That's the time it truly was a social experiment though and genuinely. Now it's more like I feel like one of the deprave aristocracy that used to pay to visit Bedlam on a Sunday afternoon to watch the lunatics (they were called that at the time) fighting in the pits

When BB first started it was shocking to have people deceive others in the house. Eg. look at how Nasty Nick was perceived by everyone - and what did he do? Try to influence votes. It is so much more corrupt now, and so are we, it's like we're being steered by the media into a hellish cut-throat society. (Ok maybe an exaggeration but you know what I mean).

Erm no I haven't yet

Interesting idea...should I?

Great post RW1, and all the other suggestions from FMs too. Hear hear!

There's no down side to it. Why not?

Yes! And Running Man, where the vicious public bay for blood of the prisoners. Imagine how bad it could become if the boundaries and pushed.

I did once over something - can't for the life of me remember what now but it was to do with BB and I got a reply. Apparently loads of people had contacted OFCOM rather than the producers and they told me it was being looked at by them. They did reply though. I think if you do it may be worth adding some of the other valid comments on here if people don't mind - you can certainly add mine about Bedlam

I've also watched every series since the beginning. I completely agree with the opening post.

I also agree with the post about keeping the diary room private and not playing back footage to cause arguments. It only serves to make housemates distrust the diary room and not be natural. How great was it watching Victor in the diary room in BB5?

Knowledge from the outside world has a terrible effect on the house and changes people's behaviour for the worse. I thoroughly enjoyed watching Stephen making a fool of himself last summer, but once he got a whiff of how he was being perceived he changed his behaviour and became a predictable bore.

All want is for the basic rules to be brought back.

Absolutely, fantastic post!

I have to say you've covered a lot of what I now dislike about this show, everything from being a series 1 fan and now being disinterested over other options because its just lost most of what I once loved about it, to them being far to interfering whether that be outside information going into the house in a multitude of ways or even their current preoccupation with preventing normal nominations or evictions from taking place. The shopping tasks aren't big enough anymore, the goal isn't stated before hand and one task every now and then feels lacking throughout the show its become a very small element.
For me id rather daily tasks to keep their mood up and a large weekend or over night task for the shopping budget.
The LF is still a very big issue for me, ok were getting use to its absence but the fact that I'm watching a show that is now entirely edited for storyline purposes and agendas is making me nostalgic for a big brother that has long since passed. I don't just want drama and tension, I want to see the housemates having fun also it can't just be one long tone throughout the shows duration. Even normal conversations are very revealing about each housemate, look at kav I feel on the LF we would've got a lot more from him and kp.
Ive moaned on here for a few series now how its been on a downward slope but I have to admit I'm at a point now where I literally don't feel the love anymore only the habit.

Its just really nothing like its original its come so far removed from that and I know it needs to adapt and change to a degree but its just got too far from its original concept now whether that be we decide, judging them on the 24/7 coverage, it being a reality based social experiment to see how people naturally interact and clash etc. Its just like you say their is more I dislike about this show now than I actually love, which is sad as bb is my favourite show on TV and has been since series 1. Helen being given a pass to her inevitable win, or the interference this series and the outside knowledge of the housemates has just been the final nails in the coffin for me personally.

I think the most effective way of getting your complaints heard is to write to the head honcho. They'll hear about stuff that's written online but with their attention on the ratings I doubt they'll be too bothered.

I've really enjoyed this series of CBB. It's been car crash TV, the kind of show you watch through your fingers. The Perez v Hopkins debacle has really made the show, love it or hate it, the online forums have been buzzing like electric fences.

There's been a great mix of housemates, the good, the nasty, and the downright ugly. We've seen a plethora of game players, all trying to mask their devious little souls. I've never seen so many blatant game players, the 'I want to go home's and the nervous breakdowns.

If there's any criticism from me, it's the mucking about with nominations. And BBOTS being so subjective and biased. And unprofessional. The spin-off show is tacky and cheap. Perhaps there could be a nod to the intelligent viewer who watches Big Brother - we aren't all Primark - wearing chavs sharing a single brain cell. I'd like to see a move towards recognising the true nature of BB's viewers, that is, diverse, different, loyal and intelligent.

Thank you and goodnight.

Okay then I will...in the morning probably

I will make sure to add in everybody elses.

Also thanks again for all the comments...Im gonna forward as much of this on as logically possible so it all helps. Thanks

Great to hear. I wrote to them when I was passionate about BB. Can't be bothered nowadays so glad you still have your passion and good luck Just a final tip. If you really want to go big copy in the CEO of Viacom. His email is philippe.dauman@viacom.com as I read that if an email reaches the CEO of a company they have to reply. That's worked for me when fighting with big companies in Telecoms e.g. mobile phone problems and they do respond. Hope this helps

Sad but true, but then again bb love performing monkeys they're generally not only more desperate for attention and fame but they come at a cheaper price for their participation.


That's the attitude that has gotten them to where they are right now, listing to their core fantasy from time to tome would go a long way, sadly there like petulant teenagers going the opposite direction simply to be awkward and prove a point.


