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I was watching Ultimate Big Brother back recently and although Channel 4 made it known they wanted to try something new and risk changing their programming in the summer months to accommodate new ideas, at least they gave it a good send-off.

I enjoyed the finale when they had the show with George Lamb when Davina was able to speak about her memories about the last 10 years and when Dermot hosted a last supper. It was as if the end was dignified and it celebrated the show and how it made an impact on TV as we know it.

When Channel 5 bought the rights to the show I had slight reservations given their track record with recommissioning old favourites. My fears were realised when they turned the show into a characture of its former self.

Having loud countdowns and klaxons when housemates were interviewed was bad enough, then having Marcus Bentley seemingly on something when he enunciates housemates names. His ridiculous Summer CBB 2012 is still parodied by my friend and I when he said: "whooooooooooo will it be?"

I felt Brian Dowling was treated appallingly and was sacked without any warning and then replaced by Emma Willis. I felt from the outset Brian could have suited BOTS and Emma should have presented the main show. Dropping him completely was very wrong and for me was when things turned sour. Jamie East was a good addition to BOTS but he suddenly left.

From 2015 onwards, I felt the show began to stagnate and we had the same housemates in the main one, good looking young people with the odd older person but people have grown tired of this. There is no invention, no deviation in thinking at all. It seemed as if Big Brother is following a same rule, a same path every series and it is becoming tiresome.

I was sad when Big Brother ended in 2010 because I grew up watching the show from the age of 16 to then when I was 26 and it was the thing to talk about. As someone who is interested in media I loved how it was covered, the press launches, seeing the countdown adverts and speculating who was going in.

Now I think 5 have just given up and if I was Channel 4 I would at least take back Celebrity Big Brother.

For me 5 is just a temporary home and Celebrity and Civilian Big Brother acts as a money spinner for it.