It just makes sense to bring it back to the way it was, it was successful for a reason. Of course, it didn't take long for the fame hungry folk to catch on to what producers were looking for, but I believe the casting for this new series will be great. Assuming they are going to do a proper audition process which will see them tour around the country. If they have the original production crew returning, I think we'll be in for a treat.
It's surprising to me though. Considering how much social media has evolved over the years, when 7 had it, people were pretty vocal about how bad the new format was. 7 had ample time to fix it, or at least tweak it for their next series, yet they changed nothing. Viewers wanted it to be live, they wanted to be able to vote like they used to, and how they were wanting "real" housemates, not people picked from casting agencies. Yet, it all fell on deaf ears and somehow got worse. I guess Covid didn't help...
I'll be honest though, I only watched the launch of the first 7 season, then watched probably 30 mins worth of the one with Reggie, Trevor and Dave.