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Beetlejuice · 21-05-2015, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Vanessa

Normal BB doesn't get high ratings. Only CBB does, so if it stays like this it's fine.

Normal BB could, if done right get over 2 million. There's no reason why it couldn't, given that CBB can get over 3 million. But 1.1 million is low compared to every other series of Big Brother, especially the one series they started heading in the right direction with, which was BB14. The problem with BB14 though is that they seemed to put its success down to the "Theme" (Secrets and Lies) and have stuck with that whilst discarding everything else. Once again getting everything arse backwards.

Jamesy · 21-05-2015, 12:06 PM

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Edit: Just checked the youtube channel. Last update 18 hours ago. And it's hardly been updated before that at all. Piss poor.

It was confirmed last year I think that they won't add stuff to YouTube anymore. If people want videos they have to go on the official website. YouTube just gets the 'main' videos uploaded now.

Beetlejuice · 21-05-2015, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Jamesy

It was confirmed last year I think that they won't add stuff to YouTube anymore. If people want videos they have to go on the official website. YouTube just gets the 'main' videos uploaded now.

Ah, okay. You'd think they'd put some effort into making a better website then. But thinking these people would put some effort into anything other than new ways of making the housemates scream loudly is asking a bit much.

Rob! · 21-05-2015, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Beetlejuice

It's amusing that people are applauding such a poor rating. The fact that it only got 1.03m on first showing just confirms the disillusionment people feel. It's very likely to drop below a million on a consistent basis soon.

As for it getting better figures thanks to social media spreading the word of a supposedly good episode (rather than the same people who enjoyed the episode watching it again), I suspect some new viewers may have been put off by the childish screaming.

But imagine social media spreading the word of things actually happening as they happen thanks to a live feed. Imagine the response to the BB5 and BB9 "Fight Nights" on twitter as it happened. Imagine the massive bust ups with Helen going out live. Things got quite busy just from them posting heavily edited videos after the event on the forums and twitter. Now though, I can't be bothered keeping up with things on their naff website, I don't even know if they're updating their youtube channel and the twitter feed is pretty much pointless. The show continues to be some sort of Frankenstein's Monster version of Big Brother.

Edit: Just checked the youtube channel. Last update 18 hours ago. And it's hardly been updated before that at all. Piss poor.

Ok, not to sound like a dick but we get it - you want live feed. It's not coming back, mentioning it nearly every day in response to a rating isn't going to change that.

That is a really good +1 rating. Hopefully it'll mean some people at least stick around. This series deserves better.

Vanessa · 21-05-2015, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Beetlejuice

Normal BB could, if done right get over 2 million. There's no reason why it couldn't, given that CBB can get over 3 million. But 1.1 million is low compared to every other series of Big Brother, especially the one series they started heading in the right direction with, which was BB14. The problem with BB14 though is that they seemed to put its success down to the "Theme" (Secrets and Lies) and have stuck with that whilst discarding everything else. Once again getting everything arse backwards.

It could do better, but so far it's not bad.

Beetlejuice · 21-05-2015, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob!

Ok, not to sound like a dick but we get it - you want live feed. It's not coming back, mentioning it nearly every day in response to a rating isn't going to change that.

The arguments must continue to be made because it is the truth about why the show is and always will fail.

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That is a really good +1 rating. Hopefully it'll mean some people at least stick around. This series deserves better.

This series does not deserve better. The show doesn't deserve better. The people making it don't deserve better. It is now closing in on the sub-1 million viewing figures it has always deserved.

Rob! · 21-05-2015, 02:06 PM

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The arguments must continue to be made because it is the truth about why the show is and always will fail.

This series does not deserve better. The show doesn't deserve better. The people making it don't deserve better. It is now closing in on the sub-1 million viewing figures it has always deserved.

And you still watch it because...?

Beetlejuice · 21-05-2015, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob!

And you still watch it because...?

I enjoy watching things endure a slow painful death

Rob! · 21-05-2015, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Beetlejuice

I enjoy watching things endure a slow painful death

Right well Digital Spy might be more your type of place. Most of the people here quite like the show. I know, twats the lot of us.

Jay. · 21-05-2015, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob!

Right well Digital Spy might be more your type of place. Most of the people here quite like the show. I know, twats the lot of us.

Loukas · 21-05-2015, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob!

Right well Digital Spy might be more your type of place. Most of the people here quite like the show. I know, twats the lot of us.

