[armand.kay]

tbh I wouldn't be surprised if c5 leaked this themselves to draw in viewer and are only planning to confirm axing it if the ratings are still crappy

[BigBrudder]

Originally Posted by armand.kay

tbh I wouldn't be surprised if c5 leaked this themselves to draw in viewer and are only planning to confirm axing it if the ratings are still crappy

I thought about this too, they are literally the exact shameless type people that would do something like that.

[Rob!]

The thread title should really be edited as it’s nothing more than Daily Star bollocks so far

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Rob!

The thread title should really be edited as it’s nothing more than Daily Star bollocks so far

.

[Glenn.]

Chances are they are waiting for this years to see what’s going to happen next year. If this years performs well enough then they’ll renew.

[BBDodge]

Originally Posted by Glenn.

Chances are they are waiting for this years to see what’s going to happen next year. If this years performs well enough then they’ll renew.

And rumours that this may be the last time may boost viewing figures.

[RileyH]

[Greg!]

Originally Posted by Patrick

I got the furthest I ever have done in the auditions this year and it was very obvious even then just from talking to production team that they knew this was the end. Made it all the more heartbreaking once the process was over. I actually had wanted to come on here months ago and share a few details that I heard but decided against it. I just hope for the sake of the original series, they stay true to their promises and deliver but I doubt it - although it is interesting that they never mentioned the civillian in their statement to The Sun, makes me wonder if they’re waiting to see how their ‘revamped’ civillian series goes before calling it a day. Either way, they’ll probably still axe it.

Channel 5 have themselves to blame but really are kidding themselves in they think any ‘new idea’ they have in the pipeline will ever bring in the ratings Big Brother did for them. Of course they weren’t massive figures but they were better than anything this non-entity of a channel can ever hope for again.

Until next time BB!

Share the deets sis, it's probs getting axed anyway so you may as well!

[Greg!]

Originally Posted by Patrick

Reluctant to say too much (only because of the agreement they make you sign and how it could jeopardise any chance of a late callback) although I doubt it matters much now anyway, but I don’t think it’s giving much away to simply share how much they were looking for ‘genuine’ people.

I mean it was drilled into everybodys heads throughout both rounds that they wanted to go back to their roots and wanted this series to be ‘less about drama and fighting and more about fun’. Main guy literally said this at one stage and this is a direct quote, ‘So we’re looking to go back to the best days of Big Brother so think Series 6 or Series 7’ and I got hyped af at this point but no one else seemed to care which was a shame. What I also found abit telling was just before that a production member admitted straight up (this is infront of PEJ aswell) that ‘Big Brother just hasn’t been working in recent years’.

Moreover the actual Diary Room questions were a far cry from previous years and were all steered towards finding out the type of person you are - as opposed to ‘what makes you tick’ or ‘what kind of people would you least like to live with’ none of those questions came up. I genuienly believe that they’re searching high and low for genuine people who anyone can relate to, which is probably where I went wrong. Anytime anyone said ‘they’re famous on social media’ (cringe) you could literally see the eyes rolling amongst some of the panel. I don’t want to say too much more but at the very, very end of the process it was confirmed that they really didn’t want ‘larger than life characters’ and wanted the everyday man. It should hopefully be obvious what I mean by that as I say it was at the very end of the process.

I think I would have been alot more bitter about this upcoming series if these auditions weren’t done so differently. That’s the other thing aswell, the actual audition process was flipped upside down. But yeah, I’ll probably watch this year and it will be the first time I have done so since I first auditioned years ago. Once I started auditioning and getting knocked back I couldn’t stomach watching the series I auditioned for, but ironically even though this was the closest I came, I’m still intriqued just because of how much you could tell they genuienly are trying something different. Just hope it pays off.



Very true. Very sad too. Couldn’t believe the reactions of some familiar faces when I came on here today, but I guess it really says alot when a forum dedicated to Big Brother doesn’t seem to care that it could be finishing. Stark contrast to what it was like on here in August 2009.



Hello!

Interesting! Thanks for sharing, that is encouraging. Let's hope they stick to their word!

[Jack_]

Originally Posted by Patrick

Reluctant to say too much (only because of the agreement they make you sign and how it could jeopardise any chance of a late callback) although I doubt it matters much now anyway, but I don’t think it’s giving much away to simply share how much they were looking for ‘genuine’ people.

