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Are we seriously getting no live updates at all this year?

I don't get why they even have a website this year, when all they have on their website are stuff we have already seen on the show and stupid polls. Also I just watched Reality Check and one of the producers from The Block was on and he said they add extra challenges on the show that have nothing to do with renovation to get kids to watch the show, so they can then drag their parents into watching the show. I mean seriously is this what we have come to?
 
Honestly, without live updates I feel like giving up on the show. It's so hard to participate in forum discussion when there's nothing to discuss. We don't know anything about these people. There is no reason why there shouldn't be live updates and I don't buy for a second that Alex knows nothing about the "digital content"; this was an executive decision made by Channel 9 to scrap live content so that they could have complete control over how the HMs are represented to the general public. Not having live feeds 24/7 is one thing; to completely censor everything about the show beyond what we see in the 8:30pm timeslot is insulting the intelligence of every single one of us. We deserve better.
 
Honestly, without live updates I feel like giving up on the show. It's so hard to participate in forum discussion when there's nothing to discuss. We don't know anything about these people. There is no reason why there shouldn't be live updates and I don't buy for a second that Alex knows nothing about the "digital content"; this was an executive decision made by Channel 9 to scrap live content so that they could have complete control over how the HMs are represented to the general public. Not having live feeds 24/7 is one thing; to completely censor everything about the show beyond what we see in the 8:30pm timeslot is insulting the intelligence of every single one of us. We deserve better.
Yep. I've been posting in the Jason thread about a comment his brother made on BB's facebook tonight that kind of goes against the whole Jason was disowned when he came out story. (The same story they're promoting on Facebook and apparently the OS now.) They not only deleted his brother's comment but mine when I tried to repost it for him. Now he's asking why they deleted it and haven't given him a response. They're trying to control everything. How they could possibly think this strategy will somehow result in higher ratings or more voting $ is beyond me.
 
Yep. I've been posting in the Jason thread about a comment his brother made on BB's facebook tonight that kind of goes against the whole Jason was disowned when he came out story. (The same story they're promoting on Facebook and apparently the OS now.) They not only deleted his brother's comment but mine when I tried to repost it for him. Now he's asking why they deleted it and haven't given him a response. They're trying to control everything. How they could possibly think this strategy will somehow result in higher ratings or more voting $ is beyond me.
I hate to continuously tag these two and ask the same thing, but honestly... @Tim @marquisite this is another perfect reason for a front page article. To uncensor anything that the production crew are very wrongly trying so hard to censor. This story in particular goes against everything that the show is about - and while I get that Jason's "signed his soul" to BB to be represented in any way they see fit, but not only is something like this damaging to his family but it's 100% totally manipulating the viewers. I can't even begin to describe how disgusted I am that they are so willing to fake everything we are seeing out of that house!

Not to mention, how is his family even gonna have the face to show at eviction shows and such now that everybody thinks they've disowned him? So wrong.
 
All this regulation going on makes things seem so uneventful. Big Brother is supposed to be a "big" show. Instead, they're simply doing the bare minimum to generate profit. It's clearly not a priority on Australia television anymore. If they actually made an effort on all accounts, the show as a whole would actually be more successful.
 
I hate to continuously tag these two and ask the same thing, but honestly... @Tim @marquisite this is another perfect reason for a front page article. To uncensor anything that the production crew are very wrongly trying so hard to censor. This story in particular goes against everything that the show is about - and while I get that Jason's "signed his soul" to BB to be represented in any way they see fit, but not only is something like this damaging to his family but it's 100% totally manipulating the viewers. I can't even begin to describe how disgusted I am that they are so willing to fake everything we are seeing out of that house!

Not to mention, how is his family even gonna have the face to show at eviction shows and such now that everybody thinks they've disowned him? So wrong.
To misrepresent Jason's coming out story is a truly despicable thing to do. If this is true, no words will begin to describe how disgusting Channel 9 is.
 
How is it that Australia is moving backwards with regards to social media and big brother? This is not a good look for the show.

I expect the ratings to drop hard between this and the stupid twist of not giving people food. I bet that voting goes way down as well. Why spend money to support a scripted personality?
 
I hate to continuously tag these two and ask the same thing, but honestly... @Tim @marquisite this is another perfect reason for a front page article. To uncensor anything that the production crew are very wrongly trying so hard to censor. This story in particular goes against everything that the show is about - and while I get that Jason's "signed his soul" to BB to be represented in any way they see fit, but not only is something like this damaging to his family but it's 100% totally manipulating the viewers. I can't even begin to describe how disgusted I am that they are so willing to fake everything we are seeing out of that house!

