Wednesday 4 June 2014

TV quality about to nosedive-The return of Big Brother

Main presenter Emma Willis
That time of year again the return of Big Brother with launch night tomorrow for the fame-hungry housemates to hope to add their name to the long list of wannabes and Z-listers.
Pictures of the new house reveal a futuristic look, oh boy are you excited.
My interest in this whole crap reality entertainment comes via my mum god bless her. She was addicted to it so much she would get out of bed and turn the TV on and watch them sleeping when it was broadcast live. The daily phone calls back then on the latest news meant I had to be up to date with the ins and outs. Thank god, for the internet because it was one thing mum liked was a good spoiler. Like many, I watched the first few Big Brothers with some interest and was sucked in but soon grew to hate it. I now despise it however; I still watch it from time to time just to keep my hatred topped up.
It’s the 15th series, far too many and when the original broadcaster Channel 4 pulled the plug on the show Channel 5 was waiting in the background ready to pick it up. Basically, the format for the show is a search for 'contestants' who are always picked based on breast size, sexual preference, and shock value. Therefore, you can expect at least 30% women, 30% man, 40% gay (both sexes), of that 30% freaks and about 75% mental. This guarantees hysterics, relationships, break-ups, cliques, and at least 17 bitch fights a day.
Eviction night can be fun if only for the pantomime of booing. It gives the housemates a chance to evaluate their popularity in the outside world while they sit there on live TV waiting to see if they are voted out. The rent a crowd audience outside the house primed for some booing never disappoint with a mixture of (mild cheers), (moderate booing), (louder booing), (huge cheers), or a (mixture of boos and cheers). Those booed always act as if they don’t care but after the eviction show go into a long debrief asking why them, what have I done and so on then comes the tears.

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