Opinion: Big Brother 9 UK, What the producers did right
Now that the series is all said and done, what did the producers do this year that really worked? What do they deserve credit for? What would you like to see again?
I’ll start off with a few:
* Eviction announcements from studio.
Exactly how it should be, they still got glimpses of public opinion via people shouting over the wall and the like, but not allowing them to hear crowd chants has definitely kept them in the dark a lot more than in previous years.
* The Structure.
I have appreciated the structure this year. Every day (except Thurs?) there was something to tune in for…Sat HOH, Sun Heaven/Hell swap, Mon nominations, Tues task starts and Nominations announced, Weds task ends, Fri eviction.
* The task room(s)
I’d much rather the space be used for a task room than a house next door or hidden room. Imagine the tasks we wouldn’t have had space for this year without it? The cycling task, OK GO video, police line up, cake making etc etc
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September 10th, 2008 at 11:38 pm
The cast.
Instead of going down the extreme characters/sterotypes like they did in past seasons alot of this years cast were relatable. Also they weren’t as fame hungry as past contestants(mainly BB8), granted there are a few.
Also the fact they didnt add in huge numbers of extra house guests. Only had 5, considering the few past years had 8 plus.
No returning housemates.
Mario small visit doesnt count as he was out in the garden and it was literally about 10 minutes he was there.
September 15th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
I just thought that this series was the worst so far except for series 4.. sure the characters werent as fame hungry but i think that is what makes the show funny.. i feel like the loud characters left first which left the quieter people in there which made me turn off. Watching Rachel, Katreya and Mikey all get along and sing daft songs for 3 weeks was horrible! Katreya was in there to win and she thought that she was going to win which made her eviction all the better to watch. Rex was the only person in there that caused a bit of contreversy once the loud people went. I am glad that someone nice like Rachel won but Rex,Rebecca,Luke and co were the ones to watch. Hope BB10 will be a lot better or big brother will definitely be past its sell by date!