Originally posted by: Kinginthenorth9
Yesh voting was online and dunno if you know but insta and twitter are also online apps 😂
And you came later but much much before you came I had already mentioned here that gk has massive offline votebank of tv serial loving middle aged house wives and aunties, uncles and grandparents who watch bb with a simplistic pov of xyz contestant is acting the most nice isko hi jitana hai and dont realize the nuances of much content and drama the ones they find vampish provide without which their hero wont have anything to do 😂
Its like the family friendly vs r rated movie going audience all over. I find family friend soorah barjatia type dynamics cringe and corny now and prefer meta and adult humored stuff like deadpool vs wolverine for eg but I’m also aware that majority of the desi audience esp among the uncles and aunties age group they will find deadpool vulgar and offensive and prefer hum saath saath hain but just cuz majority of the public feels that doesn’t mean i am obligated to agree with them.
I am allowed to have contrarian opinions like my opinion that big tv serial actors and bug sm influencers should not be allowed to come on bb as they bring in massive pre show fandom who vote blindly for them based on their past likeness of them instead of how they actually do on bb but i know it wont happen cuz channel needs these big stars to attract sponsors and audiences lol
And its a bb trophy not an oscar trophy mubarik ho woh trophy but aaj tak koi winner ghanta ukhar paaya bb jaise b grade rigged show ko jeet ke
And you just proved my point by mentioning his past 2 decades of work when in bb his past work should not matter only how he does on the show. But a lot of bb’s audience ends up treating bb like a serial and their pre bb fav as the best on bb no matter what like its bb not kyunki saas bhi kabhi bahu thi and the trophy is supposed to be given to who provided the most content and put in the most effort not who acted best in a tv serial award or who was the most good looking contestant award imo 😂
And in anycase if Gk is so amazing and fun to watch and entertaining I say lets bring in 15 gk type contestants next year no diversity or variety and lets truly see how entertaining general audiences really find such a season and how well would the trps of that show be 😂
Hey....I get all your points, and honestly, many of them are valid. But my issue is when you said "middle aged housewives , uncle and aunties don't get the nuances of the show" as if their preferences automatically lack depth or “nuance.”
Truth is, they don’t necessarily miss nuances… they just respond to a different kind of nuance.
Everyone doesn’t consume content through the same lens.
You might prioritize meta-humour, complexity, layered drama, morally grey dynamics and that’s perfectly fine.
But a large chunk of middle-aged and older viewers connect with authenticity, simplicity, emotional resonance, and steadiness. That’s not “less nuanced”; it’s just their framework of engagement.
And honestly, these are the same audiences who have sustained Indian television for decades. They aren’t oblivious , they’re often incredibly perceptive in a human way. They read sincerity, consistency of behaviour, and emotional honesty better than we sometimes do.
Also, having a pre-existing fanbase isn’t a crime. Every reality show globally brings in known faces because familiarity is what pulls the initial viewership. If someone can mobilise an offline votebank, that’s not “unfair”… that’s just a different demographic showing up with equal rights to vote.
You’re absolutely right that BB isn’t the Oscars but that cuts both ways.
If it’s not that deep, then there’s no need to invalidate the audience that likes someone simply because he seems “nice” to them. Their criteria may be different from yours, but not inferior.
And regarding serial actors they will always come with an existing fanbase. Just like strong social media influencers come with their own digital armies. The idea that only TV actors skew things is not entirely accurate...(Not saying to you but in general)
The way you contrast Deadpool vs Sooraj Barjatya films actually proves something interesting:
Art, entertainment, and engagement are subjective.
Your preference doesn't become the “correct” one just because it aligns with a younger, more online crowd and vice-versa
At the end of the day, the larger audience - including those “aunties and uncles” often vote based on the one thing Bigg Boss tries (and fails) to script:authenticity.
They don’t care about “content” the way online viewers do; they care about consistency of character.
And your final point “bring 15 GK-type contestants next year and see how entertaining the show will be.”
But the thing is, you can replace this argument with any archetype:
Bring 15 Munawar-types cases - the season becomes an emotional therapy workshop.(As you yourself said)
Bring 15 Archana-types - the season becomes a shouting marathon.
Bring 15 Abhishek-types - the season becomes unwatchably aggressive.
Bring 15 Manara-types - it becomes a watered-down romance track.
Bring 15 Tanya -type- we audience will have to get admitted to check our sanity 🤣
Bring 15 Farhana -type- Ahhhh I don't even want to imagine 😭
BB only works because the house is a cocktail of different energies, not a clone factory.GK’s persona clicked with a certain demographic the same way Abhishek clicked with another and Munawar with another.
At the end of the day, every contestant enters with something a fandom, a sob story, a controversy, a personality, a reputation, or pure chaos energy.
The show milks all of it.
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