| kingston |
19-04-2022 04:26 AM |
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Originally Posted by Brekkie
(Post 11155358)
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.
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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. |
