Sam was on Home and Away. So he is an actor. That doesnāt necessarily mean heās come on the show as an actor but given heās had a scandalous storyline itās a bit too coincidental. Also I noticed people commenting on the bedroom door Ines was knocking on being a different room number to the subsequent door that open, so the scenes were acted or re-enacted or edited to look a certain way.
Plus if a relationship isnāt working out, it would make sense that the producers encourage contestants to do certain things or behave in certain ways. This whole ācheating scandalā has played out in the most dramatic fashion when in reality I doubt that approach would have been taken. People arenāt going to ācheatā when cameras are already set up in the room for it. Cheating is usually doing something discretely behind someoneās back. The two could have still got together in a much more normal way by ending their other relationships.
Maybe it would seem a bit more real if some things were missed. I think it would seem more genuine if the contestants did commentary rehashing on things that happened that were missed on camera, rather than them acting them out and scripting them which is probably making them more dramatic than they were.
I canāt believe that this show is allowed to go on air, there is surely some regulations that ACMA can enforce against this rubbish being in a āPGā timeslot.
Do people think that going back to the start with the new couples will work for the show or against it. The weddings are the least watched part of the show, and now that the drama has left the building, what will the ratings do. I doubt the ratings will drop dramatically but I feel that they wonāt build at all from here unless something super dramatic happens with the new couples.
Iām conflicted about the show. People say its scripted but I feel like they must be really bloody good script writers cause they could go down the obvious path but it feels pretty organic the reactions and what they say. I mean Sam & Ines lied about not having sex and the producers know they did but the reveal wasnāt forced which would have been satisfying to see as a viewer.
But now we have the intruders and the obvious new story line of Jess possibly cheating with the new boy Daniel, who is the brother of Survivorās Sam. Geez those Webb boys get some breaks.
I donāt think itās fully scripted but there is no doubt in certain situations contestants are encouraged to act or behave in a certain way. E.g. If a relationship isnāt working a couple could quit, instead the producers would have loved the opportunity to drum up a whole cheating scandal.
This is the best comment Iāve read in this thread.
Nine CEO Hugh Marks was asked on YourMoney channel last week regarding his concern about this season and this is what he said:
I occasionally get involved in content discussions. I like to watch the shows go to air as a viewer. We need to look at the long term value of that show. Fundamentally it is about love and I thought the balance between some of the drama and the truth of the show being about love ā we need to maintain the balance over the long term for that franchise. That drama has created audiences, no doubt about it looking at the growth. I just wanted a bit more balance.
What else should they be caring about? The ratings are what determines advertising spend, and therefore revenue. Thereās no baseline of morality in free market broadcasting.
