As Big Brother fans know all too well, CBS has made many rule changes to the show over its 24 seasons. Some modifications have been very well received, while others have been met with pitchforks.
And after watching Big Brother 24, fans are more than ready for the return of one aspect from past seasons.
ig Brother 2 is much more similar to the series fans love. It introduced the Head of Household and Have-Not competitions. However, CBS didn’t include the Power of Veto competition until Big Brother 3. And nowadays, contestants don’t battle to become Haves and Have-Nots. Instead, the HOH normally picks them, and it happens on the live feeds instead of the aired episodes.
Other changes include a sequestered jury, new twists, including the Battle of the Block and Pandora’s Box, the prize money, and many more.
Following Big Brother 24, one fan jumped on Reddit to express what aspect of the CBS series they would like to change.
“Why do diary room entries seem so fake now?” they wrote. “It’s like production is like, ‘OK, now say what you just said but say it like this.’ I miss how candid the diary room used to be. People used to lay on the chair n s***.”
A different Reddit user commented, “It feels like production has a specific idea on how they want the story to go and how they want each houseguest to come across, so they’ve just started forcing it. It’s very noticeable. I don’t understand how it’s good TV, but maybe it makes it easier to produce the show? It just sucks.”
“The scripting of DRs went too far,” one fan shared. “We only get their raw emotions in the clip show, but it should be throughout the season like that Jasmine DR from this season or that Michael moment in the DR after the noms on his last HOH.”
Another person added, “It’s crazy because even though early seasons had some scripted DRs, it was so infrequent you don’t really notice until you pay attention. I think it’s because CBS cares more about the TV show aspect than they care about the actual competition.”
What do you think, Big Brother fans? Do you miss the earlier seasons where the diary room sessions weren’t as scripted or forced? We must agree that some clips are so obviously rehearsed nowadays that it immediately takes us out of the show.