The Death Of Reality TV
We’re in mourning. Tonight reality TV died. Big Brother UK sank to the lowest depths we’ve ever witnessed and performed a “fake eviction”. They have now re-inserted the most obnoxious housemate ever, after the rest of the inmates (yes I chose that word carefully) thought they’d got rid of the fake, narcissistic, self-serving, hideously twisted Charlie.
The show has finally transformed from reality TV to soap opera, except in this soap the production company gets to sack all the actors at the end of the series without resorting to an Eldorado style bus crash to terminate their contracts.
The manipulation of the format has tied the original idea into such a complex knot that Alexander would be the only one to be able to unravel it. IMHO The rules change each week to suit what the production team see as the best way to keep viewers and that has just turned what was an entertaining programme four series ago into a freak show.
Where next for this chameleon like format?
Perhaps next year we scrap the UK BB house and just take the feed from one of the other houses running across the world? Could it be any worse?
Tags: Big Brother,reality TV,Eldorado,Alexander The Great,Gordian Knot
I have long given up on mainstream television… too much reality shows or talent contests with big egos… I’d rather do something else than watch TV. Damn dutchies.. I blame them.
Tomorrow night we’ve got the new gimmick, where housemates pick who they’ll evict, after having a surprise guest/intruder in the form of a wannabe shlock radio host. You know which reality show I’ve become addicted to, Pirate Master. I love that, especially the bitching and pirate cunning
….okay…and America’s Top Model (only because I couldn’t believe that many vapid girls could fit into one mansion), but aside from that America’s Top Model shows the other side, that yes, girls do need to have a little co-ordination when negotiating a catwalk in Manolo’s without sustaining a back injury. It’s sad.
I’d love to watch a European version of BB, seriously. I think the UK version shits on the Australian version, and that’s going by the few clips I’ve seen.
i’ve watched very little BB this year. Untill the mega mouth ultra bitch (charley) gets the boot for real, I simply couldnt be paid to watch it.
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I have to admit, I’m still vaguely enjoying it, though it’s not been anywhere near as gripping as previous years. I do like Gerry though, and the twins, and Liam is growing on me, though I wish the gorgeous ‘Pauline’ had stayed longer…
Reality TV is a joke here in the states…..in an effort to try something new….a “Major” network here rented a ghost town in the desert and left about 40 kids 8-15 there for a little over a month to test the “lord of the flies” theory…….I feel dirty…..