[keithafc]

Originally Posted by Stu

The live feed is not a mere gimmick but in fact the big marketable touchstone the show was originally designed around. Without it Big Brother is just another television show. With it it's something that sets the format apart from the cesspit of other reality shows clamouring for press and public attention.

From a business standpoint it is incredibly easy to maintain a live stream and I seriously doubt it is that expensive. It's certainly far less costly than the irreparable damage it's omission could cause to the show. The fans want live feed and by not giving it to them Channel 5 are like it or not - regardless of whatever pissant compromises they conjure up - kind of sticking up the middle finger at the most important people to the show.

You simply don't piss off your hardcore fanbase. You don't do it with TV shows, video games, film or any other form of modern entertainment. It's a dangerous thing to wade into and usually spells disaster.

I don't see the show as being entirely worthless without the feed - 2009 was my favourite series of it ever - but the simple fact is railing against it or dismissing it isin't cool or smart. It would be a major loss to the show and would set a very bad precedent for what's to come.

As if fans had not already been highly paranoid of what Channel 5 would do with the format this lame ass decision just vindicates those endless 'Channel 5 will fuck it up' arguments.

That is the problem. The hardcore fan base are the only people really interested in Big Brother now. It has had its day and should be left out for 5+ years to let it rest and if enough people want it back, it should come back.


The real funeral of Big Brother will be from Channel 5 and not Channel 4. You don't need LF to create a great programme. Matter if you like it or not stu, Big Brother is just another TV show.

Im a Celebrity get me out of here has no LF for 2 and a half weeks and its ratings are at the top of the game.

[Stu]

Originally Posted by keithafc

That is the problem. The hardcore fan base are the only people really interested in Big Brother now. It has had its day and should be left out for 5+ years to let it rest and if enough people want it back, it should come back.


The real funeral of Big Brother will be from Channel 5 and not Channel 4. You don't need LF to create a great programme. Matter if you like it or not stu, Big Brother is just another TV show.

Im a Celebrity get me out of here has no LF for 2 and a half weeks and its ratings are at the top of the game.

Be they all hardcore fans or not roughly three and a half million people were watching Big Brother every night of the week at the end of it's run. That's not to be scoffed at. Especially given the demographic it attracts.

Advertisers and TV executives would give their right arm for that kind of audience in this day and age and that's what Richard Desmond has done. He has paid top dollar for an audience that has the potential to be that big for his own struggling network.

Live feed is of huge importance to the brand and you're simply fooling yourself if you think it isin't.

Originally Posted by keithafc

They can create story lines easier without people perhaps knowing the full story. Throw in some quality housemates, people who love an argument and it could be good. I don't want to know what they are eating or what time they go to take a piss.

They had no problem creating storylines with the live feed for ten years. And what's wrong with people knowing the full story and giving greater colour and opinion to the highlights show spin?

Arguing about the specific content of the live feed is meaningless. You are more than welcome to find it the most boring thing since the dawn of time but it's not a 'good thing' that the option is no longer available for fuck sake.

[DigitalSid]

Originally Posted by Stu

Be they all hardcore fans or not roughly three and a half million people were watching Big Brother every night of the week at the end of it's run. That's not to be scoffed at. Especially given the demographic it attracts.

Advertisers and TV executives would give their right arm for that kind of audience in this day and age and that's what Richard Desmond has done. He has paid top dollar for an audience that has the potential to be that big for his own struggling network.

Live feed is of huge importance to the brand and you're simply fooling yourself if you think it isin't.


They had no problem creating storylines with the live feed for ten years. And what's wrong with people knowing the full story and giving greater colour and opinion to the highlights show spin?

Arguing about the specific content of the live feed is meaningless. You are more than welcome to find it the most boring thing since the dawn of time but it's not a 'good thing' that the option is no longer available for fuck sake.

Well said.