Behind Big Brother suggests that March could be the filming date for BB as that was when Mini Golf was due to be filmed. For Sonia to not be available for that it could mean that BB is filming within that month.
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What else did you expect from a 10 sec teaser??
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About tonightâs announcement, donât know why people are surprised by it considering Kruger being the showâs host was flagged/reported months ago (despite the denial)
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Damn 50 unread posts.
This is going to flop harder than MKR. The first episode, probably not though.
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Apart from sports and a few tent pole series, is there anything to get excited about?
PLUS, if they didnât screw the viewer over with overly long shows (stretching an hour into two) and running scripted or pre-recorded shows over time, people might feel a little more loyalty.
Networks have clearly chosen to prioritise short term gain over everything else, and now the chickens are coming home for some serious roosting.
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Seems to be a much more favourable response to Big Brother on Facebook from what I can see with many people tagging others and commenting how they canât wait.
No buzz on Twitter though.
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I assume with Sonia as host it means we will not have any Muslim contestants⌠We do not want her feeling threatened.
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People get excited about MAFS. The Masked Singer had a fair bit of buzz last year too. But yes I know what you mean, we seem to lack that event television of the past.
This is the problem when they rely on 1 format to get them across multiple nights for 3 months. If it doesnât perform they are in a heap. At least Tenâs shows are generally shorter seasons (with the exception of maybe Masterchef) or they program a couple of shows in the week so if one doesnât perform as strongly they have other things to fall back on.
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If the show isnât live and we donât have any say on who gets voted out why is there a host then? I mean she should just be narrating and we donât see her face?
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Not to mention taking the publicâs attention away from serious current affairs shows like 7.30 and Four Corners which expose their political failingsâŚ
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I would say donât get too hopeful.
The only thing which couldâve potentially save this show is either Gretel Killeen or another good host, but them getting Sonia has got to be the nail in the coffin.
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I donât see anything wrong with Sonia as the host. Sheâs a great host on anything she does. Whilst ideally I would have preferred someone fresh and new, perhaps they thought that the format change to the more US style Big Brother was a big change⌠so having an old host at least gives it that BB feel and might make it more appealing to previous viewers.
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Are you seriously suggesting that the government should have a say on the type of content we can view? No thanks, but thereâs several countries with government censorship that would welcome you with open arms.
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At the end of the day the government technically do have a regulations in place that prevent networks from airing certain things. I donât agree that it should be regulated further. I wouldnât want Australia to become a china.
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Whilst Kyle and Jackie O did it no favours I think that series enough was done to justify one last throw of the dice. They did actually try to change things, and changed things back that didnât work. Kyle was awful, but I think a ninth series with Jackie O flying solo could have done enough for the franchise to survive a bit longer. However, we all know Masterchef came along and somehow blew it out the water - still baffles me how such a show rated so well on debut. Do not get the appeal at all.
Gretel did not agree to the pay cheque being offered. She was first choice, but refused, thus why Sonia was rushed in and she now suddenly canât do Golf.
Sonia is a mistake. Sheâs associated with the Channel 9 Big Brother trainwreck. 7 needed to give Gretel whatever she wanted to entice her to sign on.
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It didnât rate that well on debut. It grew. I remember by the Thursday episode in week 1 it was in Big Brother territory.
7 donât have an endless cheque book. If you are paying for Olympics and AFL you only have so much money for more talent.
Nor do they have a successful reality show.
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No they donât but that still doesnât mean they have endless moneyâŚ
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Apparently they felt they did when negotiating Soniaâs new contractâŚ
If the rumours of Sonia making $1.5m a year are true (granted across multiple shows) then Iâm sure they could have found a hefty amount to bring Gretel onboard for BB.
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