When I first started watching it (first series) I was very much into socioligy/pyschology and had studied communities for a number of years. I found it fascinating. Amazing how people change, react, cope in certain situations. They were other reality programmes that were social research as well, like Castaway Island (off the scottish coast). I loved them all.
I did catch another last year that I cant remember the name of. This programme did a remake of the famous experiement where participants were put in a situation where they had to give another an electric shock. The group were awoken up in the early hours, taken from their homes blindfolded to a large warehouse where the experiements took place. It was very realistic and the reactions of the group of participants were analysed by pyschologists afterwards, was quite interesting. The group also attended a series of debriefing sessions.
As the years have gone by I believe that BB especially hasnt changed that much, the participants know what to expect to an extent. Plus its become more about stardom than a social experiement. Shame as the concept was interesting.
So, I doubt I shall watch it bar the odd ten minutes!
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Sex God
It might work, if the people they had on were picked from the 'normal' range of the population. But from what I've seen (albeit very briefly) of the selections on BB, they pick extremes with the sole purpose of triggering conflict and behaviour they (Ch 4 etc) can wring their hands over very publicly.
By 'normal', I'm not offering any personal definition, but we can all recognise extremes.
By 'normal', I'm not offering any personal definition, but we can all recognise extremes.
Sex God
It might work, if the people they had on were picked from the 'normal' range of the population. But from what I've seen (albeit very briefly) of the selections on BB, they pick extremes with the sole purpose of triggering conflict and behaviour they (Ch 4 etc) can wring their hands over very publicly.
By 'normal', I'm not offering any personal definition, but we can all recognise extremes.
By 'normal', I'm not offering any personal definition, but we can all recognise extremes.
Casanova
WOW what a great responce from you all 
Well I like it. I will say however that the last one wasn't all that but I still watched it. I dont watch them sleeping or anything tho 
:lol: I have limits
Anyway roll on thursday as I like to see who goes in and their first impressions etc.
I will say the very first one was good because all of them were picked out of the phone book they should do that again. But I like it when they pick normal people who haven't got a lot aswell,
Anyway I like it will be watching it on thursday :D I do agree with alot of you tho but dont stop me watching it :D
@ Steve - Channel 4 is publicly owned and is funded by advertising however they are allowed to request a portion of the licence fee if they need it. For example the government is planning to help Channel4 meet the cost of the digital switchover by using TV licence money.
Marie xxx
Well I like it. I will say however that the last one wasn't all that but I still watched it. I dont watch them sleeping or anything tho :lol: I have limitsAnyway roll on thursday as I like to see who goes in and their first impressions etc.
I will say the very first one was good because all of them were picked out of the phone book they should do that again. But I like it when they pick normal people who haven't got a lot aswell,
Anyway I like it will be watching it on thursday :D I do agree with alot of you tho but dont stop me watching it :D
@ Steve - Channel 4 is publicly owned and is funded by advertising however they are allowed to request a portion of the licence fee if they need it. For example the government is planning to help Channel4 meet the cost of the digital switchover by using TV licence money.
Marie xxx
Sex God
I thought last years task was better;
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Sex God
Hark... Big Brother series number 4million 5 hundred and 41.
Hark is that the sound of the television programming bucket being scraped?
Hate it.
Yes, read that again... Little Gem (previous defender and fan of the TV show) hates Big Brother now.
I have eventually come around to my senses and now collude with all the other rational, sane people who also think it's the worst thing that's lasted for farrrr too many series. It's done decent script writers, producers and telly bods galore out of jobs and should have the nail slammed firmly into it's coffin before it dies an even bigger death than the last series did.
I've met Russell, what more was there to watch BB for? Nothing. Switch off. End of.
I shall leave now. 
Hark is that the sound of the television programming bucket being scraped?
Hate it.
Yes, read that again... Little Gem (previous defender and fan of the TV show) hates Big Brother now.
I have eventually come around to my senses and now collude with all the other rational, sane people who also think it's the worst thing that's lasted for farrrr too many series. It's done decent script writers, producers and telly bods galore out of jobs and should have the nail slammed firmly into it's coffin before it dies an even bigger death than the last series did.
I've met Russell, what more was there to watch BB for? Nothing. Switch off. End of.
I shall leave now.
Sex God
Psssst... read above... I've left. ;)
I'm not looking.
Oh no.
Not at all.
I'm not looking.
Oh no.
Not at all.
Orgasminator
Ahhhhh BB 
Stileto was so thrilled it had started she forgot to tape House for me :cry:
Stileto was so thrilled it had started she forgot to tape House for me :cry: Casanova
OMG that girl from coventry is sooo anoying she be sent back soon be one of the first ones out I think lol
Anyway I think dale is sooooo sexy Mmmm I so would lol and I will watch it over next few days see how it goes. Tho im not to hooked on it tho so maybe going off bb myself :shock:
Marie xxx
Anyway I think dale is sooooo sexy Mmmm I so would lol and I will watch it over next few days see how it goes. Tho im not to hooked on it tho so maybe going off bb myself :shock:
Marie xxx
