[Jarrod]

People need to understand that Channel 5 use the eye stage because they have no other alternative to use. They have no interior stage to use because the lease for GLS wasn't renewed and that they renewed the license for the exterior stage and set outside the House. The set isn't the problem, and honestly I personally think it looks excellent still. It's possibly one of the best sets we've had for Big Brother.

I know people are passionate about the program, but there are some who are just trying to pick at the tiniest things to find fault with. You call yourselves fans of Big Brother when all you do is moan and pick fault with things that don't even need to be fixed. We're not living in 2006 anymore, we've moved on. We're in 2013 and we're on Channel 5 not 4. That's where the problem lies really, many people are still expecting Channel 5 to backtrack to Channel 4's way of doing things when they won't.

Channel 5 have managed to find a style for the show they are happy with and that proves successful for their channel so they aren't going to change it. They toned down the editing quite a bit for Celebrity Big Brother 11 compared to Celebrity Big Brother 8 and things are actually improving but obviously the outside set is the main concern of people who watch the show.

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Originally Posted by alfiegreen

Yes I have been to many evictions as well VIP at the launch, the staging allows a better quality of camera shots, the problem with the Channel 4 layout was it was falling apart.

The actual walkway needed to be completely re-made and now the layout looks professional and firm, it doesn't really need to be changed. It works?

The walkway on Channel 4 was ground level with replacable crowd baracades each side?

How could that fall apart? lol

Was the concrete caving in and getting close to the crowd plummeting to their deaths?

I have also been to many evictions on C4 and and C5 and hands down the Channel 4 experience was far superior in regards to the atmosphere and crowd. There was double the amount of people but less cramped.

I think the majority on here would prefer the old set up.

[Vanessa]

I like the eye stage.

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Originally Posted by Jack_

I'm really getting sick of seeing people being lambasted for taking an interest in the way the show is presented and produced, be it the graphics, titles, house design, outside set, use of sound effects/music/lights on eviction nights, highlight show editing...the list goes on. I appreciate not everybody has an interest in these things, it's kind of a specific area, but I do think you get two different types of Big Brother fans. Either fans that watch the show looking for good housemates, or fans that look for the same but are also, as I mentioned, interested in the show's production values. And those people that are I would say generally have an interest in that side of TV anyway, whether it's about Big Brother, X Factor...whatever show. Some people notice those kind of things, casual viewers may not care but some people do...some people have jobs in these areas ffs.

Anyone that does take an interest in how the show is produced and presented is aware that it isn't as important as casting, we're not stupid, but that doesn't mean we aren't allowed to criticise the production of the show...we are diehard fans after all, and this is a Big Brother forum, what do you seriously expect? If you went on to a proper TV forum you would see much more in depth discussion about the production values of shows even like Loose Women, so in the grand scheme of things I really don't think we're that bad.

But even so, people have different interests. Some people don't care about how shows are produced and are just your average viewer looking to be entertained - that's fine. But some people do take an interest (hence why there's jobs and professions in those areas), and it is really unfair to keep being made out to be freaks to care about these things. Some people collect stamps, others are fascinated by football league tables...and others are interested in how TV, and much more importantly our favourite TV show, is produced. What's wrong with that? This is a bloody TV forum, this is the kind of discussion you should be expecting, I wish some people on here would realise that.

I think I may have just fallen in love with you.

Amazing post.