[Cal.]

A lot of people have out-grown it, I agree. My mum, the young woman watching in 2004 is not the same woman she is now in 2014, not watching the show. Big Brother was big back then, but nobody cares about it nowadays.

[JohnnyBB]

Its the cast they got it slightly right last year.

[smeagol]

maybe they should just put it on thrs fri sat n sun. might be better

[fitz2k2]

Originally Posted by Scream

I have only just started watching BBUSA and I believe it's only on three days a week...

do you think that's why it rates so well in comparison to BBUK?

it's a lot of dedication to watch every night and maybe if we had BB on a few times a week for maybe an hour and a half it would do so much better and it would make the highlights so much more excitable.

the only problem is that would mean even less time to get to know the housemates...so they should just have BB on a few times a week and then have a few hours livefeed somewhere.

Idk

world cup moron

[Marsh.]

It wouldn't surprise me if they reduce the number of episodes. Covering several days in one 60 minute episode gives them more opportunity to edit any sequence of events they like.

It's butchered enough as it is, it really would be completely manufactured with fewer episodes.

[Time to Sleigh]

There is definitely a poor cast this year. If jale was to be evicted, and helen(think she is vile but she is the only thing to watch) was inevitably ejected then even I as a major fan would stop watching and just tune in every now and again. Honestly can't believe how boring it's got

[Scream]

Originally Posted by fitz2k2

world cup moron

1) you should be receiving an infraction shortly for insulting a forum member.

2) Big Brother has been getting low ratings for years...the World Cup isn't on every year if you didn't know xxxxxxxxxxxx

[user104658]

Like I said on another thread I've all but stopped watching. Tuning in for evictions and have an occasional episode on in the background if I'm off work in the afternoon, but otherwise I just can't get motivated to sit through it. And I've watched EVERY episode of EVERY series, since the launch night of the first show.

This is just a bad, bad, year. It's dire, practically unwatchable... Any long-time fan who doesn't instinctively realise that is surely deluding themselves. The cast is bad, the editing is bad, the tasks are bad, the twists are boring, and the power trip theme is an absolute shambles. There has been an extreme focus on drama from day one without any attempt to let us get to know or care about the housemates, and because we don't know or care about the housemates, the drama falls flat. Whoever is in charge of all of this is basically failing. Completely.

I'm hoping for a decent celebrity show... If it's a hack job like this I might seriously have to give up. BB has been a huge part of my summers since I was a young teenager and I'd be gutted to abandon it, but it's actually getting to the point where it's tainting good memories of past seasons...

Maybe I should just download old seasons and rewatch them daily over summer?

[Verbal]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Like I said on another thread I've all but stopped watching. Tuning in for evictions and have an occasional episode on in the background if I'm off work in the afternoon, but otherwise I just can't get motivated to sit through it. And I've watched EVERY episode of EVERY series, since the launch night of the first show.

This is just a bad, bad, year. It's dire, practically unwatchable... Any long-time fan who doesn't instinctively realise that is surely deluding themselves. The cast is bad, the editing is bad, the tasks are bad, the twists are boring, and the power trip theme is an absolute shambles. There has been an extreme focus on drama from day one without any attempt to let us get to know or care about the housemates, and because we don't know or care about the housemates, the drama falls flat. Whoever is in charge of all of this is basically failing. Completely.

I'm hoping for a decent celebrity show... If it's a hack job like this I might seriously have to give up. BB has been a huge part of my summers since I was a young teenager and I'd be gutted to abandon it, but it's actually getting to the point where it's tainting good memories of past seasons...

Maybe I should just download old seasons and rewatch them daily over summer?

I'm a long term fan and am loving this series.

Your argument: Invalid

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Verbal

Your argument: Invalid

Oh I see. I guess that's me told, then.

[Johnnyuk123]

The loss of viewers is also down to BB's choice of housemates. Same old characters, the bossy black girl, the dumb blond, the essex boy, the old prostitute, the deaf guy, the wallflower girl, torrets guy, ****** guy,the virgin mary etc etc. This year with the exception of Chris we have the same old housemate stereotypes thrown upon us. Many on here have been asking why Chris is so popular and many of the answers say because he is the only normal one in there etc. BB needs to put more everyday normal people in without the bad attitude to life and especially leave out the superficial wanna beez who's world suddenly falls apart when the fake tan and hair dryers are removed.