Big Brother: Cameron wins

JE

Jez Founding member 3 May 2003 10:19am

RISEVAMP posted:

Jez posted:

Why are the using a different house for BB4 - I thought the one they used last year, they intended using that for a good few series.

What there not useing the old house!!? i need hear though at the end of BB3 Elstree was getting complants from people liveing in the area that there was to much nosie coming from the house.

Well from the pics it looks different to the BB3 house? Unless they have just redecorated it.

Yes they did receive complaints during BB3

BR

Brekkie 3 May 2003 11:24am

It's the same house - just redecorated and slightly revamped. Remember it's nothing more than a shell which can be changed internally.

You can tell that the pool is exactly the same, while the bedroom shown is Bedroom 2 from last year.

FR

Freeview 3 May 2003 1:06pm

Does anyone know how to get Friday Night Eviction Tickets?

BR

Brekkie 3 May 2003 2:00pm

Freeview posted:

Does anyone know how to get Friday Night Eviction Tickets?

I think through the website, or possibley via Powerhouse who do alot of ticketing for C4.

BR

Brekkie 3 May 2003 3:55pm

The website is now online: http://www.channel4.com/bigbrother

Is Graham Norton returning this year to slag off contestants after the show?

CN

CN 3 May 2003 4:25pm

I'm looking forward to seeing whether or not the show is in 16:9 this year as I find it beyond belief that C4's flagship programme is still going out in conventional 4:3 when all their other output is mainly wide. I thought that with the new house last year, updated equipment would have allowed for the switch, but it didn't happen. Perhaps they didn't have time to address that issue last year with building a new house, but they've had ample opportunity and money to do it this year surely!

JA

jay Founding member 3 May 2003 4:30pm

CN posted:

I'm looking forward to seeing whether or not the show is in 16:9 this year as I find it beyond belief that C4's flagship programme is still going out in conventional 4:3 when all their other output is mainly wide. I thought that with the new house last year, updated equipment would have allowed for the switch, but it didn't happen. Perhaps they didn't have time to address that issue last year with building a new house, but they've had ample opportunity and money to do it this year surely!

You're forgetting that most of the cameras inside the house are merely CCTV-type ones, which aren't capable of braodcasting in widescreen.

DJ

DJGM 3 May 2003 4:47pm

jay posted:

You're forgetting that most of the cameras inside the house
are merely CCTV-type ones, which aren't capable of braod-
casting in widescreen.

No, I disagree. Only a handful of the cameras in the BIG Brother House are of the CCTV variety. Don't
forget, they have full sized studio cameras in the so called "camera run", positioned behind the 2-way
mirrors. These cameras will be more than capable of recording and transmitting pictures in 16:9, and
so too are the cameras in the main BIG Brother studio. Overall, they'll have more proper TV cameras
than the smaller CCTV cameras, so I see little excuse for BB4 to be transmitted only in 4:3 format.

BR

Brekkie 3 May 2003 4:54pm

jay posted:

CN posted:

I'm looking forward to seeing whether or not the show is in 16:9 this year as I find it beyond belief that C4's flagship programme is still going out in conventional 4:3 when all their other output is mainly wide. I thought that with the new house last year, updated equipment would have allowed for the switch, but it didn't happen. Perhaps they didn't have time to address that issue last year with building a new house, but they've had ample opportunity and money to do it this year surely!

You're forgetting that most of the cameras inside the house are merely CCTV-type ones, which aren't capable of braodcasting in widescreen.

I did think the show would switch last year, but it didn't. As I'm a Celebrity and more crucially Fame Academy (made by the same company in a house) were in widescreen, I don't really see why Big Brother can follow suit. I know they use CCTV-type cameras, but thinking about it, I bet more are produced nowadays for reality TV than for actual CCTV.

Big Brother Australia this year has taken the step of hiding all the cameras so housemates can not play up to them,

JA

jay Founding member 3 May 2003 7:47pm

The logo is actually growing on me now, it looks a lot better on the website...
http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/B/bigbrother/media/topbar/eye.jpg

TV

TVDragon 4 May 2003 12:21am

Just thought I'd post a capture of the Big Brother break bumper I managed to catch earlier this evening on Channel 4 [seeing as others missed it] ~

http://members.lycos.co.uk/tindragon/C4BB4BB2.JPG

With it still being three weeks away, it's a bit early to start them isn't it? Usually they start them on the week leading up to the Friday or whatever..

:-(

A former member 4 May 2003 12:25am

If BigBrother is Anything Like it Was last year, It will be an excuse for individules that are Fat, Ugly or Devoid of Any Personaility to get on our screens in attempt to Get Laid, or Let lots of Sex when They Leave the Big Brother Houyse because they are Famous .

(April 2003)