This! I think were all bored to the back teeth of all this drama alone, it needs to be multi dimensional, and the older elements of the show that were core features in the hl's seem to be considerably decreasing every series. The likes of normal nominations, the shopping list, rewards ie rooms and alcohol/partis only on the achievement of a task, the privacy elements with alliances in the house or during diary room discussion just seem to be disappearing.: confused: what's left?????? A number of strangers living together and being evicted????? Bare minimum then.


I completely agree. Whether the nastiness is coming from the choices of the housemates, the producers and show pushing for an overall negative tone, or the fans demanding drama and tension its just dominating a one much loved all around show. Its too one dimensional now, they need to mix it up its becoming boring and it gets very stale after a week or two many struggle to stay with it until the end or care enough to vote. The interference is definitely something that's encouraging this constant negativity, even when its bad in there, they push it even further. The thing is about people from different walks of life is they will naturally always clash so why push them so hard? The mob outside don't help either its turned into a roman gladiator battle, theyre wanting the thumbs down every eviction..... how many housemates get supported now a days.....the fittie?????? Its embarrassing that we've slowed the show to become very cheap now a days, its like the townie/twitter generation have taken over and want something that they get from other reality shows what makes bb special is that I was different why ruin something by it following in line with other shows they favour?????? Such fans of bb will never be long term they're too fickle to stick around like us poor mugs.
My point is this new audience or rowing cynical audience are also to blame, as they seem to crave drama and controversy sadly and its direct the future of this series, which is killing it. thus in turn future housemates think these are the type of housemates the public want and will falsely play up to these character types to get further ahead in the game.


Yet we all absolutely loved it, bb don't understand that getting to know the housemates all around ie their down conversations, fun moments, the LF etc all contribute to the fans personal involvement and investment into the show and that in turn results in increased profits as the fans backing particular housemates are more likely to be thoroughly engaged for the entire duration of the series. You could identify and relate more back then its just so badly edited today that you don't trust what you see whether that be the stories or the housemates true dispositions.: cry:

Good luck with that I wish you all the best.

Sadly I spent an hour last year contacting them through the questionnaire on offer by big brother. Everyone seemed to point out on this forum their dislike for BBS interference but look at this year, its been more hands on then ever before. Unfortunately they just don't care about hard core fan opinions sadly.

Just in case you didn't see it before Op

Just a final tip. If you really want to go big copy in the CEO of Viacom. His email is philippe.dauman@viacom.com as I read that if an email reaches the CEO of a company they have to reply. That's worked for me when fighting with big companies in Telecoms e.g. when I have had mobile phone problems and they do respond. They may delegate the response but at least the man/woman at the top will hear you. Hope this helps

This is a great thread and I completely agree with the op and the general critique of the BB 'purists' who have watched the show from the start ( I'm one of them )

There's no way back now though ... too many boundaries have been broken and any attempt to restore the old order would be rejected out of hand by the Twitter-age 'new' viewers who watch this show for what it IS, rather than hanker for what it used to be

It really WAS all about Live Feed ... that's what made the revolutionary show of old unrecognisable from the semi-scripted, editorially lead charade we watch now

Big Brother stopped being Big Brother when 24 hour live coverage was axed ... the entire concept was thrown out at that point

I was worried somebody might bring up 'Live Feed'. If this all veers off in that direction, the constructive criticism of the show will be overlooked. 'It's just another whinge about Live Feed', said the CEO with his finger on the delete button.

I don't think it's generally recognised that few people watched every minute of Live Feed, or watched it at all. My job required me to work during the day and sleep at night - as I'm sure was the case for most viewers. However, we still enjoyed the show and got involved. Nowadays, with all the online options available, we're able to be heavily involved without having to endure hours of watching housemates sleep. Plus, housemates came to realise that they could hog airtime if they stayed up late so we'd get one-on-one bitch-fest's where the housemates would attempt to poison us against others in the house - not very subtly.

I think it would be great if all these comments were printed out and sent to the CEO, and copied to whomsoever needs to see them.

Hard copies are less easy to ignore.

Thanks I will do that when I send it

Producers are laughing at these threads and the people who actually think they know how to make a show of this scale.

BEST Post EVER!! Says everything we true fans feel--BB has 'legs' without all this fakery and interference, nor all the vilest specimens of humanity in it. Just chuck a bunch of people in a confined space for a few weeks, deprived of their normal 'support systems'--food, friends, family--and great drama just evolves! This sausage-factory fake extreme stuff is boring and awful: not interested in observing these types, esp as CBB was a chance to see celebs unwittingly being Themselves. Agree 100% with this post!

Big Brother is not a reality show. It's an Entertainment show.

There in lies the problem

They don't seem to care

Does anyone know the E-Mail address the Endemol person im supposed to send it too?

It's a reality show dear. The shows description has not changed since it's inception in 1999. Whilst it comes across as entertainment, Endemol, Channel 5 & even Wikipedia call it a reality show and there in lies the problem for which I think Channel 5 have broken a rule as you are voting and parting with your money on the basis of things being spontaneous, it clearly isn't any more. If Channel 5 and Endemol came out and said "this show is now x....y....z" then it wouldn't be an issue, everyone would know where they stood. The reason you get posts such as these and many others is most viewers (usually the hardcore who have been watching since 2000) don't know where they stand.

Bloody brilliant.

Now get them sent to the producers....... immediately.