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I mean who honestly watches this show. Its a bunch of posers and idiots put on display for the amusement of the masses and i cannot understand why anyone would watch it.

So you're basicly saying you don't understand something, and then you insult the people that do??
Now i don't like it, i don't see the purpose in it, but don't insult people for liking something you idiot!
-Xander

People watch Big Brother? I thought Big Brother was a mass social experiment being run by CBS to see if they could keep a show running for plus 5 seasons without any viewership what-so-ever.

I was going to watch, but then I observed the show ACTIVELY SUCK IQ POINTS FROM MY BROTHERS BRAIN.

So I don't.

It contains people, who I'd hate in RL


So, no.

Yep, I watch it. If its amusing to the masses, it's amusing to me. Plus, it would limit what a couple of my friends talk about with me. But I like it anyway. It annoys me the way they all think everyone else is fake though, when really hardly any of them are. I must it is getting a bit out of hand now, the first few shows were fine, but now whoever goes in there just turns into a paranoid, arguementative bitch really.

I've always wondered why these shows are called reality TV,

I have never seen so many contrived pairings and situations as this, if my reality was like any of those I would have led the revolution already,

with the exception of the original survivor series as they where about people wishing to compete in that situation, more of an endurance contest than a boob flashing pig wanking drinking contest.

You don't watch Big Brother, Big Brother watches you! (http://samizdata.net/~pdeh/BigBrother1984_sml.gif)

I agree with the starter of this thread. It's pathetic. I've never watched it, and I never intend to. I'd rather be posting ill-informed opinions on NS forums rather than watching it.

No I do not watch it, I have a life.

Picked the wrong poll option - I could watch it, but don't. I detest even the thought of the pile of shit. Ditto Celebrity Love Island, Wife Swap et al. :headbang:

Oh, the pain. Oh, the numbness. I think I'll just lie down here on the carpet. Oh, what's that, Jesus? I'm coming home? Thank you, Lord, thank you. Thank you for giving me a heart attack, sparing me from Big Brother. I can't describe how painful it was to hear they'd put on a SIXTH SERIES.

No, the experiment was not by CBS or any of your silly American "networks". The purpose of the experiment was a sociological one, with the intent of manipulating the minds of the chav classes, but it failed miserably, and do you know why? Because THE CHAV CLASSES ARE PERPETUATING IT. IT IS THEIR FAULT THIS HIDEOUSNESS IS PROPAGATED. IF IT WERE NOT FOR CHAVS SKIPPING SCHOOL TO SIT AT HOME ALL DAY SMOKING AND WATCHING FUCKING TRISHA ON TWO DIFFERENT CHANNELS THERE WOULD BE NO BIG BROTHER NOW, AND THE WORLD WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE.

(Please note: I don't hate chavs that much. Just Big Brother.)

Please note: I don't hate chavs that much.

Why not?

Yeah, seriously, they deserve it.

Yeah, seriously, they deserve it.

Because I typed much worse than that originally, and then realised it might be considered trolling. That's why.

Ah, fair enough. They have created an impressive culture of fear though. :mad:

Ah, fair enough. They have created an impressive culture of fear though. :mad:

That's not really my point. Please note JUST HOW MUCH I HATE BIG BROTHER.

Ok, first off, reality shows are the biggest waste of time known to mankind. I mean, they're called "reality", but I don't remember ever going to a tropical island with a bunch of strangers and competing for the chance not to get thrown off of the island...anyways, the whole point of TV and movies is to take us away from reality, not give us some wackjob's version of it. I hope that this reality TV thing is just a fad that'll go away sometime in the near future...replaced by a flood of awesome Scifi shows...

Ok, first off, reality shows are the biggest waste of time known to mankind. I mean, they're called "reality", but I don't remember ever going to a tropical island with a bunch of strangers and competing for the chance not to get thrown off of the island...anyways, the whole point of TV and movies is to take us away from reality, not give us some wackjob's version of it. I hope that this reality TV thing is just a fad that'll go away sometime in the near future...replaced by a flood of awesome Scifi shows...

