bully. Ive never made a complaint on a show before and been tempted if i see any more of it!

No one said it should be private. I think Livia was defending them from being slagged off. It's their right to complain if they feel they need to without being criticised for it.

Think i might make a few calls to get her out

..we know that there were complaints so does it matter if any were from forum members..?..Livia is right, it's up to anyone who feel they want to complain and even if they do post that, it's still the topic which is for discussion and not any members or what they do...

Fingers crossed

The ONLY way she can win with these odds is if BB do something dodgy to keep her,anything else and it would cause uproar,its 100% impossible she can stay


http://www.oddschecker.com/tv/big-brother/next-eviction

If she stays she will revert to her old nasty self.

Well they can't expect just to post their actions on the site and not expect it to be discussed/critiscised on a BB forum.

It didn't even need to be mentioned tbh, it just seemed loike attention seeking/drama starting with the whole "yes I'm so happy, oh btw i complained to ofcom guys *goes offline*. Should've just kept it to himself since he must know that we mall love this show to pieces and are obviously going to be annoyed if members on here complain.

Every chance she will still have been doing it all the time and BB havent shown it, they didnt show or even mention her warning

No, the topic is Big Brother, not individual forum members.

They're trying to save her. They want Jale out instead.

If people want to complain then that's up to them it's not something I would personally do but each to their own.

Jack to reply to you with your own words..why are you so concerned about what other people do? what business is it of yours and why do you think you have the right to tell them how to go about it if they choose to complain?

Then they shouldn't have mentioned their personal stuff in the first place then, as it adds nothing to the discussion of the thread?

The topic is complains about Big Brother.

There will always be complaints anyway. That will never change.

Yes, so when people are slagging off the "Ofcom brigade" someone saw fit to share that they complained and why they did. That doesn't mean they can be insulted for it.

Exactly. Big Brother always courted controversy, it was the race row that saw the decline in BB. But these complaints it receives were what it always got before and always would do regardless of it.

To be fair a lot of people on here shown their disgust at certain behaviour being allowed so it doesn't surprise me so many people have complained. Even I was near to complaining, it started to become uncomfortable viewing. Just because you're a fan doesn't mean you'll pass everything off. I bet tons of BB fans complained when you had the racism with Shilpa... Obviously that's one extreme and this series is quite the opposite. Although if you are that concerned about something then there's nothing wrong with complaining, doesn't make you less of a BB fan than anyone else.

Ofcom is the only body that will actually acknowledge complaints. If you sent a complaint to Endemol or Channel 5 all you would get is a standard "we value your comments and they have been noted" reply, or something along those lines. They would take more notice of it if loads of people complained although the matter of the fact is that Ofcom is the first open point of call for members of the public and fans of the show.

Big Brother receives complaints year on year. People are going way OTT with comments. the show will not be run into the ground because of 1000+ complaints on one incident on one series. At most a few people will switch off. Although viewing figures seem to indicate that no one is tuning off because of the bulling in the house.