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3 Of the worst production errors in BB history
Jaymitch1
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what would be your worst 3 shambolic decisions made by the producers of this show?
for example, mine off the top of my head would be:
The all up evict vote in BB7 - which resulted in the loss of nikki - which they then regretted and decided to put her back in! surely the producers knew by then that putting the whole house up would always result in one of the biggest characters leaving!
:rolleyes:
The 'non-housemate' twist at the start of BB10, WHAT was the point!!?? we only had a couple of highlights shows worth of characters we barely got to know, and we were expected to vote so early, and lost a potentially good housemate in the process. pointless!
And finally, the notorious quadruple eviction shambles which completely destroyed our last BB final.
with incompetance like this running the show, is it any wonder the axe fell?
for example, mine off the top of my head would be:
The all up evict vote in BB7 - which resulted in the loss of nikki - which they then regretted and decided to put her back in! surely the producers knew by then that putting the whole house up would always result in one of the biggest characters leaving!
:rolleyes:The 'non-housemate' twist at the start of BB10, WHAT was the point!!?? we only had a couple of highlights shows worth of characters we barely got to know, and we were expected to vote so early, and lost a potentially good housemate in the process. pointless!
And finally, the notorious quadruple eviction shambles which completely destroyed our last BB final.
with incompetance like this running the show, is it any wonder the axe fell?
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Also i agree with the Nikki thing in BB7.
and i think putting coolio in UBB was just a silly idea, he is not a memorable ultimate housemate, and it just resulted in the inevitable.
but as i have always said, you could get a bunch of chimps to run this show better.
Totally agree. BB never recovered from Jade and her family going into the house in my opinion.
God, it was DIRE. Who can run to the diary room fastest? Who can pick up the telephone fastest? Who can jump in first and say they will change their name?
BB housemates tend to be young for their age, but I always thought BB10 ones were more so than in any other series. Beinazir was about the only housemate who didn't seem at least 5 - 10 years younger than her actual age. So they threw her out without giving her a single good BB experience, then got Davina to jeer at her as a failure when she was almost too tired and demoralized to think. I really think, among hot competition, it was the worst eviction ever.
Taking the PC, walking on eggshells approach after CBB5, instead of sticking two fingers up at Ofcom and Mediawatch, giving the HMs loads of booze and encouraging the kind of behaviour for which BB was famous during BB1-7.
Becoming too reliant on an increasingly jaded production team led by PEJ.
Bringing back Nikki in BB7
The Golden ticket which was a total set up.
The all female start to BB8 which left most the viewers disapointed.
Cameron going to Africa, and then giving him immunity from noms when he returned.
Nikki being put back in made the rating come back on top. It lead to aisleyne vs Grace showdown.
I agree with all of those.
I'm really surprised they didn't think Nikki would get evicted. They really should've put more thought into it... who did they think would go? I guess it's because she survived all the past evictions (like when she was up against Sam, who basically did nothing to warrant eviction).
The BB10 thing was probably the worst. It did nothing except get rid of a potentially great housemate (Beinazir seemed to be the most genuinely kind person in there... I could've seen her winning).
And yeah, the fourway eviction thing was just ridiculous for BB11, and look where it got them. Still, I'm glad it meant John James getting evicted... but I would've rather had a less predictable final.
the thing is, she was only evicted in the first place due to the producers idiotic decision, she was never going to be up for eviction otherwise!
just bizarre..
Totally agree with 1 & 3 but would swap the non-hm thing with putting in people's real world partners - Nicole, Kenneth, Isaac - disasters all!
In respect of having the public pay to vote her out and then because they didn't get the result they wanted they just put her back in again. There was a huge backlash about that and if I recall they had to refund a lot of money to irate viewers who had voted her out. This is what I mean by totally wrong decision. It clearly was in many ways including financial.
bb11 before the final having a vote to evict...i dont know why the heck they thought that would be a good idea. they wanted no competition for josie i assume
and yeah bb10 non housemate thing pathetic
My memory is a bit rubbish, but I think yours might be even worse... Wasn't one of the closest eviction battles between Nikki and Sam (who I thought was horribly bullied by Grace and co).
And what is this Aisleyne/Grace showdown another poster is talking about? I didn't think they were even in the house at the same time?
2) In BB7 both the vote to evict which meant we lost Nikki and Suzie being allowed to nominate which meant we lost Grace. BB7 had one of the strongest ever line-ups.
3) The all female start of BB8. Enough said.
Can I also add the breaking up of Spencer and Kate in Rich/Poor side BB3. WHY BIG BRO, WHY?!
Yes they were, from Aisleynes arrival till Graces eviction. Not sure of timing of Aisleynes fake eviction to house next door
Aisleyne was the only one who spoke up about the water throwing incident
They had words when Grace returned but it was hardly a major showdown
All the above subject to my memory
1. Putting Nikki back in BB7 just to plug her new show and to give Pete a helping hand over the finish line
2. The quadruple vote to evict which effectively sealed BB11 for Josie seeing her main competition all went in one night
3. Not nipping the tension in the bud both in CBB5 and BB9, both houses were powder kegs just waiting to go off. CBB5, they should never have put Jade and her family in and in BB9 should NEVER have given them booze as the tension was going through the roof
BB4 the HMs nominated on the first night, and Anoushka,one of the only interesting booger in there, was booted out the first Friday..:rolleyes:
BB4 the double eviction of Fed and John the other two interesting HMs left......:rolleyes:
Just BB4 in general
2. The drip feed of Housemates in BB8. Put them in from the start and let dynamics develop; don't throw in people every time the ratings dip by half a million. I think in week 7 we had more Housemates in the House than launch night.
3. The lack of production decision on Fight Night (BB5). Letting it just air across Live Feed, causing the police to be called, resulted in panic every time two Housemates had an argument from then on. If they'd cut feed sooner and let security in quicker then they may have felt a sense of control over later situations.
Also from your number 3....the lack of alcohol for subsequent BBs leading to less frivilous behaviour, in fear of violent behaviour.
BB was doomed since then.