I mean it was drilled into everybodys heads throughout both rounds that they wanted to go back to their roots and wanted this series to be ‘less about drama and fighting and more about fun’. Main guy literally said this at one stage and this is a direct quote, ‘So we’re looking to go back to the best days of Big Brother so think Series 6 or Series 7’ and I got hyped af at this point but no one else seemed to care which was a shame. What I also found abit telling was just before that a production member admitted straight up (this is infront of PEJ aswell) that ‘Big Brother just hasn’t been working in recent years’.

Moreover the actual Diary Room questions were a far cry from previous years and were all steered towards finding out the type of person you are - as opposed to ‘what makes you tick’ or ‘what kind of people would you least like to live with’ none of those questions came up. I genuienly believe that they’re searching high and low for genuine people who anyone can relate to, which is probably where I went wrong. Anytime anyone said ‘they’re famous on social media’ (cringe) you could literally see the eyes rolling amongst some of the panel. I don’t want to say too much more but at the very, very end of the process it was confirmed that they really didn’t want ‘larger than life characters’ and wanted the everyday man. It should hopefully be obvious what I mean by that as I say it was at the very end of the process.

I think I would have been alot more bitter about this upcoming series if these auditions weren’t done so differently. That’s the other thing aswell, the actual audition process was flipped upside down. But yeah, I’ll probably watch this year and it will be the first time I have done so since I first auditioned years ago. Once I started auditioning and getting knocked back I couldn’t stomach watching the series I auditioned for, but ironically even though this was the closest I came, I’m still intriqued just because of how much you could tell they genuienly are trying something different. Just hope it pays off.



Very true. Very sad too. Couldn’t believe the reactions of some familiar faces when I came on here today, but I guess it really says alot when a forum dedicated to Big Brother doesn’t seem to care that it could be finishing. Stark contrast to what it was like on here in August 2009.



Hello!

I can attest to this

Great to see you back btw!

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Patrick

Reluctant to say too much (only because of the agreement they make you sign and how it could jeopardise any chance of a late callback) although I doubt it matters much now anyway, but I don’t think it’s giving much away to simply share how much they were looking for ‘genuine’ people.

I mean it was drilled into everybodys heads throughout both rounds that they wanted to go back to their roots and wanted this series to be ‘less about drama and fighting and more about fun’. Main guy literally said this at one stage and this is a direct quote, ‘So we’re looking to go back to the best days of Big Brother so think Series 6 or Series 7’ and I got hyped af at this point but no one else seemed to care which was a shame. What I also found abit telling was just before that a production member admitted straight up (this is infront of PEJ aswell) that ‘Big Brother just hasn’t been working in recent years’.

Moreover the actual Diary Room questions were a far cry from previous years and were all steered towards finding out the type of person you are - as opposed to ‘what makes you tick’ or ‘what kind of people would you least like to live with’ none of those questions came up. I genuienly believe that they’re searching high and low for genuine people who anyone can relate to, which is probably where I went wrong. Anytime anyone said ‘they’re famous on social media’ (cringe) you could literally see the eyes rolling amongst some of the panel. I don’t want to say too much more but at the very, very end of the process it was confirmed that they really didn’t want ‘larger than life characters’ and wanted the everyday man. It should hopefully be obvious what I mean by that as I say it was at the very end of the process.

I think I would have been alot more bitter about this upcoming series if these auditions weren’t done so differently. That’s the other thing aswell, the actual audition process was flipped upside down. But yeah, I’ll probably watch this year and it will be the first time I have done so since I first auditioned years ago. Once I started auditioning and getting knocked back I couldn’t stomach watching the series I auditioned for, but ironically even though this was the closest I came, I’m still intriqued just because of how much you could tell they genuienly are trying something different. Just hope it pays off.



Very true. Very sad too. Couldn’t believe the reactions of some familiar faces when I came on here today, but I guess it really says alot when a forum dedicated to Big Brother doesn’t seem to care that it could be finishing. Stark contrast to what it was like on here in August 2009.



Hello!

Its been like this for years, when a season finishes we have ...'its off season threads '

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Its been like this for years, when a season finishes we have ...'its off season threads '

That's more to do with how... passionate it gets on here rather than with the show itself.

