Admittedly these families aren't as dynamic as some of the UK ones but to be fair when the UK version first started, many thought it was rubbish. It took awhile for it to gain traction because you had to get to know the families ie there's this posh couple who are complete pissheads who are by far the 'stars' of the show, a boyfriend of a daughter of one of the families that we waited for two years to say a word and then all of the UK and Europe cheered, etcI've heard from a friend in Wales that the UK version is excellent. From the little I saw of ours I am not interested.
You'll find those quirks with this crew although all won't be a hit. But the ones who are will be enough for many to tune in. I watched it the first night on Foxxy and then the next night on Ten and I was stunned at not only the Foxtel ratings but the Twitter reaction to this show. It's a stayer. Not one that will make you a heap out of the gate but you need to give it a bit of time. Sadly I think Ten is shit and they won't be able to sustain it as they're dumping too much cash into I'm a Celeb and it's On 30 Mins Too Long but it'll live on Foxtel.