📝 Open feedback thread to Big Brother Producers, Endemol Shine Australia and Network Ten

[matts bb]

Arguably that's as much the HMs as the cameras being the issue though. That sort of behaviour usually dies off after a couple of weeks though, so if it was a proper series it wouldn't be as much of an issue as the series goes on.

Also worth considering how 20 years apart people react differently to cameras too - back in OG BB being filmed was a fairly unique thing to experience in the BB house. Now for many people (even if they're not "influencers" it's a regular part of daily life, and being performative for cameras too. There is a "psychological experiment" there in how differently people react to being put in a house of cameras in 2025 compared to 2005.

I personally would just rather them hidden. Aside from the fact it looks ugly having them dotted all across the place, it removes any potential risk temptation, I see no benefits of them being in show

 

[bradnak]

Further to the point of visible vs. hidden cameras, people are much more social media aware, and the HMs are chasing that viral moment just as much as the producers are. For example, the so-called "underwear boys" and their "podcast" in direct view of a camera, but also their playing to the cameras in general. The boys aren't the only ones who use the cameras to their advantage; there's that gif of Holly spying a camera and suddenly snuggling up to Colin. I think it would be a much more natural fly-on-the-wall show if the cameras (hotheads or not) were hidden from view.

 

[timmy]

and the housemates are literally talking and acting to them which is what most of us feared.

It's also that Big Brother has no rules any more and the HMs are not discouraged from that kind of behaviour. And also they appear to have been told if they need to ask BB anything they can just talk into their mics to summon him at any time. And hold conversations with him in the house, any time. The fourth wall is constantly broken.

 

[bsting25]

This is so well written.

 

[Brekkie]

Further to the point of visible vs. hidden cameras, people are much more social media aware, and the HMs are chasing that viral moment just as much as the producers are. For example, the so-called "underwear boys" and their "podcast" in direct view of a camera, but also their playing to the cameras in general. The boys aren't the only ones who use the cameras to their advantage; there's that gif of Holly spying a camera and suddenly snuggling up to Colin. I think it would be a much more natural fly-on-the-wall show if the cameras (hotheads or not) were hidden from view.

And it's not like people weren't performing at times back in the olden days, especially when they knew attention was on them.

 

[timmy]

And it's not like people weren't performing at times back in the olden days, especially when they knew attention was on them.

Blair squirting water at a camera to try and provoke the wiper was cute. Holly noticing a camera is on her and Colin and immediately trying to cuddle him - is not.