August 1, 20222 yr OMG, HEARING THAT THEME TUNE AGAIN MADE ME SO HAPPY! So happy it is returning, the hype on Twitter is high! So clever announcing during the Love Island finale! It's insane though there is Love Island Winter in January 2023 and the Summer version in 2023 also, I wonder where they'll slot Big Brother in. They'll have to do something to differentiate it more from Love Island.
August 1, 20222 yr The press release: The Big Brother house has a brand new home, as the global television phenomenon makes its much anticipated return to UK television and moves onto ITV2 and ITVX from 2023. A new cast of carefully selected housemates, from all walks of life, will take up residence in the world’s most famous reality TV home for up to six weeks, with cameras capturing their every move, and the nation following every twist and turn. The action will all play out under the roof of the iconic Big Brother house, which will be given its own contemporary new look ready for this reimagining of the show. Clever tasks, nail-biting nominations and live evictions will be back, with the public once again playing a crucial role, voting throughout the series and ultimately determining the winner, who will walk away with a life changing cash prize. Produced by Initial (part of Banijay UK) Big Brother first launched on UK screens in 2000. Big Brother is commissioned for ITV2 and ITVX by Paul Mortimer, Director of Reality Commissioning & Acquisitions and Controller, ITV2, ITVBe & CITV, and Peter Tierney, Commissioning Editor. Its return to UK screens marks the first major Banijay format commission for leading entertainment and format producers Natalka Znak and Claire O’Donohoe since joining the group earlier this year. Paul Mortimer, Director of Reality Commissioning & Acquisitions and Controller, ITV2, ITVBe and CITV said: “This refreshed, contemporary new series of Big Brother will contain all the familiar format points that kept viewers engaged and entertained the first time round, but with a brand new look and some additional twists that speak to today’s audience. We’re beyond excited to bring this iconic series to ITV2 and ITVX where it should especially engage with our younger viewers.” Natalka Znak, CEO of Initial, Remarkable Entertainment and Znak TV added: “Big Brother is the original and best reality format and one that I have never made before so it’s a huge privilege to be making an all new version with ITV2 and ITVX. Working with Claire O'Donohoe and the talented team at Initial, Katy Manley and Cat Lynch. This is going to be epic!”
August 1, 20222 yr Rumours were always autumn 2023 so I'm expecting it'll be September-October, a little bit after the summer Love Island has finished and just before I'm a Celebrity.
August 2, 20222 yr I think with ITV doing 2 lots of Love Island, they won't want to have ANOTHER thing that's framed like Love Island with the same lot of people doing it, which is promising! I think if this was say after Love Island had ended, I'd be more worried they'd just chase it. Channel 5 is just a shit channel really so never were going to run the show that well and I'm actually optimistic. And tbf ITV have done really well at honing in at what makes Love Island good and unique so that it's a success and hopefully that energy carries over to BB too.
August 2, 20222 yr I think this is going to be good. ITV have done wonders with LI but other shows like The Cabins have also had more down to earth people in it.
August 2, 20222 yr @1554218855198855169 I mean I’m happy it’s back but please let it be exciting. The world and times we live in now likely mean the days of the above images are over but I still hope that there’s some form of drama and controversy around the housemates. ITV2 really need to take notice of the tweets and posts from fans of the show on what they want, I’m a Love Island viewer but Big Brother is the OG and the appeal of Big Brother was always it was for all walks of life and we seen so much inclusivity from different genders, ages, races, sexualities, disabilities, religious beliefs etc. Cast an inclusive cast who are just your regular people. No influencers and keep things simple. I’d say keep it around 10-12 housemates for series one and make the twists minimal. We’ll see what happens I mean I’ll always watch Big Brother but I’m nervous of it returning. I think it was axed at the right time on C5 and I’m unsure if enough times passed as of yet. Edited August 2, 20222 yr by Jord
August 2, 20222 yr I think people forget that even as recent as C5 we did have some good series! The series Isabelle won was gripping and so good with the various drama, and tbh so was the one with Gina/Hazel/Sam and even unfortunately the one that Jason won. There are going to be more game hungry people but from watching BBC and ITV reality shows, it can be done with some really good personalities. ITV seem switched on to know what makes a successful show and stick with that formula - just look at how popular Love Island, I'm A Celeb etc are
August 2, 20222 yr I think people forget that even as recent as C5 we did have some good series! The series Isabelle won was gripping and so good with the various drama, and tbh so was the one with Gina/Hazel/Sam and even unfortunately the one that Jason won. There are going to be more game hungry people but from watching BBC and ITV reality shows, it can be done with some really good personalities. ITV seem switched on to know what makes a successful show and stick with that formula - just look at how popular Love Island, I'm A Celeb etc are That was an awful series; Isabelle was the only likeable one in there and what made her win all the better. HMs like Lotan, Kayleigh, Simone, Andrew, Joe, Chanelle and Elle were all awful - plus a few more who I can't remember. BB14 was great though; i'd probably cite that as the last brilliant civilian series... apart from Sam winning. BB17 was again good because Jason was put through shit by Big Brother and they expected/ wanted a Hughie win, so Jason winning was made all the better. Channel 5 did do Celebrity Big Brother right though... in fact they did some great series'. They p!ssed around far too much with the normal series. Edited August 2, 20222 yr by ElectroBoy
August 2, 20222 yr Excuse you, Chanelle was an icon! There was also Deborah, Hannah, Ralph and a whole house divide. I thought it was a really good series! And Jason was an awwwwwful mysoginistic pig of a winner lmao. Not entertaining in the slightest either, I didn't like Hughie either though. It was all about Jayne and Lateysha.
