Peter Abbott on Reality Check

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sav0001 said:
I was 11 when I first started watching Big Brother, I think @the Theorist said he was around 9 when he started watching if my memory serves me correctly?
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So then what's the argument here? That BB's appealing to more kids these days by providing content that parents would actually be comfortable with their kids watching (vs Tully's tales of sneaking up to watch the dirty BB as a young'in) or that they should keep providing content that no sane parent would want their 9-11 yo to watch and better yet replay it at 2pm (when it's legally not allowed) the next day for all those who can't stay up late to watch?

*This isn't necessarily directed at you btw... it's more of a general question.
 
Mrs Butterface said:
So then what's the argument here? That BB's appealing to more kids these days by providing content that parents would actually be comfortable with their kids watching (vs Tully's tales of sneaking up to watch the dirty BB as a young'in) or that they should keep providing content that no sane parent would want their 9-11 yo to watch and better yet replay it at 2pm (when it's legally not allowed) the next day for all those who can't stay up late to watch?

*This isn't necessarily directed at you btw... it's more of a general question.
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Big Brother should not pander to kids is the point. All I am saying is that there was a reason why the 2006 season was the highest rated among all age groups from 16-54. Also M rated content is legally allowed to be shown on the multi channels from 12 pm onwards. Not everything has to be family friendly.

Source:http://www.ebroadcast.com.au/eblah/v-print/m-1161663547/
 
Hahaha, I remember being a Big Brother viewer back in (late) primary school, but the program was obviously a LOT different back then :p

I think it was sort of the "forbidden fruit" effect. I remember at age 9-11 my friendship group were all watching shows like Big Brother, Family Guy, American Dad and South Park; and buying Red Bull and V from the corner shop because our parents told us we were "too young" for that sort of stuff (which, looking back, is a fair enough call to make) and we wanted to see what we were missing out on. The fact that we were "not allowed" to do something made it even more rewarding to go and do it.

I guess that Forbidden Fruit effect led to sensitivity in the networks, and as a result the 'censorship' occurred.
 
The first 3 series, once we got rid of the dominatrix - daily shows were totally fine for kids to watch.

Remember, daily shows were generally all about the weekly task, and mostly they were pretty funny - dancing and clowning and stuff.

Kids relate to it like they are on school camp sort of.

But THE BIGGEST get for kids back then was voting - and we did for one season, 2nd I think.
Kids got a huge kick out of a recording of the HMS voice I think, or Mikey or something.
They never got to see sexy stuff.
Oh and kids latch on to any gimmick - like stupid Hotdogs was a primary school favourite just for that name and his hair.

And then - being boys, they later graduated to curious watchers of various kinds of bodies, for a bit - but not much interested in BB.

Kids watching the Block - that just cracks me up so much.
For really what normal kid would want to watch a reno show - but somehow they sucked them in. And they have a firm grip on family viewing.

Reminds me so much of how we spent half our childhood - at display homes.
My parents hobby was visiting display villages, not to buy, just to look and get reno ideas - dreaming too probably.
Every weekend - for years it seemed. We hated it, and made up games, and ran amok ( there were a lot of us)
 
Lucas said:
The format has always appealed to young kids a lot for some reason. Maybe because it's sort of like "high school" sometimes in the house and the kids are interested in that side of the show. They can relate and want to be friends with the housemates. But anyway good parents should monitor what their kids are watching. I think under 15 is too young for kids to have a TV in their room. Big Brother shouldn't be aimed at primary school kids and ruined for the rest of us.
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bleachy_dude said:
Yeah. Wasn't @the Theorist in primary school when it started?
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sav0001 said:
I was 11 when I first started watching Big Brother, I think @the Theorist said he was around 9 when he started watching if my memory serves me correctly?
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Yes, it's correct that I was around that age when BB01 started. However, as I've always said @bleachy_dude, there's a huge difference between BB appealing to younger viewers and being specifically targeted towards younger viewers. They are vastly different.

When Big Brother first started, it most definitely was in no way a show aimed at a younger audience (even the Daily Shows), and if a parent allowed their kid to watch Big Brother during the Channel 10 years than that's up to the individual. Keeping in mind that personally I was never ever allowed to watch Uncut or anything actually mature content based until I was a lot older of-course, and being so young a lot of the adults jokes and/or comments flew right over my head anyway, but the show was always that little bit more...developed.

