[Patrick]

Originally Posted by MaDdOctoR

What I remember them saying was that season 1 of the show was more or less unscripted with scripted events. After that when it became popular it was fully scripted with very few "real" moments.

I've never seen it, but I know it's the same as all those crappy english copycat shows that none of us needed, what's the point of a documentary unless it's real?

It inititally started off real - and then became scripted around Season 3.

As for English copycats - blame Brian Belo believe it or not. If he hadn't of given ITV2 the idea for The Only Way Is Essex, Big Brother would still be Britain's number one reality show and none of these scripted shows like TOWIE, Made in Chelsea, The Valleys etc would even exist.

[MrWong]

Originally Posted by Patrick

It inititally started off real - and then became scripted around Season 3.

As for English copycats - blame Brian Belo believe it or not. If he hadn't of given ITV2 the idea for The Only Way Is Essex, Big Brother would still be Britain's number one reality show and none of these scripted shows like TOWIE, Made in Chelsea, The Valleys etc would even exist.

Did that ever get to court or did ITV settle?

[MaDdOctoR]

Originally Posted by Patrick

It inititally started off real - and then became scripted around Season 3.

As for English copycats - blame Brian Belo believe it or not. If he hadn't of given ITV2 the idea for The Only Way Is Essex, Big Brother would still be Britain's number one reality show and none of these scripted shows like TOWIE, Made in Chelsea, The Valleys etc would even exist.

Brian Bello had an idea...now I've heard it all

I posted what I remember them saying when they were talking to someone in the house, they said first season was just them and cameras following them, after that, it was scripted, either way it was "real" to begin with