I now feel this is way more than a rumour. Well done and thankyou ITV2!!!

I think this might be a strategic long term deal. I don't think it is any coincidence it comes in the wake of the announcement to privatise C4. The only good thing about that IMO is was the increased likelihood of Big Brother returning, so I reckon ITV may be getting in first to prevent that possibility and ultimately protect Love Island from Big Brother being potential competition again.


No CBB is absolutely good news for the format and Kevin Lygo was very restrained on how often they did CBB in the early years, actually axing it after it's second run to concentrate on the main show. I think initially concentrating on the civilian run, even if that ended up having two eight week series a year (one in the Spring pre-Love Island, one in Aug/Sept post Love Island).

Hopefully if they did in the future opt for CBB too it would be an ITV series, probably sometime in the Spring so it's far enough away from I'm a Celeb. The worst thing imaginable is ITV2 doing it themselves and giving us a Celebrity Kareoke style cast with the likes of David Potts.

Even on Facebook there have been memes on the comeback. Less of the plastic wannabes. Want more 40 to 60 year olds. I want to see a Karen in it.

Also Live Feed 24/7. Without this the show won't last.
Keep the format ****ing simple. No meddling.

No Celeb version. Just a long civilian series please.

Yes, we need real people in it.
A mix of ages and not only youngsters.

Agree. Agree. Agree.

It's actually interesting reading the comments away from the core fansites and forums and as you say it is pretty unanimous in wanting real people with real jobs rather than Instagram wanabees. Doesn't mean they can't be easy on the eye though.

Not sure about going too much older - I think people like the idea of that more than the reality. Generally a mixture of 20 and 30 somethings is best - and actually now younger housemates who probably didn't even watch the C5 version, never mind the glory days on C4, could be beneficial to the format - though I think generally speaking the naivity about reality TV has long gone.


The first series back needs to be a reset though - re-establish the core format and concentrate on the format and housemates naturally delivering. Concentrate on the long game and letting the series evolve across the entire run, rather than short term ratings boosts which damage the integrity of the brand.

Once it's back on it's feet and has somewhat wiped the memories of how C5 disrespected the format, the viewers and indeed the housemates with their constant production interference they can then start adding new layers to the show in future series, building on the new foundations.

Totally disagree with limiting it to 20/30's. All age's please. Big Brothers original fans are mostly 40+ now

Yes, we need all ages.

I agree all ages and all walks of life

All ages please and no influencers or love island wannabes. Also, sounds like Davina could be back. There’s an article suggesting she’s been approached (not sure if it’s true but it is out there) + she’s the favourite anyway at 2/1.

Plus I bet it’s new home will be Bovingdon.

I really don’t think we need to worry about ITV wanting to turn BB in to a Love Island clone. They already have Love Island and I don’t think they want another (they do ratings wise but not the actual make-up of the show). Having both is a way for ITV to detract from the criticisms they’ve received with Love Island. Also who said young casts can’t be classic? The golden era of BB (5/6/7) all had casts that skewed younger. BB5 had 3 out of 13 HM’s over 30 (23%), BB6 had 3 out of 16 HM’s over 30 (19%), and BB7 had 6 out of 22 HM’s over 30 (26%). I could totally see ITV offering BB as more of an alternative to Love Island with more diversity, LGBTQ+ representation, and a wider range of personalities/body types while still appealing to a similar fan base.

Definitely agree a re-set is 100% necessary for this revival. As much as I’d love to see Davina back I think if they’re going to re-set that would mean finding a new presenter and a new narrator. Marcus is unbearable and as you stated earlier narration has evolved while he hasn’t/can’t/won’t.

As for the format most importantly they need consistency. They also need to move the show forward… I’d love to see BBUK adapt the original BBAU formats nominations where HM’s nominate with either 3 or 5 points with the 3 or more HM’s with the most points facing eviction. A return to Vote to Save rather than evict and minimal twists. At most 3 twists for the series.

They also need to do away with the over the top themes for at least the first few and return to just presenting the show as simply Big Brother. They need integrity… Stop assigning roles for tasks, get rid of hand picked special missions, and generally have enough respect for the viewers to announce things before you do them.

Lastly they need to try and avoid being overly nostalgic… We don’t need callbacks to past series, we definitely don’t need more rehashing of the same twists, and we don’t need BB trying to find the next Nikki or playing matchmaker. Go back to finding interesting and original HM’s.

Yeah I agree they need to pull back on the themes. I think they influenced the series too much and didn't really work. Launch nights were a bit naff because of them. I'd still like interesting houses and eyes though!

And I hope the evictions feel as big as they used to and not as meh as they were on channel 5

Who are all of the people in this thread :joker:. I'm not complaining it's just bizarre to see one name I don't recognise these days let alone 5 :worry:.

Amazing what a hint of BB returning can do. Could be a brand new lease of life for the forum if BB comes back!

I only want LOCAL people on here :worry:

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I think itv2 is the perfect home for it.
They also have plenty of room for the live feed.

Oh yeah, Live Feed needs to be one of the features resurrected with it.

I think for me though, the biggest requirement would be normal people as HMs, as in not Love Island wannabes

I remember watching live feed and being really excited when something major suddenly happened. Like the big fight during bb5. Awesome!

Yes, we definitely need older housemates.
They can be so good. Like Kim for example :joker:

Yeah, BB10 was excellent for Live Feed as well

Ah yes, that was some of the best live feed I've seen

That's a good thing though if people are returning to the forum because of it

I've never been on of the theme must be live feed people. The majority of time I tried to watch it it was most bird sound.

I was up until 4am that night. Most of it was looped footage of the garden.

Ah, but you can rely on others who do watch the live feed religiously to post Breaking News threads if something major happens.

Yes,shame they didn't show all of it. But the excitement :flutter:

I used to love it. You can catch some really interesting conversations

Yep and also, it helps to get a fuller picture of the HMs, sometimes when you just watch the Highlight show they can be guilty of editing HMs to come across a certain way

Yes. Highlights are heavily edited. They don't give you the fill picture of someone.

Live feed has cost me 3 jobs in the past.

:laugh:

and just pick people

dont try and shoehorn in "hi im star, im a they pronoun and i identify as pansexual and im a proud woman with a beard"

F OFF

forget quotas and how adverts pic people and focus on good character only

Does that mean we want to be reminded of that fact though when watching it?

That people over the age of 39 exist? :laugh: What's your issue with seeing people over 40 on TV?

The vast majority of auditionees will be under 40. I wouldn't want potentially good housemates excluded just to create an age spread.

Diversity in race and sexuality shouldn't be problem among those auditioning.

alr i’m wondering now, what do you lot think the MINIMUM age to apply should be? i was thinking 16 personally ��

I think 16 is too young, they're pretty much kids still then, I'd say 18 at the very least

16?

:laugh2:

are you kidding

21 and over please