Big Brother (UK) Cancelled - Series 11 will be its last

[cultcross]

The BBC are reporting today that Channel 4 have decided that next year's 11th series of hit reality show Big Brother will be its last.

Channel 4's final series of reality TV show Big Brother will be broadcast next year, it has announced.
The station, home of the programme since it began in 2000, will honour its deal to screen series 11 next summer.
Channel 4's director of television Kevin Lygo said the show "had reached a natural end point on Channel 4 and it's time to move on".
Big Brother has suffered from falling ratings in recent years, with the current run the least watched.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8221995.stm


Have to say I'm very glad to hear this. It'll be nice to be able to turn the TV on over summer and have 4, E4 and More4 guaranteed Big Brother free and safe to watch.

Part of me is surprised though, I thought C4 would market this one into the ground even more than they have done and keep going till the Big Brother House pretty much jsut became a House.

 

[Bob The Skutter]

What I'm more glad to hear is that at least £20m of the budget from BB is earmarked for British drama. I'd far rather see home grown drama with a decent budget. Just a shame we have to suffer 1(2 if you count CBB) more series of Big Brother.

 

[Pingfah]

Oh good, I wouldn't usually celebrate a show being cancelled, but in this case it was actually causing permanent brain damage in all those that view it. Although I strongly suspect it was some sort of mental deficiency that prompted all those people to watch it in the first place.

I fear it may be too late though as it has given birth to so many offspring now, thanks a bunch C4, you ruined TV you wankers.

 

[Deckerd]

Yeah. Bastards.

 

[Pindar]

Should I keep quiet about the fact that I watch BB?

 

[Bob The Skutter]

Should I keep quiet about the fact that I watch BB?

If you want to keep your head on your shoulders... fucker... You're RUINING telly with you preference in TV shows... or something like that.

 

[Pingfah]

BURN HIM!

 

[Deckerd]

I think BB actually sucks free will and intelligence from its watchers. There's a big, bloated alien somewhere with a ridiculous amount of hobbies and an IQ the size of a planet.

 

[Pindar]

I still have last nights sky plussed waiting to be watched.

Ooh, there was a big fight between Siavash and Charlie, excellent.

 

[Derishton]

Hopefully this will be the long-predicted beginning of the end for this kind of brain-draining, socially offensive type of television show.

I'm also pleased to see 20 million pushed towards British drama. When the British television industry is trying, it produces some of the best televison in the world. Maybe most of the best television in the world.

 

[wamdue]

this is good news

 

[Captain Shaw]

Good i never thought it was as cheep has the papers made out to make.
They have to pay for all that editing and unlike a TV drama they can not sell it to another channel or make any money from DVD sales.

 

[Bob The Skutter]

Good i never thought it was as cheep has the papers made out to make.
They have to pay for all that editing and unlike a TV drama they can not sell it to another channel or make any money from DVD sales.

There was a report saying with each series the cost has increased, and the year with the Jade Goody racism thing between investigations, police, and legal costs it was over £120m for Big Brother that year.

 

[Pingfah]

£120m!!!!!!!

At todays exchange rate that's like 3 times the cost of a season of Enterprise. What a fucking astounding waste of money.

 

[Bob The Skutter]

£120m!!!!!!!

At todays exchange rate that's like 3 times the cost of a season of Enterprise. What a fucking astounding waste of money.

Even if you just say a drama £1m per episode you're talking 10 series of 12 episodes per year. I think at least for the sake of variety that would be preferable to anyone?

 

[Jax]

The bastard will return with Big Brother The Winners or some shit like that in a few years.

 

[StolenThunder]

Five apparently now in the frame to take over. It's a virus.

 

[Pindar]

It doesn't actually finish on C4 for ages, there will be a CBB and then the final series #11 next year.

 

[Saul]

Good riddence. This should have gone long ago.

The bastard will return with Big Brother The Winners or some shit like that in a few years.

Feck, I think you predicted the future there. I can see that happening too.

 

[Pindar]

Five apparently now in the frame to take over. It's a virus.

Don't worry, according to the Guardian no-one wants to pick it up.

Major channels say no to Big Brother

Channel Five, BSkyB and ITV2 rule out bids for reality show despite its appeal to key youth audience

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/aug/26/major-channels-no-big-brother