[bbfan1991]

Originally Posted by Jack_

also yes BB6 > BB8

BB5, 6, 7 and 3 were my favourites. Back then when BB was an actual social experiment and the rules were more stricter, less outside interfering or manipulation by TPTB etc.

[TomC]

Originally Posted by MB.

BB7 is great but stalls a little bit in the late stretches of the series. BB6 is quality throughout.

(even any of the bits with Eugene in them)

I agree about BB7. The only other series from C4 I've seen in full is BB5 and BB8. BB8 actually sustains itsefl better than BB7 at the end I think. BB5 just doesn't get boring though. Fascinating to the end - my favourite out of the 3 I've seen.

I've seen the first 5 weeks of BB6 and it's a toally different ballgame as it's just so negative. It's got a very different feeling. I guess it's down to waht you like in a series.

[RodHull]

TBF not all the C4 series were superior some were but there were some real turkey years in amongst the good ones. The difference back then was if they had a bad year they just let it play out in all its tedium where as now for better or for worse its engineered every day to maximise drama

Although it was purer lets say in its C4 days I dont actually think that format would work anymore if it existed now, with reality drama shows like TOWIE and MIC etc the TV world is a different place viewing audiences would simply not tolerate the last few weeks of say series 1 any more where we basically watched some boring folk chat and tend to chickens

[Jason.]

Originally Posted by RodHull

TBF not all the C4 series were superior some were but there were some real turkey years in amongst the good ones. The difference back then was if they had a bad year they just let it play out in all its tedium where as now for better or for worse its engineered every day to maximise drama

Although it was purer lets say in its C4 days I dont actually think that format would work anymore if it existed now, with reality drama shows like TOWIE and MIC etc the TV world is a different place viewing audiences would simply not tolerate the last few weeks of say series 1 any more where we basically watched some boring folk chat and tend to chickens

Of course.

But the BB5-BB7 format would work. Because it hasn't changed that much.