Not to mention, how is his family even gonna have the face to show at eviction shows and such now that everybody thinks they've disowned him? So wrong.
I reckon they should interview his brother. He is obviously trying to speak out and I don't blame him because I sure as hell would do the same thing. I tried to post a comment about this horseshit under the "Jason's Heartbreaking Story" article on the OS and that's moderated too so unless they approve my comment - hahaha - it won't see the light of day. Imagine that was your family and you see BB Facebook and the OS are promoting this article that shits on your family and won't let you even have your say?! I'd be going the f off.
 
I'm not voting this year.

Though this camerashy business is testing me.
Unless Sandra somehow gives us 100% confirmation she's camerashy, and I mean blatantly saying it to us, I'm not voting. No hope in hell. I already wrote my US friends earlier and told them if they want to vote this year they need to find someone else in Australia to Paypal the $ to and put the votes in for them. Two of them have written back already to say they're not only not voting but they're not watching now. They used to come lurk in the LF threads after work as that was really the only time that they'd be in sync with us but now without that, they're out completely. Sucks for Ch 9 because those girls spent a hell of a lot of $ last year voting.
 
without any live aspect to it now, its just become a garden variety reality show - edited to the max for what the producers deem suitable to their version of their storyline they want to depict...

Its no different to The Bachelor, The Block, etc etc put an apron on them give them a bowl of food & they could rip out a Masterchef episode for a night...
 
Unless Sandra somehow gives us 100% confirmation she's camerashy, and I mean blatantly saying it to us, I'm not voting. No hope in hell. I already wrote my US friends earlier and told them if they want to vote this year they need to find someone else in Australia to Paypal the $ to and put the votes in for them. Two of them have written back already to say they're not only not voting but they're not watching now. They used to come lurk in the LF threads after work as that was really the only time that they'd be in sync with us but now without that, they're out completely. Sucks for Ch 9 because those girls spent a hell of a lot of $ last year voting.
That's what I just don't get- the other bb's around the world looked to our bb tactics and tried to incorporate it into their shows, so why would channel 9 ruin a good thing? It makes no sense! It was leading the way. It encouraged world wide viewing... is it because it was not encouraged on their sites? It wasn't their sites generating all the hype? I just don't get it! I cant spend money on the voting because I've spent most of the new season complaining, and giving them money is saying they win and I'm okay with it. I'm not! I'm devastated! I stayed around on these boards during the off season because I couldn't wait for its return- and what a letdown it has been :(
 
without any live aspect to it now, its just become a garden variety reality show - edited to the max for what the producers deem suitable to their version of their storyline they want to depict...

Its no different to The Bachelor, The Block, etc etc put an apron on them give them a bowl of food & they could rip out a Masterchef episode for a night...
Dear producers, read this and weep. Assholes.
 
Yup. I'm definitely inclined to think that the winner has already been chosen.

It is absolutely disgusting if they have tried to misconstrue the "coming out story" and silenced his brother (via deletion) on the FB page.
Can you even begin to imagine how shitty this is going to look/feel for his family watching/going to live shows to support him?

Are they really trying to create the image of the 'poor gay guy whose family hate him?' it's so very backwards and I'm sure viewers and his family are not going to find any respect for this show seeing as they're essentially lying... Well they are lying. Not good BB.
 
Too true. They'll probably pay them off to act the part - read a few scripts about love and acceptance no matter who you are... then cue the dance routine with the family and Sonia.
 
Very, very, very sad state of affairs! No live feed???? WTH? Crazy stuff. Very Disappointed. Seems like they are killing the show off .........
OK - what political party is to answer here?????
 
Look, I know Big Brother has been on a steady decline for a long time now, but we all stuck around because the concept of the show alone was enough to keep us interested. Now that even that part of the show is gone (like someone said; it's basically Home and Away now) I can honestly say that Big Brother AU is dead. The removal of Live Feeds is the final nail in the coffin.

It's sad. I was looking forward to participating in all the talk again this year, but from day dot something didn't feel right. I haven't even bothered to post until tonight because I wanted to give the show a chance. The show sucks, plain and simple. You can feel the falseness dripping off everyone. That Jake character is so laughably phony that you didn't even need to know he was a former housemates room-mate. The whole thing feels like those fake "reality" TV shows you see on MTV, hell, it even has the Miami setting to go with it, how fitting.

I encourage everyone to just give up the show at this point. Just let this zombie die. I know I sound a bit melodramic, but fuck, it's depressing to see how far a good show has fallen. The incompetence at channel Nine, and the staff at Big Brother; they should all be ashamed.

I wont be surprised if this is the last series we get. I doubt it will ever get re-rebooted again. It's fucking over. Cya!
 
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