But since Channel 9 has taken over the show has taken a very different approach and BB has definitely become something that's produced specifically with young families and primary school kids in mind - and @Lucas is right, it has ruined it for the rest of us.
 
While BB does attract a lot of kids, it is wrong to assume that they are the only viewers. The show is very competitive in viewers under 50, so it does span wider than just preteens.

However, I would agree that they have tried to 'kid it down' a bit since the move to Nine, which has in some ways been detrimental to the quality.
 
sav0001 said:
Peter Abbott has just been signed by channel Ten to be executive producer on I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!:

Former Big Brother producers Peter Abbott and Lara Hopkins have been signed to executive produce the ITV Studios Australia production of I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!



http://www.smh.com.a...002-10p2hr.html
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Wow. The man is back. Hope this show is good. Hope this leads to Big Brother on Ten! :p
 
The final episode of reality check aired last Friday night! Anyway..

Marion Farrelly was quite explainitary on the whole cancellation of "the late show", "the turkey slap" etc and in particular who was mostly responsible for the whole change of format.

Made for very interesting watching especially as she was on the production team back in the good old ten days, I would suggest if you haven't seen it yet it would be worth while to watch on Iview
 
dweebie said:
The final episode of reality check aired last Friday night! Anyway..

Marion Farrelly was quite explainitary on the whole cancellation of "the late show", "the turkey slap" etc and in particular who was mostly responsible for the whole change of format.

Made for very interesting watching especially as she was on the production team back in the good old ten days, I would suggest if you haven't seen it yet it would be worth while to watch on Iview
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It was very interesting. I agreed with pretty much everything Marion Farrelly said. If you don't like the show switch it off, don't let the government have to do it for you. Some people enjoyed the Uncut show and now we can't have it because of conservative people who would never ever watch Big Brother in the first place.

I seem to recall Adults Only was axed a few weeks before the incident because the government was threatening that the show would harm Network Ten's push for media reforms. How unfair is that by those politicians? :mad: "Axe the Uncut show or we will harm your push for media reforms ".
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/07/02/1151778811490.html

That Turkey slap by those two idiots ruined Big Brother and is the main cause of that family friendly bullshit we have to deal with now.
 
bleachy_dude said:
Marion admitted though, didn't she, that it wasn't even their fault. It was the way the producers handled it.
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Yep she did but those two idiots should have known better than to slap their penis in a persons face.

Let alone on national television.
 
I would think it was Marion and her crew that caused the demise of 10's BB.
The woman is crap, she pushes the stunt driven crap.

Any idiot could see where our BB was heading, they were pushing sexual shit more, and more each series.
The HMs were basically daring each other to go further and futher.

All the hair removal from genitals, and everywhere. All the sleazy shit in the rewards area. All the toilet humour.
The HMs were pushing and production was pushing = you could see something 'shocking'was coming a mile away.

Anyone who couldn't see dirty BB coming - idiot.
And then they totally fucked up how they dealt with it.

Everyone - give I'm a Celeb huge ratings please, maybe we could get something BB style on 10 again.
 
kxk said:
Everyone - give I'm a Celeb huge ratings please, maybe we could get something BB style on 10 again.
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I was going to give the show a shot anyway but Peter Abbott as executive producer is just the icing on the cake.

I wonder what kind of celebs we will have? Hopefully not anyone from The Bachelor. That show sucks! 🤢
 
kxk said:
Any idiot could see where our BB was heading, they were pushing sexual shit more, and more each series.
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I'm trying to remember which season the promos pushed the HMs as being "YOUNG, SEXY AND SINGLE!"
 
When they chucked a few out for lying?Nelson I think was one name.
Just go to wiki, they have great BB stats.

And, remember how everyone was just gagging for somebody to DO IT on TV, and didn't Glen?Or close enough, cut though.

Every time that Marion woman was on, I just wanted to punch her smug face.

She is an awful combination of some talent, lots of power, and a heap of ignorance and shallowness. She borders on being deluded like some HMs, I can sure see the kind she picked.
Plus - she dresses like the world's oldest teenager. nearly fell over the week she turned up as a bikie punk.
 
Yeah all slightly inappropriate for a show that aired at 7pm.
 
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