The Big Brother Performance Review

[dasnico]

I'm talking about my age in relation to the show. Its not as appealing to me at the age I am now, as it was when I was the age of the majority of the housemates. And thats fine, not all shows are made for everyone, and this one is no longer made for my demographic.

I still choose to enjoy it for what it is this season, but I accept its not aimed at people like me going forward. I was chasing the feeling the show gave me back then, it doesnt do that anymore. I hadnt seen BB for years before Celeb BBUK, so thats why I am only having this revelation now

I do think that this particular season is aimed more specifically at a younger audience than it was before, casting and editing alike. Even though I've watched them more than once I still enjoyed watching the streams the last few months even though I'm now older than the hm's at the time, and in a way I still feel like I'm within the intended target demographic ~20 years on. I do legitimately enjoy rewatches and it's not even a nostalgic thing. I feel I connect with the hm's and overall show more. It's actually a watchable format for the most part. This new season feels intentionally targeted towards the youngens. Perhaps it's awful to say, but from my perspective new BB is just dumbed down.

Perhaps it's just the way "modern" Big Brother is made now. Even if that's true, I do not accept what's being spoon fed to us as acceptable. The format does work for most age demographics when it's done right, and the way it was promoted in the run up gave the illusion that that was the intention.

 

[timmy]

I definitely think that promising OG BB meant being live with live evictions and not Seven's Survivoresque offering. But streaming all the old seasons on Youtube gave people the impression we'd get that back, so it's understandable viewers feel a bit let down, even cheated. I've never watched Love Island or MAFS and have no desire to. What they've come up with is a bit of a slap in the face.

 

[dasnico]

I definitely think that promising OG BB meant being live with live evictions and not Seven's Survivoresque offering. But streaming all the old seasons on Youtube gave people the impression we'd get that back, so it's understandable viewers feel a bit let down, even cheated. I've never watched Love Island or MAFS and have no desire to. What they've come up with is a bit of a slap in the face.

You don’t need to watch love island because you’ve actually been watching its younger sister for the last 10 days. The very format that inspired how love island is set up has in turn decided to copy the copy of itself. It’s actually rather incestuous.

 

[sav0001]

You don’t need to watch love island because you’ve actually been watching its younger sister for the last 10 days. The very format that inspired how love island is set up has in turn decided to copy the copy of itself. It’s actually rather incestuous.

If anything, watching the current season of Love Island Australia, its more real than what the producers decide to show on the BB daily shows. And that's been pre-recorded months in advance.