Brother Leon · 21-05-2015, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ruiphillips

Great to see this awful series get these ratings. Channel 5 have ruined BB.

It was dead way before they even touched it. Be thankful they are trying to save it for you.

Beetlejuice · 21-05-2015, 03:59 PM

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Right well Digital Spy might be more your type of place.

I was banned from there years ago.

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Most of the people here quite like the show. I know, twats the lot of us.

There aren't that many people here going by the inactivity of the forum throughout the day. And the reason they continue to get away with such a poor version of BB as well as the shoddy production values is partly because more people don't voice their disillusionment with it all. I like the show as it is meant to be, but the fact is they are destroying it and will continue to do so as long as people kid themselves that it is worthy of defending.

Beetlejuice · 21-05-2015, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Brother Leon

It was dead way before they even touched it. Be thankful they are trying to save it for you.

If this is them trying to save it I'd hate to see them trying to kill it off. Then again, they are so inept maybe that would finally bring it back to life.

Jamesy · 21-05-2015, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob!

Right well Digital Spy might be more your type of place. Most of the people here quite like the show. I know, twats the lot of us.

Jamesy · 21-05-2015, 04:46 PM

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The arguments must continue to be made because it is the truth about why the show is and always will fail.

While I agree with your views constantly rambling about the same thing in every post isn't going to do anything. It isn't going to improve the show, improve the ratings, improve the quality of Big Brother or move the show back to C4. All it does is make you sound like a broken record, annoy a lot of members on here and then eventually people will probably start reporting your posts since it's near spamming now.

Sorry to be so blunt but your constant moaning is just going to get you on a lot of peoples ignore lists eventually.

RichardG · 21-05-2015, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Beetlejuice

There aren't that many people here going by the inactivity of the forum throughout the day. And the reason they continue to get away with such a poor version of BB as well as the shoddy production values is partly because more people don't voice their disillusionment with it all. I like the show as it is meant to be, but the fact is they are destroying it and will continue to do so as long as people kid themselves that it is worthy of defending.

In the first couple of years of Channel 5's takeover, forum members on here and particularly DS bombarded the show with literally thousands and thousands of angry emails about how much live feed is needed, and moaned more than enough on the forums about the editing, producer manipulation, silly twists and so on, and still continue to do so. If they had any interest at all in taking on board everything the people want/returning in the direction of "the good old days" then they would have done so long before now.

I'm sure almost everyone on here would rather we had live feed, less producer manipulation, less silly twists and so on, and it's great to sometimes discuss this - that's the point of a forum. But if we were to all 'voice our disillusionment'/complain every single day in the same way then this forum would really be very negative place to be

Beetlejuice · 21-05-2015, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by RichardG

In the first couple of years of Channel 5's takeover, forum members on here and particularly DS bombarded the show with literally thousands and thousands of angry emails about how much live feed is needed, and moaned more than enough on the forums about the editing, producer manipulation, silly twists and so on, and still continue to do so. If they had any interest at all in taking on board everything the people want/returning in the direction of "the good old days" then they would have done so long before now.

I guess some people thought it was worth trying again with new owners of the channel.

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I'm sure almost everyone on here would rather we had live feed, less producer manipulation, less silly twists and so on, and it's great to sometimes discuss this - that's the point of a forum. But if we were to all 'voice our disillusionment'/complain every single day in the same way then this forum would really be very negative place to be

As opposed to the dead place it is throughout the day.

Beetlejuice · 21-05-2015, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Jamesy

While I agree with your views constantly rambling about the same thing in every post isn't going to do anything.

It's not the only thing I post about. But the show is so awful people don't want to talk about other things (there's nothing else to say). They just want to attack me for pointing out what's wrong with it.

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It isn't going to improve the show

It will if the truth of what is being said is recognized.

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improve the ratings, improve the quality of Big Brother or move the show back to C4.

I don't want it back on Channel 4. I think the decline of the show began on Channel 4. I want the show to be better than it was, which it can still be.

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All it does is make you sound like a broken record, annoy a lot of members on here and then eventually people will probably start reporting your posts since it's near spamming now.

Sorry to be so blunt but your constant moaning is just going to get you on a lot of peoples ignore lists eventually.

Right, so just as the show itself puts its fingers in its ear to the complaints, the people on the forums that are for discussing the show want to do the same. It is no wonder this show is well on its way to being buried all over again. The accepting nature of people even to the point that they will shine **** and call it gold is amazing.