why are people still interested in Big Brother?

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the first year I thought people who watched Big Brother were stupid, and then got caught up in the whole nasty Nick thing. In retrospect I felt embarrassed about being swept up in something so moronic, presumably like all those people embarrassed at how sad they felt when Diana died.

but now, why are people *still* getting excited about this programme? Everything I hear suggests that it simply covers the inane adventures of a tribe of morons having dull conversations about nothing, occasionally taking their clothes off or having to do things for money like performing monkeys. Christ, if I wanted that kind of nonsense I'd go down the pub with my friends.

― DV, Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

But what would you talk about in the pub with your friends?

― Pete, Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Football.

― Matt DC, Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

It might sound odd, but I have always said I learn things about human behaviour from Big Brother. No, not from the psychologist slots, just from watching how it unfolds and how relationships develop. By and large, the people in the house are the kind of people I wouldn't have much to do with in real life so it's of particular interest. Yes, I know it's an artificial environment but that doesn't invalidate it as an exercise - you just have to take that into account. I'm also v.interested by the public reaction to the different contestants and their actions.

― N., Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

my favourite point of big brother is the ease with which we as strong minded individuals are still manipulated into liking and loathing individuals at key stages of big bro's development, not because we make these decisions but through the editing, media coverage and good old davina and dermot - i kinda like to feel im being manipulated and coerced and that it is taking effect on me - i no longer feel as much hatred to jade, alex is no longer such a massive poof and johnny isnt the irratant he started off to be - i dont know if i've made these decisions or if they've been made for me. its similar t5o advertising - and i love it

now where can i buy some levi's and erm i fancy some erm eh erm .......LILT yes def LILT

― born clippy, Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I do find it interesting - for the same reasons as N. However I am deliberately avoiding it because it's too time-consuming and ultimately unproductive. If only I could discipline myself to stop reading (and pointlessly contributing to) these wretched message boards.

― David, Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Agreed with David, I decided I just had to go cold turkey this summer. I wasted so much time on the last two series, it was getting ridiculous. Not replacing the TV that died in February helped

― dave q, Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

It's not really time consuming, it's not like I usually do productive, educational things from 10-10:30 outside BB season.

― Emma, Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Exactly. The World Cup slaughtered my productivity but BB is just diverting me at a time I'm usually wasting anyway.

― Tom, Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

You could be watching the news.

― Graham, Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

If I watched the news there would be no justification for wasting time at work reading Metro.

― Emma, Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

BB is the news.

― Tom, Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

tom - that is so true - unfortunatley as a reflection on the modern world it is just about as tragic as it gets - plane crash in russia vs pj crying - MY GOD

― born clippy, Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

This is a bit like asking why people are still interested in Eastenders, or Hollyoaks, or The Bill, or The Simpsons, or ANYTHING, isn't it? And it is possible to watch the news AND Big Brother AND whatever else. I just don't know how much you can read into people's TV choices, really.

― Archel, Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

yeah, but "The Simpsons" is good.

― DV, Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I like hating the people on it, I think this must be why it's got a little bit more boring since the producers stopped showing Jade and my previous hate figures Adele and lee are gone. Although I did hear Adele is doing a DJ set at Cream sometime soon, the silly fool.

― Ronan, Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

The Simpsons IS good. But the point is that people watch loads of utter toss on a zillion channels every day. What's so particularly bad about Big Brother?

― Archel, Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I've never watched Survivor or Big Brother or any of those kind of shows, but last night I went through some of the old stories for the current UK series on the official site and just the sheer absurdity of it all made me laugh. So for some evil reason, I now appreciate why the shows exist.

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

This is a good question if I start thinking about what was compelling about sitting watching it live on E4. When I first got to London, me and my friend Stephen would sit on my brother's couch and watch E4 live Big Brother, often just PJ shaving, or Lynne and Lee and Adele sleeping on the couches. We'd sit there beer in hand and say nothing to each other. It's quite odd, you can watch someone who is absolutely motionless and deep in thought and it provokes the same reaction in you. Definitely very very compelling.

So that's the WHY I'd like to look into, the actual TV show is entertaining on the same level as soaps and things I think. Less stuff may happen but it's real so it's all worth more in terms of interest.

― Ronan, Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

What's so particularly bad about Big Brother?

nothing, really, except they don't go on about the big breakfast on ILE.

― DV, Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I had a brother once, but i humped him for 5 days straight and he died from internal organ damage :< but i never jizzed so much in my life, my balls were dark purple for awile :/

― Penis ^-^, Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Everything I hear suggests that it simply covers the inane adventures of a tribe of morons having dull conversations about nothing, occasionally taking their clothes off or having to do things for money like performing monkeys. Christ, if I wanted that kind of nonsense I'd go down the pub with my friends.

Amen, DV!

Be glad there's no one watching you when you pass out outside the pub, after having one too many. How can you lie to your parents about being careful, when they've just seen you in bed with your housemate;>?

― Nichole Graham, Thursday, 11 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

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