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I don’t think anyone is expecting BB1 levels of back to basics here - but I just think they could tone some of the elements down to make them more palatable and less corny.

I’m supposedly a member of the Love Island generation and my friend group has been watching the new series of BB. The consensus seems to be that we’re enjoying it but there is some really cringey and patronising parts of the editing that we could do without (i.e. the music).

It’s understandable that they’re doing what they’re doing with this initial series to take the least risks as possible and ensure it’s a success with the usual ITV2 crowd - but I really do think it’s worth thinking about that the people who watch Love Island and the people who are interested in watching Big Brother might be different groups of people and I hope this is something that’s developed upon as the series evolves. I think there’s a wider appeal to be well… appealing to.

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My other point is probably that with the 16-34 year old group now, some of the original series (especially say 3,5-7) feel more fresh and appealing to that age range than what it does now, as much as this reboot is as decent as it is. The other thing about C5’s era was that there wasn’t actually a lot of young people watching because of how tacky it was… so I’m really eager for them to avoid a lot of that.