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All ages please and no influencers or love island wannabes. Also, sounds like Davina could be back. There’s an article suggesting she’s been approached (not sure if it’s true but it is out there) + she’s the favourite anyway at 2/1.

Plus I bet it’s new home will be Bovingdon.

[kingston]

I really don’t think we need to worry about ITV wanting to turn BB in to a Love Island clone. They already have Love Island and I don’t think they want another (they do ratings wise but not the actual make-up of the show). Having both is a way for ITV to detract from the criticisms they’ve received with Love Island. Also who said young casts can’t be classic? The golden era of BB (5/6/7) all had casts that skewed younger. BB5 had 3 out of 13 HM’s over 30 (23%), BB6 had 3 out of 16 HM’s over 30 (19%), and BB7 had 6 out of 22 HM’s over 30 (26%). I could totally see ITV offering BB as more of an alternative to Love Island with more diversity, LGBTQ+ representation, and a wider range of personalities/body types while still appealing to a similar fan base.

[kingston]

Originally Posted by Brekkie

Agree. Agree. Agree.

It's actually interesting reading the comments away from the core fansites and forums and as you say it is pretty unanimous in wanting real people with real jobs rather than Instagram wanabees. Doesn't mean they can't be easy on the eye though.

Not sure about going too much older - I think people like the idea of that more than the reality. Generally a mixture of 20 and 30 somethings is best - and actually now younger housemates who probably didn't even watch the C5 version, never mind the glory days on C4, could be beneficial to the format - though I think generally speaking the naivity about reality TV has long gone.


The first series back needs to be a reset though - re-establish the core format and concentrate on the format and housemates naturally delivering. Concentrate on the long game and letting the series evolve across the entire run, rather than short term ratings boosts which damage the integrity of the brand.

Once it's back on it's feet and has somewhat wiped the memories of how C5 disrespected the format, the viewers and indeed the housemates with their constant production interference they can then start adding new layers to the show in future series, building on the new foundations.

Definitely agree a re-set is 100% necessary for this revival. As much as I’d love to see Davina back I think if they’re going to re-set that would mean finding a new presenter and a new narrator. Marcus is unbearable and as you stated earlier narration has evolved while he hasn’t/can’t/won’t.

As for the format most importantly they need consistency. They also need to move the show forward… I’d love to see BBUK adapt the original BBAU formats nominations where HM’s nominate with either 3 or 5 points with the 3 or more HM’s with the most points facing eviction. A return to Vote to Save rather than evict and minimal twists. At most 3 twists for the series.

They also need to do away with the over the top themes for at least the first few and return to just presenting the show as simply Big Brother. They need integrity… Stop assigning roles for tasks, get rid of hand picked special missions, and generally have enough respect for the viewers to announce things before you do them.

Lastly they need to try and avoid being overly nostalgic… We don’t need callbacks to past series, we definitely don’t need more rehashing of the same twists, and we don’t need BB trying to find the next Nikki or playing matchmaker. Go back to finding interesting and original HM’s.

[Strictly Jake]

Yeah I agree they need to pull back on the themes. I think they influenced the series too much and didn't really work. Launch nights were a bit naff because of them. I'd still like interesting houses and eyes though!

And I hope the evictions feel as big as they used to and not as meh as they were on channel 5

[Toy Soldier]

Who are all of the people in this thread . I'm not complaining it's just bizarre to see one name I don't recognise these days let alone 5 .

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Who are all of the people in this thread . I'm not complaining it's just bizarre to see one name I don't recognise these days let alone 5 .

Amazing what a hint of BB returning can do. Could be a brand new lease of life for the forum if BB comes back!

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Who are all of the people in this thread . I'm not complaining it's just bizarre to see one name I don't recognise these days let alone 5 .

I only want LOCAL people on here

[Vanessa]

I think itv2 is the perfect home for it.
They also have plenty of room for the live feed.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

I think itv2 is the perfect home for it.
They also have plenty of room for the live feed.

Oh yeah, Live Feed needs to be one of the features resurrected with it.

I think for me though, the biggest requirement would be normal people as HMs, as in not Love Island wannabes

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Oh yeah, Live Feed needs to be one of the features resurrected with it.

I think for me though, the biggest requirement would be normal people as HMs, as in not Love Island wannabes

I remember watching live feed and being really excited when something major suddenly happened. Like the big fight during bb5. Awesome!

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Oh yeah, Live Feed needs to be one of the features resurrected with it.

I think for me though, the biggest requirement would be normal people as HMs, as in not Love Island wannabes

Yes, we definitely need older housemates.
They can be so good. Like Kim for example

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

I remember watching live feed and being really excited when something major suddenly happened. Like the big fight during bb5. Awesome!

Yeah, BB10 was excellent for Live Feed as well

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Yeah, BB10 was excellent for Live Feed as well

Ah yes, that was some of the best live feed I've seen

[Strictly Jake]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Who are all of the people in this thread . I'm not complaining it's just bizarre to see one name I don't recognise these days let alone 5 .

That's a good thing though if people are returning to the forum because of it

[Strictly Jake]

I've never been on of the theme must be live feed people. The majority of time I tried to watch it it was most bird sound.

[BBDodge]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

I remember watching live feed and being really excited when something major suddenly happened. Like the big fight during bb5. Awesome!

I was up until 4am that night. Most of it was looped footage of the garden.

[BBDodge]

Originally Posted by Strictly Jake

I've never been on of the theme must be live feed people. The majority of time I tried to watch it it was most bird sound.

Ah, but you can rely on others who do watch the live feed religiously to post Breaking News threads if something major happens.

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by BBDodge

I was up until 4am that night. Most of it was looped footage of the garden.

Yes,shame they didn't show all of it. But the excitement

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by Strictly Jake

I've never been on of the theme must be live feed people. The majority of time I tried to watch it it was most bird sound.

I used to love it. You can catch some really interesting conversations

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

I used to love it. You can catch some really interesting conversations

Yep and also, it helps to get a fuller picture of the HMs, sometimes when you just watch the Highlight show they can be guilty of editing HMs to come across a certain way

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Yep and also, it helps to get a fuller picture of the HMs, sometimes when you just watch the Highlight show they can be guilty of editing HMs to come across a certain way

Yes. Highlights are heavily edited. They don't give you the fill picture of someone.

[parmnion]

Live feed has cost me 3 jobs in the past.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by parmnion

Live feed has cost me 3 jobs in the past.

[LeatherTrumpet]

and just pick people

dont try and shoehorn in "hi im star, im a they pronoun and i identify as pansexual and im a proud woman with a beard"

F OFF

forget quotas and how adverts pic people and focus on good character only

[Brekkie]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Totally disagree with limiting it to 20/30's. All age's please. Big Brothers original fans are mostly 40+ now

Does that mean we want to be reminded of that fact though when watching it?