[BigBrudder]

As for me and many others we are passionate about the show itself not forum trolls

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by BigBrudder

As for me and many others we are passionate about the show itself not forum trolls

So now people who no longer enjoy the show are trolls?

If you were responding to my post, I was referring to how mad it can get on here during on season with the arguing about favourites, especially if there's a huge rift in the house.

Not about someone being passionate for the show.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

That's more to do with how... passionate it gets on here rather than with the show itself.

It's a bit more territorial than that I think

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

It's a bit more territorial than that I think

No. It's literally because things get so heated during on season.

[Jase.]

Originally Posted by Patrick

Reluctant to say too much (only because of the agreement they make you sign and how it could jeopardise any chance of a late callback) although I doubt it matters much now anyway, but I don’t think it’s giving much away to simply share how much they were looking for ‘genuine’ people.

I mean it was drilled into everybodys heads throughout both rounds that they wanted to go back to their roots and wanted this series to be ‘less about drama and fighting and more about fun’. Main guy literally said this at one stage and this is a direct quote, ‘So we’re looking to go back to the best days of Big Brother so think Series 6 or Series 7’ and I got hyped af at this point but no one else seemed to care which was a shame. What I also found abit telling was just before that a production member admitted straight up (this is infront of PEJ aswell) that ‘Big Brother just hasn’t been working in recent years’.

Moreover the actual Diary Room questions were a far cry from previous years and were all steered towards finding out the type of person you are - as opposed to ‘what makes you tick’ or ‘what kind of people would you least like to live with’ none of those questions came up. I genuienly believe that they’re searching high and low for genuine people who anyone can relate to, which is probably where I went wrong. Anytime anyone said ‘they’re famous on social media’ (cringe) you could literally see the eyes rolling amongst some of the panel. I don’t want to say too much more but at the very, very end of the process it was confirmed that they really didn’t want ‘larger than life characters’ and wanted the everyday man. It should hopefully be obvious what I mean by that as I say it was at the very end of the process.

I think I would have been alot more bitter about this upcoming series if these auditions weren’t done so differently. That’s the other thing aswell, the actual audition process was flipped upside down. But yeah, I’ll probably watch this year and it will be the first time I have done so since I first auditioned years ago. Once I started auditioning and getting knocked back I couldn’t stomach watching the series I auditioned for, but ironically even though this was the closest I came, I’m still intriqued just because of how much you could tell they genuienly are trying something different. Just hope it pays off.

This is all so encouraging to hear

MAJOR cringe @ "I'm famous on social media" - did people ACTUALLY say that?

[armand.kay]

Originally Posted by Patrick

Reluctant to say too much (only because of the agreement they make you sign and how it could jeopardise any chance of a late callback) although I doubt it matters much now anyway, but I don’t think it’s giving much away to simply share how much they were looking for ‘genuine’ people.

I mean it was drilled into everybodys heads throughout both rounds that they wanted to go back to their roots and wanted this series to be ‘less about drama and fighting and more about fun’. Main guy literally said this at one stage and this is a direct quote, ‘So we’re looking to go back to the best days of Big Brother so think Series 6 or Series 7’ and I got hyped af at this point but no one else seemed to care which was a shame. What I also found abit telling was just before that a production member admitted straight up (this is infront of PEJ aswell) that ‘Big Brother just hasn’t been working in recent years’.

Moreover the actual Diary Room questions were a far cry from previous years and were all steered towards finding out the type of person you are - as opposed to ‘what makes you tick’ or ‘what kind of people would you least like to live with’ none of those questions came up. I genuienly believe that they’re searching high and low for genuine people who anyone can relate to, which is probably where I went wrong. Anytime anyone said ‘they’re famous on social media’ (cringe) you could literally see the eyes rolling amongst some of the panel. I don’t want to say too much more but at the very, very end of the process it was confirmed that they really didn’t want ‘larger than life characters’ and wanted the everyday man. It should hopefully be obvious what I mean by that as I say it was at the very end of the process.

I think I would have been alot more bitter about this upcoming series if these auditions weren’t done so differently. That’s the other thing aswell, the actual audition process was flipped upside down. But yeah, I’ll probably watch this year and it will be the first time I have done so since I first auditioned years ago. Once I started auditioning and getting knocked back I couldn’t stomach watching the series I auditioned for, but ironically even though this was the closest I came, I’m still intriqued just because of how much you could tell they genuienly are trying something different. Just hope it pays off.



