Woah! I did not see this coming! Shaw Media just announced that Canadians will soon have their very own version of Big Brother. While it’s not the long sought after Survivor or The Amazing Race, Big Brother is an ambitious project that will definitely have a lot of people excited.
I know what you’re thinking and no, I won’t be applying. Not unless I get over my fear of going number two in public. Even typing that freaked me out.
The inaugural season of Big Brother Canada will air during the 2012/13 broadcast season exclusively on Sliceâ„¢ and will be produced by Insight productions, who’ve already worked on shows like Canadian Idol, The Junos and Canada’s Got Talent.
The hugely successful Big Brother franchise aired 25 formats in 87 countries in 2011 and continues to roll out in new territories. Big Brother U.S. has consistently been a top ranked staple on Global’s schedule for 13 seasons.
Canadian TV fans will remember that years ago, on the Life Network (now Slice) there was once a show called U8TV: The Lofters, which was like Big Brother but only lasted a season of a half. I don’t what happens when a show about people living in a house gets canceled, are they still in the house?
Big Brother Canada will hand pick a diverse group of competitive contestants in the Big Brother house outfitted wall to wall with cameras and microphones to capture the house guests’ every move. Week to week the house guests compete in a series of challenges and vote each other out until one claims victory and takes home the grand prize. Fans of Big Brother can connect with the series outside of the 3-day-a-week broadcast through a myriad of digital extensions including live streaming and social engagement opportunities that allow online users to impact decisions in the house.
Details on casting and production will be revealed at a later date.
How old do you have to be to apply??
I’m so excited about big brother Canada coming in 2013. I would do anything to be on the show.
Well its about time cant wait to see how my fellow canadians stack up against each other in the chanllanges would love to compete in this show
OH wow!!! I went and looked up the news release on this, and according to what I read, they are looking at showing and stuff possibly in 2013. They are all ready getting inquires of castings, and show hosts. Seems very promising:) Go Canada – We need more Reality TV:)
I can’t wait for casting details! I’m so excited. I was literally just ranting (yet again) today about there not being a Canadian version and how I would kill to be on it. I wonder what the casting process entails.