Further allegations of production interference

Say what you want about TV Blackbox but, given that this has reportedly coming directly from someone involved with Endemol Shine and not just an individual leaking their own info on Reddit, there is zero reason not to believe this is accurate.

Regarding the car twist specifically, of-course they needed to guarentee the sponsored “activity” took place during the Finale and of-course it was always going to be the two HMs who presumably had the lowest votes.

Production insiders have revealed to TV Blackbox that producers from Endemol Shine spoke specifically to Allana Jackson and Bruce Dunne before the finale, telling them to say ‘yes’ to any challenge that came up during the live broadcast.

Apparently, producers were keen to make sure there was more than one contestant vying for the car.

Allana and Bruce were both unaware each had been told to take part.

One person who was told NOT to take part was Coco Beeby. Producers knew she was winning the overall vote and made sure the viewers favourite would not be eliminated before the votes were announced (the winner of the car had to leave the house, making themselves ineligible to win)

The direct interference by producers has possibly affected the outcome of the competition.

What’s concerning about this is the discussions housemates had with producers off mic while they were meant to be under 24/7 surveillance.

TV Blackbox has been told no recordings exist of the conversations because mics and cameras were turned off in the diary room while a member of the team went inside and spoke with those affected.

The conversations did not take place with a voice over a speaker, a production member went into the diary room to manipulate the outcome.

While this might be standard industry practice on reality TV shows, Big Brother is meant to be the exception – it is meant to be a show where housemates react in real time to situations and viewers ride along for the journey.

But when producers are manipulating in person with mics turned off, the ‘reality’ of Big Brother is questioned.

It should be noted Channel 10 is not accused of any wrongdoing, we understand this was specifically decisions and actions made by the team at Endemol Shine Australia.
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This absolutely confirms what we already knew about the season all along. I appreciate that Rob even ensures to pull blame away from Ten, which further solidifies our belief that the product Ten wanted (and, as a result, promoted) is not what Endemol Shine delivered.

Based on everything that unfolded this year, both on the live stream and in the broadcast episodes, I without doubt believe this is factual. The whole show was manufactured, “rigged” and faked from day one.

And I will be highly surprised if next year is actually different. I, for one, have almost certainly given up again after this season.
 
I believe this. It does, however, show that the voting results were legitimate despite all the nonsense about "entertainment purposes only" meaning otherwise.

The single vote viewers were given for each poll was a key way they could tell who was going to be evicted within hours of voting opening, and that gave producers plenty of time to plan what they'd do next, as can be seen here.

It did seem very convenient that Allana and Bruce took up the car option, and lo and behold they had two cup games set up.

We should run a "Don't vote until the last minute" campaign, and push it across every social media platform next year, just to fuck with producers.

I'm incredibly disappointed.
 
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This is believable.. just for the fact that it doesn't make any outlandish claims like the Reddit faker who claimed that intruders were on standby with just two weeks to go. That's when that account was dead to me.

It also tracks because that reads the kind of bullshit that a crew with no passion for the format would pull. I can think of a couple of ways how they could have done the car thing without risking that the people with the most votes would take themselves out. Some might not be the most elegant, but all keep the authenticity that the show promises.


I still won't let 10 off the hook. They had their own executive producer on the show. If they were unhappy with the product, she should have stepped in like 9 stepped in and asked to have it done their way. She once said: "If you don’t let it play out as an experiment, how can you claim that it is?” But she's never stepped in to stop the flamingos. So I'm not letting 10 off the hook.
 
I'm inclined to believe this article, given we saw first-hand that mid-season Colin was recording instagram ads for Dreamworld while in the Diary Room. Who knows what else the fuck was going on in there.
 
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