Civilian Big Brother UK 2018 (1)

BBFAN

Am I the only one who prefers civilian BB to the celeb version?

I just think it's closer to the original and also like getting to watch strangers than those who already have a public persona and media training.

retro:electro

I’m sorry that me and IBC have ruined your thread already guys with the filth

Mam of 4

retro:electro wrote: »

I’m sorry that me and IBC have ruined your thread already guys with the filth

Don't lie , you aren't one bit sorry Anna

Duck Soup

BBFAN wrote: »

Makes you wonder when it's the show that gets the highest ratings on Channel 5 why on earth are they letting it go?

It goes back to cost. C5 make their money selling advertising space in the breaks (plus sponsorship from the likes of boohoo.com). The amount an ad agency or media agency is willing to pay for each 10, 20 or 30 second slot is dictated by the number of viewers. Basically the advertisers are paying an amount for each pair of eyes on the ad. On C4, BB and CBB would pull in 4 to 5 million viewers. Accordingly, they could charge more for slots in the commercial breaks. C5 typically get 1.6m to 2m viewers.

So if Endemol ask the same amount of C5 as they asked of C4, then C5 are already deeper in a hole and have to work much harder to make it profitable. The current agreement was up this year and obviously C5 and Endemol couldn't make it work for a new agreement. Thing is, if it goes onto a Dave or Bravo type channel (I think Bravo would br a good fit), Endemol would still have to trim their asking price because average viewership of a satellite channel is going to be smaller still.

wyrn

I think it's terrible that Channel 5 announced it today of all days. It's probably taken the hype out of it for the staff, let alone the audience. I think it's really rotten.


These twitter posts sums it up:
https://twitter.com/nickw84/status/1040553657882890240

nickw84
Proof positive that Channel 5 absolutely hated Big Brother by doing that announcement on the day of the launch episode.

https://twitter.com/TobyonTV/status/1040556680457736192

TobyonTV
nickw84
Just over a year after Ben Frow said he wanted it gone, wallop

Yes, it's Richard Osman from Pointless

https://twitter.com/richardosman/status/1040557001787498496

richardosman
TobyonTVnickw84
So embarrassingly rude to a team of people working their socks off for him.

https://twitter.com/TobyonTV/status/1040557281778298882

TobyonTV
richardosmannickw84
Yeah, I feel for them - a massive and dedicated team.

https://twitter.com/richardosman/status/1040557671504592896

richardosman
TobyonTVnickw84 It’s just not how you behave in these situations.

https://twitter.com/nickw84/status/1040558324574547968

nickw84
richardosmanTobyonTV
Could have had all these lovely retrospectives about the show's place in TV history in the build-up. Feels like a rug's been pulled.

https://twitter.com/richardosman/status/1040559203813867522

richardosman
nickw84TobyonTV
The full story will come out one day! Meanwhile, it’ll be nice to get BB on a new platform which can handle a proper old-skool 24-hour streaming ‘Big Brother’.

Mam of 4

BBFAN wrote: »

Am I the only one who prefers civilian BB to the celeb version?

I just think it's closer to the original and also like getting to watch strangers than those who already have a public persona and media training.

I loved when Hughie Maughan was in it , or the series where the poor chap got so many spray tans

wyrn

Rylan's statement https://twitter.com/Rylan/status/1040547110247194624

Duck Soup

I hate to say it, but when the show first came out, I was one of those who did watch the live stream online of people sleeping and occasionally getting up to go for a piss. It was edge-of-the-toilet-seat stuff I can tell you.

ibarelycare

retro:electro wrote: »

I’m sorry that me and IBC have ruined your thread already guys with the filth

No you’re not

retro:electro

Richard Osman

Duck Soup

Not to mention the midnight duvet ghost of Ray Shah, leaving a trail of ectoplasm behind him.

CollyFlower

Me head is going to be spinning trying to remember everyone's name, I'll be all like.... 'who's that you're talking about, is that the one with the red hair or is that your man in the same dressing gown since day 1' .. I'll be an annoying fook! Haha.

neonsofa

I was wondering all evening why everyone was posting in the celebrity big brother thread and I only just now realised it says Civilian, not celebrity. I'm a dope.

retro:electro

neonsofa wrote: »

I was wondering all evening why everyone was posting in the celebrity big brother thread and I only just now realised it says Civilian, not celebrity. I'm a dope.

Yes this is the civilian thread where we all have a civil duty to be civil to another so no bad language this series please neonsofa

deco nate

retro:electro wrote: »

Yes this is the civilian thread where we all have a civil duty to be civil to another so no bad language this series please neonsofa

How much have you had already?

Mam of 4

Deco , we forgot that this means your job will be gone after this series too , so sorry

Liordi

Actually going to be able to watch launch night live!

Also, if you think your Friday has been weird - I got added to a Snapchat group chat to organise an orgy. And it's not even Tuesday!!

retro:electro

deco nate wrote: »

How much have you had already?

Shut up!!

BBFAN

Liordi wrote: »

Actually going to be able to watch launch night live!

Also, if you think your Friday has been weird - I got added to a Snapchat group chat to organise an orgy. And it's not even Tuesday!!

Add me please.

retro:electro

Liordi wrote: »

Actually going to be able to watch launch night live!

Also, if you think your Friday has been weird - I got added to a Snapchat group chat to organise an orgy. And it's not even Tuesday!!

What’s the snap code? Asking for a brither x

Mam of 4

BBFAN wrote: »

Add me please.

To the snapchat or the orgy or both

deco nate

Mam of 4 wrote: »

Deco , we forgot that this means your job will be gone after this series too , so sorry

Ah no worries, have a job lined up on c4;)

ibarelycare

Liordi wrote: »

Actually going to be able to watch launch night live!

Also, if you think your Friday has been weird - I got added to a Snapchat group chat to organise an orgy. And it's not even Tuesday!!

You’re welcome

BBFAN

Mam of 4 wrote: »

To the snapchat or the orgy or both

Have to see the pics first before I commit to the orgy.

Liordi

retro:electro wrote: »

What’s the snap code? Asking for a brither x

That would make for a very different orgy.

Mam of 4

Deco and Skipper , not HH but .....

ibarelycare

If this is Civilian BB maybe I can trick Mack into watching it by telling him it’s CBB. He wouldn’t know if most of them are celebs or not anyway.

wyrn

Liordi wrote: »

Actually going to be able to watch launch night live!

Also, if you think your Friday has been weird - I got added to a Snapchat group chat to organise an orgy. And it's not even Tuesday!!

Add me please xxx

tinpib

Evening All!

Think I will watch this alright. BB is nonsense but it's enjoyable at the end of the day and this thread is great craic. I thought that the 10pm start time would be a negative but with a lot of midweek football over the next 2 months it could be ideal.

I just checked through wiki and the only season of civilian BB I watched a lot of was season 2 which Brian Dowling won. I was a J1-er for Big Brother 1.

I definitely saw a fair bit of season 3 which Kate Lawler won and Jade Goody was on, but I don't think I have even seen an episode of any other one.

Seeing as it's the last one, I feel that now the circle is complete. And if Channel 5 truly strike down Big Brother then this thread, and the posters on it, will become more powerful than they can possibly imagine.

ibarelycare

Ah here we go, first time watching regular BB since the channel 4 days!!!