[kefln]

If there is one thing that is really getting up my goat lately it’s the booing and braying crowd. It gets worse as the years go on. Its now the norm for a contestant to be booed, while only a very few get cheered.

I remember the first series of BB, there was genuine fear that Mel would get a bad reaction. Nick had to be sneaked out the back door for his crimes. Yet in 2011 the winner was booed off the stage.

Crowds tend to be sheep, like on the internet, there is safety in the anonymity.

Natasha was a nice housemate. She got on with everyone, she “played” the game and was honest about why she was there. Yet the majority of the crowd booed her in and out of the house. Why? Because of her past history. Not because of her performance, or her likability as a contestant.

Has the pantomime gone too far?

Is the pure vitriol that is poured out on eviction night just too much?

In my mind it sounds more like the crowd you would have gotten at a gladiatorial arena, crying for blood to be spilled. Rather than a live audience for a TV show.

Would the individuals be better behaved in a seated, well lit, studio? Of course they would. Faces could be seen and the HM’s would be able to look everyone in the eye.

I can’t be the only one who’s stomach turns to knots as the host calls out the names, waiting for the reaction of the crowd. And that is whether I like them or not.

It has now gone past the pantomime boo. And I, for one, believe that its gone too far.

Wouldn’t it be a better show if 90% of the HM’s got a half decent reception on leaving the house. Boo and chant as the host calls their name, but once its done, its done. They are out.

[Chuck]

I don't even watch the eviction shows anymore because I feel awful watching people getting booed.

[fruit_cake]

Originally Posted by Chuck

I don't even watch the eviction shows anymore because I feel awful watching people getting booed.

I feel the same, it's not my favourite part of the show.

[kefln]

*Note - For poll I meant "Too many Boo's", not "To"

[fruit_cake]

Originally Posted by kefln

*Note - For poll I meant "Too many Boo's", not "To"

[Me. I Am Salman]

i dont mind booing of villains
but i hate when people like tashie get booed for no reason

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Salman!

i dont mind booing of villains
but i hate when people like tashie get booed for no reason

are you for real?

[Me. I Am Salman]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

are you for real?

boos are vintage
like when grace got booed the **** out of
its nothing new

Youtube video

[kefln]

Originally Posted by Salman!

boos are vintage
like when grace got booed the **** out of
its nothing new

Youtube video

But Grace's exit was an exception. I remember that year very well and Grace did herself no favours by throwing water over another contestant, just before exiting.

It was the case that most HM's got a so-so to good reception, with a few getting the extremes of bad, to ecstatic.

But that has changed. Most, to all, now get booed. With some getting hounded off stage, while some get a decent mix of cheers along with boos.

[Me. I Am Salman]

Originally Posted by kefln

But Grace's exit was an exception. I remember that year very well and Grace did herself no favours by throwing water over another contestant, just before exiting.

It was the case that most HM's got a so-so to good reception, with a few getting the extremes of bad, to ecstatic.

But that has changed. Most, to all, now get booed. With some getting hounded off stage, while some get a decent mix of cheers along with boos.

true say before HMs did get normal crowd reactions with the odd exception of boos
but boos can be funny =)

[kefln]

Originally Posted by Salman!

i dont mind booing of villains

I understand what you are saying, but "villain" is a difficult one to define. Nasty Nick was a "villain", but by todays standards he was fairly tame.

Someone who is genuinely nasty might deserve a bad reception. But people who have differences of opinion, different ways of viewing a situation, or have different ways of coping with their environment, do they?

[Crimson Dynamo]

But yes the booing is bad and at times not refelctive

[Black Dagger]

The mob are just terrible now.

They'll boo you unless you're a pretty yet dull female... see Louise/Georgia or a fit lad who's absolutely repulsive... Kirk, John James.

[Brother Leon]

I love it. One of my best moments is when all their names are mentioned and we hear the reaction.


I love seeing the HMs face when they get booed into next week. They either embrace it brilliantly or completely look terrified

[kefln]

Originally Posted by King_Anton

I love it. One of my best moments is when all their names are mentioned and we hear the reaction.


I love seeing the HMs face when they get booed into next week. They either embrace it brilliantly or completely look terrified

But at that point its still pantomime, its feed back from their behaviour.

However it needn't be too over the top - and it should end, to a certain extent, once they leave the house.

[Marc]

Have you seen some of the people in that crowd? They should take a long hard look at themselves before they judge others.. they're grim

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by marc

have you seen some of the people in that crowd? They should take a long hard look at themselves before they judge others.. They're grim

this^

[Bollo]

I can understand booing if a housemate has done something particularly hideous, but they do tend to boo almost everyone now unless they are perfect (In which case they are usually dull). Didn't almost everyone from the last BB get either boos or mixed- there was no out and out cheers, or am I misremembering...

[kefln]

Originally Posted by Bollo

I can understand booing if a housemate has done something particularly hideous, but they do tend to boo almost everyone now unless they are perfect (In which case they are usually dull). Didn't almost everyone from the last BB get either boos or mixed- there was no out and out cheers, or am I misremembering...

I think you are correct - which isn't a good thing when you think of it.

People go into the house for different reasons. Money, fame, because they are fans. But who wants to be a competitor in a show that will guarantee you will be hated by the public?

[Livia]

When a housemate I don't like leaves I want to see them booed back to the stone age. It's not like they don't expect it. It's not like the boos only started this year.

[reece(:]

when maisy got booed it was unjust and harsh

[Brother Leon]

Originally Posted by reece(:

when maisy got booed it was unjust and harsh

Once the King had no need for her, she was always going to be booed

[Josy]

I don't like it when they boo hms that haven't done a thing wrong, but some do deserve it so tough luck to them

[saiwong]

I think the Boo's from the crowd are showing the worse side of people.

I think it is just like the behaviour we see on internet forums were people
can bitch and slag people off because they feel they are anonymous and
undetectable. It is just a form of bullying and showing the malicious and
mean-spirited side of people.

[starry]

Originally Posted by saiwong

I think the Boo's from the crowd are showing the worse side of people.

I think it is just like the behaviour we see on internet forums were people
can bitch and slag people off because they feel they are anonymous and
undetectable. It is just a form of bullying and showing the malicious and
mean-spirited side of people.

I agree. The producers encourage it really, listen to Marcus now it's just all saracasm.