Big Brother (TV Series)

I've read a number of reviews of Big Brother 6 recently, but very few have actually given much of an opinion on the show, preferring to simply run through a list of the contestants, giving views on each of them. I'm going to attempt to break the mould and concentrate more on the show itself. Big Brother started in 2000, and was one of the first proper reality shows to grace our screens, previous shows having been more 'fly on the wall' style documentaries featuring people in real life situations - such as Airport, Driving School and the like. Big Brother promised a new concept: 10 strangers put into a communal house for 9 weeks, with no contact with the outside ...  Read the complete review

When 'Big Brother' first appeared it was a cult phenomenon. Everybody watched it, and it was all people were talking about the next day around the water cooler. Airing on Channel 4 it is presented by the lovely Davina McCall. Now nearly 10 years later, the veneer has faded. The format has changed slightly each year to try to keep things interesting, however the show has lost a lot of its viewers. Channel 4 have announced that 2010 will be the last series they will air, although Endemol will still produce the show, and are hoping to air on another network. The premise of the show is that 14 contestants are put inside a house, where their every move ...  Read the complete review

This is an addictive T.V series that is presented by Davinna Mc call. The show is made by Endemol and has had its tenth series this year. The basic idea of the show is a number of sad wanna be famous people are shut inside a purpose built house that is full of cameras that will watch their every move for around three months of the year (usualy Summertime) The show airs on Channel 4 shown Monday to Friday for an hour around 9pm and you can also watch live streaming on E4. Well I say live it actualy has a delay in it obviously to cut out any bad language that may occour. There are always a mix of people from totaly over the top eccentrics to ...  Read the complete review

THANK THE LORD, NEXT YEAR IS THE LAST!!!! Big brother is a channel 4 show which in its first couple of years dominated the air waves in the summer of that year. The show is produced by a Dutch TV company Endemol and presented by Davina McCall. The principal is simple, a group of housemates, no connection to the outside except via Big brother in the chair room and each week they nominate two members of the house for eviction, the housemates with the most nominations are then put up for eviction as voted by the populace. Every friday night there is then an eviction, and the numbers slowly drop until one remains and he or she wins £100 ...  Read the complete review

Britain is the most heavily-surveilled country in the world. The state constantly bombards us with PC 'new-speak' aimed at controlling the way we talk, and, by association, think. Numerous newspapers splatter their front pages with 'news' pieces about a national reality tv show whilst pieces on illegal wars and widespread corruption are relegated to the inner pages. And the name of that show? 'Big Brother'. Dont worry about that funny whirring sound- its just George Orwell spinning in his grave at speeds exceeding 10,000 RPM. There have been some fascinating social psychology experiments over the years. In 1963 a psychologist by the name of Milgram observed ...  Read the complete review