I think the "reality" in reality TV refers to the fact that the people in these shows are actually real people, not actors.

Though I'd argue that point for the Australian BB '05...

It's ok in the middle of the night (live feed from the house runs from about 12:30AM-2:30AM I think). It sure beats those dodgy infomercials *sigh*

I only watched the first one because that was more like reality. You got these people in a house in CA and they don't have to do anything so what do they do? Party of course. After the first it became cut throat and boring.

I have considerable disdain for reality tv. I don't like living in reality. I'm not about to park in front of the tube and watch somebody else's. Besides, I'm far more interesting than any of them. :)

Pity it's so popular. It's taking up way too many time slots that could be used for poorly thought out 30-minute sitcoms like they used to back in the nineties. :p

I have considerable disdain for reality tv. I don't like living in reality. I'm not about to park in front of the tube and watch somebody else's. Besides, I'm far more interesting than any of them. :)

Pity it's so popular. It's taking up way too many time slots that could be used for poorly thought out 30-minute sitcoms like they used to back in the nineties. :p

Hah, see, that's why they're putting these shows on. Because the other ones required them to actually THINK. :p

Now they can earn the same amount by sitting on their rears all day.

Oh god. I'd wish everybody would stop complaining about 'Chavs' and 'Big Brother'.

First of all, what people consider 'Chavs' are only in a minority. There are very little people that people describe. And now someone will say, "you go down into town on a saturday night and you will see chavs." I've been down town. I go down town, if any of you actually new most these people then you wouldn't be so quick to call them chavs. I can admit that there are odd, groups of real Chavs around. Yes. I live less than half a mile away from quite a few. The only people that are frightening you, is yourself. :p Always wanted to say that. The whole Chav culture is overblown, and it isnt helped by tv presenters etc. Mentioning then on TV every so often.


And, who ever said that you have no life if you watch Big Brother? It's not like people are watching the 'live streams'. 'Cause, they really suck, lol. It's censored most of the time and not even for swearing. I just watch it for the fights and the humour.

They have Trisha on two different channels?? Wow. I didn't know that. Although probably because I hate Trisha... Bring back Kilroy! Don't like his politics, but he damn well had the best day time tv chat show!

Er...yes, I watch it. I know, from an intellectual standpoint, it's little more than a vehicle for delivering us fresh tits and arse every evening. I know, as a psychology major, I could excuse myself with crap about how it's an unique artificial environment in which to observe human behaviour.

I know, in my heart, though, that's it's utter trash. And yet I tune in religiously every evening, and sometimes even stay up for the live streaming after Sports Tonight. I love it, and I'm ashamed as an intellectual to say that. They put an intellectual in the house this year (Channel10-speak for someone with a rudimentary understanding of Marxist theory) and I'm besotted by him. I'm becoming a bit of a sad git, actually. Late for work, daydreaming about being in the BB house, fantasising about awkward, clumsy, intellectual-sex...

I'm still having a healthy diet of The Cutting Edge, Compass, Lost Worlds and As It Happened, and I'm still watching the SBS news. My brain's so constantly turbo-charged anyway, that I think I'm entitled to a little pleb-viewing.

Biggest pile o' crap i have ever seen....no i dont watch it

No-I cant stomach it.

In Soviet Russia...

Damn, it's too easy.

Dinauria, are you serious? Because yes, tv and movies are supposed to take our minds of reality, but how about realistic or historical movies?
C.S.I. and so on are great realistic series, and they REALLY need to go on!
As for Sci-fi.. How in the world to you go to a star-trec convention looking like captain solo, and tell OTHER people to get a life??
-Xander

In Soviet Russia...
I thought that too when I saw the title.

I don't watch the show, or any reality show, as I find them double-plus ungood.

I could watch Big Brother, but it seems like as good a use of my time as stamping on my own foot.

