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29-01-2014 12:32 PM |
CBB13 - What The Critics Said..
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Not only have fans been raving about Celebrity Big Brother 2014, but it’s also been a hit with the press. Here bbspy rounds up what critics and writers have said about the series…
Cast your mind back four weeks, when the festive period had just ended and we all began gearing up for the return of Celebrity Big Brother.
With rumours circulating that the likes of Jasmine Waltz, Ollie Locke and, er, Liz Jones were set to enter the house, it’s fair to say that not many people had particularly great expectations for the show’s thirteenth series.
But boy, were we wrong. The latest line-up of famous housemates turned out to be an almost perfect mix of personalities – and after 27 days packed with arguments, drama, cheeky twists, clever tasks and *that* love triangle, Celebrity Big Brother 2014 has gone down in the history books as one of the best series ever.
Viewers haven’t been able to get enough of the action, with Channel 5 extending the run five days thanks to steadily increasing ratings – Lee Ryan’s eviction on Sunday was the first non-final or launch episode of Big Brother to hit the 3million mark since 2011.
But surprisingly, neither has the press. Since C5 acquired the rights to the show, media coverage has remained at a fairly flat level – but now literally everyone seems to be talking about it again.
The increased interest has even led to this CBB generating the main front page stories of at least two issues of The Sun this month, for the first time in ages – no mean feat given that one of its rivals, The Daily Star, is owned by C5 boss Richard Desmond.
So, as we prepare to bid farewell to a classic Celebrity Big Brother – the final airs tonight at 9.00pm – here we round up some of the compliments critics and writers have dished out.
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Ian Hyland, The Mirror: “I think we are all agreed that the first Celebrity Big Brother of 2014 is now officially the best one of all time. I can give this series no higher praise than this: I watched it every single night during my week off, and I spent every single day of my week off looking forward to watching it.”
Stuart Heritage, The Guardian: “This is an incredibly difficult thing to admit. It defies all form of reason or logic. It’s genuinely making me question the sort of person I am. And yet, despite all this, I’m going to miss Celebrity Big Brother when it ends this week.
“By leagues and leagues and leagues, this has been the best series of Celebrity Big Brother in the show’s entire history. For a show this knackered to find a sense of purpose this strong is little short of a miracle.”
Rupert Hawksley, The Telegraph: “Where this reality show excels, and where others like I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! fall down, is its ability to tease out the true characteristics of all the contestants. The monotony of living within the same four walls for weeks on end, never able to escape the camera’s glare, ensures that facades slip and reputations crumble.
“While what we see isn’t always pretty, it’s never less than captivating.”
Ally Ross, The Sun: “Celebrity Big Brother has been unmissable. The show I’m A Celeb should have been.”
Grace Dent, The Independent: “Better than all of this for the long, cold first weeks of January has been the new influx in Celebrity Big Brother, which is a show no one admits to watching until pressed – when they admit that they have it series-linked on their Sky+ box.”
Catriona Wightman, Digital Spy: “This series of Celebrity Big Brother has been – without a doubt, without any arguments – a classic. Already, we’re starting to wonder what we’re going to do when it comes to an end. What are we going to shout at on our television now?”
Tim Glanfield, Radio Times: “CBB has to work a little harder than it used to for its punters in a world where every other show sees celebrities doing something far more energetic and exciting than just sitting in a house. But CBB seems equal to the challenge.
“Just like many of the other regular reality shows we say “must” be ready to die, it will stay with us for many series to come. Remember, before you write it off… it’s not just Big Brother watching you – plenty of people are still watching him.”
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