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Originally Posted by madman411
Now we are a week into the new reboot, I'm interested in pro's and con's on the return of the show from other fans.
Pros
- I think the production team did a good job in casting.
- Theme tune returned
- Marcus returned
- General UK format we know has been retained
- Live feed is (somewhat) back
- Spin-off show is back
Cons
- Not a fan of the duo hosting. I like AJ and Will, but it's too much as a pair. A few times they've done L&L on their own and the flow works better.
- House size. Well decorated, but massive. The drama seems to be better in tighter living spaces. Also, not a fan of the soundstage approach.
- BB's voice. It's grown on me this week, but if they were going to take the "same voice" approach, they could've taken a page out of early seasons of BBAU.
- The show seems overly PC - like apparently telling the audience they can't boo, or no televised smoking (the best bitching came from the smoking area).
- Too many visible cameras - they know when they're being followed or watched. Those same cameras would work just the same behind the mirrors.
- ONE NOMINATION EACH PER WEEK  |
I completely agree. Especially on the presenters. 2 is unnecessary and makes it cheesy.
On the PC aspect, I think it’s more an issue of the channel that picked up BB, rather than a modern world issue. After all the Love Island issues with mental health, they couldn’t have anyone being booed (or the “Get Farida Out” chants) Completely agree it takes a huge part of the serious away though. Real shame. Visible cameras really big mistake, and might explain some of the strange play acting for cameras from some.
I would just add that, on casting, they shouldn’t have done both Matty and Tom. I appreciate they are very different, but they look the same…