Completely agree - they have to make the show for 2020, not 2001.As others have said Gretel would NEVER return to BB as a full time presenter... They may be able to convince her to make a cameo appearance but beyond that it’s pretty clear she’s moved on without regrets...
As for Mike... He needs BB more than BB needs him... IMO that’s not really a good thing... I really think it’s time to wipe the slate clean and start fresh if the show is revived for a third incarnation...
Not something Aussie TV is known for but I really do think less is more now when it comes to Big Brother. For me the US/Canadian format works well for the audience of today with a 3 hour a week broadcast commitment plus the option of dipping into 24/7 coverage when you can. A nightly commitment of one hour plus is a big ask now considering just how much more television there is around thanks to Netflix etc. - 20 years ago they were competing against 3 or 4 shows at a time, now they're competing against thousands.As for spin-off shows we’ll have to see... I don’t think BB Up Late needs a host of it’s done right... As for FNL I don’t think it added enough to the format to really warrant a return... That said elements of it could easily be worked in to the regular show... As spin-off shows if they are going to produce one I’d much rather it be something like BBOTS or Big Mouth than a cheesy gameshow...
Also quite frankly BB's audience has grown up and they don't have the time they once did either.
And they certainly wouldn't want a 57 year old woman hosting it. Big Brother needs to be hosted by someone who is a peer to the housemates (or an older sibling at best), not their mother - or dare I say, grandmother!Gretel was on Sunrise this morning (as she often is as part of Kochie's Angels), She hardly ever talks about Big Brother, but this time she was quite open about it, saying she really had to be talked into hosting it as she was convinced they wouldn't want a 37 year old woman hosting her own show.