[housem8]

I have just seen all of the big brother eyes on a thread, except for celeb big brother (1) which is not there, anyway I see now that the template seems to be the same for each Eye and I was wondering what your views are in regards to a whole new Eye with a different template for (9)

It seems rather poor from big brother to offer us so little in invention. A new template cant be too much to invent

[Conor]

I think I speak for most people her that the most we want the template altered is to the BB5 and 6 days. They were both new, perfect and different. They didnt remind me of any other eye and dispite both representing eveil looked totally diffirent!

[Matt]

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

The eye is iconic - add a few extra eyelashes maybe but there's no real need to completely change it.

Even the BB6 eye was based on the usual template - Daniel Eatock just did something a bit more different with it.

The only one that's really been different is the BB5 eye - but I'm sure even that was based on the original template in some shape or form.

[Spike]

I don't mind if there is a new template for BB9. The eye can look good with both the current and a new template, we will just have to wait and see if a new eye template is used.

[housem8]

Originally posted by Matt
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

The eye is iconic - add a few extra eyelashes maybe but there's no real need to completely change it.

Even the BB6 eye was based on the usual template - Daniel Eatock just did something a bit more different with it.

The only one that's really been different is the BB5 eye - but I'm sure even that was based on the original template in some shape or form.

So its best to keep it that way for each future series just to keep everything similar in the Eyes department?

I say give it a whole new look. If Daniel came up with a whole new template and design and iyo it was the best Eye you had ever seen, would it bother you that he;d changed the template

[Barbie]

i dont mind what he does to the eye really new or old template as long as it looks good and suits BB

[Conor]

Originally posted by housem8

So its best to keep it that way for each future series just to keep everything similar in the Eyes department?

I say give it a whole new look. If Daniel came up with a whole new template and design and iyo it was the best Eye you had ever seen, would it bother you that he;d changed the template

I don't think he could come up with a better template. The eye suits the UK version anyway. Glossy, polished, interesting, unusual and different. Apart from that I couldn't see what the advertising/opening titles/graphics would go by.

EDIT: To show how much other versions are impressed by it, it's now the second most used template (After the origional from 1999) around the world. Although they mostly just copy the 6th eye.

[housem8]

Originally posted by Barbie-big-bro
i dont mind what he does to the eye really new or old template as long as it looks good and suits BB

I would be happy for either the original one or a new one but really cool

[MrGaryy]

I don't want a new one not that they would ever change it as its trademark to the show.

[housem8]

Originally posted by Conor

I don't think he could come up with a better template. The eye suits the UK version anyway. Glossy, polished, interesting, unusual and different. Apart from that I couldn't see what the advertising/opening titles/graphics would go by.

EDIT: To show how much other versions are impressed by it, it's now the second most used template (After the origional from 1999) around the world. Although they mostly just copy the 6th eye.

He might not be allowed to change it anyway? he could be under inastruction from Endemol to keep it that way for all kinds of reasons which none of us will ever be aware of

I am not saying its not used much, Im saying it could be changed thats all, Daniel could shock us this year with a whole new Eye and template. I heard that this year could be the last big brother unless the ratings improve vastly and if a whole new Eye design and template becomes a big talking point, that can only do more good than halm in the long run I would have thought

[MrGaryy]

Originally posted by housem8

He might not be allowed to change it anyway? he could be under inastruction from Endemol to keep it that way for all kinds of reasons which none of us will ever be aware of

I am not saying its not used much, Im saying it could be changed thats all, Daniel could shock us this year with a whole new Eye and template. I heard that this year could be the last big brother unless the ratings improve vastly and if a whole new Eye design and template becomes a big talking point, that can only do more good than halm in the long run I would have thought

I think a new eye would actually loose ratings simply because soft core fans wouldn't recognise it it. Fickle veiwers wouldn't know what it would stand for if they saw it on a bill board especially as they don't even put words on the bill bords just they eye.

[housem8]

Originally posted by thebiggerbrother

I think a new eye would actually loose ratings simply because soft core fans wouldn't recognise it it. Fickle veiwers wouldn't know what it would stand for if they saw it on a bill board especially as they don't even put words on the bill bords just they eye.

Sorry I disagree. I think changing it to something completely new would get fans talking and after all, the Eye is only a fraction of importance in compared to the 13 week event that is big brother (9)

[MrGaryy]

Originally posted by housem8

Sorry I disagree. I think changing it to something completely new would get fans talking and after all, the Eye is only a fraction of importance in compared to the 13 week event that is big brother (9)

Doesn't matter how long it is if you don't get viewers at the start its very hard to recover.

[housem8]

Originally posted by thebiggerbrother

Doesn't matter how long it is if you don't get viewers at the start its very hard to recover.

How would a changed template sway viewers from watching (9)? indeed how would a bad Eye design from Daniel even do that. I think thats silly really, I watch big brother because its a great show I dont think many care that much for the Eye really, only fans like you fiond on here and other big brother fan sites but even them wont stop watching because of the Eye change

Launch night is always popular, so I have heard

[MrGaryy]

Originally posted by housem8

How would a changed template sway viewers from watching (9)? indeed how would a bad Eye design from Daniel even do that. I think thats silly really, I watch big brother because its a great show I dont think many care that much for the Eye really, only fans like you fiond on here and other big brother fan sites but even them wont stop watching because of the Eye change

Launch night is always popular, so I have heard

Don't twist my words I never said a bad or new I would sway viewers not to watch. I said that fickle fans or newer fans wouldn't recognise it on ads billbords, ect. because usually C4 never put words to go with the eye.

[housem8]

Originally posted by thebiggerbrother

Don't twist my words I never said a bad or new I would sway viewers not to watch. I said that fickle fans or newer fans wouldn't recognise it on ads billbords, ect. because usually C4 never put words to go with the eye.

A new look ie, a new template would mean a whole new concept and Endemol, big brother and Channel four would be more than upto the job. They put a lot of money into this. If you say that they always put the Eye up on ads and billboards then I would say they would have to change that and add big brother as well. Remenber I have only watched (8) and celeb hijack so I was unaware of the advertising for anything before, bear with me

[MrGaryy]

Originally posted by housem8

A new look ie, a new template would mean a whole new concept and Endemol, big brother and Channel four would be more than upto the job. They put a lot of money into this. If you say that they always put the Eye up on ads and billboards then I would say they would have to change that and add big brother as well. Remenber I have only watched (8) and celeb hijack so I was unaware of the advertising for anything before, bear with me

I am bearing with you I really am, but sometimes I just think that maybe you shouldn't argue with people that probably know better than you - people that have followed it since series 1 i.e myself. You get me?