August 2, 20222 yr Excuse you, Chanelle was an icon! There was also Deborah, Hannah, Ralph and a whole house divide. I thought it was a really good series! And Jason was an awwwwwful mysoginistic pig of a winner lmao. Not entertaining in the slightest either, I didn't like Hughie either though. It was all about Jayne and Lateysha. The best thing about Lateysha was Jason evicting her and her leaving through the backdoor - now that was iconic. Jayne was great though; I'll give you that one.
August 2, 20222 yr Backdoor evictions was possibly the worst Channel 5 invention. Having someone be evicted on the spot at the most random moment on the most random basis with zero fanfare really takes away the drama and from the investment viewers have put into the series. I know producers need to adapt the series as it progresses but the show needs a lot more structure than was given to it in most of the latter C5 series where they just threw everything at the wall to see what stuck. At the end of the day, shows like Love Island, I’m a Celebrity and The Apprentice have structures in their format where viewers know what is coming up but they still stay loyal to the shows.
August 2, 20222 yr I do think that's where C5 faltered, they did way too many twist and turns, just having a solid structure works. I think they could introduce a twist to it like they have with Love Island in Casa Amor and stick with it. Probably the best one would be a secret house where someone popular or who causes havoc gets fake evicted - it would always be a surprise because you wouldn't know at what point it would happen and would keep people gripped. Idk.
August 2, 20222 yr Backdoor evictions was possibly the worst Channel 5 invention. Having someone be evicted on the spot at the most random moment on the most random basis with zero fanfare really takes away the drama and from the investment viewers have put into the series. I know producers need to adapt the series as it progresses but the show needs a lot more structure than was given to it in most of the latter C5 series where they just threw everything at the wall to see what stuck. At the end of the day, shows like Love Island, I’m a Celebrity and The Apprentice have structures in their format where viewers know what is coming up but they still stay loyal to the shows. Oh I do agree; it was just fitting for Lateysha :lol: But I do agree that they weren't the best - also the arbitrary way (for instance) that Austin was dispatched in Celebrity Big Brother and a few others too. Kinda killed things and took away the usual elements of the show. It seems odd that C5 in trying to adapt and change the series to make things more 'exciting' that they didn't try and adopt how the US series' are - with gameplay etc and treating it like a big game. Channel 4 did few a few weeks in Big Brother 9 where there was a a Head of House for a few weeks. Also I guess Big Brother 13; they were allowed to discuss nominations, which had an affect at times too. But it seems a little odd it was never tried, or tested - even with a shorter Celeb series to test the waters.
August 2, 20222 yr Big Brother failed because it just ran out of steam, you can have too much of a good thing and it never hit the heights of the peak again. Bit like X Factor did. I think now with how Love Island and done, and also probably the popularity it has shown on ITV Hub etc. with the streaming numbers has probably given hope. I'd be intrigued to watch a new version of the show. But part of the fun of the original Big Brother was just the naivety of the people who went on etc. - it's a different world now and I guess the producers need to adapt. Still think they will go for a Love Island-lite version and probably try to manipulate the situation more.
August 3, 20222 yr A mixture of US gameplay and still having the viewers involved (moreso than Love Island where it's just the odd vote) would be great. I do think the show failed for a reason, and that nostalgia is part of what will set it off when comes back but it also needs updating a bit otherwise the same problems are still there. The main problem that's easy to fix though is the lack of structure and the chaos C5 BB had at times. As said, there were so many stupid random twists, backdoor evictions etc. etc. and it just took away from what is a basic but great format. I mean if you put a bunch of people in a house together, there's always going to be drama anyway by nature! You don't need to give people immunity, have random secret double evictions out the backdoor or even worse passes to the final or loads of power! It made it less of a social experiment because they were engineering all these "drama" shock moments, when really the biggest shock would have been a normal series :lol: I don't mind say a fake eviction, but when every week has a twist pulled out of nowhere that's pretty inconsequential, that gets boring fast. One idea I think could be good is having some more competition/game elements, maybe flip the voting between the public and house so we could nominate and the housemates vote each other. That way there's a fresh twist but it isn't too far removed from the BB we know and love. I think they may well just do it as basic as possible to start with though, which would also be a good way to bring the show back and have nostalgia. Nominations on x day and eviction on y day, maybe one or two doubles, with minimal interference and I think people will realise that BB can fill a gap in the schedule and remember what TV is missing!
August 3, 20222 yr I think people forget that even as recent as C5 we did have some good series! The series Isabelle won was gripping and so good with the various drama, and tbh so was the one with Gina/Hazel/Sam and even unfortunately the one that Jason won. The Isabelle series is so underrated. Sukhvinder and Chanelle were amazing. gfUDF856Hhs Idk if BBUK would ever be the same. People are really sensitive about everything now, dislike a contestant and send Ofcom complaints if there is any sort of drama or somebody kicking off. I can't see it being as entertaining as it once was but if they get a good cast who knows!
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