Is Arisa actually going on a blocking spree? I'm taking it with a grain of salt right now based on who reported that on twitter. And if she did, it could be that she blocked people who shared their feedback with aggression or abuse. I won't jump to conclusions on that until I see more.
I don’t know who was blocked or what was said but based on my post from earlier today it appears she has in fact started blocking people. Also based on what I’ve seen of the discourse on Twitter no one has crossed the line. Whether she is or isn’t responsible in this case is irrelevant… People are entitled to believe she’s feeding us a line and given that she’s the face of the show we all know directing their anger at her isn’t boundary stepping. A person in her position has to be prepared to take the good with the bad. There are also less obvious and severe ways of dealing with idiots on Twitter than outright blocking people. Personally I think she should have just stayed silent on the matter and that saying anything at this point was dragging her further in to the discourse.
Yup. It’s clearly then backing down without actually admitting they’re backing down. Although I do get the impression this is going to be a watered down version of the live feeds. Basically our equivalent of C4 airing live feeds overnight.
They are trying to throw the fans a bone after the backlash, but it won't work. I am more curious how they will respond when they see the ratings and social media impressions hitting all time lows. Do they pivot at that point or keep singing the same tune all the way to cancellation?
I think even if they bought back full feeds a week in the damage would already be done.
The more they try and sell this to us the further it’s pushing the fans away. Especially Arisa… She’s gone from one of the most loved hosts to just another mouthpiece for the show. This statement is quite condescending.
I’m not even sure they know at this point how it’s going to work. For context After Dark in Canada was several hours of pre-recorded content from earlier in the evening that was broadcast on Slice in the early hours of the following morning. If they plan on releasing in blocks then it’s going to be at least several hours behind if not more. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was a whole 24 hours.
For reference, the premiere for BBCAN10 on reddit has over a thousand comments; this year it barely has over 500. Didn’t expect that many people to put the money where their mouth is so quickly.
I don’t mind this twist as BBCAN generally has a wider range of comps but it still does favour “comp beasts” over more social players.
If they wanted a third nominee I’d much rather have the public give someone the ability to make that third nomination. It could easily be attached to some sort of immunity.
