Brian Dowling - has he worked?
 

I know Brian is seen as a BB legend but I don't really liking him hosting the show. There is no sense of excitement at the interviews and his autocue style is really stilted.

Brian is doing a fantastic job imo, it's his first series and he's getting better and better as time goes on. I'm pretty sure if you went back to BB1 you'd notice a difference in Davina too

I actually think his interviews are far better than Davina's in the last 2 to 3 series, I also like Brian and think he has worked.
He'll be far better next year though when he can add more of his own stamp on BB, I think anyway.

Yes it's worked...Brian baby is now the face of BB Channel 5

He's not on long enough for me to form much of an opinion.

Needs to tone down the campness

I never thought i would ever this but i prefer Brian to Davina

Hes a gay man

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I don't like his voice when he is shouting out the links in the main show, but I do like his housemate interviews.

But why do gay men have to be camp? Its as if most gay men have the same camp personality. Im my first thread here, I think i said why put a camp bi/ gay guy like Tom. I would have been a fraction more tolerant to Jay if he'd been gay.

I know gay men who aren't camp at all.

I'm really liking Brian especially when he interviewing the HM's

I don't think he could..anymore than say...Alan Carr..camp is what he is
I laughed when he was a H.M and said his mum didn't know he was gay.....how could she not have guessed......LOL

As a gay person myself, I'm a bit dissapointed at that comment... not every gay man is camp... just like many straight people can be camp...

I know I'm far from camp, Brian does need to tone down just a little bit, his flirting with Jemma's boyfriend was cringeworthy.

So do I,but Brian IS camp ,thats his business and his choice

he's just enough camp imo. Louis Spence = too much, Brian = just right :love:

Hes joking, hes always been this way ,it one of the things i like about him, hes himself

Oh I know he is joking, personally I love his campness, like Niamh said, it's about right, if he was Louis Spence i-fied I'd be annoyed, he's a joke... but I just thought he was a bit cringe... at times, he'll improve though.

Lesbians seems to have less stereotypes than gay men eg no one really thinks all lesbians are butch any more etc. But gay men seem to be portrayed in same way, that's why it was cool when that cricketer Stephen Davies came out last year.

This should be about Brian as a presenter,his sexuality should not even come into it

I quite like the campness, he's doing a good job so far and will get better if Channel Five give him a chance in my view.

Sit down ................... I agree with you !!!!!!!!!!! :dance::elephant::dance::elephant::colour::hello:: bouncy::dazzler:

I agree with this and with Niamh, he has just the right amount of campness, as does Alan Carr, I don't find it over the top..I think it compliments his presenting

No he's officialy ruined evictions. Tragic.

OMG chuffers, ammi..niamh we are all in agreement?? something has to be seriously wrong here

Nah he's crap.

He has improved a bit but he suits the spin off show more

Im still in shock !!! :shocked:

Does your remote have an off button ?

......awww, I'm feeling quite...emotional right now...

He's okay. Not great but not horrendous.

He just doesn't bring enough energy and excitement to eviction nights, which was the one thing Davina was good at.

Me too :bawling::bawling::bawling:

Give the lad a chance, its his first series ,and hes a lot better now than first couple of shows ,hes doing well i think

Thats his style
he saved the deal money.
He is part of the Cogs of this Ch5HD / Endemol deal


Its Better than Nothing

This is an emotional moment

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People are either naturally good presenters or they aren't. Brian isn't and it shows. He can't handle a show like BB. He's terrible. His 'speaking to the house' catchphrase is awful too and kills any suspense stone dead.

He's part of the reason I didn't watch the show to begin with. He was annoying, arrogant and smug when he was in the house and he's even worse now he's on the other side of the fence. He needs to go and get someone in who has a basic level of presenting ability and enthusiasm for the show. Emma should do the main show and Alice should do BOTS.

I just don't like what they've done with the evictions full stop. It just looks cheap and amateur. I can't stand the new outdoor set and they play the wrong music at the wrong times for example the tension music. Big changes needed for next years evictions because the so called event of the week is a catastrophic mess.

Last point, I miss Davina's MILFishness :lovedup:

......group hug:lovedup:

I'm sure Brian is heart broken. :laugh:

I agree his auto que skills need a bit of work but that will come with experience. His interviewing on the other hand is first class, already better than Davinas imo

He'll be heartbroken when Channel 5 axe it because of abysmal ratings and he's a big part of the reason. But credit where its due he is OK at the interviews but he can't keep enough interest throughout the live show for people to actually watch the interview. The whole thing is just flat and especially with a vote to save the evictions are already a bad enough non-event as it is.

I remember during presenter speculation Brian fans saying he had plenty of presenting experience, so after 10 years he should have mastered the autocue by now?

I seriously doubt that fans of Big brother would stop watching the evictions because of the presenter. Besides that Brian is very popular with BB fans, he's won the thing twice.

Well, Davina had presenting experience before she started as well and it still took her a while to settle into the new role :hugesmile: