[Patrick]

I Want to disscuss somthing I seem to always get into fights about on Youtube...
And that is Big Brother USA.

BB AUS Has a good theme....
BB USA Hmm... there is basically nothing I can think of thats good about that.

I watched clips from both series and compared to our version I have to say BB USA and AUS are complete crap.
I was watching Fight Night from BB5 and on the related videos said "Biggest Fight In Big Brother History"
I Clicked on it, it was BB USA, was expecting a huge fight so I watched it...
Turns out these americans were ARGUING Over someone saying who they think will leave on eviction day.
How common is that in BB UK!

We have so much better stuff...
Better Logo
Better Titles
Better HouseMATES
Better House
Better Fights
Better Couples
Better Show
Better Host
Better Fans

So heres a video of Big Brother Evictions from around the world, It makes you laugh at BB USA

http://www.shadoz.com/video/2426505/...rld-aus-usa-uk

So this thread is all for you guys to say which is better and then just let your anger out at America/Austrillia
I Love hearing about how better our version is than theres..

Because America really do think their top

[tymu888]

Hate USA.
Love UK.
And Australia is great also , you should watch the 8th season

[Brekkie]

Ours was better. It isn't any more.

BBUSA: 4 live feeds
BBUK: NO LIVE FEED!

[BritneyMajorFan]

I loved BB9 USA when it was aired on E4 over here last year, but it was deff. poor compared to the UK.

I loved how they did HoH, and they had AHMAZING tasks, but evictions were just pointless.

No fan connection. Fans didn't get to vote at any point. Finale or Evictions. There was no live crowd at evictions, just Julie.

I do think it was raunchier though, esp. when they had the orgy.

[Patrick]

Originally posted by Brekkie
Ours was better. It isn't any more.

BBUSA: 4 live feeds
BBUK: NO LIVE FEED!

I think thats a little...No Sorry VERY Stupid to say ours isnt good anymore because it dosent have AS MUCH live as it use to.
You havent seen BB10 and it will have Live just not alot!
Its better than nothen!

Im sick of negetive people moaning about Live Feed when YOU know now there will be late night live!

[Brekkie]

Originally posted by pmccaff2009

I think thats a little...No Sorry VERY Stupid to say ours isnt good anymore because it dosent have AS MUCH live as it use to.
You havent seen BB10 and it will have Live just not alot!
Its better than nothen!

Im sick of negetive people moaning about Live Feed when YOU know now there will be late night live!

My opinion is based on a lot more than that.


I would say it's fair to say BBUSA has been pretty consistent since series 2 - it's never been absolutely spectacular, but it's never completely failed - the format is so solid it carries a poor series.


With BBUK it's a different story - when it's been good, it's been very very good and set the standard for the rest of the world. But when it's been poor, it's been very very poor and quite frankly, an embarrassment.


As things stand BBUK is on a downward spiral, while BBUSA is slightly on the up again. It only takes one season to change that though.

[Captain.Remy]

It's a very tough question because I watched a lot of foreign versions like UK, USA, France, Australia, Germany, Italy, Spain, Scandinavia and some others too.

In my opinion, the most outstanding will have to be Big Brother UK because it has brought new dimensions to the show which have been taken over by many countries. Foreign people love the UK series for its freshness and its creativity. But (there's always a But), the UK series is falling apart a bit and is now more and more criticized. This is all in favour of the US version.

The US version is now a deep value and a great entertainment resource. It fits well to the competitive type of shows American people like to watch...but it only works in USA, it wouldn't work in an European country. People may think the US version is fake and a bit too 'soap' edited but it has been much more consistent than the UK version these last 2 years. BB USA has a lot of series going on, it's the less likely to be axed. Then again, fans are now starting to criticize the same format and routine week after week. Time for a change maybe ?

Now the Australian version. Well, the 09 series was supposed to be on this year but due to the intelligent Channel Ten crew, we're screwed and got us away a good TV show. Let's face it, BB Australia has been rather a disaster for about 2 series which was not good for the ratings. People made jokes about it and never took it seriously due to the lack of creativity.
But, it provided great entertainment with its own twists. BB08 proved Ten could make efforts with a new format, new hosts etc..
BB Australia also had the best advertising campaigns in the world which is something the UK producers needs to look at.

One other version proved that BB can have a major makeover and still be a huge success in the ratings after 5 years off the screens...it's of course the French version, called Loft Story then Secret Story out there. The producers managed to find something to stand out from the crowd...secrets. People love it, and the 3rd series is now on its way, launching next month.

What can I say about the other version, all of them are also very different, the Brazilian version stands out very well too, being very competitive but at the same time keeping the old fun.
Spain and Italy have generally the same format and the same look at their versions, which proved to be a phenomenon in both countries....like it was in Germany.
The German version had some of the best ideas (2 years non stop, new divide Rich/Average/Poor and a village which is the biggest house in BB history) The show was huge in Germany but people got bored of it, which is rather a downfall considering that 5 out of 9 series are Rich vs Poor like. Need to change the format don't you think ?


To me, all this series have something to stand out from the others but BB UK is and will remain a reference to many other countries (I mean, look at the Serbian series, it's BB UK number 2).

[BigOz]

I would like to point out that in my opinon, US and UK should never be compared, as they are complete 2 diffrent things, mostly due to US format.

[Captain.Remy]

Message original : Tom
We have Davina

Is she the best host Remy out of all the ones you watch?

Of course she is ! She is stunning, she's the only one that is really involved in the show. At least, I feel like it. She is Big Brother in a way, the day she's gone then so is Big Brother. It's very rare to see a host staying for 9 series and more (Julie Chen is another example) so it shows a good commitment to it.

Davina.

[Tom]

BBUK is the most influential ... and I wouldn't actually call BBUSA "Big Brother". Big Brother failed over there, its a completely different show to what BB is meant to be.

[Tom]

Originally posted by Captain.Remy

Of course she is ! She is stunning, she's the only one that is really involved in the show. At least, I feel like it. She is Big Brother in a way, the day she's gone then so is Big Brother. It's very rare to see a host staying for 9 series and more (Julie Chen is another example) so it shows a good commitment to it.

Davina.

haha, sorry for deleting the post it posted about 3 times

[Patrick]

That was well good to read Remy.

And for me I reckon Davina is the best host because they changed the host like every year in Austrillia but in USA their host i think its called Julie, she sounds like a complete robot and is so boring!

[Captain.Remy]

Message original : Tom
BBUK is the most influential ... and I wouldn't actually call BBUSA "Big Brother". Big Brother failed over there, its a completely different show to what BB is meant to be.

I wouldn't say it failed because it is still the most influential. For example, Germany has had a lot of 'Rich vs Poor' series but never Heaven and Hell. And guess who is doing the Heaven and Hell thing in January ? Germany ! That shows BB UK is still in the major ones.
However I agree, it lost its 'social experiment' value. Big Brother was more than a TV show 10 years ago in the UK, now it's just a TV show among a hundred of others. But yes, it turned out in a way we never expected it to be.

[Captain.Remy]

Message original : pmccaff2009
That was well good to read Remy.

And for me I reckon Davina is the best host because they changed the host like every year in Austrillia but in USA their host i think its called Julie, she sounds like a complete robot and is so boring!

Thank you I really appreciate.
Australia had another consistent host, expect for the last series, and it was Gretel Killeen. But she was terrible at it.

The German version is a good example of having different hosts every year, it's crazy.

[Spike]

Out of the 3 I have watched, I prefer the UK and US shows to the AUS show
When the UK gets it right (BB5/6) then no other TV show can beat it but since then the show has gone down hill while the US version has been very consistant
Its hard to compare the US and UK versions as they are very different but for me in recent years the US version has been much better because of the entertainment every episode. However there needs to be a bit of a buzz injected into the US version which the UK version does very will and which makes it so great.

[Tom]

Originally posted by Captain.Remy

I wouldn't say it failed because it is still the most influential. For example, Germany has had a lot of 'Rich vs Poor' series but never Heaven and Hell. And guess who is doing the Heaven and Hell thing in January ? Germany ! That shows BB UK is still in the major ones.
However I agree, it lost its 'social experiment' value. Big Brother was more than a TV show 10 years ago in the UK, now it's just a TV show among a hundred of others. But yes, it turned out in a way we never expected it to be.

Oh no I meant the American one failed. Even now I know producers from around the world still steal our ideas. BB9 was (in terms of twists and production) as good as the series' that rated the best ... the public just aren't behind it anymore because its been on that long. Thats the only problem with it. Whether it can continue is a different thing altogether, if it does it will almost definitely become a cult show.

[Captain.Remy]

Message original : Tom

Oh no I meant the American one failed. Even now I know producers from around the world still steal our ideas. BB9 was (in terms of twists and production) as good as the series' that rated the best ... the public just aren't behind it anymore because its been on that long. Thats the only problem with it. Whether it can continue is a different thing altogether, if it does it will almost definitely become a cult show.

I think both (UK and US) versions are rather complementary. Why ? Because one does have the basis (public vote, shopping tasks ...) while the other has the strategy side to the experiment. So both lacks something that can be found in the other, see ?

About the US version, like I said, it would fail in Europe, we don't have the same look at it, the same spirit to play such games. The American public love competitive shows, that's what they got.
Then again, the UK series managed to create something new, even in its lowest points while the US version is gathering its values to produce a show on the long term.

[Captain.Remy]

Brekkie, I would love you to comment on my essay lol I love your opinions on that matter.

[Stentionhouse]

BBUK was the flagship Big Brother going back to 2000-2004. These days Brazil is the best. But virtually all other BBs are ahead of ours now.

[jaybitches]

Ritch vs poor is just the same as hevan an hell.
So whats the diffrence with germany doing a hevan an hell if they all ready done ritch an poor ?

[Tom]

Originally posted by Stentionhouse
BBUK was the flagship Big Brother going back to 2000-2004. These days Brazil is the best. But virtually all other BBs are ahead of ours now.

BBUK has had the most series' out of any in the world and has been hit the hardest by controversy. What do you expect?

And I'd add 2 years on to what you say.

[Captain.Remy]

Message original : jaybitches
Ritch vs poor is just the same as hevan an hell.
So whats the diffrence with germany doing a hevan an hell if they all ready done ritch an poor ?

Exactly, it's the same format but not the same title. It's all about advertising really. They thought having a new name to something they have overdone will get them ratings. It failed, their series is now a big flop. They even re-launched it by getting a huge makeover to the house, still a big fail.

[Conor]

Better Logo- ok, yes it is the best (and now most used logo) but there are other good ones, like the latest Canadian, Aussi and French logos.

Better Titles - Generally the UK has good graphics, but again, the Aussis, French, Scandinavians and Africans have had opening titles that would rival.

Better Housemates - Unfair thing to say imo. Every version has had controversial housemates, and every version has had boring housemates, Ours stand out because of the British media inflating everything.

Better House - Have you taken a look at the Italian, German or Belgium houses before? Yeah, there have been some good UK houses (BB4, 6 & 8) but the GF7 & 9, BB germany 6, 7, 8 & 9and the BB belguim 6 house were all unrivalled.

Better Fights - Bulgaria had a good one this year, there have been many good fights throughout the world during BB.

Better Couples - Not really interested in this field so Im not gonna comment

Better Show - Not sure what this means, but in general we copy as many tasks and twists as we pump out. Also, there is a large entertainment factor in every version of BB, there has to be, or else viewers would have switched off years ago.

Better Host - Im indifferent to Davina, but yeah, k, she is probably the best host.

[Captain.Remy]

Message original : Stentionhouse
BBUK was the flagship Big Brother going back to 2000-2004. These days Brazil is the best. But virtually all other BBs are ahead of ours now.

I don't agree. Most of the ideas other countries took are from the 'modern' BB (2004-now). The whole 'evil' thing was introduced by the UK, same thing for the Secret Missions, the Secret Garden and etc....

Big Brother UK is falling apart but still has this thing other countries don't. It is true even if I found some other versions more entertaining than BB7 (well, it wasn't really hard for that one, it was a disaster IMO), BB8 and BB9 like the French version or Big Brother 08 Australia.

[Captain.Remy]

Message original : Conor
Scandinavians

I LOVE them to death.

Youtube video

I really need that song.