In retrospect, I find the view that Big Brother was ever a social experiment in the first place quite ludicrous.

Looking back, it's interesting to see how quickly this idea (that BB is a lesson in human nature) was dropped, along with the psychologists, once the series had established itself with its prime audience.

So on second thoughts, I suppose it's for the best that they no longer use so-called behavioural experts, as the producers no longer need the pretense of the programme being an experiment in psychology.

What about JenniTH?

It was a meme...

Cheers Electra. It's interesting that they got them back post-FN. Perhaps they couldn't get the psychs to be a party to what went before - or were worried about what they would say if they gave them free rein.

As I recollect it - it was the other way round. They had the analysis show regularly until FN happened. Then it became sparodic. For BB6 it wasn`t on every week either.

After FN, one of the psychologists left the show. He claimed he warned BB what would happen if they put Michelle and Emma back into the House but that his advice was ignored.
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What about her?

I seem to remember that being said (in a press article?) at the time too.

I was still desperately clinging to that excuse until last year.

Weren't we all? It just shows how much BB has evolved, some would say for the better, some would beg to differ.

I enjoy Big Brother but it's a real shame they got rid of the analysis show, real shame.

I enjoyed it too but I really don't see the point any more.

How could any psychologist with a shred of professionalism sit there and analyse the shifting affiliations between the camp mouthy ones and the mouthy camp ones with a straight face?

Quite.

i think it should definately be brougt back, but i really wouldn't be suprised if they didn't bother as Big Brother seems to get a step further away from what it was set out to be each year.

Whenever Linda Papadapolous is on screen i always spend the whole of her segment thinking about her name.

Just thought id add my contribution.

I always turned off when they came on. I wont miss them at all. I would much rather watch more of Dermot or more live streaming than them wittering on

If they were going to brick back the analysis show id rather they did it on e4, like diary room uncut or something. That way they could choose whatever footage they want to support their points rather than relying on the days highlights show. And also chesfan wouldnt have to turn off the highlights show lol

HeHe!!!

I always thought analysis was best suited to Sunday night mixed in to highlights. I miss it, though! It was a great professional insight into the dynamics of the house.

.maxi

I just swoon.

They had them on loads when BB4 was on. I remember they struggled so much to find highlights.

Hi there U3 - as I just explained on another thread in BB-land I operate as a 'friend of the show' and tend to give my personal opinion without digging deeply into the behavioural or psychological aspects. Personally I would not do the Psych show, and for more reasons than that I am not a psychologist. I am very wary of doing deep analysis of people who I have not had one-to-one conversations with. Talking about someone's body language is one thing, or passing light comments on their behaviour. But for me, especially some of the rather intense behaviour which we saw in the last two series - I just don't think it's appropriate to analyse in a void. Then these people come out to find out that a group of doctors have been on the telly saying that they are this that or the other. However misguided some of their presence in the house might be they really don't deserve that. And the fact is that the more out there the inhabitants get is the more difficult it is to comment on from a professional stance.

They have announced a new psych show LIVE on Monday nights.

Have never liked the use of this cliche, at the end of the day its night, end of.( To use another)