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Big Brother 2011 on Channel 5

Celebrity launch onwards (August 2011)

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DO
dosxuk
james posted:
On BB Bit on the Side it seemed someone forgot to fade up the theme music going into one of the breaks meaning a silent jib shot fading into the titles.


Or the sound op moved the wrong fader / the music was cued but didn't play / there was an equipment fault / gremlins had unpatched the feed / or any number or other potential things.

james posted:
Not very professional.


These things happen in live broadcasts, professionalism only comes in to play with how you deal with a fault. Id argue that fading the music in halfway through would be less professional than just letting it go out silent.
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gottago
The font they're using for the captions is so horrible. Maybe I got used to the lovely Channel 4 font.
ID
Identity
David posted:
Both the EPG and the CA mention Emma Willis presenting Big Brother's Bit on the Side again. Okay, so it might only be 5* but shouldn't Channel 5 be using the ratings that Big Brother brings to reposition themselves as a serious channel? Pre-recorded/erroneous CA is not the way to do it.


this is the same with 'celebrity big brother' in all the tv guides I have read it says 'all th elatest news from in the big brother house with brian dowling' or along those lines.
DB
dbl
gottago posted:
The font they're using for the captions is so horrible. Maybe I got used to the lovely Channel 4 font.


It's actually Gotham, which IMO is a nice font, but the execution is rather bad =/
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Abysmality
VirginMediaPhil posted:
So, it seems Tara is playing the game the USA way - looks like it will be an interesting series.


Hope they bring in a bit more gameplay like BB USA, currently watching their series and it's pretty good.
LI
littlesmegger
Tonight's two shows [highlights and BOTS] were far better than prior installments. The highlights were edited just right and had more content, and the spin-off show felt a lot more like Little Brother and Big Mouth tonight, rather than some stupid VT heavy parody.
LL
London Lite Founding member
littlesmegger posted:
Tonight's two shows [highlights and BOTS] were far better than prior installments. The highlights were edited just right and had more content, and the spin-off show felt a lot more like Little Brother and Big Mouth tonight, rather than some stupid VT heavy parody.


BBOTS was helped by having a strong guest line-up, in particular Pete Burns, Mr Holy Moly reduced to a pre-rec package featuring Jodie Marsh and Alice Lavine having a day off.
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Si-Co
Abysmality posted:
VirginMediaPhil posted:
Well, this could be big (or not considering the popularity of the show these days). Apparently the reason why there is no live feed is because the housemates are allowed iPods, iPhones, laptops, etc.

Watch this, for example, at around 5 seconds in:


You can clearly hear Amy say "Where's your iPod?", and hear Paddy not so clearly respond "In my bag".


Ohh I heard about all that on DS, shocking! I also read that Tara tweeted (soon deleted), could have been family/friend or just a liar...


They may be allowed iPods and/or laptops but not internet access so we can't assume they are able to make contact with the outside world. In the first couple of Channel 4 series, housemates were allowed reading material, and I don't think the show lost anything as a consequence of this.
WH
Whataday Founding member
I actually love the new look BB. I'm a viewer that hasn't really watched it since about BB5 because I got so bored with the format, and I think the music and whole different vibe of the show makes it a lot more watchable.

The thing I like about it is that C5 are not treating it like a sacred cow, they're not treating it seriously and this makes it easier to watch as an entertainment programme, which is what its is.

I'm also impressed that C5 are not milking it for all its worth with live streams, numerous spin offs etc. A simple highlights show and one spin off programme is more than enough.

And no matter how the press spin it, it is holding up well ratings wise so I can't be alone in this opinion.
GS
Gavin Scott Founding member
Whataday posted:
I'm also impressed that C5 are not milking it for all its worth with live streams, numerous spin offs etc. A simple highlights show and one spin off programme is more than enough.


Two spin offs, isn't it? OKTV I thought were generally doing the BB thing for the duration.

But the live stream isn't going to come back on Channel 5, as Des can make more money with casino telly.
DA
davidmcg
I'm liking the new format to highlights, it's a lot more flexible and easier to dip into unlike previous series. The opening montages for mornings are especially good, I really like them.

My only two complaints are that they could tone down the "PREVIOUSLY" bit at the start, and have less of the Daily Star style commentary by Marcus for example "Lucian and Amy are getting steamy in the sauna".
VM
VMPhil
Si-Co posted:
Abysmality posted:
VirginMediaPhil posted:
Well, this could be big (or not considering the popularity of the show these days). Apparently the reason why there is no live feed is because the housemates are allowed iPods, iPhones, laptops, etc.

Watch this, for example, at around 5 seconds in:


You can clearly hear Amy say "Where's your iPod?", and hear Paddy not so clearly respond "In my bag".


Ohh I heard about all that on DS, shocking! I also read that Tara tweeted (soon deleted), could have been family/friend or just a liar...


They may be allowed iPods and/or laptops but not internet access so we can't assume they are able to make contact with the outside world. In the first couple of Channel 4 series, housemates were allowed reading material, and I don't think the show lost anything as a consequence of this.


Oh yes, I particularly remember the Gentleman's Reading Club back in series 4!

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