Very true. Very sad too. Couldn’t believe the reactions of some familiar faces when I came on here today, but I guess it really says alot when a forum dedicated to Big Brother doesn’t seem to care that it could be finishing. Stark contrast to what it was like on here in August 2009.



Hello!

this is very encouraging to hear just wish they had thought of this sooner (you know by listening to fans)

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by Patrick

Reluctant to say too much (only because of the agreement they make you sign and how it could jeopardise any chance of a late callback) although I doubt it matters much now anyway, but I don’t think it’s giving much away to simply share how much they were looking for ‘genuine’ people.

I mean it was drilled into everybodys heads throughout both rounds that they wanted to go back to their roots and wanted this series to be ‘less about drama and fighting and more about fun’. Main guy literally said this at one stage and this is a direct quote, ‘So we’re looking to go back to the best days of Big Brother so think Series 6 or Series 7’ and I got hyped af at this point but no one else seemed to care which was a shame. What I also found abit telling was just before that a production member admitted straight up (this is infront of PEJ aswell) that ‘Big Brother just hasn’t been working in recent years’.

Moreover the actual Diary Room questions were a far cry from previous years and were all steered towards finding out the type of person you are - as opposed to ‘what makes you tick’ or ‘what kind of people would you least like to live with’ none of those questions came up. I genuienly believe that they’re searching high and low for genuine people who anyone can relate to, which is probably where I went wrong. Anytime anyone said ‘they’re famous on social media’ (cringe) you could literally see the eyes rolling amongst some of the panel. I don’t want to say too much more but at the very, very end of the process it was confirmed that they really didn’t want ‘larger than life characters’ and wanted the everyday man. It should hopefully be obvious what I mean by that as I say it was at the very end of the process.

I think I would have been alot more bitter about this upcoming series if these auditions weren’t done so differently. That’s the other thing aswell, the actual audition process was flipped upside down. But yeah, I’ll probably watch this year and it will be the first time I have done so since I first auditioned years ago. Once I started auditioning and getting knocked back I couldn’t stomach watching the series I auditioned for, but ironically even though this was the closest I came, I’m still intriqued just because of how much you could tell they genuienly are trying something different. Just hope it pays off.



Very true. Very sad too. Couldn’t believe the reactions of some familiar faces when I came on here today, but I guess it really says alot when a forum dedicated to Big Brother doesn’t seem to care that it could be finishing. Stark contrast to what it was like on here in August 2009.



Hello!

Hello Patrick. Hope you're well

[Aaliyah]

Originally Posted by Patrick

I got the furthest I ever have done in the auditions this year and it was very obvious even then just from talking to production team that they knew this was the end. Made it all the more heartbreaking once the process was over. I actually had wanted to come on here months ago and share a few details that I heard but decided against it. I just hope for the sake of the original series, they stay true to their promises and deliver but I doubt it - although it is interesting that they never mentioned the civillian in their statement to The Sun, makes me wonder if they’re waiting to see how their ‘revamped’ civillian series goes before calling it a day. Either way, they’ll probably still axe it.

Channel 5 have themselves to blame but really are kidding themselves in they think any ‘new idea’ they have in the pipeline will ever bring in the ratings Big Brother did for them. Of course they weren’t massive figures but they were better than anything this non-entity of a channel can ever hope for again.

Until next time BB!

Share details now king

[Captain.Remy]

Originally Posted by Patrick

I got the furthest I ever have done in the auditions this year and it was very obvious even then just from talking to production team that they knew this was the end. Made it all the more heartbreaking once the process was over. I actually had wanted to come on here months ago and share a few details that I heard but decided against it. I just hope for the sake of the original series, they stay true to their promises and deliver but I doubt it - although it is interesting that they never mentioned the civillian in their statement to The Sun, makes me wonder if they’re waiting to see how their ‘revamped’ civillian series goes before calling it a day. Either way, they’ll probably still axe it.

Channel 5 have themselves to blame but really are kidding themselves in they think any ‘new idea’ they have in the pipeline will ever bring in the ratings Big Brother did for them. Of course they weren’t massive figures but they were better than anything this non-entity of a channel can ever hope for again.

Until next time BB!

Well well well... look what the cat dragged in