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The BBC has the BB launch as one of its top stories currently and has compiled a useful summary of media reviews of the launch.

In a four-star review, the Telegraph's James Hall wrote: "Do we really need Big Brother back? Of course not. Raw and real? Obviously not.

"But this was fun and is at least striving for a degree of authenticity while also knowing it has to entertain."

Metro's critic Adam Miller welcomed it back, also awarding four stars and writing that the show's return "was more impactful than I could have imagined".

"Big Brother shines on deception, tactical game play and sheer ludicrousness - the launch night alone had all three in abundance," he wrote.

The line-up is "the most interesting cast Big Brother has seen in years, possibly ever", he said, but added that it was "strange" that the opening episode was pre-recorded "knowing how electric those live launches could be".

Fans were also enthusiastic on social media.

The Independent's Katie Rosseinsky agreed that having a launch show that wasn't live "feels like a misfire".

"Big Brother has always been a franchise that has thrived on chaos, and this opener doesn't give us that," she wrote.

"Can this new cohort of housemates rise to the challenge of keeping us gripped six nights a week? In our era of shortened attention spans, they'll have to work pretty hard to do so."

In the Radio Times, Emma Bullimore praised the mix of personalities in the house. "Crucially, it's not just a set of 16 TikTokers," she wrote.

"Instead, it genuinely feels like real effort has been made to bring interesting people together for an extraordinary experience. From a bingo caller, to Miss Universe, to an 'ecstatic dancer' who shimmies under the moon on the Isle of Man."

The jury's out on whether the show can compete with more recent reality TV hits like Love is Blind and The Traitors, she added.

"While ITV's reset looks like it may be elevating the brand from the gutter, it's unclear whether it will be enough to dominate the public conversation as the show once did."

The Times' Carol Midgley said the format was "showing its age", however, and "feels pretty vanilla, pretty basic stuff" when compared with modern formats.

"I can see that ITV wants to replicate the success it has had with Love Island because this is one of the few shows which young people watch in the old-fashioned, nightly way. But this feels tired," she wrote.

"It's early days and it might get better but on the strength of what we saw tonight, Big Brother has nothing new to tell us."

Full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67052057

Generally quite positive I think given that there's always been a bit of snobbery towards BB in a lot of the media. Definitely looks like they've got it right with the cast

[Crimson Dynamo]

the people who are negative probably love the odious manufactured Love Island so

[bobnot]

I thought it was a good launch night getting them into the house pretty quickfire and starting a few little games off straight away. Will Best came off as the better presenter to me with AJ seeming a bit wooden and they seem to have a fairly good mix of housemates.

I;m really looking forward to what is in store there is 2 or 3 fame and attention seeking instagram flops to get out then let the games begin.

Sad to see no live feed BOOOOO on itv for that.

[BBDodge]

No surprise in The Mail:

Big Brother viewers slam show for 'going woke' and 'ticking boxes'

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Originally Posted by BBDodge

No surprise in The Mail:

Big Brother viewers slam show for 'going woke' and 'ticking boxes'

[user104658]

Originally Posted by BBDodge

No surprise in The Mail:

Big Brother viewers slam show for 'going woke' and 'ticking boxes'

Big Brother casting has ALWAYS been a bit box-ticky though, long before it was popular, so it's not jumping on any band wagons.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

Big Brother casting has ALWAYS been a bit box-ticky though, long before it was popular, so it's not jumping on any band wagons.

Ticking boxes is a good thing when you're doing something like BB does (or did originally anyway)

[Crimson Dynamo]

I prefer them living in boxes

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

I prefer them living in boxes

[Lostie!]

Originally Posted by BBDodge

No surprise in The Mail:

Big Brother viewers slam show for 'going woke' and 'ticking boxes'

Going woke? We had a trans winner nearly 20 years ago.

[BBDodge]

Originally Posted by Lostie!

Going woke? We had a trans winner nearly 20 years ago.

Ah, but wokism didn't exist back then.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Ticking boxes is a good thing when you're doing something like BB does (or did originally anyway)

of course

it's called going to try and appeal to several viewer demographics


same what casting director Stefania does at Strictly Come Dancing



same procedure for this casting director here, you can't have all of the same groups of people in a series, also the added challenge of who might have most potential for a possibly very entertaining series

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

of course

it's called going to try and appeal to several viewer demographics


same what casting director Stefania does at Strictly Come Dancing



same procedure for this casting director here, you can't have all of the same groups of people in a series, also the added challenge of who might have most potential for a possibly very entertaining series

That's not even what I meant, for the "social experiment" factor, it's good to have as many different kinds of people in there interacting with each other

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by bbdodge

ah, but wokism didn't exist back then.

no as nadia was included for purely commercial reasons and not to make any one look virtuous and "on trend"

[Abra]

Originally Posted by BBDodge

No surprise in The Mail:

Big Brother viewers slam show for 'going woke' and 'ticking boxes'

Daily Mail readers when anything isn't 100% Aryan blonde hair blue eyes

[Gusto Brunt]

I never read reviewers or columnists.

They're all paid very generously to do what most people do on social media for free.

What makes their opinions any more valid than anyone else?

Nothing.

NEXT!

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Gusto Brunt

I never read reviewers or columnists.

They're all paid very generously to do what most people do on social media for free.

What makes their opinions any more valid than anyone else?

Nothing.

NEXT!

+1

post of the day much


we also have couple annoying column writers here in Netherlands

[Gusto Brunt]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

+1

post of the day much


we also have couple annoying column writers here in Netherlands