Big Brother - Love it / Hate it?

[Iain]

What are you like at getting up at 5.30 am??
And slopping around in mud all day??

Al

Sounds like a normal winter weekend equestrian event to me...............

[namtrak]

Yes it should, after all they have banned every other mind numbing intoxicant, other than ch3 something or other

Not quite. They haven't banned A Current Affair, Today Tonight, Commercial News, Police Shows, Hospital Shows, Soap Operas, Oprah, Desperate Housewives, Jerry Springer ad nauseaum!!! In other words all the other mind numbing soma that we rate so highly on our televisions

Without Apology!!! I actually dont mind watching a little bit of big brother - I find it completely harmless (although I havent watched the late shows which everyone is whinging about). I know if I sit down to watch a half hour of BB, that I am not going to see someone murdered, someone raped, a hospital burn down, a sister having sex with her transvestite brother, some staged interview about how many sole parents are stealing our tax dollars, 18 minutes of pretend world news etc (which reminds me, if we australians think we are so worldly why does SBS news rate so poorly?).

And - thinking out loud, I suspect that some of my other viewing habits suggest that maybe I do enjoy mind numbing blecccchhhhhh - you know, Fat Pizza, John Saffron, Enough Rope, Rugby Union tests (they should all be free to air!!!) and so on.

Anyway, at the end of the day, I dont really see the problem with reality TV in general given the tripe that we are served up otherwise. Of course, it goes with out saying that no TV at all is the best antidote of all!!

Cheers

[Harry72]

Of course, it goes with out saying that no TV at all is the best antidote of all!!

Thead Hyjack!

Yep I can agree with that... I watch DVD's or play the Xbox instead(just like TV... only interactive!)
A lot of people dont like video games, but a lot of games now are a lot like watching a movie except you can control it, the last one I played fully is called Jade Empire it takes over 12.5 hrs to complete... and thats if you know the game. Took me several weeks, its much like an old choose your own adventure book you go where you please do as you want you can be a bad guy or a good guy or both even, the story twists and turns like a good book as it is based on a multitude/mixture of Chinese legends.
SWMBO sat and watched near the whole game sitting on the edge of the seat in suspense and egging me on to see what happens next!

[HappyHammer]

I heard on the radio this morning that the ratings for BB un-cut have jumped 30-40% since school holidays began, and the TV ombudsman whose name escapes me is thinking of taking it off of the air until it can investigate complaints it has received.

HH.

[Ashore]

I am totally amazed at how fast "young adults" degenerate into slovenly louts when they are herded together in a confined space with copious amounts of booze!

Come on Brudda didn't you share a flat/ house or have mates that did when you were 18 or so. and they wern't confined.
As for big brother not my personal choice had enough on a flight to tassie once and reggie was on the flight , didn't have a clue who they were talking about .
Still the plane had to fly up the Derwant so some school kids could spell "welcome home" on the river bank.This involved many tight turns manouvers etc and landed to water cannons press and fans every ware , huge in tassi , God it must be dull there no wonder so many wood turners/workers.
So the long and short was
one travel bag damaged beyond repair (replaced by the airline) one Golf Ball holder ( bifd'y pressie for brother in law) had to be rebuilt and glass in picture frame for sister smashed . These were in a second bag and didn't find them till we unpacked so no compensation


Still haven't watched BB and doubt that I will ever get that bored \ vegitied to ever watch it.




I don’t mind growing old, it sure beats the alternative.

[kiwigeo]

Nudity on Big Brother the subject of a segment on "A Current Affair".....obviously must be an issue of national importance if its on ACA!!!

[Theva]

Hi,

Do we have to have this discussion every year :confused: ?

Cheers,
Theva

[HappyHammer]

Hi,

Do we have to have this discussion every year :confused: ?

Cheers,
Theva

So you'd be a "Have no life" voter?

[Bob Willson]

I see that four people have indicated that they have never heard of it and that they have no TV.

Do they also lack ears and eyes. It is impossible to not hear about this twaddle. The media love it as it gives them an excuse to be all self righteous when they publish the photos of naked men or women with a caption underneath asking; "Do We Really Want Our Children To Be Exposed To This Sort Of Thing?"

The children would not of course be exposed to this tripe if the papers and such like would just ignore it.

I have nothing against nudity or even sex on TV (I dislike coarse language at any time) but if that is what it is then label it as such instead of trying to sneak it under the door by calling it "Real Life" or some such.

[Theva]

So you'd be a "Have no life" voter?

No, It clashes with ABC news. I do have a life and like it; its too short to care about these things.


Cheers
Theva