Everyone hates Big Brother! Big Brother loves you and you should love Big Brother too.

I do and the past Big Brother series have been pretty good here in Australia (we have our own). This year however all they've done is put some 18-28 year old, single people in the same house with the hope that they'll get it on. How stupid! In the past all the houses were made up with people who are all diffrent, this year it's all the much sameness.

What is it BB5?

The first 3 were on Channel 2 here in NZ while the news was on on 1 and 3 and as 2 is the perfect younger generation Channel this was fitting.
Along comes Prime(Channel 6) and takes it away from 2 and its ratings slip because none bothers to watch anything bar 1,2 and 3 so what does 2 do Buys it back and puts it on during the day while everyone one is at work or School and they didnt advertise it!

The only reason i found out was because Monday was a Holiday.

The thing is TV2 saw Primes god awful ratings and got it cheap(I hope)but although the program is shit it wasnt shit ratings because the program is shit but because noone watches Prime!
The Bastards pay for something that none watches!
Heck they could have had reruns of Ricky Lake or something instead!

Bree was Hot!

I didnt really watch it and more so when they change the rules!
I went to DreamWorld in 2002 and didnt go to "The House".

I dont watch it honest.

I watch it, but more by default. My girlfriend loves it & watches it every night. :(

I mean who honestly watches this show. Its a bunch of posers and idiots put on display for the amusement of the masses and i cannot understand why anyone would watch it.
The one and only time I watched Big Brother was when a hike went wrong and I ended up with bruises and friction burns on the soles of both feet.

With the skin coming off like post-it notes and the 5-minute walk to purchase a newspaper a major effort, I had no choice but sit in an armchair for a month, watching whatever was on the TV.

It happened to be Big Brother. :mad:

Yes, it was a steaming pile of [CENSORED]. But I didn't have a choice in the matter.

Still, this story illustrates an important point, you would have to flay my feet Iraqi-style to force me to watch that show.

people are sitting on a couch watching people sitting on a couch! just too strange and pointless to watch

I have already added the person who thought up the Big Brother telly program to my 'People Who I am Going to Kill When I Have the Time' list. Christ. it wouldn't even be so bad if they didn't have such scum on the sodding thing...

I have already added the person who thought up the Big Brother telly program to my 'People Who I am Going to Kill When I Have the Time' list. Christ. it wouldn't even be so bad if they didn't have such scum on the sodding thing...
haha, i agree wit that. oh plus the guy who invented that crazy frog ringtone :headbang: :headbang: :headbang:

Oh my Lord i've got it!!

POLITICAL LEADERS BIG BROTHER

Imagine it! Michael Howard, Tony Blair, Charles Kennedy, George Bush, John Kerry, Jacques Chirac, Gerhard Schroeder and Silvio Burlesconi

ALL LIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE

Now that would be interesting to watch. :D

All the people on it say they are so inteligent and funny and popular.
It makes me think if they were that great why on earth would they go on Big Brother, don't they have better things to do with their life?

Oh my Lord i've got it!!

POLITICAL LEADERS BIG BROTHER

Imagine it! Michael Howard, Tony Blair, Charles Kennedy, George Bush, John Kerry, Jacques Chirac, Gerhard Schroeder and Silvio Burlesconi

ALL LIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE

Now that would be interesting to watch. :D
hahahahahahaha brilliant!!! :D :D :D

At least I'm not the only one here who has no clue what "Big Brother" is. But then, I don't really watch much TV at all (very close to zero, actually), so I guess it's unlikely I would have heard of it before now anyway. It sounds like I'm not missing much, though.

haha, i agree wit that. oh plus the guy who invented that crazy frog ringtone :headbang: :headbang: :headbang:

Oh, god...The ringtone I first saw on some funny-thingy website, and they played it with a picture of a Formula 1 car and said 'Try not to laugh'. Fucking American humour, IT'S NOT FUNNY, YOU STUPID BASTARDS!.
I would rather find the person responsible for the actual frog itself...