The Big Brother Performance Review

[dasnico]

Just wish the livestream didn't cut away all the time or become muted and was just pure 247 streaming

The livestreams will never be pure 24/7. They’re always going to cut away if content is not suitable for broadcast, if they’re talking about people not involved in the show, referencing/singing copyrighted material, or even if they’re also slandering people who aren’t involved.

The frustrating thing about the livestream is the persistent censoring of stuff that’s a major highlight for the following daily show. Honestly, I can see them considering canceling the livestream based on the feedback it’s been getting lately. The strongest aspect of this reboot is also its achilles heel.

Personally, as many already know, I think a further attempt at aligning with the original format is needed. It can be modernised and still stay true to its roots. Much of the content is there but it’s just prioritised and assembled extremely poorly in the edit. 60 minute episodes should be more than enough to give a concise breakdown of the previous day without having to stick to one or two specific character arcs or narratives. The producers have made it obvious they do not trust the format or the audience.

 

[kamui]

One of the major things I have noticed, is that the cast is not very playful. Other casts were doing all sorts of things to keep themselves entertained, this house will only do things when they are prompted. I am not sure if it is the result of a generation raised on social media and tv, or something else.

Young people not knowing how to entertain themselves without the internet (stuff they have seen on the internet) might play into it, but I'd say that one of the bigger issues is that people are somewhat trained to only do things when they are prompted.

I think it's a general issue with Big Brother these days, but it's especially true with Big Brother Australia. They tell them outright to stay bored on weekends, people have to somewhat hide so the eviction is not spoiled despite people knowing the results and from Big Brother's interaction inside and outside the diary room, you could probably also tell if something gets used on TV or not. Add to this the fact that Dreamworld provides the planes to fly over the Big Brother house and thus giving housemates something to do when they are bored.... and you can imho easily see how people are trained to only do stuff when prompted.

The flamingo thing alone ruins so much. Of course people will get the hint and only do things when you want them to do things, when you tell them so.