[Tom]

Originally posted by Brekkie
It's gone way beyond panto though in the last couple of years. If axing the crowd means the housemates can relax more and don't spend the first few weeks analysing their reaction on the way in and their last few weeks worried about being booed on the way out then so be it.

Usually the ones that get booed are promo girls, boring housemates and bitchy housemates. Considering BB7 and BB8 were made up of these types of housemates the booing is inevitable.

[Brekkie]

I definately think some change is needed. Perhaps moving towards an indoor audience would be a good compromise - and I think the crowd could be more controlled indoors.


Did you see Beat the Star last night - I think that sort of arrangement could work, with the audience completely around the studio.

[~Kizwiz~]

I am torn with whether a crowd works or not. Like the OP I think that it bring a live atmosphere to the show but in recent year the booing and heckling is just getting too much. It spoils the eviction when someone gets booed for no apparent reason. If a house mate has been manipulating, rude, aggressive and underhanded etc in the house then I can agree that they might get some negative feedback from the crowd and they may well have brought that on themselves but where does it go over the mark of decency?

[Sunny_01]

Even the worst HMs shouldnt be booed in the way they have been in recent years, it spoils the show for me personally. I think a little slapstick is fine but they are really scary sometimes and that isnt fair.

I like to see a crowd but I would like it to be more controlled. I am not saying people are not entitled to their opinions or to boo just my preference is that if they need to boo do it then move on, dont ruin it for everyone else.

[~Kizwiz~]

Originally posted by Sunny_01
Even the worst HMs shouldnt be booed in the way they have been in recent years, it spoils the show for me personally. I think a little slapstick is fine but they are really scary sometimes and that isnt fair.

I like to see a crowd but I would like it to be more controlled. I am not saying people are not entitled to their opinions or to boo just my preference is that if they need to boo do it then move on, dont ruin it for everyone else.

I agree Sunny, it can ruin the show because the extent of the booing in recent years has become out of control and the housemates will realise this from the very start because the booing has become normal in the launch shows too. I mean how can you boo someone who you have only just seen a clip of.....? Its crazy and downright mean to be honest but isnt that what British culture has become?

[Tom]

Originally posted by ~kizwiz~

I agree Sunny, it can ruin the show because the extent of the booing in recent years has become out of control and the housemates will realise this from the very start because the booing has become normal in the launch shows too. I mean how can you boo someone who you have only just seen a clip of.....? Its crazy and downright mean to be honest but isnt that what British culture has become?

I think the launch night crowd should be banned of public members. Instead, friends and family of the housemates, the press and people who work on the show and in and around the studios as well as maybe some other people from another audience from Elstree to make up a Hijack sized crowd who have to cheer rather than the usual mob.

[CassetteFinger]

It would be so meh if they dident have crowds. Look at BBUS, that's so boring.