24-01-2022, 04:41 PM
The Aussie format is bargain basement Big Brother, pre-recorded months in advance with clear production interference for their favourites and in the case of Celebrity Big Brother (or BBVIP as they called it) some clear manipulation of the eviction order to fit pre-agreed contracts. The actual competitive format isn't bad - not quite as strong as the North American format, but does the job - though the challenges aren't as varied as it could be.
What baffles is they've opted for the celebrity version as it was a major flop in Australia, getting around half the audience the main series had for the two seasons on Seven. The so called celebs are hardly a draw too - only person E4 might be interested in is the one from MAFS.
If you want to check out a decent competitive Aussie reality show take a look at Australian Survivor. I've never been able to get into the US one but the Aussie version is brilliantly produced and most of the recent series are on Amazon. Ironically it's from the same production team as the Aussie version of Big Brother - but the quality of the end product on screen couldn't be more different.
What baffles is they've opted for the celebrity version as it was a major flop in Australia, getting around half the audience the main series had for the two seasons on Seven. The so called celebs are hardly a draw too - only person E4 might be interested in is the one from MAFS.
If you want to check out a decent competitive Aussie reality show take a look at Australian Survivor. I've never been able to get into the US one but the Aussie version is brilliantly produced and most of the recent series are on Amazon. Ironically it's from the same production team as the Aussie version of Big Brother - but the quality of the end product on screen couldn't be more different.
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