Marcus tweeted me saying he is doing live voice over. Now this could just be for the housemates' facts as they enter the house.. But it could be likely that he's doing the opening line

[Patrick]

Oh FFS.

[Black Dagger]

If Emma isn't awkwardly interviewing them on the way in

[armand.kay]

I pray that he looses his voice.

[armand.kay]

Why must Marcus do it?? URGH

[Marsh.]

Hopefully Emma's off stage when they enter but I doubt it.

They'll probably bring Rylan on to replace Brian's "Just sayin" with "drop me out".

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Oh ffs why doesn't he just **** off?

Cant the producers see that we don't enjoy him screaming over the launch?

I literally just wanted Emma with an opening line, then the housemates enter alone with no interview.

Instead we will get Marcus putting on an over the top accent whilst dramatic music blasts out over pictures of the house then titles roll.

[armand.kay]

I wouldn't even mind if Marcus did not insist on yell like does he not know he has a ****ing mic??

[Bluerang1]

What is wrong with y'all and the nitpicking with Marcus. He;s not all he show is about, just enjoy it fgs.

But I agree with you guys here

[Jack_]

I didn't expect any less cause I remember he tweeted someone a few weeks ago saying he was practicing his lines for introducing Emma

'PLEASE WELCOME YOUR NEW HOSTTTTT...EMMAAAAA WILLISSSSS'

[Jack_]

Can't wait for the tacky text that's been made on Paint to come up on screen too

'NEW HOUSE'

'NEW HOST'

'NEW HOUSEMATES'

'BIG SECRET'

When Emma should be the one saying it

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Originally Posted by Bluerang1

What is wrong with y'all and the nitpicking with Marcus. He;s not all he show is about, just enjoy it fgs.

But I agree with you guys here

Its not nit picking its the biggest episode of the series and we don't want some up his own arse cartoon character screaming over it.

I literally have to turn my tv down sometimes because he is just to loud and over the top.

Really spoils it for me as it does for most people on this forum.

[Rob!]

I think all your lives would be a lot easier if you just accepted that this is the way Marcus is now. It's a mild irritant on the live shows and a really small part of them.
The highlight shows on the other hand....

[Jack_]

Why do we even need a presenter introduction with the overuse of the theme tune

What's wrong with the good old days of presenter opening line > GOOD new titles > pan shot of the crowd zooming into the host who is already on stage > presenter introduces the show, teases what's coming up etc > house tour > break > housemates with no pre-entrance interview

[Suze]

He would be fine, if he would just tone it down some.

[Withano]

You're all taking it too seriously, its an animated-like voice over for an entertainment show

[Withano]

The X Factor has that weird posh guy, but nobody takes notice of him because theres bigger things going on. A voiceover isn't gonna change the quality of the contestants or anything else that actually matters.

[Jack_]

Originally Posted by Withano

The X Factor has that weird posh guy, but nobody takes notice of him because theres bigger things going on. A voiceover isn't gonna change the quality of the contestants or anything else that actually matters.

It works on X Factor though because it's meant to be over dramatic, Big Brother isn't...it's a (or at least should be) a reasonably serious social documentary with hints of a light entertainment show, him screaming with tacky graphics made on Paint makes the show look like it should be on CBBC

[Withano]

Originally Posted by Jack_

It works on X Factor though because it's meant to be over dramatic, Big Brother isn't...it's a (or at least should be) a reasonably serious social documentary with hints of a light entertainment show, him screaming with tacky graphics made on Paint makes the show look like it should be on CBBC

I don't think it works on The X Factor, I just think their fans care more about the important things

[Jack_]

Originally Posted by Withano

I don't think it works on The X Factor, I just think their fans care more about the important things

If Peter Dickson stopped doing X Factor voiceovers I'd be really pissed off, much like a new eye logo is to Big Brother each year, he's a core element of the show for me as are the over dramatic pre-title VT's he narrates. He has a lot of fans too cause they're always using him on the spin-off shows for both X Factor and BGT. I'd say he's more iconic a voice than Marcus actually.

[Jordan.]

Would have preferred Emma but it's not that big a deal, it's still gonna be good.

[GiRTh]

Not bothered. It'll make no difference to my enjoyment of the show.

[Withano]

16 new people are going into your favourite TV show, I don't understand why people think a voice over will change or ruin it.

[Withano]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

Not bothered. It'll make no difference to my enjoyment of the show.

We're basically the same person today!

[Tregard]

Part of me thinks Marcus knows he if they ever made him stop doing the narration, the show would feel different, so he in a way has a monopoly on the position. He can probably demand (within reason of course) to do the introduction/housemate intros/countdown, and they have to agree, because he is so synonymous with the show.